The Legend of Futian - Chapter 525

Chapter 525: Doing Their Dirty Work

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed. In this month, many things had happened on the Dawn Road. The experts from the elite factions occupied a city each. The Flaming Prison City’s giant relic had been opened by Ye Futian, so the city belonged to Ye Futian.

The people from the other elite factions were imitating Ye Futian’s methods and ordered their citizens to hand over their holy badges. As Ye Futian had set the precedent and fulfilled his promise, there were many people who were willing to give it a try. Many people handed over their holy badges and formed alliances with the people from elite factions.

In the wilderness outside the cities, Xiao Junyi had killed many people and robbed them of their holy badges and had gotten into a conflict with Sage Duantian’s disciple Gu Feiyang over plundering the holy badges. Xiao Junyi had commanded an army of dead spirits into the city where Gu Feiyang was and a massive war had broken out. Cultivators were dying constantly, causing the dead spirit army to expand and become stronger while Gu Feiyang’s command was weakened, putting him in a disastrous state.

At the same time, apart from persuading the crowd into handing over their holy badges, the people from the other cities also used hard-handed means, like Ning Huang from Jinxiao City. He used domineering methods to sweep the entire city. Now, the entire Jinxiao City did not have ten thousand people, but the entire city all took orders from Ning Huang and was perfectly under Ning Huang’s control. The entire city was his army, with Mo Jun as the commander.

Many people had guessed that before the Holy Road’s trial ended, Ning Huang would definitely gather enough holy badges to open a giant relic. The only thing that was uncertain would be how much benefits his followers would be given. Moreover, some people hypothesized that Ning Huang had ambitions to attack other cities.

Presently, in Jinxiao City, in a glorious golden temple, Ning Huang sat high up and many people gathered to report to him.

“All the cities are frantically gathering holy badges. Now, it is highly likely that Xiao Junyi has the most badges in his possession. His methods are the most ruthless, and he is currently at war with Gu Feiyang. If one party is able to kill the other, they would have gathered enough holy badges to open a giant relic,” someone reported. Xiao Junyi and Gu Feiyang would definitely already have many holy badges.

“In Flaming Prison City, Ye Futian is still cultivating in the relic and helping others to decipher it. Now, there are people gradually breaking through their cultivation levels and leaving the giant relic.”

Ning Huang’s expression hardened. Being tricked by Ye Futian and allowing him to successfully open the giant relic was a humiliation to him.

“Perhaps, Ye Futian is not going to leave the relic,” someone else said. Ye Futian had offended many elite factions this time, he was probably not going to easily leave the relic.

“Young master Ning, I have a suggestion.” Just then, a person walked out from the group. It was Chen Wang from the Blazing Sun School and the Divine Sky City’s Chen Clan. He had seen everything that had happened in the relic.

“Say it,” Ning Huang said emotionlessly.

“From my knowledge, Ye Futian is from Divine Sky City and has many friends around him. Young master Ning can order some people to hold them captive. If that is so, Ye Futian will automatically come to Jinxiao City to kneel and beg for young master Ning’s forgiveness,” Chen Wang said.

Ning Huang frowned, this method was too underhanded. If he wanted to kill someone, he could just kill Ye Futian directly. With his identity, he would not stoop to such a level.

Chen Wang saw Ning Huang frowning and understood that Ning Huang was prideful and as a person from an elite faction, cared about his reputation and felt that such a method was beneath him. He continued, “Young master Ning is a genius and would not use such methods. However, to deal with despicable people, we naturally do not need to care about being upright to them. Young master Ning does not need to personally get involved in this matter, just give the command and Ye Futian is dead. We will naturally settle the matter and bring Ye Futian’s head to you.”

At the side, Li Xun looked at Chen Wang. It looked like someone wanted Ye Futian dead, but he did not know the identity of that person.

Remembering his enmity with Ye Futian, if Ye Futian did not die, he would definitely be killed in the future. Li Xun also stepped forward and said, “Young master Ning, this person has a point. A despicable person like Ye Futian dared to trick young master Ning and use underhanded means like a speed ritual implement to escape. Otherwise, the relic would have been young master Ning’s. Now that Ye Futian has opened the relic, the people following him are all grateful to him and in the Flaming Prison City, many people are claiming that if Ye Futian’s cultivation level can reach the Noble Plane, he does not need to fear the other geniuses and can sweep the entire Holy Road.”

Ning Huang raised his eyebrows, a fierce glint appearing in his eyes.

“That’s right, those people following Ye Futian must be intentionally exaggerating to make it sound like Ye Futian’s potential is unmatched in the Holy Road,” Chen Wang chimed in as well. Since Ning Wang was prideful, hearing all these would probably make him very unhappy. He was clear that someone like Ning Huang who had impressive potential would be sweet-talked by many and view himself highly. He would definitely feel that he was the person who was unmatched in the Holy Road. Now, an Arcana Plane cultivator that had tricked him before was exalted by others. He would definitely be dissatisfied.

“There are sure to be many holy badges in the Flaming Prison City. Our Jinxiao City already has no more holy badges, we need to plunder them from others. Why don’t we let the people of the Flaming Prison City understand who is the real king of the Holy Road?” Li Xun continued to suggest.

Ning Huang’s gaze casually swept across Li Xun and Chen Wang. He naturally understood that these two people wanted him to give the order to kill Ye Futian, it looked like they had a grudge against Ye Futian. He mockingly looked at the two of them, wanting to make him do their dirty work?

Li Xun and Chen Wang were apprehensive when they saw Ning Huang’s sneer. They lowered their heads, not daring to look Ning Huang in the eye.

“Mo Jun, you handle this matter,” Ning Huang nonchalantly said. Li Xun and Chen Wang were elated and raised their heads to look at Ning Huang, but saw Ning Huang coldly look at them and say, “The two of you will support Mo Jun. If Ye Futian is not dead by the time the Holy Road opens, you two die.”

After saying that, Ning Huang stood up and left. The only reason why he was doing this was because Ye Futian deserved to be killed.

The two that were trying to make him do their dirty work?

No problem. If they could not do it, then they would pay with their lives.

Li Xun and Chen Wang were perturbed and felt chills down their spine. If Ye Futian did not die, they would.

How ruthless.

The two of them clenched their fists with determined expressions. They would have to kill Ye Futian no matter the cost.

Li Xun also left and returned to the White Sovereign City’s crowd. He saw Li Qingyi staring coldly at him and she said, “How could you be this despicable.”

Now, her brother had completely revealed the darkness within his heart.

Li Xun looked at Li Qingyi, then broke into a cruel smile.

“Your relationship with Ye Futian appears to be quite good. I wonder if he cares about you,” Li Xun said with a sneer. Li Qingyi felt chills down her spine.

Back then, Li Xun had already used her and nearly killed Ye Futian in one strike. Now, was he going to do it again?

…

Ye Futian naturally did not know the conversation that had taken place in the Jinxiao City, but he knew that many people in the Holy Road wanted him dead. Therefore, he did not hurriedly step out of the giant relic, not because he wanted to avoid them, but because he wanted to continue raising his cultivation level.

In this period of time, his sorcery and martial arts had both risen to the pinnacle of the eighth level of the Arcana Plane. There was a chance for him to break through his current level in the relic and raise his cultivation to the ninth level of the Arcana Plane. Moreover, he had already comprehended his own Noble Will. If his cultivation level continued to go up, he would really be one step away from the Noble Plane.

