Chapter 1016: Tenth Level of the Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record
As lascivious thoughts surged within Yun Che, a sharp pain suddenly came from his left ear. Mu Xuanyin’s jade hand, which had been resting on his collar, flipped and seized his ear, lifting him directly out of the Heavenly Lake.
Mu Xuanyin’s grip was extremely harsh, causing Yun Che to grimace in pain instantly. His mind jolted awake, and he hastily cried out: “Disciple… disciple dares not… aah… disciple only holds reverence for Master… absolutely dares not… have such thoughts…”
Mu Xuanyin showed no intention of letting go. The fact that she could twist the face of Yun Che, who possessed a Dragon God’s body, into a distorted grimace made it clear how much punitive force her snowy hand was exerting on his left ear. She said with a smile: “That’s good. Your master figured you wouldn’t…”
As she spoke softly, her gaze inadvertently slanted downward past his waist. Her voice abruptly cut off. Her beautiful eyes paused briefly, then slowly narrowed, the long slit of her eyes glinting with dangerous allure.
“Your master’s good Che’er, it seems I’ve underestimated your audacity,” her voice became even softer, even slower, but it made Yun Che’s heart pound wildly: “To dare to show such an ugly thing before me… such a bold child!”
Mu Xuanyin swung the arm holding Yun Che’s ear, and with a miserable scream, Yun Che was flung far away, crashing heavily onto the pool’s edge. That throw carried Mu Xuanyin’s hidden force. Yun Che tumbled far across the edge before stopping, his face pale with pain, hissing through his teeth, unable to stand for a long time.
At least a dozen bones were broken.
His desires had completely scattered.
“Sigh, what an unfortunate disciple.” Mu Xuanyin sighed softly, taking no blame for the fact that every inch of her jade body radiated an allure no man could resist: “Under the Qiu Dragon Blood, you refused to touch Feixue. I had praised your exceptional willpower, but it turns out you’re actually a lecherous wretch with a heart full of lust, even daring to have thoughts about your master!”
“…!” Yun Che finally managed to sit up, lowering his head, not daring to retort, nor daring to glance at Mu Xuanyin again.
“Forget it. It seems your master will have to discipline you more in the future.”
Mu Xuanyin sighed faintly, as if quite troubled. Her hand flicked, and a blue-glowing jade slip lightly landed at Yun Che’s feet. She turned her back: “This jade slip contains the complete Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick. With your comprehension, you should be able to study it on your own, without your master’s guidance.”
“I will confine you here in the Minghan Heavenly Lake for now. In a few days, I will come to test your progress on the Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick. If it’s passable, your master will not pursue your grave disrespect, and may even give a reward. But if you disappoint me…” Mu Xuanyin’s gaze shifted slightly, a half-smile on her face: “The consequences will be very serious.”
Her voice faded away, Mu Xuanyin departed, and the barrier of the Minghan Heavenly Lake sealed shut.
With a series of crisp snaps, Yun Che quickly realigned several dislocated bones. The broken dozen or so would take time to heal. He straightened up, grinding his teeth: “Having no reaction… that would be abnormal, alright?!”
In front of Mo Li, he rarely found himself in such a mess, but before Mu Xuanyin… he had almost never been anything but.
If it weren’t for their first encounter at the Ice Phoenix Palace, Mu Xuanyin’s drastic change would have left him dazed even now. Even so, recalling the Mu Xuanyin from just a moment ago, he still felt a bit disoriented, unable to fully connect her with the awe-inspiring, dread-inducing Yinxue Realm King.
Why was her personality so contradictory…
Which one was the real her?
Yun Che moved back into the Heavenly Lake. After calming himself for over an hour, he managed to steady his injuries and his mind. He left the lake water, sat down by the pool, and instead of picking up the Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick that Mu Xuanyin had thrown him, he took out a jade slip shimmering with crimson-gold light.
The appearance of that crimson-gold jade slip caused the air temperature to skyrocket, startling the surrounding ice spirits into scattering.
The complete… Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record!
The “Nine Suns Heavenly Wrath” that Huo Poyun had used earlier, though unable to harm him, had greatly shaken his soul. But he hadn’t forgotten that this jade slip could only be studied once, after which it would vanish.
Yun Che calmed his mind, closed his eyes, and let his perception, like a trickling stream, flow over the crimson-gold jade slip, rapidly descending until it landed directly on the divine art of the eighth realm.
Within just a dozen breaths, a resounding golden crow cry echoed in his mind. A flaming golden crow danced in the depths of his soul. On the surface of his body, a layer of increasingly intense Golden Crow Divine Flame slowly emerged.
For each higher realm of the Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record, the power of the Golden Crow Flame increased—each time by a massive surge. The color of the flame also grew closer to pure gold. Moreover, each subsequent realm corresponded to a separate Golden Crow annihilation technique.
The Eighth Realm—[Blazing Sun Ray] was a point-killing flame technique far superior to [Golden Annihilation]. Golden Annihilation compressed the Golden Crow Divine Flame into a line, while the Blazing Sun Ray was an even more extreme point. Though it required several times the condensation time of Golden Annihilation, once successfully released, it was like a ray of ultimate fire from the sun, capable of scorching through anything in the world.
The Ninth Realm—[Illusion Realm · Red Butterfly] was not a destruction domain like Yellow Springs Ashes, but a soul domain—exactly like the Dragon God Domain! However, unlike the Dragon God Domain’s supreme intimidation, the Red Butterfly Domain, while unable to achieve such extreme intimidation, could accomplish an even more terrifying spiritual incineration!
