Chapter 373: Crushing Victory

Yun Che’s words made the three people from the Divine Phoenix Sect, and even some onlookers, wonder if their ears were deceiving them. The esteemed Divine Phoenix Sect, a transcendent, hegemonic presence on the Profound Sky Continent, was actually being threatened by a young man from the small Blue Wind Nation to lose a hand and a foot. This was not only unheard of but unimaginable. As the Emperor of the Blue Wind Nation, Cang Wanhe had experienced countless upheavals and even life-and-death crises throughout his life, but upon hearing these words, his heart clenched in shock.

The three from the Divine Phoenix Sect bristled with anger, their eyes flaring, their heads nearly exploding from fury. The black-robed elder pointed at Yun Che and roared with extreme indignation, "Arrogant whelp! How dare you threaten a prince of my Divine Phoenix Sect! His Highness is the Thirteenth Prince of our Divine Phoenix Sect and Divine Phoenix Empire! Try touching His Highness!"

Cang Wanhe was already drenched in cold sweat. He quickly stepped forward, about to speak, when he heard Yun Che sneer, "Do you think I don't dare? Heh, then I'll personally show you!"

Before his voice faded, Yun Che had already lunged forward, Dragon Fault stirring up a massive profound energy storm, accompanied by a soul-shaking dragon's roar, as he charged towards the three.

Xia Qingyue's slender brows twitched, and her figure floated up. The three opponents consisted of one Emperor Profound Realm Level 2 and two Emperor Profound Realm Level 3 practitioners, all possessing Phoenix bloodlines. She worried that Yun Che might struggle facing them alone. But before she could speak, Yun Che's furious roar echoed through the entire arena, "No one interferes!"

Xia Qingyue's movement halted. After a brief thought, her hand gestures changed instantly. As her arms and ice spirits danced, two enormous transparent ice walls erupted from the ground, rapidly spreading to seal off the left and right flanks of Yun Che and the three Divine Phoenix Sect members, preventing the collateral damage from their clash from harming those nearby. Although only a little over two months had passed, Xia Qingyue's Ice Enduring Divine Arts had clearly made another breakthrough.

The black and red-robed elders were now absolutely certain that Yun Che was utterly insane! The overwhelming deterrence of their Divine Phoenix Sect had absolutely no effect on him. On the Profound Sky Continent, only a madman would disregard their Divine Phoenix Sect! Only a madman would attack a legitimate prince of the Divine Phoenix Sect so unhesitatingly and without holding back!

"You seek death, whelp!"

Both were enraged. The black-robed elder stepped forward, instantly condensing a nine-foot-long dark spear in his hand. Flames shot up from the spear's shaft, like a coiling serpent of fire. The black-robed elder lunged forward with lightning speed, the spear tip aimed directly at Yun Che's vital chest area. His body left a blurred afterimage and a crimson flame tail, accompanied by sharp air explosions mixed with loud, piercing phoenix cries that almost burst people's eardrums.

Yun Che's expression remained unchanged, his momentum unhindered, his gaze as cold as ice. The already violent heavy sword storm suddenly erupted with crimson Phoenix flames. This power storm wasn't sharp but rumbled like distant thunder, shaking souls.

When they were less than five feet apart, the black-robed elder clearly felt the terrifying power storm emanating from Yun Che. He instantly understood why Feng Xichen, despite wearing the Phoenix treasure armor, had still been severely wounded by a single sword strike. Along with his shock, he had no time to reposition himself and could only brace himself to meet the attack.

Boom!!

The Phoenix flames on the spear were completely suppressed and extinguished by the heavy sword's curtain. The thick, long spear shaft was also bent significantly by the impact, nearly snapping. The red-robed elder behind him was horrified. He knew the power of the black-robed elder's spear strike intimately. While he had witnessed Yun Che's astonishing strength, he had absolutely not expected him to so easily break through the black-robed elder's killing move.

Dragon Fault's power briefly faltered upon impact, but at that moment, Phoenix flames erupted and surged towards the black-robed elder.

