Chapter 1154: Immortal Golden Body

Ye Fan left the seashore and appeared on a colossal mountain, tens of thousands of feet high. It was covered in snow, intensely cold, and filled with a biting mist.

Here, he meticulously studied the mecha, finally eradicating the Qi family's imprint. As for the jade tablet, he simply discarded it on the coast, having no intention of contacting Qi Kun.

"Oh..."

He saw a colossal mothership cut through the sky, heading deep into the Great Wilderness, radiating immense power.

"It bears the Cao family's insignia. Could they be coming for me?" Ye Fan's vigilance was very high.

He pondered for a moment, then flew back towards the coast. He stopped several hundred li from where he had discarded the jade tablet, opening his Heavenly Eye to observe and wait carefully.

Ever since he killed Cao Qing, whenever Cao Qing was mentioned, people would always remark on the Cao family's power. This naturally caught Ye Fan's attention, and he had previously investigated them thoroughly.

They were a formidable clan, truly terrifying. Among the great powers with multiple kings on the Eternal Main Star, they held significant influence, a powerful leviathan. Otherwise, Cao Qing wouldn't have been able to procure two auxiliary divine materials to give to the Fan family.

The seashore was beautiful and uneventful. Ye Fan waited for over half a day without anyone appearing. However, he didn't leave. Instead, he buried the crystal wall within a cliff face in a deserted area, meticulously arranging and engraving Heaven-Deceiving Array Patterns, deliberately leaving a tiny flaw.

The crystal wall could evade the mothership's scans but would emit a faint aura, allowing others to deduce his presence. Then, he patiently waited.

The next day, a barely perceptible ripple spread from a distance, and dozens of battleships appeared, dark and oppressive like leaden clouds. Many figures flew out and began deployment in the area.

"They're truly cautious, stopping five hundred li from the coast." A chilling killing intent appeared at the corner of Ye Fan's mouth; this was definitely aimed at him.

A group of people concealed themselves using special techniques, then advanced over two hundred li, stopping three hundred li from the crystal wall to begin their setup, burying many forbidden artifacts.

This was a grand killing array. If fully activated, a monstrous murderous aura would surge forth, capable of flattening and utterly annihilating everything within a three-hundred-li radius.

"We need him alive! This kid has an Indestructible Golden Body and golden blood, which will be of great use!" A young man licked his lips, revealing a bloodthirsty expression.

Ye Fan muttered from a distance, "Cao family, you are truly domineering. I killed one Cao Qing, and now you send such a group of powerful experts, even crossing star domains, just to extract my golden blood?"

"Hmm, this kid really has some tricks. Even the mothership couldn't scan him, only deduce the crystal wall's aura here," a middle-aged man murmured.

Ye Fan observed dispassionately, concealed over ten li behind them using a Heavenly Court secret technique, quietly watching their preparations.

"What role did the Qi family play? Are their people guiding this?" he wondered silently, his eyes chilling.

A massive mothership, a thousand li away, had submerged into the sea, closely monitoring everything in this direction, ready to provide support and deliver devastating blows at any moment.

"Hmph, just an ascetic from another domain. Does he really think he's like those terrifying ancient beings who could summon winds and rain, or devour the sun, moon, and stars? Unless Wan Qing is resurrected, no one can act so wildly in the Eternal Star Domain." A young man from the Cao family sneered, clearly of no low status. He was Cao Qing's cousin, Cao Feng.

"Alright, the ancient forbidden killing divine runes are all buried underground. Once activated, they will definitely flatten this area and scatter that kid's soul. We must be careful with the intensity, or we'll waste the golden blood," said a middle-aged man. This was Cao De Lin, an uncle of Cao Qing.

"Don't worry, we'll leave him barely alive, begging for mercy like a dog, prostrate on the ground," Cao Feng chuckled.

"Killing him isn't enough to demonstrate our power. We should preserve his blood for proper use. Even his bones and flesh are valuable for artifact refining, worth keeping," another young man named Cao Jin, also a direct descendant, added from nearby.

The Cao family had mobilized such a large force this time, naturally seeking an explanation. Cao Qing's death and the loss of an important ancient saint mecha demanded retribution.

"Activate it!" Cao De Lin, the middle-aged man, waved his hand.

All the Cao family members showed cold smiles. They acted in unison, activating the divine runes buried underground. The area instantly transformed: wind and clouds surged, and a murderous aura roared thirty thousand feet high!

Black clouds loomed overhead, and killing intent obscured the sun. Giant divine effigies, dark as ink, rose one after another, crushing forward, absolutely capable of causing a bloody storm and widespread devastation.

