Shrouding the Heavens

Chapter 399 - 400 Chapter 405 Assisting in Breaking Through

400: Chapter 405: Assisting in Breaking Through 400: Chapter 405: Assisting in Breaking Through Ye Fan sneered and said, “What else can be done?

Suppress those who need to be suppressed and beat those who need to be beaten!” Tu Fei was somewhat dumbfounded.

These people were likely Ye Fan’s future in-laws.

To want to forcefully suppress them at their very first meeting—this was truly unspeakable.

“What did you say?

You want to suppress us?

Such boasting!” The Purple Clothes youth, Feng Lie, had a cold smile on his lips and was the first to press forward, followed by the other young members of the Wind Clan.

None among them were weak.

Some had long since entered the Four Extremes secret boundary, and the weakest among them were at the Fourth Layer Heaven of the Dao Palace Realm.

BUZZ!

Ye Fan’s eyes shot out Divine Radiance as he extended a large golden hand, facing more than a dozen people alone, pressing them all down.

Dao Glyphs, complex and arcane, appeared on the golden hand.

BANG!

One of the men leaped out from the crowd to meet Ye Fan’s golden hand.

Not daring to resist with his physical body, he wielded a blood-colored Battle Halberd, unleashing slashes of blood-red light as he brought it down.

CRACK!

Ye Fan’s large hand was like a golden Grinding Disc, utterly indomitable.

The blood-colored Battle Halberd was crushed beneath it, shattering inch by inch as the Hundred Refinement Divine Gold turned to powder, silently falling.

This… Everyone gasped.

The man’s face changed, and he tried to fly backward, but Ye Fan gave him no chance.

The golden hand descended, capturing him in an unshakeable grip.

BANG!

Ye Fan sealed his cultivation and threw him onto the ground without a second glance, continuing to scan the other young men and women.

“How audacious!

You dare to harm the young lady’s cousin?

You can forget about the marriage alliance!” a beautiful young woman reprimanded.

“What wouldn’t I dare?

I’ll suppress all of you together!” Ye Fan remained unmoved, striding forward and reaching out his large hand to grab the girl.

“How dare you be so rude to me!

Do you know who I am?

I grew up with Miss Fenghuang!” the exquisite-looking girl scolded lightly, an Ancient Mirror appearing in her hand, emitting a blinding Divine Light that swept towards him.

Fenghuang was the peerless bright pearl of the Wind Clan.

If anyone else had taken such a name, they would most likely be ridiculed, but this genius princess of the Wind Clan was worthy of it.

“Merely a maidservant, yet you dare speak to me in such a manner!” Ye Fan sneered.

With a wave of his large hand, the Ancient Mirror, refined by a cultivator of the Four Extremes secret boundary, immediately turned to copper powder.

BANG!

His golden hand descended, and he seized the young woman.

Without any shred of pity for her beauty, he sealed her cultivation instantly and then tossed her onto the ground.

DONG!

Suddenly, a drumbeat sounded.

It wasn’t very loud, but it made Ye Fan’s body tremble, nearly causing him to fall backward.

His head spun, and he felt dizzy.

A weapon interwoven with the Order of heaven and earth!

Someone among them actually possessed such a Heavy Artifact!

Each drumbeat felt like the Taichu Divine Sound, penetrating one’s very bones, numbing both body and soul simultaneously.

BOOM!

Ye Fan bellowed, swinging his golden fist forward.

He had no wish to be passive and charged forward like a streak of golden light.

DONG!

The second drumbeat rang out, like the sound of the Creator God.

The entire garden silently disintegrated; all the beautiful trees, pavilions, and other structures were ground into dust.

Many cultivators were watching from the surroundings.

Seeing this, their expressions changed, and they all retreated quickly, fearing they would be drawn into the fray.

Even the other members of the Wind Clan retreated far away, leaving only a man in red clothes in the field.

Before him hovered a purple-skinned drum, seemingly made from Qilin skin, with purple scales flashing upon it.

“You’re seeking death!” he exclaimed upon seeing Ye Fan rush over.

A cold smile appeared on his face as he vigorously struck the drum with a purple Drum Stick.

DONG!

The third drumbeat resonated as if it were parting the heavens and earth.

The void collapsed, clouds churned, lightning intertwined, and purple light shot to the sky, engulfing everything.

The area was filled with purple lightning shooting out from the Qilin Drum.

It hung in the sky like a purple sun, its myriad rays of light penetrating the void and scouring all directions.

Such a Heavy Artifact, interwoven with Dao and Law, was indeed extremely terrifying, capable of annihilating cultivators of the Four Extremes secret boundary.

