Chapter 1318: Supreme Head

Chapter 1320: The Supreme Head

Ye Fan stood in the sky, gazing at the entire ancient star. It was an irregular celestial body, surprisingly shaped like a head, and connected to other nearby stars, resembling an ancient corpse.

The Primordial Mountains are an ancient land. Ten-thousand-foot cliffs and towering ancient trees are ubiquitous, and the mountain ranges here are majestic, vast, and continuous.

Ye Fan led the twelve Saints to this location. He was filled with questions about the star and conducted extensive investigations into several important ancient sites to gain a deeper understanding.

The mountains were immense, with many giant ridges soaring tens of thousands of feet into the sky. Shrouded in chaotic energy, they resembled a primordial land, and the rumbling sounds of the Great Dao could even be heard.

"This is truly a divine land. Cultivating here yields twice the results with half the effort, so it's no wonder many powerful individuals have emerged, with Saints appearing continuously."

The entire ancient star was shaped like a head, and the Primordial Mountains closely resembled its frontal bone – the position of the human 'Terrace of Immortality' – making it an extremely important location.

This region was vast and immense, inhabited by various ancient beasts. It was the territory of the demon race and some primitive tribes, and generally, humans rarely ventured there.

It was rumored that one of the three Great Saints of this ancient star lived in seclusion in the mountains. This Saint was a Fire Crow that had attained enlightenment, a peerless expert of the demon race capable of surveying this entire starfield.

Ye Fan had thoroughly researched the matter and knew that the ancient Fire Crow ancestor was very low-key, not emerging even once in several centuries and having no interactions with other factions. There would be no danger as long as it was not provoked.

Of course, he dared to venture deep into this place because his 'Movement Secret' had reached its pinnacle. While he couldn't claim to be unparalleled, escaping from danger was never an issue.

In the mountains, ancient trees formed dense forests, apes cried, and tigers roared, with various exotic beasts emerging. However, after Ye Fan and his group arrived, an immediate silence fell, as the Golden Lion, Nine-tailed Alligator Dragon, and the others were all highly revered among beasts.

"Awooo..." Soon, the mountains were in an uproar again, with various beast kings fleeing in panic. No matter how extraordinary they usually were, under the sweep of the twelve Saints, they had no choice but to flee in disarray.

Among them were many perfected Kings and Half-Saints, and eventually, even Saint Beasts were alarmed.

"Roar..." A Saber-toothed Tiger, as tall as a mountain, leaped out. Its two gigantic, snow-white fangs were sharp and dazzlingly bright. It roared continuously, loudly reprimanding, "Four ancient demons came out of the mountains and never returned. Did you kill them all?"

The Black Bear Saint stepped out, uprooting a ten-thousand-foot-tall mountain and pressing it towards the Saber-toothed Tiger. "We are just passing through," he said. "Do you wish to fight?"

The Saber-toothed Tiger Saint was an aggressive individual. Upon hearing about the extraterrestrial invaders, it felt indignant and impulsively jumped out, wanting to demand an explanation and intercept the "great devils."

However, at this moment, it felt overwhelmed. The rumors were wrong; these individuals' strength was above the Seventh Heaven of Saints, making them unstoppable. This was an invincible divine army.

"Awooo..." The Saber-toothed Tiger wailed, immediately suppressed.

The Black Bear Saint, towering like a black giant mountain, hugged the Saber-toothed Tiger in its arms as if holding a small kitten. The fierce Saint Tiger screamed, utterly terrified, its bones nearly broken.

Ye Fan gestured, signaling the Black Bear to show mercy and not kill the Tiger Saint, but to question it thoroughly.

"Little kitty, be good, don't be scared. Tell Uncle why you're so resentful of us?" The Black Bear Saint chuckled, looking like a strange uncle, hugging the Saber-toothed Tiger with a simple-minded expression.

"Awooo..." The Saber-toothed Tiger Saint screamed, filled with fear. The Black Bear's arm strength was terrifying; even with all its Saint arts unleashed, it couldn't break free. Its bones were about to shatter piece by piece.

The Saber-toothed Tiger was as huge as a mountain, but compared to the Black Bear Saint, it was utterly insignificant. The sneering of other ferocious beasts nearby sent shivers down its spine.

