Chapter 445: Life-and-Death Enemy
Ye Fan merged several of his divine phenomena together—the Azure Lotus, the Immortal King, the Yin-Yang Diagram, the Splendid Rivers and Mountains, and the Golden Sea of Bitterness—all connected as if evolving heaven and earth, transforming into a pure land of his own.
At the beginning of heaven and earth, all things were born, filled with vibrant vitality and also destructive force. Ye Fan stood at the center, like a deity opening up the world, becoming the absolute sovereign.
Hua Yunfei finally changed color. Being trapped within the Sacred Body's divine phenomena meant almost certain death. Legend had always said so; few could break out.
"Clang, clang, clang..."
He forcefully plucked the strings of his zither. The nine small world gates in the sky became even more terrifying, pressing down continuously, trying to shatter the confinement.
"Boom!"
The small world gates collapsed massively, releasing an aura of world-destruction that surged toward Ye Fan's divine phenomena, seeking to annihilate everything.
Hua Yunfei's methods were ruthless. He was destroying space, willing to suffer mutual losses by shattering the Dao patterns he had imprinted in the void, just to break out.
"Boom!" "Boom!"...
One after another, the nine small world gates shattered. Everyone watching was terrified out of their wits. Hua Yunfei was too ruthless—destroying space, shattering his own imprinted Dao diagrams—this was a technique of mutual annihilation with the enemy.
Every single person's hair stood on end as they fled for their lives, wishing they could sprout wings and fly far from this area. If they were caught up in it, they would surely be annihilated in both body and spirit.
The void was collapsing on a massive scale, annihilating invisibly. Such terrifying methods would make even a Saint Lord frown; not everyone could execute them.
At this moment, even Li Xiaoman had to fly to the distant sky. One step too late, and she would surely turn to ashes.
"Boom..."
It sounded like ten thousand thunderclaps exploding. The nine small world gates shattered completely, and the extraordinary spatial power they had absorbed erupted fully, surging down all at once.
"This Hua Yunfei is truly calm and ruthless, daring to break the Sacred Body's divine phenomena like this. He will inevitably suffer severe damage to his own vitality."
"Decisive in action—this child inspires fear!"
"Harming his own Dao diagrams to resolve such a calamity, having such methods at his disposal is truly astonishing."
The Nine Tribulations Phoenix Melody was a supreme divine art, renowned through the ages. It could manifest heavenly tribulations, allowing one to battle cultivators while remaining invincible from the start. Few could contend with it.
Only someone with Ye Fan's constitution could withstand it, unafraid of thunder tribulations. But at this moment, he frowned deeply. The nine tribulations had been detonated, and the power of nothingness boiled over, sweeping down. Even he found it unwise to meet it head-on.
"Boom!"
Boundless void force surged. Ye Fan gritted his teeth and acted within his own divine phenomena, racing against time to strike down Hua Yunfei first.
"Whoosh"
An invisible killing intent surged like water. Ye Fan, like a blazing golden war god, swung his divine phenomena down, causing Hua Yunfei's body to crack all over.
"Ye Fan, how can you be so heartless? Senior Brother Hua..." Li Xiaoman cried out in alarm.
"Such terrifying divine phenomena! The might of the Sacred Body is chilling!" All onlookers felt a cold shiver.
How powerful was Hua Yunfei's combat strength? He could absolutely dominate the younger generation. Yet now, he was being suppressed to the point of shattering.
"Hua Yunfei kills cultivators at the Four Extremes Great Perfection realm as easily as cutting grass, and even cultivators in the Dragon Transformation realm are no problem for him. But now..."
Seeing this result, everyone's faces changed, all filled with terror.
"Bang"
Hua Yunfei's body split into four or five pieces, scattering in all directions, leaving behind a large cloud of blood mist, drawing cries of shock. Had such a powerful figure died just like that?
Ye Fan carried his divine phenomena as he crossed the sky, dodging the void force surging down from the heavens. This was an aura of world-destruction that made him deeply wary.
"Boom"
The void collapsed, utterly destroyed. Fortunately, it was in the air; otherwise, this area would have been flattened, and who knows how many would have died unnaturally.
"Senior Brother Hua..." Li Xiaoman cried out.
Others also sighed. Such a powerful and talented individual, capable of displaying the Nine Tribulations Phoenix Melody, with boundless prospects, had been killed just like that.
"What..." Suddenly, someone cried out in surprise.
"He's not dead! Reborn from the flames—the Phoenix Tribulation Rebirth Art!" Many were greatly shocked.
In the distance, Hua Yunfei's shattered body transformed into several beams of light that converged together. He was reborn, completely unharmed.
Many were dumbfounded. They had clearly seen him slain, yet now he had been reborn, his body recombined without any abnormality.
"This child has great fortune. He actually obtained such a long-lost supreme divine art!"
"The Phoenix Tribulation Rebirth Art is a peerless undying technique, profound and mysterious. Mastering it is like having an extra life!"
