Best Young Master

One phrase to awaken a dreamer!

Bai Yan wolf never expected that his words would be like a sudden enlightenment for Ye Fan, clearing his mind and opening up his thoughts.

At first, he fell into a misconception, believing that to overpower and annihilate the young form of the Emperor Sha, he must train his strength to the utmost limit, fully engaging in a head-to-head confrontation.

However—

The Eternal Slaughter Emperor, even if just a remnant thought and not his true form, still possesses supreme Emperor’s Might.

The young Great Emperor formed from his strand of Essence Blood is certainly not the same combat power as the young Emperor Sha.

At the very least, he has an extreme understanding of the various deadly techniques of the Emperor Sha, wielding them with greater mastery; even at the same realm, no one could defeat him.

However, as Sun Tzu’s Art of War states, "Know yourself, know your enemy, and you will emerge victorious in a hundred battles." Now, Ye Fan knows himself but not the enemy. He is familiar with his own divine skills, martial arts, and secret techniques, but is clueless about the methods of the Emperor Sha. How could he then eliminate this young incarnation of the Emperor Sha?

One could say it’s a death trap; no one can defeat the young form of the Emperor Sha in the same realm because he is too powerful.

Confirming his Dao through slaughter and being the enemy of the world, he still managed to rise against the current and ultimately eliminate all opponents, confirming his Dao to become Emperor. This shows he is absolutely invincible in every realm; otherwise, he would have been killed long ago.

Only by finding flaws in his martial arts and secret techniques can one specifically attack and kill him; otherwise, even after ten more years, I still may not be able to defeat him.

Even if I successfully break through and advance to the mid-stage of the Lord Realm, it won’t help because the Eternal Slaughter Emperor had said the power of this incarnation will grow with his strength unless he can prove his Dao and become Emperor here.

Of course, that’s unrealistic.

Therefore, Ye Fan decided to stop recklessly challenging the young incarnation of the Emperor Sha and instead dedicated himself to studying the Ten Thousand Transformation Saint Technique from the coffin.

The Ten Thousand Transformation Saint Technique is the Emperor Sha’s most powerful deadly technique, stronger than the Four Seasons Killing Technique, so he needs to thoroughly understand it.

Ye Fan once again entered the Virtual Space within the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown.

This time, he completely abandoned the comprehension of the Xuandi Fist and Immortal Stele Scattering Hand, focusing solely on deducing and understanding the Ten Thousand Transformation Saint Technique.

It is said that the Ten Thousand Transformation Saint Technique can evolve into any Attack and Conquest Technique; it is considered the Holy Technique among Holy Techniques. Without it, the Emperor Sha wouldn’t have been able to dominate an entire era as the sole protagonist of that time.

In Ye Fan’s sea of consciousness, fifty engraved images flickered, forming a perfect circle, leaving no opening.

Ye Fan sat in meditation for three months, continually deducing, and finally discovered the starting form of this Holy Technique.

The number of the Great Transformation is fifty, and it utilizes forty-nine, but the Ten Thousand Transformation Saint Technique captures the one that escaped, making it eternal.

In fact, the fifty engraved images are completely misleading others, depending on one’s comprehension; if one cannot discern truth from illusion, it’s impossible to obtain this Holy Technique.

After three months of sitting in meditation, Ye Fan finally realized this point during one accidental deduction and came to an epiphany.

"This Supreme Secret Skill actually has only one form, unified to the primordial source, yet can evolve into myriad methods!"

With the Bodhi in hand, Ye Fan couldn’t help but sigh.

The eternal Slaughter Emperor engraved this secret technique on the coffin; presumably, the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor also obtained it, otherwise, he couldn’t have created the Reverse-Heaven Cultivation technique of the Nine Heavens Profound Body.

But why did the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor not pass down this Supreme Holy Technique?

This puzzled Ye Fan greatly.

Undoubtedly, this Holy Technique is immensely powerful, allowing its possessor to evolve countless methods. Perhaps the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor respected this Great Emperor, who made enormous contributions to the Human Race, but was intentionally erased from history.

In the Virtual Space, Ye Fan moved, starting with the initial form. Slowly, he deduced and evolved each gesture, eventually going through all the postures in the fifty engraved images and discovering that these fifty engraved images were not meaningless.

Fifty engraved images contain fifty exquisite transformations; mastering one form allows for the evolution of myriad methods. These fifty images play a crucial role.

"The Ten Thousand Transformation Saint Technique: Master one form to transform into ten thousand, unrivaled in attack and conquest..."

Just as Ye Fan completed the evolution of all postures in the fifty engraved images, a brief incantation suddenly echoed in his mind. Each word shone like a brilliant star, illuminating Ye Fan’s sea of consciousness.

"So that’s how it is..."

Ye Fan suddenly understood. He originally thought he had grasped the essence of the Ten Thousand Transformation Saint Technique until this incantation rang in his mind, revealing that what he had understood so far was merely superficial.

The true essence of the Ten Thousand Transformation Saint Technique lies in this incantation; it’s the soul of the entire operation.

Without this incantation, even if Ye Fan mastered this unrivaled Attack and Conquest Holy Technique, it would only be superficial without its true power.

With the sound echoing in his sea of consciousness like a grand bell, the fifty engraved images seemed to come alive, constantly moving.

