Chapter 444: Nine Tribulations Phoenix Melody
Ye Fan had made up his mind to kill Hua Yunfei. Without any superfluous words, his golden hand covered heaven and earth, crushing the void until it collapsed, shaking the world as the might of the Indestructible Sacred Body erupted fully.
The Immortal King Overlooking the Nine Heavens divine phenomenon merged with him. The nine heavens were vast and lofty, with clouds and mist flowing beneath his feet, making him appear like a deity.
With every step he took, heaven and earth trembled, carrying a terrifying and mysterious rhythm that made many onlookers’ hearts feel as if they were about to burst and shatter.
He was like a sacred spirit forged from divine gold, his entire body radiating boundless light, golden blood energy soaring into the heavens. His golden hand reached forward, blotting out heaven and earth.
Hua Yunfei usually kept a low profile, but his strength was extremely formidable. Like a banished immortal treading on ripples, he surpassed the limits of speed, becoming an embodiment of the Dao at that moment.
He tore through the void, transforming into a streak of blue light. Dao patterns swirled around him as he barely evaded the Immortal King Overlooking the Nine Heavens divine phenomenon, brushing past the golden hand.
“Boom!”
Ye Fan sneered. The Chaos Azure Lotus divine phenomenon descended, strands of mist tearing through heaven and earth. The azure lotus, imbued with the meaning of “three giving birth to all things,” shook violently, as if about to split heaven and earth apart!
“Clang!”
At the critical moment, the star that emerged from Hua Yunfei’s brow blocked the azure lotus. He moved like flickering light and shifting shadows, merging his body with the void and instantly retreating far away.
“Trying to escape? Impossible!” Ye Fan shouted coldly. The Yin-Yang Diagram shot out, rumbling like a volcanic eruption, cutting off the path ahead and shattering heaven and earth.
“Boom!”
The powerful Yin-Yang divine phenomenon sealed heaven and earth, attempting to trap Hua Yunfei within. The Yang Diagram and Yin Diagram merged together, pressing down simultaneously.
“Ding!”
A soft sound rang out. Once again, that star flew out, striking the Yin-Yang Diagram and resisting its heaven-sealing power. Hua Yunfei decisively flew backward.
All of this happened too fast. The onlookers were dazzled and confused, unable to keep up with their speed. Both moved like streaks of light.
“Boom!”
The Splendid Rivers and Mountains divine phenomenon appeared—a small world. Ye Fan trapped the area, his wild hair flying like a demon god, suppressing Hua Yunfei beneath him.
A merciless cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth. His golden hand transformed into a heavenly stele, crashing down. The void shattered, and black fissures spread into the distance.
Hua Yunfei’s star blazed brilliantly, burning like a sun, illuminating the entire Yan Capital. Everyone was unable to open their eyes.
He fiercely resisted the Splendid Rivers and Mountains divine phenomenon. If he fell into the Sacred Body’s divine phenomenon, he would surely face certain death—this was the consensus of many, backed by countless legends.
“Clang!”
The divine phenomenon was blocked, but Ye Fan’s hand pressed down. Hua Yunfei had no way to avoid it. Divine light shielded his body, and Dao diagrams emerged. He had no choice but to endure.
“Boom!”
Ye Fan struck repeatedly with his golden hand, the power terrifying enough to make distant spectators shudder. Such force could crush even cultivators in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm into meat paste.
“Clang! Clang!”
Deafening sounds rang out. After nine strikes from Ye Fan, Hua Yunfei coughed up nine mouthfuls of blood. His face was deathly pale, and his physical body was on the verge of splitting, having suffered severe injuries.
Yet Ye Fan was shocked. This enemy was too terrifying. Even an elder in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, forced into such close quarters, would have been dead without a doubt.
But Hua Yunfei had withstood it with his physical body. His form did not shatter. He kept increasing the distance, beginning to mobilize overwhelming magical power.
“Boom!”
That star flickered, as if a colossal entity was awakening, like an ancient king reviving, filled with a terrifying aura.
“Heavens! The supreme treasure of the Grand Mystery Star Peak—its seal has been unlocked by one level!” the onlookers exclaimed.
