Chapter 134: Crushed (2/2)

The door opened, and Bonny walked out. He was dressed completely in black and there was a black phoenix embroidered onto the back of his coat.

Little Pao grew slightly puzzled at this seeing this member of the Dark Phoenix clan. This would complicate the situation. Someone from the Phoenix clan was already here, and a person from the Dark Phoenix clan had just arrived. Disciples of the rival clans immortal bird and the fallen immortal bird were about to meet; things were about to get interesting.

Bonny looked at the wall with shining eyes before directly heading to the teleportation device and traveling to the Sand Ocean without saying a word. Little Pao hurriedly followed behind.

Lu Yin was still in the desert, examining his cosmic ring. He currently had the equivalent of 150,000 cubes of star crystals in just Mavis Bank cards, which was a considerable sum. With the additional 20,000 cubes that he physically had in his ring, he felt pretty wealthy.

But then, deep in the desert, great golden flames filled the sky and cast a brilliant shadow over the desert.

Lu Yin was rather excited. Hart had been one of the few Sentinels who could threaten Lu Yin. Now that he had advanced and become a Melder, Lu Yin expected his power spike to be huge. Could Hart match up to Craynor? While Craynor was very talented, that was it. It was honestly somewhat surprising that Craynor ranked second on the Blaze Realm Rankings.

As the golden flames streaked through the desert, the star energy in the Sand Ocean trembled. A cry from an immortal bird caused Lu Yin’s heart to skip a beat. He could feel an invisible pressure pressing down on him.

Suddenly, a figure flew into the sky to look into the distance. “It’s Phoenix! There’s someone from that shameless clan!” Black flames roared into the sky as if responding to the golden flames before the figure disappeared.

Lu Yin was surprised. What’s going on?

Little Pao was standing by the teleportation device’s entrance, and his eyes shimmered when he saw this. Things were really about to get going now.

Deep within the desert, the Sandmaster was caught off guard. “The Dark Phoenix clan? What a coincidence.”

Elsewhere in the desert, where Hart was trying to break through, Hart widened his eyes and looked into the distance with a furious expression. “It’s someone from that clan of traitors! Quick, get him!”

“Yes, sir!” a few students from Astral-5 responded before rushing out.

It didn’t take long for battle fluctuations to spread out across the desert. Black flames raged and radiated an intense heat. Yet, oddly enough, when one tried to sense the black flames, they would feel an incredibly cold and corrosive energy that could eat through star energy. Although the students from Astral-5 were powerful, Bonny could hold his own against them by himself. He was a genius of the Dark Phoenix clan and naturally comparable to the geniuses from the Phoenix clan.

Lu Yin looked up from the sand. Numerous battle techniques of all sorts were clashing in the sky every second, leaving him in awe. Bonny’s black immortal bird was quite amazing to Lu Yin. What an amazing innate gift!

Off in the distance, the golden flames had reached a peak, and their heat had grown to a terrifying level. Hart had only just broken through, but he could already stand up to the black flames unaided. This boosted the morale of Astral-5 students, and they continued fighting.

“Tsk, there’s so many years of grudges hidden deep within their bones. They’re fighting to the death even before they’ve actually met each other. How lively,” Little Pao said in surprise.

Lu Yin was confused and asked, “Who is that?”

“He’s from the Dark Phoenix clan, the fallen immortal bird. The kid who you fought earlier is called Hart Phoenix and is from the Innerverse’s Phoenix clan, which is also known as the golden immortal bird. These two families used to be one, but they split at some point in time and have been opposing each other ever since. Once any of them meet, there’s sure to be a bloodbath,” Little Pao explained.

Lu Yin nodded. “No wonder they’re so similar.”

“Unfortunately, the Dark Phoenix clan hasn’t been able to win against the Phoenix clan. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been chased out into the Endless Weave. Bonny is a student from the Ninth Academy, and he should have originally come here to check out his rival academy. But out of sheer luck, this happened. Haha,” Little Pao said, obviously enjoying the situation.

Lu Yin burst into laughter as well. The Ninth and Tenth Academies that stood next to each other were naturally enemies. Hart Phoenix had terrible timing, although that was good news for Astral-10 because his men would be preoccupied with fighting against Bonny instead of Lu Yin.

Before too long, all of the students from Astral-5 were defeated.

“Get your ass out here, Phoenix!” Bonny yelled provokingly.

The golden flames in the distance condensed and contracted before morphing into a terrifying immortal bird that soared through the sky, its flames warping the very air. Hart had become a Melder and was right away able to display an impressive strength that far exceeded Schutz’s and possibly even Craynor’s. This was quite shocking to Lu Yin. How could an innate gift be this powerful?

Hart stood tall within the golden immortal bird’s flames as it flapped its wings. He cast a look of disdain towards Bonny. “Where did you gain the confidence to bare your teeth at your master?”

Rage burned in Bonny’s eyes and he nearly lost his composure. “You Phoenixes are the slimiest and most despicable family. You should all just go and die!” Then, the black immortal bird looked up, released a cry, and charged straight at Hart.

Hart snickered as he replied, “You possess nothing more than a fallen bloodline. A slave will always be a slave.” The golden immortal bird rushed forward as well.

These two enormous immortal birds, one black and one gold, clashed high above the desert in an ear splitting crash. The air was burnt away and the heat distortions nearly caused the sky to collapse. Yellow wind swirled in from the surrounding desert, covering the earth and sky as it melted into the gold and black flames.

Astral-5 students quickly hid after recovering from their initial shock.

Lu Yin also moved slightly behind Little Pao, leaving the senior student stunned. “Junior, you’re not cute at all.” As Little Pao spoke, he lifted a hand and formed an invisible shield from his star energy that protected the two of them.