Chapter 332: Slaughter

Elders and Pavilion Masters were near the main hall. Those who rushed forward to stop Yun Che’s continued assault on Fen Duanhun and Fen Moju were disciples from the vicinity, all of whom possessed strength at the Spirit Profound and Earth Profound Realms. To Yun Che, enemies of this caliber posed no threat whatsoever. Yun Che dismissed the Snow Phoenix Beast, letting the Burning Heaven Flames wash over him as he plunged downwards. Without even a glance downwards, Dragon Fault let out a thunderous roar as he brought it crashing down.

BOOM!!!

The ground across the entire Burning Heaven Clan distinctly trembled.

Accompanied by a heaven-shattering scream, all Burning Heaven disciples within ten zhang of Yun Che were sent flying. The furthest were flung dozens of zhang away, either left severely injured and unable to rise, or instantly killed upon impact. The moment Yun Che landed, his figure transformed into a streaking light, piercing like a sharp blade into the swarming ranks of the Burning Heaven Clan. Dragon Fault descended with a howling sound, like a hurricane unleashed.

BOOM!!!!

With another thunderous crash, the ground of the Burning Heaven Clan trembled once more. Over a hundred disciples instantly perished under this single strike.

Two strikes, just two strikes, shattered the psychological defenses of almost everyone present.

Had they not witnessed it firsthand, they would never have believed that the extensive ground tremors were caused by this young man’s attack, mistaking them instead for an earthquake. Even clashes between elders within the sect never generated such immense force. There were no weaklings within the Burning Heaven Clan; even average disciples could be considered master-level figures in the outside world. Yet, before him, swaths of corpses piled up on the spot with each swing of his sword.

“Those who wish to die, step forward!”

Yun Che roared, his heavy sword swinging in broad, powerful arcs. Each swing of the heavy sword sent at least thirty Burning Heaven Clan disciples flying. These Spirit Profound and Earth Profound Realm experts couldn't even withstand the aftershocks of his attacks, let alone block them directly. For a time, throughout the entire Burning Heaven Clan, one could feel the earth trembling, hurricane-like roars, thunderous rumbles… and blood and shattered limbs flying everywhere.

Not far away, the elders and pavilion masters emerged from the main hall simultaneously. Feeling the terrifying might emanating from Yun Che, these super powerhouses, usually brimming with arrogance, all felt their limbs turn cold and their scalps tingle intensely.

“He… he is Yun Che?” an elder asked with a trembling voice.

“How… how can there be such a terrifying young man! No wonder he killed the Grand Elder.”

“But his profound energy aura is clearly only at Earth Profound Realm Level Six!”

To unleash such terrifying power at Earth Profound Realm Level Six was simply unheard of!

Clang clang clang clang!

Amidst the chaos, four blades, burning with profound flames, simultaneously struck Yun Che’s back. The resulting sound was that of metal clashing against metal. The four clearly felt their full-force strikes impact an incredibly hard steel plate, jolting their wrists almost to dislocate them. Peering through Yun Che’s torn clothing, they saw only a few shallow red marks on his exposed skin; there were no wounds, not even a single drop of blood.

The four were aghast, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets in disbelief. Yun Che’s counterattack arrived like a tsunami; with a resounding crash, the four bodies instantly shattered into dozens of pieces on the spot. The heavy sword’s power continued its ripple effect, instantly obliterating over a dozen Burning Heaven disciples who were attempting to rush forward.

Yun Che’s body was protected by the Great Way of the Buddha, tempered by the blood of the Phoenix and the Dragon God. Not long ago, he had also acquired pure Dragon God Marrow, undergoing yet another profound transformation. Even without using profound energy to shield himself, the resilience and strength of his body far surpassed everyone’s imagination and comprehension. Compared to his incredibly formidable offensive capabilities, his physical defense was far superior. One could say that even if the current Yun Che wished to die, it would not be an easy feat.

If one focuses solely on offense, defense will inevitably be somewhat lacking. Heavy sword weapons, while exceptionally powerful, often have significant vulnerabilities, making them susceptible to fatal counterattacks. Even if destructive power were a hundredfold greater, it would be futile without sufficient self-preservation capabilities. Yun Che’s offensive power was already terrifyingly abnormal, but his defensive capabilities had reached an unbelievable level. Even standing still, the Burning Heaven disciples besieging him found it nearly impossible to inflict harm.

Such a Yun Che, under the siege of the Burning Heaven disciples, became an absolute, unstoppable killing machine!

No matter how powerful a practitioner, they would inevitably fear being overwhelmed by sheer numbers. Therefore, on their own territory, the Burning Heaven Clan had no reason to fear anyone. In everyone’s eyes, Yun Che’s arrival would simply be a suicidal act. However, this notion seemed utterly irrelevant to Yun Che. The swarming encirclement attacks not only failed to suppress Yun Che in the slightest but seemed to actively deliver lives for him to slaughter. With typical blade or sword weapons, a single strike might cut down four or five people at most. But with a swing of his heavy sword, the ten-zhang radius around him became scorched earth, and dozens, even hundreds of Burning Heaven disciples were utterly obliterated, like fragile wheat wantonly harvested by Yun Che.

“Youngster, die!!”

From behind Yun Che, two powerful Sky Profound auras attacked simultaneously. Two of the observing elders and pavilion master-level powerhouses finally made their move. They seized the opportunity while Yun Che was encircled, combining their twin blades. The tips of their blades erupted with a deep purple glow, thrusting directly at Yun Che’s back.

