# Chapter 1384 - Defying Heaven
These were humanoid figures descending from above the ten-thousand-zhang chaotic thunder sea, each one suppressing the nine heavens with their pressure, looking down upon the ages. Setting aside everything else, just that aura alone made even great sages tremble!
What kind of people were these? Many were instantly stunned. Who had ever seen figures abruptly appearing from within heavenly tribulation? This defied all common sense.
"These aren't people—they're formed from lightning!" a young expert cried out.
As for the senior figures, their lips trembled, their bodies shaking and shuddering. Some knew what was happening, having glimpsed a heaven-defying great secret.
These were humanoid lightning after another. Throughout the ages, how many had seen such a thing, let alone personally experienced it? It was utterly bizarre!
"What is this? Emerging from heavenly tribulation—are they divine beings? Even our souls are terrified!" Naturally, many didn't understand, their bodies convulsing involuntarily from fear, unable to comprehend any of this.
In the eyes of ordinary people, these were gods!
Otherwise, how could they descend from heavenly tribulation, ordinarily dwelling in the nine layers of heaven, now manifesting in the mortal world? It was too mysterious, causing hearts to palpitate.
"How can this be... impossible... how could... such a thing happen?!" Even great sage-level figures were muttering, as if lost, filled with incomprehension.
Only they truly knew what was happening—these were ancient great emperors!
This was too heaven-defying, completely against all reason, like a myth. One young great emperor after another manifested from heavenly tribulation, descending into the mortal world. Why?!
In the void, those figures possessed awe-inspiring divine postures, each one overlooking the world, looking down upon the ages, all bearing an invincible posture under heaven and earth, each one a supreme being.
At this moment, they came one after another, their steps steady, as if they were trampling the ancient blue heavens!
"One, two, three..." The stone man sacred spirit counted carefully, his voice trembling, almost about to kneel down.
Not three or five, but a full nine figures, their aura swallowing mountains and rivers, looking down upon the vast universe, standing side by side, each one with divine might that covered the world!
Anyone who had glimpsed the great secret could not remain calm. Turbulent waves surged in their hearts. This was too terrifying. Everyone was frightened. How could the sacred body have such a tribulation?
The sacred body from the Burial Emperor Star was going to defy heaven!
"Great emperors... these are their youthful forms..." Finally, a human clan dao protector arrived here, speaking this secret with a trembling voice.
"Boom!"
This place could not be calm. It was chaotic and noisy. Everyone was shocked. This was an unprecedented marvel. Who could see such a thing on ordinary days? Who had ever heard of it?
"Senior, what exactly is happening?"
"Please, great sage, enlighten us and resolve our confusion."
Many people, upon hearing this, had terrifying waves in their hearts. They could not understand and asked the elders to explain. This truly exceeded ordinary comprehension.
"This is the sacred body's unique heavenly tribulation. The humanoid lightning it attracts belongs to... ancient great emperors!"
"Nine young great emperors... their divine forms from youth, each one looking down upon past and future ages, with heroic and majestic bearing, their dharma power reaching the heavens!"
This region of the cosmos erupted in uproar. Some senior figures haltingly spoke their guesses, and people finally understood what was happening.
The various heroes realized that Ye Fan had not been arrogant. Now that the divine forms of nine great emperors from their youth had appeared, how many contemporary young supremes would be needed to fight them?
One Di Tian? Not enough—far from it!
Adding the Great Demon God was still insufficient, still unable to compare!
Even counting Qing Poetry Immortal Maiden, Human King, Goddess, and the others, it was still too thin, still lacking—still unable to withstand nine young great emperors!
People's hair stood on end. Ye Fan's words had not been arrogant. Telling everyone to come at once was actually modest. They were absolutely not enough to fight nine young great emperors!
The various sages were all shocked. Carefully considering, searching the entire ancient human path, all the most stunning people combined still could not defeat nine young great emperors.
How could one Di Tian be enough? A group of young supremes was needed! This was a fact that forced people to tremble in shock.
Moreover, even if one found nine supremes from the entire cosmic starry sky and gathered them together, they would certainly lose without victory.
These so-called supremes, at their strongest, could only compare to the great emperors in their youth. No matter how stunning, they could not surpass them, because "emperor" was already the limit.
Had Ye Fan defied heaven? This kind of heavenly tribulation was too terrifying. It should not have appeared in the world at all.
How could he cross it? Could he overcome this hurdle? The answer was clearly no. Throughout the ages, not a single person had been able to fight nine emperors to the death and survive alone.
People's very marrow felt cold. Everyone trembled in fear.
In that thunder sea, the nine young emperor figures made everyone terrified, unable to resist the urge to kneel and worship.
"Inspiring fear, deep reverence!" At this moment, even Hundred Tribulations Daoist sighed like this.
And in the distance, the two yin gods had expressions of utter despair, terror in their hearts. Facing nine young emperors, they felt a trembling that came from their very souls.
Because these people had all truly existed. Their "dao" was imprinted in the great cosmos. Even though they were now at the saint king realm, that spirit of being the only one under heaven could still pierce through the hearts of any powerful being.
The human ancient path dao protector Qi Tian's expression changed. He could not accept this fact. Ye Fan's heavenly tribulation was too heaven-defying. At this moment, his face was somewhat pale.
He clenched his fists, but felt a sense of powerlessness. For the first time in his heart, he regretted—what kind of person had he provoked?
Dao protector Qi Tian's heart was complicated. He thought it over repeatedly, his feelings unclear. He deeply felt that he should never have made things difficult for Ye Fan in the past. His heavenly tribulation was so monstrous—absolutely terrifying.
