The Heavenly Tribulation raged with terrifying ferocity. Tens of thousands of bolts of lightning descended, finally catching up to Xiao Yunsheng, turning everything into a blinding white expanse.

The heaven-shaking electrical radiance submerged the void entire. Mountain peaks collapsed, the earth sank, scorched into barren wasteland without a single trace of life.

Whoosh!

At the same moment, Ye Fan drew his Ten Thousand Calamities Bow and loosed an arrow. A golden rainbow carried boundless lightning forward, making the tribulation punishment all the more ferocious.

Boom!

Finally, Xiao Yunsheng triggered his own Heavenly Tribulation. An overwhelming torrent of electrical light poured down like an entire river of stars falling from the sky, carrying with it an aura of world-ending destruction.

Everyone knew Xiao Yunsheng was finished. Such a catastrophe descending from the heavens meant certain death. It was a tribulation of earth, fire, wind, and water — like the very opening of creation itself, with flashes of primordial chaos light dancing within.

“Something’s wrong — this tribulation is far too excessive!”

This was an extraordinary mega-tribulation, not one that would pass in a flash, but one that descended in full force. Earth, fire, wind, and water churned at its center, a region of primordial chaos where the power of creation manifested — utterly irresistible.

“It must be because there have been so many tribulations today. Heaven has been moved to true wrath, and each successive disaster will be fiercer than the last!”

Everyone was certain — Xiao Yunsheng was done for. There was virtually no path to survival. Even the most peerless demonic sovereign could not withstand this — it was many times greater than a typical sage sovereign’s tribulation.

Ye Fan felt a chill in his heart. This catastrophe made even him uneasy. A single bolt of lightning had reduced a vast expanse of mountain peaks to flying ash, scorching the earth black.

He had once witnessed the minor tribulation of earth, fire, wind, and water, but compared to this mega-tribulation it didn’t even count as a scratch on the surface. Before his eyes, the four great elements surged violently, primordial chaos flowed, and a small world was being carved open.

Boom!

The lightning sea boiled. Ten million electrical sparks flickered in a blinding sheet — nothing could be seen at all.

Xiao Yunsheng roared aloud. The first wave of the lightning tribulation fell, and every single magical treasure on his body was shattered — not one remained. The second wave of heaven’s punishment descended, leaving his entire body charred black, bones exposed. The third wave of the tribulation struck, blasting apart half his body — bones pitch-black, blood dried to nothing.

And so it went. After eight waves of the Heavenly Tribulation, a once-great master did not even leave behind fragments of bone. He was ground to powder by the mega-tribulation of earth, fire, wind, and water, struck from existence itself.

“This is bad!”

Ye Fan flew away like the wind. His own tribulation was nearly over — if he didn’t leave now, it would be too late. But this small world was a labyrinth, and he couldn’t find the exit.

At the same moment, an overwhelming suppressive pressure began to pulse. An extreme path emperor’s weapon was awakening, locking down space, slowly pressing toward him.

Ye Fan’s expression changed. The Heavenly Tribulation was about to dissipate. The two ancient divine dynasties of the Central Continent no longer had reason to hold back — they began making their move to block his escape.

“Leave the Grand Emperor Scripture behind!” The sovereign of the Great Xia Dynasty wore an expression of cold indifference. Under no circumstances would he allow anyone to take away the imprint left by their founding ancestor. Otherwise, the ancient scripture would no longer be a secret — someone could use it to establish a second Great Xia Divine Dynasty.

The final bolt of lightning vanished. The Heavenly Tribulation fully retreated. Ye Fan’s expression shifted — the exit lay ahead, but a great dragon stretched across the void, coiled in the emptiness. Every ray of light it emitted was more brilliant than a full sun.

This was the Extreme Path Emperor’s Weapon: the Grand Emperor Sword. It raised its head and cried out — all heavens trembled, ten thousand ages shook in unison. It was as though a single sword could pierce through the obliteration of all past, present, and future. Its offensive power was unmatched in all the world.

Everyone trembled. The extreme path emperor’s weapon was slowly awakening, and the aura of an ancient great emperor diffused outward. Even a gathering of the most supreme masters could barely restrain themselves from kneeling.

Ye Fan understood — taking the Grand Emperor Scripture with him was absolutely impossible. It was the very lifeblood of the Great Xia Divine Dynasty, the source of their inheritance. No matter how great the price to pay, they could never allow it to fall into an outsider’s hands.

Not far away, another terrifying aura surged upward, and the entire world shuddered in an instant.

The Nine Li Map — this extreme path emperor’s weapon could seal away ten thousand ages, suppress three thousand great worlds, was sufficient to refine all things, and its defensive power was without equal throughout all of history.

