Chapter 701: Chapter 711: Charging into Hell Valley
Invisibly, he was overshadowed by Chu Feng.
Actually, the public’s eyes are bright and clear.
Everyone knows who has made contributions and who has not.
If it weren’t for Chu Feng’s display of divine power, successively cutting down two nine-star Sword Gods from the opposing side, it wouldn’t just be about winning for Ten Thousand Sword Sect. It would already be considered good if they could escape alive from Hell Valley.
At that time, Si Huang was in a really bad situation.
She could have been defeated by Hu Yanhao at any moment and captured alive. The best outcome would be for her to escape alone.
Once she was defeated and no one was left to withstand Hu Yanhao, the masters on Ten Thousand Sword Sect’s side would immediately suffer heavy casualties.
Therefore, the credit Chu Feng had established was truly enormous.
Ma Yanhou heard someone dare to curse him as a sycophant, and could not help being furiously enraged.
"Which bastard is cursing your Master Ma behind his back? Come out!" He angrily scanned the area where the voice came from.
"I was the one who cursed, what about it?" Han Sheng emerged with a cold face, glaring at Ma Yanhou with a hostile look.
Seeing that it was Han Sheng, the number two on the Heavenly List, Ma Yanhou immediately chickened out.
His neck shrank, almost scared enough to piss himself.
"Han Sheng, you weren’t so impressive in front of the enemy just now. Acting all high and mighty among your own people, that’s really quite something," Chu Feng was somewhat displeased with Han Sheng’s behavior.
Others might fear Han Sheng, but Chu Feng was not scared at all.
The Demon Eye Evil Spirit King had already advanced to the Hundred-Eyed Evil Spirit King realm, plus Chu Feng had earned the respect of both You Hu and Elder Zi Xu through his own strength and actions.
If Han Sheng dared to make a move, Chu Feng was confident that, without using a Seventh Grade Talisman Elixir, he could kill him.
"Chu Feng, don’t think you can be insolent in front of me just because you’ve made a little merit. You’d better watch your mouth; if it weren’t for Si Huang protecting you, you would have met King Yan eight hundred years ago," Han Sheng’s face turned uglier after being publicly embarrassed by Chu Feng.
There was a trace of unwillingness in his tone.
Si Huang was more powerful than Han Sheng. She had always been protecting Chu Feng, which made Han Sheng not dare to act rashly.
"If you dare to do it, why fear others talking about it?" Chu Feng said with contempt. "If you want to kill me, just come at me. I want to see who will be the one lying on the ground, you or me?"
Chu Feng had long found Han Sheng displeasing to the eye, and the feud between them was not small.
After dealing with Qin Shan, it was now Han Sheng’s turn.
"Han Sheng, now is not a good time to take action!" Lu Kuixi transmitted to Han Sheng.
He was genuinely worried that Han Sheng, in a moment of impulse, might start a fight with Chu Feng. If Han Sheng got killed by Chu Feng, that would mean one less helper.
"This is not the time for infighting. Whatever grievances there are, we’ll settle them after we return to the Sect!" Si Huang, as the leader, stepped in to mediate and defuse the tension.
"Hmph, I will give Si Huang face today," Han Sheng found himself an excuse to back down, snorted coldly, and no longer tangled with Chu Feng.
The group began to venture deeper into the valley.
At the valley entrance, it was still tolerable, merely a bit chilly. But as they ventured deeper, the evil Qi in the valley grew denser, forming a grey-white fog.
It greatly affected everyone’s vision and divine sense.
Needless to say about vision, being able to see objects ten meters ahead was already quite good. Divine sense was somewhat better; a nine-star Sword God level divine sense could probe forty to fifty meters away.
Chu Feng’s divine sense was even stronger, capable of probing within a hundred meters.
Occasionally, a phosphorescent green ghost fire would burst from the ground.
Immediately scaring the people nearby, they retreated backward.
If they were burned by it, it was no laughing matter. This ghost fire was not very hot, it was even cooler than ordinary flames.