"Hmm, it's the Gu family stirring up trouble and instigating everywhere," the Black Bear concluded, having searched the Saber-toothed Tiger's mind. "Their ancestor is Lin Han's old rival, and the He family was incited to act by them."

The Gu family had a long heritage and powerful influence, far surpassing the He family. Their ancestor was also at the peak of the Saint King realm, but with a short lifespan and no hope of advancing to Great Saint.

He wanted to eradicate the Lin clan while he was still alive and prevent Lin Han from becoming a Great Saint. He was the mastermind behind the targeting of Wang Ziwen's family, having united many major forces.

Recently, they had been clamoring and fanning flames everywhere, provoking hostile emotions among many powerful individuals, aiming to turn them against Ye Fan's "invaders" and the Lin clan.

"Little kitty, don't let yourself be used by others; mere passion isn't enough," the Black Bear Saint said with a smiling face, looking as if he was eyeing a delicious meal. "Those who call us extraterrestrial great devils are the true devils. You need to go out and see for yourself."

The Saber-toothed Tiger's fur stood on end, its whole body covered in goosebumps, and it wailed. It would be truly pathetic to be hugged to death like this.

Ye Fan reached out and tapped a finger, implanting some of the background information into the Saber-toothed Tiger's 'Terrace of Immortality'. He then released it, allowing it to spread the word throughout the Primordial Mountains, warning the Saints not to bring disaster upon themselves.

"What a pity..." the Black Bear sighed, transforming back to a foot long. It was adorably naive, blinking its bright, big eyes, licking its lips with a look of regret and cuteness.

The group continued their journey through the Primordial Mountains, causing a commotion. Various ancient beasts were startled, and even powerful Saint Beast Kings emitted their pressure, but no bloody battles occurred.

As for the Fire Crow Great Saint, not even a shadow was seen, because the region was too vast; exploring slowly like this would not allow them to reach the many ancient sites.

"Hmm, if this star is truly a head, then this place should be its frontal bone's center," the Dragon Horse mused. "If Imperial Weapons are buried, they should be deep underground in this area." It had an excellent relationship with Duan De and the Black Emperor, receiving much guidance, and now possessed considerable experience in investigating treasures.

Ye Fan and his companions explored the Celestial Soldier Ancient Star based on ancient texts and anecdotes, determined not to miss any secret location.

Golden light shimmered as the Nine-tailed Alligator Dragon, resembling a pangolin, began drilling into the ground. It broke through the soil layers, searching for ancient weapons possibly buried beneath the Primordial Mountains.

"If the star is a head, this area should be the 'Terrace of Immortality,' most likely containing Immortal Weapons."

Unfortunately, no matter how deep they drilled into the earth, they found no traces of weapons. The entire ancient star also lacked any bone structure, which was very different from their assumptions.

"It would be truly terrifying if it really were a head," the Golden Lion remarked. "Whose skull could be so enormous?"

Ye Fan frowned. As a Source Master, he was most sensitive to the trends of mountains and earth veins, and he discovered some abnormalities. The paths of the underground mountain ranges resembled blood vessel walls; although long petrified and turned into soil, their network could still be traced.

"This really might be a gigantic head that has turned into earth and stone!" Ye Fan muttered to himself.

"What? What you're saying is true?" The Scorpio, Black Bear, Golden Lion, and others were all shocked.

Ye Fan nodded, then carefully deduced and measured, using Source techniques to calculate the distance to the core area of the 'Terrace of Immortality'. Finally, he took out an array platform and said, "It's too far. We need to cross over to the underground world to see what is nurtured in the true center of the 'Terrace of Immortality'."

This was because Ye Fan vaguely sensed something in the deepest part of the underground—a vigorous life force, filled with powerful energy.

Did the 'Terrace of Immortality' contain Imperial Weapons?

The twelve Saints were all eagerly anticipating this. After some arrangements, they stepped into the domain gate and crossed inward.

The underground world was empty and incredibly vast. When they emerged from the domain gate, they immediately felt an intense heat and saw soaring flames.

"This... is this really the head of a living being?" the Scorpio exclaimed, shocked. "Look, there's a gigantic 'Terrace of Immortality' ahead, with undying flames blossoming and burning."

It was an extremely vast high platform, resembling a continent floating in the void. It was dazzlingly bright, with divine flames flickering and burning fiercely.

