Chapter 312: Crisis
However, this red-robed elder clearly did not think so.
He looked down from above, his gaze locked firmly on Yun Che, and let out a loud roar as his body descended like a fierce eagle: "Little beast, where do you think you can run this time!"
The red-robed elder was named Fen Moping, also an elder of the "Mo" generation within the Fen Tian Gate. As a super-strong expert of the Heavenly Xuan Realm, the pride and superiority that allowed him to look down on the entire Cang Feng Empire had accompanied him for decades. How could he possibly take a mere nineteen-year-old youth seriously? Although Fen Duancang and Fen Moran had described Yun Che as extremely powerful, he did not take it seriously at all. Being at the Earth Xuan Realm, Level 6 at only nineteen was certainly astonishing, but it was still only the Earth Xuan Realm — how could it possibly be a match for the Heavenly Xuan Realm! He was more inclined to believe that Fen Duancang and Fen Moran's exaggerated accounts of Yun Che were merely embellishments to cover up their own low-level blunders.
"Die!"
Fen Moping clearly had no intention of wasting words with Yun Che. He pushed his hands forward, and a massive azure-purple flame python descended from the sky, accompanied by a chilling roar, like a real python writhing in fury.
Yun Che looked up and reached out to grab the flame python. The previous second had been calm, but the next, his entire Profound Force burst forth like a volcanic eruption, seizing the flame python...
Rip!
Under Fen Moping's horrified gaze, Yun Che's arm directly pierced through the flame python. With a casual flick, he tore the flame python in half, then swung again. The originally terrifying serpentine flame instantly shattered into countless tiny fragments of fire, quickly dissipating into the air.
"Wh... what!!"
Fen Moping's face was full of disbelief. To tear apart his flame with a single hand — even within the Fen Tian Gate, only a handful of people could do that. Amid his immense shock, a sense of unease finally began to rise within him. But by now, he had already swooped to less than three zhang from Yun Che. With a grim expression, he directly summoned the Heaven-Burning Blade, and his flame surged like a dragon, striking straight at Yun Che.
The eight Heavenly Xuan Realm experts of the Fen Tian Gate had scattered to search, but they would not be too far apart from each other. Moreover, when Fen Moping found him, he must have already notified the others in the first moment, and they were likely rushing here now. Therefore, he had to finish this quickly and leave immediately.
Yun Che held the Dragon Gate in hand, activated Heart Incineration, and his vast heavy sword power erupted like a mountain flood and tsunami. In an instant, the flames on Fen Moping's blade were suppressed and extinguished by more than half. Fen Moping felt as if his body were a leaf being torn apart in a violent storm, on the verge of shattering at any moment. The shock he had barely suppressed now multiplied dozens of times. He simply could not believe that someone with Profound Force at the Earth Xuan Realm could unleash such terrifying power.
This was utterly inconceivable, completely defying common sense! If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.
Only then did he begin to believe that Fen Duancang and Fen Moran's words... might not have been an exaggeration.
In his shock, Fen Moping no longer dared hold anything back. He surged his entire Profound Force, let out a great roar, and the flames on his blade reignited fiercely as he met Yun Che's heavy sword.
Clang!!
Fen Moping's blade shattered like fragile glass. The flames on the blade had not even had time to erupt before they were completely extinguished. Fen Moping let out a muffled groan, his body tumbling backward like a kite with a broken string. After landing, he staggered back seven or eight steps, then fell flat on his back. He immediately propped himself up, struggling to suppress the surging blood and energy within him, and looked up with a face full of terror and shock: "You..."
Before he could even finish saying "you," his pupils abruptly contracted. Yun Che was charging straight at him, heavy sword raised, less than five steps away.
At this critical moment, Fen Moping frantically mobilized his Profound Force, which had been scattered by the impact, and erected a powerful flame barrier in front of himself. With a loud "bang," as the barrier collided with the heavy sword, the flame barrier shattered in an instant. Fen Moping rolled away like a ball, tumbling across the ground for a full dozens of rotations before finally stopping.
Thanks to the Profound Force barrier blocking the attack, though he was in a miserable state, he had not suffered serious injuries. He struggled to his feet, pointed at Yun Che, and said in a trembling voice: "Who... who exactly are you! Who is your master!"
Nineteen years old, Earth Xuan Realm, Level 6. And at the Earth Xuan Realm, Level 6, he could overpower him with almost no way to fight back. He could hardly imagine what kind of extraordinary person could have trained such a young man! At the very least, the Four Great Sects of the Cang Feng Empire absolutely did not possess such capability.
Yun Che dragged his heavy sword forward, a cold sneer curling at the corner of his mouth: "Who am I? What's this? You came chasing after me to kill me, yet you've already forgotten my name so quickly? Then let me remind you again. My name is Yun Che. When you go report to King Yama, don't forget to mention my name! As for my master's name, you're not qualified to know."
An icy, sinister killing intent locked onto Fen Moping, sending a chill through his entire body. Though his injuries were not severe, Yun Che's two strikes had thrown his blood and energy into complete disarray, leaving him with barely enough strength to even flee. He involuntarily took a step back and said in a quivering voice: "If... if you dare to kill me, the Fen Tian Gate will never let you go!"
"Ridiculous!" Yun Che sneered. "It's not yet decided who will let whom go! You have been provoking me time and time again. It seems the Fen Tian Gate is accustomed to bullying others and killing whomever they please... Too bad you picked the wrong person to mess with!"
As his voice fell, Yun Che swung his heavy sword at Fen Moping. Where the heavy sword passed, the surrounding space trembled faintly.
