Chapter 371: Overwhelming
Yun Che's words made the three people from the Fenghuang God Sect... and even everyone present feel that their ears were playing tricks on them. The lofty Fenghuang God Sect, a hegemon-like transcendent existence on the Tian Xuan Continent, was actually being threatened by a youth from a small country like Cang Feng to leave behind a hand and a foot. This was something no one had ever seen, heard, or even dared to imagine. As the emperor of Cang Feng, Cang Wanhe had experienced countless upheavals in his life, even life-and-death tribulations, yet upon hearing these words, his heart tightened in an instant, spasming on the spot.
The three from the Fenghuang God Sect were even more enraged, their hair standing on end and flames bursting forth, their heads nearly exploding with fury. The red-robed elder pointed at Yun Che and said in a voice filled with extreme anger: "Arrogant brat! You... you actually dare to threaten the prince of my Fenghuang God Sect! His Highness is the thirteenth prince of my Fenghuang God Sect and the Shenhuang Empire! Try making a move against His Highness if you dare!!"
Cang Wanhe was already sweating profusely. He quickly stepped forward a few times and was about to speak when he heard Yun Che's cold laugh: "You think I don't dare? Heh... then I'll show you myself!"
Before his voice had even faded, Yun Che had already charged out, with Long Que whipping up a massive storm of profound force that carried a soul-shaking dragon's roar as it smashed toward the three.
Xia Qingyue's brows twitched slightly, and her figure floated up... There were three opponents: one at King Xuan Level 2 and two at King Xuan Level 3, all possessing phoenix bloodlines. She feared that Yun Che might struggle facing them alone. But before she could speak, Yun Che's furious roar resounded through the entire venue: "No one interfere!"
Xia Qingyue's figure halted. After a moment's thought, her hand seals changed, and with a wave of her arm and the fluttering of her ice spirit, two massive transparent ice walls burst up from the ground and spread rapidly, sealing off the left and right sides of Yun Che and the three from the Fenghuang God Sect, preventing the aftershocks of their clash from harming those nearby.
Although only a little over two months had passed, Xia Qingyue's Ice God Divine Art had clearly made another breakthrough.
The black-robed and red-robed elders were now absolutely certain that the Yun Che before them was nothing short of a lunatic!!
The overwhelming deterrent power of their Fenghuang God Sect had no effect on him at all! On this Tian Xuan Continent, only a lunatic would disregard the Fenghuang God Sect so completely! Only a lunatic would attack a legitimate prince of the Fenghuang God Sect without hesitation or any room for mercy!
"Brat... you're seeking death!"
Both were furious. The black-robed elder took a step forward, and in his hand instantly condensed a nine-foot-long pitch-black spear, its shaft bursting with flames like a writhing fire serpent.
The black-robed elder's figure exploded forward, his speed as fast as lightning, the spear tip aimed straight at the vital point of Yun Che's chest. His body trailed blurred afterimages and a crimson tail of flames, and the sharp sound of air bursts mixed with piercing phoenix cries almost tore through people's eardrums.
Yun Che's expression remained unchanged, his momentum undiminished, his gaze cold as ice. The already ferocious storm of the heavy sword suddenly erupted with crimson phoenix flames. This storm of force was not sharp, but it was as deep and soul-shaking as thunder rolling across the ground.
When they were less than five feet apart, the black-robed elder clearly sensed the terrifying nature of the force storm coming from Yun Che. He instantly understood why Feng Xichen, who was wearing a phoenix treasure robe, had still been severely wounded by a single sword strike. With shock in his heart, he had no time to change his position and could only brace himself to meet it head-on.
Boom!!
The phoenix flames on the spear shaft were directly suppressed and extinguished by the force of the heavy sword, and the long shaft itself was bent to the point of nearly breaking under the impact. The red-robed elder behind was greatly alarmed. He knew all too well the might of that spear thrust from the black-robed elder. He had already witnessed Yun Che's astonishing strength, but he absolutely never expected that Yun Che could break the black-robed elder's killing move so easily.
The power of Long Que faltered slightly upon collision, but at that moment, the phoenix flame erupted and surged toward the black-robed elder.
