Hell Emperor.

Chapter 254 Shen Qingge - Determination
Seeing that Ren Changhong's sword skills were fierce and his offensive was as impenetrable as the tide, and every sword contained a fierce murderous intention, which suppressed Shen Qingge firmly, Ye Jie secretly broke into a sweat.

Suddenly, there was a sharp hissing sound in the field. Shen Qingge dodged carelessly and the sword blade brushed past her soft waist, causing her to moan in pain.

Shen Qingge staggered and covered her waist with her hands. Blood oozed out from between her fingers and dripped onto the ground, which was a horrifying sight.

Seeing that Shen Qingge was exhausted and about to lose, Ren Changhong sneered mercilessly:
"It seems that you have wasted all these years. I taught you that time is of the essence and that if you have a chance to ascend to the immortal throne, you must do whatever it takes. But you didn't listen to me at all. In this case, you can only take your life!"

After saying that, Ren Changhong raised his sword again, with each move being deadly, and he was determined to kill Shen Qingge here!

Under Ren Changhong's relentless pressure, Shen Qingge was unable to fight back and was defeated step by step, falling into a serious disadvantage. Several times, the sword almost pierced her body.

Ye Jie also realized that the situation was precarious, and he was extremely anxious: "It's bad... If this continues, Qingge will probably die. With her strength, she is no match for Shura Hong."

Ye Jie took a deep breath. He would definitely not let this situation happen. If anything unexpected happened, he would take action in time to stop the master-disciple conflict that had lasted for many years.

Just as Ye Jie was about to practice his internal energy, he suddenly caught a glimpse of another figure out of the corner of his eye.

The one who took action earlier than Ye Jie was Li Fei'e, Shen Qingge's disciple.

Seeing that her master was in trouble and her life was hanging by a thread, Li Fei'e would never sit idly by. She ignored what her master had just said and immediately used her internal energy to summon the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder from the clouds.

The galloping silver dragon roared down, and the electric arcs surged, making crackling sounds along the way, leaving a dazzling trail in the air.

Ren Changhong's pupils shrank slightly. Although she was at a higher level, she still failed to reach the immortal level and was still a spirit body. If she was hit by the divine thunder, she would probably be torn apart on the spot. The power of divine thunder, which was extremely strong and masculine, was the nemesis of all ghosts!

Sensing that something was wrong, Ren Changhong immediately withdrew, retreating a full hundred steps away, and only then did he narrowly avoid the bombardment of the divine thunder.

The divine thunder struck the ground, creating a bottomless pit in the earth, and rolled up thousands of layers of air waves. A strong wind whistled past, and the corners of the clothes of the people around them fluttered and rustled.

When the aftermath subsided, Ren Changhong snorted coldly: "Xiao Qingge, are you only going to rely on outsiders to win this duel?"

Facing Ren Changhong's accusation, Shen Qingge slowly turned around and glanced at Li Fei'e: "E'er, have you forgotten what I just said? You are not allowed to interfere in this feud."

"But..." Li Fei'e suddenly became anxious and stamped his feet repeatedly. Just as he was about to explain something, he was interrupted by Shen Qingge.

"That's enough. This is my battle. You have no right to interfere." Shen Qingge reprimanded, not giving Li Fei'e any room to defend herself. "Don't worry about me. Take Meng Junyao and the others in the Qionglou scroll and leave here quickly."

After that, Shen Qingge glanced at Ren Changhong again, with deep fear in her cold eyes: "This is a grudge between us, and has nothing to do with others. Let them go."

Ren Changhong glanced at Li Fei'e. It was her who had used the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder to stop him just now. "She is your disciple? In this case, she is the 170th generation descendant of Xuan Nu. The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder... Even with my aptitude, I would never be able to cultivate such a unique skill. She is extremely gifted."

Li Fei'e felt quite uncomfortable under her gaze, and felt a chill down his spine. He quickly emphasized his tone to give himself courage: "So what? Yes, I am the 170th generation descendant of Xuannv."

Ren Changhong sneered and threatened her: "Don't you know? When your cultivation level is higher, and when your relationship with Xiao Qingge is closer, she will kill you without mercy and achieve her own Xuannv Sutra!"

Li Fei'e's face turned pale, and she was obviously frightened by the content of the words. She shook her head repeatedly: "This is impossible! How could Master do such a thing?"

"Are you doubting Xiao Qingge's magnanimity? When she was trying to kill me, she didn't hesitate at all. If you want to achieve great things, how can you be bound by vulgar emotions? The reason why she is nice to you is just to make her heart more touched when she kills you. You must know that killing a stranger cannot produce the insights required for the Xuannv Sutra." Ren Changhong stepped forward and spoke in a grim voice.

