Chapter 318: Celestial Fire Power

Chapter 318 -316: Celestial Fire Power

Shangguan Moyuan had intended to save the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror for his duels with other prodigies.

He never expected he’d be forced to use it just to save his own life.

But if he didn’t use the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror, he would soon be worn down and killed by Chen Jiutian’s relentless arrows!

Seeing Chen Yuan unleashing another Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow, Shangguan Moyuan acted decisively. He gathered the last of his True Qi and poured it into the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror.

In the next instant, an endless, deep-blue frosty aura surged wildly toward Chen Yuan, coalescing into a long ice dragon that roared at the heavens and lunged to tear him apart!

The Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror was a tool of both offense and defense. How its Ice Soul Cold Radiance was used depended entirely on the wielder’s intent.

In truth, Shangguan Moyuan’s best option was to use the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror to form a great river of ice before him, completely blocking Chen Yuan’s assault.

But having been forced to use the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror, he couldn’t just swallow his indignation!

‘I refuse to believe this Chen Jiutian can block another Divine Artifact Incarnation!’

The instant Shangguan Moyuan activated the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror, Chen Yuan formed a Seal Technique with his hands. The Starfire within his Dantian and Reincarnation Sea began to boil, burning ferociously.

Using his own immense True Essence and Blood Qi as fuel, he pushed the Celestial Fire Power to its absolute limit. In a flash, the Fire of Origin enveloped his entire body, completely submerging him.

The ice dragon formed by the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror swallowed Chen Yuan whole. An endless frosty aura surged forth, blanketing the world in an instant.

A glint of joy appeared in Shangguan Moyuan’s eyes. ‘This Chen Jiutian is courting death!’

‘He was skilled, I’ll give him that, using the Demon-Drinking Saber’s advantage to resist the Blazing Extremity Godslaying Arrow.’

‘But to foolishly try and withstand the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror with his own power? That’s just suicide!’

‘Even if the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror lacks the sheer offensive might of the Blazing Extremity Godslaying Arrow, it’s still a Divine Artifact Incarnation, and its power is formidable.’

A few dozen breaths later, as the power of the Divine Artifact Incarnation gradually dissipated, the ice dragon began to crack.

But at this moment, Shangguan Moyuan’s expression suddenly changed.

From within the crumbling ice dragon, a faint flicker of fire was visible.

As the ice shattered, Chen Yuan’s figure emerged, wreathed in a thin layer of Celestial Fire.

Though the flames were faint, they clung steadfastly to Chen Yuan’s body, allowing him to withstand the full impact of the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror.

Of course, Chen Yuan was not in good shape either. His aura was weak, and his face was as pale as paper.

Just now, he had nearly burned through all his True Essence and Blood Qi, pushing his Celestial Fire Power to its peak just to resist the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror’s assault.

Had it been any other Divine Artifact Incarnation, Chen Yuan would never have dared to face it head-on.

But he was confident he could withstand the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror.

When Shangguan Yun had used the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror before, Chen Yuan had already noticed its true strength lay in the Ice Origin it contained, which allowed the user to manipulate its form at will.

And the Fire Origin cultivated by the Celestial Fire Secret Manual was the perfect counter to the power of the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror.

Of course, Chen Yuan couldn’t have withstood the genuine Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror, but a mere Divine Artifact Incarnation? He was confident he could handle that.

Furthermore, back in the glory days of the Great Brightness Sect, the Celestial Fire Hall Master, Pang Xizhen, had fought against the Shangguan Family’s ancestor of that era. She had clashed with the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror directly with her own power and had not been at a disadvantage, which proved just how much the Celestial Fire Secret Manual countered the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror.

Now, seeing Chen Yuan survive a direct hit from the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror, Shangguan Moyuan’s eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.

“Impossible!? How is this possible!?”

He could have accepted it if Chen Jiutian had used a Secret Treasure like the Demon-Drinking Saber to block the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror. But for him to withstand a Divine Artifact Incarnation with his own power… was that something a Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artist could do?

As he stared at the dying Celestial Fire on Chen Yuan’s body, a thought suddenly struck Shangguan Moyuan. He cried out in shock, “The Great Brightness Sect’s Celestial Fire Hall’s Celestial Fire Secret Manual!?”

If there was any cultivation technique in the world that could counter the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror and his Shangguan Family’s Beichen Ice Soul True Skill, it could only be the Ming Sect’s Celestial Fire Secret Manual!

It was just that there were too many Fire Attribute cultivation techniques in the Jianghu, and Chen Yuan’s Li Yan Blood Fiend also had a hint of the Fire Attribute, so Shangguan Moyuan hadn’t made the connection before.

But now, he was certain. What Chen Yuan was using was the Ming Sect’s Celestial Fire Secret Manual!

Recalling how Chen Yuan had said he’d killed more than one person from the Shangguan Family, Shangguan Moyuan instantly understood the true meaning of those words.

His younger brother, Shangguan Yun, as well as Shangguan Jue and the others—they had all died at the hands of Chen Yuan of the Great Brightness Sect.

Chen Jiutian of Zhenwu Hall and Chen Yuan of the Ming Sect were one and the same person!

“You…”

Shangguan Moyuan pointed at Chen Yuan, but he only managed to get out a single word before he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Part of it was rage overwhelming him; the other part was the backlash from using the Divine Artifact Incarnation.

Since Chen Jiutian was Chen Yuan, it meant he had to hide his identity most of the time. The strength he had shown the outside world before was not his full power.

Zhenwu Hall’s foundation was shallow and had been in decline for years.

But the Ming Sect was like a centipede that doesn’t fall over even in death—its foundation was incredibly deep.

