# Chapter 304: One Step, Ten Deaths
No one expected that the first to make a move would actually be Yun Che! He really did it... And his attack meant he would be single-handedly taking on this terrifying Fen Tian Gate squad, with no room left for retreat!
This was a team of over two thousand, and even by Fen Tian Gate's standards, they were elites. Not to mention a young man, even a first-rate sect of the Cang Feng Empire outside the Four Great Sects wouldn't stand any chance of resisting!
Yun Che's actions could no longer be called arrogant and reckless... they were utterly insane!
"Junior Brother Yun, be careful!"
Although Cang Yue had long grown accustomed to Yun Che's various shocking acts, this time he still frightened her heart nearly out of her chest... This time, he wasn't facing just Fen Juecheng alone, but an entire massive Fen Tian Gate squad! Among them were eight super-strong Heaven Xuan realm experts!
Cang Wanhe was also greatly alarmed. Seeing Yun Che return alive had filled him with immense joy, and he absolutely didn't want him to fall here. He said in a hurried tone, "Dongfang Xiu, stop him quickly! I must protect him with all my might, I cannot let him die here!"
But Dongfang Xiu made no move. He looked at Yun Che and said calmly, "The current situation is not something I can stop. Your Majesty need not worry too much either. Let's just observe. I absolutely refuse to believe that a genius who, without the backing of any sect, could take first place in the Ranking Tournament at the age of seventeen, would make the foolish move of putting himself in mortal danger. He might have his own plans."
"Scram!!"
A loud roar rattled everyone's eardrums. Facing dozens of fire dragons converging on him, Yun Che neither dodged nor evaded as if he hadn't seen them. He let the vast crimson flames scorch his body, then swung the Dragon Gate, smashing an Overlord's Wrath straight ahead.
Boom!!
With a thunderous roar, the ground was violently torn apart. Sand and stones sprayed up dozens of meters like a fountain. All thirteen Fen Tian Gate experts surrounding Yun Che screamed and flew backwards far away. The flames dancing around him were also torn apart and quickly dissipated.
"What... what?!"
"This... how is this possible?!"
This scene stunned everyone... Yun Che's legend was known throughout the nation, and his strength was naturally well-known. Sixteen months ago, when he won first place in the Ranking Tournament, his profound force was at the True Xuan Realm, Level 10. He had barely defeated Xia Qingyue, who was at the Earth Xuan Realm, proving that his combat ability at his limit could match early-stage Earth Xuan. But the thirteen people who had just surrounded him were all Earth Xuan Realm experts!
And Yun Che had knocked them all back in a single blow!
No! It wasn't just knocking them back. The Fen Tian Gate disciples who were sent flying didn't even get up when they landed... On their chests, huge sprays of blood clearly burst open!
One sword strike—severely injured over a dozen Earth Xuan experts!
Just one sword, in just one exchange!!
Everyone was stunned. Even Emperor Cang Wanhe's pupils contracted sharply. Qin Wushang, who knew Yun Che's original strength well, was so shocked he could hardly believe his eyes.
Yun Che's strength was greatly exaggerated in various versions of the rumors. But now, the Yun Che people saw was far more powerful than any rumor suggested by countless times! Injuring over a dozen Earth Xuan cultivators in one blow—that was at least mid-stage Heaven Xuan combat power!
The Fen Tian Gate members were also badly frightened. Fen Juecheng's eyes almost popped out. His originally calm face instantly flooded with panic. He began to slowly retreat, murmuring unconsciously, "Impossible... this is impossible..."
"It seems this Yun Che's strength is even more exaggerated than the rumors," said Fen Duancang, appearing beside Fen Juecheng with a slight frown. "At such a young age to possess this level of strength is simply mind-boggling! No one in our Fen Tian Gate can match him. He truly has the capital to be arrogant... If he had hidden himself and waited until his feathers were full, he would have been a fearsome enemy. But jumping out and throwing his weight around in front of us with just this strength is utterly ignorant and foolish."
"Third Uncle, are you going to act?" Seeing Fen Duancang beside him, Fen Juecheng's panic vanished completely.
"I am not yet so low as to attack a junior. He must understand what he's doing. From the looks of it, he seems to be coming for you. My task now is to protect you. Even if he somehow manages to break through, he won't be able to touch a single hair on your head," Fen Duancang said lightly.
Fen Duancang was right. Yun Che naturally wasn't naive enough to think he could actually take on this terrifying Fen Tian Gate. Just the late-stage Heaven Xuan Fen Moran and Fen Duancang alone were almost impossible for him to defeat. His target was Fen Juecheng... As the future Fen Tian Gate Master, if he could seize just him, that would be more than enough!
But capturing Fen Juecheng under such heavy protection seemed utterly impossible in everyone's eyes.
Yun Che advanced straight ahead, charging directly toward Fen Juecheng's direction. The people blocking his way were all experts, but they would never imagine what level Yun Che's strength had actually reached, nor understand how terrifyingly domineering the power of his heavy sword was.
"Hah!"
Yun Che swept his heavy sword horizontally. With a thunderous roar, over twenty Fen Tian disciples charging from the front were all swept away in an instant, screaming miserably. Under normal weapons, suppression often only targeted individuals or small groups. But once a heavy sword established its suppression, even against thousands of troops, it was unstoppable. Under Yun Che's heavy sword, these Fen Tian Gate experts were either seriously injured or killed outright... Fen Tian Gate wanted him dead anyway, so he naturally didn't care about deepening the enmity. He showed no mercy. Before Fen Tian Gate could fully react, dozens of their disciples had already died under his frenzied sword might.
