Kay! Here's another chapter for you guys. School's out for three days thanks to MLK day. Wooh! I'll be updating a few chapters this weekend. Hope you enjoy!

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Feng Yun marveled at the bright light being emitted from the emblem and could not help but grimace from the power it held. It could be said that the aura it was releasing was truly unfathomable. Feng Yun could not sense the end and it seemed to be growing in power. Just what exactly was this emblem and why would Zhou Yanling be in possession of such an artifact? The aura was similar to the aura that Feng Yun felt whenever her would spar with his father, Feng Luo. Feng Yun could see with his special eyes that the energy contained within the artifact was definitely similar to the elemental energy wielded by Truth Realm cultivators. An artifact infused with elemental energy? Feng Yun had never heard of such things before and couldn't understand how it was possible. but at any rate, the danger that this artifact posed to him was not small. judging by Elder Zhou's reactions, it was something that they wanted to keep secret. This girl must have blown her top and used it to get back at me. Feng Yun laughed inwardly as he thought of this.

Th artifact appeared to have finished releasing its entire aura as the flow of energy had completely stopped. The symbols on the emblem had glowed with an even brighter aura and the cloud and vine symbols seemed to come alive. Zhou Yanling held the emblem in her hand and yelled,

"Let's see if you can be arrogant in the face of my Ensealing Cloudvine Symbol! It's all over for you Qiu Yun." With that, the energy being stored within the emblem completely burst forth, producing large gushing waves that relentlessly assaulted Feng Yun. The energy contained within that burst of power alone was enough to completely overpower the majority of the Xiantian Realm cultivators currently in the area  and the results were apparent as many people had sweat drenched on their faces and hunched backs. Feng Yun though was still and calm. He looked calm and unrestrained in all his glory. His handsome face revealed concentration as he prepared to face whatever lied within the emblem.

"Manifestation!" Zhou Yanling yelled. The symbols within the emblem became even more active and instantly, a copy of those symbols made out of aura began to form and extended outwards. The copies then began to transform, contrary to Feng Yun's expectations and take the shape of an object. The symbols transformed and extended its length until it was the size of a packet of two meter long whips. The whips gained the texture and shape of vines of a forest and had a sky blue like color to them. They flowed continuously from the emblem and did not appear to stop. They solidified until they looked like real vines. Feng Yun was shocked beyond belief. That terrifying energy had actually taken a form? This was incredible.

"GO! Destroy him! Reclaim my dignity!" Zhou Yanling shouted. The vines, as if responding to her command, moved to attack Feng Yun. The vines traveled at an extremely fast speed and had a terrifying strength. They would shoot directly at him with the force of a fifty elephants. Feng Yun without hesitation dodged the vine incoming and his movements became a blur. The vine that was close to impaling him ended up shooting past him into a rock, instantly shattering it into pieces like cotton.

"Phew, that was close. If I had been touched by that thing, I would have sustained heavy damages." Feng Yun coolly said. He was not afraid, rather, he was curious and wanted to know more about this artifact. However, before he could lament any further, two more vines shot toward him with an even greater speed, catching Feng Yun slightly off guard. However, his reflexes were especially keen and even if he wasn't expecting it, he could count on them to help him avoid mortal danger. He had not expected the vines to collectively attack him altogether. Their movements were slightly coordinated and seemed to get better each time it failed. The two vines that flew at him reached him in mere seconds. The first vine scraped his arm as he pulled it back and the second followed it. He was a bit unlucky so the second one was able to fly straight into him. The vine punctured his shoulder and caused an incredible impact to sound out.

BAM!

Feng Yun was pushed back several feet back and slightly flinched from pain as blood flowed freely from a hole in his shoulder. He was lucky that the strike had not hit his vital areas and that he had sustained minimal injuries. Though this was the case, Feng Yun had no worry. He instantly slammed a finger on the wound and circulated Yuan Energy through just that one finger. The blood had stopped flowing after a few seconds, but the injury remained. He still needed to treat it later. Feng Yun had a chilled look in his eyes that would send shivers down the spine of anyone who met that gaze. He had an utterly ruthless look and seemed to be like a dragon being awoken from his sleep. Rage inflamed within him and Zhou Yanling suddenly felt quite small. He was clearly quite angry and he would not show any mercy to her it seemed. After a minute of silence, Feng Yun spoke.

"You attacked me with the intent to kill. Then, you won't have any qualms about me doing the same right?" He smiled evilly as he said this and Zhou Yanling could feel herself shrinking down slightly. The killing intent surged around Feng Yun and collectively grouped together. The vines had incessantly shot towards him and carried with it n extremely powerful energy. An ordinary strike from this could probably kill a cultivator at the late stages of the Xiantian Realm with some effort. 

