Chapter 649: Two Pieces of Green Copper
Green copper, mottled with rust, no larger than a fist, yet it tugged at everyone's nerves, each person tense beyond measure.
An azure lotus was rooted atop it, bearing only three emerald leaves, carrying a profound significance: the Dao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things, elucidating the Great Dao.
Why was this happening? That was everyone's question. The Green Emperor had passed away, so how could a similar scene manifest again? It was far too alike, sending chills through people's hearts.
A white-haired old man stood in the void, an ancient scroll covering the sky, smelting three thousand great worlds, suspended above his head. He was strong enough to resist the Nine Li Diagram, but it was because the emerald light overflowing from the green copper block blocked the might of the imperial weapon—a force beyond human resistance—and only a sliver of power had surged in.
"Buzz"
In the sky, the old man's expression was cold, his eyes flashing with sharp light as he urged the Nine Li Diagram. The great heavens trembled violently once more, attempting to draw Ye Fan inside.
"Break for me!" Ye Fan roared.
The azure lotus rooted on the green copper within his Sea of Suffering finally established a faint connection with him. It brought the green copper to block the void, swaying repeatedly.
At the same time, he gritted his teeth, using his Sea of Suffering to meet the Extreme Imperial Weapon, shielding everyone before him, even charging beyond the range of the flowing emerald radiance.
To others, this was no different from suicide. In this world, no one could withstand a strike from an imperial weapon with their physical body alone—it was pure self-destruction.
"Little Leaf!" Ji Ziyue, the little moon of the Ji Family, was on the verge of losing consciousness, but at this moment she jolted awake, crying out in loss.
"Leaf!" Pang Bo also shouted.
"No, Little Leaf!" Li Heishui and the others all changed color.
"Pfft"
Ye Fan's Wheel Sea was torn open on the spot, golden blood splattering everywhere. Yet, astonishingly, it was not vaporized.
A single wisp of the imperial weapon's pressure should have turned him to dust, leaving not even residue behind. However, he was only injured, not killed.
"Thud"
A light tremor sounded, and another piece of green copper flew out, leaping from his Wheel Sea. It was this piece that had broken the certain-death situation.
Ye Fan had gambled with his life, finally forcing out the piece of green copper sunk in his Wheel Sea. This piece was highly spiritual, having intersected with him many times before, saving his life in both the Ancient Forbidden Land and the Bronze Immortal Hall.
"Clang!"
A violent tremor rang out as this piece of green copper flew forth. It did not neutralize the unmatched might of the Extreme Imperial Weapon but merely protected Ye Fan. Then it collided with the other piece of green copper, the sound shaking the nine heavens and ten lands!
Beyond the endless void, everyone who witnessed this scene was nearly dumbfounded, their jaws almost hitting the ground, unable to believe it was real.
"How did another piece of green copper appear?!"
"How does he have a second piece!?"
"It didn't dissolve the imperial might, but it helped him survive this calamity!"
"Heavens, another piece of green copper! Could the supreme treasure of the Central Province be about to reassemble and reappear in the world?"
Ye Fan was nearly crippled. His Sea of Suffering had been split open, golden blood drenching his body, the sky itself shining brilliantly.
The imperial might from earlier was too terrifying. Just a single wisp of its fluctuation had shattered a thousand li in radius, turning it into a desert that had sunk over a thousand zhang!
"Little Leaf… flee quickly. An Extreme Imperial Weapon cannot be opposed. While the green copper protects you… leave at once." Ji Ziyue's voice was weak, broken and intermittent. Yet she desperately channeled the celestial light of heaven and earth, replenishing Ye Fan's divine power so he would have the strength to escape.
"Fleeing is no solution. He will keep hunting us down. We must use the protection of these two green copper pieces to completely resolve this crisis!" Ye Fan's eyes were nearly wild.
With Ji Ziyue's divine power infusion, his strength rivaled that of a Saint Lord. His golden blood energy blazed up, and he pushed his combat power to its limit, defying the heavens.
"He's gone mad!"
Beyond the endless void, many Great Powers witnessed this scene, all shocked. Since ancient times, who had dared to charge an Extreme Imperial Weapon? It was like a moth flying into a flame—certain death with no chance of survival.
Even a Saint Lord wielding an imperial weapon would not dare such a thing, because a collision between two imperial weapons would likely cause the earth to sink, and the one driving them would be annihilated in both body and spirit.
Yet today, someone dared to face an imperial weapon barehanded, doing what was almost unprecedented throughout history—to clash head-on with an imperial weapon!
