# Chapter 1389: Intense Hatred
Completely opposite to Feng Xue'er, the moment she saw those three figures appear, the disheveled Lin Qingrou cried out in grief: "Master... Master, you've finally come..."
"..." Feng Xue'er's delicate brows furrowed deeper.
Lin Qingrou's miserable state shocked Lin Jun and the other two. She didn't even care about her injuries or torn clothing, pointing directly at Feng Xue'er: "It's her! This bitch... Senior Brother Qingshan, tear her apart, tear her apart for me quickly!"
Under her shriek, none of the three responded. Lin Qingrou turned her head and was startled to see that including her master, all three were staring straight at Feng Xue'er, their gazes dazed... it was clearly the kind of soul-loss under extreme enchantment. They probably hadn't even heard her shouting just now.
"Master!" Lin Qingrou gritted her teeth and called out again.
Lin Jun finally came back to his senses, but his gaze still lingered on Feng Xue'er. He gave a faint smile: "This small planet really hides quite a few surprises. To think someone could achieve the Divine Path in such a low-level plane, amidst such turbid aura."
If anyone had been watching his hand, they would have noticed his fingers twitching as he spoke.
The Divine Realm possessed the highest-grade aura in Chaos, thus giving birth to countless divine sons and beauties, with existences like the "Dragon Queen Divine Maiden" whose elegance shone across the world. But this Feng Xue'er before him, a woman born in a lower plane, actually released a grace that could make even him, with thousands of years of experience, feel dazzled and lost... Compared to her possessing Divine Path power, this was the greater "surprise."
"Little girl, why did you injure my disciple?" Lin Jun asked with a chuckle, barely glancing at Lin Qingrou's wounds.
As they say, there's no harm without comparison. Lin Qingrou was originally quite attractive and much favored by him, which was why he always kept her by his side... But compared to this Feng Xue'er before him, he felt she was utterly unsightly.
Feng Xue'er's hands clenched tightly. The other party's terrifying aura was absolutely beyond what she could contend with. Taking a slow breath, she said in an extremely calm voice: "Senior, this junior has never had any grievance with your disciple. Today is our first meeting, yet she suddenly attacked and injured my family!"
"You're lying!" Lin Qingrou tried to bite back, but Lin Jun waved his hand, still smiling: "My disciples and I only descended here by chance on some matter and don't wish to cause trouble. I don't care who started the fight between you and my disciple, or who was right or wrong. But the fact is, my disciple has been badly injured. As her master, I naturally must demand an explanation from you. Don't you agree?"
"..." Feng Xue'er's beautiful eyes turned cold as she slowly extended her palm: "As expected of master and disciple, indeed birds of a feather flock together! Fine... You want an explanation? Then come and take it! Do you really think the Yan Shen Realm is someone to be bullied?"
The moment the words "Yan Shen Realm" left her mouth, the four of them stiffened simultaneously. And in the next instant, flames erupted from Feng Xue'er's body, and a phoenix shadow appeared behind her, releasing a piercing phoenix cry that tore through the sky.
"Ph... Phoenix Flame!" Lin Jun exclaimed, his face drastically changing.
"What...?!" The three words sent Lin Qingyu, Lin Qingshan, and Lin Qingrou into shock.
Phoenix Flame, one of the three supreme divine flames of the ancient god era... and the key point was that it belonged exclusively to the Yan Shen Realm!
"You... you are someone from the Yan Shen Realm?" Lin Jun had completely lost his previous lofty, all-controlling demeanor, and his words clearly carried a tremble.
Anyone who cultivated fire-type profound arts knew of the Yan Shen Realm! Even among middle-grade star realms, it was a very high-ranking existence.
If she were just an ordinary disciple from some common sect in the Yan Shen Realm, they might barely not fear her. But being able to burn Phoenix Flame meant she belonged to the Fenghuang God Sect of the Yan Shen Realm... equivalent to the realm king sect of the Yan Shen Realm! How could someone from a lower-grade star realm like them afford to offend such a force!
