Chapter 1157: A God Has Arrived
Deep within the mountain range, a profound silence reigned. All manner of powerful ferocious beasts and savage dragons had gone to ground, sensing an oppressive crisis. Occasionally, strange birds would cry out in sorrow as they fled into the distance.
Leaves rustled and fell chaotically from the trees, drifting down in disarray. A murderous aura permeated the air, as if deep autumn and harsh winter had arrived, sweeping across the land.
The atmosphere was tense, suffocating. The fleet of mother ships, hundreds of miles away, appeared like millions of malevolent mountains from the underworld spanning the horizon, making hearts feel as if they were about to stop beating.
The ice-cold hulls of the ships gleamed with cold light. The vessels were densely packed, surging forward like leaden clouds. Led by three mother ships, they sealed off the mountain range.
Ye Fan had naturally sensed this long ago. Opening his heavenly eye, he could see a dark, oppressive mass in the distant sky, a sight that chilled the heart.
"Chi!"
A beam of red light shot out for hundreds of miles, sweeping towards Ye Fan. Cao Lin, her expression icy, gave the order, and the great battle began. Wherever the red light passed, mountains collapsed and lakes dried up, a scene of brilliant terror.
Ye Fan had no choice. He entered the pale blue mech, transforming into an ancient saint. Wielding a massive blue greatbow, his eyes gleamed with cold light.
"Cao Clan, you have gone too far in your aggression. You push people too hard!"
Ye Fan gripped the greatbow with both hands, emitting a surging wave of power. This was a saint artifact, crystalline and dazzling. The bow was several zhang long, radiating a terrifying aura.
Ye Fan shifted his position, dodging tens of thousands of beams of light. With a great roar, he drew back the bowstring. His entire body blazed with boundless radiance as he aimed forward.
It was as if a volcano had erupted, or a vast ocean had burst its banks. A fierce, awe-inspiring aura surged up, illuminating eternity and piercing through the river of time.
With a light cry, Ye Fan released the bowstring. A wave of power that made bones and flesh tremble swept across the eight directions. The arrow left the string, a brilliant beam like a blue ocean.
"Boom!"
This arrow struck a giant ship five hundred zhang in length. Light instantly surged to the nine heavens. A violent, massive explosion occurred, shattering heaven and earth. At that spot, black holes appeared continuously, forming a chain.
This was a catastrophic consequence. Many smaller spacecraft nearby were caught in the blast. Under the expanding wave of the saint arrow, they exploded one after another, like doomsday.
"Fall back!"
Orders were given from within the three mother ships. They raised light barriers, advancing to protect their fleet, then unleashed devastating beams of light.
Such powerful mother ships were enough to shatter this ancient star. Attacking Ye Fan now was a great disaster, like a tsunami violently sweeping through the universe.
Their defenses were astonishing. With the light barriers raised, it was difficult for outsiders to break in. For an enemy, it could only lead to despair.
If Ye Fan hadn't possessed the Stride Art, he would have surely fallen. The divine energy of the three mother ships was immense, enough to sweep across boundless star domains. Wherever they passed, even saints would change color.
Furthermore, six ancient saint mechs stood in the sky, wielding golden divine swords, black dragon lances, purple heavenly blades, and other weapons, slashing forward.
This was a great battle. The sky boiled, shattered and broken. Even chaotic energy was forced out, unable to bear such terrifying force.
As for the mountain range, the moment Ye Fan soared into the air, it shattered inch by inch, turning to dust, leaving nothing behind.
"Ye Fan, return my brother's life!" Cao Lin was enchanting and beautiful, but her face was now somewhat twisted as she shrieked. She was Cao Qing's elder sister. Last time, she had come with the mother ship but suffered heavy losses and retreated in disgrace.
Ye Fan did not reply. He vanished from his spot, using the Heavenly Court's secret arts and the Heaven-Deceiving Array to conceal himself as he charged forward.
At close range, he swung his golden fist, smashing it against the light barrier of a mother ship. A deafening sound rang out. Unfortunately, ripples spread like water waves; he could not break through.