It contained the Laws of heaven and earth, manifesting a portion of the power of the Great Dao.

BUZZ!

The void trembled as Ye Fan pressed forward relentlessly.

The violet lightning failed to deter him, for he, too, had a Heavy Artifact in his grasp.

The Vajra shone brightly, ancient yet natural, with Dao Glyphs appearing on its surface.

Indestructible, it broke through the lightning and instantly appeared before the man’s eyes.

SLAP!

Ye Fan did not land a killing blow.

Protecting himself with the Vajra, he smacked the man away with a golden palm.

The man fell heavily to the ground, unable to move.

SWOOSH!

With a flash of light, Ye Fan collected the Qilin Divine Drum, claiming it for himself.

Weapons like these were exceedingly precious and rare; even the Grand Elders of the Sacred Lands found them difficult to refine.

“You are truly audacious!

You even dare to seize the Wind Clan’s Heavy Artifacts!” The Purple Clothes youth, Feng Lie, turned pale.

“I’m going to suppress people, let alone weapons.

You, come over here too!” Ye Fan reached out his golden hand, grabbing towards the crowd.

CLATTER!

Feng Lie held a White Bone Banner, waving it at Ye Fan.

“Don’t even dream of entering the Four Extremes secret boundary!

As far as I know, you can’t succeed.

Don’t harbor any illusions about my sister!” Another Heavy Artifact interwoven with Innate Patterns!

Ye Fan’s expression changed.

These young people could not possibly possess such Weapons.

Could it be that the senior members of the Wind Clan instigated this?

His mind raced, but he quickly calmed down.

“You don’t deserve my sister.

Today, I’ll shatter your pride!” Feng Lie wielded the White Bone Banner, shaking it forcefully.

It shot out a myriad of sword auras, not harming the flesh but attacking the divine scan.

At the same time, a young man dressed in white emerged to assist Feng Lie, and they waved the White Bone Banner together.

“This is a Heavy Artifact belonging to a sovereign of the Wind Clan!” Tu Fei and Li Heishui were startled, their expressions changing.

Ye Fan was unfazed.

With the Vajra in his left hand and the God-beating Whip in his right, he broke through the myriad sword auras and strode forward.

BOOM!

The White Bone Banner shuddered, releasing a natural image of the Dao that rushed towards him like a stampede of thousands of soldiers and horses, intending to crush him.

CLANG!

Ye Fan flicked his wrist, sending the Vajra spinning out to strike against the natural image of the Dao.

The two clashed violently, unleashing countless rays of lightning, creating a blazing spectacle.

Though the white-clothed man was a cultivator at the Second Layer Heaven of the Four Extremes secret boundary, his divine energy was insufficient to fully wield this banner and unleash all its Divine Ability.

Ye Fan’s divine energy was inexhaustible.

With a powerful shock, the Vajra destroyed the natural image of the Dao.

BOOM!

The void quivered as the Divine Stone grew to the size of a Grinding Disc, fixing itself in the sky, radiant with silver light.

It was ring-shaped and transformed into a black hole, devouring everything.

It was like a real black hole in the Endless Star Domain, swallowing heaven and earth.

The garden’s strange black stones, arched bridges, and pavilions all crumbled, flowing upwards like river water reversing its course into the sky.

No matter what it was, anything that came near was pulverized by the black hole, turning into flying ash, ceasing to exist.

Nothing could be preserved.

PFFT!

The white-clothed man spat out blood, his divine energy depleted.

The White Bone Banner slipped from his hand, hurtling towards the Vajra, on the verge of being swallowed.

Ye Fan waved his sleeve, and with a SWOOSH, he swept away the sovereign’s Heavy Artifact, taking it into his body.

BANG!

Ye Fan slapped the white-clothed man, sending him flying.

Then, he grabbed the Purple Clothes youth, Feng Lie, who was beside him, and pulled him over as if拎ing a little chick.

“How dare you treat me like this…” Feng Lie roared.

SLAP!

Ye Fan directly rewarded him with a large golden slap, the impact making his bones crackle.

He spat blood and collapsed to the ground.

In the sky, the black hole formed by the Vajra surged with power, pulling in the other young men and women.

If it weren’t for Ye Fan showing mercy, they would have all been annihilated in body and spirit.

“Little kid Ye, take it easy,” Li Heishui advised.

“Never mind the Wind Clan’s power; just considering their relationship with you as potential in-laws, you shouldn’t act so recklessly.” “I think the Wind Clan might really be testing you,” Tu Fei also transmitted his voice secretly.

