# Chapter 1223: Crimson Flame (Part 2)
"What is he trying to do?"
Yun Che's strange actions caused everyone to focus their attention. Yun Che, who had suddenly closed his eyes, now spread his arms, and on his right arm, a violent blazing golden flame ignited—the Golden Crow Flame he relied on most heavily and was known for throughout the Eastern Divine Region.
But on his left arm, a cluster of crimson flame slowly began to burn. This flame was not as dazzling or violent as the Golden Crow Flame; it burned with an exceptionally quiet stillness.
And the moment this crimson flame ignited, everyone in the Flame God Realm's seating area was completely stunned. In particular, more than half of the Phoenix Sect members shot up from their seats.
"That's... Phoenix Flame!?"
"It's Phoenix Flame! Absolutely Phoenix Flame without a doubt!"
"What's going on? How could Yun Che be burning Phoenix Flame? This, this..."
Yan Juehai's face stiffened for a good while. His gaze instinctively turned to Huo Rulie, only to find him also wearing a look of complete astonishment. Huo Rulie then suddenly turned to him: "Sect Master Yan, how does that Yun kid have Phoenix Flame? What's going on?"
Yan Juehai shook his head heavily, then said in a low voice: "His Phoenix Flame... its aura is extremely pure. The only possibility is that he bears the most primal Phoenix Divine Blood. But our Phoenix Sect has long since lost its primal divine blood."
"Just how many secrets does he still have hidden on him?"
Yan Juehai's shock was essentially identical to Huo Rulie's reaction when he first saw Yun Che ignite the Golden Crow Flame.
"Sect Master Yan, never mind where his Phoenix Flame came from for now. First, tacitly acknowledge that it came from you! Otherwise, it will bring unnecessary trouble to this kid." Huo Rulie reminded him in a low voice.
"I understand." Yan Juehai nodded slightly. "But, why is he forcibly revealing his Phoenix Flame? The Golden Crow Flame couldn't do anything to Luo Changsheng, and the Phoenix Flame can't either... Wait!"
Yan Juehai's expression suddenly shifted: "Ice Phoenix, Golden Crow, Phoenix... In that case, doesn't that mean Yun Che, like Luo Changsheng, also has three divine power inheritances coexisting within a single body?"
"It's not just that." Huo Rulie said in a low voice: "Vermilion Bird, Phoenix, and Golden Crow—these three supreme divine flames are inherently mutually repulsive. If a person obtains the divine blood of one, unless they erase it, it is absolutely impossible to gain the recognition and affinity of the other two types of divine blood. This is common knowledge known even to women and children in our Flame God Realm. But Yun Che... actually possesses both the Phoenix and Golden Crow powers coexisting! This... r... e... a... l... l... y... i... s... n... o... t... p... o... s... s... i... b... l... e..."
The last part of Huo Rulie's words trembled uncontrollably.
"Three divine powers coexisting in one body." On the eastern platform, several Divine Emperors also had shifting expressions. Zhou Tian Shen Di sighed: "Besides Luo Changsheng, there is actually another person who can possess three divine powers simultaneously."
"But Phoenix and Golden Crow powers are both fire-type. What great difference is there between cultivating one type and cultivating ten types? Burning two types of divine flame simultaneously would instead divide mental focus and profound strength." Yue Shen Di said.
Long Huang: "..."
On Yun Che's body, the golden Golden Crow Flame and the crimson Phoenix Flame were already burning extremely fiercely, spreading from his arms across his entire body. Soon, Yun Che was completely covered in flames—half golden flame, half crimson flame—each occupying one side of his body in a clear demarcation.
"Oh?" Luo Changsheng approached unhurriedly, surprise flickering in his eyes: "Phoenix Flame? So you too are someone who can simultaneously control three divine power inheritances. I thought I was the only one of this generation in the Eastern Divine Region. Well, this counts as a rather pleasant surprise."
"But," Luo Changsheng's eyes narrowed slightly: "Ten-power Golden Crow Flame versus a mix of five-power Golden Crow Flame and five-power Phoenix Flame, I actually think the former poses a slightly greater threat. Don't you agree?"
Yun Che suddenly igniting Phoenix Flame had indeed shocked everyone. But what shocked them was that Yun Che, like Luo Changsheng, possessed three divine powers. As for flames of the same level, adding one more kind, or even ten more, would have no qualitative impact whatsoever on the battle situation.
Yun Che still had his eyes closed, not saying a word. But his hands, burning with two types of divine flame, slowly touched at this moment.
