Chapter 135 - 133: Siege
The core technique of the Blazing Sect, the Blazing Shocking World Record, was renowned throughout the Jianghu for its versatile Martial Dao and immense explosive power.
Consequently, most Martial Artists from the Blazing Sect used the Blazing Shocking World Record as their foundation, with practitioners specializing in everything from swordsmanship and saber techniques to fist and palm techniques.
Qiao Huan’s grandfather was the Blazing Sect Elder, "Heaven-Turning Hand" Qiao Yuanwu.
His strength was a notch above Zhu Chengzong’s, having already reached the Sea Realm Middle Stage.
At this moment, he descended from the sky, his potent Palm Force converging mid-air into a golden hand seal that crashed down toward Chen Yuan’s head.
Blazing Great Hand Seal!
Yao Tiancheng was a prodigy from the previous generation’s Hidden Dragon Rankings. Now over thirty, his strength had already reached the Condensing Truth Realm Middle Stage.
A slender, narrow, golden curved saber flew from its sheath in his hand. With a single slash, thousands of golden saber shadows instantly materialized, densely blanketing Chen Yuan with an imposing and domineering might.
Blazing Shadowless Slash!
Seeing his senior brothers make their move, Zhu Chengzong immediately burned his True Qi, using Qi Sword to condense a golden Sword Qi that shot like a sharp blade straight for Chen Yuan’s Dantian.
The strength of disciples from the world’s top Major Sects was indeed different from the Jianghu Wanderers Chen Yuan had encountered before.
They were even far stronger than most of the Guardian Envoys and Inspectors from Zhenwu Hall.
Among Zhenwu Hall’s Four Halls and Three Guards, a young disciple at Dai Bin’s level coming to the Furnace Opening Assembly would be nothing more than cannon fodder; he couldn’t even stand against Zhu Chengzong.
Within Zhenwu Hall’s younger generation, only Qiu Sheng of the Celestial Martial Guard and Jiang Xibai of the Po Jun Guard could compare to the young prodigies from these top-tier factions.
Of course, Chen Yuan was an exception.
He didn’t just compare—he crushed them!
Facing the three-pronged attack, Chen Yuan directly used Buddha Light to tremble the void. With a thunderous Brahma Sound, the Six Paths of Vajra Mantra of Master Padmasambhava erupted, instantly shattering the trio’s assault and leaving them momentarily dazed.
Simultaneously, Chen Yuan silently activated the Celestial Fire Secret Manual. Starfire spread like a wildfire in his Dantian, and his True Qi burned with a wild, scorching intensity.
Demonic Qi surged into the inferno. The next moment, black Demon Flames erupted, and as Chen Yuan swept his saber horizontally, the towering flames surged forth, their prairie-fire momentum fully formed!
The incredibly tyrannical and ferocious explosive power of the Celestial Fire Secret Manual instantly stunned all three of them.
Even Yao Tiancheng, a Condensing Truth Realm cultivator, wore a look of utter horror.
’Is this really the power a Sea of Reincarnation Realm Martial Artist can possess?’
Meanwhile, the fierce battle on the main street had drawn a crowd of onlookers from the Jianghu People near the Celestial Fragrance Building, none of whom found it strange.
Every time before the Furnace Opening Assembly began, the number of people fighting and killing within Danyang Prefecture was simply countless.
The young prodigies of the major Sects and Families gathered here, along with numerous expert Loose Cultivators and Jianghu Heroes. The number of those with grudges against each other or who simply couldn’t stand the sight of one another was innumerable.
It would be stranger if this crowd didn’t clash. In fact, quite a few had already been killed in recent days.
However, for the Blazing Sect, a Major Sect from Yong Province, to have three people ganging up on one—and one of them even being in the Condensing Truth Realm—was quite disgraceful.
At this moment, up in the Celestial Fragrance Building, Zuo Feiyu watched Chen Yuan with a grim expression.
He finally understood how Chen Yuan had been able to kill Uncle Wu and Bo Gudun.
’Such power was truly terrifying. An ordinary Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artist was no match for Chen Yuan at all.’
"Senior Brother Duan, we’re the ones who invited those men from the Blazing Sect. Now that they’re fighting someone, we can’t just stand by and watch, can we?"
Duan Mingzhen pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "We act!"