It was as if it burned the fearsome Golden Crow Divine Flame deep within their souls, causing their bodies to survive while their spirits perished.
The Tenth Realm, the highest realm of the Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record recorded in the jade slip, corresponded to the annihilation flame technique known as [Nine Suns Heavenly Wrath]!
The Nine Suns Heavenly Wrath that Huo Poyun had used was the most basic “One Sun” state. Even in that most initial state, its terror had shaken the entire Ice Phoenix Divine Sect. And each additional sun did not increase power linearly, but geometrically. The complete Nine Suns Heavenly Wrath would bring forth nine suns descending upon the world… its terrifying power was simply unimaginable.
Perhaps that would be true world-ending divine might.
Although in the history of the Flame God Realm spanning hundreds of thousands of years, four people had cultivated the Nine Suns Heavenly Wrath… no one had ever reached the Nine Suns realm. For Huo Poyun to reach the One Sun realm before the age of thirty was already an unprecedented miracle in the Flame God Realm.
In deep focus, time felt imperceptible. When Yun Che opened his eyes, unmoving, seven days had passed. The flame on his body still lingered, but the crimson-gold jade slip before him burst into flames at that moment and turned to ashes in an instant.
He raised his right palm, and a small cluster of Golden Crow Flame silently ignited in his center, then rapidly deepened. On his first try, within a few breaths, he had reached the eighth level of flame realm. The color and aura of the flame had noticeably changed.
He was confident that within half a month, he could cultivate the Blazing Sun Ray to minor completion.
But as he held the flame in his hand, his brow slightly furrowed:
“Tenth realm… is it truly the ultimate? Why do I still feel it’s incomplete…”
“Forget it, let’s just cultivate the Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick.”
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Ice Phoenix City Domain, Ice Phoenix Thirty-Sixth Palace.
“Feixue’s matter… did Yun Che actively refuse?”
Mu Xuanyin leaned sideways on an ice throne, her eyes hazy, her breasts half-exposed, her crossed legs outlining an especially alluring long curve. A small section of pale calf showed beneath her skirt, shimmering with a skin luster even more radiant than the ice flowers filling the room.
Mu Bingyun stood by her side, her crescent brows lightly furrowed, a hint of puzzlement in her expression.
“What else? Feixue is so obedient; there’s no way she would disobey.”
Mu Xuanyin’s voice was soft and delicate, stirring thoughts, and her jade-white face was faintly flushed with a seductive pink.
The air was filled with a heart-soothing fragrance. Mu Bingyun’s gaze inadvertently fell on Mu Xuanyin’s bosom, which was slightly exposed due to its full prominence, then quickly shifted away. Her heartbeat became slightly uneven. She spoke softly: “That shouldn’t be. Sister’s method, though somewhat absurd, was indeed the most likely way to help him reach the Divine Tribulation Realm before the Profound God Convention. Furthermore, given his temperament and the inherent flaws of men, there’s no reason he should refuse.”
“Who knows? Perhaps he looks down on Feixue.”
Cold snowlight spilled in through the window. Mu Xuanyin lay down lazily, her skirt pushed aside by her jade legs, revealing a pair of pink, delicate feet resting on the ice throne. Each toe was small and lustrous, as if frozen, and the top and arch of her feet were as delicate as if coated in cream—jade-smooth, silk-soft…
It was only in front of Mu Bingyun that she let herself go so completely.
“Looks down on her?” Mu Bingyun shook her head: “Given Feixue’s beauty… that shouldn’t be the case.”
“That’s not necessarily true.” With a slender, snowy hand, she seductively tucked a strand of blue hair behind her ear. Mu Xuanyin suddenly laughed, her gaze fixed on Mu Bingyun, shimmering with enchanting allure: “Since he refused Feixue, there’s only one method left.”
“What method?” Mu Bingyun turned her gaze, but as soon as she met Mu Xuanyin’s seductive smile, she unconsciously looked away.
“That would naturally be… for my good little sister to offer her Primordial Yin personally, to elevate his profound strength and repay his life-saving grace.”
After saying this, Mu Xuanyin burst into laughter.
Mu Bingyun’s supremely beautiful ice-cold face showed no reaction: “Sister, don’t be ridiculous.”
In public, Mu Bingyun was deeply respectful to Mu Xuanyin. But in private, they were sisters who could talk about anything, with no emotional barriers or impurities. They were each other’s only family in the world. However, their temperaments and expressions were vastly different.
One was as cold as a snow fairy, the other as seductive as a world-bewitching enchantress.
“Really, can’t you just react in a more amusing way to make your sister happy?” Mu Xuanyin lightly bit her lip. “At least I took in a male disciple—it’s much more fun than I expected.”
“Fun? You mean Yun Che?”
“Not only fun, his comprehension is astonishingly high. He grasped the Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick in just one day. Comprehension like that…” Mu Xuanyin’s seductive eyes narrowed: “Probably none of those Realm Kings can match it.”
“…Is that the main reason why Sister suddenly wants to help him grow faster?” Mu Bingyun said.
“I plan to have him accompany Mu Hanyi on a trip to the Ice Wind Empire.” Her cherry-red, tempting lips curled slightly, and the charm in her eyes deepened: “He will personally obtain that Ice Qilin Horn.”
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[PS: Even if Yun Che fully masters the Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record, he won’t be able to unleash Nine Suns Heavenly Wrath. To put it simply: The minimum MP requirement for Nine Suns Heavenly Wrath is 5,000,000, and the maximum is positive infinity. Yun Che’s current MP cap is…]
[Sorry, post-MMO game syndrome…]