Free Web NovelChapter 1871: Chapter 1686: Each Facing Their Own Trial
Even if it couldn’t compare to the outside world, it was still astonishing; even the void twisted, the ultimate manifestation of Dao Divine Ability and Daoist Rules condensed to the extreme.
Clang—
A sword slash filled with surging Mana hacked down on the black Giant Python; its Scale Armor shattered, blood light sprayed out, carving open a huge bloody gash, its black scales failing to completely block that sword.
After all, this was also a strike infused with the Mana of a Great Power, so it was naturally anything but ordinary.
At the same time, all the powerful figures attacked one after another, each raising the Divine Weapon in their hand to strike at the black Giant Python.
"Sss sss sss—"
The black Giant Python was enraged as well; it whipped its body away, and its python tail lashed out like lightning, tearing the void as it swept toward the seven of them.
"Everyone, run!"
The leading Great Power’s expression changed slightly; he could fully feel how terrifying this blow was, and hurriedly raised his Divine Sword, gathering Mana and slashing out in fury.
Boom—
The two collided, and the Great Power’s whole body was blasted flying, even coughing up mouthfuls of blood.
The seven people behind him were flung in all directions, smashing countless houses to pieces; each one was badly wounded, bones shattered within, flesh torn apart, vomiting blood in great gulps.
Clearly, this Giant Python as a Demon Beast was far more terrifying than they had imagined, sweeping all seven of them away.
The leading Great Power was still alright; he was a Great Power after all, his Divine Body strong enough. The others were not so fortunate.
"This is bad!"
The leading Changyun Great Ability had not expected this Giant Python to be so terrifying, nor had he expected that within the Fiftyth Pass his Mana would be weakened to such an extent, even inferior to Divinity Transformation in the mortal world.
Now, not to mention clearing the pass, surviving alone seemed to have become a rather difficult matter.
At this moment, the black Giant Python charged back again, its blood basin of a mouth opening wide as it spat a mouthful of pitch-black demon breath at the Great Power.
"Get back, quickly!"
All the powerful figures retreated at once.
Chi chi chi—
Visible to the naked eye, the demon breath, like black mist, poured out; anything that the demon breath touched—such as the buildings within tens of zhang around—silently turned into Nihility.
Among them, a Cultivator who was a bit closer, a Super Heavenly King of the Seventh Layer Heaven, a formidable figure in his own right in the outside world, did not even manage a scream before, under the black mist demon breath, his Physical Body and Divine Soul both turned directly to ashes, leaving nothing behind.
"What a terrifying demon breath!"
All the powerful figures were aghast; even the Changyun Great Ability felt the same. If he took that demon breath head-on, his ending likely wouldn’t be much better.
Though he was a Great Power and his Physical Body was strong enough, he was ultimately not a true Body Refiner; however powerful his body was, it still relied on Mana to amplify it. Under the End of World Rules of the Fiftyth Pass, his Mana had been greatly weakened. Strong as the Changyun Great Ability was, he still did not dare let that demon breath touch him, lest something happen.
Whoosh—
At the same time, the black Giant Python, which had been coiled in the middle of the street like a Little Shan, took the initiative to strike. Its massive demon body moved with great agility, shooting toward the Changyun Great Ability like lightning.
In its eyes, it naturally knew that the Changyun Great Ability was the greatest threat, and it could sense how powerful the other’s Physical Body was, brimming with surging Divine Power. If it could devour him, it would be greatly beneficial to its own growth.
The Changyun Great Ability naturally would not sit and wait for death. Wielding the Immortal Divine Sword, his entire body wreathed in blazing Divine Light, he pushed his Mana to the absolute limit, appearing like a divine being as he unleashed Divine Skills.
Boom boom boom—
The two engaged in fierce battle, but in this environment the Changyun Great Ability was clearly no match for the black Giant Python. He was pushed back again and again, coughing blood repeatedly, despair already showing on his face.
"Daddy, should we help him? That big uncle is so pitiful."
In his arms, Little Chenxi couldn’t bear to watch. Looking up at Ye Chen with tear-bright, pitiful eyes, she very much wanted him to act and save the Changyun Great Ability.
In truth, whether it was Ye Chen or the other Moon Palace Young Supreme Beings, they were all very indifferent.
It wasn’t that they were cold-blooded, but the universe was inherently a world ruled by the law of the jungle, where the weak are prey to the strong and only the fittest survive.
Ye Chen could certainly save this Changyun Great Ability, but he preferred to let the Changyun Great Ability and the black Giant Python tear each other apart, weakening the Giant Python’s strength so it would be easier for him to deal with—if only a little easier.
He was indeed confident he could easily kill the black Giant Python, but within this Fiftyth Pass, preserving one shred of strength was one shred saved; every bit of power was important. Yet seeing his precious daughter’s pleading, pitiful gaze, he ultimately could not harden his heart.
"Alright, Daddy promises you." Ye Chen still agreed in the end; he also didn’t want his daughter to see anything too bloody.
If possible, he truly hoped his daughter could grow up under his protection forever, without suffering the slightest stain from the mundane world.
"Martial Uncle, let me make a move. I can use this to temper myself."
At this moment, the Sun King stepped out on his own initiative. He also wanted to properly train himself in this Fiftieth Pass, to better hone himself and become even stronger.
"Very well, you go."
