Chapter 416: Immortal King Battles Nine Nether
Gai Jiuyou, a world-shaking figure from eight thousand years ago, was undefeated across the world, overlooking all living beings. He was only one step short of becoming a Great Emperor, and legend said he had passed away in the desolate wilderness.
Ethereal immortal music drifted, melodious and distant, as if flowing from ancient times, resonating with the Great Dao, making the night sky empty and filled with an inexplicable divine charm.
Under the moonlight, Xia Jiuyou stood in white robes, eyes clear and bright, hair flying, as if standing in a pure land of the immortals.
Yet a murderous intent surged forth. At that moment, many cultivators felt their bodies crack, their internal organs on the verge of injury, their souls about to shatter, and their bones nearly melting away.
Boundless killing intent!
When Heaven stirs killing intent, stars shift and constellations change; when Earth stirs killing intent, dragons and serpents rise from the land; when Man stirs killing intent, Heaven and Earth are overturned.
Everyone's heart turned cold with terror, and they swiftly retreated. As the Nine Nether Immortal Melody sounded, it concealed endless murderous intent, carrying the momentum of Heaven and Earth splitting apart!
Though Xia Jiuyou stood very close, he gave people an incredibly ethereal illusion, as if standing on the other shore of the starry sky, isolated in an unreachable other world.
"Hum—"
An Immortal King's strike, overwhelming and all-encompassing, a great hand covering the sky, almost pressing close to Xia Jiuyou, violently colliding with the "Dao sounds" in that realm.
It was like a million-strong army clashing, piercing metal and splitting stone, churning the high heavens, or like a continuous tidal wave, countless great stars falling together. The two had barely met before unleashing a world-shaking assault.
It was profound, shaking this world.
The Immortal King advanced step by step, as if crossing the heavens, trying to enter that isolated realm, opposing the supreme immortal melody!
Many of the younger generation turned pale. This battle chilled their hearts. Once the Nine Nether Immortal Melody was unleashed, who could contend with it?
It could grind away all laws of the world, cleanse the Great Dao, cut down the heavens, possessing supreme power! This bright-eyed, snow-skinned, peerlessly beautiful youth was truly a heaven-defying prodigy.
With this melody even slightly accomplished, he could roam the world, looking down on the younger generation. No wonder he dared to claim himself the best under Heaven and wanted to take Ye Fan as his servant.
Only the Sacred Body dared to be so domineering, taking the initiative to attack, crossing the heavens, constantly pressing forward, relying on his supreme divine phenomena to assault the immortal melody.
"Clang…"
The immortal melody played, Heaven and Earth lost their color. It transformed into tangible ripples, like strips of Dao runes, cascading down.
Dragons and serpents rose together, Phoenix and Qilin contended!
A roc howled at the moon, a long-lived turtle soared into the sky!
The immortal melody stirred the heavens. Tangible sound waves turned into Dao patterns, shaped like various divine spirits, slashing at Ye Fan, seeking to grind away the Immortal King.
"Clang!"
Ye Fan stood like a deity, unmoving, his divine phenomena's power growing even stronger.
The Immortal King attacked on his behalf, walking above the nine heavens, pressing forward before that pure land, striking at the gate!
He pushed the sun and moon as he moved, like a true Immortal King, as if patrolling the heavens, shattering one divine pattern after another, irresistible!
"Hum!"
The immortal melody stirred, nine Dao patterns turned into nine winding rivers, surging toward the Immortal King.
But Ye Fan was startled. The nine great Dao rivers looked exactly like the Nine-Bend Yellow River, possessing inconceivable power, sweeping away everything, churning the high heavens.
"Boom!"
The Immortal King was like an abyss, unfathomably deep. His hands formed seals, unleashing the sun and moon, illuminating the starry sky, exhausting the ultimate mysteries of Heaven and Earth, his divine phenomena overwhelming the sky.
In the sky, a great sound erupted. The Immortal King retreated, and Xia Jiuyou also trembled, a strange light flickering in his clear eyes, but his battle intent grew even stronger.
