God-Tier Providence System-Chapter 69

"Yes!" Joanna agreed in a resonant voice without the slightest hesitation.

"Right, you can seize the time to refine the power of the Phoenix Blood Essence." Alex reminded her with a smile.

"If you can completely absorb that cluster of blood essence, it won’t be any less effective than half a year of bitter, secluded cultivation."

"Thank you, Saint Lord!" Joanna clenched her fists, nodding excitedly.

Watching Alex walk away toward the back of the cave, Joanna sat cross-legged on a bluestone right at the entrance. She closed her eyes, focused her mind, calmed her breath, and devoted her entire attention to refining the Phoenix Essence Blood.

...

Inside the cave, Leo deliberately led Knox through several more highly treacherous areas.

But alas, the power of Knox’s Protagonist Halo was simply far too formidable. Coupled with the two Heaven and Earth-tier cultivation arts, the Heavenly Flame Attraction Art and the Heavenly Flame Bone-Shattering Palm, the vicious beasts and venomous insects within the cave were almost entirely wiped out by him.

Not only did these traps fail to pose any threat to Knox, they actually provided him with numerous extra fortuitous encounters and experience.

Leo silently said to Alex in his heart: You can’t blame me for not helping you.

Left entirely helpless, he had no choice but to lead Knox out of the Thousand Poisons Demon Cave.

"Senior Leo, the fact that I gained such a massive harvest in the Thousand Poisons Demon Cave is truly all thanks to you." Taking inventory of his space ring, now stuffed to the brim with treasures, Knox smiled so widely he couldn’t close his mouth.

"Once I return to the Heavenly Flame Capital, I will definitely send someone to deliver even more treasures to reward you!"

"Heh, you’re too kind, too kind..." Leo nodded awkwardly. The smile on his face incredibly stiff and unnatural.

Knox was originally in an excellent mood, happily humming a little tune.

However, the moment he stepped out of the Thousand Poisons Demon Cave and saw his Five-Colored Phoenix Lord reduced to a bloody corpse, he instantly flew into a towering rage.

"The Five-Colored Phoenix Lord... someone actually dug out its blood essence..."

"What... what is the meaning of this?!"

Furious beyond belief, Knox’s gaze swept the surrounding area.

At a single glance, he spotted Joanna sitting on the bluestone a short distance from the corpse, deeply focused on her cultivation.

"That attire... it’s someone from the Hale family?"

"You... are courting death!"

Sensing the spiritual energy of the Phoenix clan’s blood essence radiating from within Joanna, Knox instantly concluded that this Hale family woman had killed his Five-Colored Phoenix Lord.

He flickered forward, charging straight at her. White light erupted from his palm, swirling with chilling, bone-piercing killing intent.

Joanna, unaware of what was happening, opened her eyes in confusion.

But the moment she opened them, she was met with Knox’s lethal palm strike.

Absolutely no room to dodge.

"Heavenly Flame Bone-Shattering Palm!"

"Die!"

Knox’s palm ruthlessly slammed into Joanna’s lower abdomen.

Joanna was merely at the first level of the Foundation Establishment Realm. A recent breakthrough at that. Meanwhile, Knox was a powerhouse at the half-step Core Formation Realm. Coupled with the Heaven and Earth-tier Heavenly Flame Bone-Shattering Palm as a sneak attack.

A trail of bright red blood spilled from the corner of Joanna’s mouth.

She fainted instantly, her breath growing incredibly weak. Hanging by a mere thread.

"Treacherous woman, I want you to pay with your life for my Five-Colored Phoenix Lord!" Knox still had no intention of letting her go. He raised his palm to charge again.

Just as he prepared to follow up and finish Joanna off, a large, powerful hand clamped down on his shoulder in a death grip.

Knox froze slightly and turned his head.

Leo. The one who stopped him in the nick of time.

"Senior Leo, do not stop me!" Knox roared, absolutely furious.

"Today, I absolutely must kill this woman!"

"In your dreams!" Leo no longer displayed the amiable demeanor from moments ago. His expression was incomparably cold as he shouted sternly.

"If you want to kill Lady Joanna, you’ll have to step over this old man’s dead body first!"

Knox was instantly dumbfounded. "Senior Leo, what... what did you say?"

Before he could even react, the ground beneath his feet trembled violently.

A majestic, overbearing coercive pressure crashed down from the sky like a torrential downpour. It completely enveloped him. Rendering him utterly unable to move a single inch.

Knox shuddered.

He turned his head stiffly.

The murderously furious Alex. Walking toward him with a deeply darkened face.

"Knox, enemies truly do travel on a narrow road."

Cold sweat poured down Knox’s forehead like a waterfall.

However, Alex simply walked right past him, completely expressionless. He gently helped Joanna up, pressing his index and middle fingers against her wrist to check her pulse.

"Saint Lord, I..." Joanna struggled to open her eyes, speaking hoarsely. "I’m fine..."

"Joanna, don’t speak." Alex’s face was filled with absolute heartache, looking as if he were barely holding back tears.

"The bones in your body have been shattered. They nearly pierced your internal organs."

"Rest assured, I will absolutely exact vengeance for you and wipe away this grievance!"

Alex slowly raised his head. His eyes glared deadly at Knox. Raging fires burning within them.

Knox shuddered all over. But he still forcefully suppressed his terror and mustered his courage.

"Heh, so what if she was beaten by me?"

"If you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for being too lax in disciplining your Hale family disciples!"

He pointed at Joanna and shrieked. "This woman killed my Five-Colored Phoenix Lord and stole the Phoenix Blood Essence for her own use!"

"Tell me, shouldn’t I kill her to avenge my Five-Colored Phoenix Lord?!"

Before Alex could even open his mouth, Leo angrily rebuked.

"Utter nonsense!"

"Your Five-Colored Phoenix Lord is a spiritual beast with Nascent Soul Realm strength!"

"Lady Joanna is merely at the first level of the Foundation Establishment Realm."

"How could she possibly kill the Five-Colored Phoenix Lord and snatch the Phoenix Blood Essence?!"