The attack of Makaze was not a simple form of resistance, the damage it had just dealt the dragon could be seen from the divine beast's reaction. It violently shook its body and roared, trying to shake off the swords stabbing its body but to no avail, they were glued to it, causing large amounts of blood to gush out, furthermore, it was hurt by Arthur's fire attack which did considerable internal damage, adding to its pain. Amongst the four Divine Beasts, it is by far the one which is the most injured, currently, that is.
Arthur saw this scene but had no time to enjoy the thrilling view of the suffering Azure Dragon, he directed his attention to the Vermillion Bird, which recovered quite a bit in such a short amount of time.
Apart from the black turtle, the Vermillion Bird had the highest recovery, although it wasn't a phoenix as it couldn't reach Nirvana, Arthur was sure it has a technique similar to it, allowing to rise from its ashes and be reborn.