Apart from that, he had helped others to decipher the Will that the Sages had left behind and allowed Yu Sheng and Ye Wuchen to use the relic’s flame to train their physique. Like him, Yu Sheng had also stepped into the eighth level of the Arcana Plane while Ye Wuchen had stepped into the ninth level of the Arcana Plane. However, they had not comprehended the Noble Will yet, so Ye Futian asked them to start trying.

Ye Futian also paid extra attention to Qin Yin, Xie Wuji, Xuanyuan Bashan and the disciples of the Starry School, so their cultivation levels were improving gradually.

“The relic has a limited effect on my growth now. I’m preparing to go out and cultivate, what about you all?” Qin Yin asked Xie Wuji, Xuanyuan Bashan and the rest a few days later.

“Agreed. I have had a deep understanding in the time that Ye Futian has helped us in our cultivation, I feel as though I am about to break through my current plane. I hope there are a few battles for me,” Xuanyuan Bashan laughed and said.

Although they all had their own enlightenment, their improvement was not as massive as Ye Futian’s. After all, Ye Futian was the person who had inherited the entire relic, and his cultivation level was much lower than theirs. Moreover, he specialized in flame abilities. Cultivators who specialized in flame abilities benefited the most from the giant relic.

“Let’s go,” Xie Wuji said. The few of them looked at Ye Futian and did not disturb him as they saw that he was still cultivating. They nodded towards Loulan Xue and she returned their holy badges to them before they stepped out of the relic. Now, the holy badges in their hands had already lost the shine it once had and could not be used to open another relic, but it was still an essential item for crossing the Holy Road.

After leaving the relic, they realized that Flaming Prison City was in chaos. There were people fighting everywhere for the holy badges.

“What happened?” Qin Yin asked a nearby cultivator.

“There have been a group of people in the Flaming Prison City who have formed an alliance recently and have been going around plundering other people’s holy badges. This caused those who had lost their badges to target other people’s badges,” the person replied, staying far away from Qin Yin’s group. He was evidently very apprehensive.

Qin Yin’s expression changed. The Holy Road’s trial would become more crazed the later it went.

At that moment, a group of experts appeared in front of them and soon surrounded Qin Yin’s group. They frowned and said, “Our holy badges are of no use anymore.”

“We know that,” the expert in the air replied cruelly, then waved his arm and started the fight immediately. Qin Yin’s group had grim expressions and they knew that they had no other choice but to battle.

In the distance, there were people who were successively gathering. Some people who had cultivated with Qin Yin’s group even came up to help, but the other party’s people were also increasing in numbers. It was only when Li Xun appeared that Qin Yin understood and coldly said, “All of you are Ning Huang’s men.”

“Li Xun, do you even have morals?” Xuanyuan Bashan’s expression was steely.

“You all have chosen to follow Ye Futian while I am following young master Ning, it’s all for the sake of our cultivation. I’m very curious whether Ye Futian will choose to save you all.” Li Xun continued emotionlessly, “Keep these few people alive and kill the rest.”

Those who had cultivated in the giant relic were stunned and Qin Yin berated, “Li Xun, their holy badges have no purpose whatsoever, what’s the point of killing them?”

“They can only blame themselves for following the wrong person,” Li Xun said callously. He wanted to enrage Ye Futian, only when Ye Futian was angry would he disregard the repercussions and step out of the giant relic.

Now, his life was linked with Ye Futian’s. If Ye Futian did not step out of the giant relic, they would not be able to kill him, and if Ye Futian did not die, Ning Huang would have his life.

For his own life, he could only slaughter.

He looked heartlessly at Qin Yin. He wanted to see, who it was that had chosen the wrong path!

 

Chapter 526: Come and Get It

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In the Flaming Prison City’s giant relic, Ye Futian closed his eyes, deep in cultivation. Around his body, there was starlight circulating around his body, forming an invisible might around him and enveloping the surrounding area.

The power of starlight was an extension of the earth element. Presently, above the giant relic, starlight gleamed and the people below could all feel a horrendous pressure. The revolving starlight contained an invisible might which engulfed the entire area.

“A second Noble Will.” Many people raised their heads and looked towards Ye Futian. After cultivating for a few days in the relic, Ye Futian had already deciphered the flame Noble Will. Now, an earth element Noble Will had also formed and they could feel that it was an extremely strong Noble Will from the might crushing down upon them.

The Noble Will was the symbol of a Noble Plane expert. It was a force created by the cultivator’s Spiritual Energy resonating with the heavens, and cultivators could use it to exert the might of their Spiritual Will on others’ Spiritual Wills. At the same time, it could also be used to empower their attacking abilities, thus the gap between a Noble Plane and an Arcana Plane cultivator was nearly impossible to bridge. If an Arcana Plane cultivator did not use an extremely strong ritual implement, it would be extremely hard to challenge a Noble Plane cultivator. As long as they had not deciphered the Noble Will, even a cultivator at the pinnacle of the Arcana Plane would be a lot weaker.

However, there were some geniuses who had already formed their Noble Will while in the Arcana Plane. They would be able to bridge the gap in strength, and moreover, it would even benefit their cultivation level and cause their cultivation speed to increase.

The Noble Will relied on the enlightenment level of one’s Spiritual Will and Spiritual Energy control. The better a cultivator was able to control their Spiritual Will and Energy, the easier it was for their Spiritual Energy to increase. Therefore, the crowd predicted that Ye Futian would not need long to break through from his current level to the Noble Plane.

This was the difference in potential. A person with weak potential, even as their Spiritual Energy continued to grow and approach the Noble Plane, would be limited by their enlightenment and spiritual control. This would cause them to be unable to break through, or more commonly termed a bottleneck. For Ye Futian, however, there was no such thing as a bottleneck standing between him and the Noble Plane.

At that moment, the crowd felt a formidable aura in the air and their expressions changed. They looked towards the direction it was coming from and they saw Yu Sheng’s body being surrounded by a fearsome demonic might. His body was clad in dark golden armor, as though a demon’s shadow had appeared on him.

A terrifying image appeared in the crowd’s heads. It was as though a demon stood in front of them, trying to overwhelm their wills and make them worship it.

He has also formed his Noble Will. The crowd saw the image and were astounded. Moreover, it was as though the Noble Will had been formed from his innate potential. This caused their expressions to become weird. Could it be that this burly teen also had remarkable potential?

Since he had always stood beside Ye Futian, Yu Sheng had never been that outstanding.

After a long while, Ye Futian and Yu Sheng finally ended their cultivation. Ye Futian turned to Yu Sheng, smiling and asking, “You’ve been enlightened?”

“It seems like it,” Yu Sheng scratched his head and replied.

“Seems like?” Ye Futian was dumbstruck and thought to himself, this fellow is too sloppy.

“You told me the crux of the Noble Will, so I tried to decipher it and the Noble Will’s might just formed uncontrollably.” Yu Sheng continued, “It seemed quite easy.”

“I…” Ye Futian glared at Yu Sheng, then turned around gloomily. He really wanted to hit him!

“Let’s continue cultivating then and raise our cultivation level to the ninth level of the Arcana Plane. That way, we’ll be only one step away from the Noble Plane,” Ye Futian said, smiling. The Noble Plane that he had been anticipating for such a long time was finally within his reach and he was quite happy about it. Back then, a huge obstacle of his was the Noble Plane Emperor Luo, to him, Emperor Luo had been like a god, impossible to surpass.

Now, he was finally reaching that level too.

At that moment, he was interrupted by a few figures rushing towards him. At the entrance of the relic, they looked towards Ye Futian and said, “Master Ye, we have trouble.”

Ye Futian looked at them, confused. He asked them, “What’s the problem?”

