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The battle had been raging for over half an hour, with massive water columns constantly erupting from the sea surface or forming strange deep holes. The various combat technique powers illuminated the sky above the sea in a myriad of colors. Despite the intensity of the battle, the situation had not significantly changed.

As if validating Chen Xuanfeng's words, the distant black square domain showed no signs of breaking apart. Instead, white shadows continued to flash across the black crystal-like walls of the domain, proving that the battle inside was not entirely in favor of the Death Knight. This only increased the psychological pressure on the three outside the domain.

"Why don’t you three take a guess—will I kill you first, or will Jin Luosha finish off the guy inside the domain?" Chen Xuanfeng mocked with a smile. His counterattacks also became fiercer as the three young human Sword Masters' focus wavered.

The first to be attacked was Carol, who wielded the twin wind and fire blades. Chen Xuanfeng had previously hidden the special ability of his demonic sword, the Star Catastrophe Sword — the teleportation skill "Blink" inherited from the deceased "White Night Knight" Levis. Suddenly using it, his figure blurred, and Chen Xuanfeng's sword appeared behind Carol.

Although the teleportation had slight intervals due to being weapon-based, making it impossible to continuously teleport like the "White Night Knight," it was enough for a surprise attack. Carol hadn't expected Chen Xuanfeng to teleport suddenly and only realized the danger when he felt the killing intent behind him. He hastily defended but was immediately put at a disadvantage. After a few lightning-fast exchanges of blades, Carol had been cut three times by the Star Catastrophe Sword. Though not severely injured, it was enough to affect the combat power of a Sword Master who couldn't receive divine healing.

"Stop!" Tan Yueer and Morova, seeing Chen Xuanfeng suddenly disappear from the encirclement, immediately knew something was wrong. However, they were a step too late and could only intercept Chen Xuanfeng's attack halfway, giving Carol a chance to retreat and catch his breath.

Tan Yueer's "Endless Deep Blue Sword Qi" instantly transformed into hundreds of delicate sword shadows, blocking Chen Xuanfeng's golden sword light aimed at Carol. Meanwhile, Morova's "Ten Realms Red Lotus Sword" conjured a flaming phoenix that charged at Chen Xuanfeng from the opposite direction. The flames were a brilliant gold-red, extremely intense.

"Perfect timing!" Chen Xuanfeng seemed to have been waiting for this move. He immediately abandoned Tan Yueer and swung the Emperor's Wrath Blade with a backhand motion. Black flames surged, driven by the dark power of the "Nine-Headed Dragon Combat Technique," transforming into nine dragon heads that counterattacked Morova's flaming phoenix.

The last time Chen Xuanfeng and Morova clashed in the underwater cavern, Chen Xuanfeng was in human form. Now, having returned to his werewolf form, his combat technique power had doubled, almost matching that of the Flame Saint Levis from years past. Naturally, he surpassed Morova, who had only recently entered the Saint Realm less than a year ago. When the golden and black flames collided, the black flames overwhelmingly surged toward Morova.

"Flame Phoenix!" Morova, seeing the tsunami-like wave of fire rushing toward him, shouted. The super phantom beast "Flame Phoenix," which had been flying in the air, immediately responded. Several flaming tails coiled with white-hot flames, combining with Morova's full power to finally deflect the ferocious attack. Immediately after, Tan Yueer and the regrouped Carol reformed the encirclement, preventing Chen Xuanfeng from continuing his pursuit.

After such a prolonged battle, the three young human Sword Masters gradually realized that the werewolf's momentum was not diminishing but instead increasing. They discovered that he possessed an extraordinary ability to sustain prolonged combat, and it was unclear how long he could continue fighting. Therefore, their previously planned attrition tactics might no longer be effective. Morova was the first to act.

"Come, Phantom Beast Armor, Flame Phoenix Possession!"

Amidst the flashing golden light, the super phantom beast "Flame Phoenix" in the sky let out a long cry and quickly transformed into a phantom, merging into Morova's body. The young mercenary's red hair rapidly grew longer, turning golden. A strange armor swiftly enveloped his body, and a violent wave of heat burst forth, soaring into the sky.

Heroic Werewolf Scroll, Chapter 48: Three Divine Techniques Overpower Four Saints

The phantom beasts of the Star Sea Continent originated from the Twelve Sages. These creatures, derived from magical beasts, could attach themselves to humans after magical modifications, growing together. A good phantom beast not only possessed strong combat power but, more importantly, could merge with its master through armorization, significantly enhancing the master's strength. Though limited, this enhancement was invaluable for warriors who had hit their personal ceilings.

However, compared to the later phantom beasts that served warriors, the first-generation phantom beasts cultivated by the Twelve Sages themselves were quite different. Since the Twelve Sages were top-tier mages, their phantom beasts, while extraordinarily powerful, did not focus on merging with their masters. Instead, they excelled in coordinating magic and individual defense and combat.

Of course, as the first and strongest batch of phantom beasts, these creatures possessed hidden abilities far beyond those of later generations. Just as Jin Luosha's "Sacred Beetle" could evolve into a "Sacred Angel" by devouring the "Seraph Arrow," there were many other abilities waiting to be discovered, depending on the owner's ability to utilize them.

The "Armorization" ability was naturally one of them.

When Morova obtained the phantom beast egg from the "Flame Phoenix's" nirvana and hatched it, the flame phantom beast, due to insufficient energy, automatically developed the ability to parasitize and armorize, gradually recovering its strength through symbiosis with the young mercenary. However, after Morova became a Sword Master by obtaining the "Flame Sacred Crest," the "Flame Phoenix," once the companion of the Flame Sage, regained its full strength. All its attributes returned to their original state, and it naturally refused to merge and armorize with Morova again. Therefore, during the underwater cavern battle, Morova had not used this move and was ultimately defeated by Chen Xuanfeng.

After that battle, Morova naturally focused on improving his strength. However, the path of a Sword Master was fraught with challenges, and there were no shortcuts. Thus, he eventually turned his attention to the phantom beast "Flame Phoenix." Although it seemed that the "Flame Phoenix" could no longer merge and armorize with him, he knew that the ability still lay dormant within the super phantom beast, waiting to be awakened. Morova, a naturally gifted young man, thrived on exploration; otherwise, he wouldn't have reached the peak of the Sword Master level through self-study alone. With his fearless spirit, he had made some progress over the past month and could now summon the "Flame Phoenix" for armorization. Although this forced armorization was short-lived, and for a Sword Master-level expert, mere physical enhancement couldn't allow them to harness more energy from the "Star Abyss Sea," even just adding the power of a super phantom beast to Morova's original physique was enough to temporarily elevate the "Knight of the Flame Phoenix" to a level surpassing that of the Flame Saint Levis. Simultaneously, the range of techniques at his disposal expanded.