Hearing what Ren Changhong said, Li Fei'e's heart trembled violently, and every moment he spent with his master emerged in his mind. He could not believe that his master, who always cared about him and loved him, would actually do such a thing.

Li Fei'e quickly grabbed Shen Qingge and said in panic: "Master, please refute her quickly. Master is obviously the best to me. You are not that kind of person!"

However, unlike the extremely anxious Li Fei'e, Shen Qingge still maintained her usual coldness. She glanced at Li Fei'e, with an indescribable complex expression in her pupils:

"She's right. I accepted you as my disciple so that one day I could kill you with my own hands and achieve the Great Dao."

Hearing this, Li Fei'e was struck by lightning. She completely lost all her strength and began to tremble. She might fall to the ground at any time. She choked and said, "How could this be... Master, this can't be true..."

Unlike Li Fei'e who looked depressed, Shen Qingge still had that inhuman look:
"I've told you that the Way of Heaven is so ruthless. Compared to the Way of Heaven, everything else is insignificant. It's you who didn't listen to me. Since you already know all this, you'd better leave quickly. I don't want to see you again. The next time I see you, I will kill you!"

"Master..." Li Fei'e refused to believe anything. He shook his head like a rattle and was determined not to leave.

With a whoosh, the flying sword with a cold and sharp light brushed past Li Fei'e's neck and cut off a tuft of her hair.

Li Fei'e stayed where he was, trembling as he touched his neck. He could almost feel the coldness of the flying sword as it approached him. Then he heard Shen Qingge sternly say, "If you don't leave, I'll kill you now!"

Feeling the murderous intent in Shen Qingge's words, Li Fei'e felt a chill all over her body. She knew that her master was not joking. If she didn't leave, she would be killed by the flying sword in the next moment.

Li Fei'e stepped back tremblingly, the purple butterfly on her shoulder completely dimmed, and she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. Endless pain and sorrow spread in her heart.

She grabbed the scroll of the Qionglou painting left by Xia Wei, and took the souls of Nan Linghe and others who were stopping nearby into it. She then turned over and climbed onto Meng Junyao's back, riding on the silver-white water dragon, and flew away into the distance without looking back.

Seeing the master-disciple killing each other again, after Li Fei'e escaped, Ren Changhong laughed:
"Xiao Qingge, you are worthy of being my disciple. You have the same temperament as me. It seems that I have not taught you the Xuannv Sutra in vain. You and I are the same people, but I am stronger than you."

Shen Qingge remained indifferent, and there was a hint of loneliness in the depths of his cold eyes.

Ren Changhong raised the sword again, and the blade emitted a bone-chilling cold light: "All the people who are in the way are gone, so let me enjoy the moment of revenge..." As he was speaking, he saw the water dragon that was flying away into the distance turned around and flew back at a faster speed.

Shen Qingge took a deep breath and glared at Li Fei'e on the back of the water dragon. Even though she was well-mannered, she couldn't help but feel veins popping out in her head: "Didn't I tell you to leave quickly? Why did you come back?"

Li Fei'e said hurriedly: "Master, it's not that I don't want to leave, but, but..."

Before Li Fei'e finished speaking, he heard a loud roar coming from afar. The roar penetrated the clouds and went deep into the mountains and forests, making all living beings tremble. Even their breathing stagnated and their bodies felt an instinctive fear.

"What……"

Hearing this, a hint of fear emerged on Shen Qingge's beautiful face. The roar contained the vast power of the immortal realm, as well as the savagery and cruelty that only belonged to monsters. The one who could make such a roar must be an extremely ferocious monster.

"It's the Chi Demon King, it's coming to eat me..." Meng Junyao was terrified, and she even got goose bumps on her silvery-white dragon scales. She was so panic-stricken that she didn't know what to do and was extremely scared.

Even Ren Changhong had not expected this change, and stopped her attack. After the Chi Demon King transformed into a dragon, his strength was close to the level of the top ten cave demon kings, and even she was no match for him.

Looking up, I saw a golden light suddenly appear in the distant sky.

As the golden light approached, everyone could see its full appearance. It was a divine dragon. What was condensed around the dragon was not the auspicious aura that made people feel relaxed and happy, but a strong bloody murderous aura.

Ye Jie took a deep breath. The one who appeared in the sky was the Chi Demon King after he turned into a dragon. He got rid of the control of the Yellow Dragon Army and chased after him all the way, finally catching up with Meng Junyao who was flying away.

