Chapter 720: Yellow Springs Ashes

Intense golden-red light poured down from the sky, illuminating every corner of Phoenix City. The source of the light was slowly descending, like an inferno of flames devouring the firmament, vast enough to obscure a third of Phoenix City... and it was still expanding.

All the profound practitioners of the Divine Phoenix Sect stopped what they were doing, staring blankly at the sky, too astonished to speak.

"What... is that??"

Not just Phoenix City, Divine Phoenix City... even the outskirts of Divine Phoenix City, almost everyone had emerged from their residences or training grounds, gaping at a blood-red sun descending from the sky towards Phoenix City.

Feng Hengkong's face and eyes were bathed in the golden-red light. Accompanying the fiery glow was a terrifyingly rapid increase in temperature, but even more dreadful than the heat was an oppressive aura so powerful he simply couldn't believe it... an apocalyptic pressure! It was countless times more terrifying than when Yun Che had unleashed his full profound energy previously. He had never felt such a dreadful pressure, not even from his own father, Feng Tianwei... Under this pressure, his heart pounded frantically at an incredibly high rate, and every cell, every nerve in his body trembled violently.

"What's going on?" a Phoenix Elder stammered, trembling.

"Didn't Grandfather go after Yun Che...? How can Yun Che be here? Where's Grandfather?" Feng Xi simply couldn't believe what he was seeing. Less than a quarter of an hour ago, Yun Che had been driven back by two of Feng Tianwei's attacks... All of Feng Tianwei's attacks had landed squarely on Yun Che. For him to survive, let alone have the strength to escape, would have been a miracle; he should have at least been severely wounded, with no way to escape Feng Tianwei's grasp. But Yun Che was here now, and Feng Tianwei was nowhere to be seen.

"Send a sound transmission to your grandfather immediately!" Feng Hengkong looked up at the sky, gritting his teeth. "Yun Che is full of tricks. He must have used some special method to escape your grandfather's pursuit... He might even have deliberately led your grandfather away!" He added, "Tell your grandfather to hurry back!" The soul-shaking aura already made Feng Hengkong sense a great danger.

"Yes, Father!" Feng Ximing quickly took out a sound transmission jade with a phoenix flame imprint.

"Yun Che... what are you doing!" Feng Hengkong growled in a low voice.

Every member of the Divine Phoenix Sect possessed Phoenix bloodline and profound Phoenix energy, giving them a resistance to high temperatures far beyond ordinary people. Yet, at this moment, the air temperature was scorching hot, like flames. Even someone as powerful as Feng Hengkong began to feel a parched heat, and the lower-ranked disciples with weaker profound energy had already started circulating their energy to resist.

Increasingly dense water vapor began to rise from all directions, and the air and visibility were clearly distorting.

And as the inferno in the sky continued to expand, the air temperature kept steadily rising.

Yun Che's body stopped three hundred zhang in the air, no longer descending. His face was slightly pale... because this "Underworld River Ashes Domain" had required him to pour in all his profound energy, with virtually no reserves left. It was several times stronger than the "Underworld River Ashes Domain" that had incinerated the seven hundred thousand strong Divine Phoenix army!

"Feng Hengkong, watch closely. Soon, this place, which once carried the will of the gods but has become incredibly filthy and sinful, will be reduced to ashes forever!" Yun Che sneered, his voice as chilling as a demon's whisper.

In the Illusory Demon Realm, the Illusory Demon Royal Family used the four levels of the "Golden Crow's Record of the Burning World" to command the submission of all living beings for ten thousand years. In the Profound Sky Continent, the Divine Phoenix Sect dominated the Seven Nations with the four levels of the "Phoenix Encomium of the World," and in just five thousand years of development, it had approached the status of a ten-thousand-year sacred ground. In the Illusory Demon Realm, the strongest profound art was undoubtedly the Golden Crow's Record of the Burning World. In the Profound Sky Continent, the strongest profound art was also widely acknowledged to be the Phoenix Encomium of the World. And Yun Che not only possessed a Golden Crow bloodline purer than that of the Little Demon Empress and all past Demon Sovereigns, but the "Underworld River Ashes Domain" he was currently unleashing was the power of the seventh stage of the "Golden Crow's Record of the Burning World"!

In terms of profound energy, Yun Che certainly wasn't among the top practitioners of his time. However, the "Underworld River Ashes" he was currently unleashing was absolutely at the highest level of profound arts in the present age, and the strongest profound skill. Bar none!

Not to mention Feng Hengkong, even if all the past ancestors of his Divine Phoenix Sect were present, their souls would tremble uncontrollably under the absolute suppression of this profound realm.

Yun Che's words were not an exaggeration. When this domain fully formed and enveloped them... it would be enough to reduce all of Phoenix City, and the five-thousand-year foundation of this vast sect, into complete ashes!

Feng Hengkong's body jolted violently. The utterly terrifying sensation in his heart made him dimly realize that Yun Che was not bluffing...

"You beast, you still dare to spout such arrogance even at death's door!" Phoenix Elder Feng Zhishui roared, then whispered to Feng Hengkong, "Sect Master, he's currently hovering in the air, not daring to descend. His profound energy fluctuations clearly indicate he's gathering power with all his might. Moreover, he must have been heavily wounded by the Grand Sect Master earlier. Although his aura is astonishing now, it's highly probable that he has no defensive capabilities whatsoever... This is the perfect time to attack him!" He added, "Watch me expose his true form!"

