Chapter 1610: Refining Spirit Emperor Wields Sword for Heavenly Solution, Trial Battle Against Ancestral Asura Overlord

Boom—

Everyone in the Restricted Zone watched as Feng Yuhe’s aura suddenly overwhelmed Xieshen Yi's suppression, seemingly regaining his status from Half-Saint to Saint Emperor!

A Saint Emperor who just broke through, utilizing the Hall Master Dao's body...

And Xieshen Yi, an Ancestral God whose power was limited due to his recent revival...

Who was stronger?Who was weaker?

While others didn't know, a look of horror spread across Yue Gongli's eyes as he gazed upwards.

He not only saw Feng Yuhe briefly achieve the combat power of a Saint Emperor, but also a familiar "sense of inflation" about him!

"He's being played too?"

This thought flashed through Yue Gongli's mind.

A long, long time ago, he had borrowed a Heavenly Mechanism Puppet from Dao Qiongcang to play with – at a time when he believed they were brothers and he didn't need to be overly cautious.

He had experienced that Heavenly Mechanism Puppet countless times, even controlling the Heavenly Mechanism Divine Emissary more than ten times, primarily playing in the "Divine Emissary Domination" mode, which Dao Qiongcang had designed himself.

It was too addictive!

That "Domination Mode" was addictive from the first play!

Eventually, it felt less like a person playing the Heavenly Mechanism Puppet and more like Dao Qiongcang playing with people – he understood human nature and knew what best provided a sense of exhilaration.

Yue Gongli repeatedly tried to curb his desire to touch it, because he later learned that with each experience, Dao Qiongcang gained a deeper understanding of the power he wielded.

But at the time, he simply couldn't resist.

Each time he inhabited the Heavenly Mechanism Divine Emissary and controlled that massive iron hulk, with quantitative values and level breakthroughs appearing in his mind, he would become immersed in an ocean of joy.

Completely inflated!

He even dared to provoke his elder sister!

Yue Gongli had experienced this "inflation" no less than ten times.

Therefore, now, upon seeing the fervent look in Feng Yuhe's eyes after "possessing" Dao Qiongcang, he easily understood.

This guy was about to go berserk!

"Buzz!"

The Heavenly Mechanism Divine Emissary's eyes turned red, activating battle mode, and its face simultaneously changed from Hall Master Dao's to Saint Emperor Fengtian's.

He was even brazen enough to completely disregard the fear Xieshen Yi had once instilled in him. With a flash of his figure...

He launched a proactive attack!

Amidst the clanking machinery sounds, Feng Yuhe's arm swelled, becoming larger than his entire body, and he violently slammed it forward, imbued with immense sealing power.

"Energy efficiency conversion, active!""Power conversion, active!""Energy amplification, active!""Damage transfer, active!"

With merely a thought, Feng Yuhe hadn't even exerted much effort into this punch, when a series of amplification voices—using Bazun An's voice—automatically echoed after the "Domination Mode" detected danger. It was incredibly exhilarating!

Feng Yuhe had already forgotten why he was throwing the punch; in fact, it would have been better to hide and let others take the lead.

But it didn't matter anymore.

In that moment, he only wanted to revel in the thrill that combat itself could bring; he only wanted to experience the sensation of being a "Dominator."

"Die!"

Gray mist descended, and a fist a hundred times larger than a cauldron instantly arrived. Xieshen Yi merely curled his lips slightly:

"Impressive courage."

He lightly extended two fingers to point, striking the heavy fist enveloped in grayish-white mist.

A storm exploded.

Upon contact, the surroundings were instantly swept into a vacuum.

Immediately after, space shattered across a thousand miles, and layers of power vortexes rippled outwards, causing chaos throughout the Restricted Zone.

"What?"

Feng Yuhe's pupils trembled, feeling a massive force invade him.

What collapsed first was the interface in his mind, followed by a series of "beep, beep" sounds:

"Warning! Warning!""Energy efficiency conversion overloaded, collapsing!""Power conversion overloaded, collapsing!""Energy amplification overloaded, collapsing!""Damage transfer overloaded, collapsing!"

