Supreme Uprising - Chapter 176

Chapter 176: The Mythical Southern Phoenix

Jing Xinghe was silent . The Eight Pole King was silent . Practically everyone present chose to remain silent, even though they were very unwilling to do so .

The countless Buddha Disks made Jing Xinghe and the others feel really afraid, so they naturally didn't dare make a move against Luo Yunyang .

There was silence all over the area . After some time, the deadlock was broken . "The Iron Blood Mercenary Group respects the master's wishes . We will leave immediately," someone said .

The person who had spoken was a burly fellow . Behind him stood over 30 equally robust martial masters .

Although 30 martial masters were a formidable power, they currently stood beneath the Buddha Disks, so they had no chance of retaliating .

"The Venomous Snake Mercenary Group will leave now!"

"Combat Master Ling Yun will depart . Congratulations on obtaining the treasure . "

After a succession of people spoke, the groups started to leave . As they did, Jing Xinghe and the others had ugly expressions on their faces .

Jing Xinghe was the only telekinesis grandmaster present, so everyone was focused on him . The people that hadn't declared their intentions yet all turned their gazes to Jing Xinghe .

Jing Xinghe felt helpless . The others looked to him, but he had nobody to look to . It seemed like, in a sense, being a leader wasn't that easy . If he advanced, he would be praised for his courage; if he retreated, he would be called a coward . Making the wrong decision would be a big problem . Being cursed by others was no big deal . However, there was a chance that he would have to pay this wrong decision with his life .

When the Eight Pole King looked over at him, Jing Xinghe met his gaze . In the brief moment that they made eye contact, they saw the retreating intent in each other's eyes .

Jing Xinghe sighed . He was about to speak, when he suddenly felt the fiery Qi in the air intensify .

The Raging-Spirit Flame Lion, which was lying by the fiery cavern's entrance, seemed irritated . It suddenly let out a menacing roar .

Fear was evident on the lion's face . This fear was a feeling that stemmed from deep within its bones .

The rolling red clouds seemed to have come from the sky . A huge scarlet bird flew in circles around the spot where the red clouds and the horizon met, gazing down at Luo Yunyang and the others .

Luo Yunyang shivered under its scarlet gaze .

"It's the Mythical Southern Phoenix!" Jing Xinghe said in a trembling voice . "According to a legend, it is a descendant of a source beast, so source half-beast blood flows through its veins . Its combat strength can rival even top martial grandmasters!"

Luo Yunyang, who could also sense the Mythical Southern Phoenix's might, felt all sorts of thoughts run through his mind .

Should he use the God Slayer, the Mind Sword, the Heaven-Battling Ape-Dragon Chart, or some other technique?

As an ear-splitting screech was heard, countless blazes filled the sky, turning it a shade of crimson . It felt as if a fiery storm was raining down and merging with the valley, which was already filled with fire energy .

Anyone who had reached this valley was at least as powerful as a martial master . However, when those martial masters used their source power to shield themselves, they realized that their source power was routed by these blazes .

"Go!"

The Eight Pole King shot away like a cannonball, frantically scuttling into the distance . In under a second, he had already run 500 meters away .

Jing Xinghe let out a long sigh and patted the huge snake he was sitting on . Although the snake couldn't run, its slithering speed was still much faster than a flying bird's, so he was able to escape that sea of fire .

All the mercenary groups started to run helter skelter . However, there were still some people who were turned to ashes by the fiery rain .

Jing Xinghe and the Eight Pole King didn't even try to save the people who were trapped in the blazing sea . They only stopped after they had escaped the dangerous valley .

The huge Mythical Southern Phoenix was still beating its wings . Each time it flapped them, a blanket of fire rained down on the valley .

"Ha ha ha!" The Eight Pole King roared with laughter as he watched the blazes litter the entire sky . He was laughing as though he had just heard the world's funniest joke .

"What's so funny?" Jing Xinghe asked bluntly . Although he and the Eight Pole King were not particularly close, they had just gone through an ordeal together .

"I'm laughing at Luo Yunyang . He killed the Great Snow Mountain's 18 Guardians and offended us all . And for what? Now he has to deal with the Mythical Southern Phoenix! Ha ha ha! It's so funny!"

The Eight Pole King roared with laughter like a deranged crackpot .

Jing Xinghe laughed as well . Although he wasn't laughing as maniacally as the Eight Pole King, he still felt delighted .

If he couldn't have that treasure, then no one else should either . This was his current mentality .

As the scarlet blazes kept descending, the number of escaping figures decreased . However, the Eight Pole King didn't spot Luo Yunyang among the fleeing figures .

"He is still inside!" Jing Xinghe was no longer smiling . His tone was now serious .

The Eight Pole King watched the huge Mythical Southern Phoenix open its mouth as it hovered in the air and shoot out a snaking line of bright crimson flames .

"It's the Heaven-Burning Mythical Flames . It's said that even god-grade martialists retreat before these flames . " Jing Xinghe's tone had a hint of anticipation .

How great would it be if Luo Yunyang was buried there?

However, as he wondered if Luo Yunyang would evade the Heaven-Burning Mythical Flames, Luo Yunyang, who was still on the ground, created several seals and drew the Heaven-Burning Mythical Flames to his hands .

Then, the flames entered his body .

If the Eight Pole King and the others had seen this, they would surely have thought that Luo Yunyang had a death wish . However, Luo Yunyang had an elated glint in his eyes .

Thanks to Chi Hen's analysis of the Heaven-Battling Ape-Dragon Chart, he had managed to push the Heaven-Battling Ape-Dragon Chart beyond grandmaster boundaries . Besides cultivating and opening other apertures within one's body, another way of improving one's strength was by using essence flames and divine waters to boost one's cultivation base .

Glass Flames, Phoenix Soul Flames, Heaven-Burning Mythical Flames . . .

Each of these flames could help Heaven-Battling Ape-Dragon techniques advance, and each one could break through an aperture .

This time, Luo Yunyang had gone there to retrieve the Golden Fire-Cleansing Lotus, or rather the Glass Flames .

However, he hadn't expected that, before he could obtain the Glass Flames, the Mythical Southern Phoenix would rush over . As soon as the Mythical Southern Phoenix had spewed out those snaking Heaven-Burning Mythical Flames, Luo Yunyang had felt a pressing impulse to swallow them .

As the Heaven-Burning Mything Flames entered his body, he felt a powerful energy collide all over his insides . This energy felt like it could blow his body to pieces .

He had to guide it in his body and allow it to be completely assimilated by his source core before he used this collision of energies to break through another aperture .

This was the greatest problem Luo Yunyang faced right now .