# Chapter 1680: Dark Sovereign
"What's going on with this brat?" Yan Wangui said suspiciously.
Yan Wanhun hovered in mid-air, the dark profound light on his five fingers swaying chaotically. Suddenly, as if sensing something, he said in a deep voice, "This brat... he's like us, able to absorb the yin energy here!"
"Absorb?" A deep contempt appeared on Yun Che's face at these words: "You three old ghosts think you're worthy to be mentioned in the same breath as me?"
"You survive by relying on the darkness here, yet you are also held captive by it, never to see the light of day for eternity."
"As for me—I am their sovereign. Do you understand!?"
Faced with such arrogant words, the three Yan Ancestors did not burst into laughter again.
Here in the Eternal Dark Bone Sea, as long as the bone sea's yin energy was not exhausted, they would never die. Consumed dark profound force would quickly recover, and any wounds sustained would rapidly heal.
But they had all clearly seen just now that Yun Che had been heavily injured by Yan Wanhun's attack, his aura in chaos. Yet in three breaths... only three breaths, he had fully recovered!
This speed was far faster than theirs, even though they had been holed up here for countless years!
And then there was the fact that he was only at the eighth level of the Divine Sovereign Realm, yet he erupted with the pressure of a late-stage Divine Lord.
And the fact that, having been struck head-on by Yan Wanhun's demonic claw, his body hadn't even been torn apart!
Even if the Three Yan Ancestors' souls were twisted, they couldn't fail to realize that this "brat" before them was an anomaly beyond their realm of understanding!
"Sovereign? Hehe... such an arrogant brat exists in this world."
"Arrogant, and sinister too." Yan Wanchi's gaze flickered repeatedly. "Could it be that what the whelps said about him bearing the Demon Emperor's inheritance is true?"
"If it is true, isn't that even better!"
After the initial shock, their eyes suddenly blazed with black light, even the anger provoked by Yun Che being completely suppressed. Excitement arose, burning like a flame growing fiercer.
They all thought of the same possibility...
If that truly was the Demon Emperor's inheritance... if they could strip it away... might it be possible to escape this dark purgatory and survive?
"Hehe... hehehahahaha..."
The Three Yan Ancestors probably couldn't even realize how grating and ear-piercing their laughter was. Amid the laughter, black mist roiled, and Yan Wangui suddenly struck out. With a wave of his arm, seven different dark profound formations quickly formed, descending upon Yun Che from different directions.
These seven profound formations were all suppressing and sealing formations, because now they no longer had any intention of killing Yun Che.
Profound formations forged with the power of a Yan Ancestor could be considered the most formidable dark profound formations in the world. With seven layers overlapping, even a Divine Emperor caught in them would not easily break free.
But Yun Che stood motionless... As far as the Three Yan Ancestors could see, he was unable to move under the pressure of their combined might.
Yet in the instant the first dark profound formation touched Yun Che... Yan Wangui's arms suddenly trembled.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!
The seven profound formations, like seven balloons that had been punctured, all collapsed upon contact with Yun Che.
The collapse of each profound formation triggered an incredibly terrifying dark storm, seven dark storms enough to easily destroy a small star realm.
But standing at the center of the storm, Yun Che grinned slightly, his entire body unmoving. Even his outer robe and the tips of his hair were not lifted in the slightest.
Let alone sustaining even a trace of damage.
"...!?" Shock reappeared on the faces of the Three Yan Ancestors.
He... is not afraid of darkness?
And after the shock, what arose was an even more intense excitement that madly boiled their blood.
Yan Wangui's fingers changed, and with a strange cry, he leaped up like a starving dog lunging for food. His ashen five fingers flashed with black light as he grabbed directly for Yun Che's throat.
Under normal circumstances, such power would not even need to get close to exert tremendous pressure on Yun Che.
But here in the Eternal Dark Bone Sea, he felt not the slightest bit of oppressive force.
Facing Yan Wangui's ghostly claw, he swept his arm out, using his palm as a sword, and unleashed a "Falling Celestial Wolf" that combined the Falling Moon and Sinking Star technique with the Heavenly Wolf Strike, striking straight forward.
The Yan Ancestors' speed was astonishing; in an instant, Yan Wangui had closed in on Yun Che. But at that moment, he suddenly discovered that as he drew closer to Yun Che, the dark force gathered on his claw was rapidly weakening, as if being devoured by the invisible void itself.
