# Chapter 1385: Imperial Shadows, Group Slaughter
All the venerable ones appeared together, contending for supremacy in the mortal world—it was as if the mythological era had returned, filling people with both fear and anticipation.
"Boom!"
Di Tian let out a long roar, his hair flying wildly. Although his left shoulder had been pierced through, he fought even more fiercely now, and he had set his sights on the Green Emperor.
It was precisely because the Green Emperor's strike had nearly killed him, leaving him drenched in blood, half his body stained red.
However, he had cultivated a heavenly art. Reciting scriptures, his wounded body healed, and he grew even more valiant, shouting: "Three Realms Reincarnation, life after life, engrave my name!"
Dong!
A violent collision occurred between Di Tian and the former Great Emperor's phantom, dazzling and brilliant, causing hearts to tremble. The sea of lightning was boundless, the tribulation immeasurable.
Added to this, the chaos exploding and the young supremes' battle made this place a scene of ruin. The state of the starry sky was terrifying and dire.
People were horrified. Di Tian and the Great Demon God were indeed peerlessly stunning and powerful, actually able to fight against the Dao-mark phantoms of ancient Great Emperors, worthy of their reputation as young supremes.
Di Tian roared, wielding the Three Realms Palm, his fingers transforming into heaven and earth, covering everything as he pressed toward the Green Emperor, terrifying and boundless.
Since his emergence into the world, no one had ever wounded him so severely. After stepping onto the Stellar Ancient Path, he had been unstoppable, reigning supreme in the mortal world. Yet now, someone had nearly killed him—he erupted.
Even if the one who wounded him was the Green Emperor!
Di Tian showed no fear; instead, it stirred up a bloodthirsty nature within him, generating a powerful fighting spirit. He wanted to contend with the Green Emperor—the only one to attain the Dao since the Ancient Era.
That great hand seemed to cover the Three Realms, sovereign over the Nine Heavens, controlling the life and death of all living things, divine might unmatched!
Everyone's expression changed. Di Tian's methods were too heaven-defying. Between his fingers, chaotic energy overflowed, flowing with the radiance of suns, moons, and star rivers, as if covering the entire universe.
There was a power of creation, Three Realms Reincarnation, life after life engraving his name—this was a declaration of divinity, a timeless ancient method from the mythological era.
It was like opening up heaven and earth, destroying suns, moons, and star rivers, creating a brand new world, summoning gods and demons to their positions!
The heroes were dazed, as if seeing the rise of a peerless fierce man who dared to clash head-on with the Green Emperor—the demon clan's supreme being who, in the past hundred thousand years, was the only one to break through heaven and earth's shackles and attain the Dao!
"Boom!"
One hand covered the sky, entwined with star rivers, vast and boundless, crashing down. Di Tian, brave enough to dominate an era, now unleashed his strongest strike, actually wanting to slay the Green Emperor's phantom body.
Undoubtedly, he held a certain advantage, because these were phantoms manifested according to Ye Fan's Sacred Body tribulation. These young Great Emperors were at a similar cultivation level to Ye Fan, falling behind him.
Everyone's expression froze. The ancient Great Emperors were slightly inferior in cultivation level—were they going to be slain by someone now? Even if they were just Dao-mark incarnations, it still left a bitter taste in people's hearts.
After all, these were "Great Emperors"—those two words alone were enough, representing invincibility under heaven and above earth, untouchable even after death.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for the result.
A blazing light streaked by, revealing the answer. The Green Emperor's divine might was unmatched. A single punch blasted through, and Di Tian's great hand dripped with blood as his body staggered backward.
"What? How can this be?!"
"Di Tian is a supreme among the younger generation. He has the advantage in cultivation level and still cannot win. On the Ancient Human Path, who can still contend with the emperors?"
Those who favored Di Tian were stunned. In the past, he was an invincible myth, but now that myth was shaken. Facing the Green Emperor, he stained the starry sky with blood and nearly fell into the sea of lightning.
"It's... the Divine Seal!"
The Human Clan Dao Protector arrived, revealing a shocked expression, explaining the reason for Di Tian's bloodshed.
Ancient Great Emperors could not be bullied. Even after sitting in meditation and passing away, the Dao they left behind was supreme and inviolable. At this moment, Di Tian was slightly higher in cultivation level, originally holding an innate advantage.
However, the Green Emperor directly ascended into the Divine Seal domain, punching out with a force that could break all things in heaven and earth!
"Too terrifying!"
"The Green Emperor was always the most dominant Great Emperor. How could he allow himself to be oppressed? This is an extreme Dao eruption."
People murmured, revealing the root cause.
The Green Emperor's brilliance was well-known on the Ancient Human Path. For a hundred thousand years, he was first in the universe, unmatched under heaven, shaking the past and present. He created a chapter in history, forcefully attaining the Dao and becoming a Great Emperor in the era when it was most impossible.
Di Tian let out a long roar, refusing to submit. The light in his eyes grew even brighter. His battle-loving nature awakened, and he merged with the entire great heaven and earth, bearing the power of the Dao, achieving unity of heaven and man.
He was the law; he was the Dao. With every move, mountains and rivers collapsed, suns, moons, and stars fell.
He became even more terrifying, battling the Green Emperor.
However, something shocking happened. The Green Emperor was invincible, standing in the Divine Seal domain. Even after retreating, he could re-enter, slaughtering all enemies in the world.
According to legend, only after truly becoming an emperor could one permanently reside in the Divine Seal domain. Otherwise, once one withdrew, one could not immediately re-enter.
