Chapter 1734: Great Catastrophe

Ye Fan had undergone a complete metamorphosis, tempering his blood and forging his bones. He reached the pinnacle of his current strength, with his physical prowess comprehensively elevated, and even his primordial spirit became crystal-clear, full, and vibrant.

At this moment, he resembled a deity, his entire being radiating light, his flesh and blood glowing incandescently. He was like a beacon from the immortal realm, illuminating countless mountains and rivers, utterly pristine.

In this peak state, a blood-red radiance emanated from his crown, reflecting destiny. Scene after scene projected onto the sky, depicting a Supreme Being rising, embarking on the path to the imperial throne.

This was a terrifying and shocking sight!

Ye Fan's crown glowed, reflecting destiny, illuminating mountains and rivers, and shattering the cosmos.

A small golden figure emerged from his glabella, ascended into the heavens, and with a long roar, swallowed all the manifestations of destiny, turning them into nothingness.

He dominated everything, refusing to acknowledge destiny or accept any divine decree!

Throughout the vast universe, an oppressive aura descended, filling the cosmos. It was an boundless sea of lightning, transforming into the greatest "tribulation" Ye Fan had ever witnessed.

Boom!

A muffled rumbling, like the thunderous chariots of the heavens, crushed down. It was as if the ultimate dominator had descended, intending to personally confront and suppress Ye Fan.

Boundless lightning erupted, immediately manifesting as eighty-one layers of the Violet Heaven Grand Tribulation. This was the light of the Great Dao itself, transforming into purple qi that pressed down, supremely mighty, vast, and unparalleled.

Each layer of this ninety-nine grand tribulation was like a separate heaven, shrouded in mists of purple qi, pressing down until star rivers shattered and the cosmos crumbled.

This was only the beginning. All the major stars in this part of the universe exploded, turning into fine dust, not a single one remaining. This sight was chilling and horrifying!

No other grand tribulation was like this, destroying this part of the universe right from the start. Ordinary cultivators had certainly never witnessed such a thing, nor had Ye Fan ever faced it.

His grand tribulation had arrived. His body had reached its absolute peak state, his vital energy surged like an ocean, no longer suppressible—he was undergoing the tribulation!

"Rise!"

Ye Fan roared, and the cauldron above his head flew up. Chaos qi permeated its interior, and its mouth rapidly expanded, then it swallowed the heavens and embraced the earth, consuming all eighty-one streams of the Violet Heaven lightning tribulation. A vacuum was left above and below, with nothing remaining.

This sight was too terrifying. If any cultivators had been present, they would have been driven mad with fear. What immense magic power this must be, for the boundless sea of lightning to vanish!

One must understand that this misty purple qi had already shattered this part of the universe, dispersing the star rivers into fragments until they ceased to exist.

A single cauldron suppressing all things and devouring divine punishment—this was entirely the method of a Supreme Being, beyond mortal comprehension!

At the same time, the universe could no longer remain peaceful. Such a massive tribulation, upon its very appearance, startled all regions. Especially the Supreme Beings in the forbidden zones of life awakened, sensing a familiar aura, for they had all passed through this stage.

"What a mighty tribulation! This person might become an Imperial Dao master!"

"Such a grand tribulation implies boundless potential. If he ascends another level, he will become unpredictable."

Once the grand tribulation appeared, no amount of concealment was effective. Not even deceiving heaven array patterns would work, because a sea of lightning of this magnitude was simply too vast to be concealed.

Boom!

The grand tribulation intensified, becoming even more violent. Profound light annihilated the world, vast and boundless. This shattered part of the universe became the source of destruction; everything was annihilated, nothing remained.

The immensity of the lightning sea surpassed human imagination, incomprehensible. It transformed this place into a land of doom where any life entering it would inevitably be shattered.

Ye Fan's expression was solemn as he resisted. This was just the beginning, yet the grand tribulation was already so violent—enough to reduce even a Quasi-Emperor to ashes. Even with his immense power, he had to treat it cautiously.