BOOM!
The two forces collided head-on, without any artistry, and the vast Eternal Dark Bone Sea seemed to tremble from the impact.
Yun Che's face paled, and his body flew backward, but he planted himself firmly after only ten zhang, then wiped a thin trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth with a low laugh.
Yan Wangui did not immediately pursue. He couldn't understand why his power had suddenly weakened, and he couldn't believe that his force had only managed to barely push back an eighth-level Divine Sovereign... And his five fingers ached severely, even slightly numb.
"What a sinister brat!" Yan Wangui muttered under his breath. "Capture him, peel off his flesh bit by bit, and see what's hidden inside his body!"
With his mutter, Yan Wangui pounced again, his withered five fingers transforming in an instant into a hundred-zhang ghostly hand, carrying even more terrifying demonic might as it grabbed for Yun Che.
Fierce wind suddenly arose beneath the demonic claw. Yun Che advanced instead of retreating, both hands thrust out, once again meeting it head-on with Annihilation of Heaven and Earth.
A resounding crash, and the bone sea split apart. This time, Yan Wangui's form was actually fixed in mid-air, locked in a brief stalemate with Yun Che.
Again, his profound force had abruptly vanished and weakened, and when his power clashed with Yun Che's, the phenomenon of his force being eerily devoured persisted.
However, this stalemate lasted only a fleeting moment before Yan Wanhun's ghostly claw also arrived, tearing through Yun Che's power with incredible ease and slamming heavily into his chest.
In an instant, five pitch-black bloody holes burst open in Yun Che's chest. His body was sent flying violently sideways. Before he even hit the ground, Yan Wanchi's ghostly claw appeared before his eyes, abruptly closing in his pupils and locking firmly around his throat.
BANG!!
Yun Che's back slammed heavily into a giant demon skull. The ghostly claw that had locked his throat also drove into the skull, pinning him by the neck to the skull.
The withered forms of Yan Wanhun and Yan Wangui, like walking corpses, also emerged from the darkness. One demonic claw grabbed his right shoulder, the other plunged deep into his heart.
The strength of the Three Yan Ancestors was too terrifying. Any one of them was a genuine Divine Emperor-level powerhouse. Even with Dark Eternal Calamity, Yun Che had no hope of contending with even a single one.
With all three coming at once, he had no power to resist at all.
"Hehehehehe..."
The Yan Ancestors' laughter was right in his ears, like sandpaper scraping his heart. Yan Wanchi's skull-like face slowly approached Yun Che, his sunken old eyes gleaming with excitement and brutal black light: "Should we flay your skin first, or extract your profound veins first? Oh? You can still laugh? Hehehahaha."
Yun Che was indeed laughing, and in his laughter, a pair of blazing golden-red flames ignited in his pupils.
The combined force of three Yan Ancestors was more than enough to completely suppress his movements and power.
But this was the Eternal Dark Bone Sea!
All the masterless dark aura here was power he could control at will!
The golden-red flames reflected in Yan Wanchi's old eyes, making him frown slightly. Then, his vision was completely flooded with golden light.
BOOM——————————
Flames exploded, golden light blazed to the heavens.
For the first time in the history of the Eternal Dark Bone Sea, a vast sea of fire erupted, spreading brilliant light for hundreds of li.
"SKREEEEAAAGH!"
Amid agonized screams, all three Yan Ancestors flew off, engulfed in flames, and wherever they landed, the golden sea of fire still blazed fiercely.
This was Yellow Springs Ashes, detonated in an instant!
Yellow Springs Ashes consumed a tremendous amount of power, and after each release, there would be a period of profound energy depletion, making it difficult to recover strength.
But in the darkness, the very instant the golden sea of fire exploded, his profound force had already fully recovered, with no sign of depletion whatsoever.
Yun Che stepped forward, phoenix flames flaring up on his body. Hell's Red Lotus followed close behind Yellow Springs Ashes, igniting another crimson sea of fire within the golden flames.
Darkness fears light most, and next comes fire.
Although Phoenix Flame and Golden Crow Flame were not as thorough in restraining darkness as Vermilion Bird Flame, they were still enough to make these three Yan Ancestors suffer unbearably.
Amid ghostly howls of agony, the three Yan Ancestors frantically released their chaotic power, and in just two short breaths, they managed to extinguish the two seas of fire—Golden Crow and Phoenix. But those two seconds had inflicted on them a torment more agonizing than anything they had experienced in hundreds of thousands of years.