This mother ship was covered in millions of Dao patterns. The interwoven light was impossible to decipher; otherwise, it wouldn't be revered as such a powerful vessel.
Beams of light shot out together. The sky was filled with a riot of colors, flowing with brilliance. All kinds of divine radiance burst forth, a dazzling sight. Yet every single beam was devastating.
Ye Fan retreated, dodging sideways and vertically, constantly changing his position as he fiercely fought back while piloting the ancient saint war tool.
The three mother ships sealed the sky. Their ultimate defensive light barriers hung down, blocking all of Ye Fan's attacks. Meanwhile, their dense fleet of ships could fire upon the enemy with impunity.
Ye Fan didn't want to prolong the battle. He brought out a chessboard array platform, intending to escape. However, the enemy discovered his intention. The three mother ships emitted hundreds of millions of beams of light, severing the void.
This method was simple but effective, a purely violent technique. Using supreme divine power, they cut the void into countless segments. Ye Fan could traverse space, but he would be immediately forced out.
"Outer domain ascetic, you're dead! Return my nephew's life!" a middle-aged man roared. The mother ship he was on intensified its attack.
"I will use your golden divine blood to mourn my brother! I will grind your bones to dust and scatter them before his grave!" Cao Lin also shrieked, filled with venom and hatred.
Ye Fan's expression remained unchanged. He continued to attack, trying to break the blockade. But the mother ship fleet was a sea of light, imprisoning and enveloping the area. He simply couldn't break through.
Qi Yun spoke gloomily, "It seems he's finished. He will fall here today. Let's lend a hand. After all, we've accepted their bounty, a divine mineral. We can't let this brat leave alive."
A mother ship surged up, joining the battle. All four directions were sealed. Ye Fan's situation became even more critical, trapped in a dead end.
"It's the Qi family's mother ship!" Ye Fan's expression turned cold.
"Outer domain ascetic, would you be willing to join us? Perhaps we have a way to save you." Suddenly, someone transmitted a voice from the shadows. An ancient saint mech appeared in the distance, watching the battle from the horizon.
"Who are you? What are your conditions?" Ye Fan asked.
"I come from an organization called 'God'. Those who can be ranked within are all peerless experts. We often go to the outer domains to mine divine minerals and need an ascetic like you," came the divine thought from within the mech.
"You want me to join, but first let me see your strength. Help me sink one of those cosmic mother ships!" Ye Fan said.
"Your request is too excessive. I have already contacted another God. He said we must test you. You must have an astonishing performance to be worth our intervention," the being within the ancient saint war tool responded.
Ye Fan's expression turned cold. He ignored this 'God'.
The situation grew increasingly dire. If nothing changed, he would likely fall. The four mother ships were compressing the space. Even with the Heavenly Court's concealment techniques and the Heaven-Deceiving Array, he couldn't avoid them.
A flash of five-colored divine radiance. Five divine swords slashed in a wheel, shattering a large area of the light barrier. Unfortunately, it healed quickly, and he couldn't break out.
Boom!
Heaven and earth split open. Ye Fan used the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, shattering the light barrier again and charging forward for over ten li. But in the end, he was swept back by the re-forming light shield.
"Your performance is astonishing. You are qualified to join God. But we still want to see your potential. If you are sufficiently brilliant, you will become a core member," that God transmitted.
Facing four mother ship fleets alone was like a myth for any Dao Cutter. It could be called a miracle. Even this mysterious organization acknowledged it.
Ye Fan sneered inwardly. No matter what, he had to rely on himself. The other party still wouldn't lend a hand; they wanted to see his trump cards. This was clearly unreliable.
"Open for me!"
Ye Fan fully activated the Weapon Art, treating a mother ship, the dense fleet behind it, and its blazing light barrier as a single entity. He exerted his utmost control, trying to move it aside.
"Boom!"
The sky trembled. The mother ship fleet shook, and the supposedly unbreakable light barrier undulated!
