Huo Poyun was dressed in a flaming red robe. He did not come alone. Behind him were the three Flame God Sect Masters who once dominated the Flame God Realm and who together pushed Huo Poyun to be the Flame God Realm King:
The leader of the Suzaku Sect is Yan Wancang, the leader of the Phoenix Sect is Yan Juehai, and the leader of the Golden Crow Sect is Huo Rulie.
The four strongest people in the Flame God Realm have all arrived, bringing a violent burning aura to this snowy area.
Mu Huanzhi had been waiting outside. He immediately stepped forward, quickly glanced at the expressions of the four people, and asked knowingly, "Welcome to the King of the Flame God Realm and the three sect leaders. I wonder what brings you here this time?"
After Mu Huanzhi's words, the four of them remained silent.
Huo Poyun looked straight ahead, his eyes were calm and his expression was unclear. The three masters of Yanshen Sect all had complicated expressions. Huo Rulie took a step forward and whispered, "Poyun, listen to me, this is the last time..."
"I have made up my mind, no need to say more!" Huo Poyun interrupted him coldly.
"!" Huo Rulie almost broke his teeth with one bite.
Huo Rulie not only had a violent temper, but was also extremely stubborn. Once he made up his mind, he would never change his mind. This was clear to everyone not only in the Flame God Realm, but also in the Snow Song Realm.
In the former case, Huo Poyun was not like him, but in the latter case, he was even worse than him.
Mu Huanzhi frowned and said, "I will go and inform the sect master now."
"No need." Huo Poyun raised his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "It's fine here."
The wind and snow suddenly stopped, and an invisible and dull spiritual pressure silently enveloped them, causing the three leaders of the Flame God Sect to suffocate in an instant and their vision to dim.
A dark figure slowly appeared in Huo Poyun's pupils.
He appeared in the sky at some point, his dark eyes were like the dark night, like the abyss. The gaze he gave below was not filled with the turmoil of someone he hadn't seen for a long time, but only with coldness and indifference.
A familiar face, but the look in the eyes and the aura have undergone drastic changes.
The bodies of the three Flame God Sect Masters all shrank involuntarily as they were suffocated. Even Huo Rulie, who was the most familiar with Yun Che in the past and who laughed and shouted "Little Brother Yun" all day long, almost subconsciously suppressed all his flame aura.
The Yun Che in the projection was already terrifying. But when facing him in person, one would know how terrifying his dark aura was.
It was not only a sense of existential humiliation, but also like being strangled by the throat by the devil. With just a thought, they would be killed, regardless of any friendship or mercy.
Huo Poyun raised his head high and smiled faintly: "Yun Che, it's been many years since we last met. The situation I see is much better than I expected."
On the other side, the witch Chan Yi, who had just arrived, frowned suddenly.
A mere upper realm king actually dared to address Yun Che by name. This was undoubtedly a crime of great disrespect.
Just as she was about to step forward, Chi Wuyao gently extended her hand to stop her. Then, Chi Wuyao turned her head slightly and looked down in another direction. There, Mu Feixue stood quietly, looking into the distance.
Mu Huanzhi stepped back consciously.
Yun Che’s attitude did not change as he spoke calmly, “Flame God Realm King, it is very good that you can come and die on your own. This will save this Demon Lord’s time. In this way, this Demon Lord will be able to enjoy your death more happily.”
“Demon…Demon Lord!” Huo Rulie hurried forward and said in a hurry, “We are here to make amends to the Demon Lord. Poyun did not intend to disobey the Demon Lord, but he just broke through recently and came out of retreat, so he missed the seven-day deadline. I beg the Demon Lord to consider our past friendship and give Poyun… and the Flame God Realm a chance to surrender and pledge allegiance.”
He had originally thought that he could shout “Little Brother Yun” like he did in the past to get closer to him. But when he really faced Yun Che, he didn’t have the courage to shout out those four words.
“Friendship?” Yun Che said indifferently: “The friendship we had back then has been destroyed. How can there be any friendship between this Demon Lord and the King of the Flame God Realm now?”
"..." Huo Rulie's whole body tensed up, and he felt bitter in his heart. He knew later that Huo Poyun had leaked Yun Che's whereabouts to the Holy Eaves Realm. He still couldn't understand why Huo Poyun would do such an insane thing.
