“What?” All the great enemies present cried out in shock—the aura of an ancient Emperor was spreading, this was a killing formation of the Human Race’s Emperor, and every single person present was struck with terror.
Everyone present sensed something was wrong, their souls trembling with fear—an utterly destructive calamity might be right before their eyes. At this point, there was no retreat; the great formation had trapped and sealed the six directions and eight wildernesses.
Boundless killing intent surged like white mist, pillar after pillar of energy piercing through heaven and earth, transforming into a sea of chaos and slaughter that no one could break through—impossible to escape.
“No need to worry. Since ancient times, aside from the Human Race Emperor himself, no one has ever been able to lay down a flawless Emperor-pattern formation. This is merely a corner of it, not enough to kill us all!” an elderly cultivator shouted loudly, steadying everyone’s emotions.
Indeed, that was true—who throughout history had ever displayed a flawless Emperor-level killing formation? No one. As long as it was incomplete, there was still a chance to break out.
Ye Fan gave a cold snort, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes. With a point of his hand, a beam of killing intent flew out from within the Primordial Beginning Formation and split that old cultivator apart with a puff of sound.
“With so many people gathered here, if we activate our legendary sacred weapons together, no matter how formidable the formation pattern is, it can be smashed to pieces. Let’s concentrate our strength on one point and kill the Sacred Body—this place will naturally be unsealed.” another person shouted.
After the Emperor’s death, it should have been impossible for a flawless Emperor-killing-formation to appear in this world again. Once everyone realized this point, they no longer felt as terrified.
“Kill him for me!”
The Divine Daughter of Hell and the guardian protectors of the Human Realm’s Divine Son together activated the five-layer bone pagoda, pressing forward, wanting to grind Ye Fan and the others to nothing in one stroke.
This pagoda was pure white and lustrous—this kind of bone was the most precious; after achieving the Dao, all other bone matter turned entirely to ash, leaving only the hardest sacred saint-bones behind.
This pagoda combined the essence of five Killing Saints’ bones, refined over countless ages by ancient sages before finally taking shape, becoming Hell’s Soul-Suppressing Pagoda, a rare divine treasure in this world.
It devoured and exhaled the killing intent of the Nine Netherworlds, cascading down from its five-layer body, resisting the Primordial Beginning Killing Formation, transforming into an immortal deity as it dove down, its destructive power beyond imagination, covering Ye Fan and the others below.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, a golden scepter shot skyward, representing the will of heaven and earth, rolling killing intent surging like a tidal wave, making all the heavens tremble.
“What, that is…” Many people present felt their hearts leap into their throats—that divine scepter carried an extremely terrifying killing intent, making countless assassins tremble with fear.
This was the Heavenly Court’s scepter, releasing its supreme divine might for the first time, fully revived under the activation of the Primordial Beginning Killing Formation!
Normally, no one could activate it, because its rank was too high, unlike other weapons—without corresponding strength, it was nearly impossible to bring it to life.
But now, things were vastly different. Under the shocking, world-startling stimulus and operation of the Primordial Beginning Killing Formation, this scepter shone brilliantly, as if it had emerged into the world carrying mountains of corpses and seas of blood, chilling the very souls of all living beings.
“How many years has it been—finally seeing the Heavenly Court’s supreme divine weapon shine again, emerging into the world…” Qi Luo was so excited he trembled.
“This is… the supreme scepter of the ancient Heavenly Court?!” People from the two great assassin sects turned pale, recalling those terrifying years long past.
“Indeed, this is the Heavenly Court’s scepter, and now it will punish all of you!” Ye Fan roared, activating the Primordial Beginning Killing Formation, controlling the golden scepter to suppress and strike at the ancient pagoda.
In the distant past, the Heavenly Court had suppressed the other two great assassin sects, being the true number-one assassin hall under heaven, forcing both the Human Realm and Hell to pay homage, oppressed for who knew how many tens of thousands of years.
“You… how did you obtain it?” People from the two great assassin sects said in trembling voices—the Heavenly Court’s downfall back then had been deeply tied to them.
“It flew into my hands on its own.” Ye Fan activated the supreme scepter, sweeping it down horizontally; countless assassins instantly turned into mist of blood, and even the ancient pagoda could not withstand it, rumbling loudly, trembling slightly.
“He has already established a religion, yet he has only himself—a one-man Heavenly Court?!” Many people recalled this matter, shivering involuntarily.
“Indeed, I have already established my religion—I am the master of the Heavenly Court!” Ye Fan shouted loudly, then continued: “But it’s different from the past. This will be the Divine Court, not an assassin sect, but a true Heavenly Court.”