The Green Emperor was a Dao-mark imprint. After nearly killing his opponent, he automatically withdrew from the Divine Seal domain and moved to another side. But when Di Tian attacked him again, the Green Emperor re-entered the Divine Seal domain, causing people to shudder—entering at will was too frightening.
"No, no one in the world can do this. There has never been such a person throughout history, unless after becoming an emperor." A Human Clan Great Sage murmured, instantly understanding what was happening.
Di Tian had already been in the Saint King realm for many years, and now his cultivation level was higher than the nine imperial phantoms that appeared according to Ye Fan's standard.
However, ancient Great Emperors could not be bullied. It was as if a certain will existed in the unseen. The Green Emperor seemed to awaken, automatically triggering, adjusting his combat power, making up for the difference in cultivation level.
"Pfft"
Di Tian spat out a mouthful of blood, again pierced through the chest by the Divine Seal, suffering severe injuries. Even his forehead bone cracked, and divine light of the primordial spirit leaked out.
Everyone's expression changed, deeply shocked.
"Challenging the Green Emperor—asking for trouble. The only one to attain the Dao since the Ancient Era, first in the universe for a hundred thousand years—not just anyone can break him!" The Hundred Calamities Daoist sneered.
As a Demon Clan Great Sage, he had always walked on the Ancient Human Path, pursuing the footsteps of the Demon Emperor and the Green Emperor, seeking their great secrets.
Di Tian let out a long roar. Though covered in blood, he did not retreat. He charged forward, battling the invincible Green Emperor.
If anyone else could survive a single exchange with the Green Emperor, they would be proud enough to be recorded in history.
Even in defeat, it would be considered a supreme honor, for only one reason—this person was the Green Emperor. That name was enough!
But Di Tian was unwilling. Even having fought to this extent, he did not accept it. Even if his opponent was the one and only Green Emperor throughout the ages, he had to win, competing in the world, invincible under heaven.
"If he fought the young era of the Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor, with Di Tian's talent, he would win without question. But contending with the strongest young Green Emperor is truly too difficult." An elder figure shook his head.
On the other side, the Great Demon God's divine might was unmatched, swallowing the eight desolates. The fiercer he fought, the more boundless blood energy burst forth, making the starry sky look like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Unfortunately, three young imperial phantoms turned their heads, all looking in this direction at the same time. They all raised their fists and each blasted a punch in this direction.
"Pfft"
The sky-high blood mist and endless bones all collapsed. In the eyes of emperors, this was not an advantage!
In ancient times, on the imperial path of contention, what mountain of corpses and sea of blood had the final victor not experienced?
At this moment, unfortunately, three young Great Emperors struck simultaneously. The Great Demon God's blood splashed across the void. If not for his demon art turning nine times at the critical moment and retreating in time, he would have been in real danger.
Even so, his body nearly split open, covered in blood marks, suffering severe injuries.
The Great Demon God roared, not noticing Di Tian's situation. He could not restrain himself, breaking through the seal, displaying his strongest realm, wanting to suppress the ancient Great Emperors.
The result was unfortunate. Two young Great Emperors simultaneously ascended into the Divine Seal. Two most brilliant divine beams shot over. The Great Demon God was nearly shattered, his chest bones flying out, blood rain scattering, hair disheveled.
In the past, he was always the one destroying enemies and reaping lives. But today, he himself was bleeding, nearly destroyed here.
People fell silent. The Sacred Body's heavenly tribulation was too heaven-defying. This was simply not something human power could withstand. Under normal circumstances, no one could survive it.
As brilliant as Di Tian, as powerful as the Great Demon God—both were wounded. If this continued, they might end up falling.
"Do not fight with a higher realm. Fight at the same level. Otherwise, the Divine Seal is unsolvable, and it might even suppress you by half a level in realm." At this moment, another Human Clan Dao Protector, the Azure Phoenix Daoist, arrived and gave a warning.
Those involved were confused; bystanders saw clearly. He realized this situation. Fighting at the same realm, these young Great Emperors would fight "fairly." But if oppressed, the Divine Seal would appear, automatically adjusting, suppressing by half a level!
Under normal circumstances, whoever provoked the heavenly tribulation would face a tribulation matching their realm. But Di Tian and the Great Demon God had Dao diagrams similar to Heaven-Deceiving Arrays on their bodies, which could avoid this.
However, ancient Great Emperors could not be humiliated. The realm remained unchanged, but the Divine Seal appeared, which could also be considered a kind of "fine-tuning"!
Indeed, after Di Tian and the Great Demon God fought at the same level, the situation changed. The Divine Seal no longer manifested. However, their situation did not improve at all; it became even more dangerous.
Because, as the battle grew more intense, in the melee, nine young Great Emperors struck together, forming a storm of destruction.
Who could withstand this? No matter how strong one person was, they could not fight so many young Great Emperors of the same level. Even a god could not do it!
Di Tian and the Great Demon God suffered heavy injuries. Later, their bodies were shattered multiple times, a miserable sight. This was practically torture. If not for each mastering divine arts, they would have already fallen.
Neither was willing to retreat first. Wanting to fight the young ancient Great Emperors was one aspect; another was not wanting to fall behind the other.
Di Tian and the Great Demon God were competitors. For so many years, they had been evenly matched. Now, neither wanted to be the first to leave.
And when they saw the main subject, Ye Fan, they could no longer remain calm. This person had not had his physical body shattered yet. Though he had suffered heavy injuries multiple times, he had avoided them at critical moments.
