Chapter 254: Great Battle with the Heavenly Roc

Lush green peaks rose, adorned with ancient, vigorous pines and strange, towering rock formations. Waterfalls, like silk ribbons, cascaded three thousand feet down.

“Slaying a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body of the same cultivation level will forge my path to becoming a Great Emperor. Heaven’s will decrees it; the Origin Root of the Mother Qi of All Things shall be mine!”

The Golden-Winged Little Peng King stood tall and imposing, his golden hair cascading like a waterfall, his eyes gleaming brightly. His entire being exuded a demonic aura, and as he stood atop the mountain peak, he projected a formidable sense of oppression.

“I’ve never killed a Heavenly Peng before,” Ye Fan retorted sharply, “but today, my hands will be stained with Peng blood!”

“Your physique has fallen into decline. Even this world has abandoned you; you should have been buried in the yellow earth long ago,” the Golden-Winged Little Peng King declared, his killing intent soaring. “Today, I will completely eradicate the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body!”

This was an extremely dangerous individual who would kill at the slightest provocation. He was determined to obtain Ye Fan’s cauldron and had no intention of sparing his life.

“My Heavenly Peng clan is destined to produce a Great Emperor! Your Profound Yellow Origin Root was prepared for me; it’s a treasure bestowed upon me by heaven!” The Golden-Winged Little Peng King’s hair flew wildly, his eyes gleaming with crazed killing intent. “I will use your Desolate Ancient Sacred Blood to cleanse the Origin Root of the Mother Qi of All Things and forge my Sacred Weapon!”

“He’s a madman!” Tu Fei whispered.

Qing Yi sighed, “He indeed possesses the strength to be revered among his peers. I heard that the Yao Guang Holy Son aspired to become a Great Emperor since childhood, so he rushed to the Northern Lands to personally kill him.”

Tu Fei, a hint of worry in his voice, asked, “He can’t really overpower a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, can he?”

“It’s hard to say,” Qing Yi replied, shaking his head. “A Great Emperor isn’t necessarily a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body. If he truly has the potential to become a Great Emperor, then Ye Fan is in real danger. The Heavenly Peng clan is favored by heaven; their physical bodies, like those of the Flood Dragon race, are among the strongest in the world and are no weaker than the Human Race’s Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.”

“Slay the Sacred Body, blood sacrifice the Profound Yellow!” the Golden-Winged Little Peng King roared.

The mountain peak trembled, imprisoned by an invisible demonic power, as if it were about to collapse.

Suddenly, the silver waterfall stopped flowing abruptly, freezing in mid-air. Time seemed to have solidified.

Everyone broke out in a cold sweat as a chilling sensation passed through them in an instant. They had no idea what had just occurred.

With a rumble, the silver waterfall descended, continuing its flow. Everything returned to normal.

“I have sealed myself,” the Golden-Winged Little Peng’s words rang out, firm and resounding like the clash of metal and stone, “suppressing my cultivation to the second heaven of the Dao Palace realm!”

The ancient pines stood tall, vigorous vines clung to the rocks, and the mountain peak was utterly silent. The great battle was about to begin!

With a hum, the Golden-Winged Little Peng King made his move. His Heavenly Peng speed was unparalleled in the world; he transformed into a beam of light and shot forward, his golden fist striking with such force that space itself collapsed, emitting violent tremors.

Ye Fan unleashed the Void Grand Hand Seal, a giant black hand appearing in the sky, dark and oppressive, meeting the Peng King’s fist with immense force.

With a deafening boom, like a peal of heavenly thunder, the mountain peak shuddered. Golden and black energies raged wildly, surging outwards like a tidal wave.

Like a storm scattering clouds or great waves washing away sand, on the mountain peak, all the ancient pines were uprooted and shattered in mid-air, all the strange rock formations turned to dust, and the waterfall itself was swept high into the sky, flowing upwards.

The first collision was utterly destructive; nothing remained on the mountain peak. Pavilions and other structures were all destroyed, leveled to the ground.

The spectators were all astonished; as the golden and black energies surged wildly, they all shot upwards to escape. It was hard to imagine that such power was unleashed by cultivators at only the second heaven of the Dao Palace realm.

With a hum, the Golden-Winged Little Peng King’s eyes blazed with intense light as his body surged forward. His golden fist was like a cluster of divine fire burning, pulsating with divine brilliance. It was incredibly dazzling, making it hard to keep one’s eyes open; it was difficult to imagine the immense power of that punch!

Ye Fan again used the Void Grand Hand Seal. A giant black hand seemed to cleave down from beyond the heavens, dark and oppressive, striking terror into hearts and causing the very firmament to tremble.

With a thunderous roar, the second major clash erupted. The two created an Yin-Yang storm, golden and black energies surging sky-high like a tsunami engulfing the ten directions.