“The past few days, there have been people murdering cultivators in the Flaming Prison City. Many people have died and had their holy badges taken. Previously, the people of the Flaming Prison City thought it was a group of strong cultivators who had formed an alliance to plunder the badges. We only just found out that they were from the Jinxiao City, the Jinxiao City is currently under Ning Huang’s control and they have orders from Ning Huang to come to our city to plunder.”

The person who had rushed here continued to say, “Not long ago, a few of Master Ye’s friends were brought away by Ning Huang’s men. There were also others who were killed on the spot.”

Ye Futian’s expression turned grim. It should have been Qin Yin’s group that had been taken away.

“The other party had left word,” the person continued.

“What did they say?” Ye Futian asked.

“The person’s name appears to be Li Xun. He said that if Master Ye wanted them alive, you could go to the Jinxiao City to get them back. He can release Qin Yin’s group and even Li Qingyi,” the person replied.

Ye Futian’s expression became even more steely. Li Xun had brought up Li Qingyi on purpose, he was actually using his own sister to threaten him. A frosty killing intent appeared in Ye Futian’s eyes. This was not Li Xun’s first time. He had to be killed.

“Ning Huang is going overboard,” someone among the crowd said furiously. “Master Ye, Ning Huang is doing this on purpose. If you go to Jinxiao City, Ning Huang will definitely not let you go easily.”

“Master Ye, you cannot go to Jinxiao City,” another person tried to persuade him.

Around the giant relic, the experts had all stopped their cultivation and looked towards Ye Futian. There were many among them that were furious, back then, Ning Huang had come to seize the holy badges in a domineering fashion, taking advantage of Ye Futian’s low cultivation level. Now, Ye Futian had already obtained the giant relic, but Ning Huang still refused to let it go. He wanted to kill Ye Futian.

“Have Ning Huang’s men left the Flaming Prison City?” Ye Futian asked.

“They are still in the Flaming Prison City killing people in an extremely arrogant fashion.”

“Previously, Li Xun gave the order and killed many of our people, claiming that it was only because they had followed Master Ye in their cultivation.” Ye Futian heard these two replies from the crowd.

“Let’s go.” Ye Futian said, stepping out of the giant relic. The moment he stepped out of the relic, the glow around his body faded. Soon, the flame around the giant relic had been extinguished.

The giant relic faded to nothingness in the blink of an eye. The thousands of cultivators stared blankly at the scene, afterward following Ye Futian who was walking in the air with astonishment.

Ye Futian actually left the relic with no hesitation. This meant that if the people from the elite factions came now, they would face no resistance.

Ye Futian moved forward in the air and said, “Let’s go.”

“Master Ye.” Many people gathered around and attempted to persuade Ye Futian, saying, “Please don’t be impulsive.”

Ye Futian did not say anything and continued to walk forward. Yi Xiaoshi, Yu Sheng, Mu Zhiqiu and the rest followed closely behind him. The huge crowd of experts saw Ye Futian and many of them followed him.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Futian had arrived at a location and there were many corpses lying on the ground.

“B*stards.” Behind Ye Futian, many people clenched their fists. The holy badges on these people already had no use, but Ning Huang still ordered them to be killed. This caused them to have chills running down their spine.

Was the killing simply to vent his anger? Genocide? Just because they chose to cultivate with Ye Futian?

However, Ning Huang and Mo Jun were elite prodigies. Even if they joined forces, they probably could still not win. If they went to Jinxiao City, they would definitely die before they could get their revenge.

“Where are Ning Huang’s men?” Ye Futian asked.

Just as he spoke, a group of people flew towards them from afar. The group was completely made up of Noble Plane cultivators with strong auras. They looked mercilessly at Ye Futian. They were followers of Ning Huang from Jinxiao City. If they were able to bring Ye Futian’s head to Jinxiao City, they would definitely be valued by Ning Huang.

Thinking about that, they stepped forward and looked towards Ye Futian, asking, “You actually dared to walk out of the relic?” Just now, they had heard that Ye Futian had stepped out of the relic and they all gathered here. They had previously been cultivating in Jinxiao City and heard that he had dared to trick young master Ning. Now, he dared to step out of the relic. How reckless.

“Yes.” Ye Futian looked at the group standing before him and replied calmly.

“Young master Ning wants your head, why don’t you lend it to us?” they laughed and said. Their gazes then turned to the huge crowd standing behind Ye Futian and emotionlessly said, “We’re acting on young master Ning’s orders. Those who are not involved, take your leave.”

The crowd’s expression turned cold and looked indignantly at those who spoke. Could they be so unscrupulous simply because they were Ning Huang’s men?

At that moment, the group had already stepped forward and surrounded Ye Futian, the terrifying Noble aura surrounding the area.

Behind Ye Futian, many people stepped forward one by one, shielding him and looking emotionlessly at the group. Although not many people stepped forward, it took courage to oppose Ning Huang.

“You all want to die as well?” Ning Huang’s men sneered.

“Thank you, everyone.” Ye Futian looked towards the crowd and asked, “Who else is willing to join me in battle?”

“Since I’ve received a favor from brother Ye, I will naturally do my part.” A person stepped out.

“I have broken through my cultivation level in the relic, now is the time for me to test it. I’ve heard that Ning Huang was hunting those who cultivated in the relic previously. If that’s the case, what else is there to be afraid of.” Another person stepped forward, laughing. In an instant, more Noble Plane cultivators stepped forward and an invisible force was formed, causing the opposing group to be on edge.

“Since you all want to die, I will naturally report that to young master Ning,” one of the opponents said, already preparing to retreat. As they prepared to step back and retreat, Yi Xiaoshi moved in a flash to their rear.

“Surround them,” Ye Futian said. Immediately, the crowd stepped forward, surrounding the opponents. Since they wanted to fight, he would let this place be their final resting place.

Ye Futian stepped forward, the Polearm of Divine Destruction in his hand. In a flash, starlight glittered and an overbearing Noble Will enveloped the area. His gaze swept across the group and said, “Whoever wants to borrow my head, come and get it.”

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Chapter 527: The Whistling Wind

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Ning Huang’s people had cold expressions after hearing Ye Futian’s words. Then their Noble Will flared and many figures walked out at once. At the same time, the people around Ye Futian walked out to kill the others. A huge battle burst out at once.

Spiritual Qi went wild and the wind raged. Powerful martial arts spells were everywhere. A golden bird rose up behind one man. It shot towards Ye Futian like lightning or a beam of blinding gold light. It was incredibly fast.

“Master Ye, be careful!” someone called out.

A horrible starry storm emerged around Ye Futian. Starry light flowed through the Polearm of Divine Destruction, wrapping around him.

Boom. With a huge sound, the man, body like a divine bird, charged. He actually broke through the outer defenses of the starry storm and went for Ye Futian’s body. However, the moment he sank into the starry storm, he felt like he couldn’t breathe anymore. Heavy might pressed down on him as if the stars were repressing him.

He slowed down considerably. However, his aura was still sharp and kept charging forward. The divine bird clawed at Ye Futian. It covered the sun and was about to snap Ye Futian’s head off.

Boom… The Polearm multiplied in size, turning into a hundred-meter-long staff. Ye Futian struck out. The ritual implement carried the stars’ weight and landed, almost forcing the other down. He could barely move. Shocked, he looked up at the Polearm. Instead of a staff, it felt as heavy as all the stars in the sky.

With a loud boom, there was no more suspense. The Noble cultivator plummeted to the ground. All his bones and tendons were shattered, his internal organs ruptured. He convulsed and spat out blood. He stared up at Ye Futian in the sky and soon stopped breathing.

