Chapter 321: Northern Domain Shaken
Ye Fan’s blood and qi churned violently from the beating, his ears ringing and vision blurring, nearly spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Yang Yi was a true Four Extremes First Heaven expert, far more powerful than Xu Yuan’s underlings. Wielding the Vajra Ring, he was virtually unstoppable.
After over a hundred attempts, Ye Fan finally triggered the All Secret of the Nine Secrets again. Facing a weapon interwoven with Dao and Principle, even a powerful figure from the Four Extremes Secret Realm might not escape unscathed. He had to exhaust every means to resist.
“Clang,” “Clang”…
Once the All Secret was successfully triggered, Ye Fan took down his cauldron, held it in his left hand, and struck it toward the sky. With his other hand, he swung the God-Slaying Whip, clashing violently with the Vajra Ring.
With tenfold combat power, he finally held off this terrifying precious ring. The sky was nearly shattered, the deafening sounds like the sacred bell of the ancient Heavenly Court booming.
The crimson earth trembled, battered beyond recognition. Under the night sky, vast divine power rampaged in all directions like surging oceans.
After dozens of exchanges that made heaven and earth shudder, just as the All Secret’s effect was about to fade, Yang Yi’s face turned deathly pale, drained of all color.
“Hum”
The void trembled. The Vajra Ring halted in midair, its silver radiance dazzling. Ring-shaped, it transformed into a black hole, devouring everything.
Like a real black hole in the boundless starry domain, it swallowed heaven and earth. Massive rocks and endless sand on the ground flowed upward like rivers into the sky.
Once any earth or stone approached, it was shattered by the ring, reduced to ashes. Nothing could survive.
Whatever touched that place turned to powder, ceasing to exist!
Ye Fan’s expression changed instantly. He hadn’t expected the Vajra Ring to be so terrifying or to be used this way.
“A weapon interwoven with the patterns of heaven and earth—too fearsome! Its power is unimaginable!”
He took out the five-colored feather fan he had seized and swung it fiercely. This precious fan, capable of shattering mountains, stirred up five-colored divine winds that blew forward.
“Rumble”
But even such a magical artifact was useless. The Vajra Ring was now the size of a millstone, and the black hole was equally large, possessing unparalleled devouring force.
A roar came as Ye Fan was pulled by a tremendous force, dragged toward the black hole.
“That bastard ancestor of yours really treated me like a Holy Son…”
Ye Fan cursed. He hurled the five-colored feather fan forward with all his strength while enlarging the cauldron, ready to smash the black hole.
“Crack”
Something astonishing happened. Ye Fan had personally experienced the power of the five-colored feather fan—it was extremely terrifying. But now, the precious fan shattered within the black hole, destroyed in an instant.
Yes, it couldn’t even resist for a moment. With a flash of colored light, the five-colored feather fan turned to ashes, making Ye Fan’s heart pound with fear.
“I forgot to tell you—my ancestor was a contemporary of the Saint Lord. His treasure had already been interwoven with the patterns of heaven and earth eight hundred years ago. Dying under this ring is not unjust for you!”
Yang Yi’s face grew even paler. He had consumed too much divine power. Though the Vajra Ring was powerful, it wasn’t something he could use freely.
Ye Fan said nothing. He triggered the All Secret once more, enlarged the cauldron to over nine meters tall, and smashed it upward with force.
But the black hole formed by the Vajra Ring possessed incredible power, shrinking the cauldron and pulling it inward.
Startled, Ye Fan urgently activated the cauldron, struggling with all his might. The Mother Qi of All Things was a sacred substance, but it hadn’t yet given birth to the patterns of heaven and earth, unable to display divine arts—only its sturdiness remained.
“Clang!”
Under his full resistance, just as the cauldron shrank to over three meters tall, it struck the Vajra Ring. The sky shook violently!
Yang Yi could no longer hold back. His face drained of all color, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Clang!”
Ye Fan drove the Primordial Qi Cauldron and slammed it again fiercely. The Vajra Ring shook violently.
Yang Yi was jolted, nearly falling from the high sky.
