Chapter 1255: Phoenix Weeps Blood

A bloody arm, held by Great Sage Cao, was a truly chilling sight.

Li Chenkun's body tensed, half of him covered in blood. He stared intently at Cao De, unable to believe he had lost an arm, wounded by someone from a lower cultivation realm. He was an Evolutionist at the Reflection level, and from the Martial Lunatic lineage, yet he had been so severely wounded! This was simply a disastrous outcome. His physical body was severely damaged, and he had suffered an extremely serious blow, which he found hard to accept.

From ancient times until now, the Martial Lunatic lineage had been invincible, always triumphing over stronger opponents, attacking the powerful with less strength. But today, everything had been reversed.

"Bang!"

Chu Feng threw the arm to the ground and said, "Who were you telling to crawl over and apologize? I think you should come over here instead!"

Li Chenkun's face turned pale, then green. At this moment, the pain of his severed arm was nothing; his face burned with pain, as if it were being scorched. This feeling was inexpressible, like being slapped several times in public.

A clamor rose from all sides, finally breaking the silence. People began to discuss animatedly, a buzz of excitement filling the air. The Reflection-level expert was defeated. The myth of the Martial Lunatic lineage had been challenged; this time, they couldn't sweep away all opposition and suppress their enemies! On the contrary, Great Sage Cao held all the advantage!

At this moment, many people from Yongzhou were shouting.

"Great Sage Cao De is invincible!" This was the clamor of a group of young geniuses, like a surging mountain flood, a rumbling roar that echoed and reverberated under the vast sky.

"This is truly an astonishing achievement," someone remarked. "A Great Sage is a mythical-level being, capable of contending with ordinary Reflection-level experts. But to be able to wound a Reflection-level Evolutionist from the Martial Lunatic lineage, that's a bit terrifying."

Many people from Hezhou and Zhanzhou showed expressions of shock, astounded by Cao De's combat strength. In their view, the Li brothers must have practiced the Seven-Death Body, making them monsters. Even if not invincible among those of the same realm, they should be close, right? Yet Li Chenkun, who was one realm higher, had his left arm directly severed. This seemed a bit terrifying.

"Rumble!"

In the sky, a black sea of lightning exploded, and blood-red lightning tore across the firmament. Li Chentian was roaring, like an evil spirit escaped from the underworld. His hair was disheveled, his body withered, and his blood had congealed.

"You harmed my brother, I'll exterminate your clan!" he swore with a guttural voice amidst the thunder. His pupils glowed with blood-red light, and his malevolence surged. Ever since he had joined the Martial Lunatic lineage, he had always been the one to slaughter others, observing their joys and sorrows, feeling like a detached transcendent. But now, he once again felt that he was just a white egret in the mortal world. He hadn't reached a state of complete detachment; someone still dared to kill his brother, his kin. The only reason he was feared now was due to the supreme glory of the Martial Lunatic lineage.

"I am also the strongest! I will slay the Great Sage!" he roared to the sky, blood-red light erupting. A dazzling light screen enveloped his entire body as he swore a blood oath. Of course, only he himself could clearly hear these words. Otherwise, if Chu Feng had heard them, he wouldn't mind having a good chat with him about how he would spend the rest of his life, or if it would simply end there. Although he would be blocked by Zhanzhou's high-level figures, according to Chu Feng's character, he would never allow himself to be intimidated or subjected to such venomous hostility. He would definitely retaliate in kind.

It wasn't that Li Chenkun wasn't strong; he considered himself extraordinary among those of the same level. Just now, the two of them had fiercely clashed hundreds of times, employing various killing moves, but in the final blow, he still failed, and Cao De broke his arm. The exchange between the two was extremely perilous, though brief. Dazzling energy light and massive explosions erupted continuously due to their intense collision, as both had used their strongest methods. If anyone made even a slight mistake, they would fall into a death trap, never to recover. Unfortunately, in the end, he was a fraction of a second too slow. That's why Cao De tore off his arm; if he had been one step slower, he might have been split in half.

"Phoenix Weeping Blood, Feather Forging Body!"

Li Chenkun was roaring softly. In fact, he had begun doing this ever since his defeat, and now, he was merely performing the final ritual. He wanted to repair his injured body. He was unwilling, not resigned to losing to a youth. He wanted to strangle Cao De, blood for blood.

