He discovered that his Spiritual Power had been instantly frozen by the White Phoenix’s Cold Ice Qi.

Jiang Chen’s expression changed drastically.

"Sever!"

At the critical moment, Jiang Chen hurriedly severed the portion of his Spiritual Power that had entered the White Phoenix Feather.

If he didn’t cut it off in time, the White Phoenix’s Cold Ice Qi would have spread along the connection and frozen all of his Spiritual Power.

Therefore, severing it immediately was the right choice.

After all, with his current Cultivation, he was no match for the will of this White Phoenix.

SPURT!

Even so, a part of his Spiritual Power was now severed, frozen within the White Phoenix Feather.

The loss of Spiritual Power dealt Jiang Chen a heavy blow.

A sharp pain lanced through his chest, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

In an instant, his face became deathly pale.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a lingering fear in his heart.

The White Phoenix Feather was still in his hand. As long as he didn’t send his Spiritual Power into it, the Phoenix Will within couldn’t attack him.

But being injured like this made Jiang Chen’s expression darken.

’It’s simply courting death.’

’White Phoenix, oh, White Phoenix... to think I wanted to negotiate peacefully with you. It seems now I have no choice but to subdue you by force.’

Jiang Chen was furious. He had been wounded by a Phoenix.

This was enough to make Jiang Chen abandon his original plan.

A ruthless glint appeared in his eyes.

’If you dare to oppose me, I’ll show you just how formidable I can be.’

Jiang Chen activated the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique, absorbing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi from his surroundings.

But when he found this method too slow, he immediately took out several dozen Origin Crystals from his Spatial Ring.

Origin Crystals were crystallized forms of concentrated Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. The energy they contained was not only incredibly dense but also exceptionally pure.

His Divine Thought instantly enveloped the dozens of Origin Crystals.

The Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique activated.

"Devour them!"

Jiang Chen let out a low roar. He was burning with fury, so his actions were rather crude. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

The Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique began to violently plunder the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi from the Origin Crystals.

In the span of just a few breaths...

PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!...

...dozens of Origin Crystals were sucked dry by Jiang Chen until they exploded, not even dust remaining.

After repeating this several times, Jiang Chen had absorbed enough Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

Although his injuries weren’t fully healed, he had at least recovered somewhat.

He was going to take back his Spiritual Power from the White Phoenix Feather.

And he was going to completely subdue the Phoenix Will.

The color had started to return to his face, though he was still a little pale.

Jiang Chen stood up and walked outside.

That’s right. Jiang Chen already had a way to deal with the White Phoenix’s will.

As a being of the Pill Emperor Level, his methods were practically innumerable.

’The will of a mere White Phoenix dares to challenge me.’

’Even a true Phoenix in the flesh would have to bow its head obediently if it met me.’

Of course, that was in the past. Now, even dealing with a Phoenix Will required some effort.

Fortunately, it wasn’t enough to stump him.

He just hadn’t expected the Phoenix Will to be so frenzied.

’Fallen Powder. That’ll be enough to make you submit.’

Jiang Chen knew of something called Fallen Powder.

While not an Elixir, it could be produced using Alchemy techniques.

As long as he could refine the Fallen Powder, Jiang Chen could forcibly subdue the Phoenix Will.

About an hour later, Jiang Chen returned.

He set up a brazier, took out his Pill Furnace, and with a flip of his hand, several materials appeared.

"Fallen Grass, Dirt Stone..."

Each one was an essential ingredient for the Fallen Powder.

He tossed all the materials into the Pill Furnace according to a specific sequence. Even while performing Alchemy, his eyes were still spitting fire.

It was clear he was filled with hatred for that Phoenix Will.

Anything that injured him would never escape his grasp.

Refining Fallen Powder wasn’t very complicated.

About a quarter of an hour later, Jiang Chen stopped refining.

He put away the Pill Furnace and extinguished the fire.

He casually took out a porcelain vial and gestured at the Pill Furnace.

"Collect!"

A flash of green light shot out from the Pill Furnace and into the vial.

Jiang Chen swept his Divine Thought across the vial’s interior and found it almost completely full of a green powder.

That’s right. This was the Fallen Powder, used for dealing with the Phoenix Will.

One could say that despite its simplicity, this Fallen Powder was effective against all kinds of remnant wills, whether from a Phoenix or a Divine Dragon.

It was foolproof and worked like a charm every time.

’Today, you’ll get a taste of my methods.’

A cold sneer hung on the corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth.

Without hesitation, he then split off another portion of his Spiritual Power, had it wrap around the vial, and sent it disappearing into the White Phoenix Realm.

"Bastard! It’s you again, you damned human! You’re courting death!"

"I’ve already destroyed your Spiritual Power, yet you still don’t know when to back down. Since you want to die so badly, I’ll grant you utter annihilation of both body and soul!"

The moment Jiang Chen’s Spiritual Power appeared and had just coalesced into a human form, the Phoenix Will transformed into a White Phoenix and let out a desolate, far-reaching roar at him.

It seemed intent on destroying Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen sneered.

"You dared to freeze my Spiritual Power. Today, I’ll make you kneel at my feet."

He could sense that his other portion of Spiritual Power had been frozen in a corner, completely irretrievable.

This made him burn with even greater fury.

A chilling coldness glinted in his eyes.

This coldness transformed into a will of its own, soaring into the sky.

The White Phoenix, high in the heavens, was also startled.

’What astonishing killing intent.’

The White Phoenix looked at Jiang Chen with some surprise, but then it let out a shriek.

It once again released its Cold Ice Qi, attempting to freeze Jiang Chen’s soul.

This time, Jiang Chen didn’t waste any time with words.

He gestured with his manifested hand, and a porcelain vial landed in its palm.

Then, without hesitation, he opened the vial and waved his hand across the entire White Phoenix Realm.

SWOOSH!

In an instant, a streak of green light transformed into an endless green mist, billowing to fill the entire space.

The Phoenix Will, in its White Phoenix form, saw this and its expression turned to one of utter shock.

It shrieked, "Fallen Powder! Bastard, you dare use Fallen Powder against me?!"

"Damned human, you beast!"

"AHHHH..."

The moment it saw the green mist, the White Phoenix’s will finally understood that this guy was a complete demon.

To actually possess something as vicious as Fallen Powder!

One could say that Fallen Powder was the bane of existence for remnant wills like itself.

Now, with the Fallen Powder spreading and the White Phoenix Realm being only so large, there was nowhere for it to hide.

It shrieked continuously.

It tried to evade, but the strange green mist, like a clinging pestilence, gave it no chance and directly enveloped it.

The green mist was like a poison, penetrating directly into the White Phoenix’s body upon contact.

"SCREECH! SCREECH..."

Surrounded and invaded by the Fallen Powder, the Phoenix immediately let out a series of miserable, piercing cries.

The once-proud being was now trembling violently, as if possessed by a demon.

BOOM!

The agonized White Phoenix plummeted from the sky, crashing onto the ground.