Everyone was stunned. What kind of vast and terrifying power was this? From such a distance, controlling an invincible mother ship fleet was comparable to lifting a living ancient star.
Because, here, there were traces of the supreme Dao. Every strand imprisoned the universe. Who could shake it? This was a behemoth capable of sweeping away stars!
Ye Fan did it! He even startled the distant God, who muttered to himself, "Could he truly have the potential to become a core member?"
As for Cao Lin, Qi Yun, and the others, they were dumbfounded, completely stunned. This was a true case of 'strength to move stars and moons, qi that dominates the world'!
"Is he... human?"
"How did this ascetic cultivate? It's truly shocking!"
Many people were speechless, staring at the scene in disbelief.
"Boom!"
Blood trickled from the corner of Ye Fan's mouth. What he was doing was incredibly difficult. Even someone as powerful as him couldn't sustain such a heaven-defying feat for long.
The void was clearly sealed, the light barrier cutting off everything. Yet he forcibly moved it aside. Some warships lost their balance and collided with each other, emitting brilliant light as they were continuously destroyed.
Boom!
Ye Fan hurled the mother ship aside, breaking through the blockade. He spat out a mouthful of golden blood as he escaped from the deadly killing formation formed by the four mother ships.
"Too powerful! He can escape like this? Unbelievable!" Many major powers were watching the battle, utterly shocked by the scene.
"Who was that just now? It seemed to be that terrifying and boundless organization from the Eternal Main Star—God. Heavens, could it be that this ascetic has caught the eye of God?"
Ye Fan had fought his way out from the four mother ship fleets. To many, this was nothing short of a miracle!
"Don't let him get away! This man is terrifying, with boundless potential. If he escapes, there will be endless calamity in the future!" Qi Yun roared. For the first time, he felt fear.
Before the Cao family could even give chase, he had already led his mother ship fleet in pursuit, more eager than the people from the Eternal Main Star. He was truly afraid.
"That's right, kill him! We absolutely cannot let him go!" Cao Lin also shouted. The three mother ship fleets pursued closely behind.
But no matter how they tried, they couldn't catch up. Ye Fan had escaped the crisis, charging through a domain gate and traversing away.
"This ascetic is very powerful. He is qualified to join God!" The two Gods from the Eternal Main Star exchanged glances, making this judgment.
Although Ye Fan had spat out golden blood, his physique was astonishing. He recovered in a short time, his vitality undamaged.
That very night, he went alone to the Qi family. Using secret arts and the Heaven-Deceiving Array to conceal his aura, he slipped like a ghost onto a floating divine island.
There were various saint marks and divine patterns here, capable of defending against ancient saints. But by using the Stride Art, he passed through safely, silently, without triggering any alarms.
"This man is very powerful. Among ascetics, he must be invincible at the same level. His future achievements will likely rival the steps of the ancient gods! We must find him. If I don't eliminate him, I won't be able to eat or sleep in peace."
On the island, Qi Yun's expression was ugly. Ye Fan had escaped this time, and his heart was pounding. Having witnessed the man's terror firsthand, a shadow of gloom had settled over him.
He had summoned a group of powerful subordinates and was discussing how to find Ye Fan, determined to kill him.
"No need to search. I've come myself!" Ye Fan walked under the moonlight, his expression cold. He approached step by step, looking like a god.
"You..." Qi Yun was shocked. He hadn't expected Ye Fan to be so audacious as to break into the Qi clan's forbidden ground. This place could defend against ancient saints.
Immediately, someone shot into the sky, intending to summon reinforcements and send out an alarm, mobilizing the entire Immortal Feather Qi clan to kill Ye Fan.
"Not one of you will leave!" Ye Fan took a step of hundreds of zhang, intercepting them in the sky. With a 'puff', he tore off the heads of two men who had soared into the air, throwing them, bloody, to the ground.
The rest were terrified, silent, a chill running from their heads to their feet.
"Tonight, I visit you. Tomorrow night, I will go and sink the Cao clan's mother ship!" Ye Fan spoke coldly, advancing step by step like a demon god.
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