Chapter 198 : Chapter 198

Chapter 198. I Have Set My Sights on Your Life

Chu ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Feng, can you feel it?

Your ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍time of death is almost here.

That ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Eight-Colored Divine Light soaring into the heavens was prepared especially for you. When the time comes, I will repay every bit of humiliation you once dealt me.

I ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍look forward to your arrival. I look forward even more to the sight of you bowing at my feet and begging for mercy.

Soon. ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Very soon, you will come and die within the Number One Killing Array of the Ancient Days!

Nearly ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍all eight clans in the valley were discussing how Chu Feng would die. Only...

In one corner of the valley, within the camp of the Fire Phoenix Clan.

Unlike the fanatic fervor of the other clans, the atmosphere here was especially... subtle.

That was right. The other great clans were all shouting for blood and slaughter, but the atmosphere in the Fire Phoenix camp could only be described as subtle.

Feng Jiuhuang reclined lazily against a cushioned couch, toying with a fiery-red feather in her hand. Her long fingernails looked as though they could pierce someone’s throat at any moment. Her phoenix eyes were half narrowed, and no one could tell what she was thinking.

“Leader!”

A woman of the Fire Phoenix Clan quietly approached and said in a low voice, “The Ancient Killing Array has finally been completed. Have you not always wanted to see Chu Feng’s true appearance? It seems your wish is about to be fulfilled.”

“Mmm... but I have already seen it. A few days ago, after the watchtower was successfully built, I specifically concealed myself and went up to take a look. Just so happened, I saw that Chu Feng you all keep talking about. I must admit, he truly is extraordinarily handsome. Compared to him, those members of our Ancient Royal Clan... no, to be honest, they simply cannot compare at all. I have never seen such a handsome man before. His looks are practically on par with the beauty of our Phoenix Clan.”

Feng Jiuhuang answered absentmindedly, still idly playing with the red feather in her hand.

The woman hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Hahaha, it seems that human man really is handsome indeed, for even our leader praises him so openly. Now that you say that, I am rather curious. Just how strikingly handsome is he? After all, for someone to be called good-looking by our leader... that has never happened before.”

At those words, the others could not help laughing.

Another Phoenix woman looked toward Feng Jiuhuang, mischief flickering across her face. “Hahaha, exactly. There really are not many men who catch our leader’s eye. Besides, just look at the people of the Ancient Royal Clan. What are they like? Not only are they coarse and uncouth, every single one of them looks shifty and ugly beyond measure.”

Hearing the women speak this way, Feng Jiuhuang, as the leader of the Fire Phoenix Clan, said nothing. She merely let out a few pleased laughs.

“In that case, Clan Leader, are we... really going to kill that human? Or perhaps...”

Feng Jiuhuang lifted her eyes and looked at her with a half-smile. There was the same half-mocking amusement between her brows. “What? You cannot bear it? Or is it something else? If you have taken a fancy to that man, I could certainly think of a way for you.”

“No, no, Leader, your words are too much for me.” The woman hurriedly waved her hands, then dropped with a thud and prostrated herself fully on the ground.

“How could your subordinate possibly mean that? It is only... only that I have heard that human is extremely handsome and possesses Chaos Dual Pupils. If he is killed just like this, would it not be... somewhat regrettable?”

“Yes, Leader, such a fine beauty. If he is killed just like this, it would truly be a pity. Perhaps...”

All of the subordinates stared eagerly at Feng Jiuhuang.

In truth, everyone understood Feng Jiuhuang’s thoughts very well. They had spent day and night together for hundreds of years, so they could naturally guess what she was thinking.

Feng Jiuhuang smiled, that smile both seductive and meaningful.

“A pity? Have you truly never seen such a handsome man before?” she said softly. “Ah, it is true. This is indeed the first time I have seen such a handsome beauty. If he is killed just like this, of course it would be a pity.”

Feng Jiuhuang suddenly rose slowly to her feet and walked to the edge of the camp, gazing at the Eight-Colored Divine Light soaring into the distance.

“They all say that human is only at the Third Level of the Self-Severing Realm, yet he was able to crush Shi Ritian. Tell me, does that not make Shi Ritian a complete waste? He possesses the Nine Netherworld Emperor Flame and was born with Chaos Dual Pupils… Though those things certainly provide tremendous support, I believe the main reason is simply that boy Shi Ritian is useless. That is why he was beaten so miserably.”

As the leader, Feng Jiuhuang murmured to herself, her eyes gleaming.

“A man like that... killing him would indeed be too great a pity. In that case...” Feng Jiuhuang suddenly turned around, and a strange light flashed in her eyes.

The woman behind her asked carefully, “Then Leader means...”

These women did not dare say it outright, because they still could not fully read Feng Jiuhuang’s mind.

There was another reason as well. This was a critical moment for the Ancient Royal Clan, and everyone was stationed here. The walls have ears—one wrong word, and you could be executed at any moment. If certain things got out, then their Fire Phoenix Clan would be finished.

Feng Jiuhuang turned back and winked at the woman who had spoken, smiling like a cunning fox.

“What I mean is... capture him alive... If we can capture Chu Feng alive, I would say that counts as a great achievement as well. And so long as our clan is the one that captures Chu Feng, I can naturally request an audience with the Dragon King and ask him to hand Chu Feng over to us for disposal.”

“Capture him alive?” The woman’s eyes widened, her face full of disbelief. “But the eight clans joined forces and laid down the Ancient Killing Array precisely to kill him! If we try to capture him alive, I am afraid that would be rather inappropriate, would it not? Besides, all eight great clans are here, and I have heard that Chu Feng is covered in treasures from head to toe. If he can be captured alive, then I think the leaders of the other clans will surely want that as well. At that time, not only could they seize the magical artifacts on his body, they could also strip away his spiritual power and transform it into their own. Why would they not do such a thing? So if we want to capture Chu Feng alive right under their noses, and even handle him ourselves, I fear it will be difficult as ascending to heaven.”

“And so what?” Feng Jiuhuang arched a brow. “The Ancient Killing Array is dead, but people are alive. Conditions inside the array can change in an instant. Who can guarantee that he will definitely be killed? What if... we ‘accidentally’ fail? What if we make a mistake and just so happen to snatch Chu Feng into our own section of the array and capture him alive instead? Would that not be the best of both worlds?”

The woman froze, then suddenly understood, her eyes filling with admiration. “Leader is wise. To be able to follow at your side is our greatest fortune.”

Feng Jiuhuang gave a light laugh, turned, and looked into the distance, as though calculating something.

Chu Feng, oh Chu Feng.

Do you know that I have taken a fancy to your life?

No, no.

What I want is you.

The Fire Phoenix Clan had not produced truly powerful descendants in a very, very long time.

Feng Jiuhuang felt that the men in her clan were more useless than the last. None of them were worthy of her bloodline.

But you were different.

You were strong.

Strong enough to stir even her heart.

If she could make you give her descendants, what a perfect union that would be.