Chapter 345: Poison Hand
"You are indeed somewhat stronger than I expected, but you, a mere Earth Xuan, no matter how powerful your combat strength, you will never be able to resist the domain of a King Xuan... Blazing Heaven Domain!!"
After just a few exchanges with Yun Che, Fen Yijue's feeling was far more than "somewhat stronger than I expected." The shock in his heart was like a raging storm. Despite having only Earth Xuan profound force, Yun Che was actually not at a disadvantage under his Heaven-Burning Fire and Heaven-Burning Blade—something he could never have imagined.
As the Supreme Elder of the Fen Tian Gate, one of the most peak figures of the current era, a true King Xuan, he had made several moves yet failed to subdue a young man of only Earth Xuan realm, and in full view of everyone. His patience and face could no longer hold, so he directly unleashed his powerful domain technique.
Flames surged around Yun Che, purple flames shot into the sky. With Fen Yijue's loud shout, the world in his vision suddenly turned pure purple. Purple flames that could quickly even melt refined steel filled every inch of space around him. It was as if he had been suddenly imprisoned in a world of flames, where purple flames and incineration were the only rules of this world!
The temperature of the entire Canghuo City suddenly rose. Looking from afar, it seemed as if an extra purple sun had appeared in midair. The purple flame light blotted out the sky and covered the sun, and the surrounding space was twisted by the burning heat.
"D...domain!"
"That's a domain that only the King Xuan Realm can unleash!"
"I actually saw a legendary domain with my own eyes... Yun Che has been completely swallowed by the domain. No matter how strong he is, once inside such a domain, there's no way he can survive, right?"
Blazing Heaven Domain—unlike the control domain of the Bing Yun Fairy Palace or Yun Che's soul domain—is a purely offensive domain. And this domain is not cast on oneself, but forged around the enemy, sealing the enemy into a domain with endless flames from which they cannot escape.
Trapped within the domain, Yun Che's body swayed as he rapidly charged forward. But the world of flames seemed endless; he raced through the sea of fire for a long time yet still could not break out. He had the Evil God's power protecting his body; even if these flames were ten times stronger, they couldn't harm him. But if it were anyone else, even if they were as strong as late-stage Heavenly Xuan, they would surely have been burned to severe injury by now.
Yun Che stopped and burst into laughter: "Fen Yijue, do you think such a paltry domain can trap me? This domain of yours, in my eyes, isn't worth a single copper!"
Yun Che let out a fierce roar, unleashing all his power, and struck forward with his sword. The violent power converged into a powerful sword beam a full zhang wide, splitting the flames and blasting straight into the churning inferno ahead.
Bang!! With a loud crash, at the spot struck by Dragon Que, a vacuum in the flames a full zhang wide instantly appeared. The residual force of the heavy sword maintained the vacuum, preventing the surrounding flames from spreading. Yun Che flipped up again, stepping on Star God Remnant Shadow, dashing left and right within the Blazing Heaven Domain. With each shift of his body, the heavy sword brought a huge roar... In the blink of an eye, Yun Che swung his sword hundreds of times, blasting the entire world of flames full of holes. From the outside, the scorching "sun" hanging in midair seemed to have suddenly turned into a giant sieve.
Bang bang bang bang bang... A sound like crystal shattering rang out. The Blazing Heaven Domain, now full of holes, finally completely shattered under Yun Che's final sword strike. Massive amounts of purple flames rapidly dispersed in different directions, twisting and shaking the surrounding space.
"You... you actually broke my domain!!" After activating the Blazing Heaven Domain, Fen Yijue did not immediately go to rescue Fen Juecheng, because he wanted to personally hear Yun Che's desperate howls. But after a dozen breaths of time passed, he did not hear the sound he wanted to hear; instead, he saw his Blazing Heaven Domain blasted with hole after hole, then directly collapse. He was so shocked he almost lost his soul. And when he saw Yun Che walking out from the shattered domain, his pupils abruptly dilated, unable to believe his eyes.
Because Yun Che, who had been trapped in the domain for over a dozen breaths, was completely unharmed from head to toe!
"Impossible... this is impossible!!" Fen Yijue's body swayed, and he cried out in disbelief. He could not accept the scene before him, no matter what. A domain was an ability that only King Xuan experts could unleash. In the Cang Feng Empire, a domain was undoubtedly the most supreme ability. In the entire Cang Feng Empire, those capable of unleashing a domain numbered no more than ten. Once a domain was deployed, aside from those peak experts who were also King Xuan, no one could resist it... because the power of a domain was not just a suppression of strength, but also a suppression of level and laws!
King Xuan and Earth Xuan were separated by two whole levels! That should have been an absolute suppression that could never be resisted or reversed, no matter what.
But as a result, his domain was actually broken by this Earth Xuan profound practitioner! And in just over a dozen breaths.
He had unleashed his domain so quickly in order to incinerate Yun Che in the shortest time possible; he never imagined it would end like this.
At this moment, a sliver of fear suddenly arose in Fen Yijue's heart... a fear that he might really fall at Yun Che's hands. And for a powerhouse of his level, once this sliver of fear appeared, it would instantly transform into boundless killing intent and ferocity.
"I told you, your domain is not worth a single copper in my eyes!" Yun Che said with a cold smile.