"Boom!"
The Immortal King struck at the gate, trying to enter the pure land, opposing the Nine Nether Immortal Melody!
This realm of Heaven and Earth was nearly ruined, trembling like a scroll painting, on the verge of being torn apart into dust.
Everyone was shocked, their hearts shaken. The two were still in their youth, yet their duel was already this terrifying. If they ascended to the rank of Saint Lord, what kind of power would they have?
Xia Jiuyou was absolutely comparable to a young Great Emperor. He was only about thirteen years old, far from adulthood, his blood energy not yet at its peak, still possessing boundless potential!
He could be called rare throughout the ages, truly a heaven-gifted genius of this era, making people sigh in admiration. Almost no one could contend with him; few among the younger generation could fight him.
Ye Fan also made people's expressions change. Having just entered the Four Extremes Secret Realm, the Sacred Body, only slightly accomplished, already had such combat power, exceeding everyone's expectations.
His divine phenomena chilled everyone to the bone. From now on, once the Sacred Body appeared, others' divine phenomena would pale in comparison, unable to be displayed before him, or they would inevitably be suppressed.
"Hum!"
The void trembled. The Nine Nether Immortal Melody shook the world, transforming into a Dao diagram that flew forward, covering Ye Fan.
This instantly reminded Ye Fan of the innate Dao diagram woven by the great Heaven and Earth, which had nearly destroyed his Dao foundation. If not for the Peerless Divine King risking his life to act, he would have been cast down into the abyss.
"Boom!"
The Immortal King stood in the nine heavens, solemn and dignified, holding an immortal sword, as if splitting Heaven and Earth, slowly moving it, releasing a terrifying fluctuation that suffocated all.
Evolving the heavens, the immortal sword slashed through the nine heavens, striking the Dao diagram, producing a terrifying sound that pierced the clouds. Everyone in the Divine City felt their hearts tighten, nearly stopping breathing.
The stars and moon lost their light, Heaven and Earth grew dim. Only an ocean-like terrifying aura spread, shaking the souls and bones of many cultivators!
The Immortal King in the nine heavens swayed but did not fall, having suffered a tremendous impact.
Xia Jiuyou in the other realm also trembled slightly, but the divine light in his eyes grew even brighter. He muttered to himself, "Only such a servant is worthy of me!"
The Immortal King Overlooking the Nine Heavens and the Nine Nether Immortal Melody clashed, unable to decide the victor for a time, leaving everyone in shock.
"Xia Jiuyou must have some connection with Gai Jiuyou from eight thousand years ago. He most likely inherited his legacy. They share the same physique!"
People quickly made this deduction, because at his age, he certainly couldn't have comprehended the true immortal melody. This must be the pattern of the immortal melody inscribed by a predecessor.
Otherwise, once the Nine Nether Immortal Melody was unleashed, Heaven and Earth would lose color, the sun and moon would dim, possessing unimaginable power that nothing could resist.
Because it stood on par with the Divine Prelude, not inferior to it.
When the Peerless Divine King performed the Divine Prelude, it moved Heaven and Earth and made gods and ghosts weep, even grinding away the Sacred Body's curse of over a hundred thousand years—the innate Dao diagram.
At this moment, the Nine Nether Immortal Melody people saw was clearly far from the original. It must be an imitation, not a true immortal melody born from the soul's sublimation.
"Connected to Gai Jiuyou from eight thousand years ago, this…" After deducing the general idea, everyone was stunned.
At the same time, people were also extremely terrified by Ye Fan's divine phenomena. The Immortal King Overlooking the Nine Heavens was only just accomplished, far from its great completion, and its ultimate power was something no one in the world could describe.
This most terrifying ancient divine phenomenon, containing an Immortal King, was enough to explain everything!
"Is this all you have? If so, bind yourself with iron chains and come with me." Xia Jiuyou stood with his hands behind his back, his pride soaring to the clouds, quite at odds with his peerless beauty.
