Against The Gods
Chapter 109 – ⟨ World Ode Phoenix – Fragments ⟩ Round 4

Yun Che felt like he had stepped into purgatory. Unbeknownst to him, the sound of the shuffling magma next to him was actually the ferocious growl of the Purgatory Demon.

Purgatory Demons?

The Phoenix Spirit had mentioned before that the first stage was the Purgatory Flame Demon, yet only volcanoes and magma existed and there was not even the slightest hint of life in his line of sight.

Yun Che walked slowly in front. Only in the flames of hell could Yun Che truly understand how amazing his ability to withstand fire was. The others could barely survive in this environment with their profound strength, but he did not feel any discomfort at all. Unaffected by the high temperatures or flames, it would not be unfair in the slightest to say that this was a power that could rebel against the heavens.

It was the tenth step when he suddenly stopped in his path and looked left towards the deep lava pool. Red lava emits very high temperatures. Lava churned violently, rising higher and higher, and more ferocious by then…. Suddenly, the pond overflowed and a large chunk of lava broke apart with a deafening sound. A gigantic body covered in flames rose high from the lava and landed in front of Yun Che with an ear-shattering explosion.

This was a fire giant whose entire body was burning. It was thirty-three meters tall, had a body that burned entirely in red-hot flames, and had two ferocious eyes on either side of its head. On top of his head, there were also two fire horns that were ten meters long and a golden mark that seemed to shine from the middle of this horn.

Yun Che quickly stepped back and looked at the fire giant who was too tall…. Is this the Purgatory Flame Demon that the Phoenix spoke of?

"Darken? What level is this big guy? "Yun Che asked quickly.

"This is a high-level True Profound fire beast. In this kind of burning environment, not only could it replenish its profound vitality and strength swiftly, the fire power it released was also comparable to that of a Profound Spirit Realm! ”Jasmine's voice carries a warning tone.

Originally, as a low ranker in the Nascent Profound Realm, Yun Che could not compete with the True Profound Realm which possessed strength comparable to the Spirit Profound Realm. However, if it was purely a ferocious beast, then this might not necessarily be the case!

The Purgatory Flame Demon gave a loud roar as its eyes locked onto Yun Che. Under his eyes was a gigantic mouth that shot out a dozen super-sized fireballs as it shrieked and flew towards him.

Yun Che stood in his place; not moving, letting the fireball land on him.

Poof, poof, poof, poof …

Fireballs exploded consecutively as they came into contact with Yun Che's body. The power of the flames was violently released, but after touching Yun Che's body, they became like rocks that sank to the bottom of the sea, and burned silently without causing the slightest damage to Yun Che. In the burst of flames that burst out, Yun Che rushed towards the Purgatory Flame Demon, and appeared in front of him in a split second…. However, facing the Purgatory Flame Demon who was about a hundred feet tall, his body seemed too small and he could hardly be considered to have reached the bottom of his feet. With a low growl, he activated "Evil Soul" and destroyed the violent inner energy above his calf.

BAM !!

This heavy attack was akin to hitting a heavy ancient bronze bell, and the counterattack caused intense pain to the bones of Yun Che's hand. However, the calf that had just been struck by the Fire Purgatory Demon was barely affected and only the flames there were extinguished for a moment to then reignite a moment later.

Hard body .. Yun Che secretly jerked. After all, this Purgatory Flame Demon was a high-level True Profound Beast. Even with Evil Soul activated, his strongest all-out attack was basically unable to cause much harm. If this were to continue, even if the Purgatory Flame Demon's attack might not have any effect on him, his attack would not harm either.

Since the palm of the hand cannot injure it, then …

Yun Che stroked his left hand and took out the most precious treasure of the Xiao Sect Branch Sect, the peerless Earth Profound Artifact, the Tiger Soul Sword. Concentrating his profound energy, he stabbed viciously at the Purgatory Flame Demon.

While he did not really understand the concept of the Earth Profound Artifacts, he knew that the level above the Earth Profound Artifacts were Heaven Profound Artifacts and throughout the Blue Wind Empire, he knew that the level above the Earth Profound Artifacts were the Sky Artifacts, the number of Profound Sky Artifacts numbered no more than ten. One could only imagine how precious and rare an Earth Profound Artifact, which was only one level lower than a Sky Profound Artifact, should be. With this Earth Profound Artifact in hand, even if one did not apply profound energy, even if the person using it was only a normal person, it was not, it could directly split the defenses of a Realm Spirit Realm practitioner.

Riiip ~~~

In a split second the Tiger Soul Sword slashed into the Purgatory Flame Demon's body, Yun Che heard the tiger's faint growl. The vast area of fire where the Purgatory Flame Demon had been struck was instantly extinguished for a moment to reveal its pitch-black body. A large piece of meat had also been directly cut by the Tiger Soul Sword; mixed with fire, it flew far into the distance.

"ROAARRR !!!"

The pain that the Purgatory Flame Demonic Fire had infuriated him and took a step towards Yun Che. Meanwhile, a sky full of flames rained down waves with claws, enveloping the area within a hundred feet radius. Originally, the True Profound Beast should not have such a large area-of-effect fire attack ability, but the Purgatory Flame Demon's firepower had multiplied many times due to the fiery environment.

