# Chapter 244: Burn! Phoenix Blood!
Though the heaven-shaking "Heavenly Wolf Strike" only inflicted relatively minor injuries on Xia Qingyue, it shattered her Ice Body Jade Bone state. The Ice Cloud Art could no longer be elevated to the seventh realm for a short time. And this strike did not push Yun Che to his absolute limit. While Xia Qingyue's aura was still unsteady, Yun Che had already charged forward again, a Phoenix Break shooting from over a dozen zhang away.
Chu Yueli suddenly stood up, speaking to Xia Qingyue who was right in front of her: "Qingyue, stop holding back. Open your domain and defeat him now! This guy can create any kind of surprise at any moment!"
Regarding this battle, Chu Yueli originally had no worries whatsoever, not even the slightest. The gap in their comprehensive strength was indeed enormous. Throughout the entire process, Xia Qingyue had maintained a crushing posture. But as their exchange progressed, Xia Qingyue's aura grew weaker and weaker, while Yun Che, repeatedly frustrated, not only suffered no serious injuries but his momentum remained undiminished. Now he had miraculously escaped from what Xia Qingyue had intended as a decisive strike, and even wounded her in return. This made Chu Yueli unable to avoid being alarmed.
The victory or defeat of this battle was not that important to Xia Qingyue personally, but it was extremely important to Bing Yun Fairy Palace. Because winning would mean breaking history, pushing Bing Yun Fairy Palace to the pinnacle of Cang Feng Empire for the first time. Having already defeated Ling Yun and reached this point, Xia Qingyue absolutely could not lose.
The Ice Phoenix Qionghua Ribbon swept out, blocking all of Yun Che's Phoenix Breaks. During the blocking process, Xia Qingyue also sensed that Yun Che's power had clearly declined... That Heavenly Wolf Strike had indeed consumed Yun Che greatly. Coupled with the continuous support of the Heart Incineration state, the burden on Yun Che's profound veins and body was now extremely heavy. He was completely gritting his teeth and forcing himself to endure, but the critical point of collapse was getting closer and closer.
Yun Che rushed quickly toward Xia Qingyue. Before he could get close, a flash of blue light suddenly appeared before his eyes, and the surrounding world instantly turned azure blue.
An incomparably cold sensation assaulted him from all directions, causing Yun Che's steps to freeze instantly.
"A domain! It's yesterday's domain!"
"A domain again... This is practically like cheating! Not to mention the younger generation, even looking at the entire Cang Feng Empire, the number of people who can use domains doesn't exceed two handfuls!"
"I never thought Yun Che would have such terrifying strength. It feels like he's not at all weaker than Ling Yun from yesterday! At the very least, he managed to injure Xia Qingyue... But unfortunately, even if he were ten times stronger, he simply wouldn't have the ability to resist against a domain."
"Ah, we're truly old. We thought Ling Yun was already the absolute limit a young person could reach. Never expected that this youth at only the True Xuan Realm would bring me such shock. The aura he erupted with just now was no less than Ling Yun's. If he reaches Ling Yun's age, he will surely far surpass him. And this girl named Xia Qingyue... completely overturns my understanding."
"Yun Che reaching this point is enough to shake the world and astonish everyone. It's just a pity that in this world, besides him, there is also Xia Qingyue. The domain she released that transcends the laws, beneath the Heavenly Xuan level, there is simply no way to resist it."
Cold wind rose from all directions. Snowflakes filled the sky above, and soon a layer of frost covered the ground. A thick layer of ice rapidly formed on Yun Che's body with a "crackling" sound, quickly covering half his body.
This Ice Cloud Domain was slightly smaller than yesterday's. After all, Xia Qingyue had previously used the seventh level of Ice Cloud Art and had also taken Yun Che's Heavenly Wolf Strike, resulting in massive consumption. The moment the Ice Cloud Domain opened, Yun Che felt as if countless steel needles were piercing his entire body. His torso and limbs rapidly went numb under the extreme cold. Not to mention charging forward, even taking a step became extremely difficult.
He now truly understood why Ling Yun yesterday had instantly become helpless under the Ice Cloud Domain, directly conceding without any final struggle after being knocked out of the domain. Domain-type power frequently appeared in battles at the Heavenly Xuan level and above, but it simply shouldn't have appeared at the level where he and Xia Qingyue were. Once it appeared, the suppression—even describing it as complete crush was insufficient.
The cold aura furiously invaded his body. His entire body went numb, and even his perception was rapidly fading. Yun Che took a deep breath, trying to ignite his Phoenix Flame, but before the fire on his body could even burn, it was extinguished at its source by the terrifying cold.
In contrast to Yun Che, within the Ice Cloud Domain was the most advantageous environment for Xia Qingyue. Here, all her attacks would be maximized. Without exaggeration, if one couldn't break the Ice Cloud Domain, then within the domain, Xia Qingyue would be the complete master, dominating the victory or defeat of this battle. If she wished, she could easily dominate whether Yun Che lived or died.
As the Ice Cloud Domain spread open, Xia Qingyue's body also swayed slightly. After pausing in place for a moment, she slowly stabilized her aura. Looking at Yun Che standing still, gritting his teeth, unable to take a step forward for a long time, she grasped the Ice Phoenix Qionghua Ribbon and slowly walked before him, letting out an extremely soft sound: "I'm sorry..."
As her voice fell, the Ice Phoenix Qionghua Ribbon lightly danced, brushing toward Yun Che's shoulder.
