# Chapter 1224: Crimson Annihilation
Yun Che's words made Luo Changsheng suddenly raise his head, with an extremely rare sharpness flashing through his eyes.
No one had ever dared to mock Luo Changsheng, and no one had ever been qualified to mock him. But his earlier posture of controlling everything, looking down like a judge, had angered Yun Che. Although he knew in his heart that Luo Changsheng was not deliberately arrogant and contemptuous, with his temperament, how could he tolerate being looked down upon?
Therefore, how could he let go of this opportunity to attack someone when they were down?
The originally one-sided battle suddenly took a turn that no one had anticipated. The crimson flames on Yun Che's body pierced every pair of wide-open eyes. Especially those from the Yan Shen Realm... Huo Rulie and Yan Juehai turned to look at each other at the same moment, their bodies stiff as stone, yet for a long time, they could not utter a single word.
The Golden Crow Flame that Yun Che had previously burned with all his might was completely suppressed by Luo Changsheng. Even when driven by the power of the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword, it could not harm Luo Changsheng, nor even approach his body.
But this strange crimson flame easily incinerated Luo Changsheng's power and burned through his defenses, even though the profound force aura rippling from Yun Che was definitely not stronger than before.
Phoenix Flame and Golden Crow Flame were already the highest level of divine flames. Under the same profound force, the power of the crimson flame Yun Che was burning far surpassed the Golden Crow Flame!
Doesn't this mean... that the crimson flame, in terms of level, actually surpasses the Golden Crow Flame and Phoenix Flame!?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
Huo Rulie and Yan Juehai were both roaring wildly in their hearts. Because the names of the three supreme divine flames—Vermilion Bird Flame, Phoenix Flame, and Golden Crow Flame—came from the ancient era of the gods, meaning that in that era, they were already the highest level of flames.
Even the era of true gods acknowledged them as the strongest divine flames... How could a flame exist now, on a human, that burns at a level surpassing them!
But what was happening before their eyes? What was going on?
The impact of this scene on these two great flame sect masters was nothing short of earth-shattering.
The pain on Luo Changsheng's face still lingered, but his arm had slowly lowered from his chest, and the defensive force field that had been burned through had silently repaired itself. He stared at Yun Che and said in a very low voice: "Good... this way, it's more interesting. But if you think this is enough to defeat me, then you are far too naive!"
Yun Che did not waste a single word. The Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword suddenly flashed with a hundred-zhang long flame. The "Golden Annihilation" of the Golden Crow Flame transformed in Yun Che's hands into "Crimson Annihilation," mercilessly slashing down at Luo Changsheng.
As a person who was powerful to the point of loneliness and extremely proud at heart, Luo Changsheng had always disdained retreat. No matter how fierce Yun Che's previous attacks were, he would choose to face them head-on, sometimes even casually using a single hand to defend.
But when Crimson Annihilation fell, Luo Changsheng's expression tightened heavily, and his body reacted almost before his will, using the power of the storm to flash away at the first opportunity, teleporting several miles away.
Without personally experiencing the burning of the crimson flame, one would never understand the pain Luo Changsheng had just endured.
It was a soul-incinerating pain sufficient to turn even the proudest disposition and the strongest will into a startled bird that feared even the twang of a bowstring.
After teleporting far away, Luo Changsheng's body stiffened for a moment. He could hardly believe that his first instinct had been to flee.
For any other profound practitioner, this would be the most normal and even the most rational move. But... this was Luo Changsheng. Against an opponent of the same generation, against someone whose profound force was far lower than his, whose background and reputation were utterly incomparable to his... how could he be afraid? How could he flee!
In that moment of distraction, Yun Che had already closed in again. The crimson flame sword had swelled from a hundred zhang to half a li long. With a horizontal sweep, a trail of crimson flame was engraved in the air, lingering for a long time without dispersing, as if it had directly cut the void itself.
The shadow of being burned caused Luo Changsheng's body to instinctively shrink, every hair on his body standing on end. But how could he flee again? With a low shout, his profound light exploded, unleashing a furious wind domain. The Sacred Thunder Sword and the Divine Wind Halberd crossed to form a cross of profound light, meeting the crimson flame sword head-on.
If it were before, Yun Che's flame sword would have been mostly weakened by the wind domain, posing no threat by the time it neared Luo Changsheng. But now, in just an instant, the wind domain—enough to tear a ten-thousand-zhang mountain into dust—was cut directly through by the crimson sword light, slashing almost without obstruction onto the crossed sword and halberd that Luo Changsheng held across his body.
On the sword and halberd flashed a dense yellow light, clearly in a full defensive posture.
With a resounding clang, the crimson flame and storm force erupted simultaneously. The crimson flame sword was knocked far away, but it did not break, and in the next moment, it swept down again.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
Yun Che's expression was fierce, his gaze savage. He had turned the tables with his crimson flame and clearly left a temporary psychological shadow on Luo Changsheng. How could he give him any chance to catch his breath?
His entire body's profound energy was released wildly, desperately maintaining the Crimson Annihilation. The enchanting red sword light rained down on Luo Changsheng continuously like a storm, each collision with Luo Changsheng's power exploding into a small crimson flame domain that lingered for a long time, forcing Luo Changsheng far away, leaving him at one point with no opportunity to counterattack.
In just a few breaths, the crimson flame sword slashed dozens of times. Finally, with a furious roar from Luo Changsheng, a huge explosion shook the air. The crimson flame sword finally broke, scattering broken flames across the sky.
Yun Che's entire body shook violently, and he flipped backward.