The Lifting Heaven Sword Pavilion was in Ji Province, which bordered the Blazing Sect’s Yong Province. Both were considered Central Plains Major Sects, and their relationship was fairly good.
He had been the one to invite Zhu Chengzong and the other two for this meal. ’Now that they’re in a fierce battle, of course I can’t just turn a blind eye.’
As for Zhenwu Hall, it had been pacified by the Court, making it nothing more than a guard dog confined to its own territory.
After weighing the pros and cons, Duan Mingzhen decisively attacked Chen Yuan.
A cold glint appeared in Zuo Feiyu’s eyes. He quickly swallowed an elixir to enhance his True Qi and followed up with his own attack on Chen Yuan.
Duan Mingzhen was at the Peak of Sea Realm. Although he wasn’t on the Hidden Dragon Rankings, his combat prowess was not to be underestimated.
’With the addition of Yao Tiancheng, a prodigy from the previous Hidden Dragon Rankings, and three other young masters of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm, he refused to believe Chen Yuan could still hold out!’
The Lifting Heaven Sword Pavilion’s Celestial Soaring Sword Manual was majestic and righteous in its power. Duan Mingzhen swept his long sword, and a Sword Qi River instantly came surging down.
Although he wasn’t a prodigy on the Hidden Dragon Rankings, he was from a Major Sect and possessed an incredibly solid foundation.
Since being defeated by Chen Yuan last time, Zuo Feiyu had also entered a state of arduous cultivation, and his strength had similarly surged.
Having taken an elixir to boost his True Qi, his power now soared to the Sea Realm Late Stage. He executed the Nine Cyan Blade Swords with vicious precision, exclusively targeting Chen Yuan’s back and lower body.
"Trash is trash. Three pieces of trash couldn’t beat me, so you think five will make a difference?"
Chen Yuan laughed heartily. The Starfire within his Reincarnation Sea burned ever more fiercely, and the spreading Demon Flame had completely enveloped his body, obscuring his figure.
The Blood Refining Divine Saber swept out, carrying with it a sky full of Demon Flame that instantly submerged Duan Mingzhen’s Sword Qi River.
At the same time, Chen Yuan spun around and executed the Profound Celestial Pointing. Empowered by the Celestial Fire Secret Manual, the Finger Strength was immense, and a force as powerful as the Nine Heavens Descent directly pushed back the strongest of them, Yao Tiancheng.
The residual force even knocked back both Zhu Chengzong and Qiao Huan.
The power of the Fish Dragon Transformation compressed the Demon Flame, and its explosive force was so strong that Chen Yuan’s figure instantly blurred into an afterimage.
Chen Yuan backhanded his saber in a downward slash. The edge-shattering power of the Horizontal Blade Celestial Edge gathered, and wreathed in Demon Flame, it carried the momentum of the Shocking Swan Blade Technique as it instantly slashed toward Zuo Feiyu.
Of the five people besieging Chen Yuan, Yao Tiancheng and Duan Mingzhen were the strongest, while Zhu Chengzong was the one with whom he had a major feud.
That was why Zuo Feiyu never would have imagined that Chen Yuan would choose him as the first target for a concentrated assault.
Caught completely off guard, his Sword Momentum was instantly shattered. As saber met sword, Zuo Feiyu felt a giant power strike him, and a crack even appeared on the Mystic Soldier Longsword in his hand!
From that single slash, Zuo Feiyu was sent flying, his face flushed crimson as a trickle of blood flowed from his mouth.
His gaze toward Chen Yuan was filled with a trace of horror.
’Back when they fought at the Border of Youning, although I was no match for Chen Yuan, I could at least exchange a few moves with him.’
’Who would have thought that after I opened my Reincarnation Sea, the gap between myself and Chen Yuan would actually grow even wider.’
As Yao Tiancheng and the other three charged again, Chen Yuan once more used the Buddha Light to shake the void. The thunderous Brahma Sound erupting from the Six Paths of Vajra Mantra of Master Padmasambhava disrupted their four-pronged assault.
But Chen Yuan ignored the others, charging toward Zuo Feiyu once again.
It was true that his feud was with Zhu Chengzong, but Chen Yuan didn’t consider him a threat in the slightest.
Zhu Chengzong could only be described as a young disciple with a decent mindset and talent.
