Chapter 1463: The Black Hand
The Divine Domain battle began, a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering confrontation visible even from the outer realms!
Three Imperial weapons united, attacking the Divine Forbidden Zone. The Refining God Vase, the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell, and the Battle Staff struck until the heavens split and the earth cracked, ghosts wailed and gods howled, and a torrent of blood rained down.
Extreme Dao divine radiance surged into the heavens, breaking into the vast starry domain, startling even Ye Fan and the others. This was the might of an Extreme Imperial weapon, with three artifacts fully awakened.
Within the Divine Domain, a formation diagram hung in the sky. Four killing swords materialized, shaking heaven and earth, exuding Extreme Dao immortal power. Sword aura after sword aura swept in all directions, battling the three Imperial weapons.
The four killing swords were blurry, almost unreal, but this formation diagram was exceptionally unique. With it present, it was as if a portion of the Great Emperor’s primordial spirit was here, directing the battle.
This was the highest manifestation of a formation, containing the “Formation” character secret. It combined the world’s Extreme Imperial weapons, arranging them together to form supreme divine power, capable of shattering all things in the world.
One could say that only in this way could a fraction of the power a Great Emperor displayed while alive be exhibited!
The great battle erupted in full!
Even though the fighting took place above the Divine Domain, this place was on the verge of destruction. The intangible formations and ancient platforms could no longer protect the mountains, rivers, and lands.
At the critical moment, the most ancient divine mountain within the Divine Domain blazed with intense light. The faith power of countless living beings, accumulated over endless ages, surged forth.
Rumble!
The mountains and rivers stabilized, the sun and moon were fixed in place. These pure forces surged like an ocean, stabilizing the earth, fire, wind, and water, securing all things, and protecting this ancient domain.
This was an incomparable power, no weaker than an Imperial weapon. This was mainly because it was so vast. From ancient times to the present, who knew how much sacred power had been accumulated? Today, it was fully awakened. Otherwise, not to mention this place, even the entire ancient star might have shattered into pieces, ground into dust.
The Divine Domain was at a life-or-death moment. Never before had it been as dangerous as today. Three Imperial weapons were assaulting its gates. Even if a god were alive, they could not withstand it.
“Pop!”
Sword aura crisscrossed, millions of strands rising together. A single wave swept across, and all three Imperial weapons hummed softly, suffering a tremendous attack.
Massive spatial cracks spread into the distance, directly reaching the outer realms. They were terrifyingly vast, even swallowing some small meteorites.
Ye Fan and the others stood in the sky, their expressions changing at the sight. If this continued, the Divine Shore would undoubtedly be destroyed. Even with the faith power of that most ancient divine mountain, it could not hold!
“Brother Monkey is just going through the motions,” Pang Bo said with a grin.
Looking at the ancient star, the light from the Imperial weapons was the most dazzling. The Battle Staff was relatively dimmer. Each time it made a grand show of force, its attacks lagged behind.
Clearly, the monkey was very displeased. Forced into battle against his will, he was resentful. But he couldn’t fight against two Imperial weapons, so he was just wasting time.
If this dragged on, he might even switch sides. The Battle Saint Ape lineage was the most unyielding, refusing to be controlled or restrained.
“The nine-layered coffin from the Mythical Era has been carried into the Divine Domain!”
A massive stone coffin, enormous in size, was being refined by a Great Sage using heart’s blood. Layer after layer of the stone coffin was opened, releasing a terrifying Imperial baleful aura.
“The Divine Domain is defeated!” Ji Haoyue knew that unless something unexpected happened, the outcome could not be changed.
Three Imperial weapons were restraining the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable’s supreme killing formation. At this moment, no one could suppress the Imperial coffin. The Imperial baleful aura could ignite the faith power, completely destroying this place.
Indeed, as soon as the ancient coffin entered the Divine Domain, it fully ignited the faith power. This was a terrifying turn of events, like a sky full of raging flames. Heaven and earth boiled over, rolling like an ocean, dazzling and brilliant.
The sacred faith power vaporized, burned, and evaporated. It was intensely fierce, more terrifying than countless suns exploding.
At this moment, the Divine Domain suffered heavy losses. Many people died, turning directly into blood mist. Some hall masters let out long howls and fled into the distance.
The blazing light, like a burst dam, surged across the vast land, spreading to even more distant mountains and rivers. All the great clans trembled. This was a catastrophic consequence.