"What do you have to be proud of?" Ye Fan sneered.
Xia Jiuyou, with an air of looking down on the world, said, "My heaven-defying methods haven't even been shown yet. What can you use to contend with me? I have the Nine Nether Immortal Melody, which can greatly break your divine phenomena. Don't delude yourself into thinking you can fight me in close combat. Now that your cultivation has entered the Four Extremes Secret Realm, you can draw on the four extremes of Heaven and Earth. Who still fights with their physical body? I wield the Great Dao, enough to suppress you!"
"Clang"
Xia Jiuyou's body was covered in a dark-gold battle suit, crystal clear like black jade. The cold black metal made his skin look even whiter and more delicate.
The dark-gold battle suit added a heroic air to him, reducing the softness of his beautiful face, making his pride even stronger. His eyes were like water, his hair flying, and in his hand, he held a black immortal sword.
He still stood in that other realm. As he said, after comprehending the Great Dao, he could imprint himself in the void, wielding the Dao of Heaven and Earth. Compared to other cultivators in the Four Extremes Secret Realm, he was undoubtedly a transcendent existence standing above the clouds.
"It's not that I'm bullying you for just entering the Four Extremes, but because the gap between us will only grow wider. I'm about to advance into the 'Dragon Transformation' Secret Realm. You'll never catch up to me. This is your last chance!"
Xia Jiuyou's dark-gold battle suit shimmered. His bearing was peerless, his skin crystalline, his eyes clear, his black immortal sword awe-inspiring, and he was incomparably arrogant.
"Become my servant and be loyal to me for life!"
Others thought this was the best time to kill Ye Fan, but he thought the opposite, his pride reaching its peak.
"Little brat!" Ye Fan spat out only these three words.
"Boom!"
Ye Fan stood motionless like a mountain, but his blood energy surged to the sky. The Immortal King Overlooking the Nine Heavens divine phenomena actually merged with him. He himself became that Immortal King, and with every move, he nearly split this world apart.
"Hum!"
The Dragon-Pattern Blackgold Holy Spirit Sword in his hand vibrated, stretching ten zhang long, heavy as a great mountain, almost crushing space. Ye Fan advanced step by step.
"The Sacred Body has merged with his divine phenomena!"
"Legend says this grants supreme combat power!"
All cultivators were stunned, never expecting Ye Fan to achieve this step upon first entering the Four Extremes.
"Hum!"
Ye Fan swung the great sword, cleaving through the sky, overpowering the Nine Nether Immortal Melody!
"Boom!"
Xia Jiuyou, imprinted in the void, swung his immortal sword, slashing down, unleashing an innate Dao diagram that pressed down. He did not approach, truly fighting by wielding the Great Dao as he said, avoiding close combat.
"Hum!"
The Nine Nether Immortal Melody resounded through the nine heavens, the Dao sounds unceasing, echoing across the starry sky, possessing supreme power, grinding away all tangible things. This was the prelude to the Tribulation-Transcending Immortal Melody!
"Boom!"
Suddenly, Ye Fan tore open this small realm and strode in, truly like an Immortal King, his divine might unstoppable.
As soon as the "All" Secret of the Nine Secrets was unleashed, his combat power instantly increased tenfold, and even the Nine Nether Immortal Melody couldn't stop him!
In that instant, Ye Fan pierced through the Nine Nether Immortal Melody, strode into Xia Jiuyou's pure land, and swung the Dragon-Pattern Blackgold Holy Spirit Sword to strike.
"Clang!"
Xia Jiuyou was startled. His dark-gold battle suit blazed with light, and he raised his black immortal sword to meet the attack, the sound shaking the sky.
"Bam!"
"You…" Xia Jiuyou cried out in shock, his face flushed red with anger, his hair flying.
Ye Fan swung the black great sword, cleaving through the small realm, and struck her on the buttocks, sending her flying backward. If not for the dark-gold battle suit protecting her, she would have been in grave danger.