Chapter 195: Confrontation with the Fire Phoenix King

As Lu Qingshan pursued the Xuan Fengwang, other powerful beings who had arrived nearby began exchanging words.

"This… what exactly happened here?"

"Where are the Xuan Fengwang's soul servants? Didn't he have several Hei Fengwang-level immortals under him? Why isn't a single one in sight?"

"Could all of the Xuan Fengwang's soul slaves have perished?"

"Impossible!" a Hei Fengwang Limit powerhouse quickly frowned: "Tie Xinwang under the Xuan Fengwang was a Hei Fengwang Peak cultivator, and his innate secret art excelled in defense—even rivaling ordinary Hei Fengwang Limit experts. How could he perish so quickly?"

Most of the Hei Fengwang immortals who had arrived were drawn by treasure and had no ties to the Xuan Fengwang; naturally, they had no intention of rescuing him, and some even hoped to use this chance to gauge Lu Qingshan's strength!

Yet, several Hei Fengwang immortals who had close ties to the Xuan Fengwang could not stand idly by now that he was in dire straits.

"Quick, save the Xuan Fengwang!"

"Damned human, stop!"

"Kill him!"

One particularly powerful Hei Fengwang Limit expert, relying on his overwhelming strength, charged straight toward Lu Qingshan.

The other Meng Yao Zu cultivators exchanged glances and immediately followed after him.

Individually, they might not be a match for the Xuan Fengwang, but with so many attacking together now, they felt no fear.

"Beware his soul attack!"

Seeing the many powerful beings come to his aid, the Xuan Fengwang did not relax even slightly—he immediately sent a mental message to the Meng Yao Zu cultivators preparing to surround Lu Qingshan.

Lu Qingshan looked at the other Meng Yao Zu immortals charging toward him, and a flash of anger instantly crossed his face.

"Seeking death!"

With a cold snort, Lu Qingshan instantly released a trace of ethereal immortal force.

But this time, the number of Meng Yao Zu cultivators attacking him was greater, and even the weakest among them were Hei Fengwang Peak experts—he could no longer attack them all at once as he had done when exterminating the Xuan Fengwang's soul servants.

After all, even soul attacks, though mysterious and unpredictable, still had their limits.

So this time, Lu Qingshan directly targeted the leader, "Lan Haiwang," as his primary objective.

Lan Haiwang also possessed Hei Fengwang Limit combat power and was quite renowned on the Outer Realm battlefield.

Yet Lan Haiwang excelled in physical attacks; his soul defense was far from formidable, so Lu Qingshan chose him as his first target—to instantly kill him and terrify the other Meng Yao Zu cultivators into hesitation.

Hum!

An invisible, intangible ethereal immortal force instantly seeped into Lan Haiwang's body.

"Worse—it's a soul attack!"

Sensing the terrifying power of Lu Qingshan's soul assault, Lan Haiwang's face instantly paled, and he immediately burned his own immortal force.

At that very moment, the ethereal immortal force inside him transformed into countless ethereal little swords, aiming to shatter Lan Haiwang's soul!

"Soul-Stabilizing Cauldron, guard me!"

Lan Haiwang roared in desperation, and instantly a black cauldron's shadow appeared within him, completely enveloping his soul.

But unfortunately, although Lan Haiwang had practiced soul amplification secret arts, he had neglected them and never surpassed tenfold amplification; his soul defense art was also created by his own clan's experts—though it reached Peak level, he could not fully unleash its power.

Thus, Lan Haiwang's soul defense was only slightly stronger than that of an ordinary Hei Fengwang Peak expert; even though he had promptly burned his immortal force, he was facing Lu Qingshan, who had also burned his immortal force.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

Countless ethereal little swords instantly pierced through the black cauldron shadow within Lan Haiwang, then surged into every fragment of his immortal force, obliterating the soul marks within each fragment.

Outside, Lan Haiwang's physical body ceased burning as its life mark vanished entirely, then hung suspended in the void, continuing its momentum toward Lu Qingshan.

