"How long do you think it''s going to take before the Fenix n is wiped out?" a youth asked his nearby friends as they walked through the Crimson Valley Sect.


    The youths were all in the Qi Condensation Realm, and were thus too weak to participate in the battle.


    "I would imagine they''re already dead," another youth sneered. "There''s no way they can withstand the onught of our sect, as well as that mysterious sect aiding us."


    "Right, right," another youth replied enthusiastically. "And when that pathetic n is wiped from the map, these entirends will be under the control of our sect. Think about it. Soon our sect will be the overlords of thesends, and we''ll be able to do whatever we want."


    The thought put a smile on all their faces, as they imagined what they would do with their new status. With the Fenix n out of the way, and the Bloodfiend Sect aiding them, no one would be able to get in their way.


    "I heard that after the Fenix n is done, the war force will assault the Varis n. Apparently a blockade has been formed between the two sects to stop them from reinforcing each other, so it''s only a matter of time," another youth replied.


    Just then, each of the youths felt a strange energy wash over the sect. Their gazes all looked up towards the source of the energy, and quickly spotted a lone person hovering high in the sky above them.


    "Hmm? Whose that?" one of the youths asked curiously.


    "I don''t know. Maybe one of those mysterious Elder''s have returned," another replied.


    "Crimson Valley Sect," the voice of the figure floating high above boomed out. The voice sounded quite young still, surprising all those below who were looking up at the figure.


    "Your days of terrorizing thisnd are over. Allow me to reunite you with the rest of your sect in the underworld!"


    …


    John''s battle axe shed down towards the Crimson Valley Sect below as he unleashed his strongest Sky Sundering Axe.


    This battle art was strong enough to injure a Heaven Tribtion Elder, and was far more than a sect as weak as the Crimson Valley Sect could handle. The Bloodfiend Sect had not gifted them with a defensive formation like the Heavenly Lightning Sect did for the Fenix n, which made the sectpletely vulnerable.


    John''s Sky Sundering Axe smashed down on the sect below as he watched every sect member flee for their lives. However, there was no escape from this attack, as it reached the sect before most of the members could react.


    Boom!


    The Sky Sundering Axe battle art, infused with the Dao''s of Power and Destruction, smashed on the sect. Its power instantly ruptured thend below, and an incrediblyrge explosion radiated outwards in an instant, drowning the entire Crimson Valley Sect in its power.


    Cries of anguish and horror sounded out for a brief moment, before they were all drowned out by the sound of the battle art explosion.? He raised his axe again and again as he unleashed sessive Sky Sundering Axes on the Crimson Valley Sect.


    After unleashing his barrage of attacks, John watched on with an indifferent expression as the battle arts ravaged the sect, annihting any person it came into contact with.


    The battle art explosions faded eventually, returning calm to the area once more. Where the Crimson Valley Sect had been now only existed a brokennd, shattered by a might far more than it could withstand.


    Every building of the sect had been reduced to rubble, and a series ofrge craters now existed where the sect used to reside. John scanned the sect after destroying it, but found no remaining traces of life.


    His cold eyes looked at the sect for a brief moment before his body sped off into the distance once more, returning from the direction he had arrived.


    Several hourster, those brave enough to approach the smouldering ruins of the Crimson Valley Sect did so. To theirplete shock, the once mighty sect was nowpletely destroyed. The news that the Crimson Valley Sect had been annihted quickly spread throughout all thend, as it was by far the most shocking thing that had urred in thesends in centuries.


    …


    After flying back for some time, John once again found himself hovering above his Fenix n. The battlefield had seemingly been cleaned up of all fallen members of the Fenix n, and any remaining fires and hazards had been snuffed out.


    John''s gaze shifted deeper into the Fenix n to where seemingly all the Fenix n members had gathered. He flew towards the gathering, which was located in the Fenix n burial grounds. John hovered in the sky above the burial grounds, watching in silence as a procession honoring those who had given their lives for the n was taking ce.


    Over a thousand pyres had been built, each one with a corpse lying on top of it. The n, which was originally a n of ten thousand members, was now whittled down to eight thousand. The Fenix n was a n of fire, and through fire their members would beid to eternal rest.


    Cade Fenix, who was leading the procession, nced at John above before he continued to address the gathered members of the n.


    "We will now put to eternal rest those who had given their lives for our n. Their names will be etched in our Halls of Remembrance, their ultimate sacrifices never to be forgotten."


    Everyone in the n bowed their heads towards the bodies as the pyres were lit up in mes. John watched with a stoic expression as thousands of his flesh and blood n members were finally put to rest.


    His fist tightened as he felt a wave of anger wash over him. Despite saving his n in the end, John still felt that what he had done was not enough.


    ''Only with absolute strength can one thrive in this world. Only with absolute strength can I ensure the safety of my people!''