As soon as he finished speaking, the temperature inside the underground palace suddenly soared.
The blood mist remaining in the pool was evaporated by the high temperature, turning into a large swath of scarlet mist that surrounded the Fiery Phoenix.
The phoenix spread its wings, and flames cascaded down like a waterfall.
Situ Shuang'er stood beneath the phoenix shadow, a wisp of pale blue light already mixed into her three-colored spiritual power.
The four forces intertwined, and dense ancient patterns appeared on the Ice Soul Sword.
All the Divine Sea Realm cultivators present felt a heavy pressure.
Even Xiao Yihan looked solemn.
"This power has already surpassed the scope of a Heaven-level martial art."
Si Yunshu looked at the phantom of the Heavenly Phoenix behind Situ Shuang'er and said softly, "She forcibly activated her physique's origin, which at least raised her combat power by one level."
"Brother Chu, can you stop him?" Xiao Yihan asked in a low voice.
Si Yunshu remained silent for a moment.
She looked at Chu Yunfei, but had no answer in her heart.
The figure in black remained standing in the same spot, his expression calm to the point of being indifferent.
But Si Yunshu knew very well that the more Chu Yunfei acted this way, the more it showed that he had become serious.
Situ Shuang'er did not give Chu Yunfei any more time to observe.
She took a step forward.
The phantom of the Heavenly Phoenix behind them flapped its wings simultaneously.
A sea of fire descended from all directions, its scorching heat turning the dome of the underground palace a fiery red.
" Heaven-Burning!"
The Flame Phoenix let out a long cry, its massive body enveloped in billowing flames, and swooped down towards Chu Yunfei.
Chu Yunfei gripped the Abyss-Devouring Sword tightly.
The power of this sword technique has reached the level of a divine martial art.
Although Situ Shuang'er's cultivation level was only at the Divine Sea Realm Second Layer, with the help of her special physique and source power, the attacks she unleashed were enough to threaten a cultivator at the Divine Sea Realm Seventh Level.
Even ordinary Divine Sea Realm Eighth Level might not dare to confront it head-on.
"Is this all the strength you have?"
A dark golden light flickered in Chu Yunfei's eyes.
"Let's leave it at that."
The Boundless Creation Scripture a thunderous roar.
Dark golden spiritual energy surged like a surging ocean, flowing into the Abyss-Devouring Sword along its meridians.
The Abyss-Devouring Sword vibrated violently, and the ancient patterns on its blade lit up inch by inch.
The first sword strike gathers its power.
The second sword followed immediately.
The third sword...
The six sword techniques overlapped each other, yet they did not stop.
The sixth sword strike crashed into the sword.
At this moment, fine cracks appeared in the void surrounding the Abyss-Devouring Sword.
Chu Yunfei raised his sword and slashed directly at the charging Tianhuang.
" Six Swords as One!"
A dark gold sword light shot into the sky.
Within the sword light, a vast ocean seemed to surge, with six layers of sword energy pushing forward, transforming into a dark golden, raging sea capable of swallowing heaven and earth.
The Fiery Phoenix and the Dark Gold Sword Sea collided head-on in mid-air.
Boom!
The entire underground palace shook violently.
The shockwave spread outwards from the two people, tearing apart the stone slabs on the ground one after another.
The surrounding cultivators all activated their protective spiritual power.
Some of the weaker Rogue Cultivator were even shaken so badly that they coughed up blood and stumbled into the stone wall.
The phantom of the Heavenly Phoenix let out a hiss.
Its wings were sliced apart inch by inch by the dark gold sword, and the blazing flames were constantly extinguished.
Situ Shuang'er's face suddenly turned pale.
She gripped the Ice Soul Sword tightly with both hands, her primal power surging wildly within her body as she attempted to maintain the illusory image of the Heavenly Phoenix.
"Give me the town!"
She gritted her teeth and roared angrily.
The Fiery Phoenix forcefully flapped its wings, and the rolling flames condensed once more, attempting to suppress the Dark Gold Sword Sea.
However, Chu Yunfei's six-fold sword technique was too domineering.
The dark gold sword light layered upon layer, constantly tearing through the flames and breaking through the core of the Heavenly Phoenix phantom.
Click!
A clear cracking sound echoed throughout the underground palace.
A crack appeared on the chest of the phantom phoenix.
Situ Shuang'er's pupils contracted.
The cracks spread rapidly in the next moment.
The Heavenly Phoenix's head, wings, and body shattered one after another, turning into a sky full of sparks.
The dark gold sword light, its power undiminished, pierced through the flames and continued its slash towards Situ Shuang'er.
"How could this be...?"
Situ Shuang'er finally showed an expression of disbelief.
She has already used the strongest sword technique she obtained after awakening her physique.
It even forcibly activated the power of origin.
But in front of Chu Yunfei, they were still utterly helpless.
She had no time to think further; the Ice Soul Sword was held horizontally in front of her chest, and all the tri-colored spiritual energy condensed into a shield.
boom!
The dark gold sword light slammed into the sword and shield.
Situ Shuang'er's delicate body trembled violently, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.
The sword and shield held out for only a moment before shattering with a deafening crash.
She was thrown back by the residual force, her white clothes stained with blood in mid-air, her body crashing through several stone pillars before finally slamming heavily to the ground.
The Ice Soul Sword flew out of his hand and embedded itself in a stone slab several feet away.
Situ Shuang'er struggled to sit up, but spat out another mouthful of blood.
The underground palace was deathly silent.
