by Shian Jeen
The pressure from Huwang Hongtian was fixed on Huwang Xiao.
As long as Huwang Xiao and his demonic beasts wanted to take another step forward, he would not hesitate to attack, killing Huwang Xiao in one move!
Huwang Xiao appeared indifferent, as if he did not hear Huwang Hongtian’s threat, calmly retorting, “And who are you? If you say that this Phoenix Volcano is your Phoenix Clan’s territory, then I say that this entire Fire World is my territory.”
The moment Huwang Xiao finished, the Phoenix Clan’s Grand Elders were enraged.
A mere mid-Tenth Order God Realm human boy dared to speak to their Patriarch in this tone!
Unforgivable arrogance!
“Insolent boy, how dare to speak like that to our Patriarch!” A late-Tenth Order God Realm Phoenix Clan Grand Elder lost his temper and attacked. His hand curled into a claw, closing in on Huwang Xiao.
A shadow of a phoenix and a fiery red claw swooped down on Huwang Xiao.
Flames took over the world.
The fire element energy in the surroundings roiled violently, influenced by the attack.
Huwang Xiao didn’t even spare the attacker a side glance, retaliating with his palm.
Watching Huwang Xiao’s action, all the Phoenix Clan Grand Elders shook their heads with mocking smiles, the same thought crossed their minds—this human overestimates his own strength.
After all, the difference in their cultivation was obvious.
Moreover, their Phoenix Clan’s most powerful weapon was none other than their Phoenix Fire Claw. Being displayed by one of their own Phoenix Clan’s Grand Elders, forget a mid-Tenth Order God Realm human, even a perfection stage late-Tenth Order God Realm demonic beast like that Horned Fire Lion would be hard-pressed to withstand this attack!
However, Huwang Xiao’s seemingly casual palm strike actually dispersed the raging flames, but it did not stop there. In the next second, the palm force struck the Phoenix Clan Grand Elder squarely on the chest.
A miserable wail rang in the air as Grand Elder was sent flying more than ten li, crashing into a small mountain peak, shattering it.
All the Phoenix Clan Grand Elders were dumbfounded watching this, unable to believe what they had just seen.
Including Huwang Hongtian.
Although Huwang Hongtian suspected that Huwang Xiao may not be as simple as he seemed on the surface, he did not really place much importance on him either. However, the sudden turn of events robbed Huwang Hongtian of his ability to promptly respond.
Some time later, Huwang Hongtian and the other Grand Elders finally got over their shock.
“Punk, you actually attacked and injured one of us, go die!!” A perfection stage late-Tenth Order God Realm of the Phoenix Clan was ired, killing intent thick in his eyes as he was about to attack.
The others Grand Elders were also prepared to attack.
“Enough, all of you retreat!” Huwang Hongtian’s majestic voice sounded.
Only then did the Phoenix Clan Grand Elders stop, yet their anger was still obvious, glaring unwillingly at Huwang Xiao.
Huwang Hongtian looked at Huwang Xiao and said, “Little guy, I can see that you have good talent, there’s hope for your to breakthrough to the Highgod Realm,” then he shook his head, “With a talent like yours, dying here would be a pity. You haven’t broken through to the Highgod Realm, therefore you do not realize how big the gap between a Highgod Realm and a God Realm is. It would be as easy as turning my palm over if I wanted to kill you. So, I’m giving you another chance, retreat now or I can only kill you!”
Hearing this, Dragon Emperor Ao Taiyi was snickering in contempt. Even the Vermilion bird Institute Principal would have a hard time killing Huwang Xiao, but this Phoenix Clan Patriarch actually said that killing Huwang Xiao was as easy as turning his palm?
Huwang Xiao questioned in return, “What if I win and you lose?”
Huwang Hongtian and the Grand Elders blanked for a second, then their rage rose to their heads.
Too arrogant!
What did this punk say just now?! A mid-Tenth Order God Realm human was boasting about defeating their Patriarch? Their Patriarch that had broken through to Highgod Realm?!
This was simply not putting their Phoenix Clan in his eyes!
“Patriarch, let me kill this brat instead!” The Grand Elder that wanted to attack Huwang Xiao earlier spoke with gritted teeth.