But there is no doubt that his friendship with Yun Che had vanished from that moment on, and Yun Che had done his utmost by not seeking revenge.
Huo Poyun smiled without the slightest fear. He stretched out his hand, and the golden flames burned in his palm. The snow around him quickly disappeared under the flames. "Back then, I promised to compete with you again after entering the Eternal Heaven Divine Realm. Although I didn't enter the Eternal Heaven Divine Realm afterwards, I don't feel uncomfortable with this appointment now."
“Promise?” Yun Che smiled with great contempt: “I don’t remember.”
"It doesn't matter." Huo Poyun was not angry at all, and the golden flame in his hand gradually became stronger: "Just remember it."
As his voice fell, he suddenly flew into the air, his body ablaze with flames, and the Golden Crow flame in his hand condensed into a dazzling golden flaming sword, which struck Yun Che directly.
“Break the Cloud!!”
The three leaders of the Yanshen Sect were horrified. Once Huo Poyun attacked Yun Che, there would be no room for maneuver.
The three of them attacked at the same time... but how could they stop Huo Poyun now? Before they could get close to him, they were already bounced away, and Huo Poyun's Golden Crow flames were already approaching Yun Che.
The might of the flames from the Divine Lord Realm caused the space that was used to the cold to distort violently. Yun Che remained motionless, and when the flames approached his body, he casually stretched out his hand and gently clasped his five fingers forward.
In an instant, the blazing light that filled the sky suddenly dimmed, and then the blazing light on Huo Poyun's body quickly went out, and even the flaming sword in his hand disappeared layer by layer.
When Huo Poyun's figure stopped in front of Yun Che, there was no longer any flame on his body. Even the Golden Crow flames in his pupils had turned pale.
It's particularly dim.
As Yun Che's realm improved and he gained a deeper understanding of the Law of Void, his control over flames had far surpassed that of the past, and definitely far exceeded Huo Poyun's expectations.
Seeing the Golden Crow Flame that he had ignited almost out of thin air, his pupils slightly contracted. His figure also stopped in front of Yun Che, unable to move forward even a little bit. Under Yun Che's dark magic power, his flame power was devoured without a trace.
Before there was any collision of forces, he was already defeated.
In his sight, Yun Che's face was very close. There was no sneer on his face, no contempt in his eyes, not even a trace of pity, only darkness and endless indifference.
It seemed that the man in front of him was not even worthy of his contempt and pity.
“Those who knelt down and bowed their heads to show their loyalty to me,” Yun Che said calmly, “had their dignity crushed by me, and were planted with eternal darkness by me. But at the same time, their families, clansmen, sects, and countless lives in their star realms were able to survive.”
"Their choice is wise. After all, if they can't even bend and stretch, how can they be qualified to become a high-level king? As for those self-righteous fools, I, the demon lord, will naturally help them."
Yun Che finally showed some expression and smiled coldly: “After all, we have known each other for a while, so I am much luckier than them. After all, it was this Demon Lord who personally sentenced me to death!”
“Wait! Wait!” Huo Rulie, Yan Juehai, and Yan Wancang stepped forward and shouted in panic, “Demon Lord, please have mercy, he is definitely not…”
“Heh,” a low laugh made the third leader of the Flame God Realm suddenly cold all over, and he could no longer make a sound: “I once received the favor of the Phoenix Soul under the Burial God Fire Prison, so I will only kill the King of the Flame God Realm and will not bring disaster to the Flame God Realm.”
"But, if the three of you dare to ask for mercy again... we will die together!"
The words were icy cold, without any warmth or leeway.
As for Huo Poyun… he stared at Yun Che intently. He didn’t curse or struggle. Instead, his aura was fading away. It seemed that he had accepted his fate from the very beginning.
At this moment, a dark light flashed beside Yun Che, and Chi Wuyao’s figure appeared.
"Show me something," she said faintly, "After you read it, decide whether to kill him or not."
After she finished speaking, Chi Wuyao lightly tapped with her jade finger, and a ray of soul light touched the center of Yun Che’s brow.
This soul light contained memories from Luo Changsheng. In the memories, there was the unconscious Yun Che, and Huo Poyun who suddenly attacked and shook him away, and then fled with Yun Che at the risk of his life...
