Chapter 1053: Specialized in Suppressing Rebellion

After Yun Che stated his name, the three reacted strongly, clearly displaying intense hostility.

"Wait a minute, could it be a fake? His aura is too weak!" the boy on the left whispered.

"No mistake, I heard that disciples of the Ice Phoenix Divine Sect wear white robes with Ice Phoenix patterns. Master also said the Snow Song Realm King would be here today, and anyone accompanying the Snow Song Realm King must be her direct disciple."

"Brother Poyun also mentioned that Yun Che's profound energy is only at the Divine Origin Realm."

Yun Che was speechless.

After a brief, quiet discussion, the three confirmed Yun Che's identity. The young man on the right stepped forward, chest puffed out, and asked, "Are you the direct disciple recently taken in by the Snow Song Realm King?"

Yun Che nodded, "That's me."

"And three months ago, was it you who defeated Brother Poyun!"

Yun Che nodded again, "That was also me."

"You... you actually have the nerve to admit it!" The girl among the three stepped forward, bristling with indignation. "How could someone as powerful as Brother Poyun lose to someone like you? You clearly cheated because you were on the Snow Song Realm's territory!"

"Exactly! Someone as weak as you—even I could fight a hundred of you! How could Brother Poyun possibly lose to you? Even if Brother Poyun admitted it himself, we would never believe it!"

Yun Che secretly rolled his eyes. He now understood why the three young people had reacted so strongly to his name. With a touch of helplessness, he explained, "I only slightly surpassed Brother Poyun in elemental laws. In terms of profound energy, I am, of course, far inferior."

"Nonsense!" the same girl retorted, even more aggressively, her face filled with anger. "Brother Poyun's greatest strength is his flame laws, which are even more powerful than his profound energy! Even the Sect Master says Brother Poyun is the greatest prodigy of all time! Even if your profound energy were equal to his, you couldn't possibly defeat him, let alone being merely at the Divine Origin Realm. You clearly cheated out of fear of losing! People from your Snow Song Realm are truly despicable!"

"Exactly!" the two boys on either side loudly echoed.

"Believe it or not, I don't care," Yun Che said, turning his head away, too lazy to explain further.

"Hmph! No more excuses, huh!" Seeing Yun Che's demeanor, the girl immediately pressed her advantage. "Don't think this is over. You cheated in the Snow Song Realm, but this is our Blazing Heaven Realm's territory! It's time for us to get justice for Brother Poyun."

After speaking, the girl suddenly darted forward, Golden Crow flames igniting around her, her aura becoming remarkably imposing. "Yun Che! Don't you claim to have defeated Brother Poyun? Then come and spar with me! I'm not even fit to carry Brother Poyun's little finger. If you can't even beat me, then honestly admit you cheated!"

Yun Che was speechless.

"Ah, Sister Xiao Rou, he's only at Divine Origin Realm Level Two, and he's a guest. Isn't this a bit too much like bullying? And what if the Snow Song Realm King finds out..." the young man on the left whispered.

"Shut up! I'm getting justice for Brother Poyun!" Seeing Yun Che's lack of reaction, the girl lifted her chin. "Hmph! Scared now, are we? Feeling guilty? Then honestly admit that you couldn't possibly have beaten Brother Poyun and that the match three months ago was a cheat! Otherwise, you'll suffer!"

"Ugh," Yun Che sighed helplessly. He glanced at the three of them and said, somewhat weakly, "Alright, alright, since you insist, why don't all three of you come at me together?"

Hearing this, all three young people were stunned. The flames around the girl immediately doubled in intensity, and she furiously yelled, "Are people from your Snow Song Realm all this thick-skinned?! Someone as weak as you, I could handle alone with just one finger! Three people? That's just laughable!"

Before the girl's voice even faded, Yun Che extended his arm, and the Heaven-Smiting Sword appeared in his hand. As he turned his body, profound energy and sword momentum erupted simultaneously. In an instant, the ground trembled slightly, and a terrifying wave of energy swept out, engulfing the three like a sudden tsunami.

The three young people's faces instantly paled. The girl standing closest let out a startled "Ah!" and stumbled back several steps, the arrogance on her small face instantly replaced by terror.

