Wait a minute, where is my master?

Alongside Mr. Bai's muttering to himself.

The Clan Leader of the Little Golden Crow Clan, after a brief pause in midair, dove straight down into the mist-enshrouded ravine.

"Strange, where did Wu Mingyuan's old scraggly body's True Sun Fire go?"

The Frost Snow Wolf, standing on four clumps of frosty air in midair, continued to mutter "quietly" in his thunderous voice.

Meanwhile, on the stone platform by the cliffside.

Little White opened her small mouth, her face also full of shock as she looked towards her father.

She remembered that a few months ago, although her father was strong enough to overpower the Fire Crow Tribe's Clan Leader, it was only by a slim margin.

But now, in such a short time.

Her father's strength had improved so much?!

During these months in the Nine Provinces, she had been eating the "abundant in Spiritual Energy" meals specially supplied by Little Yu every day, but she had only improved by a few small realms.

Little White was stunned for a moment, then a sudden flash of wisdom in her brain made her turn her head to the Taoist standing beside her.

"Temple master, did you secretly do something?"

She didn't hide her voice, so the Frost Snow Wolf hovering in midair turned his massive head curiously towards them. Yaoer, on the stone platform, also slightly showed a hint of astonishment in her gaze.

She had been standing next to the Taoist all this time but hadn't noticed any actions from him.

"Hmm? How did you figure that out?"

Jin Xu, upon hearing this, looked somewhat puzzled at the Shiqi beside him.

Meanwhile, his left hand involuntarily rubbed the small, reddish-brown sphere between his fingers.

He had thought that his use of the Fire Condensing Skill to siphon off that slightly hot power from the other's body was very covert.

Yet how did it get discovered within less than ten moments?

Seeing Jin Xu's tacit acknowledgment, Little White shook her little head with a look of 'I knew it' and said.

"I knew my dad's strength couldn't have improved so quickly!"

"Little White, how exactly did you figure it out?"

Since Shiqi didn't answer the question, Jin Xu asked again.

Then...

He saw Little White tap her own head with her little fist, proudly saying.

"Wisdom, temple master. I figured it out with wisdom."

"..."

The Taoist was instantly silent upon hearing this.

Meanwhile, Mr. Bai, floating in midair, muttered "quietly" in his thunderous voice.

"She just guessed it."

Then, before his daughter could react, he was the first to start questioning Jin Xu.

"Little Taoist, you..."

However, just as Mr. Bai began to speak, he was interrupted by a sudden anomaly.

From the bottomless cloud-covered ravine beneath their feet, unexpectedly, a phoenix cry resounded!

Following that!

A blaze of black and gold flames, unlike the ones before, surged upwards along with an angry shout!

"Xue Po, I don't know what method you used, but you've actually drained all the True Sun Fire from my body. However, now that you've forced me to reveal this form today, your Snow Wolf Clan should prepare for extinction before the great calamity arrives!"

As his words fell, several streaks of light separated from the soaring black gold flames and shot in all directions.

Soon after, Jin Xu sensed that within a nearby distance, a barrier capable of concealing presence and scouting had quietly risen as the black gold light disappeared into the rocks.

He slightly raised his eyebrows and took a couple of steps toward the edge of the stone platform, curiously peering down and wondering aloud to himself.

"Weren't they known as the Little Golden Crow Clan, possessing the bloodline of the Golden Crow? How come they've transformed into a Phoenix now?"

As the words ended, the Taoist saw the black gold flames within the mountain ravine suddenly converge toward the center.

Right after that.

A Black Phoenix appeared before their eyes, its body cloaked in black gold flames and a dazzling crest on its head, akin to a malevolent sun deity.

This time, Wu Mingyuan's aura of Spiritual Power was much stronger than before.

The sparks occasionally splashing from his body fell on the cliff, and directly turned the age-old solid rock into molten magma.

Mr. Bai saw his old adversary's severely injured state suddenly vanish, and he even changed his appearance, his eyes instantly filled with astonishment, confusion, and caution.

He focused intently on the other for less than a moment, his originally sleek fur standing on end as he instinctively took a half step back in the air.

However, the next instant, Mr. Bai's gaze flicked to the Taoist and others on the stone platform.

That moment, the weight hanging in his heart suddenly lifted, and his raised fur settled back down.

"I didn't expect it to be you."

Although the Frost Snow Wolf's muscles and spirit were no longer tense, his tone was still filled with surprise.

As he spoke, he feigned nonchalance and took two steps forward in mid-air, while his gaze subtly shifted toward the direction of the stone platform.

Yet, this minor movement was directly caught by the Black Phoenix in front of him.

Wu Mingyuan was initially puzzled in his heart, wondering why Xue Po's drastic change had occurred within such a short breath of time.

Seeing the other glance at the stone platform, he instantly strategized in his mind.

He slightly turned his head, his eyes emitting black gold flames as he stared at Jin Xu and the others on the stone platform, speaking in a commanding tone.

"Xue Po, you evil old dog, you dare to attack today, relying on him, right? The one who secretly meddled and drained my True Sun Fire must also be you."

"Hah, Xue Po, you truly are regressing the older you get, finding a human to back you up. Don't tell me your Snow Wolf Clan intends to behave like a domestic dog, seeking mercy?"

Wu Mingyuan could tell that the two women on the stone platform were Nascent Soul Realm youngsters, so the first part of his speech was directed toward the human Taoist who showed no signs of Spiritual Power.

He then turned and lashed out at Mr. Bai again.

"Even if one is a domestic dog, that is still better than being a demon that mindlessly slaughters the innocent, ruthlessly annihilates weaker tribes, and even spares not the cubs?"

"Wu Mingyuan, or should I call you... Black Phoenix Prison One?"

Above the stone platform.

The puzzled Taoist didn't heed Wu Mingyuan's words just now.

Instead, he earnestly listened to the transmission Little White was giving him.

"Temple Master, this Black Phoenix Prison One has been a long-standing legend in our Demon Realm. Even when I was a child and refused to eat properly, making myself sick, my father would use this title to scare me.

"Of course, I wasn't frightened.

"However, this demon's methods are indeed cruel. After I was born, I've heard of at least three smaller tribes that fell victim to his evil deeds. One of them was closer to the Snow Wolf Clan's territory, and my father even took me to see it.

"That tribe's territory was turned into a sea of magma.

"Even the cubs and the women, all carbonized by the high temperature, were neatly arranged beside the sea of magma!"