Chapter 738: Unfilial Son
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Shenhuang Empire, Fenghuang God Sect.
"Father, these... are they all true?" Feng Hengkong's face showed deep shock.
"This was personally recounted by Ye Guying, the Ninth Elder of the Sun Moon Divine Palace. Moreover, he was one of the four Sun Moon Elders that Ye Xinghan brought that day, so he was not merely relaying hearsay. If it weren't for Ye Guying's quick thinking that day, I fear more than just Ye Shi would have died on the spot." Feng Tianwei's voice was calm, but his brows remained heavily furrowed.
"Now, this matter is no longer a secret within the Four Sacred Grounds. I have had a long friendship with Ye Guying, which is why he confided this in me, urging me never to escalate our enmity with Yun Che again."
"No wonder... no wonder Yun Che dared to charge alone into our Fenghuang God Sect, acting confident and fearless from start to finish. And no wonder, given Ye Xinghan's venomous nature, he never made a move against Yun Che for so long after knowing he was alive. So Yun Che actually has such an all-covering figure behind him." Feng Hengkong's shock was hard to calm.
"'Duotian Laoren'—your father heard this name mentioned by our ancestors in his youth. Now, throughout the world, probably only the Four Sacred Grounds, which can inherit memories, and our Fenghuang God Sect still know this name. Ten thousand years ago, he was unrivaled under heaven, and now, he surpasses both past and present. He is the first and only human in the history of Tian Xuan Continent to step into the half-step Divine Xuan Realm, on the same level as our ancestor Phoenix God... and that was ten thousand years ago!"
"To think that he is still alive... For someone at that realm, having a lifespan of ten thousand years should be quite normal. No, perhaps Duotian Laoren has now broken through the half-step Divine Xuan Realm and entered the Divine Xuan Realm, achieving the legendary and supreme 'Xuan God'!" Feng Tianwei's voice carried awe, heaviness, and reverence: "No wonder Yun Che, with only King Xuan realm profound strength, could make our Fenghuang God Sect feel humiliated. Your father has been trying to figure out for a long time which figure in Tian Xuan Continent could have trained such an abnormal freak like Yun Che... who knew it was actually such a god-like person!"
"A flame the size of a finger, incinerating a mid-stage Emperor Lord into nothingness..." Feng Hengkong involuntarily sucked in a breath of cold air, his mind unable to even imagine what kind of earth-shattering sight that was. If it weren't for Feng Tianwei's own words, with the news coming from the Four Sacred Grounds, he would never have believed it.
"From this perspective, the current outcome is also quite good. As for avenging Luo'er and the others... never think about it again." Feng Tianwei sighed softly.
"Father! Father!!"
Amid loud shouts, Feng Ximing stumbled in almost falling. Without time to bow, he rushed straight to Feng Hengkong, his face showing unprecedented panic and distortion: "Father... your son heard that at the elders' meeting, you announced that Xue'er would be married to Yun Che? What is this? This must not be true!!"
"This is true!" Feng Hengkong frowned deeply and said coldly.
"What...?" Upon receiving Feng Hengkong's personal confirmation, Feng Ximing, already flustered, felt as if struck by thunder. His whole body shook, and he suddenly shouted hysterically: "Father, are you crazy?! Yun Che is our great enemy! He killed four of my imperial brothers—also four of your sons! And the many elders, two Supreme Elders, and a thousand clansmen disciples... He also destroyed the Phoenix God statue! Phoenix City is still in ruins everywhere! He is our entire clan's irreconcilable mortal enemy! How can you marry Xue'er to him?!"
At this moment, he finally noticed Feng Tianwei nearby and stumbled a step to rush over: "Grandfather, Father has gone mad! He actually wants to marry Xue'er to that demon Yun Che! Grandfather, stop him quickly!"
"Enough!" Feng Hengkong turned and shouted: "Your Father will tell you the reasons in due time. Your father and grandfather are discussing important matters—leave immediately."
Feng Tianwei glanced at Feng Ximing and waved his hand: "I have said all I needed to say. Hengkong, in the coming days, prepare well for the Demon Sword Assembly. This time, not only will the core figures of the Four Sacred Grounds all attend in person, but they have also invited all forces across the continent that possess Overlord Emperor level experts. The scale will be unprecedented, and the fanfare is alarming. At that time, I will personally go with you... Ming'er should come along too."
"Father, you are going together?" Feng Hengkong said in pleasant surprise.
"The secret of the Divine Xuan... even just these four words, even if the profound practitioners of the world know that ninety-nine percent of it is illusory, no one can resist. Even if we gain nothing, to see the masters of the Four Sacred Grounds in person and the heroes of the world gathered together, this trip will not be in vain."
Feng Tianwei finished speaking, flicked his long sleeve, and with a flash of flame, vanished from the spot.
"You may withdraw." Feng Hengkong looked sideways at Feng Ximing: "You heard your grandfather's words. In these few months, while rebuilding Phoenix City, you must also fully prepare for the Demon Sword Assembly. Xue'er's marriage must also be arranged early."
"Father!" Feng Ximing fell to his knees with a 'plop' before Feng Hengkong, his face full of pleading. Feng Tianwei's attitude clearly indicated he did not oppose this matter, which made him nearly despair: "Your son begs you... to revoke that decree. I simply cannot understand why Father would do this. This is Xue'er... your most beloved daughter, the future Phoenix God of our Fenghuang God Sect!!"
