My disciples are all villains.

Whenever the Fire Phoenix flapped its wings, it would leave a sea of fire in its wake.

Forests of ancient trees, plants, and rocks were drowned by the sea of fire.

Lu Zhou was not worried about himself, but he was worried about his disciples. He instinctively turned to look and discovered his disciples had already retreated far away.

The Fire Phoenix continued to spit fire, mercilessly slaughtering the 35 Confucian scholars. As Lu Zhou watched the fire burn their astrolabe and destroy their Birth Charts, he could tell the fire was not ordinary.

The power of a divine beast was beyond everyone's imagination.

Ye Zheng wanted to retreat, but when he saw his disciples being burned into crisps one after another, he roared, "Fine, I'll fight it out with you!"

Ye Zheng turned around and swooped down before he joined his palms together. At this time, he displayed the strength of a Venerable Master. Figures appeared one after another until they numbered in the thousands before they launched thousands of palm seals toward the Fire Phoenix.

Upon seeing Ye Zheng flying toward the sea of flames, Qin Renyue could not help but sigh even if they were enemies.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The palm seals landed on the Fire Phoenix's body. However, the flames seemed to have protected it, leaving it uninjured. Then, it flapped its wings again and let out a cry that shook the heavens and earth.

The 'sun' seemed to explode at this moment.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Regardless whether it was a living thing or an inanimate object, everything was sent flying.

The mountain crevice no longer existed as the flames burned the ground down, forming a huge crater. Rubble and rocks flew up into the air.

It was as though the end of the world had arrived.

Flames engulfed everything.

After the Fire Phoenix unleashed its ultimate move, it hovered in the air like a statue, seemingly preparing for its next attack.

None of the cultivators had witnessed the strength of a divine beast before. At this moment, the immensity of its strength finally dawned on them. Its ultimate move directly destroyed everyone's Birth Charts.

Thousand Realms Whirling avatars appeared and disappeared in the sky repeatedly.

The injured cultivators on the ground wailed in grief.

Only Lu Zhou, Ye Zheng, and Qin Renyue's avatars did not appear.

Lu Zhou glanced at the system panel. As expected, he had one less Critical Block Card.

At this time, Ye Zheng and Qin Renyue finally realized they had been manipulated by the Fire Phoenix. It was a highly intelligent beast to begin with. It was noble so it disdained to learn the human language; it did not mean it was stupid. How could it not be aware that it would be at its weakest when it was so close to being reborn? Why would it reckless cause such a big commotion as though to announce its location? The answer was obvious: it had deliberately done so. Why? It wanted to use the power of Venerable Masters to complete its rebirth.

Apart from the 35 Confucian scholars, the 49 Swordsmen also collectively lose a Birth Chart each. They hovered in the air, on the verge of collapse.

Ye Zheng looked down at his disciples with grief and anger. He wanted to leave but found that he could not move. The high temperature had his body stiff.

Lu Zhou wondered if he should continue chasing after Fire Phoenix as he silently chanted the incantation for the Heavenly Writing Power to remove the stiffness caused by the heat. The divine power shrouded him, and he swiftly regained mobility.

At this time, Qin Renyue roared, "Break!"

The strange power shrouded the 49 Swordsmen in the sky, returning their mobility to them.

Qin Renyue pushed the 49 Swordsmen away from the sea of flames and shouted, "Go!"

Following that, Qin Renyue turned to look at Ye Zheng and said, "You brought this upon yourself!"

Ye Zheng looked at the disciples in the sea of fire with a hint of despair. Then, he quickly rushed down to try and save a few of them.

At the same time, Qin Renyue looked at Lu Zhou and said, "Sir, come with me."

"You?" Lu Zhou cocked an eyebrow.

"If you don't leave now, it'll be too late," Qin Renyue said, "To tell you the truth, I have a special ability that can protect us…"

Lu Zhou looked at the sea of fire. Then, he no longer hesitated and flew north.

Ye Zheng carried a few people with him before flying north as well. Lu Wu was there. Perhaps, if the two beasts fought, it would buy them some time to escape.

Swoosh!

The Fire Phoenix flew out like a bullet as it held its wings close to its body, chasing after everyone. As it flew, it spat out flames, leaving a new line of flames in its wake,

Qin Renyue frowned, sensing the strangeness of Lu Zhou's speed. He said hurriedly, "Let's go!"

Lu Zhou turned to have a look.

The Fire Phoenix's speed was astonishing! In just a blink of an eye, it had closed 10,000 meters between them. It spread its wings again and swooped down, setting the land ablaze. Everything its wings touched turned to crisps.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Lu Zhou raised his hand and imbued it with the divine power.

Qin Renyue flashed away, but the energy stirred up by the Fire Phoenix's wings were too great and sent him crashing to the ground.

Ye Zheng was no exception and was sent crashing down as well.

Only Lu Zhou maintained his flight in the air and faced the flaming wings with his hand. 

The divine power and the Fire Phoenix were locked in a stalemate!

Although the divine power was very powerful, it was not inexhaustible. With this level of consumption, Lu Zhou knew it would not take long for the divine power to be completely exhausted.

Lu Zhou sighed inwardly. Perhaps, he had been too greedy. In the end, he had fallen into a disadvantageous position. At this time, his divine power was almost exhausted. He thought about summoning Whitzard but thought it was probably too late.

In the end, Lu Zhou had no choice but to use the only trump card he had left for now: the enhanced Impeccable Card! It was necessary to use this card. First, the Fire Phoenix was known as the Immortal Bird; it would not die easily. Second, the divine beast's strength was too domineering. With just a move, he had lost a Critical Block Card. Therefore, the best choice was to use the five Golden Buddha's Body.

Buzz!

The first Golden Buddha's Body was 30 meters tall; it lifted the wings of the Fire Phoenix.

The order seemed to be different from the last time.

Meanwhile, Ye Zheng and Qin Renyue watched in shock.

Buzz!

The second Golden Buddha's Body appeared; it was 200 meters tall. It lifted the Fire Phoenix's wings again.

The Fire Phoenix was incredibly intelligent. When it noticed something was amiss, it began to flap its wings again.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Nevertheless, Lu Zhou was as immovable as Mount Tai.

The third and fourth Golden Buddha's Body appeared almost simultaneously before the fifth and final Golden Buddha's Body appeared and suddenly grew to 1,000 feet tall.

Following that, all five Golden Buddhas' Bodies moved in unison and sent the Fire Phoenix flying with their hands.

Boom!

"..."

The two Venerable Masters were dumbfounded. The seemingly invincible Fire Phoenix was sent flying just like that by the Golden Buddhas' Bodies?

Lu Zhou hovered in the middle of the five-layer Golden Buddha's Body and looked at the Fire Phoenix, which he had sent flying, coldly. He had ten minutes; no matter what, he had to give a thorough beating at least. "You vile creature! Let me show you why humans are apex predators!"

'This is the price you have to pay for stealing my limelight!'

Lu Zhou rushed over with the five-layer Golden Buddha's Body.

At this time, the Fire Phoenix had fallen to the ground. It felt that its dignity and pride had been trampled on and was greatly humiliated. Then, it grew agitated and began to flap its wings in a frenzy.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

As the Fire Phoenix flapped its wings at an astonishing speed, it began to spin, forming a flaming storm.

However, although the five-layer Golden Buddha's Body was caught in the fiery storm, it was not damaged at all.

No matter how the Fire Phoenix attacked, the five-layer Golden Buddha's Body seemed indestructible.

Flames spread in all directions, burning another crater into the ground.