Chapter 1158: Divine Island Withers
The bright moon washed over the starry sky, pure white divine radiance shooting in all directions. Ye Fan stepped through the moonlight, arriving like a god of death as he set foot on one of the Qi Family's divine islands, unknown to the outside world.
Two bloodstained heads were thrown to the ground, startling the crowd. Their scalps went cold, and no one dared to act rashly.
"Outer domain bitter cultivator, what are you doing? This is the Immortal Feather Qi Clan—don't you dare cause trouble!" a man shouted, closely connected to Qi Yun.
"Doing what? You ask knowingly!" Ye Fan trod on the moonlight, covering a thousand zhang in a single step, arriving in an instant. A single punch blasted the man into four pieces, blood splattering everywhere.
He had come for slaughter, seeking out Qi Yun to settle the matter. There was nothing more to say.
An elder stepped forward and said, "Young man surnamed Ye, I heard you have a good friendship with our clan's pearl, and Brother Qi Kun also holds you in high regard. Acting like this will damage relations and lead to serious consequences."
"You have the nerve to say that? Who sent out the mothership to join forces with the Cao Family to surround and kill me? I saved Qi Meng, and this is how you repay me?" Ye Fan's voice was cold.
With one step, the entire island nearly collapsed, massive cracks spreading across the ground. With a bang, he blasted the man flying, turning him to ashes in midair.
"Let's talk this out. Our Immortal Feather Qi Clan means no harm. Brother Qi Kun has already spoken, wanting to invite you as a first-class guest elder," a middle-aged man said.
"But the reality is that you wanted me dead!" Ye Fan glared at everyone.
The middle-aged man continued, "Over... all in all, our Immortal Feather Qi Clan wishes to befriend you. Some unpleasantness may have occurred today, but it was only the actions of a few individuals. Let's discuss this calmly."
"If negotiation were the goal, I wouldn't have come to this divine island. I would have gone straight to meet Qi Kun. Does this island hold anyone who welcomes my visit?" Ye Fan said mockingly.
This was Qi Yun's stronghold. The forces he had gathered were of one mind with him, all having boarded warships to hunt Ye Fan. There was nothing to discuss.
"Today, Lord Qi was indeed impulsive, but fortunately no great mistake was made. Please, young brother, calm your anger. We are willing to offer compensation," said the middle-aged man, Qi Yun's nephew-in-law, speaking again.
Ye Fan swept him with a cold glance, then ignored him, fixing his gaze on Qi Yun behind him. "Old thief, how long will you hide? Do you think you can escape this calamity?"
Qi Yun's veins bulged. His nephew-in-law and others had been groveling on his behalf, but it was useless. The other party's relentless pressure made his expression ugly.
From start to finish, he hadn't felt remorse. Though fearful, he refused to lower himself to beg for mercy. Instead, he scowled and secretly sent a message, calling for reinforcements.
"Why aren't you speaking?" Ye Fan glanced at him sideways.
"Outer domain powerhouse, don't go too far! We admit our mistake and are willing to pay a price to compensate. Do you want us to kneel and beg for mercy?" a hot-tempered warrior said.
"Pfft."
Ye Fan wore a cold smile. With a single punch, the man was turned into a mist of blood, body and soul obliterated.
"Your arrogance and pride have become a habit. Even in this situation, you can't drop your airs. One might think I came to beg you for mercy. Now, who is the butcher and who is the prey?"
Many changed color. The young man opposite was clearly a ruthless character, having killed several people in moments without even a frown. Now, no one dared speak recklessly, all keeping their mouths shut.
"This time, this old man was wrong. What do you want? Our Qi Clan can offer some divine minerals to apologize," Qi Yun said, his expression indifferent, devoid of emotion.
"There's no need for that. Your life is enough!" Ye Fan said.
Several people stepped out from behind Qi Yun, their faces twisted with rage, fierce light flashing in their eyes as they shouted in unison.
"Boom!"
They had prepared in advance, activating an ancient formation while a batch of terrifying thermal weapons emitted blazing light, sweeping forward to launch a surprise attack.
"Everyone, attack together and kill him! The message has been sent. Reinforcements will arrive soon, and even the ancestral saint will be alerted!" these people shouted.
At the same time, Qi Yun entered an ancient sacred mech and quickly fled into the distance, trying to escape this calamity.
"I dared to come here—do you think I fear these petty tricks?" Ye Fan's expression was calm. He unleashed the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, causing the array patterns ahead to collapse in great destruction.
Then, the Five-Colored Divine Radiance appeared behind him, sweeping away all the thermal divine light, intercepting and annihilating it.
He also entered an ancient sacred war tool and executed the secret technique of the Golden Divine Treasury. In the next instant, golden sacred bells, divine swords, heavenly towers, precious umbrellas, and more appeared together, all dazzling and brilliant, turning into streams of light that charged forward.
This was an indiscriminate attack!
"Pfft, pfft..."
Blood light flashed, staining the divine island red. Everyone who charged at Ye Fan was cleaved apart. Almost no one could withstand this strike.
On this divine island, without motherships or the most powerful cosmic war tools, how could these people contend with Ye Fan?
They could only come to die. He reaped them like a harvest, sweeping away large patches of blood blossoms. Wherever he passed, blood rain and gore rained down, and rows of corpses fell.
"Old thief, still trying to flee?" Ye Fan activated the Stride Art, instantly cutting off the path ahead.
"Everyone, attack together and stop him! Our army is almost here, and an ancestral saint will surely emerge from seclusion!" someone incited, shouting loudly to boost morale.
"I kill in a single breath—no need for such a long time. Those who block me will die!" Ye Fan said mercilessly.