The universe wailed as the ocean of thunder surged monstrously, its light filling all directions. No stars twinkled; every strand of scorching lightning intertwined and erupted.

Traces formed by the universe's most fundamental rules sliced through everything. This was the creation of heaven, as the aura of the primordial beginning surged, while the corresponding world-annihilating divine power also swept forth.

This grand tribulation did not cease; instead, other divine tribulations descended. Dozens of different tribulations converged from the sky, rolling forth, as Ye Fan let out a clear roar, fiercely resisting.

This place became the most terrifying spot in the universe, where nothing could be seen. Blazing light illuminated past and present, and heaven and earth trembled. The mysterious dominator seemed to have arrived, imposing and utterly resolved to kill Ye Fan.

"Break!"

Ye Fan's glabella glowed, and the small golden figure soared into the sky. Opening its mouth, it swallowed and exhaled various lightning rays, baptizing itself and refining the primordial spirit, which could then be channeled into the physical body.

This grand tribulation was a test. Amidst the most terrifying lightning, Ye Fan tempered his body, refined his cauldron, and forged his primordial spirit, making himself stronger, striving to become a living true god.

Without a doubt, this was an intense and dangerous process. He could turn to ashes at any moment amidst this scorching lightning, rarely seen in eons. Yet, if he endured it, few would be his match in the world.

Lightning, like waterfalls, continuously poured into the cauldron, leaving various imprints upon it, which naturally became part of the precious cauldron's Dao runes, not by deliberate design.

The cauldron floated up and down, working in harmony with the small golden figure. The Mother Qi of All Things hung down like curtains, replacing the stellar rivers, making this place grand and magnificent.

Ye Fan looked up. His physical body was like a bottomless pit; while resisting the endless sea of lightning, he continuously opened his mouth to swallow lightning bolts. Every inch of his flesh and blood was like a precious vase, having already absorbed an immeasurable amount of thunder.

His physical body and primordial spirit were undergoing a terrifying metamorphosis. Now, every drop of his blood contained the secret of creation, with thunder exploding within. Any single drop of blood, if it flew out, would inevitably destroy a star river and shatter a Great Saint.

Clang!

Amidst the divine punishment, a Chaos Bell chimed, disturbing time as if eons had passed in an instant, causing Ye Fan's body to stiffen. At that moment, he felt as if he had lived an entire lifetime, his body aging and turning into dust, then rising with the dust to be reborn as plants, animals, and other beings.

"Halt!"

Ye Fan shouted loudly, making the small golden figure clear and serene. He activated supreme divine techniques, stabilizing himself, disregarding the temporal distortion, and instantly becoming calm.

Then, his glabella glowed, and the 'Front' and 'Movement' secret techniques activated, unleashing the forbidden power of time. This force pressed towards the sky, directly confronting the heavens' tribulation.

This was a terrifying place where various laws intertwined and power surged. Ye Fan's refined Quasi-Emperor battle armor had already turned to ashes; it simply could not withstand the lightning strikes.

Now, only his physical body remained unharmed, and the cauldron could endure. Other artifacts, even powerful Quasi-Emperor artifacts, would inevitably turn to ashes under these lightning strikes.

Such a vast grand tribulation was rare throughout history!

Crack!

The evolution of the Great Dao transformed into tangible forms, pouncing down. These were various creatures, including Vermilion Birds, deities, and more, fiercely battling Ye Fan.

A terrifying and unparalleled sight that made one tremble. Each type of heavenly tribulation was enough to annihilate all Quasi-Emperors in the world, yet in this place, they appeared endlessly.

Starting from the ninety-nine eighty-one layers of Violet Heaven Grand Tribulation, the number of lightning tribulations had been decreasing, but they became even more terrifying as they pressed down, ceaselessly.

