Chapter 506: The Storm Is Coming

A corner of Emperor Hengyu's densely packed array patterns filled the void, blocking the path ahead. The chessboard patterns were disrupted, making it impossible to cross in a short time.

"Damn it!" the big black dog snorted for the first time. It hadn't expected the other party to be so quick; they had clearly been setting things up in secret without revealing themselves earlier.

"Leave the Mother Qi Cauldron of All Things, and I won't make things difficult for you. After all, you were saved by the Divine King Ancestor," Jiang Chuan stated calmly, yet with an irresistible aura. Dressed in flowing purple robes, he stood in the void, looking down at Ye Fan, saying nothing more. He was like a dragon in an abyss, ready to strike against the heavens at any moment.

"Jiang Chuan, you've really grown arrogant, acting as if you're the only one who matters, caring for nothing now," Jiang Yi said, stepping forward. Each of his steps seemed to split the high sky, as if he were ascending to heaven.

"What belongs to my Jiang family must naturally be fought for," Jiang Chuan stated calmly. "It will be the second sacred weapon of my Jiang family, and it cannot fall into the hands of outsiders." Everyone sensed his domineering presence. He looked very young, but his seniority was extremely high, and he stood in direct opposition to Jiang Yi, refusing to give an inch.

"Is it truly yours?" Ye Fan asked, standing in the void and confronting him with indifference. At this moment, the Mother Qi Cauldron of All Things had shrunk to the size of a fist, resting in his palm. Ten thousand strands of aura hung down from it, naturally aligned with the Dao, inherently grand and majestic.

"If I say it belongs to the Jiang family, then it does," Jiang Chuan replied, looking down.

"You say it is, and it is?" Ye Fan scoffed. "Worst case, I'll shatter this cauldron, letting the Mother Qi of All Things disperse throughout heaven and earth. Then you can go plunder the entire world." A faint glow flickered between Ye Fan's fingers.

This cauldron was forged by him in the Sea of Wheels, and before its Dao patterns were truly interwoven, he naturally possessed a secret method to disintegrate it. He was prepared to scatter it into the heaven and earth.

"You dare..." Jiang Yichen and some others shouted from a distance, though they were genuinely worried.

"If you shatter this cauldron, I will make sure your body and spirit are utterly destroyed," Jiang Chuan said, his expression turning cold as he looked down at Ye Fan, an invisible killing intent surging around him.

"Then let us all perish together!" Ye Fan sneered.

In truth, he was searching for an escape route. As he mastered the "Line" Secret, he could naturally avoid the current perilous situation. The only thing he was wary of was that this was within the Jiang family's territory, and breaking out would be very troublesome.

"How dare you!" Jiang Chuan roared, truly fearing Ye Fan would shatter the cauldron and scatter all the Mother Qi of All Things. He extended a large hand, striking forward.

"Old Thirteenth, you've really become more capable," Jiang Yi shouted. "What's the point of showing off to a junior? Let me see what you're made of."

Bang!

His right forearm glowed, filled with green energy. His palm and fingers vibrated together, striking towards the air, colliding with Jiang Chuan's large hand and producing a muffled thud.

"Let's withdraw first," Li Heishui said. "We'll bypass this corner of Emperor Hengyu's array patterns and cross the void somewhere else." The Mother Qi Cauldron of All Things was already in hand; there was no need to stay any longer. Otherwise, it would become increasingly dangerous, so they needed to break out soon.

"Feng Ting, come with us," Ye Fan said, not wanting her to stay.

"Grandpa is still here," Tingting said, her heart full of concerns.

"Big sister, come with us," Little Nannan said, looking up and shaking Tingting's arm.

"They wouldn't dare do anything to Old Man Jiang," Jiang Huairen said. "Actually, it's fine if Tingting stays; no one would dare bully her anymore." Ye Fan wanted to take her away, not out of concern for her current situation, but rather to completely heal her Lunar Physique with an immortal divine medicine.

However, a supreme powerful being had already locked onto them. Jiang Yichen's grandfather, Jiang Rui, shot out two golden lines from his eyes, watching their every move.