This strange soul attack seemed to take a long time, but in truth, it occurred in an instant.

"What?!"

"Lan Haiwang has completely lost his life aura?"

"A Hei Fengwang Limit expert just died outright?"

The Meng Yao Zu cultivators who had been rushing toward Lu Qingshan all froze in shock upon seeing Lan Haiwang's life aura vanish completely.

Remember, that was the famed Hei Fengwang Limit expert Lan Haiwang!

Even a Hei Fengwang Invincible expert would find it difficult to kill him so easily!

Yet now, the mighty Lan Haiwang had vanished without a sound before their eyes!

"It was a soul attack! Definitely a soul attack!"

"Too terrifying! Run!"

The Meng Yao Zu immortals who had been charging toward Lu Qingshan snapped back to their senses, their faces turning ashen, and they immediately fled in the opposite direction.

The other Meng Yao Zu cultivators who had been watching from afar also retreated a great distance, then began exchanging mental messages among themselves.

"Good heavens!"

"Lan Haiwang was obliterated instantly—who has the Xuan Fengwang provoked?"

"I remember now! This man excels in sword art and soul attacks—he must be the Soul Ling King Lingjian Wang of the human race!"

One Hei Fengwang immortal immediately sent a mental message: "I once heard from a friend who roamed the Outer Realm's Second Battlefield about this man, but I never knew he had come to our battlefield—and that his power had grown so terrifying!"

Clearly, Lu Qingshan's instant annihilation of Lan Haiwang had deeply shaken them.

"Friends, this place is too dangerous—I'm leaving first!"

"Yes! Even if the Soul Ling King Lingjian Wang holds precious treasure, we must have the life to claim it!"

Even some Hei Fengwang Peak experts, gripped by fear, immediately teleported away.

They had been outside the spatial lockdown range, so teleportation was possible for them.

After all, any cultivator who had survived to become a Hei Fengwang was far too shrewd.

Seeing Lan Haiwang obliterated in an instant, they had been blinded by greed for Lu Qingshan's treasure—but now that they recognized the danger, they all snapped back to their senses.

Of course, while these ones fled, some who trusted in their extraordinary soul defense—or those without souls altogether, immune to soul attacks—remained behind.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan turned once more and charged toward the frantically fleeing Xuan Fengwang.

Buzz!

Invisible, intangible Immortal Divine Power radiated outward, instantly casting the Soul-Attack Secret Art "Slayer God Sword" within the body of the Profound Phoenix King, continuously affecting the opponent's movements!

At the same time, the Purple Thunder Lei Tianyi Sword in Lu Qingshan's hand struck the Profound Phoenix King's divine body once again.

Boom-boom-boom!

Under this terrifying strike, the entire Profound Phoenix King was blasted into powder by the terrifying might.

After the countless shattered powders reformed into the figure of the Profound Phoenix King, his aura became even more weakened.

"Not good!"

Feeling the scant Immortal Divine Power remaining within himself, a trace of despair instantly appeared on the Profound Phoenix King's face: "My strength is weakening more and more, so the consumption speed of my divine power has also accelerated!"

"Spirit Ling King Lingjian Wang, do not force me!" The Profound Phoenix King, who had just reformed his Immortal Divine Body, was filled with terror and madness in his eyes.

"Truly laughable!" Lu Qingshan couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

When the Profound Phoenix King appeared back then and forced him to self-detonate, how arrogant he was; what use is begging for mercy now?

But just as Lu Qingshan prepared to attack the Profound Phoenix King again...

"Spirit Ling King Lingjian Wang, stop!"

A booming, arrogant voice suddenly entered Lu Qingshan's mind, while at the same time, terrifying might erupted from a distant place.

Lu Qingshan turned his head to look, seeing only a blood-red battle axe breaking through layers of space and flying down to strike him; its speed was astonishing, and along its path, layers of space were slashed into black fissures.

