Nine ancient characters sealed the heavens, drawing upon boundless power of the void, forming a small world-cage in which immortal life force swirled endlessly.
“BOOM!”
The void collapsed. One black chasm after another appeared, then rapidly reformed. The nine ancient characters branded themselves into the void, evolving the natural order of heaven and earth, and a solid, eternal small world was born.
Hua Yunfei’s expression changed drastically. He fought with all his strength, trying to shatter this small heaven-and-earth and escape, his aura climbing ceaselessly, bathed in divine radiance, as though a god had been reborn.
He began to invoke the Great Dao, borrowing the mighty power of heaven and earth to contend against it. At his side, a sea of star-domains stretched out, incomparably brilliant, with giant stars crashing against each other endlessly โ an ocean of stars!
“BOOM!”
Endless giant stars collided โ a spectacle to astonish the world. The ocean of stars boiled, boundless starlight blazed, threatening to destroy this newly-born small world.
“DONG!”
The small world-cage trembled, growing ever clearer. Reinforced by the nine ancient characters, it began to slowly compress, intending to seal Hua Yunfei at its center forever.
“He must have seen the innate emperor script โ he holds an ancient scripture unknown to this age!” Ye Fan observed his expression and immediately drew this conclusion.
“Starlight Illuminates Heaven and Earth!” Hua Yunfei said in a low voice, and the sea of stars around him grew even more resplendent, like a vast ocean, magnificent and sacred beyond compare.
A mighty life force, a power of destruction, burst forth at once, seeking to open a path to survival and break through the small world-cage.
“BOOM!”
The stars turned into rivers, hundreds of great torrents crashing forward, their power reaching the heavens, endless giant stars gathering together, making all who witnessed it tremble, shattering everything in their path.
“BANG!” “BANG!”…
The small world-cage shook, yet showed no sign of collapsing. The nine ancient characters had taken root in the void, representing immortality and eternity โ utterly unbreakable.
“This is a wondrous technique, evolving a void-cage this solid โ how could it possess such terrifying power?”
“Hua Yunfei is astonishingly brilliant, shocking to behold. Among his peers, how many could contend with power over an entire star-domain like this? Yet even he cannot break that small heaven-and-earth.”
…
Many cultivators were discussing this amongst themselves, their hearts filled with uncertainty, unable to guess the reason behind it.
Everyone was extremely astonished by Hua Yunfei’s display โ this was a heaven-gifted genius, a dragon-transformation cultivator so young yet possessing such shocking combat power, worthy of being called a hero among men.
But everyone’s hearts were even more shaken by Ye Fan’s methods โ such combat power was terrifying, capable of suppressing even the astonishing genius Hua Yunfei, inspiring dread in all who saw it.
The moment the small world-cage appeared, no one was not shocked. Almost no one knew the origin of the nine characters, and the unknown always instills fear in people’s hearts.
Amid the crowd, Sage Child Yao Guang stood peaceful and detached, a layer of sacred light flowing over his body, his eyes deep beyond measure, calmly watching the nine ancient characters, no one knowing what he was thinking.
“BOOM!”
Hua Yunfei’s body blazed with light, nearly bursting into flame. Everyone widened their eyes in shock as he transformed himself into a star at that moment, incomparably brilliant.
He turned his body into a star, becoming the ruler of the boundless star-domain. All the stars seemed to come alive, resonating with the greater heaven and earth, invoking the Great Dao.
“HUM!”
The void trembled. People discovered in shock that the space between heaven and earth had turned pure white, endless giant stars burning, seeking to burn down the small world-cage.
Terrifying life force spread everywhere, the void collapsing, one great chasm after another extending outward, racing into the distance. Everyone rapidly retreated, afraid of being swept into it.
Hua Yunfei’s power exceeded everyone’s expectations. Many cultivators’ expressions changed, and quite a few elder powerhouses from the Dragon-Transformation Secret Realm felt a chill in their hearts.
“DONG!”
Though the void outside the small world-cage was cracked by the shock, it showed no sign of collapsing. The nine ancient characters remained utterly motionless, incomparably stable, holding everything in place.
Moreover, the cage began to contract, squeezing steadily toward the center, on the verge of sealing Hua Yunfei permanently โ he had no way to reverse the tide.