Feng Yun leaped forward with a chilling killing intent that could not be matched and seemed to terrify everyone on the scene. His speed was matchless and he advanced towards Zhou Yanling with conviction and no fear of the consequences. Five vines simultaneously flew out of the Ensealing Cloudvine Symbol and aimed at the vital points on his body. These vines were much sharper than the previous ones and absolutely contained a more frightening energy to them. If Feng Yun was struck by even one of them, even if he could make the damage less, he would still suffer from heavy damage. The vines were manifested from Zhou Yanling's will and out of her desperation and fear that the killing god before her would attack her. These vines were quite intelligent and moved at different formations as they pursued Feng Yun. Feng Yun in turn flashed his eyes with a dangerous glint and still progressed with the same speed, looking calm and unrestrained.

The five vines attacked from all directions and pierced towards him with an ice cold killing intent. Zhou Yanling had apparently gone insane and decided to kill him regardless of the power supporting him from behind. The formation that the vines had set up was quite intricate and there was almost no way for Feng Yun to escape. They emitted an energy that was far superior to a Xiantian Realm and an indomitable pressure. As I thought, the energy this thing gives off is of Truth realm power. The power was familiar to him at first, however, as he exchanged blows with it continuously, he realized that it was almost the same as his father Feng Luo's type of energy. The only difference was that this energy was probably of the Earth element and the power was much weaker in comparison to his father's and the uncle elders of the Cloudscale Sect.

Hmph, all my life, I have walked alongside the powerful pressure of the Truth realm and gained a slight resistance to it when I was being oppressed. So what if you have a Truth Realm backer behind you! The power is much weaker in comparison to the elders of the Cloudscale Sect and so I can negate the pressure. I, your grandfather, will not let you off today for trying to kill me!

Feng Yun had actually resisted the strong pressure that countless experts watching the battle had felt fear from. Everyone couldn't help but wonder what background this kid has. The vines still proceeded with charging at him without stopping for a moments worth of hesitation. The sharp ends all converged on Feng Yun. In reaction to this, he merely coldly smiled. When the vines were close to an inch away, he did something completely unexpected. Feng Yun back flipped into the air approximately five meters above. The vines had already gone at too fast of a speed to stop and thus embedded themselves into the ground. Feng Yun in the air, then charged up Void aura outside of his body and increased the gravity of his body. Using the charged force as a booster, Feng Yun dove straight down into the vines. The sight was absolutely spectacular and involved a great degree of skill. As soon as he touched the ground beneath him, a large deafening explosion occurred in which everyone watching the battle were thrown a few steps back.

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It was absolute madness and the earth itself crumbled under the destructive force of the impact of Feng Yun's body. A large amount of smoke lifted up into the air. Looking at Zhou Yanling's side, she was much worse as she was closer to Feng Yun than the others. She had been knocked into one of the commander's tents and the Ensealing Cloudvine Symbol had flown out of her hands. The emblem had landed a few meters in front of her. Her heart turned cold.

"No...I have to get to it or else..." She was about to stand up but instead before she could do so, she coughed up a large amount of blood. Elder Zhou looked at this with wide eyes and even though his granddaughter was currently injured, he could not register the sight before his eyes. He had been completely entranced...in a bad way. 

Zhou Yanling wanted to get up but her physical condition would not let her even stand. She could not get the symbol to defeat Feng Yun. This was even more apparent after the smoke cleared. A figure walked straight out, black aura clouding his eyes and body and a tyrannical presence enough to make everyone around him shiver with fright. Zhou Yanling paled with fright. This kind of power was completely out of her out expectations. She could never have imagined that Feng Yun would have a trump card such as this. What made her even more afraid, to the point that she could cough out another mouthful of blood, was that Feng Yun had walked over to the symbol instead of her. He carefully bent down to pick it up and stroked it's smooth surface. It wad made out of a high quality material, most likely Spiritual Jadestone. 

Feng Yun had not gone to her immediately. He had wanted to obtain this precious artifact of theirs first. Without this, she had no fighting capacity and no chance of beating him. This was even more so because of Zhou Yanling's injuries. He put in his Void Universal Manual via will and turned his gaze towards Zhou Yanling. He gazed at her with cold and indifferent eyes, an expression that could most likely cut through her heart like a knife. 

