Chapter 178: Slaying the Gods

At this moment, Mengchen, who had transformed his body into a Zhenhuang, seemed to use the heavens and earth as a tripod and himself as the fire; like someone roasting sweet potatoes, he turned the experts of the God-Flame Sect in the sky into human torches. Their bodies were scorched pitch-black, and the sound of the true fire sizzling against their flesh—"chichichi..."—caused screams to rise one after another.

"Little bald donkey, you... how dare you commit such an evil act!"

An old man roared in fury, his entire body erupting with various divine flames, burning violently, making the sky scorching hot and filled with sacred flames everywhere.

The Sect Master of the God-Flame Sect finally appeared. He stood horizontally in the air, holding a multi-colored flame wrapped in divine flames, and swung it heavily. In an instant, countless fire snakes shot out from within, dancing wildly in the sky, accompanied by bursts of electric light, blasting toward Mengchen.

"Evil act? When your God-Flame Sect bloodbathed the Profound Gate, did you think it was an evil act? When you slaughtered the disciples of the Western Sect, did you think it was an evil act? If the evil acts in your eyes are limited only to the death and injury of your God-Flame Sect disciples, then so what if I commit this evil act? Today, not only will I commit it, but I will also ensure your God-Flame Sect is completely wiped out and disappears from this Xuanyu!" Mengchen roared coldly.

Immediately, a pair of brilliant golden Kunpeng wings with black-gold patterns unfolded instantly from his back, mysterious Runes flickering upon them.

At this moment, the True Phoenix Wings and the Kunpeng wings merged. Red-gold divine light illuminated the firmament. He released his fury and charged forward at nearly double the speed, causing the sky to emit bursts of roaring sounds.

"Puff..."

The red-gold divine wings on his back slashed, and dozens of figures ahead exploded, turning into a mist of blood.

This was merely the preliminary fusion and execution of two Ten Fiends techniques, yet it erupted with such power that even a Venerable could not block it; they would be shaken until their bones broke and flesh tore, their bodies and souls extinguished.

The countless fire snakes that came rushing were also scattered by the red-gold divine wings and could not get near his body.

"It is true that you have a Supreme backing you, but by acting this way to destroy my God-Flame Sect's Lower Realm dojo, are you not afraid that when the great tribulation arrives, the forbidden ones of my sect will descend to the Lower Realm and take your life personally? I can also tell you clearly: do not think that only you have a Supreme behind you; my Upper Realm ancestor is also a Supreme." The Sect Master of the God-Flame Sect had a gloomy expression, his full face of red hair and beard dancing without wind.

As he spoke, he once again waved the multi-colored divine flame in his hand.

He activated the sect-protecting divine array; this Lower Realm God-Flame Sect was inherited from the Upper Realm, so its foundation was naturally astonishing.

Below, volcanoes rose and magma surged into the sky, echoing with the stars of the heavens. For a time, the various divine flames within the God-Flame Sect gathered into celestial bodies, all appearing to transform into fiery stars.

This was the God-Flame Transformation Star Array. Each type of divine flame gathered into a star, each corresponding to a great star above the firmament, making this place seem like a sea of fire, drawing upon the starlight from the Nine Heavens and gathering it here.

"Since I could come, do you think I would be afraid? I might as well tell you: today I can destroy your Lower Realm God-Flame Sect, and another day I can step into the Upper Realm and make that so-called Supreme of yours crawl at my feet!"

Mengchen's monk robes fluttered, his expression unyielding. He stepped lightly into the void, and Divine Power erupted, causing the heavens and earth to tremble as brilliant Cave Heavens arranged themselves behind him.

Ten Cave Heavens, brilliant as red suns, connected and circled each other. As they shone, they manifested an eleventh Cave Heaven, within which a unique great world appeared. Star fields were dense, billions of stars were shining, and at times it seemed as if a True Dragon was about to cross the boundary, or a Kunpeng was about to flap its wings and break through the world wall... astonishing scenes emerged one after another.