Just as the Ice Phoenix Qionghua Ribbon was about to touch Yun Che, the Phoenix Mark hidden on his forehead suddenly appeared, releasing a blinding golden light...
This sudden change made Xia Qingyue pause, instinctively retracting the Ice Phoenix Qionghua Ribbon. And in the next instant, from the golden-flashing Phoenix Mark, three drops of golden firelight surged out...
They were three drops of Phoenix Blood that Yun Che had expelled from his body.
Staring at the three drops of golden blood, Yun Che clenched his teeth, emitting an extremely low growl from his throat: "Phoenix Blood... for me... burn to your heart's content!!"
Normally, the Phoenix Flame he ignited used Phoenix Blood as its source.
But this time, he forced out the Phoenix Blood itself, directly burning these three drops of Phoenix Blood!
He fully understood the consequences of doing this. After the divine power of the three drops of Phoenix Blood was exhausted, it would take an unknown amount of time to recover. And before their Phoenix divine power recovered, all he could burn would be ordinary profound fire, unable to use Phoenix Flame again. However, this was the only method he could think of that had any possibility of breaking the Ice Cloud Domain.
As the three drops of Phoenix Blood emerged, an incomparably vast pressure enveloped the entire Sword Discussion Platform. Even those peak experts at the Heavenly Xuan or even King Xuan realm felt a heavy sense of oppression... Though they were just three drops of blood, they contained true divine power, the pressure emanating from a Phoenix divine beast. Xia Qingyue, who was closest, felt the heaviest pressure. At the same time, she sensed a mortal danger. This crisis made her retreat at the fastest speed without a second thought.
BOOM!!
With Yun Che's low roar, all three drops of Phoenix Blood ignited simultaneously. From three tiny fireflies, in an instant, they expanded into a sky-filling inferno over a dozen zhang high. The Ice Cloud Domain's cold pierced to the bone, but how could it possibly stop the violent burning of divine beast blood?
No matter what kind of flame, burning requires a medium. The medium for the Phoenix Flame Yun Che released was profound force, but the medium for the divine power released by Phoenix Blood... was this Ice Cloud Domain!
The attribute of the Ice Cloud Domain was freezing cold. It could be said to be the thing in the world least likely to burn. But under the divine power of Phoenix Blood, it burned and spread at an astonishing speed, like the purest kerosene. Before people could even react to the surprise of the flames appearing, crimson fire had filled every corner of the Ice Cloud Domain, turning an azure-blue domain into a crimson-flame purgatory.
Though these flames did not touch the surrounding spectators, the scorching heatwaves still reached them, suffocating them instantly, their entire bodies feeling as if they would burst into flames. Then, the clothes and hair on their bodies suddenly caught fire, causing them to flee in chaos with screams. Only after more than a dozen experts from Tian Jian Villa leaped forward to block the front was the situation finally alleviated.
"This... this... what is going on..." Chu Yueli stood up, her beautiful eyes filled with deep shock.
"Could it be... could this domain actually be broken by... Yun Che's fire?"
"Using fire... to burn away the Ice Cloud Domain? How is that possible..."
As the flames spread, the Ice Cloud Domain vanished... Even the last traces of blue light and cold were completely devoured by the flames. But after burning away the Ice Cloud Domain, the Phoenix Flame, having lost its medium, also extinguished... However, the three drops of Phoenix Blood floating before Yun Che had lost their original golden color, becoming dull and turbid, like the liquid of ordinary profound beasts.
Plop...
Yun Che fell to one knee on the ground, sweat pouring like rain, gasping heavily. Controlling the burning of these three drops of Phoenix Blood had consumed almost all of his remaining strength. At this moment, the three drops of Phoenix Blood flew back toward the flame mark on Yun Che's forehead on their own, returning to his bloodline, falling into a long slumber.
For at least the next three months, Yun Che would not be able to ignite Phoenix Flame again.
At the same time, the exposure of Phoenix Blood was highly likely... Others might not discover it, but present there was also Ling Kun! This terrifying person from a Sacred Ground. What he knew at his level was simply incomparable to the experts of Cang Feng Continent.
He was fully aware of such a price. But he had absolutely no regrets.
The Ice Cloud Domain had vanished, completely vanished...
The entire Sword Discussion Platform fell into a deathly silence like a ghost prison, only the sounds of gasps and gulping could be heard. Everyone had stood up, staring dumbly at the two on the stage. Extreme shock was clearly written on their twisted features.
"Phoenix Blood?" Ling Kun's brows lowered, a low murmur escaping his mouth, a hint of surprise flashing across his face: "Phoenix Blood, wasn't it extinct long ago? The Phoenix bloodline of the current Fenghuang God Sect is all inherited from their ancestors... His Phoenix Blood can separate from his bloodline, proving it is extremely pure Phoenix Blood."
"The Phoenix Flame techniques he uses are also completely different from the Fenghuang God Sect's."
"Hmph! How interesting. I wonder what the Fenghuang God Sect's reaction will be when they learn of this news."
Ling Kun swept his indifferent gaze across the entire audience, sneering faintly: "With so many people present, there will always be those who leak this information to the Fenghuang God Sect... This youth's talent is not bad. He barely qualifies to be at the bottom even in Tian Wei Sword Domain, and he seems to have had some lucky encounters. But unfortunately... he's destined for a short life. I'm afraid he won't live to see the day he enters my Tian Wei Sword Domain."