Boom!!
Another deafening roar. Over a dozen Fen Tian disciples approaching from the side were blasted away before they could even get within five zhang. The three at the front were directly cut in two, blood spraying everywhere... This terrifying power made all the onlookers pale with horror.
"Haah!!"
From within the Fen Tian Gate ranks, a roar of fury erupted. Over fifty Fen Tian disciples leaped high from behind, dozens of crimson Fen Tian blades descending toward Yun Che from the air. All around, dense Fen Tian disciples swarmed in, forming an iron-bucket encirclement. An immense pressure enveloped Yun Che. His face darkened as he activated the Star God Remnant Shadow, instantly appearing over twenty zhang in the air, catching everyone off guard...
"All of you, get out of the way!!"
Yun Che's figure fell like a meteor. The Dragon Gate slashed downward, unleashing a Falling Moon and Sinking Star. Destructive power surged downward. Nearly a hundred Fen Tian disciples below were crushed under the overwhelming force like a mountain pressing down. Most were flattened to the ground... Then that force of despair fell mercilessly upon them.
"Rumble!!"
The earth shook violently. Several buildings on both sides of the street collapsed instantly. Dozens of zhang of ground were completely torn up and thrown into the air, burying the shattered bodies of those obliterated by the frenzied force. The Fen Tian disciples at the edge of the explosion were also sent flying like they'd been struck by a heavy hammer. Behind them, the Fen Tian Gate members who had been about to charge forward stood dumbfounded, trembling all over, too scared to move forward.
Although the onlookers were far enough away, many were still knocked to the ground by the terrifying shockwave. They sat there, completely stupefied, forgetting to stand up.
Was this the legendary Yun Che?
Were the rumors all fake? He was clearly ten times... a hundred times stronger than the rumors! The terror of his power was almost beyond anything they had ever seen! So many elite Fen Tian Gate experts were like mere grasshoppers before him, utterly helpless.
A huge pit dozens of zhang wide appeared around Yun Che. His landing point was at the center of the pit, with the Dragon Gate thrust deep into the ground. But his pause lasted only a moment. He immediately pulled the Dragon Gate out, transformed into a flash of light, and charged into the Fen Tian Gate crowd, heading straight for Fen Juecheng's position!
Stepping over a large number of corpses, Yun Che approached another dense cluster of Fen Tian disciples. But now, these disciples' forward steps were hesitant, and fear was clearly written on their faces. They couldn't imagine how this young man, who looked less than twenty, could possess such terrifying power... And that wasn't even the most crucial part. The most terrifying thing was that this monstrously strong guy showed absolutely no mercy—every move was a killing blow! Moreover, very few of the sect brothers who died under his sword remained intact.
In this world, who dared to kill Fen Tian Gate disciples? Normally, even conflicts between transcendent sects resulted at most in severe injuries. No one dared to go for the kill and completely tear apart relations...
But this Yun Che was like a madman!
He was actually wantonly, cold-bloodedly slaughtering Fen Tian Gate members! And slaughtering them in droves!
No one had expected such a situation. Even Fen Duancang, who hadn't taken it seriously at first, changed color dramatically at the sight of the piles of corpses.
"So young, yet so ruthless and leaving no room for compromise. Is he determined to become a mortal enemy of my Fen Tian Gate?!" Fen Duancang said angrily, then roared, "Several elders, forget about status and act immediately! Otherwise, more disciples will die by his hand."
The dozen Fen Tian disciples at the front gritted their teeth and charged at the rapidly approaching Yun Che. At that moment, a furious roar came from above: "Wretch, die!!"
A white-haired elder plummeted down from above Yun Che, hands clawed, flames boiling all over his body.
"Junior Brother Yun, be careful!" Cang Yue screamed. Because the person charging at Yun Che now was one of the eight Heaven Xuan experts in the Fen Tian Gate squad!
Under the terrifying power of the Heaven Xuan Realm, the air around Yun Che was violently churned, then suddenly formed a scorching vortex storm. A tremendous tearing force struck from above, almost ripping him apart.
Under such pressure, Yun Che's expression remained calm, his eyes like abyss-cold stars, icy and piercing. Facing the huge purple flame storm, he swung the Dragon Gate upward.
Bang!!
With an explosion, the several-zhang-tall purple flame storm was directly split in two by the Dragon Gate, then dissipated without a trace in an instant.
"What... what?!" The Heaven Xuan elder had thought a casual strike from him would be enough to crush Yun Che. He never expected that a blow using a full eighty percent of his power would be so easily destroyed by Yun Che. His eyes wide open, his mind went blank for a moment, unable to accept what his eyes were seeing.
"Playing with fire in front of me?" Yun Che frowned coldly and sneered. "You're asking for death!"
Behind him, a dangerous aura was rapidly approaching. Fen Moran had already rushed over in a fury. Without turning around, Yun Che looked at the Fen Tian disciples around him who wanted to attack, gave a cold smile, and flicked the Dragon Gate. A huge fire lotus bloomed wildly with his body as the center...
"Burning Star Demon Lotus!!"