At this moment, he walked across the sky as if a great world were pressing down, breaking into the array.

At the same time, he took out the Gilded Zen Staff, which shone with ten thousand zhang of light, and smashed it forward. It emitted terrifying fluctuations, and monstrous Divine Power rolled forth, crushing everything in its path.

The Gilded Zen Staff in his hand was a gift from the Vajra Pestle; its power was heaven-reaching, and it was perfect for breaking the great array.

Brilliant divine rays flew and intertwined with the various divine flame starlight. The place was so dazzling that one could not look directly at it; everywhere there were Runes and beams of light shooting out, with energy running rampant like a surging ocean.

"Crack...!"

On the volcanoes, some array platforms emitted crisp sounds, and the stars gathered from various divine flames began to crack.

"Boom...!"

Finally, the great array disintegrated, and one divine flame star after another exploded, losing contact with the stars in the sky.

Mengchen held the Gilded Zen Staff and smashed forward valiantly. The Sect Master of the God-Flame Sect was terrified; he had always been wary of that Supreme, but he had not expected Mengchen to possess such strength.

"I am a god! How could he, a mere Array Formation Realm cultivator, break the array under my protection!" The God-Flame Sect Sect Master was filled with fear.

Immediately, the multi-colored divine flame he held in his hand was completely activated, dispersing into hundreds or thousands of flames of different colors that jumped onto his body and burned. For a time, an ancient aura permeated the air, and the flames clung to his flesh, jumping and forming a stunning, peerless flame battle armor.

He pointed a finger at Mengchen, and the armor on his body gathered a terrifying flame, mixed with his divine power, and shot toward Mengchen at extreme speed.

This was the God-Flame Sect's sect-suppressing divine ability, the Flame Control Art. It could control countless types of divine flames for one's own use; used externally it was a weapon, and used internally it could enhance one's own massive Divine Power to manifest a set of Flame Battle Armor. It was created by an ancient supreme expert.

This flame was extremely terrifying, burning the void until it twisted, and it reached before him in an instant.

Mengchen was very calm. He held the Gilded Zen Staff; now, with the sudden increase in his strength, the power he could unleash would surely far exceed the past, so how could he fear this flame?

He swung both hands to smash the Gilded Zen Staff, brilliant and glorious. The moment it was smashed out, divine light surged and rose to the heavens. The Zen staff expanded in that instant, the massive staff covering the sky and blocking the sun.

The Zen staff smashed down and flew out, instantly shattering that flame, and then charged toward the God-Flame Sect Sect Master, who was wrapped in the Flame Battle Armor, to duel with him.

"Shhh...!" The Flame Battle Armor glowed, surging with endless divine flames of various colors, but it could not shake that staff. Although it had been refined for countless years and was quite extraordinary, it ultimately could not compare to the Gilded Zen Staff gifted by the Vajra Pestle.

"Clang..."

The Gilded Zen Staff smashed down, and the Flame Battle Armor began to burst; everywhere, in clusters and specks, it shot off in all directions, on the verge of collapsing.

The Gilded Zen Staff was unharmed, and Mengchen was even more so, but at this moment, the God-Flame Sect Sect Master was terrified; he could actually cause his own divine artifact to nearly collapse.

The experts of the God-Flame Sect all around were shocked and screaming, their expressions pale. This child was young, yet could fight a god and even hold the upper hand; it was simply unimaginably strong.

If things continued to develop this way, it was feared that a great disaster would soon befall them.

"Boom..."

The Phoenix True Fire burned, igniting all the buildings of the God-Flame Sect, and many people were hit by these scattered true fires, becoming human torches and turning into ashes.

This was Phoenix True Fire, known as the Undying Fire. Generally speaking, it was very difficult to extinguish; without a cultivator two realms higher, there was simply no way to resist or extinguish it.