This violent hit shocked many people. They all gaped at Ye Futian, thinking how powerful he was. He’d killed a Grade-8 Noble with one strike. It seemed that everyone had underestimated Ye Futian’s combat ability and the ritual implement. They were all frightened. Even they had felt the horrible power from that one hit. It felt like the galaxy falling down. How could anyone withstand it?

Mu Zhiqiu glanced at Ye Futian. Before the relic opened, she’d guessed that Ye Futian would be at the level of a Grade-8 Noble with the Polearm. Now, his cultivation had entered the eighth tier of the Arcana Plane. Even more importantly, he’d comprehended the power of Noble Will. The Noble Will also matched the celestial power and Polearm, allowing Ye Futian to release even more of the Polearm’s strength.

Thus, even a Grade-7 Noble wouldn’t be Ye Futian’s match nowadays if he had the Polearm.

At that time, two more figures rushed out, attacking Ye Futian’s ritual implement from both sides. A horribly aggressive beast charged over, along with sharp sword Spiritual Qi. They were about to destroy Ye Futian.

Ye Futian’s staff whirled. The frightening starry storm in the surrounding sky seemed to go wild. This place seemed to turn into a world of stars. Starry light flowed as meteorites turned into stars. Ye Futian struck with his staff again. Those two immediately felt stars shooting towards them. As various explosions sounded, their attacks kept crumbling. The horrible stars arrived and killed them directly.

Ning Huang’s group’s expressions changed. Was Ye Futian really this strong? Many people were helping Ye Futian and now they had a disadvantage in numbers. It was practically impossible to kill Ye Futian now.

“Retreat,” someone said. People instantly started retreating, no longer wanting to fight.

One figure was the fastest, but a fat person stood quietly before him. He smiled and said, “Since you’re here, there’s no need to leave.” As soon as he spoke, Emperor Vines burst forth, covering the sky. Each leaf transformed into the sharpest golden blades, blocking all exits. The man’s face paled. He crazily attacked the incoming leaves, but they were as resilient as divine weapons. Practically indestructible, they stabbed into him, pinning him in the air.

The people behind him were stunned. Yi Xiaoshi stepped forward. A huge ancient tree appeared behind him, filling the vast space entirely. The emperor-like tree shook and the green and gold light sparkled.

The others followed, blocking all exits. Ye Futian stepped forward. “Don’t keep anyone,” he said coldly.

A massacre was unleashed there. Many people watched from afar, their hearts trembling. These people from Jinxiao City had followed Ning Huang to Flaming Prison City. But now, they were stuck in this situation and getting killed.

It seemed that other than Xiao Junyi and Gu Feiyang, there would be another huge fight between Jinxiao City and the Flaming Prison City.

“We’re only following Ning Huang’s orders. Please forgive us,” someone started pleading after more and more people died. However, Ye Futian’s group had no mercy. They continued killing.

Following orders?

Their attitudes hadn’t been like this earlier. They thought they were with Ning Huang so they could be arrogant. They killed and stole, performing every kind of evil, but now they wanted to be the victims. It was laughable.

The frenzied battle continued. After a while, it finally ended. The ground was dyed red with blood and many corpses lay strewn all over. Ning Huang’s people were all dead.

No one was happy seeing these corpses. They deserved to be dead, but they were still Ning Huang’s men. Once Jinxiao City received the news, they would most likely come for revenge. If Ning Huang and Mo Jun arrived, it wouldn’t be this kind of ending.

“Brother Ye, you are talented and now have this kind of power. You won’t be weaker than Ning Huang in the future. You should avoid the spotlight now,” someone standing on the ground advised Ye Futian.

“Yes, stay alive to fight another day,” someone added. They advised Ye Futian because they felt grateful. They didn’t want him to die in Ning Huang’s hands.

“This news will spread to Jinxiao City soon. Brother Ye, speed is important.”

“Ning Huang’s men took my friends,” Ye Futian said.

Everyone’s faces darkened. Ning Huang’s actions were extremely lowly, but if Ye Futian went now, it was basically suicide.

“Plus, many of the people who cultivated with us in the relic these past days may have died in the hands of Ning Huang’s people,” Ye Futian continued.

“Brother Ye, don’t be impulsive.” Someone felt something was wrong with Ye Futian’s words. Would he really go to Jinxiao City? What difference was there from killing himself?

The thousands of cultivators in Jinxiao City were enough to completely destroy Ye Futian even if Ning Huang wasn’t there.

“Since you cultivate with me, can you all help me with something?” Ye Futian asked everyone.

“Of course,” someone said, nodding.

“I’m sure many people will watch when I go to Jinxiao City this time. I will enter the city myself. There’s no need for you all to risk it with me. But can you all help me and seal the city?” Ye Futian asked.

“Seal the city?” Everyone’s eyes hardened as their hearts trembled.

“Jinxiao City?”

“Yes, Jinxiao City.” Ye Futian nodded.

“Brother Ye,” someone tried, looking at Ye Futian.

However, Ye Futian waved his hand. “I’ve already decided on a battle in Jinxiao City.”

“What if you don’t return?” Everyone looked at him. He definitely wouldn’t return from the city this time.”

“Then I don’t return. If I die, Ning Huang won’t take his anger out on you all. At that time, you all can leave,” Ye Futian said. “If I live, then he will escape. Can you all kill those who run from the city?”

Crazy, everyone thought. Ye Futian actually said that the people of Jinxiao City would run away.

“Alright,” someone said, nodding. “If that moment comes, we will definitely do it.”

Many people stood out. More and more wanted to join because they were affected by Ye Futian’s charisma.

If he dared to fight inside Jinxiao City, how could they be scared to seal the city? They would only be guarding outside. If Ye Futian really died within, they wouldn’t be in any danger.

“Let’s go,” Ye Futian said. He stepped forward and the vast crowd immediately rose, marching towards Jinxiao City.

In the Flaming Prison City, everyone was shaken when they heard that Ye Futian was heading towards Jinxiao City. They followed as well, so the crowd grew bigger and bigger. It formed a huge force. Other top prides also went forward to other cities.

The news quickly shook the entire Holy Road: Ye Futian had stepped out of the relic and was heading towards Jinxiao City.

After hearing this, Chu Shang and Bing Yi of the Mortal World both felt that Ning Huang was too cruel. He’d actually forced Ye Futian to take this step. It seemed that even if he was so talented, Ye Futian would still die this time.

They took a warship and hurried towards Jinxiao City. After the other forces received the news, the monstrously talented figures all set off with strong cultivators, heading for the city.

Jinxiao City quickly became the focus of everyone’s eyes.

At this time, the huge crowd had already arrived outside the city. Ye Futian stood by the gates. There were many people in the city. Seeing Ye Futian, they sneered. Had he come to die?

Ye Futian nodded at the crowd and his people spread out. The disciples of the Starry School were there. There was only one entrance and exit of cities along the Holy Road. The other three directions were all places of nothingness. Thus, it was easy to seal the city with enough people.

Many people spread out as if coming to watch. Gu Yunxi looked at Ye Futian, a bit worried. However, she knew that if Ye Futian had decided, it was impossible to change his mind.

“Be careful,” Gu Yunxi whispered.

“Yes.” Ye Futian nodded. Then he said, “Seventh Senior Brother, Yu Sheng, Condor, follow me into the city.” As soon as he spoke, he stepped out towards Jinxiao City. Yi Xiaoshi, Yu Sheng, and the Black Wind Condor followed behind.

The wind blew and dust flew. Their backs seemed tragically heroic.

