The next morning, when Mu Bingyun arrived at the courtyard, she saw Yun Che standing quietly by the pond, his body covered in thick morning dew, obviously having not slept all night.
Yun Che turned around and looked at Mu Bingyun. Mu Bingyun sensed something from his eyes. However, he did not look away. He was as calm as he was yesterday... and even more determined.
“Palace Master Bingyun, I promise you that I will never do anything to let my master down.” Yun Che said abruptly.
Mu Bingyun was stunned for a moment, her eyes were extremely complicated, she said softly: "You don't need to promise me anything... The Conferred God Battle is about to begin, let's go."
Today's Battle of the Gods will be a competition among the top 16, and it will undoubtedly be much more intense and exciting than before.
Mu Bingyun took Yun Che with her and flew to the Conferred God Platform together. The speed was not fast and they were silent along the way. Because of Mu Xuanyin's matter, the atmosphere between the two inevitably became subtle, especially Mu Bingyun. Her state of mind when facing Yun Che was destined to never return to the past.
She couldn't accept or understand what Mu Xuanyin had done.
She could barely accept Mu Xuanyin's forgiveness two years ago. After all, Yun Che's original intention was to save her. But this time... why?
“Brother Yun…Senior Bingyun!”
At this moment, Huo Poyun’s voice came from the back. Mu Bingyun paused, and with a push of her snow-white hand, she retracted the force that was on Yun Che’s body: “Remember not to be late.”
After she finished speaking, her snowy figure flashed and she was already several miles away.
Yun Che: “…”
Huo Poyun was alone, and soon came to Yun Che's side. Yun Che turned around and smiled, "Brother Poyun, why are you alone? Where are your master and the others?"
Huo Poyun explained, "Last night, Master and Sect Master Yan worked together to create a 'Spirit Fire Realm' for me, allowing me to practice with the Wheel of Time Beads in it. Now they are taking back the 'Spirit Fire Realm', and my match is the first one. They were worried about being late, so they let me come first. They should be here soon after."
“I see.” Yun Che nodded: “Brother Poyun, your opponent today is Jun Xilei, how confident are you?”
"This..." Huo Poyun smiled bitterly: "To be honest, I really have no confidence. However, although I don't have the confidence to defeat her, it won't be that easy for her to defeat me."
Feeling that Huo Poyun was not frightened by Jun Xilei's fame, but was full of fighting spirit, Yun Che was relieved and said with a smile: "Of course."
"Speaking of which... Brother Yun," Huo Poyun's voice suddenly became quieter, and he asked hesitantly: "Senior Bingyun... why did you suddenly leave you?"
“…Isn’t this normal?” Yun Che said.
"No." Huo Poyun shook his head. "If it was any other senior, I wouldn't feel anything. But Senior Bingyun treats Brother Yun... How should I put it? He doesn't treat his younger disciples like a mother or a sister. He is always gentle like a mother or a sister. At least that's what I saw, and I'm always envious. So, just now... I felt strange."
“…” Yun Che was slightly startled, and turned his head unnaturally, avoiding his gaze, and exhaled softly: “Because she is a woman.”
Huo Poyun: “???”
At this moment, an unusually awe-inspiring aura swept through them, like a sharp sword, suddenly slashing through their souls.
Yun Che and Huo Poyun turned their heads at the same time like lightning. Not far to the east, a young girl appeared out of nowhere. She was dressed in white clothes that were whiter than snow, and was extremely beautiful. On her back was an ancient bronze sword. She looked like a goddess who had walked out of an ancient scroll. Her eyes were extremely beautiful, but they shone with a cold light that could pierce one's soul.
The successor of the Sword Master, Jun Xilei!
The moment their eyes met, it was like a sword at their throats. The next moment, Jun Xilei turned her eyes away, not looking at them again, and disappeared in the fluttering white clothes.
"What a powerful aura." Huo Poyun took a deep breath: "Could this be the invisible sword intent that Master mentioned last night?"
Yun Che frowned. Jun Xilei's eyes and aura that were clearly filled with hatred just now made him feel heavy inside. Although Jun Xilei was like this every time she saw him, this time was different.
“Brother Poyun,” Yun Che said in all seriousness, “You must be extremely careful when you fight with Jun Xilei later.”
"Yes, I know." Huo Poyun nodded heavily.
