Hell Emperor.

Chapter 255 Shen Qingge - Master
The Chi Demon King swooped down and also noticed the magic sword in Li Fei'e's hand, and a strong sense of vigilance arose in his heart.

As a monster, it is particularly sensitive to the approaching danger.

It felt the deadly murderous intent from the magic sword held by Li Fei'e. If it was hit by the sword, even in its current state, it would at least be seriously injured, or even die on the spot. Even though its body had transformed into a dragon, it could not withstand the power of a third-grade magic weapon.

A hint of human mockery flashed across the Chi Demon King's turbid dark yellow dragon pupils. Did that man think that he would be so foolish as to pounce on the magic sword and ask for trouble?

The huge dragon body suddenly stopped in the air, and the Chi Demon King kept circling in the air. The slender dragon belly bulged high like a pregnancy. At the same time, a heart-pounding force burst out from its body.

"Oh no! It's not coming down, but accumulating strength in the air..."

Li Fei'e's pretty face turned pale. The actions of the Chi Demon King made her feel extremely uneasy.

Even with a third-grade divine sword in hand, Li Fei'e's realm is still only the early fourth level. It is unknown how many realms he is behind the Chi Demon King.

Relying on the power of the magic weapon, Li Fei'e can fight against the Chi Yao King head-on, and even have a chance to severely injure the Chi Yao King. But the premise of all that is based on a head-on fight with the Chi Yao King. Once the Chi Yao King does not give him a chance and relies on his dragon body to stay away from the ground and invade from the sky, Li Fei'e will be helpless.

The power accumulating in the body of the Chi Demon King was getting stronger and stronger, which made Li Fei'e's heart tremble. Under the crushing of her cultivation level, even if she was just slightly touched by the power of the Chi Demon King, she would end up dead. There was no other possibility.

He had the magic sword but was trapped on the ground. He could not get the dragon in the sky. Li Fei'e became angry and stomped his feet repeatedly, but there was nothing he could do.

At this moment, she felt a vibration in her arms. She reached into her arms and took out the scroll of Qionglou. Nan Linghe's figure suddenly floated out.

Nan Linghe would not sit idly by after noticing Li Fei'e's predicament. She gently held Nan Linghe's hand with an earnest look, her bright eyes sparkling with moving brilliance: "Sister Fei'e, let me help you!"

Hearing this, Li Fei'e was overjoyed. She put one hand on her waist, looking very excited, revealing her white teeth:
"Great! With Sister He's help, I can also fly up to the sky and fight that evil dragon! Sister Xia Wei was able to ascend to the sky and slay the dragon in the past, so today I, Li Fei'e, may be able to do the same!"

After saying that, seeing Nan Linghe's affirmative look, Li Fei'e immediately used his power: "Netherworld Divine Art!"

As the technique was put into practice, Nan Linghe's figure turned into countless points of light and then dissipated with a loud bang. As the points of light moved, they regrouped above Li Fei'e's head.

When the light faded, the full picture of the Nether Spirit Magical Weapon appeared before everyone's eyes.

But on top of Li Fei'e's head, there was a simple and elegant bamboo hat. The thick and broad bamboo hat protected Li Fei'e from the wind and sun, and the tip of the hat was dotted with a bright red, like a crane raising its head, revealing its noble and majestic red feather crown.

With the help of the bamboo hat, Li Fei'e no longer had the impetuousness of the past. Instead, he had a detached and indifferent temperament, as if he was an immortal who had attained enlightenment for many years and had become indifferent to everything in the world.

Unfortunately, as soon as Li Fei'e opened her mouth, her indifferent and otherworldly temperament was broken. Her tone was unnaturally high, and she sounded extremely surprised: "This is... a fourth-grade magic weapon, the Leisurely Spirit Crane Hat?"

Even if it is the same soul, when different people perform the Dark Spirit Divine Art on it, it will show completely different changes.

When Xia Wei activates the Dark Spirit Divine Art, the Southern Spirit Crane will transform into the Wings of the Leisurely Spirit Crane, and when Li Fei'e activates it, she can only transform into the Hat of the Leisurely Spirit Crane.

Although these two magical weapons of the underworld are only one word different, the abilities contained in them are vastly different.

Li Fei'e scratched his head, and the bamboo hat on his head made a slight rustling sound. "Why is it a bamboo hat instead of wings? How can I ascend to heaven and slay dragons?"

Li Fei'e's expression was distorted, and she looked like she was about to vomit blood. With just a bamboo hat, she really had no other tricks, and even Xia Wei couldn't help.

