# Chapter 1099: Star Return Reappears
The Black Soul Mountain, transformed into a sea of fire, echoed with countless miserable screams. Countless disciples of the Soul Sect were swallowed by the flames, and before they could escape, they were already burned to ashes. The only things visible in the entire world were golden flames and the pitiful creatures wailing and struggling within the fire.
Within the terrifying golden flames, even the powerful hall masters of the Soul Sect had to defend with all their might. Their faces underwent a complete transformation as they looked around, finding no trace of Ling Yun. All they saw were countless disciples of the sect being rapidly reduced to ashes like humble withered leaves.
Their earlier confidence was gone, replaced only by trembling fear. The Dragon Soul Domain had caused them to lose their lock on Ling Yun's aura, and the explosive flame purgatory severely obstructed their vision and aura perception. How many had died in the sea of fire? They had no time to check, and didn't even dare to think about it. What was even more terrifying was that "Ling Yun" had vanished without a trace.
"Don't worry about the disciples for now! Find Ling Yun quickly... we must find him!"
"He was so heavily injured, and this flame domain must have consumed a tremendous amount of his energy... He must be nearby! No matter what, we cannot let him leave alive!!"
Within the boiling golden sea of fire, Yun Che carried Little Mo Li and flew close to the ground, his body covered in blood, his breathing heavy and ragged, and his flying speed extremely slow... The Yellow Springs Ashes that he had explosively unleashed in his raging fury under such a heavily injured state must have consumed an unimaginable amount of energy.
After confirming that all the auras locked onto him had been blocked, Yun Che extended his arm and quickly summoned the Primordial Mystic Ark. The moment the ark appeared, he brought Little Mo Li into it, and then immediately teleported three hundred miles straight to the west.
The consumption required for the Primordial Mystic Ark to teleport within the God Realm was extremely high. Back in the Burial God Fire Prison, a mere three-hundred-mile teleportation, though it had created a miracle, consumed fully half of the Vermilion Bird Jade's power.
A three-hundred-mile instantaneous teleportation in the lower realm would not only consume very little energy but would also absolutely ensure a safe escape. However, in the God Realm, it was completely insufficient. It wasn't that Yun Che didn't want to teleport farther, but three hundred miles was the limit of the Primordial Mystic Ark... After this teleportation, the power of the Vermilion Bird Jade would surely be completely exhausted.
Leaving the Primordial Mystic Ark with Little Mo Li, he then retrieved the ark at the fastest speed possible. Now, he could only pray that, under the flame barrier of the Yellow Springs Ashes, no one from the Soul Sect had detected the aura of the Primordial Mystic Ark or the disturbance in space.
Flowing Light Thunder Concealment activated, suppressing the auras of himself and Little Mo Li as much as possible. Yun Che's hand was also firmly clamped over Little Mo Li's mouth. Having learned from the last time, no matter how much Little Mo Li struggled this time, he would absolutely not let go.
No aura swept in this direction. Yun Che's heart finally calmed a little. Dragging his extremely heavy body, he used the cover of night and thick fog to carefully and slowly move westward.
"Mm... mm mm mm..." Little Mo Li, with her mouth covered, kept twisting her body, making dissatisfied whimpers.
"If you don't want to die... then behave yourself! Otherwise... I'll kill you first!" Yun Che's gritted teeth let out a hoarse, icy voice. He had risked his life to finally gain this slim chance of survival.
Little Mo Li's eyes widened. Just as she was about to struggle even more violently in protest, a drop of warm liquid gently fell onto her small hand at that moment.
One drop... two drops... three drops... finally forming a stream. In an instant, the back of her tender white hand was completely stained with blood.
At that moment, Yun Che's steps also staggered, and he fell heavily to his knees. He quickly reached out and grabbed his own throat, preventing himself from making any sound. Only his chest heaved so violently it seemed almost ready to explode.
"..." Little Mo Li's struggles stopped. Her star-like eyes gradually became dull, gaining a hint of bewilderment she had never experienced in her life.
In the distance, the sea of Golden Crow flames was rapidly extinguishing. The hall masters, vice hall masters, and surviving disciples were all frantically searching for Yun Che in that area. Releasing such terrifying flames while heavily injured would not only severely deplete profound energy but also greatly worsen injuries. Anyone would be certain that Yun Che in such a state couldn't have gone far and must be hiding nearby. Although their search range kept expanding, they would never imagine that he was already three hundred miles away.
Yun Che gasped for breath more than a dozen times before finally calming down a little. His hand remained firmly pressed over Little Mo Li's mouth and nose. If it were anyone else in his hands, he would have chosen to leave them in the Primordial Mystic Ark, and then he could use Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick to escape safely. But as for Little Mo Li... he had personally experienced her reckless, death-seeking behavior. She was absolutely capable of suddenly coming out of the Primordial Mystic Ark on her own!
He stood up again and quickly ran westward. As long as he reached the western region of the Black Soul Mountain Range, he should be safe. But before he had gone far, a strong sense of unease suddenly surged from behind.
It was a terrifying aura, extremely far away, but one that made his entire body freeze.
The aura of the Divine King Realm!!
Lei Qianfeng!
Yun Che's steps halted abruptly. He leaned against a withered tree, not daring to move even an inch.
"Hail the Sect Master!!"
In the distance, in the sky brightened by the undying Golden Crow flames, several figures had appeared. Yun Che could clearly hear the loud, synchronized shouts.
Lei Qianfeng's gaze swept the surroundings. Every muscle on his face twitched violently. After receiving the sound transmission, he hadn't come alone. By his side was Chief Hall Master Lei Tian'gang, and behind him followed five Soul Sect elders at the Divine Spirit Realm.
