Chapter 1321: Entering The Burning Phoenix (1/2)
*Whoosh!~*
A silhouette rushed past out of a Territory Gate as the omnipresent pressure receded from suppressing the body. The figure was draped in a pristine dark black robe with a few wolf patterns over the arm and behind the torso.
The figure seemed like a man with lush black hair stretching to the waist, tied up in a simple ponytail. He walked out, his face visible with handsome features as he looked around before checking out his own robes as his brows raised.
'Didn't think that I would find a robe on the journey that matched with Nadia...'
”Well, in any case, I finally made it to the Burning Phoenix Ridge...” Davis raised his head and saw the red-robed disciples lined up in a similar like the other hegemon's disciples at the previous gates.
However, unlike the Dual Lotus Manor's disciples who stood in pair, flirting with each other, these disciples had their heads a bit high, looking bored yet also possessing a condescending gaze as if they had nothing better to do other than judge the people that came out the Territory Gate.
”Stop... Show your face...”
A handsome, light red-haired Grand Elder who stood at the very front suddenly grasped the sword's hilt as if he was going to draw it out from its majestic-looking scabbard.
Davis blinked before he looked to the side and saw a masked man with a black robe.
The first thought that crossed his mind was, was remaining anonymous not allowed? But then, he noticed that there was an ominous air about this particular masked man, a blood-lust that slightly leaked, their presence even reeking with a putrid scent if he noticed closely with his soul sense.
'Ah, c'mon... I don't want to get into trouble right at the start for some other unrelated reason...'
He moved away while the other cultivators also did the same as they rushed back, seemingly defending themselves with a barrier in case a fight between the elder and this masked man ensued.
”Gehehe...” The masked man began to wryly laugh, ”Ah, I was unable to hold myself back from sensing the fiery yang you all have... I hate it!”
He suddenly flew into the air, his mask coming off before revealing his pale features before the putrid scent became awfully bad as it spread to the surroundings.
”A corpse cultivator! Don't inhale the yin poison that naturally comes off of him!”
The elder from the Burning Phoenix Ridge warned the other disciples.
The disciples all directly summoned flames around them to protect themselves as they took up position in a formation, but they didn't seem to activate it as they left the mess to the elder. The flames around them lit up with a fiery crimson as it protected them.
However, the flames that these disciples released were quite dull when compared to the red-robed elder as he drew out the sword from the scabbard in a calm manner, his entire being looking majestic that it deeply attracted the eyes of the onlooking ladies.
”Which wicked path power are you from?”
”Uh... Don't know that myself... but you can try killing me, and see which power comes after your life, geheheh~” The corpse cultivator laughed wickedly as he took out a candle that instantly lit up with an eerie white-blue flame.
Ominous black-colored smoke rapidly churned out as it began to engulf the surroundings in a cloud of thin smoke.
*Whizzz!~*
The air sliced, followed by a wave of fiery crimson flames that burned the black-colored smoke into oblivion!
The corpse cultivator's expression was rather ugly as he looked at the red-robed elder posturing with his sword released towards him.
”Surrender and await your rightful execution, you evildoer. But I don't think that you will obediently comply, will you?”
”Hahaha...” The corpse cultivator normally laughed, ”I underestimated you a bit. Even though we are both at the Peak-Level Law Sea Stage, I thought I was only at a bit of a disadvantage with the formation here, but to think that your prowess is higher...”
”Of course, who do you think I am? I'm an Elder of the Burning Phoenix Rid- Activate the formation and trap him!”
The elder abruptly shouted as the disciples all reacted without a bit of lag as a fiery light began to shine.
*Whoosh!~*
”Seems like I must make my exit!”
The corpse cultivator had an amused smirk as he moved at the same time the elder shouted. Resplendent light that shone with a fiery red hue abruptly engulfed him and the other people surrounding him before it shortened into a mere few meters as it trapped him to a stop.
His skin began to quickly burn under the concentrated attack of the Mid-Level Emperor Grade Formation.
”Hehehe...” The corpse cultivator wryly laughed as if he had seen his death coming before he twisted his head, looking at the elder as he smirked.
”Is that all you got?”
*Zumm~!*
Space trembled as he suddenly disappeared from the eyes of all the people. When he reappeared, he was outside the range of the focused formation.
”Damned Space Laws!!!”
The elder gritted his teeth in annoyance as he quickly shot towards as intense fiery crimson flames wrapped around him and his majestic sword that seemed to be at the Low-Level Emperor Grade.
”Gahahaha! Move! Move out of the way! Or all you'll all be poisoned by my corpse yin fragrance!”
The corpse cultivator flew towards the side in a bid to escape as the black-colored smoke kept churning out of the white-blue candle flame. Obviously, it was an artifact like the Illusory Yantra King Bell, but it didn't seem to have the karmic property that had been poured into the Illusory Yantra King Bell by the people who had nurtured it.
It was just an evil yin artifact at the Low-Level Emperor Grade used by a wicked cultivator.
*Swoosh!~*
”AHHHH!!!~~~”
The obnoxious black-colored smoke closed in as the people began to scream for their lives as they tried to run away from it.