Just a moment ago, Yun Che's aura, merely at Divine Origin Realm Level Two, had made them dismissive. But the instant his profound energy erupted, his terrifying presence made the three feel as if mountains were pressing down on them, completely holding their breath.

"Little sister," Yun Che slowly half-raised the Heaven-Smiting Sword. "Do you want to reconsider whether one of you comes at me, or all three of you together?"

"He... he... is he really at the Divine Origin Realm?" the boy on the right swallowed hard, his face filled with disbelief.

"Regardless... regardless, he absolutely couldn't have defeated Brother Poyun!" The girl was clearly startled, her voice and imposing manner greatly diminished, but she quickly gritted her teeth and said, somewhat exasperated, "What are you two still standing around for?! Attack him together! We must make him admit that winning against Brother Poyun was a cheat!!"

"Ah... yes."

The girl, who had clearly not intended to reveal her weapon earlier, quickly pulled a wide sword from her spatial ring—a weapon ill-suited to her petite figure. With a soft cry, she swung the sword, summoning a fiery dragon that coiled directly towards Yun Che.

The other two boys also drew similar wide swords. As Golden Crow flames blazed, the already scorching air temperature rose even more dramatically. The three figures moved with evident coordination, and in the same instant, all three wide swords simultaneously struck towards Yun Che from the front. Their Golden Crow flames merged together the moment their swords descended, and before the blades even made contact, the flames erupted violently.

The intense blaze was blinding, and the power of the Golden Crow flames was utterly terrifying. Yet, Yun Che didn't even glance at it, allowing his body to be engulfed by their Golden Crow flames. His profound energy gathered, and with a casual swing, he swept his sword horizontally.

Boom!!

The Golden Crow Divine Flames, concentrated from the powers of three Divine Soul Realm Golden Crow Sect disciples, were instantly torn apart like thin paper by Yun Che's casual sword swing. The sword's might, without the slightest attenuation, heavily swept across the three individuals.

Their Golden Crow flames ripped apart by a single sword, the three's faces already registered shock. As Yun Che's profound energy storm enveloped them, they clearly felt their own attacking power dissipate in an instant. A colossal force, like a ten-thousand-pound hammer, slammed into them, sweeping all three into the air simultaneously.

When they regained their balance in astonishment, they found themselves a hundred zhang away.

Their combined Golden Crow flames had dispersed into scattered fragments. Yun Che stood motionless amidst the fragments, his relaxed and casual stance seeming to mock them.

"Sister Xiao Rou, h-how can he be so powerful?" the boy on the right began to stutter.

"He might really..."

"Aaaah!" the girl shrieked in frustration, clearly unable to accept this outcome—or rather, she absolutely could not accept that Huo Poyun could be defeated by Yun Che. She retracted her wide sword, brought her hands together, and raised them high, fully unleashing her Golden Crow flame power without reservation.

"Yun Che! Brother Poyun said you could catch his Golden Flame Sword with your bare hands! I don't believe it! If you dare, try catching mine!!"

"Hey! What are you two spacing out for? Let them know our power! Brother Poyun absolutely, absolutely, absolutely could not have lost to him!!"

"Ah? Oh!!"

These three Golden Crow disciples clearly trained together often, possessing an extremely high level of tacit understanding. As their Golden Crow flame power activated, their auras quickly synchronized subtly. The "Golden Annihilation" was immensely powerful, highly consumptive, and required a relatively long time to condense its flame power. Although these three's profound energy was a major realm higher than Yun Che's, their fire control abilities were absolutely incomparable to his. As their Golden Crow flames fully burned and compressed, it took a full three breaths before the Golden Annihilation finally took shape—all three forming simultaneously.

During this process, the three were undoubtedly completely exposed. Yet, Yun Che was too lazy to move even an inch, allowing the three Golden Crow flame swords to form and then descend upon his head simultaneously.

Golden Annihilation, the most destructive technique among the first seven stages of the Golden Crow Burning World Record, was unstoppable. Even among cultivators of the same level, it was absolutely impossible to withstand head-on, let alone three swords falling at once.

Yun Che tilted his head slightly, watching the three Golden Crow flame swords descend from the air, allowing them to draw closer and closer without moving his feet.

The Golden Flame Swords reached Yun Che's head in an instant. Yun Che's expression remained unchanged, but the three Golden Crow disciples' hearts pounded with panic.

