Huangfu Xiao? Demanding an explanation? What's going on?
Everyone, except for Chu He and his daughter, was utterly bewildered.
They only knew that the Hall of Gods and the Lingxiao Hall were on close terms, but they were unaware of what had transpired the previous night. Thus, upon hearing that Huangfu Xiao had come to the Hall of Gods to demand an explanation, they were all filled with confusion.
If this had happened on any other day, it would have undoubtedly sent them into a frenzy, a truly explosive piece of news.
But today… after what had just occurred, with the Hall of Gods itself reduced to ruins, Huangfu Xiao's demand for an explanation seemed somewhat lacking in impact in comparison.
Chu He had known that Huangfu Xiao would come, but he hadn't expected him to arrive so quickly.
"Hall Master Huangfu, what happened last night was merely a misunderstanding. I can explain clearly, but I have urgent matters to attend to right now and cannot get away. Once I've finished with this, I will certainly give you an explanation."
Chu He called out loudly towards the sky, his voice quickly spreading across the horizon.
Huangfu Xiao's voice came from beyond the sky, from the world outside the God-Slaying Realm. Achieving this was not difficult; many martial artists from ancient martial sects present could do it.
Since Huangfu Xiao was outside, Chu He had no fear of him, as he couldn't enter anyway.
"You scoundrel Chu He, are you going to be a coward? Can you hide from the first day but not the fifteenth? I'll give you one more chance. Come see me immediately, or don't blame me, Huangfu Xiao, for turning my back on you!"
Chu He's dismissiveness provoked Huangfu Xiao's anger.
Upon hearing this, Chu He immediately lost interest in engaging him.
Who was he yelling at? He called him Hall Master Huangfu out of respect. If he didn't show him any respect, would he even bother with him!
He directly turned to his daughter and said, "Qingluan, ignore them. Let's go down and check the situation ourselves."
The only mounts that could still fly were Chu He's Fire Phoenix and Chu Qingluan's Qingluan, so only the two of them could descend to investigate.
"Yes, Father."
Chu Qingluan nodded, then gently stroked the Qingluan's head. The Qingluan, understanding, flapped its wings and flew down into the abyss.
Chu He then followed, riding his Fire Phoenix.
Chu He's silence only made Huangfu Xiao even more enraged.
"You scoundrel Chu He, do you no longer have the courtesy to speak with me? You want to be a coward, but I won't give you that chance!"
His voice, laced with anger, came again, and this time, it was accompanied by a loud 'boom'!
"What's that sound?"
"Could it be that Hall Master Huangfu is attacking the Realm Yuan Gate?"
The Realm Yuan Gate is the gate that connects the Middle Thousand Worlds or Small Thousand Worlds to the Great Thousand Worlds.
Without the owner's consent, forcefully breaking through the Realm Yuan Gate requires incredibly powerful strength.
For martial artists, one must at least be a Martial Venerable.
Upon hearing the 'boom,' an elder from the Hall of Gods said disdainfully, "Huangfu Xiao, don't waste your efforts. With your strength, you cannot break the Realm Yuan Gate!"
"Heh heh, you say I can't open the Realm Yuan Gate? Today, I'll show you if I can open it..."
Huangfu Xiao sneered, followed by another 'boom'!
This time, the entire God-Slaying Realm trembled.
The elder's expression changed drastically, and he said with uncertainty, "Could it be that Huangfu Xiao has broken through and advanced to Martial Venerable?"
Boom—
The God-Slaying Realm shook again, and it seemed the Realm Yuan Gate was on the verge of being breached.
The elder, greatly alarmed, quickly shouted into the abyss, "Hall Master Chu, hurry back! Huangfu Xiao is about to break the Realm Yuan Gate!"
His voice echoed in the abyss, but there was no response from Chu He for a long time.
The father and daughter of the Chu family had already flown off to who knows where.
...
At this moment, at the very bottom of the Nine Yi Abyss, the turbulent dark river had burned out, and the flames gradually extinguished.
The surrounding area had turned into scorched earth, and the phoenix tree, over ten thousand meters tall, had been burned to nothing, not even ashes remaining.
Chen Xiao's figure had long since disappeared, perhaps already turned to ashes in the flames, just like the phoenix tree.
The Nether Phoenix finally landed on the ground. It scanned its surroundings with a condescending gaze, like a king inspecting his territory.
A hint of satisfaction flickered in its fierce eyes. The intruder's aura had finally vanished. This world, after all, belonged solely to it.
However, when it tried to fly back to the phoenix tree, it suddenly realized that it had burned the phoenix tree down.
"Caw—"
This time, its cry carried a hint of desperation.
At the same time, the scorched earth beneath its feet trembled slightly.
"Caw!"
The Nether Phoenix cried out in alarm and flew up.
The scorched earth, which had just trembled slightly, actually stood up, taking on a human-like form.
Crack—
A sound like a breaking eggshell echoed, and then, the scorched earth fell away, revealing a lithe figure within.
"Caw!"
The Nether Phoenix was greatly shocked, even its cry held a hint of confusion.
It couldn't understand why the human, whose aura it had burned away, had come back to life!
That's right, as the scorched earth fell, the person revealed from within was none other than Chen Xiao. 138 Reading Network.
He stood naked in this world.
His clothes had all been burned to nothing. All he had on him were the Yin-Yang Jade hanging around his neck and the Yitian Sword floating beside him!
The skin on his body looked as tender as a newborn's, yet it was as robust as an ancient divine statue.
Just moments ago, he had been dead, and had died countless times.
But each time he died, he came back to life, time and time again.
He had undergone true tempering through fire and water!
With each death and rebirth, his body would undergo a transformation, but at the same time, he would experience immense pain.
Each time, he thought he was surely dead, but moments later, he would be alive again.
However, what followed was another death by burning, a pain that gnawed at his very bones, beyond description!
In the end, Chen Xiao even wished he wouldn't come back to life anymore.
Of course, none of that mattered now.
What mattered was that he had ultimately survived.
And he was now a hundred times stronger than before!
This was his unique rebirth from the ashes.
Chen Xiao slowly opened his eyes. He looked at the Nether Phoenix, his eyes as calm as still water, devoid of any hatred.
He wouldn't thank this dead bird, nor would he hate it. He only knew that he had to kill this bird!
Let it, too, experience the same pain he had endured.
Chen Xiao intended to burn this Nether Phoenix to death...