Chapter 138: Battling Young Master Changyuan

"Hmph, now that you've all come, you still want to escape? Since you are here, stay forever!"

The escape of Young Master Changyuan naturally caught Jiang Xiaofei's attention. Although his gaze was fixed on Elder Feng, he kept a constant watch on Young Master Changyuan. After all, Young Master Changyuan was the mastermind, while Ye Changkong was merely an attendant.

Hearing Jiang Xiaofei's cold shout, Young Master Changyuan panicked instantly and hurriedly bolted toward the void at top speed.

However, a figure suddenly materialized right in front of him—it was Elder Feng. The presence of Elder Feng weighed upon his heart like a towering mountain, causing him to retreat in terror. After all, this was a half-step divine realm expert; how could he possibly hope to contend with him?

While fear gripped him, he was also filled with intense reluctance. As the proud eldest prince of the Netherworld Kingdom and the future ruler destined to command the Netherworld realm, how could he ever resign himself to dying here?

Yet, the sheer pressure emanating from Elder Feng's power left him suffocating. With a gloomy expression, he threatened, "My father is the Nether King! If you dare to kill this prince, you will undoubtedly face the crazed vengeance of the entire Netherworld realm. If you know what's good for you, let this prince go. Otherwise, the day our Netherworld armies crush these borders will mark the utter destruction of your Si Kingdom!"

Hearing this, Elder Feng let out a cold snort. "Death is at your doorstep, yet you still dare to issue threats. Did your father fail to tell you that this old man is the mortal enemy of the Netherworld? Now you actually expect me to let you go? How utterly naive and ridiculous."

At this moment, Jiang Xiaofei stepped forward and declared coldly, "Just for that single sentence—vowing to destroy my Si Kingdom—you shall undoubtedly die today."

"What do you want to do?" Seeing Jiang Xiaofei and the others approach, panic gripped Young Master Changyuan once more.

A flash of murderous intent crossed Jiang Xiaofei's eyes. "Naturally, I am going to kill you, to permanently sever any future troubles."

"No, you cannot treat me this way! I am the eldest prince of the Netherworld Kingdom. If you dare to kill me, a terrible doom awaits you!" Hearing Jiang Xiaofei's words, Young Master Changyuan grew frantic and terrified, losing even the courage in his voice.

Jiang Xiaofei sneered in response. "Is being a prince supposed to make you noble? Well, today this king wishes to try killing a prince just to see what is so extraordinary about it."

"You dare!" Young Master Changyuan's expression shifted drastically, turning dark and grim.

"Watch whether I dare or not." With a cold shout, Jiang Xiaofei's eyes darkened. He struck downward with a massive palm strike, instantly summoning a Phoenix Domain that descended directly over Young Master Changyuan.

At the same time, Elder Feng made his move, casting a Wind Domain that blanketed Young Master Changyuan from above.

As the two domains pressed downward, an immense, crushing gravity bore straight into his body. Feeling the sheer weight, Young Master Changyuan cried out in alarm and anger, "What kind of honor is there in teaming up against this prince? If you have any backbone, face me in a one-on-one duel!"

"Very well, this king shall grant your wish." The moment Jiang Xiaofei's voice fell, Elder Feng instantly withdrew his power.

As the Wind Domain dissipated, Young Master Changyuan felt an immediate sense of relief. Striking his hands together, he unleashed a torrential surge of boundless Netherworld power that blasted the Phoenix Domain away. Simultaneously, he took a step forward and lunged at Jiang Xiaofei, believing that capturing Jiang Xiaofei would allow him to advance or retreat at will.

With this thought, his eyes darkened. He swept his hand outward, causing the surging Netherworld power to condense into a giant Netherworld hand that slammed directly down toward Jiang Xiaofei with a momentum fierce enough to overturn the heavens and earth.

The spectacle startled everyone watching. Young Master Changyuan truly lived up to his reputation as the eldest prince of the Netherworld Kingdom; his myriad techniques far surpassed anything Young Master Wuji could ever hope to achieve.

Seeing Young Master Changyuan charging toward him, Jiang Xiaofei was likewise startled. However, since the battle at the Abyss of Ghostly Howls, he had grown significantly stronger. In particular, after fusing with Little Feng, wielding the True Flames of the Phoenix had become entirely effortless for him. Striking out with a palm, he met the attack head-on, sending a billowing wave of True Phoenix Flames sweeping across the vast expanse of the sky.

