Chapter 1703: Chapter 1572: Buddha-Demon Fusion
In a pure physical body martial technique showdown, Ye Fan won, but it was a narrow victory. If it weren’t for the ancient shield fragments protecting his chest, his situation might not be much better than Yu Chanzi’s.
The Immortal Profound Technique is indeed an extraordinary cultivation technique, no less than the Nine Heavens Profound Body. It was created by a Great Emperor who founded the Western Region Buddhist Sect.
If Ye Fan hadn’t obtained the inheritance of the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor and the Thunder Venerable master, he would likely have been the one defeated.
Ye Fan not only cultivated the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor’s secret technique, the Nine Heavens Profound Body, but also tempered his body with heavenly tribulations, reaching a level of indestructibility.
Even so, he displayed all means and barely achieved victory. It can be said that this victory was truly hard-won.
Being able to persevere in the Life and Death Battle Arena without defeat until now is simply a miracle.
"Buddha..."
Several senior monks from the Western Region came forward, their expressions particularly complex. Although it was just a contest, Yu Chanzi’s defeat was undeniably a significant blow to them.
"No need to say more. Victory is victory, and defeat is defeat. It’s nothing big. Wins and losses are common in warfare. Except for achieving the Great Emperor, no one can win forever."
Yu Chanzi’s mental realm was very calm, indifferent to success and failure.
Other powerful factions harbored different thoughts, envying Ye Fan’s success to the point of wishing he would drop dead immediately, hoping never to see him rise.
Meanwhile, those without any grudges against Ye Fan felt relieved, believing that with such promising young talents, the human race had nothing to fear even if the demon clan was about to emerge.
"Finally won..."
Yaling let out a sigh of relief, her anxious heart finally found peace, showing a smile.
"Ye Zi is mighty and domineering!"
As Ye Fan’s friends, Hu Fei and Shi Ye also breathed a sigh of relief. Knowing Yu Chanzi’s formidable physical strength, they were quite worried for Ye Fan.
They understood that there are always people stronger and realms higher; although Ye Fan’s physique was more formidable than Shi Ye’s barbarian clan, whether he could defeat this Buddha from the Western Region was uncertain.
The Western Region had always been very mysterious, and the other four regions barely penetrated its heritage or knew of its astonishing martial arts and cultivation techniques.
The old bastard stroked his beard and laughed, delighted at Ye Fan’s achievements.
The Imperial Academy Director, Monk Dao Yan also smiled, though no one knew his inner thoughts. The Imperial Academy suffered a tremendous defeat this time, which he hadn’t anticipated.
However, as one of the leading figures of humanity, he had no ulterior motives; the stronger Ye Fan became, the more advantageous it would be in future struggles against the demon clan.
The faces of the Holy Land and Wu Shang Sect, which had lost their Saint Heirs to Ye Fan, didn’t look good, each turning ashen.
Yet they had no ground to contest, and if they dared to act out, they would risk provoking the Immortal Academy’s furious revenge, an anger even the Di Clan couldn’t withstand.
"You’re quite shameful, claiming to be the Buddha of the Western Region and yet defeated. You’re really making the Western Region proud!"
The Demon Sect Young Master cast a sideways glance at Yu Chanzi, speaking coldly.
Behind him, the Demon Sect elders nodded, agreeing with their young master’s words.
No matter what, Yu Chanzi was from the Western Region. Even though he was at odds with the Demon Sect for generations, when it came to the honor of one region, they would stand united against their foes.
"Our Western Region’s cultivation techniques and martial arts are not inferior to anyone. The face you lost, I will regain for you!"
With that, the Demon Sect Young Master strode onto the battle platform, enveloped in a shroud of black mist, resembling a Demon Lord crossing realms, exuding a sinister and chilling aura.
"This is...?"
The surroundings of the battlefield were in uproar; Ye Fan had become the target of all the younger generation, the focus of attention. Every powerful demon sought to defeat him and make their mark.
Though the Western Region Demon Sect and Buddhist Sect had been at odds for generations, they were remarkably united against other regions, instantly combining forces.
This strange phenomenon confounded information powers like the Treasure Pavilion, unable to discern the reasons behind it.
"Brother Ye, honestly, I admire you, but admiration doesn’t mean I don’t wish to spar with you."
As he spoke, the Demon Sect Young Master, Brother Great Demon, revealed his face as the black mist dissipated, showing a handsome and wicked face, with eyes cold yet strangely compelling.
At this moment, everyone was stunned!
The Demon Sect Young Master had never shown his true face since his appearance, always shrouded in black mist; no one had seen his appearance.
However, now everyone discovered an astonishingly strange phenomenon—besides his sinister and cold aura, the Demon Sect Young Master looked exactly like Yu Chanzi from the Buddhist Sect, as if they were twins.
Hmm?
Ye Fan was also puzzled. Previously, he had conversed with Brother Great Demon, thinking him a carefree and independent person. Unexpectedly, he resembled Yu Chanzi so closely, like they were one person.
"What’s going on? How can Brother Great Demon resemble Buddha so much?"
"Could it be the legendary Twin Fate?"
Some speculated, and not without reason. Twin Fate itself is a miracle of life: two bodies, one soul, one good, one evil—so long as one survives, the other won’t perish.
However, the appearance of the Twin Fate phenomenon is extremely rare, and it has been unknown for how many years it hasn’t appeared.