The black-robed elder's pupils contracted. His body retreated at lightning speed, and gritting his teeth, he let out a great roar, abandoning the spear in his hand. His entire body instantly blazed with an intensely dense flame. The air around him twisted violently, and the ground beneath his feet was scorched red. The black-robed elder looked as if he were bathed in blood.
"Drink!"
The blood-like blaze exploded, splitting into several serpent-like flames as wild as thunderbolts, charging forward.
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sss...
The blood-colored flames blocked Yun Che's phoenix fire and scattered it in patches. If this were merely Yun Che's phoenix flame alone, it indeed could have been completely neutralized. But accompanying the phoenix fire was the formidable storm of the heavy sword, which surged in the next instant, driving the phoenix flame like an invincible giant python. In an instant, it swallowed and shattered the highly energy-dense blood-colored flames... then, within the black-robed elder's violently contracting pupils, it slammed heavily into his chest, easily tore through his protective profound force, broke into his body, and surged into his meridians.
The black-robed elder's face instantly turned pale. His body stumbled back more than ten steps, his limbs trembling, blood flowing from all seven orifices. The upper part of his clothes was completely burned to ashes, and the exposed skin was charred black over a large area—a truly miserable sight.
The entire venue fell into deathly silence. Not only Feng Xichen, but even the two Fenghuang God Sect guardian-level elders who had accompanied him were wounded by Yun Che in less than three exchanges, and with injuries that were not at all light.
Yun Che's strength was clearly far more terrifying than the rumors suggested! People couldn't even imagine where the limits of his power lay!
Back in the Canghuo region, Yun Che's profound force had broken through to Earth Xuan Realm Level 7, but that was just after the breakthrough and not yet stabilized. Over two months had passed since then, and Yun Che's foundational profound force at Earth Xuan Realm Level 7 was now extremely stable and had begun to move into the later stages. Additionally, during this time, he still consumed dragon meat every day, causing his physique to grow rapidly. His overall combat prowess was now far greater than when he had fought Ling Tianni.
If Ling Tianni were to fight him again now, he would surely be shocked by Yun Che's growth rate. And this growth had occurred without any increase in his profound force level.
The black-robed elder's old face had turned the color of pig liver. Being injured was one thing, but as a guardian of the Fenghuang God Sect, he had been wounded by a junior from a small country like Cang Feng in three moves, and all under the watchful eyes of everyone. As a lofty guardian of the Fenghuang God Sect, face was undoubtedly more important than life. Now, his old face was thoroughly trampled into the mud. The black-robed elder clutched his chest, his whole body trembling. Beside him, the red-robed elder's expression was also grim to the extreme. But Yun Che showed no sign of stopping, dragging his long sword forward again.
"Phoenix Flame Scorching Heaven!"
Faced with such terrifying pressure, the black-robed and red-robed elders could no longer care about face. They struck together, and in an instant, waves of flame soared into the sky, nearly scorching the void itself to the point of cracking... The full-force attack of two King Xuan guardians from the Fenghuang God Sect was immensely powerful. Even though Xia Qingyue's ice walls stood between them, the profound practitioners present still felt their blood boil, their hearts seeming ready to leap from their chests, an indescribable discomfort throughout their bodies. They had no choice but to fully activate their protective profound force.
"S-so terrifying!"
"These two are clearly truly furious... They are from the Fenghuang God Sect, and they serve by the prince's side! Just their aura alone is this frightening. If one were to face them head-on, it's unimaginable. Even Yun Che probably can't withstand it, right?"
However, two guardians of the Fenghuang God Sect joining forces to attack a junior not even a quarter of their age! Forget the onlookers—even the two elders themselves felt their faces burn. But Yun Che's power far exceeded their expectations. Today, the only way to salvage even a shred of their dignity was to kill him right here.
Facing the all-out attack of two enraged King Xuan-level Fenghuang God Sect guardians, Yun Che's expression did not change in the slightest. On Long Que, the force of the heavy sword and the phoenix flame roared in fusion, locking onto the black and red elders with an overwhelmingly massive power and erupting wildly.
Boom!!
