The stout body charged forward like a golden war chariot, unleashing an incredibly fierce golden war fist.
Xin Ci did not dodge but chose to meet the attack head-on.
Channeling the Golden Scale Technique, he also threw an Immortal Golden Dragon War Fist.
The two fists collided, and a powerful, explosive golden light spread wildly across the Divine Tree Altar.
Feng Jin Xuan intended to intervene but was repeatedly repelled by the golden light storm.
The golden light lasted less than three seconds before Xin Ci was sent flying back. Jin Yao Yang, however, stood firm, a mocking sneer on his face.
"Don't think you can be arrogant in front of me just because you stole the Immortal Golden Dragon clan's Golden Scale Technique. Only our Immortal Golden Dragon clan can unleash the true power of the Golden Yao Technique, and you are merely a weak human!" Jin Yao Yang declared proudly.
Xin Ci merely flicked his slightly sore arm with a poker face, ignoring Jin Yao Yang.
This posture, however, was perceived as arrogance by Jin Yao Yang, further infuriating him.
"What an arrogant human!"
With that, Jin Yao Yang resumed his assault.
This time, Xin Ci chose not to engage in a direct confrontation. Instead, he employed evasive maneuvers and various dodging techniques to avoid Jin Yao Yang's domineering and ferocious attacks.
His previous probing had made it clear: Jin Yao Yang's Golden Scale Technique cultivation was more profound than his. In terms of physical strength, he would undoubtedly be like a moth to a flame.
Jin Yao Yang suddenly executed a divine dragon's tail sweep towards Xin Ci. Seeing this, Xin Ci immediately leaped upwards, evading the tail's strike.
But suddenly, a scorching deep-red spiritual flame ignited in the air, forming multiple fiery collars that encircled Xin Ci.
"Don't forget you have another opponent!"
Not far away, Feng Jin Xuan spoke with a frosty expression and murderous intent in her eyes.
She extended her pure jade-like right hand and, with a powerful clench, directed it towards Xin Ci's position.
The Undying Phoenix Flame erupted violently, coalescing into a massive ball of fire that engulfed Xin Ci.
Jin Yao Yang also tacitly retreated quickly and nodded at Feng Jin Xuan.
Feng Jin Xuan then uttered a single word: "Explode!"
The temperature of the fire sphere encompassing Xin Ci drastically changed, detonating like a colossal bomb.
"BOOM!"
The blinding explosion of fire made it impossible to open one's eyes.
Just as the surrounding demon beasts believed Xin Ci's body had been consumed by the explosive flames, he landed unharmed on the ground.
Jin Yao Yang couldn't help but feel indignant. He shot an angry glance at Feng Jin Xuan, growling, "Feng Jin Xuan, what trickery are you playing? You actually showed mercy to a human."
"Impossible! I clearly unleashed my Undying Phoenix Flame with all my might. How could this human be completely unharmed!" Feng Jin Xuan's beautiful eyes widened in extreme surprise.
"Neither the Immortal Golden Dragon clan's Golden Scale Technique nor the Undying Phoenix clan's Undying Phoenix Flame can harm that human. Could he be a monster?!"
Upon witnessing this, all the demon beasts displayed expressions of shock.
Xin Ci seized this opportunity to quickly circulate the Eternal Dao Sutra to recover his true essence, inwardly feeling fortunate: "Fortunately, I refined the Phoenix Flame Fruit half a month ago, enhancing my Undying Phoenix Flame's potency."
Otherwise, he would have experienced the agony of being incinerated by Feng Jin Xuan's flames just now.
However, it was equally true that Feng Jin Xuan, as a member of the Undying Phoenix clan, possessed superior control over the Undying Phoenix Flame and a greater inherent potency than Xin Ci.
Even after consuming the Phoenix Flame Fruit and increasing his Undying Phoenix Flame's strength, Xin Ci's flames were still inferior to Feng Jin Xuan's.