“Crack!”
The Divine Domain split apart. If this continued, it would surely turn to ashes. Then, using this as a breakthrough point, the entire ancient star would explode.
Clang!
An immortal formation hummed. A unique silver formation flickered, and from it rushed four ancient swords. Their bodies were a dark red color, ancient yet concealing a deadly killing intent!
Even the Great Sages gasped, all stunned. These were the four killing swords from the Heavenly Venerable’s Life Spring, crossing the void to arrive. They were real, no longer blurry phantom images.
Now the trouble was immense!
The formation diagram hung above. The four swords hung in the east, south, west, and north, guarding the four gates. They re-stabilized the Divine Domain, suppressed everything, and swept the massive stone coffin away.
In this process, two Great Sages who were using their heart’s blood to nourish the divine coffin didn’t even have time to groan before they were chopped into bone fragments by the sword aura and died.
Everyone’s scalp went numb. The real four swords had crossed the ancient Heavenly Venerable’s Life Spring to reach the Divine Shore, merging with the formation diagram to achieve true invincibility under heaven and earth!
Could this battle still be fought?
The three Imperial weapons were naturally not weaker than the four killing swords, but that formation diagram was too mysterious. It possessed a portion of the Great Emperor’s living, heaven-defying power, allowing it to better control the Imperial artifacts, killing gods when they blocked the way!
“We need four Imperial weapons to break this formation. Where can we find one now?” Everyone was anxious, their faces pale. They hadn’t expected to fail at the last moment. At the critical juncture, the four immortal swords had arrived in person.
At this moment, forget about attacking the Divine Domain. Without Imperial artifacts, whether the Great Sages could even leave alive was a problem. The situation had reversed.
In fact, everyone in the Divine Domain was stunned. They hadn’t expected the four Imperial artifacts to appear at the final moment, instantly turning the tide and reversing the outcome.
“Bring the Imperial coffin over. For now, treat it as an Imperial weapon. And you, monkey, if you continue to go through the motions, be careful, old man, I’ll kill you first!” a Great Sage roared.
The Holy Prince sneered, but now was not the time for arguments. He really had to fight for his life. Otherwise, he might even die here.
The killing formation diagram was extremely terrifying. It arranged the Imperial artifacts together, integrating offense and defense, shattering all things, as if it wanted to destroy this universe.
The four killing swords hung in the four directions, making the Divine Domain as solid as gold. Moreover, it actively attacked outward, constantly advancing, slashing until the Great Sages’ hearts trembled with fear.
The four sword gates were all churning with chaos. Each time, they slashed out tens of thousands of rays of light. Each ray was enough to kill a Great Sage. Absolutely terrifying!
Above the sky, Ye Fan’s expression changed. He had never seen such terrifying attack power. It was truly horrifying.
Pang Bo sighed, “Back then, the Primordial Bell suppressed Purple Mountain. I imagine it was no different. Several Imperial artifacts couldn’t break through. It was probably also directed by a formation diagram.”
Suddenly, Ye Fan’s expression shifted. “The Five Elements essence energy is rapidly decreasing. Something has changed.” The Green Copper Cauldron on his body dimmed, no longer emitting light. He couldn’t help but look towards the Five Elements Continent.
A moment later, a dazzling golden light burst forth, blazing like a scorching sun, spanning the sky. It was so brilliant it was suffocating.
Ye Fan quickly set up a Heaven-Deceiving Array, covering everyone within it. He looked at that divine light with a grave expression.
That person was too fast. Tearing through the void, crossing the universe, he rushed over in an instant, approaching this ancient star of the Divine Shore, emitting strands of Imperial might.
“A divine robe forged from Dao Tribulation Gold!” Everyone was shocked. This was a type of immortal gold, comparable to Phoenix Blood Red Gold, Immortal Tear Green Gold, and others.
“Why do I sense a hint of conspiracy?” Ji Ziyue’s big eyes blinked as she stared at that brilliant divine robe, voicing her doubts.
“That’s right. For so many years, I’ve felt there was an invisible black hand guiding everything here. Now it’s almost confirmed.” Ye Fan nodded, his expression turning serious.
A branch of the Ancient Tree of Life appeared on the Golden Branch Path, leading everyone to the Mythical Ancient Domain, where they found the Sea of Bitterness and finally reached the Divine Shore. This was a line, connecting one location to another, causing people to descend here. So many bloody battles had occurred over the years.
