Chapter 1657: Taking the Initiative
This era is impossible!
Hua Hua firmly believed that in this era, with all the ancient emperor princes appearing together, no one could sweep through everything and treat the imperial path like a smooth road.
“This era is too difficult. No one can truly transcend above all. It’s many times more terrifying than the era when Emperor Wu Shi attained the Dao. There are too many imperial prince-level figures.” Yan Yixi also shook his head.
The so-called Golden Great Era was not just empty talk. It gathered all the strongest bloodlines from past and present, competing for supremacy in the same era. No one could truly transcend the world and stand above all kings.
Black Emperor bared its teeth and said, “You think Emperor Wu Shi’s path to enlightenment was easy? He also experienced many great battles and encountered terrifyingly powerful enemies.”
It corrected them indignantly, saying that the so-called sweeping through generally referred to ordinary circumstances, but Emperor Wu Shi had also faced Immortal Domain bloodlines, fighting until the heavens shattered and the earth cracked, ghosts wailed and gods howled.
“Pfft!”
Everyone scorned it together. In the past, even the existence of the Immortal Domain couldn’t be confirmed, so how could there be such bloodlines?
“I’m not talking nonsense. There really were such enemies. Based on my guess, even if they weren’t Immortal Domain bloodlines, they were most likely ancient emperors who had severed their own Dao, or else a Chaos Body, or the offspring of Emperor Venerable. In any case, they were unmatched in valor with endless potential. Even Emperor Wu Shi paid a bloody price.” Black Emperor said.
Everyone gave it the middle finger. This bastard’s words were utterly unreliable. Yet in their hearts, they couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy.
People unanimously agreed that in this era, no one could sweep through everything. After all, these were the sons of ancient emperors, all concentrated in this era, their potential surely shaking the past and present.
“It’s not just about imperial bloodlines. There’s also a prerequisite: they are the ones with the strongest potential among the imperial lineage!” Dongfang Ye said.
This was a fact. The imperial princes were chosen and sealed away. Each ancient emperor had more than one offspring, and they left behind the child with the greatest potential.
There were two purposes for this. First, to achieve immortality in this era. Second, to compete with other ancient supremes in a different kind of decisive battle.
Flawless great emperors were hard to encounter. They couldn’t clash. Who was stronger and who was weaker? No one knew!
One person per era attained the Dao, which limited too much, leaving even the former supremes with regrets. How could their competition be carried out? Whose Dao was superior? It was hard to verify personally. They left behind their most powerful children, perhaps to settle the regrets in their hearts.
“Eh, the outside world is very unsettled. Two divine generals have appeared, announcing to all the heroes on the battlefield that they will kill Ye Fan and the Holy Prince. How arrogant!”
They received such news.
At the same time, in an ancient city, a silver war god descended from the sky was patrolling. The aura of a supreme being was oppressive, his entire body flowing with moonlight.
“You need not fear. As long as there are clues, build an altar and inform us. We will surely come and kill, taking the Sacred Body’s head.”
The majestic voice echoed in the sky, filled with a terrifying aura. The silver war god stood there like a fearsome monument, deterring later generations, impossible to surpass.
Everyone was horrified. This man was too powerful. The fluctuations he emitted almost made even great sages collapse. What level of cultivation did he have?
In recent days, news spread everywhere. The entire battlefield was restless. It was said that the experts who wanted to kill the Holy Prince and Ye Fan were not from this era; they originated from before the ancient times.
Some people said with certainty that they had once followed true imperial supremacies!
The experiences of these individuals alone were terrifying. They had endured the most dreadful tribulations, surviving countless battles without dying. Appearing in this era, they would kill gods when gods blocked their path and slay buddhas when buddhas stood in their way, with few opponents.
Compared to them, many people felt like bean sprouts raised in a greenhouse. Anyone who personally experienced being struck by their killing aura would be filled with great fear.
“Holy Prince, Ye Fan, if you dare to appear, you will be killed without mercy!”
“Fight and conquer, kill and exterminate!”
