Chapter 215 - 213: Incinerated by Earth Fire

Chapter 215: Chapter 213: Incinerated by Earth Fire

From the moment Chen Yuan began scheming in the Fire Cloud Cave, his target had always been Zhu Xinwu.

To put it bluntly, Zhang Tingye and the other Martial Artists from Sword Worship Manor were nothing more than a ragtag mob.

Although these Martial Artists from Sword Worship Manor all had Cultivation in the Condensing Truth Realm, most of them were considered weak for their level.

After all, any Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artist with real strength would want to join a Major Sect or a Great Noble Family, not waste their time languishing in Sword Worship Manor.

Killing them wasn’t hard. Chen Yuan’s real goal was to kill Zhu Xinwu.

"Manor Master Chu, your cultivation of the Mixed Element Sword Scripture isn’t bad. You’ve at least managed to grasp the basics of the technique.

Unlike your son—he was a real piece of trash. He possessed this Ancient Secret Technique yet couldn’t even begin to comprehend it."

Chen Yuan grinned at Zhu Xinwu, a chilling smile touching his lips. "My apologies, Manor Master Chu. Your son was so useless that I couldn’t have held back even if I’d wanted to. A single, casual slap was enough to shatter his skull."

Zhu Xinwu’s eyes were already blazing with rage and killing intent; goaded by Chen Yuan, he’d lost some of his reason.

After learning of his son’s death, Zhu Xinwu had all but disregarded the cost to himself. He traveled day and night without sleep, using his True Qi to press onward. Whenever his True Qi ran out, he would consume an Elixir to recover before continuing his frantic journey. And now, at last, he stood before Chen Yuan.

As a result, his True Qi was still somewhat depleted, but Zhu Xinwu could no longer afford to care.

He formed a Seal Technique, and the Primordial Pill in his Dantian began to spin rapidly. A hazy, dark Sword Qi erupted, one that fused countless schools of Swordsmanship into the Mixed Element Infinite Sword Qi!

Mixed Element Sword Pill!

Zhu Xinwu was filled with such extreme hatred that he unleashed the Power of the Primordial Pill right from the start.

As for Zhang Tingye and the other Martial Artists from Sword Worship Manor, their courage had already been broken by Chen Yuan.

If Zhu Xinwu hadn’t returned in time, they would have already scattered and fled.

But now that Zhu Xinwu was back, it was as if they had found their backbone again. They all followed his lead and charged toward Chen Yuan.

The Mixed Element Infinite Sword Qi was incredibly domineering, its power astonishing.

When Zhu Xinwu left the Nine Swords Alliance, he had also obtained Zuo Tianyuan’s Nine Cyan Blade Swords and over a hundred Sword Dao Secret Techniques from the alliance.

Zhu Xinwu hadn’t been idle during his journey. Disregarding the mental toll, he had already fed the Nine Cyan Blade Swords and the other Sword Dao Secret Techniques from the Nine Swords Alliance to his Mixed Element Sword Scripture, raising the Secret Technique’s power to a new level.

The Red Lotus Sin-Slaying Saber descended, but this time, even the supremely domineering Karma Fire Red Lotus was torn asunder by the Mixed Element Infinite Sword Qi.

Coupled with the attacks from the other Martial Artists of Sword Worship Manor, Chen Yuan was blasted back several steps.

Chen Yuan had fought his fair share of Primordial Pill Realm Martial Arts Grandmasters, but most of them hadn’t been in their peak condition.

He had relied on an Array to deal with Shangguan Jue. Wen Cangyuan had been old and frail. And as for Wu Daoquan, it had been a three-on-one siege.

But this time, Chen Yuan was facing a Primordial Pill Realm Martial Arts Grandmaster at his absolute peak, one who also possessed a Celestial Level Ancient Sword Dao Secret Technique like the Mixed Element Sword Scripture.

"Die!"

Zhu Xinwu roared. The Ancient Sword in his hand fell, and ten thousand streams of Sword Qi merged into one, forming a Sword Qi River that surged toward Chen Yuan, vast and overwhelming.

A grave expression appeared in Chen Yuan’s eyes.