He isn't actually planning not to dodge, is he?

He's the Snow Song Realm King's direct disciple; it would be terrible if they accidentally killed him.

Their hearts were in turmoil, but even if they wanted to stop, it was too late. The three Golden Crow flame swords were connected by aura, their trajectories identical, overlapping just before touching Yun Che. And in that precise instant, Yun Che's right hand shot out like lightning, accurately grabbing the intersection point of the three flame swords.

Essentially, he caught three Golden Crow flame swords with one hand!

Buzz—

A wave of energy vibrated. The three Golden Crow flame swords did not cut through Yun Che's arm; instead, they stopped simultaneously in his hand. Then, with a gentle clench of his palm...

Bang! Boom!!!

The Golden Crow flames, fully condensed by the three Golden Crow disciples, simultaneously shattered, sending fire flying everywhere.

"Waaahhh!!!"

Three screams echoed through the air. Under the backlash of the Golden Annihilation being forcibly shattered, the profound veins of the three Golden Crow disciples felt a heavy blow, and their profound energy throughout their bodies was thrown into disarray. At this moment, Yun Che suddenly shot forward, and a dense blue light, carrying soul-piercing cold, enveloped all three, who were nearly scared out of their wits.

Clink! Clink! Clink! Clink!

The air temperature plummeted. Before the three could even steady their breathing, they were instantly encased in thick ice. Yun Che's figure flashed, appearing behind them. Without looking back, he swept the Heaven-Smiting Sword violently backward.

Crack!!

Ice crystals shattered, and a biting wind filled the air. The three were sent flying amidst the chaotic flurry of ice, landing heavily on the dry ground far away. A long time passed, but none of them managed to stand up.

These three Golden Crow disciples were at least powerful cultivators of the Divine Soul Realm. Even combined, they shouldn't have been defeated so easily by Yun Che. However, the scene of Yun Che breaking their three Golden Flame Swords with his bare hand had caused them too great a shock. They were paralyzed there, unable to recover, utterly unable to believe...

...just as they previously could not believe that Huo Poyun, a genius like a divine son in their eyes, could be defeated by someone from the Snow Song Realm who was only at the Divine Origin Realm.

The young girl who had been the most aggressive earlier stared wide-eyed at Yun Che, trembling from the cold but no longer knowing how to use profound energy to dispel it. She probably now believed that she was dreaming.

"Hahahaha!"

A clear, hearty laugh approached from a distance. Soon, a young man in a scarlet-gold robe descended from the sky. It was Huo Poyun himself. He looked at his disheveled junior siblings and said with a smile, "Now you understand that there's always someone stronger, and always a higher heaven, don't you?"

"Brother Poyun," the young girl called out weakly, still not fully recovering.

Huo Poyun turned, his face showing genuine delight. "Brother Yun, it's wonderful that you've come after three months. I never imagined that not only are your elemental laws shockingly profound, but your profound energy is equally astonishing. Poyun can only express admiration."

Yun Che chuckled, "My profound energy is not even a fraction of Brother Poyun's. Furthermore, in just three short months, Brother Poyun's profound energy has made such remarkable progress. I should be the one expressing admiration."

Compared to three months ago, Huo Poyun's aura had clearly undergone a significant transformation. For someone at his cultivation realm, such a change in just three months was truly astonishing.

Huo Poyun smiled and shook his head. "Unfortunately, this place is desolate and quite far from the sect. After the matter of hunting the flood dragon is concluded, Brother Yun, please don't rush back. You must allow Poyun to properly fulfill his duties as a host."

"Haha, alright, then I shall humbly accept your invitation," Yun Che replied with a smile, not declining.

Huo Poyun extended his hand and beckoned to the three who had just managed to get up. "You three, hurry up and apologize to Brother Yun."

Yun Che waved his hand, saying, "There's no need. They didn't mean any harm, so you don't need to blame them. Rather, I truly envy you for having such a group of junior siblings who genuinely care for you."

Unlike me, ever since I became Master's direct disciple, I've been confined to the Frozen Cloud Asgard all day long. Forget about going out to show off; I can't even see a single junior sibling.

At least before, I had Mu Xiaolan to tease, sigh.