So many "collapses"!

Feng Yuhe himself nearly collapsed.

He finally remembered that he was currently in "Mimetic Spirit Refiner" mode, and he should be using his inherent sealing attribute, not engaging in close-quarters combat with that muscle-bound monster.

But the Heavenly Mechanism Divine Emissary was too powerful.

Even amidst such a multitude of "collapses," a voice that brought a pleasant surprise still emerged:

"Detecting imminent body rupture, autonomously activating Heavenly Mechanism Master Protection Mode... Heavenly Mechanism Transfer, initiated!"

The vacuum vanished, and sound returned.

Everyone in the Restricted Zone watched as Xieshen Yi's single finger strike exploded Saint Emperor Fengtian's metallic arm.

However, unlike Mo Mo's headless corpse being flung thousands of miles to a tragic end, this time, only the arm exploded, and Saint Emperor Fengtian quickly shifted his position.

He appeared behind Xieshen Yi.

At the same time, with a flick of the shattered arm, an excited voice echoed in the void:

"Micro-disintegration, initiated!""Micro-reintegration, return!"

Clank, clank, clank.

The shattered arm was instantly reassembled, and Saint Emperor Fengtian... was completely unharmed!

"Wahahaha, it really can do that?""Oh no..."

Yue Gongli pressed both index fingers against his temples, his toes digging hard into the ground.

Originally, he wasn't so sure.

But upon hearing Feng Yuhe, unable to restrain himself, just like he used to, shout out the incredibly embarrassing phrases that only those who operated Domination Mode could hear, along with his elder sister's voice...

He knew then that he had guessed correctly!

He wasn't "possessed"; Dao Qiongcang must have been actively collecting data on the sealing attribute!

"How dare he? That's Xieshen Yi, if anything goes wrong...""No, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The power of the Seal Body, one of the Five Great Extreme Physiques, has never truly been mastered even by the Holy Divine Hall.""Since that flamboyant old Daoist dares to do this, it means he must have a plan for dealing with Xieshen Yi.""Even if it's not a direct defeat, there should be a roundabout strategy..."

Yue Gongli frowned, lost in thought.

What could that strategy be?

Could it be that the flamboyant old Daoist can think of something that I ultimately cannot?

And if he wasn't possessed, meaning he wasn't dead, where did he hide?

Damn it, that little flamboyant Daoist...

"Seal Spirit Seal!"

Feng Yuhe kicked out, aiming a fierce blow at Xieshen Yi's backside.

An odd sound echoed.

This time, Xieshen Yi clearly turned and delivered a heavy elbow strike downwards, which should have shattered the Heavenly Mechanism Divine Emissary's leg bone.

But both simultaneously jolted, pushing each other away.

"Can he fight him?"

The onlookers' eyes lit up.

So Xieshen Yi wasn't invincible, and the sealing power could have some effect on him?

"Force dispersion...""Conversion..."

While Feng Yuhe was still digesting the aftershock from the brutal counter-attack on his backside, Xieshen Yi's expression turned cold, and he instantly flashed forward as if without inertia, launching a heavy punch at Feng Yuhe's face.

"Conceal!"

Activating stealth mode, Feng Yuhe controlled his new body, teleporting to the horizon, then shifting into soul mode.

At this moment, with his bare eyes, he could easily see everyone's soul bodies—not only Xieshen Yi's, but everyone else's in the Restricted Zone.

Even...

"Beep.""Saint Slave Wuxiu's soul body, status hidden, aura hidden, analyzing...""Analysis complete. Status perfect. Soul body hidden within the Heavenly Dao's mysteries, no hostility detected. Deep analysis?"

Saint Slave Wuxiu's soul body was lying far away at the horizon, watching the battle with wide eyes?

No!

This is outrageous, isn't it?

Didn't you charge forward first just now, claiming you wanted to test Xieshen Yi's strength? Why did you immediately abandon the battlefield after your physical body collapsed?

The power of mysteries, used for hiding...

