There was no time for the two to communicate.
The Vermilion Bird and Baihu statues, suddenly and fiercely, drew in their radiance.
The next second, a phoenix enveloped in flames with a crown on its head and a fierce tiger with wings on its back and white air swirling around its feet, lunged towards Zhu Fei and Gu Youlan from the left and right!
The cries of the bird and the roars of the tiger sounded at the same time.
The Firebird charged towards Gu Youlan, while the fierce tiger pounced directly towards Zhu Fei.
Their speed was lightning fast; in just a few blinks, they had already reached close to Zhu Fei and Gu Youlan!
The sound of claws colliding with a shield echoed.
At that moment, in front of Zhu Fei, a shield emitting yellow light and carved with many rune lines was spinning out!
The Xuanhuang Shield, a mid-grade defensive magic tool that Gu Youlan had just given to Zhu Fei.
However, as soon as the shield touched the tiger’s claws, it seemed as though it was subjected to an enormous destructive force.
With a "crack," the Xuanhuang Shield, known for its defense, and being a mid-grade defensive magic tool, actually developed a clearly visible crack from the tiger’s blow!
Not only that, but through the Xuanhuang Shield, the remaining force of the tiger poured into Zhu Fei’s body like a flood!
Without any suspense, Zhu Fei’s body, along with the Xuanhuang Shield, was quickly thrown into the air, where he suddenly felt a sweetness in his throat and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood!
Yet that wasn’t the end; after delivering a strike, the wings on the tiger’s back suddenly spread further and flapped vigorously.
The next second, it was charging towards Zhu Fei again!
"Spirit Body Early Stage, activate! Shock Killing Sword!"
In mid-air, Zhu Fei didn’t have time to catch his breath or hesitate, and immediately used the body cultivation skill of his Nine Venerable Divine Body, drawing on the potent bodily strength from the early stage of Spiritual Body, he fiercely slashed out a rippling wave of Sword Qi at the fierce tiger rushing towards him!
Blue sword light blossomed in the air, transforming into ripples as resplendent as lotus flowers.
Amplified by the mid-grade magic artifact, the Blue Treasure Sword, the Shock Killing Sword that Zhu Fei unleashed now was many times stronger than before.
Regrettably, what Zhu Fei was facing now was the fierce tiger, transformed from the Baihu statue.
Suddenly, the tiger’s mouth opened, and an intangible and sharp Wind Blade shot out, striking directly onto the rippling Sword Qi!
Sounds exploded like blasting dynamite.
The winged fierce tiger charged out from the aftermath of the energy.
In the next instant, it had already appeared close to Zhu Fei!
The tiger’s claw was raised high, ready to strike directly at Zhu Fei’s head!
In this moment of crisis, Zhu Fei’s eyes suddenly hardened, the Five Elements Spiritual Power inside him quickly fused, surged, and exploded!
"Third-turned Spiritual Power Merge! Kill!"
In an instant, with the collision between Zhu Fei and the fierce tiger as the epicenter, a shockingly powerful ’wave’ exploded in the air, immediately shooting out in all directions!
On the other side, Gu Youlan’s situation was not much different from Zhu Fei’s earlier condition.
She was surrounded by a whirl of black aura, and her originally bright and brilliant eyes had completely turned purple, emitting a bizarre glow.
In her jade hand, the purple long spear, a top-grade Magic Artifact, burst forth like a flood dragon emerging from the sea, creating vacuums in the air all around.
However, the Vermilion Bird in front of her, seemed to autonomously adjust its strength in the face of Gu Youlan’s turbulent attacks. Far from being at a disadvantage, it was gradually beginning to suppress Gu Youlan.
It must be known, Gu Youlan had overcome many challenges on her journey, including an attack by a Space Vengeful Spirit and the aftermath of a resonating storm. Even though Pills and Spirit Stones had helped her recover, her true strength had only remained at about fifty percent of her victorious phase.
Now, facing this suddenly emerged powerful Vermilion Bird, she had once again aggravated her already not fully healed injuries.
Just then, the Vermilion Bird let out a high-pitched cry.
It suddenly drew its wings in and then fiercely stretched them out.
Nearly thousands of high-temperature Fireballs, like a meteor shower, first locked onto the surroundings of Gu Youlan, and then violently smashed down!
"Explode! Blaze! ’Wave’!"
Gu Youlan suddenly exclaimed, and in the next second.
Waves of black and purple flames suddenly rose from around her, carrying a world-ending force, and fiercely met those sky-full of Fireballs!
"Purple Luo Black Fire! One of the peculiar Fire Seeds of heaven and earth!"
From afar, Zhu Fei, who had temporarily driven back Baihu, suddenly caught sight of Gu Youlan’s current situation, and his pupils involuntarily contracted.
He had never imagined that Gu Youlan would possess a Mutant Fire Seed - Purple Luo Black Fire!
Moreover, from her current control over the Purple Luo Black Fire, it was clear that Gu Youlan had completely absorbed it, achieving a level of full mastery.
Zhu Fei was somewhat dumbfounded. Could it be that in this world, or perhaps in the Kunlun Xuan Realm, there would still be Mutant Fire Seeds of heaven and earth?
Such treasures were even incredibly rare and coveted in the Five Mountains Continent.
As if dissatisfied with Zhu Fei’s distraction, the Baihu that had just been driven back by him suddenly let out a sky-shaking roar.
In an instant, Zhu Fei felt his Divine Soul momentarily bewildered.
Then, in the next moment, he was horrified to find that the inexplicable pressure surrounding him suddenly increased fiercely.
For a time, his body couldn’t move an inch more!
Damn it! When would this end!
Realizing his current predicament, even the resolute Zhu Fei couldn’t help but curse.
Just as the Baihu was about to launch another attack on Zhu Fei, the entire square suddenly shimmered with light, sweeping over the shapes of both the Baihu and the Vermilion Bird in an instant.
Immediately, Zhu Fei saw that both the Baihu and the Vermilion Bird reverted to their previous statue forms, and the strange pressure on him also vanished cleanly at the same time.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Fei finally let out a long breath, and the tension in his mind also relaxed slightly at this moment.
But before Zhu Fei could relax for long, he saw Gu Youlan in the distance suddenly spew out a mouthful of fresh blood, and her body plummeted down like a kite with its string cut!
Without hesitation, Zhu Fei transformed into a streak of Sword Qi and appeared right below Gu Youlan, catching her delicate body in his arms.