This was also the reason why a third of Xin Ci's true essence had been consumed by Feng Jin Xuan's Undying Phoenix Flame.
The Golden Scale Technique was inferior to Jin Yao Yang's, and the Undying Phoenix Flame was inferior to Feng Jin Xuan's.
These were the inherent advantages of their respective races, and Xin Ci could do nothing about it.
However, his ability to master both these divine abilities simultaneously meant he was not without the capital to contend with them.
Although neither Jin Yao Yang nor Feng Jin Xuan had yet reached the Emperor rank, their individual combat power each surpassed that of a one-star Great Emperor human cultivator.
Feng Jin Xuan soon discovered Xin Ci recovering his true essence and sensed the presence of the Undying Phoenix Flame.
She immediately understood why he hadn't been harmed by her flames.
She hadn't expected this human to possess the Undying Phoenix Flame as well, making him far more difficult to deal with than other humans.
Feng Jin Xuan dared not be careless. She immediately said to Jin Yao Yang beside her, "Xin Ci is recovering his true essence. We must not let him succeed!"
Jin Yao Yang understood Feng Jin Xuan's meaning.
They simultaneously launched an assault on Xin Ci, with scorching flames and dazzling golden light striking simultaneously.
Xin Ci gritted his teeth and quickly circulated the true essence within him.
The Asura Battle Technique was immediately activated.
A colossal Asura demon god statue, with three heads and six arms, clad in crimson and wreathed in malevolent energy, emerged from his body.
Dense, bloody mist instantly swept across the entire Divine Tree Altar, and an aura of slaughter and death surged forth from the Asura demon god statue.
Upon seeing the Asura demon god statue radiating a terrifying aura, the demon beasts couldn't help but swallow nervously, a trace of fear surging in their hearts.
Some demon beasts even trembled, instinctively taking a few steps back, murmuring, "What… what is that thing? A demon?"
Jin Yao Yang and Feng Jin Xuan, however, were not easily intimidated by this Asura demon god statue.
They resolutely released their demonic essence and transformed into their beastial forms.
A colossal golden dragon, radiating brilliant golden light, coiled around the Divine Tree Altar. Its sharp claws could cleave metal, and its golden vertical pupils emitted bloodthirsty rays. Roaring dragon cries instilled fear in the other demons and shattered the void!
Feng Jin Xuan, transformed into an Undying Phoenix, blazed with an inferno, resembling a scorching sun ascending into the sky.
Its appearance immediately caused the surrounding air temperature to soar. Even with the defensive spiritual barrier of the Divine Tree Altar, the demon beasts could feel the scorching heat.
And Xin Ci on the Divine Tree Altar felt as if he were in a sea of flames. Feng Jin Xuan's Undying Phoenix Flame could even scorch and melt his Asura demon god statue.
He had to end this quickly!
However, Jin Yao Yang and Feng Jin Xuan were thinking the same thing as Xin Ci.
Jin Yao Yang, transformed into an Immortal Golden Dragon, coiled around the Asura demon god statue with incredible speed, accompanied by bursts of dragon roars.
He bared his sharp, crimson-gold claws and lunged directly at Xin Ci, who was located on the Asura demon god statue's shoulder.
The Asura demon god statue's six arms abruptly rose, firmly gripping the Immortal Golden Dragon's body and halting Jin Yao Yang's attack.
But a resounding phoenix cry echoed from the sky. Feng Jin Xuan, transformed into an Undying Phoenix, descended like a giant fiery fireball.
Asura Blood Fiend Ray!
Xin Ci immediately controlled the Asura demon god statue to look towards the sky. A beam of blood fiend red light, piercing the clouds, shot from the Asura demon god statue's red eyes, meeting Feng Jin Xuan's Undying Phoenix Flame.
The blood fiend red light pierced directly through Feng Jin Xuan's fiery wings. However, Feng Jin Xuan showed no signs of injury. Empowered by the Undying Phoenix Flame, her pierced fiery wings instantly healed and became intact once more.