Li Xun was inside the city, along with many strong cultivators. They sneered at this scene. He’d really come to die!

 

Chapter 528: Stepping in Jinxiao City

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Li Xun was a bit surprised. He didn’t think Ye Futian would be so decisive and come to die not so long after capturing Qin Yin’s group.

After entering the city, Ye Futian gazed at Li Xun. His expression wasn’t very intense and he didn’t roar either. He was frighteningly calm. “I’m here,” he said coolly. “Where are they?”

“Brother Ye is indeed loyal. Qin Yin and the others are waiting inside the city. Welcome,” Li Xun said, smiling. It was as if they were still good friends. No one could tell what he had done.

Ye Futian didn’t say anything. He just continued walking into the city.

Countless people watched Ye Futian from the city gates until his backside grew unclear. It felt so sad to them. Now, they could only pray for Ye Futian.

As Ye Futian walked forward, many strong cultivators stepped out powerfully. Ye Futian stopped and gazed at Li Xun. “I want to see them.”

“Brother Ye, Young City Lord Ning wants to see your head. If he sees your head, Qin Yin and the others will be fine.” Li Xun was still smiling. Since Ye Futian was inside Jinxiao City, he wouldn’t be able to live anymore. As for Qin Yin’s group, Li Xun had never thought about releasing them so soon.

In the near distance, the disciples of the Blazing Sun School arrived as well. They hovered in the air and stared coldly at Ye Futian’s group. The Son of the Starry School was extremely brilliant and had inherited the Divine Path. He was known to be unparalleled in the eastern region of the Barren State. Was he going to die here on the Holy Road?

“All here?” Ye Futian muttered. It seemed that many of the people who wanted him dead were gathered in Jinxiao City.

The Polearm of Divine Destruction appeared in his hand. Dazzling light spun around him and flowed into the ritual implement. Instantly, the Polearm shone blindingly. A starry world formed in the surrounding sky.

“This ritual implement’s aura is so strong.” Many people stared at Ye Futian’s Polearm. The aura coming from it was threatening.

Boom! Wild aura burst from Ye Futian’s body. Everyone saw the shadow of a divine ape come out and rest atop Ye Futian. Extremely domineering power emanated from it. Ye Futian seemed to be filled with chaotic strength. Dazzling golden wings also unfurled behind him. Those were from the golden Roc. Its light was blinding.

“Double life spirits?” Everyone’s eyes flashed. Then Ye Futian floated in the sky, catching everyone’s eyes.

Li Xun furrowed his brows. He stared at that dazzling figure. Was this Ye Futian’s full power? So he was actually this strong. At Nine Saint Mountain, Li Xun had thought Ye Futian was a typical Arcana Plane cultivator. That was laughable. Ye Futian could probably fight with a Noble at that time already.

Thud! Ye Futian’s feet lit up with electric light. Wind and lightning flashed as two wings cut across the sky. The Thundering Illusion Step and the golden Roc wings overlapped. Ye Futian was extremely fast, arriving before Li Xun like a gold bolt of lightning.

Everyone around Li Xun instantly felt extreme might. It was as if a world of stars was weighing down on them. Their spiritual mind and body all became immovable and reacted slowly.

At the same moment, Ye Futian’s staff grew to be hundreds of meters long. People from afar looked up at this in shock. Instead of Ye Futian’s Polearm, it looked more like a huge ape. It swept down with horribly aggressive power.

“No…” Some with weaker cultivation were totally shocked. Even some of the Grade-7 Nobles had changed their expressions. They all activated their ritual implements to defend themselves with their biggest power.

Boom! With the huge sound, the sky shook and countless strong cultivators were killed by the strike. The others all spat out blood from the hit. Li Xun fell to the ground. He spat out blood and his face turned white as paper.

How could Ye Futian be so strong? That strike was definitely at the peak of the Grade-7 Noble level. It wasn’t a typical Grade-7 Noble either. Li Xun was the young city lord of the White Sovereign City and had fought with many Nobles before. Naturally, he’d fought with the stronger Grade-7 Nobles too. However, Ye Futian’s strike had surpassed all of the ones that he’d fought against before.

At that moment, iciness descended. Frost covered Ye Futian’s body, trying to freeze his blood. It was a controlling ice spell to stop his movements. It could only stop him temporarily, but Li Xun used this chance to step on the ground and retreat quickly. Then he shot into the air, getting away from Ye Futian. He could feel Ye Futian’s dangerousness.

Ice exploded and various spells attacked Ye Futian. However, his staff swept past again. Everything shattered. He walked down and his 90,000-pound-heavy Polearm was supported by divine light. It was terrifying as if the sky and earth would crack.

As another huge boom sounded, a few more people were killed. Someone tried to escape, but Ye Futian’s staff swept by. It landed on the man’s head, killing him instantly.

The surrounding strong cultivators were all stunned. They’d thought taking Ye Futian’s head would be easy, but his attacks were like lightning. He killed so many Noble figures instantly. He was terrifying.

Thud. He activated the Thundering Illusion Step again. Ye Futian charged towards Li Xun like lightning. Since this man wanted to die, Ye Futian would make it easy for him.

“You want to die?” a thunderous voice rolled out from the distance at that moment. Many people looked towards the heart of Jinxiao City. A huge figure steered his war chariot over in the sky with yaks pulling it. Lightning filled the air. He looked so powerful.

“Mo Jun is here.” Everyone’s hearts trembled, but they were relieved. They’d underestimated Ye Futian. He’d suddenly attacked with such frightening combat ability and killed several Nobles instantly. They all felt reassured after seeing Mo Jun now.

Li Xun sucked in a deep breath. It felt like he’d just had his life saved. What kind of ritual implement was Ye Futian holding? Why was it so scary?

The horribly aggressive yak-pulled the war chariot. Horrible thunder and lightning pressed down as the chariot charged towards Ye Futian.

Ye Futian gripped his Polearm tightly. A star appeared around him like a god of stars. The yak-pulled chariot crushed down and the star cracked. The figure coming from the sky seemed to be undefeatable.

In that instant, Mo Jun arrived, crushing down. The yaks and chariot galloped past like an army of thousands of horses and soldiers. They could flatten everything.

The star shattered and Ye Futian twirled his Polearm. He struck towards the sky, almost splitting the heavens.

Boom… The extremely violent collision seemed to crack the sky. Ye Futian plummeted down, his arm shaking. The power contained in the hit must be terrifying. He’d comprehended Noble Will, but his cultivation plane was still in Tier-8 of the Arcana Plane. He could fight a Noble with his power or kill a Grade-7 Noble with his Polearm and divine light. But Mo Jun wasn’t a typical a Grade-7 Noble. He was the most powerful and talented; he was unparalleled.

Mo Jun continued walking down. A horrible image appeared in Ye Futian’s mind. It felt like countless yak-pulled chariots brought thunder down on him. The sky and world cracked apart, shattering his will. This was how powerful Mo Jun’s Noble Will was.

Ye Futian’s body flew. He struck down in the sky. The divine ape roared and thousands of staff shadows appeared. They fell upon the war chariot and everything crumbled.

“Hand it to me.” At that moment, another figure came, shining brightly. It was Yi Xiaoshi who had released his Emperor Vines life spirit. It swept forth towards Mo Jun.

Ye Futian didn’t say anything. He turned and started walking forward. Li Xun’s expression changed. He turned and walked without hesitating at all.

Ye Futian stepped forward. The strong cultivators in the city gathered in his direction. At that moment, a powerful Noble released a spell. Without hesitating, Ye Futian stepped in the sky. He shot forward like lightning and brought his staff down to kill the other.