After its revival, the Heavenly Court’s scepter unleashed killing power that shocked the nine heavens and ten earths, boundless killing intent surging like rivers and seas—wherever it passed, enemies of every path turned into bloody mire, coiled about by wisps of chaotic energy.
“Clang!”
It collided with Hell’s Soul-Suppressing Pagoda; the white bone of the Dao rumbled like thunder, streaks of blood-light bursting forth, the lifetime essence of the laws of five Killing Saints manifesting, transforming into five streaks of order-radiance, slashing forward.
“What a fine treasure—it could be called the favorite of Killing Saints. We absolutely must seize it!” Qi Luo’s voice trembled, earnestly urging Ye Fan on.
Driven by the Primordial Beginning Killing Formation, the Heavenly Court’s scepter was unstoppable, possessing life of its own, devouring the essence of heaven and earth, tumbling within the chaos, several times knocking Hell’s Soul-Suppressing Pagoda down from the sky, shaking heaven and earth as it tried to destroy it.
“This won’t do! This is the Heavenly Court’s number-one killing weapon! This scepter was born with Great Dao divine patterns naturally imprinted upon it, and was later nourished with the heart’s blood of a Quasi-Emperor for a lifetime, then further refined by generations of Killing Saints—it’s far too powerful.” The people of the assassin sects could not withstand it.
“Boom!”
The Heavenly Court’s scepter flashed, drawing out tens of thousands of streaks of golden light, sweeping down, overturning Hell’s Soul-Suppressing Pagoda, severing its connection with those people.
“Fellow cultivators, if not now, when will we strike? Join forces to kill him, break out of here—otherwise there’s no hope of survival.” a Realm Lord of the Human Realm shouted.
“Kill!”
In an instant, cries of slaughter shook this place, all manner of weapons and laws unleashed together, jointly resisting the Primordial Beginning Killing Formation, but it was like marching to their deaths—swaths of cultivators turned into skeletal remains, becoming streaks of blood-light.
“Ahh…”
Within the nine killing formations, screams rose one after another, endless and unceasing.
“Boom!”
The Eight Divisions Demon Tablet descended, the eight great characters upon it flashing with light, releasing astonishing divine power—this was a forbidden weapon personally refined by two Ancestor Kings, its power extraordinarily immense.
The void trembled chaotically; even the Primordial Beginning killing intent could not shatter it in the first instant. This heavenly tablet bore the eight ancient talismans of the Undying Heavenly Sovereign, created to commemorate the Eight Divisions who died in battle, carrying an inexplicable power of the Dao capable of stirring heaven and earth itself.
“Woo woo…”
A yin wind howled furiously; the massive stone tablet’s eight symbols resonated with the underworld, having borrowed some unknown power, entirely pitch-black, its Dao patterns interweaving, shattering the void itself.
“This is a powerful forbidden weapon—destroy it with a legendary sacred weapon!” the Black Hound shouted from hiding. Li Tian and Yan Yixi jointly activated the Divine Maiden’s Furnace, placing it within the Emperor’s forbidden formation, letting it revive.
The Divine Maiden’s Furnace shot skyward, transforming into a streak of flowing light, rapidly expanding, empowered by the Primordial Beginning Killing Formation, growing mighty to the extreme, colliding with the Eight Divisions Demon Tablet.
“Boom!”
The tablet shattered on the spot, broken stone scattering everywhere, the eight ancient talismans annihilated, blasting out eight black holes, transforming into a swirl of black energy that vanished completely.
Ye Fan pointed with his hand, and the Divine Maiden’s Furnace rose into the air, flames soaring within it, instantly incinerating the group of powerful cultivators controlling the Eight Divisions Demon Tablet into ash. Only two remained alive, their strength too terrifying to be killed outright, but unable to dodge the formation’s killing aura, they too were reduced to bloody mist with a puff.
A single corner of the Primordial Beginning Killing Formation might not have been enough to trap so many people, but with all nine activated together, it was truly enough to shake heaven and earth, stir up the universe, and slaughter in all directions!
Swaths of assassins died unnatural deaths, countless powerful cultivators turned to ash—there was no surviving in this Heaven-Breaking Mountain Range. Like wheat being harvested, they fell one after another, blood flowing freely, corpses piling like mountains, life ebbing away every single second.
Having lost Hell’s Soul-Suppressing Pagoda, the two great sects found themselves like eagles with broken wings within the nine killing formations, unable to advance a single step, facing enormous crisis.
