Island in the middle of the lake.
Hearing Jiuge's words, Nangong Yueze's face showed a trace of solemnity. The temperature of the surrounding lake was very low. If she stayed in the water, she would freeze sooner or later.
"Ge'er, I will find a way to attract the Phoenix's attention. You hurry up and swim to the shore!" Nangong Yueze said in a deep voice.
He knew that the Dark Phoenix was naturally watery. As long as he stayed in the water, the phoenix would not dare to rush down and attack him.
"No, Xiaoze, I can't leave you alone!" Jiuge's expression suddenly changed.
"Silly girl..." Nangong Yueze kissed Jiu Ge's forehead, "Don't worry, I'm very good at water. I'll find you when I lure that phoenix away."
After saying that, he gently pushed Jiuge away from his arms.
Looking at Nangong Yueze, Jiuge's eyes were full of complexity and distress.
This was a test for the two of them. How could she be willing to let him take the risk alone?
Seeing that Jiuge was still hesitating, Nangong Yueze raised the corners of his lips and urged again: "Good boy, let's go quickly!"
"Oze..." Jiuge gritted her teeth. She knew that she couldn't persuade him at the moment. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded and said, "Then you must be careful and don't show off!"
"Yes, I know." Nangong Yueze responded, and immediately turned his gaze to the Dark Phoenix above his head, "Come on! Your opponent today is me!!"
Dark Phoenix flapped its wings and said coldly: "Don't waste your efforts. You can't escape today. I want to see how long you can stay in the water??!!"
"Haha, then you are really wrong." Nangong Yueze said with a faint smile, "I already know your true identity, but do you know what my true identity is?"
Upon hearing this, Dark Phoenix's expression suddenly became wary.
The mortal in front of him was clearly different from the testers who came in before.
"Hmph, I don't care what your true form is, today I will burn you both to ashes!" Dark Phoenix said through gritted teeth. As he spoke, it stretched out its sharp claws, and a ball of flame burned on its claws, heading straight towards Nangong. Yueze launched an offensive.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Nangong Yueze's expression did not change at all.
The next second, a golden light flew out from the star mirror in his hand. The golden light flew towards the Dark Phoenix and directly stabbed its wings.
"cracking--"
Dark Phoenix screamed in pain and fell into the lake.
In an instant, there was a huge wave on the lake! !
"This is a place of trial, but you have murderous intentions towards us. If that's the case, don't blame me for being rude to you!" Nangong Yueze said coldly.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Dark Phoenix quickly flapped its wings on the other side and tried to fly away.
But Nangong Yueze didn't give it a chance. Instead, he waved his hand and transformed a silver needle from the space ring.
The silver needle glowed coldly in the moonlight, obviously the poison had been tempered.
While Dark Phoenix was escaping, Nangong Yueze suddenly threw the silver needle, which cut through the sky and pierced the other wing of Dark Phoenix.
"cracking--"
Dark Phoenix felt a pain, and just flew a few meters above the water, it fell into the water again.
But the phoenix didn't seem to give up. Before sinking to the bottom of the lake, it tightly wrapped Nangong Yueze's body with its wings and sank into the depths of the lake with him.
"Oze!!!" Jiuge saw this and shouted quickly.
She swam desperately to save him, but everything happened so fast that she had no time to react.
She could only watch helplessly as Nangong Yueze was dragged under the water by Dark Phoenix, and then disappeared.
At that moment, Jiu Ge felt that his whole heart had stopped beating, and his mind was buzzing.
She even forgot about the freezing coldness of the lake. She stared at the lake for a moment, clenching her fists tighter and tighter.
"Oze, I won't abandon you. Just wait, I'll come to save you right now!" Jiuge gritted his teeth and plunged into the depths of the lake.
The water is deep and cold.
Not long after Jiuge dived, he felt a strong sense of oppression.
After a long while, she tried to open her eyes under the water, but the surroundings were pitch black and she couldn't see anything clearly.
"Ozawa, where are you?" Jiuge thought to himself while trying hard to find Nangong Yueze.
After an unknown period of time, Jiu Ge vaguely felt that his breathing was becoming a little difficult.
She held her breath and tried to hold her breath. She knew that she couldn't hold on for long in this environment.
Just when Jiuge was about to fall into despair, her arm was suddenly grabbed by a strong hand.
When he turned around, he saw that the person was Nangong Yueze.
Nangong Yueze took her into his arms, and then swam hard to the surface of the water.
Finally, their bodies emerged from the water.
"Silly girl, you're dying..." Nangong Yueze was about to speak when Jiuge suddenly hugged him tightly, "Xiaoze, you scared me to death just now! I thought you..."
"Girl..." Nangong Yueze was startled for a moment, then stroked Jiuge's wet hair, "Silly girl, what are you thinking? Do I look like the kind of person who will die easily?"
Jiu Ge pursed his lips, looked at him, nodded repeatedly and said, "As long as you're okay, it's okay."
Nangong Yueze stepped forward and kissed Jiuge's forehead, then raised his hand and waved it in front of her, saying, "Look, I just got the key by the way."
key?
Jiuge was stunned again, paused for a moment, and then asked: "Where is the Dark Phoenix? Is it dead?"
