Chapter 137: Entering the Fire Mansion, the True Phoenix Blood Pool

Mengchen and the others had piercing gazes, containing an aura of ferocity.

This stare made a crowd of living beings shiver.

They had all witnessed the scene earlier where Mengchen easily defeated a Liezhen cultivator; such terrifying combat power was beyond their reach.

In the crowd, a red-haired man became hesitant, slowly moving backward through the throng as if he were a thief with a guilty conscience.

"Hmph! Thinking of running away because you're guilty? It's not that easy."

Mengchen snorted coldly, all eleven Cave Heavens fully opened, their brilliant light overwhelming the world; he also activated the Undying Scripture Rune within his body, and now he radiated a crimson-gold divine light, appearing quite magnificent.

Subsequently, he gripped the Gilded Zen Staff directly in his hand, instantly channeling the Kunpeng Rune, and with a single spread of his wings, he shot toward the red-haired man; his speed was so fast it was almost impossible to capture with the naked eye, with only a streak of crimson-gold divine light cutting through the void.

"Ssh..."

Suddenly, a roaring sound came from the sky, and that crimson-gold divine light became many times more brilliant, erupting like a sun as it shot forward.

"Boom!"

A loud noise rang out, the sky darkened, and the red-haired man stumbled backward, coughing up blood as he suffered heavy injuries.

This was not a human, but a powerhouse born with feathered wings; he was very strong and also in the Liezhen realm, but in the end, he was no match for Mengchen.

Mengchen's previous strike could be said to have utilized his strongest means; he gathered all his Divine Power, coordinated it with the Kunpeng Extreme Speed, and then unleashed it through the Gilded Zen Staff, which could easily destroy Venerable artifacts—the power was naturally fierce and peerless, winning the battle in one blow.

That was not all; the man's sneak attack earlier had been aimed at Mengchen's life, and had he not reacted in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable, so Mengchen did not hold back, once again gathering momentum, the Gilded Zen Staff held high, his surging Divine Power like a raging sea.

"Boom..."

Mengchen gripped the Zen Staff tightly, carrying peerless divine might as he smashed it down toward the man's forehead; with a boom, the man exploded directly into a mist of blood.

This scene, witnessed by everyone, truly made their souls flee in terror; a Liezhen realm cultivator had actually been killed by a Mingwen realm youth, and without even a shred of ability to fight back—if this were to get out, who would believe it? "Who else wants to court death? Come quickly." Mengchen's eyes were filled with ferocity as he raised the Zen Staff in his hand and pointed it at everyone.

"Oh my goodness! This youth from outside the domain is simply invincible; he appears to be in the Mingwen realm, yet his strength far exceeds Liezhen. I fear that apart from a Venerable, no one can suppress him." In the crowd, someone spoke secretly, their voice kept very low.

"Venerables cannot enter here; is he going to be invincible? Are we just going to watch as the opportunity of our Huang Domain is taken away by a youth from an outside domain?"

"What else can you do? Do you want to go and test his methods?"

"Enough, let's just take it one step at a time!"

For a time, whispers continued in the crowd as they murmured to one another.

Regarding this, Mengchen paid no more attention, leaping back to the side of Tianhu, Heizi, and Xiyao, once again staring intently at the Fire Mansion below, fearing he might miss something.

The magma lake beneath the Fire Mansion shimmered with red light, with strange runes appearing and disappearing, mysterious and unfathomable, as heat and divine mist rose from the surface of the lake simultaneously.

Mengchen stared, very much wanting to go deep inside, but by this time, dozens of people had already surrounded the area from all directions, all occupying advantageous positions, ready to act at any moment.

Mengchen acknowledged to himself that although his strength had not increased significantly recently, after this period of fighting, he now possessed the absolute strength to easily kill Liezhen cultivators, but this was on the premise of one-on-one or one-on-few.

Now that many powerhouses had surrounded him, all of them Liezhen powerhouses, even though he had displayed super-strong power earlier, in the face of the Ten Fiends' fortune, that bit of intimidation would vanish completely.

