Sorry for the late update guys. This was somewhat hard to write and my aunt and uncle visited so I had to pay attention to them. In addition to that, I have to study for four core class subjects tests. Tough. However, I hope you enjoy the chapter!

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The elders and the Zhou Clan members were all incredibly shocked by the display of power that Feng Yun had shown. He had executed a powerful elder of the Zhou Clan while only being at the fourth level of the Xiantian realm! Simply too astonishing. Dong Fuzhen and the other Death Singer Mercenaries rejoiced at the sight of the felled elder but others were not so happy. Zhou Guan had a black look on his face and the five remaining elders had fury raging within their eyes.

"What? Is this all that the esteemed elders of the Zhou Clan have? Sounds to me like you people are merely all bark and no bite!"

It was obvious that rage would manifest within the members of the Zhou Clan and many of them shouted curses at Feng Yun. Zhou Yanling was visibly shaken however. Feng Yun completely outclassed her in everything. Strength, looks, status, talent, everything! If he had tried to kill her back when they had sparred, then she wouldn't have been able to do anything to stop it. 

"Little bastard! You actually dared to kill our Fifth Brother like that even when we told you of the consequences! I'll tear apart your limbs and drink your blood after this is over!" The other elder voiced their agreement. Feng Yun smiled coldly and sneered,

"Hmph, you people were so stupid that you underestimated this young master! All of this is on you. If you hadn't provoked me earlier, maybe this foolish idiot would still be alive for a few more moments." As he said this, he prodded Cao Zi's body lightly with contempt for the elders. This made them even more infuriated. To have their friend's body desecrated even after death was the ultimate shame. 

"Us five shall make it so that you'll want to die once we have you!"

There was no hesitation as all five of them charged at Feng Yun. Although it was five against one, they still didn't dare to be negligent and brought out their spirits to combat him. Feng Yun smiled broadly and taunted,

"Come!"

Two of the elders of the seventh layer arrived there first and unleashed some of their offensive spirit abilities at Feng Yun. Sword slashes imbued with Yuan Energy and beast like attacks rushed at Feng Yun like a hailstorm. The boy's eyes sharpened in concentration and instantly, his figure became illusory as he evaded the attacks. 

WHOOSH!

A sword attack narrowly missed him but Feng Yun didn't pay attention to that. He focused on the beast attack that he had not yet defended against. He swiped his sword upwards to combat a giant bear claw that came smashing against his blade. Sparks flew but Feng Yun clearly had the upper hand as his sword pushed the elder farther and farther back. Opponents of the seventh layer could not fight against him. Even an elder that had lived for sixty-plus years could not beat this genius.

"Shit, no wonder Cao Zi lost. He is simply too powerful!"

The elder with the bear spirit activated another of his spirit abilities and instantly a pressurizing force was emitted from the elder's body. The pressure could suffocate even the most physically accomplished of cultivators. Feng Yun felt the enormous pressure but he didn't pay any attention to it. He rushed forward with his sword gleaming with a sharp light. The elder let out a roar and swiped his bear claw at Feng Yun in an attempt to create a bit of distance between them. 

"Hmph."

Feng Yun swiped his scaly dragon tail at the bear claw and while they were clashing, his sword shot out aimed at the elder's heart. A cold light manifested itself as the beautiful sword neared the man's heart.

BANG!

An invisible force attacked Feng Yun just as he was about to execute the elder, causing him to fly backwards for a moment before regaining his balance. A little bit of blood trickled out of his mouth and he wiped it away, staring at the opponent that had disturbed his execution. One of the elders of the eighth layer of the Xiantian realm stared at the boy with a grim expression on his face. He was the one who had interrupted Feng Yun.

"Sixth Brother Yi Wei, are you all right?"

"Second Brother Yang Kai, this kid's strength is phenomenal. Fifth Brother didn't die without reason. We need to surround the boy and give him no chance to evade any of our attacks."

"Very well," Yang Kai nodded. "We shall go with your strategy."

He motioned to the other elders to follow his plan and they instantly understood. They all rushed forward, spirits pouring out power. Two of the elders formed the vanguard, attempting to distract Feng Yun. 