Phoenix flame clashed with phoenix flame. The space itself exploded. The sounds of phoenix cries, booming, airbursts, and void splitting echoed chaotically in the air. The intensely brilliant flames and profound light almost obscured the sun itself above.
The blinding blaze and earth-shaking roar caused everyone nearby to lose sight and hearing for a moment. The power of the flames raged unchecked, tearing up the ground several zhang high. The two ice walls Xia Qingyue had painstakingly erected shook violently, then rapidly spread with dense cracks. Thin strands of profound force storm seeped through these tiny fissures... and just that slight fraction of overflowing power instantly sent nearby profound practitioners flying. Some with weaker profound force coughed blood on the spot, throwing the surrounding crowd into chaos.
The towering phoenix flames lasted for more than ten breaths before beginning to dissipate. People's vision cleared, and through the nearly shattered transparent ice walls, they saw the black and red elders charred black from head to toe—their clothes and hair reduced to cinders. Their standing position had retreated dozens of zhang from their original spot. In contrast, Yun Che showed not a single trace of injury. Even his clothes and hair were not the least bit disheveled.
This scene made everyone gasp sharply in shock. More than half the people stood frozen, unable to believe their eyes for a long time.
Yun Che, alone, with one sword... had smashed back two King Xuan guardians of the Fenghuang God Sect without a scratch!!
Yun Che dragged Long Que along the ground, a faint smile on his lips, his gaze deep and calm, the tips of his hair dancing freely in the residual wind of profound force that had not yet fully dissipated... At this moment, Yun Che appeared to everyone like an emperor overlooking heaven and earth! This aura and intimidation of an "emperor" even surpassed that of Cang Wanhe, the Cang Feng emperor who had sat on the throne for decades!
The lips of the black and red elders were trembling, and there was even fear in their eyes. Just now, when they struck together, they had held nothing back—it was a complete, full-power attack! But even combined, they had still been repelled. They were so horrified their hearts felt like they would split apart... How could a figure like this exist in a small country like Cang Feng?
"Heh..." A faint, slight laugh escaped the corner of Yun Che's mouth. His figure suddenly flickered, leaving an afterimage as he shot straight toward Feng Xichen... In the earlier clash, Feng Xichen had inevitably been caught in the shockwaves, aggravating his already not-insignificant injuries. Now he was half-kneeling on the ground, gasping heavily.
"Stop!" The black and red elders were terrified. By now, they were certain that Yun Che was a madman who acted without considering the consequences—and a terrifying madman at that! A madman like that was capable of anything! He might really kill Feng Xichen. If the thirteenth prince truly died here, then even dying ten thousand times would not atone for their sins, and their families would surely be implicated... Yun Che's sudden move made their hearts and guts feel like bursting. They let out a great roar, unleashing all their power to the fullest...
"Dragon-Collapsing Flame!"
The two combined their power and compressed it to the maximum, sending a phoenix flame so densely packed with energy screaming toward Yun Che with a heaven-shaking roar.
Yun Che raised his eyelids, swung the heavy sword, and a wolf shadow howled out.
"Heavenly Wolf Strike!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The air burst in chaotic explosions. The phoenix flame and Heavenly Wolf Force collided violently, devouring and shredding each other. But this stalemate did not last long. With a wild wolf roar, the Heavenly Wolf Shadow tore straight through the phoenix flame, splitting it in two. The Heavenly Wolf Shadow continued to howl forward, slamming into the bodies of the black and red elders.
Although nearly seventy percent of the Heavenly Wolf's power had been reduced by the phoenix flame, the remaining strength was still terrifying. The two elders' protective profound force was shattered in an instant. Their chests were torn open, blood flying everywhere, and their bodies were knocked back over ten zhang, unable to get up for a long time.
Meanwhile, Yun Che had already charged to Feng Xichen's side. He kicked him to the ground, spun in the air, and landed heavily. And the spot where his right foot came down was precisely Feng Xichen's head.
Boom!!
This time, Yun Che did not control the pressure of Long Que; it fell freely from mid-air. The immense weight of over twenty thousand jin from Long Que instantly shattered the ground, and Feng Xichen's entire head was completely stomped beneath the earth by Yun Che's foot, not even a single strand of hair remaining visible.
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