Therefore, although he very much wanted to enter, he dared not act rashly at this moment; after all, no one knew what the situation was inside this Fire Mansion.

The magma in the magma lake bubbled, and a mansion floated within it, looking very magnificent and ancient.

At this moment, the gates of the Fire Mansion began to open automatically, with runes spraying outward, filled with a sacred aura.

"Charge together!"

Finally, someone could no longer hold back and charged inside; the number of people who had been able to surround it early on was small, only a few dozen, but although few, they were undoubtedly the most powerful group.

They turned into streaks of divine light, shooting toward the Fire Mansion, and Mengchen and the others were naturally among them.

Following their charge, the people on the periphery surged up all at once, causing the place to fall into chaos; the battle was quite tragic, and everyone scrambled to be first, brandishing treasures to protect their bodies as they charged at the Fire Mansion.

In an instant, a great battle broke out; in the face of opportunity, they fought with all their might, regardless of their lives.

Mengchen also made his move, his eleven Cave Heavens radiating brilliant divine light, undoubtedly the most dazzling existence here.

At this time, Tianhu also displayed her own methods, moving with ease amidst the great battle.

Heizi and Xiyao, though their strength was slightly weaker, were able to avoid falling into a desperate situation through their mutual coordination and cooperation.

"Although the Fire Mansion gates are open, there are runes blocking them, making it difficult to break through."

Soon, a living being shouted in alarm; he had arrived first, but just as he was about to charge in, the Fire Mansion's entrance instantly became covered in dense runes, containing complex profound meanings that bounced him back.

"Watch me!"

Someone shouted, and subsequently, he brandished a treasure, crashing it toward the runes; with a boom, the runes did not move at all, but the treasure cracked, causing him to vomit blood instantly and fly backward.

Seeing this, the crowd went mad, all brandishing treasures or unleashing supreme divine abilities.

But in the end, they all failed; nearly everyone suffered a backlash, and their treasures all turned into specks of light rain, scattering into the magma lake.

During this process, Mengchen did not make a move; after reuniting with Tianhu, Xiyao, and Heizi, he just watched from the side.

"What is to be done? Is it truly impossible to enter?" someone whispered.

At this moment, after everyone saw no hope for the opportunity, they stopped the slaughter and separated, discussing countermeasures with those they were familiar with.

For a time, the atmosphere here eased up quite a bit; at the very least, they were not attacking each other.

At this moment, Mengchen was also worried; it was uncertain if the opportunity was inside, and this feeling of being able to see it but not touch it was truly tormenting, so he asked in his heart: "Gangzi, is it really impossible to enter this Fire Mansion?"

Mengchen believed that with the Vajra Pestle's power and experience, there must be a way to solve this.

Soon, the voice of the Vajra Pestle sounded in his heart, saying: "If I want to enter, I naturally can, but as for you, you still have to rely on yourself; if you want to get in, one way is for your physical body to be strong enough to accept the test of the runes, and the second is for your precious techniques to be astonishing enough to continuously crack these symbols arranged in front of the gate."

After hearing this, Mengchen was instantly overjoyed; he finally knew what to do.

His physical body was now absolutely strong, and after activating the inscribed Undying Scripture Rune, it would reach a terrifying level.

He might be able to pass, but Tianhu, Heizi, and Xiyao might not necessarily be able to.

"Boom..."

From time to time, others would go up, only to be blasted away; the runes operated autonomously, moving so fast it was dazzling, making it difficult to break through.

"That's it!"

A flash of inspiration struck Mengchen's mind, and he instantly recalled the Storage Treasure that Tianhu had earlier which could hold people; if the three of them entered that Storage Treasure, and then he carried the treasure inside, wouldn't that work...

"Little fox, I might be able to get in?" After deciding, he said to Tianhu at his side.

"Oh?" Tianhu turned her head with a look of surprise.

"Lend me your Storage Treasure that can hold people. You, Heizi, and Xiyao enter the treasure, and I will bring you all inside." Mengchen's voice was very low, audible only to the few of them.

