Chapter 434: Shock

The golden spear, like a bolt of lightning, streaked across the sky, its dazzling golden light piercing, pinning Ji Hui to the gate tower. She shrieked, looking up, blood flowing freely, but she was unable to move even slightly.

The spear shaft trembled slightly, shimmering with a terrifying cold light under the sun's rays. It was as if a peerless weapon of the God of War had descended upon the world, unshakeable.

Blood dripped to the ground, the sound barely audible. Yet, it struck terror into everyone's hearts, leaving them gaping in fear.

Time seemed to freeze, utterly silent, save for the dripping blood. The vast city was eerily still, every person holding their breath.

At this moment, a chill permeated everyone's hearts. Bone-chilling cold seeped into their bodies. Everyone was utterly stunned!

Ye Fan, with unparalleled might, stood hundreds of meters away and hurled the golden battle spear. It tore through the air for thousands of meters, brutally pinning the elder of the Ji family to the gate tower, a truly horrifying sight.

“This... this is terrifying!”

“The Saint Body’s combat power is indeed terrifying; even powerful cultivators in the Dragon Transformation Realm couldn't stop him. He moved as if entering an uninhabited land, piercing through a strong cultivator of his own clan!”

“Everyone said the Saint Body died three months ago, yet he has reappeared alive, proving everyone wrong. Who knows how much longer he will live.”

After a brief silence, a cacophony of voices erupted, as people discussed animatedly.

At this moment, Ji Hui, with dishevelled hair, had the golden spear piercing through her chest and embedded in the wall. Her heart was filled with bone-chilling terror; she had never imagined such a day would come.

More than half her body was drenched in blood. The battle spear was destroying her life force, her essence rapidly draining away. In terror, she cried out, “No, quickly, get me down and save me!”

“Whoosh!”

A large black rift appeared in the void. An elder of the Ji family, a powerful cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Realm, used the Great Void Art to cross through space and appear on the gate tower, intending to rescue Ji Hui.

“Buzz!”

Ye Fan reacted swiftly, his right hand descending like a massive golden millstone. His unparalleled raw power caused the void to twist and collapse under the pressure.

“Bang!”

His golden hand, like a mountain weighing ten thousand jun, struck the Dragon Transformation Realm elder, sending him flying. The elder coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The elder was horrified within, knowing that if his magical power hadn't been as vast as the sea, this single blow would have utterly shattered his body.

“I will kill her! Who among you can stop me?!” Ye Fan's expression was cold as he swept his gaze around. With a ‘bang,’ he pulled out the golden spear.

His black hair flew wildly, his eyes glowing intensely. He held the spear in one hand, pointing it diagonally towards the southern sky, golden light shimmering around it. The spear tip was cold and dazzling, and Ji Hui, impaled on it, had a face as pale as golden paper, clenching her teeth but daring not utter a sound.

“You…” The powerful cultivator who had just attacked was enraged.

At the same time, a shiver ran down his spine. He had long heard that the Saint Body possessed unparalleled physical strength, but experiencing such pressure firsthand still filled him with horror.

“Buzz!”

His entire body erupted with dazzling light, his magical power, as vast and unfathomable as the sea, suddenly burst forth. It surged towards Ye Fan like a tidal wave, attempting to engulf and suppress him.

“Boom!”

Ye Fan, holding the spear with Ji Hui impaled on it in one hand, unleashed a punch with his other hand, like a massive wave striking the sky! His golden fist tore through the boundless magical power, ripping open a terrifying rift, and a blazing golden light, like a heavenly blade, slashed forward.

“Bang!”

The elder from the Dragon Transformation Realm was sent flying backward. The golden blood-qi could actually dissolve his magical power, shaking his very core.

Ye Fan, having forcefully resisted the Dragon Transformation Realm elder, stood unmoving. He stood alone in the void, not even a corner of his clothes fluttering, as steady as Mount Tai. Such combat power made many cultivators change their expressions.

“The Saint Body disappeared for three months, but he didn't die; he's even more powerful than before!”

