513: Chapter 513 The Heavenly Emperor (78)

Jiang Zhiyu snapped her eyes open, and the Longevity Dao Rhyme she was circulating came to an abrupt halt.

She was sitting cross-legged beneath an ancient divine tree, less than a hundred feet away from that massive light cocoon.

For two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years, she had grown accustomed to the cocoon's silence.

But at this moment, everything had changed.

Dense cracks appeared on the surface of the light cocoon, and light of five different colors burst forth from the fissures.

Gold.

Azure.

Blue.

Crimson.

Earthy yellow.

The five colors intertwined, so dazzling that she was forced to squint her eyes.

"What's going on!"

Great Emperor Chiyan and Emperor Xuanshui flew over from a distance at the same time, landing beside Jiang Zhiyu.

The injuries of both men had long since healed; under the nourishment of the Secret Realm's dense life essence, their cultivation had even made some progress.

But at this moment, there was only shock on their faces.

Because the entire Secret Realm was shaking.

Overhead, the ancient divine tree that blotted out the sky saw its trillions of leaves light up simultaneously.

Emerald-green life force transformed into visible pillars of light, pouring down from the canopy and surging entirely into that light cocoon.

It wasn't just the divine tree.

Every spiritual spring, Immortal Plant, and ancient tree within the Secret Realm, along with the life essence permeating the air, was being drawn by some force at the same moment.

Like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.

"This pressure..."

Emperor Xuanshui also furrowed his brows.

He reached out, tentatively releasing a trace of Emperor Dao Law.

The Law had barely extended three feet before it turned into fine powder.

Jiang Zhiyu did not speak.

She stared fixedly at the light cocoon as the emerald-green divine radiance of the Longevity Sacred Body lit up uncontrollably on her body.

...

Inside the light cocoon.

In Ye Yun's Sea of Consciousness, five pieces of sacred bone floated in the center of the divine sea, arranged in a perfect pentagon.

The Metal Sacred Bone, Star Suppressing.

The platinum Gengjin Dao patterns were sharp yet restrained.

The Wood Sacred Bone, Senluo.

The emerald-green life Dao patterns had only just formed, yet they already emitted a vigorous vitality.

The Water Sacred Bone, Mingyuan.

The blue-black water patterns were steady and heavy.

The Fire Sacred Bone, Sacred Flame.

The crimson-gold flame Dao patterns pulsed intensely.

The Earth Sacred Bone, Buzhou.

The earthy yellow mountain patterns were ancient and profound.

Five pieces of sacred bone.

Five attributes.

Two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years of accumulation.

At this moment, everything was in place.

Buzz.

The first resonance emanated from the Fire Sacred Bone.

The crimson-gold flame Dao patterns lit up.

Immediately after, the Earth Sacred Bone responded.

Fire generates Earth.

The earthy yellow mountain patterns lit up in turn, and an invisible bond was established between the two sacred bones.

Then came Metal.

Earth generates Metal.

The platinum Gengjin Dao patterns suddenly surged, the sharpness upon them solidifying several times over.

Metal generates Water.

The blue-black water patterns churned, and the Mingyuan sacred bone emitted a low hum.

Water generates Wood.

The emerald-green life Dao patterns were the last to light up; it was the youngest sacred bone, yet at this moment, it erupted with the most vigorous power.

Wood generates Fire.

The cycle closed.

The Five Elements generated one another.

An endless cycle of life.

Ye Yun's Divine Soul was trembling violently.

It wasn't pain.

It was an unprecedented sense of fulfillment.

The five sacred bones were no longer five independent entities; they were spinning at high speed, fusing, and reshaping.

The fragments of comprehension regarding the Perfect Five Elements Saint Body from North Sea Heavenly Emperor Ji Fan were completely activated at this moment.

And the ultimate truth of 'one begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things' from Taiyi Transformation into Two Pure Ones served as the bridge.

It pushed the five attributes from 'mutual generation' toward 'unity'.

The boundaries of the five sacred bones were dissolving.

The five colors of light were mixing.

Gold.

Azure.

Blue.

Crimson.

Earthy yellow.

Eventually, they converged into a single color.

The color of Chaos.

The Five Elements Saint Body.

It was born.

No, it wasn't an ordinary Five Elements Saint Body.

It was the Perfect Five Elements Saint Body.

At the same instant the Five Elements Saint Body took form, the remaining Legacy power from that Perfect Longevity Sacred Body Emperor's remains poured out.

The majestic Perfect life Origin frantically poured into the newly born Five Elements Saint Body.

A silent thunderclap exploded within Ye Yun's body.

Two distinctly different yet equally overbearing Sacred Body powers intertwined within his physical shell.

One was golden.

The flawless Major Achievement Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.

The other was the color of Chaos.

The Perfect Five Elements Saint Body that encompassed all things and evolved the Five Elements.

Major Achievement realm.

Dual Sacred Bodies.

Coexisting in one body.

Unprecedented throughout the ages.

...

Nine dao lotuses surrounded the dao seed, their light brilliant.

The first eight had already bloomed to their limit.

Under the scouring of this power, the petals of the ninth lotus unfurled one by one.

The blooming of each petal triggered a resonance with the Laws of heaven and earth.

Nine Lotuses Perfection.

But the power did not stop.

The Origins of the two Sacred Bodies were still surging.

The golden blood of the Major Achievement Desolate Ancient Sacred Body rushed like a surging river.

The Chaos power of the Major Achievement Five Elements Saint Body moved like the stars.

The two powers gathered together, impacting that ninth lotus.