Fen Yijue raised his Jueyan Blade, his voice infused with icy, dense killing intent: "Your strength has indeed exceeded my expectations... he does have the qualifications to make me use my full power!"
"Yoh!" Yun Che curled his lips disdainfully: "You talk as if you haven't been using your full power all along."
"You..." Fen Yijue's face twitched violently. He grabbed his Jueyan Blade and said coldly: "I seem to have made a mistake from the start. Perhaps because you possess the Phoenix bloodline, your control over the laws of fire far exceeds my expectations. Ordinary profound fire is hard to harm you; I should never have used profound fire against you... Otherwise, how could a lowly Earth Xuan realm possibly resist the power of a King Xuan!!"
Fen Yijue let out a fierce roar and slashed down with his Jueyan Blade from the air... This time, no flame ignited on the blade, only a three-foot-long blade gleam. Though it was just a straightforward slash with no frills, the crowd several li away all felt a momentum that could sever mountains and rivers.
Because this was a slash from a King Xuan.
The biggest reason Yun Che had been able to easily handle Fen Yijue before was that he was not at all afraid of profound fire, but that by no means meant he could underestimate the powerful profound force of a King Xuan. Watching the trajectory of the Jueyan Blade as it came down, he furrowed his brows slightly and met it with his sword.
The sword body and the blade edge collided. A dazzling light burst forth in the sky. The two clashing forces twisted into a vortex that shot into the heavens. The ground around them was completely torn apart, with gravel and sand flying everywhere. Onlookers several li away were struck by a sudden storm that made their blood and qi surge; they had to circulate their profound energy to protect themselves, while those with weaker profound force were directly sent tumbling backward.
And they were at least two li away from Yun Che and Fen Yijue... The terror of the collision of their powers left everyone utterly horrified.
Yun Che retreated seven or eight steps, his blood and qi boiling. Dragon Que plowed a long trench into the ground, and the gravel under his feet was all crushed into fine sand. Fen Yijue tumbled backward through the air, then suddenly halted his body, tracing a gray shadow through the sky as he instantly charged to within ten zhang of Yun Che. His Jueyan Blade unleashed countless blade shadows, enveloping Yun Che.
Chi chi chi chi chi... Space and earth were crazily sliced by the blade gleams. In an instant, the ground was covered with countless crisscrossing cut marks.
Yun Che retreated step by step. Each of Fen Yijue's blade gleams contained true King Xuan power. Although his physique was extremely strong, if any single slash touched him, he would definitely not fare well.
Yun Che executed Star God Remnant Shadow, his form like a ghost weaving through the blade gleams, but for the moment he had no power to counterattack... In the blink of an eye, Fen Yijue had already unleashed over a thousand slashes. The ground within dozens of zhang was completely destroyed into a honeycomb-like state.
"Indeed, without using the Heaven-Burning Fire, you don't even have a chance to fight back! No wonder you could act arrogantly within my Fen Tian Gate... Though the Heaven-Burning Blade without fire has greatly reduced power, it's already enough to chop you into minced bits!!"
Fen Yijue shouted lowly, his body floating in the air as his blade gleams sliced downward, suppressing Yun Che who could not perform Mystic Void Crossing. At this moment, Fen Duanhun and the various elders of the Fen Tian Gate finally arrived. The first thing they saw was the exchange between Fen Yijue and Yun Che, and seeing Yun Che completely suppressed by Fen Yijue, they all breathed a sigh of relief... In their eyes, this was the most expected result. No matter how strong Yun Che was, how could he possibly be stronger than their Fen Tian Gate's Supreme Elder?
But when he saw Fen Juecheng hanging naked on the city gate, Fen Duanhun's blood nearly rushed backward... Although Fen Juecheng had committed a great mistake and was the main cause of this disaster for the sect, he was still his own son! Moreover, he was the young master of the Fen Tian Gate! To suffer such inhumane humiliation!
After today, how could he still stand in Cang Feng! How much ridicule would the Fen Tian Gate have to endure?
Fen Duanhun let out a loud roar, leaped into the air, and charged toward Fen Juecheng. But at this moment, Yun Che, who had been forced back step by step by Fen Yijue, suddenly flickered his eyes, and a cold sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth. His retreating footsteps abruptly stopped. On Dragon Que, a violent storm of power erupted.
"Falling Moon and Sinking Star!!" A dragon's roar pierced the sky. Dragon Que slammed heavily into all the blade gleams ahead. With a thunderous boom, as if two great mountains had collided, all the blade gleams were shattered in an instant. The broken blade gleams scattered like razors. Fen Yijue was sent flying backward dozens of zhang through the air. The tiger's mouth of his sword hand was split, and a blood vessel in his right arm burst, sending a spurt of blood flying.
With one sword strike sending Fen Yijue flying back, Yun Che leaped into the air, reaching Fen Juecheng before Fen Duanhun could. He swung Dragon Que, and a beam of Phoenix Flame shot out, slamming into Fen Juecheng's body.
When the Phoenix Flame touched Fen Juecheng's body, it instantly exploded into flames, spreading across his entire form. Fen Juecheng, who had been in a death-like state, suddenly let out a miserable shriek like a demon from hell under the burning of the Phoenix Flame. His whole body writhed in agony like violently wriggling earthworms.