In just a few breaths, the owner of the Immortality-Tying Rope turned into a shriveled mummy, his flesh and spiritual energy sucked dry completely, his appearance haggard and lifeless.

  And the golden Immortality-Tying Rope strangely broke free from the mummy’s palm, the other end flying straight towards Jiuyou and landing steadily in her hand, as docile as if it had always belonged to her.

  The tables were turned!

  Jiuyou clenched the heavy Immortality-Tying Rope in her palm, swung her wrist, and swept fiercely at the besiegers around her, her movements neat and decisive, completely losing the nervousness she had just now.

  The besiegers with quick reactions quickly bent down to dodge, narrowly escaping the blow; the other more than ten people were too slow to react, caught tightly by the Immortality-Tying Rope, with no room to struggle.

  Jiuyou shook her wrist gently, urging her spiritual power, and the more than ten people were abruptly lifted into the air, strung together one by one like a bunch of candied haws, looking extremely embarrassed.

  The Colorful Feathered Red-Crowned Phoenix beside her still hovered in the air, motionless, surrounded by a faint spiritual glow. Truly possessing immense divine power, it showed no sign of fatigue even after being tied up.

  Seeing this, the remaining besiegers did not flinch at all; instead, they all unleashed their killing moves—sharp blades, whistling arrows, various weapons condensed from ice, frost, rain and snow, rushing towards Jiuyou densely and overwhelmingly, with great momentum.

  But the Colorful Feathered Red-Crowned Phoenix spread its wings, and raging flames instantly rolled up, turning into a blazing fire wall that burned all the incoming attacks completely, not even a spark leaking through, its power astonishing.

  Jiuyou casually let go, withdrawing her spiritual power, and the more than ten people on the Immortality-Tying Rope fell lightly, already breathless, like withered flowers and willows, falling to the ground silently without even a trace of struggle.

  However, the besiegers were not discouraged—after all, only one-tenth of their men had fallen just now, and the remaining people were still numerous and confident.

  "A bunch of fools! You actually fell for this little girl’s trick!" Someone in the crowd shouted angrily, his tone full of unwillingness and rage, "So what if the Immortality-Tying Rope isn’t broken? She’s just a lucky little girl. Let’s charge again—I don’t believe we can’t take her down!"

  Jiuyou threw away the end of the rope, clapped her hands gently, a faint smile hanging on her face. She stepped lightly onto the wings of Miss Jiu (the Colorful Feathered Red-Crowned Phoenix) and stood firmly.

  The Colorful Feathered Red-Crowned Phoenix under her feet slowly spread its wings, carrying her to stand in the air. The spiritual glow around it intertwined with the moonlight, making Jiuyou look like a fairy from the nine heavens, with a cold and agile aura of her own.

  She tilted her little head, looking thoughtful: What should I do next? After all, it’s the first time I’ve dealt with so many people... Where exactly did these people come from? And why are they besieging me so relentlessly?

  Jiuyou really couldn’t figure it out. She had just left Yiyun Valley, inexperienced in the world, when did she offend so many ferocious people?

  Little did she know, a wizard nearby had long prophesied: Recently, a cave will open here, and a divine miracle will appear. Those who obtain the divine miracle will gain supreme opportunity and rise to the top in one step.

  These people had come precisely for this "divine miracle". By chance, they saw Jiuyou with extraordinary talent and accompanied by a divine beast, so they took it for granted that she was the key to the "divine miracle" and had come from the place of the divine miracle. That’s why they swarmed in, besieging her eagerly, fearing to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

  At this moment, however, Jiuyou was not thinking about killing them all, but about how to resolve the trouble in front of her without bloodshed—can you say she was naive, or was it the kindness in her bones, or the childishness she hadn’t outgrown?

  The Colorful Feathered Red-Crowned Phoenix instantly understood Jiuyou’s thoughts, spread its wings suddenly, stirred up the air currents, and carried her straight into the sky, its figure agile and as fast as lightning.

  Although each of the besiegers below was determined to succeed, their eyes burning with greed, they all had the idea of reaping the benefits of others’ struggles—no one was willing to make the first move. They all wanted to wait until the others fought to the death, then take advantage of the situation to be the one who laughed last.