People could only sigh โ in such a great era, with kings rising together and geniuses emerging side by side, tragedy after tragedy was destined to occur. The rise of one king inevitably meant the decline of another.
Yet, the Sacred Body was already fated to leave this world, and in his remaining days, he was about to eternally seal away a supreme genius โ people felt that if Hua Yunfei were to fall this way, it would be an immense pity.
The crowd could only shake their heads. From now on, there would surely be้ฃๅคฉๅคงๆgreat wars spanning the heavens, growing ever more brutal, for the age of brilliant kings had only just begun.
“HUM!”
Just as people believed Hua Yunfei was doomed to disaster and about to be sealed, the situation suddenly changed.
Hua Yunfei withdrew the boundless starlight, sitting cross-legged at the center of the small world-cage, enveloped in immortal light, his body hazy and indistinct. His hands traced through the air, ethereal beyond compare, utterly impossible to imitate, as intricate and profound Dao-marks emerged.
He continuously formed seals, tracing mysterious trajectories, merging with heaven and earth, becoming an embodiment of the Dao. He appeared incomparably lofty and distant, inspiring awe in all who watched.
“DONG!”
The first ancient character emerged, sharp as a blade, containing peerless killing intent!
“DONG!”
The second ancient character emerged, like a raging ocean, dominant and soaring, piercing through the clouds!
“DONG!”
The third ancient character emerged, as if heaven and earth were newly formed, containing the surging power to create worlds, suffocating to behold!
…
The great world trembled, the void collapsed, and nine ancient characters emerged one after another, branding themselves into the void, mysterious and profound, inspiring terror.
Ye Fan’s heart pounded violently โ these were characters only ancient emperors could recognize, possessing boundless power, characters that almost no one in the current age could comprehend.
Hua Yunfei had great fortune indeed, having obtained such an inheritance. Ye Fan truly had no idea what other trump cards he still held โ even Ye Fan felt a chill run through him.
Various signs indicated that Hua Yunfei had encountered extraordinary fortune, his heavenly destiny exceptionally strong, far beyond what an ordinary person could compare to!
“WHOOSH!”
Hua Yunfei opened his eyes, still seated cross-legged at the center of the small world-cage. He pressed down fiercely with both hands, and the nine ancient characters surged upward, beginning to destroy this small heaven-and-earth.
“BOOM!”
The mysterious ancient characters clashed โ the nine characters Hua Yunfei inscribed differed greatly from those Ye Fan wielded, yet they were on the same level.
Eighteen ancient characters, each one bizarre and unfathomable, drawing upon the power of the void, evolving small worlds, then destroying that small heaven-and-earth, cycling endlessly.
In the distance, the crowd was utterly shaken โ what kind of duel was this? Both men possessed boundless methods, and it was far from over. Who was weaker, who was stronger, who would live, who would die โ it was still hard to say.
“BANG!”
Heaven and earth shook violently, as if witnessing the creation of a world, or perhaps its destruction. The two contended, that place shrouded in mist, the life-and-death aura swallowing the small world.
Finally, people could see nothing more โ only chasm after chasm spreading outward, the void torn to shreds.
The great battle raged on, no one knew for how long, until finally a world-shaking boom sounded, and Hua Yunfei burst upward into the sky, at last breaking free of the seal.
However, he could not help coughing up three mouthfuls of fresh blood. The nine ancient characters swirled at his side, rapidly dimming.
On the other side, Ye Fan stood silently, without a trace of injury, but wore a grave expression โ this great enemy was far more terrifying than he had imagined.
Hua Yunfei possessed great fortune, having obtained an inheritance beyond anyone’s imagination, with boundless methods โ if it were anyone else facing him, they would find him almost impossible to deal with.
“Brother Ye, do you truly wish to fight me to the death?” Even now, Hua Yunfei’s words remained calm, without a ripple of disturbance.
“Show me your demonic art!” Ye Fan advanced step by step.
“Since you wish to fight, then let us fight. Though my reputation is not widespread, I dare say I am not weaker than others!” For the first time, Hua Yunfei’s aura turned sharp and fierce, letting people feel his dominance.
At this moment, night fell, and countless stars filled the sky, their starlight gathering toward him like flowing water, incomparably beautiful and sacred.
“Child of the Night!”
