Chapter 1412: Divine Lord Po Yun
The spiritual pressure that had locked onto him suddenly vanished without a trace, and the bone-chilling cold that covered the sky and earth also completely dissipated, replaced by a terrifying heat.
"...?" Yun Che's body halted, and he abruptly turned his head.
Boom...
The pale sky took on a layer of pale gold, and a beam of golden flame shot down from the heavens, striking the body of the pale giant beast... then passed straight through without any pause.
It instantly severed the massive beast's body... a body possessing Divine Sovereign power!
"Golden Crow Flame, could it be..." Yun Che's brows furrowed as he murmured softly.
Mu Feixue: "..."
The blazing flame light in the sky released the divine aura of the Golden Crow, and the flame sword that had instantly cut through the pale giant beast was unmistakably the Golden Annihilation from the Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record!
Yun Che stopped. In the distance, the fleeing Ice Phoenix disciples and Illusion Smoke profound practitioners also all stopped, staring blankly at the distant sky... at the Divine Sovereign body severed in two by a beam of golden flame.
This was undoubtedly the most shocking scene they had ever witnessed in their lives.
Bang!
Bang!
The two halves of the giant beast's body crashed to the ground one after another, causing the earth to tremble. Following that, the snow and ice beneath rapidly melted, causing a whole stretch of dozens of li of snowy domain to visibly sink.
A Divine Sovereign realm overlord profound beast, even with its body broken, would not die immediately... but, at the same moment its body was severed, the terrifying Golden Crow flame force had already exploded into its interior, incinerating all its internal organs and vital meridians.
Yun Che's gaze moved upward, his heart shaken... His experience was far beyond that of the Yun Che who had first entered the God Realm. That moment just now... was unmistakably the spiritual pressure of the Divine Lord realm!
Although his profound strength was only at the Divine King realm, he had encountered too many Divine Lords, and had even personally fought a Divine Lord in the Star God Realm. He could not be mistaken!
Moreover, the intensity of that spiritual pressure at that moment was definitely stronger than that of the first-rank Divine Lord Xing Mingzi whom he had fought to the death in the Star God Realm.
In Yun Che's knowledge, the current strongest Golden Crow flame force user was Huo Rulie, the Golden Crow Sect Master of the Flame God Realm, whose cultivation was at the late stage of Divine Sovereign realm.
This person...
A name appeared in his mind, causing his gaze to sharply focus... Could it be!?
In the sky tinged with pale golden flame light, a fiery red figure slowly descended, appearing in everyone's sight. Looking at this figure from afar, Yun Che's gaze briefly froze...
Huo... Po... Yun!
The red figure flickered and instantly appeared before him. His gaze swept over Yun Che and landed on Mu Feixue as he said urgently, "Fairy Feixue, you really are here. That was truly dangerous just now."
Sensing Mu Feixue's unusual aura, his brows twitched. "You're injured!?"
The man in front of them, clad in flame garments, who had suddenly appeared and possessed Divine Lord spiritual pressure... was unmistakably Huo Poyun!
Yun Che could never have imagined that just after returning to the Yin Xue Realm, he would encounter him in this remote corner of the Yin Xue Realm.
By his calculation, he and the other Heaven's Chosen Sons had completed the three-thousand-year cultivation in the Zhou Tian Divine Realm a year ago. And that flash of spiritual pressure and that Golden Annihilation just now undoubtedly proved that his gains from the Zhou Tian Pearl had far exceeded the highest expectations of the Flame God Realm back then!
He had achieved the Divine Lord realm!
And it was very likely not simply an early-stage Divine Lord!
It also meant that he had transformed from the outstanding figure of the younger generation back then into a supreme powerhouse at the highest level of the current era!
Without a doubt, he must now be the focus of worldwide attention. As the first Divine Lord in the history of the Flame God Realm, he was not only the greatest pride of the Flame God Realm, but it was very likely that the Flame God Realm had risen to the ranks of the upper star realms because of him.
"I'm fine, just some minor injuries," Mu Feixue said. "Thank you, Young Sect Master Huo, for helping again."