Feng Hengkong frowned but did not rage. Instead, he spoke slowly: "Your father made this decision after careful consideration, and now there is an even more important reason. Ximing, do you know why Yun Che, at such a young age, with only King Xuan realm profound strength, has such astonishing power? Do you know why his flame clearly surpasses the Phoenix Flame? Do you know why he could return alive from the Primordial Mystic Ark? Do you know why, after offending Ye Xinghan back then, Ye Xinghan never came looking for trouble with him?"
"Your father only learned today: Behind Yun Che stands a master of unparalleled strength, one who can shatter the void! When he fell into the Primordial Mystic Ark back then, it was his master who tore through space and retrieved him from the ark! It's not that Ye Xinghan never sought out Yun Che. On the contrary, on the very day Yun Che returned, Ye Xinghan brought four full Sun Moon Elders and fifteen Guardians, even resorting to using the Sun Moon Ark to kill Yun Che. But the result was that Yun Che's master was forced out..."
Feng Hengkong extended his index finger: "His master used only a flame the size of a fingertip to incinerate a Sun Moon Elder into nothingness in a few breaths—not even a corpse, not even a strand of hair remained! If it weren't for that master having long since left the mortal world and being unwilling to commit slaughter, and if the Ninth Elder who went with them hadn't desperately sworn never to provoke Yun Che again, not a single one of those who went from the Sun Moon Divine Palace would have returned alive."
Feng Ximing stood dumbfounded, as if listening to a fairy tale.
"Yun Che's master's power might far exceed that of our ancestor Phoenix God, reaching a level we simply cannot comprehend. Now, even the Four Sacred Grounds dare not provoke Yun Che again. Although our Fenghuang God Sect suffered a calamity because of Yun Che, when I think about it now, we should actually be grateful. If it had been Yun Che who was pushed into a corner, forcing out his master, the consequences... would be unimaginable!"
"Yun Che's potential is incalculable. He also carries the Phoenix bloodline, and he treats Xue'er sincerely, willing to protect her with his life... and he has such a powerful backer." Feng Hengkong closed his eyes: "Although I hate him to the bone, when it comes to Xue'er's lifelong matter, there is indeed no one more suitable than him. If she marries him, not only can it ease the enmity with Cang Feng Kingdom, but our Fenghuang God Sect can also gain a huge backing. Even if the truth of our ancestor Phoenix God's passing becomes known to the world before Xue'er's power fully awakens, the Four Sacred Grounds would never dare to touch us easily."
Feng Ximing's face alternated between pale and green, his lips trembling incessantly. The reasons Feng Hengkong patiently gave did not calm him in the slightest; instead, the aura around him became even more chaotic. He shouted: "So what! That's Xue'er! To Father, to me, she is the most important person in the world. How can you use her to..."
"Use her?!" Those two words from Feng Ximing made the anger Feng Hengkong had been suppressing begin to explode: "This is Xue'er's own wish! If Xue'er didn't want this, I would give up my life before agreeing! Do you really not know whether she was forced or willing?!"
Feng Ximing's face turned pale again. He collapsed to his knees, seeming to experience a cruel despair, his voice turning into a painful plea: "Father... no matter what, you must not marry Xue'er to Yun Che... You love Xue'er so much, you must be very reluctant, right? Xue'er... she is the future Phoenix God, she belongs to our Fenghuang God Sect, she shouldn't marry outside..."
"Shut up!" Feng Hengkong roared angrily: "Xue'er is the inheritor of our ancestor Phoenix God, bearing the mission of protecting the entire sect in the future, but that does not mean she must forever belong to the Fenghuang God Sect, nor does she belong to anyone! She belongs only to herself! In another half a year, she will turn twenty years old. She can decide anything for herself. Even we only have the right to advise and guide, not the qualification to forcefully interfere and make decisions for her! This is what truly being good to her means! And you..." Feng Hengkong's face turned extremely dark: "Your dirty thoughts about Xue'er, I have been unwilling to point out, but do you really think I am unaware?!"
"Father..." Feng Ximing reached out and grabbed Feng Hengkong's ankle, his voice trembling: "Your son truly cannot lose Xue'er. Thinking of her marrying another man... it hurts more than death. I beg Father to revoke the decree. Your son will protect Xue'er with everything, give her everything she wants... I can give up being Crown Prince, give up the throne, give up everything, just please..."
"Unfilial son!!" Feng Hengkong flew into a rage. With a kick, accompanied by Feng Ximing's scream, he sent him flying out of the great hall.
In his fury, the kick was extremely heavy, and a long trail of blood splashed outward from the hall entrance.
"Not to mention that she is your imperial sister! Even if you were not siblings, you could never be worthy of Xue'er, and Xue'er would never even look at you once! Get lost to the Phoenix Heart Hall to reflect behind closed doors for a hundred days! If you dare to speak wildly again, I will personally cripple you!"
Feng Hengkong was shaking all over from anger. As his father, how could he not clearly see Feng Ximing's intentions? Coupled with Xue'er's allure being truly beyond ordinary resistance, even though he knew full well, he never considered it too unacceptable.
But he never expected that Feng Ximing's obsession with Xue'er was so severe, that he would dare to say such bold and utterly unfilial words.
Outside the great hall, Feng Ximing propped himself up with one hand, coughing up mouthfuls of blood. He panted heavily, rose without a word, and stumbled away. But deep in his eyes, a terrifying venom stirred...
"I can have nothing... but I cannot be without Xue'er..."
"I can never have her... but I will never allow anyone else to have her!"
"Feng Hengkong... you forced me to this..."
"You all forced me to this!!!"
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