He felt the other party might be deliberately doing this to probe Ye Fan.

They had all heard Ye Fan speak about the details of this marriage alliance.

The Wind Clan had not agreed to it yet; they wanted to meet Ye Fan in the divine city before making a decision.

“Am I not being tested right now?” Ye Fan smiled and also sent a secret transmission.

Then, he began to kick Feng Lie ferociously, making the Purple Clothes youth, who was at the Fifth Layer Heaven of the Dao Palace Realm, cry out in pain, tears almost streaming down his face.

“You, surnamed Ye, just you wait!

You’ll never marry my sister in this lifetime, daring to treat me like this!” he shouted angrily.

“Little kid Ye, stop hitting him!

This might be your future brother-in-law.

It really looks like they’re testing your character; the fighting is secondary,” Tu Fei and Li Heishui quickly intervened to stop him.

“No matter!” Ye Fan said with a smile on his face, kicking Feng Lie a few more times before finally stopping.

“Surnamed Ye, I’ll remember you!

You actually beat me…” Feng Lie gnashed his teeth, seething with anger.

In the distance, an unknown number of cultivators had gathered to watch, all of them dumbfounded.

Ye Fan was supposedly going to be engaged to the Wind Clan’s bright pearl, yet he had just brutally beaten her younger brother.

This… Everyone was speechless, not knowing what to say.

What exactly was the relationship between these two parties?

This was too unconventional.

“WOOF!

Do you guys want to be my human pets?” the big black dog stared at these people, its eyes shining.

“Damn it, this damn dog!” Everyone was infuriated.

“Little kid Ye, how do you plan to resolve this?” Tu Fei asked in a low voice.

“Didn’t I say so earlier?

Beat those who need to be beaten, and suppress those who need to be suppressed.” As Ye Fan spoke, he took out the Qilin Drum, intending to use it to seal everyone.

A Heavy Artifact interwoven with Innate Patterns had internal space sufficient to seal them.

“You’re going to suppress them?” Li Heishui was dumbfounded.

“Ye Fan, you dare!” a dozen young men and women shouted in unison.

“Surnamed Ye, what do you think you’re doing?

I’m Fenghuang’s biological brother!

You dare to suppress me?!” The Purple Clothes youth, Feng Lie, was completely stunned.

“What wouldn’t I dare?” Ye Fan paid them no mind.

The drum sounded, and everyone was drawn inside, suppressed within.

“I’m floored!

Little kid Ye, you’re too much… You really suppressed your future brother-in-law?” Li Heishui and Tu Fei truly didn’t know what to say to him.

In the distance, everyone was dumbfounded.

This was too domineering!

The engagement hadn’t even happened yet, and he had already suppressed the bride-to-be’s biological brother and a host of her cousins.

What was going on?

“Heavens!

I’d say this Ancient Desolation Sacred Body is too formidable!

He just suppresses everyone recklessly, leaving others utterly frustrated!” Everyone was dazed, almost unable to believe what they were seeing.

Then, a heated discussion erupted.

“I’ve never seen anyone like him!

Knowing their identities, he should have shown some mercy.

He’s really…

going to make the Wind Clan cough up blood!” “I’m convinced, completely convinced!

I’ve never seen someone so ferocious!

Does he still want to marry into the Wind Clan or not?!” 「Drunken Immortal Pavilion was not an ordinary place; it was the property of the Northern Plains’ Golden Family, and fighting was absolutely not permitted.

Yet, a section of the gardens here had been destroyed, and no one had come out to stop it.

It was evident someone had made arrangements.」 “What now?” Tu Fei asked.

“Of course, we’re going back,” Ye Fan said, taking the lead to leave.

“I’m asking how you’re going to explain this to the Wind Clan?” 「Ye Fan and the others departed, and the news immediately spread throughout the divine city.

Many were left dumbfounded, and then they burst into laughter.」 “I reckon this marriage alliance is completely off the table now.” “The people from the Wind Clan had only just arrived in the city, and he presented them with such a grand ‘gift’…” Many people were discussing the matter.

Most believed the marriage alliance was surely doomed.

The members of the Source Technique noble families and people like Li Yishui were all gloating.

「Not long after Ye Fan returned to his residence, the divine king summoned him.

People from the Wind Clan wanted to see him.」 “Little kid Ye, you’re on your own now!” Tu Fei and Li Heishui both chuckled mischievously.

「In the grand hall, four elders from the Wind Clan had arrived.

All appeared simple and unassuming, showing no particularly special traits, much like ordinary old men from the mortal world.」 “You brat, you’re certainly domineering.

