Chapter 704: Battle of the Kings
All of this happened too fast for anyone to react.
The ancient great sage with golden hair flowing down his shoulders and a pair of dragon horns had his head severed, his torso crushed beneath the old madman's foot.
The Undying Wondrous Tree's seven branches trembled, like seven heaven-opening divine trees, growing wildly as roots pierced through heaven and earth. The leaves rustled and shook, tens of thousands of divine rays cascading down, drowning the old madman and blocking his fierce attacks.
At the same time, the silver-haired great sage roared. With a flip of his hand, heaven and earth overturned, a surge of chaos billowed forth, and nothing could be seen.
This was a battle between great sages. Even those who had cultivated the Heavenly Eye Penetration could not see through it, obscured as it was by primordial light. This place had become a chaotic realm.
In the end, when heaven and earth cleared once more, the dragon-horned great sage had re-formed his body, but he was clearly severely injured in vitality. He held the Undying Wondrous Tree, trembling slightly.
The silver-haired great sage, however, wore a grave expression. A black hole on his forehead pulsed with silver light, the diamond-shaped divine shard floating and sinking within.
The young madman was covered in blood, also bearing no light injuries. White bone stubs were exposed in many places, but his battle intent and killing intent did not diminish—they grew even stronger.
There was no denying it: these two ancient great sages were extremely terrifying, having wounded even the invincible old madman to such a degree.
They had slept for far too long. Although they had absorbed the essence of several hundred thousand miles of territory, it was still far from the standard of the essence of billions of humans.
At this moment, they were cautious. Though they could briefly display their former glory, they could not sustain it for long, their hands and feet bound.
"Path to the Heavens!"
One of them roared, using supreme dharma power to forcibly open the ancient formation laid down by the old madman, seeking to devour external essence and plunder the life source of other living beings.
A beam of light shot toward the heavens, trying to break the seal and shatter the obstruction.
Meanwhile, the other great sage, with true dragon horns on his head, coldly glanced in Ye Fan's direction, staring fixedly at the black gourd in his hand. His heart shook violently.
Then, he used the Undying Wondrous Tree to hold off the young madman, preventing him from attacking up close, buying time for his companion.
A great battle erupted. The ancient great sages clashed with the human race's unparalleled figure. The Undying Wondrous Tree swept once, and tens of millions of divine rays shot out, transforming heaven and earth.
The young madman's black hair stood on end. Blood flowed all over his body. The Six Paths Reincarnation Fist became even more terrifying, reaching its peak.
"Ah..."
He let out a great roar. Six ancient worlds manifested once again—that was his supreme fist intent, representing the six paths, transforming into eternal reincarnation.
He wielded no weapon, but he surpassed even the most shocking sacred weapons. A pair of fists crushed the universe and heaven and earth, with none able to contend.
When the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist was unleashed and the six ancient worlds appeared together, even the ancient great sage holding the Undying Wondrous Tree found it unbearable. He released his potential without regard for consequences to counter this strike.
Golden blood splattered. His newly formed body cracked again, a terrifying fissure appearing on his brow. The Undying Wondrous Tree dimmed considerably.
One could imagine how terrifying the young madman's fist intent was—shattering the void, collapsing heaven and earth, nothing could stop it.
However, the ancient great sage's methods were heaven-defying. Possessing immortal divine dao power, even as he was wounded, he left a hole through the black-haired youth's chest, front to back.
Yet the young madman only grew fiercer with each battle. He was nearly suppressing the golden-haired great sage to death, attacking relentlessly.
"Bang"
Finally, the other silver-haired great sage, who had been trying to pierce the ancient formation and break the seal, intervened. He did not want his companion to meet a great calamity.
The death of the Thousand-Handed Demon God earlier was an incalculable loss. An ancient great sage from the primordial era, possessing heaven-defying power, had died here unjustly simply because he hadn't recovered his vitality.
"Ah..."
The two great sages roared, both unleashing their killing moves. Wielding supreme sacred weapons, they summoned the divine laws and order of heaven and earth to attack the old madman.
This was a great clash that shook the Ziwei Ancient Star Domain, rarely seen in a thousand generations. Since ancient times, few battles could compare.
At the same time, the purple copper ancient ship trembled. Six ancient kings stepped out in succession, each one incredibly aged, with white hair like snow and wrinkled skin.
In the distance, all the human race's experts changed color, nearly despairing. Two ancient great sages alone possessed heaven-defying divine abilities, immortal and invincible. Now, with six ancient kings appearing, how could they fight?
The ancient ancestral kings were all sage-level experts, each with heaven-defying dharma power. Though still inferior to great sages, they were nonetheless unassailable.
This was a death sentence!
Although the old madman's cultivation was heaven-defying, he had not yet attained the Dao. How could one person face so many?
Everyone despaired. Even if the young madman was divinely brave and invincible, he could not withstand such numbers. This was an utterly terrible situation.
The only hope people had was that these ancient ancestral kings were all weak and exhausted, unable to engage in fierce battle. Otherwise, the Ziwei Ancient Star would see corpses numbering in the billions, blood dyeing the earth red.
The great battle erupted! The old madman was surrounded by two great sages and six ancient kings, covered in wounds, but he did not retreat a single step.
This was a shocking battle. The young madman fought to the point of madness, his eyes piercing, his black hair flying. Under the strike of the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, no power could contend.
