Chapter 500: Decisive Battle (Part 5)

"Zhang Nuo! Prepare to die! This move is named Purgatory Wrath! You are also the first cultivator to die under this move since this King arrived in the Human Realm! It does not disgrace your reputation as a Spirit Severing Stage cultivator!"

The Master's voice was as loud as a booming bell, echoing throughout the entire sky! Zhang Nuo's brows were tightly locked, his gaze fixed unceasingly on the crater formed by the Purgatory Fire below!

With such a massive gathering of flame energy, once it erupted, the coverage would be so vast that there would be almost no possibility of escape! Since the war with the Master began, this was the first time Zhang Nuo felt fear! A sense of powerlessness rose from the bottom of his heart! The opponent's technique was too heaven-defying! It exceeded the scope of any cultivation method known in the Human Realm.

"Go to hell!"

After the Master uttered this final low and pleasure-filled sentence, a blinding flash of fire erupted from the crater, and immediately, a force began to take shape!

Zhang Nuo went through every Magic Treasure he could think of on his person, but none of them could contend with the Master's "Purgatory Wrath" move!

"Could it be that I am truly going to fall here?"

The gravity of the situation actually caused Zhang Nuo's mind to suddenly calm down! He did not panic; his heart was like a clear mirror, and at this critical moment, he still did not abandon the thought of escaping!

Just as the "Purgatory Wrath" was about to erupt, a strange thing happened! The power gathering at the crater slowly began to shrink! It seemed as if something inside the volcano was devouring it!

This time, it was not just Zhang Nuo who was shocked; even the Master widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief! With such immense flame power, what could possibly devour it?

What happened next made the Master's jaw almost drop to the ground! The area of the Lianyu Huohai was gradually shrinking, and the scorched ground around it was being revealed bit by bit! In the end, the entire sea of fire had only a tiny flicker of light remaining at the crater!

Zhang Nuo's thoughts raced; he absolutely would not believe that the Master had intentionally retracted the move! But what could be the reason for all this?

Not until a Phoenix cry came from the crater did a sharp light flash in Zhang Nuo's eyes, and a vague, ethereal thought surfaced in his mind: Could it be the Red Glow Fire?

If it were the previous Red Glow Fire, falling into the Lianyu Huohai would certainly have left no possibility of survival! But the Red Glow Fire that had absorbed the True Spirit Bloodline of a divine beast was different! That was the blood of a Phoenix! It was the blood of a True Spirit that could be reborn in fire!

After figuring this out, Zhang Nuo suddenly rushed toward the crater. Although the Master did not know what Zhang Nuo wanted to do, it was certainly nothing good. He immediately drifted his figure and rushed toward Zhang Nuo with extreme speed! At the same time, he mobilized the Blade Mountain Array, and several long blades slashed simultaneously at Zhang Nuo, who was falling at high speed!

Sensing the Master's movement with his Divine Sense, Zhang Nuo let out a sharp shout. The Ten Thousand Sword Flow Array converged into three torrents above his body. With a few swirls, they destroyed all the attacking long blades. On the other hand, Zhang Nuo simultaneously unleashed the "Measuring Heaven Ruler," "Heaven Opening Axe," and "Heaven Burning Scissors." A sheet of rosy light, carrying immense power, lunged at the Master with the force of a thunderbolt!

Facing the full-force attack of the three Magic Treasures, the Master had no choice but to stop his movement. Using this time, Zhang Nuo had already rushed to the crater! Although the Purgatory Fire had been mostly extinguished, the remaining heat was still not something he could resist with his physical body!

Barely approaching to within ten zhang of the crater, Zhang Nuo could not advance even half a step further! He projected his Divine Sense out of his body and scanned downward! He saw a red shadow swimming incessantly within the fire where it was most dense! Through their mental connection, Zhang Nuo felt it had the appearance of the Red Glow Fire!

"Boom!"

A loud boom came from the Master's side. After knocking away Zhang Nuo's three Magic Treasures, he was rushing over here again! This was the first time he had seen such a bizarre event, so he wanted to see what was going on!

Suddenly, a Phoenix cry came from the crater, and then the Purgatory Fire was completely extinguished! A dark red beam of fire shot into the sky, carrying a scorching force as it surged into the high heavens!

Zhang Nuo's reaction was fast enough; he followed it without a moment's delay! The excitement on his face could no longer be suppressed! After the dark red flame stopped, he also stopped beside it!

It was a half-foot-sized red firebird, its appearance somewhat resembling the legendary True Spirit Phoenix! The firebird twisted its neck, looked at Zhang Nuo, and let out another light cry!

"Haha! Master! Thank you for your Purgatory Fire!"

Zhang Nuo threw his head back and laughed, leaving the Master below completely bewildered! Looking up, he saw Zhang Nuo holding the firebird in one hand, while the firebird's own flames caused him no harm at all!

"Red Glow Fire Spirit!" This was the fire spirit triggered by the Red Glow Fire that had swallowed the True Spirit Bloodline! It could also be said to be a mutation of the Red Glow Fire!

At the time, Zhang Nuo had been anxious to activate the dormant Red Glow Fire but failed, and the Master had used the Purgatory Fire to swallow the sleeping Red Glow Fire, unintentionally doing him a huge favor!

