Chapter 1722: The Battle Ends
The Undying Heavenly Blade, hailed as the number one blade through the ages, was broken. Its cold light swept across the starry river, its divine radiance illuminating the ten desolates. This result was shocking.
The Female Emperor was so strong it defied description, tearing apart an Imperial Artifact with her bare hands. This one was different, not to be judged by common sense, as it was already close to a supreme Immortal Artifact.
It was as if a stretch of starry sky had shattered. The Heavenly Blade became the source of destruction there, broken into two sections. Cold light surged like a silver waterfall, or like an ocean, endless and unceasing.
This was its unwillingness and fury. The once invincible weapon had come to this step. Shame, frustration, and the pressure to survive caused it to riot.
Yet, it could change nothing. Its own fracture was already a foregone conclusion. This was a bitter fruit beyond words.
“Swish!”
The Undying Heavenly Blade fled into the void, hoping to escape, not wanting to truly have its soul severed here. In this process, the two broken sections of the blade were very strange. Both spewed forth crimson clouds, like fresh blood, shocking to the eye, and then they connected back together.
What is this? Everyone was greatly startled.
“It is the ultimate essence of Phoenix Blood Red Gold!” Old God said, his eyes gleaming.
Phoenix Blood Red Gold, as its name implied, possessed the characteristics of the Undying Phoenix Bird, capable of nirvana and rebirth. The Heavenly Blade was clearly undergoing such a transformation and self-preservation.
The spewing crimson clouds were the laws and essence of Phoenix Blood Red Gold, born by bathing in immortal blood. In this critical moment, the Undying Heavenly Blade displayed its heaven-defying aspect.
Everyone drew in cold air. No wonder there were legends that to become an Immortal Artifact, one needed to refine various divine metals. This was not without reason.
Each divine metal had its own supreme original essence. For example, God-Marking Purple Gold could copy the remnants of the Great Dao in heaven and earth, capturing the essence of scriptures from ancient ruins. This Phoenix Blood Red Gold represented undying and resurrection; it could undergo nirvana and rebirth. This was an astonishing potential.
Of course, divine metals were not lacking, but not everyone could refine their weapons to this step. The original characteristics of a supreme treasure also needed to be developed.
“What a terrifying Heavenly Blade. It really would be invincible under heaven. If given time, once it transforms into an Immortal Artifact, it would be indestructible!”
Crimson blood stained the starry river. The broken blade reassembled. The Female Emperor stepped forward and struck again.
At the same time, the Chaos Azure Lotus, originally rooted in the void, suddenly moved. It vanished from its spot and plunged straight into the deepest part of the universe, precisely the direction where the stone egg had disappeared.
The Heavenly Blade roared. This time, it was truly desperate, even more anxious than when it was shattered. That was the immortal egg it guarded, yet to be born. It absolutely could not have problems.
It charged desperately, its entire body burning with blood light. The Phoenix Blood Red Gold boiled, spewing out like real blood. At the same time, the other four divine metals also pulsed, each displaying great divine powers, trying to make the blade flee into nothingness.
The Heavenly Blade unleashed the most powerful strike of its life, cutting through the universe, fleeing toward the stone egg, to stop the destruction by the Green Emperor’s weapon. The Female Emperor followed unhurriedly.
“You all retreat!” Ye Fan commanded. Many had stopped to watch earlier, protected by the Green Emperor Lotus, without worry.
Now, all three weapons had charged into the cosmic sea. Although they very much wanted to know the outcome, they also understood it was too dangerous. Upon hearing the command, they departed in an orderly fashion.
Old God, Ye Fan, and the Woodcutter Elder, three peerless experts, charged toward the cosmic sea. They hoped to witness the conclusion, and if necessary, would fight bloodily. That Heavenly Blade was truly a great calamity.
However, no matter how heaven-defying their abilities, they could not keep pace with the rhythm of those three weapons. Along the way, they saw shattered star rivers, destroyed galaxies, and stretch after stretch of ruins.
Finally, they saw some fragments of time. That was the final battlefield.
The Chaos Azure Lotus had found the stone egg. One of its roots, like a coiled dragon, split the universe, rooting itself there, reaching straight for the immortal egg.
The Heavenly Blade charged desperately, wanting to sever that root of the Azure Lotus, preventing it from approaching the stone egg.
Behind, the Female Emperor acted calmly, her entire body shrouded in the rain of light from Soaring Immortal Force. Her jade-white hands began to form seals, pressing forward.
“Thump!”
The Heavenly Emperor Summoning Drum vibrated, blocking in front of the stone egg. That green root directly pierced through the drum skin, rooting itself there. This scene was shocking.
“Ah…”
The Heavenly Blade roared, shattering the cosmic star river. It burned itself, unleashing power beyond reason, vanishing instantly, cutting through the River of Time, and appearing before the stone egg, blocking the Azure Lotus’s root, then chopping downward.
The Green Emperor Lotus was enormous, its main body still infinitely far from here. Its branches and leaves filled the universe. This was just one of many roots. It did not clash head-on with the Heavenly Blade, withdrawing at the right moment.
But, from the fact that one strike could pierce the Heavenly Emperor Summoning Drum, a secret artifact, it was clear it was extremely terrifying, inspiring awe.
In the distance, Old God, Ye Fan, and the Woodcutter Elder all exchanged glances. Truly, none were weak. Whether it was the last Great Emperor after the Ancient Era, the Heavenly Emperor revered by all clans, or the Ruthless Person with the most stunning talent in history, all were heaven-defying.
The Female Emperor arrived, walking calmly without any emotional fluctuation. As if sensing something, her hands slowly moved. This cosmic sea immediately erupted with fierce winds, on the verge of destruction!
