"Is this the Soul Burning Mirror of the Qingxuan Sect?" Wu Yue stood in mid-air, her face also revealing a look of astonishment when she saw the mirror appear.
The Heavenly Sect was a true secluded cultivation sect, but even within the Heavenly Sect, treasures were extremely rare, let alone the Qingxuan Sect's famously powerful Second-Grade Treasure—the Soul Burning Mirror!
"Meng Die, be careful."
With a casual wave of his hand, Lin Mo conjured a gentle breeze that enveloped Miao Xin's body and sent her hundreds of meters away.
Elders Yuan and Qiu had solemn expressions; the spiritual energy within their bodies surged wildly as they formed complex hand seals, clearly struggling to activate the Soul Burning Mirror.
As one sealing after another entered the mirror, the mirror emanated a more intense ancient and vast aura, slowly releasing a radiantly glowing light, dazzling like a newborn sun.
At this moment, Qing Xuan stood far away, the corners of his mouth lifted in a cold curve, his eyes gleaming sharply. He knew the power of the Soul Burning Mirror better than anyone, and even his own father could not be careless when facing it at its peak.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a phoenix's cry emitted from the Soul Burning Mirror, and around the copper mirror faintly appeared the outline of a red phoenix, slowly solidifying into substance; the immense energy contained within almost seemed to split the space apart.
"We're still a bit short," Elder Yuan frowned, exchanging looks with Elder Qiu.
Elder Qiu nodded, then suddenly his gaze fell on Wu Yue.
Wu Yue's complexion drastically changed, panic apparent as she suddenly flew back rapidly, turning into a streak of Floating Light and Shadow.
"Disciple Wu Yue, stay."
Elder Qiu's face showed a ruthless expression, suddenly casting out a white silk rope with greater speed, catching up to Wu Yue, instantly wrapping her like silkworm threads, hundreds of filaments connecting to Elder Qiu's palm, red 'liquid' swiftly racing from the white silks.
That red liquid was the essence blood from Wu Yue's body.
"Young Master Qingxuan, Elder Qiu, what are you doing?" Wu Yue's face was filled with extreme pain. "I belong to the Red Moon Sect, my master is the Great Elder of the Red Moon Sect, you can't—"
"Disciple Wu Yue, your sacrifice today is also helping us eliminate this devil. Both our Qingxuan Sect and the Heavenly Sect will remember your contribution," Elder Qiu said, his expression extremely cold, showing no concern for Wu Yue's survival.
"I never should have trusted your Qingxuan Sect, aren't you afraid my master will seek revenge for me?" Wu Yue struggled desperately to escape the silkworm threads, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break free. Moreover, the rapid loss of her essence blood caused her body to deflate like a punctured balloon.
"Today, only we from Qingxuan Sect and this devil Lin Tanyu are here; you were killed by Lin Tanyu, which has nothing to do with our Qingxuan Sect," Elder Yuan sneered coldly.
Before long, Wu Yue had turned into a dried corpse, blown away into ash by the wind.
Meanwhile, the Soul Burning Mirror had been fully activated, unleashing its entire power. The 'Phoenix' around it slowly solidified, already appearing almost tangible, the entire phoenix composed of flames, emitting endless majestic presence!
"Such powerful fire energy, if I could absorb the fire energy in it, maybe my Fire Attribute could reach the small success realm," Lin Mo clenched his fist, his gaze burning intensely as he stared at the Soul Burning Mirror in the sky, showing no fear whatsoever.
"Lin Tanyu, dying under the Soul Burning Mirror today is also your good fortune; it's been ages since we last used the Soul Burning Mirror," Elder Qiu said with a cold, toothy sneer.
"Roar!"
The Flame Phoenix suddenly cried out, spreading its wings, flying out of the copper mirror, soaring in the sky. After spreading its wings, the Flame Phoenix spanned about sixty feet, majestic and lifelike, leaving trails of flames in the sky that only dispersed several seconds later.
