# Chapter 1652: Imperial Prince Battlefield
A warship sailed through the starry cosmos, leaping through void tunnels at extreme speed.
This ship was refined with Ye Fan's participation after he obtained a Quasi-Emperor body. Together with Black Emperor, he laid down a supreme formation in the stars, moving numerous solar stars to extract the most primordial fire essence, using it as a guide for forging.
The materials were exquisite. The purple-gold gourd obtained from Yin Tiande, as a Quasi-Emperor artifact, was absolutely suitable. The internal array patterns remained intact, not yet collapsed. After studying and comprehending them, Ye Fan and Black Emperor forged them into the ship's hull.
Then, using the sun's primordial fire essence and referencing ancient Great Emperor slaughter formations, they carved countless dao patterns. After ten years of sacrificial refinement, they attracted countless heavenly tribulations.
The original Quasi-Emperor artifact was successfully transformed and further evolved, its power even greater.
The internal deity was subdued by Ye Fan—that was the most dangerous thing. Now it was completely under Heaven Court's control. This ship was the best tool for traveling through the cosmos, instantly breaking into another star domain.
At the ship's bow was also a blood-red iron hammer, which had undergone countless forgings to heal its cracks. Finally, it was completely re-smelted, showing obvious evolution.
With it, the warship's attack power skyrocketed. With two Quasi-Emperor artifacts combined, any powerful figure would find them troublesome.
The vast universe was boundless. Even with this Quasi-Emperor ship possessing divine speed, traveling through void tunnels, it couldn't reach that battlefield in a short time.
That cultivator died a few days after sending the message, his Immortal Platform collapsing, leaving behind a not-so-clear coordinate map. Ye Fan and the others sailed at full power, continuously tearing through space, rushing to that battlefield to rescue the Holy Prince.
"It feels like we've crossed the border wasteland and entered another universe?"
They were shocked. They had crossed who knows how many star systems, even passing through a chaotic region, as if breaking through this universe's limits and leaping out.
Chaos filled the air. It was like they were creating heaven and earth, forcibly carving out a passage. It lasted over half a month before they saw starlight again, sailing into a new starry sky.
"How did these people agree to come to such an ancient realm? What kind of battlefield is that? Was it left by their fathers? Or did they find it themselves?"
Breaking into this star river, Ye Fan and Black Emperor cooperated again, beginning to reforge the Quasi-Emperor ship and war hammer. Clearly, that place was very dangerous, requiring an overall boost in everyone's combat power.
Ye Fan didn't mind. But Black Emperor, Dongfang Ye, Pang Bo, Li Tian, Yan Yixi, Li Heishui, Ji Chengdao, Huahua, and others had all come. They needed an extremely sturdy ancient ship for defense and offense.
This time, they took out Immortal Tear Green Gold and Phoenix Blood Red Gold from Heaven Court's collection, melting them into the ship's hull and blood hammer respectively. The artifacts' light blazed intensely, their internal deities trembling with excitement. They evolved and sublimated on their own.
"Much stronger than before."
Black Emperor was uncharacteristically generous, not greedy or grabbing, melting the divine gold into both Quasi-Emperor artifacts. He even taught the incomplete slaughter formation of Emperor Wu Shi to the two internal deities.
Of course, there was a reason. In the end, this terrifying warship was named Black Emperor by him.
"It's not even black!" Dongfang Ye objected.
"Can't we just paint it black? This is too eye-catching. True treasures return to simplicity, containing extraordinariness within the ordinary." Black Emperor quickly turned the ship and hammer black.
"Black Pearl is the most fitting. Sounds much better than that stupid Black Emperor." Pang Bo said.
"Right, a brilliant pearl in the cosmic sea. How nice." The barbarian agreed.
In the end, the ship was called both Black Emperor and Black Pearl, and was covered with Heaven-Deceiving Array patterns, sailing into a vast starry sky, approaching that ancient battlefield.
When they truly reached this region, everyone was petrified. What they saw defied common sense. Deep in the star sea, a massive island floated, vast and boundless.
What sun, moon, stars, what brilliant star rivers? Before it, they were too tiny, like specks of dust. This was no island—it was clearly an unprocessed chaotic earth block from the creation of heaven and earth.
"Is this the battlefield of the imperial princes? Isn't it too big? Searching for someone here is like looking for a needle in a vast ocean."
"Its shape is strange, like half a body!"
With the naked eye, they couldn't see its full form because it was too large. Using the Quasi-Emperor artifact's dao pattern fluctuations, they spent a long time outlining the giant island's shape.
This massive body was terrifying beyond measure!
"I know! This is most likely the legendary remnant body of a Supreme Being. An ancient venerable sat here in meditation and passed away, becoming a battlefield for later generations!"
They guessed the truth. Clearly, this was a world-suppressing powerhouse, and the time since his death was too long. Even the imperial dao rules and killing intent had mostly dissipated.
You see, an emperor's body is immortal, coexisting with the world forever. Now it had become like this, completely turned to earth and stone. Who knows how long it had existed?
"This history is longer than we imagined. Who knows when it originated? Such a supreme expert existed that long ago. Terrifying!"