This was a great threat. Once he grew up, he would definitely be supremely terrifying. Would there still be a way for him to live in the future? A fierce light flashed in Qi Tian's eyes as he clenched his great sage fist.
However, he then relaxed, filled with exhaustion and helplessness. Now, nine saint king-level emperor shadows had appeared. If he went to provoke them, the consequences would be unimaginable!
If a great sage dared to cause trouble, nine figures of the same rank would absolutely appear. At that point, it would truly be defying the world. Nine great sage-level emperor shadows—even gods would be blasted to death if they came. All the great sages of this star field combined would die!
Qi Tian's face was ugly, as if he had eaten a dead child. If he made a move, he would absolutely be blasted into slag, turned into mud, without any suspense.
In this starry sky, all the sages trembled in fear. People were seeing this kind of heavenly tribulation for the first time, all filled with reverence and terror.
Ye Fan had always crossed his tribulations in uninhabited places in the past, unknown to anyone. Now this kind of tribulation appeared before the world for the first time, destined to spread throughout the starry sky!
"Di Tian, Qing Poetry Immortal Maiden, Great Demon God, Human King—have you all come? Come at me together!" Ye Fan spoke while surrounded by the nine humanoid lightning figures.
He moved at the first moment, charging toward Di Tian. No matter what, he had to drag this person in and let him experience what it felt like to be besieged by nine young great emperors.
Di Tian was indeed somewhat shaken. He had long sensed the anomaly, learning that these were the youthful forms of ancient great emperors. This greatly shocked him!
However, fleeing was not the nature of those contending on the emperor path. Especially when another competitor could survive under the siege of nine young great emperors—if he retreated, wouldn't that mean he was inferior to others?
Moreover, after his initial shock, Di Tian's heart actually held a kind of anticipation. His blood gradually boiled, surging forth with the most soaring battle intent!
Ancient great emperors—who could oppose them? They lived glorious lives, ruling heaven and earth, commanding respect. However, in the hearts of some later-generation outstanding talents, there was always a trace of hope, or perhaps regret—that they could not contend with the departed "emperors."
Now, the opportunity was actually before him. The battle-loving factors in Di Tian's bones revived. His war blood surged, his essence, energy, and spirit boiling!
He wanted to fight the youthful divine forms of the ancient great emperors!
True warriors dared to challenge. To advance on the emperor path required great courage, a mentality unafraid of the ancient great emperors, and the ability to match their achievements.
"Boom!"
Between heaven and earth, the nine great emperors moved, bombarding Ye Fan. Ye Fan also moved, resisting while traversing the star field, dragging Di Tian in.
He possessed the world's ultimate speed. If he set his sights on someone, he could naturally catch up. And Di Tian, having a desire to fight, was smoothly drawn in.
Everyone was stunned, then sighed inwardly. Di Tian truly lived up to being a young supreme, possessing such great boldness—voluntarily entering the tribulation to fight the great emperors in their youth!
"Ancient great emperors, are they? I'm coming too, to contend for supremacy!"
At this moment, another figure appeared. Not very tall, somewhat thin, but radiating overwhelming demonic might. A mountain of corpses and a sea of blood appeared behind him.
Endless white bones and countless living beings' blood piled up into a divine platform, with that person sitting cross-legged upon it. The Great Demon God Gu Huang had also arrived!
He possessed a powerful warrior's heart, not hesitating to fight the ancient emperors at the same rank, brave and unmatched, transforming into a demon god as he charged over.
Rumble!
The most terrifying great battle erupted. Nine young emperor figures overlooked the cosmic starry river, each one with strength that defied heaven, each one dominating an entire historical era. At this moment, they reproduced the glory of those bygone years.
This was a bloody slaughter. Heaven and earth intermingled, chaos was born, lightning by the billions covered this place.
Right from the start, blood splattered. Di Tian was extremely powerful, contending with one young emperor figure. But here, there were nine former lords of heaven and earth, all in motion.
"Crack!"
One figure had black hair like a waterfall, cold light flashing in his eyes, like a heavenly god descending from on high. His fist fell with majestic force, nearly smashing Di Tian into oblivion.
Too terrifying. The emperors were peerless, suppressing an entire epoch. Above and below heaven, there were no equals.
Di Tian's shoulder was pierced, blood dripping. His entire body flew sideways, covered in blood, nearly killed on the spot.
He could still fight one person fiercely, but when another suddenly came to kill him, Di Tian immediately suffered severe injury!
"It's... the Green Emperor!"
"Heavens, that person... is actually the Green Emperor!"
Hundred Tribulations Daoist and an ancient demon both changed color instantly, recognizing that figure descending from the sky who had nearly killed Di Tian with one punch.
"Three realms reincarnate, eternally engrave my fate!" Di Tian roared. His hair was disheveled, his body covered in blood. He erupted with immeasurable divine light, repairing his injured body.
Then, he charged back, rushing toward the Green Emperor to fight him.
"Demon God Fist!"
At this moment, the Great Demon God also arrived, raising his fist to strike, encountering another young great emperor. His blood energy surged to the heavens—this was the phenomenon born from slaughtering endless living beings.
At the same time, several more special figures appeared in the starry sky. Some suspected that all the young generation's supremes had arrived.
"Qing Poetry Immortal Maiden has come! She seems to want to enter the arena!" people exclaimed in shock.
Everyone was shaken. Was the mythological era about to appear? All the supremes contending for supremacy, each one stunningly talented, all powerful to the extreme, daring to match the ancient great emperors in their youth.
"All the supremes appear together, contending for supremacy in the mortal world. The sacred body has truly defied heaven, having such a tribulation. It's like the mythological era. Will the legendary chaos body and others appear one by one?"
People trembled, murmuring, both anticipating and fearing this great era.