So this is how he avoided Xieshen Yi's attention?

"Beep.""Saint Slave Shuigui's soul body, status hidden, aura hidden, analyzing...""Analysis complete. Status perfect. Soul body hidden within the Heavenly Dao's mysteries, no hostility detected. Deep analysis?"

Shuigui was also lying low?

One in the south, one in the north — are you acting like fire and water?

And you're also using mysteries to hide?

Why is everyone hiding?

Feng Yuhe suddenly felt a headache coming on. If it weren't for the Heavenly Mechanism Divine Emissary's extensive research into the power of mysteries—after all, the Spirit Division had produced one mystery and recorded a vast amount of data—

Even he, a Saint Emperor, had truly overlooked these two Half-Saints of Mystery who had abandoned their physical bodies so early!

"So, only my Mo Mo got hurt?"

"You're all bullying her just because she's merely a Taixu, aren't you!"

Feng Yuhe was consumed by fury, nearly dragging those two cowardly creatures out and feeding them to Xieshen Yi.

Xieshen Yi was indeed no pushover.

With both stealth mode and soul mode active, the guy didn't even hesitate much; his gaze sharpened, and he locked onto Feng Yuhe without activating any techniques.

Feng Yuhe instantly reined in his thoughts, not daring to be distracted, yet he felt as if he had forgotten something...

At least activate a technique, couldn't you?

Compared to that, it seemed like he wasn't showing enough respect for my new Heavenly Mechanism Divine Emissary body!

Without hesitation, from a great distance, Xieshen Yi—who had been seen to be affected by the sealing power—raised his left hand, his index finger resting on the back of his middle finger, and lightly slid it down:

"Technique: Six-Elephant Gate.""Forbidden: Demonic Path Prime Interpretation."

The void trembled.

A power similar to the Sealed Six Paths Gate surged forth... No! Feng Yuhe's Sealed Six Paths Gate was actually his own creation, inspired by a strange mural in a lost ruin in the Southern Region.

He felt as if he was seeing the technique itself from the mural.

When he came to his senses, as expected, he was trapped within a six-gated space.

The gate was adorned with six symbols: the Azure Dragon on the right, the White Tiger on the left, the Vermilion Bird in the north, the Black Tortoise in the south, a Qilin at its base, and at its very top...

He looked up!

Feng Yuhe discovered that the gate above his head was engraved with Xieshen's true form, and its eyes lit up as if imbued with a soul!

"...Collapsing! Collapsing! Collapsing!"

With just a glance, his mind was filled with the sound of collapse.

Damage conversion and other abilities had no effect whatsoever; Feng Yuhe felt only boundless pain engulfing him.

"Ah—"

He let out a miserable shriek, his thoughts halted for half a breath.

In that brief moment, all six symbols of the Six-Elephant Gate became corrupted, and Xieshen's power surged wildly inwards.

The surrounding space, all Great Daos including the Sealing Dao Principle and Heavenly Mechanism Dao Runes, completed their primordial decomposition in the blink of an eye, returning to chaos.

Hiss...

Inside the Restricted Zone, everyone looked up, but through the blurred Six-Elephant Gate, Saint Emperor Fengtian and his metallic new body were nowhere to be seen.

"D-dead?""Two techniques with one finger, and even a Saint Emperor was instantly killed?"

At that moment, even Yue Gongli felt his scalp tingle with dread.

The Saint Emperor's true self was present, and although he was using a body that wasn't entirely suitable for him, it was still the Heavenly Mechanism Divine Emissary—that should have been enough.

It was all useless?

He couldn't even hold Xieshen Yi back for fifteen minutes; after just a few exchanges, he was instantly defeated?

A hazy gloom enveloped everyone's vision and hearts.

At this moment of despair and widespread terror, an impassioned, exhilarating voice resonated from all directions:

"I awaken from chaos..."

Xieshen Yi's eyebrows shot up.

Yue Gongli's jaw dropped, and he sharply inhaled. Upon hearing this familiar content, he nearly wished for a hole to bury himself in.

