I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 57

Chapter 57 Chapter 50: Purging the Dragon Crystal Flame Burst Tree King
Somewhere in the Sunset Forest, a cold gleam of metal flashed, and dense, lush vines were severed. Under the shade of dazzling sunlight, a black-haired young man emerged, holding a worn long sword.
Behind him, a young girl in a navy blue trimmed dress, with a porcelain white delicate face like a doll, also stepped forward, a look of confusion on her face.
“Is this it? Why don’t I see the tree… Could this little tree demon be hidden by something?”
The young girl lightly brushed her soft hair, glanced around, and a hint of curiosity appeared in her beautiful gold eyes.
As Ig was about to reply, he saw the young girl wave her jade-like slender fingers, and instantly, a patch of scalding, fierce flame burst forth, igniting many surrounding branches in an instant.
However, a colorless crystal barrier that appeared out of nowhere in mid-air, forming a separate space, prevented much of the flame from falling.
Verafia’s eyes instantly lit up with a strange glow.
“Huh? There’s a small barrier. It seems the person who captured this little tree demon has some status. But with such a weak barrier, it won’t stop this young lady!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Verafia clenched her small fist and swung it.
“Crack.”
A sound like shattering glass echoed. In front of the young girl, where her pure white little fist hit, a mirror surface of light rays appeared, shining brightly, and then rapidly cracked and shattered.
With a “whoosh,” icy blue light rays fell and shattered, and as the mist dissipated, the view quickly opened up.
“This is… a Dragon Crystal Flame Burst Tree!”
Ig’s pupils contracted. What appeared in his eyes was exactly a Dragon Crystal Flame Burst Tree, roaring and brandishing giant crystalline vines!
With a waist as thick as a bowl, the Dragon Crystal Flame Burst Tree King’s vines, burning with blazing flames, swung towards the intruder with immense power.
Compared to the ordinary Dragon Crystal Flame Burst Trees seen yesterday, the one before them not only possessed a terrifying platinum-rank aura but was also more than double the size, and its swinging vines stirred up violent gales, almost knocking Ig to the ground.
“Quite imposing!”
Verafia casually swung an flame shield to block the gale and flames stirred by the giant vine. She blinked her big eyes, looking quite interested at the roaring giant flame tree not far away.
“But it seems to be imprisoned? This is no fun… With only a small tree demon left by its side, as a tribal leader, I have to say, this is truly pitiful. Oh well, since you can’t beat me anyway, Ig, watch me perform!”
After saying that, before Ig could even reply, Verafia pushed him aside and excitedly charged into the attack range of the giant flame tree.
“Young Lady, be careful!”
Ig’s shouts were drowned out by the whistling gale. Among the numerous thick, hard vines of the enormous demon tree, intensely blazing flames danced.
The Dragon Crystal Flame Burst King Tree felt immense anger at the disrespect shown by a tiny human girl. Coupled with the fear of being confined here and the impatience from its injuries, its attacks were filled with ferocity!
“Hiss!!”
Innumerable vines, lit ablaze, were pulled from the ground and swung in mid-air. Branches harder than steel, with immense kinetic energy, let out sharp, wind-splitting sounds in the air.
Each whip strike, filled with fury, was no less than the heavy blow of a gold-rank demon tree exerting its full strength the previous night!
“This force is quite good! But… are you underestimating this young lady too much?”
The whistling gale, which reached before the young girl, seemed to instantly become docile, turning into a gentle, soft breeze that lightly touched the girl’s cheek and gently stirred her hair.
Verafia seemed to have picked up some interest. Fiery red, scorching hot flame elements in the air instantly gathered around her. With a wave of her hand, they condensed into a giant flame pillar that soared into the sky.
“Fiery Strike: Draw Blade!”
The power of the soaring fiery pillar rapidly condensed, then shed its dim outer shell. The condensed flame elements formed a massive blade burning with flames in the air.
Following the girl’s voice, as if an invisible giant hand grasped the hilt, she swung the greatsword and slashed!
“Rumble!”
The greatsword formed by flames and the ten-plus branches of the flame tree clashed heavily in mid-air. Countless firelights shattered, falling to the ground like a fiery rain.
At the moment of impact, the huge explosion also stirred up a blazing storm of fire, carrying with it extreme heat.
Even the Dragon Crystal Flame Burst King Tree, as a platinum-rank fire-elemental demon, under such an impact, had many crimson flames burning on its vines, and even its beautiful and hard blue crystals were scorched black!
The torrential storm of fire also swept towards the small and slender young girl. Verafia merely raised her pair of scorching gold eyes, and flames rained down from the sky.
“Fiery Strike: Shield!”
A giant flame shield, rapidly re-condensed from flame elements, was placed in front of the girl. The flame storm roared against the giant shield, and rolling, breaking red flames splashed and fell to the ground.
The scorching wave swept across the land, while the giant shield of flames stood firm amidst the fierce storm.
The exquisite girl with golden flowing hair reached out with her delicate fingertips to smooth a soft strand of hair blown astray by the wind. She seemed a little disappointed, shaking her small face, as if this prey she had long awaited only possessed this much strength.
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Ig, watching from a distance, saw the girl who appeared extremely small under the fiery storm and flame shield, yet easily controlled all the power of the flames, his eyes showing great shock.
Although he already knew that his noble Phoenix lineage’s mastery of elements was incredibly strong, he still didn’t expect that she could condense such powerful flame energy so effortlessly, without any incantation, just with a few simple exclamations, as if commanding her fingers and arms!
“Hiss!!”
The giant demon tree let out an enraged roar again, as if angered by its repeated injury, or perhaps simply enraged by the contempt shown by the small human girl before it.
“Is it angry? For a tree-type demon, it’s too impatient!”
Feeling the rapidly heating air, Verafia still casually chided. She adjusted the creases of her skirt with one hand, and with the other, she casually released flame spells, continuously attacking the interwoven branches that descended from the sky.
Terrifying explosions, far exceeding the scope of a gold-rank mage, continuously erupted in the air.
Even with the platinum-rank body of the Dragon Crystal Flame Burst King Tree, comparable to steel, under such attacks, its branches still cracked and fell, leaving behind scorched black broken vines and blood-red, flame-hot sap.
Even its powerful vines, which attacked the girl, were all damaged!
Facing the girl who was about to reach its vital points, the enraged flame tree suddenly retracted its attacks, with more than half of its branches piercing the ground.
The girl’s originally relaxed pupils slightly shifted.
Around her, supported by an immense life force, over a dozen dark green vines broke through the soil like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, surging towards Verafia!