"Huo Huangwang?"

Having received the telepathic message, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart.

With his current strength, there were few experts in the Outer Battlefield who could compare to him, yet this Huo Huangwang was one of them; his strength even surpassed Lu Qingshan's by a head.

However, even with the appearance of the famous Huo Huangwang, it could not at all shake Lu Qingshan's determination to kill that Profound Phoenix King.

"Fall!"

With a thought from Lu Qingshan, the invisible, intangible soul attack instantly penetrated into the Profound Phoenix King's body once again.

On the other side, after seeing Huo Huangwang appear, the Profound Phoenix King couldn't help but feel a surge of joy in his heart.

Huo Huangwang was the strongest among his many friends in the Outer Battlefield; however, he rarely associated with Huo Huangwang in the past, so few people knew this news.

Now that Huo Huangwang had appeared, he could finally survive.

But just at this moment, Lu Qingshan's soul attack penetrated into his body once again.

"Not good!"

After feeling the terrifying might of that soul attack, the Profound Phoenix King's expression changed drastically.

The reason he could previously resist Lu Qingshan's soul attack was entirely because his divine power loss was relatively small, so his strength had not weakened much;

but now his divine power was less than forty percent, and his strength was not even one-tenth of the original; resisting Lu Qingshan's soul attack again was naturally a very difficult matter.

His will roared, and the innate secret art of the Zi Qian Wan She lineage was operated to the limit, yet it still could not block it!

"It's over!"

After the soul defense methods within his body were completely destroyed by Lu Qingshan's soul attack, the Profound Phoenix King was utterly desperate in his heart.

"Damn human, I will definitely return for revenge!"

As soon as the words fell, the Profound Phoenix King, barely maintaining a shred of consciousness, immediately detonated all the remaining divine power within his body.

It must be known that the Profound Phoenix King's divine body was fully over ten kilometers in size, and he himself possessed strength at the Hei Fengwang limit level; the might of his self-detonation was absolutely terrifying.

Fortunately, his divine power had already been weakened significantly under Lu Qingshan's continuous attacks, so it was not as terrifying as before.

Boom-boom-boom!

An incredibly terrible shockwave instantly swept in all directions, yet Lu Qingshan, wearing the Golden Thread Dark Cloud Armor, did not pay too much attention; instead, he instantly changed his posture, then held the Purple Thunder Lei Tianyi Sword and met the blood-red battle axe that was flying down to strike him.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A blood axe crossed the sky, a sword light shone upon the world, and then they collided fiercely.

Boom-boom-boom!

Under this terrifying collision, Lu Qingshan remained in place, while that blood-red giant axe was rapidly knocked flying backward.

It appeared as though Lu Qingshan had gained the upper hand, yet there was not a trace of a smile on his face.

Because that blood-red battle axe was merely a casual strike by Huo Huangwang to quickly rescue the Profound Phoenix King, yet Lu Qingshan had already burned his Immortal Divine Power and even cast his strongest secret art just to gain the upper hand.

If the two truly fought to the death, relying solely on material attacks, the current Lu Qingshan would absolutely not be Huo Huangwang's match.

"Fortunately, this Huo Huangwang possesses a soul; even if his soul defense is relatively strong, he will still be affected to some extent!" Lu Qingshan thought silently in his heart.

"It is Huo Huangwang!"

"I didn't expect Huo Huangwang to come as well!"

"You don't know this, do I? I heard that there is a life-and-death friendship between the Profound Phoenix King and Huo Huangwang; this time the Profound Phoenix King must have begged him for help!"

"It seems Spirit Ling King Lingjian Wang is in trouble this time! Huo Huangwang's strength is very terrifying; back then when he fought for the Black Eagle Clan treasure, he wiped out over a dozen Hei Fengwang limit experts in one breath!"

"Yes! In the entire Ninth Outer Battlefield, Huo Huangwang is absolutely one of the most powerful existences; Spirit Ling King Lingjian Wang killed Huo Huangwang's friend, so this time he will definitely suffer greatly!"