At that moment, Ye Fan charged forward, dodged the black hole, swung the God-Slaying Whip, and smashed it hard against the edge of the ring-shaped Vajra Ring.
“Hum”
The void trembled. The Vajra Ring shrank to the size of a palm, spinning in the void with silver light flickering. The black hole vanished.
Yang Yi’s divine power was depleted, unable to sustain it any longer, so the black hole disappeared.
Ye Fan activated the great cauldron. The Mother Qi of All Things hung down, and with a swoosh, it absorbed the Vajra Ring inside.
He didn’t want to face this terrifying weapon again. Once the Vajra Ring was interwoven with Dao and Principle, its power was frighteningly immense, giving him a chilling sensation.
“Clang,” “Clang,” “Clang”…
Though Yang Yi’s divine power waned, he still persisted in activating the ring, retaining terrifying combat strength. The Vajra Ring clashed inside the cauldron, making it hum and shake repeatedly.
Ye Fan endured it, charged forward with the God-Slaying Whip, and swung it, collapsing the void as he aimed for Yang Yi’s head.
Light flashed as Yang Yi summoned seven or eight magical artifacts, but how could they block the God-Slaying Whip?
“Crack,” “Crack”…
The sound of shattering continued. All the artifacts were broken, their crystalline fragments turning into a brilliant meteor shower under the night sky, falling from the heavens.
“Ah…”
Yang Yi’s divine sense was injured. He clutched his head and screamed as Ye Fan swung the God-Slaying Whip and smashed down fiercely.
“Smack!”
His head shattered, white brain matter and red blood splattering together. The corpse fell from the sky.
Finally, everything calmed. Stars dotted the sky, moonlight was like water, and the ground was scarred and battered beyond recognition from the great battle.
Ye Fan landed and let out a long breath. The fight was over. The Vajra Ring’s power had exceeded his imagination.
But the gains were also immense. From now on, he had the God-Slaying Whip for close combat and this precious ring for ranged attacks. Working together, his combat power could rise to a new level.
Under the bright moonlight, the Vajra Ring was crystalline, entirely silver-white, with natural Dao patterns as if heaven-made.
Ye Fan didn’t dare be careless. He used the Mother Qi of All Things to stabilize it, then extended his divine sense into the ring. He felt that even if a major figure had lent this heavy treasure to Yang Yi, they would likely leave some mark.
Sure enough, when he probed into the deepest part of the Vajra Ring, a dangerous aura rushed at him.
“Swoosh”
He quickly withdrew. A wisp of divine sense chased after him, and a phantom emerged in the void, lunging at Ye Fan.
“Smack”
Ye Fan directly swung the God-Slaying Whip, striking three times, reducing that wisp of divine sense to ashes.
Then, he probed into the Vajra Ring again. Inside, it was as clean as washed, flawless and spotless, brilliant and crystalline, like a starry sky.
“So this is what the inside of a weapon interwoven with Dao and Principle looks like…” With that, Ye Fan felt relieved. This precious ring now fully belonged to him.
After this battle, he was also alerted. Even with the God-Slaying Whip in hand, some weapons might not be shattered, and he couldn’t do anything about their divine sense.
Starlight scattered. Ye Fan carved the sixth “Ye” character, slung the God-Slaying Whip over his back, and walked alone into the depths of the crimson earth, disappearing from sight.
Three days later, news spread from An Prefecture: two disciples trained by Yaoguang Holy Land’s reclusive elder had died unnatural deaths, leaving only two heads, their bodies turned to ashes.
The only clue was that beside each head, a “Ye” character was carved, vigorous and forceful, full of killing intent and provocation.
Ye Fan had killed Yaoguang disciples in An Prefecture. This news spread quickly, and many people surged toward the area.
Just one day later, Kun Prefecture reported that Ye Fan had fought Yaoguang disciple Qin Tai, using the Vajra Ring to turn him to ashes.
When this news broke, many oases were shaken, especially some senior figures who all knew the Vajra Ring was the weapon of a major Yaoguang figure.
“What happened? How did Yaoguang’s heavy treasure fall into Ye Fan’s hands, turning Yaoguang’s disciple to ashes?”
