Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1502 - 423: Homeward Journey and Unexpected Events (2-in-1, Finale Countdown: 28) (Part 5)

"Kill!"

The frigid command escaped through Lin Su’s gritted teeth. Under his precise manipulation, the fire phoenix lunged toward the Illusion Phantom King, whose expression in the void was a mask of fury and disbelief!

Faced with an unyielding blood feud, total annihilation was the only path forward!

"Curse you!"

As the Illusion Phantom King watched the fire phoenix tear through the void toward him, a frantic light ignited in his eyes.

This was, after all, a synchronized strike from two peaks of the sixth realm, bolstered by a high-tier law like the Rule Power of Breaking. Even as a powerhouse of the seventh realm, the Illusion Phantom King felt a massive sense of impending doom.

He had never imagined that a task he viewed as trivial as stepping on an insect would escalate to this degree.

Lin Su’s sudden display of power only served to sharpen the Illusion Phantom King’s murderous intent.

If this youth wasn't eliminated today, he would surely return as a reaper in the future!

"Human, I will see you dead!"

He bellowed, and instantly, a blinding radiance erupted from his form.

Faintly, a domain woven from the Rules of Illusion and Reality manifested, blurring the lines between the tangible and the ethereal. Driven by desperation, the Illusion Phantom King expanded the domain rapidly before slamming it down against the approaching phoenix!

"Boom!"

The collision sent waves of raw power splattering across the void, triggering a violent energy tempest that rippled outward for millions of meters.

At the epicenter of the blast, the phoenix let out a piercing cry, savagely pecking at the spatial domain released by the Illusion Phantom King as if it possessed its own soul.

With every impact, the phoenix’s flames were swallowed by the domain, its size shrinking as it was neutralized by the Illusion Phantom King’s potent Rule Power; however, the spatial domain was simultaneously fracturing under the assault.

Two clashing magnitudes of power ground against each other within the void.

Even though the Phoenix Shadow held a slight advantage, the seventh-realm Cultivation of the Illusion Phantom King proved difficult to overcome.

Following that single strike, the Future Mirror lost its luster. Lin Su’s surging momentum evaporated instantly, and his aura plummeted back to the strength of the fourth realm.

Watching the Illusion Phantom King struggle against the phoenix in the distance, Lin Su’s gaze hardened with lethal resolve.

He knew he couldn't replicate such an explosive attack again so soon.

If he didn't capitalize on the shock his outburst had caused to deliver a finishing blow and slay this immortal now, there would be no second chance!

With this thought, he glanced toward the Rainbow Venerate. Though unable to move, she had successfully pinned down Yue Xie. Without a moment's hesitation, Lin Su reached up, tore off his hair crown, and crushed it into dust!

"Swoosh!"

A thunderous phoenix cry suddenly shook the heavens, harmonizing with the shrieking Phoenix Shadow already in the void.

A brilliant cyan light erupted from the remnants of the crown, shooting upward and condensing into an ice-blue feather with a cyan crest. It rapidly expanded into the spectral image of an ice phoenix, spanning thousands of meters.

A titanic power flooded the sky as the Extreme Cold of bitter frost raced in every direction, seemingly freezing the very fabric of the void itself!

This was the Shadow of Feng Venerable!

The accessory Lin Su had been wearing was the Jade Glazed Phoenix Crown.

It was both a gift and a safeguard bestowed upon him by Ji Qinghuan after he became her disciple.

Contained within was a full-power strike born from the union of Ji Qinghuan and Feng Venerable!

How formidable was their combined strength?

They were capable of standing toe-to-toe even against the Tree Venerable.

Therefore, this release from the Phoenix Crown was equivalent to a maximum-effort strike from the Tree Venerable himself!

And the Tree Venerable, master of the seventh-realm Life and Death Rules, was a truly terrifying existence.

This final blow would decisively shatter the current deadlock!

"It ends now!"

Lin Su roared, directing the frozen might of Feng Venerable toward the Illusion Phantom King, whose face was now twisted in pure horror!

The ice-blue phoenix carved a path through the sky, spreading its wings as it dove into the crumbling Illusion and Reality domain. In an instant, the overwhelming pressure pulverized the domain entirely!

"No!"

"No!!!"

The Illusion Phantom King screamed in a state of hysterical madness.

He had only sought to avenge his brother—was that such a crime?

The twin phoenixes descended upon him, their forms completely engulfing his body.

As he hovered on the edge of oblivion, the memories of his life flickered past like a spinning lantern.

He and his brother had been inseparable since their youth, relying only on one another to survive.

His brother had once told him that beasts must seize their own destiny and refuse to be the playthings of humanity.

He had led a host of immortals in a brutal campaign against the seven great powers of the Northern Divine Realm.

Ultimately, his brother was defeated and hunted, forced to vanish into the depths of the Endless Sea, never to return.

And he, the loyal shadow of his brother, had faced the humans' wrath as well, surviving only by hiding like a coward, never daring to show his face.

Just as he had finally found a lead on his brother’s whereabouts, he was meeting his end here.

Humans!

Humans!!

In his final breaths, the Illusion Phantom King felt no pain, only a mind consumed by insanity.

"You will suffer for this! I curse you to pay the price! Hahaha!"

A venomous, howling curse echoed from the heart of the inferno.

A moment later, his aura vanished entirely, and his Rule Power began to dissolve into nothingness.

From the world, a seventh-realm immortal had been erased.

The Illusion Phantom King had fallen!

The twin phoenix shadows faded away, and Lin Su flickered through the air to stand where the Illusion Phantom King had just been.

A complicated shadow crossed his face.

Was it pity?

Perhaps, just a shred.