He and Su Changhe had thought they could deal with Chen Jiutian with the two families’ Divine Artifact Incarnations, but they had no idea how many trump cards their opponent was actually holding.

Even if he hadn’t held back earlier and had used both the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror and the Blazing Extremity Godslaying Arrow at the same time, he still wouldn’t have been able to kill him.

Shangguan Moyuan gave a miserable smile. He had plotted against an enemy without even knowing his true identity. It was no wonder he had lost.

The whistling of the Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow was already upon him. Shangguan Moyuan’s strength was spent, but he still let out a furious roar and gathered the last of his True Qi to charge at Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan had said that pampered sons of Noble Families like him lacked the guts for a life-or-death struggle. Even in death, Shangguan Moyuan would not let him look down on him!

With a deafening BOOM, Shangguan Moyuan’s Protective True Qi was shattered by the Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow, which blasted a massive, bloody hole through his chest.

Chen Yuan walked over to the corpse and shook his head gently.

“Only finding the courage for a desperate struggle at the moment of death… it’s a little too late.”

Chen Yuan sat down cross-legged next to Shangguan Moyuan’s body, first taking out a handful of elixirs and swallowing them, quickly digesting them.

His power was nearly depleted after withstanding the Celestial Ice Treasure Mirror.

Here in the Heaven-Reaching Tower, someone could show up at any moment. Chen Yuan had to recover his strength quickly, not even taking the time to check the Qiankun Bag on Shangguan Moyuan’s body.

After a hundred breaths, Chen Yuan had recovered some of his strength. Only then did he search the bodies of Shangguan Moyuan and Su Changhe.

As the youngest prodigies of the Blazing Sect and the Shangguan Family, they naturally carried many fine things.

Inside their Qiankun Bags were all sorts of elixirs and rare materials, as well as an Array Plate used to gather Spiritual Qi for cultivation.

However, these things were merely the icing on the cake for Chen Yuan. What he really wanted were their respective cultivation techniques.

But for people of Shangguan Moyuan and Su Changhe’s level, they had already imprinted their Core Techniques into their minds and wouldn’t carry them around.

However, there was one thing in Shangguan Moyuan’s Qiankun Bag that was quite useful.

It was a stack of secret letters, written by the Cyan Dragon Hall Master, Cui Wenzhong, to the Shangguan Family. They involved a great deal of Zhenwu Hall’s confidential information, including details on personnel and troop movements. He had basically sold out all of Zhenwu Hall’s core intelligence to the Shangguan Family.

Cui Wenzhong had been secretly colluding with the Shangguan Family, but looking at this, it wasn’t just collusion—it was a complete surrender.

He was probably hoping to join the Shangguan Family as an Honored Guest Elder or something similar after Zhenwu Hall completely collapsed.

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and put the letters away.

‘Zhenwu Hall isn’t about to fall apart just yet. Besides, I just took control of the White Tiger Hall. Even if I take Cui Wenzhong down, the position of Cyan Dragon Hall Master won’t fall to me.’

‘But if used correctly, this could have some unexpected effects. For now, it’s best to hold onto it as leverage.’

Leaving the two bodies behind, Chen Yuan immediately rushed back.

Wen Rou was still locked in a fierce battle with Qu Yuanfeng and the other three. Although she had seemed confident, Chen Yuan hadn’t had a chance to pay attention to the actual state of the battle.

When Chen Yuan returned to the Blood Shadow Nether Kill Sect’s area, the situation was somewhat different from what he had expected.

Wen Rou, fighting one against four, had actually managed to kill two of the Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artists.

Only two men remained on the field: a Martial Artist who cultivated a Body Refining Technique and Qu Yuanfeng.

The Body Refining cultivator had a tough physique, allowing him to withstand Wen Rou’s attacks head-on.

Qu Yuanfeng, with his astonishing Lightweight Skill, harassed her from the side. Wen Rou couldn’t deal with him for the moment, so the battle had devolved into a stalemate.

Now, seeing Chen Yuan’s return, Qu Yuanfeng and the other man were horrified.

‘Chen Yuan is back. Doesn’t that mean Shangguan Moyuan has met with disaster?’

They were already terrified when Su Changhe was slain at the start of the fight.

The other two had died because their minds were shaken after Su Changhe’s death, revealing an opening that Wen Rou exploited.

Afterward, Chen Yuan and Shangguan Moyuan had chased each other away, leaving the Blood Shadow Nether Kill Sect’s area.

But in Qu Yuanfeng’s mind, Shangguan Moyuan still had a Divine Artifact Incarnation. Even in a life-or-death battle, the one to die should have been Chen Jiutian. How could it possibly be Shangguan Moyuan?

This Chen Jiutian… forget being twelfth on the Hidden Dragon Rankings. Even if he were second, withstanding two Divine Artifact Incarnations by himself was simply too terrifying.

At the sight of Chen Yuan’s return, and the probable death of Shangguan Moyuan, the mind of the Body Refining Martial Artist was so shaken that he revealed a flaw. In an instant, Wen Rou’s sword pierced his eye socket, scrambling his brain.

Seeing this, Qu Yuanfeng turned to flee without a second thought.

He was known as Thousand Miles Traceless, a master of Lightweight Skill and stealth.

Seeing that the situation was dire, he instantly split into hundreds of figures, each one perfectly clear, all scattering in every direction.

Wen Rou’s Blood Sword swept out, but it only shattered a few illusions. None of them were the real Qu Yuanfeng.

Just then, a Mulan Continuous Jail-Piercing Arrow let out a piercing shriek. A pained cry followed, and a spray of blood erupted from one of the countless illusions. Qu Yuanfeng’s body tumbled to the ground, and all the phantoms vanished.