Huwang Hongtian craned his neck a little, “No need,” and his cold glare once again focused on Huwang Xiao, filled with boiling killing intent, “As long as you can withstand one palm from me, I’ll exempt you from the death penalty!”
Huwang Xiao’s words had already touched his bottom line.
In a Highgod Realm master’s eyes, all below the Highgod Realm were ants. An ant dared to taunt him?
Looking at the other side’s killing intent, Huwang Xiao shook his head, “I want to enter the Phoenix Volcano to find something, if I manage to withstand this attack of yours, your Phoenix Clan will allow me entry into Phoenix Volcano. Once I found what I’m looking for, I will lead my demonic beasts away from here.”
Before arriving at the Phoenix Volcano, Huwang Xiao never wanted to create any conflict with the Phoenix Clan, it was best if things like that could be avoided.
Of course, at Huwang Xiao’s current level of strength, he was not enough to fight the entire Phoenix Clan. Then again, things would be different after he integrated with the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire.
At that time, after coming out from the Phoenix Volcano, he would tame all these phoenixes!
Hearing Huwang Xiao say that he only wanted to enter Phoenix Volcano to search for something, Huwang Hongtian and the Grand Elders were surprised.
“Fine, if you can withstand one palm strike from me, I’ll allow you to enter the Phoenix Volcano!” Huwang Hongtian coldly agreed.
In his heart, he refused to believe that a mid-Tenth Order God Realm human could really withstand his attack.
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The instant Huwang Hongtian’s voice fell, colorful flames erupted from his body, rising into the sky.
Bright golden lights glimmered from the colorful flames, with the ethereal shadow of a phoenix emerging behind Huwang Hongtian.
The whelming pressure of his Highgod Realm cultivation surged out, alarming the other beings in all directions.
From afar, Huwang Hongtian was the embodiment of an ancient phoenix in rebirth.
Affected by the pressure from Huwang Hongtian’s body, the Phoenix Clan Grand Elders swiftly retreated two hundred li away.
The demonic beasts behind Huwang Xiao were quivering.
This was a Highgod Realm master’s divine pressure!
An average Ninth Order, even early Tenth Order God Realm cultivator with a weaker soul would have their souls instantly shatter under a Highgod Realm master’s divine pressure. The Highgod Realm master wouldn't even need to move a finger.
Even though the group of demonic beasts was quivering, without Huwang Xiao’s order they dared not budge an inch.
“All of you go down.” Huwang Xiao spoke.
“Yes, Master!” The demonic beasts flew to safety like they had been given amnesty.
Huwang Xiao leaped up, standing high in the air, facing Huwang Hongtian at the same height.
Although Huwang Hongtian’s divine pressure was powerful, Huwang Xiao’s soul force was no weaker than a Highgod Realm master’s. He wasn’t affected by the divine pressure coming from Huwang Hongtian in the least.
Huwang Hongtian was dumbfounded when he heard the group of demonic beasts refer to the human as ‘Master’. He had initially thought that Huwang Xiao probably reached a cooperation agreement with these demonic beasts for some benefits, yet those demonic beasts actually called him Master!
What shocked him even more was that this human boy had the guts to face him alone, not the least affected by his divine pressure!
Did this mean that the black-haired young man’s soul was actually com
parable to his, a Highgod Realm master?!
‘How is this possible?!’
Though his cultivation was only at the early First Order Highgod Realm, his true form was a Seven-Colored Phoenix. By nature, his soul was stronger than others of similar cultivation strength, closer to a mid-First Order Highgod Realm master.
While Huwang Hongtian was caught in his shock, Huwang Xiao calmly said, “Please make your move.”
Huwang Hongtian snapped out from his thoughts. His eyes narrowed dignifiedly watching Huwang Xiao, but he did not immediately strike.
At this moment, he realized that he had underestimated this mid-Tenth Order God Realm human far too much!
At first, Huwang Hongtian planned to use one-tenth of his strength, but now he changed his mind. The pressure from his body escalated.
Phoenix flames soared to the sky, piercing through the layers of clouds as they formed a colorful sea of flames behind Huwang Hongtian.
