Chapter 740: Divine Form

The black skull, translucent and sparkling with a faint, mysterious glow, was a divine object, a perfect work of art that once belonged to the Lunar Saint of ancient times.

At this moment, it spewed rosy mist and auspicious vapor, with a swirling aura emanating from its seven orifices, trembling as if alive. It was this very skull that had pierced through the Golden Crow King's defenses with a single strike.

"Little Six, you've disappointed me. To die at such an age, when I had placed so much hope in you... you're simply beyond help."

The Golden Crow King showed no grief, no anger, and uttered no roar. He was exceptionally calm, speaking as if about something entirely unconnected to him, his expression one of complete indifference.

This made him even more terrifying. Was this the calm before a storm, or was his nature truly so unshakeable that he remained unmoved even if Mount Tai crumbled before his eyes?

"All ten princes of the Golden Crow lineage have died by the hand of one person!" At this moment, the cultivators in the sky were profoundly shaken.

Lu Ya was dead, his blood dissolving into mist. The Golden Crow King showed not the slightest tremor, merely staring intently at the ancient saint's skull.

Others also pondered which ancient weapon this could be, as most surviving ancient armaments in this world had distinct, recognizable features.

Ye Fan smiled. With the "Bing" character secret art alone, he could conceal everything and evade everyone's detection. In fact, there were many secret techniques to hide weapons without revealing any trace.

Just as in the past, when various heroes converged on the Northern Region Divine City to slay the White-Clothed Divine King, the Night Monarch, who brought an Emperor Weapon, was the most formidable among them. To this day, it remains an unsolved mystery as to which Emperor Weapon it was.

The Golden Crow King suddenly turned to face Ye Fan. Without another word, he directly launched his attack. In his eyes, the sun and moon seemed to fall, mountains and rivers crumbled, and the eons of time rotated.

At this moment, the primeval vast wilderness appeared, and the Golden Crow, a ruler of the world, descended upon the earth and soared through the sky, streaks of golden light tearing across the firmament.

This was an oppressive killing intent, a scene that materialized into a tangible world, pressing forward.

Even though it was merely an external projection of his power from another domain, it still possessed the supreme divine presence of a king, immeasurable by ordinary standards, with immense magical power and boundless divine ability.

This was an earth-shattering attack; everyone felt on the verge of suffocation. The mere appearance of the primeval vast land and the Golden Crow soaring across the sky made even those in the distant heavens tremble.

In the center of the field, Ye Fan, holding the Goddess Furnace and facing this ancient battlefield, felt as if he had been struck by lightning, staggering back more than ten steps.

With every step he took, the void itself was imprinted with trails of Dao. His Immortal Platform was under violent assault by an invisible, kingly Dao.

*Crack!*

The Golden Crow King was sacrificing his Dao to sever the last secret realm within Ye Fan's body. It was a merciless, cruel, powerful, and utterly unstoppable attack.

Ye Fan's primordial spirit was violently shaken. Cracks appeared on the golden miniature figure, spreading down to his Immortal Platform beneath. This was a truly terrifying crisis.

If this continued, he would be completely severed from his Immortal Platform, his Dao foundation shattered, leaving him an imbecile, a living dead man.

*Puff!*

Ye Fan was injured, spitting blood copiously. Facing the Golden Crow King's external projection, which was comparable to a Great Accomplishment Divine King, he felt immense, endless pressure, as if confronting a demon god.

*Snap!*

His forehead was bloody, a terrible red gash appearing where the power to sever his Dao foundation had invaded, destabilizing his primordial spirit.

This was the crushing force of the Dao, an attack from the very source of divine energy, invisible and traceless. Ye Fan, holding the precious furnace, activated his ancient scripture techniques. Golden light steamed from his body, transforming into a Sacred Domain.

*Boom!*

With the final strike, his forehead bone nearly shattered. This was almost unimaginable, considering the level of physical cultivation he had achieved since his body's completion.

"My physical body is injured…" Ye Fan muttered to himself. The Golden Crow King's external projection, comparable to a Great Accomplishment Divine King, was truly terrifying. Even without his true body present, his Dao intent attacks were this fierce!

The gap in their realms was too vast!

Even a dragon, when young, must coil and cannot contend with other formidable beasts. The same principle applied here: although Ye Fan possessed the Sacred Body and was now very powerful, he was still far from the realm of someone comparable to a Great Accomplishment Divine King.