’The Mixed Element Sword Scripture is truly worthy of its title as an Ancient Sword Dao Secret Technique,’ Chen Yuan thought. ’Zhu Xinwu’s Martial Dao Cultivation is actually quite average among Grandmasters of the Primordial Pill Realm. Most of the Swordsmanship he used to feed the Mixed Element Sword Scripture was garbage at the Profound or Yellow Level; you could count the number of Earth Level techniques on one hand.’

’But just by relying on the Mixed Element Sword Scripture, the power he’s unleashing is absolutely astounding, even terrifying. It’s on par with the desperate, all-out strike of Wen Cangyuan’s Shenxiao Evil-slaying Sword!’

Chen Yuan formed a Seal Technique. In an instant, boundless blood flames converged—Sky-Sundering God-Burning, immeasurably powerful!

The Gouli Blood Flame Divine Seal slammed down, meeting the bombardment of the Sword Qi River head-on. A terrifying shockwave of power erupted in mid-air, and the closest Martial Artists from Sword Worship Manor were sent flying.

Zhu Xinwu’s expression flickered. ’This Chen Jiutian... his reserves of power are so strong!’

For years, Zhu Xinwu had cultivated the Mixed Element Sword Scripture in secret. To conceal this, he had almost never used the technique openly.

Today, seeking revenge for his son, was the first time he had ever pushed the might of the Mixed Element Sword Scripture to its absolute limit. He had expected to take down Chen Jiutian in a single blow, yet he never imagined the man could withstand it to this extent.

A flash of Evil Qi appeared in Zhu Xinwu’s eyes. The Sword Intent around him condensed and swelled as his Mixed Element Sword Pill spun frantically. Boundless Sword Qi poured into his body, shrouding him completely in a gray aura of Sword Qi.

Sword Qi of all Attributes—heaven and earth, wind and thunder, water, fire, mountain, and marsh—condensed within it. One could faintly see un-fused Sword Qi flaring with sporadic power, only to be devoured by the gray Sword Qi in the next moment.

As the Mixed Element Sword Qi entered his body, Zhu Xinwu’s flesh began to bulge and swell, his Meridians straining under immense pressure.

Though the Mixed Element Sword Scripture was powerful, Zhu Xinwu’s mastery of the Secret Technique was still lacking.

Every time he activated the Mixed Element Sword Pill, the overflowing Mixed Element Sword Qi would inflict a certain amount of damage to his body.

Therefore, Zhu Xinwu didn’t want to waste any more time on Chen Yuan. He couldn’t afford to drag this out; he had to kill him as quickly as possible.

Sensing the power coursing through Zhu Xinwu, Chen Yuan didn’t hesitate for a second. He immediately turned and fled deeper into the Fire Cloud Cave.

His previous clash with Zhu Xinwu had been a deliberate ploy to force him into revealing his strongest state.

And it seemed that Zhu Xinwu was holding nothing back; he was already using his full power.

"Trying to escape? It’s too late! Seal off the entire Fire Cloud Cave! Leave him with nowhere to run and nowhere to hide!"

Zhu Xinwu let out a furious roar. With the piercing shriek of Sword Qi tearing through the air, he transformed into a frigid beam of sword light and shot after Chen Yuan.

The Martial Artists from Sword Worship Manor followed suit, charging into the Fire Cloud Cave behind him.

Upon reaching the depths of the cave, Chen Yuan ran out of room to flee and came to a stop.

Zhu Xinwu said coldly, "The Fire Cloud Cave is a dead end. Let’s see where you run to now!"

"Chen Jiutian! My son had no quarrel with you, yet you took his life! Today, I will tear you limb from limb to vent the hatred in my heart!"

The feud for a murdered son is irreconcilable. And Chen Yuan hadn’t just killed any son; he had killed his only son—the one he favored most, his most outstanding child, the one in whom he had placed all his hopes!

"No quarrel? Zhu Zhaoxiong tried to take my Seven Kills Stele. He should have been prepared to pay the price.

Did he think he could fail, admit defeat, and then just walk away as if nothing happened? Where in the world do you find a deal that good?"