However, everyone else in the Restricted Zone had never played that cringe-inducing Domination Mode, and they all looked overly excited.

"Not dead?""Saint Emperor Fengtian, he's alive!"

Within the chaos, microscopic structures rapidly combined, and a dazzling white light burst forth from the gloom, like a god descending.

The power of the Sacred Ancestor!

At the same time, the impassioned voice roared as if tearing its throat, burning everything in its fervor!

"I awaken from chaos!""I am born from ruin!""I am the Heavenly Mechanism that does not belong to this world!""I am the Divine Emissary destined to eradicate all evil!"

Uh...

Inside the Restricted Zone, the group of old men, on the contrary, calmed down, exchanging bewildered glances. "Are the lyrics really that long?"

It wasn't over yet!

Feng Yuhe stared at the collapsed interface in his mind, watching ancient characters pop up, while the clanging, solemn notes of a pipa resonated in his ears.

He initially felt a bit... reluctant to recite along, but his emotions were quickly stirred by the string music, surging to his very core, and he roared at the top of his voice:

"Order, it created me!""Dao Principles, they chose me!""Elements, they are new life!""Guardianship, the eternal purpose!"

Stop reciting, stop reciting...

Yue Gongli covered his ears, shaking his head helplessly, understanding for the first time that this was the flamboyant old Daoist's original intention for the design.

When he was playing with that metallic hulk back then, the string music made him incredibly excited. So, these lyrics sound like this from an outsider's perspective?

Doesn't that mean that back then, when he declared war on his elder sister in front of all the seniors and juniors of the Cold Palace Imperial Realm...

His dignity was completely gone?

"Hmm..."

Xieshen Yi had already raised his right hand, intending to attack, but suddenly froze in place, as if restrained by some powerful control technique, unable to move.

He was at a loss for words regarding this scene.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

The wings of the Infant Creator behind him wriggled twice, seemingly unable to bear it, trying to retract back into his body.

They quickly met with resistance from the Five Ancestors' power, trembled with fright, and stiffened upright.

"Resistors shall be suppressed!""Disobedient ones shall perish!""If there is a 'Battle Mode'..."

The words weren't even finished yet.

The fragmented interface in Feng Yuhe's mind reassembled, all light effects flared, forming two large characters:

"Approved."

"Approved?""What does that mean?"

"I still had a long string of words after that!"

Feng Yuhe was briefly stunned, the words still scrolling in his mind; he saw that next he was supposed to say things like "trigger Guardian Rule Three" and "request release of restrictions."

Feng Yuhe quickly understood: he had possessed Hall Master Dao's body, so why would he need any requests?

This was him making the request and him approving it; he could directly begin using "Liberated State: Heavenly Mechanism Divine Emissary"!

It ended abruptly.

It was very unsatisfying.

However, Feng Yuhe was no longer a youthful boy; purely by age, he was already an old man.

If he couldn't recite it, then so be it.

"Liberated State: Heavenly Mechanism Divine Emissary, descend!"

Feng Yuhe roared wildly, power surging into his palm:

"Sword of Holy Judgment!!"

With a horizontal swipe of his hand through the void, Feng Yuhe felt Bazun An possessing him, and indeed, a massive luminous sword, condensed from the power of the Sacred Ancestor, was drawn forth.

A peculiar sensation rose from his feet straight to his heart.

In that moment, Feng Yuhe stood ramrod straight, vaguely understanding why ancient sword cultivators all possessed that subtly flamboyant aura.

So, picking up a sword truly makes one want to recite a couple of verses, as a form of comfort?

"Little Ba, search for two lines... never mind."

A halo ascended above his head.

Beneath his feet, the Scroll of the Firmament unfurled.

Grasping the Sword of Holy Judgment, Feng Yuhe felt power surging from the array of mysteries, making him incredibly attuned to the Heavenly Dao.

He suddenly understood again why those people constantly pursued mysteries, and why those who possessed mysteries always deployed their mystery arrays to put on a show whenever they used spirit techniques or sword flows.

So, this is what they call "heaven and man becoming one"?