They speculated this was at least a Heavenly Venerable or Dao Venerable from the Mythical Era, extremely ancient.
"Such thick baleful aura. This place is strange, makes one's hair stand on end. Everyone, don't casually leave the ship!" Black Emperor warned.
They boarded this giant island. As soon as they approached, they saw red mist, hazy and boundless, covering everything ahead.
Even Black Emperor felt a chill when extending his body. This red mist was too terrifying, giving him immense pressure, bearing impacts like hammer and chisel carving.
Although the laws and killing intent within the emperor-level body had disappeared, for some reason, terrifying baleful aura had formed here, corroding people's bodies, seizing their hearts and lungs, extremely dangerous.
This was a death ground!
They carefully observed, confirming there was no life here. This red baleful aura was extremely harmful to the human body. An ordinary Great Sage walking through it for long would be crippled.
Unless one had outstanding talent and extraordinary bloodline, it was hard to stay long in this place. They would inevitably be turned into pus and blood.
"This truly is a battlefield prepared for imperial princes. Others can hardly endure it, unless they have exceptional talent!"
The warship was black and nondescript, not outstanding, and covered with Heaven-Deceiving Array patterns, making it hard for ordinary people to see through its depths.
They advanced cautiously, slowing down, traveling tens of thousands of li. All around was dead silent, without a sound.
This mist was terrifying, blocking heavenly eye vision, cutting off divine sense search. Even as powerful as they were, they could only see a few li ahead before reaching the limit. Here, they felt completely isolated, entering a sealed death zone.
Unable to see, hear, or sense, they were like mortals here, their search range limited, unable to see far. It felt very uncomfortable.
"Although this baleful mist is extremely harmful to the body, if one endures it, it can also be a form of tempering, forging an indestructible body."
Dongfang Ye focused on body refinement. His barbarian clan body was astonishingly solid, weaker than the Sacred Body but far surpassing ordinary people. He was the first to jump out, following the warship, using this to temper his body.
Others sat at the ship's bow, opening the ship's defenses, drawing in some baleful aura to surround their bodies, also attempting tempering.
"Oh, uncle-in-law, you can fly?" Ji Chengdao was surprised. His mental state was now excellent. Since his mother returned, he had become much brighter.
Ye Fan stood in the void, moving with the ship. He wasn't tearing through space or leaping, but hovering above, actually flying.
Everyone was stunned, then showed joy. Had Ye Fan broken his shackles? It seemed he had taken a very solid step forward.
"I can fly, but it's not from the previous order divine chains. It's a newly born ability, a human instinct, caused by the continuous opening of treasure gates within the flesh and blood." Ye Fan said.
At this moment, his origin power was circulating, hazy and indistinct, giving birth to some divine abilities.
Everyone was surprised, feeling he was going further and further down this path. Not awakening his previous laws and dao, but having new progress was also good. When both sides charged together, one day he would break through the shackles.
"Careful, something is following us!"
Suddenly, Black Emperor warned quietly, because the Black Pearl had sensed something. Behind them, an unknown creature had touched the ripples spread by the Quasi-Emperor artifact.
Ye Fan naturally sensed it first. His instincts had already detected it, but he didn't act, afraid of alerting the enemy.
That creature got too close, and everyone on the ship sensed it. Ye Fan disappeared from his spot, tore through the void, appeared behind in the blood baleful aura, and struck directly.
Poof!
He shattered it in one blow. It was an ancient beast, actually formed from baleful aura condensation, without a real body. As his palm and fingers fell, it became baleful aura again, dissipating here.
But he clearly felt this was a living creature, with Saint-level combat power. How could it have no real form?
"This is not a simple place. We need to be cautious!" Ye Fan warned.
Fortunately, they had refined a Quasi-Emperor dharma ship and armed it with the blood-red iron hammer. Here, it finally had its use.
The Black Pearl warship sailed forward. A massive mountain cliff blocked their way, towering into the starry sky, extremely astonishing. The warship rose in altitude to cross over.
"Oh, someone once stopped on this mountain peak, leaving some traces!"
Here, they discovered a man-made cutting platform, very flat. Someone had sat in meditation on it in recent years.
"And bloodstains!"
It was a kind of imperial blood that shimmered with light, flowing with dao rule fluctuations, never drying up. It still had strong life vitality. The red baleful aura hadn't completely corroded it yet.
"These bloodstains were left a few years ago!"
Based on the traces formed by the blood's fall, they deduced this. It was truly astonishing. Without doubt, this was an imperial prince's blood; otherwise, it wouldn't have such divinity.
Ye Fan looked down and examined it, then said: "It's Huang Xudao's blood. He has become who knows how many times stronger than before!"
From Blood Phoenix Mountain, Huang Xudao was a man with no distracting thoughts, living only for the dao. Extremely powerful. After disappearing for so many years, he had also come to this battlefield.
He had shed blood here, clearly injured heavily. This place was truly brutal. Who knew if he was alive or dead?
"Could it be him who fought Brother Monkey?"
"No, there's no Brother Monkey's aura!"
Suddenly, Ye Fan's eyes turned cold. He sensed something and signaled everyone with his eyes. All boarded the ship.
Behind them, very far away, a pair of azure eyes opened, merciless and cold!