Chapter 334: Dragon Soul Realm

The white-haired elder who had previously challenged Yun Che was so shaken by a single strike from Yun Che’s heavy sword that his wrist nearly dislocated. Though shocked, his expression remained calm as he sternly declared, "Indeed powerful! No wonder even the Grand Elder died by your hand. But once the Nine Profound Heavenly Guard Array is unleashed, no matter how you struggle, you are destined to die today!"

Nine individuals simultaneously charged forward, their nine Blazefire Blades dancing to conjure nine purple fire dragons, pressing directly toward Yun Che.

"The ones who will die are you!"

Yun Che roared, remaining rooted to the spot. The power of his heavy sword unleashed madly as an "Overlord's Wrath" crashed down with a deafening roar. This single sword strike, incredibly, was aimed at all nine opponents simultaneously!

Boom!

Profound energy surged and purple flames billowed. The surrounding area, dozens of yards in radius, was leveled, scattered corpses blown far away like withered leaves in a gale.

The heavy sword’s power lay in its sheer might. Yun Che’s strike clashed with nine people, but these nine were concentrating the combined power of thirty Sky Profound experts! It was one person clashing head-on with thirty Sky Profound experts. Amidst the roar, all nine Blazefire Elders were knocked back ten yards, while Yun Che’s position remained unchanged. However, a slow trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

With this strike, he had sustained internal injuries. A combined attack from thirty Sky Profound experts—who in the entire Azure Cloud Continent, besides Yun Che, could possibly withstand it?

Despite his internal injuries, Yun Che’s eyes were piercingly clear, devoid of any panic. The Nine Profound Heavenly Guard Array was far more troublesome than he had anticipated, but defeating him would not be so easy!

The nine who had been repelled roared in unison and pressed forward again. They belonged to the same sect and cultivated the same Blazefire Art. Under the profound array, their profound energy was identical, and their movements were perfectly clear to each other, allowing for flawless coordinated advance and retreat, and mutual restraint. They fanned out in nine directions, their Blazefire Blades striking directly at Yun Che’s vital points while simultaneously blocking all his escape routes.

Boom! Bang! Clang! Whoosh!

The roar of the heavy sword was deafening. Every swing of Dragon Fault brought catastrophic thumps, each time knocking back the nine attackers simultaneously. Yet, they would immediately press on again, their intensely hot purple flames forming a continuous blockade, firmly trapping Yun Che and gradually suppressing him. As the Blazefire Sect’s greatest miraculous array in a thousand years, the power of the Nine Profound Heavenly Guard Array was immense. Yun Che clearly began to be forced onto the defensive. Fen Duantian and the expressions of the Blazefire disciples finally began to relax.

Yun Che’s left shoulder was struck again, the wound deep enough to show bone. Amidst the intense pain, Yun Che’s ferocity instantly erupted. Dragon Fault, like a suddenly awakened enraged dragon, violently slammed into the Blazefire Elder who had just struck him from behind.

"Falling Moon Sinking Star... Die!!"

Bang!

The five Blazefire Blades parrying in front of Dragon Fault were shattered in an instant. Dragon Fault, carrying incredibly violent power, slammed into the Blazefire Elder's chest, blasting a head-sized bloody hole straight through it. The elder let out a desperate shriek, flying backward like a cannonball, violently crashing into another Blazefire Elder behind him, shattering his sternum. The two stuck together, flying fifty yards away.

"Elder Mowu! Elder Xinghao!"

Under the Nine Profound Heavenly Guard Array, another elder was actually lost. Fen Duantian’s heart bled with agonizing spasms. However, the Nine Profound Heavenly Guard Array remained unaffected. After Yun Che crushed one and injured another, two more quickly stepped forward to fill the void, becoming new core components of the profound array. Sky Profound experts from outside the formation also rapidly joined them, ensuring the Nine Profound Heavenly Guard Array still maintained thirty array nodes.

"Heaven Wolf Slash!!"

The nine surrounded him again, but were directly scattered by the shadow of the Heavenly Wolf unleashed by Dragon Fault. The two who had just stepped forward to fill the void were cut in half by the Heaven Wolf Slash before they could even make their first move.

"W-what!?" Fen Duantian trembled all over, seemingly on the verge of spitting blood.

Powerful profound skills from a true god allowed Yun Che, even while suppressed, to easily kill his opponents. But both Falling Moon Sinking Star and Heaven Wolf Slash came with considerable energy consumption. Each time these two profound skills were used, they could instantly kill at least one opponent, but the opponents could immediately fill the gap and suppress him again. The power of the Nine Profound Heavenly Guard Array never weakened, while Yun Che’s strength and momentum decreased with each ultimate move.

Yun Che was well aware of this. Yet, even without using profound skills, every strike of his heavy sword remained terrifyingly powerful. Although the nine attackers vaguely held the upper hand, each of them was constantly terrified. The trepidation caused by Dragon Fault coming directly at them from Yun Che’s hand was more intense than any nightmare.

With Dragon Fault weighing over twenty thousand pounds, Yun Che's mobility was severely hampered. Additionally, his enemies could traverse the void with profound energy, while he could not, thus he was constantly entangled by the nine. Wounds on his body began to accumulate, his entire body covered in bloodstains, yet he never truly collapsed. Instead, his attackers were killed one after another with each of his bursts of power.