The black-robed elder's pupils constricted, and he retreated rapidly. Gritting his teeth, he let out a roar, abandoning his spear and instantly igniting his entire body with extremely dense flames. The surrounding air significantly warped, and the ground beneath his feet glowed red from the heat. The black-robed elder appeared as if bathed in fresh blood.

"Hah!!"

A dense, blood-red firelight instantly erupted, scattering into several violent, lightning-like serpentine flames that shot forward.

The crimson firelight blocked Yun Che's Phoenix flames, breaking them apart. If these had been merely Yun Che's pure Phoenix flames, they might indeed have been completely nullified. But accompanying the Phoenix flames was a powerful heavy sword storm. The heavy sword storm surged in the next instant, carrying the Phoenix flames with it, like an unstoppable python, devouring and tearing through the extremely dense crimson flames in the blink of an eye. Then, in the black-robed elder's rapidly constricting pupils, it slammed fiercely into his chest, effortlessly tearing apart his protective profound energy, piercing through his body, and surging into his meridians.

The black-robed elder's face instantly turned pale. He staggered back over a dozen steps, his limbs trembling, blood oozing from his seven orifices. His entire upper garment was burned to ashes, and large areas of his exposed skin were blackened, a truly miserable sight.

The entire scene was dead silent. Not only Feng Xichen, but even the two Phoenix Sect protector-level elders who accompanied him, were injured by Yun Che in less than three exchanges, and their injuries were quite severe. Yun Che's strength was clearly far more terrifying than rumors suggested! People could no longer imagine the limits of his power!

Back in the Azure Fire region, Yun Che's profound strength had broken through to the seventh level of the Earth Profound Realm, but at that time, it was a recent breakthrough and not yet stable. Over two months had passed, and Yun Che's foundational strength at the seventh level of the Earth Profound Realm was now exceptionally stable, and he had begun to enter its later stages. Furthermore, during this period, he continued to consume dragon meat daily, and his physical constitution rapidly improved. His current overall strength significantly surpassed what it was when he fought against Ling Tianya. If Ling Tianya were to fight him now, he would undoubtedly be astonished by Yun Che's growth rate. Moreover, this growth occurred without an increase in his profound energy level.

The black-robed elder's face turned liver-colored. His injury was secondary; the fact that he, a dignified Divine Phoenix Sect protector, was wounded in three moves by a junior from the small Blue Wind Nation, and in front of everyone, was paramount. As a high and mighty Divine Phoenix Sect protector, his reputation was undoubtedly more important than his life. Now, his face had been utterly trampled. The black-robed elder clutched his chest, trembling all over. The red-robed elder beside him also wore an extremely grim expression, yet Yun Che showed no sign of stopping, dragging his long sword and charging forward again.

"Phoenix Fire Blazes the Heavens!"

Facing the terrifying pressure, the black-robed elder and the red-robed elder no longer cared about their reputation. Both attacked simultaneously, and in an instant, towering waves of fire erupted, nearly scorching the void itself. The full power unleashed by the two Emperor Profound Realm protectors of the Divine Phoenix Sect was immense. Although Xia Qingyue's ice walls separated them, those observing still felt their blood churn and their hearts nearly leap out of their chests, an indescribable discomfort spreading through their bodies. They all had to fully activate their protective profound energy.

"So, so terrifying!"

"These two are clearly truly enraged. They are from the Divine Phoenix Sect, and they're personal guards to a prince. Their aura alone is so terrifying; if one were to face them directly, it's simply unimaginable. Even Yun Che couldn't possibly withstand it, could he?" However, two Divine Phoenix Sect protectors were actually ganging up on a junior less than a quarter of their age! Not only the onlookers, but even they themselves felt their faces burn. Yet, Yun Che's strength completely exceeded their expectations. Only by utterly slaying him here today could they barely salvage a shred of their reputation.

Facing the full-power attack from the two enraged Emperor Profound Realm practitioners of the Divine Phoenix Sect, Yun Che's expression remained utterly unchanged. On Dragon Fault, the heavy sword's peak and Phoenix flames roared in fusion, unleashing immense and unparalleled power that locked onto the black and red-robed elders, erupting furiously.

Boom!

