The giant dragon was about to be completely vaporized by the flames and cease to exist.

With a CLANG, Zhang Bin drew his wooden sword and pointed it to the sky. "Divine Phoenix, strike! Devour those flames!"

Under countless stunned gazes, innumerable red lights burst forth from the earth, rapidly assembling in the air. They formed a phoenix as large as a small hill, its seven-colored feathers impossibly beautiful.

It opened its beak wide and inhaled sharply toward the fiercely burning Divine Dragon.

WHOOSH...

A strange sound echoed. The flames detached from the dragon's body and shot over like lightning, drawn by a strange force and gathering into a massive fireball.

Then, the phoenix opened its beak and swallowed the terrifying Second Flame in a single gulp.

BOOM...

Instantly, fierce flames erupted from her body, burning ferociously.

But the phoenix showed no sign of distress. Instead, she grew incredibly excited, dancing gracefully within the inferno as if the flames were nothing more than a toy.

Everyone stared, utterly dumbfounded. Such terrifying flames had failed to harm the phoenix. Could it be that a real phoenix existed in this world, a creature born without fear of fire?

Zhou Tianyu's face twisted in rage. In his wildest dreams, he had never anticipated the Great Array would be so difficult to handle. It had conjured a massive phoenix that swallowed the fearsome Second Flame he released. Although the phoenix could not yet refine the flame, he found himself unable to reclaim the ball of fire.

"You're courting death!" Zhou Tianyu roared.

From the eyes of the Nascent Soul in the sky, two streams of blue flames shot out, carrying a world-ending momentum as they blasted toward the Array Plate's location.

If he destroyed the Array Plate, the phoenix would vanish immediately. There was no need for him to attack the creature directly; who knew if the phoenix could withstand this attack?

This was the Third Flame, his most powerful fire. It was capable of destroying anything and was far stronger than the Second Flame.

The Third Flame moved with incredible speed. The phoenix, preoccupied with suppressing the Second Flame, was unable to disengage in time to block it.

Thus, the fearsome Third Flame struck the Divine Tiger protecting the Array Plate with immense force.

BOOM!

The flames burned wildly. The Divine Tiger, forged from metal, instantly melted, turning into a liquid that puddled on the ground. The fire then fell upon the earth, continuing its mad consumption.

"The Great Array is about to be broken. The Taiqing Sect may be powerful, but Zhou Tianyu is too strong," Master Tianlong murmured, a look of regret on his face. "This Formation is already incredible, but sadly, it's about to fall short."

The Golden Core experts Zhou Tianyu had brought, along with the six filth-covered men hanging from the banyan tree, all wore smiles of victory. They could already picture the beautiful scene: the Array Plate turning to ash under the scorching fire, the Great Array shattering before them. Then they could finally capture Zhang Bin and seize all his treasures. They might even attack the Taiqing Sect and annihilate it completely.

However, none of them noticed that Zhang Bin wasn't the least bit panicked. On the contrary, a cold, mocking smile played on his lips.

ROAR!

The moment the flames hit the ground, a terrifying roar erupted.

A massive Black Tortoise rose from the Array Plate's location, its head emerging, as large as a small hill. The terrifying blue flames burned harmlessly upon its back.

Clearly, Zhang Bin had secretly commanded the Formation to condense a Black Tortoise and position it atop the Array Plate to prevent this very situation.

On Xuanwu Star, there were four great Divine Beasts: the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Black Tortoise, and the Phoenix. Among them, the Black Tortoise possessed the strongest defensive power. Its defenses were absolutely impregnable.

Therefore, not even the Third Flame, the most terrifying power of a Nascent Soul expert, could harm this Black Tortoise in the slightest.

Instead, a mocking expression appeared on the Black Tortoise's enormous face. With a sudden inhale, it devoured the blue flames. It then lay there quietly, squinting at the Nascent Soul in the sky, whose face had turned purple with rage. It was as if it hadn't devoured a terrifying Third Flame, but had merely eaten a small snack.

Everyone was stunned, their faces etched with disbelief.

Even Zhou Tianyu stood there dumbfounded, speechless for a long moment. The defensive power of this Array Plate was far beyond his expectations.

This Array Plate must have been created by a cultivator at the Integration Realm Complete Perfection. That's why its defensive power is so terrifying! Could the Taiqing Sect really have an expert at the Body Integration Realm Great Perfection? Impossible, absolutely impossible! If the Taiqing Sect had such a terrifying expert, they would have unified Tianxia Daomen long ago. Why would they remain in obscurity? Zhou Tianyu muttered to himself in shock.

"Senior Zhou, do you still want to continue breaking the Formation?" Zhang Bin asked, his somewhat mocking gaze landing on Zhou Tianyu's face.

To be honest, he was feeling the pinch as well. His Spirit Stones were being consumed at a rapid rate. In just this short time, he had already used up over thirty of them. He desperately hoped the other party would just admit defeat. But asking the question like this was actually a goad, a way to make Zhou Tianyu too proud to back down and continue his fierce assault. That would be better than this slow drain. After all, those two flames were too powerful. The two Divine Beasts could only trap them, not refine them.

Zhou Tianyu's expression turned ugly, and an icy light shot from his eyes. He suddenly clenched his teeth, shot into the sky, and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with his Nascent Soul. A razor-sharp spear appeared in his hand.

The spear was unique, as thick as a bowl's mouth, with a blood-red tip that was obviously stained with the blood of countless living beings. Its shaft was cyan, its surface covered in a dense network of strange patterns that seemed to hold profound secrets.

With the spear in hand, an immense aura burst forth from his body. Although his frame did not grow larger, in everyone's eyes, he seemed to have expanded countless times over, as if to fill the very cosmos.

He raised the spear high, aimed it at the Array Plate, and thrust it fiercely.

SCREECH...

The sound was so piercing it nearly burst everyone's eardrums.

Killing intent exploded outward as a red light shot from the spear's tip, flickering like a venomous snake's tongue. The shaft began to extend rapidly, as if it could stretch on forever.

"That must be a Middle-Grade Magical Treasure." A look of dread appeared on Zhang Bin's face.

In truth, a Low-Grade Flying Sword was the most basic type of Magical Treasure, allowing one to fly and attack enemies from a distance. However, Zhang Bin had never seen anyone wield a Middle-Grade Magical Treasure. Today, he finally did. Zhou Tianyu's spear was a Middle-Grade Magical Treasure.

The power unleashed by a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator using a Middle-Grade Magical Treasure was sure to be unimaginably immense.

This had to be Zhou Tianyu's trump card! His final attack

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