Chapter 136 Into The Phoenix Chamber Part 16

When the wind blows over the red phoenix, the smooth feathers of the phoenix also flutter in the wind. The red phoenix turned to look at Hajime, Bong, and U-ri, its tail trembling toward the sky, spreads it wings, and screaming at them. 

The red phoenix wings slowly turned into hands. In the red phoenix's right hand, a red sword slowly appeared. As the changes continued, the red phoenix's body began to transform into half a man, while the head remained the same. The red phoenix stared at the white dragon shield, quickly grabbed the sword, and rushed towards Hajime, Bong, and U-ri.

Protected by the white dragon shield, Hajime took out the female wooden figure and threw the figure forward. A wooden woman appeared and stood in front of Hajime, Bong, and U-ri. The wooden women raised her hands towards the red phoenix who rushed forward. Countless vines rose from the ground and began to attack the red phoenix.

The red phoenix quickly cut off the incoming vines. With his fire sword, the red phoenix went straight towards the wooden woman's abdomen. The power of the punch punched a hole in the woman's abdomen. Hajime fell to his knees, groaning in pain on the ground. The red phoenix continued its attack, lunging forward at Hajime and Bong. Bong quickly pulled out Hajime's dagger and rushed forward. U-ri quickly reached into his sleeves and threw the red paper talisman into the sky.

The red phoenix kept swinging its sword left and right at Bong, making it difficult for Bong to dodge. The red phoenix kicked Bong's left knee, causing Bong to kneel on one knee. The red phoenix hit Bong's left jaw with his right knee and knocked Bong to the ground.

Hajime quickly stood up, took out his bangle, threw it towards the red phoenix's waist, quickly clenched his fist, and wrapped the golden magic rope around the red phoenix's waist. Hajime quickly backed away and pulled the red phoenix away from Bong, who slowly stood up from the ground.

The red phoenix took advantage of Hajime's momentum to fly towards Hajime with his sword aiming at Hajime's head. Hajime quickly flew past the red phoenix, towards Bong, and quickly pulled the rope back, with the red phoenix's sword only inches away from U-ri.

The red phoenix swung his fist at Bong, and at the same time wrapped the magic rope around the sword, pulling Hajime closer. He hit Hajime hard on the chest and Hajime slid away. He swung his sword at Bong again, and Bong quickly backed away from the sword, but the red phoenix had already kicked Bong in the stomach with his left foot, causing Bong to slide further towards the trees. The red phoenix flipped his sword and stabbed Bong in the abdomen. A sword flew out of the trees, catching the red phoenix off guard. Lixin rushed out from the bushes, grabbed his sword, and began to attack the red phoenix.

Bong clutched his stomach and groaned in pain. "Lixin." He whispered.

"Hajime!" U-ri shouted worriedly.

Hajime stood up slowly and said, "I'm fine. You go and hide."

The red phoenix swung his sword at Lixin, and Lixin raised his sword to block the red phoenix's sword, but the red phoenix's power was greater, causing Lixin to kneel on one knee. The red phoenix swung his sword and struck nine times in succession, and Lixin's sword shattered into pieces. The red phoenix raised his sword again to kill Lixin. At this time, Bong rushed forward, grabbed the red phoenix's neck, and bit the red phoenix's shoulder.

Bong's teeth dug deep into the red phoenix skin, and he muttered, "Lixin, run away! Run!"

The red phoenix grabbed Bong's hair and threw him to the ground, landing right at the red phoenix's feet. The red phoenix raised his sword and about to stab Bong in the abdomen, but several spearheads rushed towards the red phoenix. The red phoenix quickly blocked the spearheads with his sword. The black panther jumped forward and grabbed the red phoenix's right hand. The black panther dragged the red phoenix towards the center of the field. The red phoenix punched the black panther hard on the head knocking the black panther to the ground. The black panther stood up, shook his head, and backed away slowly.

Abrafo unsheathed his sword and jumped in front of Bong. He rushed forward towards the red phoenix and attacked the red phoenix directly.

Hajime shouted, "Go, protect U-ri."

The black panther quickly rushed towards U-ri.

Michio rushes through the trees and finds Lixin on the ground. He helped Lixin up. "Are you alright?" he asked.

Lixin nodded.

Michio grabbed the three-section staff from his waist and rushed towards the red phoenix attacking from the left.

The red phoenix swung his sword at Abrafo and grabbed the head of Michio's three-section staff. He pulled the three-section staff toward Abrafo and hit Michio in the stomach, causing Michio to stagger back a few steps.

Avoiding the red phoenix's sword, Abrafo bent back, slid to the left side of the phoenix, and kicked the red phoenix. As a result, the red phoenix punched Abrafo's foot with his left hand and hit Abrafo's stomach with his right hand. Abrafo fell to the ground. The red phoenix swung his sword at Abrafo, with the intention of cutting Abrafo in half. Abrafo raised his sword to block the red phoenix's sword attack, and Abrafo's beloved sword broke into three pieces.

Yul rushed over quickly on the back of the wolf. "Go and protect your master," he said, jumping off the wolf's back and swinging his sword at the red phoenix, who was only a few feet away from Abrafo and Michio.

The red phoenix quickly blocked the powerful energy of Yul's sword, and the red phoenix slid several yards away. The red phoenix stood up and looked at Yul. He raised his sword and pointed it at Yul, knowing that Yul was one of his toughest opponents yet. He stared at Yul's sword and grinned.

Yul jumped forward and started attacking the red phoenix. Michio and Abrafo also joined the fight. Michio waved the three-section staff on the left side of the red phoenix, while Abrafo swung his dagger to the right side of the red phoenix. When the red phoenix blocked the attacks of Abrafo and Michio, Yul rushed forward and try to stab the red phoenix's chest, but the red phoenix knocked away Yul's sword with his right foot, and Yul punched the red phoenix hard in the abdomen, causing the red phoenix to stumble back a few steps.

