# Chapter 1410: First Clash with the Golden Serpent Lords
...That was a barren and desolate road, leading to an unknown destination, as if no one had ever walked it. Was this the answer that Heaven Above gave to Azure Phoenix Daoist?
Unknown, unknown endpoint, bleak and desolate, without footsteps. What was this? A sign, or merely fleeting fragments of images?
Unfortunately, Azure Phoenix Daoist could no longer see it. He had vanished into ashes in this golden prosperous era, his light rain and calamity ashes scattering into the universe, becoming dust.
An answer that was not an answer, offering nothing. The image fragments disappeared, but the Sea of Suffering above them grew increasingly clear, even the sound of surging tides could be heard.
"Quickly record it, carve all the Dao marks! This is a clue!" someone shouted. This concerned whether they could reach the dwelling place of the deities, a matter of success or failure.
"Strange, both real and illusory, as if one could break through," someone exclaimed in surprise, nearly falling into it when approaching that Sea of Suffering.
The various Great Sages showed strange expressions, quickly approaching to discover this was a void celestial domain, forcibly opened by the power of Dao dissolution, connected to an ancient domain.
"We cannot truly enter, but we can deduce the coordinates of this place!" The heroes worked together, recording every detail, calculating in their minds to determine where exactly the Sea of Suffering lay.
Boom!
With one final flash of light, the vast Sea of Suffering vanished, the universe recovered, and the thunderous waves returned to nothingness.
"Quickly go invite the Heavenly Fate Divine Master and others to deduce. The Sea of Suffering should be findable now. This divine sea hidden for millennia may no longer be a secret." A group of people departed.
The starry sky was filled with commotion as numerous experts soared into the sky, flying into the distance. Some went to invite eminent figures to deduce, while others searched based on the clues they had obtained.
The Other Shore, the dwelling place of gods, with the Ancient Tree of Life and the nine-layered coffin of the mythological era—all these were like fatal temptations, drawing people like moths to a flame, unable to extricate themselves.
Soon, large crowds disappeared. More than half of the heroes had left.
"Farewell, senior..." Ye Fan and Pang Bo stepped forward, scattering white flower petals one after another in this dark universe, seeing off Azure Phoenix Daoist.
The old Daoist was a very kind person who had taken good care of them. Watching him dissolve into the Dao, unable to save him, left their hearts gloomy and bitter.
The ending of a Great Sage—plain and simple.
"Ultimately, just ashes!" Four ten-foot-long golden serpents stood upright on their tails, their bodies covered in shimmering golden scales, flicking their tongues with a hissing sound that made one shiver.
When the four Golden Serpent Lords passed through this place, their expressions were cold, each holding their heads high as they walked through the flying ashes, possessing a majesty so powerful it made many cultivators tremble.
People made way for the four golden serpents. This was the prestige they had killed for—even a young supreme like the Golden Giant had been killed by the Golden Serpent Second Lord within a hundred moves. Who dared contend with them?
"What did you say!?" Pang Bo roared in anger. He had long found these four golden serpents disagreeable and wanted to settle the score with them.
Now that Azure Phoenix Daoist had passed away, and the four Golden Serpent Lords passed through with indifferent words, showing no respect—how could Pang Bo not be filled with righteous indignation?
"Are you speaking to me?" the Golden Serpent Second Lord stopped, his tongue hissing, making one's hair stand on end. His eyes were intimidating, radiating sharp light and chilling aura.
"Long worm, don't think so highly of yourself. Lord Pang is talking to you. You can be arrogant before others, but before me, you'd better curl up!" Pang Bo shouted.
The Golden Giant had been his acquaintance, killed in the starry sky. The respected and virtuous Azure Phoenix Daoist was someone he revered. Being disrespected and not receiving respect—how could he remain calm?
"Hiss..."
The tongue flicked slightly, and a beam of golden light shot out like a ribbon, slashing toward Pang Bo's head. The Golden Serpent Second Lord, at the slightest disagreement, directly sought to kill, even if you were a young supreme of the younger generation.
