Chapter 341: Phoenix Flame Scorches the Sky
When the people of Fen Tian Gate thought that the Supreme Sect Master and Supreme Elder had personally acted and that Yun Che was surely dead, what they waited for was not the Supreme Sect Master and Supreme Elder returning with Yun Che in custody... they only saw Yun Che.
"Yun... Yun Che!!"
When Yun Che appeared in Fen Tian Gate, his sword shaking the ground, everyone was frightened out of their wits as if they had seen a demon from hell. Fen Moji cried out in disbelief: "Where is the Supreme Sect Master... and the Supreme Elder!! Why are you here!"
"Oh, you mean those two fools?" Yun Che sneered coldly. "Right now, they're probably playing with fire leisurely in some forest. They like to play with fire, but I... I like to kill dogs!!"
Yun Che's eyes and voice instantly turned extremely icy. Accompanied by a furious dragon roar, Long Que swung out fiercely.
"Stop him!" Fen Duanhun roared. Having witnessed Yun Che's terror the day before, Fen Duanhun now only felt deep fear and dread toward Yun Che. Seeing that Yun Che had actually escaped Fen Yijue and Fen Ziya and broken back into Fen Tian Gate, his heart sank to the very bottom. He could only secretly pray that Yun Che's injuries from yesterday had not recovered much.
But to his disappointment, the moment Yun Che swung his sword down, the terrifying heavy sword storm directly sent five elders flying! Its power was even greater than the day before, with no sign of any injury or weakness at all.
"Father, where are you? Yun Che has broken into the sect again!" Fen Duanhun retreated while shouting into his Sound Transmission Jade at the top of his lungs. As soon as he finished shouting, before he could even receive a response from Fen Yijue, a deathly aura suddenly pressed in. He looked up and saw Yun Che's heavy sword less than five zhang away from him.
"Do not harm our Sect Master!"
Shouts like thunderclaps rang out. More than ten thick fire dragons shot at Yun Che from different directions, then simultaneously exploded on his body. But these powerful profound flames from Heaven Xuan realm experts only slightly slowed Yun Che's movements, without harming him in the slightest. Yun Che broke through the flames, didn't even look ahead, and smashed down with a single Overlord's Wrath accompanied by a soul-shaking dragon roar...
Boom!!
Under the absolute suppression of power and profound artifacts, the four Earth Xuan grade Heaven-Burning Blades in front of Yun Che were all shattered into pieces. The four Fen Tian elders were also sent flying backward, coughing blood, and landed dozens of zhang away, unable to stand for a long time.
"Burning Fire Scorches the Sky!"
A long blade blazing with purple flame suddenly slashed at Yun Che from behind. Yun Che didn't move, seemingly unaware. But just as the Heaven-Burning Blade was half a foot from the crown of his head, his hand suddenly shot out like lightning and grabbed the blade's edge... With a piercingly harsh sound, the Heaven-Burning Blade, along with its purple flame, snapped directly in two.
The elder who had ambushed Yun Che opened his mouth wide, his eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets. With a flip of Yun Che's palm, the half-blade in his hand shot out like an arrow, piercing through that Fen Tian elder's body and nailing him firmly to the ground.
"Nineteenth brother... Ah! Yun Che, I'll kill you!!"
Seeing the elder pinned down by his own Heaven-Burning Blade, Fen Moji's eyes turned bloodshot. All his original fear turned into madness. He abandoned his Heaven-Burning Blade and charged at Yun Che, a huge blood-red claw striking directly at Yun Che's chest.
"Hmph, overestimating yourself."
The blood claw just collided with Long Que's sword light. In an instant, the Heaven-Burning Blood Claw, containing Heaven Xuan power, shattered into pieces. Facing the reckless Fen Moji, Long Que swung out casually.
"Second Elder, dodge!!"
Bang!!
Long Que heavily smashed into Fen Moji's chest. The sound of more than ten ribs breaking simultaneously rang clearly in everyone's ears. Fen Moji flew out like a broken kite, spitting a sky full of blood mist and shattered internal organs. When he landed, there was no sound at all.
Following Grand Elder Fen Moli, Second Elder Fen Moji also died miserably under Yun Che's sword.
"Second Elder!!"
The people of Fen Tian Gate all trembled in fear. They could not imagine that the "prey" they had so meticulously plotted against, even using despicable methods to lure him in, would actually be such a terrifying demon, step by step pushing them toward the abyss of despair. Since he re-entered Fen Tian Gate, in less than thirty breaths of time, three more elders and one hall master had died under his hands, and eight others had been injured to varying degrees... As for the Fen Tian disciples below the elder level, a large number had perished. Because even the aftershocks of Yun Che's heavy sword were something they simply couldn't endure... they could only die outright, with no chance of merely being injured.
Fen Duanhun roared in grief and anger: "Yun Che, you go too far!"
"It was you who went too far first!" Yun Che roared back. "Your Fen Tian Gate tried to kill me time and again, and I still left you some leeway! But instead of restraining yourselves, you dared to touch my family... and now you say I go too far? Ha!"
Yun Che pointed his sword at Fen Duanhun and growled: "In my eyes, your entire sect is not worth a single hair of my family! If you dare touch my grandfather and little aunt, I will make sure your Fen Tian Gate is wiped out!"
