Chapter 1883: Chapter 1879: Escape
Emperor Jun spoke with immense self-confidence, as if he believed he could easily defeat Ye Fan because he saw no chance of Ye Fan winning.
Whether it was Ye Fan’s cultivation, the weapons he carried, or the aura he exuded, in his view, they all seemed inferior to his own. He had no reason to fear Ye Fan, who had little practical combat experience. Moreover, Ye Fan was merely a human cultivator, while he himself was an ancient power, ranking as the fourth among the ancient powers. In the battle against Ye Fan, he possessed a near-blind arrogance, thinking this battle would be effortless.
"You think you can defeat me, but I feel... you’ve already lost!"
Ye Fan said, lifting the Fire Dragon Sword, pointing at Emperor Jun. His expression wasn’t one of controlling everything with arrogance, but rather a calm composure, as if this battle was of no consequence to him. At this moment, it seemed Ye Fan had already let go of the outcome.
Emperor Jun frowned slightly and said, "If you can truly treat battle as disregarding success or failure, even life or death, I might think you have some skills. But unfortunately, your words have proven that you very much care about victory and defeat, so you have no chance to defeat me!"
As he spoke, the "ice staff" in Emperor Jun’s hand began to emit extreme cold spiritual energy. This type of energy was something Ye Fan had never encountered before, as the presence of this energy instantly dropped the surrounding temperature below freezing, reaching even absolute zero. However, Emperor Jun intentionally prevented this energy from affecting the Earth’s ecological balance, so it did not cause significant impact on the humans on Earth.
Outside, dark clouds gathered rapidly, as if a heavy storm was approaching, with lightning and thunder. This was also caused by the weapon in Emperor Jun’s hand.
Ye Fan’s Fire Dragon Sword was then activated as well. Unlike the extreme cold yin-attribute weapon in Emperor Jun’s hand, Ye Fan’s weapon was one of pure heat, creating a high temperature that instantly neutralized the extreme cold effect of Emperor Jun’s weapon, causing the surrounding temperature to return to its usual state. Even the thunder and lightning outside seemed to dissolve momentarily.
"It seems your control over spiritual energy is quite decent. Among human cultivators, your cultivation should be exceptional. However, I’m not going to give you this chance. Defeating you, even killing you, is not a difficult task for me!" Emperor Jun remarked.
Ye Fan chuckled and said, "Then let’s try it first!"
With that, Ye Fan’s Fire Dragon Sword attacked first, with a dozen golden dragons transforming into razor-sharp blades, instantaneously enveloping Emperor Jun. However, the spiritual energy surrounding Emperor Jun’s body disintegrated the dozen golden dragons in an instant. Emperor Jun didn’t initiate his attack; he merely replied in a mocking tone, "Is this all you have? If you don’t attack soon, I’ll let you truly taste death... Before you die, use every skill you have!"
Ye Fan’s attack seemed ineffective. Xi He closed his eyes, appearing uninterested in the current battle, while Leizu stepped down and shouted loudly, "Ye Fan, your cultivation level and Emperor Jun’s are not on the same scale. What you’re doing is forcing yourself, it’s almost suicidal!"
"Shut up!" Master Ming Ye shouted from the back, "You ancient cultivators, bullying human cultivators is one thing, but if you think to suppress us with power, forget about it. Ye Fan, go and fight him. Even in death, you’ll be admired!"
Ye Fan ignored the voices around him, uninterested in matters outside his battle with Emperor Jun. He aimed to kill Emperor Jun, and the best way was to activate his elemental powers within. But unfortunately, these elemental powers couldn’t be fully summoned at the moment. If he could call upon this strength, he might still have a chance to fight.
At this point, he could only continue wielding the Fire Dragon Sword, unleashing countless golden dragons to attack Emperor Jun. Each dragon’s strength surpassed the last, and the number of dragons summoned at one time also gradually increased. This allowed Ye Fan to achieve a certain breakthrough in cultivation under such extreme fighting conditions. However, this breakthrough still couldn’t form a potent killing move, as every golden dragon would crumble upon encountering Emperor Jun’s defensive barrier.
"No other skills left? Then it’s my turn to attack!" Emperor Jun suddenly said.
From Emperor Jun’s tone, he seemed greatly disappointed with Ye Fan’s cultivation level. He seemed to harbor some expectations towards Ye Fan, wanting to see how much damage Ye Fan could inflict.
Yet the current Ye Fan appeared calm, not convincing Emperor Jun that he hadn’t been affected by the earlier golden dragons. Ye Fan continued to channel the Fire Dragon Sword, saying, "Emperor Jun, although your cultivation is indeed high, unfortunately, you’ve just been awakened, and your strength hasn’t reached its peak. Do you think these tactics can intimidate me? Then let’s see who’s stronger and who’s going to send whom to their doom!"
Ye Fan’s Fire Dragon Sword suddenly ceased casting golden dragons, instead forming a long sword resembling a golden light, as if all the golden dragons had condensed into the sword, with its strength growing ever more intense.
Emperor Jun’s "ice staff" clashed with Ye Fan’s Fire Dragon Sword. This power instantly formed a highly controlled force, almost as if bending the surrounding space. Xi He, nearby, to prevent this force from tearing apart the Earth, also created a vacuum-like space around them, avoiding the effects of spatial tearing.
"Boom!" A muffled sound reverberated, forming a massive impact around the villa. Ye Fan seemed to have activated a part of his elemental powers within through this force. This small portion of elemental power instantly caused spatial rifts, and thus, his battle with Emperor Jun no longer remained within the three-dimensional space, forming an attack mode ubiquitous in nature.
Emperor Jun’s initial confidence seemed to have dwindled. He felt the enormous pressure facing him, as Ye Fan, at this moment, resembled a madman, attacking Emperor Jun relentlessly without regard for his retreat.
Xi He’s voice echoed: "Emperor Jun, didn’t you want to kill Ye Fan? If you want to perish together with him, you can do it anytime. I wouldn’t even stop you, even if it means dying with him. But it seems, you’re more afraid of death!"
This no-retreat attack from Ye Fan made it difficult for Emperor Jun to handle. In the moment he couldn’t understand Ye Fan’s attack pattern, he had to retreat temporarily.
"Why should I perish with a human cultivator? If not this time, there will be a next time..." Emperor Jun’s figure vanished in an instant.