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Lin Qingrou's eyes bulged. She seemed to finally understand why Feng Xue'er's flames were so terrifying, but she refused to admit it, forcing out a shout: "She's clearly a lowly bitch from the lower realm! This is just a small planet, and the people around her earlier were all mortals from the lower realm... How could she possibly be from the Yan Shen Realm!"
Lin Jun's face darkened uncertainly... His disciple might not recognize Phoenix Flame, but how could he mistake it?
Lin Qingyu stepped forward and suddenly said: "You claim to be from the Yan Shen Realm. Then... what is the name of your sect master?"
Feng Xue'er replied coldly: "The sect master's honored name... Yan Juehai."
This answer caused the four of them to stiffen once more.
During this time, although Yun Che hadn't mentioned his important experiences in the Divine Realm, he had told them a lot of information about the Divine Realm. Things like the levels of the Divine Path, the basic structure of the Divine Realm, and so on.
And for Feng Xue'er, who possessed Phoenix Flame, he naturally mentioned the Fenghuang God Sect of the Yan Shen Realm, which inherited the Phoenix Divine Power.
"I was here training by my master's orders, yet I suffer such unreasonable offense from you." Feng Xue'er's voice grew colder, each word carrying authority: "Step back immediately and do not set foot here again. I can pretend today's matter never happened. Otherwise, I will report this to my master! My master has a violent temper. I fear the consequences will be beyond what you can bear!"
Feng Xue'er had heard Yun Che mention that in the Divine Realm, class divisions were strict and cruel. Lower-grade star realms could only look up and grovel before middle-grade star realms. A disciple of a middle-grade star realm's realm king sect might not even be easily provoked by elder-level figures from lower-grade star realms.
So she deliberately acted extremely strong.
"Or, you could try to kill me and silence me!"
As she said this, Feng Xue'er wore a particularly confident faint smile... clearly telling them that she had a soul crystal planted by her sect within her body. If they dared to kill her, it would definitely be exposed.
"Master, is she... really from the Yan Shen Realm?" Lin Qingshan asked cautiously. As he spoke, even his sidelong glances at Feng Xue'er carried obvious fear... completely unlike his earlier unbridled arrogance.
When facing people from middle-grade star realms, those born in lower-grade star realms would almost habitually feel inferior.
"..." Lin Jun said nothing, his expression very unpleasant.
Phoenix Flame was the hallmark of core disciples of the Fenghuang God Sect in the Yan Shen Realm. In the Divine Realm's understanding, this was beyond question. Especially after Yun Che had forced Luo Changsheng into a losing position with his "Brilliant Red Lotus" in the Feng Shen Battle, the "Phoenix Divine Flame" had resounded mightily throughout the entire Divine Realm.
A core disciple of a middle-grade star realm's realm king sect? Let alone him, Lin Jun, even if their sect master came, they'd have to think twice before making a move. So they absolutely did not dare to kill Feng Xue'er now. Otherwise, if she really had a soul crystal planted by the Fenghuang God Sect within her body, they and their disciples would have completely offended the Fenghuang God Sect... and even the entire Yan Shen Realm.
If they let her go... if she informed her sect, it would also likely lead to a great disaster, leaving them restless for a long time to come.
Therefore, what they should do now, while there was still room for turning things around, was to apologize profusely and show goodwill, doing their utmost to calm Feng Xue'er's anger, even if it meant making Lin Qingrou kneel before Feng Xue'er.
Such was the cruel rule and reality under the disparity of levels.
But was that really the case?
Feng Xue'er, using the Phoenix Flame to falsely claim she was from the Yan Shen Realm, was indeed a clever response. But she was still too innocent, underestimating the baseness of human nature.
Lin Jun's face darkened uncertainly. Lin Qingshan and Lin Qingrou were both full of panic. But Lin Qingyu narrowed his eyes at this moment and said with a smile: "Master, from what I observed, this Phoenix Fairy fought with Junior Sister Qingrou for quite a while without any other help appearing. That means this Fairy descended here from the Yan Shen Realm alone. Moreover, this place is extremely far from the Yan Shen Realm, and voice transmission is absolutely impossible."
Feng Xue'er: "...??"
Lin Jun glanced sideways, the slight fear in his eyes rapidly turning to gloom: "You mean?"
