Chapter 1166: Breaking Through the Shackles
The Golden Heavenly Maiden was extremely domineering, true to her word as she stomped down with one foot. Her entire body radiated light, as if forged from Dao Tribulation Gold, the imperial blood within her boiling. "You delivered yourself right to my doorstep," the Golden Heavenly Maiden laughed, but no matter how you looked at it, it was cold—especially her golden pupils, which were chilling to the extreme.
This blood and the body formed from fragments of the Sacred Body's origin condensed a terrifying battle intent. Blood-colored hair flew wildly, and with a roar, it charged forward to kill.
"Mm, the Sacred Body's origin is truly a great human elixir, a tremendous fortune." Many in the shadows had burning eyes.
But the battle intent displayed by this blood-colored body was indeed terrifying, shaking heaven and earth. A leg swept out, sending the Golden Heavenly Maiden flying into the air and staggering backward.
However, the blood-colored body also dimmed somewhat. After all, this was not Ye Fan's true body; it was a instinctive reaction, lacking divine consciousness to guide it, without corresponding adaptations.
"Cauldron, come!"
Inside Ye Fan's shattered body, his essence, energy, and spirit were nearly drained. He let out a Dao roar, and the Primordial Qi Cauldron descended straight down, merging into the blood-colored flesh.
The cauldron contained a deity that could fight on his behalf, dominating the blood-colored body, fusing it together to face the Golden Heavenly Maiden.
"Boom!"
This was an upheaval!
Heaven and earth shattered. With Ye Fan's laws and Dao suppressed, the origin fragments within the crimson blood emerged to fight for him.
This immense power was the ultimate manifestation of the physical body, now drawn out—a terrifying display that shook the Golden Heavenly Maiden until her face turned pale and blood trickled from her mouth.
As for the blood-colored body and the cauldron at its brow, outsiders could not discern their state, for it was entirely composed of blood.
"Boom!"
Fist intent was unmatched, battle qi surging. Ye Fan's blood god fought fiercely, shattering the heavens, forcing the Golden Heavenly Maiden to retreat as blood dripped continuously from her lips.
"Not good—Ye Fan is undergoing his tribulation! His origin has been separated from his body too long; his flesh and divine consciousness could be erased by the order chains at any moment!" said Black Emperor.
Ye Fan's body was now hollow and broken, with only residual blood essence left, sustained entirely by his divine consciousness. One wrong move, and he would face total annihilation of form and spirit.
"Master!" Huahua's eyes were bloodshot.
"Damn it, my quasi-emperor tribulation should be coming—why hasn't it appeared? If it had, I'd stomp these cowardly rats flat!" Pang Bo raged.
"Haha..." The Golden Heavenly Maiden laughed wildly. She knew the blood god was fierce but couldn't last long, for once Ye Fan's divine consciousness and flesh perished, everything he had would turn to nothing.
"Tremble, Sacred Body! Pay the price for your sins. I'll crush you during your transformation—that's the best response I can give you!" the Golden Heavenly Maiden said coldly. At a disadvantage in physical combat, she began to unleash a terrifying secret art.
The dark universe was torn open, and figures stepped out one after another, like blazing suns suddenly shining, divine light spreading everywhere.
They were ancient deities, clad in golden armor, existences like the Sun God, their radiance illuminating the dark cosmos as they emerged to do battle.
"This is... the descent of the gods!"
Everyone was stunned. This secret art had been mastered by the Golden Heavenly Maiden—truly worthy of an ancient imperial daughter. It was said that this art could not be cultivated through talent and bloodline alone; it was mysterious, requiring the initiation of some sacrificial ritual.
Without a doubt, this secret art was extremely powerful. The sky was densely packed with golden figures, all chanting a single divine sound in unison: "Kill!"
They struck together, and the countless golden runes spread as if alive, then transformed into golden waves that struck the heavens, sending the blood figure flying with a boom.
"This isn't over."
After retreating, the blood god did not disperse but instead suddenly blazed with intense light, deliberately avoiding further engagement. At this moment, Ye Fan's laws and Dao had peaked again, allowing him to wield this power.
The blood reversed course and merged back into Ye Fan's body. His entire form flashed with the light of laws and Dao, unleashing various secret arts while controlling the tribulation lightning.
"Boom!"
The Golden Heavenly Maiden was also shaken into that illusory Immortal Domain, assaulted by immortal beasts, nearly forced into tribulation, scattering a shower of golden light outside.
Everyone was dumbfounded. They had thought victory was certain, yet Ye Fan had pulled through again, escaping disaster while his body was bound!
The Golden Heavenly Maiden and Shen Ming were both trapped in that illusory Immortal Domain, now a terrifying place, facing great trouble.
"End this!"