BOOM!!

Yun Che spun around like lightning, instantly swinging the over twenty-thousand-jin King Profound Dragon Fault backwards as if it were weightless. With a thunderous crash, the purple blade glows simultaneously condensed by the two Sky Profound experts were utterly pulverized. The violent heavy sword storm brutally struck them both in the chest.

In that instant, the two finally understood why every strike from Yun Che’s heavy sword caused the earth to tremble… It was no illusion, no figment of imagination, for at that moment, what struck their chests felt like the Hammer of the Thunder God from heaven!

The two were sent flying backward in one direction, crashing into the mountain wall a hundred zhang away. The mountain wall shook violently, and the bodies of the two Sky Profound experts, tougher than bedrock, simultaneously shattered into dozens of pieces. Their shattered remains mixed together as they fell; even their own parents wouldn't be able to distinguish whose fragmented corpse was whose.

“Fourteenth Elder!!”

“Pavilion Master Duanchi!!”

Waves of terrified cries erupted from within the Burning Heaven Clan. The expressions of the elders and pavilion masters shifted repeatedly. They were intimately familiar with the strength of these two individuals, yet in Yun Che’s hands, they were incredibly vulnerable.

With twenty-seven elders and thirty-three pavilion masters, this represented the core strength of the Burning Heaven Clan. Those who could become elders and pavilion masters must have their profound energy reach the Sky Profound Realm. That is to say, within the Burning Heaven Clan, besides Sect Master Fen Duanhun, there were a full sixty Sky Profound Realm powerhouses — figures akin to myths in the outside world! The Sky Profound powerhouses of the Xiao Sect and Frozen Cloud Asgard were certainly no less in number, and Heaven Sword Villa boasted hundreds.

This was the strength of the Four Great Sacred Grounds. Excluding their numerous other disciples, merely deploying these Sky Profound Realm core forces would be enough to sweep through all other sects outside the Four Great Sacred Grounds.

Among the Burning Heaven Clan’s Sky Profound experts, including Fen Duanhun, there were seven at the Late Sky Profound Realm. The others were all at either the Early or Late Sky Profound Realm. The strongest was Fen Moli, who was at the Half-step Emperor Profound Realm.

Sixty Sky Profound experts — this was undoubtedly an extremely terrifying number in the understanding of the Profound Practitioners of the Azure Wind Continent. But behind every Sky Profound expert lay a vast investment of effort and resources from the Burning Heaven Clan. The demise of each Sky Profound expert represented an immense loss. And Yun Che had just killed seven of the Burning Heaven Clan’s Sky Profound experts in one go… Among them, three — Fen Moli, Fen Duancang, and Fen Moran — were three of the Burning Heaven Clan’s only seven Late Sky Profound Realm experts!!

Including the two from earlier, out of sixty Sky Profound experts, nine had now been annihilated by Yun Che alone!

This was an enormous loss that the Burning Heaven Clan had never dreamed of, nor dared to imagine, before.

The gathered elders and pavilion masters all trembled inwardly. For a time, not a single person dared to step forward. Upon Yun Che’s arrival, they had originally believed they could easily capture him. But they hadn't expected that the bait, acquired at the cost of their sect's reputation, would not attract a lamb for slaughter, but rather a bloodthirsty, ferocious wolf, powerful and violent beyond imagination and control! They hadn’t even managed to harm a single hair on him, yet they had already lost an elder, a pavilion master, and hundreds of their disciples… Among these were many of their own descendants and relatives!

Standing on the mountainside cliff of the Dustless Heavenly Pavilion, Fen Juecheng’s entire face twitched. He watched helplessly as Yun Che was successfully lured, but what followed was not his siege and subjugation, but rather a performance-like slaughter! The encirclement by thousands of Burning Heaven disciples had turned into a counter-slaughter, with wails of agony and corpses strewn everywhere… The Burning Heaven Clan, their own territory, had directly become Yun Che’s wanton slaughterhouse!

Back when he ruined Fen Duancang's wedding procession in the Imperial City, he was not even his match. Less than a month had passed, yet his strength had grown to such a terrifying extent… Fen Juecheng now truly realized that the deaths of the Grand Elder and others were not due to Yun Che’s cunning tactics, but genuinely due to his sheer power.

No! With the terrifying strength Yun Che was displaying now, let alone one Fen Moli… he could kill ten!

“Why… why is this happening!” Fen Juecheng’s eyes were wide, and his teeth gnashed loudly.

Above the Dustless Heavenly Pavilion, Fen Juechen’s face also twitched. Watching Yun Che in his line of sight, his shocked heart felt as though it would burst.

“Sect Master, what should we do next?” Fen Moju, suppressing his injuries by condensing his profound energy, spoke with a clear tremor in his voice. “This Yun Che… he’s simply like a reincarnation of a ghost god! How can he possess such terrifying strength at less than twenty years old… Sect Master, should we…”

“Immediately transmit orders to all elders and pavilion masters…” Fen Duanhun gasped, clutching his chest. “Begin preparations for the ‘Nine Profound Skygang Formation’! Today, no matter what, he must be slain!”

Upon hearing the words “Nine Profound Skygang Formation,” Fen Moju’s pupils visibly contracted. Feeling the terrifying might emanating from Yun Che, he didn’t find this decision exaggerated in the slightest. He nodded forcefully, saying, “Good! If we deploy the ‘Nine Profound Skygang Formation’, even if he were ten times stronger, he would surely die!”