Chapter 408: The Origin of the Zhurong Fire Spirit

Yuwen Tuo's sharp eyes looked at the five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—as if he wanted to see right through them.

Protector Metal laughed loudly and said:

"Yuwen Tuo, Duan Fengyun, wash your ears clean and listen clearly to our names.

We are the Five Great Protectors of the Demon Realm; I am Metal, and they are our brothers Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

Today we shall grind you two fellows into dust to vent the hatred in the Young Lady's heart!"

"What!

You are people from the Demon Realm!

Then what about my Twelve Immortal Dao Army?"

Yuwen Tuo shouted after hearing this.

Protector Fire raised a brilliant blue flame in his hand and said:

"Except for these five bodies we possessed, your other subordinates all died under this flame."

Yuwen Tuo held the Xuanyuan Sword, looked at the five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—with an angry face, and said:

"You group of Demon Realm people actually dare to come to my Human Realm to slaughter the innocent; I will wipe you out today."

As his voice fell, Yuwen Tuo charged at the five people with the Xuanyuan Sword.

Although his relationship with the Twelve Immortal Dao Army was average, after all, one must consider the master before beating the dog; Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth were truly giving him no face by doing this.

Seeing the Xuanyuan Sword in Yuwen Tuo's hand, Protector Metal laughed:

"Xuanyuan Sword!

It is a pity you are not the Yellow Emperor, so the Xuanyuan Sword in your hands poses no danger to us."

The five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—rushed forward together to battle Yuwen Tuo.

Duan Fengyun stood to the side, watching the five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—and could not help but feel puzzled in his heart.

In the original story, these five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—did not appear, and judging from their momentum, these five were no ordinary characters.

However, after thinking about it for a while, Duan Fengyun figured it out.

In the dignified Demon Realm, it was impossible for the Demon Lord to be the only expert; it seemed that in the original story, the Demon Lord had been sent back to the Demon Realm by Chen Jingchou before he could summon these five.

Duan Fengyun was not in a hurry to make a move; he still had quite a bit of faith in Yuwen Tuo's strength.

With the Xuanyuan Sword in hand, Yuwen Tuo could almost be considered invincible in the Human Realm.

One could see Yuwen Tuo holding the Xuanyuan Sword and fighting back and forth with the five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

Facing the incredibly tacit cooperation of the five, Yuwen Tuo, who prided himself on being invincible, actually began to feel a bit overwhelmed.

Looking at Duan Fengyun on the side, Yuwen Tuo shouted:

"Big Brother, if you continue to stand by and watch from the sidelines, I reckon you will lose this brother of yours today!"

Duan Fengyun laughed loudly:

"Virtuous brother, do not be anxious; Big Brother is coming."

After speaking, Duan Fengyun pulled the Xuanyuan Sword from the Void with a cold-blooded expression.

The five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—who were originally in a fierce battle with Yuwen Tuo, exclaimed when they saw Duan Fengyun's Xuanyuan Sword:

"Xuanyuan Sword, how is this possible?

How can there be two Xuanyuan Swords!"

Seeing the five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—puzzled by Duan Fengyun's Xuanyuan Sword, Ning Ke shouted:

"Do not worry, Duan Fengyun's Xuanyuan Sword is just a fake.

His Xuanyuan Sword is merely a sword that possesses the shape of a sword but lacks the Sword Spirit.

Go ahead, do not be afraid of him."

After hearing Ning Ke's words, the five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—instantly calmed down.

Protector Fire laughed:

"Good for you, Duan Fengyun, you actually dare to use a fake Xuanyuan Sword to trick us.

Today, your Grandpa Fire will let you know the power of our Demon Realm.

If you are willing to call us Grandpa now and curse the Yellow Emperor as a turtle's son, we will let you go."

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Duan Fengyun sneered and brandished the Xuanyuan Sword, saying:

"Whether the Xuanyuan Sword in my hand is real or fake is not something you need to worry about.

As for you wanting me to acknowledge you as grandfathers, that is something I need to consider for a while.

After all, I do not want a bunch of grandsons from the Demon Realm."

"Duan Fengyun, stop with your sharp tongue; let's see if you can still talk later."

Protector Fire said angrily.

"Fire, Earth, you two deal with Yuwen Tuo.

Wood, Water, you come with me to deal with Duan Fengyun."

Protector Metal gave direct orders to split up; he felt that Duan Fengyun was much harder to deal with than Yuwen Tuo, so he wanted to take Protector Wood and Protector Water to deal with Duan Fengyun.

Protector Wood shouted:

"Duan Fengyun, take this move from me first!"

Protector Wood waved his arms, and suddenly, sharp swords made of countless plants and trees flew toward Duan Fengyun.

Looking at these countless swords of vegetation and combining it with Protector Wood's title, Duan Fengyun had already guessed Protector Wood's ability: commanding flowers, grass, and trees.

Facing these swords of vegetation, Duan Fengyun felt nothing; before the invincible Xuanyuan Sword in his hand, no matter how many swords of vegetation there were, it was all in vain.

Duan Fengyun simply raised the Xuanyuan Sword and began hacking and slashing into the air.

"Break!"

Duan Fengyun let out a loud shout, directly shattering the Wood Protector's sword of grass and wood.

Seeing Duan Fengyun shatter his attack with such ease, the Wood Protector said with an expression of disbelief:

"How is this possible!

The Xuanyuan Sword in your hand is clearly a fake, how could you possibly break my attack so easily?

Duan Fengyun, speak quickly, what method did you use!"

Duan Fengyun raised the Xuanyuan Sword, stroked its blade, and said:

"I already said just now, whether the Xuanyuan Sword in my hand is real or fake is none of your concern."

