"What is this thing?"
"Why does it look like a dragon, but its aura is off, and it has wings similar to a phoenix?"
"There are terrifying bone spurs on its dragon scales. Is this an evil dragon?"
"How many more life-saving cards does this guy have?"
The members of the Divine Formation Sect were shocked and terrified from the bottom of their hearts when they saw Mu Jinyu take out yet another life-saving card, no less impressive than the Demon Emperor Dragon Corpse, and in some respects, even more terrifying than the Demon Emperor Dragon Corpse.
"Roar!!"
The Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend was released by Mu Jinyu and immediately let out a roar full of evil and hatred.
Then, its dark, icy eyes first stared at the Demon Emperor Dragon Corpse confronting the Eight Desolations Cauldron, gleaming with a greedy light.
"Oh no, don't backfire on me!"
Seeing this scene, Mu Jinyu lamented silently in his heart.
He knew that releasing the Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend might have results beyond his control, failing to let it resist the enemy and instead risking his own limb, but watching the scene unfold, he felt a sense of helplessness and unwillingness.
Currently, with the Eight Desolations Cauldron confronting the Demon Emperor Dragon Corpse, Wu Xiongfei couldn't spare any effort to deal with him, and if the dragon corpse was devoured by the Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend, losing both life-saving cards at once, his chances of escape would be even slimmer.
This left Mu Jinyu very reluctant.
"Roar!!"
The Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend ignored Wu Xiongfei, Lei Yongshou, Jing Haosi, and the others and let out a famished roar before pouncing toward the Demon Emperor Dragon Corpse that was at a standoff with the Eight Desolations Cauldron!
"Heh heh..."
"Interesting..."
Wu Xiongfei and the others couldn't help but sneer coldly when they saw this scene.
They hadn't expected Mu Jinyu to have so many cards up his sleeve; when the Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend first appeared, they were startled, worried that this creature would again fend off the Five Beasts Spirit Fan and actually let Mu Jinyu escape.
Just as they were preparing to go all out to keep Mu Jinyu, they saw the evil dragon he released fall out of control and instead turn on him.
This made them give up on going all out, happy to watch the show and see how Mu Jinyu would meet his end in despair!
"Roar!"
Just as the Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend was about to reach the Demon Emperor Dragon Corpse, a tender howl suddenly sounded.
The howl carried no oppressive force, nor was it earth-shattering.
But to everyone's surprise, as the howling reached them, the Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend, who was about to pounce on the Demon Emperor Dragon Corpse to feast, forcibly stopped its forward charge.
Afterward, it looked around cautiously, its gaze filled with a predator-spotting fear, cautious and angry.
"What's going on here?"
"Did he use a forbidden artifact to control this thing?"
Wu Xiongfei and the others felt a sense of unease, ready to go all out yet again.
Mu Jinyu, hearing this tender cry, faintly guessed who had arrived, showing a bizarre expression of delight and worry on his face.
"Chirp chirp..."
At this moment, a plump, chubby Little Ice Silkworm with a head resembling a dragon suddenly broke through the constraining realms like a flash of lightning, arriving before the Demon Emperor Dragon Corpse to confront the Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend.
Its small body seemed in no way inferior to the massive hundred-zhang form of the Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend.
Subsequently, the Little Ice Silkworm raised its body, using its many tiny claws to point at the Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend, chattering in some unknown tongue.
The tone seemed to be scolding.
In the end, under the gaze of the crowd nearly dropping their eyes, the Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend was truly forced back by this little creature.
"Roar..."
The Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend let out a roar of dread and reluctance, its mountain-like body retreating step by step, its gaze then falling on the Five Beasts Spirit Fan suspended in the void.
To it, the item or person most capable of boosting its power at the scene was naturally the Demon Emperor Dragon Corpse.
If it devoured the dragon corpse's essence, it could undergo a transformation as it did swallowing the Fallen Phoenix.