Phoenix flames clashed with Phoenix flames, causing space to instantly rupture. Phoenix cries, roars, air explosions, and spatial tears reverberated chaotically in the air. The intensely bright firelight and profound energy radiance almost obscured the light of the sun above. The dazzling fiery light and deafening roar instantly blinded and deafened the onlookers. The power of the flames swept wildly, tearing up the ground several zhang high. Xia Qingyue's two Ice Enduring Walls trembled violently, then rapidly developed dense cracks. Threads of profound energy storm seeped through these tiny fissures, and even just this minor overflow of power instantly sent nearby profound practitioners flying, some weaker ones spitting blood. The crowd of onlookers immediately descended into chaos.

The towering Phoenix firelight lasted for over ten breaths before finally beginning to dissipate. People's vision also cleared at this time. Through the almost completely shattered transparent ice walls, they saw the black and red-robed elders scorched black from head to toe, their clothes and hair burned to cinders. Their standing position was dozens of zhang further back than before. In contrast, Yun Che had no trace of injury on his entire body; not even his clothes or hair were disheveled.

This scene made everyone gasp sharply. More than half of the people simply stood there, stunned, unable to believe their eyes for a long time. Yun Che, alone with his sword, had repelled two Emperor Profound Realm practitioners from the Divine Phoenix Sect without a single scratch!

Yun Che dragged Dragon Fault along the ground, a faint smile playing on his lips, his gaze deep and calm. His hair danced freely in the profound energy currents that hadn't completely dissipated. At this moment, in the eyes of the onlookers, Yun Che resembled an emperor looking down on the world. This "imperial" aura and deterrence even surpassed that of Cang Wanhe, the Blue Wind Emperor who had reigned for decades!

The black and red-robed elders' lips trembled, and their eyes even showed fear. In their combined attack just now, they had held nothing back, unleashing their full power! Yet, even together, they were still repelled. Their hearts were about to burst from shock. How could such a figure exist in the small Blue Wind Nation!

"Heh," Yun Che's lips curved slightly, and a faint, soft laugh escaped them. His figure suddenly blurred, an afterimage trailing behind, as he charged directly towards Feng Xichen. In the previous exchange, Feng Xichen had undoubtedly been affected, his already not-light injuries worsening, and he was now half-kneeling on the ground, gasping for breath.

"Stop!" The black and red-robed elders cried out in alarm. They were now convinced that Yun Che was a madman who acted completely without regard for consequences, a terrifying madman who could do anything. He might actually kill Feng Xichen. If the Thirteenth Prince truly died here, then even dying ten thousand times over wouldn't atone for their failure, and their families would surely be implicated. Yun Che's sudden move terrified them. They roared, unleashing their full power.

"Collapsing Dragon Flame!!"

The two combined their powers, compressing them to the maximum, and unleashed a Phoenix flame with extremely concentrated fire energy that flew towards Yun Che amidst a sky-shattering roar.

Yun Che's eyelids lifted. He swung his heavy sword, and a wolf's shadow howled forth.

"Heaven Wolf Slash!!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Air explosions erupted chaotically. The Phoenix flames and the Heaven Wolf's power collided fiercely, devouring and tearing each other apart. But this stalemate didn't last long. With a single savage wolf's roar, the Phoenix flames were pierced through by the Heaven Wolf's shadow, torn into two halves. The Heaven Wolf's shadow continued to howl forward, striking the black and red-robed elders. Although the Heaven Wolf's power was weakened by nearly 70% by the Phoenix flames, the remaining power was still incredibly terrifying. The two elders' protective profound energy was instantly shattered, their chest skin and flesh ripped open, blood splattering everywhere. Their bodies were sent flying ten zhang away, and they couldn't get up for a long time.

Meanwhile, Yun Che had already rushed in front of Feng Xichen, kicking him to the ground. His body spun in the air before descending heavily. His right foot landed precisely on Feng Xichen's head.

Boom!!

This time, Yun Che did not control Dragon Fault's pressure. It fell freely from mid-air, its over twenty thousand jin of immense weight instantly cracking the ground. Feng Xichen's entire head was completely stomped by Yun Che's foot, sinking below the ground, with not a single hair left visible.