Chapter 709: The Trembling Phoenix God Sect
In the past few days, Yun Che had been causing havoc in the Phoenix God Sect relying solely on his extreme speed, which naturally led the sect to assume that his strength lay only in speed—that he lacked the courage, or even the qualification, to face them head-on. But today, first Feng Yunzhi was killed by a single punch from him, and now they watched helplessly as the combined attack of three elders was shattered into six pieces by a single sword strike from Yun Che!
The dismembered corpses were swept away like a storm, flying far and wide, leaving six streaks of blood dozens of meters long across the air.
Nearly every Phoenix disciple's eyes trembled almost to the point of shattering in that instant. The elders who had been charging at full speed were so startled that their souls seemed to flee to the heavens. These were not just some nobodies, nor ordinary disciples of the Phoenix God Sect; they were the elders who held the supreme authority of the entire sect, standing at the pinnacle of the seven nations of Tian Xuan, each one a figure of renown across the world!
Yet, in a single exchange, under Yun Che's sword swing, they split apart like three rotten, decayed logs.
This was a scene that would never appear even in the most absurd of dreams—yet now, it was displayed with excruciating clarity before their eyes.
As everyone shrank back in shock, only Feng Hengkong, who had nearly lost his reason, did not slow down in the slightest. He charged straight at Yun Che. When Yun Che's figure was clearly reflected in his crimson pupils, he let out a roar of deep resentment, gathering all his flames into his right arm, which struck at Yun Che's head with an unmatched force that warped the very space around it: "Yun Che!! I will have you dead!"
"Sect Master, be careful!"
The Phoenix elders were all greatly alarmed. The image of three Phoenix elders being killed by a single sword strike from Yun Che was still fresh in their minds. Even if they couldn't believe their own eyes, they should have understood that such a feat required terrifying strength. Although Feng Hengkong's profound strength was at the tenth level of the Overlord Xuan Realm, stronger than any one of the three Phoenix elders Yun Che had just slain, he was certainly no match for the combined power of three elders. Given the terrifying strength Yun Che had just displayed, if he suddenly struck with lethal intent, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Facing Feng Hengkong's Phoenix flame, Yun Che showed a cold smile. Three years ago, Feng Hengkong's strength was something he couldn't even hope to look up to. Now, their positions had completely reversed.
Yun Che held the heavy sword horizontally behind him with his left hand, while his right arm ignited with Phoenix flame, striking directly at Feng Hengkong. The same movement, the same Phoenix flame—but his expression was far more relaxed than Feng Hengkong's, and a trace of merciless disdain curled at the corner of his mouth: "You are not qualified."
A loud boom erupted, like a volcano exploding in the sky. Space collapsed violently amidst rolling waves of flames. At the very center of the erupting fire sea, a crisp cracking sound rang out. Feng Hengkong's striking arm bent backward instantly under the immense impact force, and the next moment, bones shattered from the middle. An even stronger force followed, striking straight at his chest. Feng Hengkong's Phoenix battle armor shattered into powder, and he himself flew horizontally like a cannonball.
"Sect Master!!"
Several Phoenix elders rushed forward to catch Feng Hengkong. The one who caught him from the front felt his arms touch Feng Hengkong's body, but before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, his expression changed drastically—because an enormous force transmitted to his arms completely exceeded his imagination, knocking his arms aside. Feng Hengkong's body slammed heavily into his chest. With a cracking sound, large sections of his chest bones shattered and collapsed, and a cloud of blood sprayed all over Feng Hengkong. The two of them, stuck together, crashed heavily to the ground, creating a crater ten meters deep with a thunderous boom.
This scene made the elders who had rushed over draw in a sharp breath of cold air.
Yun Che had already grabbed the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword and swooped down, aiming straight for Feng Hengkong. At that moment, a loud shout came from the right: "Do not harm my Sect Master!"
Second Elder Feng Feiran, wielding a Phoenix sword, charged toward Yun Che at a speed that pushed beyond his limits. His entire body burned with Phoenix flame, boiling to its extreme in shock and panic. He was not charging at Yun Che but rushing in front of Feng Hengkong, desperately trying to reach him before Yun Che could. But at that moment, Yun Che's trajectory suddenly shifted. Originally heading for Feng Hengkong, he turned at twice his previous speed and charged straight at Feng Feiran.
Feng Feiran's mind was solely focused on blocking Feng Hengkong's path. He never expected that Yun Che, at the moment he could have severely injured or captured Feng Hengkong, would suddenly change his attack target. Coupled with Yun Che's lightning-fast speed—in that instant of pupil contraction—the only action Feng Feiran could manage was to move the Phoenix sword half an inch in front of his chest.
Puff!!
The sound of flesh being violently torn echoed above the Phoenix God Sect. Feng Feiran's body, protected by profound strength at the ninth level of the Overlord Xuan Realm, was pierced through in an instant under the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword, as fragile as rotten, decaying leather. The blood that sprayed from his body, carried by the terrifying force of the sword, flew several miles away.
"Urgh..."
The last sound escaped from Feng Feiran's mouth. His unfocused eyes looked at Yun Che's cold face and the crimson great sword that had pierced his body. There was no hatred in his pupils, only overwhelming shock and an inability to believe, as if he were in a dream. He could not believe that he, the second-ranking elder of the Phoenix God Sect, had died just like that. The one who killed him was merely a twenty-two-year-old youth.
Even more, he could not believe that the power from Yun Che that had instantly pierced his body was so strong that it completely exceeded the intensity of the Overlord Xuan Realm level!
"Second... Second Elder..." The pupils of all who witnessed this contracted violently, and even their shouts trembled as if in a cold wind.
