7: Encounters across different timelines

Ye Fan let out a long roar, pushing his cultivation to the absolute limit.

Behind him, a hundred-zhang-tall phantom of an Immortal King manifested, wearing a ceremonial crown, draped in a galaxy, and holding a Dao Rule Immortal Sword—the vision of the Immortal King Descends to the Nine Heavens!

Beneath his feet, a green lotus broke through the void, Chaos Qi permeating as its leaves swayed, supporting his body—the vision of the Chaos Seeded Green Lotus!

Two ancient visions appeared simultaneously; this was the ultimate blooming of the Sacred Body's potential, drawing continuous exclamations from outside the Dragon Transformation Pool. On any other day, this would be peerless talent that would shake the Eastern Wasteland.

However, facing that Innate Dao Map representing the "Heaven and Earth Disallows"—

The sword light slashed by the Immortal King phantom dissolved silently like ice meeting the sun the moment it touched the edge of the Dao Map.

The Chaos Qi swayed by the green lotus was easily pierced and absorbed by the descending chains of Law.

The Dao Map did not even pause for a moment. Its mere existence there declared a cruel fact: after the Ancient Desolate era, the Sacred Body could not enter the four extremities. This was the rule, the heavenly decree, and the root of all Sacred Body tragedies throughout history.

"Puchi!"

A silver-white chain, like a thorn of time, pierced through the barrier of the two visions and stabbed into Ye Fan's chest.

No blood splattered. Wherever the chain passed, the flesh, meridians, and the Origin Dao patterns on the sacred bones "disappeared" at a speed visible to the naked eye—not destroyed, but their very meaning of existence was directly denied and erased by the rules of heaven and earth.

"Kid Ye!" The Black Emperor scratched frantically with his dog paws, yet he was helpless. No matter how strong the Beginningless Killing Formation was, it could not contend with this level of heaven and earth Law.

Little Nannan on its back seemed frightened by that terrifying Dao Map; her small hand shook, and the Colorful Pebble she had been playing with fell down.

The stone passed through the eaves, tracing a trajectory so faint it was almost invisible as it fell toward the Dragon Transformation Pool.

At the very instant the falling trajectory of the colorful stone and a certain chain of Law hanging from the Innate Dao Map had the tiniest intersection in space—

"Buzz..."

At the edge of the Dao Map, a chain trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly.

Just a tiny bit. It was so weak that even the will of heaven and earth administering the tribulation did not notice it, and it was so brief it lasted less than a hundredth of a blink.

But Ye Fan's spiritual sense had been honed to the extreme on the edge of life and death. The "Zhe" Character Secret operated frantically, maintaining his last wisp of life and allowing him to capture this one-in-a-billion abnormal fluctuation—it was a negligible, fleeting "gap" in the heaven and earth curse!

"Roar—!!!"

Ye Fan roared to the heavens, burning his life Origin and pouring his final strength into his limbs and bones!

However, the suppression of the Dao Map immediately recovered and became even more violent.

Two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine chains glowed simultaneously, intending to completely obliterate this existence that dared to defy the rules.

The bones in Ye Fan's knees shattered, the Cauldron of Mother Qi of All Things wailed and retreated into his Sea of Bitterness, and the Immortal King and green lotus visions flickered like candles in the wind, about to go out. His consciousness began to blur, and his Sacred Body Origin was like a dying flame, about to be completely extinguished.

Everything seemed to be a foregone conclusion.

Outside the Dragon Transformation Pool, someone on the Yin-Yang Sect's chariot sneered, pleasure flashed in the eyes of the Feng Clan Elder, and countless observers shook their heads and sighed—the myth of the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body ultimately could not defeat the heaven and earth curse.

Just as Ye Fan's last wisp of consciousness was about to sink into darkness, and just as the Innate Dao Map was about to completely erase the traces of his existence—

The final moment.

"Sigh..."

A soft sigh echoed through heaven and earth.

It did not come from any direction but rang directly in everyone's heart. The sigh carried endless exhaustion yet possessed a resolute decisiveness.

Above the Dragon Transformation Pool, the void silently split open.

A figure in white stepped out of the void.

Jiang Taixu.

His face was as pale as paper, and his aura was so weak it seemed he might dissipate with the wind at any moment. There were even unhealed Dao injuries bleeding on his chest. Clearly, he had forcibly broken out of a life-and-death seclusion.

He didn't look at the Yin-Yang Sect, the Feng Clan, or even the massive amount of Source and the three great Yao Race giants. Jiang Taixu's gaze fell only on the figure in the Dragon Transformation Pool that was about to be completely obliterated by the Dao Map.

Then, he made a simple movement.

He raised his hand, joined his fingers, and sliced across his chest.

One drop, two drops, three drops... God King Blood, crystal clear like red diamonds and seemingly containing the birth and death of stars, floated out from the wound. Each drop was as heavy as ten thousand jun, and the moment they appeared, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of the entire Holy City wailed.

