Chapter 1043: Half-Saint

Chapter 1044: Half-Saint

Silence fell upon the island. Who was he, to dare face a Half-Saint with his true body and the 搖光 King with his Dao body? Who would believe such a claim?!

What an astonishing figure! The person before them had made such a choice, leaving everyone dumbfounded and speechless. The atmosphere was strange. After a brief silence, people finally found their voices, each one extraordinarily agitated, clenching their fists.

“He is too powerful! It’s incredible that he dares to face the 搖光 King and a Half-Saint alone.”

“But does he truly possess such strength? A Dao body against the 搖光 King, and his true body to battle a Half-Saint—that sounds like a fantasy!”

“I thought I misheard. How dare he do this? Does he really think he’s the reincarnation of a Human Emperor?”

“I mistakenly thought the Sacred Body had returned, but even he might not have this kind of combat power. This person truly possesses a vast and overwhelming aura!”

People were stunned. Ye Fan was powerful and domineering, not just posturing, but genuinely daring to proceed this way, which was utterly unbelievable.

However, the 搖光 King did not accept the challenge. He shook his head and said, “I don’t know you, and we have no grievances. Why should we fight?”

“Just a sparring match,” Ye Fan replied with only those four words.

“My Saint Lord is not someone just anyone can challenge! You are utterly unqualified, unknown, and far from capable. Perhaps if the Sacred Body returned, it might barely suffice.”

A boy standing behind the 搖光 King spoke, puffing out his cheeks. He felt that Ye Fan’s intention to single-handedly challenge his master and a Half-Saint was an insult to the 搖光 lineage, so he spoke mockingly.

“I am speaking to your master. You had best remain silent,” Ye Fan’s Dao body said with a smile. With a flick of his finger, a beam of light shot out, and the boy’s mouth opened and closed, but he instantly found himself unable to speak.

“You…” Another boy reacted with shock and anger, a hint of fear in his eyes, but he dared not say anything more.

“Who exactly are you, to dare offend my master’s dignity? You are too audacious!” Li Qingzhou shouted from eight hundred zhang away, his body still spasming.

“Noisy,” Ye Fan said, waving his hand forward once more.

The 搖光 King’s gaze blazed. “This Dao brother is perhaps too overbearing!”

He moved his right arm, forming a hand seal with his five fingers like a crane’s beak, carrying an indescribable Dao mark. It swept across with a streak of light, pecking towards Ye Fan’s wrist.

Though it resembled the movement of a mortal martial artist, it was truly a manifestation of a Dao fruit, returning to its true nature. His finger transformed into an immortal crane, displaying a phenomenon of Dao convergence, with myriad threads of Dao principles falling down.

“Bang!” Ye Fan’s Dao body’s gesture remained unchanged, as if it had transformed into a Golden-winged Great Peng, possessing the sharpness of an eagle striking the sky. It collided with the crane-shaped seal, emitting a ripple of divine light.

“Boom!” At that moment, within a radius of a thousand zhang, Dao marks intertwined, and chains of divine order wrapped around, like beautiful phoenix feathers interwoven in the sky.

Their control was exquisite, reaching perfection. Although they could slay kings, only a wisp of clear wind emanated from their clash. Otherwise, the entire island would have been reduced to dust, and few would have survived.

Li Qingzhou’s body trembled and spasmed again, flung eight hundred zhang away, no more, no less. This left his face ashen white and utterly distraught.

The 搖光 King stood with his hands behind his back, staring at Ye Fan, wanting to see through the person before him, and did not make another move.

“搖光, weren’t you just about to attack this Emperor? Now someone wants to challenge you, so why are you shrinking back?” the Black Emperor sneered.

Everyone was astonished. They had just witnessed this mysterious expert strike the 搖光 King in mid-air, not falling behind at all, proving a strength that could absolutely dominate the crowd.

“Who is this person? What he said wasn’t empty talk; he didn’t act just for fame. He can really fight the 搖光 King!”

This seemed truly unbelievable. A peerless figure had emerged out of nowhere, one who could undoubtedly look down upon the Southern Domain and sweep across a million miles unrivaled.

Waves crashed in people’s hearts, astonished by the result of the previous clash.