He did not want others to hear this; if those people heard, he feared he would be attacked by the crowd, for after all, things those people could not obtain, they would surely not let others get their hands on first.

"Alright!" After hearing this, Tianhu Shaonü was very straightforward and took out the treasure. It looked like a pouch; although it appeared ordinary, it contained a vast space inside.

After Mengchen took the treasure, he did not hesitate at all and took the three of them into the treasure.

"Ssh—"

Subsequently, he stepped in front of the gate and walked head-on toward the densely packed Runes. In an instant, sheet after sheet of Runes flew out; they were all the most primitive Bone Runes, profound and unfathomable, wrapping and covering Mengchen, while a tremendous pressure bore down upon him, making Mengchen's heart tighten.

He intended to rely on his powerful physical body to break through this Rune restriction, so he did not attack, nor did he mobilize his Divine Power to resist, merely using his physical body to withstand the Runes. At this moment, Mengchen activated the Undying Scripture to raise his physical strength to another level, thereby easing the pressure slightly as he pushed forward against the Runes constantly invading his body.

"Indeed, one cannot rely on brute force!" Mengchen felt a joy in his heart; at this time, more than half of his body had already crossed over.

"Could it be that these Runes cannot be attacked head-on, but must only be resisted?" The living beings behind, seeing signs of Mengchen's success, exclaimed.

Immediately, in an instant, a powerful fluctuation arrived, and one figure after another appeared, all arriving before the gate, then restraining their Divine Power, also intending to resist it head-on.

Although this gate of the Fire Mansion was not very large, it was still enough to accommodate a hundred people entering at the same time.

In an instant, Runes flashed and flew out, wrapping and covering these living beings, and a massive, overwhelming pressure descended.

"Ah... no..."

Many living beings shouted; the moment they were wrapped and covered by the Runes, it was as if they were suffering the weight of a hundred thousand mountains pressing down upon them.

"Crack... Boom..."

In just the span of a breath, dozens of living beings had their bones shattered by the pressure of the Runes, turning into a pile of flesh and mud.

Only a few remained, still persisting, but they were unable to move even an inch further; in the end, they withdrew, and their breakthrough failed.

"Such powerful pressure; it seems that without an absolutely strong physical body, one cannot break through," someone said. After experiencing it, they had deep feelings about it.

But they saw that at this time, Mengchen was already about to enter, with basically only half a leg still outside, and he was passing through the Runes at a very steady speed.

"Is he about to get in?! No wonder he could kill those in the Array Formation Realm while in the Inscription Realm; it turns out his physical body is already this strong." A living being shouted in shock, causing everyone here to be horrified.

But while horrified, some unscrupulous people jumped out and loudly appealed: "We cannot let him enter safely; everyone attack together. While he cannot divide his attention, strike and kill him."

"Makes sense. This child's strength is terrifying; keeping him alive might make him a formidable enemy for us later. It is better to take this opportunity to kill him early and avoid future trouble."

"Good... kill!"

Upon hearing this, Mengchen was startled in his heart. He absolutely could not mobilize his Divine Power now, otherwise, he feared he would be blasted out by the Runes in an instant.

"Ssh..."

In a split second, many people mobilized their Divine Power, condensed Runes, and unleashed terrifying, fierce attacks, killing toward Mengchen.

Mengchen's brows were tightly furrowed as he desperately pulled his leg; at this moment, only half a leg remained exposed outside.

"Hum..."

Just as the series of attacks arrived, the Runes densely packed in the gate suddenly whistled, sweeping them away in an instant.

"Eh... what is going on? Is the Rune in that gate protecting him?" Someone saw this scene and said with great suspicion.

Mengchen, who sensed this scene, was also very surprised and shocked.

However, this was not enough to leave him confused. Clearly, the Runes in this gate were not truly intending to block people from entering, but were merely screening—screening for those whose physical bodies were strong enough to withstand the baptism of the Runes.

However, the fact that these Runes could protect someone currently undergoing the baptism still left him very surprised.

"Finally in."

