Immortality Starts With Investment

Chapter 505: The Outcome is All Wrong!

Heavenly Intention Holy Son surged with killing intent, divine light swirling around him, wielding the Great Dao Treasure Bottle as he charged. Countless cultivators in Great Shang Immortal City couldnʼt see his movements clearly.

But they sighed in pity. The Fourth Holy Son was doomed. After all, even Hua Yunfeiʼs avatar fell to Heavenly Intention Holy Son. The Fourth Holy Son, only at mid-Deity Transformation, was far outmatched. How could he resist?

Some remarked he deserved his fate. Daring to provoke Heavenly Intention Holy Sonʼs fiancée? If not him, who else?

Under countless gazes, Ye Chenʼs lips curved calmly. Divine light bloomed from his brow, a shadow emerging alongside the divine bridge, bursting forth. In an instant, it grew massive.

Standing a hundred meters tall between heaven and earth. Ye Chenʼs true body stood at the shadowʼs brow, calmly overlooking the approaching Heavenly Intention Holy Son.

Heaven and Earth Manifestation.

The sight of the Fourth Holy Sonʼs manifestation silenced Great Shang Immortal City. At Deity Transformation, one could form their own manifestation. The truly powerful reached a thousand meters, so a hundred wasnʼt remarkable. But the Fourth Holy Sonʼs manifestation was terrifying.

Though only a hundred meters, it seemed to touch the sky. In its hand, a divine axe flowed with endless chaotic energy, as if it could cleave anything. Merely looking at it, countless felt their spirit sense splitting in two. All marveled in their hearts.

The Fourth Holy Sonʼs talent was truly formidable. No wonder he dared challenge Heavenly Intention Holy Son for a woman.

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Ye Chen ignored the onlookers. With a thought, the manifestationʼs mountain-like arms flexed, raising the divine axe high, locking onto Heavenly Intention Holy Son.

Heavenly Intention Holy Sonʼs gaze sharpened. Heʼd faced Ye Chenʼs manifestation before. Now locked on, it felt like no matter where he went, he couldnʼt dodge this axe—it would cleave him apart.

But this time, he was prepared. He wouldnʼt fall for the same trick twice. His Great Dao Treasure Bottle, the pinnacle of his inherited techniques, paired with the Myriad Transformations Sacred Art, could dissolve any offensive technique. Even the supreme Ten Vicious Treasure Techniques would be neutralized.

The Myriad Transformations Sacred Art, created by a peerless female immortal, was designed to counter top-tier techniques like the Vicious Ten and Nine Secrets. No matter how terrifying Ye Chenʼs manifestation was, it would be reduced to pure energy by the sacred art, then absorbed by the Great Dao Treasure Bottle, and returned to him in full. So, facing the axe that could split the void, chaos, and all things, Heavenly Intention Holy Son felt no fear, charging head-on.

Boom…

The divine axe crashed down, reducing everything in its path to primal Yin-Yang Qi. In a blink, it reached Heavenly Intention Holy Son. His eyes blazed like lightning, urging the Myriad Transformations Sacred Art to dissolve it.

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But in the next instant, his face changed. It didnʼt work—it truly didnʼt work. His sacred art had no effect on the axe. How was this possible?

Heavenly Intention Holy Son reacted swiftly, opening the Great Dao Treasure Bottle wide to absorb the strike.

Crack…

The bottle shattered, exploding violently. The attack far exceeded its limits. Shock and confusion flooded Heavenly Intention Holy Sonʼs heart. How could such a terrifying Heaven and Earth Manifestation exist? What had Ye Chen conjured? A giant wielding a divine axe. Could Ye Chen have comprehended the Pangu himself?

Stunned, Heavenly Intention Holy Son didnʼt hesitate, turning to flee. He activated Movement Secret, vanishing into the void to dodge the strike. The stronger the manifestation, the greater its cost. Once Ye Chenʼs manifestation faded, heʼd crush him easily.

Heavenly Intention Holy Son planned well. But as the axe fell, it seemed to strike nothing. Yet, the void where he hid exploded. Heavenly Intention Holy Sonʼs body was cleaved in two. Golden blood sprayed from the split.

Heavenly Intention Holy Son, sliced from head to toe, wasnʼt dead. His bisected eyes brimmed with disbelief. Heʼd clearly escaped, and the axe hit nothing. Why was he still cleaved? How was this possible? Did Ye Chenʼs manifestation involve causality? Hitting its target regardless of contact? Utterly absurd!

Above, Ye Chen, now piloting his ”mecha,” felt satisfied. His manifestation was Panguʼs World-Opening. Even the heavens couldnʼt escape—how could a man? Once locked, the enemy had nowhere to flee, only to resist. Had Heavenly Intention Holy Son blocked, he mightʼve survived, at least partially intact. Pity—he chose wrong.

Ye Chen was thrilled with his manifestationʼs effect. One swing wasnʼt enough. His urge to cleave grew, his gaze drifting toward Elder Mo and Fang Qingʼs battle, tempted to test it on a Mahayana expert. But first, heʼd finish Heavenly Intention Holy Son. One more swing.

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In the distance, Yi Qingwu never expected this outcome. No time for shock. Seeing her fiancé cleaved in two, a shadow passed through her exquisite eyes. Her stunning figure flew toward Heavenly Intention Holy Son without hesitation.

”Holy Son, hold on! I have a treasure pill. Iʼll take you away and heal you! Ye Chen, donʼt touch my fiancé, or Iʼll never forgive you!”

The scene moved countless shocked onlookers in Great Shang Immortal City. The Fourth Holy Son was outrageously strong, splitting Heavenly Intention Holy Son in half, unbelievable.

But so what? Even winning the battlefield, he couldnʼt win the Holy Maidenʼs heart. Ye Chen, about to swing another axe, paused. Seeing Yi Qingwu fly to Heavenly Intention Holy Son, he gave her a strange look, guessing her intent.

He decided to let her have this moment.

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As for Heavenly Intention Holy Son, a Unity realm expert with myriad mystical arts, even being halved, he could recover swiftly. But Ye Chenʼs manifestation carried astonishing laws. Despite using Heavenly Intention Holy Landʼs top healing arts, he couldnʼt mend.

Panic gripped him. No matter how strong his vitality, without recovery, it would drain, and he might truly fall. The fiancée, fearless of Ye Chenʼs might, rushed to his aid without hesitation. This moved Heavenly Intention Holy Son deeply.

Yet, amid the emotion, humiliation and guilt surged. He failed to save her, and now the one who humiliated her had split him in two. Worse, she had to threaten Ye Chen to make him stop. The shame overwhelmed him. He wished heʼd been killed outright.

But with his Devouring Heaven Demon Art and boundless potential, todayʼs humiliations could be repaid in the future. He didnʼt want to die. His bisected eyes gazed hopefully at the void where the Mahayana battle raged, praying Fang Qing would end it and save him.

At that moment, the void trembled, and a figure burst through the domain. It was Fang Qingʼs aura.

Heavenly Intention Holy Sonʼs heart leaped with joy. Fang Qing had surely crushed Mo Yixi, ending the fight. He opened his mouth to call for help. But no words came. Fang Qing, emerging from the void, had half his body blown apart, part of his head shattered. His eyes brimmed with terror. ”His full sublimation is too fierce. I canʼt win—truly canʼt win! We need to go!”

The entire cultivation world fell silent. Countless cultivators stared in disbelief. Everyone had thought Heavenly Intention Holy Son outmatched the Fourth Holy Son. His protector outmatched the Fourthʼs. Yet the battle, barely begun, was over? And the outcome defied all expectations. Not one guess was right!