# Chapter 1660: Forbidden Zone Prince Falls
With a clang, Ye Fan's fist collided with that black great halberd, sending it flying back.
The purple great dragon dove down—without a doubt, this was the greatest threat. The ancient emperor's weapon was astonishing; who could contend with it?
If Ye Fan did not have the Chaos Azure Lotus in hand, he too would have to flee. Three ancient emperor bloodlines appearing simultaneously, combined with an imperial weapon suppressing the scene, formed a death trap that no one could withstand.
The three-leaf azure lotus was verdant and dripping with moisture, shrouded in chaotic mist. Ye Fan held it as he charged toward the great dragon. The purple true dragon posed the greatest threat; he had to block it first.
Hum!
The imperial dao artifact rumbled, cascading down like a vast waterfall—extremely astonishing. Ye Fan swept his hand, and the Chaos Azure Lotus brushed out specks of green light, breaking the imperial dao laws.
There was no earth-shattering collision; it was that simple. This azure lotus was mysterious and eerie—three leaves broke ten thousand methods, sweeping everything aside.
The boundless dao waves were endless, yet they simply could not approach Ye Fan's body. The Dragon Maiden could not kill through, and even with an extreme imperial weapon in hand, she was helpless.
This was shocking. The Dragon Maiden had the illusion of punching into soft mud. Her anger was useless; she simply could not break through the azure lotus.
The only thing to be grateful for was that the azure lotus had no offensive power, only passive defense. Otherwise, given its eerie nature, it would certainly be quite terrifying.
The Dragon Maiden withdrew her hand, standing in the void with a gloomy expression, flickering uncertainly.
"Boom rumble!"
Like stars scattering through the void, divine radiance filled everywhere, blinding light everywhere. The Golden Celestial Maiden's divine techniques fell like rain, but the raindrops were special—various golden dao artifacts.
Ye Fan swung the Heavenly Emperor Fist, like a blacksmith hammering iron, clanging loudly as he violently collided with those weapons, deafening to the ears.
The sky was filled with golden fragments—they were transformed from laws, yet indistinguishable from real ones. In that battle back then, the Golden Celestial Maiden had suffered a great loss. Today, she had returned with overwhelming force.
Three ancient emperor bloodlines appearing simultaneously like this—anyone would have a solemn expression.
The Human Demon also walked out of the warship, staring at the three without stopping. He was selecting targets, preparing to go on a killing spree.
Ye Fan had no choice. He could only stare at the Dragon Maiden, because she held the imperial weapon. He had to use the Chaos Azure Lotus to block it, otherwise it would seriously threaten the safety of others.
The scene was tense, oppressive enough to make one stop breathing.
Dong!
Suddenly, at this critical moment, the void split open. The five-colored altar on the Black Pearl flickered as Black Emperor and Huahua returned. Seeing the purple imperial dao dragon body circling in the sky, they felt dazed, as if they had seen a ghost.
Black Emperor blinked his copper bell-like eyes, came to his senses, and first howled at the Golden Celestial Maiden: "Little sister, did you bring enough clothes?"
Everyone was petrified, somewhat stunned.
In the past, Ye Fan had once made the Golden Celestial Maiden flee naked—a humiliation that was hard to erase.
Sure enough, the Golden Celestial Maiden immediately became anxious, furious and exasperated. A sea of secret techniques was unleashed, like a meteor shower of the end times, shattering heaven and earth as it crashed down here.
"Heh, did the Dragon Clan send meat again? But that old dragon really wasn't tasty." Black Emperor's venomous mouth was truly incurable. On the spot, the Dragon Maiden went berserk, activating the imperial weapon to kill.
"Hey, that pretentious kid, what are you strutting for? Three hundred years ago, your godfather was killed. What are you jumping for now?" Another sentence that made people change color—Black Emperor tirelessly ruined people.
Shen Ming's face immediately darkened. He swung his great halberd and attacked again.