"No, I mean, you have to be careful that she doesn't do anything cruel to you."
"Ah?" Huo Poyun was stunned and asked puzzledly: "Why?"
“Have you forgotten that when she was in the Snow Song Realm, she was forced by my master to kneel down and apologize to me. As the heir of the Sword Sovereign who is admired by the world, this must be the greatest shame of her life. In the Eternal Heaven Realm, every time she saw me, she wanted to cut me into pieces with her eyes, but she didn’t have the chance to do it to me. However, she knows that we are friends, and she is likely to vent her anger on you.”
Yun Che’s words were quite solemn. Huo Poyun raised his brows and said hesitantly, “This… shouldn’t be the case, right? Jun Xilei is the descendant of the Sword Lord, the son of the famous Four Sons of the East Region. He wouldn’t do something so ungraceful, right?”
"She is the descendant of the Sword Master, but she is also a woman! Women are so vindictive... Phew, it seems that you have never fallen into trouble with a woman."
“Uh… Thank you, Brother Yun, for your reminder. I will be careful.” Huo Poyun had no choice but to nod. Although he didn’t agree with it, out of trust in Yun Che, he didn’t completely ignore his advice and kept it in mind carefully.
Arriving at the Conferred God Arena area, Yun Che attracted countless attention the moment he arrived. Even the gazes of the great Divine Emperors stayed on him for quite some time.
When he first arrived in the God Realm, he only wanted to see Jasmine. He had intended to keep a low profile, but he soon alarmed the entire Ice Phoenix Divine Sect and became the sect master’s personal disciple. In just a few years, under Mu Xuanyin’s exclusive favor, he was almost second to none in the Snow Song Realm.
After arriving in the Eternal Heaven Realm, he had intended not to be noticed by anyone, but within less than two months, he had become famous and attracted the attention of all the major realm kings and divine emperors. Yesterday’s battle had even alarmed the entire Eastern Divine Region.
What he possessed and carried seemed to have doomed him to never be at peace and tranquility. He himself was aware of this... Perhaps it had something to do with his temperament?
Soon, the One Emperor and Five Emperors arrived, and today's Conferred God Battle was about to begin. The "big event" was known, but today, the Dragon Emperor and the God Emperor Shi Tian still did not leave. It was obvious that they were all really interested in this Mysterious God Conference in the Eastern God Territory... or they were interested in one or some of the people in it.
"The first match of the second round of the Conferred God Group, Huo Poyun from the Flame God Realm versus Jun Xilei, the descendant of the Sword Lord!"
Jun Xilei was born in "Yaoxin Sword Pavilion", but the title read by Master Quhui was "Successor of the Sword Lord". Obviously, the latter's weight is much heavier than the former.
The first battle to start today was that of the Conferred God Group. Following the announcement by the Venerable Quhui, Huo Poyun leaped over and landed on the Conferred God Platform, holding the Demon-Breaking Sword in his hand. The blazing Golden Crow flames spread from his entire body to the sword, and he immediately entered into combat. The strong aura of the Golden Crow and the high will to fight could be felt in every corner of the Conferred God Platform.
“This young man is not bad.” On the East Seat, the Eternal Sky God Emperor nodded slightly and praised him generously: “He was born in a middle-level star realm, but he has achieved such success. At such a young age, he can control the most difficult to control Golden Crow Flame to such an extent, especially when facing an opponent like the Sword Sovereign’s descendant, he is not afraid at all. He will definitely achieve great success in the future.”
"That's indeed commendable." Even the Dragon Emperor nodded, and then asserted, "It's a pity that he will definitely lose this time."
Jun Xilei's figure suddenly landed on the Conferred God Platform as if lifted by a gentle breeze. But unlike Huo Poyun who was fully prepared to fight, she stood quietly with a cold face and no emotion. The "nameless sword" that belonged to the Sword Master and was beyond her control was still behind her. She seemed to be isolated from the world and indifferent to the mundane world.
“Let the war begin!!”
At a command from Venerable Quhui, the flames on Huo Poyun's body instantly shot up a hundred feet, and most of the Conferred God Platform was dyed with a layer of light gold.
But Jun Xilei remained silent and even her breath did not change at all. Her beautiful eyes, which were devoid of any emotion, did not seem to be looking at Huo Poyun at all.