With a crack, the mountain peak could not withstand the force and a corner of it cracked off with a deafening sound. At the same time, shattered rocks flew through the air like crashing waves, huge boulders shooting out in all directions.

Ye Fan and the Golden-Winged Little Peng King clashed like two deities!

“How can this bird-man be so monstrous?” Tu Fei exclaimed, astonished. “His physical body is truly comparable to a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body!”

“Their race is favored by heaven,” Qing Yi said, his expression grave. “Not only is their speed unparalleled, but their physical bodies can also contend with true dragons. This is their unmatched talent.”

“No wonder this bird-man is so arrogant,” Tu Fei exclaimed in admiration. “His physical body is terrifying; he’s practically another Desolate Ancient Sacred Body!”

With a crash, Ye Fan, in the thick of battle, naturally noticed this: the Heavenly Peng’s physical body, tempered by the Four Extremities realm, was no weaker than his own and was indestructible.

Ye Fan attacked relentlessly, his black grand hand seals clashing with the golden fists, causing the mountain to collapse and the waterfall to flow backwards!

However, his physical body did not gain the upper hand. The Golden-Winged Little Peng King was incredibly brave and parried every attack.

The Heavenly Peng’s physical body, capable of slaying true dragons, was harder than Great Luo Silver Essence. It shone with dazzling light as it resisted the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body with all its might.

With a boom, the two separated. Ye Fan formed the Mountain and River Grand Seal; a large mountain appeared above his head, complete with ancient, dense forests, flying birds, running beasts, and cascading silver waterfalls.

Ye Fan used the Great Void Art, suddenly appearing before the Golden-Winged Little Peng King. He wielded the Mountain and River Grand Seal and slammed it down directly.

“What kind of seal art is this?!” Everyone was astonished.

The momentum was too immense. The great mountain stood tall in the sky, majestic and colossal, with birds soaring and beasts running, and great rivers surging within it. It was so realistic, as if a real mountain had been moved there.

With a tremendous crash, heaven and earth seemed to turn upside down as the Mountain and River Grand Seal slammed down. The Golden-Winged Little Peng King resisted with all his might!

With a deep rumble, this enormous mountain, shaking heaven and earth, instantly buried the Golden-Winged Little Peng King beneath it.

Everyone in the distant sky blanched. This seal was too terrifying; many felt they couldn’t withstand it with their physical bodies. Even cultivators of the Four Extremities realm would instantly be crushed to a pulp.

With a bang, the Golden-Winged Little Peng King let out a long roar, his golden hair standing on end. He unleashed a gigantic golden Peng claw—a divine innate ability capable of fighting true dragons!

The claw tore open the sky!

The Peng’s roar shook the heavens, resonating for dozens of miles!

In the distant sky, many people’s ears ached, and they nearly fell from the heavens.

The Golden-Winged Little Peng King tore open the sky with his bare hands; his gigantic Peng claw ripped apart the great mountain, causing it to collapse in the void.

With a deafening boom, the great mountain disintegrated, and raging power surged skyward. The mountain peak beneath their feet silently crumbled by more than ten meters, becoming significantly shorter.

This was the terrifying Heavenly Peng clan, heaven’s darlings, whose physical bodies contended with the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body without being at a disadvantage.

Ye Fan’s expression did not change. What if their physical strengths were similar? He activated the Dou Zhan Sacred Art, and the Mountain and River Grand Seal reappeared!

With a hum, the majestic mountain seemed to pierce through space-time, surging from ancient times and descending.

With a bang, the Golden-Winged Little Peng King resisted with all his might. His Peng claw tore through the void, meeting the attack and once again destroying the great mountain.

With a crash, Ye Fan’s divine power was inexhaustible. He continuously formed seals, releasing thirteen successive Mountain and River Grand Seals.

In the distant sky, many demon cultivators were dumbfounded. Tu Fei’s eyes were wide open as he muttered, “Damn, I absolutely can’t engage him in close combat. He’s a monster!”

Even the mighty Golden-Winged Little Peng King felt overwhelmed. Thirteen great mountains pressed down one after another, forcing him to reveal his true Heavenly Peng form.

Golden light soared to the sky, dazzling and brilliant. A gigantic Peng bird appeared, spreading its wings and striking the heavens!

This was a giant bird tens of meters long, its entire body dazzling as if cast from gold, brimming with the sense of power bestowed upon it by heaven and containing explosive divine power.

The Peng’s roar echoed through the sky!

Its wings swept across the sky, directly pulverizing six great mountains. Divine power surged, like sacred fire burning, and its entire body radiated immense light.

Its divine wings struck the heavens, scattering the clouds in all directions. Unstoppable and indestructible, everything in its path turned to ashes.

The Mountain and River Grand Seals were all shattered by it!

This was the divine bird Heavenly Peng, its overwhelming divine power surpassing all other races!

