# Chapter 706: Clumsy Performance
"However, I, Yun Che, am not the kind of person who enjoys killing. At the very least, I cannot be as beastly as your Phoenix Sect Master, who would harm tens of thousands of lives in my Cang Feng Kingdom for personal gain! I have traveled thousands of miles to your Shenhuang Empire only to reclaim what should rightfully be reclaimed for my Cang Feng Kingdom. As long as you honestly agree to and execute the conditions I have proposed, I can't even be bothered to set foot in your Phoenix God Sect ever again. But if you still refuse to shed tears until you see the coffin..."
Yun Che's lips curved, forming an icy smile tinged with killing intent: "I cannot guarantee which son of yours will die today!"
The four conditions Yun Che had shouted out yesterday—each one would cause his Shenhuang to lose sovereignty and dignity, and trample on its honor. Let alone agreeing to them, Feng Hengkong would lose control of his rage just thinking about them. Coupled with the deep-seated hatred from Yun Che killing two of his sons, facing Yun Che now, even with all his willpower, he simply could not remain calm.
In the previous two days, a prince had been held hostage by him each day. Now, he came alone, with nothing to rely on. The elders, hall masters, branch masters, protectors, and senior disciples mobilized at the first moment, all on full alert—the situation today was completely different from the previous two days. How could they allow Yun Che to be so arrogant again?
Feng Hengkong's eyes blazed with hatred, and he gave a low order: "Feilie, Feiran... at all costs, capture him!"
The moment Feng Hengkong's voice fell, Feng Feilie and Feng Feiran behind him had already soared into the air, charging straight at Yun Che. As the newly appointed Great Elder and Second Elder of the Phoenix God Sect, they were the two strongest among all the current elder-level figures in the sect, both at the peak of the Overlord Xuan Realm. Given sufficient opportunities, in a hundred years or even decades, they might have the chance to step into the Sovereign Xuan Realm.
"Yun Che, you brat, die!"
The instant they soared into the air, their profound energy erupted without reservation. The exploding phoenix flames dyed most of the Phoenix God Sect a blazing red. Their speed had reached their limits. Their profound energy and spiritual power were locked firmly onto Yun Che alone.
But what they hadn't anticipated was that although Yun Che's profound energy realm was only at the King Xuan Realm, the pressure of the Overlord Xuan Realm aura had no effect on him at all. At the same moment Feng Feilie and Feng Feiran leaped, Yun Che moved...
In the previous instant, he had been standing with his arms crossed, a cold smile on his face, with not a trace of profound energy fluctuations.
In the next instant, without any visible movement, his entire figure suddenly became blurred, and another figure had already appeared ten zhang away...
So fast it was as if he had teleported!
Such speed surpassed even the limit of what an Overlord Xuan Realm eye could capture. Before the cries of the fully charging Feng Feiran and Feng Feilie had even subsided, their vision blurred, and they had completely lost sight of their target. Even their profound energy lock on Yun Che had been broken.
The two of them, as the strongest among all the Phoenix God Sect elders, were seasoned veterans of countless battles. Yet at this moment, they were both stunned. By the time they locked onto Yun Che's location again, he was already fifty zhang away. Before they could even be shocked by his lightning speed, their faces changed color, and they roared: "Protect the Eleventh Prince!"
The direction Yun Che was heading was precisely where the Shenhuang Empire's Eleventh Prince, Feng Ximin, was located. In front of him, six Phoenix elders were guarding closely. Below, there were more than a dozen hall masters and several hundred disciples under these six elders.
Yun Che's speed was so fast it was almost incomprehensible. People from other directions simply couldn't rush over in time to block him. The six elders were already fully alert when Yun Che suddenly charged. Before he even got close, they attacked in perfect unison from six angles, determined to force him to stop.
Yun Che approached like lightning, his speed undiminished in the face of the six elders' attacks. When he was less than five zhang away, he suddenly fragmented into five afterimages, causing the six elders to see stars, their movements and attacks momentarily stalling and becoming chaotic...
Boom!!
The phoenix flames exploded, and flames scattered everywhere. In the firelight, Yun Che's afterimages vanished simultaneously. But from behind the six elders came a terrified scream.