This was Xiyao setting fires to kill the enemy. After the sect-protecting array was broken by Mengchen, she executed the Zhenhuang technique, as if transforming into a Zhenhuang, and flew into the God-Flame Sect with raging true fire, killing countless God-Flame Sect disciples along the way.

At this moment, she felt no sympathy; in her heart, there was only cold killing intent. During the battle at the Profound Gate back then, they were cruel and heartless, their hands stained with the blood of her fellow disciples. Today was the perfect time to settle the karma.

Although she could not participate in the higher-level battle circles, every time she killed a God-Flame Sect disciple, she could wash away some of the hatred in her heart.

"Boom...!"

Xiaohuang, alone, fought three Venerables of the God-Flame Sect. Her eyes were stern and flames soared into the sky. She was executing her ultimate means, her graceful figure dancing like a golden swan. Facing three Venerables simultaneously, she held the upper hand, as valiant and skilled in battle as a female war god.

"Roar..."

The roar shook the heavens. Heizi manifested his true form and again executed the Kunpeng technique. A pair of Kunpeng wings, like those of a giant Jiuyou Ao, covered the sky and blocked the sun as they flapped; the momentum was simply suffocating.

"Boom... Bang!" The Jiuyou Ao stepped down, and the Venerable fighting him was knocked down, the webbing between his thumb and forefinger split, blood bloomed in the sky, and his wounded body fell heavily to the ground.

"Shhh!" The Kunpeng wings on his back spread, and he gained extreme speed, arriving in an instant to completely behead that Venerable, then his gaze was like a torch, searching for a new target to kill.

Now, after Heizi's fused cultivation of the Kunpeng technique and his own true technique, his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds. Although he was currently only in the Array Formation Realm, he could also battle Venerables.

On the other side, the Tianhu Shaonü also had her killing intent aroused, continuously cutting down the Venerables and Array Formation Realm experts of the God-Flame Sect in the chaotic battle.

It could be said that she now mastered three types of Ten Fiends Precious Techniques. Although the True Dragon Precious Technique was incomplete, when combined with the complete Zhenhuang technique, its power increased geometrically.

The divine experts of the God-Flame Sect were in a fierce battle with Mengchen; it could be said that no one here could stop her slaughter.

"Boom...!" A monstrously brilliant divine light surged.

Everyone looked over and saw Mengchen swing the Zen staff in his hand, and a huge divine light shot out.

The Flame Battle Armor on the surface of the Flame Sect Sect Master's body rapidly disintegrated and shattered, and following that, his entire person directly transformed into a rain of light, just like a small piece of ice and snow encountering a blazing furnace, instantly evaporated! At this point, this battle had no more suspense.

Above the void, Yuechan was dumbfounded at the sight of this scene; she was not unaware that Mengchen could now awe the eight wildernesses, but witnessing this battle with her own eyes, it was still somewhat hard to believe.

He had slain a god! With the strength of the Array Formation Realm, he had slain a god.

From this point on, the powerful Flame Sect would be completely wiped from the Xuanyu today.

Although the Flame Sect Sect Master was dead, the countless divine flames he had erupted were still raging, the firelight surging to the heavens, igniting this place together with the True Phoenix Fire, causing the corpses of the Flame Sect disciples below to turn into flying ash.

Mengchen put away the Gilded Zen Staff in his hand, withdrew the light from his body, and began to gaze at his surroundings.

Over there, Heizi, the Tianhu Shaonü, and Xiyao were slaughtering to the extreme, and swathes of Flame Sect disciples were turning into ashes of calamity.

"Boom—"

At this moment, the horizon suddenly shook violently, and the void was torn open into a huge gap, which looked like a heavenly abyss at a single glance.

This sudden scene made Huofeng Zhizun on the other side of the horizon become grave; although he did not know what kind of existence would descend, he was already prepared to strike at any moment.

(End of this chapter)