But how could Ye Fan’s skills stop there? This was just the beginning. He fully unleashed the Great Void Art, traversing space and instantly appearing on the Heavenly Peng’s back.

He performed the “Embrace Mountain” gesture; a pitch-black demonic mountain appeared, held in his hands.

The Embrace Mountain Seal!

He fiercely slammed a great mountain onto the Heavenly Peng’s back. The sheer power of it was terrifying to behold!

With a bang, the Embrace Mountain Seal struck, the great mountain, like the sky itself, pressed down.

With a thunderous roar, the black demonic mountain struck the Heavenly Peng’s true body, sending the Golden-Winged Little Peng King flying sideways. However, the black demonic mountain also collapsed, making it hard to imagine how incredibly solid the Heavenly Peng’s physical body was.

With a flash of golden light, the Golden-Winged Little Peng King transformed back into human form and instantly vanished into the void.

“Not good!”

Ye Fan felt a jolt of alarm. He activated the Great Void Art to traverse space and leave, but he was still a step too late; the Heavenly Peng’s divine wings slashed down.

The Golden-Winged Little Peng King’s right hand transformed into a thirty-meter-long golden blade, gleaming with cold light, and instantly slashed towards him.

With a clang, Ye Fan reacted defensively, his golden fist shooting up and striking the blade with a sound that pierced metal and shattered stone, vibrating for dozens of miles.

With a bang, although he avoided that strike, he was still hit on the back by another Peng claw, sending him flying hundreds of meters away.

This was Heavenly Peng speed!

The Golden-Winged Little Peng King was unbelievably fast; he transformed into hundreds of thousands of afterimages, continuously attacking, aiming to destroy Ye Fan’s physical body.

“I soar high, overseeing the world!”

The Golden-Winged Little Peng King roared, his body splitting into myriad forms. His afterimages were everywhere, all attacking the central Ye Fan.

Finally, all afterimages merged, becoming a single, eternal, indestructible true body. Golden light illuminated heaven and earth as his deadly arts, like myriad surging waves, continuously struck Ye Fan.

With the Heavenly Peng Slash, his divine wings continuously tore through the void, striking with relentless force. In just a few moments, he attacked over ten thousand times with his Heavenly Peng speed!

Each strike caused the void to collapse, and eventually, he shattered the void, sending Ye Fan flying several miles away.

“Can this bird-man really become a Great Emperor?” Tu Fei exclaimed in shock. “Even the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body can’t suppress him!”

This was Ye Fan’s first evenly matched battle in his life!

This was a terrifying Heavenly Peng that truly had a chance of becoming a Great Emperor!

“Don’t even think about attacking me with your divine sense,” the Golden-Winged Little Peng King said, even more crazed killing intent flowing from his eyes. “Summoning your cauldron will also be useless. Let your blood dye the sky red!”

“I’m afraid he truly has the potential to become a Great Emperor!” Qing Yi said, his expression grim.

“Are you saying he might be able to kill the Yao Guang Holy Son?!” Tu Fei’s heart trembled.

“A Great Emperor’s physique isn’t necessarily a Divine Body, nor is it necessarily a Sacred Body,” Yan Ruyu also interjected. “He truly might have that potential!”

Other demon cultivators all blanched. Was the Golden-Winged Little Peng King truly so powerful?

“Roar…”

The Golden-Winged Little Peng King roared, shaking mountains and rivers. With his Heavenly Peng speed, he unleashed countless attacks.

“Is that all you’ve got?!” Suddenly, Ye Fan’s cold voice rang out.

“He’s not hurt! Is the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body nearly indestructible?!” Everyone was astonished.

At this moment, Ye Fan increased his speed, actually competing with the Golden-Winged Little Peng King in extreme speed and not falling behind.

“How is this possible? Heavenly Peng speed is unparalleled in the world, unrivaled under heaven! How can he keep up?!” The demon cultivators were shocked.

“Legend says only the Old Madman’s footwork can rival, or even surpass, Heavenly Peng speed,” Qing Yi said gravely.

“He cultivates the Old Madman’s footwork!” Yan Ruyu nodded.

Ye Fan erupted with power, his divine energy surging sky-high, his entire body pulsing with essence. His grand hand seals covered the sky, scattering the clouds in the heavens!

With a bang, the sky-covering grand hand seal instantly sent the Golden-Winged Little Peng King flying!

With a boom, Ye Fan formed a seal with both hands, appearing to hold up the sky. A colossal black sun instantly filled the heavens, vast and vigorous.

It was boundless like the sea, endless like an abyss, and majestic as an ancient mountain!

Its might was overwhelming, making people feel an urge to kneel and worship.

The Great Sun Seal!

Ye Fan wielded the sky-covering Great Sun and instantly pressed it down.

With a hum, the Golden-Winged Little Peng King let out a long roar, soaring against the heavens, intent on shattering the black celestial sun.

