Xingyi Sword seemed to have found the switch to the Fire Phoenix, for each strike would cause it to burst explosively.
The Great Elders present couldn't grasp what they were seeing due to the limits of their understanding. However, the Nascent Soul Ancestors marveled at Li Yuanba's perception of the Spiritual Power Pattern.
At the Nascent Soul Stage, they, too, could sense the Spiritual Power Pattern node of the Fire Phoenix, but only by observing from a higher level. Yet Li Yuanba, whose realm was even lower than that of Wisdom Fire Arhat, faced greater challenges in discovering these nodes.
After sustaining the impact of four explosions from the Fire Phoenixes, the Fire Dragon Cover showed signs of instability.
It couldn't be said that the Fire Dragon Cover's defensive power was weak, as the Fire Phoenix was a spell attack of the Grand Elder Level, almost as strong as that of a Sword Cultivator of the same rank.