A feeling of being looked down upon made Huo Poyun frown, but he was not enraged. Instead, he became more determined to fight. He shouted, "Huo Poyun from the Flame God Realm, please teach me!!"
"drink!!!!"
Chirp
Among the three supreme flames, the Golden Crow has the strongest burning power and the strongest pride and dignity. Huo Poyun, who carries the most extreme Golden Crow bloodline in the history of the Flame God Realm, will naturally be affected to the greatest extent. It will not show up on weekdays, but once the power is involved, it will be fully triggered.
A huge golden crow flaming shadow appeared behind Huo Poyun, spreading its wings and roaring mightily.
Boom boom boom boom
Dozens of golden crow flames also exploded at this moment, and dozens of red-gold fire lotuses blossomed. When the flames became extremely intense, it seemed as if dozens of suns appeared at the same time in the sky above the Conferred God Platform, making all the powerful men dare not look directly at them, with shock in their hearts.
“This aura… and the speed at which it releases its flame profound energy… is he really only at the seventh level of the Divine Spirit Realm?” A middle-level star realm cultivator who practiced fire-related profound arts exclaimed in surprise.
"And that's not just any ordinary Xuan Fire. It's far more difficult to control than any ordinary Xuan Fire... No, it's the most difficult of all divine fires to control, the Golden Crow Flame!"
"It seems that this is his true strength. The reason why he defeated Lu Chenyuan before was not just because Lu Chenyuan was arrogant, nor was it accidental!"
Facing Jun Xilei, Huo Poyun's unreserved burst of flame power caused countless strong men to marvel. However, Jun Xilei, who was facing Huo Poyun, remained motionless, allowing Huo Poyun to release his profound power to the extreme, only frowning slightly.
This was obviously a kind of deep pride, but Huo Poyun was not at all surprised or angry. He slowly pointed the Flame God Demon-Breaking Sword forward, and as the Golden Crow Flame Shadow let out another earth-shaking roar, all the fire lotus auras were connected, like meteorite flames from the sky, flying down towards Jun Xilei.
"Okay!!" Huo Rulie couldn't help but roar and stood up excitedly.
“If you dare to underestimate Po Yun, you will have to pay the price even if you are the descendant of the Sword Lord.” Yan Juehai also said in a low voice.
Yun Che's eyes also lit up with strange light. He could sense more clearly than anyone how powerful these fire lotus qi were when connected. Although Jun Xilei was three realms ahead of Huo Poyun in terms of profound strength, Huo Poyun had extraordinary Golden Crow flame power. From the fact that he easily defeated Lu Chenyuan in a battle, Yun Che absolutely believed that he was enough to rival a strong man at the ninth level of the Divine Realm. Jun Xilei had been arrogant all the time and had not released her aura. Facing Huo Poyun, who had enough time to fully condense and release his flame power, it would be difficult for her to compete head-on.
The moment Huo Lian approached, Jun Xilei finally moved.
As she swung her arm, a sharp sword flashed. Her sword was pure white, less than half an inch thin and less than five feet long. Under the golden crow flames, it did not even emit a golden glow.
This sword, named "Wu Guang", was given to Jun Xilei by Jun Wuming himself. It was also the sword he forged personally for his future successor during the tens of thousands of years he spent searching for a successor.
The mist light came out of the sheath and waved lightly.
Instantly, all sounds between heaven and earth suddenly disappeared, and even the light suddenly dimmed. In everyone's sight, there was only a streak of light that was more gorgeous and dazzling than a meteor...
This stream of light passed through the fire lotuses, through space, through layers of flames, and illuminated Huo Poyun's chest... and then passed through his chest.
This stream of light was clearly incredibly fast, but at that instant, time seemed to have completely slowed down. Everyone, including the weakest Divine Tribulation Realm profound practitioners, could clearly see every inch of its trace.
Ding!!
The stream of light collided with the isolation barrier and dissipated instantly. At this moment, the world suddenly returned to "normal". All the fire lotuses, including those that were not touched by the stream of light, were split into two flat and disintegrated in the air. Huo Poyun's body was covered in blood. With a scream, he flew backwards fiercely, flew out of the barrier, and fell outside the Conferred God Platform.
Jun Xilei took action and Huo Poyun was defeated in an instant.
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