Lin Mo's face also showed a solemn expression; this was not a real phoenix. Like the True Dragon and Qilin, akin to immortals, elusive, it was unknown if they truly existed.
But even if this was not a real phoenix, the high temperature it emitted almost melted the air, causing some distortions in the scenery.
"Xuanyuan Sword, it's your turn now."
Lin Mo grinned, drawing the Xuanyuan Sword, which had ascended to a Second-Grade Treasure, not necessarily much weaker than the Soul Burning Mirror. The soaring Flame Phoenix circled once in the air, suddenly opening its mouth to cry out, and charged directly towards Lin Mo, leaving a trail of fiery clouds.
The sudden arrival of the Flame Phoenix brought an immense momentum; the entire sky seemed ablaze.
This power was enough to burn everything to ashes!
Elders Qiu and Yuan, and Qing Xuan standing at a distance, simultaneously showed expressions of joy—facing such might, even Lin Mo, however strong, was doomed this time!
Only Miao Xin, standing far away, opened her mouth slightly, her pretty face pale, clasping her white palms tightly with some sweating inside.
At that moment, she actually felt worried for Lin Mo!
"Xuanyuan Sword, Dragon Roar Slash!"
Lin Mo held the Xuanyuan Sword, facing the vast incoming flames, his eyes clear, revealing an unwavering determination.
Following his shout, the Xuanyuan Sword burst forth with dazzling blue light, crackling with blue lightning, making the air seem to explode instantly.
Lin Mo gripped the Xuanyuan Sword with both hands, seemingly floating in mid-air, he swung the sword against the descending Flame Phoenix.
Instantly, a vibrant blue Flood Dragon emerged from the sword, the Flood Dragon adorned with leaping blue lightning and sparks, carrying a hint of primal force, as if it had leaped from an ancient abyss, like a giant beast.
From within, a terrifying aura was emitted; even Elder Yuan, Elder Qiu, and Qing Xuan, standing at a distance, had their faces stiffen.
A Thunder Ice Dragon let out an earth-shattering Dragon Roar, rushing with an unrivaled presence directly toward the Fire Phoenix.
Immediately, a shockwave like a quake of the heavens exploded, trembling the snow mountains tens of miles away as layers of snow surged down like waves.
In the sky, a Flame Phoenix and a Blue Ice Dragon were entangled in biting combat, unleashing immense power.
The Xuanyuan Sword had ascended to a Second Layer Treasure, containing a Dragon Fish as its Sword Spirit, which had devoured the energy of an Innate Strong Person, thus advancing its power further.
Initially, the Soul Burning Mirror had accumulated many Fire Element energies, which coalesced to form the Flame Phoenix, but it was not a true Spiritual Body, merely a hollow form.
Thus, in the sky, the icy blue dragon quickly gained the upper hand, whereas the aura of the Flame Phoenix progressively weakened, its form becoming somewhat ethereal.
"Crack!"
A crack appeared on the Soul Burning Mirror.
"How is this possible, even the Soul Burning Mirror couldn't kill him?" Elder Qiu's eyes widened, disbelief written on his face.
Elder Yuan's heart also sank; they had repeatedly overestimated Lin Mo's strength, but unexpectedly, even the Soul Burning Mirror failed against Lin Mo.
Seeing the situation turn dire, Qing Xuan clenched his fists tightly and suddenly flew toward Miao Xin, escaping with her into the distance.
Lin Mo saw this and was about to chase after them.
However, Elder Qiu and Elder Yuan blocked his path.
"Lin Tanyu, you must have exhausted your Spiritual Energy just now. Now that the two of us are joining forces to defeat you alone, where can you go?" Elder Yuan said coldly.
They thought Lin Mo had used up all his Spiritual Energy with that sword strike, and besides, both were Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, they did not believe that the two of them could not triumph over Lin Mo alone.
Having said that, Elder Yuan and Elder Qiu began Sealing with their hands, hurling various Magic Techniques toward Lin Mo.
