Chapter 438: Shockwaves
The golden spear, like a bolt of lightning, tore through the sky, its golden light blinding. It pierced Ji Hui and pinned her to the city gate tower. She screamed to the heavens, blood streaming down, but could not struggle free even an inch.
The spear shaft trembled slightly, flowing with a chilling cold light under the sun's rays. It was like the peerless weapon of a War God descending into the mortal world, unshakable.
Blood dripped down, falling to the ground with a faint sound. Yet it struck terror into everyone's hearts. All were left speechless, their hearts filled with fear.
Time seemed to freeze, silence reigning supreme. Only the sound of blood droplets hitting the ground could be heard. The vast city was deathly still, every person holding their breath.
In that moment, a chill ran through everyone's hearts. An icy coldness seeped into their bodies. All were utterly stunned!
Ye Fan, with unmatched strength, had stood hundreds of zhang away and hurled the golden spear, piercing through over a thousand meters of air to pin a senior figure of the Ji Clan to the city gate tower. It was truly horrifying.
"Too... too terrifying!"
"The Sacred Body's combat power is indeed fearsome. Even a Dragon Transformation Secret Realm expert couldn't stop him, allowing him to move as if through an unguarded land and pierce through a member of his own clan!"
"Everyone said the Sacred Body died three months ago, yet he appears alive again, making the whole world guess wrong. No one knows how much longer he can live."
After a brief silence, a cacophony of noise erupted as people buzzed with discussion.
At this moment, Ji Hui's hair was disheveled. The golden spear had pierced through her chest and into the wall. Her heart and gall were frozen with fear. She had never imagined such a day would come.
Most of her body was stained red with blood. The war spear was destroying her vitality, her life force rapidly draining away. She cried out in terror, "No! Let me down! Save me!"
"Swish!"
A black crack appeared in the void. A Dragon Transformation Secret Realm elder of the Ji Clan used the Grand Void Art, crossing the void to appear on the city gate tower, intending to rescue Ji Hui.
"Hum!"
Ye Fan acted after but arrived first. His right hand descended like a golden millstone, its unmatched force twisting and collapsing the void.
"Bam!"
His golden hand, like a mountain of ten thousand jun, sent the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm elder flying sideways, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.
This elder was shocked. If not for his vast dharma power, that single strike would have reduced him to dust.
"I want to kill her—who can stop me?!" Ye Fan's expression was cold as he swept his gaze across the surroundings. With a "bang," he pulled out the golden spear.
His black hair flew wildly, divine light blazing in his eyes. Holding the spear aloft with one hand, he pointed it diagonally at the southern sky. Golden light flowed, the spear tip cold and blinding. Ji Hui was impaled upon it, her face as pale as gold paper, gnashing her teeth but daring not to make a sound.
"You..." The expert who had just struck was enraged.
At the same time, his heart trembled. He had long heard of the Sacred Body's unmatched physical form, but facing this pressure firsthand, he still felt waves of dread.
"Hum!"
His entire body blazed with light. His dharma power was like an ocean, unfathomably deep. Then it suddenly erupted, surging toward Ye Fan like a tidal wave, overwhelming heaven and earth, intending to drown and suppress him.
"Boom!"
Ye Fan held the spear with one hand, Ji Hui impaled upon it. With his other hand, he punched out, like a giant wave striking the heavens! His golden fist pierced through endless dharma power, tearing open a terrifying fissure. Blazing golden light, like a heavenly blade, slashed forward.
"Bam!"
The Dragon Transformation Secret Realm elder was sent flying backward. That golden blood energy could actually dissolve his dharma power, shaking his very spirit.
Ye Fan's strength shook the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm elder. He stood unmoving, alone in the void, not even the hem of his robe stirred, as steady as Mount Tai. Such combat power made many cultivators change color.
"The Sacred Body vanished for three months but didn't die. He's even more powerful than before!"