"This… back then, Emperor Wu Shi only did this when he was about to become an emperor, catching an imperial weapon with his bare hands. Does he dare to do the same?"
"The supreme treasure of the Central Province is incomplete. It won't attack on its own, nor will it serve him. But he still dares to act!"
Everyone was stunned. In the sky, Ye Fan's golden blood energy blazed fiercely, illuminating half the heavens, like a war god awakening, defying the natural order.
"Damn it!" The white-haired elder of the Nine Li Divine Dynasty changed expression, because the two green copper pieces truly protected Ye Fan in an extremely bizarre way, preventing the imperial weapon from grinding them down.
At this moment, he controlled the Nine Li Diagram, channeling all his divine power, nearly drained dry. Facing someone who seemed largely unaffected, charging like a comet, he felt a shiver of dread.
This was unprecedented. The two green copper pieces did not emit any offensive power, yet they simply shielded Ye Fan, preventing him from harm as he rushed forward!
"Extreme Dao, Awaken!" This ancient relic roared.
"Buzz"
The slumbering deity within the Nine Li Diagram seemed to sense something, instantly awakening. The myriad heavens of all ages trembled simultaneously, a terrifying pressure surging through the nine heavens, reaching everywhere without exception!
Ye Fan let out a long sigh. An Extreme Imperial Weapon was truly unassailable. He could advance no further, and a world-destroying force was awakening, pressing down upon him.
"Damn green copper, about to fall dormant again, unable to serve me!" he cursed, a wave of powerlessness washing over him. The radiance of the two supreme treasures was fading.
"Boom"
The heavens and earth shook violently. The Nine Li Diagram was truly reviving, madly absorbing the essence of heaven and earth. Ye Fan and the others once again felt a pressure that seemed destined to annihilate them.
"This is bad!" Pang Bo and the others cried out.
"How can this be?!" Yet the first to panic was the imperial lord-level figure of the Nine Li Divine Dynasty, the old man filled with terror.
"Come and aid me!" he shouted, but a supreme expert who appeared in the distant sky instantly turned into a mist of blood, vaporized by the imperial weapon on the spot, unable to approach at all.
"What's happening? Why is the imperial weapon reviving on its own? The energy required is too vast—I cannot sustain it!" The old man was terrified. In the span of a single breath, he was nearly drained of his vital essence.
"Ah, no!" He screamed in fear, then desperately severed his connection with the imperial weapon, trying to force it back into slumber.
"Fight to the death!" Seeing that his opponent had run into trouble and separated from the imperial weapon, Ye Fan's eyes flashed with cold light. He was utterly mad. Grabbing one piece of green copper, he poured every last shred of divine power into it and hurled it.
"Pfft"
The distance was not great. The old man, nearly drained of his essence by the imperial weapon, had no defense. His head was smashed to pieces on the spot.
"Why did this happen?!" Everyone was dumbfounded. This was unprecedented in history—such a situation should never have occurred. Why did the imperial weapon revive on its own?
The one controlling the imperial weapon was killed. It was like a fairy tale!
"The Weapon Art. Unless a sage suddenly intervened, using the legendary Weapon Art to interfere with the imperial weapon!" The imperial lord of the Nine Li Divine Dynasty felt his hairs stand on end, appearing in the distant sky.
But currently, there were only two sages in the world—one in the Eastern Wasteland, the other in the Western Desert!
If the Mad Old Man had appeared, he would never have struck like this, as it didn't match his temperament, and he didn't master the Weapon Art.
Could it be the Battle Victory Buddha from the Western Desert? At this thought, many felt a chill run down their spines. A sage hiding in the shadows was simply too terrifying!
The Nine Li Diagram calmed down, the deity within it falling into slumber, drifting lightly toward the ground.
In the endless void, countless powerful figures watched with intense focus. They knew that something monumental was likely to happen today—an imperial weapon might change hands!
Yet after a long wait, the Battle Victory Buddha did not appear. The Nine Li Diagram lay on the ground, untouched.
At this moment, everyone could no longer hold back, charging toward the imperial weapon. The Nine Li Imperial Lord himself descended!
"Swish"
A figure faster than lightning—Ye Fan was right in the battlefield, mastering the Stride Art, naturally the first to arrive. He grabbed the ancient scroll in his hand. Seeing this, everyone was stunned.
"All of you, die for me!"
He held the ancient scroll, shaking it violently. A chorus of screams rang out as they were turned to ashes in an instant, unable to withstand a single strike from the imperial weapon!