The two palm forces collided, instantly erupting into a rainbow-like brilliance. Under the impact of such immense power, both men were forced back a single step.

The sight left onlookers utterly stunned and filled with disbelief. None of them had expected Young Master Changyuan to fight the King of Fei to a complete standstill. Among the people of the Tianyuan Kingdom, Li Yuan wore a look of utter incredulity. Although he considered the King of Fei immensely powerful, he had never believed him capable of defeating Young Master Changyuan, who was, after all, the foremost expert beneath the half-step divine realm—even Li Yuan himself had once been defeated by Young Master Changyuan's hands.

Regaining his footing, Young Master Changyuan stared at Jiang Xiaofei in disbelief. "You truly possess some skill. No wonder you were able to kill Wuji. But if you think I am anything like that wretch, you are far too naive."

With that, Young Master Changyuan's eyes darkened as he thrust his hand toward the void.

Instantly, a giant Netherworld palm materialized, pressing down heavily upon Jiang Xiaofei.

The descending giant palm threatened to overturn the very space beneath it, unleashing a mountain-toppling force that bore down upon Jiang Xiaofei.

Amidst the gaze of countless spectators, Jiang Xiaofei appeared as though he were facing a towering mountain summit pressing down upon his head. Yet he remained utterly unyielding, standing tall like a deep abyss. Looking closely, a pair of phoenix wings flickered behind his back, making him look as though he had transformed into a phoenix ready to spread its wings and soar into the skies.

Striking out with a palm, his seemingly delicate hand harbored terrifying might. A rainbow-like bolt of phoenix power erupted from his palm, piercing straight through the layers of crushing pressure and surging upward to puncture the Netherworld palm.

The sight left Young Master Changyuan pale with shock. "No, this is impossible! This prince will not be defeated!"

"Emperor of the Netherworld Canon, Netherworld Domain-Locking Scripture!"

As Young Master Changyuan finished speaking, a domain-like power descended directly from above, enveloping Jiang Xiaofei completely.

Trapped within the encroaching domain, Jiang Xiaofei had nowhere to dodge and instantly felt a crushing pressure. After all, he had previously experienced the terrifying power of the Netherworld Domain-Locking Scripture firsthand; had Elder Feng not intervened last time, he never could have broken free from its bindings.

Just then, Elder Feng struck, sweeping his hand through the void to shatter the Netherworld prison instantly.

Feeling the pressure lift, Jiang Xiaofei breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he had been trapped by Young Master Wuji's Netherworld Domain-Locking Scripture the last time, and the version wielded by Young Master Changyuan was clearly far more powerful than Wuji's. Had he been trapped again, escape would have been impossible, resulting in his defeat. Fortunately, Elder Feng had stepped in to avert the crisis. While marveling at the formidable power of a half-step divine realm expert, he also felt a surge of curiosity toward the Netherworld Domain-Locking Scripture. In his view, this was undoubtedly a supreme Netherworld technique; otherwise, it could never have trapped a peak Dao-Realm expert. If he could master such a technique himself, he would truly be invincible beneath the half-step divine realm!

Yet, the thought had barely formed before he shook his head. Powerful though the Netherworld Domain-Locking Scripture was, he knew that Netherworld Dao techniques could never be cultivated without the supplementary aid of Netherworld Qi. Abandoning the Ghost Dao to cultivate Netherworld Qi merely for the sake of acquiring this technique simply wasn't worth it. Rather than pursuing the Netherworld Dao, he would be far better off refining his own Divine Ghost Dao, where his innate advantages ensured he could eventually surpass the Netherworld Dao itself.

Meanwhile, seeing Elder Feng shatter his Netherworld Domain-Locking Scripture, Young Master Changyuan sensed imminent mortal danger. Without a moment's hesitation, he whirled around and fled.

Yet Elder Feng made his move once more. Sweeping his hand outward, he summoned a Wind Domain that descended directly over Young Master Changyuan, blocking every possible route of escape.

At the same time, Jiang Xiaofei attacked, waving his hand to send a torrential wave of True Phoenix Flames surging into the Wind Domain, scorching it like fire licking against a crystal sphere.