Feng Huang, Ji Biyue, Li Youyou, and others all showed surprise. They found it hard to imagine any human expert who could contend with the 搖光 King, at least in the current era after those few powerful individuals had departed.

Thinking of this, Feng Huang, Ji Biyue, and the others felt a jolt in their hearts. If someone had returned along the Ancient Starry Sky Road, perhaps they could achieve all this.

Ye Fan’s Dao body stood there, unmoving as a mountain. His hair fluttered, and his entire being was as steady as an ancient, everlasting bedrock.

“I, the 搖光 King, have never been inferior to anyone in my life. If you wish to spar, then please bring forth your true body. I will see this through to the end.” Finally, the 搖光 King spoke these words.

“No need, my Dao body is sufficient,” Ye Fan calmly stated, his body formed from pure qi. He then took the lead, stepping off the island and striding towards the horizon.

“Whoosh,” “whoosh…” Suddenly, dense glimmers of light appeared in the sky, like countless flying swords slashing down, intensely dazzling, transforming into blinding divine rays!

A Half-Saint appeared. This was the aura he brought, transforming into a shower of sacred rain that poured down like the Milky Way falling from the Nine Heavens, its oppressive presence threatening to shatter human forms.

Most of the people on the island collapsed, and many more involuntarily knelt. They didn’t want to, but the immense pressure made their souls tremble, and their bodies instinctively made this choice.

“A Saint’s aura!” everyone cried out, their faces filled with terror, their hearts utterly appalled.

“A Half-Saint is an invincible existence! With one foot already in the Saint realm, they occasionally unleash Saintly might. Even peak existences like perfected Kings have no chance against them; death is certain.”

“A Half-Saint has truly arrived!”

People felt terrified. This was a major event. In an era where Saints did not appear, this was an absolutely terrifying presence. No one had heard of anyone achieving Half-Saint status in recent years.

Except for the ancient races!

“I am here, and you still wish to leave!” A colossal black hand in the sky pierced through the clouds, reaching directly beneath the firmament, grasping at Ye Fan’s departing Dao body.

“Rumble!” Mountains crumbled, seas roared, the sky collapsed, and the earth fractured. This was an overwhelmingly tyrannical aura, like an ocean exploding, its waves sweeping across the entire world. All beings were like ants, completely submerged, able only to struggle desperately.

Countless people lay prostrate on the ground, their bodies trembling uncontrollably. Facing this monstrous Saintly might, they possessed not even a sliver of power to resist!

However, at that very moment, a dazzling Dao light burst forth. Ye Fan’s true body moved, a black spear appearing in his hand. He angled it towards the southern sky, thrusting it into the vast expanse!

“Pfft!” The colossal black hand, composed of indestructible dark light, capable of annihilating perfected Kings, was nonetheless pierced by this astonishing spear strike. It disintegrated into black mist, scattering in the air.

Even the leaden clouds were dispersed, revealing the myriad stars once more. Under the bright moonlight, Ye Fan stood on the island and declared, “So what if he’s a Half-Saint?!”

Throughout this process, his Dao body did not even turn its head, simply striding away and vanishing, completely disregarding what was happening behind it.

People were astonished, all with wide-open mouths. Many were sprawled on the ground, suppressed by the Saintly might and unable to move, yet this person had actually blocked an attack from a Half-Saint!

It must be understood that merely bearing the “Saint” character signified a vast difference, like heaven and earth. Even perfected Kings would meet their demise, finding it incredibly difficult to overcome.

A perfected King stands at the ninth small step of Immortal Three, while a Half-Saint is a subtle existence: one foot has entered Immortal Four, while the other remains at the peak of Immortal Three. This single step, however, is world-altering; the gap cannot be measured in terms of Dao miles.

Saints transcend the human category, hence they are crowned with the title “Saint.” The transformation from King to Saint is like a fish leaping to become a true dragon—a fundamental change, one could say a qualitative transformation!

Even another Dao Slayer, incredibly talented and arrogant through the ages, possessing Sixfold Restrictions or even Sevenfold Restrictions, would find fighting across six or seven small realms useless. They would be suppressed by the “Saint Domain Barrier” and unable to break through.