"Heh, such a plan won't be able to take me out so easily!"

Feng Yun went for one of the elders and completely ignored the other one, focusing his attention on him. Feng Yun maneuvered his tail to pierce the man in the back, however the attack was blocked promptly by the man's spear spirit. 

"Sword Blood Gravity!"

At the exact same time that his tail was blocked, he activated his sword spirit ability and the blood that leaked out of his mouth turned into a mist that brought pressure upon the elder. The elder felt his legs grow heavy and his ability to move severely limited. Feng Yun used this opportunity to strike at the elder's vital points and end his existence. 

The elder that had been neglected charged over and aimed an attack at Feng Yun's body. The latter had indeed noticed this attempt but made no motion to stop it. The elder sneered thinking,

"This kid has let down his defenses. Now's the perfect time!"

The elder stabbed at him with his claw, the result of a lizard spirit he integrated with. Once again, Feng Yun made no motion to stop it. The claw hit the hard armor of the Dragonification but for some reason, after digging for half an inch, stopped in an instant. The elder's claw could not go any further. 

"How is this possible?! My lizard claw should be able to pierce through the armor! Why did it not do so?" 

"Hmph, too weak. With your power, do you honestly think that you can pierce through the armor of the Golden Tyrant Thunder God Dragon?!"

Feng Yun then proceeded to shoot his tail straight through the elder's chest while he was shocked, making a successful pierce. The tail went through the chest completely and splattered his heart, ensuring that the man never woke up again. Blood and gore splattered all over the floor as Feng Yun pulled his tail out.

"Fourth Brother!!! NO!"

The elder struggling under Feng Yun's Sword Blood Gravity watched as the blood pooled together around the lifeless corpse of the elder.

"Don't be aggrieved. You'll be joining him soon as well!"

Feng Yun once again put his full effort on slaughtering the elder before him. Currently, two elders had died and there were now four left. Would there be a third one?

"Not happening kid!"

Yang Kai, the elder with the cultivation of the eighth layer of the Xiantian Realm, shouted out at Feng Yun, making him halt his movements. The elder was extremely close to him, a mere couple feet away. Yang Kai poured in rich Yuan Energy into his fists and executed his strike. Feng Yun's eyes flashed with a sudden wariness. 

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Although he could contend with opponents of the seventh layer of the Xiantian Realm, it was not possible to do so with the eighth layer. If his own cultivation was of the fifth layer, perhaps it would be possible, but currently, that was not the case. Therefore, Feng Yun had to be especially careful when dealing with Yang Kai.

In response to Yang Kai's incoming fist, Feng Yun focused his Yuan Energy into a barrier, concentrating it around his dragonified body. He knew that he couldn't defend against the fist with purely his own cultivation so he had to minimize the damage as much as possible. Feng Yun lashed out with the Overlord Heaven Piercer at the same time.

Yang Kai snorted and launched his fist straight at Feng Yun's sword. The two forces clashed but Yi Wei's side was clearly having the upper hand. Feng Yun's feet dragged in the soil as he was pushed back slowly. Finally, he could no longer push against the pressure and the strike slipped past his sword. The fist collided against Feng Yun's body and instantly, pain surged up his spine. 

BANG!

He was pushed back several meters and upon recovering, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, painting the grassy floor with red. His face seemed slightly pale, as if he had gone through an enormous tribulation. And in fact, he had! Though he could minimize the damage received from the attack, the power contained within it was still quite frightening and could easily hurt him. If he had not chosen to employ safety measures, then it was likely that he would have suffered major injuries. 

"Hoh? Still alive? Not bad. However, to gain vengeance for my brothers, you must die."

Yang Kai unleashed his spirit, which was a significantly long halberd. The blade's sharp curves gleamed in the sunlight and further accentuated its deadliness. 

"Razor Executioner Halberd!"

The blade gave off a dangerous aura that could suffocate anyone in it's radius. It seemed like it had killed many beings before. The halberd had a red blade and a black handle and was a little over a meter long. It was definitely not something to be trifled with. 

"HA!"