"AHHHHH—"
The six elders spun around like lightning. Their eyes bulged, their bodies trembled, and on their faces was the greatest fear and disbelief of their lives...
"El... Eleventh Prince!"
"Im... impossible! When did he... how can this be?!"
The Eleventh Prince, Feng Ximin, who had been firmly protected behind them, was now being held by the back of his neck in someone's hand. His movements, his posture... even the expression on his face was almost identical to Feng Xichen's from yesterday. And standing beside him was Yun Che.
When Yun Che charged toward his direction, Feng Ximin had turned pale with fright and hastily tried to mobilize his profound energy. But his King Xuan Realm, Level 4 profound energy was utterly useless against Yun Che. Under Yun Che's lightning speed, he didn't even have a chance to release it before Yun Che struck his dantian, instantly suppressing his profound energy, leaving him not only unable to resist but even without the strength to stand.
And these Phoenix elders, all of whom were at the mid-to-late Overlord Xuan Realm, none of them saw or detected how Yun Che had appeared behind them. Six elders of their level had combined to protect the Eleventh Prince, yet in an instant—just an instant—he had taken the prince hostage. Their combined full-force attack hadn't even touched a corner of Yun Che's clothes.
"Eleventh Prince!"
"Ximin!"
The same scene, the same situation, the same nightmare had appeared before the eyes of everyone in the Phoenix God Sect for the third time.
The first time, they could console themselves that it was because they were unprepared against Yun Che's suddenly unleashed speed. The second time, they could console themselves that Yun Che was treacherous and had used special methods to evade everyone's notice, infiltrate the sect, and capture Feng Xichen.
But this time, Yun Che had appeared openly and boldly. Not only had he not launched a surprise attack on the Phoenix God Sect, but he had used a loud roar to alarm everyone, then waited until everyone in the sect had surrounded him and made complete preparations and defenses. The princes were protected to the maximum extent...
Yet in just three breaths—merely three breaths—Yun Che had effortlessly captured a third prince!
Every hair on Feng Hengkong's body was trembling. All the Phoenix elders and disciples were shaken to their very souls. Their feelings at this moment could not be described by any words.
They were the Phoenix God Sect, second only to the Four Sacred Grounds on the Tian Xuan Continent, the absolute overlords of the seven Tian Xuan nations. They possessed the only divine bloodline on the Tian Xuan Continent, strength enough to cover the sky with one hand, and a glorious history of five thousand years. None of the seven Tian Xuan nations dared to disobey...
But today, all these honors and fame had become a complete joke before this young man from the Cang Feng Kingdom, who was only twenty-two years old.
Currently, the Cang Feng Kingdom had produced three figures at the Emperor Lord level. One was Yun Che, the other two were Xia Yuanba and Fen Juechen. In terms of pure strength, Yun Che was weaker than Fen Juechen and even weaker than Xia Yuanba. But if Xia Yuanba and Fen Juechen had come to this Phoenix God Sect, they could never have made the sect so embarrassed. Under the encirclement of all these people, they might even have been seriously injured or killed.
But unlike them, Yun Che had Phantom Lightning Extreme and Star God Remnant Shadow. The mobility from combining the two was something even Xia Yuanba and Fen Juechen together couldn't match. He had yet to engage in a frontal battle with any Phoenix elder, yet he had made the entire Phoenix God Sect a complete mess and pushed Feng Hengkong to the point of collapse several times.
Only speed cannot be broken—this was an irrefutable truth in almost any realm.
"Yun... Che..." Feng Hengkong's voice trembled, his entire body shaking as if in a bone-chilling wind. The hatred in his heart was almost burning his body to ashes. He muttered the name, as if he wanted to completely shatter it with his teeth.
The Phoenix elders surrounded Yun Che in a circle as before. They looked at each other, repeatedly glancing at Feng Hengkong, their faces full of twitching and helplessness. Faced with Yun Che, who once again held the Eleventh Prince's life in his hands, they didn't even dare to say any words of intimidation.
"Imperial Father... Master... save me... save me!"
Like Feng Xichen from yesterday, Feng Ximin's face was as pale as paper, crying out in despair. As princes of Shenhuang, accustomed to luxury and the adoration of the world, they feared death far more than ordinary people.
Great Elder Feng Feilie stepped forward, trying to calm his voice: "Yun Che, you..."
