Chapter 616: A Phoenix''s Dignity and Angel''s Brilliance.


    Massive aura sts spread around as a green lightning ball grew in size onnd, and a gigantic white fireball followed right after in the sky.


    Cecile''s [Moon Phoenix Dignity] was her transformation skill, and she activated it after the elder also began transforming.


    During transformation, the beast is naturally vulnerable. However, that was for beasts with low control over the ability to switch between human and beast form.


    The time to transform when having control over it was negligible, even for a battle between the same-ranked cultivators.


    Moreover, the giant fireball or lightning that manifested around them was not for a show while transforming.


    Extremely powerful defensive and offensive strength was applied to it, making it almost impossible to break through at the same level.


    Of course, if the opponent had enough strength or the transformation took too long, breaking through was not aplex task.


    In just two or three seconds, the white fireball had reached more than two hundred meters in diameter, while the lightning on the ground extended for a hundred.


    With two aura explosions, two enormous birds manifested in the ce where the previous events gathered.


    RAHH!


    The deep roar of the Jade Thunderbird made the air around it vibrate as lightning coursed around his one-hundred-meter wingspan.


    Rumbling sounds of the air crackling with electricity created a deafening cacophony that struck terror in the bird-rted people.


    The man''s gloating and deep voice echoed around. "You are done!"


    In the human forms, while fighting, it was difficult to pressure the opponent with the bloodline.


    However, in the beast form, the bloodline pressure was easily used.


    As the top n in Distancia, it was known that Jade Thunderbird had the greatest bloodline.


    However, he made the wrong bet this time.


    QYA~!


    The harmonious cry of the ethereally beautiful silver Moon Phoenix resonated with the World, silencing every other event besides its natural echoing cry and forcing almost every bird-rted creature to kneel.


    The pressure other beasts and beast humans felt was also not low, making their shoulders sink by the weight of Cecile''s presence.


    The Phoenix''s gigantic two-hundred-meter wingspan cast a dark shadow on the ground, eclipsing even the Sun behind her with the iparable and unmatched majesty of the Moon.


    "Lowly creature, only my love has the right to make me bend down with her bloodline. Now, you shall learn that you are a frog in the bottom of a well, and you must lower your head."


    Those arrogant words were followed by the low-level Ancient-beast-ranked bloodline spreading throughout the area like a tsunami.


    Every beast and beast-human with an avian bloodline felt their souls tremble with Cecile''s echoing and ethereally beautiful voice.


    The Ancient Ranked Bloodline of the Moon Phoenix was like the absolute sovereign of bird-rted creatures.


    The giant silver Phoenix pping its wings with freezing white mes dancing around her wings hovering above them was like a ruler overlooking the world.


    The four-winged Thunderbird was about to fly up and charge toward Cecile when the Moon Phoenix''s aura fell on top of him. The enormous fifty-meter wings crashed onto thend together with his body, making his eyes widen in terror. ''What kind of bloodline is this!?''


    Cecile''s indifferent face didn''t change as her voice reverberated with the world one more time. "Surrender."


    The man wanted to fight against it, but the feeling was magnified because he was in his beast form.


    He had, quite literally, dug his own grave.


    He looked at the sky with defiance, but when his yellow eyes met with the piercing cold blue phoenix eyes, his beak trembled slightly and uttered. "I-I surrender."


    The majestic Phoenix didn''t answer and looked away from him, not giving him a second nce as it flew back toward her lover.


    The size shrunk quickly mid-air, and she regained her human form by the time she was before Yasenia.


    Like a little bird returning to her nest, Cecile dove into her lover''s arms in a docile manner and surrounded Yasenia with her cozy silver wings.


    Yasenia naturally weed her and kissed her forehead. "Well done, sweetheart."


    The people around opened their eyes widely.


    The iparable and majestic Phoenix was snuggling in the dragon woman''s arms with a soft, rxed expression.


