Chapter 952: The Disgrace of the Carefree Sect
In the pitch-black night, the Carefree Sect was thoroughly ignited, accompanied by screams of agony.
Torrential flames incinerated everything. Many were tainted by the dark-colored fire, and in an instant, their bodies began to burn as well, inextinguishable, gradually consumed and devoured by the flames.
"Who are you, sir? Why are you burning down my Carefree Sect?" someone shouted angrily into the void. The mass of firelight was illusory, with only a blurry figure visible within, impossible to see clearly, and its strength was unknown. But judging from the flames, the opponent was likely a Venerable, and one who possessed an exceptionally powerful flame.
The members of the Carefree Sect who emerged didn't even dare to charge into the sky to fight; they only roared in anger.
"Where is your Sect Leader? Have him come out and speak with me," a somewhat deep voice came from the illusory flames in the void. At the same time, his body kept moving incessantly, continuing to rain down destructive flames from the sky. He intended to burn the entire Carefree Sect to ashes.
"The Sect Leader will return soon. Shouldn't you stop first, sir?" some powerful experts stepped onto the void, but they only dodged the flames, not daring to attack Lin Feng. The opponent's strength was unfathomable, and he had directly demanded to see their Sect Leader, so they dared not charge at him.
"That old dog, is he avoiding seeing me because he knows I'm coming?" the deep voice came from the void again, causing the experts below to exchange glances, looking at each other in dismay. This man had quite the nerve, daring to call their Sect Leader an old dog. Moreover, it seemed he had come specifically for the Sect Leader. He was indeed a formidable Venerable, just as they had guessed.
"Since that old dog doesn't dare to see me, I'll destroy his sect. I won't kill you; instead, relay this to that old dog: tell him that I, Lin, mean what I say, and I have already come," Lin Feng's voice rang out once more. The crowd's faces turned ugly—he actually intended to destroy their sect.
Who was this Lin? They didn't know which powerful Venerable it was, but he wanted them to deliver a message to the Sect Leader. It seemed the Sect Leader had offended a formidable expert outside, bringing disaster upon the sect.
"Senior, your grudge is with the Sect Leader, yet you involve us. Isn't that a breach of decorum?" many people said, their faces grim as they heard the screams below.
"A breach of decorum? Ask your Sect Leader what that old dog did after I cut off one of his arms," a cold snort came from the void, causing the crowd's hearts to tremble violently. Cut off an arm? Their Sect Leader had lost an arm to this man? How was that possible?
"You're lying!"
"Whether I'm lying or not, you'll see for yourselves when he returns. Ask that old dog everything, and then he'll come looking for me," Lin Feng's figure continued to circle rapidly above the Carefree Sect. Within the sect, flames ignited the mountains, boiled the lakes, and a vast expanse of magnificent halls were all consumed by the sea of fire.
"Remember to tell that old dog that I, Lin, have been here," the figure in the void sped away, the firelight streaking across the sky and vanishing at the horizon. In just a few moments, there was no trace left.
But the faces of the Carefree Sect members all turned cold. Looking at the raging flames below, they dared not open their eyes. It was over. This time, the entire Carefree Sect had been consumed by the terrifying sea of fire. They didn't know what kind of flame power this was, but it was incredibly fearsome.
That Lin, that man surnamed Lin—who was he?
Many people in Carefree City flashed over to the location of the Carefree Sect. Seeing the towering flames, they all gasped in shock. Burned down?
The entire Carefree Sect had been burned down by someone?
What had happened?
What grudge had the Carefree Sect Leader formed with some powerful expert, leading to his sect being burned down?
And there was talk that the Carefree Sect Leader's arm had been severed—was that true or false?
This fire ignited the entire Carefree City, and soon the news spread throughout the Qian Domain. The Carefree Sect, one of the dominant powers of the Qian Domain, had been burned clean to the ground by someone, reduced to ashes. Even the construction materials had been incinerated in the flames, leaving nothing but dust.
The next morning, in the void outside Carefree City, a figure with a gloomy face was heading back toward the Carefree Sect. His severed arm was hidden by a sleeve, but the sleeve fluttered in the wind. Any observant person could easily tell that the sleeve was empty—the arm inside was gone.
The Carefree Sect Leader had always been arrogant, but now, having lost an arm to someone, he felt he had no face to return to Carefree City.