Because even possessing Sevenfold Restrictions is merely an accumulation of quantitative changes, always suppressed by the Saint Domain! Even if one has perfected the Dao Slaying realm and added the power of Sevenfold Restrictions, they still cannot break through the Saint Domain Barrier. This is an eternal suppression.

However, Ye Fan was merely a Dao Slayer, not a Half-Saint, yet he managed to cleave open that colossal hand with a single spear thrust, defying common sense. How could anyone not be astonished?

Everyone stared in a daze, unable to believe what they saw. Their expressions froze, and they stammered, unable to speak. Their hearts pounded violently, as if they would burst from their chests.

“Saints have transcended the human realm. The Saint Domain Barrier separates the Saint and King realms into heaven and earth. Even possessing Sevenfold Restrictions becomes ineffective; one can only end in dismal failure before this chasm. How did he do it?!”

Feng Huang murmured in shock and regret. This was why Saints stood so high above. If one could not reach this realm, no matter how brilliant, it would be useless; they would be firmly suppressed by the Saint Domain and unable to defy the heavens.

Everyone was shaken. Ji Biyue, Li Qingzhou, Prince Zi, and others all showed expressions of shock. Someone had actually broken the myth and could contend with a Half-Saint!

“Can the 搖光 King do that?” someone whispered. This mysterious figure was too astonishing; people were practically suffocating.

At this moment, only Ji Zi remained calm, still sitting alone in the corner, silently observing everything without a word.

“I don’t believe it! It’s impossible to reverse the flow and defeat a Half-Saint!” The Saint Domain Barrier was a chasm, a myth that could not be broken. It would force anyone capable of fighting across realms back to their starting point, suppressing them until their abilities became ineffective. Possessing “how many Restrictions” would be useless.

“He blocked it. Can the 搖光 King do that?” someone else asked, reiterating the question.

“If he can do it, my master certainly can!” Li Qingzhou clenched his fist, whether out of defiance or stating a truth, it was unclear.

Moonlight, like thin smoke, enveloped the entire island. Ye Fan’s true body stood beneath the open sky, moonlight illuminating his form. His expression was resolute as he held a dark golden spear, pointing it remotely at the firmament, utterly fearless.

“It’s him! The one who challenged the God-Child’s eighteen strongholds has been with us all along!”

Finally, people recognized him by the black-gold spear. All the commotion had started because of him; the God-Child was leading the descendants of the Eight Divine Generals southward specifically for him.

When people learned the truth, many nearly fainted. This killing god had been with them all this time, on the island, and they had remained oblivious until now.

“Boom!” The place erupted like a boiling pot, a chaotic clamor. Everyone felt a sense of relief. How could someone who dared to challenge the God-Child be an ordinary person? No wonder he wasn’t afraid of the 搖光 King and wanted to fight a Half-Saint.

“When facing a Half-Saint, regardless of ‘how many Restrictions’ one possesses, fighting across realms becomes ineffective. It is said that even those with the legendary Eightfold Restrictions would find it hard to break the barrier, at most being able to protect themselves.”

“If this person isn’t a Half-Saint, then he must possess the power of Eightfold Restrictions!”

“To break through ancient legends and shatter the Saint Domain Barrier, only the mythical Divine Restrictions, passed down by the ancients, would suffice. But that only exists in myths!”

In the sky, the leaden clouds had dispersed, revealing a figure of medium stature standing there. He merged with heaven and earth, his pulse in sync with the Great Dao, releasing wisps of Saintly might.

Without a doubt, he was an ancient race member. Appearing to be in his forties, he was exceptionally mighty, with black disheveled hair falling over his shoulders. The sight of opening star fields within his eyes was mesmerizing.

A Half-Saint, a true Half-Saint.

In his left hand, he held an ancient black-gold shield; in his right, a blood-colored battle spear. He took a single step down and struck at Ye Fan!

“Clang!” Ye Fan was undaunted. He ascended against the heavens, his black spear tracing a mysterious trajectory. Dark light burst forth as it clashed with the blood-colored battle spear.

Sparks flew, and clanging sounds deafened. The Primordial Spirits of the heroes almost shattered, and a storm like a raging sea erupted in this place!

Ye Fan actually withstood the Half-Saint and began battling him. His black spear met the battle spear, clanging like sword cries, as if a god were merging with the Dao!

Chapter 1044: Half-Saint