Outside Li Chenkun's body, blood rain, glistening and eerie, swirled around him. Then, accompanied by a mighty sound, like a mountain collapse or a tsunami, it erupted! The blood rain swirled, each drop a vivid, glistening red, forming a storm. Finally, from the eye of the storm, a phoenix cry emerged; some creature was undergoing nirvana. One could see all the fresh, crimson blood beads extending, transforming into the appearance of phoenix feathers. Then they ignited, dancing around Li Chenkun.

Seeing his enemy about to cast a secret art and potentially recover, Chu Feng knew this was not his style. In fact, he had already acted, wielding a spiked club and continuously attacking.

At a crucial moment, Li Chenkun conjured a strange page. It seemed torn from some ancient scripture, withered yellow, ancient, and covered with dense writing. At this moment, the yellowed page glowed. Divine flames surged, and various characters detached from the paper, appearing in the void to protect Li Chenkun during his nirvana. Chu Feng's pupils constricted. This page seemed familiar; when Old Gu and the others went to gather the bloodline fruits, the Three-Revolutions Absolute King had set up a strange scripture that manifested the phantom of the Martial Lunatic. However, the page before him was far inferior to that scripture; it was likely many levels lower. This was enough to protect Li Chenkun's nirvana from being disturbed.

"Boom!"

Chu Feng struck the light screen. The divine light formed by the characters shook violently from the impact, swaying unsteadily. Within the light flames formed by these characters, Li Chenkun's battle armor turned to ash. The blood flowing from his severed arm transformed into crimson feathers, which continuously burned and revolved around him. This was Phoenix Weeping Blood, Feather Forging Body. Later, his severed arm regrew. His aura strengthened again, and he recovered instantly.

In the Yang Realm, the Great Dao suppressed regeneration, making it difficult for even Reflection-level experts to regrow severed limbs without suitable powerful medicines. Yet Li Chenkun had achieved it. All of this was because he had mastered a secret art, a top-secret heart scripture from the Ancient Phoenix Clan.

In the distance, some senior high-level figures were moved because they recalled a historical case: an ancient imperial dynasty closely related to the Phoenix Clan had been annihilated. That battle was too tragic. The Ancient Phoenix Imperial Dynasty was almost completely wiped out; except for the reclusive Phoenix Island, that dynasty was nearly annihilated. At that time, everyone was incredibly shocked. Who could have done this? A single phoenix was already incredibly powerful, let alone an entire imperial dynasty. It was hard to imagine who possessed such ability. Unless it was the Heng Clan, Li Clan, or similar powers that launched the war. However, it was confirmed back then that none of those major clans had mobilized their forces.

Now, it seems it might have been the Martial Lunatic lineage?! This was a bit frightening. The Martial Lunatic must still be alive; otherwise, how would this lineage dare to cause such a huge commotion and bathe the Phoenix Imperial Dynasty in blood?

At the same time, some Heavenly Venerates present made a connection. There were prehistoric rumors that the Martial Lunatic was practicing an incredibly terrifying and invincible ancient profound art, which required the supreme secret scriptures of various clans for verification to comprehend it. From this perspective, the annihilation of the Phoenix Clan's ancient imperial dynasty might have been because the Martial Lunatic had reached a crucial stage in his cultivation and needed the top-secret heart scripture of the Undying Bird Clan as an auxiliary. If any other clan had done this, people would surely say they were insane. But if it was the Martial Lunatic who did it, people could only gasp in cold air.

At this moment, all the senior figures felt a bone-chilling cold. The successor of the Martial Lunatic lineage dared to publicly display the Phoenix Clan's top-secret heart scripture. Did this mean they were utterly fearless, completely unafraid of retaliation from the Undying Bird Clan?! Looking at it this way, the Martial Lunatic had most likely perfected that invincible ancient profound art. He had either emerged from seclusion, or was about to! This was simply a cataclysmic event. If the Martial Lunatic reappeared in the world, how strong would he be?! Back then, with Li Zhenshi in the world, the Martial Lunatic lineage might not have dared to be too ostentatious. But now, who could possibly contend with them? As for those mythical-level beings from prehistoric legends, they were either crippled or had passed away. They had entered famous mountains and great rivers countless years ago and had not emerged, burying themselves there. Looking at it now, there were few in the world who could stop the Martial Lunatic!