Even so, because the Fallen Phoenix's corpse had been in the world for too long, with much of its origin essence leaked and unfit with its essence source, it failed to devour enough of the Phoenix's origin essence; if it could devour this dragon corpse, with which its essence closely aligned and perfectly intact, it could potentially transform into a true living creature...
Become a true dragon!
Thus, upon summoning, it did not lose control and wreak havoc but immediately sought to devour the dragon corpse that once, under Mu Jinyu's control, suppressed it into submission.
Now presented an excellent opportunity, the Demon Emperor Dragon Corpse was locked in a standoff with the Eight Desolations Cauldron, powerless to resist its devouring, ensuring its backfire would succeed.
But unexpectedly, another creature appeared, a born Ice Silkworm capable of suppressing it, forcing it to retreat.
At this moment, unable to choose the Demon Emperor Dragon Corpse, among the three heaven-reaching spiritual treasures at the scene, alongside the Five Finger Peaks and Mu Jinyu's Bi Fang Cauldron...
Among these items, those capable of aiding its evolution were naturally the Five Beasts Spirit Fan and the Bi Fang Cauldron.
However, the quality of the Bi Fang Cauldron was inferior to that of the Five Beasts Spirit Fan; thus, the Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend set its sights on the Five Beasts Spirit Fan.
"Whew!"
Without the slightest hesitation, the Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend charged straight at the Five Beasts Spirit Fan.
"Damn it!"
Seeing this, Lei Yongshou cursed angrily, hurriedly fully activating the Five Beasts Spirit Fan, waving the Five Elements True Fire to burn the evil dragon.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
The fierce fire shot forward, scorching the Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend, sending thick black smoke rising into the sky, yet it felt no pain and continued unrelentingly toward the floating Five Beasts Spirit Fan, aiming to devour the spiritual treasure crafted from the feathers of the five great demon emperors.
"Boom boom boom!"
Thus, they began to battle fiercely.
Over yonder, the Demon Emperor Dragon Corpse remained in its standoff with the Eight Desolations Cauldron, preventing Wu Xiongfei from sparing any effort to confront Mu Jinyu.
And Jing Haosi's Divine Formation Disc, which could have activated the Ancient Seventh Killing Formation to unleash rolling killing intent toward Mu Jinyu, lost its power for a moment due to Mu Jinyu unraveling some of its restrictions using the Formation Peak of the Divine Formation Sect.
How could the Divine Formation Disc, the sect-protecting treasure of the Divine Formation Sect, suffer failure?
Jing Haosi dared not rashly confront Mu Jinyu again.
Upon seeing this, Mu Jinyu immediately sought to seize this opportunity to leave the battlefield.
"Where are you running?!"
The Great Elder of the Divine Formation Sect noticed Mu Jinyu's attempt to escape, directing two forbidden mountain peaks to entangle Little Finger Peak and Ring Finger Peak, preventing Mu Jinyu from further activating Formation Peaks to unravel the Divine Formation Disc.
Simultaneously, he shouted angrily and twisted his body to pursue Mu Jinyu.
In doing so, he directly ignited his essence blood, applying a desperate technique, determined to ensure Mu Jinyu would be left behind today, even if it meant a lengthy recuperation afterward.
"Humph!!"
Faced with this, Mu Jinyu snorted coldly, raising his hand to throw out a jade bottle.
"Hmm?!"
Having witnessed the Dragon-Phoenix Resentful Fiend emerge from a jade bottle, the Great Elder of the Divine Formation Sect was shocked, hastily stepping aside.
With a "bang," the jade bottle shattered, yet no terrifying creature emerged once more.
The Great Elder of the Divine Formation Sect was stunned for several seconds, his face turning livid, eyes filled with indignation.
In an instant, he realized he had been fooled by Mu Jinyu.
To think that he, the prestigious Great Elder of the Divine Formation Sect, a mid-stage Merging Paths Realm powerhouse, had been deceived into retreating by a mere boy – what a disgraceful affair!