These were their shouts when they appeared, shaking the broken cities until many collapsed under the pressure. Two war gods were patrolling everywhere, determined to eliminate Ye Fan and the Holy Prince.
“Too damn arrogant! Are they trying to cleanse us? Just as we were talking about sweeping through, someone actually does it, but it’s turned around—we’ve become the targets!” Black Emperor was extremely displeased.
They knew the origin of these enemies. They came from the Phoenix Nest. They had harbored doubts before, but now it was confirmed. That group of people had truly appeared. This era was destined to have boundless calamities, facing a shocking great battle.
The enemy’s high-handed attitude angered everyone. No matter how powerful you are, this is no longer the ancient times. Do you still think you can command the world?
A few days later, the silver war god patrolled the skies, sweeping across many vast battlefields, shouting the names of Ye Fan and the Holy Prince, demanding they come and confess their crimes.
This posture, this domineering attitude, was like an immortal dynasty’s upper kingdom dealing with vassal states, carrying an indescribable superiority. In this day and age, who dared to act like this?
“We’ve delayed long enough. We’ve already tempered our bodies and mostly digested the quasi-emperor treasure. Let’s take the initiative to kill them!” Black Emperor and the others decided to strike.
“Right, actively hunt them!” The Human Demon elder also spoke.
A plan was set. They disliked being passive. Since they were destined to be enemies, there was nothing to hesitate about. They would go and kill thoroughly.
Baili City, another ruin. The city was dilapidated, most of its walls already collapsed. This was the second city Ye Fan and the others encountered.
Red mist shrouded the city. Not many cultivators came and went, but enough for information to circulate. Everyone who came here was very powerful.
Unsurprisingly, a bounty notice was posted on the city gate, targeting Ye Fan and the Holy Prince. Anyone who provided their whereabouts would receive a volume of ancient scriptures—a huge temptation.
“Arrogant!”
Pang Bo and the others looked hostile. They tore down the bounty notice and shredded it, causing the surrounding crowd to show awe.
After they left, someone immediately built an altar, chanting incantations to establish contact with the two war gods, hoping to obtain the astonishing reward.
In fact, Ye Fan and the others hadn’t left. They were waiting nearby to ambush the enemy, wanting to settle things once and for all.
The altar was built. Strange ripples spread out, entering the cosmic starry sky, like starlight shining everywhere, like ripples spreading, astonishing people.
Black Emperor said, “In ancient times, people used the blood of countless living beings to nourish altars, summoning ancient holy ancestors. Perhaps it’s the same principle. As long as the person from the past hasn’t died, sensing this, they can descend.”
Suddenly, the sky split open. Silver light shone everywhere. It was still that war god, radiating terrifying brilliance, overwhelming the universe.
Everyone’s hearts jumped. This man was definitely a quasi-emperor, and one who had undergone endless battle baptism, crawling out of piles of corpses. His killing aura was even denser than the Human Demon elder’s!
“My god, how many living beings has he killed?” Li Heishui exclaimed.
“Even ants cling to life. I never thought you’d come to die yourselves!” Obviously, he had discovered Ye Fan and the others. His entire body emitted sacred multicolored light, like a divine moon shining in the sky, dyeing the surroundings with a layer of white radiance.
Facing such an opponent, hiding was useless. He was too powerful. A single sweep of his divine sense covered hundreds of thousands of miles, as if he had descended from the Immortal Realm.
“Stop pretending to be a big garlic clove!” The Human Demon elder erupted, striking first. Holding a bone club, he leaped into the sky, clashing head-on with the powerful being high above.
At the same time, Ye Fan also ascended to the heavens. Pang Bo, Black Emperor, and the others entered the Black Pearl, ready for battle. This was an extremely powerful quasi-emperor artifact that could unleash fierce attacks.
“Boom”
High in the sky, silver light bloomed, like a moon exploding, a vast expanse of white spreading across hundreds of thousands of miles.
Everyone was shocked. The newcomer was too powerful. Even the brute force of the Human Demon elder seemed to be at a disadvantage. The sky was filled with the enemy’s Dao patterns interweaving.
