Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

Yu Luoning's heart stirred slightly, but before she could think it through, the fire beast slammed down with its iron hammer, splashing lava everywhere, like a volcanic eruption.

Bai Rongling reacted extremely quickly, forming hand seals and using a water escape technique. A ten-zhang-long water dragon rose from the ground, extinguishing all the lava. Yu Luoning also made his move at the same time.

As the two attacked from both sides, water and fire clashed, and a large amount of white mist rose up around them.

The fire beast shook the water droplets off its hands, looked at the two of them, and said with a somewhat speechless expression, "Water and fire are mutually restraining, a very good idea, but unfortunately it won't work for me."

Before he finished speaking, a blinding red light erupted from his body, and a heat wave, carrying hot air, swept outwards in concentric circles.

The heat was now close to the critical point. Yu Luoning raised his hand to shield himself, feeling the intense heat scorching his soul.

Bai Rongling was in the same state; fine beads of sweat glistened on his forehead as his hands continuously formed hand seals, drawing together the remaining watery spiritual energy from the surrounding area.

Immediately afterwards, two beams of azure light rose from the ground, transforming into water dragons that swept towards the fire beast, carrying waves of heat.

The moment the two collided violently, accompanied by a loud hiss, the vast expanse of water vapor evaporated into white mist and spread out.

"Walk!"

Despite her discomfort, Yu Luoning seized the opportunity and used her full power to teleport, creating a purple aura around herself and Bai Rongling in an attempt to temporarily avoid their attack.

In the blink of an eye, a low laugh came from the depths of the white mist; it turned out the fire beast had cut it off a moment earlier.

"Overestimating yourself! Since you're here, don't leave!"

A powerful force arrived unexpectedly, shattering the newly formed purple passage.

Yu Luoning staggered backward from the aftershock, her face filled with disbelief.

Her teleportation technique was actually shattered?

The fire beast chuckled, a hint of disdain surfacing in its eyes.

He ignored the oncoming water dragon and smashed it away with his hammer in mid-air.

Suddenly, it opened its huge mouth and breathed on Bai Rongling.

As the crimson flames rushed towards them, the surrounding air distorted for a moment.

Bai Rongling was casting spells frequently, and her breathing had not yet calmed down. Yu Luoning had already sensed something was wrong. Bai Rongling definitely couldn't withstand this flame.

Without hesitation, Yu Luoning leaped into the air and stood in front of Bai Rongling.

Her gaze was fearless, carrying a rare seriousness.

"leave!"

A voice from behind, Bai Rongling’s tone had changed.

Yu Luoning did not turn around.

Since water magic has no effect on fire beasts, she can only try fire magic!

The phoenix is ​​one of the supreme beings among fire.

She refused to believe that her Phoenix True Fire was powerless against this behemoth.

She clasped her hands together abruptly, her phoenix blood surging within her.

The next moment, a phoenix phantom rose into the air behind her, the phoenix raised its head and cried out, charging straight towards the opponent's golden flames.

The two beams of fire collided in space, causing the entire underground space to tremble violently, and the lava beneath their feet was lifted dozens of feet high.

Before Yu Luoning could even feel a moment of joy, she saw her golden flames begin to flicker.

Her face paled, and a bitter smile crept into her heart.

It wasn't that the Phoenix True Fire wasn't strong enough; it was that her cultivation level was too low.

Even the Phoenix's True Fire couldn't withstand it!

Finally, with a mournful cry, the phantom vanished.

The fiery beast unleashed a torrent of dark, oppressive flames.

In that instant, a hand suddenly grabbed Yu Luoning's shoulder and pulled her backward.

The two switched positions, and Bai Rongling stood in front of Yu Luoning without hesitation.

His magical artifacts generated three spirit-gathering shields, which stood three feet in front of him.

The next moment, the shields were shattered layer by layer, and the two were thrown away by the powerful shockwave.

The fire beast stared intently at Yu Luoning with unfathomable eyes, its massive nostrils flaring.

Two puffs of white breath escaped from his nostrils, and his calm face contorted.

"I knew I hadn't misjudged you. You do indeed have the blood of that dead bird flowing through your veins!"

Before Yu Luoning could react, the fire beast erupted like a manic-depressive patient.

"Back then, it was your ancestor who trapped me in this godforsaken place where the sun never shines, for tens of thousands of years, a full tens of thousands of years."

"Dead bird! I'll make sure you're childless."

Yu Luoning's eyelids twitched violently.

No, every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt its debtor.

He was imprisoned by the Phoenix Ancestor for tens of thousands of years. What does that have to do with her, who acquired the Phoenix bloodline later in life?

However, it was clear that the fire beast's eyes were bloodshot and it had lost its mind.

With a series of thuds, the fire beast charged toward the two of them.

Bai Rongling grabbed Yu Luoning by the waist and pulled her back quickly.

At the same time, he drew out two escape talismans from his fingertips.

But the fire beast was faster. It suddenly clenched its five fingers in mid-air, and the fire elemental power around it suddenly condensed. Several fire dragons grazed past the two of them, and their shields were burned to ashes.

