NOVEL NEXT Chapter 382: Old Man, where's your Heavenly Opening Axe? Will you let me play with it?
Chapter 382: Old Man, where’s your Heavenly Opening Axe? Will you let me play with it?
The Heavenly Fiend Sovereign let out a thunderous roar that shook the heavens and the earth, “Ye Xuefeng, you better remember this!”
Lin Fengmian took a swig of fake wine to bolster his courage and fiercely retorted, “It’s you who should remember this, old man! I am a heavenly being banished from the Nine Heavens. How dare you insult a deity like me?”
“Today, I will destroy your projection as a warning. If you dare to disrespect me again, I’ll destroy your Heavenly Fiend Pavilion and take your miserable life!”
The Heavenly Fiend Sovereign was completely stunned that someone would dare to speak to him in such a manner. He was so enraged that for a moment, he couldn’t even find the words to respond.
If not for the immense suction force pulling him back, he would have charged at Lin Fengmian for another round.
But as he thought of the brat’s past exploits, a chill ran down his spine.
A heavenly one?
Could this boy truly be a heavenly being from the Nine Heavens who had descended to the mortal realm to suffer hardships?
Lin Fengmian slowly raised the Heavenly Opening Axe, his expression arrogant and domineering. “Heavenly Fiend Sovereign, you better remember this: Junyan is under my protection!”
“If you dare to harm Junyan, I’ll destroy your Heavenly Fiend Pavilion. Let’s see if your pavilion has more people than Junyan’s!”
The Heavenly Fiend Sovereign had never been humiliated like this before. His eyes widened in fury, and he roared in rage, his veins bulging. He was so enraged that he wanted nothing more than to kill this brat immediately.
Forget whether he was a reincarnated heavenly being or not – he would kill him first and ask questions later!
In his fury, he suddenly unleashed an unprecedented surge of power, as if he were about to break free from the suction of the void.
Lin Fengmian was startled. If this old man managed to escape, it would be disastrous.
Without hesitation, he violently flung the Heavenly Opening Axe which had been struggling in his grasp, shouting, “What a piece of junk! Here, take it back!”
The Heavenly Opening Axe spun through the air and struck the struggling projection of the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign, pulling him into the swirling vortex of the void.
The vortex instantly shredded the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign’s projection, reducing it to pure spiritual energy.
“Brat, I will tear you limb from limb!” the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign’s furious roar echoed across the sky, its reverberation lingering in the air.
Lin Fengmian’s actions had not only inflicted physical damage on the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign, but had also dealt a devastating blow to his pride.
Heavenly Fiend Pavilion.
The blood pool inside the pavilion suddenly erupted, spewing tens of meters of blood into the air. The entire Heavenly Fiend Pavilion was enveloped in a crimson light.
The angry and unwilling roar of the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign echoed throughout the pavilion, as if the heavens themselves were enraged.
“Ye Xuefeng!!!”
The entire Heavenly Fiend Pavilion was suffused with his overwhelming fury, and everyone within the hall trembled, kneeling on the ground and not daring to breathe heavily.
They had no idea who Ye Xuefeng was or why he had provoked the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign to such a state of rage.
The Heavenly Fiend Sovereign stood in the pool of blood, his body cracking open from the intensity of his anger, blood streaming down his frame. Yet, he was oblivious to his wounds.
As he recalled what had just happened, he felt an overwhelming urge to kill.
He had clawed his way up from being a lowly street thug to becoming a sovereign, finally reaching a point where he could flaunt his power and prestige.
Yet, after less than a thousand years of such glory, he had been defeated by a mere mortal who had only been training for a month. And to make matters worse, the boy had used his own Heavenly Opening Axe to do it!
Was he, the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign, going to lose all face?
How dare that brat call his Heavenly Opening Axe a “piece of junk”?
Heavens, what audacity! Even in his prime, the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign had never dared to speak so boldly.
Wait… where was his Heavenly Opening Axe?
The Heavenly Fiend Sovereign suddenly panicked. If he lost his divine artifact, the Heavenly Opening Axe, he would be in deep trouble.
Hastily, he raised his hand and summoned the Heavenly Opening Axe from the void.
When the axe appeared, he couldn’t help but burst into laughter, clutching it like a priceless treasure and planting a few kisses on it.
“Hahaha! My Heavenly Opening Axe isn’t lost! I knew you wouldn’t let me down!”