Knowing their identities, you still suppressed them all.

What do you think you’re doing?” one of the old men berated.

“I felt they went too far.

Rather than letting them suffer a greater loss in the future, it’s better for me to teach them a lesson now,” Ye Fan replied calmly.

Another old man laughed and said, “Let it go.

No need to dwell on it.

This lad is quite interesting, daring to act in such a way.

It was beyond my expectations.” “Release them now,” Jiang Yun said from the side.

Ye Fan naturally understood the situation; now was not the time to be forceful.

He complied with the order, releasing the dozen or so people from the Qilin Drum and also returning the White Bone Banner.

“Ye Fan…” Feng Lie shouted, about to lunge forward.

An elder from the Wind Clan let out a cold harrumph, and Feng Lie immediately halted his steps, walking back resentfully.

“Go to the inner chamber.

The divine king and the Wind Clan’s Peacock King want to see you,” Jiang Yun said to Ye Fan.

「In another grand hall, the peerless divine king was seated at the head.

His white hair was like snow, and his face was like jade.

He looked normal, revealing nothing about his true physical condition.」 Below him sat a middle-aged man with disheveled black hair and clear, bright eyes.

His figure was imposing, and he exuded an aura of someone long accustomed to a high position.

He sat there, majestic and still, his eyes profound as he sized up Ye Fan.

This man was precisely the grandfather of the heaven’s favored daughter Fenghuang, named Feng Jingyun, and he was also the Wind Clan’s Peacock King.

“Let your Blood Qi surge, and unleash all of your vigorous Life Qi for the Wind Clan’s Peacock King to see,” the divine king said gently.

Ye Fan complied without reservation.

In an instant, his Blood Qi surged to the heavens, as if a True Dragon were awakening.

His powerful vitality astonished the Wind Clan’s Peacock King, who nodded repeatedly.

BOOM!

Ye Fan’s aura continued to rise.

His entire body’s Life Qi transformed into a dragon-shaped pillar of energy that pierced through the grand hall and soared into the sky, like a vast ocean surging.

In this region, all cultivators were startled, their faces showing駭然之色 as they looked in that direction.

「Shortly after, news spread that the Wind Clan’s Peacock King was very satisfied with Ye Fan.

This left many in the divine city, who had been preparing to watch a joke, completely dumbfounded and unable to understand why.」 “Does it even need to be said?

The Wind Clan’s Peacock King must have already discerned that Ye Fan can break into the Four Extremes secret boundary.

Nothing can halt the rise of the Ancient Desolation Sacred Body!” Many people gained insight and speculated the truth.

The divine city was greatly shaken on this day.

「After Ye Fan left the grand hall, he went straight to the Heavenly Demon Treasure Pavilion.

He found Yaoyuekong and asked him to help keep an eye out and collect various Divine Source Stone Skins.」 When he was leaving, Li Heishui was puzzled and asked, “Ye Fan, what are you planning to do?

Your breakthrough is imminent, so why are you busying yourself with these things?” “Because I’m worried about failure.

This time, no matter what, I must break into the Four Extremes secret boundary!” Ye Fan didn’t hide anything from them.

“It’ll be fine; you’re overthinking it,” Tu Fei said with a laugh.

“Even if tens of millions of jin of Source cannot help me enter the Four Extremes, I will find another way to enter myself.

This time, I must succeed!” Ye Fan’s gaze was resolute.

「On that very day, the Wind Clan’s Peacock King made a decision: to gift Ye Fan three million jin of Source to help him break into the Four Extremes secret boundary.」 Once this news spread, the Eastern Wastelands were shaken.

It was very clear that the Wind Clan’s Peacock King regarded Ye Fan as his prospective grandson-in-law.

He believed Ye Fan could break into the Four Extremes secret boundary and intended to bind him to the Wind Clan’s ancient war chariot.

Is the Ancient Desolation Sacred Body, having achieved Great Success, finally going to reappear in the world?

Everyone found it difficult to remain calm.

「The peerless divine king finally made an announcement: on the night of the next full moon, Ye Fan would enter the Dragon Transformation Pool to challenge the first innate trial of the Ancient Desolation Sacred Body.」 The moment the news was released, the entire world was shocked.

The day for the Ancient Desolation Sacred Body’s breakthrough had finally arrived!

From the various Sacred Lands of the Eastern Wastelands, the immortal Dynasties of the Central States, and the myriad sects and schools, another batch of powerful experts rushed over.

They were paying extremely close attention to the Ancient Desolation Sacred Body’s attempt to break through and all wanted to witness the ceremony.