"Sixth Brother, are you truly going to do this?" the Jiang family's Ninth Ancestor asked, stepping forward and blocking his gaze.

"Old Ninth, what you're doing is useless," Jiang Rui said, shaking his head. "The ancestral emperor's patterns have already been laid; they cannot leave. Anyone else could also seal this place."

"None of you are leaving!" Jiang Yichen shouted defiantly.

"Damn it, I didn't rip your mouth apart just now," Jiang Huairen said. "Haven't you learned your lesson?"

"You..." Jiang Yichen's expression kept changing, but he dared not utter a harsh word. He was truly intimidated by that grand bandit, who had slapped him senseless without even his grandfather intervening. Although the Jiang family's Thirteenth Lord was also very powerful, even if he could truly capture this grand bandit ancestor, he wouldn't dare do anything to him and would still have to let him go.

"What 'you'?" Jiang Huairen rebuked. "Call me 'Little Uncle' and don't be disrespectful."

Jiang Yichen had never felt so humiliated. He had endured a series of slaps from the grandfather and grandson and couldn't even retort, making him so angry he wished he could bash his head into the ground. Jiang Yichen's uncle, the grey-haired middle-aged man, invited several elders to continue overseeing Emperor Hengyu's array patterns, preventing Ye Fan and his group from leaving.

The big black dog glared fiercely and said, "Damn it, back when this Emperor roamed the world, who dared to block me? Today, I'll show you my methods." The Black Emperor stood up on its hind legs, its large paws more agile than human hands, carving erratically in the void. Sweat poured from its forehead like a spring, seemingly with great effort. Its mastery of Dao patterns was extremely profound, with few able to rival it. Yet, seeing it struggle so much, one could imagine how terrifying the divine patterns it was carving must be.

Boom!

In just a moment, a murderous aura soared into the sky. Like numerous great flood dragons, it shattered the firmament. A malevolent aura pierced into people's souls, and killing intent permeated heaven and earth, shaking all directions.

"This is a corner of an ancient great emperor's killing array!" In the distance, the two golden lines shooting from Jiang Rui's eyes became even more dazzling. Vital energy emanated from his entire body like threads, as his essence, qi, and spirit had all materialized. Many people gasped in surprise, wondering about the big dog's origin. It was terrifying that it actually mastered two different types of great emperor's array patterns.

The Beginningless Killing Array!

In its haste, the big black dog only managed to lay out a small corner of the array, completely mimicking and arranging a small portion of the incomplete diagrams it treasured and carefully collected. Even so, thunder roared, and the killing aura surged skyward, as if a peerless killing lord had descended upon the world!

The big black dog was almost exhausted, weakly crawling on the chessboard array patterns. It boasted, "Damn it, if you have the guts, try blocking us again!"

"Several Ancestor Lords, you must find a way; you cannot let them leave," the grey-haired middle-aged man said, frowning.

"When it comes to array patterns, you're still too green to contend with me," the big black dog retorted. "If you're so capable, come up with a way to break this number one killing array in the world!" The big black dog then guzzled a large mouthful of divine spring water and finally recovered.

"Can we really cross the void now?" Li Heishui asked.

"Anytime," the big black dog replied with considerable arrogance. "With the array patterns of two great emperors displayed together, who can stop us?"

"Damn it, you can't leave!" Jiang Yichen suggested, "Bring forth the ancestral killing array to overpower them!" However, he was glared at fiercely by an old man.

"The Divine King showed me great kindness; I will never forget it and will certainly repay it in the future," Ye Fan transmitted, then swept his gaze across some of the people and added, "However, if you intend to harm me, I will not hesitate to retaliate."

"Don't be so smug; you might not be able to leave!" Jiang Yichen said, staring at him hatefully.

"Jiang Yichen, you'd best stay honestly within the Jiang family," Ye Fan roared. "Otherwise, if you ever go out and I catch you, I will surely find an outhouse and suppress you for a thousand years!"

"Damn it, I like that idea!" the big black dog howled with delight.

Li Heishui and the others also burst into laughter, all of them mocking and declaring that as long as Jiang Yichen showed his face, they would surely capture him.

"Just you wait!" Jiang Yichen said fiercely, staring fixedly at them.