Nan Linghe, who had transformed into a leisurely Linghe hat, felt what Li Fei'e was thinking, and couldn't help but feel apologetic, so he quickly sent a message:

"I'm sorry, Sister Moth, I couldn't help you..."

Li Fei'e straightened the bamboo hat on her head. Now that things had come to this, she had no choice but to accept it calmly: "Sister He, I don't blame you. I'm already very happy that you are willing to transform into my dark spirit magic weapon, but..."

Li Fei'e sighed softly. After all, she did not have the fate of Xia Wei. Xia Wei could ascend to heaven and slay dragons, but she could not.

As he sighed, Li Fei'e heard another loud shout: "Be careful!"

The strong pressure coming from the sky made Li Fei'e look up, and then his eyes widened, unable to utter a word.

But above the sky, the power of the evil dragon was accumulated. It opened its bloody mouth, and suddenly a heart-pounding light emerged from its dark throat.

It spewed out dark green deep clouds, covering everyone. Wherever the clouds passed, trees withered, flowers and plants died. Looking at the ominous breath descending from the sky, Li Fei'e felt a chill. If he came into contact with that poisonous cloud, he would turn into a dried corpse in a moment.

Poisonous clouds descended from the sky, covering an area of ​​one mile in radius. With Li Fei'e's physical skills, there was no way he could escape from the poisonous cloud.

Li Fei'e was filled with despair. Behind her, Meng Junyao was also trembling, her dragon body curled up helplessly, and a slight whimpering sound came from her mouth.

At the critical moment, a familiar figure stood in front of Li Fei'e.

The slightly thin but still upright figure made Li Fei'e feel inexplicably at ease. Her memory drifted back to the past. From childhood to adulthood, that figure had protected her countless times. Whenever she faced danger, that figure would stand in front of her without hesitation, and this time was no exception.

Shen Qingge's expression was tense. Facing the poisonous cloud that was devouring everything, he did not dare to relax even a little bit.

She made hand gestures with one hand and activated the magic weapon given by her master. The faint purple light expanded rapidly in front of everyone and turned into an airtight solid barrier, wrapping everyone in it and isolating the poisonous cloud outside, thus allowing everyone to escape the disaster.

"Master..." Li Fei'e's heart trembled. In the moment of crisis, it was still Master who protected her. She knew that Master would never give up on her!
Meanwhile, Ren Changhong had already dodged outside the poisonous cloud and had a full view of the situation. "Netherworld Soul Cover? Unfortunately, without the replenishment of immortal essence, the Netherworld Soul Cover won't last long in front of the dragon monster and will be completely broken. We'll see where you can run to then..."

Suddenly, she seemed to sense something, and looked up abruptly, her cold eyes accurately locking onto the figure beside her.

But Ye Jie, who was in a weak state, was standing with his hands behind his back against a tree, looking very relaxed. He did not make any sound, and if Ren Changhong had not caught a glimpse of him, he might have been ignored.

Ren Changhong was shocked. She didn't remember when Ye Jie came here. Ye Jie's appearance really scared her. She couldn't help asking, "When did you come?"

Ye Jie spread his hands and said, "I have already hidden myself. It would be terrible if I was accidentally injured by the aftermath of the battle."

After hearing this explanation, Ren Changhong sneered. Considering Shura Jie's weak strength and cowardly nature, it was understandable that he hid in advance.

She ignored Ye Jie and looked in the direction of the Nether Soul Cover, muttering, "Xiao Qingge, what are you doing? Why are you going back to die? I am the only one who can kill you with my own hands... With your personality, you should have left your disciple behind to cover your retreat and escape by yourself, so why are you turning back..."

At this point, Ren Changhong seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes showed a bit of enlightenment: "I know, you must be reluctant to let the disciple you have trained for many years be killed by the dragon monster, so you plan to take this opportunity to kill your disciple in advance so that you can achieve the great way!"

Hearing this, Ye Jie's eyes twitched, and he couldn't help but ask, "What are you talking about? Didn't Shen Qingge go back to save her disciple? How come in your eyes, she went back to kill her disciple?"

"Shut up, you have no right to speak here!" Ren Changhong glared at Ye Jie, as if asking him why he dared to disturb him.

However, thinking of what Ye Jie said, she couldn't help but say, "Didn't you hear what she just said? She admitted it herself. She trained her apprentice just to kill her apprentice one day and complete the Xuannv Sutra. She and I are the same people. How could we be bound by the so-called master-disciple relationship?"

