Chapter 621: Soaring Immortal Art
The sea of lightning dissipated, the heavenly tribulation had vanished. Hua Yunfei stood in the void, his blue robes fluttering, incomparably calm and composed, a confident smile on his face.
Below, the great lake was hazy with mist, its emerald waves stretching for ten thousand li. It was very tranquil, with no calls of birds or roars of beasts—only a faint ink-wash painting.
Hua Yunfei was a clever man. He did not continue speaking. Further words were useless. Between the two of them, sharing wine and pleasantries was impossible. Only a life-or-death battle remained.
"Brother Ye, you come from beyond this star domain. That place is truly enviable. I hope that one day I can make a trip there." Hua Yunfei revealed a faint, subtle smile.
Ye Fan's heart shook. Had Li Xiaoman told him everything? But now, he had no fear. He had already grown strong. Even if the whole world knew, so what? He could go anywhere, and no one could stop him.
At this moment, Hua Yunfei decisively struck. He deliberately stirred Ye Fan's emotions, seizing the instant of distraction to gain the upper hand. From the very start, he unleashed his most lethal technique.
"Boom!"
He formed hand seals, clapping his palms together. A massive black hole appeared, directly swallowing Ye Fan. With his first strike, he had already unleashed the Devouring Demon Art!
Ye Fan's eyes flashed like lightning, his black hair disheveled. He too immediately moved with a peerless sacred technique, unleashing the Mountain-Embracing Seal, the Human King Seal, and the Heaven-Overturning Seal in rapid succession.
This was a world-shaking ancient art, evolving the seals of Heaven, Earth, and Man. With Man as the foundation, it represented the will of Heaven and Earth, suppressing all realms and sweeping away every deity.
In an instant of eternity, ancient chants and sacrificial sounds arose, like an immortal war song piercing the boundless void, waging war across the myriad heavens.
"Thud!"
Ye Fan stepped out, his entire being's essence boiling. The black hole behind him collapsed, but it frantically plundered his golden blood energy, devouring everything.
"Bang!"
For the first time, he struck with the three great ancient seals in succession. They possessed supreme mystery, internally connected, with power so terrifying it seemed to be opening up a new world.
The black hole collapsed. Every inch of Ye Fan's body was crystalline, flowing with infinite divine power. Using the three great seals, he forged a path and finally broke free completely.
"Boom!"
Ye Fan's golden hand reached out, tearing up an island mountain from the lake. Merging it with the Mountain-Embracing Seal, he struck downward, borrowing the vast power of the great earth.
Hua Yunfei remained unhurried. He pointed a finger, and a black light flashed, dissolving the great mountain completely. Its dust merged into a massive black fissure.
Ye Fan was startled. In three years without seeing him, this man had indeed become unfathomable. This was a life-or-death enemy. Who was stronger and who was weaker was impossible to predict.
"One Thought Blossoms, Sovereign Over Realm!"
Hua Yunfei shouted softly. One after another, translucent petals fell from the sky. Each one was engraved with the traces of the Dao, and each one could sever a great mountain.
Above the great lake, white and crystalline, Hua Yunfei drifted like an immortal, standing on a petal over a meter long. His hair flew, and his skin shimmered with luster.
Ye Fan felt as if knives were scraping his bones. He sensed a pressure, his entire body on the verge of shattering.
The rain of flowers filled the air. Each blossom was an Enlightenment flower, branded with Hua Yunfei's imprint. At this moment, beams of Dao light cascaded down from the petals, like thousands upon thousands of waterfalls.
"Rumble!"
The space between Heaven and Earth was dazzling. One thought blossomed, and Dao imprints fell, grinding away all obstacles. The traces of the Dao erased everything.
"Clang!"
Ye Fan evolved the Battle Saint Art. Sometimes it was a golden fist, sometimes a seal forming a dragon, sometimes pushing the sun and moon forward. He clashed with every petal, made contact with every beam of Dao light.
The world was blinding. After three years, Ye Fan once again battled Hua Yunfei, crossing blows with his peerless divine technique.
"Ye Fan, I look forward to your origin essence!"
Endless flower rain fell, each petal crystalline. Hua Yunfei was like a deity smiling while holding a flower, flawless and spotless, supremely holy. Every petal was carved with his imprint.