The two supremes were unsettled. In their distraction, they were shattered again, struggling to reform.
Ye Fan was not facing the nine emperors for the first time. His experience was extremely rich. Coupled with his own strength, he used the correct methods, always keeping his physical body intact.
Of course, a very important reason was that Di Tian and the Great Demon God were dispersing the emperors for him, blocking many fatal attacks.
In the end, Ye Fan's true body was shattered three times, but far fewer than Di Tian and the Great Demon God. This nearly shook the two's Dao hearts, making their expressions ugly.
Fortunately, they realized that Ye Fan was definitely not facing this situation for the first time, which calmed their minds and allowed them to focus on the battle.
"Brother Ye, forgive me. It's not aimed at you. I also want to fight the young ancient Great Emperors at the same level." At this moment, the Azure Poem Fairy entered, joining the battle, making it even more intense.
"Boom!"
At the same time, another blurry figure entered, also joining the battle group, participating in the supreme contention battle.
People knew that this person was either the Goddess or the Human King. Almost all the young supremes on the Ancient Human Path had arrived!
They all had one thought—to fight the ancient Great Emperors at the same level. This was the rarest opportunity, to see who was stronger and who was weaker.
Counting Ye Fan, there were five figures in the sea of lightning, facing nine young Great Emperors. They fought to madness, star rivers turning to smoke, heavenly realms shattered.
This battle killed until heaven and earth shook, the saints terrified. Five young supremes fought nine emperors, being killed multiple times. The disadvantage of five against nine was obvious.
And even if it were nine against nine, they would lose more than they won!
In this battle, Ye Fan moved among the imperial phantoms, tempering himself, leading the nine emperors to attack east and west, guiding the rhythm of the battle.
The Past Self, the Dao Self, and the Presence Secret—these placed him at an innate advantage. Coupled with the other four being present, his physical body was not shattered many times.
Di Tian, the Great Demon God, and the other four had unpleasant expressions. This tempering, fighting against ancient Great Emperors, had caused them unimaginable heavy injuries, each nearly dying from severe wounds.
"Kill!"
During this process, Ye Fan struck, attacking Di Tian, attacking the supremes who wanted to use his heavenly tribulation to temper themselves. The battle scene became even more terrifying. This was a melee, a bloody fight, killing until the sun and moon lost their light, the star rivers dimmed.
No one knew how long it lasted. The figures of the nine young Great Emperors finally faded one after another, slowly disappearing, as if the curtain had fallen.
The Great Demon God, Di Tian, the Azure Poem Fairy, and others were covered in wounds. This bloody fight left them with mixed feelings, without a trace of joy. In the end, they had simply endured through time, nearly falling here.
Regardless, they had fought the young Great Emperors at the same level, which was something to be proud of. Even if their physical bodies were killed multiple times, relying on secret treasures and ancient arts to barely repair themselves, it was still a shocking battle achievement.
"It's over..." Each person murmured to themselves, letting out a long breath, feeling a sense of relief.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the heavenly tribulation became ferocious and violent. Nine human-shaped lightning bolts reappeared, one after another, nine figures, walking like dragons and tigers, swallowing ten thousand miles, approaching them.
Another nine emperors. Everyone was stunned.
And the Great Demon God, Di Tian, and the others staggered, nearly falling. How could another nine appear? Just after the previous battle, another nine emperors were replenished, making these people feel a chill.
Their injuries were unimaginable. Fighting again would likely be dangerous!
At this moment, they could not find confidence from their battle with the ancient Great Emperors. Instead, they had found great trouble.
"Survive tenaciously—these words are for all of us to share." Ye Fan smiled, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth. But no matter how you looked at it, his killing intent was overwhelming.
Nine figures arrived, striking together, each shocking the world!
Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, Weapon Art, Nine Characters of Taiyin, One Artifact Breaks All Methods, Golden Divine Treasury...
Each of these people mastered a supreme secret art, reaching the extreme, capable of battling several supremes.
"What?!" The few were shocked. Wasn't this Ye Fan transforming into nine Sacred Bodies, copied and recorded by the great Dao of heaven and earth?!
Others were also stunned. Even the Great Sages were petrified. Especially Qi Tian, whose face was pale, without a trace of color. Everyone was shocked.
# Chapter 1386: Nine Great Sacred Bodies
One, two... nine figures, one after another, majestic and imposing, surrounding Ye Fan, Di Tian, the Great Demon God, and others.
The heavenly tribulation was endless, the sea of lightning immeasurable. Every blazing lightning bolt that streaked across would illuminate the universe. Some giant arcs could directly shatter one star after another.
The lightning tribulation continued. The Sacred Body was copied by the great Dao of heaven and earth, recorded, transformed into human-shaped lightning, becoming a type of heavenly tribulation, shaking the starry sky, leaving everyone with mixed feelings.
"Six Paths Reincarnation Fist!"
A golden figure appeared, striking forward. With a boom, it collided with the Great Demon God. Six ancient universes appeared in the sky, as if in reincarnation.
"Golden Divine Treasury!"
Another golden figure faced Di Tian, carrying a golden treasure trove on its back. Various golden Dao weapons appeared, shooting out thousands of Dao artifacts, causing the heavenly realm to tremble.
"Boom!"
The third figure, One Artifact Breaks All Methods, shattered the firmament. The chaotic sea of lightning exploded. Above its head hung an ancient, simple cauldron, sinking and floating, as if it could suppress all living beings.