But each of their faces was unspeakably ugly. Gazing as far as the eye could see, all they could see were charred corpses stretching endlessly. As for the living Soul Sect disciples, they were all covered in soot, most bearing burns of varying severity.
"All this... was done by Ling Yun?" When Lei Qianfeng spoke, his lips were clearly trembling violently. The bulging veins on his forehead looked ready to burst.
"Yes..." the leading hall master replied. Facing Lei Qianfeng's terrifying aura and gaze, cold sweat poured down his face like rain.
"Then... where is Ling Yun!?"
"Subordinate... just now, subordinate had already seriously injured Yun Che and was about to capture him, but suddenly... he... vanished without a trace... Subordinate is searching everywhere. He couldn't have gone far. Subordinate will..."
"Useless!!" The two cold words made all the hall masters instantly lose their voices and lower their heads in trembling fear.
At the same time, a vast, ocean-like divine sense descended, nearly enveloping the entire Black Soul Mountain Range.
Earlier, he had been carrying Little Mo Li away quickly. But with Lei Qianfeng's arrival, even with his Flowing Light Thunder Concealment, he dared not make any further moves. He felt Lei Qianfeng's divine sense sweep down, held his breath, and didn't move a single muscle. Little Mo Li in his arms also suddenly became obedient, remaining completely still.
After a long while, Lei Qianfeng withdrew his divine sense. There were many profound beasts on Black Soul Mountain, and a huge number of disciples had gathered there tonight, creating an extremely mixed aura. Coupled with the obstruction of the mist, even if he were a powerful Divine King, finding an anomalous aura in such a range and environment would be absolutely difficult... not to mention that Yun Che had Flowing Light Thunder Concealment.
But then, his eyes narrowed slightly. The disgrace of the sect's closure, the hatred for the death of his son, and now the massacre of countless disciples tonight... When anger reached its peak, it naturally burned into madness.
Yun Che was extremely skilled at concealment, a fact known to everyone in the Soul Sect. If even Lei Qianfeng couldn't locate Yun Che's aura, then naturally no one else could. He suddenly said slowly, "Ling Yun has vanished again, but he must still be on Black Soul Mountain, isn't that right?"
The leading hall master was startled, then quickly replied, "Yes, Sect Master! And he must be nearby. This subordinate is certain he was heavily injured. With his condition, he absolutely couldn't have escaped far."
"Excellent!" Lei Qianfeng gritted his teeth. "Then let him turn to ashes along with this Black Soul Mountain!!"
*Crack!!*
Ferocious black lightning exploded on both of Lei Qianfeng's arms simultaneously. The instant violent airwave heavily blasted Lei Tian'gang and the five elders away, nearly making them spit blood. Lei Tian'gang exclaimed in shock, "Sect Master, are you going to..."
He only got a few words out before the power rapidly gathering on Lei Qianfeng's body had already become terrifying enough to easily annihilate him. Facing Lei Qianfeng's dreadful expression and gaze, Lei Tian'gang dared not offer any more advice. He quickly shouted down below, "All disciples of the sixty-four halls, evacuate upward immediately! Hurry!"
The sudden horrible aura made all the Soul Sect disciples turn pale as death. They immediately understood Lei Qianfeng's insane intention. Under Lei Tian'gang's roar, they all scrambled into the air in terror, retreating to a height of several thousand zhang.
The lightning on Lei Qianfeng's body grew increasingly terrifying. This was not just his power; it was the greatest anger and resentment of a Divine King's entire life. He had never been so madly determined to kill someone at any cost... even if it meant sacrificing the entire Black Soul Mountain!
Far away, Yun Che's eyes were already wide with fury, his pupils constricting sharply.
At this moment, if he tried to flee, he would be detected and would surely die. Staying put would also mean being buried along with Black Soul Mountain. Rather than saying Lei Qianfeng was crazy and venomous enough, it was more accurate to say that his hatred for Yun Che had penetrated to the marrow of his bones.
"Ling Yun... This King will make you... VANISH INTO SMOKE AND ASHES!!"
With a furious howl, Lei Qianfeng swung his arm down. Two bolts of pitch-black lightning, like world-destroying thunder dragons, roared down with heaven-shaking fury.
And the spot where the thunder dragons were heading happened to be exactly where Yun Che was located... because his position was closer to the center of the eastern region of Black Soul Mountain. The moment the thunder dragons fell, the entire eastern region of Black Soul Mountain, and a large part of the western region, would be flattened into nothingness.
Because this was the power of a Divine King!
Yun Che's pupils were rapidly shrinking, but the thunder dragons were rapidly enlarging in his pupils. The moment Yun Che's pupils fixed, all his terror vanished, replaced by a viciousness even stronger than Lei Qianfeng's.
The thunder dragons descended. A world-destroying aura enveloped the entire Black Soul Mountain Range. Little Mo Li slightly raised her head. Just at the instant the thunder dragons crashed before her eyes, a strange blue light suddenly flickered within her pupils... But at that same moment, Yun Che suddenly charged forward. His right arm met the world-destroying thunder dragons, tracing a peculiar arc. Before him, the order of the world fell into chaos, the laws suddenly transformed.
"ALL... DIE... NOW!!"
"MOON—PULLING—STAR—RETURN!!"
The thunder dragons were awe-inspiring in their divine might, their roar shaking the heavens. But the moment they touched the space before Yun Che, they suddenly rebounded as if striking a perfectly flat mirror, hurtling with all their force straight at Lei Qianfeng... and the Soul Sect members beside him.
"..." The blue light in Little Mo Li's pupils disappeared. Her lips formed a large "o" shape.