Ye Fan’s mouth curled into a cold, indifferent smile. He drew out the Ten-Thousand-Sorrows Bow, beginning to selectively shoot down his targets. His body was unmatched, and the moment he drew the mighty bow, the power of the Primordial Beginning Killing Formation surged forth as well, empowering the bowstring, making it who knew how many times more terrifying.
“Puh!”
An old assassin was struck through the brow by an arrow, letting out a cry before turning into a rain of blood, dying an unnatural death.
“Quick, let’s each sacrifice our divine chains, use the order chains to strangle him to death!” a powerful Dao-severing cultivator shouted, attacking together in a frenzied assault.
Ye Fan’s gaze fell upon the Divine Daughter of Hell—at this moment she was covered in blood, hair disheveled, protected at the center of the group, darting left and right, trying to break through and flee.
“It’s you—after this battle, Hell shall have no more Divine Daughter!” Ye Fan said coldly, the Ten-Thousand-Sorrows Bow in his hand blazing brilliantly, a beam of light forming on the bowstring.
“Woo woo…”
A long cry resounded through the heavens, illuminating the entire Heaven-Breaking Mountain Range like a comet streaking across the sky—this arrow feather was too dazzling, having gathered the power of the Primordial Beginning Killing Formation!
One of the Divine Daughter of Hell’s guardian protectors rushed forward, exhausting all his strength to dissolve it; his treasured shield shattered, his laws extinguished, unable to stop it—his physical body was pierced through and instantly exploded, turning into a ball of blood mist.
“No, Elder!” The Divine Daughter of Hell cried out, her eyes filled with boundless hatred. She glanced toward Ye Fan, desperately trying to break through.
“Still trying to run!” Ye Fan continued drawing his bow, gathering the formation’s power; his entire body radiated golden light for tens of thousands of feet, like a sun illuminating the Heaven-Breaking Mountain Range.
“Hmm!”
A second divine arrow shot out, stirring up killing intent that reached the heavens, releasing bursts of sound like crashing waves against a shore, tremendous in momentum—even distant clouds dispersed, the heavens themselves cracking.
“Ahh…”
Another guardian protector of the Divine Daughter of Hell tried to block it, but again met the fate of being shattered to pieces—the divine arrow’s power was boundless; as long as the Primordial Beginning Formation remained active, it could practically slay gods and kill Buddhas.
“If I survive today, I will make you pay in blood tenfold—I am your eternal enemy!” the Divine Daughter of Hell swore a heavy oath, her beautiful face filled with venomous hatred, killing intent coiling around her body.
“You have no hope of surviving—today you will be erased from this world forever!” Ye Fan continued drawing his bow, one beam of divine light after another piercing the heavens, killing off all the guardian protectors beside her.
“Ahh… no!” The Divine Daughter of Hell screamed, hair disheveled, but nothing could change the outcome.
Ye Fan drew his bow, releasing the ultimate nine arrows!
At this moment, his body devoured and exhaled a vast sea of killing intent, condensing into arrow-light, his body as if cast from gold, his killing intent shocking the world!
“Puh!”
The Divine Daughter of Hell screamed miserably; nine arrow feathers struck almost simultaneously, piercing through her body, instantly shattering her on the spot, white bone and flesh scattering in all directions.
Throughout the wilds, cries of slaughter shook the heavens in life-and-death battle, but everyone present was still stunned by this scene, all momentarily frozen.
“And you!” Ye Fan spotted the Divine Son of the Human Realm within the sea of assassins, his gaze turning cold, killing intent blazing forth as he drew his bow once more.
“No!” Many people cried out, but there was nothing they could do to stop it.
Bright blood sprayed through the air; the Human Realm’s Divine Son’s guardian protectors were shot down one after another, all perishing—not a single one survived. He howled long and mournfully like a wounded lone wolf, his eyes cold and desolate.
The Divine Son and Divine Daughter of the two great sects had been born to slay kings, innately powerful beyond compare—but within the Primordial Beginning Killing Formation, they had both become lambs awaiting slaughter.
“You too, go on your way.” Ye Fan struck without mercy.
“Puh!”
The Human Realm’s Divine Son’s face was contorted with ferocity, filled with unwillingness; killing intent filled the Heaven-Breaking Mountain Range, but it could not change the outcome. A blood-red flower bloomed at his brow as a beam of light pierced through, exiting from the back of his skull, bringing with it a spray of blood and brain matter.
Red and white mingled together, like a romantic peach blossom in bloom, only filled with the stench of blood.
“Ahh…”
He let out one final, shrill, long howl, and then his entire body exploded, his form and spirit both utterly destroyed!