The Chi Demon King opened his bloody mouth, revealing his closely packed sharp fangs. His ferocious gaze never left Meng Junyao, and he spoke in human language, "Finally I found you! Let's see where you can run to this time, or you'd better let me eat you!"

Meng Junyao was so frightened that he didn't even dare to raise his dragon head or look directly at the terrifying Chi Demon King. His dragon body curled up into a ball.

Shen Qingge immediately spoke up and said to Li Fei'e, "The Chi Demon King is incredibly powerful. Let Meng Junyao fly away immediately. If she continues to stay here, the consequences will be disastrous..."

Li Fei'e hurriedly replied: "Meng Junyao's flying speed is no match for the Chi Demon King. I'm afraid she will be eaten alive before she flies for long. What should we do now..."

Shen Qingge also realized that the situation was not good. A trace of worry appeared between his brows, and the flying swords arranged behind him trembled constantly.

Seeing the demon king disrupting the situation, Ren Changhong was afraid and slowly put away his sword: "It seems that I don't even need to take action. Your companions have given you a great gift. I want to see how you are going to deal with this third-level demon king."

Behind Ren Changhong, Ye Jie remained silent, having already made preparations for his move.

In the air, the Chi Demon King stared at Meng Junyao, and without saying a word, he swooped down from the air, spewing out a fishy smell from his big mouth, as if he wanted to swallow Meng Junyao in one bite.

"Eat this!"

Seeing that Meng Junyao was in trouble, Li Fei'e would definitely not sit idly by. She raised two fingers and summoned the roaring divine thunder from the sky.

The divine thunder that struck down emitted a terrifying might. Even Ren Changhong, who came to seek revenge, did not dare to face the power of the divine thunder. However, in front of the Chi Demon King who had transformed into a divine dragon and possessed the power of a true dragon, the might of the divine thunder seemed a little weaker and could not stop it at all.

The divine thunder struck the golden scales of the Chi Demon King, causing its dragon body to tremble and being paralyzed for a few breaths, without leaving even the slightest skin injury.

"how come……"

Li Fei'e was dazed for a moment. In this divine thunder, she had clearly used the power of Xuansha, but the final result was so unsatisfactory.

In front of the third-level great demon, Li Fei'e, who had not yet reached the immortal position, could do very little. All her methods seemed to be tickling the great demon.

The bombardment of the divine thunder caused a look of resentment to appear in the eyes of the Chi Demon King. After it swallowed the real dragon, it would eat up all the people around it without leaving a single one alive.

Seeing the danger approaching and the inescapable death, Meng Junyao finally raised her head, and a bit of understanding appeared in her dragon pupils: "Sister moth, it only wants to eat me, you'd better run away quickly, don't let me implicate you..."

"What are you talking about? How can I leave you behind and run away alone?" Li Fei'e shook his head vigorously, unwilling to leave Meng Junyao behind and escape alone.

"But...if you don't leave now, you might be in danger, wuuu..." Meng Junyao choked with sobs and had already stopped crying.

Li Fei'e raised his head and stared at the dragon demon swooping down from the sky. A bit of stubbornness flashed in his eyes: "I will not give up on you. Even if Master doesn't want me anymore, I will not give up any of my family members! The Secret of the Underworld!"

Li Fei'e stretched out her hand and clenched it. The purple butterfly on her shoulder moved in response, turned into a point of light and dissipated. Then, in her hand, it condensed into an extremely powerful magic weapon of the underworld: the Purple Lightning and Green Frost Sword!
The purple light and the green light intertwined and burst out from the sword blade, instantly illuminating everything around. At the same time, an extraordinary aura emanated from the sword held by Li Fei'e. That arrogant and magnificent power deeply shocked everyone around in an instant.

"That's... a third-grade divine weapon? She can actually use the Nether Spirit Divine Art to evolve a third-grade divine weapon?"

On the side, Ren Changhong was horrified. Only a real divine weapon could emit such power!
Even Shen Qingge had a look of disbelief in his eyes when he looked at Li Fei'e, and there was also a hint of imperceptible relief that flashed across his eyes.

During this period of time, the various changes in Xia Wei and the abandonment of her master made Li Fei'e's mind full of distracting thoughts and he felt extremely lost.

Youdie noticed the changes in Li Fei'e. As a companion spirit butterfly, she and Li Fei'e were in tune with each other and endured all kinds of things in the outside world together. No matter what happened, she would stay by Li Fei'e's side. Invisibly, their relationship became closer, which eventually led to the birth of a third-grade artifact.

Li Fei'e tightly grasped the Purple Lightning and Green Frost Sword in her hand, without a single distracting thought in her mind. She stared at the Chi Demon King swooping down, wanting to show it some of her power.

(End of this chapter)