333: Chapter 333 Instantly Kills Feng Feng!

The icy voice fell, the blade radiance like a crimson lightning bolt, carrying the resolve of a single fatal strike, savagely cleaved down!

Xue Ye watched the blade radiance of death rapidly expanding in his pupils. The fury, unwillingness, grief... all those intense emotions in his eyes receded like a tide.

Ultimately transforming into a stillness akin to deathly silence.

He knew that today... he was destined to die here.

The blade radiance was already less than three meters from his face!

The scorching heatwave seared his face.

Xue Ye slowly closed his eyes, awaiting the moment his life would end.

However—

The anticipated agony and darkness did not descend.

"BOOM—!!!"

An earth-shattering explosion erupted with deafening force, right in front of him!

Xue Ye snapped his eyes open!

Not understanding what had happened?!

Looking up, he saw that the crimson blade radiance that should have slain him had already vanished.

And Feng Feng, who just moments ago had been overbearing and invincible, cleaving down with his long blade, was now lying in an extremely wretched posture amidst a pile of shattered rocks over a dozen meters away!

Feng Feng's magnificent crimson battle robe was torn in many places, blood continuously gushing from various wounds, staining the rubble beneath him.

Moreover, where on Feng Feng's face now was even a trace of his former cruelty and arrogance?

Replacing it was a kind of poorly concealed—terror!

Feng Feng's gaze, filled with fear, was not directed at him, but was fixed, staring intently... at the direction behind him?

Xue Ye painfully turned his head, following Feng Feng's gaze.

He saw that between two huge stone pillars not far behind him, two figures were walking unhurriedly, as if strolling, slowly approaching.

The combination of these two figures was extremely bizarre.

Walking in front was a figure completely shrouded in a large, inconspicuous black cloak, the hood low, obscuring the face.

Only while walking did it exude a cold, serene aura.

And following behind was something even more baffling—a pitch-black, three-meter tall, ancient tree with numerous and ferocious branches?

This ancient tree had no roots digging into the soil, but was "walking" like a living creature, black patterns flashing on its trunk.

At this moment, one of the black branches of that Black Ancient Tree was coiling in the air.

At the tip of the branch, a wisp of crimson flame aura remained.

Clearly, it was this very branch that, at the critical moment, had interrupted Feng Feng's killing blow.

Xue Ye stood frozen in place, his mind blank.

Just now... did this bizarre black tree seriously injure Feng Feng with a single strike?!

Immediately, that coiling black branch moved without warning!

The motion seemed casual, even a bit careless.

"No—!!!"

Feng Feng let out a shrill, desperate scream, filled with boundless fear and despair!

"Snap!"

A light, crisp sound, like a whip cracking through the air.

Then, a scene Xue Ye would never forget, one that chilled him to the bone, occurred!

Feng Feng, "struck" by the black branch, his entire body instantly disintegrated, crumbled!

There was no spray of blood and flesh, no sound of breaking bones. His body turned into a small pile of fine, grayish-black dust in an instant!

A gentle breeze blew past, and that pile of dust scattered, vanishing completely amidst the rubble.

Feng Feng... a powerhouse ranked forty-seventh on the heavenly pride ranking... just... gone?

So effortlessly, so... easily?!

Xue Ye felt a chill surge from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head!

This method was too bizarre! Too terrifying!

Far beyond his comprehension!

"That's... the Black-Robed Person?! How could he appear here?!"

"What kind of monster is that?! Even Lord Feng Feng couldn't withstand a single blow from it?!"

"Run! Quickly go find His Highness Feng Jin! Only His Highness can deal with them!"

"..."

The surrounding Phoenix Descendant Clan warriors were also completely dumbfounded.

After a brief deathly silence, came a sudden eruption of terrified shrieks and chaos!

They had witnessed Feng Feng being casually "struck" into flying dust by that bizarre black tree. Their courage shattered, where was any will to fight left?

Someone shouted first, and the remaining Phoenix Descendants, like a stirred hornet's nest, panicked and scattered in all directions, fleeing for their lives!

"Xiao Hei, they're yours."

Facing the scattering Phoenix Descendants, a calm, indifferent voice, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, came from beneath the black cloak.

Hearing this, the Black Ancient Tree, called "Xiao Hei," gave a slight tremor, seeming somewhat eager.

Countless black branches of varying thickness, like instantly animated black tentacles, abruptly shot out from its crown!

These branches were astonishingly fast, accurately piercing towards or entwining around every fleeing Phoenix Descendant!

"Ah—!"

"No! Spare me!"

"..."

Shrill, short-lived screams rose and fell, echoing through the Craggy Territory.

No matter how fast they fled or how well they hid.

Before those black branches, they were like lambs to the slaughter, utterly powerless to resist.

The moment they were touched by the black branches.

Their bodies rapidly grayed, withered, and ultimately turned into dust that scattered!

In just a few breaths, aside from a few piles of ashes on the ground quickly blown away by the wind, not a single living member of the Phoenix Descendant Clan remained in this area.

Over fifty elite warriors, including Feng Feng, ranked forty-seventh on the heavenly pride ranking, were completely annihilated!

Qin Yan seemed utterly uninterested in this one-sided slaughter.

He stepped forward, the purification ring on his wrist glowing faintly, absorbing all the points left by the deceased Phoenix Descendants.

Simultaneously, with a thought, he collected the resources left behind by the Phoenix Descendants.

Without even a glance, he directly stored them into his Storage Ring.

After finishing this, he finally looked down at his points.

The purification ring displayed—【41086】.

"Four hundred and ten thousand, eighty-six points..."

Qin Yan felt satisfied inwardly.

This wave of harvesting had directly caused his points to skyrocket once more.

After finishing all this, Qin Yan slowly turned and looked at that Elf Prodigy who still stood frozen in place, covered in blood.

Xue Ye.

He remembered this person.

Before entering the Canglin Ancient Peak, he had met him once, along with these "allies" under Anya's command.

Since they were both in Anya's faction and he happened to encounter him, saving his life... could be considered sowing goodwill.

"Do you know Feng Jin's exact location?"

Qin Yan spoke, his voice transmitted through the black cloak, still flat and even, revealing no emotion.

Hearing the Black-Robed Person's question, Xue Ye jolted, forcibly snapping himself out of his immense shock.

Though he couldn't understand why this "Black-Robed Person" didn't kill him and had instead saved him.

Now was absolutely not the time for inquiry.

He hurriedly, enduring the intense pain, replied respectfully, "In... in reply, my lord, I heard Feng Feng mention earlier that their young master Feng Jin is currently at the very depths of this Craggy Territory.

They agreed that after cleaning up... cleaning up us, they would regroup there to hand over the points."

He dared not withhold anything, laying out all the information he had heard.

Hearing this, Qin Yan gave a slight nod.

He said nothing more, didn't even inquire about Xue Ye's injuries, nor did he reveal his own identity.

Then, one man and one tree strode off towards the depths of the Craggy Territory.

(Thank you Floating Clouds and Mist for the Grandmaster Certification~, adding an extra chapter today~!)