Chapter 2022 - 1886: Slaying the Demon Clan Elder
Amidst the ruins, Ye Fan and the withered elder faced each other from a thousand feet apart!
Just earlier, Ye Fan had nearly blasted the withered elder’s body apart with an overwhelming force.
However, such a ferocious attack consumed a vast amount of divine power, and even for him, it was impossible to continue recklessly expending it.
Seizing the chance, the withered elder swiftly withdrew from the battle, activating the Death Origin, and his injured body quickly restored itself to its original state.
"You really are beyond my expectations!"
The withered elder wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, speaking coldly, "Now I somewhat believe you could defeat the Five Venerable Saints."
"You did not surprise me at all!" Ye Fan retorted fiercely, not losing to him in momentum in the slightest.
"Alright, alright, let’s see how long you can remain arrogant!"
The withered elder, laughing in rage, said, "If this is the extent of your skill, then let’s end it! Let me show you my true power."
With that, a terrifying aura suddenly emanated from the withered elder, startling the beasts in the distant mountains into fleeing.
It was the pressure of the soul, even those beasts without spiritual wisdom could feel the threat of death.
"Thunk!"
Tongtong and Jiang Kuang’s hearts sank simultaneously, this terrifying aura filled them with fear, an unavoidable holy pressure that rendered the world silent.
Ye Fan’s eyes also gradually grew serious; from the withered elder, he sensed a threat of death.
This person was far stronger than Pang Shitong; even Pang Shitong after his breakthrough would not be his match.
Undoubtedly, this was the pressure brought about by a top-level death technique.
To be wounded by someone he regarded as an ant, this was simply intolerable for him.
He had to kill Ye Fan; this person was too dangerous. In a few more years, even he wouldn’t be able to defeat him.
"Roar..."
The withered elder let out a great roar, collapsing a distant mountain, truly shattering mountains and rivers with his roar.
"Bang!"
The withered elder was as swift as a ghost, appearing in front of Ye Fan in an instant, delivering a punch that sent him flying and filled his meridians with the insidious surge of death’s power like steel spikes.
"Puff..."
Ye Fan spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his entire chest caved in, suffering a grievous blow.
"I intended to spare your life, but now it seems I cannot."
After using top-level techniques, the withered elder’s power surged, his form like a ghost, black ghost claws emanating malevolent cold wind, shooting out fierce sword radiance.
Though the same martial arts, their power was incomparable at this moment, each sword radiance capable of shattering the heavens and earth, extremely terrifying.
"Kill!"
The withered elder waved his hand, sending Ye Fan flying like a rag doll once more, cracking half of his body.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Ye Fan coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, activating the Phoenix Nirvana Technique, his entire body surging with essence blood, rapidly restoring his physical form.
"I wonder how long you can last!"
The withered elder’s gaze was cold and venomous, like a poisonous snake, transforming into a killing sword, using his hands as the sword’s edge, slashing toward Ye Fan.
"Sizzle!"
The terrifying killing sword instantly split Ye Fan in half, blood rain pouring!
"No..."
Tongtong cried out in shock, wanting to lend Ye Fan a helping hand.
However, she was stopped by Jiang Kuang.
"Let them fight. Let’s quickly restore our divine power and then escape from here to warn the Human Race," Jiang Kuang said.
"Do you have any humanity left? Ye Fan is fighting desperately for us, and you want to flee? Isn’t there War God’s blood running through your veins? Is this how War God runs away without fighting?" Tongtong scolded angrily.
Jiang Kuang’s face changed abruptly, arguing strongly, "You can’t say that. I’m thinking for all of humanity. Ye Fan can’t possibly defeat this demon clan giant. If we don’t escape while he’s occupied with that old demon, we’ll never have a chance. If we all die here, who will warn the Human Race?"
"I didn’t think you were like this. Ye Fan shouldn’t have saved you earlier!" Tongtong was trembling with anger, speaking coldly.
"I didn’t ask him to save me!" Jiang Kuang retorted stubbornly.
"Swish!"
The halved Ye Fan quickly fled, and then chains of life appeared between his two halves, blood flowing in reverse, instantly restoring him.
"I didn’t expect that in just a few months, I would be forced to burn my divine power twice!"
Ye Fan shouted in fury, his entire body seemingly set aflame, his momentum surging rapidly, like a human torch, unleashing the Life and Death Reincarnation Fist, once again fighting fiercely with the withered elder.
Their battle broke mountains and lands, the void perpetually trembling.
This was a barren Ancient Star of Life, where the Heavenly Dao was high and Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was lacking to an unbelievable degree, making it impossible to effectively replenish divine power.
However, this was no obstacle for Ye Fan, for he was not only a cultivator but also an Earth Master skilled in Dragon Seeking and Vein Locating.
Unfortunately, the withered elder wouldn’t give him the chance, otherwise, he would certainly inscribe a Killing Array on the Dragon Vein, using it to gradually exhaust his opponent.
However, utilizing the Dragon Seeking Skill to search for Earth Vein Dragon Qi for self-replenishment was still feasible.
Blood rain poured!
Their battle reached a fever pitch, Ye Fan’s Life and Death Reincarnation Fist centered on peace with boundless dominance, each punch delivering spiraling Life and Death Qi, imbued with Heaven and Earth Tao Markings.