Seeing Huo Huangwang appear, the Meng Yao Zu experts who had originally intended to leave due to Lu Qingshan's terrifying strength all stopped.

Although they dared not attack Lu Qingshan again after witnessing his strength, hiding in the distance to watch the battle was acceptable.

And scenes of super-existences like Huo Huangwang taking action were extremely rare in the Outer Battlefield; each appearance was accompanied by a storm of blood and wind!

Whoosh!

The blood-red battle axe tumbled backward and was quickly grasped by a figure over two meters tall, with crimson flames rising all over his body; he was one of the top experts in the Outer Battlefield, Huo Huangwang!

"Huo Huangwang!"

Lu Qingshan, wearing purple-gold battle armor and having stopped burning his Immortal Divine Power, hovered in mid-air, then looked from afar at Huo Huangwang in the void not far away.

"Spirit Ling King Lingjian Wang!"

Huo Huangwang's voice boomed, sounding overwhelmingly domineering: "I told you to stop. Did you not hear me?"

"Truly laughable!"

Lu Qingshan sneered, then spoke coldly: "Huo Huangwang, are you ordering your servant?"

"Spirit Ling King Lingjian Wang, you are too arrogant!"

Huo Huangwang's voice boomed, like a demon god descending: "Daring to kill my closest friend before me, I want to see if you possess strength to match!"

"Killed, then killed. What can you do to me?"

Lu Qingshan immediately said: "Huo Huangwang, since arriving at the Outer Battlefield, I have never fought a powerhouse of your level. Today, I will see if you are merely a name without substance!"

"Good! Then I will show you whether I am merely a name without substance!"

No sooner had the words left his lips than Huo Huangwang moved instantly.

Whoosh!

His entire body directly transformed into a wisp of flame, the speed terrifying.

Whoosh!

Lu Qingshan's dual wings on his back trembled; he likewise transformed into a lingering afterimage, then rushed forward like a bolt of Lei Ting.

Boom-boom-boom!

The Purple Thunder Sky-Wing Sword in Lu Qingshan's hand and the Blood War Axe in Huo Huangwang's hand crashed together fiercely; immediately, an incredibly terrible shockwave swept in all directions.

Sword and war axe collided; Lu Qingshan instantly felt his Hukou go numb, then his entire body was blasted away by that terrifying impact.

On the other side, Huo Huangwang stood immovable as Rushan under that terrifying shockwave.

"Such immense power."

After stabilizing his figure while being blasted away, Lu Qingshan's heart also sighed deeply.

After fighting Huo Huangwang, he finally felt the gap between himself and those peak existences on the Outer Battlefield.

"Huo Huangwang's physical amplitude should be slightly weaker than mine, but his realm has long reached the peak of Hei Fengwang. With multiple factors combined, his foundational strength is actually slightly stronger than mine!"

Lu Qingshan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Add to that his Elder Gan Wu of laws and combat secret techniques, both superior to mine; his strength is absolutely slightly greater than mine!"

"If he had just burned his Immortal Divine Power, even with the Golden Silk Dark Cloud Armor protecting me, I would have had my Immortal Divine Body shattered, even losing some Immortal Divine Power!"

"Of course, if he truly burned Immortal Divine Power to fight desperately, my soul attacks are not to be trifled with either!"

"Hahaha!"

Seeing Spirit Ling King Lingjian Wang blasted away by his axe, Huo Huangwang immediately roared: "Spirit Ling King Lingjian Wang, it seems I am not as merely a name without substance as you claimed! As for you, it seems your strength is not very great!"

Before the words had fully faded, Huo Huangwang moved instantly once more.

Just now, it was merely a probing attack; now, he was unleashing his strongest supreme art.

Once he determined there was a chance to kill Lu Qingshan, he would immediately burn his Immortal Divine Power to avenge his friend, Xuan Fengwang!