This figure directly approached the Azure Poem Fairy. The great cauldron pressed down on the world, shaking the heavenly realm. Inside the cauldron's mouth, cosmic star rivers flickered, chaos like an ocean, about to swallow this great heaven and earth.
...
One by one, nine figures appeared, attacking these young supremes. Each had overwhelming combat power, divine might unstoppable.
Ye Fan himself also felt a chill. When he became a saint, he had also seen human-shaped Sacred Body lightning. At that time, they came one by one to attack. Now, they came together.
"Clang"
He activated the Weapon Art, striking forward, contending with another version of himself. Unexpectedly, the opponent reacted with divine speed, treating him as a weapon, wanting to control him, also using the Weapon Art.
The battle suddenly erupted, causing chaos in the starry sky. The heroes' hearts surged, all suffering a huge impact. Even the Dao Protectors on the Ancient Human Path had to marvel. Such a heavenly tribulation was too heaven-defying, surpassing common sense, and should not exist in the world.
Everyone's heart marveled. Ye Fan was heaven-defying, rarely seen throughout history!
"Kill!"
On the other side, a young supreme erupted. A Dao roar split the heavens. She emitted immeasurable light. Her entire body radiated the grand aura of the Human Clan's master, supreme and unmatched.
This was a woman, peerlessly stunning. Her black hair flew, her eyes like deep autumn pools. This person was unmatchedly powerful. Traces of Dao marks rippled, making the saints unable to help trembling, wanting to kneel.
"Is it the most mysterious Goddess?" People exclaimed. She was the last strong one among the young supremes to arrive. At first, no one knew if she was male or female. Only now was it revealed.
"It's not the Goddess—it's the Human King!" A strong person exclaimed in amazement.
"What? The Human King is a woman?!" The crowd was stunned. They had always thought the Human King was a peerlessly powerful man. Who would have thought it was a woman?
Human King Seal, Heaven-Overturning Seal, Great Dao Seal—one after another, they were struck out, as if the common master of the Human Clan had emerged, fighting continuously.
Although she was a woman, she was peerlessly powerful, with vigorous blood energy, a shocking Dharma form. She fought in the sea of lightning against a human-shaped lightning bolt.
That imposing figure, though very blurry, people could see it was almost identical to Ye Fan. It was using the Battle Character Art, countering the ever-changing Dharma seals.
Boom!
The Eternal Universe Furnace appeared, bright red like blood, colliding with the Heaven-Overturning Seal, emitting rumbling sounds. Then, with a clang of sword cry, the Supreme Emperor Sword split heaven and earth, unmatched in the world, breaking the Great Dao Seal!
This was the Battle Saint Art, evolving various Daos in heaven and earth. Once the battle intent emerged, the four seas submitted.
Fighting to this point, Di Tian, the Great Demon God, the Azure Poem Fairy, and the Human King were already exhausted. The battle with the nine emperors had consumed too much energy, and they were heavily injured.
At this time, encountering the human-shaped lightning Sacred Bodies, they naturally fought extremely hard. And there were nine of them charging forward at once, all using the most terrifying arts in the world, causing them to be shattered again.
"Kill!"
Di Tian let out a long roar, unable to bear it anymore. Being tortured by the ancient Great Emperors was one thing, but now his competitor was copied by heaven and earth, transformed into human-shaped lightning—he could not accept it.
At this moment, he attacked with a higher realm, wanting to destroy a Sacred Body lightning bolt. He was going to suppress it. He did not believe Ye Fan was as terrifying as the ancient Great Emperors.
"Boom!"
Blazing light illuminated the heavenly realm, making the great chaotic tribulation seem about to collapse. The human-shaped lightning threw a punch, its radiance shining in all directions. This was the Divine Seal domain.
Di Tian was already heavily injured, covered in blood from the Green Emperor's attacks, his combat power severely reduced. Now, suffering such a blow again, he was sent flying horizontally. The bones in his chest broke, two of them flying out, dripping with blood.
Everyone's expression changed. The human-shaped lightning Sacred Body was standing in the Divine Seal domain. This was an extremely terrifying result, causing the starry sky to fall silent.
What had the great Dao of heaven and earth copied? How could even the Divine Seal be triggered at will?!
Undoubtedly, this was a cruel reality, happening right now, causing people's emotions to surge, immediately making them think of many things.
Was this the future Sacred Body, representing his future achievements, just manifesting his potential in advance?!
Blood splattered. After Di Tian suffered a heavy blow, his eyes were cold and clear, like a pair of divine lamps, brilliant. He recited an ancient scripture, saying: "Three Realms Reincarnation, I alone am supreme, life after life, engrave my name!"
This time was different from before. In front of him and behind him, one giant stone tablet after another appeared, all inscribed with his name, deep and striking.
The crowd was shocked. What was that?
Everyone was stunned. This technique was too peculiar. In front of Di Tian and behind him, one giant divine stele after another appeared. Looking closely, they seemed to be tombstones.
They emitted an ancient, vast aura, as if reincarnated through countless ages, the burial grounds of countless lifetimes combined, appearing strange and terrifying.
A terrifying aura was released. These were tombstones, even the epitaphs visible, all emitting sky-shaking fluctuations.
What kind of technique was this? Why had no one heard of it? People's hair stood on end, all as if petrified.
Di Tian stood there, his body flowing with traces of blood, staining each stele red. All were inscribed with his name, as if the heroic spirits reincarnated through countless ages had returned!