They stumbled back, turning to see Yun Che still standing where he was, the same low, cold sneer on his lips... And this time, their rage and savagery were fully ignited. The light in their pupils was the cruel, murderous glare of those desperate to cut him into a thousand pieces.
Yun Che paid no attention to the fury he had provoked. Instead, he spoke in a calm, indifferent tone: "Good, very good. You haven't disappointed me. It wasn't a waste of my time coming all the way here."
To them, Yun Che's "praise" was undoubtedly a mockery that only intensified their anger. Yan Wanchi's hands trembled, his teeth chattered, and his laugh seemed to carry the dark wind of hell: "Heh... hehehehe... damn brat... you'll soon learn... the most painful way to die in this world!"
Yun Che slowly narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice: "You'll soon learn the consequences of being rude to your master!"
"DIE!!!"
Rage and killing intent nearly burst from his body. Yan Wanchi roared, lunging straight at Yun Che, his power erupting wildly, a clear, solid demonic skull shadow appearing on his body.
Yan Wanhun and Yan Wangui also struck at the same time. They all wanted to tear Yun Che apart with their own hands... using the cruelest methods, making him shatter into dark remnants amid the most extreme agony.
Facing the simultaneous assault of the three furious Yan Ancestors, Yun Che slowly raised his head.
This time, a dark, profound black light blazed in his eyes—so deep it seemed capable of devouring all the light in the world.
He extended his arm, and the Heaven's Calamity Demon Emperor Sword appeared in his hand. He swung it lightly forward.
BOOM!
A sound like the collapse of heaven and earth. The Eternal Dark Bone Sea, a million li in size, shook violently. Boundless darkness surged in frantically, forming a dark hurricane capable of engulfing the world, hurtling toward the three Yan Ancestors.
The sheer magnitude and terror of that dark hurricane made all three Yan Ancestors blanch in horror.
Their peerless power was swiftly suppressed and crushed under the dark hurricane until it was completely consumed. The three of them were sent flying like three bundles of discarded straw, rolling far away before crashing to the ground.
The three Yan Ancestors rose slowly. The fear in their eyes had vanished, replaced by shrinking, trembling pupils as they stared at Yun Che.
That casual, effortless strike of Yun Che's had actually drawn upon at least a hundred li of the dark yin energy in this Eternal Dark Bone Sea!
"What... what's going on? What did he do?" Yan Wangui's voice came out hoarse.
"Could it be... could it really be..."
"The legendary ultimate demonic art—'Dark Eternal Calamity'!" Yan Wanchi's trembling voice uttered that name, one that should not exist in the world.
In the shocked, disordered gazes of the three Yan Ancestors, Yun Che walked forward slowly, the Heaven's Calamity Demon Emperor Sword dragging on the ground, emitting a soul-shaking sword hum: "You are nothing but three slaves of darkness. And I am the one and only Dark Sovereign in this world. Do you understand!"
"I am now giving you a chance. Kneel and submit immediately, and I will mercifully forgive your insolence."
The curve of Yun Che's lips slowly shifted from mockery to cruelty: "This is your only chance. Miss it, and you'll suffer greatly."
"Heh... hehehehe!" The three Yan Ancestors laughed hoarsely, whether from anger or from the fear brought on by what they had just witnessed.
But kneel and submit to him? For them, the three founding ancestors of the Yan Mo Realm, the supreme beings in the history of the Northern Divine Region, to kneel and submit? What a joke that was.
"Brat..." Yan Wanchi muttered lowly. "In this world, no one is worthy of making us kneel. Anyone who dares to despise us... you'll soon know what fate awaits you."
Before his voice had even faded, his figure suddenly vanished, appearing behind Yun Che like a ghost.
This had transcended the bounds of "speed." It was a dark teleportation achieved by connecting the Yan Mo art with the yin energy of the Eternal Dark Bone Sea—a terrifying instant movement with almost no warning.
Having teleported behind Yun Che, Yan Wanchi's body suddenly manifested the shadow of a skeleton. His five fingers, gathering the peak of his power, struck like eagle's talons from hell, aiming straight for Yun Che's back.
But before his fingers could even touch Yun Che, a scream erupted from him—far more agonized, far more hideous than when he had been burned by the sea of fire.
A pure, rich white light blazed from Yun Che's body.
It was the holy white light of Light Profound Force.