He also suffered heavy injuries, but in this situation, he still managed to seize a sacred sword from one opponent, cleaving him in two and extinguishing his primordial spirit.
"Boom"
The old madman's back took a solid hit, a fist-sized bloody hole appearing, front to back—this was the silver-haired great sage's personal work.
"Ah..."
But the young madman only grew more frenzied from this, his killing intent endless. He charged forward, grabbing one ancient king's head and crushing it, his primordial spirit turning to ash.
This battle between sages was exceptionally brutal. It was a life-for-life exchange, with no luck involved. Sacred blood splattered, and supreme experts weakened.
"You have no chance. Even as a great sage, can you defeat all of us?" One ancient king sneered cruelly.
He was incredibly old, time nearly having drained his lifespan, but at this moment, he forcibly gathered his essence, gaining the power to fight.
The ancient great sage with golden hair and ancestral dragon horns wiped the golden blood from the corner of his mouth. "Dying like this, you have no grievance."
The young madman's eyes were sharp. He said not a word. The Six Paths Reincarnation Fist was grand and upright. He merged the six ancient worlds he had unleashed into one, carrying supreme divine might as he smashed forward.
"Bang"
The Undying Wondrous Tree was nearly shattered. The ancient great sage trembled violently all over. Six invisible fist imprints branded themselves onto his body. His limbs and bones crackled incessantly, many bones breaking.
He coughed up blood heavily. The golden blood collapsed the void repeatedly. Even his brow bone developed six terrifying bloody marks—such was the divine might of the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist.
But the old madman also paid a considerable price. The other silver-haired great sage, wielding a millstone-sized diamond-shaped divine shard, nearly cut him diagonally from the shoulder, sacred blood spurting.
At the same time, the Undying Wondrous Tree carved a large gash on his body, almost exposing his internal organs, bones cut through.
Additionally, an ancient ancestral king thrust a blood spear into his chest, piercing through and shattering a portion of his organs.
Yet the young madman did not even furrow his brow. He twisted his body violently, snapping the blood spear. In the moment he turned back, he pulled out the broken spear and thrust it into the ancient ancestral king's brow bone.
"Pfft"
Purple blood gushed out. The broken spear pierced through from the brow bone, emerging from the back of his head. His primordial spirit was nailed and shattered, extremely bloody and brutal. The corpse fell to the ground.
The young madman was covered in wounds, many places pierced through, but he had killed three ancient kings and heavily wounded two great sages.
But could this situation continue? He was fighting with his life, drenched in blood.
"Senior!" Ye Fan shouted with his divine sense. He offered up the black gourd, sending it through a gap in the corner into the ancient formation, delivering it to the old madman to kill the enemy.
He did not know the rank of the black gourd, but he guessed its origin was immense. Why else would the ancient great sage look so shocked upon seeing it?
He could only activate it once, enough to cut off an ancient king's head. If held by the young madman, it might unleash even greater power.
The two great sages and three ancient kings all grabbed for the black gourd, trying to intercept it mid-way, but the old madman's Six Paths Reincarnation Fist was too terrifying.
Using the six ancient worlds to pierce the path ahead, he arrived first, enduring heavy blows from the two great sages to grab the black gourd.
Then, the black gourd shone with great radiance, black light cascading down, hovering above his head. It was incredibly fearsome, like an ancient universe evolving.
However, the two ancient great sages sneered coldly. One said, "So it's already damaged. I was wondering how it could appear in this world."
"After the legendary great battle, it vanished. Everyone thought it was destroyed. I didn't expect to see it today, but it's greatly damaged!"
In the distance, Ye Fan's expression changed. It was ultimately a broken weapon. The young madman was in danger!
"Thud"
At that moment, the purple copper war ship shook. Eight ancient ancestral kings stepped out, nearly collapsing heaven and earth.
Though they were incredibly old, wrinkles piled up, their lives nearing their end, they all had the power to fight, temporarily restoring their former glory.
Even if each could only fight for a few minutes, these eight extra sages were enough to destroy the invincible, unparalleled expert.
People were utterly despairing. How could they fight? How could the black-haired youth, burning with battle intent and fighting madly, break this death trap?
"You haven't recovered your vitality. Trading life for life and dying unjustly is not worth it. Break the ancient formation and fight outside the domain. I have a way to eliminate him," the dragon-horned ancient great sage said coldly.
With a great boom, the entire golden desert trembled violently. Then, an aura that could shatter one's primordial spirit surged across a hundred thousand miles!
The purple copper war ship was enormous, standing like a purple demon stone. It seemed alive, inhaling and exhaling the essence of heaven and earth. Each breath seemed to swallow the entire world.
Black abysses spread through the void, converging on the purple copper war ship like a terrifying demon cave.
Now, it began to rise from the ground, about to fly out of the living ancient star!
"Human sage, you are powerful, but whether you ascend to heaven or descend to earth, you will surely die. Only if an ancient sage emperor were resurrected could he save you!" the silver-haired great sage said mercilessly.
The young madman did not stop the ancient ship from setting sail. He was covered in wounds, his eyes cold and fearless. "Even if I die in battle outside the domain, the ship full of ancient kings will stain the sky with blood, all of them falling!"
The purple copper war ship rose from the ground. Sacred blood dripped. All human cultivators looked up—this might be the last time they saw the human race's sage.