Moreover, since dealing with the Demon Clan, Ye Fan could also incorporate Pure Yang Qi and Thunder Power into it.
The extremely firm and pure Yang Qi, along with the unparalleled Thunder Power, were indeed the bane of Death Energy.
This was precisely why he had the capital to contend with the withered elder, otherwise, no one could have battled the withered elder until now.
Death Energy corroded divine power and the divine soul, posing a tremendous threat to Human cultivators.
"Aow... "
Ye Fan’s voice changed, a loud shout, his eyes red as blood, decisively burned his Divine Soul!
Divine Soul, Divine Power, Death Energy, Pure Yang Qi, the four energies stacked together erupted with terrifying power.
"Boom!"
Visions appeared, severed-armed human-shaped creatures, headless Divine Generals... one by one, terrifying images emerged behind Ye Fan, making him look like a Great Emperor.
"Kill!"
Ye Fan shouted, the Life and Death Reincarnation Fist became even more fierce, shaking even the stars, and within a thousand miles, not a blade of grass grew, turning completely into a desert!
This became a spectacle, in the depths of the vast mountains, a desert appeared, even the underground magma was almost struck out.
"Boom!"
Ye Fan elevated his combat power to the limit, stacking several times, allowing him to stand at the Venerable Realm level, finally able to match the withered old man.
A punch was thrown, the withered old man was directly sent flying by him, ribs on his chest broke, and his chest collapsed.
"Poof..."
The withered old man spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his eyes filled with deep fear!
Ye Fan’s berserk combat power was so terrifying, it made him feel a threat to his life.
"Bang!"
The withered old man resisted with all his might, exerting the Death Martial Technique to the extreme, beams of death penetrated the void, leaving terrifying scars on Ye Fan.
However, Ye Fan was completely unbothered, even when Finger Beams pierced through him, he took the opportunity to tear off a leg of the withered old man.
Blood splattered, but without any fluctuation of qi and blood, a unique trait of the Demon Clan!
While each drop of Ye Fan’s essence blood exuded terrifying qi and blood, it was his life force draining away.
In this state, Ye Fan was nearly invincible.
"Ah..."
The withered old man was scared, he was truly scared!
It was simply unbelievable, a giant dragon being bitten by an ant with growing fear.
Ye Fan’s bursting combat power had exceeded his understanding, in his impression, probably only Human Race’s Emperor Wu, Human Emperor, Moon Emperor, and Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor might achieve such combat power at a young age.
Could it be that Ye Fan might follow the footsteps of these Great Emperors in the future, proving Dao?
This thought made the withered old man even more terrified!
Each Great Emperor is bestowed by Heaven, favored by the heavens, no one can kill them.
And although Ye Fan had not yet become a Saint, he already had the demeanor of a young Great Emperor, which was definitely not good news.
Even though he was beaten extremely miserably, almost crushed by Ye Fan, he still could not be completely killed.
This Demon Clan giant had not lived so many years in vain, his combat experience was extremely rich.
He had long seen, Ye Fan was burning his own life, exchanging life for temporary strength.
As long as he could endure this period, when Ye Fan could no longer hold on, victory would ultimately be his.
He had already decided, after killing Ye Fan and these two young strong people of the Divine Race, he would slaughter five hundred cities in this world, using the death energy emitted by ordinary people at the time of death to cultivate and heal.
The battle showed signs of stalemate, Ye Fan although having the upper hand, still could not kill the withered old man.
Moreover, burning the Divine Soul and Divine Power, including the Death Energy and Pure Yang Qi, was very consuming for him, he couldn’t hold on for long.
At this moment, Tongtong suddenly ran towards the battlefield, like a Goddess mistakenly entering the human world.
"Ye Fan, catch!"
She didn’t dare enter the center of the battlefield, but from afar, threw a golden Divine Spear to Ye Fan!
"Whoosh!"
The Divine Spear like a golden Divine Dragon, pierced through space, appeared beside Ye Fan, grasped by him in a single hand.
"Crimson Sun Immortal Gold?"
Ye Fan was stunned, this golden Divine Spear was actually forged from Crimson Sun Immortal Gold, the Immortal Material used to forge Emperor Weapons!
Quasi-Emperor Weapon!
When Ye Fan held this Divine Spear, he sensed it was a Quasi-Emperor Weapon, containing a Spirit Soldier!
"Meet your fate!"
With the spear in hand, Ye Fan seemed like a different person, like an Eternal Slaughter Emperor, emanating intense killing intent.
"Overpowering Nine Heavens!"
Ye Fan shouted, the Quasi-Emperor Weapon shot out thousands of gun lights, finally united, transformed into an eternal Immortal Light, shooting towards the withered old man.
The withered old man was terrified, desperately unleashed the Heavenly Demon Eight Forms, eight martial arts techniques released at once, a blurred demon head appeared in the void.
"Roar!"
The demon head let out a huge roar, shaking the entire Ancient Star of Life, the rolling sound wave turned millions of miles into dust.
However...
"Swoosh!"
The eternal Immortal Light directly pierced through the demon head, shattering it.
Then, penetrated the withered old man’s brow.
"Bang!"
Ye Fan exerted force with the Quasi-Emperor Divine Spear in his hand, crushing the withered old man’s head, along with his Divine Soul.
One strike!
The Demon Clan giant was dead and decapitated!