Between heaven and earth, densely packed, his name was inscribed. Divine might surged, like a vast ocean crashing against the shore, splitting the nine heavens!
Three Realms Reincarnation, life after life engraving my name—this ancient scripture had become reality! At this moment, it seemed to connect through countless ages of time and space. Di Tian's various lifetimes linked together, unleashing his strongest attack.
Clearly, using this technique required a great price. Otherwise, why would his entire body be drenched in blood, drenching thousands of divine steles?
This was like a sacrifice, obtaining supreme power in return.
Among the Human Clan Dao Protectors, someone was horrified, recalling some ancient secrets. Trembling, they said: "Could this be a technique from the mythological era? A world-shaking heavenly art from the years when the venerable ones contended."
"I... seem to have seen vague records in some ancient tombs from before the ancient times. Three Realms Reincarnation, life after life engraving my name—this seems to be a curse, the tradition of a world-suppressing supreme being!"
"It's him! Such a technique! Too shocking. According to legend, the Emperor Venerable... read widely, and even borrowed part of its supreme mysteries!"
The Great Sages arrived. Someone recognized Di Tian's tradition, all shocked, their faces extremely solemn.
"What Three Realms Reincarnation, what thousands of tribulations and countless lifetimes—all empty! A person's life is only the present. Where is reincarnation? Where is the past life? Death is all emptiness, all will be destroyed!" Ye Fan's true body said coldly, not acknowledging it.
"Boom!"
On the other side, a human-shaped lightning seemed to sense something. Walking like a dragon and tiger, it charged straight in, raising its fist to kill. It had an aura of invincibility in the present world, only I am supreme.
This matched Ye Fan's Dao—believing in the present, not believing in the past or the future. As long as this lifetime was invincible, nothing could stop him, everything could be changed.
With a boom, heaven and earth split, even the heavenly tribulation was shattered. This human-shaped lightning triggered the Divine Seal. At this realm, it could be said to shake the past and present, powerful to the extreme.
The Divine Seal pierced through everything, peerlessly unmatched. Di Tian's strange method was too extraordinary. He could not yet use it skillfully, and it was forcibly interrupted, failing to unleash its full power.
His entire body was sent flying, his chest exploding, white bone stubble protruding, broken bones falling into the universe.
He was unwilling, unconvinced. His strength had not been displayed. Moreover, the previous battle with the Green Emperor had consumed almost all his essence, energy, and spirit. Now he was at the end of his strength, unable to resist.
"Di Tian... was sent flying, blood staining the long sky!"
The crowd ignored those hidden circumstances. They only saw Di Tian sent flying, all like clay sculptures and wooden carvings, their minds trembling.
"His obsession is too deep. Fighting the Green Emperor to a draw, regardless of consequences, consumed all his essence, energy, and spirit. So now he has no strength left to fight." A Dao Protector said.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, among the nine human-shaped lightning bolts, several erupted with the Divine Seal, fighting their opponents. Immediately, blood splattered, staining the long sky.
Even the Azure Poem Fairy, a peerless beauty, and the Human King, stunning the star domains, strong and fierce—their physical bodies cracked, suffering devastating blows.
The Great Demon God was even more miserable. He swung his Demon God Fist forward, but both fists were beaten into mud. Finally, even his two arms exploded.
Who could stop the several Sacred Bodies standing in the Divine Seal domain? They attacked together! Even the young supremes on the Ancient Human Path could not stop them. A single Divine Seal was enough to make the world tremble. So many appearing together had already made the Great Sages change color.
In this situation, no matter who came, it was useless. Surviving was already a proud achievement. Wanting to kill all the Sacred Bodies in the Divine Seal state was nothing but wishful thinking.
The few supremes trembled in their hearts, feeling a subtle sense of defeat!
They had originally wanted to fight the young ancient Great Emperors at the same level, but unexpectedly, they had not achieved a great victory. Instead, they had suffered a not-insignificant blow, leaving each with a gloomy expression.
And the heroes were dumbfounded, incomparably shocked. When had they ever seen several young supremes appear together, contending?! It was very shocking and heaven-defying.
The few young supremes were strong enough. Otherwise, how could they have survived the battle against the nine young Great Emperors while outnumbered? That was enough to prove the point.
And this time, the reason they suffered even more severe injuries from the Sacred Body's human-shaped lightning was twofold: first, they had already consumed too much combat power; second, they were unwilling and unconvinced. Seeing Ye Fan's imprint copied by the Dao, they wanted to suppress him immediately. So they attacked with the highest realm, not expecting to provoke a group of Sacred Bodies all ascending into the Divine Seal domain!
At this moment, Ye Fan himself was also solemn. It was not just Di Tian and the others facing the nine Great Sacred Bodies and suffering heavy injuries—he himself was not having an easy time either.
Ye Fan had never, like today, felt such strong hostility toward himself. He continuously resisted, fighting a fierce and brutal battle.
"Even my true body has not entered the Divine Seal at this moment. If I were killed by these phantom bodies using the Divine Seal realm's power, that would truly be a joke." Ye Fan muttered to himself.
Battle Saint Art, Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, Golden Divine Treasury...
Ye Fan fought with great openness, battling himself. His body shattered, suffering extremely severe injuries. The only fortunate thing was that the phantom bodies did not enter the Divine Seal. Clearly, like the ancient Great Emperors, they "fine-tuned" according to the opponent's realm.
The Primordial Qi Cauldron sank and floated, charging with Ye Fan in the sea of lightning. He was exploded by his own phantom bodies several times!