"Rustle, rustle"
A gentle breeze stirred. Looking out, the sky was filled with Hua Yunfei's figures. It was impossible to tell if they were petals or if he had transformed into countless bodies. True and false were indistinguishable.
Time seemed to have returned to three years ago. It was the same technique, but now it was many times more powerful, revealing the true essence of this peerless sacred art.
An oppressive, world-destroying aura filled the air, as if the end of days had arrived.
Black Emperor had once said that the Ruthless Great Emperor had created the sacred art "One Thought Blossoms, Sovereign Over Realm." Each blossom could transform into a true body—a world-slaying killing technique!
Ye Fan's expression was grave. He moved his hands, using the Battle Saint Art to evolve the Taiji. The Yin-Yang diagram appeared. He arched his body like a dragon and shot forward in an instant.
"Boom!"
A violent collision. Waves from the great lake surged into the sky. On a distant shore, a large section of mountain peaks collapsed. A fierce clash erupted between the two.
Tip of the spear against the edge of the shield!
Ye Fan shattered the countless petals, slaying the myriad Hua Yunfei figures, leaving only the true body standing on that petal.
The dragon-shaped Dao marks of the Taiji divine diagram failed to kill the enemy before him. Ye Fan's heart sank. Ever since he had evolved this technique using the Battle Character Art, it had been unstoppable, never failing to slay an opponent.
Today, though it was as powerful as ever, it had only broken the other's sacred art, not killed him.
Hua Yunfei's eyes flickered, revealing a trace of surprise, but he quickly calmed down and took the initiative, charging toward Ye Fan.
Ten Thousand Transformations Sacred Art!
He unleashed another divine technique, one that could seize the wonders of creation. No matter what secret art you used, it would be reduced to the ordinary. Truly, it turned the miraculous into the mundane, terrifying to the extreme.
Ye Fan's heart chilled. Though he had seen it before, he still felt immense pressure. The Ten Thousand Transformations Sacred Art affected all his various wondrous techniques.
It was worthy of being a strange art created by the Ruthless Great Emperor, possessing inconceivable power. It infinitely weakened the opponent's combat strength, restraining all divine techniques under Heaven and turning them into the ordinary.
Ye Fan fought very awkwardly. If not for the Nine Secrets enhancing him, using the Battle Character Art to drive his various divine techniques, he would likely have already been reduced to defeat.
Even his evolution of the Battle Saint Art was somewhat suppressed. The Ten Thousand Transformations Sacred Art's reputation as a peerless, world-dominating strange art was not without reason. It was the crystallized essence of an ancient great emperor's efforts.
At this point, Ye Fan could no longer hold back. He unleashed all his secret arts simultaneously, all driven by the Battle Character Art.
"Boom!"
Infinite killing intent burst forth. For the first time, Ye Fan employed the many life-slaying grand arts of the Heavenly Court. Stepping with the Stride Art, his entire body turned into a beam of light, unleashing endless killing moves.
Hua Yunfei also displayed all his means. World-shaking strange arts never before seen or heard of emerged one after another, all supplemented by the Ten Thousand Transformations Sacred Art. It was terrifying beyond measure.
The two engaged in a shocking battle, fighting from the depths of the great lake all the way to the shore. Ten thousand layers of giant waves, like a tsunami, submerged the mountain ranges.
With a single tremor from them, the towering lake waters receded. Below, entire mountain ranges collapsed like sandcastles, too fragile to withstand the impact. A vast expanse of land was leveled to the ground.
Ye Fan frantically boosted his combat power, reaching the Eight Prohibitions Domain. He could now battle figures at the middle stage of the Immortal Platform First Layer. His divine might was unstoppable.
Hua Yunfei felt some pressure. He sacrificed the Phoenix Wing Flowing Gold Halberd to fight, turning it into streaks of black light, emitting strange howls. Heaven and Earth shook violently.
Ye Fan swung the God-Slaying Whip, unleashing various secret arts, clashing head-on with him. The two engaged in fierce contention, the battle unceasing.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a mountain ridge over twenty li long was grabbed by Hua Yunfei and reduced to a little over a meter in length. He swung it at Ye Fan, collapsing Heaven and Earth!
Ye Fan's heart chilled. The other party had pushed the Ten Thousand Transformations Sacred Art to its extreme, possessing such tremendous power. At its peak, it could definitely pluck stars and seize the moon.