“This treasure is terrifying. It was refined from a real star, enough to suppress world-shaking experts!” Many changed color.
Hua Yunfei rapidly retreated. His face was as white as snow as he spat out over a dozen mouthfuls of blood. Overwhelming magical power surged out like an ocean, drowning toward Ye Fan.
That star, in particular, blocked the Splendid Rivers and Mountains, radiating billions of stellar rays, cutting off the sky and keeping Ye Fan at a distance, unable to approach.
“The Sacred Body’s physical form is too terrifying. Any powerful enemy he gets close to can only regret their fate. Hua Yunfei’s ability to withstand it is astonishing.”
“Although Hua Yunfei has some reputation, I’ve never heard of any remarkable feats from him. Yet he’s holding off the Sacred Body’s physical attacks—truly shocking!”
Many cried out in surprise, unable to believe what they were seeing.
Though Hua Yunfei had coughed up over a dozen mouthfuls of blood and suffered significant injuries, people didn’t think he was at a disadvantage. The Sacred Body’s physical form was unmatched in the world; surviving close combat with him was already a miracle.
Ye Fan sighed softly. Hua Yunfei’s strength exceeded his expectations. Even in close-quarters combat, he hadn’t died, managing to retreat while spitting blood.
“Brother Ye, what is the meaning of this? We have no past grievances or recent enmity. Why do you seek my life?” Hua Yunfei’s blue robes were stained with specks of blood, yet he remained ethereal and otherworldly, calm even in this situation.
“Ye Fan, why are you doing this? Senior Brother Hua heard you were about to enter the Ancient Forbidden Land and traveled tens of thousands of miles to Yan Capital just to see you off. Yet you want to kill him…” Li Xiaoman also stood at a distance, questioning him.
“Step aside. This has nothing to do with you.” Ye Fan glanced at Li Xiaoman, then advanced step by step. Heaven and earth trembled in rhythm with his footsteps, and his powerful aura made people shudder.
“You…” Li Xiaoman struggled to remain calm.
In Yan Capital, many cultivators had gathered. The battle between the Sacred Body and Hua Yunfei was particularly eye-catching. Recently, Ye Fan had been at the center of the storm.
No one knew why the two were fighting, but everyone eagerly anticipated a fierce clash of dragons and tigers.
“Brother Ye, do you truly wish to fight me to the death?” Hua Yunfei sighed, untying his bloodstained blue robe and tossing it aside.
“You came to Yan Capital to kill me, didn’t you? Why pretend? But you’ve run out of time to set up your schemes.” Ye Fan’s tone was equally calm.
“Brother Ye, why do you say that? Why would I want to kill you?” Hua Yunfei looked surprised, genuinely confused.
“Do you think your plan was flawless? I’ve known everything all along.” Ye Fan sneered, applying psychological pressure.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but I do know that Brother Ye has made up his mind to fight me. Hua may not be talented, but I fear no one.” Hua Yunfei’s calmness carried a hint of defiance.
“Don’t act so innocent. You’re not far from being an enemy of the entire world.” Ye Fan smiled faintly.
“Hum!”
He struck again. His golden fist pierced through the sky, aiming at Hua Yunfei high above. This was a life-and-death struggle, and everyone could feel the bone-chilling killing intent.
“Ding!”
The strings of a zither were plucked. Hua Yunfei launched his own attack. His heroic aura was overwhelming, sweeping away his earlier calm. He sat cross-legged in the void, strumming an ancient zither.
“Since that’s the case, Brother Ye, I’ll accompany you in this battle!”
“Ding-ding-dong-dong…”
The zither’s sound was like heavenly music, but it concealed a chilling killing intent. Beams of light shot from the strings, striking toward Ye Fan’s golden fist.
“Clang!”
This was a sharpness fiercer than sword qi, capable of slaying cultivators at the Four Extremes Great Perfection realm, causing many spectators to change color.
“Hua Yunfei is this powerful? His zither music can kill invisibly!”
“If not for the Sacred Body’s formidable physique, an ordinary person would have been riddled with holes under this zither sound!”
“Boom!”
Ye Fan’s inner essence boiled. His entire body seemed forged from molten gold, radiating divine light. Even his hair took on a golden sheen. Merging with the Immortal King Overlooking the Nine Heavens divine phenomenon, he charged forward with great strides.