“He broke a curse that lasted for over a hundred thousand years. Is his cultivation truly progressing by leaps and bounds? This is truly terrifying.”

The area around Yan Capital's city gate was teeming with cultivators and people. Everyone's heart pounded; a Four Extremities Realm cultivator fighting a Dragon Transformation Realm expert was utterly terrifying.

A cold snort echoed as another Dragon Transformation Realm elder, seated high in the sky, suddenly extended a massive hand towards Ye Fan. It was as large as a mountain, obscuring the sun.

This was no mere physical confrontation; it was the manifestation of a spell art executed to its peak. Though he was hundreds of meters above the ground, he still commanded his power with one hand.

He transformed a portion of space within his palm and fingers, letting it descend to envelop Ye Fan, intending to capture him. This was a profound Dao technique, akin to creating a small world within his grasp.

However, Ye Fan remained completely unfazed. He stood motionless as the massive hand descended, and only then did a magnificent landscape appear around him.

“Boom!”

Within it, towering mountains soared, silver waterfalls cascaded, ancient trees reached to the sky, and long rivers surged, dividing the land. It was an incredibly magnificent, grand, and beautiful landscape.

The Splendid River and Mountains!

As this phenomenon appeared, it changed the very heavens and earth, as if a new world had been created. All things revived, like the dawn of creation, giving an immensely grand feeling, while also exuding terrifying power fluctuations.

“Boom!”

When the Ji family expert’s mountain-like hand descended, it was met with a terrifying impact. The small world within his palm and fingers instantly collapsed, ceasing to exist.

The Splendid River and Mountains, enshrouded in primal chaos energy, emanated terrifying power, utterly destroying the small world in his palm.

“Pfft!”

The massive hand suffered a severe blow, scattering a shower of blood. It fell to the ground like crimson rain.

“Too powerful! With the Saint Body’s phenomenon appearing, who can contend against him?”

“It suppresses all phenomena in the world, obliterates countless mighty forces, and is inherently invincible. One would be truly fearful to battle against the Saint Body.”

Even the spectators felt this way, let alone those directly facing Ye Fan. They sensed an extremely dangerous aura, as if confronting a divine spirit.

“Boom!”

Another elder from the Ji family’s Dragon Transformation Realm charged forward. He appeared as a valiant middle-aged man, his body covered in bronze battle armor that shimmered with a cold metallic gleam, exuding an overwhelming presence.

He held an ancient shield in his left hand and a bronze battle spear in his right. Stepping forward, he caused the very void to crack under his feet, like an ancient heroic spirit resurrected and reappearing in the world.

“Bang!”

With a forceful shake, his bronze battle spear stirred the heavens and earth, suddenly expanding. It plunged down from the sky as if a majestic mountain ridge were falling, piercing through everything.

In the area around the city gate, the ground cracked. Many buildings collapsed, turning into rubble and fine dust, as an invisible murderous intent and pressure destroyed everything.

The massive bronze ancient spear stood impaled between heaven and earth like a great mountain. It was incredibly terrifying, enough to crush a Four Extremities Realm cultivator at Great Perfection into paste, sending shivers down spines, as if an ancient war spirit had descended from the sky wielding a divine weapon!

Yet, such a massive and terrifying battle spear could not faze Ye Fan in the slightest. He stood unmoving, holding the golden spear with Ji Hui impaled on it, gazing proudly in all directions.

Within the Splendid River and Mountains, towering mountains rose high. Long waterfalls plunged like silver rivers, ancient trees reached to the sky, all things came into being as the world began, and primal chaos energy swirled. It was simply impossible to break through it.

“Pfft!”

Ye Fan swung his golden fist, actively striking towards the high heavens. He shone like a brilliant golden sun, golden divine flames burning fiercely around his body, his aura as towering and unapproachable as a mountain.

His physical body was comparable to a magic treasure. With one punch striking the massive battle spear, it was utterly destroyed; the bronze ancient spear first developed cracks, then instantly shattered into pieces.

“Thump!”

Like a heavenly drum beating, the Dragon Transformation Realm elder imprinted the ancient shield from his left hand into the void, attempting to block Ye Fan. The bronze ancient shield merged with heaven and earth, radiating the aura of the Grand Dao.