Above it, powerful life fluctuations resonated, awe-inspiring. Even powerful beings like the Golden Lion and the Black Bear Saint felt a suffocating sensation, unable to breathe.

"Is it still alive? Does it have a life aura?" The Dragon Horse asked, surprised and uncertain.

"No!" Ye Fan frowned. He then opened his Source Heaven Eye, looked forward, and saw the reason.

A Fire Crow, as huge as a mountain, stood motionless in the flames. Its entire body was covered in black feathers shimmering with dark light and flowing with immortal radiance, appearing as if it were sleeping.

One of the three Great Saints of the Celestial Soldier Ancient Star — the Fire Crow Great Saint!

The twelve Saints were terrified. This Fire Crow was utterly terrifying; every feather on its body flowed with divine radiance, possessing a Dao fluctuation that seemed capable of suppressing the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

Suddenly, a pair of terrifying eyes opened, shooting forth from the gigantic 'Terrace of Immortality' like two bolts of lightning tearing through the sky. The Fire Crow Great Saint had awakened.

At this moment, the Nine-tailed Alligator Dragon, Golden Lion, Black Bear Saint, Scorpio, and the other twelve Saints were almost completely frozen, unable to move and trembling uncontrollably.

They were all great venerables among Saints, capable of fighting beyond their rank and considered peerlessly astonishing. Yet, at this moment, they felt as powerless as ants facing a giant.

This sight was too terrifying. Every one of them had the potential to become a Beast God or an Evil God, but at this moment, they were so humble, as tiny as dust.

"Junior has no intention of disturbing Senior's quiet cultivation. Please forgive us; we shall now withdraw," Ye Fan said, cupping his hands and retreating. At this moment, only the Human Saint Body could move, his golden blood surging and churning within him.

Ye Fan shook his sleeve, sweeping up the twelve Saints. His 'Movement Secret' operated to its extreme, and all of this was completed in an instant as he directly tore open space.

Clearly, this unimaginably powerful Fire Crow had been asleep for too long, accumulating dust on its body. Its divine consciousness revived, its eyes like lightning, and while it wanted to act, it was too late; it merely watched Ye Fan depart.

Ye Fan glanced back hastily, his heart jolted, then sped away without looking back, vanishing from the place.

"A golden divine egg!"

His heart was filled with doubt. The Fire Crow, with its shimmering black feathers, was surprisingly a guardian, watching over a golden divine egg and seemingly unwilling to leave it for even half a step.

Divine fire flickered on the 'Terrace of Immortality', dazzlingly bright. The Fire Crow Great Saint was not in the very center; that space was left for a crystal-clear golden divine egg. The Fire Crow Great Saint slept here solely to guard the birth of this egg.

A monstrous wave surged in Ye Fan's heart. The entire ancient star was formed from the head of a supreme being, and in the center of its skull's 'Terrace of Immortality', a divine egg awaited birth, personally guarded by a Great Saint. What did this portend?

The next moment, they appeared on the surface. Ye Fan shifted his position, operating his 'Movement Secret' as if time had stopped, and the void distorted as they moved far away from the Primordial Mountains.

"Too terrifying," they exclaimed. "That's definitely not an ordinary Great Saint. It's no less powerful than the Fire Clan's Saint Spirit Cang Yan, possessing an aura of peerless majesty!"

"That's right, I feel it's comparable to Fire Spirit Cang Yan, powerfully unparalleled!"

After leaving that place, the Golden Lion, Nine-tailed Alligator Dragon, Scorpio, and the others were still terrified, feeling shivers down their spines as if they had just faced a deity.

The Celestial Soldier Ancient Star clearly had an astonishing origin. If traced back to the universe of eons past, the most powerful force was naturally the Ancient Heavenly Court. Could this star be related to it?

Ye Fan pondered, thinking of Wang Ziwen, who had crossed over to this place from the Immortal Palace outside the Primordial Forbidden Zone.

There were some rumors in the Big Dipper (Northern Dipper) that the Immortal Palace was related to the Ancient Heavenly Court, possibly a well-preserved part of the Heavenly Court's grand palace, which is why it was called the Immortal Palace.

What most startled Ye Fan at this moment was the golden divine egg on the underground 'Terrace of Immortality' and the Fire Crow Great Saint. He thought carefully, feeling a sense of déjà vu and a familiar aura, then shivered.