Chapter 1345: Suppression

“Ye Dao Brother, what do you mean? Do you intend to keep all of us here?” the old messenger asked with an unfriendly expression.

“You’re old enough to have a white beard, yet you’re meddling with youngsters. Do you really think you’re some kind of playful elder?” Ye Fan scoffed, having no fondness for this person, as it was this messenger’s report that caused all the trouble.

Messengers on the ancient road held unusual status, traveling between major cities. Although not comparable to the Emissary or the Grand Commander, they were usually treated with respect. Now, being ridiculed by Ye Fan in such a manner, the messenger felt utterly humiliated.

“Brother, please show some self-respect! The Peerless Overlord is about to arrive. You should focus on how to deal with your formidable enemy. I hope you survive unharmed,” he said in an ambiguous tone.

Ye Fan sneered, “You’re always worrying about things that don’t concern you. Given your questionable character, it’s necessary to suppress you and send you to mine for a hundred years.”

A dark look crossed the messenger’s face. He said sinisterly, “Do you intend to attack us?”

Without another word, Ye Fan spread his five fingers and pressed forward, as if a five-fingered mountain were descending. The air resounded with the sound of wind and thunder, and astonishing divine light burst forth, dazzling and brilliant.

The messenger was indignant. This was too dismissive. After all, he was only second to the Emissary and the Grand Commander, yet the Saintly Body treated him like a common cat or dog, casually suppressing him with a mere flick of the hand.

Wisps of Lunar Mysterious Fiend energy emanated from him. This dark, powerful source force was specifically designed to disintegrate sacred power, and ordinary people dared not confront it head-on.

However, under Ye Fan’s golden palm and fingers, the Lunar Mysterious Fiend energy melted like ice and snow, hissing as it was completely purified by the golden light.

The messenger quickly retreated, trying to join the others, but the giant hand descended from the sky, like a golden firmament falling, cutting off his escape route.

The Emissary’s expression changed. There was no escape, neither to heaven nor to earth. The single hand was like a world, covering the area, making it impossible to break through.

“Open!”

He let out a soft cry, his body ablaze with Lunar Mysterious Fiend energy. Dark light surged, burning like a black sun, tearing open the void as he attempted to escape.

Unfortunately, it was still ineffective. Nine ancient characters appeared on Ye Fan’s golden hand, shining brilliantly like nine divine stars rotating, casting immortal radiance.

These were precisely the nine mysterious characters from the Dao Scripture, capable of suppressing all beings. Ye Fan typically wouldn’t use them, but he now employed them directly to end the battle swiftly.

“No…” the messenger cried out.

Everything happened too quickly. Others couldn’t even attempt a rescue; they only saw Ye Fan raise his hand and directly suppress the messenger, as if dealing with a three-year-old child.

“How can this be? That’s the Overlord’s ancient art!” Xu Li exclaimed, her pretty face filled with disbelief.

The messenger was defeated too quickly. The golden hand transformed into a vast universe, enveloped in chaotic mist, with the nine ancient characters shining like deities, incredibly mysterious.

Ye Fan slowly closed his golden palm. The messenger screamed, rapidly shrinking until he lay limp like a caterpillar in Ye Fan’s palm, trembling as if facing a god or demon.

Ye Fan’s ancient art was profound; he suppressed his enemy instantly. With a gentle shake of his right hand, the messenger immediately felt the world turn upside down, chaos surging around him. He nearly disintegrated, tumbling and crashing within.

The golden palm was about to dissolve him. Terrified out of his wits, the messenger shrieked desperately. This was too horrifying; it truly was like turning the hand to make clouds and turning it back to make rain, a divine power vast and boundless.

“How do you know the Overlord’s secret art? Did you… also study the Dao Scripture!?” Xu Li shrieked, seemingly very surprised.

The others’ expressions also changed. The Dao Scripture was extremely mysterious and profound, an ancient mother scripture with legends across many star domains, yet few had ever seen it.

Ye Fan learned important information: the Overlord cultivated the Dao Scripture, and it seemed he had reached a very high level. This confrontation would truly be a head-on clash.

“It’s your turn.”

He turned his hand and pressed forward, again using the nine ancient characters from the Dao Scripture. Each radiated divine light, and faintly, the chanting of a Celestial Venerable could be heard, like rolling thunder, as if capable of suppressing all heavens and myriad worlds.

These individuals naturally wouldn’t surrender. They unleashed secret arts, even detonating several terrifying Saint-level forbidden artifacts, shattering a portion of the star domain.

However, they found they couldn’t harm Ye Fan at all. The cauldron floated, its primordial energy flowing, impervious to all attacks.

Ye Fan stood in the starry sky, his black hair cascading down. With hand seals, each of his strikes seemed to push the sun, moon, and stars, as if an immortal king had descended, divinely brave and unstoppable.

Golden light emanated from his entire body. All the stars in the heavens moved with his hands, as if being propelled by him. The star domain trembled, and he reigned supreme in the world.

All of them changed color. Xu Li screamed first, as Ye Fan, using the Sun-Moon Seal, shattered her Saint artifact with a golden sun, sending her flying tens of thousands of feet away. Covered in blood, her slender body was tattered.

“Brother Ye, we bear no hostility! How could you do this?!” Liu Yun shrieked. Struck by the Moon Seal, half of his body turned into a bloody mist, with only his upper half flying backward, scattering a large amount of blood.

Among these individuals, Qi Zheng was undoubtedly the strongest, a Saint King. During the battle, his eyes were like two blazing torches, and his entire being exuded a monstrous battle aura.

“Oh, a Great Saint artifact!” Ye Fan was startled. No wonder the opponent was so confident; such an item posed a serious threat to him.

To be precise, it was a forbidden artifact with limited uses, but it could unleash the might of a Great Saint, equivalent to a Great Saint’s attack for a short duration.

