Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 473: Phoenix Dharma Aspect?

Chapter 473: Chapter 473: Phoenix Dharma Aspect?

For such an outcome, Meng Luo naturally found it unacceptable.

He had not even made his move yet, his full strength completely unrevealed, when his opponent seized the moment of instability in his footing, blasting him out of the competition area in one fell swoop.

After all, in a life-and-death battle, where are there any boundaries to one’s movements?

Others, seeing this, looked down on Shi Hao, believing his strength to be mediocre at best, attributing his repeated victories to nothing more than opportunism.

Only Zhao Minglei revealed a hint of surprise. Being from the Founding King Court, he was definitely able to discern more than others. Such meticulous calculation in battle, wasn’t that also a part of one’s strength?

True craftsmanship lies in simplicity!

Eight rounds of the tournament had concluded, and so far, only Shi Hao and Zhang Zixuan still maintained their undefeated records, while the others had at most six victories.

Therefore, the first and second places were definitely going to be divided between Shi Hao and Zhang Zixuan. The question was, who would claim the top spot.

Undoubtedly, when it comes to people’s inclinations, everyone was naturally biased towards Zhang Zixuan.

—Ah, a goddess, who wouldn’t be enamored?

In this regard, Shi Hao could only blame the scarcity of female martial artists, and even more so the scarcity of high-ranking ones. Otherwise, with his good looks, he believed the scene would be one-sided.

It didn’t matter, he wasn’t one to rely on his looks to get by.

The ninth round of fighting began, Shi Hao against Zhang Zixuan.

Zhang Zixuan didn’t rashly make her move; she had been paying close attention to Shi Hao all along. His attacks were incredibly concise yet highly effective, typically ending the fight within ten moves without showing off his true capabilities, simply capitalizing on his opponent’s flaws to secure victory.

Logically, this opponent shouldn’t be very strong, but for some reason, Zhang Zixuan couldn’t shake the feeling that he was going to be a tough adversary.

But a feeling was just a feeling; the fight still had to be fought, and she was determined to claim the top position.

First place would receive twenty tea leaves, while second place only fifteen.

"Please." Zhang Zixuan held her sword and bowed her fist, her white clothes fluttering ethereally, as if she were a celestial being.

Shi Hao nodded: "Please."

Zhang Zixuan drew her sword, which shone bright as autumn water. She formed a sword gesture and then thrust forward with a strike, otherworldly in its execution.

"So beautiful!"

"Even if I were pierced by her sword, I would do so willingly."

Two people were utterly infatuated, wishing that it was themselves facing Zhang Zixuan.

Shi Hao opened his domain, suddenly appearing to transmute into a divine being, with everything under his control.

It had to be said, Zhang Zixuan was indeed strong; her sword lifted, exuding a chilling sword qi. Anyone who thought of her as merely a vase would surely jeopardize their very life.

In fact, she was not only a beauty on the Beauty Ranking but also positioned at eighty-seventh on the Genius Ranking. However, compared to that, people were more captivated by her appearance.

Potentially being capable of becoming the Holy Maiden of the Tai’an Sect, she wasn’t one to rely solely on her looks.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Her swordsmanship became increasingly terrifying, stirring up the winds and clouds, leaving even the brazen Meng Luo in shock.

—Previously, when Zhang Zixuan fought him, she hadn’t used her full strength.

"Truly worthy of Fairy Zhang!"

"You all probably forgot that Fairy Zhang is ranked eighty-seventh on the Genius Ranking!"

"Right, but compared to her ranking of fourth on the Beauty Ranking, people subconsciously overlooked the ’low ranking’ of eighty-seven."

"Who could handle such swordsmanship head-on?"

"She’s definitely won."

"That’s a must."

Everyone nodded in agreement, with their admiration for Zhang Zixuan deepening. Not only was she beautiful, but her strength was also so formidable, how could they not like her?

However, Zhang Zixuan in the midst of the battle was well aware that, despite Shi Hao seemingly having no power to fight back, he was actually at ease, and her attacks hadn’t even come close to him.

It was a strange feeling, no matter how fierce her sword technique was, the opponent seemed to have foreknowledge, having already made the most accurate response, hence the ease and comfort.

She gritted her teeth and, with a boom, eight Dharma appearances burst forth, each a burning firebird.

Phoenix?

Shi Hao glanced at them and couldn’t help shaking his head internally.

Zhang Zixuan indeed had ambition and wanted to construct a Phoenix Dharma Aspect, but the problem was that a Dharma appearance should imitate the essence, not the form!

It’s not to say that by shaping a Dharma appearance into the form of a phoenix, you could possess the might of a phoenix.

How could that be possible?

But the problem was, did phoenixes even exist in the world anymore? Zhang Zixuan could only rely on imagination and descriptions from ancient texts to shape her Phoenix Dharma Aspect, so how much power could it really have?

Whoosh!

Zhang Zixuan pointed at Shi Hao, and instantly, eight burning firebirds spat out flames toward him. The temperature of the environment soared in an instant, causing the people around to unconsciously retreat.

It was too hot—they were worried their skin would be scorched.

Then, they were all shocked; even at such a distance, they couldn’t withstand it, so what about Shi Hao in the midst of the battlefield?

Would he be directly evaporated into a dried husk?

But to their disappointment, Shi Hao was unaffected.

Indeed the temperature was high, but Shi Hao was also a fire player, with an advanced grasp of the Fire System Rules. Although he hadn’t reached the level of direct use, he had ample defense through the Fire Element and his domain.

Shi Hao found it strange, this woman clearly imagined up the Phoenix, so why was its power so great?

Ah, Spiritual Fire!

This woman must have come into contact with Spiritual Fire and, with it as the object of meditation, conjured up the Firebird Dharma Aspect. It was just that the woman either had too much pride or vanity to mold her Dharma appearance into a phoenix form.

Unfortunately, she didn’t have Spiritual Fire on her, or else she couldn’t have escaped detection by his domain, and the Cloud Flame Fire would definitely have become agitated and come out by now.

Shi Hao knew that apart from the Eastern Fire Continent, on the other three continents, Spiritual Fire was exceedingly precious. Even a Great Sacrificial Heaven strong person would want to possess one, even if it didn’t enhance their combat power—the value lied in the comprehension of the rules.

Therefore, Zhang Zixuan being able to meditate on the Spiritual Fire, she probably got it from her sect.

Shi Hao couldn’t help but be tempted; should he take the opportunity to infiltrate the Tai’an Sect and assimilate the Spiritual Fire?

—He only needed to harvest a tiny bit, and nobody would even notice.

While his thoughts were scattering, Zhang Zixuan’s attacks grew increasingly fierce. She was too desperate for that first place.

Boom, not only did she bring forth her Dharma appearances, but she also used her trump card. With one slash of her sword, the Sword Qi was vast and terrifying.

Shi Hao caught the flaws in her attacks which, although fleeting, couldn’t possibly escape the detection of his domain. He simply closed his eyes, stepped with a mysterious rhythm, and quickly approached Zhang Zixuan.

Boom!

He pushed both palms out, placing them on Zhang Zixuan. A surge of force expelled, immediately sending her flying through the air, after drawing an arc in the sky, she crashed down—outside the combat area.

He had won.

However, everyone at the scene glared at Shi Hao angrily, and Zhang Zixuan was about to explode with fury.

Huh, what’s going on?

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