With a boom, Five Elements Immortal Light soared into the sky, etching an inexplicable aura into the universe. The Great Five Elements Tribulation had appeared!

Gold, wood, water, fire, and earth evolved and merged, finally forging a World-Grinding Plate that crushed down, posing an immense threat to Ye Fan's physical body.

Furthermore, atop the grinding plate was a demonic head—a real head, severed cleanly from the neck and bloody. It was positioned at the very top of the plate, with fangs protruding from its mouth, its disheveled hair staring intently at Ye Fan.

Ancient records state that in the most terrifying grand tribulations, various inexplicable things occur. For instance, some say this particular phenomenon is a form of sacrifice, stirring the heavens and drawing the dominator to unleash the most terrifying lightning methods.

The bloody demonic head on the grinding plate, forged and merged from the power of the Great Five Elements, was enough to illustrate the terror of this tribulation.

As expected, when Ye Fan clashed head-on, specks of blood splattered from his body. It was truly worthy of its legend as an unparalleled forbidden grand tribulation, summoned from the heavens through sacrifice.

This starry sky was pulverized; even the emanated shockwaves surged into distant galaxies, causing stars there to explode one after another, turning into fine dust.

Ye Fan clashed head-on with the grinding plate, his bare palms covered in blood, almost revealing bone—an unprecedented sight.

"What a powerful heavenly tribulation! Truly rare throughout history, at least at this cultivation level." A cold voice resonated as a figure appeared in the distant starry sky.

He stood over a zhang tall, with purple hair flowing, at the edge of the sea of lightning, gazing at the person in front. His eyes were as sharp as blades; his entire being exuded dominance and aggression, emanating a powerful, suffocating aura.

Without a doubt, this was an ancient Supreme Being!

The Great Accomplishment Hegemonic Body had arrived. Now that Ye Fan had reappeared and the grand tribulation shook the world, he could no longer sit still and personally rushed to this place.

"You are very strong, truly a heaven-defying talent," the Great Accomplishment Hegemonic Body said, nodding with a sigh of sincere admiration. "To achieve such feats at this age, if not unprecedented, is at least extremely rare throughout history."

At the very least, he knew he couldn't achieve this in his time. He was already over a thousand years old when he underwent his tribulation, and his accomplishments then were already hailed as rare in history.

"What does that count for?" Ye Fan dismissed. "Some touch the realm of Dao attainment at five or six hundred years old, but make no further progress thereafter. Others only attain the Dao thousands of years later, yet directly transform into unparalleled Supreme Beings."

He was undergoing the most terrifying tribulation and had encountered the most aggressive person towards him in this world, yet he remained remarkably calm, discussing seriously and utterly composed.

The Great Accomplishment Hegemonic Body, who had a dark mark on his glabella that now pulsed slightly, fixed his gaze on Ye Fan. His eyes, now sharper, emitted beams of light like two purple lightning bolts as he said, "What a pity that such talent and quality are about to perish, never again to see the beauty of the starry sky or the wonders of life."

"Are you so confident that you can kill me?" Amidst the heavenly tribulation, the World-Grinding Plate became even more terrifying. The demonic head exploded, spilling blood and causing the Five Elements grinding plate's divine power to surge, its aura shattering the Milky Way.

Holy blood splattered from Ye Fan's fists, and he revealed a solemn expression. The grinding plate pressed down from the sky, a phantom image manifesting within it. The figure merged with the plate, embodying the will of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, which would not tolerate him and pounced down.

"To kill you, what confidence do I need!" the Great Accomplishment Hegemonic Body declared. "In my invincible era, even your ancestors had to submit. The Great Accomplishment Sacred Body of that time was shattered by me, falling before my feet. That feeling of bathing in sacred blood was truly wonderful; I haven't felt it in a long time."

The Great Accomplishment Hegemonic Body stood proudly on the star river, hands clasped behind his back, looking down upon all under heaven, unrivaled and supremely arrogant.