"I mean, we naturally don't have the courage to kill a noble Phoenix Fairy. But letting her go would also be very disadvantageous to us. So... wouldn't it be better for Master to keep her by his side, forever cutting off her connection with the Yan Shen Realm?"
"This way, we neither incur the Yan Shen Realm's enmity, leave no future troubles, and won't waste this fairy-like beauty... killing two birds with one stone." Lin Qingyu said with a grin, finally adding a flattering remark: "I believe Master has already thought of this."
Feng Xue'er's heart turned ice cold. She couldn't believe the other party could be so despicable. She gave a cold laugh: "Ridiculous! I am still shallow in cultivation. How could my master be at ease letting me come alone? The reason my master didn't act earlier is because this woman alone was enough for me to deal with, not worthy of her intervention... So, you truly intend to be the enemy of my Yan Shen Realm? Fine! Then go ahead and make your move! I hope you can bear the consequences!"
If the same words and same expression had come from Yun Che, they would absolutely have intimidated all four of them. But Feng Xue'er had too little experience and was not good at pretending. Her words only made Lin Jun burst out laughing instead, the fear in his heart almost completely fading in an instant: "Hehehe, then I'd really like to see what consequences we can't bear."
"Qingyu, capture her." Lin Jun squinted his eyes: "Be sure not to hurt her."
"Yes, Master."
Lin Jun's laughter also dispelled the unease in their hearts. Lin Qingyu stepped forward, flicking his sleeves, his eyes narrowing into two slits emitting dangerous, sinister light: "Esteemed Phoenix Fairy, although I don't know why you condescend to come to this lowly place, the lower realm isn't as safe as you think. Unfortunately, it seems you've realized this too late."
Feng Xue'er's Divine Origin Realm Level 3 profound strength, relying on her Phoenix Bloodline and Phoenix Ode Scripture, could suppress Lin Qingrou at Divine Origin Realm Level 5, but there was absolutely no way she could contend with Divine Soul Realm, let alone Lin Jun who was at Divine Spirit Realm.
But Lin Qingyu wasn't stupid either. Facing Feng Xue'er, who had no hope of resistance, he also feared she might have some extraordinary technique for instant teleportation—after all, she was from a middle-grade star realm. As soon as he finished speaking, he struck suddenly, his outstretched five fingers carrying a wave of Divine Soul Realm divine profound power, directly enveloping Feng Xue'er.
Before the power even approached, a pressure so strong it surpassed her comprehension made her entire body stiffen with cold, and she instantly understood that this was a power she could never resist.
She did not resign herself to death. A resolute crimson flame burned in her phoenix eyes, and she prepared to forcibly incinerate all the Phoenix Divine Blood within her...
But at that moment, a figure appeared before Lin Qingyu like a ghost.
In that instant, the sky suddenly darkened.
All sounds in the world vanished. Below, the surging waves were all suppressed in an instant, the entire sea surface presenting a terrifying dead silence.
Two fingers clamped onto Lin Qingyu's outstretched wrist. The profound aura he had released just a moment ago seemed to be devoured by an invisible black hole, vanishing without a trace, from aura to pressure.
Everyone fell silent, because they felt their bodies suddenly become ten thousand times heavier... Feng Xue'er's attempt to incinerate her divine blood was also halted by this weight. Her beautiful eyes lifted, staring at the back that had suddenly appeared, her gaze dazed, as if in a dream.
"Brother... Yun?" She murmured softly, unable to believe her eyes.
She could never mistake Yun Che's back... especially since he was still in the same outer robe, covered in cracks and bloodstains.
Her call received no response from Yun Che.
Through Feng Xue'er's gradually misty gaze... she saw Lin Jun, whose aura was so terrifying, along with Lin Qingrou, Lin Qingshan, and Lin Qingyu, whose wrist was caught. On their faces, in their eyes, was an expression of boundless fear, like being choked by a demon.
"You... damned... maggots!!"
His voice was as low as an abyss, each word ground between his teeth as if they were about to shatter. Though it was their first meeting, his hatred was like that of an irreconcilable enemy, one that ten lifetimes, ten generations could not vent!
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