With a boom, black fire blazed across the sky, filling the heavens and instantly submerging the Golden-Winged Little Peng King.

Flames surged sky-high as the Golden-Winged Little Peng King shot up in disarray, his clothes burning.

“Roasted little bird, my favorite!” the big black dog yelled from below.

The Golden-Winged Little Peng King was both shocked and enraged. He shot into the sky, his body dazzling with golden light, extinguishing the flames, and roared, “I will make your Desolate Ancient Sacred Blood flow dry!”

He lunged forward, his divine wings striking the heavens!

Ye Fan remained fearless. He formed the Great Sun Seal again, and another vibrant celestial sun slowly rose, immense and filling the entire sky.

Black light incinerated everything!

With a crash, heaven and earth collapsed, flames engulfed the sky, and the two warriors clashed.

The intense collision made the sky boil.

Subsequently, Ye Fan unleashed the Old Madman’s footwork, embracing a demonic mountain, and fiercely charged forward.

With a bang, the Golden-Winged Little Peng King was sent flying backward by the impact, forced to once again reveal his true Heavenly Peng form.

The Desolate Ancient Sacred Body was, after all, a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body; its physical might was slightly superior to the Heavenly Peng’s true form. Ye Fan was almost berserk, black demonic mountains continuously pressing down, attacking the Golden-Winged Little Peng King.

Moreover, black celestial suns constantly filled the sky. He formed various seal arts, causing this entire world to boil.

Fire Phoenix Seal!Sun and Moon Seal!Mountain and River Seal!Embrace Mountain Seal!

The Dou Zhan Sacred Art was ever-changing, with no fixed form. One moment Ye Fan threw out a dozen demonic mountains, the next he unleashed a dozen celestial suns, completely submerging the Golden-Winged Little Peng King.

The two engaged in a life-and-death struggle, each displaying their ultimate techniques.

With a boom, Ye Fan, embracing a demonic mountain, solidly struck the Heavenly Peng’s true body, causing the Golden-Winged Little Peng King to stumble and nearly fall from the heavens.

Ye Fan, with extreme speed, landed on the Heavenly Peng’s true body and fiercely bombarded it with the Mountain and River Grand Seal!

The Golden-Winged Little Peng King let out a long roar, transforming back into human form, trying to shake off the entanglement.

However, this time he was not successful. When he transformed into human form, Ye Fan was still on his back, his golden fists swinging down, smashing relentlessly.

“He’s riding on the Golden-Winged Little Peng King’s back…” the demon cultivators exclaimed, astonished.

The situation began to shift. The Desolate Ancient Sacred Body gained the upper hand, and Ye Fan gradually suppressed the Golden-Winged Little Peng King.

With a boom, Ye Fan’s powerful divine consciousness surged out, slashing towards the Golden-Winged Little Peng King.

With a boom, golden feathers flew everywhere as the Golden-Winged Little Peng King rushed out, leaving behind a feathered cloak in Ye Fan’s hand. Each golden feather was crushed by the divine consciousness.

“Peel off its bird skin, keep going!” the big black dog yelled.

The Golden-Winged Little Peng King’s golden hair stood on end, his eyes like knives. With a long roar, he charged again, shouting, “Extreme Speed Divine Transformation!”

“Not good! This is the Divine Transformation domain evolved from Heavenly Peng Speed,” Qing Yi exclaimed. “Being sealed within it means almost certain death!”

“The Desolate Ancient Sacred Body’s blood can finally drain away…” the Golden-Winged Little Peng King said mercilessly, unleashing a punch with boundless killing intent.

With a bang, what was surprising, however, was that Ye Fan was not sealed. He arrived later but acted first, landing a punch on the Golden-Winged Little Peng King’s face, sending a spray of blood erupting from his mouth.

“You…” The Golden-Winged Little Peng King was shocked; he had never imagined the other party would be unaffected by his ability. He decisively retreated.

But Ye Fan unleashed a series of continuous attacks. A golden grand hand seal appeared in the sky, cleaving directly down and covering his head.

With a bang, this was an extremely heavy blow. The Golden-Winged Little Peng King’s body violently shook, and his head buzzed. It was only because it was him; anyone else would have been utterly annihilated in body and spirit.

His hair was disheveled, and his body swayed and trembled, nearly plummeting from the high heavens.

With a smack, Ye Fan’s golden grand palm struck, heavily slapping his body and sending him flying as if he were a scarecrow.

One wrong step led to another; the Golden-Winged Little Peng King’s misjudgment had now led to him being thoroughly beaten by Ye Fan!

With a bang, a golden grand hand seal covered the sky as Ye Fan struck his back, a large spray of blood gushing from his mouth.

Below, everyone was astonished that Ye Fan had actually heavily wounded the arrogant Golden-Winged Little Peng King!