Lin Mo saw Qing Xuan fleeing to the horizon, his eyes radiating sharp light; this was the second time that Qing Xuan had escaped!
Facing the joint attack from Elder Qiu and Elder Yuan, Lin Mo disappeared from his spot with a bang and broke the sound barrier, smashing his fist into Elder Yuan's face, instantly shattering Elder Yuan's Spiritual Energy Shield and blowing his head to pieces.
Elder Qiu paled, shocked by Lin Mo's strength; he had not expected Lin Mo to explode Elder Qiu's head with a single punch.
Seeing this, Elder Qiu immediately fled into the distance.
Lin Mo spat out a blazing-white Light Sword, which pursued Elder Qiu, penetrating from his back to his chest.
The souls of Elder Qiu and Elder Yuan immediately fled their bodies.
This truly terrified them; the Soul Burning Mirror couldn't kill Lin Mo, and they had been 'instantly killed' by him; unless an Innate Strong Person descended, no one could defeat him now! Their souls fled their bodies at an even faster pace toward the distance. Lin Mo did not rush to pursue them but extended his right hand, from which a three-inch long red knife slowly emerged, instantly transforming into a red line, crossing a thousand meters in distance, piercing through the two souls.
The souls of Elder Qiu and Elder Yuan vanished in an instant, completely obliterated!
In the battle at Miao Xue Divine Palace, Great Palace Master Miao Xue, Yao Lei, Wu Yue, Elder Qiu, and Elder Yuan perished, yet allowed Qing Xuan to escape with Miao Xue, as well as Ouyang Xinghe who also fled.
Lin Mo collected several Space Rings from these people, which together contained fifty High-grade Spirit Stones, several hundred Middle Grade Spirit Stones, and thousands of Low-grade Spirit Stones, along with numerous medicinal herbs and refining materials, making it a quite bountiful haul.
Lin Mo took the Soul Burning Mirror into his hand; the Flame Phoenix had been completely retracted into the Copper Mirror, which now had several minor cracks, needing a considerable amount of time and materials to repair.
"I already have the Xuanyuan Sword; this Soul Burning Mirror isn't of much use to me if the repairs are too time-consuming," Lin Mo muttered frowning.
With that, Lin Mo simply set an Array on the spot, placing the Soul Burning Mirror at its center, and then released several Dharma Seals.
The Soul Burning Mirror emitted a very faint 'scream.'
The Fire Element energies solidified intensely, slowly forming a Spiritual Body. Lin Mo now proceeded to erase all consciousness from the Spiritual Body, turning it completely into Fire Energy.
As time passed, the noises from within the Soul Burning Mirror grew fainter and eventually disappeared.
Lin Mo's hands condensed Spiritual Energy, forming two milky-white palms, which slowly refined the Fire Element from within the Soul Burning Mirror, though injured by the Xuanyuan Sword, the Flame Phoenix still contained plenty of Fire Element.
Lin Mo extracted it all, turning it into streams of red threads, constantly writhing, eventually solidifying together into a walnut-sized red crystal, which radiated extremely intense heat.
"The Fire Element condensed here, is hundreds of times more than the True Fire Fruit; absorbing it might refine my Fire Element to its peak," Lin Mo's face showed delight as he swallowed the Fire Energy.
If Elder Qiu and others saw this, they would be shocked speechless, randomly consuming Fire Energy, especially from within the Soul Burning Mirror, would definitely lead to self-immolation, only someone as extraordinary as Lin Mo would directly consume Fire Energy.
In a moment, Lin Mo's act of slaying the elders from Heavenly Sect, destroying Miao Xue Divine Palace, and overpowering the genius of Heavenly Sect spread throughout Huaxia, shocking the entire Huaxia Martial Arts World! Qing Xuan's two elders dead, the Soul Burning Mirror unable to kill Lin Mo, Heavenly Sect was shaken!
(Wonderful continuation tomorrow.)