"Whoosh"
Pang Bo's eyes blazed with divine radiance, shooting out two dragon-shaped light pillars that struck the ribbon, colliding in the void and producing a brilliant radiance.
"Long worm, you dare ambush me? Today I'll break your bones and skin you!" Pang Bo charged forward, taking the initiative to attack.
The Golden Serpent Second Lord's body was serpentine. With a slight sway, he tore through the void—this was true teleportation, instantly covering hundreds to thousands of zhang, a technique of the Teng Snake.
Their ancestor was the ancient divine Teng Snake. Flight was their most primal innate secret technique, a form of extreme speed rarely matched in ancient times.
The Golden Serpent Second Lord said coldly, "You're not good enough. I've already bloodily wiped out the entire Divine Ape clan on the ancient path. Seeing that your bone structure is extraordinary, are you willing to follow my Golden Serpent clan? I'll grant you great fortune in the future."
"Dream on!" Pang Bo roared, forming hand seals with both hands as he charged forward. His left hand captured a dragon, his right hand summoned a phoenix, making him look like a demon god descending upon the world.
A cyan true dragon coiled around his left hand, while a crimson immortal phoenix flapped its wings on his right hand. Both exuded deadly killing intent. The two seals combined, their power unparalleled, pressing down toward the Golden Serpent Second Lord.
The Golden Serpent Second Lord swung his tail. A golden serpent body descended like a golden immortal sword, tearing through the void. Though only ten feet long, it was more terrifying than a star crashing down.
This was a sound that could pierce metal and split stone, shattering the heavens. The golden serpent tail was indestructible, colliding with the cyan dragon and immortal phoenix summoned by Pang Bo.
The place erupted with heaven-and-earth-shattering force. The golden serpent tail crushed everything, and both phantom bodies of the two immortal spirits shattered, unable to withstand this peerless strike.
"Roar..."
The Golden Serpent Second Lord roared, even more piercing than a dragon's cry to the nine heavens, with extremely strong penetrating power. His golden serpent body directly coiled and swept over.
Pang Bo's expression changed. He unleashed the Dao-Dissolving Slash from the Demon Emperor Nine Slashes, meeting this peerless divine serpent in battle.
The other three golden serpents, aside from the Great Lord, the Third Lord and Fourth Lord also moved. Just these two serpents alone moved to encircle Ye Fan, Dragon Horse, and the twelve saints—an arrogance that reached the extreme.
"Dare contend with me? Brothers, let's single-fight them all together! Charge!" Dragon Horse shouted. Everyone was dumbfounded—was this single-fighting?
Of course, this couldn't be blamed on Dragon Horse. The twelve saints were several minor realms lower than the four Golden Serpent Lords. One-on-one meant certain death. The enemy was too powerful; cross-realm combat was simply unrealistic.
"Boom!"
Ye Fan made his move, his entire body blazing with golden light, as if ten thousand volcanoes had simultaneously erupted. Waves of fire essence surged skyward, flooding heaven and earth.
He was like a divine furnace creating heaven and earth, radiating eternal light. His golden fist force shook the heavens. First, he clashed head-on with the Golden Serpent Third Lord, then swept his right leg at the Golden Serpent Fourth Lord, and finally charged into Pang Bo's battle group.
Boom!
This was a terrifying collision. Ye Fan's golden fist met the Golden Serpent Second Lord's golden tail, the impact sounding like immortal iron clanging, cracking the universe.
In that instant, Ye Fan exchanged blows with three of the Golden Serpent clan's lords. This region of heaven and earth trembled, and terrifying fissures appeared in the dark universe.
Divine energy raged like a vast ocean surging!
Ye Fan's expression changed. These golden serpents truly possessed invincible potential. They might be the most terrifying among the young supremes. They were truly too powerful.
Not to mention anything else, just the bodies of these four golden serpents were indestructible beyond reason. Their serpent bodies could cut through Saint King-level weapons and could clash head-on with him.
The Golden Serpent Second Lord abandoned Pang Bo, fixing his gaze on Ye Fan. Threads of divine radiance flickered in his eyes. "I like to defeat people in their strongest area. They say the Human Clan Sacred Body has an indestructible physical body—today I'll tear you apart!"
