Chapter 464: Self-Destruction Overlord Emperor Awakens (Part 2)

"What is that?" asked Feng Feiyan, stopping short as he was about to deliver the fatal blow to Xia Yuanba.

The golden light suddenly emanating from Xia Yuanba's chest made Ye Xinghan pause slightly, then his expression drastically changed. Even his normally lazy, narrowed eyes widened to their fullest, instantly filling with deep horror: "Overlord... Overlord God Veins!!"

"Overlord God Veins? What does that mean?" Feng Feiyan turned to Ye Xinghan, asking with a puzzled look. The legend of the Overlord God Veins existed only in the records of the Sacred Grounds, and even as a Grand Elder of the Divine Phoenix Sect, Feng Feiyan had never heard of it.

As he turned his face towards Ye Xinghan, he naturally saw the drastic change in his expression, and his heart immediately sank. He quickly turned back to look at Xia Yuanba... And just as his gaze fell upon Xia Yuanba again, his pupils sharply contracted.

Xia Yuanba, who had been on the verge of death, slowly rose to his feet. Golden light rapidly spread from his chest, gradually enveloping his entire body, turning his torso, arms, and even his hair into a dazzling golden yellow! When this golden light reached his left arm, it suddenly intensified and then rapidly extended... In an instant, his previously missing arm, along with his hand, completely regenerated!! It was restored perfectly.

"Wh-wh-what?!" Feng Feiyan's eyes nearly burst from shock. This was undoubtedly the most terrifying and unbelievable scene he had ever witnessed in his life.

Not only his severed arm, but as the golden light spread, all of Xia Yuanba's wounds healed at an incredibly rapid pace. Within mere moments, hundreds of large and small injuries across his entire body vanished. He stood upright and opened his eyes... His pupils were also a dazzling golden yellow! From his muscles to his blood, to his hair, to his eyes... his entire body was golden!

This unprecedented and unheard-of transformation left Feng Feiyan's expression filled with such terror, as if he had witnessed the descent of a legendary devil god. He swallowed hard and stammered, "Y-young Palace Master? What is going on? Is this some kind of... special profound art from the Supreme Sacred Realm?"

After speaking, he received no response from Ye Xinghan. He turned his head and was startled to find that Ye Xinghan, who had just been by his side, was now hundreds of feet away, fleeing at an astonishing speed... a speed that almost surpassed the limit a mid-stage Overlord could achieve! He had been so stunned by Xia Yuanba's unbelievable transformation that he hadn't even noticed Ye Xinghan's panicked escape.

And the direction he fled was certainly not the one Yun Che and Feng Xue'er had taken earlier, but rather the opposite direction, away from Xia Yuanba!

Although Feng Feiyan had no idea what was happening to Xia Yuanba, nor did he understand the concept of "Overlord God Veins" that Ye Xinghan had just shouted, even a fool would realize how terrifying a presence it must be to scare Ye Xinghan half to death. He took a step back, sharply drew a breath, and prepared to flee with all his might... But then his body trembled, and his feet did not move an inch.

Because in that instant, he felt his body suddenly locked down by an immense, indescribable aura. A vast, potent, and overwhelmingly heavy pressure, like ten thousand mountains piled together, bore down hard on him, rendering him, a mighty eighth-level Overlord, completely immobile... He felt that under this colossal power, even the surrounding space, as well as the sky and earth, were completely sealed off.

What... what kind of power is this!

Impossible... impossible! He was clearly about to die! He was just a mid-stage Overlord, at the end of his rope and beaten half to death, how could he possess such a powerful aura... How could this be happening!

Endless shock and terror filled Feng Feiyan's mind. No matter how frantically he circulated his profound energy, he couldn't move an inch... The feeling was like being nailed to an iron rack, a prisoner awaiting death! He could only stare with increasingly terrified eyes at the golden-clad Xia Yuanba, his pupils dilating and contracting.

The look of pain on Xia Yuanba's face completely vanished, replaced by a profound tranquility, so peaceful that no trace of emotion could be seen. His eyes were entirely golden yellow, so pure that the pupils were indiscernible. Slowly, he raised his right fist...

*Whoosh!*

Space was violently torn apart by a golden flash, and Xia Yuanba's golden body appeared before Feng Feiyan... Feng Feiyan's eyes were wide with terror, countless blood vessels rapidly crisscrossing his eyeballs like cracks. Slowly, he lowered his head, his gaze beginning to unfocus, and clearly saw a pair of thick golden arms completely plunged into his body... His body, countless times harder than refined steel, was pierced like tofu before those golden arms.

"What... what... kind... of... mon... ster... are... you...?"

These were Feng Feiyan's last words in this world. Xia Yuanba's face was impassive. His lips did not move, but a deep voice emanated from his throat: "How dare a lowly being like you provoke me... Die!!"

A violent power erupted within Feng Feiyan's body, instantly destroying his internal organs and profound veins. Then, with a "bang," Feng Feiyan's entire body exploded, scattering flesh and blood everywhere, with some pieces propelled hundreds of feet away... Not to mention a complete corpse, not even a single intact finger remained.