Even when it does appear, it is very likely that it’s not discovered by people, ultimately dying of old age in the wilderness, never stepping onto the path of cultivation.
Ye Fan was merely momentarily astonished, but soon adjusted and smilingly asked, "I wonder how Brother Great Demon would like to spar?"
"Your physical body is very strong, I wouldn’t want to touch bad luck. My physical strength is far less powerful than yours; how about we spar with divine souls instead?"
The cultivation technique of the Demon Sect emphasizes the cultivation of the divine soul and does not regard physical strength as highly important, especially Brother Great Demon, who has almost cultivated his divine soul to a very high realm.
"What? A divine soul spar which could easily result in death or injury? Did I hear that wrong?"
"This time, the one surnamed Ye is in trouble. His physical body is indeed strong, capable of fighting beyond his tier without pressure, but his divine soul power is surely his weakness."
"One sip, one peck, gains and losses, the will of the heavens dictates that it is impossible for him to have it all."
"Divine soul sparring is the most bizarre and dangerous, a slight carelessness can result in death and path exhaustion. Would the Old Bastard agree to such sparring?"
Upon hearing the challenge from the Demon Sect’s Young Master to spar with Ye Fan in terms of divine soul, the onlookers were in a frenzy. It should be known, that aside from a few, very few people specifically cultivate the divine soul, generally, divine souls are weak, they cannot even leave the body, let alone engage in a battle.
Cultivators practice, martial arts and divine skills, secret techniques are most important, as for divine soul power, it usually passively follows the improvement of a cultivator’s strength, rarely are there martial arts specialized for divine soul cultivation.
The brow of Monk Dao Yan furrowed slightly, divine soul sparring differs from contests in martial techniques, where they can intervene at critical moments.
Sparring between divine souls, every move risking life, once defeated, resulting in either death or injury, this wasn’t a sight they wished to see.
Although Brother Great Demon is the Demon Sect’s Young Master, possessing demon techniques, he is not one to be cursed with extreme evil, and poses little harm to humans, he could even be said to have meritorious deeds.
To be able to stand equal with the compassionate Buddhist Sect in the Western Region for so many years without falling, the Demon Sect is no longer the sect that everyone used to fight against.
In the future, there must be a war between the Human Race and Demon Clan, although Brother Great Demon is the Demon Sect’s Young Master, he will definitely be involved in this war. Humanity cannot engage in internal conflict before the war has even started.
"Ye Fan, are you willing to accept the challenge from Brother Great Demon?"
The Old Bastard pondered for a bit and asked Ye Fan.
He greatly respects Ye Fan’s decision, if Ye Fan refuses, then there is no need for this sparring to continue.
"Of course!"
Ye Fan replied without hesitation, since aiming to be the strongest, he is bound to face challenges from all sides, this opportunity comes in handy to hone himself, striving to break through to the Lord Realm in one go.
"Good!"
Brother Great Demon laughed heartily, the black mist enveloping his body seemed to be drawn and absorbed into him, revealing a tall and heroic physique.
This sight shocked everyone even more because Brother Great Demon not only bore a strong resemblance to the Buddha, Yu chanzi, in appearance, even his stature seemed identical, as if carved from the same mold.
"Could it actually be the Twin Fate?"
People speculated, looking between Brother Great Demon and Yu chanzi, feeling that aside from their different temperaments, they were just one person.
Faced with the discussions and doubts of the crowd, those from the Buddhist Sect and Demon Sect didn’t offer any explanations, as if they didn’t hear a thing.
At this moment, the Old Emperor of the Yuehua Dynasty slowly spoke, "This is not Twin Fate, but rather a supreme divine skill of the Buddhist Sect, the Buddha-Demon Fusion, Brother Great Demon and Yu chanzi should be one person. One is the Buddha body, the other is the demon shell, the Buddha body mainly cultivates martial techniques and divine skills, while the demon shell mainly cultivates divine souls. Once a great success is achieved, the two will unify, achieving the supreme path..."
"Uh..."
These words not only stunned the people from the various Holy Lands and the cultivators of the younger generation, but even those from the Demon Sect and Buddhist Sect were very surprised.
However, seeing their lack of rebuttal, it seemed that the Old Emperor’s words were true, that the Buddha and the Demon Sect Young Master were actually one person, which is shocking.
"How did you know they were people split from the supreme divine skill of the Buddhist Sect?"
The Heroic Lord who previously speculated about Twin Fate questioned.
"It’s simple, this old man years ago once ventured far to the Western Region and walked a path, understanding some of the historical origins of the Western Regions Buddhist Sect and Demon Sect, discovering in some ancient books the divine skill of Buddha-Demon Fusion, with detailed descriptions."
The Old Emperor glanced at the person unhurriedly and said.
That was an adventurous experience, in the extremely xenophobic Western Region, to have such harvest shows the cultivation of the Old Emperor had already reached an astonishing level, otherwise it would not be possible to understand so much about the secrets of the Buddhist Sect and Demon Sect.
"So that’s how it is, no wonder they seem like one person."
"The cultivation techniques and martial arts of the Western Region are indeed miraculous, having such an extraordinary technique as Buddha-Demon Fusion, but I imagine it is also extremely difficult to cultivate?"
"When the time comes to truly unify, whose will would serve as the main body? Buddha or Demon?"
People were discussing spiritedly.
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