Before he could finish, a thunderous voice rang out from afar: "Yun Che! You bastard dog! Let go of my eleventh brother!"
Yun Che's temperament had been made clear enough by the tragic deaths of the two princes. This sudden curse at Yun Che did not relieve the Phoenix people at all—instead, it made their hearts pound with fear. Their gazes turned westward... The angry shout came from the central area of Phoenix City, and the one who had made the sound was the Ninth Prince, Feng Xilin, standing alone there.
When Yun Che arrived, all attention was dead-set on him. Not many had noticed when Feng Xilin had gone there. His sudden angry shout startled the elders. The nearest Phoenix elder quickly said in a low voice: "Ninth Prince, don't provoke him! He's a madman who will do anything!"
And then came the scene they feared most. As soon as Feng Xilin's roar faded, Yun Che's gaze pierced through the crowd and landed directly on Feng Xilin in the distance. Almost everyone felt a moment of bone-piercing killing intent.
"There are many people in this world who have cursed me. And each of these people, no matter who they are, ends up with one thing in common..." Yun Che said with a smile. "They either die miserably, or they live a life worse than death."
Yun Che's spiritual power was countless times stronger than Feng Xilin's. How could Feng Xilin endure his gaze? Under Yun Che's icy stare, his whole body stiffened, cold sweat broke out on his back, and his vision even grew blurry. In his shock and instinctive fear, he gritted his teeth, barely managing to maintain a semblance of calm, and roared: "Is this king wrong to curse you?! You, Yun Che, are not only a bastard with mixed phoenix blood but also a despicable coward who only knows sneak attacks and running away! Other than sneak attacks and running, you are utterly useless. And you still have the nerve to act arrogant before my Phoenix God Sect!"
"Ninth Prince, don't anger him!" the elder who had spoken before urged again.
"Oh?" Yun Che looked at him. "And so?"
Feng Xilin struggled to steady himself, forcing a contemptuous sneer onto his face: "The day before yesterday, you harmed my fourteenth brother. Yesterday, you killed my thirteenth brother. Today, you strike at my eleventh brother. Among us Shenhuang princes, these three imperial brothers of mine are the weakest, only at the King Xuan Realm. Hahahahaha! As expected, you only have the ability to strike at the King Xuan Realm! Try to take me hostage, if you dare!"
Feng Xilin's profound energy exploded, and an Overlord Xuan Realm, Level 1 aura surged outward.
Feng Xilin's words shocked the Phoenix disciples and elders greatly. Soon, some Phoenix elders noticed the position where Feng Xilin was standing and instantly understood. But their faces still maintained expressions of worry and fear.
"Ninth Prince, stop wasting words with him!" a Phoenix elder shouted loudly.
"Heh, would this king be afraid of him?" Feng Xilin sneered arrogantly. "This bastard from Cang Feng is only at King Xuan Realm, Level 3. The only capital he has for his arrogance is his speed. From start to finish, the only thing he can do is run. He doesn't even have the courage to fight the elders. Unfortunately, no matter how fast speed is, it will always belong to a mongrel dog being chased and beaten. And no matter how fast a mongrel dog runs, it will eventually break its legs. Once its legs break, heh, its death will be as ugly as ugly gets!"
Feng Xilin pointed at Yun Che, making a contemptuous gesture. "Yun Che, you worthless piece of trash at the mere King Xuan Realm, even if your speed were ten thousand times faster, in the eyes of this Overlord Realm king, you're nothing but a ridiculous clown. My three imperial brothers fell into your hands only because they are also useless wastes. If they die, they die. As for this king... heh, try to make a move on me like you did with those three waste imperial brothers of mine! I bet that as long as you come within three zhang of me, I have dozens of ways to tear you into pieces!"
"But I doubt you'd dare, because a mongrel dog that only knows how to run wouldn't dare make a move against this king even if it had ten thousand times the guts! Hahahahaha!"
Heh heh heh... Feng Xilin laughed wildly. Yun Che sneered coldly. After arriving, he had been silently wondering what method the Phoenix God Sect would use to lure him into the area of the Phoenix-Sealing Forbidden Array.
And this clumsy provocation from Feng Xilin made him feel like his intelligence was being insulted!
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