“…” Yun Che’s brows sank a little as he stared at Huo Poyun, whose expression was hard. His dark eyes slowly narrowed. “Who was the one who sent me to the Glazed Light Realm back then?!”
These words stunned everyone, especially the three masters of Yanshen Sect, whose eyes flickered violently, obviously they had no idea about this matter.
On the other hand, Huo Poyun did not sneer or frown after hearing these words. Instead, he showed a moment of... panic?
“I see.” Yun Che seemed to understand something and narrowed his eyes slowly: “You want me to kill you first, and then find out that you saved me back then, so that I will feel guilty forever, right?”
Huo Poyun gritted his teeth fiercely. His pupils and hands, which had been extremely calm before, began to tremble at the same time.
“Could it be…” Huo Rulie raised his head suddenly, then picked up a red soul crystal: “Poyun, what did you ask me to give to the Demon Lord after I die? Is it because I saved him back then?”
“Heh… heh.” Yun Che laughed: “Your so-called self-esteem is so ridiculous?”
“Oh my.” Chi Wuyao groaned with mixed feelings.
"ah!!"
Huo Poyun suddenly screamed, and flames burst out of his body. The Flame God Devil-Breaking Sword shattered into thin air and pierced Yun Che directly.
clang!
Amidst the loud clanging sound, the Flame God's Devil-Breaking Arrow froze between Yun Che's fingers, and the flames on it quickly went out.
Yun Che lowered his eyebrows coldly, looked at Huo Poyun's somewhat ferocious face and smiled faintly: "You really want me to kill you? Then I won't kill you. After all, you saved me back then. My life is much more valuable than yours. Of course, I will repay this 'favor'!"
Bang!
With a flick of his finger, Huo Poyun, whose breath was disordered, fell headfirst.
Huo Poyun suddenly turned around in mid-air, and was about to attack Yun Che again... However, the moment he turned around, he accidentally touched Chi Wuyao's eyes.
boom----
His eyes suddenly went dark, and his mind seemed to ring with thousands of huge bells. His confused soul seemed to transform into countless violent demons, ramming wildly in his heart...
The power that had just surged up dissipated in an instant, and he fell straight down into the pale snow.
The three leaders of Yanshen Sect hurried forward to help him up.
His vision flickered, and his consciousness had never been so heavy before, but Huo Poyun refused to faint. He raised his head little by little, and his pupils were clearly dilated, but he stared at Yun Che's figure: "If you have the guts... just... kill me..."
“…” This amazing willpower actually surprised Chi Wuyao.
Yun Che looked down from the sky and said in a deep voice: “In this Eastern Divine Region, whoever I want to die must die. Whoever I want to live has no right to die!”
“Yan Wancang, Yan Juehai, and the fire is as fierce as fire.” He said coldly: “Take him back to the Flame God Realm and let him live well for me. If he dies... I want this Eastern God Territory, and there will be no more Flame God Realm!”
“…”
The reverse blood attacked Huo Poyun's heart, and his vision suddenly turned black again, and then it turned into complete darkness... and he finally fainted.
While unconscious, he clenched his teeth clenched tightly, and blood flowed between his teeth.
Yun Che not only did not kill Huo Poyun, but also issued a magic order not to let him die. The three masters of Yanshen didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
They took Huo Poyun away, bowed simply, and didn't dare to say anything more. They quickly left, with complex feelings in their hearts that were beyond words.
Looking into the distance, Yun Che’s gaze remained fixed for a long time.
All around, the Ice Phoenix elders and disciples moved away silently, and no one dared to approach.
“What are you thinking about?” Chi Wuyao walked over and asked casually.
Yun Che exhaled lightly and said, “Demon Queen, you have seen countless people, can you see through Huo Poyun?”
“Oh?” Chi Wuyao looked at him with a faint smile on her face.
Yun Che said: “The Flame God Realm has spent countless efforts to train him. Back then, he also shouldered the future of the Flame God Realm. This brought him a heavy pressure too early, but it is also his remarkable point.”
“Now that he is finally the king of the Flame God Realm, he should be more concerned about his current responsibilities and the safety of the Flame God Realm. Why is he so paranoid and insane? And his hatred for me…” Yun Che frowned: “Does Mu Feixue’s position in his heart really surpass the Flame God Realm that he has devoted his entire life to?”