He was very strong, but the enemy was himself. The stronger he was, the stronger the enemy! There were nine Sacred Bodies, nine versions of himself, all attacking him together. This was an unsolvable problem, foreshadowing a nearly tragic ending.
At this time, Di Tian, the Great Demon God, the Azure Poem Fairy, and the Human King all withdrew. This time, they wanted to use the ancient Great Emperors to temper themselves, but they only gained pain, nothing else.
Everyone held their breath, watching the scene. Everyone knew that heaven was making things difficult for the Sacred Body. Since others could not stop him, let nine versions of himself block him, killing him and making him fail the tribulation.
It could be said that this was indeed unsolvable. There was simply no way to break it.
However, to everyone's astonishment, Ye Fan finally held on. The Past Self and the Dao Self appeared alternately, buying him time. Facing nine versions of himself, Ye Fan ultimately endured.
"This... impossible. How can a person survive being killed by nine versions of himself? Is this heaven-defying?"
"The strongest man in history, one person... fighting nine of himself—this... is it not a miracle? Or is it cheating? Otherwise, how did he survive?!"
People were dumbfounded, not believing this.
Di Tian, the Great Demon God, the Azure Poem Fairy, and the Human King—these few supremes—initially saw Ye Fan being exploded by nine versions of himself, golden blood splashing in the sea of lightning, and felt somewhat balanced.
Then, they saw him continuously being killed, never erupting with the Divine Seal from start to finish, which made them more at peace and even gave them a sense of comfort.
After all, it was that person's lightning phantom body that had wounded them earlier. Now, being tortured by his own phantom body naturally pleased them.
However, the final result was somewhat hard for them to accept. Ye Fan survived. Though covered in blood, even the cauldron on his head nearly shattered, his tenacity and unyielding strength deeply shocked everyone.
Ye Fan, carrying the broken Primordial Qi Cauldron, walked out of the sea of lightning step by step, covered in wounds. Golden blood dripped down, scars covering him, giving him a heavy and solemn aura.
He seemed bedraggled and disheveled, but his eyes were sharp, like heavenly swords, cutting through the void of the universe, possessing a strong essence, energy, and spirit that made people tremble.
This was like a thousand-times tempered immortal sword, emerging from the purgatory-like furnace, already formed. With just a little polishing, it would bloom with shocking brilliance!
# Chapter 1387: Emperor in the Palace
Ye Fan walked out from the chaotic mist, covered in wounds. Golden blood had stuck his hair together into strands, plastered against his cheeks.
He was covered in injuries, but his spirit was even stronger. One could see a brilliant beam of light shooting out from his forehead bone, like a torch burning, leaping and dancing.
This was a terrifying phenomenon!
It was a manifestation of extremely powerful spiritual power, already deified, condensed and unmatched, becoming a powerful substance with extraordinary and terrifying combat power.
Swish!
Divine light flashed. A golden figure the size of a fist stepped out from between Ye Fan's brows. The condensed beam of light immediately coiled around it, making the golden figure much larger.
This was Ye Fan's primordial spirit, united with his physical body, giving him vigorous blood energy. It was the fundamental reason for his great strength, the two perfectly aligned and integrated.
On their surface, golden divine flames burned fiercely. Ye Fan was like an immortal sword that had been tempered a hundred times and finally unsheathed, dazzling and brilliant. On his head, the Primordial Qi Cauldron showed crack after crack, nearly damaged in the heavenly tribulation.
This showed how terrifying the human-shaped lightning and others were. They were one young Great Emperor after another, nearly shattering the cauldron forged from the world's rarest immortal material, the Mother Qi of All Things.
"He actually successfully passed the heavenly tribulation..."
Everyone did not know what to say. Such a heaven-defying lightning punishment had already foreshadowed the outcome. It was almost unsolvable, destined to be a tragedy. But Ye Fan had walked out alive.
The Great Sages had all arrived at this place. There were Human Clan Dao Protectors, yin spirits from the Great Emperor's mausoleum, stone man sacred spirits, Demon Clan Great Sages, and ancient evil gods from other races. Even these people were shocked.
Such a heavenly tribulation, such a scene, such transcendent combat power at this age... made them all fall silent for a moment, admitting that they were far inferior when young.
In fact, how many in ancient times could compare? Such a heavenly tribulation might be unique, never seen before, truly heaven-defying!
The heroes were all watching, silent. Facing such a powerful Sacred Body, their hearts surged like a vast ocean.
Among the Great Sages, Qi Tian's face alternated between pale and red. He felt the most uncomfortable. Ye Fan's heaven-defying performance was obvious to all, like a great mountain pressing on his heart.
He truly regretted it. How could he provoke such a person? He would surely become a great force in the future, like an insurmountable monument, suppressing the world.
First, the nine emperors appeared, then the nine lightning Sacred Bodies. Qi Tian thought Ye Fan would surely fall, holding onto hope. But in the end, he was deeply in despair. The Sacred Body from the Burial Emperor Star had created a miracle!
Qi Tian sighed softly. There would be great trouble in the future. According to Ye Fan's cultivation speed, he might surpass him in decades or a hundred years, and he would not stop there. His realm might rival ancient supremes!
Now, seeing Ye Fan come out alive, Qi Tian's mood was as one could imagine, extremely terrible. He had a hidden worry in his heart, a cold, sharp light flickering in his eyes.