Fen Moping's eyes bulged, and he roared at the top of his lungs: "Little junior! Do you really think... that you can kill me!"
Fen Moping leaped into the air, instantly rising ten zhang high... Only those who had reached the Heavenly Xuan Realm could traverse the void and fly through the air. Once he was high in the sky, Yun Che would have no way to harm him. But just as his body rose into the air, before he could even catch his breath, a figure flickered in front of him — Yun Che appeared, a demonic sneer at the corner of his mouth.
"You..."
Fen Moping's pupils shrank to the size of pinpricks. The nightmare of a heavy sword rapidly enlarged in his vision... With a thunderous crash, it smashed heavily onto the crown of his head.
Boom!!
It was like a thunderclap exploding inside his skull. Fen Moping's mind went completely blank, and all consciousness dissipated in an instant. His body plunged from midair like a wooden stake, landing with a "thud," and then lay motionless.
Fen Moping, proud and overbearing all his life, could never have imagined that he would end up dying at the hands of a junior.
"One down, easy!" Yun Che walked over to Fen Moping's corpse and stripped off his Space Ring. As expected of an elder of the Fen Tian Gate, the ring was filled with various rare pills and also contained two jade slips recording portions of the Fen Tian Gate's Profound Arts. To others, these cultivation jade slips would be priceless treasures, but to Yun Che, who could casually wield Phoenix Flame, they were utterly useless.
"Don't get too excited just yet." Mo Li said coldly. "You're about to have big trouble."
At that moment, Yun Che swiftly turned around... In the southern sky, three black dots appeared. They approached at an extremely fast speed, soon revealing three crimson figures. The Profound Force auras of all three were extremely terrifying, especially the one in the middle — his aura was far greater than the other two combined!
Fen Moli!!
Yun Che's brows sank. Without a second thought, he fled northward. As Yun Che saw them, they also saw his figure. A roar came from the sky: "Yun Che! Where do you think you can run!"
With a thunderous voice, a massive fire dragon, half a zhang thick, descended from the heavens and howled down, landing right in front of Yun Che. In an instant, dozens of zhang of ground were blasted flat, and purple flames surged into the sky. Yun Che was not afraid of flames, but the terrifying shockwave slammed into his chest like a heavy hammer, sending him flying back. As he stabilized himself, the three figures above had already descended simultaneously, forming a triangular encirclement around him.
These three were Fen Duancang, Fen Moyu... and the Grand Elder, Fen Moli!
The three men tightly surrounded Yun Che, cutting off all his escape routes. In a single glance, they saw Fen Moping's corpse not far away. All of them were greatly shocked, and anger showed on their faces. The Seventeenth Elder, Fen Moyu, said in a deep voice: "You actually killed Moping! Truly impressive skills! No wonder you could abduct the Young Sect Master from under Pavilion Master Duancang's nose and even provoke the Sect Master into such rage that he personally sent the Grand Elder!"
"Don't be fooled by his Profound Force aura. His strength cannot be measured by his cultivation level alone! Even I would find it difficult to defeat him. That Moping was no match for him doesn't surprise me, but I never expected him to die at his hands so quickly!" Fen Duancang directly brought out the Heaven-Burning Blade, pointing it at Yun Che, and said angrily: "Yun Che, you killed our Second Young Sect Master and our disciples, abducted and severely wounded our Young Sect Master, and now you have slain the elder of our Fenyan Hall! Today, you will be chopped into ten thousand pieces!"
Fen Duancang was at the Heavenly Xuan Realm, Level 8; Fen Moyu was at the Heavenly Xuan Realm, Level 5; and Fen Moli was a terrifying Half-step Heavenly Xuan. The powerful auras of these three men locked onto him tightly, making his heart feel suffocated and his body stiffen, unable to move for a long time.
"Enough of this nonsense!" Fen Moli bellowed angrily. Eight super-strong experts from within the sect had been sent to hunt down a single person, and they had still lost him once. This was already a great humiliation that made him lose face. Now that Yun Che's retreat was cut off, the fury he had pent up for so long finally erupted: "This old man will send you off himself!"
Fen Moli soared into the air, both hands thrust toward Yun Che. In an instant, the space beneath him twisted violently. Tens of zhang of ground cracked and sank like tofu. Without any apparent Profound Force manipulation, a vast sea of purple flame appeared in midair, and with a surging wave of air, it engulfed Yun Che.
Yun Che's brows shot up. Facing Fen Moli, he dared not hold anything back. He unleashed his entire Profound Force without reserve. Behind him, a massive azure wolf roared up at the sky.
"Heavenly Wolf Strike!!"
A surging power burst forth from the Dragon Gate, transforming into a colossal wolf shadow that charged toward the descending sea of fire...
Rumble!
In midair, the purple flame sea and the Heavenly Wolf force erupted simultaneously. For an instant, all sounds in the world seemed to vanish entirely. The rampaging force ruthlessly swept through the void. The powerful Heavenly Wolf force tore the purple flame sea in two, but in the blink of an eye, it was engulfed by the purple flames in turn.
Boom!!
The Wolf shadow was annihilated. Yun Che's chest tightened, and his entire body was sent flying backward. A tremendous force invaded his body, wantonly destroying his meridians. A surge of blood rushed up his throat and sprayed into the sky.
Bang!
The heavy sword plunged deep into the ground, stopping Yun Che's momentum. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, his left arm was dislocated, and his blood and energy were boiling to the point of nearly exploding. But his mouth released a contemptuous laugh: "Hahahaha! The Grand Elder of the Fen Tian Gate is nothing more than this! After a furious strike, I, a mere Earth Xuan Realm junior, withstood it head-on! What a joke, hahahaha!"
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