Supreme Cultivation Master

Chapter 697: Chapter 696: The Real Test

Afterward, Ye Fan stepped forward. Myriad illusions took shape within the space, and he nearly fell for the traps several times. Thankfully, his keen alertness allowed him to see through the hidden dangers. The area was filled with a heavy floral scent, but at this moment, Ye Fan’s expression soured. The fragrance seemed to be masking another smell—an odor so well-concealed that he had almost missed it.

"The smell of rot!" he declared. Indeed, he smelled putrescence. The scent of decay mingled with the fragrance of the flowers, creating a discordant combination.

Could this be the secret here? Ye Fan was shocked.

"Heavenly Eye, open!" he shouted, activating the Heavenly Eye within his sea of consciousness. Sure enough, the colorful Extreme Bliss Space transformed into a hellscape in the blink of an eye.

Those were not pleasant floral scents at all; they were flowers growing out of corpses, and the blossoms themselves looked grotesquely abnormal. In other words, nothing here was real. These flowers fed on flesh and souls, all to nourish the single flower in the center. This one, the largest and most dazzlingly brilliant of them all, was protected by a ring of Cannibal Flowers.

So that’s what’s going on!

Ye Fan was ecstatic. He formulated a plan: destroy that most brilliant flower, and the illusion would be broken. Then, he would be able to comprehend the Great Dao of this place. With this in mind, he immediately raised his Yuanhong Sword, preparing to attack and shatter the illusion.

However, just then, the Seven-Colored Demon Empress appeared. She stood before the alluring flower and said to Ye Fan, "You cannot destroy it! If you do, your soul will shatter here as well!"

Seeing her warning, Ye Fan cursed, "Bullshit! I don’t believe it! You’re a fake too, daring to disguise yourself as my woman to get to me. This time, watch me rip that mask right off you!"

Facing his rebuke, the Seven-Colored Demon Empress said coldly, "You need to calm down!"

"Calm down my ass!"

He couldn’t tolerate the same trick being used twice, as if he were an idiot. His explosive temper flared up instantly, and he raised his sword to strike.

As his sword came slashing down, Ye Fan suddenly found it stopped in mid-air, pinched between two of the Seven-Colored Demon Empress’s fingers. He could not break free.

This Illusion Technique is incredibly powerful. It must be the work of that dazzling flower. he sighed internally.

He immediately yelled, "Break!"

However, before his Sword Qi could even disperse, the Seven-Colored Demon Empress punched him squarely in the stomach.

"Damn it!" Ye Fan clutched his gut miserably, staring at her.

The Seven-Colored Demon Empress chided, "Can’t you even recognize me?"

Ye Fan felt helpless. He didn’t have the slightest power to resist her, and a surge of anger rose within him. "Watch me shatter you to pieces!" he roared.

He struck down with his sword once again, but the result was even more tragic. This time, the Seven-Colored Demon Empress summoned the Purple Qi Comes from the East. When that aura appeared, Ye Fan was dumbfounded. This was a True Master, not an impostor.

"Wife!" Ye Fan said awkwardly. He had never been so mortified.

The Seven-Colored Demon Empress then asked, "Do you believe it’s me now?"

"Hey, wife, couldn’t you have given me a heads-up? You beat me up pretty badly!" Ye Fan lamented.

"Hmph! You brought this on yourself. Did I not warn you?" she scolded.

Ye Fan was truly at a loss. She had indeed warned him, but he simply hadn’t believed her. Still, he felt he couldn’t be entirely blamed for his skepticism.

Ye Fan asked awkwardly, "How did you get here?"

"Of course I came to help you!" the Seven-Colored Demon Empress replied. "I couldn’t find you, and then I heard you’d entered the Extreme Bliss Space. I was worried something might happen to you, so I came to assist."

Ye Fan was deeply moved. Although this wife of his had never officially acknowledged their relationship, she always cared for him meticulously. "Thank you, wife!" he said gratefully.

"There’s no need to thank me. And don’t call me wife!" she snapped.

Ye Fan felt helpless. They had slept together several times, yet this formidable woman still wouldn’t acknowledge him. However, Ye Fan understood that the more powerful a woman was, the more she yearned to be conquered. Someday, he would win her over completely, body and soul. For now, he would let her have her way for a few more years.

The Seven-Colored Demon Empress asked him, "Are you about to have a breakthrough?"

Ye Fan shook his head. "Although my understanding of the realms has deepened here, and a breakthrough wouldn’t be difficult, I suddenly don’t want to do it anymore."

"Why?" she asked.

"Because desperately trying to force an advancement only makes you weaker and more timid. Right now, I feel it’s better to maintain a composed state of mind and treat it as a normal matter."

That was Ye Fan’s current mentality. The Seven-Colored Demon Empress looked at him, silent for a long while before speaking. "Perhaps you’re right. Even if you were to force a breakthrough now, it would only be to deal with the Little God Monarch. Your combat strength might not truly grow. Everything could become like this illusion—possibly real, possibly fake. Your current realm, however, is definitely real."

Ye Fan nodded. That was indeed the case. Although he could break through now, it would be a rushed advancement just to save time. Something produced in a hurry would likely have many flaws, which the Little God Monarch could exploit to inflict a devastating blow. Perhaps his current state truly was for the best.

The Seven-Colored Demon Empress asked, "Where is your decisive battle with the Little God Monarch going to be held?"

"At the boundary between the Divine Domains of the Righteous Gods and the Evil Gods," Ye Fan answered. The junction of the two Divine Domains was where his life-or-death battle would take place.

"I cannot aid you in other matters," the Seven-Colored Demon Empress said, "but I have visited the burial grounds of the sage ancestors of the Demon Clan. They are contending with those old monsters from the shadows. So, you are safe for now. When the time comes, Red Sand Main God and the others, including myself, will be in a secret standoff with the Main Gods of the Evil God faction."

"But we’re still short on numbers," Ye Fan noted.

"It’s alright. I’ve arranged for the Demon Sky Monkey and Misfortune Pangolin to lie in wait. If they dare to tear away all pretense of civility and fight, I’ll make them regret it!" Ye Fan’s preparations were thorough. If worst came to worst, he would just enter the Outer Domain. As long as he made it there, he would be safe.

"Good, it seems you are well-prepared," the Seven-Colored Demon Empress said. "You being here is a test from the master of this place. Since it’s a test for you, I should leave."

The Seven-Colored Demon Empress always left in such a hurry. Ye Fan was speechless; in the blink of an eye, she was gone.

A test for me?

Ye Fan didn’t understand what she meant. He shouted, "Demon Sky Monkey, is this a test from you?"

"It is my test for you."

Ye Fan turned to see that the dazzling flower had transformed into a human figure and was standing there. He was shocked that he couldn’t see through this person’s form, but upon closer inspection, he could still discern a few details. Perhaps this was the effect of the Illusion Technique.