Yang Kai leaped off the ground with a powerful jump and sailed through the air, several meters above ground. Suddenly, a surge of spiritual energy surrounded the halberd as he launched it down at Feng Yun. The halberd flew at an extremely quick pace, cutting apart the air like tofu. Feng Yun grimaced as the blade neared him. Could he dodge it?

Not possible. From the looks of it, the spirit ability that Yi Wei had employed had an area of effect radius. Even if he did dodge it, the collision of the halberd with the ground would absolutely destroy him. 

"I'll have to defend it as best as I can."

He concentrated as much Yuan Energy into his body as possible, building a near indestructible barrier. However, even that would be of no use against the tyrannical attack incoming. Feng Yun sighed and instantly, an incredibly large pair of wings unfurled from his back, revealing it's azure gold glow. The gigantic wings instantly surged with power and the power of Feng Yun's dragon body multiplied several times over.

Dragonification was said to be one of the most powerful divine abilities in the universe, however it's full strength could not be employed due to the fact that the complete set wasn't provided. The wings were not available when descendants of dragons transformed. When the complete set was available however, the power of the user would instantly multiply several times over, making them extremely powerful. Though Feng Yun had an inferior cultivation to Yang Kai, who had been stuck at the eighth layer for many years, by using the Falling Heavens Wings, he could instantly possess the capabilities to defend against him.

Everyone on the outside excluding the Death Singer Mercenaries gaped in shock at the sight that met them. Even the City Lord Du Gu Yang's eyes bulged out in disbelief. They could all recognize a Soul Bone Artifact when they saw one despite never having possessed one before. However, such objects were unquestionably rare. Even beasts who had achieved the Tyrant and Truth realm would be unable to produce such priceless things upon death. Greed manifested in each and every one of the Zhou Clan members' eyes. Not only them, even the City Lord and his son were entranced by the sight.

"I must have that artifact. No matter what sect he's from, I must have it for Chen'er." City Lord Du Gu Yang was nodding his head while inexplicably vile smile of greed arose. 

Meanwhile, Feng Yun had already upgraded his power several levels. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then, with the light of confidence in his eyes, he thought in his head,

"Five Pillar Azure Strike!"

The wings on his body suddenly lit up with an azure glow as five orbs of light manifested on them. A powerful energy seeped forth from the wings as they unleashed a beam of light upon the incoming halberd. The beams converged upon the halberd and instantly collided forth. A great clash ensued between the two forces and the halberd appeared to be losing force. However, even the Falling Heavens Wings could not resist the halberd for too long.

WHOOSH!

The spear continued on its path, clearly having dispelled the beams of light. However, the force of the halberd had clearly reduced significantly due to the Five Azure Pillar Strike.

Feng Yun smiled wryly. He had never imagined that the Falling Heavens Wings would actually deal with the halberd. This was because the Soul bone Artifact's power depended on the cultivation of the user. The Artifact could at most pump out a little more power that the owner. Yi Wei was four cultivation levels above him. How could he expect the Falling Heavens Wings to completely disperse the halberd? However, it had done more that he had thought it would. It had reduced a lot more force than he had planned to deal with. Whatever force was left was up to him to deal with. 

"COME!"

The halberd instantly reached Feng Yun's position. The latter crossed his arms and clenched his teeth as the halberd drove its sharp blade into his arms. Even the dragon scales were having a tough time dealing with the halberd.

CRACK!

The scales on Feng Yun's body began to loosen and break apart under the pressure of the halberd. Feeling the intense pain and blood seep out, he coughed out a few mouthfuls of blood. His face was now extraordinarily pale. The earth beneath him broke apart and caved in to make room for the intense pressure.

After a moment, the onslaught of the halberd stopped its movement. It had finally run out of force. Feng Yun let out a sigh of relief and ripped out the halberd, tossing it onto the ground. He panted heavily and let out a snarl of triumph.

"IS THAT ALL YOU CAN DO?!"

Yang Kai was absolutely dumbfounded. The halberd spirit ability that he had just employed was absolutely nothing to underestimate. And for a cultivator that was four levels below him, it should have been easy for the attack to kill him. However, that was clearly not the case currently.

Feng Yun, had actually stopped the strike!