Chapter 399: Divine Phoenix City
“What is the other matter?” Feng Hengkong’s voice carried anger. The Shenhuang Empire had dominated for many years, holding supreme power over the world. The other six nations never dared to offend or defy them in any way. When a Shenhuang prince visited those six nations, even their emperors had to be respectful and submissive. He had never imagined that a nation’s imperial family would actually dare to lay a hand on his son! And… the nation with the weakest military strength—Cang Feng Kingdom!
This was undoubtedly a challenge to the supreme authority of his Shenhuang Empire, and the fury in his heart was understandable.
In truth, Cang Wanhe absolutely did not have the audacity to order others to attack a Shenhuang prince. And even if he did have such audacity, if that Cang Feng bastard named Ye Xinghan dared to lay a finger on Xue’er, he would make sure that Ye Xinghan found it far harder to die than to live! But thinking further, it should not be so. Ye Xinghan, as the Young Palace Master of the Sun Moon Divine Palace, was far too lofty a figure for Cang Wanhe to possibly order around. Moreover, if Ye Xinghan had truly coveted Xue’er, he would have acted long ago and would not have waited until now.
“There’s another reason,” Feng Ximing said cautiously, “I speculate that it could be… the Eternal Night Divine Kingdom of the Northern Domain. That nation has always been unfathomable. And the Demon Emperor of the Northern Domain, some time ago, visited the Sun Moon Divine Palace in secret, and his intentions are unknown. Also, I have heard rumors that Shiyue Mojun has recently awakened again… If the Eternal Night Divine Kingdom is truly after Xue’er, then our Shenhuang Empire may be in grave danger.”
“Hmph,” Feng Hengkong snorted coldly. “I don’t care who they are! Even if it’s the Heavenly Lord Ye Meixie himself, don’t even think about laying a hand on Xue’er! You rebellious sons… you’d best suppress those improper thoughts deep in your hearts for the rest of your lives. If any of you dares to act on even a hint of such thoughts, even if you are my own sons… I will personally cripple you!”
Feng Ximing hastily said, “Imperial Father, calm your anger… Rest assured, your son has never forgotten that he is Xue’er’s elder brother. Your son swears to Imperial Father that he will never do anything to make Xue’er unhappy for his entire life. If anyone dares to bully Xue’er, your son will fight to the death and make them suffer eternal damnation! Third Brother and the others feel the same… We all regard Xue’er as the most precious treasure in the world. How could we ever do anything to harm her… Otherwise, we would never forgive ourselves.”
“It had better be so!” Feng Hengkong’s anger had not yet subsided. He turned around and said coldly, “Xue’er is currently in seclusion at Qifeng Valley. On the day of the Ranking Battle, Xue’er will also be present to watch, after all, this is the first Seven Nations Ranking Battle since her birth. At that time, you stay as far away as possible. If you dare come within ten zhang of Xue’er, I will break your legs!”
“Yes.” Feng Ximing lowered his head, his face dark and gloomy.
“Withdraw. I have taken note of these matters you spoke of.”
“Yes, your son takes his leave.”
Feng Ximing rose, carefully stepping out of the Divine Phoenix Great Hall.
After moving far away from the Divine Phoenix Great Hall, Feng Ximing stopped, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his hand, tilted his head up, and gazed at the huge shadow in the sky. His face bore an intertwined expression of infatuation, resentment, unwillingness, and determination…
“Xue’er… my Xue’er… For you, I would spare no cost… Even if you asked for my life, I would not hesitate… Once I become the Shenhuang Emperor and the Phoenix Sect Master… no one can stop me from having all of you… Ye Xinghan… If you dare to covet Xue’er… even if you are the Young Palace Master of the Sun Moon Divine Palace… I swear I will cripple you!!”
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At the same time, after traveling day and night for thirteen days, Yun Che finally set foot on the land of Divine Phoenix City.
The air of Divine Phoenix City held a distinct heat—not because the climate here was warmer than in the Cangfeng Imperial City, but because a great many profound practitioners here cultivated fire-type profound arts. The Fenghuang God Sect, in particular, was the leader, and its core ground, Phoenix City, was also located within Divine Phoenix City, causing the air here to be saturated with an excess of flame aura.
Although Cang Wanhe’s words had prepared Yun Che mentally, the clamor here still surprised him slightly.
Divine Phoenix City was more than twenty times the size of the Cangfeng Imperial City. Yet even just at the edge of the city, the population density was astonishing. Countless profound practitioners in all kinds of attire shuttled back and forth, many appearing in groups. Almost every one of them exuded an extremely heavy profound aura… If you picked any one of these people at random, in the Cang Feng Kingdom they would be at the level of a sect master.
Clearly, many had arrived early to observe the Seven Nations Ranking Battle. In the days leading up to and during the battle, the hustle and bustle would certainly increase exponentially.
“No wonder this is the imperial capital of the Shenhuang Empire. Its momentum, atmosphere, and level of strength are absolutely incomparable to the Cang Feng Kingdom… They are worlds apart.”
Yun Che couldn’t help but sigh.
He had not disguised his appearance, because his fame was limited to Cang Feng; here in the territory of the Shenhuang Empire, no one would recognize him. Moreover, Divine Phoenix City was filled with countless experts—if his disguise were discovered, it would raise others’ suspicions and could lead to big trouble.
However, when he needed to give his name, he naturally would not use his real one.
“Look up!” Suddenly, Mo Li’s voice rang out in his mind. Yun Che immediately looked upward.
Above Divine Phoenix City, boat-shaped flying objects occasionally shot past at extreme speed. These flying objects were at varying heights and sizes, the shortest only a few zhang, the longest nearly twenty zhang. Yun Che had never seen such things in the Cang Feng Kingdom before—only heard of them. But back then on the Cang Yun Continent, he had seen them more than once…
Mysterious Arks!
An extremely luxurious means of flight, boasting many advantages that flying profound beasts could not match. However, their construction cost was exorbitant, and their power source—Mysterious Stones and Mysterious Crystals—was incredibly expensive. For an average-sized Mysterious Ark, the Mysterious Stones and Crystals consumed in just one hour of flight, when converted to Mysterious Coins, would amount to a staggering sum that would leave ordinary families dumbfounded. Hence, those who possessed Mysterious Arks were extremely few, and those who could afford to use them were even fewer… In the Cang Feng Kingdom, only the imperial family and the four great sects likely owned Mysterious Arks, but Yun Che had never seen them in operation.
Here in Divine Phoenix City, however, Mysterious Arks filled the sky. The nation’s strength was clearly evident.
His gaze bypassed these Mysterious Arks and, far in the distant sky, Yun Che saw a huge shadow… like a massive black cloud, floating remotely in the heavens, largely obscuring the light shining down below. Its shape and floating posture resembled a massive, oddly shaped Mysterious Ark.
“That is… could it be the legendary… Primordial Mystic Ark?” Yun Che muttered softly, then frowned slightly. “That doesn’t seem quite right. Imperial Father said that the Primordial Mystic Ark is comparable in size to the entire Cangfeng Imperial City. But from this view, it is nowhere near that large. Is Imperial Father exaggerating?”
“Hmph, not in the slightest,” Mo Li said disdainfully. “Because the height at which that Mysterious Ark is located… is fully twenty thousand zhang!”
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