“So terrifying…” People were stunned.
“This is no ordinary newly advanced quasi-emperor. He has a tremendous background!” Black Emperor’s expression was very ugly as he said solemnly.
“Boom!”
Another violent tremor. This time, black and white energies surged up, transforming into a chaotic blast. The Human Demon elder was enraged, striking with all his might. Taiyin and Taiyang worked together. He struck with both hands, shaking down large stars. The white bone club hung above his head, condensing yin and yang energies, merging them into one to attack forward.
The heavens and earth erupted. The brilliant silver light dimmed. The newcomer was forced back, revealing a shocked expression.
“So powerful!”
Whether on the Black Pearl or among the other cultivators watching, everyone’s expressions changed. This confrontation far exceeded their imagination. They fled as far as they could.
The few cultivators who had built the altar and summoned the Phoenix Nest forces turned pale with fear, deeply regretting their actions. They were terrified that Ye Fan and the Human Demon would settle accounts with them.
In fact, the people on the Black Pearl paid them no attention. Such is human nature. Even without them, they themselves would have built the altar and actively summoned this man.
Suddenly, a cold snort sounded. From another direction, a golden war god appeared, his entire body enveloped in blinding light.
This man was like a sun, impossible to look at directly. The aura of a quasi-emperor exploded, cutting off the Black Pearl’s escape route.
Another quasi-emperor? Attacking from front and back!
Everyone was dumbfounded. When had experts of this level become so numerous? It was incomprehensible. And they all came from the Phoenix Nest! What kind of force had Immortal Emperor left behind?
There was no doubt that the Immortal Empress must be sleeping in that Phoenix Nest. She was an unimaginable enemy. Her hatred for Ye Fan and the Holy Prince, wanting to eliminate them, was naturally to avenge the Celestial Prince.
The Sun and Moon Twin Quasi-Emperors. Their appearance made people feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar. One alone could contend with the Human Demon, even at a higher rank, taking the absolute initiative and upper hand.
Now another had arrived. What could be done?
The enemy’s strength exceeded expectations. Who could have imagined that the war gods who had followed Immortal Emperor would still appear in this era, peerlessly terrifying? Their killing aura was stronger than anyone else in this world.
The war god bathed in battle fire, radiating sunlight, charged over, wanting to join forces with the one shrouded in moonlight to completely wipe out Ye Fan and the others.
“Boom!”
Ye Fan struck. His palm fingers moved, each like a short halberd. With every vibration, the void collapsed, and the sun, moon, and stars trembled.
The newcomer showed surprise but didn’t care. He let out a clear cry, his entire body erupting with order divine chains. Like a golden immortal phoenix, dazzling and brilliant, he immediately suppressed Ye Fan with laws.
This was a domineering and overbearing attack, usually used by seniors against juniors, a high-handed method of comprehensive suppression.
Ye Fan’s expression was cold, neither anxious nor impatient. His palm fingers were like heavenly blades, cutting through the cosmic void, breaking all laws, shattering all the order divine chains.
His physical body was extremely powerful, able to withstand the attacks of quasi-emperor laws!
“Such a strong physical body. Compared to the descendant of the Heavenly Emperor, in terms of pure strength, it’s not far off.” The newcomer exclaimed in surprise, very unexpected, saying, “If the prince were still alive, he should have already unlocked his body’s treasures and would be stronger than you.”
“Still pretending to be a big garlic clove!” On the Black Pearl, Hua Hua was displeased. He unleashed the Buddhist Lion’s Roar, his appearance solemn and dignified, his words rumbling like thunder.
This left people stunned. This Buddhist sound should have been majestic and supreme, but he used it to curse. Everyone was dumbfounded, finding it both ridiculous and amusing.
“Kill him!” Black Emperor was also displeased, because Emperor Wu Shi also had half the bloodline of the Sacred Body. How could it allow others to belittle him?
“Pretending to be a big garlic clove!” On the Black Pearl, a group of people shouted using the Buddhist Lion’s Roar, solemn and dignified, cursing in unison, leaving people dumbstruck.