"The Carefree Sect Leader is back." Carefree City was especially sensitive today. When someone spotted the figure in the void as the Carefree Sect Leader, it immediately drew the attention of many. And in an instant, countless eyes fixed on the Carefree Sect Leader's arm.
"It really is the Carefree Sect Leader, and his arm has truly been severed!" The crowd was shocked. What the flame Venerable had said last night was true—he really had cut off the Carefree Sect Leader's arm.
Along the way, the Carefree Sect Leader found himself being pointed at and stared at by many people, all looking at him, or rather at his arm. His face turned extremely ugly, and a suppressed rage burned within him, as if he wanted to vent it. His speed increased even more, turning into a blur of light as he rushed toward the Carefree Sect.
Finally, the Carefree Sect Leader arrived at the Carefree Sect, but he no longer saw the vast sect of old. Seeing everything before him, his gaze froze instantly, and his face turned ashen.
The mountains, scorched black by the flames, were barren, with not a blade of grass growing. The lakes and rivers had been evaporated, also bearing a charred black color. On the ground, the magnificent halls had vanished without a trace, turned to dust, drifting with the wind. Only many people stood on the ruins, some injured, others wailing.
The Carefree Sect was gone, razed to the ground.
"Who?" the Carefree Sect Leader roared. His rolling voice enveloped the space, shaking the hearts of the crowd until they felt numb. A group of figures flashed over—these were some of the Venerables and high-level Heavenly Martial experts of the Carefree Sect who had survived the flames.
When they saw the Carefree Sect Leader, they first secretly glanced at his arm, and their hearts trembled violently. It really had been severed. Good thing they hadn't rashly attacked last night, or they would have surely died.
"Who did this?" the Carefree Sect Leader's face was dark to the extreme, and he asked coldly.
Those people all lowered their heads, not daring to meet the Carefree Sect Leader's gaze.
"Speak!" the Carefree Sect Leader roared, his eyes filled with icy killing intent.
"Sect Leader, it was your enemy, a very powerful flame Venerable," one of the Heavenly Martial experts said in a low voice.
"How powerful?" the Carefree Sect Leader said coldly.
"How powerful..." The man's expression stiffened. How would he know how powerful Lin Feng was? They hadn't even fought him.
"Very powerful. We simply couldn't match him," the man said tremblingly.
"You mean to say, you watched the sect be destroyed and no one made a move?" A chilling coldness from the Carefree Sect Leader enveloped their bodies, making the man shiver.
"He said..." The man stole a glance at the Carefree Sect Leader, seeming hesitant.
"Speak!" the Carefree Sect Leader said icily.
"He said... he cut off your arm, Sect Leader, and insulted you, calling you... an old dog," the man's voice was barely audible, but to divert the Carefree Sect Leader's anger, he had to say it.
"Boom!"
A terrifying aura erupted wildly. The Carefree Sect Leader said coldly, "Tell me, was he a young man, or a man with a sallow complexion?"
"It seems the Sect Leader knows after all." The crowd breathed a sigh of relief. If the opponent was truly that terrifying, having cut off their Sect Leader's arm, the Sect Leader wouldn't blame them.
"At the time, the opponent was shrouded in firelight, and we couldn't see his face clearly. He just told us to relay to you, Sect Leader, that he, Lin, meant what he said, and he would destroy the Carefree Sect. He also said for you to come find him."
Lin, destroy the Carefree Sect, old dog, arm.
A terrifying aura rampaged through the space. If the Carefree Sect Leader still didn't know who had come, he would be a fool.
Lin Feng. It was Lin Feng. He had declared he would set up a killing array at the Carefree Sect and destroy it.
But what destroyed the Carefree Sect wasn't a killing array, but flames. A Heavenly Martial expert had intimidated so many Venerables and high-level Heavenly Martial experts, burning down the Carefree Sect right before their eyes.
Ridiculous. It was the most absurd thing in the world. The Carefree Sect Leader let out a hollow laugh, a bit manic, causing those people's bodies to tremble.
"Kill!"
"Boom!"
A terrifying killing aura fully erupted. The body of that Heavenly Martial expert was instantly torn apart. The Carefree Sect Leader took a step forward, ignoring the others, and drifted away.