To Yun Che, this rain of fire had no consequences. But the heavy move that the Purgatory Flame Demon took was something that Yun Che could not endure easily. As a result, he was sent flying and landed a hundred feet away. However, the lack of agility of the Purgatory Flame Demon was actually displayed to Yun Che. Without waiting for his body to stabilize, he rushed back to the rain of fire and meteorites. He increased his speed to the maximum, constantly leaving behind shadows with the Star God Broken Shadow. The real and wrong shadows intertwined, causing confusion at the purgatory Flame Demon's feet as Yun Che landed a hit after hitting his calf.

The Purgatory Flame Demon became increasingly violent after being injured again and again. It unleashed its flames in a frenzy and the fire power that constantly turned the surrounding area into a sea of flames. Each step Yun Che took out a one meter tall flame as if he was treading flat ground without the slightest trace of injury. The Purgatory Flame Demon had a large frame that was large so it moved slowly and each time it attacked with its limbs, Yun Che twitched easily. Every time he changed the illusion, he would slash the calf of the Purgatory Flame Demon to slice a large piece of meat.

With another ruthless blow, the sword pierced into the purgatory Flame Demon's paw. The Purgatory Flame Demon let out a deafening roar as the flames above his right hand suddenly surged before crashing onto the ground.

A dangerous atmosphere came from above and Yun Che looked up. Immediately after, he retreated ten places with the Star God Broken Shadow without thinking any further.

THE EXPLOSION!!

The Purgatory Flame Demon fire descended and triggered a series of gigantic explosions. The sound was not inferior to the explosion of the Sky Tremor Bomb. Even though Yun Che dodged it, he was still affected afterwards. The suffocating pressure made him take a few steps back, and he stepped into the lava pool behind him.

The end of the lava pool was extremely shallow and it barely reached Yun Che's calf. He did not rush anymore, but held the Tiger Soul Sword and stood on the lava as he furrowed his brows; he suddenly realized that despite slashing over thirty wounds on the body of the Purgatory Demon Flame with his sword, they had completely vanished.

“This princess has already told you that she has very strong healing abilities in this blazing environment. Not only could the fire not be extinguished, even his normal wounds would recover in a short period of time. At most, it takes five to six breaths to recover from the injury you caused. Even if you continue to proceed in this manner for a hundred years, it is basically impossible to cause any meaningful damage. ”

Jasmine spoke coldly, but after she finished speaking, she paused for a while and then suddenly shouted: “I understand! Attack the golden mark on his head. That's the location of his weak point. ”

"Golden sign?" Yun Che raised his head and looked at the dazzling golden spot in the middle of his horn.

“The deep aura is the weakest in the area so it should be its weak point. Try attacking there. ”

Yun Che tilted his head, but still stood in place for a long time without doing anything. It was because this Purgatory Flame Demon was thirty-three meters tall. With his current strength, even under the influence of Evil Soul, the highest he could jump was only twenty to twenty-five meters; he obviously could not touch his forehead.

"It looks like I have no other choice but to take the risk and try it!"

Yun Che clenched his teeth, and walked to the front of the Purgatory Flame Demon with slow steps. After fighting with it for a long time, another sense of danger came from above his head. The Purgatory Flame Demon had raised its right fist, and violently smashed into Yun Che's position.

This was the moment Yun Che had been waiting for. With a single Broken Shadow Star God, he moved to a distance of about ten steps back in an instant, and dodged the center of the Purgatory Flame Demon's fist strike. Immediately after, he took a deep breath just before the fist landed and jumped with all his might, instantly reaching a height of over twenty meters.

THE EXPLOSION!!

There's a hard crash downstairs. Even in the air, he could still feel a shock wave of energy from under his feet. The moment the Purgatory Flame Demon smashed its fists into the ground, its body bent down and its forehead dropped to a height of about eighteen meters.

While in the air, unless one had reached the Sky Profound Realm and could use their profound energy to become airborne, it was impossible to find leverage for oneself in the air. . Never mind moving in the air, even the direction that will fall is difficult to control. However, this was not the case for Yun Che. His body swung, and activated the Star God Broken Shadow to suddenly shift about seven meters into the air; precisely moving directly above the head of the Purgatory Demon Flame. His body fell straight down as he also tightly gripped the Tiger Soul Sword in his hand ……

"Fall ... Month …. Drowning …. Star... HAAH !! ”

The Tiger Soul Sword suddenly released a powerful light as an extremely loud and clear tiger growl echoed in this purgatory. Amidst the roar of the tiger and the battle cry of Yun Che, The Tiger Soul Sword pointed right at the point of light on the Purgatory Flame Demon's forehead while carrying the power of the Falling Moon Sinking Star and piercing as if slicing tofu…. The meter-long sword body completely fell and even the hilt followed right after under the force of an extremely raging attack.

Yun Che fell to the ground and quickly closed his Evil Profound Soul Gate as he panted. However the body of the Purgatory Flame Demon was already frozen in place. A moment later, it suddenly sounded an incomparable roar of despair. The gigantic skeleton slowly fell forward and fell to the floor with an explosive loud noise.

The flames on his body extinguished rapidly, until all that was left was a few small coals showing his large black body. Immediately after, even his body began to disintegrate and everything disappeared as if it was made of steam. On the red floor, only the Tiger Soul Sword that had killed him in a single attack remained.

"Suc …. Success! ”Yun Che took the Tiger Soul Sword and let out a long sigh.

And at this moment, the scene before him suddenly changed. Amidst the distortion, it spun in a blur, and when everything finally stabilized, the ground was red, volcanoes and puddles of lava …. All of that is gone. What replaced it was an expanse of nothingness, a wilderness so flat that there was no uneven land to see.

“Second stage of the trial: Arrows of Phoenix. ”

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