After a burst of effort to pull his leg, Mengchen finally passed through successfully. He looked back and smiled at the living beings outside, then stepped into the depths of the Fire Mansion.

"Thump," "thump"...

The people outside saw this and all attacked crazily. The overwhelming attacks landed on the Runes in the gate, emitting deafening sounds, like beating a heavenly drum.

"Why can he enter, but we cannot?"

"Everyone attack together; I don't believe we can't blast it open."

The crowd shouted and rushed forward together, wanting to break through the Rune obstruction and enter inside.

It was just a pity that the Runes were blazing; to them, it was like an insurmountable chasm that could not be breached.

"Ssh..."

Mengchen opened the Storage Treasure, and Tianhu Shaonü, Xiyao, and Heizi were released.

"We're in!? My good brother, you are truly too amazing." Tianhu Shaonü looked around, smiling charmingly and brightly.

Xiyao and Heizi looked around, their faces full of wonder.

The interior of this Fire Mansion was very grand, a patch of crimson, and very quiet. The only sound here was the footsteps of the four of them.

They moved forward all the way, exploring carefully, and were also very cautious.

Without a doubt, this was a mansion left over from the ancient era, filled with the aura and traces of time. Facing such a mysterious place, maintaining a high level of vigilance was necessary.

They had groped their way along this path without encountering any danger.

Soon, a square high platform more than a hundred meters wide appeared ahead, and divine rays were gushing from it; it stood to reason that there must be extraordinary items there.

"Let's go! Let's go up and take a look!"

Mengchen called out to the three, leaping onto the high platform.

"This, this, this... this is..."

Tianhu Shaonü was surprised repeatedly, so excited she couldn't speak. Clearly, one could judge from her expression that what she saw was definitely extraordinary.

Mengchen, Xiyao, and Heizi were also stunned by the scene before them.

Looking over, on top of this high platform was a large pool of Divine Liquid, and within that Divine Liquid were four drops of blood the size of beans, emitting brilliant golden light. The divine essence was concentrated to the extreme, and its value far exceeded Spirit Medicine.

"Could this be... Zhenhuang blood?!" Mengchen asked suspiciously.

Tianhu Shaonü said with a face full of joy: "This aura cannot be wrong! Brother, this is Zhenhuang blood. We have actually encountered a Zhenhuang Xuechi. If we cultivate in it, not only can we temper our physical bodies, but it can also make our strength grow rapidly."

"What!" Xiyao opened her mouth in surprise, simply unable to believe it. If it were true, this was a creation of the Ten Fiends! Its value was simply immeasurable.

"It seems there is no mistake; at this moment, the blood in my body has a very excited feeling, which I imagine is due to the true blood in this pool," Heizi said.

Heizi is, after all, a cub of the Jiuyou Ao, one of the Ten Fiends; although he still has room to grow, the power of his bloodline is naturally beyond any doubt.

For blood to move him so deeply, its original owner must have been extraordinary; being here, I fear there is only one explanation: it is the blood of the Zhenhuang, one of the Ten Fiends.

Now, Mengchen's suspicion, combined with the certainty of the Tianhu Shaonü and the intuition of Heizi, all pointed to it being Zhenhuang blood.

However, regardless of whether it is true Zhenhuang blood, its effect will inevitably be significant; the divine essence within it can absolutely allow them to achieve a transformation.

At a certain moment, the voice of the Vajra Pestle rang out: "This is indeed Zhenhuang blood, there is no mistake, but this Blood Pool has been used by someone before, so the remaining essence is not much, yet it is enough to allow each of you to successfully undergo one transformation."

After hearing the words of the Vajra Pestle, Mengchen beckoned to the three of them and said: "Come! Do not waste time, there are greater opportunities to contend for later. Shall we all seize the chance to use the Zhenhuang Xuechi to undergo Nirvana and transform?"

"Good!"

In an instant, the four of them entered the Blood Pool, each occupying one side, all forming strange hand seals.

The plot is difficult to divide into chapters, so today two chapters have been combined into one.

(End of this chapter)