Ye Fan's expression changed. If trapped within this grand array without his Movement Secret Technique, he would likely indeed suffer defeat and be shattered into a bloody mist.

"You are truly ruthless. In that case, I won't hold back either."

He transformed into a phantom, appearing out of thin air beside an important Cao family member. With a flick of his finger, he swiftly severed the man's head, blood spurting over two meters high. Then, with a backhand strike, he shattered his Immortal Platform.

Next, he charged at another person, simple and direct, employing the Heavenly Court's grand killing art, invisible, harvesting lives.

"Pffft," "Pffft"...

In almost an instant, eight people died, their heads flying, collapsing suddenly. No one even saw the assailant; it was as if a vengeful ghost was seizing souls in the dark.

"Retreat quickly!" Cao De Lin shouted.

"Hmph, you came, and now you want to leave? Didn't you set up this grand array for me?" Ye Fan swiftly approached Cao De Lin, striking mercilessly. Cao De Lin was a Half-Saint and would not simply await death, so he resisted fiercely.

However, with a flash of Five-Colored Divine Light from behind Ye Fan, Cao De Lin was instantly swept away. Then, five precious swords—green, yellow, red, black, and white—emerged, shrouded in primal chaos energy, and struck down.

Even a powerful Half-Saint was no match; he was immediately beheaded, blood splattering as his body and spirit were annihilated.

"It's him! The ascetic with golden blood! He killed Cao Qing and took the Fan family's divine power seed!" Cao Jin screamed, fleeing desperately.

No one had expected the turn of events to be so swift. The very person they intended to trap and kill had appeared behind them, never having been inside the array at all.

"That old bastard Qi Yun set us up! This ascetic must have received intelligence long ago and is now turning the tables on us!" Cao Feng yelled from the other side, his earlier vigor and arrogance completely gone.

A cold glint flashed in Ye Fan's eyes; sure enough, members of the Qi family were involved. He covered several li in a single step, caught up to Cao Feng, twisted his neck, and with a snap, ripped off his head, ending his life.

At the same time, with a flash of blood-light, Ye Fan pointed a finger, piercing Cao Jin's glabella from a li away. Blood splattered, and the corpse fell from mid-air.

In the distance, battleships roared, having noticed the anomaly. They all activated, firing massive light beams that shattered the sky with their divine power.

Ye Fan transformed into an Asura, a cold light flickering in his eyes as he moved rapidly. Behind him, a golden world unfurled, revealing the Golden Divine Treasury. All sorts of divine weapons and artifacts flew out, dazzling and incredibly intimidating.

Many Cao family members were pierced through, unable to board their battleships, falling dead on the ground in pools of blood.

"Ah..." Screams rose one after another.

Ye Fan was like a god of slaughter; wherever he passed, blood and gore reigned, inciting boundless carnage. Once the divine art of the Golden Divine Treasury was unleashed, it was as if a source of destruction had been opened, sweeping away all resistance.

Many people screamed in terror. Several, to evade him, were forced into the monstrous killing array ahead, stepping into the very deathtrap they had set up, and immediately cried out in agony.

Boom!

Ye Fan confronted a battleship, using his bare body to withstand the three-hundred-zhang long metal hull, tearing it apart with his hands. Many Cao family members turned pale with fright.

"The Indestructible Golden Body, it's terrifying to this extent!"

"Run!"

It was a complete rout. The Cao family was caught off guard, suffering a devastating loss with heavy casualties.

Ye Fan pursued. With a flash of the Five-Colored Divine Light, a four-hundred-zhang long battleship was struck by him, propelled into the deadly array ahead, and instantly shattered.

"Boom!"

With a single Six Path Samsara Fist, mountains and rivers lost their luster, and the sun and moon dimmed. He shattered four battleships with his bare hands, his golden fists causing the cold metal hulls to explode!

The Cao family was shaken. Many young people were scared pale, believing it to be mythical. Was this even a human?

Over a dozen battleships were sunk!

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, intense energy fluctuations erupted. From a thousand li away, the mothership, hidden beneath the sea, shot skyward and unleashed a crimson beam at Ye Fan, spanning over a thousand li.

This was an absolute lightning strike. If it hit, even an ancient saint's body would be pierced.

Ye Fan shifted positions, moving over ten li across the sky, swiftly observing the behemoth. It shimmered with a green light, thousands of zhang long, like an eternal, indestructible steel city.

At the same time, four ancient saint mechas flew out and charged at Ye Fan. One wielded a blood-red dragon spear, another drew a purple saint artifact greatbow, and yet another pulled a golden giant axe from its back, all attacking the formidable enemy simultaneously.