Perceiving the change in Huwang Hongtian, Huwang Xiao’s expression turned slightly serious. Even though he had the Black Tortoise Divine Fire protecting him, his opponent was a Highgod Realm master.
Huwang Xiao would not make light of such an opponent, however, he decided against using his Black Tortoise Divine Fire. He summoned his black and blue twin dragon martial spirits, soul transformed, and then further transformed into his Asura Physique, pushing the frigid Asura Qi inside his body to the limit.
Stands of chilling Asura Qi surged out from Huwang Xiao’s body.
Deep red light glowed among the black strands of energy, weaving around him, forming a Hell Asura Barrier.
To those watching Huwang Xiao, he was like the reincarnation of an Asura King.
Huwang Xiao’s Hell Asura Barrier and Huwang Hongtian’s phoenix flames sea of fire made a vivid contrasting picture.
Half of the hemisphere was black, the other half was red.
One side darkness, one side burning fire.
The Phoenix Clan Grand Elders watched in astonishment, finding it hard to believe that Huwang Hongtian’s sea of phoenix flames couldn’t devour Huwang Xiao’s Hell Asura Barrier.
The two sides continued to take over the other, clashing and colliding.
Blasts echoed in the high air.
“This, this is impossible!” The perfection stage late-Tenth Order God Realm Phoenix Clan Grand Elder who wanted to attack Huwang Xiao earlier mumbled to himself, shaking his head. He was unable to accept what was taking place in front of him.
It took all the Grand Elders cooperating together to form a Flame Barrier that could barely go against their Patriarch’s Flame Barrier.
But this human managed to do that all by himself?! On top of that, this young man was only a mid-Tenth Order God Realm!
Right at this time, Huwang Hongtian made his move.
“Nine Phoenix Sky Scorching Palm!”
Huwang Hongtian’s majestic voice reverberated throughout the Phoenix Volcano as two gigantic palms shred through space.
Each gigantic palm was wrapped in phoenix flames in the shape of nine large phoenixes.
This Nine Phoenix Sky Scorching Palm was the highest battle skill comprehended by their Phoenix Clan’s ancestors while observing the manifestations in the sky.
At the highest level of the battle skill, phoenix flames wrapping around their palms would take the form of nine phoenixes.
One palm strike was equivalent to an attack from nine phoenixes.
Once, Huwang Hongtian succeeded in beating a mid-First Order Highgod Realm master into retreating with this move.
Wherever the Nine Phoenix Scorching Sky Palm passed, space shattered, everything evaporated into white mist.
Even the ancient trees below, the grass, and the flowers were all incinerated into ash due to the heat.
In the blink of an eye, the Nine Phoenix Scorching Sky Palm arrived within a hundred zhang from Huwang Xiao.
A sharp gleam erupted in Huwang Xiao’s eyes. Before the Phoenix Clan Grand Elders and the group of demonic beasts’ flabbergasted faces, a thousand arms fanned out from his back.
Huwang Xiao gave a low shout and a thousand hands behind him shook at the same time, slapping out at once.
The air howled as if space was being forcefully torn apart.
Huwang Xiao’s attack strained the surroundings even more. That portion of heaven and earth trembled, as if this attack could shatter the world.
In a split second, Huwang Xiao’s palm strikes collided with Huwang Hongtian’s flaming palms.
Thunderous explosions resounded from the high air. More and more spatial cracks emerged as the seconds ticked away, several violent vortexes of colliding energies spread out.
Flames scattered like a rain of arrows, and countless Asuras howled in anger.
Affected by the shockwave of their palms collision, the Phoenix Clan Grand Elders and the group of demonic beasts that Huwang Xiao tamed retreated further away.
The resounding blasts and explosions continued for a long time.
Finally, the spatial cracks gradually closed, the violent shockwaves and winds died down, the phoenix flames dispersed, and the dark Asura qi scattered.
The Phoenix Clan and the group of demonic beasts quickly looked toward the battle site; both sides were still standing in high air. However, Huwang Xiao’s robe was gone, exposing his smooth muscular skin. The black and blue dragon heads were like a tattoo on his back, exuding majestic dragon might.
Huwang Xiao’s long hair fluttered in the windless air.