Feng Zhishui was very confident in his judgment. As his voice faded, he had already shot into the air, striking Yun Che with a claw. And the truth was indeed very close to what he had predicted... Although Yun Che wasn't severely wounded, he was currently pouring all his strength into the Golden Crow Domain, leaving no defensive power whatsoever. But even so, how could a Phoenix Elder possibly approach the Golden Crow flames unleashed with full power?!

Feng Zhishui instantly shot up a hundred zhang, charging straight towards Yun Che. But just as he closed the distance to a hundred zhang, his face suddenly changed. His rapidly charging body came to the quickest possible stop, then he plummeted like a madman, tumbling directly onto the ground upon landing, rolling several times consecutively and letting out agonizing wails.

"Elder Zhishui!"

All the Phoenix profound practitioners were greatly alarmed. Feng Hengkong and the other Phoenix Elders quickly rushed forward. As soon as they approached, they smelled a pungent, burnt odor. While Feng Zhishui was rolling, his phoenix robes, hair, and beard had all turned to charcoal and fallen off. Half of his exposed body was crimson, and the other half was scorched black! Most shocking were his hands... they had completely vanished from his arms, leaving only two sections of withered, black hand bones.

"Sect Master... don't... come closer..." Feng Zhishui stretched out his right arm, which had no hand, his face twitching and contorting in extreme pain, then his voice trailed off, and he passed out.

Feng Hengkong and all the Phoenix Elders turned pale, a bone-chilling cold rising from their backs.

Feng Hengkong's body swayed slightly, and he stumbled back two steps weakly. Then, his eyes suddenly hardened, he gritted his teeth, and shot into the air, charging towards Yun Che.

"Sect Master!"

With Elder Zhishui's tragic state right before their eyes, all the Phoenix Elders were greatly alarmed. They quickly flew up, trying to stop Feng Hengkong.

However, Feng Hengkong was not as reckless as Feng Zhishui. After rising into the air, his speed significantly slowed. With a tightly furrowed brow, he slowly approached Yun Che... With every step closer, the temperature would surge. At a hundred zhang altitude, his body, protected by level ten Overlord Profound Realm Phoenix profound energy, already felt intense discomfort. As he neared one hundred and fifty zhang, his chest began to feel suffocated, and his body felt as if he were standing at the mouth of a volcanic inferno.

Feng Hengkong gritted his teeth and suddenly ascended another ten zhang. Instantly, it felt as if a layer of scorching hot branding iron enveloped his body, contorting his face in pain.

At this point, he was still at least one hundred and thirty zhang away from Yun Che!

Even after personally testing it, Feng Hengkong still couldn't believe that the temperature emitted by the golden-red flames above Yun Che prevented him from even getting within a hundred zhang! Not even his father, Feng Tianwei, could possibly achieve this!

If it was like this beyond a hundred zhang, then how terrifying must that mass of flames truly be!

"Sect Master, don't go any closer!"

The Phoenix Elders who had followed closely behind were also pale with terror. Having approached personally, they finally understood why Feng Zhishui had suddenly suffered such a fate. As they gazed at Yun Che in the sky, the trembling of their souls could no longer be described merely as shock.

"Phoenix Fire Burning Heaven!!"

A Phoenix Elder cautiously retreated a few steps, then concentrated all his profound energy, unleashing the strongest Phoenix flame he could conjure. A massive phoenix fire beam, accompanied by a resounding phoenix cry, immediately shot skyward, attacking Yun Che... However, this phoenix fire beam had only traveled thirty zhang before it suddenly shattered, turning into countless scattered flames that then vanished into thin air.

"Wh... what!?" That Phoenix Elder was completely stunned.

"Sect Master, get down quickly!!"

After only a few breaths of time, they already felt as though their entire bodies were being roasted over the fires of purgatory. If even they, with their strength, felt this way, then a protector or a Phoenix disciple would surely have been reduced to ashes long ago.

Without waiting for Feng Hengkong's response, two Phoenix Elders grabbed his arms and forcibly pulled him down from the air. Only when they landed on the ground did they finally breathe a little easier.

Having personally experienced the terrifying power of Yun Che's flame domain, Feng Hengkong's face was ashen. Yun Che's earlier words echoed several times more clearly in his mind, chilling him to the bone like a devil's imprint on his soul: "Yun Che... what exactly do you want to do!!"

"What do I want to do? Didn't I just make it clear enough?" Yun Che sneered with a grim expression. The Golden Crow Domain in the sky continued to gradually expand, now large enough to almost cover half of Phoenix City. "When this flame domain descends... that will be the moment Phoenix City vanishes from this world forever!"

"You dare!!" Feng Hengkong's eyes were bloodshot, and his tone had completely changed. "If you dare to harm Phoenix City in the slightest, I... I swear I will leave not a single blade of grass in your Blue Wind Nation!!"

"Hahahahaha!" Yun Che burst into wild laughter. "Feng Hengkong, you really don't shed tears until you see the coffin. I killed your sons as easily as slaughtering chickens, without even bothering to frown... Do you think I dare or not?!"