How could an ordinary person bring out a branch of a divine tree? Stirring up storms across the domains and leading a slaughter here—this was like a massive scheme!
“Someone couldn’t conquer the Divine Domain themselves, so they wanted to draw in outside forces, causing chaos within the Divine Domain so they could make a move at the critical moment,” Ji Ziyue said.
“If that’s true, this person is incredibly patient. To realize this plan, they spent decades, even nearly a hundred years,” Pang Bo said.
“That’s right, you guessed correctly. This massive chaotic situation was orchestrated by someone.” Ye Fan stared at the dazzling golden divine robe and spoke solemnly.
The reason he came to this conclusion was that he knew who had arrived. He had dealt with this person before and had seen their terrifying methods.
He never expected this person to be so deep and calculating, directing such a shocking scheme, drawing everyone in as tools to pry open the Divine Domain for him.
“Who is this person?” Ji Haoyue stared at the golden figure, watching him disappear into the life-bearing star below.
“A descendant of the Dao Yan Great Emperor,” Ye Fan replied.
The immortal robe forged from Dao Tribulation Gold was the only one in the entire universe. It belonged to the Dao Yan Great Emperor and had now been passed down to the Imperial Son, Dao Yi.
It was definitely this person who had arrived, orchestrating everything. His mind was too deep. Mobilizing thousands of troops and horses, causing chaos across the domains to attack this place—this was not something an ordinary person could do.
Ye Fan said, “The Ancient Tree of Life once belonged to the Dao Yan Great Emperor. It has been missing for over a million years. To reclaim his father’s immortal tree, he set up this scheme, using the power of all the heroes to attack, to counter the supreme killing formation and Imperial artifacts here.”
“No wonder…” Ji Ziyue nodded.
It was said that decades ago, there was a traitor within the Divine Domain who wanted to steal the Ancient Tree of Life but failed, only managing to take a branch. Now it seemed that Dao Yi was the one responsible.
Since it wasn’t a traitor, for an outsider to cut off a divine branch, they would definitely need an Imperial artifact. Otherwise, how could they break in?!
“This person is terrifying. To achieve his goal, he drew in strong warriors from many ancient domains, not hesitating to stain the stars with blood, triggering a great upheaval. All the heroes acted, becoming his tools,” Ji Haoyue said.
Ye Fan nodded. Dao Yi was by no means a simple person. Back then, he had slaughtered who knows how many Ancestral Kings on the Big Dipper. He had directly schemed to kill the Great Sage Yan Qi of the Fire Qilin Cave, who held an ancient Imperial weapon. He had even crushed the spirit of the ancient Imperial Prince Huo Qizi, causing him to become despondent and flee to the cosmic borderlands, his whereabouts unknown to this day.
“Since we’ve seen through it, let’s follow behind him. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. He’s the oriole, and we’ll be the one with the slingshot,” Pang Bo said, rubbing his hands together eagerly.
Ye Fan had the Green Copper Cauldron. If it came to a real clash, he had nothing to fear. He could follow behind.
“We might not be able to be the hunters. This is undoubtedly directed by Dao Yi, but the one executing the plan might be a Great Sage. And besides the Imperial artifact, he also has an ancient Imperial formation diagram,” Ye Fan said. He still remembered the events of that year. It was like harvesting wheat. On the Big Dipper, the Ancestral Kings had suffered heavy losses, their blood dyeing the void red.
“Everyone, I have come to assist you!” The Dao Yan immortal robe appeared, shaking the eight wastelands. A majestic figure descended outside the Divine Domain and joined the battlefield.
“Dao brother, your arrival is timely. Let us break this formation together. Four Imperial artifacts are just right,” a Great Sage laughed, never expecting a twist of fate.
The Refining God Vase, the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell, the Battle Staff, and the Dao Yan Divine Robe all emitted brilliant immortal radiance, shaking the supreme formation ahead. The heroes split up, each using an Imperial artifact to fix a gate, and charged in!
Chaos surged. The formation diagram and the four killing swords hummed. It truly seemed unstable. It was only a matter of time before it was broken.
At this moment, Ye Fan and the others also arrived. The saints had already followed the Imperial artifacts inside, leaving the outside world cold and empty.
“Let’s go in too. We’ll follow right behind Dao Yi!”