A new lotus began to condense.

The tenth lotus.

Ten Lotuses.

The Ten Lotuses Dao Fruit, which existed only in the most obscure records of ancient texts.

The entire Secret Realm was trembling.

The petals of the tenth lotus bloomed slowly, one by one.

With each petal that bloomed, the aura within Ye Yun's body surged by a notch.

Outside the light cocoon.

Great Emperor Chiyan and Emperor Xuanshui had already retreated tens of thousands of feet away.

Great Emperor Chiyan's mouth was hanging open, unable to close.

"He... what is he doing?"

Emperor Xuanshui did not answer.

His cultivation was half a level higher than Great Emperor Chiyan's, and his perception was even more acute.

Therefore, he saw more clearly.

And because of that, his expression was even more grim.

It wasn't fear.

It was shock.

...

At the same moment the Ten Lotuses bloomed.

The Emperor Tribulation descended.

The first Emperor Lightning fell.

A thick, purple-black lightning pillar struck the light cocoon.

Golden and Chaos-colored Holy Light exploded simultaneously, meeting that Emperor Lightning head-on and pushing it back.

The Emperor Lightning dissipated.

As if it had been casually wiped away by someone.

The second bolt.

The third bolt.

The fourth bolt.

The Emperor Lightning became increasingly dense and terrifying.

But every time one struck down, it was easily crushed by those two Sacred Body powers, turning into the purest heaven and earth Origin nourishment to feed back into Ye Yun's body.

The Emperor Tribulation, far from harming him, had instead become an aid to his attainment of the Dao.

Ye Yun's aura was skyrocketing.

He broke through.

First Heavenly Layer of the Great Emperor realm.

He didn't stop.

Second Heavenly Layer of the Great Emperor realm.

The Laws condensed further, and the Emperor Dao Origin grew frantically under the nourishment of the dual Sacred Bodies.

He still hadn't stopped.

Third Heavenly Layer of the Great Emperor realm!

Peak!

The final Emperor Lightning bolt crashed down from the tribulation clouds.

That was the final and strongest strike of the entire Emperor Tribulation; the thick, purple-black lightning pillar was ten thousand feet wide, and the density of the Laws was so high it caused space to collapse.

Ye Yun raised his right hand.

A single punch.

A fist imprint intertwined with gold and Chaos met that ten-thousand-foot Emperor Lightning.

Boom!

The Emperor Lightning shattered.

The tribulation clouds dispersed.

The sky became clear once more.

The cracks on the ancient divine tree were also slowly repairing, and emerald-green life light once again filled the entire Secret Realm.

The Emperor Tribulation was over.

...

Jiang Zhiyu stood beneath the divine tree, the emerald-green divine radiance of the Longevity Sacred Body surrounding her entire body as she looked up at the figure walking slowly out of the light.

Ye Yun.

His appearance hadn't changed.

It was still that young face, with long hair hanging down to his waist; his features were handsome yet carried a sense of world-weariness.

But the feeling he gave off was completely different.

Ye Yun lowered his head and looked at his hands.

Golden Holy Light flashed in his palms, followed closely by the color of Chaos.

Third Heavenly Layer of the Great Emperor realm.

In the system of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, he hadn't even touched the threshold of a Tycoon.

But Ye Yun knew his true combat strength very well.

Major Achievement Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.

Major Achievement Five Elements Saint Body.

Ten Lotuses Dao Fruit.

His current combat strength could likely sweep through Tycoons.

A Peak Great Emperor?

He could fight them too.

"Alliance Leader!"

Great Emperor Chiyan scrambled up from the ground, his face full of excitement.

He ran in front of Ye Yun, sized him up for a long time, and seemed to hesitate on what to say.

Finally, he squeezed out a sentence.

"You... this is just too Heaven-Defying."

Emperor Xuanshui walked over, his gaze complex.

"Congratulations, Alliance Leader, on attaining the Dao and becoming an Emperor."

"Two Seniors, it has been hard on you these years."

Great Emperor Chiyan rubbed his hands, the expression on his face becoming somewhat unnatural.

"Alliance Leader, don't hide it from us anymore. You're not some Major Achievement Overlord Body at all."

Emperor Xuanshui also nodded.

"From the moment you utilized the Major Achievement Desolate Ancient Sacred Body two thousand years ago, we guessed it."

"Ye Family Imperial Scion, Ye Yun."

"Yes."

Great Emperor Chiyan and Emperor Xuanshui glanced at each other.

Both of them knelt on one knee simultaneously.

"We are willing to follow the Imperial Scion, even unto ten thousand deaths."

Ye Yun reached out and helped the two of them up.

"There is no need for this."

He turned around and looked at Jiang Zhiyu.

Jiang Zhiyu stood where she was, the emerald-green divine radiance surrounding her whole body, and her First Heavenly Layer Great Emperor cultivation was operating steadily within her.

She looked at Ye Yun, her eyes containing many things.

There was shock.

There was admiration.

And there were some complex emotions.

"You've changed a lot,"

she said.

Ye Yun did not answer that.

He looked toward the exit of the Secret Realm.

Five thousand years.

He didn't know what the outside world had become.

The Ye Family was still trapped in the void of exile.

The Abyss Lord was still hidden in the shadows, controlling everything.

Fallen Beings were still eating away at the Foundation of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces.

Those six fallen Tycoons who had hunted them down back then... he didn't know how many years they had been trapped in that independent space that had lost its exit.

He turned around and faced the three of them.

"Let's go."

"It's time to head out."

"It's time to settle the score."