474: Chapter 474 The Heavenly Emperor (39)

Before the mausoleum, the atmosphere froze.

The black-clad contemporary successor of the Hegemon Palace took a step forward, and a heavy aura like a mountain burst forth.

His cultivation was displayed before everyone without reservation.

His Dao Fruit had reached a hundred zhang; he was truly a genuine Earth Venerable expert.

He was much older than Ye Yun, and the might of his Heavenly Tyrant Body was vigorous and heavy, exuding an immense sense of pressure.

"Bullying the weak with age!"

Seeing this, Fifth Ancestor Ye Huangge was instantly enraged.

He took a step forward, the aura of a Peak Quasi-Emperor erupting as he rebuked the Palace Master of Ba Gong.

"Is this the hospitality of your Hegemon Palace? Is this what you call a fair duel?"

"Having an Earth Venerable who has cultivated for centuries duel a Venerable from my Ye family who is less than a hundred years old?"

"You have no martial ethics!"

Facing the Fifth Ancestor's terrifying fury that could tear through the galaxy, the Palace Master of Ba Gong's expression remained unchanged, letting out only a cold snort.

"The rules are set by me."

"If your Ye family doesn't dare to accept the challenge, you can get lost right now."

He was clearly using his power to suppress others.

Just as the Fifth Ancestor was about to explode and prepare to strike by force, a calm hand pressed down on his shoulder.

It was Ye Yun.

"Fifth Ancestor, it's fine."

With a calm expression, Ye Yun faced the Palace Master of Ba Gong and took the initiative to accept this duel that seemed to have no chance of winning.

"I accept this battle."

His extraordinary composure and confidence made both the Palace Master of Ba Gong and the successor look askance, a trace of doubt rising in their hearts.

A Venerable Realm facing an Earth Venerable Heavenly Tyrant Body—what right did he have to be so calm?

...

On the Starry Sky Battle Stage already prepared by the Hegemon Palace, the two faced each other from a distance.

The stage was forged from special stellar cores and inscribed with Emperor-grade formation patterns, enough to withstand battles of the Quasi-Emperor level.

"Ye Family, Ye Yun."

"Hegemon Palace, Xiang Tian."

After a simple exchange of names, the great battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Ye Yun did not hold back at all, directly activating the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.

Boom!

Golden blood Qi soared into the sky. Behind him, gods and demons roared, stars revolved, and various visions appeared.

Opposite him, Xiang Tian also held nothing back, fully activating the Heavenly Tyrant Body.

A bronze divine glow lit up from his body, its domineering intent not the least bit weaker than the might of Ye Yun's Sacred Body.

Two completely different supreme auras of Body Refining schools stood as equals on the battle stage.

In the next moment, both moved simultaneously.

Without any fancy Divine Abilities, they engaged in the most primitive and savage physical combat.

Fist against fist, foot against foot.

Every collision caused the entire Starry Sky Battle Stage to tremble violently, and the surrounding Laws were shattered inch by inch by this pure power.

Golden Sacred Blood and bronze Tyrant Body blood splashed in the air.

In terms of pure physical strength, they were actually evenly matched, falling into a stalemate.

This scene moved both the Palace Master of Ba Gong and the Fifth Ancestor.

To cross a major Realm and clash head-on with the Heavenly Tyrant Body without falling behind—what a terrifying Foundation.

Unable to secure a victory after a long time, Xiang Tian's gaze gradually turned cold.

He began to use various domineering Divine Abilities inherited from the Tyrant Body lineage.

"Overlord Punch!"

He threw a punch, and the bronze divine glow condensed into a towering phantom of an Overlord. Carrying a will that suppressed all things, it crushed toward Ye Yun.

Ye Yun was forced back repeatedly by this punch, his blood Qi churning, falling into a disadvantage for a moment.

However, just as Xiang Tian was about to press his advantage, a smile quirked at the corner of Ye Yun's mouth.

"Heavenly Eye, Vientiane."

The supreme dao seed between his eyebrows, which fused the Progenitor Heavenly Eye and the Third Saint Eye, suddenly opened.

A deep divine light flashed through his eyes.

Under the "Vientiane" Divine Ability, every detail of the Law composition and power circulation of Xiang Tian's Overlord Punch was seen through by him.

In the next moment, Ye Yun also threw a punch.

He actually used the power of his Desolate Ancient Sacred Body to simulate and replicate a Move nearly identical to that "Overlord Punch."

Boom!

Two Overlord phantoms collided violently in the air, both being annihilated.

This playstyle, which could be called rogue-like, left both the Palace Master of Ba Gong and Xiang Tian himself dumbfounded.

The battle situation returned to an equilibrium once again.

...

Ye Yun realized that simple replication could not truly secure victory; the opponent's cultivation Realm was, after all, right there.

He no longer held back.

"Sacred Flame!"

The Fire Saint Bone in his chest resonated violently, and atop his Perfection Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, a towering crimson-gold divine flame suddenly ignited.

With the Sacred Flame Form activated, Ye Yun's aura surged at this moment, instantly reversing the situation and beginning to suppress Xiang Tian in turn.

Xiang Tian was beaten back step by step, his heart filled with both shock and anger.

He could not believe that someone with a Realm far lower than his own could have such terrifying combat power.

To decide the victory with one blow, Ye Yun switched forms again.

"Star Suppressing!"

Activating the Metal Saint Bone, the crimson-gold divine flame on his body faded, replaced by an incomparably sharp Geng-Metal Qi.

He fused the majestic blood Qi of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body with the Geng-Metal Qi, condensing a massive "Star Suppression Dharma Idol" covered in Dao patterns on his body surface.

That Dharma Idol was ten thousand zhang tall, incredibly majestic.

"Take my final Move!"

Xiang Tian was also forced into a corner; he burned his Tyrant Body Origin and exerted all his strength to strike his strongest blow.

Attached to the Star Suppression Dharma Idol, Ye Yun met that world-destroying strike and crashed into it head-on.

Rumble!

A loud boom shook the entire Star Domain.

Under the suppression of absolute power, all of Xiang Tian's defensive Divine Abilities were crushed like dry weeds.

He was sent flying off the battle stage by a punch from the massive Star Suppression Dharma Idol, spraying blood wildly; although severely injured, his life was not in danger.

Ye Yun, victorious.

...

The Palace Master of Ba Gong looked at his defeated successor, then at Ye Yun, whose combat power was unfathomable, his expression extremely complex.

Finally, he let out a long sigh and kept his promise.

"You won."

"Follow me."

He agreed to let Ye Yun enter the depths of the mausoleum to search for the hidden Desolate Palace.

However, at the very moment the Palace Master of Ba Gong was about to open the final Restriction and the entrance to the Desolate Palace was about to fully appear.

The situation changed abruptly.

Several terrifying auras descended from beyond the starry sky without warning.

Every aura far exceeded that of a Quasi-Emperor; they were shockingly true Great Emperors.

Terrifying Imperial Might instantly sealed this piece of the starry sky.

The identities of these Great Emperors were unknown, their faces shrouded in Chaos Qi.

They ignored the Hegemon Palace and the Ye family's Fifth Ancestor, their gazes falling directly upon Ye Yun.

One of the Great Emperors spoke in a cold voice, breaking the dead silence.

"Sacred Body of the Ye family, thank you for finding the location of the Desolate Palace for us."

Immediately after, another Great Emperor's voice rang out, filled with undisguised killing intent.

"Now, you can die."

Chilling killing intent instantly locked onto Ye Yun, as the Great Emperor's might fully erupted.