Shuxiang looked at the situation before her and began to sense a problem.

Shuxiang spoke up:

"My Lady, that Xuanyuan Sword in Duan Fengyun's hand seems to be the same as the one in Yuwen Tuo's hand; they both possess the power to destroy the heavens and extinguish the earth!"

Upon hearing this, Ning Ke was greatly shocked and said:

"What, Shuxiang, you aren't sensing this wrong, are you!"

Shuxiang nodded and said:

"I shouldn't be sensing it wrong. The Xuanyuan Sword in Duan Fengyun's hand now has much more presence than the one we saw before.

I don't know what method he used to make the Xuanyuan Sword undergo such a massive change."

After receiving confirmation from Shuxiang, Ning Ke shouted:

"Gold Protector, be careful, the Xuanyuan Sword in Duan Fengyun's hand is not fake; the one in his hand is also a real Xuanyuan Sword!"

Hearing Ning Ke's warning, the contempt in the eyes of the Gold Protector and the others finally vanished.

As the mortal enemies of the Yellow Emperor, they had experienced the might of the Xuanyuan Sword at the hands of the Yellow Emperor himself.

Duan Fengyun saw the fear of the Xuanyuan Sword in the Gold Protector and the others, and he brandished the sword, gesturing:

"What's wrong?

Is it that seeing this Xuanyuan Sword in my hand reminds you of the time you were humbled by my master, the Yellow Emperor?

My master once told me about the time he held the Xuanyuan Sword and gave the Demon Realm a sound thrashing; I suppose you must have been defeated by my master as well.

My master is already in the Divine Realm now; for you to still want to seek revenge on my master with your current strength is simply a pipe dream!

Today, I shall teach you a lesson on behalf of my master and let you experience once more the fear of being dominated by the Xuanyuan Sword."

The Fire Protector, who had been battling Yuwen Tuo, felt his anger surge instantly upon hearing Duan Fengyun's words.

Back then, the one who suffered the most under the Yellow Emperor's sword was the Fire Protector; now, hearing Duan Fengyun bring up the past, the Fire Protector's rage flared up.

The Fire Protector used the recoil from his battle with Yuwen Tuo to reach Duan Fengyun.

A cluster of incomparably brilliant blue flames in the Fire Protector's hand struck directly at Duan Fengyun's body.

"Duan Fengyun, go to hell!"

Seeing the blue flames strike, Duan Fengyun directly raised his right arm to block them.

Seeing that Duan Fengyun actually dared to use his flesh and blood to block his flames, the Fire Protector said with a mocking expression:

"Overestimating your capabilities, daring to use your flesh and blood to resist my Nanming Li Fire."

The Fire Protector's true form was precisely a strand of Nanming Li Fire, and it was by relying on the immense power of this Nanming Li Fire that he had attained his position as one of the Demon Realm Five Protectors.

The Fire Protector was full of confidence in his Nanming Li Fire; he wanted to watch Duan Fengyun pay a heavy price for his recklessness.

However, slowly, the smile on the Fire Protector's face began to fade.

His Nanming Li Fire had absolutely no effect on Duan Fengyun's right arm; in fact, the flames were slowly disappearing into Duan Fengyun's right arm, as if they had been devoured by it.

In all his years, the Fire Protector had never encountered such a bizarre event; he gathered another strand of flame and struck at Duan Fengyun again.

But this flame still vanished as if a clay ox had entered the sea, disappearing the moment it touched Duan Fengyun's right arm.

The Fire Protector pointed at Duan Fengyun's right arm and said:

"Duan Fengyun, what exactly is your right arm, that it can actually devour my Nanming Li Fire."

Duan Fengyun turned his head to look at the increasingly vivid Kirin tattoo on his right arm; he knew it must be the Zhurong Fire Spirit devouring the Fire Protector's Nanming Li Fire.

With a thought from Duan Fengyun, the Zhurong Fire Spirit emerged from his Kirin Arm.

After the Zhurong Fire Spirit emerged from the Kirin Arm and saw the Fire Protector, it looked at him with rage, as if it had encountered a natural enemy.

And the moment the Fire Protector saw the Zhurong Fire Spirit, he felt as if he had encountered a natural enemy, and his heart trembled.

Looking at the appearance of the Zhurong Fire Spirit and thinking back to how Duan Fengyun's right arm had just devoured his Nanming Li Fire, the Fire Protector guessed the identity of the Zhurong Fire Spirit.

The Fire Protector laughed loudly:

"So it is you, Zhurong Fire!

Thousands of years ago, I shattered your Spirit Sense, and your last shred of Spirit Sense escaped when I wasn't paying attention.

I never expected you to have survived until today.

It seems you have reached some kind of relationship with Duan Fengyun, but it doesn't matter; today, you and he will both be unable to escape death."

Hearing the Fire Protector's words, Duan Fengyun finally understood.

No wonder that with the Zhurong Fire Spirit's strength, it had spent so many years in Hell Valley.

It seems its Spirit Sense was shattered by the Fire Protector in the great battle back then, and it fled to Hell Valley.

The Zhurong Fire Spirit looked at the smiling Fire Protector; it felt an irreconcilable hatred for the person before it, and it glared at the Fire Protector in anger.

The Zhurong Fire Spirit turned and ran onto Duan Fengyun's arm, licking it repeatedly, as if signaling Duan Fengyun to help it deal with the Fire Protector.

Seeing this scene, the Fire Protector became even more delighted, and he laughed heartily:

"I never expected that the Zhurong Fire, once renowned alongside me across the Human Realm, Demon Realm, and God Realm, would end up in this state today, hahahahaha."