The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS -
Chapter 496 - 308 Kong Xuankong
Chapter 496: Chapter 308 Kong Xuankong
The auspicious time was approaching, and the Nirvana Ceremony was about to commence. Atop Fenglai Mountain, crimson Array Patterns began to gleam, dyeing the peak a brilliant red.
"Boom—"
Flames surged upward, enveloping Feng Mingxiao at the center of the Altar. Bathed in the raging inferno, Feng Mingxiao not only felt no pain but her breath grew even more vigorous.
The Nirvana Ceremony involved the theft of the Nirvana process, where one’s own renewal was achieved using the Vitality and Essence Qi of others. At the start, however, the one undergoing Nirvana first, serving as the sacrificial offer, was none other than Feng Mingxiao.
Under the influence of the Nirvana flames, the Fire Power suppressed by the Phoenix Tears broke through its confines and became active once again. Feng Mingxiao began to regain her strength.
"Chirp—"
The clear sound of the phoenix echoed across the sky; amidst the flames, a Five-Colored Phoenix took shape with its six symbols and nine palaces, and just a glance conveyed an invisible sense of majestic authority that weighed upon the heart.
The Phoenix spread its wings, nearly thirty feet from tip to tip, almost covering half of the mountaintop. At that moment, the previously powerless Feng Mingxiao, akin to a grounded Phoenix, displayed the imposing presence a Divinity Realm warrior should have, a suppression on a life level that caused Feng Tianming, who was nearest, to turn red, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"Just like that, just like that..."
His injuries seemed to flare up due to the oppressive force, yet excitement, not retreat, was etched on Feng Tianming’s face, "This is the power I yearn for. Only with such strength will I truly be the rightful ruler of Great Zhou."
Feng Tianming laughed heartily, his eyes filled with longing and madness.
To use his own Imperial Sister and children as offerings, Feng Tianming craved that transcendent state of Divine Communication.
And now, the opportunity was right before him, within reach.
"Chirp—"
The Phoenix cried out, swooping down, aiming to slaughter this mad Emperor of Northern Zhou on the spot. However, runes emanating from the ground wound around it like chains, tightly binding this Phoenix Dharma Image.
Atop the stone pillar, the Flame Crystal Chain also played its part, continuously absorbing Feng Mingxiao’s power, preventing her from breaking free from the shackle.
"Imperial Sister, have you forgotten that the Flame Crystal Chain is also known as the Phoenix Locking Chain, created specifically to counter the Phoenix Sky Strategy? You won’t be able to break the Flame Crystal Chain’s binding with your power!" Feng Tianming said with a smug smile as he looked at the Phoenix Dharma Image before him.
"Feng Tianming, don’t be so pleased with yourself. With the Nirvana Ceremony underway and its grandeur shaking the heavens, you cannot hide from Mountain Master Meng and Dean Zhuge," Feng Mingxiao said through clenched teeth.
By that time, the sky had turned red with the opening of the Nirvana Ceremony, with a Five-Colored Flying Phoenix struggling and crying out in the air. Anyone from the Mountain River Academy who wasn’t blind or deaf would notice the unusual events here.
However, Feng Tianming had already anticipated this situation.
"Through integrating with the Nine Dragon Sky Array’s Qi Mechanism, with a single thought, I can detonate the Great Formation and destroy more than half of the Divine Capital. Meng Shanhe and Zhuge Longsu would have to be fools not to know how to choose," Feng Tianming said with a cold laugh.
How could the cunning Feng Tianming not consider the biggest instability in his plan?
He had already thought of a response long before—to hold the lives of the Divine Capital’s civilians as a pawn, in exchange for a gamble with death.
"You are completely insane!!"
Of course, what Feng Tianming considered a brilliant countermeasure, in Feng Mingxiao’s eyes, was nothing but the delirious talk of a madman.
The Divine Capital was the heart of a nation. The last time a great battle broke out in the Divine Capital, the court’s dignity was damaged. Now, directly destroying more than half of the Divine Capital, Northern Zhou would truly plummet into the abyss.