"He broke the curse of over a hundred thousand years. Is his cultivation truly about to soar? Truly terrifying."
The area around Yan Capital's city gate was filled with cultivators, every figure present. Everyone's heart pounded. A Four Extremes physical body fighting a Dragon Transformation expert—this was extremely terrifying.
"Hmph!"
A cold snort rang out. Another Dragon Transformation Secret Realm elder sat cross-legged in the high heavens. Suddenly, he reached down a massive hand to grab Ye Fan. It was as large as a mountain, blotting out the sky and covering the sun.
This was not physical combat but the ultimate expression of technique. He was hundreds of zhang above the ground, yet his hand could cover the sky.
He transformed a space within his palm, enveloping it as it descended, intending to trap Ye Fan inside. This was a profound Dao art, like creating a small world anew.
But Ye Fan paid it no mind. He let the hand descend, unmoving, as a magnificent landscape of mountains and rivers appeared around him.
"Boom!"
Within it, great peaks towered, silver waterfalls cascaded down, ancient trees reached the sky, and a long river surged, dividing the land. It was vast and magnificent—a scene of splendid rivers and mountains.
Splendid Rivers and Mountains!
As this divine phenomenon emerged, it transformed heaven and earth, as if opening up a new world. All things revived, the beginning of heaven and earth, giving a sense of immense grandeur, while also radiating terrifying power.
"Boom!"
When the Ji Clan expert's mountain-like hand slammed down, it suffered a terrible impact. The small world within his palm instantly collapsed, ceasing to exist.
Splendid Rivers and Mountains swirled with chaotic mist, spreading out, incredibly fearsome, destroying the small world in his hand.
"Pfft!"
That massive hand was severely wounded, scattering blood across the sky like a rain of red, pattering down to the ground.
"Too powerful! With the Sacred Body's divine phenomenon unleashed, who can contend with him?"
"It suppresses all divine phenomena under heaven, grinds away endless worldly power, and places him inherently in an undefeatable position. Fighting the Sacred Body is truly a nerve-wracking affair."
Even the onlookers felt this way, let alone those facing Ye Fan directly. They sensed an extremely dangerous aura, as if confronting a Sacred Spirit.
"Boom!"
Another Dragon Transformation Secret Realm elder of the Ji Clan charged forward. He appeared as a middle-aged man, quite valiant. A bronze battle armor covered his body, flowing with cold metallic luster, extremely imposing.
In his left hand, he held an ancient shield; in his right, a bronze war spear. He advanced step by step, the void beneath his feet nearly cracking, like an ancient spirit reborn, reappearing in the mortal world.
"Bam!"
He shook his body, and the bronze war spear stirred heaven and earth. It suddenly enlarged, like a majestic mountain ridge falling, piercing down from the sky.
In the area around the city gate, the ground split apart. Many buildings collapsed, turning to rubble and dust. Invisible killing intent and pressure destroyed everything.
The massive bronze spear stood between heaven and earth like a great peak, incredibly terrifying. It could crush a Four Extremes Great Perfection cultivator into meat paste, making hearts tremble, as if an ancient war soul wielded a divine weapon descending from the heavens!
Yet such a massive and fearsome spear could not harm Ye Fan at all. He held the golden spear with Ji Hui impaled, standing unmoving, surveying all directions.
Within Splendid Rivers and Mountains, great peaks towered, long waterfalls fell like the Silver River, ancient trees reached the sky. It was the beginning of heaven and earth, all spirits appearing, chaotic mist swirling. It could not be breached.
"Pfft!"
Ye Fan swung his golden fist, actively striking into the high heavens. It was as dazzling as a golden sun. Golden divine flames blazed around his body, his aura like a mountain, unattainably lofty.
His physical body was comparable to a divine artifact. His fist struck the massive spear, smashing through it like dry rot. The bronze spear first developed cracks, then shattered into pieces.
"Thump!"