Within it, mountains and rivers stretched in splendor, seas and oceans knew no bounds — magnificent beyond measure. The aura of the ancient great emperor was tremendously overpowering. It was said that two holy spirits capable of contending with a great emperor had once been drawn inside, refined into flying ash.

The corner of Ye Fan’s mouth curved, his scalp tingling, dread rising in his heart. How could he escape now? With the tribulation gone, even a single thread of an extreme path emperor’s weapon’s immortal might could reduce him to flying ash.

Even with his Movement Scripture this was impossible. Within this range, there was simply no fleeing, no evading — extreme path emperor’s weapons could overpower entire worlds, let alone him.

“Ye Fan — Ye Who Covers the Heavens — I’d like to see where you run to now!” The Grand Tutor Xiao’s expression was cold in a way that was frightening.

Nearby, the Yin-Yang Cult Leader stared at Ye Fan like someone watching a dead man walking. A cruel smile curled at the corner of his lips as he advanced step by step.

Boom!

On the other side, the Ancient Demon Jar That Swallows the Heavens awakened. Boundless imperial might flowed outward, and the fearsome figure who had shaken the ancient and dazzled the present seemed to be reborn — a nameless aura diffused through the air.

“The weapon of an ancient Celestial Emperor has awakened!”

Everyone tensed. The Demon Jar That Swallows the Heavens was the most mysterious of all — it had been in two halves for a long time, and almost no one knew the full extent of its power.

Thud!

On a distant mountain, several Supreme Elder-level figures who had been observing from outside the region could no longer withstand it and knelt down involuntarily, unable to endure the suppressive pressure of three emperor’s weapons at once.

This was not shameful — even many great masters were barely able to hold on, their bodies trembling constantly, their legs shaking without stop.

Ye Fan rushed beneath the Ancient Demon Jar That Swallows the Heavens. For him, this was the only sanctuary. Everyone outside had their predatory eyes fixed on him, all coveting the Grand Emperor Scripture.

“Brother Ye, so you’re the prodigy from the Eastern Desolation! No wonder you blasted Yan Yunluan into a stupor.”

The barbarian stepped forward to greet him.

“Where is that big black dog of yours?” Duan De’s expression was somewhat unfriendly. The Black Emperor had nearly bitten his arm off in the past, loudly declaring its intention to take him as a human pet.

Jueyou Qing stood in white robes like snow, beautiful hair flowing like clouds, her expression serene as a bodhisattva, holding a green bodhi branch — she simply gave a slight nod and said nothing more.

“Hand over the great Dao imprint left behind by the Grand Emperor. Otherwise, the Great Xia Divine Dynasty will fight to the death — they will not hesitate to deploy their extreme path emperor’s weapon in battle.” The blind old man spoke.

“I’m truly reluctant to let it go. It took so much to obtain a complete, flawless ancient scripture…” Ye Fan sighed.

But he knew it was truly impossible to keep. This was the source of Great Xia’s inheritance — even if they exhausted their last reserves of power, that dynasty could never tolerate it being passed on to outsiders.

Moreover, the Nine Li Map was also right there, and that dynasty’s people were watching hungrily as well. With their emperor’s weapon awakening too — if a real battle broke out, this entire world would be destroyed.

The Demon Jar That Swallows the Heavens was indeed powerful, but simultaneously facing two emperor’s weapons would be enormously difficult. Relying solely on the blind old man and the few others to activate it was nowhere near sufficient.

One had to understand — both opposing sides had many people who could continuously keep two emperor’s weapons in an awakened state, and could even truly revive them!

Ye Fan pulled out several stone nails, then pried off the bottom board of the coffin and flung it out with a shake of his hand — instantly drawing the attention of everyone present.

Clang!

The Grand Emperor Sword was sacrificed into battle. All heavens thundered, dragon cries shook the vast ages, reverberating through time and space in a single instant.

Crash!

On the other side, the Nine Li Map shuddered, sealing the heavens above, unfurling downward, rolling toward the Grand Emperor Scripture to seize it.

Although the others’ eyes were red with desire, not one of them dared step forward. With two emperor’s weapons now in motion, going up there meant death — under that kind of pressure, even the most transcendent figures were no better than ants.

“Imperial Brother of the Nine Li, do you truly intend to press us this hard?” The Great Xia Dynasty side transmitted a message through sound. The Grand Emperor Sword and the Nine Li Map had not yet clashed — they faced each other across empty air.

At this moment, everyone was extraordinarily tense. If both emperor’s weapons fully awakened and collided, this small world would collapse and cease to exist entirely.

Even the blind old man broke out in a cold sweat, pouring his full power into activating the Demon Jar That Swallows the Heavens to protect himself. If the small world collapsed, everyone except those guarded by extreme path emperor’s weapons would perish.

