Chapter 1540: Chapter 1537: Fire Phoenix! (Part 1)

After summoning the Fire Spirit Pearl, Li Chen delved another several kilometers along the magma.

Until he arrived at the front of a Magma Lake!

Many magma bubbles were floating on the lake.

Upon closer inspection, it wasn’t hard to discover that something seemed to be wriggling inside these bubbles.

Li Chen slightly furrowed his brow and flicked his fingers, shooting out a Sword Intent towards one of the magma bubbles.

"Bang!"

The Sword Intent pierced the magma bubble like a needle popping a balloon.

Soon, something resembling a fire chicken emerged from it, as if it were breaking out of an egg.

It glared with crimson eyes, looking up to the sky and let out a piercing screech, spitting a ball of flame towards Li Chen.

Li Chen, seeing this, couldn’t help but let out a cold sneer.

"A mere ant, how dare you be insolent in front of me!"

Before he finished speaking, he flicked his fingers once more, severing the head of the fire chicken.

The headless fire chicken’s body tilted, falling into the Magma Lake.

Soon, it was devoured, turning into a wisp of smoke.

Li Chen noticed that the wisp of smoke contained a very rich Fire Attribute strength.

Realizing this, he immediately tossed out the Fire Spirit Pearl.

The smoke was absorbed by the Fire Spirit Pearl, causing it to flash momentarily.

However, it quickly returned to calm.

After all, this wisp of smoke was too thin, and the Spiritual Power it contained seemed a bit scant.

If he could absorb hundreds or thousands of such wisps, the Fire Spirit Pearl could surely undergo a transformation, advancing to a higher level.

While Li Chen’s mind was racing, the other magma bubbles began bursting open.

In an instant, the entire Magma Lake became like a massive hatchery, with one chicken after another emerging from it.

Each one extended its neck, baring fangs and brandishing claws, screeching and breathing fire towards Li Chen.

Seeing this scene, Li Chen couldn’t help but pull up the corners of his mouth into a cold smile.

This was a perfect case of getting a pillow when you want to sleep!

It seems like today’s a good day to feast on chicken!

Li Chen summoned the Seven-star Dragon Abyss and executed a Sweeping Thousands of Army, slashing towards the fire chickens.

Although these fire chickens weren’t weak and each was a fighting chicken among their kind, compared to a monster like Li Chen, they were still no match.

With a single Sweeping Thousands of Army, many had already died, wisps of smoke rising, pervading the sky above the Magma Lake.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Chen immediately tossed out the Fire Spirit Pearl.

Urged by Li Chen’s will, the Fire Spirit Pearl began to spin counterclockwise.

At first, it was slow, but with Li Chen’s reinforcement, it quickly formed a fiery Tornado.

The wisps of smoke were drawn in as if attracted by a super magnet, rushing in eagerly.

In an instant, the Fire Spirit Pearl shone brightly, like a sun rising magnificently.

Witnessing this, the corners of Li Chen’s mouth tilted up in satisfaction once again.

The more fire chickens he killed, the more the Fire Spirit Pearl devoured.

But after slaughtering for an entire day, the number of fire chickens on the Magma Lake seemed not to decrease but rather increase, as if they were endless, surprising Li Chen.

Li Chen steadied his mind, his pupils narrowing slightly, beginning to use Insight Divine Power, shooting out two beams of light, piercing through layers of obstructions, to see through to the bottom of the Magma Lake.

Suddenly!

Li Chen discovered a giant bird enveloped in flames, which appeared somewhat like a peacock.

No, this is a phoenix!

More precisely, this is a Fire Phoenix!

The Fire Phoenix, an Ancient Species, renowned as the True Dragon’s peer!

Who would have thought that on this Mars, he’d encounter a Fire Phoenix.

By this time, the Fire Phoenix also seemed to sense someone was spying on it and abruptly opened its eyes.

Then, it spread its wings, vehemently flaring up, causing endless magma to surge and soaring towards the sky.

Li Chen didn’t expect the Fire Phoenix to awaken so quickly.

He swiftly moved back a step, constructing a Protective Gang Qi with the Seven-star Dragon Abyss to fend off the incoming magma flames.

Once the Fire Phoenix burst from the Magma Lake, it carefully examined Li Chen.

After a deathly silence, it suddenly spoke with a surprised exclamation.

"Human Cultivator?"

Li Chen also examined the Fire Phoenix carefully and asked, "Why are you here?"

Full of rage, the Fire Phoenix retorted, "Wasn’t it your handiwork?"

"Uh?"

Li Chen was utterly confounded; he couldn’t fathom what this had to do with him at all.

"You must be mistaken, we are complete strangers, with no grievances or enmity, how could it be related to me?"

Indignantly, the Fire Phoenix said, "You human cultivators are all no good. Since you’re a human cultivator, you’re surely no good either. How can you say it’s not related to you?"

After listening, Li Chen was utterly baffled.

Moreover, regarding the Fire Phoenix’s reasoning, he somewhat found himself at a loss for words.

Seeing Li Chen’s silence, the Fire Phoenix boasted, "How is it, I hit the nail on the head, leaving you speechless, right?"

"You human cultivators are all big pig trotters, go die!"

With a furious roar, the Fire Phoenix violently flapped its wings, spewing a ball of flame covering Li Chen.

The moment Li Chen did not expect, the Fire Phoenix attacked right away.

In a hurried moment, he immediately summoned Protective Gang Qi to block.

However, under the Fire Phoenix’s formidable flame attack, his Protective Gang Qi was struggling to hold up, its defensive power waning significantly.

Li Chen had the Domineering Longevity Body, the Fire Phoenix’s mere flame naturally couldn’t inflict severe damage.

However, the flame’s temperature was at least six to seven thousand degrees Celsius, slightly higher than the surface temperature of the sun.

Being scorched by this was still incredibly uncomfortable!

With this in mind, Li Chen wasted no time and immediately summoned the Jiuzhou Divine Tripod, unleashing golden light to enshroud himself, blocking the flame attack.

Seeing the Jiuzhou Divine Tripod, the Fire Phoenix seemed even more agitated.

"And you say it’s unrelated to you, if it’s unrelated, why is this in your possession?"

Hearing this sudden question from the Fire Phoenix, Li Chen was taken aback.

When he saw the Fire Phoenix referring to the Jiuzhou Divine Tripod, he suddenly realized.

It seems the Fire Phoenix had a conflict with Emperor Yu in the past!

However, he dared not be entirely sure of this.

After a moment’s contemplation, Li Chen tentatively asked, "Are you talking about Emperor Yu?"

The Fire Phoenix, raging, shouted, "Yes, precisely that asinine Emperor Yu!"

Before the words dripping with killing intent fell, the Fire Phoenix dove towards Li Chen like a gliding fighter jet.

Seeing this situation, Li Chen dared not harbor any slight contempt, immediately wielding the Seven-star Dragon Abyss, drawing a brilliant arc, hoping to resist the Fire Phoenix’s assault.

The Dragon Soul residing in the Seven-star Dragon Abyss, upon sensing the Fire Phoenix’s presence, also seemed very excited, emitting roars that struck the soul.

Subsequently, this dragon and phoenix entangled with each other within the rolling magma, engaged in a fierce, inseparable battle...