Bai Rongling's face turned pale.

The fire beast laughed loudly: "Trying to run away from my territory?"

It sneered, then opened its mouth and exhaled another breath.

The crimson pillars of fire surged forth like floodwaters released from a dam.

Yu Luoning and Bai Rongling scrambled to avoid the flames, which nearly grazed their bodies. At the same time, the protective aura around them trembled violently from the heat.

Before he could even steady himself, the crimson flames swept towards him. Yu Luoning's expression turned solemn, and just before the pillar of fire was about to strike him, he swiftly formed hand seals.

"Wataku!"

A spatial rift lay before them.

At the same time, another crack appeared silently behind the fire beast.

With a loud boom, the tail of the golden fire pillar that was originally rushing forward was folded by the Transcendental Technique and instead roared away behind the fire beast.

The fire beast's expression changed drastically. Unlike before when it dealt with the water dragon, it no longer handled the fire beast with ease. Instead, it suddenly shifted its massive body several feet to the side, and the golden pillar of fire grazed its shoulder and flew away, crashing into the lava in the distance.

The fire beast's shoulder, grazed by the fire breath, was a gruesome sight. Not only had its hard outer shell melted away, but even the flesh beneath its carapace had been burned by the flames.

A sizzling sound could be heard, and a burnt, fishy smell filled the air.

Yu Luoning stared intently at this scene, her eyes gradually brightening. Interesting.

I thought this monster possessed the essence of fire and was not afraid of any fire magic, but I didn't expect it to be afraid of its own fire.

In this way, all Bai Rongling needs to do is restrain him and force him to exhale his fire breath. Then she can use the Transcendent Technique to return his power to him, and perhaps she can really destroy him.

Yu Luoning immediately transmitted a message to Bai Rongling, reminding her: "The fire beast is afraid of its own attacks. You restrain it and try to force it to continue exhaling its breath. I will use the Transcendental Technique to change the direction of the fire breath and attack it."

Upon hearing this, Bai Rongling's eyes flickered slightly, clearly indicating that she had also thought of something. She did not ask any further questions, but simply nodded gently.

The next moment, he formed a hand seal, and several streams of water in the sky re-converged, transforming into countless water blades that attacked the fire beast from different directions.

The fire beast, enraged by the repeated harassment from the two, spewed out a burst of flames.

Yu Luoning seized the opportunity and used the same trick to deal with the fire beast a second time.

Two purple cracks formed rapidly, one after the other.

One arrow was aimed at the incoming pillar of fire, while the other was aimed at the fire beast.

When the fire beast saw its own flames rushing towards it again, its pupils contracted sharply, and it instinctively tried to dodge.

But Bai Rongling manipulated the fire dragon to block his position. In just an instant, golden flames had already struck the fire beast's right arm.

A deafening roar nearly shook the entire underground space.

Yu Luoning smiled as she watched the thick arm, which even the Phoenix True Fire could hardly harm, rapidly melt away in the golden flames, and she felt confident.

Her guess was true; the little fire demon hadn't lied to her. This monster wasn't truly unkillable, but rather that external forces couldn't harm its essence. The only thing that could truly kill it was itself.

Before Yu Luoning could be happy, a large amount of crimson light suddenly surged from the severed arm of the fire beast.

The lava below transformed into streams of fire that converged on his shoulder, and in the blink of an eye, the monster had grown a brand new arm.

Yu Luoning's expression immediately froze.

The fire beast slowly moved its newly grown arm, its face full of contempt.

"Little ant, you are very clever."

Yu Luoning's lips twitched. "Thanks for the compliment, you're not bad either!"

The fire beast smugly declared, "Of course, I am certainly not inferior. Show me what you've got, or your deaths are imminent!"

Before she could finish speaking, Bai Rongling had already made her move again.

The two became increasingly in sync. Bai Rongling was responsible for direct control, while Yu Luoning stayed on the periphery. As long as the fire beast breathed again, Yu Luoning would use a spatial tunnel to let the fire beast burn itself.

The third time, they cooperated in the same way, when Yu Luoning opened the space tunnel.

The fire beast was prepared and shattered Yu Luoning's spatial passage.

The terrifying force even sent Yu Luoning flying several meters away.

"You think you can defeat me just because you've discovered my weakness? Before absolute power, you are all nothing but ants!"

"I'm sending you on your way!"

With a roar, a crimson halo spread across the entire world, and beams of fire shot out from the magma.

The fire pillars appeared faster and faster, and before Yu Luoning could even stabilize himself in the air, the next attack followed like a shadow.

Bai Rongling was in a similarly sorry state. While dodging, he also had to shield Yu Luoning from unavoidable attacks. In just a moment, his white clothes were scorched with several black marks.

The two people's spiritual energy was rapidly depleted.

The fire beast stood in the magma, and its aura not only did not weaken, but grew stronger and stronger.

The entire magma seemed to provide him with an inexhaustible source of energy; in the ocean of magma, he was an invincible force.

This is not even a battle on the same level.

If this drags on any longer, they'll both die here.