Chapter 460: Yueji and Meiji
Yun Che carried Feng Xue'er as he sprinted forward with all his might, focusing all his strength on speed. The wind roared past his ears, and the occasional profound beasts that appeared had no time to even form an attack before he had already darted past them.
Behind him, Ye Xinghan and Feng Feiyan did not pursue. Yun Che breathed a small sigh of relief, but then his heart tightened again... The fact that they hadn't come after him clearly meant they had decided to join forces against Xia Yuanba first—to kill him!
At this thought, Yun Che's pace slowed for a moment, but then he gritted his teeth and sped up again, forcing himself not to look back. Even if he turned back, he couldn't help Xia Yuanba at all. He could only pray that Xia Yuanba, in his time of danger, would remember to use the teleportation jade that True Person Gu Cang had given him. Otherwise, with Ye Xinghan and Feng Feiyan joining forces, he would surely die.
Boom...
The earth trembled, flames spread, and shockwaves rushed in from several miles away, nearly knocking Yun Che off balance as he ran. The destructive power of a battle at the Overlord Emperor level was terrifying. Even Yun Che, whose fame now shook the world, had no qualification to participate.
He had already pushed his speed to the limit, but still found it too slow, desperately driving all the power in his body. He knew that although the distance he had covered seemed far, to an Overlord Emperor, catching up would be effortless. Now, he deeply regretted not setting aside his inhibitions the previous night to study the "Phantom Lightning Extreme" that Hua Minghai had specifically brought to him. With his talent, even just one night would have been enough to achieve some minor success, which might have given him a huge advantage at this moment.
"Mo Li! When will your power recover?!" Yun Che roared in his mind. Back in the Heavenly Pond Secret Realm, after Mo Li had killed Mu Tianbei for him, she had forcibly sealed her own power to prevent him from relying on her strength and to let herself focus on cleansing the poison from her body... At that time, she had said the seal would last at least a year.
But now, more than two years had passed!
"Since it's a self-seal, naturally not even I can control it. Even I don't know when it will automatically unlock," Mo Li said calmly. "When I set the seal, I gave it a minimum time limit of one year and a maximum of five. Two years have passed. It might unlock in the next second, or it might take another three years."
"..." Yun Che had the urge to drag Mo Li out and spank her hard.
"You're worried about Xia Yuanba?" Mo Li said with extreme calm. "Worrying is useless. You have no qualification to participate in a battle at the Overlord Emperor level. As for Xia Yuanba, I don't know if he'll die, but... one of Ye Xinghan and Feng Feiyan will definitely die."
Yun Che was startled. "One of them will die? Why?"
In terms of profound strength, Xia Yuanba was roughly equal to Ye Xinghan, but Ye Xinghan had an Overlord Xuan Artifact on him, enough to completely suppress Xia Yuanba. Moreover, Feng Feiyan was half a realm stronger than Xia Yuanba. Xia Yuanba had no chance of defeating either one alone, let alone both together... How could one of them possibly die?
"Because his profound veins... are already the initially awakened Overlord Emperor Divine Meridian!" Mo Li's voice carried an strange pity. "Your Evil God's Mysterious Vein comes from the Evil God's Undying Blood, but the Overlord Emperor Divine Meridian also originates from the blood left in this world by an ancient true god... That true god is the 'God of War,' born for war. The God of War's overall strength cannot compare to the Evil God, but an enraged God of War rivals a rampaging Evil God. Mere mortals who dare provoke the wrath of a god... the consequence can only be death!!"
Yun Che: "..."
Speed had never been Yun Che's forte. After all, his profound strength was only at the Earth Xuan Realm. That he could fight against King Xuan with his current profound strength was thanks to the profound force amplification and rampage from the Evil God's Mysterious Vein, the powerful physique granted by the Dragon God's Blood and Dragon God's Marrow, and the physical strength and defense from the Great Dao Pagoda Art... But aside from the profound force amplification from the Evil God's Mysterious Vein, none of these enhanced his speed. The speed he could achieve now was mainly because he usually carried an extremely heavy greatsword, so when he put it away, his body felt as light as a swan feather. But his absolute limit was only equivalent to that of a Half-step King Xuan profound practitioner.
The sounds of profound force explosions behind him grew more distant but did not cease for a moment. Sweat poured from Yun Che's forehead in streams, gently falling onto Feng Xue'er's snow-white jade-like face and neck. Feng Xue'er opened her eyes, gazing blankly at Yun Che, whose teeth were clenched and whose entire body was drenched in sweat. She called out softly, "Yun gege... Yun gege..."
"Xue'er, don't be afraid. We've already run very far!" Yun Che looked ahead at the unknown path and gritted his teeth to comfort her. But he knew all too well that even if he continued sprinting at his current speed for several more hours, he would still find it hard to escape danger.
"Yun gege... put me... down... okay?" Feng Xue'er said softly. "Their target... is me... if you put me down... Yun gege can go far, far away... I..."
"Don't say that!" Yun Che said. "There are very few people in this world worth me risking my life to save... and you are definitely one of them, Xue'er! Not just because Xue'er saved my life, but also because... even if it were the heavens themselves, they would never bear to let Xue'er come to harm!"