Ye Jie didn't care and replied slowly: "Sometimes, people don't necessarily tell the truth. Shen Qingge said that just to get her disciple away from her so that she can escape from danger."

Ren Changhong was stunned, then he grabbed Ye Jie by the collar and asked repeatedly: "Send him away? What do you mean by this? Tell me!"

Seeing that Ren Changhong was blinded by hatred and couldn't see the whole picture, Ye Jie explained helplessly:

"Isn't this obvious? Shen Qingge believes she is no match for you, and is afraid that after you take revenge on her, you will vent your anger on her disciple. She is willing to destroy the master-disciple relationship and drive the disciple away from her. Even if the result of doing so is that there will be no evidence and the disciple will hate her for the rest of her life, she will do this without hesitation to protect her disciple."

After hearing this explanation, Ren Changhong was completely stunned. She opened her mouth, but no words came out of her throat: "This is impossible... She would go to such lengths to protect her disciple?"

Ye Jie glanced at her and said with pity: "Do you think she is the same as you? You should face the reality. She will never be a person like you..."

Before he finished speaking, the sword had already been unsheathed, and the cold blade was pressed tightly against Ye Jie's neck. He could almost feel the coldness coming from it.

"If you dare say another word, I will kill you!" Ren Changhong's eyes widened and she was filled with murderous intent. However, the constantly trembling sword edge seemed to indicate that she was not at peace in her heart.

Ye Jie still looked indifferent: "Should I be killed for telling the truth? I am just telling what I saw. Even if you kill me, it won't change the reality. Please calm down."

The more Ye Jie asked her to calm down, the more Ren Changhong couldn't calm down. She felt that Ye Jie was challenging the limit of her patience, but invisibly, she had to admit that there was some truth in Ye Jie's words.

"I don't believe you! I want to ask her in person to see what she really thinks!"

Ren Changhong angrily put away his sword, ignored Ye Jie, took out the shrinking stone, and instantly moved into the soul cover at a distance of a hundred steps.

The Nine Netherworld Soul Shield can block the magic of immortals or the attack of swords, but it cannot block the entry and exit of souls.

As the descendant of Xuannv, Ren Changhong knew the ins and outs of the Nether Soul Cover very well. As Shen Qingge's master, there was no reason for her not to know what Shen Qingge knew.

Seeing Ren Changhong move into the Nether Soul Cover, both Shen Qingge and Li Fei'e were really scared, thinking that she was here to seek revenge again.

Among them, Shen Qingge was even more bitter. The space inside the Nether Soul Cover was small, and even her flying sword could not be used. On the contrary, Ren Changhong's sword tactics would not be affected. If Ren Changhong wanted to, he could kill everyone in the Nether Soul Cover in just a few moves.

Even though he felt extremely bitter, Shen Qingge remained calm and spoke slowly, "Master... for the sake of our past friendship, you can kill me, but please let my disciple and the others around him go. They know nothing and should not be involved in the feud between us."

Ren Changhong gripped the sword tightly, his heart was not at peace: "So, what Shura Jie said is true, you really wanted to protect her, so you deliberately sent her away!"

Hearing this, Li Fei'e suddenly realized something and stood there in a daze, finally understanding his master's good intentions.

It turned out that what the master had just said was not true at all, and was just to drive him away and avoid danger.

After realizing this, Li Fei'e's eyes became sore and she lowered her head. It was obvious that her master was thinking about her all the time, but she actually misunderstood his good intentions and even felt a little afraid of him in her heart. This was really wrong.

Seeing Shen Qingge remained silent, Ren Changhong said angrily: "It seems that you have been lying to me just now. This is really unreasonable! Why did you do this? Don't you want to cultivate the Xuannv Sutra and understand the way of heaven?"

Shen Qingge looked at her deeply, and was silent for a long time before speaking:
"I understand the pain of a master-disciple relationship better than anyone else. I still don't want to believe that my most trusted and beloved master actually planned to kill me from the very beginning... That pain has accompanied me throughout my practice and has left irreparable scars in my heart. I will not let my disciple feel that pain. I will protect her well and use all my heart to care for her, so that she can feel the beauty that I have never felt. As long as I am here, no one can hurt her."

"You...you..." After hearing this, Ren Changhong stood there in a daze. He was deeply touched and speechless for a long time. He just felt that the ideals that he had always adhered to in his heart had now quietly disappeared.

At this moment, the slight cracking sound coming from the Soul Cover brought everyone back to reality.

(End of this chapter)