Everyone stared in disbelief at the scene.
A Divine Sea Realm Second Layer, who used a mysterious sword technique to forcibly enhance his combat power, was actually defeated head-on by Chu Yunfei, who was at the Divine Sea Realm Sixth Layer.
And the defeat was so complete.
Chu Yunfei gave her no time to catch her breath.
Dark golden lightning crackled beneath their feet.
The next moment, he appeared in front of Situ Shuang'er.
The Abyss-Devouring Sword fell, its tip resting just before her fair neck.
Situ Shuang'er raised her head and saw Chu Yunfei's calm eyes.
There was no sarcasm.
There was no sense of triumph.
There wasn't even any emotional fluctuation after the victory.
It was as if defeating her was just an ordinary thing.
This calm was more painful than any mockery.
Situ Shuang'er's fingers slowly tightened.
She couldn't believe she had lost.
She could hardly believe that she had been defeated by Chu Yunfei in front of everyone.
The person she once called a piece of trash.
The person she once thought she could never catch up with in her lifetime.
Chu Yunfei looked at her, his voice devoid of any warmth.
" Situ Shuang'er, do you still remember how arrogant and haughty you used to be?"
Situ Shuang'er's delicate body trembled slightly.
The image of her standing before Chu Yunfei in the old courtyard of the Azure Mystic Sect, announcing her engagement, seemed to reappear before her eyes.
At that time, she was dressed in luxurious clothes and radiated an aura of sainthood.
Chu Yunfei, having lost all his cultivation, could only endure the humiliation in front of everyone.
She once thought that scene would be forever etched on Chu Yunfei's memory.
But now, the person with the sword pointed at her throat is Chu Yunfei.
Situ Shuang'er turned her head away, forcibly suppressing the surging emotions in her heart.
" Chu Yunfei, I admit defeat."
Her voice was somewhat weak, yet still aloof.
"But this saint will not beg for your mercy."
"If you want to kill, then do it."
The surrounding cultivators exchanged bewildered glances.
No one expected that even in this predicament, the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sword Sect would still refuse to bow her head.
Situ Shuang'er closed her eyes, waiting for the sword to fall.
She didn't want Chu Yunfei to see her in such a disheveled state.
They were even less willing to appear weak and begging for survival in front of others.
But after a few breaths, the imagined pain did not occur.
The sword's edge lingered near her neck for only a moment before slowly moving away.
A cold voice reached my ears.
You should be grateful you have a good mother.
Situ Shuang'er opened her eyes.
Chu Yunfei had already sheathed the Abyss-Devouring Sword, his gaze passing over her and landing on Qin Hao behind him.
Otherwise, you wouldn't be alive today.
Situ Shuang'er stared blankly at Chu Yunfei's retreating figure.
He didn't kill himself.
But those words didn't bring her any sense of relief at surviving a disaster.
Instead, it felt like an invisible humiliation.
He didn't kill her, not because she was the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sword Sect, nor because of her strength, nor because of their past marriage agreement.
Simply because she has a good mother.
Situ Shuang'er's pride was thoroughly pierced.
She clenched her teeth, her chest heaving.
"I don't need you to spare me for my mother's sake."
Chu Yunfei did not stop walking.
Whether I let you go or not is none of your business.
These words made Situ Shuang'er's face turn even uglier.
She watched the black figure disappear into the distance, her heart filled with rage.
She kindly stopped Chu Yunfei from killing Qin Hao to prevent him from becoming a mortal enemy of the three major sects.
But Chu Yunfei not only didn't appreciate it, he also defeated her and humiliated her in this way.
Situ Shuang'er clenched her fists.
Wait.
She didn't believe Chu Yunfei could continue to improve so quickly.
The Nine-Colored Imperial Phoenix Physique has awakened, granting her cultivation speed and potential far exceeding that of ordinary people.
Once she breaks through to a higher realm, she will never allow Chu Yunfei to so easily suppress her again.
" Chu Yunfei, one day I will defeat you with my own hands and make you taste this bitterness."
She watched Chu Yunfei's retreating figure and murmured to herself.
Before he could finish speaking, Qin Hao's terrified voice suddenly came from ahead.
" Chu Yunfei, you can't kill me!"
Qin Hao was completely devastated when Chu Yunfei locked onto him.
Situ Shuang'er was defeated.
Even she couldn't stop Chu Yunfei.
No one in the underground palace could save him.
Qin Hao staggered backward, tripped over the corpse, and almost fell back into the pool of blood.
"I am the Holy Son of the Cangyun Sect, and the Supreme Elder is in the Imperial City!"
He frantically raised his hand, trying to use his last remaining authority to restrain Chu Yunfei.
"If you kill me, the Cangyun Sect will mobilize its entire strength to hunt you down. Even with the help of the Pill Pavilion, you will never be able to stand against the entire Cangyun Sect!"
Chu Yunfei walked over step by step.
"You and Nangong Wuhen were exactly the same before you died."
Qin Hao's voice began to tremble.
"If you kill me, you will completely cut off your escape route. Let me leave now, and I can plead with the sect for you, and I can also guarantee that the Cangyun Sect will not attack you for the time being!"
Chu Yunfei stopped in front of him, his expression indifferent.
"Unfortunately, I'm not buying it."
"And... you're very noisy."
The last glimmer of hope in Qin Hao's eyes was completely extinguished.
Chu Yunfei raised the Abyss-Devouring Sword, and dark golden sword light slowly condensed on its blade.
"Go down and join them."