On the other side, the Great Demon God, Di Tian, the Azure Poem Fairy, and the Human King—which one was not peerlessly stunning? Yet they had tasted bitterness in the Sacred Body's heavenly tribulation, extremely unwilling.
They were very strong, believing in their own strength, all having a mindset of only I am supreme. Otherwise, how could they go further on the imperial path?!
However, today they felt a sense of defeat. Their bodies and minds were wounded, nearly dying at the hands of the ancient Great Emperors, and almost destroyed by the lightning Sacred Bodies that triggered the Divine Seal.
This was like a thorn stuck in their hearts, truly uncomfortable.
At this moment, they only had one thought—to break into the Divine Seal domain. Only then could they truly be invincible under heaven.
"It's over, right?" Di Tian and the others murmured, unwilling to face all this anymore. Today, they had not gained confidence. On the contrary, the sky of their lives was slightly dim.
"Boom!"
Heaven and earth split. The moment his words fell, the vast heavenly tribulation reappeared, even more violent than before, enveloping Ye Fan. It was grand and real, making even the Great Sages' hearts pound.
The Sacred Body's heavenly tribulation was not over yet. It was still continuing, leaving everyone speechless, feeling dry-mouthed. What was heaven trying to do?
This was truly making things difficult for people. Any one of the tribulations Ye Fan was undergoing was enough to kill heavenly prodigies and heroes. Now, one after another, anomalies and mysteries appeared continuously. This was a great terror.
Di Tian's expression froze. His words had just fallen, and the Sacred Body's heavenly tribulation began again. This was truly shocking, exceeding his expectations.
Not only him, but the Great Demon God, the Azure Poem Fairy, and the Human King were also stunned, their expressions strange. This was too inconceivable, hard to accept.
"Everyone, do you want to continue? I invite you." Ye Fan spoke. Though deep in the myriad lightning bolts, he was still very calm, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth.
The Great Demon God, Di Tian, the Azure Poem Fairy, and the Human King had ugly expressions. Eighty percent of their combat power had been consumed in the battle with the ancient Great Emperors. How could they continue?
These people had been too entangled at the beginning. For example, Di Tian insisted on fighting the Green Emperor to the death, nearly dying himself. The others were similar, all consuming their essence, energy, and spirit like this.
"Everyone, won't you really come and see? The true tribulation, the true secrets, are only beginning." Ye Fan coaxed, his face kind.
Di Tian, the Great Demon God, the Azure Poem Fairy, and the Human King had gloomy expressions. No one spoke. Nine emperors, nine Sacred Bodies, one after another—who knew what else would pop out? They had no combat power left to charge in.
"Boom!"
Ten thousand zhang of chaotic lightning struck down. Ye Fan ascended to the heavens. Vaguely, people saw one magnificent building after another in the chaotic mist and lightning.
"What? Impossible!" Even the Great Sages and ancient evil gods could not remain calm. Such buildings were too shocking.
"I once saw on a broken wall left from the ancient times that this was the layout of the ultimate ancient Heavenly Court that even the Emperor Venerable did not truly complete!" The Azure Phoenix Daoist exclaimed.
He had the highest seniority, had lived the longest, and held a revered position on the Ancient Human Path. His words naturally caused a great shaking and vibration. The saints were in an uproar, all wishing they could immediately ascend to the heavens to see clearly.
But no one dared to move. The recent heavenly tribulation was obvious to all. Going up meant certain death. Even the young supremes on the Ancient Human Path could not withstand it, their blood splashing on the spot.
Ye Fan ascended to the heavens. The cracked cauldron on his head sank and floated, united with him. His back seemed unattainable, as if suppressing all the heroes under heaven, walking alone on the immortal path.
The Great Demon God, Di Tian, the Azure Poem Fairy, and the Human King all truly wanted to go in and see. Hearing the Azure Phoenix Daoist say this, their hearts could not remain calm.
Unfortunately, none of them could enter. Only Ye Fan himself walked alone on the heavenly path, stepping into the final punishment.
This scene stunned everyone. Even Di Tian, the Great Demon God, and others fell silent, which was enough to explain some problems.
This was a vast sea of lightning. Chaos shattered. One magnificent palace after another stood tall, suspended above the nine heavens, terrifying to the extreme.
When Ye Fan arrived here, he was greatly surprised. It was different from before. The various grand halls stood side by side, none dominating. When he stepped into one of them, a fierce and overbearing aura rushed toward him.
On the throne sat a figure, imposing and shocking, shaking the past and present. His eyes were like two torches, fiery and sharp, peerlessly sharp.
This was actually a divine ape. His true face could not be seen, but his body shape and the golden fur on his body all indicated his identity.
"Battle Saint Emperor!"
Ye Fan grinned. His heart was truly both shocked and had a trace of goodwill. Seeing the monkey's father gave him an indescribable feeling.
This was the Saint Emperor who shook the end of the ancient era, contending with the divine man Di Que and ultimately winning. His fame shook ten thousand clans. Named after battle, it could be seen that his combat power was necessarily heaven-defying.
According to legend, the Battle Saint Emperor wanted to transform into a battle immortal, going against heaven, which led to the rapid decline of the ancient era and accelerated the great changes of heaven and earth. It could be said that he was truly a emperor who shook the past and present.
Above the hall, the Battle Saint Emperor was majestic, his true body seeming to sit in the ancient era, while his eyes pierced through countless ages, crossing time and space, perceiving all this today.
Ye Fan was truly astonished. The Battle Saint Emperor was stationed in the hall, greatly exceeding his expectations. He had not expected the monkey's father to have come to this star domain.
