Chapter 979, Phoenix Prestige Manifested Again

Translator: Silavin

 

Within the great hall, the atmosphere grew oppressively stifling.

 

Anyone even remotely familiar with Qin Yichen understood that at this moment, he teetered on the razor’s edge of explosive fury.

 

Behind him, Feng Qianxue’s delicate features turned cold, that bashful charm instantaneously replaced by a bone-chilling frost that seemed to crystallise the very air around her.

 

“What’s the matter, Sacred Master Candidate Qin?” Bei Ling sensed the atmospheric shift, yet remained utterly oblivious to its true implications.

 

In his view, he could obtain anything if the price was right. What could wealth not purchase?

 

From his perspective, rarely did a woman stir his interest to this degree. Moreover, for the sake of harmonious relations between their Sacred Lands, such an arrangement should be perfect.

 

“Bei Ling, you are unwelcome here. I shall not see you out!” Qin Yichen’s gaze pierced toward Bei Ling like twin blades, his voice a cold snort laden with barely restrained contempt.

 

“Qin Yichen, don’t reject the toast only to be forced to drink the forfeit. You’re merely a newly promoted Sacred Master Candidate. How dare you treat me like this?”

 

Observing Qin Yichen’s attitude, Bei Ling’s expression darkened considerably. He released a contemptuous snort. “Since ancient times, only the strong deserve to possess beauty. If you’re sensible, I can still offer substantial treasures in exchange. But if you continue being so stubborn, don’t blame me for stealing what you cherish!”

 

[This fool has completely allowed lust to cloud his judgment.] Lin Fengying shook his head internally, unable to suppress a sigh within his thoughts.

 

He understood Qin Yichen’s true worth with absolute clarity. One could argue that even Mu Yanfeng fell somewhat short in comparison to Qin Yichen.

 

Moreover, anyone capable of producing Compound Pills, an item that could revolutionise the entire World of Alchemy. How could such a man possibly covet mere ‘wealth’?

 

Compound Pills represented something beyond the description of ‘mere wealth’!

 

*Hum…* Just as Bei Ling continued his bombastic threats, before Qin Yichen could erupt, the ambient temperature suddenly skyrocketed.

 

Subsequently, under numerous watchful gazes, monstrous flames erupted from the previously silent Feng Qianxue’s body. With their manifestation, the atmosphere within this space seemed on the verge of ignition itself, an extraordinarily scorching presence permeating the entire world.

 

Simultaneously, Feng Qianxue’s originally glass-like pupils began transforming into a magnificent crimson. A majesty, seemingly from some ancient dimension, descended with thunderous authority.

 

“Phoe… Phoenix Prestige!”

 

“She really does have a Phoenix Martial Soul!”

 

In that instant, the entire hall fell into absolute silence. Even beyond the separate courtyard, everything grew still with the arrival of this overwhelming pressure.

 

Throughout Saints Heavenly City, countless powerful figures rose abruptly, abandoning whatever they were doing, their gazes converging unanimously toward a single direction… a hall within Brilliant Sky Sacred Land’s residence!

 

Phoenix Prestige emanated from that precise location!

 

…

 

Outside Saints Heavenly City, within a majestic palace, an absolutely beautiful woman sat in quiet meditation. Had Feng Qianxue been present, she would certainly recognise this woman as the one who had taken away Lu Linghan and her Mother.

 

At this particular moment, her tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, carrying a trace of incredulity as she gazed toward Saints Heavenly City.

 

“This is… Phoenix Prestige!? Could those rumours circulating outside actually be true?”

 

…

 

At the most central pavilion within Saints Heavenly Manor, two white-haired, youthful-faced Elders leisurely played Go. With their hand movements, the pavilion trembled as if responding to each of their casual moves.

 

Almost simultaneously, both Elders’ hands suddenly froze, their gazes extending toward Brilliant Sky Sacred Land’s residence. Even when their chess pieces fell to the ground, they remained utterly oblivious to it.

 

“Phoenix Prestige…”

 

“This matter must be reported to the Grand Elder immediately!”

 

After a prolonged moment, the two Elders finally exhaled lengthy breaths. Exchanging glances, their figures vanished from this space in an instant.

 

…

 

Meanwhile, within Brilliant Sky Sacred Land’s hall, the four visiting Sacred Master Candidates all wore expressions of profound gravity. Under the Phoenix Prestige, they discovered they were completely immobilised!

 

They represented the best of the young generation of their respective Sacred Lands. Yet now, they found themselves as helpless as ordinary Mortals. This was a sensation that horrified these supremely arrogant individuals beyond measure.

 

The True Phoenix Martial Soul had not even manifested, yet merely a trace of its Phoenix Prestige possessed such terrifying power. Should this Young Lady fully unleash her true strength, to what degree of horror might this escalate to?

 

“No wonder Chen Feng perished at his hand. Under this pressure, even if we want to fight, we would only be able to muster out twenty percent of our strength. How could anyone possibly go against this?”

 

“Are legendary Martial Souls truly this formidable?”

 

Beneath the Phoenix Prestige, Lin Fengying and the others felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness rising within them.

 

This was something utterly beyond a Human’s ability to resist!

 

Just merely an Early Stage Martial Ancestor, yet the Phoenix Prestige she emanated left them completely defenceless. Should she continue developing…

 

Contemplating this, excitement impossible to suppress flickered within Lin Fengying’s eyes.

 

This was an extraordinary fortune for the Human Race!

 

Once Feng Qianxue broke through to the Saint Realm, the Human Race would undoubtedly gain a pillar of support, halting the suppression of those Foreign Races!

 

*Crack!*

 

At this moment, Bei Ling, positioned at this pressure’s epicentre, staggered, his single knee buckling against the floor.

 

As if Feng Qianxue deliberately willed it, his proud head pressed downward rigidly, as though bearing an impossibly massive mountain, unable even to raise it!

 

*Pft!* Finally, whether from humiliation or the pressure’s excessive terror, Bei Ling could no longer endure it. He spat fresh blood, his form collapsing like a boneless slug, crumpling pathetically to the ground.

 

“Qianxue.” Since Bei Ling had collapsed, Qin Yichen’s tender voice quietly resonated through the silent hall.

 

*Whoosh!* As Qin Yichen’s voice emerged, that ancient-seeming Phoenix Prestige vanished completely in an instant. The scorching temperature pervading the atmosphere rapidly dissipated.

 

Within mere moments, the entire hall recovered its previous tranquillity.

 

Feng Qianxue stood beside Qin Yichen with pure innocence, as though that earth-shattering disturbance moments ago had no connection to her whatsoever.

 

Were it not for the glaring bloodstain on the floor and the powerlessly curled, unconscious Sacred Master Candidate, perhaps no one would believe that such terrifying manifestation had originated from this delicate woman, who appeared as gentle as a nestling bird.

 

“The Phoenix Martial Soul…”

 

Lin Fengying and the other two observers Feng Qianxue with lingering trepidation. The Phoenix Prestige’s might could not be erased from their memory.

 

Seemingly detecting their focus were on her, Feng Qianxue slightly raised her head, her peripheral vision glancing toward them. This instantaneously caused tremors through these three supremely positioned Sacred Master Candidates.

 

“Ah, Junior Brother Qin, we have pressing matters and shall take our leave!”

 

“Indeed, Sacred Master Candidate Qin, we’ll gather again when the opportunity permits it…”

 

They hastily announced their departures, unwilling to remain a moment longer within these walls.