“As I said, you have nowhere to go. Just stay in this star domain and complete your fated battle. If you’re lucky enough to survive, you can leave,” Qi Zheng said indifferently.

The light in his eyes intensified, burning fiercely, starkly different from his previous ordinary demeanor. His fighting spirit soared, like a battle god, brimming with immense combat aura.

This person was truly powerful, terrifying even among Saint Kings of the same rank, not to mention wielding a forbidden artifact personally forged by a Great Saint, capable of easily annihilating a Saint.

“You’re too overconfident. If your grandfather were here, I’d turn and leave, but you alone are not enough!” Ye Fan retorted.

“Then don’t blame me for being merciless; I’ll suppress you!” Qi Zheng declared, holding a nine-story ancient pagoda from which wisps of purple energy descended.

With a resounding hum, the ancient pagoda flew out, enlarged until it was as tall as the heavens and earth, and pressed down on Ye Fan.

However, at that instant, Ye Fan unleashed the "Line" character secret art. Thousands of Dao patterns densely covered the universe, and he enveloped the forbidden artifact, hurtling with it into the distance.

He took out the green cauldron. Although the Great Saint-level ancient pagoda was suppressing, it couldn’t kill it. He shook his hand and sent the green bronze flying towards it.

“Crack!”

The nine-story ancient pagoda was originally a forbidden artifact, usable only a few times. Now, colliding with the green bronze cauldron, its lifespan was even shorter. Cracks appeared, and with a thunderous roar, it exploded.

Purple mist and radiant light surged in all directions as the Great Saint-level forbidden artifact was destroyed. A ball of green light flew out – the immortal green bronze cauldron. Usually rusty and dilapidated, it now burst forth with immortal light, illuminating countless mountains and rivers.

After it retracted its glow, Ye Fan brought it back into his body. He didn’t want to expose this item too early, otherwise, there would surely be a bloody storm on the ancient star road, with countless powerful experts coming for him.

“You…”

Qi Zheng’s heart was shaken. Not long after, Ye Fan returned completely unharmed, tossing over the fragments of the nine-story pagoda, which glittered like divine stardust, scattering across the ground.

“What kind of monster are you? You shattered a Great Saint-level forbidden artifact?!” he cried out in alarm.

At this point, there was no more suspense in the battle. Qi Zheng was powerful, but he was still suppressed by Ye Fan, captured in his palm like a caterpillar, unable to break free.

Xu Li fled at high speed, rushing towards the Fiftieth Human City, dragging her tattered body and leaving a trail of blood. She saw the magnificent ancient city in sight, about to be saved.

However, just then, a figure like a demon god arrived from behind, cutting off her path. With just one hand, it seized her like a chick and carried her back into the depths of space.

“Ah, let me go!” she struggled violently, filled with shame and rage.

The group of six was successively suppressed by Ye Fan, all appearing in his golden palm, each one filled with shame, hating themselves for coming here.

“Brother Ye, isn’t this going too far? We have no past grievances or recent enmities. Although we might have been in the wrong, too arrogant, we truly didn’t intend to fight you to the death,” Liu Yun said.

“Let us go!” Xu Li shrieked. Being held in a man’s palm and being examined from all angles was truly unbearable for her.

“Noisy,” Ye Fan flicked his finger. With a “puff,” her body shattered, turning into a cloud of blood mist, with only her head floating in the void.

“Ah, how dare you hurt me! The Overlord won’t let you get away with this!” Xu Li screamed in pain, her voice trembling with both rage and fear.

“If the Overlord comes, I’ll kill him. Dare to make another sound, and I’ll make sure your body and soul are annihilated,” Ye Fan said calmly, terrifying Xu Li into silence.

These people gasped, not expecting Ye Fan to be so ruthless, shattering a Saint’s body with a mere flick of his finger.

“She’s the youngest daughter of the Emissary of the Eighty-first City! How could you treat her like this…” The messenger’s face turned pale with fright, and he cried out.

“You’re noisy too,” Ye Fan flicked his finger again. With a “puff,” his body also shattered, turning into a cloud of blood mist, leaving only his head. He dared not speak another word.

This was a devil!

The six were overwhelmed. This person was merciless in his actions, and his physical body was incredibly powerful, able to destroy a Saint’s body with a mere flick of a finger. How terrifying was that?!

“What do you want?” Qi Zheng asked, relatively calmly.

“From now on, all of you are miners. Work diligently on your labor reform to earn a reduced sentence,” Ye Fan said with a serious expression.

The six were so depressed they wanted to bang their heads against a wall, almost going crazy. Yet, they dared not speak recklessly. This was a devil; he had even shattered the body of the beautiful Xu Li with a flick of his finger. What else was he incapable of doing?

Ye Fan now had six Saint-level miners under his command. They diligently explored stars, searched for rare treasures, and excavated various divine minerals born from heaven and earth.

Days passed. News came from deep within the ancient road: the Hegemon Body had arrived, shattering the sun and moon with his roar, his aura devouring mountains and rivers. Unrivaled in power, he advanced with supreme divine might towards the Fiftieth Human City.

Hun Zhan ultimately failed to open the ancient Great Emperor’s mausoleum door and finally arrived along the ancient road. Along the way, he encountered protectors who tried to obstruct him, but he bypassed them all.

The Divine Light Platform had long been removed, but he possessed another secret treasure for traversing the universe. The Overlord, like a primeval beast, charged towards this side of the starry sky. A peerless battle was inevitable.

“The Overlord is here!”

“The young supreme of the Heavenly Hegemon Bloodline has finally arrived!”

This star domain boiled with excitement, drawing countless gazes. Many couldn’t remain calm, finding every possible way to cross star domains and specifically rush here, eager to witness the battle.