Like a heavenly drum beating, this Dragon Transformation Secret Realm elder imprinted his left-hand ancient shield into the void to block Ye Fan. The bronze shield merged with heaven and earth, flowing with the aura of the Great Dao.
"Boom!"
Within Splendid Rivers and Mountains, the magnificent landscape flew out together, pressing forward to suppress. Chaotic mist swirled, destroying all obstacles!
"Crack!"
The shield imprinted into the void was shaken out, instantly turning to ash. This Dragon Transformation Secret Realm expert was horrified. He retreated swiftly, the void that had merged with him cracking apart.
Below, many cultivators could not withstand this pressure. Their faces turned pale, and they involuntarily retreated. Some even had blood seeping from the corners of their mouths.
The hearts of several Ji Clan elders sank. They sensed a dangerous aura. Although the other party had not attacked, it did not mean they were unaware.
The other party was like a dormant savage dragon. If he truly went on a killing spree, most of them would likely be unable to stop him!
"Young man... you've gone too far. This is the Southern Domain, the territory of my Ji Clan, yet you dare act like this!" An elder's face darkened.
"When she wanted to kill me, did she think it was too much?" Ye Fan asked coldly, facing these Dragon Transformation Secret Realm experts alone, fearless in his heart.
"Save me..." Ji Hui was truly terrified now, impaled on the spear, her voice trembling as she begged the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm elders for help.
"The Peerless Divine King has already resolved the enmity between you and my clan. You don't want to continue being our enemy, do you? Hand her over to us to take away. What do you think?" A Dragon Transformation Secret Realm elder of the Ji Clan said.
The onlookers were all surprised. These elders had lowered their stance, clearly showing their wariness.
"She clearly came to kill me. How could I possibly let her go!" Ye Fan was unmoved, staring at Ji Hui with a mocking expression. "The Ji Clan has wise figures like your Saint Lord, and also ungrateful scoundrels like you. I find it baffling."
He was naturally not flattering the Ji Clan Saint Lord, but merely clarifying the relationship. He did not want to be an enemy of the entire Ji Clan, only to kill this old woman alone.
"Young man, think carefully!" The several Dragon Transformation Secret Realm experts' hearts pounded, as they sensed Ye Fan's killing intent.
"You... don't kill me..." Ji Hui was on the verge of collapse.
Ye Fan glanced at her contemptuously. "Let this end here!"
"Spare her!" Several Dragon Transformation Secret Realm cultivators shouted.
But Ye Fan only swept his gaze over them, completely unbothered. He hurled the spear with force, and it turned into a golden lightning bolt, once again embedding into the city gate tower.
Only this time, the force was immense. Ji Hui was instantly torn apart, embedded in the wall, utterly dead, with no further sound. The spear shaft trembled, cold and chilling.
"This..."
Everyone was astonished. Ye Fan had killed someone right in front of several Dragon Transformation Secret Realm elders, then strode away without anyone stopping him.
"Cough..."
As Ye Fan left, he coughed, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. This was naturally intentional. He did not want anyone to know that his Dao wound had healed, as that would bring great trouble. It was better to let people continue misunderstanding for a while.
On this day, the Southern Domain was shaken. The Sacred Body had returned in force, battling Ji Clan experts, unstoppable. He pinned Ji Hui to death on the city gate tower, causing an uproar.
The news quickly spread everywhere. Many "old acquaintances" learned that the Sacred Body had not died, all stunned. That he had such combat power and dared to act like this shocked many.
Yan Capital became a gathering place. Holy Lands from the Eastern Wasteland and supreme sects from the Central Province all wanted to enter the Ancient Forbidden Land to pick the Divine Immortality Pill. A large number of experts had assembled here.
There were also kings of the younger generation from the Central Province and heavenly prodigies from the Eastern Wasteland. Recently, they had been locked in great battles. When they learned that Ye Fan had emerged again, sharp light flashed in their eyes...