# Chapter 1762: Suppressing the Stone Emperor
"Alas, I once said, don't let your killing intent be too heavy, or in the end there will be retribution. See, it has come to pass, hasn't it?" The old man shook his head, with a sense of helplessness and sigh, as he walked toward the peach grove.
There were over a dozen people there, all very young in years. Some were sealed within Source, others stood woodenly, staring at Ye Fan and the Stone Emperor.
"Let's go. From now on, the world will have no Immortal Mountain. The great trend cannot be stopped. This old man is about to die, and I have seen a corner of the future. For you all to live a plain and ordinary life from now on would also be a good life."
He flicked his large sleeve, taking everyone inside, and without looking back, he departed into the distance. Then, outside, he collected a small mountain where a flash of Immortal Tear Green Gold light appeared. From then on, he never again appeared in the mortal world.
This was the choice of a Supreme Being. In the end, it turned out this way, beyond Ye Fan's expectations. The old man had finally seen through things, not even bothering to take a glance at the path to immortality.
The Stone Emperor said nothing. At this level of cultivation, what did he not understand? What was he not clear about? He naturally understood that state of mind, but people were different from one another.
"Immortal Mountain and the Void lineage are mortal enemies, and they are also irreconcilable with the Sacred Body. You are the son-in-law of Emperor Void's lineage, and also a Sacred Body. Only death awaits you!" The Stone Emperor finally spoke, his voice cold and arrogant.
"Hahaha..." Ye Fan laughed loudly, pointing at him. "Do you still think this is the era of the Dark Calamity? Since I have come, it is to take your head."
"Several hundred years ago, Void returned, Eternal Universe reappeared, and it was still a sea of blood. Today, I don't wish to waste words with you. Ten moves as the limit. If I cannot kill you, I will take my own life!" The Stone Emperor said coldly.
"How arrogant! Even the Carefree Heavenly Venerable would not dare speak to me like this. Do you, an old stone, deserve it?!" Ye Fan knew that he was strong—perhaps not far from being the strongest being in history—but he still darkened his expression.
He had such confidence and such ability now. Several hundred years had passed, and he had advanced further, reaching the pinnacle, truly unmatched under heaven.
In the past, he and his companions had entered the Forbidden Zones of Life trembling with fear, cautious and careful, never daring to be careless. Now, everything was different. He could fight such a person.
"Hahaha... Brat, you were lucky to escape with your life back then. Today, return it! End your life completely!" The Stone Emperor laughed, arrogant and overbearing, his wild hair flying, his eyes cold enough to freeze the universe. He raised his great halberd and slashed forward.
Ye Fan soared into the cosmos. He did not want to destroy the Big Dipper Star Domain, for he had too many feelings for this place.
The Stone Emperor also ascended into the sky, the direction of his halberd unchanged, always slashing toward Ye Fan. The black light cut through eternity, illuminating the starry river!
"A battle of the Forbidden Zones!"
The people of the Big Dipper trembled. The lowest-level cultivators could not flee their homeland, and upon seeing this scene, they all felt a chill run through their bodies.
"Believe that Senior Ye can match him!" People prayed.
The major powers had already withdrawn, leaving only the sects without foundations, who had no way to enter the star domains.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Fan and the Stone Emperor crossed countless star domains, entering the cosmic border wasteland, where they both stopped.
"Buzz"
The great halberd descended, emitting a buzzing tremor. Dragon patterns burst forth, and an ink-black dragon rose up to pounce on Ye Fan. The halberd had a spirit, baring its fangs and claws—this was a supreme Imperial Dao strike.
"Clang!"
Above Ye Fan's head appeared a Primordial Qi Cauldron. The mouth of the cauldron spilled Mother Qi, crushing the ten directions of the universe as it withstood the halberd. Meanwhile, he let out a long roar and charged forward to attack, immediately unleashing the Heavenly Emperor Fist, aiming to shatter the Stone Emperor's brow.
Ten moves to decide victory, to determine life and death. There was no room for empty posturing. It had to be a bloody, frenzied battle, each move a killing blow.
"Boom!"