Again?
These two words stirred something in Yun Che's heart. He also noticed that she did not seem very surprised by Huo Poyun's appearance.
"It was nothing. But you seem quite heavily injured. Are you really alright?" Huo Poyun asked worriedly. At this moment, his gaze turned to Yun Che, and when he saw the arm around Mu Feixue's waist, an unmistakable strange light flashed deep in his eyes. "And this is?"
Yun Che sighed inwardly. With the danger gone, he naturally loosened his arm from Mu Feixue and smiled. "I am Ling Yun."
Huo Poyun had clearly changed.
The Huo Poyun of the past was an extremely pure obsessor of the profound way, with all his heart and will dedicated to the Golden Crow flame force. While his achievements were astonishing, his temperament was also exceptionally simple, his experience shallow, and his mental state fragile... Jun Xilei had shattered his faith with a single sword strike, and Yun Che could see through his thoughts with just one glance.
But the Huo Poyun of now... his appearance hadn't changed much, his stature was more upright, but his aura had completely transformed—extremely heavy and majestic, like an unparalleled divine emperor of a realm.
His eyes no longer held the innocence and clarity of the past; they were now so deep that even Yun Che could not see through them.
The decisiveness with which he had struck and killed a Divine Sovereign profound beast before even showing himself was something the Huo Poyun of the past would never have possessed.
Three thousand years... after all, that was three thousand years, capable of changing many, many things.
It could even turn a person into someone completely different.
But there were also some things that time could not change or erase.
"So it's Brother Ling," Huo Poyun nodded. "It seems you saved Fairy Feixue. I am Huo Poyun of the Flame God Realm. I was delayed by some matters and arrived late. Thankfully, you stepped in. However, Brother Ling doesn't seem to be from the Yin Xue Realm. Why are you here?"
Yun Che smiled. "I was just passing through. Brother Poyun is from the Flame God Realm, yet you are also here."
Huo Poyun also smiled. Although he was now a proud Divine Lord, facing "Ling Yun" whose aura was at the Divine King realm, he showed no condescension. "The Flame God Realm and the Yin Xue Realm have always been on good terms. In recent years, profound beast disturbances have been frequent, so I often come to the Yin Xue Realm to offer some assistance."
"Today, I heard that Fairy Feixue had personally rushed to the Northern Domain, so I came hastily. I never expected to have almost arrived too late."
Huo Poyun let out a light breath, and it was clear that he was genuinely a bit shaken.
A Divine Sovereign realm overlord profound beast stepping out of its territory... this was definitely a matter sufficient to shake the entire Yin Xue Realm.
"I see." Yun Che cast a sidelong glance at Mu Feixue and let out a rather complex sigh inwardly.
It was very obvious that Huo Poyun's innate persistence was not limited to the profound way alone.
Back then, he had lost his soul at the first sight of Mu Feixue... Yun Che had been right beside him and witnessed it with his own eyes.
At that time, although he saw it clearly, he hadn't taken it too seriously. After all, Mu Feixue, born in the Yin Xue Realm with the Ice Phoenix bloodline, had a face of ice and snow, skin like cold jade—she would deal devastating damage to any inexperienced young man with a budding heart...
And yet, for three thousand years—the entire three thousand years in the Zhou Tian realm—he had not let go of this thought!?
Even if Yun Che were a fool, he could see at a glance that Huo Poyun appeared in this place where he absolutely should not be, solely for Mu Feixue!
A figure who had achieved the Divine Lord realm and looked down upon heaven and earth, yet crossed star realms just to help disciples of another sect... the only thing that could make a Divine Lord act like this was probably a femme fatale.
This obsession, in Yun Che's view... seemed frighteningly persistent.
Thinking of Mu Feixue's personality, and then of his master's temperament, Yun Che felt a slight headache... Before the Profound God Convention back then, he had already warned Huo Poyun that Mu Feixue was someone almost incapable of falling in love.