"Deadly Techniques..."

Ye Fan performed Sealing with his body. As his limbs moved, the void tore open, causing instability even in the Virtual Space.

As his movements became faster and more fluid, his mind emptied, reflecting his own figure.

The divine power wasn’t utilized even slightly more, yet its manifested might multiplied exponentially. In the end, he gradually grasped the essence, only evolving that state of unified primordial perfection.

Once comprehending its divine essence, its form naturally appears, capable of transforming into countless variations. Mastering the core allows all holy techniques to manifest.

Ye Fan was in a wondrous state; ten consecutive days had passed, and he was immersed in it, his body moving like a dream, illusory and fantastical.

He utilized his body to evolve, continually deducing this supreme deadly technique, finally merging it into his blood, imprinting it on his fetal bone, divine soul, and primordial essence.

At this moment, every inch of his flesh had integrated with this deadly technique, his entire being seemed to merge with heaven and earth, intending to chisel out the formless Dao into tangible might, wielding the Tao power of heaven and earth.

Ultimately, a sudden realization jolted within him, a timeless silhouette emerged, uniting the myriad transformations into one, forming the singular body stance!

At this instant, an overwhelming killing intent erupted from him, piercing through heaven and earth, nearly tearing apart the virtual space.

Only then did Ye Fan fully awaken, a comprehension arose within his heart, understanding that this holy technique was singularly focused on attack and annihilation, disregarding all else, possessing unparalleled might in combat and conquest.

Thereafter, Ye Fan began relentless practice, striving to master this holy technique. Only by mastering it could he contend against the young Emperor Sha, otherwise he had no hope at all.

In the mountains, there is no day or night, cold years with no knowledge of time!

Ye Fan did not know how long he had been cultivating in the virtual space, faintly feeling an uncontrollable pressure, sensing he was on the brink of a breakthrough.

Only then did Ye Fan suddenly realize, he absolutely must not break through at this moment, otherwise, the young Emperor Sha would inevitably enhance his power along with Ye Fan’s realm’s rise.

If that happens, wouldn’t it be a case of backfiring? It’s certainly not something he wished to see.

Wandering in the endless star domain for several months, he finally arrived at the ancient star where the Immortal Secret Realm was located, believing he could use the transmission array platform within to return, unexpectedly getting sucked into Emperor Sha’s underground palace instead.

He didn’t know how much time was wasted nor did he know if his disappearance might cause tension between the Immortal Academy and the Imperial Academy. Thus, no matter what, he needed to return as soon as possible.

Before becoming an emperor, the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor was trapped in this underground palace for a whole ten years, and the Xing Kong Gu Road was about to open soon. Missing it would mean he might never set foot on this so-called mightiest trial path in his lifetime.

He didn’t want to be trapped here for ten years too, otherwise, by the time he’s out, the mustard greens would have gone cold long ago!

"Boom!"

A sudden flash of light before Bai Yan wolf’s eyes, and Ye Fan’s not-mighty figure appeared in sight.

This time, it sensed a strong self-confidence emanating from Ye Fan.

"Could this kid really defeat the Emperor Sha of the same realm?" Bai Yan wolf muttered.

"Fight!"

Upon emerging, Ye Fan didn’t say any unnecessary words and directly launched the Xuandi Fist at the young Emperor Sha, the golden fist shattering the vacuum, almost piercing through the entire underground palace.

"Boom!"

The young Emperor Sha also became cautious, it was clear he sensed a thread of threat from Ye Fan, hesitantly striking back, unleashing a punch as well, the fierce punch ray engulfing the entire underground palace.

Bai Yan wolf immediately hid inside the Purple Gold Bell sacrificed by Thunder Venerable master for it, otherwise, even the aftermath of these two’s battle could threaten it.

The surging chaotic waves, the young days’ Eternal Slaughter Emperor’s visage cold and detached, without any ripple, one could not even sense life’s aura on him, but could sense that transcendent and supreme momentum, his posture towering.

He struck a punch, the void crumbling, the punch ray unmatched in sharpness, the cold killing intent pervaded throughout the underground palace as if a severe winter had arrived, freezing to the bone.

"Bang!"

As expected, Ye Fan was again defeated, half his body shattered, escaping the battleground, using the Phoenix Nirvana Technique once more to reconstruct his body.

At this moment, his gaze was icy, under the same realm, even the offspring of the ancient emperor, the ancient immortal couldn’t match him, the young Emperor Sha surely could be defeated.

"Still no luck..." Bai Yan wolf despaired completely seeing Ye Fan defeated again, it had hoped Ye Fan could surprise it this time. It had been stuck in this godforsaken place for almost a year, if not for the endless supply of Earth Vein Dragon Qi nurturing it, its cultivation might not only have stagnated but even regressed.

Even if this place was a cultivation holy land, it wouldn’t be willing to stay here for a lifetime.

However, over the year, Bai Yan wolf also gained significantly, out of sheer boredom, it started diligently studying the Killing Emperor Array Pattern, hoping one day to inscribe a super array platform and traverse out of here.

Through a year’s diligent research, its mastery of array patterns advanced rapidly, and it could be said that ordinary incomplete Emperor Patterns might not be able to trap it anymore.

Even so, it still saw no hope of leaving this place.

Just because this was the underground palace of the Emperor Sha!

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