"Master, retreat! Don't bother with them for now. Someone wants to target our Heavenly Court. Let's go back and wipe them out first!" Huahua said.
This time, Black Emperor's five-colored altar had rarely not made a mistake. They had traveled back and forth, bringing back such news.
"What?" Ye Fan was startled. While resisting the attacks from the sky, he asked if there were any casualties.
"No. That kid Lei Shen ran to our Heavenly Court to undergo tribulation, wanting to wipe out everyone at Heavenly Court headquarters. But he was scared off by Little Nannan." Huahua revealed the truth.
Ye Fan's expression instantly turned icy cold. When they first arrived at this battlefield, they had encountered Lei Shen. They never expected him to be so vicious, going behind their lines to raid their lair.
This person was very extraordinary. Being able to find the foundation of Heavenly Court's base was itself astonishing. But wanting to undergo tribulation as a quasi-emperor there was quite malicious.
In that battle over three hundred years ago, the Lord of Divine Ruins had fallen. Those of this lineage had a great enmity with Ye Fan, Ji Zi, Jiang Taixu, and others. But to kill everyone off like this, seeking trouble with other unrelated people of Heavenly Court, was unscrupulous to the point of being infuriating.
"No choice. We have to eliminate him first!"
Such a person had no principles. If left alive, he would surely be a great disaster. Ye Fan immediately jumped onto the quasi-emperor ship, preparing to rush to Heavenly Court headquarters.
"Where do you think you're going!" The Dragon Maiden refused to let go, activating the imperial dao weapon to suppress.
Ye Fan ignored her, fully activating the five-colored altar, making it float up. Then the entire quasi-emperor ship sank into it. He brought up the rear, being the last to enter.
"They actually left the battlefield!" Shen Ming was stunned. He wanted to pursue but stopped himself.
"So what? Let's go down and kill them clean!" the Golden Celestial Maiden said. Her golden hair burned like a torch, and golden essence like the sun flowed through her entire body.
"Yes, kill them!" The Dragon Maiden shared the same hatred and agreed.
They stared at the five-colored altar, seriously deducing the coordinates. Then they used the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell to shake open the void, directly crossing through the void gate and going after them.
Although the people at Heavenly Court headquarters were alarmed, no one was injured. As soon as Lei Shen arrived, Little Nannan sensed him and involuntarily flew over. Lei Shen's expression changed drastically. He forcibly suppressed his quasi-emperor tribulation and fled far away.
"I hope it chokes him to death!" Li Heishui cursed.
"He successfully underwent tribulation. In the Feixian Ancient Star System, someone saw thunderous light like a sea, terrifying and boundless. A creature like the Lord of Heavenly Punishment advanced to quasi-emperor." Qi Luo said.
"I'll go kill him!" Ye Fan said. He disliked this person. If he had directly attacked him, that would be one thing, but coming to the rear to assassinate Heavenly Court members was another.
"Big brother, Nannan will go with you." The little girl stumbled and ran over, panting, her black gem-like big eyes sparkling.
Ye Fan naturally would not let her follow. The little one's deterrent power was the fundamental guarantee for Heavenly Court's stability. In this chaotic world, who knew how many vicious criminals would appear.
"I'll go too." Old Man Human Demon showed a mouthful of white teeth and said.
"Old man, let's compete to see who finds him first and kills him." Ye Fan laughed.
"Good!" The Human Demon nodded in agreement.
As soon as he finished speaking, the two disappeared from where they stood, tearing through space and rushing to the deepest part of the star system.
"Poor kid!" Black Emperor shook his head and sighed. Being remembered by two freaks—what good end could there be?
"Master is truly angry this time. He will definitely go on a killing spree and wipe out that vicious Lei Shen, body and soul." Huahua put his hands together and recited a Buddhist chant, his face full of compassion.