As soon as blood touched Xia Yuanba's golden body, it vanished instantly, leaving no trace on his entire right arm. His arm slowly dropped, and his indifferent gaze turned towards the direction Ye Xinghan had fled, but he made no move to pursue him. His tall figure then simply toppled forward...

*Thud*... Xia Yuanba crashed heavily to the ground. All the golden light on his body vanished, and the immense pressure that had held the heavens and earth breathless dissipated completely the moment he fell.

Xia Yuanba's fallen body lay motionless, completely devoid of even the strength to twitch. After a long while, his fingers twitched slightly, and his arm slowly moved upward, inch by inch... This movement, which would be extremely simple for an infant, took him dozens of breaths. Finally, his palm grasped the jade pendant hanging around his neck, and with all his remaining strength, he crushed it.

*Zing!!*

The shattered jade emitted a faint glimmer, then rapidly formed a small profound formation on Xia Yuanba's body. As the formation rotated, Xia Yuanba's figure, along with the formation, vanished from the spot in an instant.

The surroundings grew quiet, but the strong scent of blood lingering in the air persisted for a long time. A thousand feet above, a snow-white figure withdrew its gaze and murmured softly, "Overlord God Veins? Truly astonishing... Oh?"

The moment Xia Yuanba disappeared, Ye Xinghan, who had fled far away earlier, rapidly returned. Clearly, with the sudden burst of Xia Yuanba's aura gone, there was no longer any need for him to continue his panicked retreat.

Ye Xinghan's speed was like a shooting star, and in the blink of an eye, he was back at the previous location. He still appeared somewhat shaken, his cold gaze sweeping across the surroundings. All he saw were bloodstains and shattered remnants of flesh on the ground. A faint aura of phoenix bloodline still clung to these mangled remains, proving that Feng Feiyan was dead... completely and miserably. However, he was unsure if Xia Yuanba's remains were among the fragments. Considering Xia Yuanba had resorted to self-destruction to force out the power of the Overlord God Veins, and now his figure was nowhere to be found... then, in all likelihood, he too had perished there. Forcibly awakening the power of the Overlord God Veins was tantamount to suicide; it was highly probable to cause one's body to explode, and even if one survived, there would be no strength left to escape.

"To think... the legendary Overlord God Veins actually appeared!" Ye Xinghan's face twitched with lingering fear. If he hadn't heard the legends of the Overlord God Veins and fled in a panic, then it might not have been Feng Feiyan who met such a terrible end, but him.

"No wonder that old man Gu Cang valued this person so highly... If he hadn't died, once he grew, the Supreme Sacred Realm's position would be even more unshakeable! It's a good thing he's dead... If my father and the others knew I inadvertently eliminated a hidden trump card of the Supreme Sacred Realm, they would surely praise me highly!"

Ye Xinghan muttered to himself. After confirming that Xia Yuanba's only possible fate was death, he completely relaxed. As for Feng Feiyan... while there was a slight pity, his usefulness had been almost fully exploited, and he had already helped achieve the greatest objective, so his death was of no consequence!

Ye Xinghan's gaze turned towards the direction Yun Che and Feng Xue'er had fled. He sneered, folded his jade fan, and shot forth like a streak of light, moving at least five or six times Yun Che's speed, stirring up a howling, violent hurricane in his wake.

Phoenix City.

Feng Xichen occasionally looked up at the activated Primordial Profound Ark floating above, and at other times paced back and forth, consumed by extreme anxiety. The exploration of the Primordial Profound Ark was set to begin after the Seven Nations Ranking Battle, so Feng Hengkong had no time to deal with him, but he knew very well that Feng Hengkong would not easily forgive him once the Ark's exploration was complete. Moreover, from yesterday evening to this morning, he had noticed strange looks from other princes and even ordinary Phoenix disciples.

At that moment, directly in front of him, profound light suddenly flashed. A small profound formation appeared out of thin air, and within it, an exceptionally robust figure materialized.

"Who's there!"

Startled in his agitated state, Feng Xichen sharply shouted. But he immediately realized that the figure who had suddenly appeared had his eyes tightly closed, showed no movement, and his face was extremely pale, his aura incredibly faint—hardly different from a dead person. He took two steps forward and instantly recognized him: it was clearly the disciple brought by True Master Gu Cang from the Supreme Sacred Realm!

Feng Xichen's shout just now made the two guardians standing outside rush in. Seeing Xia Yuanba, they exclaimed in surprise, "This... isn't this True Master Gu Cang's disciple? He clearly boarded the Primordial Profound Ark this morning, how is he here, and looking so gravely injured?"

Xia Yuanba's aura was terrifyingly weak, and he could die at any moment. If True Master Gu Cang's disciple died in Phoenix City, it would be a huge problem. Cold sweat broke out on Feng Xichen's forehead, and he urgently commanded, "Quick! Take him to the alchemy chamber! Tell Elder Wanyu to save him at any cost! This is True Master Gu Cang's personal disciple; if he dies here, and the Supreme Sacred Realm blames us, you two will be scapegoats and buried with him!!"

"Y-yes!" The two guardians stiffened, then frantically agreed. Trembling, they lifted Xia Yuanba and rushed straight to the alchemy chamber.