Chi Wuyao raised the corners of her lips slightly, and said lightly, “After she came, Feixue also came. It is impossible for Huo Poyun not to sense her presence. And just now, his gaze only shifted in the direction of Mu Feixue once, and after that, it was always focused on one person.”
Yun Che frowned: "What do you mean?"
"I'm thinking of a very interesting question." Chi Wuyao smiled and said, "What Huo Poyun is obsessed with is the person 'Mu Feixue', or the matter of 'who Mu Feixue likes'?"
Yun Che: “……?”
“We used to be very good friends, right?” Chi Wuyao suddenly asked.
"...Yes." Yun Che nodded. He had once been so serious and regarded Huo Poyun as his only friend in the God Realm.
“Do you know what the most important thing is for two people to become friends?” Chi Wuyao asked again.
Yun Che was unable to answer.
“It’s equality.”
Chi Wuyao glanced at him, and then took him to recall the day when he and Huo Poyun met. “Back then, I was the direct disciple of the Snow Song Realm King, and he was the direct disciple of the Golden Crow Sect Master. They were of similar age and status, and in their respective star realms, they were both the most dazzling people of the younger generation.”
"In their fight that year, he lost because of his lack of control over the elements. However, in terms of profound cultivation, he was far superior. When she reached out to help him up, the look in their eyes and the words they exchanged could have been seen, heard, and felt by anyone. "
"Geniuses are destined to be lonely. For Huo Poyun, this should be the first friend he truly recognizes in his life. In addition, with his personality, he takes the friendship between them very seriously and cherishes it very much."
"At that time, we are 'equal' to each other. We will support each other without any gap and encourage each other."
Chi Wuyao paused and looked at Yun Che’s profile: “When did this ‘equality’ begin to be broken, and who broke it?”
“…” Yun Che’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Chi Wuyao continued, “At the Mysterious God Conference, he was defeated by Jun Xilei’s sword. And, he severely injured Jun Xilei with a blow afterwards. His original intention was to vent his anger on him, but in fact, it also created an incomparably huge gap between the two of them… Moreover, he was clearly a disciple of the Golden Crow, but he ignited the dazzling Golden Crow Flame on the Conferred God Platform.”
"The 'equality' between them was completely torn apart. Standing at the top, he was completely unaware. And he was left far behind... For a young man in his twenties who cherished this first friendship, it was indeed an extremely huge blow."
"This blow initially brought loss, and I think he must have tried hard to overcome it. But then, he found out that the woman he fell in love with at first sight, the one he liked was someone else."
Chi Wuyao sighed softly and shook her head, “Disappointment, unwillingness, jealousy, resentment, desire, self-pity… When all these emotions are mixed together, it is impossible to predict what they will eventually become.”
"In fact, if you think about it carefully, Huo Poyun and Feixue have met very rarely, and they don't have any shared hardships or special memories. How could they have such a paranoid relationship?"
“Also, during the years when he was ‘dead’ in the Star God Realm, he did often go to the Snow Song Realm to visit Fei Xue, but he only visited her and never did anything beyond that. From my observation of him back then, he did have a crush on Fei Xue, but it wasn’t to the point of being ‘fierce,’ let alone being obsessive.”
"But after coming back alive, his 'paranoia' suddenly erupted again."
Chi Wuyao’s voice became long and soft as she spoke, “When he saw her being affectionate with Feixue, he wished he could have killed her through Luo Guxie. But when he saw that she was going to die at the hands of Luo Changsheng, he went to save her without caring about his own life.”
"My guess just now was correct. Huo Poyun wanted to kill him this time, and then find out that he had saved her, which would give him a strong sense of guilt that might even last a lifetime... In this way, he could finally get back at the game, but it was cruelly shattered."
The culprit was actually Chi Wuyao. If she hadn’t shown Yun Che Luo Changsheng’s memories, Huo Poyun would have gotten what he wanted.
"He cares about Feixue, and he cares about her ten times more than Feixue, yes."
After giving Yun Che a quick glance, Chi Wuyao turned around and walked away slowly.
As the wind and snow came, Yun Che remained motionless for a long time... In the distance, Chan Yi kept her lips slightly open for a long time, her mind in a state of confusion.
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