No one expected such an interesting encore.

In first place, Wu Yu had actually accepted another challenge, and it was Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord, with whom he had a grudge.

The Dhrtarastra and Primeval Mighty Miracle God knew that it had been this Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord who had exposed Wu Yu at Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm. Otherwise, they would have still been in the dark.

And now she was again here at Mettle Sky, again standing in Wu Yu's way!

The Six Superior Phoenix Emperors and Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord had their eye on Wu Yu's right to enter the Everlasting Battlefield.

However, for Wu Yu and the others, they were all interested in the great transformation that Provenance Phoenix Empress had declared. What could lead the Provenance Phoenix Empress to give such a glowing review?

Therefore, both had set the terms of the challenge.

If Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord won, she could take Wu Yu's privilege of entering Everlasting Battlefield! On the other hand, if Wu Yu won, she would have to say what the transformation was.

Of course, she might well reveal some of it through battle, but much of a transformation often could not be seen.

For example, Wu Yu's legacy from the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal was completely unknown to anyone. It was his greatest secret.

And if Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord had truly gotten something epic, then she would guard this great secret of hers closely as well.

It was a fair bet.

However, the phoenix immortal beasts seemed completely unconcerned about the possibility of losing.

In the next year, Wu Yu rested, bringing his condition back to a peak. At the same time, he also constantly observed Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord/Nangong Wei on the spectator stands.

She seemed to be a completely different person now, cold and aloof, neither like Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord nor Nangong Wei. It was disconcerting for Wu Yu.

In this year, Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord did not even look at Wu Yu even once, instead closing her eyes and meditating.

One year later.

The time of battle had finally come.

Wu Yu flew down to the center of Giant Astral Prison. As the champion, many cheered for him.

Only after Wu Yu arrived did Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord unhurriedly make her way down. She did not even say a word, only briefly sparing a glance at Wu Yu before transforming into a nine-colored phoenix in preparation for the battle.

This was Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord's skill, and seemed perfectly ordinary.

Wu Yu did not dare to underestimate her. Since she was so confident, even challenging him after he had won the Immortal Emperor Trials, then she must be supremely confident.

Just as he prepared to use his Mystiques, the nine-colored phoenix transformed again. Before Wu Yu could react, all of her colors had turned to black.

These black flames burned with a sinister, wicked feel. Their terrifying presence was felt by all present!

"What is this?"

Wu Yu was immediately on his guard. The nine-colored phoenix had suddenly turned into a black phoenix, and its black flames were chillingly powerful.

Closely following that, the black flames flared out at Wu Yu!

"Devouring heavenly rule!"

Wu Yu instantly reacted, his devouring heavenly rule surging out to meet the black flames.

All this while, devouring heavenly rule had been one of Wu Yu's fallbacks. It was good against most ordinary heavenly rules and Mystiques, and nullified many attacks against him.

But now, Wu Yu could feel it being completely stopped by the chilling black flames.

He should have devoured its power. Instead, devouring heavenly rule was completely burned up by the black flames!

Wu Yu's devouring heavenly rule power rippled out from him in waves, but they fizzled out against the fiery blackness, and gradually vanished as they were consumed by the building heat.

As Wu Yu's devouring heavenly rule was completely destroyed, the black flames had built up to an unstoppable power. They filled Wu Yu's vision like a prairie of flames.

"So strong!"

Wu Yu was alarmed. This was his first time seeing such a power at the immortal king realm. What were those black flames?

He saw that Giant Astral Prison itself had been transformed into a sea of flames, completely blanketed in the hellish fires.

In principle, the greater a power, the harder it was to cover more area with it, as both multiplied the demands on one's strength.

To cover the entire field with such flames - how strong did one have to be?

In any case, Wu Yu knew that he could not do it himself. This alone indicated that she was no weaker than Wu Yu himself. It now boiled down to how long she could sustain it.

"I must hold on!"

Wu Yu gritted his teeth. He could feel the black flames nearing him. He used Void Reversal immediately.

As void world and Qian Kun world flipped, Wu Yu found a safe space to hide in, leaving the black flames trapped in a different dimension.

The reprieve was ephemeral.

Wu Yu soon saw that the edges of his void world were being licked away at by the black flames, which continued to move at unimaginable speeds towards his location.

Even Void Reversal could not stop the flames!

"What on earth is this fire?"

Wu Yu could not understand. He had never come across or heard of such a thing in his life before.

He wanted to see the reactions of the other immortal emperors on the stands, but he himself was completely surrounded by fire, and unable to see outside.

Not even the slightest crack was left to him as the fire surrounded him completely.

As the black flames continued to close in on Wu Yu, his void world had been completely occupied by them. There was no way back.

Wu Yu had a sense of foreboding.

If the black flames continued to advance, wouldn't the battle be over already?

Could it be that he would have to use his strongest defense from the get-go already?

Wu Yu knew that if he activated the Vajra Shield, he might be able to fend off Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord's black flames. But at the same time, it limited his offensive options.

It was fairly difficult to get on the attack.

Wu Yu could not even find a chance to bypass the black flames and get to Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord herself.

He was actually at the point where he did not even know where she was. As the flames marched on towards him, she vanished in their midst without a trace.

Wu Yu was even more confused now. If he didn't even know where she was, how was he to fight her?

His time was running out. The black flames were right before his eyes now, and he could feel the chilling and dangerous aura burning at him. It made him shiver.

This should have been impossible. Given Wu Yu's cultivation realm, there should have been no chill that could affect him. And yet these baleful flames made him shudder uncontrollably.

It was too cold!

Wu Yu's Ruyi Jingu Bang formed a golden spherical shield around him. This was the Vajra Shield, which was his strongest protection.

Wu Yu heaved a sigh of relief. He trusted it would be able to buy some time against the black flames.

If he could think of something in this time, that would be best.

But as the black flames surrounded him completely, he began to feel their chilling aura penetrate the Vajra Shield easily!

The golden Vajra Shield was Wu Yu's greatest defense. He had only been able to deploy it after breakting the third seal of the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

But now, it was being eaten away at by Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord's dark flames. It was riddled with holes in a trice, and dark flames came flaring in.

During the Immortal Emperor Trials, Wu Yu had used the Vajra Shield to defeat both Li Tianji and Yang Qiang.

He had faith in its strength.

And now reality was asking him where his god was. Vajra Shield was falling to the dark flames, holding out for less time than it took a joss stick to burn down.

The black flames very quickly ate the Vajra Shield up completely.

The golden light in Wu Yu's eyes dimmed, and then winked out. All before him were cold, dark flames. He was gripped in the throes of disbelief.

"This Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord, she stands by no convention! No heavenly rules, no Mystiques, nothing. Just the black flames alone are enough to trap me......"

Wu Yu was dismayed.

He was even more curious now. What in the world was this transformation that she had experienced, to make her this black phoenix? And what was the source of all this power?

Wu Yu did not give up.

He had never surrendered in a battle before, and this was not going to be his first. So she had amazing black flames. So what?

"Chronowarp globe!"

"Doppelganger heavenly rule!"

Wu Yu's Mystiques stacked one after another. His target was the black flames!

[TN: https://imgur.com/S5lc2V5]