    In their minds, to be able to tame such an otherworldly and aloof creature, they understood that Yasenia had to be more exceptional than this Phoenix.


    The effect rang the truest in the avian races as they all looked at the dragoness with reverence and awe.


    The elder also returned to his human form, his body still heavily injured because of Cecile''s [Moon Freezing Catastrophe] he received.


    Yasenia caressed her sweetheart''s long tinum-blonde hair and asked. "Do you ept your loss or not?"


    The man opened his mouth, but Cecile gave him a cold stare. The soul-depth respect Cecile had forcibly dug into him made him stop his words.


    After trying for a moment, he sighed. "I will, Lady Yasenia. Our power was rash, and we won''t continue participating in this fight. You are free to continue your recruitment."


    The other four frowned, but they didn''t say anything. Cecile''s bloodline aura had also given them a scare.


    Yasenia smiled. "Your n''s might is worthy of being number one. You are not the strongest in the n, yet I felt a peak-level Mythical rank bloodlineing from you. The seniors and leaders must be exceptional characters. Moreover, acting in the name of power is easy, but knowing when to retreat and admitting wrongs is a sign of an exceptional character. This junior respects the elder."


    Although Yasenia didn''t make any gesture to admit her respect, the man didn''t expect Yasenia to give him face after all that happened. However, a grateful light shed in his eyes.


    Yasenia continued looking at the other four elders. "Our sect wees all races, and we don''t discriminate no matter which power theye from. As long as they are loyal to us, we will nurture everyone. Please don''t take this altercation as us bing enemies. After exchanging pointers, I would love our ns to be allies. Regardless of winner or loser, let''s be respectful and honest with each other."


    The man knew that this was Yasenia''s effort to open a way to avoid losing face, and he took it.


    "We''ll take it into ount. I was rude and interrupted. I hope everyone here is now convinced about their credibility. This one is leaving,dy Yasenia."


    He then took to the sky and left.


    What he didn''t know was that Yasenia''s words had manyyers in them. For example, from then on, if one elder refused to admit defeat, they would look extremely bad to the public, hurting even the image of their power.


    Furthermore, people''s vision of the Astral Sky Sect will elevate, making her influential enough for cultivators worldwide to have confidence in joining her even if Yasenia bes an enemy with high-level races.


    Fighting top powers off is an attractive prospect for those searching for a power to gain protection and grow.


    High-level rogue cultivators that don''t want to join existing powers existed, like themia n, and these conditions were a top-notch bait that our dragoness hung over their heads.


    Not to mention, her girls would also be rising stars that many would like to be an ally with. After all, top powers know that Yasenia is allied with a few high-ranking people, making them even more reluctant to "kill before they grow."


    In short, this move used her existing foundation to build a towering and imposing image to the outside while also appearing weing.


    An image that would only be enhanced after the other girls fought.


    Tatyana smiled. "Brilliant move."


    The Ocean Swallowing Mermaid was very intelligent and caught on a few of these points, making her frown deeper. ''She is not simple. She also used the fragility of the elder after being impacted by that silver phoenix to make her words sound more convincing than they were.''


    The Ocean Swallowing Mermaid looked at the short and cute, big-breasted blonde girl and nodded. ''I need to win against her to at least return some face. Let''s fight before the others fight, and we give the dragoness more momentum.''


    "Little girl, how about we start our fight?"


    Of course, what she failed to measure was that the innocent and sweetly smiling woman was an absolute monster in the disguise of a cutie.


    Angel blinked her round, big blue eyes and smiled. "Okay! Big sister, be careful~."


    At this moment, the other Astral Sky n seniors arrived. People like Luscia, Drasha, Ghana, Fascia, Finnegan, Hanna, and simr.


    Drasha looked at the arena and saw Angel about to fight an Epoch Core cultivator from the Mermaid race, and she became scared. She quickly slithered and arrived at her side. "Little Angel, what are you doing there?"