Ye Fan was very serious. "What I said is not empty talk. You'd best watch yourself!"

"You... fine, fine, fine!" Jiang Yichen and the grey-haired middle-aged man, among others, all had grim expressions.

At this moment, the battle between Jiang Yi and Jiang Chuan had reached a fever pitch, about to determine a winner. From a distance, an ancient voice was heard, saying, "You are all from the same root; why must you be like this?" Many people's expressions changed; the Jiang family's old ancestor had arrived. He was a living fossil on the verge of passing away, with terrifyingly high seniority!

"Are you still not stopping?" the ancient voice commanded again.

Jiang Yi and Jiang Chuan both stopped. They seemed to hold great respect for this elder, not wishing to incur his wrath.

"Return the Mother Qi Cauldron of All Things to them and send them away," the Jiang family's living fossil commanded. "Tingting, my good girl, stay by my side from now on." In a sense, his words carried more weight than even a Saint Lord's; no one dared to disobey.

"Ancestor, I will take Tingting for a few days first, and then bring her to your side," Jiang Yi suddenly said, having heard his grandson's whispered message about leaving to treat the Lunar Physique with divine medicine.

"Alright," came the voice of the living fossil, who did not appear.

"Go!"

The big black dog felt apprehensive and didn't want to stay long. Since a Great Emperor had appeared in the Jiang family, there must surely be other extraordinary array patterns, and he feared this living fossil might bring them out.

Whoosh!

The damaged great emperor's array patterns faded away. With a flash of light, they vanished from their spot. Before they left, a childish voice, full of worry, was heard.

"Doggy, you won't lose us, will you?"

"Don't worry..." By the time the big black dog's words were heard, they were already tens of thousands of miles away.

With a flash of light, they appeared on a vast, boundless grassland. The setting sun was blood-red, wild wolves howled, and the scene was one of desolation and solitude.

"We didn't end up in the Northern Plains, did we?" The few of them felt uneasy, having long since learned their lesson about this unreliable dog.

The big black dog, feeling guilty, said, "It's not that much of a coincidence, is it?"

Finally, they confirmed their location: they were at the border of the Northern Region, just shy of entering the Northern Plains.

"You damned dog, you're not allowed to mess with the chessboard array patterns anymore. Carve another array diagram to get us back, or I'll die before I walk with you." Only when they returned to an oasis in the Northern Region did they finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Ye Fan took out several saint fruits and gave them to Tingting. He also gave her a bottle of divine spring water, and finally, he placed the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Saint Spirit Sword in her hand as a gift.

"Brother..."

"Go," Ye Fan said with a smile. "Your Lunar Physique will be the source of your rapid progress from now on, not a hindrance."

Finally, Jiang Yi took Tingting away. The little girl looked back repeatedly, reluctant to leave, shedding tears as she departed.

"Big sister, take care," Little Nannan said, standing on a large bluestone and waving her small hand.

The Jade Lake Grand Gathering was about to begin, and the Northern Region was stirring once more. It was unknown how many people had arrived. Several great ancient Source Art families, including the Source King lineage that had been reclusive for many years, were invited out and welcomed into the pure land by people from Jade Lake. It was clear that several ancient stone kings were of great significance! Even though Ye Fan was millions of miles away, he was found by people from Jade Lake, who invited him to make the journey and enter.

A few days later, another piece of news spread: the Mother Qi Cauldron of All Things had returned to Ye Fan's hands. This caused a sensation, and many people's eyes turned red with envy.

"Kid, your chance has arrived," the big black dog chuckled.

"What chance?" Ye Fan asked.

"Naturally, to become an enemy of the entire world and slay all kings."

"Jiang Yichen and his group must have spread this," Li Heishui said. "Let's go catch him and suppress him in an outhouse for a thousand years!"

"We must catch him!" Liu Kou nodded.

At the same time, the Saint Slaying Alliance surfaced, and all the Holy Sons appeared, signaling the arrival of a huge storm!

"Is the era of being an enemy to the entire world truly coming?" Ye Fan wondered, feeling a powerful pressure. But his gaze quickly calmed down again, filled with soaring battle intent.