The people on either side were amazed at this scene. The person Young City Lord Ning wanted to kill was this powerful?

Ye Futian continued. People still attacked him, but they all died. Of course, the majority didn’t rush to attack. They just watched Ye Futian walk step by step.

Yu Sheng stood atop the Black Wind Condor, following Ye Futian. No one paid attention to them. They thought that with the two’s cultivation plane, they could be killed at any time.

Ye Futian was extremely fast. People going towards Li Xun and the Blazing Sun School kept retreating. The wind whistled and an elegant golden pavilion appeared before him. Above the throne in the sky, there was a figure wearing an elegant robe and drinking wine.

It was Ning Huang. He was surrounded by a countless number of strong cultivators. Nobles gathered from all directions. Jinxiao City’s eyes were focused here.

Ning Huang continued drinking with his head down. He didn’t look at Ye Futian. He didn’t actually know that Ye Futian had come out of the relic, nor did he care. He’d handed it all to Mo Jun and Li Xun to take care of. He didn’t know until someone reported that Ye Futian had entered the city.

Ning Huang was a bit surprised. Could Ye Futian really arrive before him?

Mo Jun and his men couldn’t take Ye Futian’s head. They really were a group of failures.

Ye Futian deserved to die, but Ning Huang didn’t want to kill him with these methods. Li Xun and the Blazing Sun School had suggested it though, so he had no objections. Now, it was taking this much effort to kill someone like him. Ye Futian was even going to appear before him. This was unacceptable.

Raising his cup of wine, Ning Huang drank it at once. Setting it down, he whispered, “Kill him.”

Ning Huang didn’t even raise his head to look at Ye Futian. Since the youth was here, he could only die. He really didn’t know to treasure his life!

 

Chapter 529: Divine Fire of the Sun

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Ye Futian was not looking at Ning Huang; he was looking at the ones captured nearby: Qin Yin, Xie Wuji, Xuanyuan Bashan, and the others.

“Don’t do this, Mr. Ye,” Qin Yin uttered as she sighed. When they were captured and be held hostage against Ye Futian, she had thought they were all certainly going to die. They were, after all, little more than squadmates in the same party with Ye Futian, probably casual friends at most. They had never thought Ye Futian would have actually bothered to show up.

“We are in the same party. It’s a given that no one gets left behind,” Ye Futian said with a smile.

The hearts of Qin Yin and the rest of the captives were filled with warmth even though they were rendered speechless. However, they dared not imagine being able to walk out of it all alive, given their current dire predicament.

“How loyal of you indeed. Well, we shall send you all on your way then.” Members of the Jin clan were among the ones holding Qin Yin and the rest captive, and it was obvious that they had submitted to Ning Huang. Everyone who wanted Ye Futian dead had gathered at Jinxiao City.

The mighty ones surrounding Ye Futian walked towards him. Thousands were seen in the vast space, and there were many more on their way. Most of those present were Noble plane figures, and it was an utterly terrifying scene.

Spiritual Qi exploded in the skies. Sun God Sword, Ice Seal, Golden Palm, and a variety of other deadly skills and techniques lashed out against him as they seemed to have blocked out the sky altogether. All of them seemed to want to reduce him nothing in just one go.

Ye Futian’s Polearm of Divine Destruction stood tall before him as Starry Storm whipped out above him. It was as if he was clad in stars all around him. He stepped forward as countless spells came for his head. The polearm lashed out in response, meeting the spells head on, but it made it very difficult for him to move forward.

He boosted himself with a variety of tricks, yet his own plane proved inadequate and his basics lacking, rendering him incapable of swatting everything out of his way simply by blasting out his Spirit. That was something only the likes of Ning Huang, who was a mighty one who had reached a certain level, was capable of doing.

Seeing Li Xun, whose body was thrown back by the retaliation, Li Qingyi glared at him, who was then in shambles, with cold eyes and asked, “Li Xun, do you realize that you look like a dog now?”

Slap! Li Xun slapped Li Qingyi’s face hard. There was no gentlenesses on his face anymore, even the fake smiles were nowhere to be found. All there was left on his face was utter gloom and darkness. He was almost killed earlier by Ye Futian and had to endure Li Qingyi’s shaming right after.

A five-fingered mark was clear on her face, and blood spilled from the corner of her mouth. She, however, continued glaring at him with cold eyes as she spat, “I have long thought that while you were an utter fake. You at least had some reputation back in White Sovereign City. From the looks of things now, I have clearly overestimated you. Your life is forever a lowly servant’s.”

“Li Qingyi, I have many underlings who had a thing for you. I’ll give you up as a reward as soon as I get home,” Li Xun spoke in a gloomy tone while Li Qingyi never took her cold eyes off him. She turned her gaze to Ye Futian shortly after and saw most of his defenses were wrecked one after another by countless spells. His life was hanging by a thread, and she worried for him.

Ye Futian’s Polearm of Divine Destruction worked hard to tear down the attacks around him as if it was barely hanging there. One spell after another pounded on him, threatening to tear the space they were into shreds.

Li Xun’s eyes went cold. Is he finally going to die?

The Blazing Sun School wanted Ye Futian dead so feverishly that they played an active role in the assault. The Sun Sword attack was their work. The Jin clan moved as well, with the shadow of the Roc howling all the way as it attacked.

Ning Huang sat quietly on his throne at the top of the stairs. Ye Futian was not someone he had to deal with personally. He had moved against the young man that day for the holy badge. Since Ye Futian no longer had a holy badge with him, there was simply no need for Ning Huang to do anything himself.

Another burst of blinding light emerged from Ye Futian. As the attacks piled on him, a burst of violent energy seemed to have awakened within him, making his blood boil and strands of blinding light leak out from his body. Everyone present had troubled looks on their faces by then. Just what is with that light?

But no matter what, all the attacks will end up killing him eventually, and Ye Futian’s end is near.

Ye Futian took up the Polearm of Divine Destruction and took flight. Thousands of mirages of the weapon whipped out in astonishing brilliance, shaking both heaven and earth. Spells of all kinds were dispersed and shattered into oblivion, with one swing of the long weapon in his hand.

“What is happening?” The pupils of everyone witnessing the scene dilated somewhat as they gazed upon Ye Futian. He simply stood there, covered by dazzling lights, as if he was clad with an aura of divinity. The air and bearing about him felt totally different and utterly peerless, like an emperor of sorts had descended upon mere mortals and demanded awe and worship from all.

He stood right there, with the bearing of a king.

The faces of Jin Yunlang and Chen Wang from the Chen clan went pale. The scene reminded them of what took place in the martial arts battlefield back then. Ye Futian had demonstrated combat capacity far beyond what those of his plane was capable of. So he had not used any secret arts, and something like this only happened right now? Just what had he done to make his powers enhanced? Seemingly without limit…

Ning Huang, who was having a drink, seemed to have felt something and shifted his gaze to Ye Futian. He frowned at the peculiar aura emanating from Ye Futian, which looked like a domineering brilliance declaring to rule over all like an emperor from the heavens. It was a sight to behold.

Seems like this one had more secrets about him than what he had let on. Ning Huang could not help but feel amused. Seems like I really underestimated Ye Futian indeed. Seeing how things are now, it’s no wonder that he was capable of taking one of the ruins out of my fingertips.

Qin Yin and the captives stared at the scene with dumbfounded looks on their faces, feeling their core shaken. They clearly have had misunderstood Ye Futian, seeing him to be someone seeking refuge from them. From the current looks of things, their presumptions were utterly laughable. Seeing what he was capable of right there, they were sure that he simply had not been serious back then.