The Heavenly Court members were horrified. That was a prince from a Forbidden Zone of Life! Whether in background or personal cultivation, he was terrifyingly powerful. Yet these two were very relaxed, saying they were going to hunt him.
All the heavenly soldiers and generals were somewhat dumbfounded. They were actually going to hunt a quasi-emperor! This was like a myth!
With such Heavenly Court strongmen guarding them, how could this lineage not become powerful? In the future, it would surely shine brilliantly. The hidden worries in everyone's hearts completely disappeared.
Because the few leaders were too powerful. As time passed, they would sooner or later reach the peak of this universe, standing at the highest point!
Perhaps these heavenly soldiers and generals would all go down in history, shining through the ages. Creating an immortal divine dynasty seemed not to be a problem.
Recently, various star domains had been unstable. All races were uneasy. This was an era of strongmen emerging in droves. A foreseeable period of ultimate brilliance had already arrived.
Experts being as numerous as trees in a forest was not surprising, because people already had a premonition.
However, with the emergence of strongmen from before the ancient era, unease surged in people's hearts. When the Undying Heavenly Queen returned, it completely ignited the suspicion and fear in people's hearts.
"The Phoenix Nest has reappeared. The Undying Heavenly Queen wants to contend for the number one position under heaven!"
"This is a terrifying woman. The Phoenix Nest has only awakened for a few years, yet she is already touring everywhere, gathering the foundations left by the Undying Heavenly Emperor, preparing to rule the eight wastelands."
She could even temporarily set aside her son's revenge to gather the still-living Eight Divine Generals. This woman's lust for power was evident, making many people's hair stand on end.
The only thing to be grateful for was that someone seemed able to rival her. Otherwise, she would not be making such a big move, summoning the former canonized people, preparing for a decisive battle. She had a sense of urgency.
"Is it the Lord of Divine Court? Is he about to attain the dao? Is the Undying Heavenly Queen worried, wanting to kill him before he attains the dao?"
This was the guess of the vast majority. Besides that, who else could make the Undying Heavenly Queen so urgent, setting aside everything else to face a powerful enemy?
The Feixian Ancient Star Domain was a forbidden land, home to many powerful creatures. Ye Fan came, tracking Lei Shen's whereabouts.
However, he found nothing here, and he did not enter the sealed land of that brilliant star. There were many uncertain factors here, and he did not want to create complications now.
In another region, Old Man Human Demon was also acting, searching for the quasi-emperor Lei Shen.
A few days later, news came from another star domain. Lei Shen had destroyed a branch of Heavenly Court, turning a great star into tribulation soil, carrying out a complete annihilation without restraint.
Although that place was desolate, a border region ruled by Heavenly Court with few heavenly soldiers, it was still a tragedy that made people angry.
"He thinks Divine Ruins is a dragon's pool and tiger's den, that no one dares to charge into it, so he dares to act recklessly outside. One day, we will go and flatten it!" The Heavenly Court members were furious.
Half a month later, Ye Fan and the Human Demon both returned, guarding the various departments of Heavenly Court, conducting patrols.
Finally, Lei Shen reappeared, executing heavenly punishment, once again coming to bloodbath, wanting to destroy Heavenly Court's living forces.
This time, Black Emperor was fully prepared. The array patterns laid down in advance played their role, able to locate and transmit messages. Even if separated by hundreds of light-years, the altar under Ye Fan's seat lit up, indicating the direction.
"Chi!"
He tore through the void and instantly traveled far away.
"Boom!"
On this day, heaven and earth erupted. A star domain was almost sunk, and a quasi-emperor-level bloody battle occurred.
"I wanted to give you a surprise, kill all your followers clean. I didn't expect you to also return from the battlefield. Let's settle things here." Lei Shen said coldly. After becoming a quasi-emperor, he was full of confidence.
At this point, there was nothing more to say. They immediately engaged in bloody battle. Ye Fan swung his leg, sweeping across a thousand armies, wanting to cut this person in half.