However, since it was ultimately an external projection and not the Golden Crow King's true body, Ye Fan's Golden Sacred Domain, once manifested, finally managed to fend off this calamity.

He staggered backward, his Sacred Domain shimmering like gold, enveloping him and becoming a realm immune to all techniques, as he confronted the Golden Crow King.

"It's a pity, I have too little power to use. My true body should really come out and move around," the Golden Crow King lamented. Without his true form present, his attacks were limited.

In the sky, people felt a chill run through them. Was the mighty Golden Crow King about to reappear in the world? If a Great Accomplishment King emerged, who could possibly contend against him?

This news would undoubtedly shake all continents and cause a stir even overseas. People could barely recall how many years it had been since a Great Accomplishment King had last appeared.

*Clang!*

Ye Fan attacked, activating the Goddess Furnace. On the other side, the black ancient saint's skull also trembled, suppressing everything like a demonic tower.

*Clink! Clank!*

This was a clash of sacred weapons, faster than lightning and more destructive than the disintegration of a starfield. It was a raging surge of divine energy so powerful that even those far away in the heavens were affected.

No one could discern what was happening at the epicenter; only alternating flashes of light and black holes transformed the area into an eerie sky, obscuring everything else from view.

With one final tremor, the heavens and earth cleared. Ye Fan staggered back, a trickle of blood escaping the corner of his mouth. On his chest, there was a fist-sized bloodied hole, piercing straight through, which had nearly obliterated his heart.

"A terrifying Great Accomplishment King!"

"His heaven-defying external projection, though millions of miles away, can still unleash such divine might!"

These were the unspoken thoughts of everyone present, as a chill ran through them all. Any other person would have long since been annihilated in both body and spirit; only the Sacred Body could withstand such an assault.

The disparity in their realms was immeasurable by the Dao. The invincible posture of the king swept all before it, living up to his formidable reputation.

"It's a pity. If only I had a few more wisps of divine energy… I'm powerless," the Golden Crow King murmured to himself, his attacks restricted at every turn.

*Boom!*

He clapped his hands together, and the primeval vast land reappeared. The soaring Golden Crow transformed into a colossal heaven-and-earth furnace!

His hands moved, tracing the trajectories of the Dao, encompassing Ye Fan. This was meant to use the heavens and earth as a bronze furnace, and his Dao intent as the furnace fire, to sacrifice and refine Ye Fan alive.

At the very top of the furnace, the Golden Crow Clan's ancient divine *tang* weapon floated, countless strands of energy falling from it like ribbons, aiding the burning of the Dao fire.

*Boom!*

The heaven-and-earth bronze furnace became increasingly real. The Golden Crow King stood in the sky, his Dao intent like fire, propelling and pouring it downwards, as he uttered: "Dao Transformation!"

This time, people saw nothing again; there was only light. His Dao intent fueled the furnace in an attack of pure Dao and Dharma.

In the center of the radiant light, Ye Fan's expression was grave. This was a king's ultimate attack, and if he didn't handle it well, he might truly perish.

He waved both hands, manifesting a Golden Taiji Circle. His Sacred Domain expanded, his magical power surging to the heavens, and golden radiance erupted, intending to pierce through the heaven-and-earth bronze furnace.

Then, with a toss of his right hand, he cast out the Goddess Furnace from his palm, positioning it within the Golden Taiji Circle. It shone brilliantly, its divine radiance dazzling.

This fist-sized, crystalline divine furnace became one of the divine points within the Yin-Yang symbol, like a heavenly sun blazing in the sky!

*Clap!*

He clapped with his other hand, casting out the black skull of the ancient saint, which also settled into the Golden Taiji Circle, becoming the other divine point within the Yin-Yang symbol.

Inside this black skull lay the Guanghan Que, borrowed from Yi Qingwu, embedded within it in a way that outsiders found difficult to sense.

This was a terrifying evolution. Even the Golden Crow King's expression shifted in shock upon seeing it, and he muttered to himself, "A Divine Form!"

At this moment, Ye Fan, calm and composed within the heaven-and-earth furnace, blocked the Dao fire. With a powerful shake, the Golden Taiji Circle surged upwards against the natural order, its divine might terrifying. It seemed as if heaven and earth were on the verge of returning to chaos.