But with so many mighty ones around, can he really make it out alive? Especially with Ning Huang around?

They were still worried nonetheless. If such a godlike genius were to perish right there, the heavens would have simply been too heartless.

The mighty ones up and about were dazed for a moment before continuing their attacks, and another round of spells began to pile on Ye Futian. He held the Polearm of Divine Destruction on his hand as the ferocity of his aura continued to climb, then being on par with levels of the Noble plane. Starry Brilliance and Imperial Brilliance melded, forming a Constitution of Stars, manifesting a divine body that seemed to be truly indestructible. Spells continued to be cast on him, yet the attacks all failed to move him for even an inch.

Rumbling sounds reverberated in the space as the powers in Ye Futian’s body continued to climb. Spells disintegrated wildly around him, as his Imperial Brilliance shone ever more brightly. The mighty ones out for his head all went pale in response.

Golden feathers of the Roc Spirit gleamed. Ye Futian stayed where he was and lifted his weapon to counter. A shadow of a thousand-meter long shaft swept by, wiping out just about everything that stood in its way.

“Retreat.” Many had a look of terror on their faces. How could he be so terrifying? The mighty ones at the Blazing Sun School all went practically colorless. At the very moment, Ye Futian caught sight of them and went in their direction.

“Disperse.” The mighty ones from the Blazing Sun School dispersed while looking terrified, as they whipped out their Sun Swords.

Ye Futian swept a glance at them coldly, with will of emperors laced within his Noble Will. It was a terrifying thing to feel. All of the mighty ones from the Blazing Sun School felt as if they were shouldering a star on their bodies, making their movements dull, and their speeds reduced to sluggish lumbering. All of them looked at Ye Futian with terrified eyes as he made their way to them.

A sun glowed behind Ye Futian. Bright and utterly dazzling, blazing with undying fires.

“Another Life Spirit?” Many were shaken to their cores. Just how many Life Spirits does this guy have?

The ones from Blazing Sun School felt themselves trembling all over and little else, seeing Endless Fires dropping down from the top of the conjured sun, congealing into the Divine Sun Furnace and shone directly onto their bodies, burning down everything. Chen Wang’s body burned immediately, he shouted terrifyingly as he took notice of his body burning, “No, nooo…”

“Spare me.” Chen Wang’s body remained burning with Endless Fires. He knelt, begging for mercy while feeling the excruciating pain about as the fires danced on him.

Ye Futian’s Sun Spirit flew out and turned into the true Sun Divine Furnace, casting down on all the ones from the Blazing Sun School.

“The Sun Scripture.” While they were terrified, they were nonetheless astonished. Just when did Ye Futian learn the pinnacle art of our school? This is impossible. While he is indeed the Son of Starry School, not even Chen Yuan knew of the Sun Scripture, let alone comprehending Noble Will with that. Unless… the martial arts battlefield, the lineage of the saint.

Little did they know, that Ye Futian’s Sun Scripture, was taught to him personally by their own headmaster.

Ye Futian did not entertain their utter fear and begs for mercy. One body burned to ashes after another in despair under the Divine Fire of the Sun. The sages of the Blazing Sun School was cruel enough to want him dead, and it was Headmaster Chen Yuan’s declaration of his death that enabled him to escape, for fear of him being made a target in the future by the Blazing Sun School.

He had come all the way to the Holy Roads and did not bother messing with them in the first place; they still wanted him dead nonetheless

There was simply one thing left to do with them: kill them all.

The attacks around him never ceased. But as he had protection from the Constitution of the Stars, the attacks were rendered completely ineffective to him, as if he was a truly invincible being.

Ye Futian had been horrifyingly powerful even before. With his other secret art unleashed now, he became an even more fearsome being. What he had demonstrated at the moment, probably enabled to him to truly fight toe-to-toe with Ning Huang.

Li Qingyi, Qin Yin and the others continued to stare blankly at him. That utterly imposing figure struck fear into the hearts of everyone present.

Ye Futian turned around and looked at the captives. The ones holding the captives were thoroughly frightened. The mighty ones from the Jin clan shook. It seemed that what happened to the ones from the Blazing Sun School, was about to befall them soon.

Divine Beams of Flame shot out from his eyes, imposing his Noble Will on all those holding the captives. They felt their own will burned in an instant. Those of lesser training shrieked in terror, as feeling one’s own will being burned was not a pleasant thing.

Even those of grade seven Noble Plane struggled to resist Ye Futian’s fearsome Noble Will. At the very same instant, a domineering demonic bird of prey struck from behind at blinding speeds. The Demon Bird lashed out with its claws, tearing one body after another apart.

 

Chapter 530: Battle Against Ning Huang

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The Demon Bird killed several people before swooping about, flapping its giant swings, separating the captives and the ones serving Ning Huang.

The captives knew immediately what to do next. They leaped into the air and landed onto the Demon Bird’s back. The bird turned around and left immediately. It shot up and rose to a height of more than a thousand meters with one flap of its wings.

Many cast their gaze at the bird and immediately felt the domineering bearing about it. The prideful bird’s eye turned to look at all of them, and none dared to make any move against it. It was exacerbated by the fact that Ye Futian was still around down there.

Ning Huang spared a glance at the Demon Bird and thought it to be a truly unique being as well. That darned beast had actually worked with Ye Futian and save them all. He, however, did not care anything about it, for Qin Yin and the rest served no purpose to him. It was the idea of those working for him, and he simply delegated the task to said people. It did not matter one bit to him, whether Qin Yin and the rest ended up dead or alive.

What piqued Ning Huang’s interests at the moment, was the dazzling and seemingly peerless Ye Futian. He knew that if he remained where he was, there was no one working for him who would have been able to get out of this deadlock with Ye Futian. Top class figures were incredibly rare. Proud sons and daughters of all sorts walked the Dawn Road, and only a handful were of such caliber. Those who reigned supreme on the Dawn Road were all fearsome figures capable of taking down an army of ten-thousand on their own.

And it seems that Ye Futian is now one of those figures.

Before Ye Futian was able to unleash his full power, he was limited by his plane and as such, he was not anywhere near being top class. However, at the very moment, there was no doubt that he was one of those beings. The light of his Spirit emanating alone was enough to sweep in its way clean, and killing people became as easy as lifting a finger. No one dared to move against Ye Futian at the moment, for anyone but Ning Huang would have ended up dead fighting him.

Ning Huang began taking his steps. Every step he took shook the air around him, causing the hearts of many to beat harder than they would have been. All the mighty ones around cast their gaze at Ning Huang. So is he finally making a move now?

Ning Huang had not bothered to do anything but give the order to kill prior. Or rather, he simply did not see Ye Futian as someone worth his time. However, Ye Futian’s prowess had clearly caught Ning Huang’s attention and could have no longer be ignored. As such, Ning Huang made his move.

Boom. Ning Huang continued walking as both men stared at each other. While they were quite far away from each other, the step nonetheless weighed on Ye Futian’s chest, making his heart beating harder than it would have.

Ye Futian pointed at the Polearm of Divine Destruction and was surrounded by Starry Brilliance as he locked his eyes at Ning Huang, who was walking in his direction. Ye Futian wanted to experience for himself the power of the one who was lauded to be the supreme mighty one on the Dawn Road.

Boom. The stars around Ye Futian’s body shook and cracked. A peculiar feeling welled up in his head. The step that Ning Huang had taken seemed to be a giant beast stepping on his chest, so heavy that it would have been enough to literally crush one’s heart. Such was the testament to the pressure Ning Huang exuded.