The three thousand years in the Zhou Tian realm were real, but it was still a closed world. Huo Poyun's profound strength cultivation had been reborn, but when it came to dealing with women... Yun Che was completely certain that he was still a little brother in front of him.
But this was something that couldn't be taught, and Mu Feixue was precisely the kind of woman whose emotions were most thoroughly sealed. For Huo Poyun to touch her heartstrings... difficult, very difficult.
He wondered how the two of them would develop in the future.
As they spoke, the Ice Phoenix disciples and Illusion Smoke profound practitioners had already flown over quickly. Mu Hanyan was at the front and said to Huo Poyun, "It really is Young Sect Master Huo. Thank you, Young Sect Master Huo, for saving us once again."
Although he was expressing gratitude, his expression clearly carried some strangeness.
His words unmistakably mentioned "once again"...
Hmm...
"It was nothing. Don't mention it," Huo Poyun returned the courtesy naturally, without any arrogance.
He saved them and even returned a courtesy to a young disciple who was only at the Divine Tribulation realm... It was not an exaggeration to call him the most affable Divine Lord in the entire God Realm.
The Illusion Smoke City Lord led a group of guardian profound practitioners behind him. For a moment, he couldn't believe it. His lips trembled for a long while before he spoke, both excited and trembling, "Th-this Venerable One... could he be the legendary... Golden Crow Young Sect Master?"
Huo Poyun smiled and nodded. "That is me."
Hearing Huo Poyun's own confirmation, with the shocking image of that Divine Sovereign giant beast being severed in an instant in his mind, his entire body began to tremble, and then he suddenly knelt down: "I... I am the City Lord of Illusion Smoke City... to be able... to personally meet the legendary Golden Crow Young Sect Master... the supreme Divine Lord of the Flame God Realm... is truly... the fortune of three lifetimes... The grace of the Golden Crow Young Sect Master's rescue will be remembered by Illusion Smoke City for ten thousand generations. Please accept our bow."
Yun Che cast a sidelong glance at him and thought to himself: 'At least you're a Divine Tribulation profound practitioner and a city lord, but your knees are way too cheap!'
The excitement in the hearts of the Illusion Smoke profound practitioners was beyond measure... A personal disciple of a great Realm King had personally arrived, then a Divine King came to the rescue, then a once-in-a-thousand-generations Divine Sovereign giant beast appeared... and finally, a Divine Lord descended from the heavens.
They had no idea which deity had blessed Illusion Smoke City today.
Huo Poyun waved his hand. "Rise, no need for this."
Then he looked at Mu Feixue, his voice becoming exceptionally gentle. "Fairy Feixue, the movements of profound beasts have been increasingly abnormal recently, and any accident could happen. For you to lead on your own without an elder accompanying you is truly too dangerous."
He glanced around and continued, "There should be no more danger around here. You are quite heavily injured, and it seems your primordial energy and essence blood have been damaged. Let me help you."
The moment Huo Poyun spoke, before he could even step forward, Mu Feixue immediately refused. Her instinctively raised hand formed a thin layer of ice crystals. "No need. I can manage myself. The Flame God Realm must also be very unstable. Why must the Young Sect Master always divert his attention to come here?"
Yun Che: "...?"
Huo Poyun smiled. "To me, protecting the Flame God Realm and protecting the Yin Xue Realm, where Fairy Feixue resides, are equally important."
Yun Che: (⊙o⊙)... (What the?)
"Cough... cough cough..." Mu Hanyan coughed lightly and said, "Senior Sister Feixue, your injuries are too severe. We cannot delay. Let us first enter the city to heal. Once your condition stabilizes, we will return to the sect."
"Right, right, right." The Illusion Smoke City Lord quickly nodded, then turned and said, "Young Sect Master Golden Crow, Senior Ling, both benefactors, please also enter the city as guests, so that we may express our gratitude somewhat."
"Alright, then we will trouble you." Huo Poyun did not refuse.
His response made the Illusion Smoke City Lord feel both honored and flustered. "No trouble at all, no trouble at all."
Yun Che thought for a moment and also nodded.