“You push too hard! I would rather sleep for ten thousand years, exchanging for the Undying Heavenly Emperor to descend to the lower realm. Let the supreme being descend!” The Heavenly Blade shouted madly.
It was forced into a dead end, with no other choice. It activated a path that would lead to its half-destruction. Even though it was called the Undying Heavenly Blade, like the former Heavenly Emperor, hard to kill, it still had to pay a tremendous price.
The blade body burned, glowing. A mysterious and unfathomable power spread, calling upon a supreme force in the unseen!
With cracking sounds, the Heavenly Blade became covered in cracks, then continuously broke apart. It shattered into seven or eight sections, paying an unimaginably terrible price.
Boom!
A phantom descended. It was a tall man, though very hazy and blurry, hard to see clearly, but one could feel his dominance.
He was the Undying Heavenly Emperor!
On the other shore of the starry river, the Woodcutter Elder, Ye Fan, and Old God felt their hearts tremble, all changing color. This super terrifying powerhouse from history had truly appeared, possessing such means.
“It’s not a true body, just a phantom!” After calming slightly, Old God said. This was a contingency left behind by the Heavenly Emperor in the past, not a true Phoenix Body descending to the world.
Bang!
The Female Emperor struck, facing the phantom. She started with Soaring Immortal Force. Amid the rain of light, that jade-white hand was incredibly sharp and dominant.
The Undying Heavenly Emperor’s phantom was clearly shocked upon seeing the situation before him. Staring at the Female Emperor and that Azure Lotus, he did not fight. Instead, his body dispersed, turning into a blazing mass of Dao principles, wrapping up the damaged Heavenly Blade, the Heavenly Emperor Drum, and the stone egg, then fleeing into the chaotic star sea ahead.
The Azure Lotus and the Female Emperor pursued, not stopping.
Ye Fan and the Woodcutter Elder sighed, somewhat regretful. Since the Undying Heavenly Blade had paid such a great price to summon a phantom, escaping was likely no longer a problem.
At the same time, they were both horrified. What exactly was that stone egg, that the Heavenly Blade cared about it so much, and the Undying Heavenly Emperor had left a phantom to guard it?
Remember, even the former Celestial Prince and the Undying Empress had not received such treatment. The difference was very clear!
After a long time, in the chaotic star sea, an ancient jar fell into Ye Fan’s hand. And with a light “ding,” a ring fell, landing in his palm.
An Azure Lotus returned to normal size, hanging in the void.
This battle had ended. Ye Fan and the others stood silently for a long time, then bid each other farewell, preparing to embark on their respective journeys home.
“The future has many possibilities. It is changeable and not necessarily set in stone,” Ye Fan murmured to himself. He looked at Old God, because Black Emperor had once prophesied that Old God would die under the Heavenly Blade. But the result was not so; Old God had survived.
However, just as his words fell, Old God, who was stepping into the Star Gate, coughed up a large mouthful of blood. His body staggered slightly. He turned back and sighed, “I have already been struck by a blade aura. I have a few decades left to live. Now I return to arrange my legacy.”
Ye Fan was stunned. He had thought the trajectory of the future had already deviated. But now, he felt a chill. Were some major trends truly impossible to reverse?
Old God was ultimately going to die, already wounded by the Heavenly Blade, merely delayed for a period of time.
Ye Fan had destroyed the Phoenix Nest, slain the Divine Generals of various departments, forced the Undying Empress to a dead end, and eliminated this great threat. Could he truly rest easy?
He thought of the Underworld. In the future, these two great forces had destroyed the Heavenly Court, killing Zi Yue, Little Pine, Pang Bo, Black Emperor, Little Zi, and others. The Underworld had not yet been pacified!
This meant that perhaps tragedy could still happen. He could not relax, could not breathe a sigh of relief. He still had to fight, to make himself even stronger.
At the farewell, Ye Fan straightforwardly offered Old God Bodhi branches and Medicine Kings for healing, but was politely refused. Because Old God knew the blade aura had entered his primordial spirit. He was destined to die, not something immortal medicine could reverse.
The reason he could still live now was because he was suppressing himself with the Dao fruit of his entire life. Once he relaxed, he would instantly disintegrate, his primordial spirit shattering in the starry sky.
This battle ended, with great repercussions!
The universe was abuzz with discussion everywhere. The mighty Phoenix Nest had been destroyed. The arrogant Undying Empress had fallen in the starry sky.
These messages were too shocking. All parties in the universe, many great forces, were trembling. The outside world was deafening with noise.
In this battle, Ye Fan had slain three Divine Generals in a row. His name spread across the starry sky. He was hailed as the current number one potential on the path to becoming a Great Emperor!
From this day on, anyone who wished to tread the Imperial Path had to pass his test. This was a reality placed before all the supreme experts on the path to the throne.
The rise of the Heavenly Court was unstoppable. It had truly soared to the heavens, becoming one of the most powerful forces in the universe.
The Phoenix Nest had been destroyed. The Heavenly Court took its place, dividing the world with the Dao Palace, the Underworld, and others, becoming a giant in the universe, ruling over all domains, commanding the heavens.
“Boom!”
Just as people were marveling and sighing, a disturbance came from the depths of the universe. It was the aura of a Supreme Being spreading, instantly sweeping through the mountains, rivers, sun, and moon of all lands.
“The First Divine General of the Ancient Heavenly Court!” Ye Fan sensed it immediately.
The decisive battle between the youth and the Netherworld Emperor had not yet ended? At this moment, everyone’s hearts were in their throats. If he lost, it could trigger a Dark Calamity.