Amidst the fierce battle between light and darkness, clashing within brilliance and black holes, Ye Fan used the Golden Taiji Circle to shatter the furnace and confront the terrifying Golden Crow King.

Throughout this process, the two fiercely opposed each other, their sacred weapons trembling repeatedly, causing the surrounding heaven and earth to flicker erratically and become distorted.

The Golden Taiji Circle now possessed world-shocking divine might because its two Yin-Yang points had been replaced by ancient sacred weapons: the Goddess Furnace and the Guanghan Que, one representing Yang and the other Yin, perfectly aligning with its fundamental essence.

Finally, a colossal void abyss manifested, devouring and leveling everything. Heaven and earth fell silent, and nothing could be seen!

It was unknown how much time had passed before light reappeared. When everything settled, the two figures emerged one after another from the great void fissure.

The Golden Crow King stared ahead and said, "In this era, Yin Tiande manifested a flawless Divine Form over a decade ago, and now there is also you."

The ultimate evolution of the physical body, transforming into the very shape of the Dao, is a manifestation of profound Dao cultivation and entry into the Dao's sacred hall. It is also the direction for future Dao validation. Any such transformation is referred to as a Divine Form.

Four years ago, Yi Qingwu also mentioned that Yin Tiande had displayed a Divine Form when he challenged the 108 life-or-death trials of Guanghan Palace, and that she herself was also close to achieving it.

"It seems there's no way to kill you today," the Golden Crow King sighed softly. All ten of his sons were extraordinary talents, yet every one had died by this one person's hand.

He acted decisively, retreating with his Black-Winged Flowing Gold *Tang*, intending to escape by soaring into the sky or burrowing into the earth.

People were horrified. What kind of Divine Form had Ye Fan manifested? To withstand the attack of a Great Accomplishment King was simply astonishing.

"Even though it was merely an external projection from another domain and not his true body, the practitioner was, after all, a Great Accomplishment King!"

At this moment, everyone realized that a person capable of contending with the Master of Eight Views Palace in the future had emerged. As long as he survived, he would surely become the second Yin Tiande.

"Are you just leaving? Why not lend me that divine *tang* for a while?" Ye Fan asked, using the two ancient sacred weapons as the Yin and Yang points of his Golden Taiji to block the Golden Crow King's path.

"This weapon contains a divine spirit. Once awakened, without an ancient saint to suppress it, who could subdue it? No one in this world, apart from my Golden Crow clan, can wield it. Are you certain you wish to take this risk?" the Golden Crow King said.

"If I can't use it, I can shatter it with the Goddess Furnace and reforge it into a sacred weapon blank," Ye Fan replied.

"Young man, always leave a way out in everything, or things might become unmanageable," the Golden Crow King said. His magnificent figure stood like a demon god, golden hair unbound, gazing at Ye Fan with cold indifference.

"To the benevolent, I will respond with courtesy. But for those who come wielding a butcher's knife, I will leave no quarter," Ye Fan declared, then made his move.

With the two ancient sacred weapons serving as the Yin and Yang divine points, his manifested Divine Form was empowered by an unknown magnitude, becoming so strong that even the Great Accomplishment King's external projection could not contend against it!

*Boom!*

The god-like Golden Crow King let out a long roar. Most of his essence ignited, pouring into the ancient divine *tang*, which then shot towards Ye Fan.

*Dong!*

The two Yin-Yang divine points within the Divine Form vibrated simultaneously, unleashing Yin and Yang energies that released the devastating divine power of the Great Dao.

However, a king's desperate attack was immeasurable. The divine *tang* pierced through, reaching close to him.

The Divine Form shook again. The ancient divine *tang* sliced through the void, then instantly vanished into it, its traces utterly gone.

"Young man, I'll make you understand the consequences of leaving no quarter!"

The Golden Crow King had just used the divine *tang* to appear directly before Ye Fan, aiming for a mutual destruction. His entire body ablaze, he underwent extreme sublimation, transforming into a streak of immortal light that shot towards Ye Fan's head.

Ye Fan's Immortal Platform violently shook, a gash appearing on his forehead bone as the immortal light was about to pierce through.

*Boom!*

Suddenly, from within Ye Fan's brow, a small golden figure holding a cauldron emerged and pressed down. At that instant, time itself froze, and heaven and earth solidified!

The Golden Crow King let out a loud cry, his body fading into wisps of ash. Only an incomplete phrase escaped his lips: "After the Divine Form…"