The Stone Emperor had been domineering his entire life. He had seen Ruthless, Void, Wu Shi, and others. He had experienced far too many years and never admitted to being old. He clashed with Ye Fan, also clenching his fist to strike.
This was a cataclysmic great duel. Just this one collision destroyed vast stretches of star seas and chaotic border wasteland, turning this place into a source of destruction.
Amidst the clanging sounds, amidst the eruption of Imperial Dao laws, billions of strands of immortal light and tens of millions of auspicious colors burst forth. The two figures shook violently, both staggering backward and flying sideways.
The Stone Emperor had actually sublimated. During his duel with Ye Fan, he rapidly ascended to his peak. This strike was terrifyingly powerful, shaking repeatedly, as if trying to crush Ye Fan into meat paste.
This showed how much he feared Ye Fan. Otherwise, why would he sublimate so quickly?
This was equivalent to walking a dead-end path. After the battle with Ye Fan, regardless of victory or defeat, he could not survive. Perhaps only by entering the path to immortality and becoming an immortal immediately could he live.
Pfft!
As Ye Fan retreated, a blossom of blood splashed from his body. The Stone Emperor also staggered, having suffered a heavy blow. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, falling continuously.
"So that's it. You suffered a severe injury back then. Your blood energy is withered, your wounds hard to heal. No wonder you had to decide life or death within ten moves!" Ye Fan sneered.
No wonder the other had made such arrogant claims. It was also a kind of helplessness. The Stone Emperor had a Dao injury that had never healed. Back then, he had fought bloody battles across the world, devouring living beings. Later, the Desolate Lord came, sweeping through the world undefeated, killing a sublimated Ancient Emperor, forcing him to hastily retreat to Immortal Mountain without replenishing enough life essence.
"Imperial Seal of the World!" The Stone Emperor roared. In an instant, the boiling divine power solidified. All the chaotic energy in this universe froze, sealing eternity.
This was one of his supreme forbidden secret arts, evolved from the extreme sublimation of petrification. It could seal eternity, immobilize an Emperor's body, and then deliver a killing blow.
Indeed, Ye Fan found it difficult to move. His entire body felt as if trapped in a quagmire, encountering a great trouble.
"The primordial spirit is immortal; my heart is eternal!" He murmured, struggling to vibrate his own laws. His supremely powerful body was hard to move now, but his brow was glowing. His primordial spirit merged with the Dao, breaking free.
"Ah..." Ye Fan roared. His primordial spirit blazed, igniting the starry sky. The golden little man was only the height of a fist, but it was majestic and dignified. One hand held the cauldron, the other hand evolved the power of time, arriving in an instant to pounce on and kill the Stone Emperor.
At the same time, because his primordial spirit had broken free from its bonds, his physical body also erupted, shattering the vacuum. His blood energy pressed down on the universe, and he leaped forward in an instant, slaughtering the Stone Emperor.
This was a great duel of secret arts. Ye Fan had fused the Fore Secret, Stride Secret, Time Seal, and others to create a Time Grand Art. He attacked with his primordial spirit as the main force, his physical body as the rear guard—supremely strong, supremely firm, unstoppable.
"Boom!"
A violent collision. The place rang with clanging sounds. Both the Primordial Qi Cauldron and the Black Gold Great Halberd trembled violently, sparks flying in all directions. At the same time, blood blossoms splashed from the two supreme powerhouses.
"Kill!"
Ye Fan's primordial spirit and physical body almost simultaneously charged to the Stone Emperor's side. At that moment, they sublimated to the extreme and merged, returning to a single whole. A strange evolution and transformation occurred, as if a great bell of time tolled faintly. He pressed down with his entire being.
"Boom!"
The Stone Emperor flew sideways, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood. He was no longer in his prime, and in this second great clash, he suffered a severe loss.
The main reason was that his internal injuries were triggered, old wounds recurring. Imperial blood dripped in strands, splashing across the starry sky, a shocking sight.
He was unwilling and indignant. Back then, Ye Fan was no different from an ant in his eyes. Even with the corpse of a Great Accomplishment Saint Body, he was not worthy to be his opponent, and was killed until he bled across the starry sky. Yet in less than a thousand years, the other had come so domineeringly to suppress and kill him. What kind of encounter was this? How could he bear it?