“Don’t you know yet? The reclusive elder lineage of Yaoguang wanted to compete with the orthodox Yaoguang lineage for the Holy Son position and sent ten disciples to kill Ye Fan…”
In several nearby oases, many cultivators were discussing animatedly.
“This is naked provocation. Yaoguang sent ten experts to hunt Ye Fan, but some were killed instead.”
“Is Ye Fan really between An Prefecture and Kun Prefecture? Could it be someone else?”
“It should be him. Someone saw with their own eyes that the one who killed Qin Tai with the Vajra Ring was definitely him.”
Yang Yi, Gu Litian, and others had been killed in the crimson earth, but no one had discovered them yet. The known deaths of three had already thrown the outside world into chaos.
At night, campfire flickered. Ye Fan reunited with Tu Fei and Black Emperor.
“Too fierce! When Yaoguang finds out, their faces will turn green…” After learning the results, Tu Fei said, “I really hope you can break the curse, enter the Four Extremes Secret Realm, and restore the unparalleled glory of the Primordial Saint Body.”
Ye Fan said, “I’m looking forward to the Holy City in the Northern Domain. A million catties of Source—I’m counting on the stone materials from the various Holy Lands.”
Tu Fei laughed heartily. “There’s still one last person among the ten experts. If they’re all wiped out, the news will spread and shake the Northern Domain. I’d like to see where Yaoguang Holy Land hides its face.”
Two days later, Ye Fan, Tu Fei, and Black Emperor found the last person in Kun Prefecture. He still used the Vajra Ring to kill him. Many people heard the news and came to witness it.
Ji Haoyue, Xia Jiuyou, and some Holy Sons appeared there. Ye Fan saw them from afar and, along with Black Emperor and Tu Fei, directly crossed the void and left.
Until he entered the Four Extremes Secret Realm, he would never fight the Holy Sons and would avoid them as much as possible.
With everything settled in An and Kun Prefectures, Ye Fan set out on the road to the Holy City in the Northern Domain.
“Go find Li Heishui. He’s been appearing in the Holy City for most of the past year…” This was the news Tu Fei told him before leaving.
As Ye Fan left without a trace, An and Kun Prefectures were shaken. The corpses in the depths of the crimson earth were discovered one by one. Six “Ye” characters were shocking to the eye.
Yaoguang was shaken. Many cultivators in the Northern Domain were shaken!
The reclusive elder lineage of Yaoguang had sent ten disciples to hunt Ye Fan, but the result was that all were killed between An and Kun Prefectures.
This was an extremely loud slap in the face, making Yaoguang Holy Land lose all face. The so-called ten experts became a joke, all killed by Ye Fan alone.
Even Yaoguang’s major figure’s heavy treasure—the Vajra Ring—had fallen into Ye Fan’s hands. This was truly a shameful matter.
One “Ye” character, ten lives. The ten disciples of Yaoguang’s reclusive lineage all fell, stirring up waves that left many people dumbfounded and somewhat incredulous.
“Those were the ten elites of Yaoguang Holy Land’s reclusive lineage! Even if they couldn’t compare to Yaoguang’s orthodox outstanding disciples, they were still extraordinary. Yet the Primordial Saint Body Ye Fan killed them all alone?!”
“This… hard to believe!”
In this battle, the vast majority only heard about it and couldn’t witness it firsthand, but it was still spread with great fervor.
Among the younger generation, the various Holy Sons were alerted. They didn’t care about Ye Fan’s current strength—even if he entered the Fifth Heaven, they wouldn’t take it to heart. But what if he broke the curse and entered the Four Extremes Secret Realm?
Everyone who thought of this outcome shuddered. Even the Divine King Physique Ji Haoyue and the heaven-gifted Xia Jiuyou fell into deep thought.
However, almost no one believed Ye Fan could break the curse, because in the past, the Primordial Saint Bodies cultivated by the great Holy Lands had all stopped at the Dao Palace Secret Realm.
This storm swept through the Northern Domain. Ye Fan heard a lot along the way. Half a month later, he finally approached the Holy City in the Northern Domain.