The Five-Colored Divine Radiance flashed, the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist struck, and with pfft sounds, one corpse after another exploded. They were not on the same level at all. This place was shrouded in a thick mist of blood.
Qi Yun soared into the sky, but under the Weapon Art, his ancient sacred mech became uncontrollable, quickly malfunctioning and crashing down.
"You... can't act recklessly. I am the younger brother of the Qi Family's head, a direct descendant of the main line!" Qi Yun panicked. Everyone fears death. Facing it personally, he completely caved.
"You are the one I want to kill!" Ye Fan said coldly.
"No, killing me will bring you great trouble. But if you show mercy, the Immortal Feather Star will be yours to roam freely, and we will give you endless benefits," Qi Yun said, his face pale.
"Killing you, I can still roam freely here. Also, don't think too highly of yourself. I really don't see you as someone of great status—just an annoying rat. Killing you is no big deal!" Ye Fan said coldly.
"This old man will fight you to the death!" Qi Yun, bloodless, tried to go down fighting, intending to detonate the ancient sacred mech.
"Crack!"
Ye Fan had already struck first, clean and efficient. The Five-Colored Divine Radiance flashed behind him, slicing the ancient sacred war tool in half at the lower section, sparks flying everywhere.
Then, he followed up with a punch, turning its core into a ball of light, reducing it to powder.
Bang!
Ye Fan grabbed Qi Yun and pulled him out. "I've killed people a hundred times stronger than you. Old thief, how dare you provoke me?"
"No..." Qi Yun screamed, completely limp, unable to help begging for mercy.
"Pfft."
Blood spurted two or three meters high. Ye Fan crushed him with a single grab, then turned and disappeared into the distance without looking back.
The cold moonlight fell, leaving the divine island in chaos. Corpses lay everywhere. Qi Yun's lineage had withered, suffering heavy casualties. This was destined to be an unsettled night.
The Immortal Feather Qi Family boiled over in chaos. This divine island was somewhat remote, and its perimeter had been sealed by Ye Fan's inscribed runes, cutting off space. But what had happened was soon discovered.
It was a dramatic upheaval. Warships roared, ancient sacred war tools appeared, sealing off the area. The clamor shook the heavens.
"Soon, news of this place will spread across the Immortal Feather Star, inevitably reaching the Cao Family. I'll take this chance to slip over and strike," Ye Fan muttered to himself, vanishing in an instant.
This was a stretch of primordial mountain ranges, filled with auspicious vapors. Here lay a base of the Cao Family, in an exceptionally advantageous location, said to be the dojo of an ancient great sage.
Three motherships were positioned at three points within the vast dojo. Immortal mists drifted through the mountains, and small warships were docked on every peak.
"What a fine place!" As soon as Ye Fan arrived, he couldn't help but marvel. This was a land where dragons coiled and spirits gathered, where auspicious vapors surged and divine light flickered—a rare cultivation treasure.
The more he looked, the brighter his eyes became. He had to admit, the Cao Family's methods were extraordinary. To have seized this ancient dojo must have cost them tremendous effort.
Even ordinary ancient saints would be unworthy to enter. This was undoubtedly the meditation site of an ancient great sage. Various runes still flickered, not yet fully worn away.
This place was easy to defend and hard to attack. Even an ancient saint would frown, finding it difficult to breach. A single misstep triggering the forbidden formations could lead to fatal disaster.
Ye Fan entered the mech, able to unleash saint-level power, but he didn't rashly intrude. Instead, he let out a cold laugh.
"Excellent terrain. There are thousands of ordinary dragon veins, but most importantly, two main dragon veins, rarely seen in ten thousand ages, are intertwined here—and still alive!"
Ye Fan had been pondering how to break in, but upon seeing this terrain, the corners of his mouth nearly twitched from smiling. This was the ideal layout for the Source Heaven Yin-Yang Formation!
He almost suspected that the Source Heaven Grandmaster had been here, which was why he created such a heaven-and-earth-defying ancient method, capable of evolving a great slaughter calamity!
Now, he could almost be called a Source Heaven Master, just a hair's breadth away. His understanding and insight into this great art were unmatched in the world, with no one to rival.
Ye Fan began to work, quickly setting up formations on the periphery of the mountain range, aiming to kill invisibly, leaving the Cao Family unable to handle the consequences.
"Dragon veins like these are truly rare. Dozens or even hundreds of ancient stars might not possess such essence, yet they're found here."
Various runes flew out, of course, concealed by the Heaven-Deceiving Array, which masked all heavenly secrets. Otherwise, he would be scanned by the motherships the moment he started.
Ye Fan found that since arriving in the Eternal Star Domain, he had used this array pattern the most. Without it, he couldn't move an inch, quickly discovered.
Deep within the mountain range, chaotic mists formed ribbons, encircling this important site. The three motherships gleamed with cold light, thousands of zhang long, inspiring awe.
Inside one mothership, Cao Lin's expression was sinister, somewhat marring her beauty. Her eyes were filled with venom. "His life is truly tough—escaping the encirclement of four motherships. I wish I could catch him and slice him to pieces right now."
"We need to think of something. This is getting bad. This bitter cultivator is extremely powerful, with extraordinary escape methods. If he doesn't show himself, it will be hard to find him," an elder frowned.
"No matter what, we must capture him. Hasn't Qi Yun already acted? We'll drag the entire Qi Family into this, use their vast power to kill this little dog!" Cao Lin was nearly neurotic, screaming hoarsely.
They didn't know that Ye Fan had already arrived and taken the initiative.
Soon after, Ye Fan carved runes into the earth veins and stone peaks, all exuding mystery. Once activated, they could instantly make ten thousand dragons roar and the divine veins boil.
"Hmm, it's ready. Time to enjoy the blooming of fireworks and the descent of a meteor shower," he murmured to himself.