The broken Constitution of Stars returned to normal. Seeing Ning Huang continue to walk, Ye Futian unleashed a terrifying ray of the sun’s fires, as if the Divine Sun Furnace was shining directly on Ning Huang’s body.

“Even if this secret art is something that let your powers enhanced to such levels, you are still far from being my match,” Ning Huang commented coldly. Dazzling lights burst and an infinitely divine-looking demonic beast appeared behind him. The beast had a dragon’s head and a lion’s body. Golden scales gleamed on its gigantic body, and every scale seemed to be the most sturdy armor plate that could have been made. The roar of the giant beast made it seem like a divine beast had descended upon them, demanding mortals to bow to it in reverence.

“A qilin.” Ye Futian’s eyes were fixed on the Spirit that just appeared. The giant, golden-scaled body was bathed in fearsome, gleaming fires. Its imposing figure spoke volumes of divine will. The large irises of its eyes swept around, seemingly to be an act to have all before it to yield.

Ye Futian finally understood why Ning Huang’s steps were able to suffocate those around him as if a terrifying beast of war had just walked over them.

When Ye Futian looked at Ning Huang’s eyes, he was able to feel the might of a qilin, the mighty beast of war, right inside them. The pressure the eyes exuded weighed heavily on his will. Ning Huang kept walking in his direction. Even if Ning Huang himself had no intentions of doing any harm to those around him, those nearby still felt thoroughly intimidated and shaken nonetheless.

Ye Futian fixed his gaze on Ning Huang without any intention of running away. There were the divine ape and the roc in his eyes, squaring off at the qilin in an equally fearsome manner, standing their ground and budging not even an inch. When Ning Huang took his next step, Ye Futian swept with his polearm. I don’t care how fearsome you look or feel, I’m going to swat you like a fly.

The terrifying build-up of pressure disintegrated immediately. The strike went straight for Ning Huang as if countless stars were falling onto him. Ning Huang shouted coldly and the qilin, the beast of war, took off. The instant did not feel like it was one qilin taking off, but a dozen, meeting the stars head on and crushing them.

The all-destroying sweep continued its course nonetheless.

Ning Huang felt the rush of terrifying pressure coming up. He lifted his palm, conjuring shimmering lights about him. An armor dazzling peerlessly materialized around him—a full set of domineering, indomitable Qilin Armor. His arms seemed to have been infused with bottomless might in an instant, and his lifted his arms to block at the shaft rushing for him.

Clang! A boom was heard, and Ning Huang, despite his peerless might, was thrown off his feet thousands of meters, landing hard on the palace before him. The stairs collapsed from his fall and the ancient temple was no more.

The hearts of countless people witnessing the battle shook to their cores as they watched Ning Huang being swept away. Not even someone as powerful as Ning Huang was capable of withstanding that stick.

A rumbling boom was soon heard as Ning Huang leaped back into action, flying into the sky and looking down on Ye Futian. The brilliance about Ning Huang’s body grew, and the beast of war grew in size as well, breathing fire as it went.

Ning Huang took a look at Ye Futian’s Polearm of Divine Destruction. The item itself was something incredibly precious on its own. That one hit from before felt what it like stars were falling onto him.

As he stood in the air, yet another Spirit Dharma appeared behind Ning Huang: a dazzling golden Heavenly Halberd. There was a shadow standing there as well, taking the golden weapon in its hand and looking imposing like a god. Ning Huang extended his arm and threw out a beam of blinding light from his palm. The godly weapon gradually took form as the metal-elemental Spiritual Qi around him were siphoned, imbuing the weapon with light shining for a thousand meters.

The Qilin Dharma rushed forward and Ning Huang leaped on it. An imposing figure remained behind him, shining brightly as if it was his image. Ning Huang, who had the Heavenly Halberd in hand, looked as dashing and regal as he squared off yet again with Ye Futian.

The qilin breathed golden fire as it rushed to overwhelm Ye Futian. Ye Futian’s Sun Spirit blasted with fire in response, clashing with the incoming golden flames in the air.

Booooommm… The beast of war galloped away at the moment, as one shadow of qilin after another trampled the void, ramming at Ye Futian. With his Life Spirit being the qilin and the Heavenly Halberd, it was no surprise that his martial abilities were formidable.

Ye Futian held onto the Polearm of Divine Destruction and commanded thousands of meteoric light at the void. The starry skies, meteors and the qilin shadows clashed maniacally, making it seem like the end of the world is near. Everyone around rushed to keep their distance, getting away from them for at least ten-thousand meters. They stared at the two figures from afar and thought their battle was practically one capable of changing the landscape itself.

Blinding golden lights glittered as if tens of thousands of the Heavenly Halberd were brought down from above, cutting in between the light of the meteors. Metal-elementals were thought to be indestructible, and many pieces of the meteors were crushed or shattered right away.

There was, however, no change in Ye Futian’s eyes. He simply looked up in the air. His body shining with godly imperial light remained just as imposing. A formless power emanated from him, encasing his body. When the Heavenly Halberd struck from the heavens, it landed heavily on the glittering screens of stars around him, yet was able to do nothing to pierce his defenses. Such was the power of the immense durability of the Immortal Celestial Bodies.

More terrifying rumblings were soon heard as the beast of war descended, overwhelming everything in its way, bursting into Ye Futian’s starry world. Ning Huang looked regal and dashing standing on its beast with the Heavenly Halberd in his hand. He went busting one meteor after another, setting flames to the starry sky and went about destroying everything in his path with blinding golden light.

Ning Huang had wanted to fight up close and personal with Ye Futian, and see for himself how powerful Ye Futian had gotten.

The beast of war roared as it galloped, and Ning Huang pierced his halberd below. The strike was imbued with the might of both the heaven and the earth, a divine force bringing about dazzling golden brilliance. It was nigh-invincible and nigh-indestructible, and it was too imbued with the power derived from the will of the sages. If Ye Futian was able to borrow will of emperors and divine lights, someone like Ning Huang would have been able to do the same with sages.

Boom… The stars around Ye Futian shook. The qilin came down with full intention to kill. Its imposing, gigantic body rammed on the defense of the Immortal Celestial Bodies. The Celestial Bodies cracked, and it continued cracking. As the golden Heavenly Halberd descended upon him at striking hard at a single point, the body shattered. The menacing light seemed to be adamant to kill Ye Futian right there and then.

Ye Futian’s Polearm of Divine Destruction, clad in Imperial Brilliance, danced. Countless beams of light seeped within, and he went on to lift it up high against the charging Ning Huang, then bringing the weapon down with earth-shattering force. As both weapons clashed, Incredibly dazzling lights burst. The beast took Ning Huang’s body around and galloped around Ye Futian, aiming to strike at his flank, attempting to catch Ye Futian in a pincer attack of sorts.

Divine Fire of the Sun on top of Ye Futian shone with blinding light, encasing his body with the Divine Sun Furnace, dispelling the looming death upon him. It locked the front of his body tight, as he took steps in the air. Seeing Ning Huang’s halberd come yet again, with thousands of lights from the weapon congealed into one point and intending to burst with heaven-splitting force, his Polearm of Divine Destruction split into thousands of images as they swept about.

Boom… One rumbling roar was heard, as the light of the Heavenly Halberd was completely shattered. Ning Huang was thrown into the air again as the two weapons clashed.

“Now I’ll see how many hits can you take,” Ye Futian said as his aura grew increasingly power. He leaped forward, roaring with the might of the heavens and the earth, imposing his will on all!