Fen Duanhun's face twisted violently. Thinking of the root cause of all this, he wished he could personally cripple Fen Juecheng. He said angrily, "Daydreaming! My Fen Tian Gate has a thousand years of foundation. How could you possibly destroy us... All elders and hall masters, stop him with all your strength! The Supreme Sect Master and Supreme Elder are returning to the sect at full speed and will be back in an instant!"
Fen Tian fire rose, dyeing the night sky a glaring purple-red. The profound flames from the elders and hall masters completely engulfed Yun Che. Yun Che sneered coldly and shouted: "Your Fen Tian Gate loves playing with fire so much, doesn't it? Then I'll let your Fen Tian Gate... thoroughly play with fire!"
"Burning... Star... Demon... Lotus!!"
Yun Che leaped high into the air. The largest Phoenix flame lotus yet bloomed instantly in midair. The crimson flame spread over a hundred zhang, the fiery red light completely covering everything within a hundred zhang.
"Quick... run!!"
The terrifying heat radiating from the fire lotus in the sky made all these people who had been playing with fire since birth turn pale with terror. Those elders and hall masters who reacted quickly didn't hesitate for a moment, using all their profound power to build the strongest defensive barriers, then fled for their lives beyond a hundred zhang.
The Burning Star Demon Lotus bloomed to its maximum. From afar, a blazing crimson flame lotus blossomed in midair, so dazzling and enchanting in the night sky that it was beyond all description. And when this lotus fell from the sky, a sea of fire instantly formed, madly devouring and burning everything in its path. The scorching heat spread across the entire Fen Tian Gate in an instant, making it feel as if it were being roasted by hellfire. Within the Phoenix flame, those Fen Tian disciples who hadn't managed to escape were turned to charcoal in an instant, without even a chance to let out a scream.
Still thirty li away, Fen Yijue and Fen Ziya clearly saw that the sky above Fen Tian Gate had turned a vivid red. They both let out a roar, pushing their speed to the limit and charging madly.
Yun Che did not intend to linger too long in Fen Tian Gate. Not because he feared Fen Yijue and Fen Ziya, but because his heart was filled with worry for his grandfather and little aunt. If he had to face both Fen Yijue and Fen Ziya at the same time, escaping would not be so simple.
Within the fire lotus, Yun Che leaped out. Following the memories of Fen Zizai, he charged straight toward Fen Juecheng's residence.
Bang!!
The wall of Juecheng Pavilion was shattered by a single sword strike. Yun Che immediately saw Fen Juecheng's bloodless face.
Fen Juecheng had spent the entire day in a state of fear and trembling, because he knew very well that it was he who had first wanted to kill Yun Che. All the resentment between Yun Che and Fen Tian Gate ultimately stemmed from him. Because of this, Fen Yijue had been furious with him. By now, he was utterly regretful... And when he saw Yun Che's face suddenly appear before him, he felt as if he had fallen into a nightmare.
"Yun Che, you..."
Fen Juecheng had just uttered three trembling words when Yun Che grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up like a chick.
Long Que disappeared from Yun Che's hand. Yun Che transformed into a swift shadow, heading straight north, and soon vanished into the night... Behind him came panicked shouts of "Young Master!"
When Fen Yijue and Fen Ziya rushed back to Fen Tian Gate, it was already in utter disarray. The Phoenix flame was still burning fiercely. This flame possessed the properties of phoenix fire, and even the Fen Tian elders, who had strong fire-based profound arts, found it extremely difficult to suppress and extinguish.
Yun Che had long since disappeared without a trace, and had also taken away the young master, Fen Juecheng.
Fen Yijue trembled all over, nearly spitting out a mouthful of old blood. In the Fen Tian Valley echoed his demonic roar: "Yun Che! As long as I live, I will grind your bones to dust and scatter your ashes!"
Yun Che traveled north all the way, then gradually circled back, returning to the place where he had previously hidden with Xiao Lingxi. In front of that cave, the Snow Phoenix Beast was faithfully guarding. Seeing him return, it let out a joyful cry. Rushing into the cave, he saw Xiao Lie watching over Xiao Lingxi... and at that moment, Xiao Lingxi, who had been unconscious for a long time, just opened her eyes.
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The dark night passed, and the first light of dawn quietly cast down. The streets of Xuanhuo City were silent, with almost no one moving except the night watchmen.
But a Wind Raging Bird flew over Canghuo City at this time. On the bird's back was a young man around seventeen or eighteen, with an anxious expression.
Canghuo City was completely quiet, which surprised the young man a little. He stopped in midair, thought for a long time, then suddenly slapped his head and muttered to himself: "Ah! I remember I left a sound transmission imprint with him."
The young man quickly took out his Sound Transmission Jade and a Sound Transmitting Talisman. After thinking for a moment, he carefully said: "Boss, it's Xiao Jie. I just arrived at the Canghuo region. I probably know everything about what happened between you and Fen Tian Gate these past two days... Is there anything I can help with?"
The sound transmission talisman array slowly faded. After a short while, the array on the Sound Transmission Jade appeared, and Yun Che's voice came: "Where are you?"
Receiving a reply, Ling Jie's face lit up with surprise. He quickly transmitted: "I'm right above Canghuo City now. Where are you? Can I come find you?"
Yun Che's voice came quickly: "About twenty li south of Canghuo City. When you arrive, I will naturally detect you... I do have something that needs your help."
"I'll be there immediately!" Ling Jie put away his Sound Transmission Jade, then urged the Wind Raging Bird to fly south at full speed.
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