"Boom!"
The next moment, Ye Fan grimaced, tasting the bitter fruit. His admiration and goodwill toward the monkey's father were immediately cast aside. The Saint Emperor struck at him.
Heaven and earth split. Peerlessly powerful, fierce and overbearing to the extreme, as if about to smash the nine heavens down.
Ye Fan fought a difficult and arduous battle. He did not know how long he fought before he broke out of this hall, covered in golden blood. Even the cauldron on his head had a hole punched in it—the imprint of the Saint Emperor's immortal iron staff.
He cursed in his heart, but thinking of the monkey, he swallowed the words back.
"There are still many halls. Could each have an ancient Great Emperor stationed?" Ye Fan wondered. He entered another hall. As soon as he entered, his entire body's flesh was about to split.
Above the hall, there was a figure, imposing and majestic, with a loneliness that spanned countless ages. His back was to Ye Fan, but he still displayed an invincible posture.
But when Ye Fan approached, the figure directly faded away, disappearing, as if it had never appeared.
And in its place, a great bell appeared, suppressing the eternal blue sky, moving on behalf of that person. With a single chime, the universe trembled, nearly shattering Ye Fan's flesh.
This was... the Primordial Bell!
Ye Fan was very shocked. He could naturally recognize it, having personally entered the Purple Mountain and seen this great bell. So the person with his back to him was Emperor Wu Shi?!
"Why did he disappear?" Ye Fan wondered, puzzled. But he could not afford to be dazed. The Primordial Bell pressed toward him.
"Dang..."
This bell sound made the cosmic star rivers tremble. Even outside the sea of lightning, the heroes heard it, all retreating in pain.
And the Great Sages also changed color. One person seemed to remember something, murmuring: "Could it be the bell wave recorded in ancient texts? A hundred thousand years ago, such bell sounds shattered large swaths of the Stellar Ancient Path, shaking the myriad domains of the heavens..."
Ye Fan fought his way out of that hall, finding another hole punched in the cauldron, shaped like the Primordial Bell, imprinted on it.
"How strange. The ancient Heavenly Court is different from before. How can there be ancient Great Emperors stationed here?!" He clearly felt something was wrong, different from past heavenly tribulations.
Ye Fan looked forward. The palaces were majestic, one ancient building after another standing tall, with myriad scenes.
He opened his heavenly eye, chose a somewhat strange, clearly different magnificent heavenly palace, and then walked toward it.
"This time, who will I encounter? Will they all use weapons to punch imprint holes in my cauldron?" Ye Fan muttered to himself, dragging his wounded body, golden blood dotting the path as he entered this magnificent giant palace.
Swish!
At this moment, Ye Fan's hair stood on end. His entire body's bones crackled. His body instantly emitted immeasurable light. His physical body awakened instinctively, automatically adjusting to its strongest posture.
The Presence Secret circulated, baptizing his physical body, instantly restoring his wounded body, giving him peak combat power!
Above the hall, there was a white-clothed, imposing figure. Though peaceful and waveless, it made people shudder, giving a very strange and shocking feeling.
Ye Fan was deeply shocked. This was different from other human-shaped lightning. It did not seem to be an emperor's phantom body. It had a trace of life fluctuation, as if it were still alive!
How was this possible? He was greatly troubled. This had never happened before. It was the first time he had encountered such a situation during a tribulation.
This Great Emperor, white as snow, elegant as jade, his body seemed to be in three time periods—past, present, and future—piercing through the past, present, and future.
This was... Xue Yueqing, the Demon Emperor who shook the ages!
Ye Fan's eyes shot out divine light. He could be sure that this person had essence blood and powerful life fluctuations.
How was this possible? Had the generation's Demon Emperor, Xue Yueqing, actually lived to the present? Ye Fan found it hard to believe.
The Demon Emperor had stepped onto the immortal path back then. Could the final outcome not be truly falling, but obtaining a Dao fruit unknown to outsiders, and thus still having life now?!
"Boom!"
When Ye Fan entered the Demon Emperor's hall in the sea of lightning and saw Xue Yueqing, deep in the starry sky, that vast mausoleum with the Yellow Springs surging emitted a great sound, shaking the cosmic star sea.
In the endless sea of lightning, magnificent buildings stretched in patches. In the most special heavenly palace, a mysterious Great Emperor aura spread and filled the air.
"Demon Emperor!" Ye Fan called out.
Xue Yueqing suddenly turned around. His eyes were deep, revealing the vicissitudes of countless ages, as if he had stood here for billions of years.
Ye Fan was even more certain. His perception became more real. His entire body's flesh was about to split, his whole body about to explode, almost unable to stand here.
The man in front, white as snow, surpassing gods, was not simple human-shaped lightning. Clearly, essence blood was flowing within him, peerlessly powerful and unmatched!
Inside Ye Fan's body, the two sections of the immortal ruler struggled violently, wanting to fly away, full of agitation and urgency.
At this moment, outside the heavenly tribulation, others heard Ye Fan's voice, transmitted through the thunder, making everyone's scalp tingle.
The Demon Emperor, who had stepped onto the immortal path, represented supreme invincibility. If not for his old age and withered blood at that time, immortals might have appeared in this world!
A generation of Demon Emperor, shaking the past, present, and future, almost creating a true myth, only one step away from entering the immortal domain.
Why was Ye Fan calling his name now? What had he discovered? And at this moment, the Great Sages trembled, sensing the imperial aura, each unable to help wanting to kneel.