"Low-key..."

Feng Yuhe considered himself a low-key person.

Now he only wanted to say: to hell with being low-key!

Facing Xieshen Yi, this Emperor only wanted to act boldly and conspicuously, using the Sword of Holy Judgment and the power of mysteries to utterly slay him!

"Ready?"

But from a distance, as Xieshen Yi opened his mouth, Feng Yuhe's boiling blood cooled.

This caused him to have an anxious reaction:

No, what are you pretending for?

I! Heavenly Unbound: Saint Emperor Fengtian!

You're just a recently revived Xieshen; do you truly believe you have the power of a perfect Ancestral God, capable of instantly killing this Emperor's Liberated State?

However, after a round of "combat analysis" on the interface in his mind, a single word finally popped up:

"Stall!"

Simultaneously, Bazun An's noisy voice also appeared:

"Saint Emperor Fengtian, Little Ba suggests you'd better not go head-to-head with him, just stall him."

"Little Ba has already analyzed it: his state isn't perfect. You only need to stall him for fifteen minutes, and his fatigue will surely show."

Feng Yuhe scoffed.

As I am now, wielding the Way of Sealing, supplemented by the power of the Sacred Ancestor, even a high-level Saint Emperor would not dare to directly confront me.

And you, a mere Bazun An, dare to tell this Emperor to... stall?

"D-"

Feng Yuhe raised his sword, about to advance.

But before the word "die" could even be uttered, Xieshen Yi, who had been waiting for a long time not far away, suddenly lightly tossed a pebble in his hand.

He flicked the stone with his right thumb, while his left hand formed a two-finger seal.

Seeing the sealing gesture, Feng Yuhe immediately retreated at full speed. He never expected that this time, Xieshen Yi wasn't targeting him:

"Technique: Steal the Heavens and Replace the Sun."

The high-tossed pebble vanished.

A hole suddenly tore open in the sky, and a whistling sound, shattering space, pierced through time and space.

Inside the Restricted Zone, everyone gazed up in astonishment, seeing a speck of black light moving from far to near, finally embedding itself firmly in front of Xieshen Yi.

Boom!

At that moment, as if a sacred mountain had descended, the land for thousands of miles was pulverized by the immense force.

Amidst the rising dust, one could vaguely discern the source of this anomaly: not some massive object, but merely a staff as tall as a man, capable of being wielded.

The staff had gilt ends, intricate carvings, and a dark brown sealing band tied around its middle. Other than that, there was nothing unusual about it.

"Beep!""One of the Nine Supreme Divine Artifacts: Overlord."

Feng Yuhe glanced at the glowing, incredibly cool Sword of Holy Judgment in his hand, then at the unremarkable, sweat-soaked staff opposite him. He was just about to ask Little Ba for an assessment:

"Warning! Warning! Warning..."

Looks like an assessment isn't needed?

"Liberated State?"

Xieshen Yi's lips curved as he gripped the staff with one hand and lightly attempted to lift it.

It didn't budge.

Inside the Restricted Zone, it was so quiet that even breathing couldn't be heard; only pounding heartbeats echoed.

Hiss, hiss.

The wings of the Infant Creator wilted slightly, signaling that they had seen nothing.

"Liberated State?"

Xieshen Yi spoke a second time, pulling with great force.

Veins bulged on his forehead, and the ground beneath his feet collapsed with a rumble, sinking a hundred zhang directly, as dust surged upwards like a volcanic eruption.

Overlord was forcefully pulled out!

"Liberated State?"

Xieshen Yi spoke a third time, his eyes flaring with eerie, evil light, directly suppressing the fiercely resisting Overlord.

"The power of the War Ancestor...""Very well, this technique is worth a try."

His gaze cast far towards the Sealing Saint Emperor who wielded the power of the Sacred Ancestor in the distance. His body sank, and fleshy lumps wriggled on his neck and shoulders.

Suddenly, he transformed into a three-headed, six-armed form, his killing intent so potent that it caused half the sky to turn a stark crimson.

"Asura Path, open!"