"By staking the land and the lives of your relatives, Feng Tianming, you do not deserve to be Emperor!" Inside the Mountain River Academy, Zhuge Longsu clenched his fists tightly, crushing the letter in his hand into powder, and spoke fiercely.
He truly hadn’t expected Feng Tianming to be so ruthless, threatening him and his teacher by using the common people and the stability of the country as leverage.
"Teacher..." Zhuge Longsu couldn’t help but look towards Meng Shanhe, hoping he might have a way to save the suddenly precarious nation.
"Let’s wait and see, the person lurking in the shadows won’t allow the Nirvana Ceremony to succeed," Meng Shanhe said calmly.
"But that person..."
Zhuge Longsu was reluctant to place his hopes on someone who operated in secrecy and engaged in surreptitious activities, it was not the kind of choice that the usually domineering Zhuge Longsu preferred.
"Be at peace, I will handle everything."
There was a confidence in his serene words, the confidence of the pillar that held up the sky of Northern Zhou.
With Meng Shanhe present, Northern Zhou would not fall.
While the master and disciple were conversing, the Nirvana Ceremony on Fenglai Mountain had already been pushed to its limits. Soon, it would extract both the True Qi and vitality of Feng Mingxiao to assist in Feng Tianming’s Nirvana Rebirth.
Feng Tianming watched the Array Plate operating without blinking, not daring to be distracted even for an instant.
The more critical the moment, the more cautious one must be.
Out of a hundred steps taken, ninety-nine are but halfway.
Feng Tianming, who always had deep calculations, understood this principle very well. He hadn’t forgotten that he still had a rebellious son hiding in the darkness, who could turn on him at any moment.
Although Feng Tianming was confident that the rebellious Feng Jiu could not stop the Nirvana Ceremony with Cold Eunuch by his side, it was still better to be careful.
Watching as the aura around Feng Mingxiao grew increasingly strong, the light in Feng Tianming’s eyes intensified, ’Here it comes, here it comes...’
Muttering in his heart, Feng Tianming couldn’t wait to try.
Just then, a pitch-black saber light, appearing out of nowhere without any warning, suddenly appeared behind a pillar and struck the Flame Crystal Chain.
The Flame Crystal Chain was extraordinarily effective against those who practiced the Phoenix Sky Strategy, but to other warriors at the Divinity Realm, it was just a sturdy chain, let alone the fact that while this saber light appeared surreptitious, its reputation in the worldly society was not insignificant.
Therefore, the Flame Crystal Chain broke.
"Lie——"
The Five-Colored Phoenix cried out angrily, its Phoenix Wings spread again, and its Phoenix Dharma Image’s form and attitude surged in size. Under the furious command of the elder princess, endless flames of rage came crashing down.
"Elder princess, please calm your anger!"
Cold Eunuch quickly raised his hand, his chilling power instantly cooling the boiling flames in the sky, pleading, "Elder princess, the princes and princesses are still here. If we fight, it may endanger their lives."
Hearing this, the flames drew back slightly but solidified further, cascading like water around the figure who had broken free from its restraints.
"Today, Feng Tianming, this unworthy and benighted ruler must die, Cold Eunuch, you cannot stop me."
The bone-chilling Killing Intent caused even the rapidly rising temperature to falter briefly. In her determination to kill Feng Tianming, her own younger brother, Feng Mingxiao was resolved to do so, even if it meant harming the lives of her nieces and nephews.
Feeling the resolute Killing Intent, Cold Eunuch’s expression turned slightly bitter and he transmitted a message to Feng Tianming, "Your Majesty, perhaps we should retreat for now and proceed with the Nirvana Ceremony next January?
The saber light just now was the Shattering Universe Saber, the Universal Blade Lord Kong Xuankong’s trademark Absolute Skill. I truly have no confidence in facing both the elder princess and Kong Xuankong."
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