441: Control the power of heavenly punishment

“The Restriction back then was already very weak. In another hundred years, the punishment would have disappeared, and the Phoenix Clan would have been eternally redeemed. It’s just that, at that time, everyone thought the punishment had already vanished.”

“So, then…”

Huang Li was filled with sorrow. Ultimately, it was all due to the Phoenix Clan’s excessive greed.

Despite their original sin not yet being purged, they committed even greater slaughter, right up until now.

She feared they would be trapped within the Undying Volcano, living and dying, with no hope of ever escaping.

Ye Xuan listened, deep in thought. “So the Restriction of the Undying Volcano is actually part of the Heavenly Punishment?”

Huang Li nodded. “Precisely. The Divine Fire deep within the volcano is both the Phoenix Clan’s source of power and the instrument of our torment. Whenever we try to leave, the Divine Fire burns our Divine Souls.”

Yue Xuan’s silver eyes flickered. “So Vermilion Bird hoped Huo Ling’er could bring her Origin here. At least, an Origin imbued with her power could allow Huang Li to escape this place.”

“Not just that.”

Huang Li’s remnant Soul looked at Huo Ling’er and continued, “I’m afraid my sister also hoped you could find a way to completely lift the curse and help us leave. That’s just how my sister is; no matter what, she would never abandon us.”

“Alas, Vermilion Bird really is…”

Huo Ling’er sighed, unsure what to say.

After all, she did owe Vermilion Bird a favor back then. Although she had no particular affection for this Phoenix Clan, this power was not something she could control.

After giving it to Huang Li, she would choose to leave.

“She’s too kind. However, in today’s world, it’s the law of the jungle. If she were still alive, she would probably be schemed against and killed,” Tang Linglong sighed.

“Vermilion Bird…”

Yue Xuan said little, merely sighing as well.

“Alright, we… someone’s here?”

Ye Xuan was about to say something, but he sensed a unique aura descending upon the place.

The entire valley suddenly vibrated violently! Countless bloody runes emerged on the surrounding rock walls, exuding a terrifying aura of Heavenly Punishment!

“Oh no! The Heavenly Punishment has been triggered!”

Huang Li exclaimed, “You all must leave quickly! Any non-Phoenix Clan presence staying here too long will trigger the Heavenly Punishment! It will destroy everything here, hurry and go!”

But it was too late. The bloody runes transformed into chains, wrapping around everyone, and terrifying thunderfire gathered in the sky!

Tang Linglong’s sword light flashed repeatedly, but she couldn’t sever the chains. “These chains can absorb spiritual Qi!”

Huo Ling’er’s Nirvana Fire was also suppressed. “My flames are useless against it!”

Huo Ling’er’s Nirvana Fire came from Vermilion Bird, and Vermilion Bird’s power originated from here. They were mutually dependent, unable to cause any harm.

Ye Xuan’s left eye, filled with stars, tried to deduce a method to break it, but he found that this Power of Heavenly Punishment could even interfere with Heavenly Dao’s perception!

“It’s no use!”

Huang Li said in despair, “The Power of Heavenly Punishment originates from the Heavenly Dao Origin. Unless the rules of Heavenly Dao can be changed, none of us can escape, and besides…”

Her words suddenly stopped, and she looked at Ye Xuan in shock.

Ye Xuan’s brow glowed with a seven-colored Divine Mark, actually resonating with the Power of Heavenly Punishment!

“So that’s it…”

“This Power of Heavenly Punishment is of the same Origin as my Heavenly Dao Origin!”

He extended his right hand, gently touching a bloody chain.

Surprisingly, the chain not only didn’t attack him but instead wrapped docilely around his wrist, transforming into a bloody tattoo.

“You… how can you control the Power of Heavenly Punishment?”

Huang Li was incredulous.

Ye Xuan did not answer Huang Li.

He looked up at the thunderfire in the sky and softly commanded.

“Disperse!”

His words were law! The terrifying thunderfire dissipated instantly, and the bloody runes gradually faded.

Everyone was stunned by this scene.

Huo Ling’er murmured, “Is this the power of a Heavenly Dao Dominator?”

Tang Linglong was utterly shocked.

“He can even control Heavenly Punishment!”

Just then, another anomaly occurred! A cold voice suddenly came from deep within the valley.

“I’ve finally waited for this moment when the Heavenly Punishment is disturbed.”

Several figures shrouded in black robes emerged from the shadows. The leader removed his hood, revealing a face similar to the Phoenix Clan’s but covered in evil patterns.

“Huang Li! You’re still alive?”

Huang Li exclaimed.

The man called Huang Li sneered, “My dear sister, didn’t expect it, did you? You pushed me into the Heavenly Punishment Fire back then, but I turned misfortune into a blessing, fusing the Heavenly Punishment with the power of the Evil God!”

He stared greedily at Ye Xuan. “Thank you for disturbing the Heavenly Punishment, allowing me to finally fully control this power. Now, hand over your Heavenly Dao Origin!”

Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed. “You are the mastermind behind the Grand Elder?”

Huang Li laughed loudly, “That’s right! That old fool thought he could use me, little did he know he was merely my pawn. As long as I obtain the Heavenly Dao Origin, I can completely control the Heavenly Punishment and become the new Heavenly Dao Dominator!”

The black-robed figures behind him simultaneously unleashed their auras, all of them Phoenix Clan traitors who had fused the Heavenly Punishment with the power of the Evil God!

Presumably, after so many years, the Phoenix Clan had been tormented by the Heavenly Punishment for generations, but some among them had actually fused with the Power of Heavenly Punishment. Although they couldn't leave the Undying Volcano, they could gain immense power.

It could be considered an alternative way of gathering the Power of Heavenly Punishment within themselves.

Huang Li anxiously said, “Be careful! They have fused with the power of the Evil God and can pollute the Heavenly Dao!”

Ye Xuan shielded the three women behind him. “Perfect, let me try out the new power I’ve acquired.”

His left eye, filled with stars, and his right eye, filled with the Mortal World, simultaneously lit up, and the Heavenly Punishment Divine Chains emitted a bloody glow.

The three powers perfectly fused within Ye Xuan, transforming into an unprecedented Chaos Heavenly Dao power!

Huang Li’s expression changed slightly. “Impossible! How can you control three Heavenly Dao powers at once?”

Ye Xuan naturally ignored his words.

He extended his hand in a grasping motion, and the Evil God power on Huang Li and the others suddenly began to backlash! They shrieked in pain, their bodies constantly twisting.

It was a tearing from the depths of their Souls.

“No! This power I obtained with such difficulty!”

Huang Li struggled frantically.

“I cannot lose!”

He suddenly lunged at Huo Ling’er. “If I can’t get the Heavenly Dao Origin, then I’ll seize the Vermilion Bird Legacy!”

He had understood perfectly from the side that this woman carried the Origin power of Vermilion Bird. If he could obtain it, not only would his strength become powerful, but he could also leave the Undying Volcano.

That fellow Vermilion Bird was pardoned by Heavenly Dao and was the only one who could leave the Undying Volcano.

But just as he was about to touch Huo Ling’er, a Dragon shadow descended from the sky, directly knocking Huang Li away!

That was the power left behind by the Candle Dragon.

Clearly, the Candle Dragon had also left a contingency. If Huang Li had received the Legacy after arriving at the Undying Volcano, then this power would have completely dissipated and never appeared again.

But if someone else received the Legacy, then the power left by the Candle Dragon would intervene.

After all, the Candle Dragon had been schemed against several times; he knew that everyone in the Phoenix Clan was a schemer.