Seeing this, Lu Qingshan instantly launched his own soul attack.

Hum!

A wave of etherealized Immortal Divine Power instantly permeated Huo Huangwang's body, burning and transforming into countless etherealized small swords.

Under Lu Qingshan's such terrifying soul attack, even Huo Huangwang, with his strength, could not help but pause slightly; the terrifying attack that had already taken form began to dissipate.

At this moment, the Purple Thunder Sky-Wing Sword in Lu Qingshan's hand thrust straight toward him!

Fortunately, Huo Huangwang's soul defense was a notch stronger than the recently fallen Xuan Fengwang, so he quickly regained clarity.

"What a terrifying soul attack!"

Regaining clarity, Huo Huangwang saw the sword thrusting straight toward him; unable to unleash his secret technique in time, he could only let out a low roar, then directly swung the Blood War Axe to meet it.

Bang!

Sword and war axe collided once more; this time, the result was evenly matched.

"Well done!"

Huo Huangwang grinned ferociously, then instantly went berserk.

Yet under Lu Qingshan's such terrifying soul attack, he found it very difficult to unleash his peak secret technique, whose power was terrifying.

Even if he barely managed to unleash it, its power would fall far short of his peak, utterly unable to inflict any harm on Lu Qingshan.

Thus, Lu Qingshan and Huo Huangwang quickly exchanged hundreds of blows.

As Lu Qingshan and Huo Huangwang fought, the number of powerful ones gathering around began to increase.

They gathered with acquaintances, scattered across various voids, gazing from afar at the battling Lu Qingshan and Huo Huangwang.

Although Huo Huangwang's attacks were extremely terrifying, Lu Qingshan, relying on his terrifying soul attacks, could repeatedly affect Huo Huangwang, thus matching Huo Huangwang evenly.

"In terms of attack power alone, Huo Huangwang still holds the upper hand!"

"But Spirit Ling King Lingjian Wang's soul attacks are even more terrifying! Even a powerhouse like Huo Huangwang is greatly affected; if it were us, we would be directly soul-annihilated, or even soul-enslaved!"

"With Spirit Ling King Lingjian Wang's soul attacks so terrifying, perhaps he has some soul servants with terrifying strength under his command!"

"It seems that in the future, if we wish to deal with Spirit Ling King Lingjian Wang, it would be best to let those powerful ones without souls act!"

The powerful ones present transmitted their voices, discussing one by one.

"Hahaha, Huo Huangwang, your strength is indeed excellent!"

After affecting the opponent's movements with his soul attack once more, Lu Qingshan flashed forward, covering a distance of tens of thousands of kilometers: "I hope we have the chance to fight again next time!"

Having spoken these words, Lu Qingshan, worried the opponent would truly burn Immortal Divine Power to fight desperately, trembled his dual wings on his back and instantly flew rapidly in the opposite direction.

Moments later, having flown beyond the range of the spatial blockade, Lu Qingshan instantly teleported and vanished.

"What a powerful soul attack!"

Watching Lu Qingshan's vanishing figure, Huo Huangwang sighed in his heart.

In fact, compared to Lu Qingshan, Huo Huangwang, having felt the terrifying power of Lu Qingshan's soul attacks, was even less inclined to burn Immortal Divine Power to fight desperately.

After all, soul attacks are simply too bizarre!

Although he could withstand Lu Qingshan's soul attack in a normal state, once both sides burned their Immortal Divine Power, that was no longer certain.

Moreover, there was no significant conflict of interest between him and Lu Qingshan; it was not worth risking his life at all.

If Lu Qingshan's divine power were relatively weak, he could kill him by burning a little Immortal Divine Power; naturally, he would be willing to avenge the Black Phoenix King and, in the process, obtain the precious treasures on Lu Qingshan's person.

But with Lu Qingshan combining soul attacks, he could be said to be a powerhouse on the same level as him; naturally, he was unwilling to fight to the death for the already fallen Black Phoenix King!

(End of this chapter)