Witnessing all this, the Dragon Maiden's crystalline dragon horns among her hair flashed with sky-piercing light. Holding the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell, she was about to step into the thunder sea.
Everyone's hearts pounded. Powerful cultivators retreated rapidly. What a joke—carrying an imperial artifact into the tribulation? Only an ancient imperial prince or princess would dare such a thing. If that ancient artifact triggered its own tribulation, no one here would survive!
"Are you all so afraid of my brother that you lack even the courage to face him head-on?" the Holy Prince roared, nearly killing the Divine Tiger with his staff, blocking the Dragon Maiden's path.
"I haven't even unleashed my killing intent yet. For the sake of our shared ancient imperial bloodline, I don't want to tear things apart. Don't force me," said the Dragon Maiden.
She had the confidence to say this, holding a flawless imperial Dao artifact. Who could oppose her? The monkey's Immortal Iron Staff had long been broken in two, unable to withstand it.
"Monkey, catch the Azure Lotus!"
Suddenly, Black Emperor appeared, a formation platform flashing. He tossed a green lotus to the Holy Prince, then vanished from the spot.
This was Ye Fan's Chaos Azure Lotus, which he hadn't dared bring during his tribulation. Times had changed—if this object took form and, as the Green Emperor, awakened through the tribulation, the universe would be destroyed beyond recognition.
Seeing this, the Dragon Maiden sneered and stepped into the thunder sea.
"Fine, then let's all undergo tribulation together!" the Holy Prince roared, knocking the Divine Tiger aside with his staff, abandoning this soon-to-be-defeated quasi-emperor.
He followed into the thunder sea. Sure enough, the Azure Lotus trembled, frantically devouring the tribulation's power, growing over a foot taller in an instant.
Everyone's hearts pounded. The Azure Lotus gained a strong vitality and luster, becoming even more crystalline and verdant.
The only relief was that after absorbing the thunder sea's power, it did not undergo tribulation—still just a lotus.
"Die!" The Dragon Maiden entered and activated the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell, directly targeting Ye Fan. She wasn't here for a duel; her goal was simple—kill this enemy.
"Get lost!"
The Holy Prince erupted in fury, holding the Azure Lotus in one hand and the black Immortal Iron Staff in the other, blocking her path to prevent her from harming Ye Fan, who was at his weakest and undergoing tribulation.
The Dragon Maiden sneered. His Azure Lotus could only passively defend, lacking offensive power, while hers was a true imperial Dao artifact, giving her the upper hand.
She not only blocked the attacks from the lotus and broken staff but also broke through the illusory Immortal Domain, freeing the other two ancient imperial children.
Shen Ming was furious, and the Golden Heavenly Maiden's roar shattered the sky. The two pounced on Ye Fan, while the Dragon Maiden held off the monkey.
"Ah... break open!"
A sky-shattering sound came. Ye Fan's body blazed with fiery light. The law chains from heaven binding him, along with the intertwined remnants of the Supreme Beings within him, were already covered in cracks. Now they reached a critical point.
Crack!
Something inside Ye Fan seemed to snap. This sound was more terrifying than thunder. Then, a beam of immortal light shot up, piercing through heaven and earth.
With a boom, the four poles of heaven and earth trembled. Ye Fan let out a great roar, like a flood dragon breaking free from its cage, soaring upward, shattering the order chains' restraints, snapping them apart.
"Success!"
"The tribulation is complete!"
Exclamations rang out. Amidst all these difficulties, Ye Fan had made a breakthrough, crushing every shackle and obstacle, taking the most important step of his life.
"You disturbed my tribulation, thinking that would kill me? You... are not enough!" Ye Fan soared like a dragon leaping nine heavens. With a boom, his entire body blazed with ten thousand feet of light. Laws and Dao surged, and his physical body grew even stronger.
With the Stride Art activated, time and space seemed to freeze. People stared in shock as Ye Fan's body expanded, and he stomped down toward the Golden Heavenly Maiden, descending like a mountain.
"Boom!"
There was no way to dodge—it was too fast. Amid ten thousand feet of golden light, Ye Fan's great foot landed. The Golden Heavenly Maiden was forced to meet it head-on, both arms shaking as she struck upward.
But the power of this stomp was too immense, crushing her laws, pressing down with overwhelming radiance, engulfing her from above.
People trembled. From afar, they saw Ye Fan's great foot descending, the Golden Heavenly Maiden using all her strength to resist, her hands holding up the sky, barely blocking that foot.
As for Ye Fan's fist, it had already struck toward Shen Ming. The Heavenly Emperor Fist was unmatched, shattering the void, suppressing and killing. Shen Ming roared but was directly crushed downward.
From a distance, that figure like a god or demon—one foot pressing down on the Golden Heavenly Maiden, one fist forcing Shen Ming to kneel—that supreme, unrivaled, majestic posture stunned everyone!