"With my God King Blood, I shall wash away the injustice of heaven and earth."

Jiang Taixu's voice was very soft, yet it was clearly imprinted in the void. He flicked his finger, and the three drops of God King Blood burning with eternal flames turned into streaks of light and entered the center of the Innate Dao Map.

"Chiii—!!!"

It was like Nine Heavens Immortal Fire falling into eternal ice.

The moment the silver-white Dao Map contacted the God King Blood, a roar like the creation of the world erupted! The heaven and earth Laws constituting the Dao Map, representing "prohibition" and "curse," were neutralized, disintegrated, and purified by the "Dao" and "meaning" contained within the God King Blood, which surpassed the Realm of this era!

The Dao Map trembled violently, and the three thousand chains snapped inch by inch, turning into a rain of light. In the center of the giant map covering the firmament and representing the will of heaven and earth, a continuously expanding hole appeared.

Behind the hole was the real, free, and uncursed bright blue sky.

"Now is the time!!!"

From Ye Fan's broken body, the last and most brilliant golden light erupted!

The Innate Dao Map twisted and contracted unwillingly, finally dissipating completely amidst an eternal wail of the Great Dao. Only that curse continued to echo faintly between heaven and earth:

"This child... is bound to be envied by the heavens..."

"Plop."

Ye Fan fell into the Dragon Transformation Pool, looking almost like a skeleton covered in thin golden skin, with only the slight rise and fall of his chest proving he was still alive. But his eyes were open, and deep within his pupils, a speck of golden light was getting brighter and brighter, like the rising sun.

The four extremities Secret Realm, achieved!

The first Sacred Body to break the heaven and earth curse and step into the four extremities Domain after the Ancient Desolate era was born today!

"It worked... it really worked..." the Black Emperor murmured, his dog eyes actually moist.

Little Nannan on its back looked at the sky blankly, then at the "ugly" big brother in the pool; she pursed her lips and ultimately didn't cry, only reaching her small hand toward the pool.

Outside the Dragon Transformation Pool, there was a dead silence.

The Yin-Yang Sect chariot retreated silently, the Feng Clan Elder's face turned ashen, and countless observers were dumbstruck. Today, they had witnessed the rewriting of ancient history.

In the void, Jiang Taixu's figure swayed and fell from the air.

The Peacock King flashed and caught him. Sensing the almost exhausted Origin and the Dao injury deep in his Divine Soul, this Yao Race giant who had dominated the Eastern Wasteland for thousands of years could not help but be moved.

"Why go this far..." the Peacock King sighed longly.

Jiang Taixu leaned in the Peacock King's arms, his gaze still fixed on the Dragon Transformation Pool. Looking at the figure in the pool that was weak yet glowing with new life, a very faint but incredibly gratified smile slowly bloomed on his paper-pale face.

"Some things..."

He said softly, his breath as weak as a thread:

"...someone has to do them."

In the east, the rising sun leaped over the horizon, casting the first rays of dawn upon the Holy City, the Dragon Transformation Pool, and the figure in the pool whose flesh was growing and Sacred Body was being reforged at a visible speed.

The Black Emperor breathed a sigh of relief, then grinned widely and laughed, "Hahaha! Success! This kid actually pulled through! The four extremities Secret Realm is achieved!"

He looked at Ye Fan, who, though in a miserable state, was rapidly recovering his life essence as unprecedentedly powerful strength surged through his limbs and bones; his eyes were full of gratification.

This kid finally didn't fail its expectations.

Now that Ye Fan had reached the four extremities Realm, these enemies would no longer be any threat!

What Gai Jiuyou? He simply doesn't understand the terror of the Sacred Body!

Next would be Ye Fan's time to show off; he couldn't be bothered to watch!

Once his mind relaxed, the Black Emperor remembered the matters in the Chat Group. He immersed his consciousness into the chat interface again, wanting to see how those little brats were doing with their cultivation.

As a result, he immediately saw the new member who had joined the group.

【striving urban youth】

He scrolled through the chat history again and saw Ye Fan's humble speech begging for immortality.

The Black Emperor's dog eyes instantly widened, and then an indescribable ecstasy surged into his heart!

"Holy crap! It's the early years of you, Kid Ye Black!"

The Black Emperor was so excited he almost jumped up! He confirmed repeatedly that this "striving urban youth" was the younger version of this brat next to him who had just finished his tribulation and was still playing dead on the ground!

"A god-given opportunity! A truly god-given opportunity! Hahahaha!"

The Black Emperor's tail wagged up to the sky; he could already see the beautiful scene of his revenge being served, stepping on the future Heavenly Emperor.

Back then in Big Dipper, he had been scammed by this kid more than a few times! Stealing his God Source, swiping his treasures, burying him with large stones, and even wanting him to be a mount! He remembered every single bit of that debt!

Now, the chance for revenge has come!