But as he thought about what had just transpired, he felt an overwhelming sense of frustration and couldn’t help but unleash a torrent of curses.
“You traitor! I treated you well all these years! Every time I displayed my power in public, I brought you along, and I even had the entire Heavenly Fiend Pavilion worship you!”
“And how do you repay me? That brat just snapped his fingers, and you ran off with him! How can you face me, you traitor? I…”
He wanted to hurl the Heavenly Opening Axe to the ground in a fit of rage, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it. Instead, he resorted to empty threats, his voice trembling with anger.
“I know you were bewitched by some evil power this time. I’ll forgive you once, but if it happens again… well, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”
Cursing aside, what else could he do? Of course, he had to forgive it.
After all, he had risen to his current position entirely because of the Heavenly Opening Axe. Even his mastery of the True Art of the Twelve Divine Fiends had been derived from insights gained while studying the axe. It was the foundation of his power.
Now that the Heavenly Opening Axe had returned, how could he possibly give up on it?
The Heavenly Fiend Sovereign grabbed the Heavenly Opening Axe and sliced through the air in front of him, creating a spatial rift. He roared in anger, “Ye Xuefeng, this is not over!”
On the other side, Lin Fengmian had just obliterated the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign’s projection, and he felt a surge of satisfaction, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his chest.
He sneered contemptuously, “A sovereign? Is that all you have?”
Hmph, if you’ve got the guts, come find me in a thousand years!
Lin Fengmian suddenly remembered that this guy seemed to still be alive a thousand years in the future, and a flicker of unease crossed his mind.
Would he really come after him?
No, if he knew it was Lin Fengmian, he would have killed him the moment he was born.
Besides, it was Ye Xuefeng who cut him down, not Lin Fengmian. What does he have to do with it?
Below, everyone was left with their jaws on the ground, their faces filled with disbelief as they stared at Lin Fengmian.
A sovereign had been killed?
No, the projection of a sovereign had been killed?
Jun Chengye was trembling like a leaf, his heart consumed by fear.
The figure of Lin Fengmian in the sky loomed over him like an insurmountable mountain, making it difficult for him to even breathe.
Lin Fengmian stood in mid air, looking down at the stunned crowd below, his expression calm and composed.
“There’s no need to look so shocked,” he said lightly. “I take full responsibility for my actions. What I did has nothing to do with Junyan.”
“You should distance yourself from me as soon as possible, but I will still do my best to protect Junyan.”
“If the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign dares to harm even a single person from Junyan, I’ll destroy one of his halls for every life lost. I’ll keep my word, so you can rest easy.”
Although he said this, how could the crowd possibly feel at ease? Their faces were as pale as sheets, and they were consumed by an overwhelming sense of fear.
Lin Fengmian glanced at Jun Chengye, his eyes flashing with a cold glint of light. He was about to strike and finish off the boy.
But suddenly, the sky was filled with blood red light again. The clouds churned and lightning flashed and boomed as a furious roar echoed through the air.
“Ye Xuefeng!”
Lin Fengmian was startled and exclaimed in disbelief, “So soon? Didn’t he say that it would take half an hour?”
“This is still just his projection, not his true body,” Luo Xue explained. “But his true body is most likely on its way.”
Lin Fengmian let out a long sigh of relief. Seeing the enraged Heavenly Fiend Sovereign’s projection approaching, he smirked dangerously.
I thought it was his true body that was coming. So it’s just another projection.
Then you’re here to deliver yourself as a target, huh?
He pointed his sword at the sky, taking the initiative to taunt, “Heavenly Fiend Sovereign, you dare to come knocking on my door again? Watch me beat you so badly that even your mother won’t recognize you!”
Without hesitation, he charged upward, his sword unleashing a torrent of light, and lightning raged as he clashed with the newly emerged Heavenly Fiend Sovereign.
Having been robbed of his chance to deliver the first taunt, the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign coldly growled, “Brat, if I don’t kill you today, I won’t be able to vent the hatred in my heart!”
After exchanging a few blows with the Heavenly Devil Sovereign, Lin Fengmian realized that this projection was much stronger than the previous one.
Without summoning the Heavenly Opening Axe, Lin Fengmian found it difficult to defeat him in a short period of time.
He couldn’t help but ask, “Old man, where is your Heavenly Opening Axe? Call it out and let me play with it?”