Already containing the True Spirit Phoenix bloodline, the high-temperature scorching of the Purgatory Fire accelerated its awakening time and continuously extracted power from the Purgatory Fire! The Red Glow Fire had thus perfectly evolved into the Red Glow Fire Spirit!

The Master naturally could not understand all of this; he looked at Zhang Nuo in a near-frenzied state! A moment ago, he was smug about his previous strike, but the next moment, he regretted it so much his guts turned green!

Zhang Nuo held the Red Glow Fire Spirit in his hand and gave a fierce wave. A pair of dark red fire wings, two zhang long, appeared. He took a slight step forward, and the fire wings inserted themselves under his ribs!

With a light flap, he felt the power of these fire wings was greater than before. With all four wings moving, Zhang Nuo vanished from the spot in a flash! The Master shifted his Divine Sense, trying to capture Zhang Nuo's direction! Suddenly, he turned his head slightly to see that Zhang Nuo had actually appeared at his side, less than a few dozen zhang away!

Judging by the speed, it was not much different from his own movement technique when performed at full power!

"Hehe! Master! How is Zhang's speed?"

Zhang Nuo deliberately put on an irritating look, constantly turning his head to look at his new fire wings!

"Hmph! So what if you have speed? This King will still make you die here!"

In a fit of rage, the Master raised both hands, intending to forcibly launch a third phenomenon attack, but at this moment, a sound of battle cries came from the direction of the Divine Peak! Two streaks of light were rushing toward the Great Underworld Mansion at the summit! At the same time, wherever the sword Qi passed, cultivators were falling!

The Master's heart skipped a beat, and his face became even uglier! He had not expected that while Zhang Nuo was holding him here, cultivators had actually charged into his lair!

With no heart to continue fighting Zhang Nuo, the Master wanted to fly back to the Great Underworld Mansion, but how could Zhang Nuo give him that chance! The people who had charged up to the Great Underworld Mansion were none other than Lin Fan and Xiao Jingxuan! The two of them unleashed their dual-sword combination technique with full force, and for a time, the cultivators inside the Great Underworld Mansion could do nothing against them!

Harboring a heart of certain death as they stormed Shenjian Peak, the two of them left almost no retreat path; whenever they encountered a blocking cultivator, it was an instant kill! Soon, Lin Fan and the other reached the summit! Looking at the already transformed Shenjian Peak below, both felt a wave of sorrow in their hearts!

"Begin!"

Lin Fan looked at Xiao Jingxuan and calmly spat out these three words! Xiao Jingxuan nodded slightly, and then the Lishui Sword and Burning Heaven Sword in their hands were simultaneously unleashed! In an instant, a layer of faint water light rippled across the sky! Then, a tide like a great river surged down!

"Li Water Burning Heaven!"

The Master's eyes were practically spitting fire. He had seen it once when attacking the Divine Sword Sect, but after more than a hundred years, when Lin Fan and Xiao Jingxuan unleashed this move again, its power was countless times stronger! The sky-filling blue water waves washed down, submerging the entire Great Underworld Mansion within it!

At this time, the highest cultivation among the cultivators in the Great Underworld Mansion was only at the Golden Core Late Stage! With their strength, how could they resist the attack of "Li Water Burning Heaven"? The cries and curses of the struck cultivators echoed in a mess all over Shenjian Peak! The main altar of the Great Underworld Mansion was visibly being destroyed by more than half by this move!

Just as the momentum of the "Li Water Burning Heaven" sword move was about to end, dozens of streaks of light rose from the Great Underworld Mansion and charged toward Lin Fan and Xiao Jingxuan! The Master's teeth itched with hatred! How had he been defeated by small characters all these years!

"Get out of my way!"

The Master looked at Zhang Nuo blocking his path and said through gritted teeth in anger!

"Get out of the way? Sure, take this move of mine first!"

Stepping back, Zhang Nuo moved his Divine Sense, and the Sacrificial Heaven Four-Piece Set flashed with brilliance, appearing before him!

During this delay by Zhang Nuo, Lin Fan and Xiao Jingxuan saw countless cultivators rushing toward them and knew it would be difficult to resist! Their hands held each other firmly! They smiled at each other, then opened their mouths slightly and simultaneously spat out their Golden Cores!

The two Golden Cores intertwined and charged toward Shenjian Peak!

"Boom!"

A loud explosion shook the earth and mountains! The power of two Golden Cores self-destructing simultaneously was truly tyrannical! It almost leveled the entire Shenjian Peak to the ground! And none of the cultivators in the Great Underworld Mansion were able to escape; they all became funeral companions for Lin Fan and Xiao Jingxuan!

Lin Fan and the other had long planned to self-destruct their Golden Cores, so they had specifically practiced a certain secret technique! This time, with the two Golden Cores self-destructing at once, almost no living thing remained within a radius of several miles!

Thick smoke lingered on the remaining small section of Shenjian Peak! It did not dissipate for a long time, and the physical bodies of Lin Fan and Xiao Jingxuan had also turned to dust in this destructive explosion!

Zhang Nuo did not look back, because he knew that once he looked back, tears would surely fall! It was not yet the time for him to be sentimental, because there was still a Master before him!