Ye Chen did not refuse and let the Sun King go out. They could not always remain under his protection; if they wanted to truly become strong, they had to undergo trials themselves.
"Martial Uncle, I also want to train alone."
Yuan Tianzi voiced his thoughts as well.
At the same time, the Cloud Sky Divine Lady and Chu Shuangyu, that Moon Palace Immortal Couple, said the same.
They all knew that their chances in this struggle for the Great Emperor Reincarnation’s body were slim; instead, they hoped to properly temper themselves within the Fiftieth Pass and further enhance their own strength.
"Fine, all of you train well. But if any crisis arises, just shatter this strand of imprint."
Ye Chen agreed to all of them, and from between his brows he drew out four strands of resplendent golden light, then sent them one by one into the brows of the four.
These were his Holy Soul Imprints. Once shattered, he would immediately sense it, and within each strand of Holy Soul Imprint was contained one of his projections, enough to properly protect the Four Young Supreme Beings.
"Thank you, Martial Uncle (Your Highness)!"
The Four Young Supreme Beings all soared into the sky, rushing off in different directions. Among them, the Sun King took the initiative to charge toward where the black Giant Python was. Even within the Fiftieth Pass, his whole body still radiated blazing, brilliant beams of light, with boundless flames surging and leaping, wrapping around him. His flesh glowed with multicolored mist, incomparably dazzling.
His name matched his person; he truly seemed like a Sun King, rampaging forward. In his hand a Red Gold Battle Spear appeared, which instantly condensed into a streak of red-golden light and shot forth.
Boom—
The black Giant Python was directly blasted flying. It had already bitten down on one arm of the Changyun Great Ability and was about to tear it off, but it never expected to suddenly suffer such an attack; its entire massive demon body was sent hurtling away.
But very soon, the black Giant Python flipped back up, glaring at the Sun King with fury and coldness. It opened its bloody maw and spat out a terrifying mass of pitch-black demonic breath, then hurled it violently at the Sun King.
Yet the Sun King remained utterly unafraid, his entire body shining with incomparably blazing Sun Holy Fire. As those black demonic breaths surged close, they were forcibly evaporated into Nihility.
The Sun King then swung the Red Gold Battle Spear, hacking down with a sudden sweep. Terrifying might exploded forth as it collided with the python, and a fierce battle erupted.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen held Little Chenxi in his arms, brought Yaya along, and easily avoided the black Giant Python, charging deeper in.
In the end, Little Chenxi was set to sit on Ye Chen’s broad shoulders. Her watery, bright eyes kept rolling about, looking everywhere. From time to time, bell‑like, pleasant laughter rang out; she wasn’t frightened by the dangers of the Fiftieth Pass in the slightest.
The Fiftieth Pass was enormous and filled with all kinds of dangers. There were Ghost Soldiers and Ghost Generals, as well as various terrifying Fierce Beasts and Great Demons; danger lurked everywhere.
However, Ye Chen walked as though on level ground. He traversed swiftly through the Ancient City, each step spanning at least dozens of zhang.
Yaya followed behind him effortlessly, not falling behind in the least. After all, her true body was the real World Tree, innately able to easily grasp time and space; even in the Fiftieth Pass it was still so.
They also saw streak after streak of blazing light cutting across midair, accompanied by surging Mana.
Clearly, those people were true Super Experts. Even in such End of World Rules, they could still preserve powerful Daoism, far stronger than ordinary Great Powers.
Among them were quite a few whose bodies erupted with majestic Sky Light, piercing through heaven and earth. Divine Radiance cloaked them, Dao Power terrifying beyond imagination. They were true powerhouses among Great Powers, like Divine Lands hanging in the sky, fundamentally unafraid of any dangers within the Fiftieth Pass.
This alone said it all—they greatly desired to vie for the true Great Emperor Reincarnation.
"Come, let’s hurry and rush to the depths as well."
Ye Chen chuckled lightly, and his speed became even faster as he carried Little Chenxi and brought Yaya, charging swiftly toward the depths of the Ancient City.
The Fiftieth Pass was far more dangerous than imagined. Not only were there Ghost Soldiers and Ghost Generals patrolling and guarding everywhere, but there were also many terrifying beings dwelling here. Especially these beings—after remaining long in this end‑of‑law environment, Daoism had faded, yet their Physical Bodies were extraordinarily fearsome and powerful.
Even though Ye Chen deliberately avoided various dangers along the way, he could not completely circumvent them all. Just like now, a Six-Armed Giant Ape appeared before him.
Moreover, this Six-Armed Giant Ape was not only over ten zhang tall, what mattered more was that it had golden fur growing all over its robust body; its physique was incredibly burly. It clearly inherited the bloodline of the Vajra Ape, and at the same time had inherited other giant ape bloodlines as well, making it a mixed-blood Giant Ape, incomparably strong and terrifying.
And on the other side, in the Heavenly Dome above, a gigantic eagle was circling, its wings spanning a full twenty zhang. On its abdomen grew five ferocious eagle claws, each claw incomparably sharp. With one grab, it could likely tear apart even a Great Power Level Body with ease—truly horrifying.
Nor was that all—no fewer than five terrifying beings appeared in total, each one stronger and more frightening than the Ghost General they had encountered at the start. They all surrounded Ye Chen, Little Chenxi, and Yaya.