"The wrath of thunder technique, inheriting the will of heaven, breaking ten thousand methods, shattering all things. Sacred Body, today only one of us can live!" Lei Shen roared, his killing intent sweeping through the ages.
He was not purely venting personal grudges or vendetta against Heavenly Court members. When he truly encountered Ye Fan, he also wanted to fight a glorious battle, because the imperial path ultimately depended on true strength.
For someone as arrogant as him, how could he retreat at this initial stage when all the princes were emerging? He certainly wanted to kill his way to a world of his own.
"Boom!"
The response he got was a fist that shattered the漫天 lightning. Ye Fan bathed in thunder light, not retreating but advancing, killing to close range.
"Sacred Body, born in such a golden age, rare to encounter so many opponents. This is our fortune, and also our misfortune. Fight!"
Lei Shen roared wildly, the electric light even more blazing. Dao runes filled the sky, erupting with the majesty of an imperial blood quasi-emperor, terrifying the mortal world.
"Fortune and misfortune, all in this era!" Ye Fan did not underestimate his opponent, fighting with full strength.
One after another, electric light crisscrossed, tearing open the universe. Starlight bloomed and then extinguished, like immortal flowers blooming and withering. This was the funeral song of life and death, condensing the blood and fire of a solitary path.
Lei Shen displayed his power, using his true strength to suppress Ye Fan, wanting to kill his way to a brilliant starry sky, to prove his immortal path.
This was a contest of strength, a life-and-death confrontation between two imperial prince-level figures. There was no conspiracy, no trickery. There was only the cruel interpretation of the imperial path.
After a fierce battle, blood splattered. The light of the heavenly tribulation dimmed. Although the thunder light representing heaven's punishment was powerful and boundless, imprinting endless dao talismans, in the end, Ye Fan still exploded it.
Lei Shen flew sideways, his entire body cracked. Blood burst forth in this instant. With a pu sound, his entire body exploded. Blood and white bone fragments flew up. He died under Ye Fan's Heavenly Emperor Fist.
All the sons of emperors were emerging. The true decisive battle of the imperial path had just begun, yet it was already this cruel.
The Human Demon stamped his foot. He had arrived one step too late, unable to stop it. He watched Lei Shen explode into pieces and sighed.
"Next time, I won't let you make a move!" the old man said indignantly.
"Rumble!"
Between the nine imperial passes, a giant stele slowly emerged from chaos. Ye Fan's name brightened a lot, while Lei Shen's name forever dimmed.
Above, densely packed with many names, the names of the Golden Celestial Maiden, Human Demon, Holy Prince, Dao Yi, Huo Qizi, Old Madman, Huang Xudao, and dozens of others were also very bright. All were people with great potential on the imperial path.
Just as the battle between Ye Fan and Lei Shen ended, such a great stele appeared between the nine imperial passes, shocking people. Many were at a loss, not knowing who had erected it.
Almost on the same day, an even more widespread great battle also erupted. The Undying Heavenly Queen fought someone behind the nine imperial passes, shaking the universe.
People sensed that terrifying pressure, as if they had returned to the moment of the Dark Calamity. That fluctuation was too great, sweeping through the mortal world.
There was actually a battle at this level! Everyone was shocked. Was the Undying Heavenly Queen fighting the Divine Court Imperial Lord? This was the guess in everyone's hearts.
Ye Fan sensed it but was not afraid. Even if he was not a match, now that he was at the quasi-emperor realm, if he wanted to flee and go into hiding, he could still do so.
The Dragon Maiden and the Golden Celestial Maiden came killing. In addition, Shen Ming also appeared, his killing intent reaching the heavens, appearing in this universe, rushing over from that battlefield.
Ye Fan sensed them. There was nothing more to say. He knew that from this day on, he could not afford to be merciful. A blood-stained imperial path extended to his feet. There was no choice. He had to walk it, needing to advance over the bones of one great enemy after another!