“The Grand Emperor Scripture is a secret of our clan and cannot be leaked. If Imperial Brother of the Nine Li is willing to step back, we might consider joining forces to deal with the Divine Will, seize the Five-Colored Divine Ice, and obtain the Undying Celestial Emperor’s skin within it…”

“And don’t forget us…” Fatty Duan spoke up, reminding everyone not to overlook the fact that they also possessed an emperor’s weapon — they needed their share of any benefits too.

A moment of silence fell over the scene as everyone’s thoughts turned inward.

At that moment, Ye Fan’s mind stirred — the exit of the small world had opened. The Grand Emperor Sword had moved away and was now locked in a standoff with the Nine Li Map. He felt the time had come to leave.

Ye Fan returned the golden holy man’s arm bone to the barbarian, then tossed a large piece of Undying Divine Wood to the group and flew away like the wind — gone.

The waters here were too murky. Most likely many people had their eyes on him, as he carried the Cauldron of All Maternal Qi. There was a good chance even Fatty Duan De was scheming against him — he felt that retreating was the best strategy.

“Pursue him — don’t let him escape!”

Wang Yangzhan was the first to give chase. He knew that with three extreme path emperor’s weapons present, he would have difficulty gaining anything — it was far more worthwhile to eliminate Ye Fan and seize his sacred artifacts.

“Your life is mine!”

The Xiao family’s people also bellowed. One of their great masters had died today, all because of Ye Fan — they would naturally not let him go.

However, after they gave chase, Ye Fan had already vanished without a trace. He had obtained the ancient scripture of the Dragon Transformation chapter that he wanted, and there was nothing more to concern himself with here. Relying on his Movement Scripture, he fled into the far distance.

In the days that followed, the Five Regions were shaken. The Divine Will, the Undying Tree Coffin, the Grand Emperor Scripture, the Five-Colored Divine Ice, the human skin, the Undying Celestial Emperor… these terms became the focus of debate throughout the world.

Ye Fan departed, and what happened afterward he did not witness. Various versions of events circulated — no one could say for certain what was true.

Three extreme path emperor’s weapons in confrontation, the Divine Will extinguished, the Undying Celestial Emperor’s human skin appearing in the world… all manner of rumors, impossible to distinguish truth from falsehood.

Some even said the royal court of the primeval era had been stirred, dispatching people to claim the Undying Celestial Emperor’s human skin. The Nine Li Map, the Grand Emperor Sword, and the Demon Jar That Swallows the Heavens had nearly been deployed simultaneously to suppress them.

At the same time, major events were unfolding in the Eastern Desolation as well. The Ancient Mine of the Supreme Beginning spewed clouds of rosy vapor that persisted for half a month, drawing every holy land rushing to the scene.

This time, no great powers came from the Northern Plains or the Eastern Desolation — they were all occupied with the strange movements at the Ancient Mine of the Supreme Beginning.

The world was about to fall into chaos. Everyone felt that the era of peace would soon be shattered. The primeval ten thousand clans were about to emerge, various immortal palaces would open, and the forbidden zones of the world would grow volatile — all of it some manner of omen.

The outside world was in a ferment, with people everywhere buzzing with debate.

Half a month later, the Yin-Yang Cult — a power in the Central Continent that could stand alongside the divine dynasties — issued a proclamation pursuing and killing Ye Fan throughout the entire world. Anyone who provided information would be handsomely rewarded.

Yet Ye Fan was utterly unafraid. That very same day he stepped forward, issuing a solemn warning to both great factions to immediately rescind the kill orders — or face the consequences.

The world was in an uproar. A young cultivator at the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm truly had the audacity to issue a warning to the immortal inheritances of the Central Continent — just how bold did a person have to be?

In response, the Yin-Yang Cult was decisive. They sent out six successive kill orders and dispatched their most powerful experts to root out Ye Fan and extract his soul for eternal imprisonment.

No one had expected Ye Fan’s reaction to be even fiercer. He declared his intention to slaughter his way through the Yin-Yang Cult’s entire younger generation, until they would never dare select a new Holy Son or Holy Daughter again.

Furthermore, unless they recalled every young disciple currently traveling abroad, he would kill every one he encountered — one by one, a pair by pair.

The entire world erupted. The prodigy from the Eastern Desolation had truly come into his own — daring to make such threats against an immortal inheritance of the Central Continent.

“I killed one Yin-Yang Holy Son — I can kill a second. I killed one Yin-Yang Holy Daughter — I can keep killing!”

Ye Fan’s bold declaration spread across half the Central Continent — a brazen exposure of their weakness and a naked threat — yet people believed he might genuinely be capable of following through.

Within days, the Yin-Yang Cult from top to bottom erupted in fury. Their ancestral burial grounds had been broken open — several graves in their patriarch’s mausoleum had been visited by thieves…