Yul continued to rush forward with his sword, swinging his sword left and right, attacking the red phoenix continuously. Abrafo and Michio rejoined the battle, and under the joint attack of the three Tanzanies, although their combined attacks were able to push the red phoenix back, they were unable to defeat the red phoenix.

The red phoenix relied on its speed to quickly cut Yul's right arm with its sword, knocking Abrafo, and Michio to the ground. He quickly backed away from the three Tanzanies, and panting angrily as he was unable to kill the three Tanzanies.

Yul looked at his right forearm to see how serious the injury was, but instead he saw a stream of blood flowing from his forearm to his hand, and the blood continued to flow down his sword. Just then, Yul heard an electric shock coming from his inner ears. He slowly stood up using his sword as support. The electricity on Yul's sword began to hiss, and the electricity rising in the sword quickly climbed up Yul's arm. Electricity rose from the ground and surrounded Yul. At this moment, Yul felt a surge of electricity running through his body, so he concentrated all his strength and swung his sword towards the red phoenix.

The energy shock wave released by Yul went straight to the red phoenix, causing the red phoenix to slip several yards away from Yul. Yul fell to his knees.

"Yul!" Hajime shouted and rushed towards Yul.

Yul lay on the ground, and electricity passed through Yul's body. Yul felt the electricity flowing back and forth from head to toe. He felt his body shaking violently, but he couldn't control his body movements.

Yul turned his head hard to the right and saw Hajime running towards him. Yul muttered, "Stay...away... Arrg..."

The red phoenix knew that with the combined strength of the mortals, it would be difficult for him to defeat them. The red phoenix decided to run away and fight the mortals another day. He quickly turned around and flew up to the sky.

As soon as Hajime turned around, he found that the red phoenix was trying to escape. Hajime saw that the bracelet on the red phoenix's waist was still active, so he clenched his fist, and the magic rope soon appeared. He forcefully pulled the red phoenix to the ground.

With the magic rope still wrapped around his waist, the red phoenix couldn't escape. He stabbed his sword on the ground to prevent Hajime from pulling him towards Hajime. He quickly grabbed the magic rope on his feet, released the hilt of the sword, and punched Abrafo, Michio, and Lixin.

The red phoenix turned towards Hajime and shot flames from its mouth towards Hajime. As the fire spread, Yul stood up and pushed Hajime aside. Yul grabbed the magic rope, pulled it back, and hit the red phoenix in the chest, causing the red phoenix to fly backwards toward Abrafo, Michio, and Lixin.

Abrafo saw the flaming sword standing a few steps away from him. He rushed forward, pulled out the sword from the ground, continued to rush forward at the red phoenix, and swung the sword towards the red phoenix's head.

The body of the red phoenix fell on the ground in front of Abrafo's feet. The flames on the sword gradually extinguished. Abrafo's burned right hand was still shaking uncontrollably as he looked heavily at the headless red phoenix. 

Standing on the top of the mountain, Gang, Shik, and the many participants entered the Phoenix Chamber, as they watched the fierce battle between the mythical creature and the people in the valley below. 

"I didn't expect that those who represent the Lai family would be so powerful." 

"Lord Lixin, too." 

A female participant said, "After witnessing their battle, I gave up. My skills are still far superior to theirs. Moreover, without the help of Lord Lixin, I would probably die in Scattered Forest." 

Another participant said, "This is an eye-opener for me. My classmates are right. Our skills are still below than that of Lord Lixin and the people those represented the Lai family." 

"So, what you two mean is that you won't be looking for the pure phoenix egg?" asked a male participant. 

The two women shook their heads. "We gave up," said one of the women. 

"We have nothing up our sleeves to win the battle against that mythical creature, so we throw in the towel." The first woman replied, looking at the other woman. "Do you agree?"

The second woman nodded. 

The words of the two women opened the eyes of other participants, and they began to doubt whether they had the ability to defeat the legendary Phoenix. 

"I guess I have to back off," one male participant said. "I may have some spells up my sleeve, but I know it won't be enough to defeat the legendary Phoenix." 

Hai looked at the people around him and said, "Why did you give up so early? You haven't tried it yet; how do you know you are not the one that could defeat that phoenix? Maybe that phoenix is ​​not the real phoenix in the legend at all." 

"Who are you trying to fool? You saw with your own eyes how powerful that phoenix is." 

Jin, Shi, Feng, and Heng walked towards a group of people chatting on the top of the mountain. 

Shik said, "Your Highness, Lord Lixin's people have approached us." 

Gang stepped forward and asked, "What did you find in the forest?" 

Jin said, "Your Highness, we found nothing but miles and miles of trees. Sir Yul told us there was no exit beyond the gable." 

Gang looked at Jin and asked, "Do you believe him?" 

Heng said, "Sir Yul has no reason to lie to us. As your Highness can see, we are now in a valley with only one entrance and one exit." 

Shi smiled at Gang and said, "Your Highness, forgive me, we are supposed to meet our Lord after we scouted the area." 

Gang watched as Lixin's men and others go down the mountain, and other participants also went down the mountain and walked toward the people at the bottom. He turned around and found that a small group of people were not chasing after Lixin's men. 

Gang said, "What do you think?" he turned to face the men. "You still have a choice. Follow Lixin, work alone, or follow me. If we can make it out alive together. I promise that everyone who stands by my side will become my personal bodyguard." 

Hai and the other twenty people looked at Gang and said in unison, "We will follow His Highness."