But its killing power far exceeded that of ordinary flames.
Because it eroded the soul and decomposed the bones.
Once touched by it, it would immediately burrow into the body.
Ordinary flames only burn on the surface of the body at most.
"Ah..."
Suddenly, someone screamed in agony. Chu Feng turned his head and saw ghost fire flickering on Lu Qingyuan’s buttocks.
Speaking of which, Lu Qingyuan was really unlucky.
He was injured by Chu Feng last time and his Divine Soul has not fully recovered yet.
His cultivation had also regressed to the One-Star Sword God Realm.
However, for the sake of seizing the Soul Refining Treasure Tree, the Sect had dispatched almost all of its Inner Sect elite disciples.
Lu Qingyuan’s file still listed his previous Three-star Sword God Cultivation. Moreover, as a formal disciple of an Inner Sect Elder and having cultivated special techniques, he was assigned to this mission.
It’s likely his Divine Sense was not sharp enough, so in this area thick with Evil Qi, he had failed to detect the ghost fire that sprung up behind him in time.
Resulting in him being burned.
"Swoosh~!"
Elder Lei Ting swung his sword with a Rapid Slash, cutting off a large chunk of Lu Qingyuan’s buttocks.
Together with the ghost fire, it fell to the ground.
Instantly, Lu Qingyuan let out an even more piercing scream, bouncing on the ground like a monkey. Blood streamed from his buttocks, looking quite terrifying.
But this also saved his life.
If that ghost fire had penetrated his body, probably only Chu Feng could save him.
Because Chu Feng possessed the Nine Yang Strange Fire, which could counteract the ghost fire.
"Don’t move!"
Elder Lei Ting’s complexion looked somewhat unsightly as he barked an order, seizing Lu Qingyuan.
He then took out some high-grade Medicine Powder from his bosom and applied it to Lu Qingyuan’s wound. It was miraculous, as the powder instantly stopped the bleeding.
And one could see the flesh buds stirring, the wound was rapidly healing.
"My disciple, you’d better wait outside the valley until your master comes back! Otherwise, if anything serious happens to you, it would be difficult for me to explain to Supreme Elder Xuanming," advised Elder Lei Ting.
It seems the rumors were true; Lu Qingyuan indeed had a close relationship with Supreme Elder Xuanming.
It was very likely a blood relation.
Otherwise, Elder Lei Ting wouldn’t be so protective of him everywhere.
"Fine then!" Lu Qingyuan nodded reluctantly and promptly retreated along the path they came from towards the valley’s entrance.
This was only the entrance of Hell Valley, after all, if they were to venture deeper, ghost fires would probably be even more dense.
Indeed, they are incredibly hard to guard against.
Before leaving, Lu Qingyuan cast a hateful glance at Chu Feng, brimming with malice.
"Thinking of taking action or what? I’m not afraid of Supreme Elder Xuanming behind you!" Chu Feng replied with an icy smile, as long as Lu Qingyuan dared to make a move.
Chu Feng wouldn’t mind slaughtering him right here in Hell Valley.
Remembering Chu Feng’s display of formidable combat power and how he could even kill a Nine-star Sword God, Lu Qingyuan truly didn’t dare to provoke Chu Feng in this place.
Immediately he snorted and, with his buttocks puckered, headed towards the outside of the valley.
"Everyone, stay alert. If by any chance you get touched by ghost fire, it’s wisest to make a clean break immediately. If you hesitate and the ghost fire penetrates your body, survival would be difficult."
Si Huang reminded everyone in a cold voice.
Along the way, aside from ghost fire, the group didn’t encounter any other dangers.
Even if there were any Evil Yin Souls or similar evil entities blocking their way into the valley, they would have already been killed by the experts ahead.
Other powers’ experts had long since entered deeper into Hell Valley.
As they advanced deeper into Hell Valley, the Nine Yang Strange Fire within Chu Feng became more and more active. This also indicated that Chu Feng was getting closer and closer to the Abnormal Fire within the valley.