Hearing Chen Yuan mention the Seven Kills Stele, Zhu Xinwu was suddenly reminded: the Seven Kills Stele Fragment was in Chen Yuan’s possession!

’That’s a Divine Artifact Fragment! If I kill him, the Seven Kills Stele Fragment will naturally be mine.’

The dead cannot be revived. Since Zhu Zhaoxiong was gone, he had no heir. All he could do now was focus on increasing his own power.

He had suffered a hidden injury in his youth, and as a result, he had never been able to break through to the next Realm, no matter how hard he cultivated. He could only rely on the Mixed Element Sword Scripture to enhance his combat strength.

’But if I were to fuse with the Divine Artifact Fragment... could it heal my old injury?’

To a Martial Artist from a top-tier Major Sect, Zhu Xinwu’s idea would seem laughable.

Divine Artifacts were not omnipotent. Only a select few possessed the power to reconstruct a physical body. How could a Divine Artifact so obviously designed for slaughter, like the Seven Kills Stele, possibly heal injuries?

But in the eyes of Independent Martial Artists like Zhu Xinwu, who knew little about such things, Divine Artifact Demon Soldiers were supreme, omnipotent beings.

At this thought, a bright gleam instantly ignited in Zhu Xinwu’s eyes.

Boundless Mixed Element Sword Qi gathered around him, whipping into a storm within the Fire Cloud Cave and letting out a deafening, shrieking sword hum.

This next strike was for both revenge and the Seven Kills Stele.

"Die!"

Zhu Xinwu roared. The Ancient Sword in his hand felt impossibly heavy, yet as he slashed down, the Mixed Element Sword Qi screamed toward Chen Yuan, carrying with it the power to tear apart heaven and earth. As the Sword Qi passed, its razor-sharp force ripped through the ceiling of the Fire Cloud Cave, causing massive, vitrified boulders forged in Earth Fire to rain down.

The True Qi within Chen Yuan’s Dantian and Reincarnation Sea instantly ignited. His boundless True Qi and Qi Blood began to boil.

At the same time, the Power of Li Yan Blood Fiend merged with his Celestial Fire Power. A burst of crimson erupted, only to instantly transform into a raging tide of Celestial Fire.

This time, Chen Yuan didn’t bother using Demonic Qi to conceal his Celestial Fire Secret Manual. There was no longer any need.

Everyone who had entered the Fire Cloud Cave today was going to die!

As Chen Yuan’s palm slammed down, a power like a roaring fire dragon—so intensely hot it felt like the Earth Fire itself erupting—was unleashed.

Zhu Xinwu was slightly taken aback.

’Did I scare him?’ he wondered. ’Why did his attack miss? He’s not blocking my sword; he’s striking the ground between us!’

In the next moment, the fiery dragon tore open the ground. Earth and stone shattered, revealing a dense layer of enormous Primordial Stones beneath. They glowed with a crimson light, each one containing an endless, fiery luminescence.

Zhu Xinwu’s heart suddenly seized.

He didn’t know what they were, but he could instinctively sense the incomparably powerful fluctuations of energy emanating from them.

But before he could decide whether to flee or press the attack, Chen Yuan’s palm, infused with the immense Power of Celestial Fire, had already ignited the vast quantity of Primordial Stones.

In that instant, a colossal shockwave of power erupted as a scorching conflagration burst forth.

Most of the fire’s power plunged deep underground, triggering the power of the subterranean fire veins.

With its core disturbed, the entire subterranean network of fire veins began to stir. Power that had gestated for untold years was reawakened, surging with new Vitality at Chen Yuan’s prompting.

In a flash, like a volcanic eruption, boundless, crimson Earth Fire—dormant for a thousand years—gushed forth once more, flooding the entire Fire Cloud Cave!

The Martial Artists of Sword Worship Manor screamed, trying to escape, but how could the strength of man contend with the might of a natural disaster?

Even though they were all Martial Artists of the Condensing Truth Realm, the force of the Earth Fire instantly tore them to pieces, reducing them to ash in the blink of an eye!