Chapter 1799: Chapter 1666: Appearance of the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor
Ye Fan didn’t know how the illusion realm before him appeared, as if heaven’s will had decreed it.
From the moment he appeared on this planet, it seemed everything was destined, and he had to experience it all.
Without a doubt, the cataclysmic battle happening in the illusion realm took place on this dead star, and it was precisely this battle that turned an ancient star of life into its current desolate state.
The brutal conflict unfolded in every corner of the star, with blood staining the sky and roars shaking the heavens and earth, yet they were unable to reverse the tide of battle.
Human-shaped creatures nearly swarmed the battlefield, many of them far more powerful than humans, and even supreme holy masters faced enemies just as formidable.
A few Quasi-Emperor level strong people, with one strike, turned mountains and rivers to ash, recklessly fighting with powerful human-shaped creatures, as the great mountains and rivers were dyed in blood and shattered.
The rivers ran dry, and the mountains and hills were leveled. No one knew how long this battle dragged on, as what Ye Fan saw was merely the tip of the iceberg; such tragedies were common in other places.
"Grandpa... you can’t die, I won’t let you die..."
The childish voice bled with tears, as a five or six-year-old girl lay on the corpse of an elder with white hair and beard, wailing in agony, continuously shaking his cold and stiff body.
"Beasts..."
Ye Fan bit his teeth hard, fingernails piercing into the flesh of his palms, yet he did not feel the pain at all, his eyes blazing with furious flames.
"Luan Gu will not perish, humanity shall endure!"
Ye Fan heard the slogan again, as a young cultivator self-destructed his holy embryo, perishing alongside his foe.
Countless human cultivators used this method, annihilating the last hope of the human-shaped creatures through their own killing intent and divine souls.
This was a battle excruciating to the extreme, with human cultivators falling one after another, yet the human-shaped creatures seemed endless.
The void constantly tore apart, groups of human-shaped creatures emerged from the void to join the fray. Despite the human cultivators’ desperate resistance, they were outnumbered.
Finally, a colossal silver hand descended, ending the battle, wiping out both human-shaped creatures and human cultivators without exception.
And just then, a golden hand cleaved through the void, coming from an unfathomable distance to clash with the silver hand.
Ye Fan was nearly deafened; the earth-shattering might, even in the illusion realm, felt incredibly real, as if it were happening right beside him.
"What? A Great Emperor from the Human Race?"
The owner of the silver hand appeared, a human-shaped creature with twelve wings, its body covered in silver scales, even its wings, shining coldly like heavenly blades.
"Emperor Level!"
Ye Fan immediately assessed the human-shaped creature’s level, as it was obvious, this power far surpassed Quasi-Emperor.
Ye Fan inhaled sharply; there were Emperor Level beings among the human-shaped creatures, should this war continue?
Just then, the silver human-shaped creature’s eyes shot two silver beams, sweeping toward Ye Fan, coldly saying, "Someone dares to spy on me? Courting death?"
In that moment of being targeted, Ye Fan’s blood ran cold; the gap between him and the Emperor was too vast, even a mere glance was unbearable.
At that moment, Ye Fan’s blood boiled, under immense pressure, his holy embryo roared in defiance, the Eight Phase World Domain activated automatically, the crystals of Death Aura and Pure Yang Qi within him rapidly spinning.
"Buzz!"
A faint golden light appeared on Ye Fan’s body, somehow blocking those two deadly beams, sparing him, while Bai Yan Wolf had wisely shut its eyes in time, escaping notice by the beams.
"Swish!"
A flash of golden light, a golden figure appeared opposite the human-shaped creature, silently confronting the Emperor Level being.
The instant the golden figure appeared, the silver human-shaped creature no longer paid Ye Fan any mind, focusing entirely on the golden entity.
"Nine... Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor?!"
Ye Fan was shocked, recognizing the golden figure’s identity, as apart from its ordinary attire, the sole unique feature was the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown on its head, identical to the one in his sea of consciousness.
The Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown was an Emperor Weapon, impossible to have two identical ones, even replicas couldn’t match it, as replicas lacked the authentic might.
"You think you alone can halt my clan’s advance? Impossible, humans are but ants, of course, you are an exception!"
The silver human-shaped creature seemed arrogant, showing no fear even in the presence of the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor.
"You live by slaughter, shunned by heaven and earth, destined for extinction."
The few words from the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor carried great weight.
At the moment the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor appeared, Ye Fan sensed a slight vibration in the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown within his sea of consciousness, which then fell silent once more.
That vibration was so subtle, Ye Fan even thought it was his own illusion, as Elder Xuan was already in slumber, incapable of sensing anything.
"Then let us see, whether heaven and earth will extinguish us or your Human Race."
The silver human-shaped creature decisively attacked, its silver hand transforming into a heavenly blade, cleaving through eternity, slashing toward the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor’s neck.
The Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor released a brilliant glow, a seemingly unremarkable punch sent forth, wielding the power to turn decay into magic, colliding with the silver human-shaped creature’s heavenly blade.
The void was shattered, chaotic energy overflowed, and everything seemed to return to the origin. The power of a single strike caused the entire planet to tremble.
Immediately, the two rushed towards each other, the battle began, countless mountains, rivers, and streams disappeared, and the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was absorbed completely.
The entire planet was nearly torn apart in their great battle, countless human cultivators and human-shaped creatures vanished in this epic confrontation.
The battle didn’t last long, but the entire planet was battered and lifeless, the ground stained crimson with blood, exuding a sky-piercing killing intent.
Afterward, the two ascended, fighting from this planet deep into the starry skies, stars were refined to the size of marbles and hurled at the opponent.
The boundless starry sky continuously exploded with light as brilliant as fireworks, light emitted when planets burst.
Even the star around which this planet revolved dimmed, and suddenly countless stars seemed to disappear from the sky.
This was also an important reason why Ye Fan previously saw the stars in the sky were very sparse.
The entire Star Domain was ravaged, the original order disrupted, requiring a complete reallocation, this planet veering off its original course amidst the chaos, becoming what it is today.
No one knows how long passed before Ye Fan finally withdrew from the Illusion Realm, his mood unable to calm for a long time.
He couldn’t have imagined witnessing the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor who shook the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths in the Illusion Realm, although it was merely an illusion, he could still feel the unparalleled Emperor’s Might of the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor.
Before him, Ye Fan felt as insignificant as an ant gazing at a towering mountain.
"The Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor, truly powerful!"
Bai Yan wolf also awoke from the Illusion Realm, letting out a sigh.
It was only after reaching maturity that it followed Thunder Venerable. Although Thunder Venerable was regarded as the Quasi-Emperor closest to the Great Emperor, after all, still a Quasi-Emperor.
Upon the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor, it sensed a might never felt from Thunder Venerable, a chasm as wide as the sky separating them.
"What a pity, countless cultivators died in such a way. If they hadn’t stopped the human-shaped creatures, even the Five Domains might not have been spared!" Ye Fan sighed as well.
"Do you know the name of the world we came from?"
Bai Yan wolf, being carefree, quickly regained its composure and asked Ye Fan.
Ye Fan shook his head; he had never heard anyone mention it, only knowing the world divides into Five Great Domains, but the name of the planet in the vast starry sky was unknown to him.
"I once heard the Supreme mention it; the planet we reside on is referred to as Linxian Ancient Star by creatures from other planets." Bai Yan wolf said.
"Linxian? That’s a peculiar name."
Ye Fan was taken aback, then thought perhaps it was because the Immortal Path started on that ancient star that it was named so.
Bai Yan wolf had no clue what Ye Fan was contemplating and continued on its own: "I once heard the Supreme rambling about such a message in his late years. No certainty if true or false. He said, once on our planet, an Immortal truly descended, and immortal battles occurred. The current division into Five Domains is due to being broken apart during those immortal battles; the original landmass was a whole."
"Immortal... is there truly an Immortal?"
Ye Fan was somewhat hesitant.
Having reached his level of cultivation, on Earth, it’s undoubtedly considered Immortal, yet not in the true sense of the word. The Ancient Emperors could destroy stars with ease, but in the end, were they not also in pursuit of becoming Immortal?
Therefore, he found it hard to believe an Immortal ever descended upon this world, yet dared not completely disbelieve it, even if it was said only in the late years of Thunder Venerable, lacking any solid proof.
They talked much about past events on Linxian Ancient Star, but ultimately remained uncertain whether Immortals truly appeared in this world.
Bai Yan wolf also shared an insider secret learned from Thunder Venerable: during the immortal battle, it’s said an Immortal’s treasure armor was shattered and left in this world.
Throughout the generations, many Great Emperors searched for this legendary treasure armor, even missing fragments could prove the existence of Immortals.
But no one found any, or perhaps they did but didn’t disclose it; the legend regarding the treasure armor is fading away.
Finally, they continued onward, scouring this desolate ancient star, hoping to find a way back. They didn’t wish to be trapped on such a lifeless planet forever.
Four hours later, Ye Fan keenly detected the source of the Death Aura, all the Death Aura seemingly emanating from there.
"Could it be a Demon Cave?"
Ye Fan’s heart stirred, deciding to investigate, as he found the Death Aura had no effect on him.
Bai Yan wolf, of course, tagged along shamelessly. Though it did not possess Ye Fan’s peculiar constitution, it did have a Spiritual Treasure that could block the effects of the Death Aura.
It was a small bell refined for it by Thunder Venerable, filled with a Thunderbolt Aura!
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PS: Wishing all brothers and sisters a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and family reunion!
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