Luo Changsheng, who had been completely suppressed, had lost all trace of his earlier calm. Rarely angered, his heart now raged with flames of fury nearly about to burst. Having finally shattered that terrifying crimson flame sword, Luo Changsheng let out a low growl and was about to launch a fierce counterattack when he suddenly felt an abnormal tremor in both arms.
The tremors were not from his body, but from the Sacred Thunder Sword and Divine Wind Halberd he gripped tightly in his hands.
He lifted his arms instinctively, and his pupils contracted sharply, as if pricked by needles.
On the blade of the Sacred Thunder Sword were imprinted more than a dozen gaps of various sizes, the largest a full half-finger wide. Each gap glowed with a faint red light. The thunder force deeply stored within the Sacred Thunder Sword was leaking chaotically from the gaps, accompanied by a thunderous moan that was painful to the point of near despair.
And on the Divine Wind Halberd were imprinted more than a dozen different dents, the longest a full half-inch deep. Under the overlapping marks, the shape of the Divine Wind Halberd had become visibly distorted. The storm force within was also rapidly leaking, and the storm spirit wailed in sorrowful wind song.
"How... can this... be..." Luo Changsheng froze in shock, unable to believe his eyes.
As the son of the Saint Universe Realm King and the foremost of the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain, how could his weapons be ordinary? His Sacred Thunder Sword, Divine Wind Halberd, along with Lu Lengchuan's Lieqiong Spear, Jun Xilei's Wuguang, and Shui Yingyue's Yaoxi, were all top-tier divine tools at the highest level of the divine spirit realm. Not only did they contain divine prestige, but they were also fundamentally impossible to damage with forces of the same level.
But after the collisions with the crimson flame sword, the Sacred Thunder Sword and Divine Wind Halberd had been damaged to this extent. Judging by the number of injuries, every single collision had inflicted damage.
His brief distraction naturally cost him the best chance to counterattack Yun Che. At that moment, Yun Che had already stabilized his momentum and attacked directly at Luo Changsheng. The Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword did not manifest crimson sword aura again, but the flame light on the sword body was even more intense.
Luo Changsheng furrowed his brow and gritted his teeth... Just as he was about to engage in a head-on assault with Yun Che, Luo Guxie's voice suddenly reached his ears:
"Changsheng, although Yun Che's flame is extraordinary in power, its aura is very unstable, clearly unable to last long. There's no need to face its edge directly. Temporarily retreat and defend. Once he can no longer sustain this flame, you can trample him as you please."
When Luo Guxie finished speaking, her brows remained tightly knitted for a long time.
Concentrated Sound Transmission, strictly speaking, was already an interference in the duel between the two, bordering on violating the rules. Luo Changsheng's current state was one Luo Guxie had never seen before. Anxious, she had made a move she had never imagined she would make.
Luo Changsheng: "..."
Boom!!
Yun Che struck out with a single sword. As the flame light exploded, Luo Changsheng had already teleported far away. Yun Che stepped on the Phantom Lightning Extreme, closing in rapidly, locking onto Luo Changsheng's aura. The flame light blazed as he descended upon Luo Changsheng.
Luo Changsheng let out a low shout, opening several yellow barriers around him. As he defended, he again teleported far away.
Luo Changsheng was several times faster than Yun Che, and with the storm's enhancement, his figure sometimes flickered so quickly it was impossible to see, sometimes drifted so ethereally it bordered on illusory. Yun Che's attacks rained down like a violent storm, chasing relentlessly. Luo Changsheng, retreating with all his might, always moved away from the core of the power eruption at the first moment, and the spreading aftershocks were completely blocked by him.
For a time, on the Feng Shen Platform, wind shadows howled and raced, and flame light exploded wildly. The situation was that Luo Changsheng was being chased and beaten by Yun Che. Although, with his speed and defense, Yun Che could not do anything to him, it was indeed quite unsightly.
After a prolonged assault with no success, Yun Che seemed to become somewhat impatient. After a brief pause, the crimson flame light on his body suddenly became as violently intense as the Golden Crow Flame, and then he attacked Luo Changsheng with an even more violent flame wave.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Each time the flame light erupted, it left behind a larger crimson flame domain. These domains lingered longer than before, showing no signs of fading even after several full breaths. Soon, with Yun Che's maddening eruption of flame power, the Feng Shen Platform was chaotically covered with several dozen identical crimson flame domains. From a distance, they looked like dozens of red stars hanging in the void, extraordinarily beautiful.
"Trouble!" Huo Rulie frowned deeply. "Although Luo Changsheng looks embarrassed, he is clearly waiting for Yun Che's flame to extinguish... This strange flame of Yun Che's has a very unstable aura, clearly not yet fully under his control, and thus it cannot last long. Otherwise, he would have used it from the start."
"If this continues, once this strange flame goes out, Yun Che will have no hope of winning left."
Huo Rulie finished speaking, but waited a long time for Yan Juehai's response. He turned his head and found Yan Juehai staring blankly, his gaze fixed straight ahead, and a dazed muttering escaped his lips: "This... could it be..."
Huo Rulie: "???"
Boom!!
With the swing of the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword, another flame domain exploded. At this moment, Yun Che suddenly stopped attacking, hovering still in the air, a strange red light flashing in his eyes.
Around him, in different directions and at different positions, floated a total of thirty-six identical red flame domains, each radiating intense flame light.
Yun Che stopped attacking, so naturally Luo Changsheng also stopped. But there was no trace of relief on his face; instead, a strong sense of crisis suddenly surged through his soul.
At that moment, Luo Guxie's urgent voice transmission abruptly reached his ears: "Changsheng, defend quickly!!"
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...
In the same instant, all of the flame domains gently burst open... no, they bloomed, and before the eyes of everyone who strained their eyes to the maximum, they transformed into thirty-six blazing, enchanting fire lotuses in full bloom.