Chapter 1669: Emperor Versus Emperor
On the ancient, unadorned cauldron wall, golden light flashed, and the figure of a peerless celestial maiden emerged, transforming into Dao pattern imprints, becoming part of the myriad spirits.
Everyone’s heart shook violently. The Primordial Qi Cauldron was too astonishing. What kind of transformation was this? Mysterious and unfathomable, even the blood of an emperor had become part of its runes.
As ashes scattered, many were stunned, unable to react. An ancient imperial princess had fallen just like that. The ending was cruel, leaving everyone deeply shaken.
This star domain fell into utter silence. Many felt a chill run down their spines. This was not a good omen. Ye Fan’s rise was unstoppable, too domineering.
At the early Quasi-Emperor realm, imperial blood was absolutely insurmountable, possessing an innate, incomparable advantage. Yet now, it was so ruthlessly suppressed and killed with a single, casual motion.
After the silence, a wave of murmurs spread through the dark universe. Everyone’s heart was unsettled. Those who had come were all experts, yet they were all terrified, cold sweat breaking out on their backs.
The Golden Celestial Maiden had fallen, becoming a pile of bones on the Imperial Path.
Divine Death, Celestial Maiden... two in a row. Would there be a third? Vaguely, Ye Fan had become a killer of supreme offspring, specializing in slaying existences of this caliber, sending chills down everyone’s spine.
One was a supreme’s son, the other an imperial celestial maiden, yet they met such an end. The Imperial Path was merciless, evoking long sighs!
The unadorned cauldron floated in the sky, strands of Mother Qi cascading down like waterfalls, shrouding Ye Fan beneath. His expression was unreadable, only his eyes were brilliant, incredibly intimidating, their beams clearly visible.
At this moment, the Dragon Maiden felt a deep sense of powerlessness. Three imperial blood experts had attacked, and in the blink of an eye, two were dead. It was too sudden, too fast.
Now only she remained. What could she do? Fight? Even holding an imperial Dao artifact was useless. Ye Fan wielded the Chaos Azure Lotus, capable of defense.
That was truly a heaven-defying Dao Lotus. Its three leaves held up the sky, dissolving all laws of the myriad things. It was impossible to break through. This not only shook her but also shocked all the powerful beings across the universe.
Holding this Dao plant was akin to being inherently invincible. Who could break through it? This was not just a problem she faced alone, but a daunting challenge that would trouble all future Quasi-Emperor experts.
Who could ignore it? Who dared to ignore it?!
From this day onward, Ye Fan had truly become a formidable obstacle threatening many. All heroes would have to contemplate how to overcome him, how to face him.
Clearly, this would be a terrifying enemy everyone had to consider. It would become a “phenomenon,” requiring specific strategies and countermeasures!
This battle marked Ye Fan’s rise, erupting like a volcano, unstoppable, shaking the star domain and inevitably stirring up a great storm.
A dragon’s roar echoed. The Purple Dragon soared into the sky, then dove down. Its extreme Dao divine might was unparalleled. The imperial Dao artifact revived, its combat power reaching its peak, slaughtering downwards.
The Dragon Maiden was deeply unwilling. If she retreated like this, what confidence would she have left? All her pride would become like flowers in a mirror or the moon’s reflection on water. Continuing her journey would be meaningless.
No matter what, she had to strike once more, to try again to break through the Chaos Azure Lotus. This was the imperial Dao artifact forged by her father. Could it really be inferior to a lotus?
“Clang!”
The great dragon spanned the sky, its majestic head colliding downwards. Such an attack could surely destroy a sea of stars, reducing all celestial bodies to ashes.
Remember, this was being driven by a Quasi-Emperor!
Ye Fan was fearless. With the Primordial Qi Cauldron above his head and the Azure Lotus in hand, he rose against the heavens, charging towards this great dragon, engaging in a true, fierce clash.
Chi!
The three leaves on the Azure Lotus shot out three beams of emerald light. The primordial immortal light of the world’s beginning gave birth to all things, dissolving laws invisibly, possessing an indescribable charm.
The overwhelming imperial Dao laws spread like water ripples but were quickly blocked and rapidly disintegrated, leaving only chaotic haze and mist, eerily beautiful.
“Dragon’s Roar Shakes the Nine Heavens!”
The imperial princess shouted. The purple true dragon coiled, like a serpentine mountain, piling up in the sky. Every segment of its body emitted purple light, then vibrated at extreme speed, causing the universe to resonate.
Successive dragon roars echoed. Everyone in the distance was dazed, their minds on the verge of shattering. Even separated by such a vast distance, nearly crossing star systems, it was still this terrifying.
Everyone decisively retreated!
“This is the Ancient Emperor’s Chant! It’s as if the emperor’s true body has revived, roaring across the universe in this era. The Purple Dragon’s might dominates the mortal world.”
An ancient emperor’s chant was something no one could withstand. Moreover, the purple true dragon was coiling, its body rhythmically trembling, its form and Dao sound moving together. This was an attack of the highest order.
This was no longer the Dragon Maiden controlling the imperial Dao artifact. The artifact itself had revived, attacking autonomously, for it too felt anger. Since ancient times, who, not having attained the Dao, could challenge imperial might?
That person wanted to overturn everything? Then destroy him!
The Ten Thousand Dragon Bell vibrated on its own. Even the Dragon Maiden, its holder, trembled, her body swaying, floating amidst the boundless purple light. She had already let go, unable to control the weapon.
Matters had developed beyond her expectations.
This was the majesty of an imperial Dao artifact. It could not be insulted. As it engaged in a decisive battle, with the dragon’s roar and the massive dragon body pressing down, Ye Fan indeed suffered a terrifying impact.