"Well well, without your treasure, you don't have the capacity to fight me. You are utterly powerless and worthless. Hmph, you relied on an artifact to beat me. How shameless! Even more so because you lost. You're officially the stupidest opponent I have ever faced." Feng Yun cackled evilly. He had spared no face for his opponent. He was thoroughly enraged and would not hesitate to shame Zhou Yanling. The girl's face turned red with shame but she could not utter a word back. She truly did not have the power to resist.

"You...you bastard!" Zhou Yanling could only say those words and remained silent once again. Feng Yun coldly smiled and walked calmly towards her. Elder Zhou seeing this, grew afraid.

"Qiu Yun, what do you plan to do to my granddaughter?!" He had regained his composure and frowned at Feng Yun. Feng Yun gazed at him with no expression of regard and turned away. In a flash, he appeared beside Zhou Yanling, who had an expression of extreme terror.

"You...you...what do you want to do to me?" She was stuttering her words and could not seem to gather the courage to speak clearly. Feng Yun replied,

"Well before, you see. You chose to try to kill me to satisfy your rage. I am currently angry as well. You wouldn't mind giving me your life would you?" Zhou Yanling's face paled. How had she gotten herself involved with such a terrifying man? She could not remember amidst the terror she was experiencing. Elder Zhou's face turned cold as well and slightly panicked. His granddaughter was the genius of the Zhou Clan of Azure Sky City. If she died, the clan would be losing a valuable talent. He immediately tried to reason with the demon king in front of him.

"Now now, young master Qiu. Don't be rash. We can still negotiate. My granddaughter was incredibly foolish. I apologize on her behalf. Please, the Zhou Clan will be eternally grateful if you let her go." He didn't want to be disrespectful as he remembered that Feng Yun had an incredibly strong power most likely supporting him. He had no choice but to beg from him. Feng Yun snorted in disdain.

"Let her go? I think you are misunderstanding the situation here. I don't need your clan's thanks. This girl tried to kill me so I cannot leave her alive! She brought this up on herself!" Feng Yun did not care for the bullshit that Elder Zhou was spouting. This girl had dared to offend him and thus, she needed to be punished. Feng Yun repaid debts with double the interest. Elder Zhou was getting increasingly worried.

"Yes yes, but she was not able to kill you. Please take pity on her and let her go." 

"Hmph, if I was a bit weaker, then I would've died. It is only by fate that I am this strong and could survive such an attack. Enough is enough, she shall die." Feng Yun picked up Zhou Yanling by the neck with ease and began to choke her slightly. She was having trouble breathing and tried to grab his hands. Her strength was too weak however and she could not hope to be able to wriggle her way out. Elder Zhou had completely lost it,

"Nooooo! Qiu Yun if you dare to kill her, my Zhou Clan will cut you to pieces regardless of what power you have behind your back!" Elder Zhou began to make threats but Feng Yun dismissed it as drivel. The Zhou Clan, laughable. They could not do shit to him if he revealed who he was. He tightened his grip. Elder Zhou felt beads of sweat drip down his forehead. Just as he was about to leap into action, a voice sounded out.

"Qiu Yun, it's enough, don't you think? I understand that she tried to kill you, however, you gained a treasure in return. In addition, we need them to be alive in order to receive the money. Please Qiu Yun, think about the mercenaries as well."

The person who spoke was actually Dong Fuzhen, who had stepped in to settle the terrible situation that had erupted from a mere spar. Feng Yun looked towards the old man and considered what he had said. Indeed, he had gained the Ensealing Cloudvine Symbol and gotten most of his revenge. But he had to keep her alive in order to complete the mission. After a moment, he nodded towards Dong Fuzhen, evidently giving him face and relaxed his grip on Zhou Yanling. The girl dropped to the floor and Elder Zhou rushed over to pick her up. Feng Yun had already moved over to the side of Dong Fuzhen by that time with his back turned against Elder Zhou. He took out the Ensealing Cloudvine Symbol and held it in the air for Elder Zhou to see. 

"I'll be keeping this treasure of yours as a compensation." He then walked away towards his group members and Xia Qing who had shining eyes and a smile to welcome him back. Meanwhile, Elder Zhou was soothing Zhou Yanling and trying to make her feel better.

"Grandfather, the treasure. He took it. Father will be angry." She was struggling to say words amidst the injuries inflicted upon herself.

"Shhh! Yes, he will. However, your father and my son, Guan'er is strong. He is at the Truth Realm remember? He has surpassed this old man a long time ago. He will take it back from that brat. Then, we will have our revenge." Elder Zhou said evilly with a solemn expression on his face. It seemed like ill times were coming for Feng Yun.