"With my Imperial blood, I sacrifice the immortals!" He roared.
Buzz!
This universe was ignited. Time and space were within the range of his forbidden secret art. The Stone Emperor's body bled, dyeing the universe red. Then it burned with a roar, emitting Dao sounds.
In an instant, Ye Fan was submerged. There was no way to avoid this.
"Pfft"
Ye Fan suffered a heavy blow, exploding in the sky. This was one of the Stone Emperor's most terrifying techniques, called the Sacrifice of Immortals, created for the day he would face a descending immortal.
He used his own blood and life as a catalyst, offering a sacrifice to destroy the enemy.
Ye Fan recovered, reorganizing his body. His expression was serious. This was only the third move, and he had already suffered a severe loss.
Of course, although the limit was ten moves, it could not be simply understood. Each move was worth hundreds or thousands of ordinary strikes, each a killing blow that could immediately decide life or death.
The Stone Emperor's blood energy was limited. He was destined to use such methods against his enemy. He could not hold out for long; he also had to save some energy to charge into the path to immortality.
Blood still flowed. The forbidden secret art of the Sacrifice of Immortals continued. The Stone Emperor would rather harm himself than fail to destroy Ye Fan.
Boom!
Ye Fan opened his divine phenomenon, dissolving heaven and earth, sweeping away the laws in the void, creating a pure land for himself, unaffected.
At the same time, he swung the Heavenly Emperor Fist, rumbling. All the sun, moon, and stars in the universe resonated with it, blooming with precious radiance, surging from all domains. He struck continuously, destroying the remaining order chains.
"Stone Emperor, no matter what methods you have, you are dead today!" Ye Fan shouted. Thinking of his old friends from the past, he felt as if he had returned to the era of the Dark Calamity—that despair, that grief... lingering in his heart.
He was no longer powerless. Standing at the supreme peak, he could avenge them.
"Boom!"
Ye Fan attacked proactively. His divine phenomenon locked down eternity, immobilizing the Stone Emperor. His left hand formed the Time Seal, his right hand formed the Space Seal, his brow operated the Fore Secret, and beneath his feet, the Stride Secret was like a rainbow. He transformed into a ball of blazing fire, burning fiercely as he charged in to kill.
"Pfft"
This time, Ye Fan achieved a great victory, blasting the Stone Emperor apart. With so many powerful secret arts unleashed simultaneously—fast, precise, and ruthless—even the Stone Emperor, as strong as he was, could not withstand it. Flesh and blood flew everywhere.
"With my divine blood, I forge immortality!"
The Stone Emperor roared. He did not rush to repair his body, only protecting his primordial spirit. Then he emitted such a demonic sound, shaking the ancient heavens.
A strange power surged. A figure like a god or demon walked over from afar, exuding the aura of time, terrifying and extremely powerful.
"My future self, display your ultimate profound meaning and slaughter him!" The Stone Emperor roared. That figure immediately became terrifyingly heaven-defying.
Ye Fan's heart shook violently. He did not believe in a future life, only this life. How could the other execute such a technique?
"No, it's his 'Dao Self.' He can actually use it this way, displaying such power!" Ye Fan was greatly moved and had to marvel. The Stone Emperor was a heaven-sent genius, solving a difficult problem for Ye Fan, making his mind suddenly clear.
Over the years, he had also been studying the Past Self and the Dao Self, but found it difficult to transform them into actual combat power. The Stone Emperor had opened a door for him.
Although he was excited, what he faced now was also extremely dangerous.
Ye Fan always felt restrained, as if sealed. Sure enough, this time he encountered a great calamity, directly killed twice. Blood scattered, turning this universe a bloody red.
But he finally broke free, unleashing his full power, shattering the "Dao Self" god-demon into ashes.
The Stone Emperor shook violently. He had already reorganized his body, his face pale. He had suffered another heavy blow. He knew that today, disaster was more likely than good fortune. He had used all his forbidden techniques, but they had all failed.
"It seems we won't need ten moves. Life-and-death battle, the final move!" He shouted, without joy or worry.
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(To be continued.)