“He… he withstood it?!” The Phoenix Clan members stared at Huwang Xiao in disbelief. A human actually withstood their Patriarch’s Nine Phoenix Scorching Sky Palm!
Huwang Hongtian was slightly dazed staring at Huwang Xiao. A mere mid-Tenth Order God Realm human blocked his Nine Phoenix Scorching Sky Palm?! In his attack just now, he even used his God’s Law comprehension.
But the other side took it!
Various expressions flickered past Huwang Hongtian’s face, the entire time his gaze was fixed on Huwang Xiao. At last, he slowly spoke, “You may enter the Phoenix Volcano, but only you!”
Huwang Xiao nodded and put on a new robe that he took out from the Asura Ring before instructing the Horned Fire Lion and the other demonic beasts to wait here while he entered alone.
Before Huwang Hongtian and the Grand Elders’ complicated gazes, Huwang Xiao flew toward the Phoenix Volcano.
“Patriarch, are we really letting him enter the Phoenix Volcano?” One of the Grand Elders hesitated slightly before speaking up.
The Phoenix Volcano was their clan’s holy ground. Their clan ancestors had laid down an ironclad rule that only members of the Phoenix Clan were allowed in.
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Huwang Hongtian frowned, how could he not know the rule passed down by their ancestors since ancient times?
However, he had given his word that if Huwang Xiao could withstand one palm from him, he would allow that human to enter the Phoenix Volcano.
“Right, we absolutely cannot let that stripling into the Phoenix Volcano! Patriarch, let us go finish off that brat!” A Phoenix Clan Grand Elder echoed.
When Huwang Hongtian heard that, he looked over to that Grand Elder with a cold gaze, “Go finish off that brat? Relying on yourself?”
That Phoenix Clan Grand Elder deflated, looking embarrassed and unable to retort. Only at this point did he remember that, although the human was only a mid-Tenth Order God Realm, he had just withstood their Patriarch's Nine Phoenix Scorching Sky Palm. Going to finish off Huwang Xiao with his level of strength, he himself probably wouldn't last long enough to even entertain Huwang Xiao.
The rest of the Phoenix Clan Grand Elders also swallowed their words with dejected faces.
Huwang Hongtian issued a cold harrumphed, “Don’t worry. Currently, the lava below the Phoenix Volcano is acting up and a powerful fire element destructive energy is spreading outwards, shrouding the whole Phoenix Volcano. Even I dare not approach it. So, even if tha
t human dares to approach the Phoenix Volcano, he wouldn’t be able to remain inside for too long, otherwise he’d be turned into ash by the destructive power.”
“Therefore, nothing will come of it if he went inside the Phoenix Volcano, he’ll be out shortly.”
Only then did the Phoenix Clan Grand Elders remember that the Phoenix Volcano’s underground magma was acting up today, the destructive fire element energy causing a violent airflow around it. Thus, the Grand Elders quickly praised their Patriarch for being wise.
“However, we’d better send some people to watch that group of demonic beasts, if there’s any movement from them, immediately report to me!” Huwang Hongtian ordered.
“Yes, Patriarch!”
While this conversation took place, Huwang Xiao was already close to the Phoenix Volcano.
Sensing the destructive fire element power swirling around the Phoenix Volcano, a frown formed between his brows.
“Clearly, that Phoenix Clan Patriarch already knew about this phenomenon. Thus, he naturally assumes that you won’t be able to get inside the Phoenix Volcano even if he kept his word and let you in.” Dragon Emperor Ao Taiyi snickered.
Huwang Xiao grinned, “Unfortunately, he miscalculated one point.” He possessed the Black Tortoise Divine Fire, so fire was the last thing he needed to be afraid of.
An evil chuckle sounded from Dragon Emperor Ao Taiyi, “If he knew that the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire is located at the core of the Phoenix Volcano, he definitely wouldn’t have let you in even if you killed him.”
Not even a late-First Order Highgod Realm master could reach the center of the Phoenix Volcano’s magma river. What’s more an early First Order God Realm like Huwang Hongtian.
“Hurry, enter the Phoenix Volcano.” Dragon Emperor Ao Taiyi urged, “I can’t wait to see how much your soul will evolve after integrating with the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire!”