"Bang!"
He dared not be careless. He met it with his golden fist, heavily striking the dragon-shaped mountain ridge, which was so heavy it could almost crush the sky.
"Boom!"
Golden light blazed ten thousand feet. Ye Fan shattered it, revealing its true form. The twenty-li-long mountain ridge crumbled, endless rocks and dust falling from the high sky, smoke surging into the heavens.
The battle between the two reached a fever pitch. Ye Fan let out a long roar. Various divine phenomena emerged, intending to trap Hua Yunfei in a death struggle. The golden Sea of Suffering boiled, appearing beneath his feet.
A single Azure Lotus swayed, surrounded by chaos, accompanying him. A beautiful small world also appeared, enveloping his body.
"Boom!"
Of course, the first to strike was the Immortal King in the sky. Its hand was like a mountain, smashing down.
The Immortal King, carrying the Nine Heavens, suppressed everything with overwhelming might, like a true deity descending to the mortal world!
"Soaring Immortal Art!"
Hua Yunfei let out a long roar. His attack power instantly became world-shakingly unmatched. He ferociously clashed with the divine phenomena, charging straight in.
Ye Fan finally witnessed this secret art. It was said to have unparalleled offensive power. If the Ruthless Great Emperor had used it, it would possess Soaring Immortal Force!
There were no immortals in the world, but it was said that ancient Heavenly Emperors could display such inconceivable power—truly, nothing could withstand it, nothing could break it.
Ye Fan's heart leaped, but he actively withdrew his divine phenomena. Since the opponent dared to close in for melee combat, he could fight freely, suppressing him with the unmatched Sacred Body.
They clashed, fighting at close quarters. The Sacred Body's physical form was unmatched, its attack power incomparable. However, the Soaring Immortal Art shook the ages, possessing Soaring Immortal Force!
"Not good!"
Ye Fan sensed something was terribly wrong. The Soaring Immortal Art was terrifying beyond measure, definitely capable of injuring him. But that was not what made his heart pound.
What made his heart race was that Hua Yunfei did not defend. He let Ye Fan's palm strike shatter his body into four or five pieces. But in doing so, he used the opportunity to imprint the Soaring Immortal Art onto Ye Fan.
Ye Fan's body shook violently. Even the unmatched physical form of the Sacred Body could not withstand it. His five viscera were crushed, his bones and tendons snapped, and golden blood flowed freely.
It had to be said, the Soaring Immortal Art was even more terrifying than legend. If an ancient great emperor had used it, it would definitely possess power beyond human limits—Soaring Immortal Force!
Ye Fan's body split open, tattered beyond recognition. Fortunately, it did not turn into mincemeat. He had not expected Hua Yunfei to be so ruthless, willing to inflict mutual destruction.
"So ruthless..." He dared not delay any further, because he knew why the other party dared to do this. He quickly began healing.
A phoenix cry shook the Nine Heavens. Undying flames blazed fiercely. In the distance, the shattered Hua Yunfei's body was reassembling, rapidly healing.
Phoenix Tribulation Rebirth Art!
Hua Yunfei had great fortune. Besides inheriting the ancient great emperor's legacy, he had also obtained such a heaven-defying strange art, possessing the divine effect of nine deaths and rebirth.
Last time, during the battle in the Southern Domain of the Eastern Wasteland, he had used this technique to escape death. This time, he went even further. Using this secret method, he was ruthless enough with himself to kill Ye Fan, and he nearly succeeded.
Ye Fan's physical body was tougher and more solid than that of a Saint Lord, almost impossible to damage. But the Soaring Immortal Art was too terrifying, living up to its name. He was now severely injured.
Hundreds of bones were broken, tendons and veins all snapped, and his internal organs were crushed. He gritted his teeth, circulating the Nirvana Sutra that An Miaoyi had taught him. At the same time, he triggered the All Secret, allowing this healing sacred art to stack tenfold.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
His bones rapidly reconnected. Endless golden blood energy blazed. The Nirvana sacred art consumed his own vital blood to heal.
The Sacred Body's greatest strength was its physical form. It possessed inexhaustible divine power, its blood energy incomparably vigorous, like a furnace. Golden blood energy submerged him within.
The two raced against time, competing for speed. Whoever recovered first would gain absolute initiative, able to forcefully interrupt the other and eliminate them.