Each time Yun Che used Falling Moon Sinking Star or Heaven Wolf Slash, at least one person would die instantly. And those who died were Blazefire Sect Elders and Pavilion Masters. With each death, Fen Duantian’s heart would tremble. When the sixth one died, his body swayed, and he directly collapsed to his knees. By then, including the Grand Elder, a total of fifteen Sky Profound experts of the Blazefire Sect had perished by Yun Che’s hand.

Fifteen!

Losing fifteen ordinary disciples, or even mid-level experts at the late Earth Profound Realm, would be insignificant to the Blazefire Sect. But losing fifteen Elders and Pavilion Masters was an incredibly heavy blow to the Blazefire Sect. Although the Blazefire Sect was ranked last among the four major sects, it had always been confident that its overall strength was not much inferior to the Frozen Cloud Asgard and the Xiao Sect. However, having lost fifteen Sky Profound experts, the Blazefire Sect had almost lost the qualification to stand on equal footing with the Frozen Cloud Asgard and the Xiao Sect. Even if Yun Che could be successfully killed today, this immense loss would be irreparable. And all of this was due to Yun Che alone!

Fen Duantian gritted his teeth, his knuckles turning white from clenching his fists. He increasingly felt that repeatedly provoking Yun Che had brought the Blazefire Sect its greatest nightmare in history! If he had another chance to choose, he would absolutely not have allowed Fen Juecheng to accompany Fen Juebi to the Ranking Tournament, and when the Elder Council insisted on assassinating Yun Che, he would have done his utmost to stop it. But he didn't have such a chance.

And Yun Che's limits seemed to be far from reached. He had originally thought that with Yun Che's Earth Profound Realm profound energy, his endurance would surely be weak, and using a heavy sword as a weapon would deplete his energy even faster. But to his surprise, even though Yun Che was covered in wounds at this moment, the power of his heavy sword remained incredibly formidable. Although the nine attackers held the upper hand, they were still unable to completely suppress him.

The Sky-Ending Pavilion was located on the highest ground of the Blazefire Sect, offering a panoramic view of the entire sect from above. Xiao Lingxi stood by the window, clearly seeing everything happening below. Ever since Yun Che appeared, her gaze had been firmly fixed on him, unable to move away, watching him roar in anger, watching him wield his heavy sword, making the incredibly powerful Blazefire Sect run with blood.

"Little Che... Little Che..." Xiao Lingxi desperately covered her mouth, her body trembling uncontrollably, her beautiful eyes shimmering with a hazy, dreamlike light. That was his voice, she could even vaguely see his face. But, she couldn't believe this was truly the Little Che who had grown up with her, the one she had always needed to care for and protect.

"Hmph!!"

"Blazefire Demon Lotus!!"

Yun Che roared loudly, a fiery lotus bursting from his body, sending a surging wave of heat toward his surroundings.

"Block it!!"

The moment the Blazefire Demon Lotus bloomed, a terrifying heatwave beyond their imagination surged toward them. The nine roared, simultaneously pressing forward, frantically channeling their profound energy to meet the blooming crimson petals. The Blazefire Demon Lotus's blooming speed suddenly slowed down, beginning to oscillate erratically under the nine powerful resistances. Finally, it slowly stopped blooming.

After a stalemate of more than ten breaths, the fiery lotus suddenly exploded, scattering fragmented petals across the sky. All nine people were sent flying by the heatwave, their clothes and hair largely scorched, their faces blackened, and their palms severely burned, leaving them in disarray. In contrast, Yun Che, having released the Blazefire Demon Lotus, felt an intense wave of weakness wash over his body. His body relaxed, and he half-knelt on the ground, gasping for breath, sweat pouring from his forehead, his body stained with blood.

Yun Che was clearly exhausted, yet under the Nine Profound Heavenly Guard Array, he had resisted to such an extent and even killed six elders! This was already a terrifying miracle, and a nightmare sufficient to be remembered by the Blazefire Sect for generations. It was conceivable that without the Nine Profound Heavenly Guard Array, even if all the Sky Profound experts swarmed him, they might all have been buried by his hand.

"Yun Che! Facing death, let's see how arrogant you can still be!" Fen Moju clutched his chest, pointing at Yun Che, roaring. Though his voice was stern, anyone could detect the tremor within it.

Yun Che raised his head, clutching his heavy sword, a cold smile playing on his lips. He quietly said, "If... all these people die... then, your Blazefire Sect... will also be finished, won't it?"

Yun Che's cold smile was as sinister as a ghost's, and his words were like the most malicious curse, causing the esteemed Second Elder of the Blazefire Sect to shiver involuntarily. His facial muscles twitched, and he pointed at Yun Che, roaring with all his might: "How dare you still utter such arrogant boasts! All Elders and Pavilion Masters, he is at the end of his strength! Quickly kill him and avenge our kin who died by his hand!"

"Beast, die!!"

All nine people injured by the Blazefire Demon Lotus retreated, and another nine simultaneously pressed forward, their Blazefire Blades striking at Yun Che's nine vital points. Every move was a killing blow! They intended to immediately put this terrifying Yun Che to death.

At this moment, Yun Che gripped Dragon Fault and suddenly stood up. A strange azure light burst forth from his eyes, and behind him, an azure dragon image suddenly appeared.

"Dragon... Soul... Do... main!!"

Roar!!!!

A majestic and domineering dragon's roar descended from the sky, shaking souls and echoing across the cosmos. Three feet above Yun Che's head, a pair of azure eyes suddenly opened, as deep as the sky and as dazzling as stars.