“Boom!”

Within the Splendid River and Mountains, the magnificent landscape surged forth together, pressing forward. Wreathed in chaotic mist, it destroyed all resistance!

“Crack!”

The ancient shield, imprinted into the void, was violently shaken out and instantly turned to dust. The powerful cultivator from the Dragon Transformation Realm was aghast, quickly retreating, and the portion of the void that had merged with him collapsed.

Below, many cultivators could not withstand such pressure. Their faces turned pale, and they involuntarily retreated, some even bleeding from the corners of their mouths.

The hearts of several Ji family elders sank. They sensed a dangerous aura; although the opponent had not yet launched a full attack, it did not mean they were unaware of it.

The opponent was like a dormant savage dragon. If he truly unleashed his full murderous intent, most of them would likely be unable to stop him!

“Young man... you've gone too far. This is the Southern Domain, the territory of my Ji family, yet you dare to act in such a manner!” An elder's face darkened.

“When she tried to kill me, was that not ‘too far’?” Ye Fan asked coldly. He faced these powerful cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Realm alone, completely fearless.

“Save me…” Ji Hui was truly terrified now, impaled on the spear, her voice trembling. She pleaded for help from the Dragon Transformation Realm elders.

“The Peerless Divine King has already helped you resolve the grievances with our clan, and surely you don't wish to continue being our enemy, do you? Hand her over to us so we can take her away. What do you say?” a Ji family elder from the Dragon Transformation Realm said.

The spectators were all astonished; these elders had lowered their stance, clearly showing apprehension.

“She clearly tried to kill me; how could I possibly let her go!” Ye Fan remained unmoved, staring at Ji Hui with a sneer. He said, “The Ji family has enlightened figures like your Saint Lord, but also ungrateful and shameless people like you. It puzzles me.”

He wasn't genuinely complimenting the Ji family’s Saint Lord, of course. He was simply clarifying his stance: he didn't wish to be an enemy of the entire Ji family, but merely wanted to kill this old woman alone.

“Young man, you must think this through carefully!” The hearts of several powerful cultivators from the Dragon Transformation Realm pounded, for they sensed Ye Fan’s murderous intent.

“You… don't kill me…” Ji Hui was on the verge of collapse.

Ye Fan glanced at her disdainfully. He said, “This ends here!”

“Show mercy!” the cultivators from the Dragon Transformation Realm shouted.

However, Ye Fan merely gave them a brief glance, completely unconcerned. With a forceful throw, the spear transformed into a golden bolt of lightning, impaling the gate tower once more.

Only this time, the force was immense. Ji Hui was torn into pieces and embedded in the wall. She was utterly dead, without a single breath of life, as the spear shaft trembled, cold and terrifying.

“This…”

Everyone was shocked. Ye Fan had killed someone right in front of several Dragon Transformation Realm elders, then simply walked away, unopposed.

“Cough…”

As Ye Fan departed, he coughed, a trickle of blood escaping the corner of his mouth. This was, of course, deliberate; he did not want anyone to know that his Dao injuries had healed. Otherwise, there would be great trouble, and it was better to let them remain mistaken for a while longer.

On this day, the Southern Domain was shaken by the powerful return of the Saint Body. He battled the Ji family experts, sweeping all before him, and pinned Ji Hui to her death on the gate tower, causing an uproar.

The news quickly spread everywhere, and many "old acquaintances" were astonished to learn that the Saint Body was not dead. His combat power and daring actions surprised many.

Yan Capital had become a gathering place for prominent figures; the sacred lands of the Eastern Wasteland and the supreme great sects of the Central Plains all wished to enter the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land to pluck the Immortal Divine Medicine. A large number of experts had gathered here.

Moreover, kings of the younger generation from the Central Plains and prodigious talents from the Eastern Wasteland were also present, having recently been in fierce contention. When they learned of Ye Fan's reappearance, a sharp glint appeared in their eyes…

End of Chapter One. First day of the month, seeing everyone using…