Ye Fan retreated again, quickly entering his own aqua-blue ancient saint mecha. Then he vanished from the void, employing the Heavenly Court's secret technique to launch a surprise attack.

"Snap!"

With a flash of the Five-Colored Divine Light, five chaos treasure swords soared behind him, almost bisecting a purple mecha, quickly dealing it heavy damage.

"So powerful, even more terrifying than imagined!" A woman and an elder inside the mecha exchanged horrified glances, quickly activating forbidden arrays to immediately recall the other mechas.

The four powerful ancient saint war tools came and went swiftly, absorbed into a divine gate. But Ye Fan, having the upper hand, showed no mercy, pursuing closely and attacking ferociously.

He used the Five-Colored Divine Light to restrain and the Six Path Samsara Fist to attack, severing the thigh of a golden mecha, the arm of a red mecha, and the greatbow of another purple mecha, tearing them clean off.

"This... single-handedly fighting, only an ancient saint can contend, perhaps only a few anomalies on the main star could rival him!"

The people on the Cao family's mothership were stunned, their jaws dropped, and chills ran down their spines!

"Whoosh!"

Ye Fan vanished again, piloting Qi Meng's ancient saint mecha and employing the Heavenly Court's secret technique to merge into the void. With the Heaven-Deceiving Array Patterns further concealing his aura, even the mothership couldn't scan him.

"Damn it, he escaped! We mobilized such a large force, only to suffer heavy losses. This is truly hard to swallow." Someone clenched their fists in anger.

"Rumble!"

However, to their surprise, Ye Fan hadn't fled. Instead, he had brazenly approached the mothership. His Five-Colored Divine Light swept out, severing a corner of the hull, weighing tens of tons.

"Clang!"

A terrifying sound rang out. Ye Fan wielded his Six Path Samsara Fist, shattering all obstacles, and tore off another large section of the hull, attempting to break inside.

"This... this isn't human! Quickly activate the energy shield!" Everyone was stunned.

This was a god of slaughter, a malevolent spirit who had broken free from hell's shackles, invincible, daring to attack even a mothership.

"Boom!"

The energy shield activated, enveloping the entire mothership, rendering even ancient-saint-level attacks ineffective.

Ye Fan, with no other option, retreated, standing in the distant sky, coldly confronting them.

Inside the ship, a young man named Cao Tian was almost driven mad with rage, shouting hoarsely: "Damn it! He almost destroyed the power system of one of our mothership's Dao runes! That's a saint artifact, yet it was shattered! The ship's condition is extremely dire now; we need to return to the main star immediately, otherwise, it will be extremely dangerous if other hostile major powers target us!"

Beside him, a charmingly beautiful woman, Cao Lin, Cao Qing's elder sister, also had a grim expression. She hadn't expected to come seeking retribution only to face such a crushing defeat.

"We underestimated him too much. This is an extremely dangerous and terrifying ascetic. We must never underestimate him again," an elder sighed.

"Return to base!" Cao Lin ordered, unwillingly.

On this day, Immortal Feather Star was in an uproar. Everyone was horrified upon hearing the news: a single person with one mecha had repelled the Cao family's mothership fleet! What a glorious achievement!

"It's insane! Is this real? Is this ascetic named Ye Fan truly that powerful?"

"An incredible battle! Could he possibly contend with the anomalies on the main star? Is this the rise of another legend?"

Immortal Feather Star was greatly shaken, and all factions were astonished.

After the battle, Ye Fan's expression remained cold. While the outside world was abuzz, he took action again.

He made numerous inquiries, thoroughly investigating the Qi family. He then learned what kind of person Qi Yun was—it was he who had provided assistance to the Cao family, almost leading Ye Fan into the killing array this time.

Ye Fan responded by seeking out Qi Yun's youngest son, who was away from home. He eventually dragged him out of a pleasure house in an ancient city located in the Great Wilderness and half-killed him with supreme divine power.

"Go tell your old man that I don't fear him. If he provokes me again, I won't mind settling the score with him," Ye Fan warned, using the son as a messenger.

"Bang!"

On a divine island belonging to the Qi family, Qi Yun smashed his teacup to pieces. Seeing his severely wounded beloved son, he abruptly stood up, gritting his teeth: "This is Immortal Feather Star! Even if you're a dragon, you'll have to coil here!"

Suddenly, Qi Kun's voice came from afar, ordering him not to act rashly: "Youngest, stop causing trouble for me!"

Qi Yun's face turned ashen. He said nothing until Qi Kun had departed, then he gritted his teeth, "So what if he has an Indestructible Golden Body? Can he compare to Wan Qing!?"

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