The zither sound was like blades, but under his golden blood energy, ten thousand layers of it turned to nothing, unable to harm him in the slightest.
“Brother Ye surprises me. Having only recently entered the Four Extremes Secret Realm, you already dominate your peers.” Hua Yunfei’s voice was soft. His fingers moved lightly, and the rhythm of the zither suddenly changed, the melody completely different.
A phoenix cry resounded through the nine heavens!
At that moment, the zither sound vanished, replaced only by the cry of a phoenix, echoing through Yan Capital and piercing the clouds. Nine divine phoenixes could be clearly seen emerging from the ancient zither.
They spread their wings and soared, graceful yet emitting an extremely terrifying aura, as if real immortal spirits had descended into the mortal world.
“This is a lost ancient melody, the Nine Tribulations Phoenix Melody. It’s a divine sound that directly attacks one’s life essence, destroying all vitality with unfathomable mystery.”
“It really is the Nine Tribulations Phoenix Melody! Heavens, it has reappeared in the world after being lost for at least tens of thousands of years. It harmonizes with the Dao, with boundless power that grinds down all enemies.”
Many exclaimed in shock, their faces filled with horror.
The fluctuations from the nine divine phoenixes made people tremble uncontrollably. They possessed immense power, giving a sense of being impossible to resist.
Ye Fan’s heart tightened. The nine divine phoenixes, radiating overwhelming magical power, transformed into beams of light and charged at him, targeting the life essence of his Sacred Body.
At that moment, his golden Sea of Suffering boiled. The nine phoenixes attempted to enter his body, crying through the nine heavens, destroying all vitality.
“Clang! Clang!”
Ye Fan fought back with his physical body. His golden palms flickered with innate patterns as he battled the nine phoenixes, killing intent soaring to the clouds.
“Boom!”
The Splendid Rivers and Mountains divine phenomenon surged out. Ye Fan didn’t want to waste time. He directly trapped the nine phoenixes, then punched them one by one, turning them all to dust.
This horrified everyone. This was the legendary Nine Tribulations Phoenix Melody, with unpredictable divine might, yet he had shattered it with one punch after another.
Hua Yunfei sighed softly, like a sorrowful deity. Then he plucked the zither strings nine times in succession, unleashing a wondrous, immense power. Heaven and earth were torn apart like paper.
The nine tribulations of the Nine Tribulations Phoenix Melody truly appeared. Nine small world gates opened in the sky, pouring down the aura of world-destroying calamity.
“Divine melody! A divine melody that evolves heavenly tribulations!”
Nine heavenly tribulations transformed into nine phoenixes, connecting to nine small worlds, piercing heaven and earth, descending to suppress Ye Fan.
This was ultimate killing intent. How many in this world could withstand nine heavenly tribulations? Not a single person remained unshaken.
Of course, Ye Fan was the exception. Lately, he had been struck by lightning quite often. Perhaps only someone with his constitution was least afraid of heavenly tribulations.
“If it were anyone else, they would surely die. Hua Yunfei is too terrifying!”
“This young man is very low-key. I never expected him to be this powerful. He’s probably not weaker than the Divine King Physique and others!”
…
“Boom!”
Ye Fan charged against the nine heavenly tribulations, leaving golden footprints in the sky as he rapidly closed in on Hua Yunfei.
“Brother Ye, do you truly want to fight to the death?” Hua Yunfei sighed, then slowly moved his hands through the void in mysterious, profound trajectories.
The nine small world gates shook violently, as if nine deities were about to burst forth. Overwhelmingly terrifying fluctuations swept down from the heavens.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, a golden ocean surged out from Ye Fan’s body, drowning Hua Yunfei. This divine phenomenon, which Ye Fan had never used before, had been kept as a trump card.
An azure lotus floated and sank in the golden ocean, with chaotic mist churning. It stabilized the nine small world gates and pressed them toward Hua Yunfei.
“Boom!”
Ye Fan closed in. All his divine phenomena emerged simultaneously, merging into one, trapping Hua Yunfei within!
“Ye Fan, you can’t kill indiscriminately…” Li Xiaoman cried out.