In the Zhu Family and in Lonely Mountain City, he was naturally considered a genius, but within the Blazing Sect and the Jianghu at large, he was nothing special.
In the original story, Zhu Chengzong never managed to stand out. The number one of the Blazing Sect’s younger generation had always been Su Changhe.
Compared to Zhu Chengzong, Zuo Feiyu seemed to be blessed by fate. He was also a smooth operator, adept at scheming.
’Keeping him alive might bring endless trouble, which was why Zuo Feiyu was Chen Yuan’s must-kill target.’
The Shocking Swan Blade Technique descended, wreathed in a sky of Demon Flame. Zuo Feiyu’s expression changed drastically. He immediately burned his True Qi, condensing the Blood Killing Sword Technique from his Nine Cyan Blade Swords and desperately slashing at Chen Yuan.
But in the face of absolute power, everything else was futile. As the saber fell, the Mystic Soldier Longsword in Zuo Feiyu’s hand was directly shattered by the Celestial Blade, and he instantly spat out a mouthful of blood.
However, the instant the Demon Flame was about to consume him, a golden glint suddenly erupted from Zuo Feiyu’s body.
This golden glint was incredibly dazzling. It actually annihilated the Demon Flame’s power and blocked the fatal blow.
Chen Yuan frowned slightly.
’There really is something strange about Zuo Feiyu. Could this be the fabled protagonist’s luck?’
’Every time a critical moment arrives, he always has a trump card to save his life.’
Zuo Feiyu gasped for breath. On his chest, a Buddhist Bead had already turned to ash.
This was a protective item Zuo Tianyuan had given him before the Furnace Opening Assembly. It was a single bead taken from a string of Celestial Soldier Level prayer beads and could block one fatal attack.
Seeing Chen Yuan slash down again, Zuo Feiyu suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the crowd and immediately yelled, "Brother Shangguan! Save me!"
The newcomer was a young master in white robes, in his twenties, with sharp eyebrows and bright, star-like eyes.
He was Shangguan Yun, a Direct Lineage Disciple of the Shangguan Family from Unrivaled City. When Zuo Feiyu was heading to Ping Province, he passed through Qing Province and happened to travel with members of the Shangguan Family, which is how he met Shangguan Yun.
In the original story, the reason Zuo Feiyu was able to marry into the Shangguan Family was also because his good friend, Shangguan Yun, had pulled strings for him.
Zuo Feiyu’s marriage partner was Shangguan Yun’s half-sister from the same father, making him Zuo Feiyu’s future brother-in-law.
Moreover, the Shangguan Family’s strength was extraordinary; two members of the current generation were on the Hidden Dragon Rankings.
Although Shangguan Yun was not the stronger of the two, he still ranked forty-seventh on the Hidden Dragon Rankings.
Seeing Zuo Feiyu injured, Shangguan Yun frowned. His figure flickered, and with a sudden whoosh, he appeared in front of Zuo Feiyu in an instant.
Shangguan Yun pointed a finger, and a glint of cold light condensed at its tip. It then instantly froze True Qi, forming an ice shield in front of Zuo Feiyu.
With a loud CLANG, the ice shield suddenly shattered.
The force of Chen Yuan’s slash was spent, and with the attacks of Yao Tiancheng and the other three arriving from behind, Chen Yuan had no choice but to temporarily retreat.
Shangguan Yun frowned and said, "What kind of grudge is so great that you would try to kill Brother Zuo from the very start?"
"The Beichen Ice Soul True Skill? Someone from the Shangguan Family?"
Chen Yuan sneered, "Are you blind? Five people are ganging up on me, and you’re calling me out for trying to kill him? Should I just tie my hands and let them kill me instead?"
’In the original story, the Shangguan Family was on good terms with Zuo Feiyu, but Chen Yuan hadn’t expected them to get chummy this early.’
’Chen Yuan didn’t have a good impression of the Shangguan Family either. Just like the Murong Family, they were a bunch of arrogant snobs.’
’To be precise, the Eight Great Noble Families had a thousand-year heritage, and their members all carried a sense of inexplicable arrogance.’
’Only someone with Zuo Feiyu’s smooth-talking, sycophantic personality could get on their good side.’
Hearing Chen Yuan’s words, a flash of killing intent appeared in Shangguan Yun’s eyes. "Insolent! How dare you!"