  But watching the Colorful Feathered Red-Crowned Phoenix fly higher and higher, gradually disappearing into the clouds, everyone could no longer stand idly by—the little girl driving the divine beast had just come from the place of the divine miracle, and she must be full of treasures on her body. If they missed this opportunity, it would be extremely difficult to encounter such a chance again!

  Everyone simultaneously displayed their best lightness skills, scrambling to chase upwards, fearing to be left behind.

  Some walked on the wind, their toes touching the air currents to climb rapidly; some flew with various magic artifacts, their figures agile; among them, a few with superb skills were extremely fast, already approaching the tail of the Colorful Feathered Red-Crowned Phoenix, almost touching its feathers.

  "Chirp——"

  The Colorful Feathered Red-Crowned Phoenix suddenly let out a clear and loud cry, its voice piercing the sky. Then, it hovered steadily in the air, no longer climbing, as if it had run out of spiritual power.

  Seeing this, the pursuers were overjoyed immediately, thinking that the divine beast had exhausted its spiritual power and could no longer escape. Everyone’s morale soared, their attacks becoming more fierce, and they accelerated towards Jiuyou and the phoenix, eager to capture them immediately.

  Little did they know, this was not inability to escape at all, but a plan to lure the enemy deeper, tacitly coordinated by the Colorful Feathered Red-Crowned Phoenix and Jiuyou.

  When the pursuers got a little closer, only a few zhang away from the phoenix, Miss Jiu (the Colorful Feathered Red-Crowned Phoenix), who had been hiding nearby and not showing her full strength, suddenly exerted herself, and the spiritual glow around her surged.

  It flapped its wings slightly, and the air currents around it were instantly stirred into chaos, with strong winds rising. Then, a powerful tornado began to spin wildly around the Colorful Feathered Red-Crowned Phoenix, its momentum growing stronger and stronger.

  The pursuers who were chasing suddenly realized something was wrong—why did the wind suddenly blow? And it was getting stronger and stronger, making it almost impossible to stabilize their figures!

  Before they could react and adjust their figures, Miss Jiu had activated its natal skill—Wind Rises.

  The wind suddenly intensified, instantly changing from a gentle breeze to a howling gale. The sky and earth were filled with flying dust and swirling air currents. The body of the Colorful Feathered Red-Crowned Phoenix also began to spin, forming a huge wind column, while Jiuyou still stood firmly on its back, her robes fluttering, her expression calm, as if the howling wind around her had nothing to do with her.

  The pursuers who were closest had no time to dodge, being directly drawn into the swirling air currents, spinning involuntarily with the wind, unable to resist at all.

  The wind grew stronger and stronger, and the chaotic air currents gathered from scattered to concentrated, from thin to thick, gradually twisting into a tornado as thick as a bucket, howling and stirring the heaven and earth, with infinite power. Wherever it passed, plants and trees were broken, and gravel flew in all directions.

  The people caught in the tornado were just like cats and dogs that had strayed into a washing machine, feeling dizzy and disoriented. The magic artifacts in their hands and the skills they activated were smashed to pieces by the strong wind as soon as they touched the wind wall, not even getting a chance to get close to Jiuyou.

  Miss Jiu flapped its wings proudly, its phoenix eyes full of arrogance, quietly watching its masterpiece. The power of the tornado was still rising, and its scope was continuing to expand.

  The pursuers trapped in the wind finally panicked. The arrogance on their faces was replaced by fear. They struggled desperately, trying to break free from the wind’s restraint, but only felt the suction getting stronger and stronger, their bodies aching from being torn by the air currents, their bones almost being crushed.

  Just as they thought they were going to be torn to pieces by the tornado and die for sure, they suddenly felt the suction on their bodies loosen, and their bodies began to fall rapidly towards the ground, uncontrollably.

  Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they had survived this fatal disaster and escaped with their lives. But they found that the speed of the fall was extremely fast, getting faster and faster, completely beyond their control. They could only watch the ground getting closer and closer, and despair instantly overwhelmed them.