"Heh..." Looking at those faces as if they had seen ghosts or gods, Yun Che let out a faint, cold laugh. The Golden Crow flame ignited on his body, and he swung the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword sharply downward.
"Blazing Sun Explosion!"
A cluster of flames less than ten feet long ignited on the sword, and along with Feng Feiran's corpse, Yun Che casually tossed it downward.
Boom!!
Even in the eyes of the most ordinary Phoenix disciples, this flame seemed unremarkable. But the moment it landed, it exploded into a sea of disaster flames, engulfing dozens of Phoenix disciples. In an instant—just an instant—these disciples were burned to nothingness, not even having time to let out a death cry.
Nightmare after nightmare unfolded. This was a real nightmare. Earlier, they had been furious and exasperated at Yun Che's extremely fast escapes. Now, they realized that his escapes were a great mercy and grace. Following Yun Che's speed, they finally witnessed his current strength—a terror that was in no way inferior to his speed.
All the Phoenix elders present had already gathered around Feng Hengkong. Dozens of elders gathered together, yet it did not give them any sense of safety. Everyone's pupils were violently contracting and dilating, and not a single person dared to charge at Yun Che.
At this moment, Yun Che's gaze shifted, causing the bodies of all the Phoenix elders to tremble violently in the same instant. However, Yun Che did not charge down again. He slightly lowered his brows and stared coldly at Feng Hengkong, who was at the center of the crater with an extremely twisted face: "Feng Hengkong, you really should thank heaven for giving you such a good daughter—even though you are completely unworthy to be her father. If it weren't for Xue'er, even if I didn't kill you today, I would have crippled your limbs."
"Although you have foolishly wasted the three chances I gave you, I will continue to give you chances out of consideration for Xue'er. Of course, you may continue to waste them. But the consequences of wasting chances will become more severe each time. Let me look forward to tomorrow, hahahaha!"
With loud laughter, Yun Che soared into the air, and in the blink of an eye, his figure disappeared into the clouds.
With Yun Che's departure, the nightmare seemed to have finally come to a temporary halt. But the trembling of the Phoenix God Sect would not stop for a long time.
"Father, are you alright?"
"Sect Master..."
Feng Hengkong's arm was broken, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, but his overall injuries were not severe. On the other hand, the elder who had caught him was heavily injured and unconscious. Everyone present could see that this was clearly Yun Che showing mercy; otherwise, he could have easily taken Feng Hengkong's life.
Feng Hengkong stared at the sky with vacant eyes, his lips trembling violently: "Impossible... How could this be his strength... Impossible... Impossible..."
Feng Hengkong's voice was also the lament of everyone present. Three years ago, the strength Yun Che displayed had shocked the seven nations, but his absolute limit was only at the late stage of the King Xuan Realm. Although he was an unparalleled existence among the younger generation, in front of the powerful Phoenix elders, he was merely an ant that could be crushed with a flick of a finger.
From then to now, a total of three years had passed—only three years!
A single punch to kill Feng Yunzhi, one sword stroke to shatter three Phoenix elders, one blow to severely injure Feng Hengkong and a Phoenix elder, and another sword stroke to kill the second-ranking Phoenix elder, Feng Feiran. This was at least the strength of a half-step Emperor Lord, and might even have touched the Sovereign Xuan Realm!
Three years' time—how could there be such a completely law-defying, heaven-defying growth?!
"Impossible... Impossible!!!"
Feng Hengkong let out a mournful cry, then spat out a large mouthful of blood. His face turned pale, and he fell unconscious.
"Sect Master!!"
"Father!!!"
Only sorrowful cries answered Feng Hengkong.
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Several hundred meters beneath Phoenix City lay an absolute forbidden ground that even princes and Phoenix elders could not approach casually.
Here, flames swirled, forming a seemingly endless sea of fire, and all the flames were no ordinary profound fire but scorching Phoenix flame.
At this moment, a somewhat heavy footstep echoed in this forbidden land filled with Phoenix flame. Then, the flickering firelight reflected Feng Hengkong's face. As the emperor of the Divine Phoenix Empire, he usually held his head high, but at this moment, he dared not release the slightest trace of arrogance or imperial aura. As he walked, he even tried to lower his head as much as possible.
Gradually, his steps became slower. Finally, at the deepest part of the flames, he stopped and then knelt heavily, his head bowed deeply.
The blazing Phoenix flame swayed gently, vaguely reflecting a blurry figure. A calm and heavy voice came from this figure: "Hengkong, the Phoenix aura has been in great turmoil these past few days. What is the matter?"
Before this figure, Feng Hengkong bowed deeply: "Your son is incompetent. Please punish me, Father."
"Your aura and blood are in chaos, and even your mind and soul are decaying. Who has pushed you to such a state?" The voice from the flames grew heavier. "Is it one of the Sacred Grounds?"
"No," Feng Hengkong's prostrated body dared not rise. "It is... Yun Che."
"The young man who defeated our sect's younger generation three years ago and saved Xue'er?" The voice carried a slight hint of surprise.
"Yes. It's just that he did not die in the Primordial Mystic Ark three years ago and has now returned alive... Because of the matter concerning the Cang Feng Empire, he has come to seek revenge."
"I see. And which master has assisted him?" The voice in the flames remained low and calm.
Feng Hengkong took a deep breath: "Only him alone."
The Phoenix flame burned, swayed, and boiled quietly, but the entire flame space fell silent for a long time. Feng Hengkong lay completely prostrate on the ground, not daring to move.
After a full ten breaths, the voice from the flames sounded again: "Tian Yu, Tian Qing, go and lend Hengkong a hand. Settle this and return quickly."
"Yes."
From the sea of fire dozens of miles away came two old, low responses.
On September 24th, I picked up a daughter x1, and then I've been busy as a dog, unable even to send a notice. Sorry, sorry.