Free Web NovelChapter 298: Chapter 298: The Foolish Order
The golden ceiling of the mansion seemed to groan under the weight of a new, suffocating pressure. Just as Xing Luoguang’s fingers were about to crush Yue Yue’s throat, a blinding white light exploded in the center of the hall.
The shockwave was so immense that Xing Luoguang, the peak level warrior, was sent flying like a broken doll. He smashed through the marble wall, leaving a big hole as he disappeared into the darkness outside.
Lin En, gasping for air as the whip loosened, looked up in terror. Her eyes soon transformed from fear to a dazed, obsessive greed.
Standing in the center of the room was a man who looked like a god descending to a mortal plane. He wore flowing white robes that shimmered with divine energy, and behind him, massive white phoenix wings unfurled, their feathers sharp as blades and glowing with holy fire.
But his face was full of demonic fury, and his eyes were a terrifying, glowing red.
"Feng... Feng Yanshen!" Yue Yue cried out, her voice breaking.
The sight of her fourth husband was like finding a pillar of light in the middle of a nightmare.
Feng Yanshen’s gaze, which looked ready to burn the entire universe to ashes, finally softened when it landed on the bloodied, kneeling Yue Yue. He moved faster than the eye could see, instantly appearing at her side and scooping her into his protective embrace.
When he saw the blackened skin around her neck where the metallic Taming Collar sat, his aura turned from divine to murderous. He flicked a single finger, and the "unbreakable" metal collar shattered into a thousand pieces as if it were made of glass.
"Don’t worry, Yue," Feng Yanshen whispered, his voice trembling with suppressed rage as he patted her head. "Your husband is here. Let’s see who dares to touch my mate."
The last words were squeezed out of his throat with such venom that everyone felt a mountain crushing on them. He turned his chilling gaze toward Lin En.
Lin En shuddered, her legs turning into jelly, but she still stared at Feng Yanshen with that sick, "protagonist" look, as if she were looking at a prize she had finally won.
"Yanshen, calm down!" Lin En screamed, her voice high and desperate.
"Look at me! I am the destined female! I am the one you are supposed to love, not that bitch! She’s just an anomaly!"
"She is some random ghost from some unknown backward world. How could she compete with me for the favor of my men?"
Each word she spoke only made Feng Yanshen’s eyes glow brighter. A burning, fiery whip of phoenix flames materialized in his hand. With a roar of power, he lashed it toward her. freёwebnoѵel.com
"No!" Lin En shrieked. This wasn’t the same fear she felt when Yue Yue choked her. This was the fear of total soul erasure. She knew that if that holy fire touched her, she would be finished forever.
She scrambled backward, but she didn’t have to hide for long.
"Brother, stop!" Lu Huoyan suddenly leaped into the hall, standing in front of Lin En. "You can’t harm a female! She is my mate!"
Yue Yue’s eyes narrowed. Of course, she thought bitterly. The "Male Lead" is here to save his "Heroine."
But the drama wasn’t over. Han Ruyan also stepped out from the shadows, his silver hair messy but his expression determined. He stood directly in front of Lin En, using his body as a human shield to protect her from the phoenix fire.
The three men stood at a standoff. On one side, the divine Phoenix husband holding his injured female; on the other, the Lion Prince and the winged serpent protecting the woman who had caused all this pain.
Feng Yanshen didn’t even flinch. He adjusted his grip on Yue Yue, shielding her face against his chest. His red eyes locked onto the two men who dared to stand in his way.
"Scram," Feng Yanshen hissed, the phoenix wings behind him beating so hard that it was enough to make them flee. "Or be ready to die in my hands. I don’t care who she is to you. She touched my treasure. Today, she pays in blood."
Feng Yanshen had completely lost his reasoning. His silver white robes fluttered like wings of death as he lashed out at Lu Huoyan and Han Ruyan.
Lu Huoyan roared, his red hair blazing as he stood his ground. Because he possessed a fire affinity, the searing heat of the phoenix flames didn’t incinerate him instantly, but he was clearly struggling.
The Nirvana Fire was a divine flame meant to purify evil souls; while Lu Huoyan wasn’t evil, the sheer power behind the attack was crushing his internal organs.
"I won’t move!" Lu Huoyan yelled, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
He looked at Lin En with eyes full of pained devotion. To him, she was his destined female.
He didn’t understand why she was acting so strangely or why she had such strange hobbies, but his instinct as a beastman was absolute: protect the mate at all costs. If she died today, his life would lose its meaning.
Han Ruyan was in even worse shape. His black combat gear was turned into pieces, and his breathing was shallow.
He knew Lin En was flawed; he had felt her coldness, but he was obsessed. He wanted to save her so he could "cure" her later. But to cure her, she had to stay alive.
Lin En, seeing her two "protectors" failing, didn’t feel pity. Instead, she grew impatient. She stood behind them, her eyes flashing with a dark, frantic light.
"What are you doing?!" she shrieked, pointing a finger at the divine Feng Yanshen. "Chain him! Put that bird in a cage! I want to see how this ’chick’ likes being a prisoner!"
Lu Huoyan and Han Ruyan almost choked on their own blood when they heard her. A chick? Feng Yanshen was the High Priest, the most powerful existence in the Interstellar Beast World... a Divine Phoenix.
Calling him a "chick" was like calling a hurricane a light breeze.
They were on the verge of death trying to hold him back, and she was barking orders as if they were catching a pet. freёweɓnovel.com
They wanted to curse, but they had no breath left to speak.
