Chapter 1851: Chapter 1870: The Most Arrogant Person in the Ages of Time
A pair of eyes, a pair of eyes like a dark abyss, manifested within the Eternal starry sky!
Those eyes carried a kind of indescribable sorcery; with just a single glance it felt as if one saw the most horrifying things across all Eternity.
Dark abyss, doomed beyond salvation, endless without end, existing for all Eternity!
Those eyes were like the most terrifying abyss of all Eternity, black to a bottomless depth, black to the point of horror!
Just a single look, and it felt as if one’s very soul would be buried in that Eternal dark abyss, never to be freed for all ages.
It was like that old saying: when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss is also gazing into you!
Rumble!
Chaos trembled, Heaven and Earth overturned; those abyss-like eyes turned into a vortex, and a figure stepped out from within the vortex!
Clad in black, hair snow‑white, skin carved like ivory, his pupils dark and deep like two swirling vortices, as if to draw in all beings and all things.
With his appearance, the Eternal River once again froze in place, as though dragged by some nameless terrifying force, no longer able to Reverse Flow upstream.
He has appeared!
The Great Terror has appeared!
The greatest terror since the beginning of Eternal Time has appeared!
With the appearance of the black‑clothed man, Ye Xuan, standing within the Eternal River, wore a grave expression, because Huang’s memories had already told him who this man was.
Yuan!
The number one person of the Ancient Times!
The most terrifying man in the Eternal Universe, and also Huang’s peerless nemesis!
Unseen throughout Eternity, Heaven‑shocking and earth‑shattering, "Yuan" was the greatest terror of all Eternity, the most mysterious and most dreadful existence.
Moreover, among the Eight Forbidden Heavenly Techniques, Yuan’s Forbidden Heavenly Technique was ranked first, reputed as the number one Forbidden Heavenly Technique of all Eternity.
This Technique was named—the Nine Tribulations Sky Pool Technique!
"Yuan?"
Boom!
Cang’s expression changed; he had never seen this person before, because from the Primordial era onward he had hidden himself in the Origin Land; of the four Heaven-shocking Extremists of the Ancient Times, he had only heard their names and never seen their faces.
However, when Yuan became a Heaven-shocking Extremist back then, even he had sensed that most terrifying fluctuation of all Eternity, so as for Yuan’s existence, Cang was keenly aware of it.
"Yuan!"
Boom!
Liu Baiyi came striding across the heavens, his expression incomparably grave, because he knew all too well how terrifying Yuan was.
Though he was the Primordial number one Divine King, when facing this number one person of the Ancient Times, Liu Baiyi had to admit that the other was only above him, never beneath him.
From this alone it proved how terrifying Yuan was, to the point that even Liu Baiyi, this Primordial number one Divine King, had to treat him with utmost solemnity.
"He cannot go back."
Yuan spoke hoarsely; no aura blossomed from his body, only those abyss-like eyes gazing distantly at Ye Xuan.
In that instant, Ye Xuan likewise looked over at him; when their gazes intertwined, Ye Xuan, standing in the Eternal River, shuddered, a Desolate Aura of ages erupted around him, and countless fragmented memories flashed through his mind.
Those memory fragments were extremely blurry, yet all were related to Yuan; one of them shook Ye Xuan to his core—that was Huang and Yuan locked in battle.
He could not see the outcome of that battle, nor did he know who ultimately won or lost.
However, from that single fragment alone, Ye Xuan could clearly feel how terrifying Yuan was.
"We meet again."
Yuan stood with his hands behind his back in the starry sky; like Ye Xuan, he wore black, his hair likewise snow‑white and fluttering; their attire was almost identical, the only difference lay in their faces.
"Why are you targeting me?"
Within the Eternal River, after a moment of silence, Ye Xuan finally spoke.
"Because I am stronger than you."
Yuan’s voice was hoarse; he spoke as if stating an ordinary fact, his body carrying a confidence of being undefeated across all Eternity.
"You are indeed stronger than me. But are you stronger than Huang?" Ye Xuan said calmly.
The two conversed across the void; Liu Baiyi and the others remained silent. The atmosphere at this moment was incomparably subtle—this was the first clash between Ye Xuan and Yuan.
"Back then, Huang and I were on par. But after Eternal Time has passed, I am now stronger than him. This is fact."
"And you... are not qualified to be my opponent."
Yuan spoke faintly, his undefeated bearing on full display, along with an indescribable Invincible confidence.
Even when he mentioned Huang, his manner was still casual, with not the slightest hint of dread in his eyes, instead only that trace of undefeated self‑confidence.
Arrogance!
This was true arrogance!
Arrogant to the point of putting no one in his eyes.
If anyone else had spoken such words, Ye Xuan would have taken it as a joke. But since the one speaking was Yuan, no one had the right to laugh at him.
"Then why are you stopping me?" After a brief silence, Ye Xuan asked again.
"Because the path you walk is a useless one. Even if you return to the past, even after Nine Transformations Shocking Heaven, you still won’t do."
Here Yuan paused slightly. He looked up at the myriad heavens and stars, murmuring, "Besides, I have already prepared through Eternal Time to personally open that door in this lifetime. Your appearance will only interfere with my plan."
"You’re afraid?" Ye Xuan sneered coldly.
"Afraid?"
Yuan laughed. His laugh was very calm; he did not erupt in the slightest anger because of Ye Xuan’s words.
"I have looked down on past and present, suppressed all beings of Eternity; even the Law and Wendao I created are praised as the number one Forbidden Heavenly Technique of all Eternity. Even in that battle back then, I was no weaker than Huang. What would I be afraid of?" Yuan rasped in a low voice.
"But you lost. You still lost to Huang. Am I right?" Ye Xuan replied blandly, his eyes deep as he looked at Yuan.
Hum!
When Ye Xuan’s words fell, Yuan’s aura hitched; those abyss‑black eyes flickered with a terrifying light, and his emotions changed for the first time.
"Looks like I hit the mark."
"For someone as proud as you to lose to Huang—how can you dare claim you are stronger than him? I’m afraid that’s the greatest stain of your life, isn’t it?" Ye Xuan’s voice turned cold.
"Interesting!"
"You’re right. In that battle back then, I lost to him by one move. By rights, it was indeed my defeat."
"You do have depth; you’re trying to use reverse psychology, trying to provoke me into letting you return to the past?"
Yuan laughed. He was neither enraged nor ashamed, and he openly admitted that he had once lost a single move to Huang—but it was only a single move.
"A loss is a loss. Any excuse is just a cover for that fragile, unbearable pride. That is also the shame of your life; you are not truly Invincible." Ye Xuan said lightly.
"I’ve said it: you are indeed scheming, but such provocations are useless on me." Yuan spoke calmly; even with Ye Xuan’s mockery, it was impossible to throw his mind into disarray.
Unfortunately, Ye Xuan remained unchanged. With a faint smile, he said, "With your pride, you would never allow yourself to lose to anyone. Yet you still lost to Huang—that is, to my former life."
"So you’re afraid. You’re afraid I’ll return to the past and once more become a Heaven-shocking Extremist, aren’t you?"
Yuan fell silent; even the aura around him fluctuated slightly. Those eyes like a dark abyss became even more unfathomably terrifying at this moment.