“The inheritors of Taixuan Star Peak have always carried the legend of Children of the Night โ beneath the starry sky, they are unstoppable!”
Many people cried out in astonishment upon witnessing this sight, their faces showing shock.
“BOOM!”
Hua Yunfei took the initiative, attacking Ye Fan, wielding star-power woven from the light of countless stars across the heavens, majestic and unmatched.
Vast blazing light, like a tsunami stretching to the heavens, boundless and endless, engulfed Ye Fan ahead, the brilliant starlight without limit, without end.
The onlookers all felt terror โ beneath the starry sky, Hua Yunfei seemed like a true ruler!
“Even the Sacred Body is under threat. No matter how powerful one person may be, they likely cannot contend against the boundless starry sky.”
Ye Fan formed seals with both hands, manifesting an ancient pagoda, suppressing heaven and earth, resisting the endless starlight, advancing step by step with unwavering resolve.
“WHOOSH!”
At Hua Yunfei’s side, a star-domain reappeared, its starlight brilliant, gleaming bright.
At that moment, a strange sight occurred โ the small star-domain he had manifested resonated with the true outer star-domain beyond the heavens, as though the two had merged into one.
A vast river of stars poured down, incomparably magnificent, like countless silver waterfalls cascading down!
Hua Yunfei seemed like a child of the gods, surrounded by one spectacular waterfall after another, radiant light stretching ten thousand feet, capable of unleashing boundless power with every gesture.
Moreover, at the center of his brow, a star emerged, dazzlingly brilliant, like the eye of a deity, capable of piercing through everything.
“Heavens, the Taixuan Star Peak’s supreme treasure has opened yet another layer of seal, enough to protect his body โ he now stands in an innately undefeatable position!”
“Brother Ye, I shall accompany you in this life-and-death battle!”
Hua Yunfei charged forward, raising his hand to unleash the Nine Stars in a Row, then holding the moon in his left hand and grasping the stars in his right, slashing down.
His offensive was extremely powerful, ferocious in the extreme, wielding a hundred million points of starlight, every strike vast beyond measure, threatening to collapse the very night sky.
Ye Fan met the challenge head-on, clashing fiercely with him, the sounds unceasing, starlight bursting forth, brilliant light scattering everywhere, the void’s great chasms spreading endlessly.
This place was struck into a boiling frenzy, brilliant light everywhere, starlight everywhere, terrifying life force, endless killing intent, intertwined like the nine-tiered hell of Jiuyou.
The killing intent pressed upon everyone; even the distant horizon was affected โ a night bird passing by instantly shattered to pieces, unable to escape even from an immeasurable distance.
Hua Yunfei grew more valiant with each exchange, his battle techniques endlessly varied โ raising his hand to hurl stars and moons, forming seals to manifest divine mountains, turning his palm to create heaven-overturning seals, wondrous beyond measure, no two techniques repeating.
The onlookers were all shaken, finding it unbelievable โ such a powerful offensive, like a river of stars pouring down endlessly, almost impossible to defend against.
“HUM!”
Stars and moons flew in succession, a divine mountain descending right behind them, followed by the heaven-overturning seal falling…
Ye Fan’s expression grew grave. He shattered the stars and moon, supported the divine mountain with sheer strength, held up the heaven-overturning seal, receiving each attack one by one, resisting with divine valor.
He knew Hua Yunfei’s killing intent was boundless, having resolved to eliminate him โ this was very likely the unrivaled inheritance of the Ruthless One.
The Black Emperor had once said that the Ruthless Emperor, who shook the ages past and present, had pioneered a supreme divine technique called the Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique!
This sacred technique looked down upon all ages, its power supreme and unmatched, unrivaled in the world, capable of transforming all secret arts under heaven, turning every world-shocking wondrous technique into the mundane โ hence the name “Myriad Transformations.”
Ye Fan’s pressure grew ever greater. His heart trembled โ his opponent had finally set aside the Star Peak’s ultimate technique and fully displayed the Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique, truly a peerless sacred art.
Every secret technique he displayed was reduced to the mundane. That sacred art was truly unfathomable, overcoming every divine technique under heaven โ he had come close to disaster several times.
“BOOM!”
Ye Fan displayed the Battle Warfare Sacred Method โ perhaps only this sacred technique could withstand the Myriad Transformations Sacred Technique!