The Chaos Azure Lotus shook, the entire plant bent, even its three leaves rustled and swayed, as if about to fall off. Emerald light filled the sky, turning this place into a boiling cauldron.
“Destroy!”
The Dragon Maiden sneered. Her entire body emitted purple light. She opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood essence. It was a purple radiance, brilliant and dazzling, spraying onto the dragon body formed by the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell, making its aura even stronger.
This blood was no ordinary thing. It was the essence of the imperial bloodline, refined by her, carrying her father’s aura. Acting upon the extreme Dao weapon, it naturally caused it to tremble violently.
It was as if the one who had refined it in the past had returned, standing by its side, accompanying it in battle, once again opening that glorious era, sweeping through all heroes under the heavens.
Purple qi burst through the universe, as if about to punch through this cage and strike into the Immortal Domain. Nothing could be seen here, only imperial Dao dragon qi and purple light surging.
The Azure Lotus was under immense pressure, clanging loudly. With a rumble, the three leaves burst open. One symbol after another emerged, flowing out from the leaves, filling the high heavens.
This was like a scripture, arranged in symbols incomprehensible to ordinary people, imprinting on every inch of space, stabilizing this universe, offsetting the pressure of the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell. Emerald light surged towards the great dragon.
A brilliant collision, a violent impact. This place became a calamity zone more terrifying than a sea of thunder. No one knew what was happening, only faintly hearing the sound of scripture chanting.
In the end, two figures appeared faintly. One stood on the head of the purple great dragon, majestic and imposing, like an immortal monument, overlooking all living beings.
The other, a heroic figure, stood atop a giant Azure Lotus, proud and aloof, peerless in style, looking down upon the myriad heavens through the ages.
Everyone was horrified. In a daze, they saw an ancient emperor confronting a great emperor. Between them, endless star systems were annihilating, and infinite Dao patterns were collapsing.
What was this? Everyone was terrified!
Was this a battle across eras? An ancient emperor dueling a recent great emperor? It was utterly shocking, a confrontation across a million years.
Hum!
Purple light flowed like water, and emerald light was like a waterfall. Between them, scriptures shone, various symbols burst forth. A peak-level duel, a surging tide, the universe shattered!
In a burst of shocking radiance, nothing could be seen there again. After a long time, the two figures rushed towards each other, then vanished together.
“What a pity. Those were fragments of the ancient emperor’s and great emperor’s imprints. Too little remained; they couldn’t withstand such a battle and were quickly consumed.”
Someone sighed, deeply regretful.
But thinking about it, if ancient supreme beings could truly duel across the void of time, they wouldn’t have regrets. Once lost, what remains in the river of time can only be remnants, unable to sustain a complete battle, at most a few strikes.
Light flashed repeatedly. Only the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell and the Chaos Azure Lotus remained. The figures standing on them had vanished, gone without a trace.
Behind the purple true dragon, the Dragon Maiden’s face was pale. Behind the Azure Lotus, Ye Fan’s expression shifted. Their feelings were different. They had truly seen two illusory figures confronting each other. The sensation was subtle, as if they had traveled back through time, witnessing two emperors!
“Father…” The Dragon Maiden’s voice trembled. Two lines of tears rolled down her snow-white jade-like face. Not seen for ten thousand years, suddenly glimpsing his back today made her heart tremble.
At this moment, she was not a female Quasi-Emperor who destroyed stars, acted decisively, and slaughtered heavenly soldiers and generals. She was just a somewhat weak woman, longing for the ancient times, hoping to see the Dragon Emperor again, rushing to her father’s side.
Ye Fan calmed down. He slowly raised the Azure Lotus, pointing it forward. His face was full of indifference as he walked towards the Dragon Maiden. He could understand her feelings, but their hostile positions could not be changed. An enemy could only remain an enemy.
A fierce battle began again. Both the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell and the Azure Lotus had lost some of their luster. The earlier confrontation of the emperor and imperial imprints had drained too much of their power, difficult to recover in a short time.
“Boom!”
Ye Fan swept the Azure Lotus upwards. Laws were shaken apart. Several segments of runes on the true dragon were temporarily cleared. Without Dao fluctuations, his fist blazed with intense light as he struck with all his might.
A deafening, earth-shattering sound echoed, shocking all four corners of the universe!
Everyone was stunned. What was he doing? That sound was harsh and piercing, like a heavenly god forging iron. The four poles of the universe trembled, and the mortal world shook violently.
“Heavens, he’s bare-handedly confronting an extreme Dao artifact, this…”
It was like a myth reborn!
He had not yet reached great accomplishment. The blood in his body had not all turned red. Yet he dared to do this, pitting his physical body against an imperial Dao artifact. This was an unimaginable act.
Across the four heavens, everyone was speechless. All those watching this battlefield fell into a brief silence, their hearts trembling. Was this going to defy the heavens?
What kind of shock was this? That was an imperial Dao artifact!
This was an object that simply could not be challenged. It was the most supreme sacred item suppressing this realm. Yet today, someone was attempting to break this myth, sealed for countless millennia, challenging this authority.
People had done this in the past, but they should have been at a higher cultivation level.
“He hasn’t even reached great accomplishment yet! How can he do this?!”
A voice of shock, laced with disbelief, rang out. Pairs of eyes from across the heavens stared at that spot. Many were silent, unable to say anything.
“Clang!”
Ye Fan swept with the Azure Lotus in his left hand, then struck again with the Heavenly Emperor Fist in his right, hard against the imperial Dao artifact. Blazing light burst forth, illuminating the universe, carving out an immortal radiance.