"But... I..."
"Don't say that again!" Yun Che growled. "Otherwise, I'll get angry."
"Yun gege..." Feng Xue'er nestled against Yun Che's chest, her entire body held tightly. Although she was in an unprecedented life-threatening situation, her whole body weak and powerless—even lacking the minimal profound force needed to summon her Snow Phoenix Beast—her heart felt an indescribable peace. This sense of peace quietly dispelled all her fear and helplessness. She opened her beautiful star-like eyes, blinking as she gazed at Yun Che's face, covered in sweat and flushed red, gradually becoming mesmerized. A soft whisper unconsciously escaped her lips: "Yun gege... meeting you... Xue'er is so lucky... so happy..."
The gentle voice, as light as falling snow, almost instantly melted Yun Che's tense heart. In his mind, scenes he would never forget surfaced involuntarily... The dreamlike glance before he lost consciousness after falling from Feng Jue Cliff... Feng Xue'er dancing in the snow... Feng Xue'er playing with her Snow Phoenix Beast... Feng Xue'er secretly drooling... Feng Xue'er earnestly teaching him the Phoenix Ode Scripture... Feng Xue'er listening to his stories... Feng Xue'er looking at him with admiring eyes... Feng Xue'er unwilling to let him leave... Feng Xue'er at the Seven Nations Ranking Tournament questioning her own imperial father for his sake...
If anyone was lucky, then he—having met Feng Xue'er in this life and grown so close to her over so many days—he was the truly lucky one.
Although today, because of Feng Xue'er, he had been dragged into an extremely dangerous, potentially fatal situation, he would never regret meeting Feng Xue'er. If he had to choose again... even without Feng Chihuo, he would still choose to fall from Feng Jue Cliff.
"Watch your back."
Yun Che had focused all his profound force on speed and was somewhat distracted. At Mo Li's low, cold warning, he suddenly sensed two streams of killing intent approaching from behind.
Yun Che quickly turned his head and saw two women with alluring figures and scantily clad attire flying close to the ground, rapidly chasing him, getting closer and closer.
He recognized them at once—they were the two women who had been by Ye Xinghan's side: Yueji and Meiji! By the time he turned, they were already within a hundred zhang.
"What level of strength do these two have?" Yun Che asked quickly.
"Both are eighth-level Thrones," Mo Li said with a grave tone. "You can barely handle one, but with two... you'll have to pay a price, especially since you're carrying dead weight!"
Even if Yun Che pushed his speed to the limit, he could never compare to two late-stage Thrones. After a brief deliberation, he made a swift decision, quickly stopped, turned around, furrowed his brows, and stood still, coldly watching the two approaching women.
Ssssh!!
Within two breaths, Yueji and Meiji had rushed over. Their speed was so fast that the surrounding air screeched as if violently torn apart by bayonets. The two landed from the air, one on each side of Yun Che. As they stopped, their massive, nearly exposed breasts heaved violently up and down, creating a seductive ripple that stirred the blood.
If these two were the only enemies, Yun Che might have relaxed, chuckled, and enjoyed the sight for a moment. But with danger behind him, his eyes held only murderous intent—he had to eliminate these two obstacles blocking him and Feng Xue'er as quickly as possible.
"Yun gege..." The cold killing intent from the two women made Feng Xue'er, who had no defense, shiver all over.
"Xue'er, don't be afraid. They're just here to die!" Yun Che said softly to comfort her, then held Feng Xue'er with one arm and grabbed the Dragon Gate with his right hand. In that instant, the scene from the Dragon God's trial flashed through his mind. Back then, he had also held Chu Yuechan in one arm and a heavy sword in the other...
But... Xiao Xiannü... where are you...
Two streams of killing intent locked firmly onto Yun Che, and his aura locked onto them in return. These two seductive women, barely dressed, had icy eyes. They seemed unarmed, but between their fingers gleamed cold light—clearly poisoned short blades. Combined with their astonishing speed shown earlier, their abilities likely focused on ambush and instant kill! Against such opponents, he must never let them get close!
Whoosh...
A breeze blew past, causing all three auras to waver slightly. In an instant, Yueji and Meiji both leaped up, leaving behind two crimson afterimages. Two points of cold light, like shooting stars in the dark night, struck—one aiming straight for Yun Che's throat, the other for his ankle.
Swwish!!
The two poisoned blades passed through Yun Che's body like lightning, completely tearing through the afterimage. But around them, from four directions, four figures of Yun Che appeared simultaneously, all with identical auras. This bizarre change stunned the two women for a brief moment. And in the next instant, Yun Che's true body erupted with flames, his phoenix wings spread wide, and the violent Phoenix Flame power surged like a tsunami...
Yun Che had started with a full, powerful, yet also draining, complete Phoenix Divine Art—"Phoenix Wing Firmament"!!
Boom!!!
It was as if a volcano had suddenly erupted from underground. Blazing flames soared into the sky with violent, explosive force, instantly dyeing the heavens a brilliant crimson.
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[Yun Che: Sincere wishes to all single dogs a happy Valentine's Day hahahahahahahaha...]