    Angel blinked and smiled, trotting toward her and hugging Drasha''s snake hip. "Big Sister Drasha, you''ve arrived at the perfect time! I''ll be fighting that pretty mermaid soon!"


    Selena, Angel''s personal maid, had her eyes twitching when she saw Angel hugging anothermia. ''Tsk, I''ll show you who Little Angel''s favoritemia ister.''


    Drasha felt a chill climbing up her spine and looked over to see an extraordinarily gorgeous and voluptuous fierymia. Her red scales shone like precious rubies, and her fiery red long hair was glossy with soft curls.


    Themias that came couldn''t help but have their eyes widen as Selena''s profound aura felt like an ocean. ''Who is she!?''


    The mermaid sighed. "Little girl, we should start the fight soon."


    Angel eximed. "Oh, sorry, big sister. I was disrespectful."


    Drasha looked at Yasenia, but seeing her calmly looking over, she guessed that there was not any danger. ''That dragoness bes exaggeratedly protective of little Angel, so… Let''s move to the side.''


    They all moved to the side, leaving space between them.


    The mermaid shook her head and thought. ''I''ll finish this quickly. Even if she is a lowly human, she is quite cute to treat harshly.''


    Angel looked at Yasenia and asked. "Yasenia, please say when we start!"


    Yasenia smiled softly and nodded. "Then, at the count of three."


    "One."


    The mermaid''s and Angel''s aura burst outward, shing with each other with a loud bang.


    "What!?"


    With an exmation of surprise, an extremely pure and concentrated aura crashed with her own aura, almost sting it into pieces.


    The mermaid was horrified after feeling Angel''s profound presence.


    "Two!"


    However, she didn''t have time to speak as the dragoness kept counting, so she surrounded herself with blue-green energies, increasing her physical strength manifold.


    At the same time, Angel cast her enhancing skills. "[Prismatic Scarlet Heart ss], [Energy Flow Intent Level One]."


    Unlike the other girls, Angel had only one self-enhancing skill. However, when Prismatic Scarlet Heart ss was used, a reddish aura surrounded her, increasing her defense and energy maniption to extreme levels.


    Moreover, her intent was another multiplier to her innately powerful energy maniption ability, making her control ridiculous for her level.


    "Three!"


    The mermaid pped her tail and shed forward with shing speed while a massive water aura flowed around her fist.


    She arrived before Angel in an instant and punched.


    The surroundings thought that it was over.


    However, Angel summoned her [ss Heart Shield], cing it in the punch''s way. For those who had forgotten, [ss Heart Shield] was a low-level Transcendent Rank shield. The shield Yasenia robbed Jaxon, the Demon junior, in the Secret realm.


    BOOM!


    Everyone''s eyes opened wide when the short woman stood steady and didn''t even take a step back after receiving a punch that could level a town.


    Angel smiled andmented. "Big sister, you are so strong!"


    The mermaid''s lips twitched. ''What in the heaven''s name?''


    Angel then summoned a semi-transparent iridescent sword and shed toward her with extremely quick and precise motions. "[Light Severing Sword]."


    The mermaid saw a sh of light and hastily moved back, feeling the tip of the long sword scratching her neck and splitting the skin. ''So sharp!''


    The mermaid expertly moved her and punched in a ce difficult to defend.


    The mermaid saw that Angel waste to defend and smiled. ''I got you.''


    Angel muttered while turning. "[Prismatic Crystal Shield]."


    A barrier appeared before the mermaid, and when her punchnded with a massive bang, it didn''t even budge.


    "[Brilliant Light Steps]."


    Angel became a light beam and reappeared above the mermaid.


    The mermaid looked up and saw Angel waving her long sleeves. Then, she saw ss in different geometrical shapes, creatingplex lines and patterns surrounding her in an instant.


    Her opponent''s sweet voice spread around with a subtle, graceful, and unmistakable imposing tone.


    "[Vaporizing Laser Formation]."


    Pure white light reflected in the mermaid''s eyes, followed by an enormous explosion.


    BOOOOOM!