Youyou took a deep breath and unleashed her defense-breaking skill in a half-shouting, half-chanting manner!
"Do you even know how much damage reduction and armor penetration I have?!"
With a single strike that shattered the heavens, she concentrated everything into a single point, shooting straight at the Earth-Shaking Cauldron above. Just as she had anticipated, it instantly shattered the entire cauldron, dissipating into countless shimmering lights with a clang. Holding her breath, she prepared to unleash another strike, Sword God Without Heaven, to finish off Qiu Yue.
Qiu Yue, however, seemed to have been prepared. With a wave of his hand, seven or eight magical artifacts suddenly appeared in the sky, sweeping towards them with terrifying pressure. You You felt a sudden heaviness all over her body, as if she were being pressed down by something, but she quickly recovered. However, Yuan Qi behind her and Feng Rong over there were suddenly suppressed to the ground, spitting out blood.
You You was startled, "Feng Rong! Father Yuan!"
Those are... divine artifacts!
"You Tiannv, you are truly skilled!" Qiu Yue said excitedly as he manipulated the divine artifact in his hand, looking at You You with eyes full of excitement. "Seven divine artifacts couldn't suppress you! You are indeed no ordinary celestial maiden. But your two contractors... are not so lucky!"
"What do you want to do?!" Youyou was anxious, feeling her body getting heavier and heavier, and subconsciously tightened her grip on the sword in her hand.
"Stop!" Qiu Yue suddenly shouted sharply, "If you come any closer, you can kill both of them first!"
Youyou paused, turned to look at Yuan Qi and Feng Rong, and sure enough, their situation was worse, so it was not advisable to continue using skills for the time being!
Feng Yu, standing beside her, glanced at Feng Rong with concern, a hint of reluctance flashing in his eyes. He looked up at the numerous divine artifacts in the sky, a glint of light in his eyes, and urged, "Qiu Yue, you said you would use the divine artifacts to help me awaken the Sacred Tree! What are you waiting for?"
"Don't worry, Patriarch Feng!" Qiu Yue glanced at Feng Yu, chuckled, and said, "I will naturally fulfill my promise to you. I will help you awaken the Sacred Tree now."
He narrowed his eyes, changed the hand seals, and the seven divine artifacts in the sky suddenly began to spin wildly. The inexplicable sense of oppression grew stronger and stronger, and even You You felt a weight on her feet, making it difficult to keep her footing.
Suddenly, the huge sycamore tree in front of us emitted a dazzling white light, as if it had received some great nourishment. Tender buds began to sprout from its originally bare branches, as if it were about to burst forth with new life.
"He's awake! He's really waking up!" A look of wild joy flashed across Feng Yu's face, his expression filled with excitement, his hands trembling uncontrollably. He looked up towards the direction of the Sacred Tree space, "The Phoenix Clan, the Phoenix Clan is finally going to return..."
Before he could finish speaking, a sudden cracking sound rang out, and the space seemed to be compressed by something, shattering and disappearing among the trees. Even the newly sprouted buds on the treetops withered and died.
"What happened?!" Feng Yu exclaimed in shock, rushing towards the sacred tree and demanding with a hint of madness, "Why is this happening? How could the divine artifact not work?"
"How could it be useless?" Qiu Yue suddenly burst into laughter, her eyes brimming with joy. Her hands moved in a flurry of incantations, continuously activating the divine artifact. She exclaimed excitedly, "I meticulously planned this scheme for three lifetimes, how could it possibly be useless! Hahahaha..."
He suddenly burst into laughter, while the sacred tree grew brighter and brighter, as if filled with something. Then, with a crisp crack, the entire trunk snapped in two, falling to either side. In the middle of the trunk, the figure of a woman lying on the ground floated, countless points of light converging towards her body.
"This is... the Heavenly Maiden Qinyan!" Feng Yu's eyes widened suddenly as he realized something. He turned and glared fiercely at Qiu Yue. "You lied to me!"
Qiu Yue laughed even more arrogantly, seemingly too lazy to continue pretending, and said directly, "I said I would help you infuse the power of the divine artifact in your hand into the sacred tree. I did it, so how can you say I lied to you?"
"Qiu Yue!" Feng Yu's eyes turned bloodshot as he glared at the other party with a face full of resentment. "You had hidden the Heavenly Maiden in the Sacred Tree long ago. Not only did you fail to awaken the Sacred Tree, but you also used a divine artifact to steal the last bit of power from it!"
“This tree was beyond saving anyway,” Qiu Yue continued. “Why not use it to help my Lord rise again?”
"You..." Feng Yu was even more furious. His years of anticipation had been dashed in an instant, and he charged towards the other party without thinking. "I'll fight you to the death!"
But how could his cultivation level possibly match that of Qiu Yue, who was empowered by numerous divine artifacts and whose strength was unknown? He was directly sent flying and crashed to the ground, his meridians were all shattered, and he spat out blood.
"Overestimating yourself!" Qiu Yue sneered, giving the other party a cold look, and said with malice, "I might as well tell you one more thing! The information that the Sacred Tree needs the power of a divine artifact to be awakened is from an ancient book I left in your clan. There is simply no way in the world to revive the Phoenix Clan!"
"What!" Feng Yu's face paled. Ignoring his injuries, he looked in disbelief at Qiu Yue. "Impossible! You're lying to me, this is impossible! The Phoenix Clan is all here. As long as they have the power of Nirvana, they can..."
"Hmph! The ancient gods have offended the heavens! They are not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao, how can they be reborn?" Qiu Yue continued to sneer, "You, a mere mortal, actually dare to dream of bringing them back to the world?"
"You lied to me...you lied to me!" Feng Yu couldn't accept it and shook his head frantically, as if that would help him get rid of the truth.
"I only made a small tampering with your ancient texts, and you proactively delivered the Heavenly Maiden and the last power of the Sacred Tree to my door. You've really done me a great favor!"
"You..." Feng Yu was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.
Qiu Yue's laughter deepened, his madness surpassing even Feng Yu's. "Three times already! I've waited through three whole cycles! With the power of rebirth and the life force of the Heavenly Maiden, my lord will surely be able to come back to life and gain eternal life!"
His expression grew increasingly excited, his eyes fixed intently on the sleeping figure in the center of the cracked sacred tree, as if he didn't want to miss a single detail. The dense array illuminated the surroundings in a hazy white light, and Youyou felt her body growing heavier and heavier, eventually kneeling on one knee as if something was draining from her body.
"Youyou..." With the combined pressure of numerous divine artifacts and the Holy Tree, Feng Rong's condition worsened, yet he still looked worriedly in Youyou's direction. He gritted his teeth, turned to the person opposite him, and said through gritted teeth, "Yuan Qi!"
"Alright!" Yuan Qi replied as he finished performing the hand seals.
The next moment, the formation on the ground suddenly froze, and the suppression on Feng Rong's body relaxed for a moment. He instantly transformed into a giant fire phoenix, summoning flames all over the sky as he rushed towards Qiu Yue's direction!
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