The two types of flame were either mutually repulsive or mixed together. According to the Flame God Realm's understanding, Phoenix Flame and Golden Crow Flame were extremely repulsive. Not even touching—just getting close would cause them to extinguish each other. But when the Phoenix Flame and Golden Crow Flame in Yun Che's hands touched, they merged like two streams of different colors silently flowing together, releasing a dazzling strange light.
Not the red-gold of Golden Crow Flame, nor the crimson of Phoenix Flame, but an exceptionally brilliant... crimson-red color!
The moment this strange fusion was completed in his hands, it spread rapidly. The Golden Crow Flame and Phoenix Flame covering his body quickly merged together, covering Yun Che's body in a layer of crimson flame light that no one had ever seen before.
This sight left everyone staring wide-eyed. But the people from the Flame God Realm, including the two sect masters, were so shocked their eyeballs nearly popped out.
"Th... that... that that that... what is that!?" Huo Rulie's jaw was on the ground as he roared tremblingly.
The pure Golden Crow aura and pure Phoenix aura disappeared. A type of aura that none of the profound practitioners present had ever felt before surged through the Gods Ascension Platform. It seemed like Phoenix aura, and it also seemed like Golden Crow aura, or perhaps both—yet it had undergone an incomprehensible distortion.
"Th... this... what... in... the... world..." Yan Juehai's eyes stared straight ahead, his body involuntarily rising: "How... can... such... a... thing..."
Phoenix Flame and Golden Crow Flame—two of the Primordial Chaos's three supreme divine flames, representing the highest levels of flame power, meaning no flame of a higher level could possibly exist in this world. All legends, all records, proved this with unwavering certainty.
And now, they were watching with their own eyes as the Golden Crow Flame and Phoenix Flame fused in Yun Che's hands into a bizarre flame whose color and aura were completely different. This was nothing short of absurd. If not for seeing it with their own eyes, they would rather believe that the Burial God Fire Prison could be extinguished with a single piss than believe this could happen.
And the flame formed from such a bizarre fusion of two divine flames... as flame-cultivating profound practitioners of the Flame God Realm, they had never seen a flame that could display such a brilliant crimson color, and they had never felt such a twisted and chaotic flame aura.
The crimson flame on Yun Che's body was sometimes quiet, sometimes exploding and leaping. It was unclear whether it had mixed the characteristics of the two divine flames, or whether he was still unable to fully control it.
Yun Che reached out his hand. The Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword flew back into his hand. His fingers lightly traced across the blade. Wherever his fingertips went, the crimson flame spread across the sword body until it covered the entire blade.
Luo Changsheng's brows slightly furrowed. The flame aura in his spiritual sense was completely chaotic, yet the flame's power seemed less than that of the previous Golden Crow Flame. He smiled: "Interesting. This flame is truly beautiful. I just wonder how powerful it is."
Before he finished speaking, Yun Che had already soared into the air, the Heaven-Defying Sword lifting a crimson flame sword glow.
During the "few months" at the bottom of the Burial God Fire Prison, after Yun Che finished cultivating the Phoenix Ode Scripture, an idea suddenly occurred to him at a certain moment. Ice and Flame—attributes that were completely opposite—could be fused against the laws through the Evil God's power, which distorts the laws. So, if he tried to merge Phoenix Flame and Golden Crow Flame through the Evil God's profound power, what would happen?
As soon as the thought flashed through his mind, he immediately began attempting it.
And when the first flash of crimson flame light appeared, the Phoenix Soul Spirit that still existed at that time let out a screech filled with terror and trembling.
Because the Golden Crow Flame and Phoenix Flame were both flames, their fusion went far less against the laws compared to the "heaven-defying" Ice Flame. Thus, it was much faster and easier to fuse than Ice Flame. Although he hadn't yet achieved complete mastery, when he concentrated his mind, he could barely manage it within a few short breaths.
And just what power did the crimson flame, formed by fusing two divine flames against the laws, possess... No one knew.
If an ordinary profound practitioner had suffered injuries as severe as Yun Che's, their profound energy would already be in great disorder, their body heavy and sluggish, unable to unleash even 60% of their strength. But Yun Che's momentum was exactly as before, without any sign of weakness or injury.
Facing Yun Che, who had ignited this strange flame, Luo Changsheng released his profound energy anew, but his posture didn't move at all. As yellow profound light shone on his body, the gravitational force field that had previously suppressed Yun Che so heavily descended once again.
But in the next instant, Luo Changsheng's expression suddenly changed slightly.
Under the gravity force, Yun Che's speed was not diminished in the slightest, nor was his power suppressed. The crimson flame burned quietly, and wherever it went, it scorched and extinguished the gravity force field that Luo Changsheng had cast down, layer by layer. His immense power was instantly pierced through as the crimson sword glow struck straight at Luo Changsheng's heart.