"The Nine Tribulations Phoenix Melody and the Phoenix Tribulation Rebirth Art share the same origin. Combined, they are called the Phoenix Tribulation, a supreme heavenly art of the world. He truly has extraordinary fate to have obtained such a inheritance!"
...
Everyone marveled, filled with envy. These two ancient, miraculous arts had been lost for who knows how many ages, yet now they were obtained by one person.
"You really are hard to kill!" Ye Fan pressed forward. He naturally wouldn't stop, determined to take Hua Yunfei's life.
"Brother Ye's strength is truly fearsome..." Hua Yunfei sighed lightly, but he remained composed, without anger or frustration.
Although Ye Fan was very aggressive, he dared not be careless. This man was extremely powerful and surely had incredibly formidable trump cards. He was a life-and-death enemy.
"I feel like Hua Yunfei is no weaker than a Divine King Physique. He's someone on the level of Holy Son Yao Guang..." someone muttered.
"Indeed. The Nine Tribulations Phoenix Melody's offensive power shakes the world. Among his generation, aside from a constitution like the Sacred Body, almost no one can withstand it. This child is unfathomable."
Everyone was pondering, but only Ye Fan understood that Hua Yunfei truly was such a figure; otherwise, he wouldn't be so calm.
"Whoosh"
A stretch of stars appeared, surrounding Hua Yunfei. The night was like water, the starlight endless. Hua Yunfei stood within a starry sky, ethereal and otherworldly.
This was not a divine phenomenon but a divine art from the Grand Mystery Star Peak, his most adept miraculous skill. At this moment, he was like a Star Lord descending to the mortal world.
"Boom"
Suddenly, Hua Yunfei's star radiance enveloped him, bursting forth with ten thousand zhang of light. His powerful aura made people tremble involuntarily. He was utterly holy and mighty.
"Dragon Transformation... He is actually a cultivator in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm!"
"Heavens! So young, and already a Dragon Transformation realm expert! Unbelievable!"
Everyone was utterly shaken. No one had expected Hua Yunfei to have reached such a realm, possessing such terrifying cultivation.
"It was long rumored that someone among the younger generation had entered the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, but it was never confirmed. The first to be discovered is actually Hua Yunfei!"
He never showed his true colors, always keeping a low profile. Now, revealing such strength naturally shocked everyone.
Ye Fan's heart pounded violently. His opponent was truly fearsome, having already entered the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm. This would be an incredibly difficult and bitter battle.
A difference of one realm was like a gap of a whole heaven, with a massive disparity in strength. Those of lower rank could almost never defeat those of higher rank. Only because of his special constitution could Ye Fan "rebel against the immortals."
Now, at the second level of the Four Extremes Secret Realm, he could slay cultivators at the Four Extremes Great Perfection realm, and even Dragon Transformation realm experts were no problem.
However, Hua Yunfei was vastly different. He was a pinnacle figure among the younger generation. Someone like him or Holy Son Yao Guang, when at the Four Extremes realm, could already kill Dragon Transformation cultivators.
Now that he had broken into the Dragon Transformation realm, one could imagine how powerful he had become!
"Brother Ye's strength is astonishing, forcing me to fight you with my Dragon Transformation cultivation." Hua Yunfei shook his head, ethereal and transcendent, like a deity sighing.
"Your trump cards don't stop there. Why not show your strongest demonic art!" Ye Fan said coldly.
"I only wield the Star Peak's unpassed secrets. The supreme divine art Phoenix Tribulation is something I only recently obtained." Hua Yunfei was calm and unmoved.
"Boom!"
Ye Fan made his move. Saying anything else was useless now. Only with true strength could he defeat his opponent and force out the secrets of the Ruthless Great Emperor.
He displayed the Void Great Hand Seal. A golden great hand spanned the sky, like a golden cloud, blotting out the sun, carrying supreme divine might as it slammed down.
Everyone was shocked. With such wild power, who could contend with it?
Among the crowd, Ji Haoyue's eyes shot out two sharp beams of light, fixed on that golden great hand. This was a divine art of their family.
"Boom!"
Hua Yunfei was unafraid, using his vast dharma power to resist. Countless stars appeared, one great star after another shooting from his fingertips, striking at Ye Fan.
Starlight flowed like water from his fingertips. This was a terrifying scene, as if he controlled an entire galaxy, roaring and surging through the star domain.
The place where he stood was almost no different from a true star domain, filled with starlight and divine power, brilliant in the night.
"Boom!"
Nine stars linked in a line, like a beam of life, yet also a blade of destruction, striking at Ye Fan, filled with a fierce aura.
The two fought with real fire. Even the elegant Hua Yunfei now had a soaring momentum, a sharp aura emerging as he fought fiercely.
This was a life-and-death duel. No negligence was allowed; one wrong step would mean annihilation of both body and spirit!