He shot over like lightning, truly arrogant and overbearing. He swept in horizontally, his serpent body like a golden immortal chain, coiling around Ye Fan to crush him.
Ye Fan spread his hands wide, like a golden dragon-shearing scissors, cutting through the sky to meet the Golden Serpent Second Lord. Blazing light erupted, and the heavens and earth rang like blacksmiths hammering, clanging so loudly it split eardrums.
This was a peerless life-and-death struggle. The collision of golden fists and golden serpent body sounded like the divine drums of the Heavenly Court, shaking one's soul nearly to pieces.
On the other side, Pang Bo also moved toward the Golden Serpent Third Lord. As for the Golden Serpent Fourth Lord, he was extremely arrogant, wearing a cold smile as he actively pressed toward Dragon Horse and the others.
Only Ye Fan and the Golden Serpent Second Lord were truly engaged in a peerless battle. The other two groups had yet to start fighting when a terrifying wave suddenly arrived.
"Go!" the Golden Serpent Great Lord shouted to his three younger brothers. He activated a corner of the Teng Snake Formation Diagram, his golden serpent body tearing through the universe as he led the way out.
"Boom!"
Great Sage-level fluctuations surged, attacking from two directions simultaneously, aiming to kill the several young supremes present, enveloping them all.
The first to appear was a gray flood dragon, not very thick or long, radiating the divine might of a Great Sage. It was in its prime, with surging blood energy, terrifying beyond measure.
This was the beast venerable who had once fought the four Golden Serpent Lords. Now he struck again, targeting the several Golden Serpent clan supremes.
At the same time, from another direction, golden light surged like a heavenly river descending from the sky, rolling toward Ye Fan and the others. It was magnificent, cascading down from the nine heavens.
Ye Fan reacted with lightning speed. The Stride Art blazed with brilliance, transforming into a streak of golden light that shot out, wrapping up Pang Bo and the others as he fled. He shifted positions in an instant, dodging the killing blow.
That heavenly river was actually just a tongue, tens of thousands of zhang long, falling from the sky. Boundless and vast, chaotic energy and golden light surged together.
This was an ancient divine demon variant—the Golden Toad. It stood high in the heavens, its body like a massive demonic mountain, radiating precious light. The scene was terrifying beyond measure.
Unfortunately, the blow missed. The Golden Toad's heavenly tongue failed to capture Ye Fan, who possessed the Stride Secret. They had escaped the battlefield.
Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Dragon Horse transformed into several beams of light, disappearing into a golden formation array and calmly departing from this place.
As for the several Golden Serpent Lords, relying on their mysterious Dao artifact—the Teng Snake Formation Diagram—they also escaped safely, leaving without a scratch.
Boom!
The attacks of the Gray Flood Dragon and Golden Toad missed, crashing into the universe and destroying vast stretches of starry sky. Many unrelated cultivators suffered a bloody calamity, dying in vain, blood splattering everywhere.
"We turned back too hastily and didn't catch a single one!" The Gray Flood Dragon's eyes were cold and piercing, filled with unwillingness.
Under another stretch of starry sky, the four Golden Serpent Lords gathered. All were unharmed, but upon closer inspection, only the tip of the Golden Serpent Second Lord's tail was spasming, trembling slightly.
"Second Brother, what's wrong?" the Golden Serpent Fourth Lord asked.
"The Human Clan Sacred Body lives up to his reputation. His golden physical body is truly terrifying. Next time, I absolutely cannot be so overconfident. I must use my strongest techniques—Dharma power, Dao cultivation, speed—to kill him, giving him not a single chance."
"Second Brother, are you injured?" the Golden Serpent Fourth Lord asked in shock. Since their debut, no one of their generation had ever been able to harm them. They had only ever killed others, even the young supremes on the ancient paths of various clans.
"Not injured, just in severe pain. Physical body is my weakness. I shouldn't have clashed head-on with him like that. Next time, I'll directly use ancient techniques to kill him!" the Golden Serpent Second Lord said coldly. (To be continued...)