**Boom!!**
The tremendous forces clashed. The Divine Wind Axe firmly blocked the power of the Heaven-Defying Sword. In terms of profound strength, Yun Che was far inferior to Luo Changsheng. His body shook violently, and his blood surged wildly. But the follow-up force that should have blasted Yun Che away didn't erupt from Luo Changsheng. His pupils dilated, and his expression was unprecedentedly tense.
The crimson flame light burned in his pupils. As sword and axe collided and the crimson flame touched his body, it felt as if thousands of red-hot branding irons had been pressed against his face and his entire body. The immense pain in that instant nearly made him scream out loud. At the same time, he suddenly felt the Divine Wind Axe trembling irregularly... along with what seemed to be an extremely painful, sharp screeching sound.
Luo Changsheng quickly withdrew his power, violently retreating backward like lightning. That terrifying burning pain finally disappeared. He lowered his head, and his pupils sharply contracted.
The extremely heavy Divine Wind Axe was still trembling slightly. It had a high level of spirituality, but it had never been in such pain and fear as now. Where Luo Changsheng's gaze fell, at the spot that had just blocked the Heaven-Defying Sword... there was actually imprinted a rather wide shallow mark, still faintly carrying a crimson glow.
"Wh... at!?" Although they were extremely far apart, a Divine Lord's eyesight was extraordinary. Glazed Light Realm King Luo Shangchen also saw the mark on the Divine Wind Axe at a glance, a look of shock appearing in his eyes.
Just as Luo Changsheng couldn't believe his eyes, Yun Che's attack came again like a violent storm. When that crimson flame light in his pupils approached, Luo Changsheng actually dared not take it head-on. Hurricane winds surged around his body, and he retreated far away. The Divine Wind Axe and the Sacred Thunder Sword struck down simultaneously. Three half-a-zhang-thick sword beams, carrying a terrifying storm, stabbed straight at Yun Che. Wherever they passed, they plowed three shockingly deep furrows into the Gods Ascension Platform below.
Luo Changsheng's full-power attack was something Yun Che had previously been unable to face head-on. But this time, he neither retreated nor defended. Instead, he charged straight ahead, the Heaven-Defying Sword smashing down heavily against the three storm sword beams, exploding into a huge crimson sword domain.
**Sssssss—**
The three storm sword beams stabbed into the crimson sword domain. But instead of tearing through the sword power and piercing through, as Luo Changsheng had expected, they let out a terrifyingly shrill sound of being scorched and extinguished. The three storm sword beams melted within the crimson sword domain at an extremely fast speed. By the time they had only pierced halfway, all their profound light and power had been completely melted away, returning to nothingness.
"!!!!" Luo Changsheng's sharply sinking brows almost crashed together.
But Yun Che's speed surged at this moment, rapidly closing the distance with Luo Changsheng. Behind him, a massive Phoenix shadow spread its wings, letting out a most piercing phoenix cry.
**"Phoenix Wing Firmament!!"**
Yun Che's entire body transformed into a crimson streak of light, as if instantly traversing space, unleashing the full power of his sword and flame without any reservation onto Luo Changsheng's body.
**Boom!!**
The flame light exploded, the air blast shook the heavens. Yun Che spat out a mouthful of bloody foam and was sent flying far away. Luo Changsheng's body didn't retreat. But the exploding crimson flame directly scorched through his most proud defensive barrier, brushing against his chest.
**"Aahhh!!!!"**
On the Gods Ascension Platform, a sudden scream of agony erupted—unbearably pained.
Although the scream was immediately suppressed by Luo Changsheng, he couldn't suppress his body's reaction. That face of peerless elegance, forever calm and refined, was now fiercely twisted. His features were almost all squeezed together. His hands trembled violently. Near where his fingers pointed at his chest... were three connected, charred, bloody holes.
He was not an ordinary person. He was Luo Changsheng, the foremost among the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Divine Region. For him to scream in pain under the gaze of so many spectators—it was almost impossible to imagine what kind of agony that must be.
"Changsheng!" Luo Guxie cried out in shock, losing her composure for the first time.
The burning pain of Phoenix Flame and Golden Crow Flame was already extremely painful. But the crimson flame formed by their fusion not only had twisted power, but also brought the accompanying burning pain into another twisted realm. Luo Changsheng's soul was spasming in pain. But at this moment, Yun Che's cold, mocking voice came to his ears:
"Didn't you just say that you wouldn't let me leave a second scar on your body?" Yun Che let out a low laugh: "Next time you talk big, remember to first take a good look at who's standing in front of you. Otherwise, when you slap your own face... it hurts like hell!"