Ye Fan used various divine phenomena to suppress the sky, constantly pressing forward, attacking actively, unstoppable in his dominance.
"Boom!"
The void shattered. Their combat power was too terrifying. Wherever they passed, everything was destroyed, nothing could stop them.
They fought from the sky to the clouds, from the clouds to the ground, both like dragons and rocs, divinely brave, shaking people's hearts.
This was a brutal battle. Both were top figures of the younger generation, incredibly intense, unsettling the hearts of the onlookers.
"Slaughter from All Directions!" Hua Yunfei shouted softly. He took the initiative to attack, like an immortal spirit emerging into the world, flawless and pure, his whole body crystalline.
But as his hands moved, the terrifying pressure made people's hearts and guts nearly split. His slender fingers traced the trajectory of the Dao, complex and profound.
"Boom"
The boundless star domain covered heaven and earth. One great star after another arranged themselves, forming a giant cross. Two rows of great stars intersected, crushing down toward Ye Fan.
The void was like a torn painting, easily ripped open. Slaughter from All Directions carried the power of the endless star domain, destroying all obstacles!
"Pop," "pop"...
The void collapsed continuously. The cross intersected, starlight blazing, possessing an unstoppable, fearsome star power. For those of the same generation, this was a peerless great killing art.
At this moment, not only the younger generation but even senior figures felt chills running down their spines. Hua Yunfei's combat power was too terrifying.
"Boom!"
Ye Fan responded calmly, without any panic. His hands also traced in the void, leaving behind the trajectory of the Dao, mysterious and unfathomable.
"Thud!"
He pressed his hands down, and an ancient pagoda was born from nothingness, flying forward to confront the Slaughter from All Directions, seeking to shatter the endless great stars.
This ancient pagoda took form in the world, a manifestation of his understanding of the Dao, a tangible body that suppressed all directions.
"Boom"
The star domain dimmed. Slaughter from All Directions was weakened, no longer as terrifying as before.
"Thud!"
Ye Fan's hands continued to move. A great bell materialized, also a manifestation of his understanding of the Dao, imprinting a tangible form. With a loud "Dong," time seemed to freeze.
Slaughter from All Directions was blocked, then began to collapse. The cross of great stars completely dimmed and then extinguished.
Ye Fan's hands guided them. The ancient pagoda and the great bell collided, causing a great upheaval in space-time. With a thunderous roar, they merged into one, transforming into a simple, ancient great cauldron.
A cauldron with two ears and three legs, corresponding to "Dao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, Three gives birth to all things." This was the tangible embodiment of the Dao.
Space was suppressed, time was frozen. Ye Fan used this great cauldron, imprinted in the void by his own essence, to suppress Hua Yunfei.
"Boom!"
The great cauldron represented the will of heaven and earth, descending like the Great Dao. Hua Yunfei resisted with the Phoenix Tribulation and Star Divine Art, but blood finally seeped from the corner of his mouth.
Everyone was horrified. Who was Hua Yunfei? With his performance at this moment, no one would doubt his combat power. He could absolutely rebel against immortals!
A figure like him, at the Four Extremes realm, could slay Dragon Transformation experts. Now that he had stepped into the Dragon Transformation realm himself, he was even more terrifying. Yet, he was now injured.
The might of the Sacred Body was truly fearsome. No wonder when he killed Ji Hui, the several Dragon Transformation realm experts of the Ji family let him leave without stopping him. Everyone's hearts pounded violently.
Remember, Ye Fan had only just entered the second level of the Four Extremes Secret Realm, separated from his opponent by several heavenly chasms.
However, Ye Fan felt no joy in his heart. He knew that this was the most fearsome opponent he had encountered since his cultivation had achieved success, because the other party was holding back.
Hua Yunfei was absolutely an extraordinary enemy. He had most likely obtained the inheritance of the Ruthless Great Emperor, and he still hadn't used it!
Once that supreme demonic art was unleashed, it would probably shake heaven and earth. It was one of the most terrifying ultimate arts in history, and it was hard to predict how dreadful it would be.
Although Ye Fan also had trump cards he hadn't used yet, he still felt this was a life-and-death enemy. The most disadvantageous factor was that he was several realms behind his opponent, far from the Dragon Transformation realm.
"If you don't use your demonic art now, you won't have another chance!" Ye Fan's thoughts raced. His hands carved in the void, once again imprinting his own understanding of the Dao.
Unconsciously, he carved out nine ancient characters, as if he couldn't help himself. These were the nine imperial characters recorded in the Dao Scripture, pressing toward Hua Yunfei.
The nine ancient characters were mysterious beyond measure, as if they pierced through past, present, and future!
"You..." Hua Yunfei's face changed. He seemed to know that these were characters only ancient Great Emperors could recognize, and he did his utmost to resist.
"Boom"
The nine ancient characters surrounded him. This stretch of void nearly collapsed. The nine characters imprinted themselves in nothingness, forming a small world prison, intending to seal him forever.