"No." Nangong Yueze shook his head, "It is struggling at the bottom of the lake at the moment. The counterattack just now may have triggered its catastrophe. I guess it has no energy to take care of us now!"
"In this case, let's get out of here as soon as possible." Jiuge said.
However, just as she was about to land, she was grabbed by Nangong Yueze, "Ge'er, we can't leave yet!"
"Huh? Why don't you leave?" Jiuge looked at the other party in confusion.
Nangong Yueze glanced at the bottom of the water, his eyes full of complex expressions, "That phoenix is very violent now, which is very detrimental to its ability to survive the tribulation. If it is not careful, it is very likely to survive the tribulation and become a demon. I have to stay. Come down and help it.”
"What? You want to help it??" Jiuge was surprised when he heard this.
She had witnessed the battle between Nangong Yueze and the phoenix just now. If it waited for it to successfully overcome the disaster and recover, it would be difficult for them to escape from it again.
"Ge'er, please don't get involved in this matter yet. Take the key and find a safe place to wait for me." Nangong Yueze said seriously.
"Oze, are you sure you want to do this?" Jiuge bit his lip and asked.
"Yeah." Nangong Yueze nodded.
In his memory, Lord Qionghua taught him since he was a child to be kind and kind, so naturally he would not let this dark phoenix survive the tribulation and become a demon.
Jiuge lowered her eyes and thought for a long time. After a long while, she raised her eyes to look at Nangong Yueze and said in a deep voice: "Since you are determined to stay, then I will accompany you."
"Girl, no..." Nangong Yueze refused urgently.
"Why not?" Jiuge asked directly.
"It's not easy for you to practice. This matter is very dangerous. I can't let you take the risk." Nangong Yueze answered in a stern tone.
"But you are the person I love most." Jiuge raised his beautiful chin and said matter-of-factly, "No matter what happens today, I will be with you. Don't think about driving me away. I won't will leave you."
Hearing this, Nangong Yueze opened his mouth, but in the end he was unable to say a word of rejection. After a long while, he sighed slightly, and said helplessly and dotingly: "Okay, I can't tell you, since you If you want to stay, then stay.”
"Yeah." Jiuge nodded.
…
Not long after, the roar of the Dark Phoenix came from the bottom of the lake again. It roared crazily, and its voice seemed to be filled with endless anger, hatred and pain.
"Ozawa, is it really so painful to overcome the tribulation?" Jiuge asked with a frown.
"Well." Nangong Yueze was silent for a moment, and then slowly said: "This is its first time to go through the tribulation. Although it is not as painful as the god's time to go through the tribulation, the whole process is still full of dangers. A little bit... If you are not careful, you will be in danger.”
After saying this, he continued to observe the situation in the lake.
"Rumble--"
After half a cup of tea, there was a huge roar, water splashed at the bottom of the lake, and a strong smell of blood filled the air.
"What is that guy doing??" Jiuge asked worriedly.
Nangong Yueze's expression was very solemn. The Phoenix clan had very arrogant personalities and would rather be broken into pieces than destroyed.
Soon, the body of the dark phoenix rushed out of the lake, circled in the air several times, and then began to angrily spray a large amount of dark red flames in all directions.
"Ge'er, it is in a violent stage now. Looking at it, it wants to destroy the entire Lake Island." Nangong Yueze said in a deep voice.
At this moment, the water in the lake began to churn, and a huge whirlpool appeared on the surface of the lake, like a big open mouth that wanted to suck in everything around it.
Seeing this scene, Nangong Yueze quickly pulled Jiuge and dodge to the side.
"Bang bang bang——"
Loud noises echoed through the valley, causing the entire island in the middle of the lake to tremble.
"Ozawa, is this Phoenix's tribulation going to fail?" Jiuge asked nervously.
Nangong Yueze did not answer immediately, and stared closely into the eyes of the phoenix. After a moment of pause, he said slowly: "No! I think it is showing signs of becoming a demon!"
Demonized! !
Hearing Nangong Yueze's words, Jiuge's face immediately showed a trace of horror.
The phoenix's violent aura is very strong. Once it becomes a demon, the consequences will be really unimaginable.
Just as the two were talking, three fire thunders suddenly fell from the sky and directly hit the dark phoenix.
"cracking!!!"
The phoenix roared into the sky again, and the sound waves filled the entire island in the middle of the lake, making people's eardrums hurt.
Immediately afterwards, its whole body turned into a huge fireball, flying and bumping around.
The other monsters on the island in the middle of the lake had no time to resist, and were killed one by one by the fireball.
Suddenly, the entire island in the middle of the lake was wailing and screaming!
"This is the fire thunder that Phoenix has to endure when it first overcomes the tribulation. There are a total of eighteen before and after." Nangong Yueze said slowly, narrowing his eyes.
"Eighteen ways..." Jiuge took a breath of cold air. Only three fire thunders had already tormented the phoenix like that. If the eighteen ways were added up, wouldn't it kill it...
"Ge'er." Just when Jiu Ge was stunned, Nangong Yueze's slightly deep voice suddenly came to his ears.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Jiuge turned to look at Nangong Yueze beside him and asked.
"Ge'er, I need you to do something for me." Nangong Yueze pursed her thin lips.
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