The Sacred Body emerged, reached his peak, and came demanding an explanation as the wronged party!
Year 3,700 of the Immortal Court calendar.
Several thousand years had passed since the last Dark Turmoil.
On this day.
Anomalous phenomena appeared one after another on Fallen Immortal Star.
Ye Mingyuan emerged from the Feng Family's ancestral grounds.
His gaze was like lightning, his figure stood tall, and his black hair danced wildly!
His golden blood Qi, as vast and mighty as an ocean, had already manifested before he himself appeared!
After more than two thousand years in seclusion.
He had become even stronger!
He had brought back the body of that Great Accomplished Tyrant Body and discerned the true profundities of its Tyrant Body.
And used them to make up for his own deficiencies.
Now, his Sacred Body was flawless and without any deficiencies, at the very peak of his life!
His flesh shone brilliantly, and divine power brimmed within him.
His supreme pressure overshadowed the entire universe, like a blazing sun suspended in the vault of heaven, illuminating all worlds!
Now, whenever he wished, he could challenge the Great Emperor Tribulation!
Only... no Sacred Body had ever attained the Dao as a Great Emperor throughout all eternity!
The difficulty was easy to imagine!
And precisely because of this, considering that his remaining lifespan was still incomparably abundant.
He was in no hurry to attempt that realm.
His gaze swept across the universe and the forbidden zones.
After finding nothing unusual, a somewhat complicated expression appeared in his eyes.
A thousand years was not actually that long.
To the entire universe, it amounted to nothing.
Even for some accomplished cultivators, it hardly counted as seas turning into mulberry fields.
At least, that graceful figure standing ahead.
Peerless and solitary, she remained as radiant and bright as ever...
Just as she had been in that fleeting glimpse at the Feng Clan gathering, back when he was still a minor cultivator.
Her beauty was unmatched.
That single glimpse alone had engraved her in his heart.
So much so that after that incident, with his Sacred Body at minor accomplishment and his dragon's bearing first emerging, he had willingly married into the Feng Family, silencing all gossip.
Though... they were husband and wife in name, but not in fact.
"Husband."
Feng Zixue spoke with a calm expression.
She had come here to welcome Ye Mingyuan.
Doing her duty as a wife.
Ye Mingyuan looked somewhat dazed. He took a step, crossed space, and arrived beside Feng Zixue.
A faint stirring filled his heart.
As though led by ghosts and spirits, he actually reached out, wanting to take Feng Zixue's hand.
Only...
Feng Zixue's delicate brows creased slightly, and she instinctively retreated half a step.
All at once, it seemed that one of the two had quietly acquired a red nose...
Ye Mingyuan's raised hand froze in midair.
A trace of embarrassment flashed through his eyes.
Seeing this, Feng Zixue showed no sign of being moved, as though nothing had happened.
After a moment of silence.
She said calmly, "After you attained the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body, the Feng Family's members began relying on your fame to act as they pleased. They've already begun treating everyone else as beneath their notice. I fear that sooner or later, they'll cause trouble."
"Now that you possess the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body, you no longer need the support of my Feng Family's resources."
"So, let us part amicably as husband and wife from this day onward."
She spoke these words very indifferently.
Completely unaware that the position she was relinquishing was one countless divine maidens and holy maidens dreamed of obtaining!
Now, the position of Great Emperor stood vacant.
The entire universe revered the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body alone!
His Dao companion could absolutely become an imperial consort, the most exalted woman in the entire universe!
Yet Feng Zixue discarded it casually.
As though she felt not the slightest attachment.
And though Ye Mingyuan, with his Great Accomplishment Sacred Body, could pluck stars and seize moons, shattering star fields with a roar.
At this moment, he seemed to possess not the slightest courage.
His eyes dimmed, and he did not respond.
Instead, he stepped forward, treading a golden avenue, seemingly setting out to inspect the universe.
He chose this way to evade it for the moment.
The starry sky glittered brilliantly, and star field after star field had regained its radiance.
The presence of the Great Dao was rich throughout heaven and earth.
He saw that the Starry Sky Ancient Road had opened once more.
Chosen talents emerging from one life-bearing source star after another fought along the Starry Sky Ancient Road, some departing in dejection, others advancing triumphantly with songs ringing out.
He recalled Feng Zixue's words.
Countless thoughts filled his heart, and he could not help throwing back his head and howling, shattering star field after star field with his roar from the Cosmic Frontier!
Until, at last, his eyes grew clear.
As though all the pent-up gloom in his heart had finally unraveled.
He... looked toward Fallen Immortal Star, seemingly meeting the gaze of a terrifying figure shrouded in Chaos Qi through layer upon layer of space.
"I am the Sacred Body of this age."
"Naturally... I should level the forbidden zones!!"
Ye Mingyuan's gaze was calm as he spoke softly.
Such a thought had occurred to him. As for why it had arisen...
As the invincible one of this age, once he had the thought, he need only act on it!
Boom-!!
A golden avenue rose from the Cosmic Frontier, spanning more than half the universe and descending forcefully outside the Immortal Court Forbidden Land!
Ye Mingyuan revealed his presence in full, making the Great Dao rumble.
His golden avenue illuminated nearly the entire universe, and everyone thought this was merely another ordinary, routine return for Ye Mingyuan.
But when they learned where that golden avenue ended...
The entire universe erupted!
Everyone could see that Ye Mingyuan's target was none other than Lu Qingyun within the Immortal Court Forbidden Land!
"A Sacred Body battling one who attained the Dao! A battle between two invincible beings-could it be... we're about to witness history!?"
"Who do you think will win?"
"Obviously that fellow Lu Qingyun! Back then, Sacred Body Ye lost to him in three moves! Besides, no matter what, he's someone who attained the Dao. The so-called Great Accomplishment Sacred Body being able to rival a Great Emperor means only that he can contend with one. Couldn't I contend with a Great Emperor too? It's just that a mere wisp of imperial might would be enough to kill me."
"Heh-times have changed! I favor Sacred Body Ye! Right after reaching great accomplishment, he fought and killed a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body, bathing in Overlord Blood. Then he lay low for several thousand years, and now, soon after emerging, he's gone straight to challenge him. You can imagine how terrifying his progress must have been!"
"Agreed. Everyone knows that a Great Accomplishment Sacred Body falls short of an emperor. But don't forget, that Chaos Heavenly Emperor is no normal Great Emperor at all. Perhaps he suffered unprecedented injuries during that terrifying tribulation, the likes of which had never existed in all eternity, and found them difficult to recover from. That might be why he took up residence in a forbidden zone to recuperate."
Throughout the universe, everyone eagerly awaited this unparalleled showdown!
And Ye Mingyuan, the man at the center of it, had already arrived outside the Immortal Court Forbidden Zone, at the place where he had once sat for a hundred years, wishing only to persuade Lu Qingyun to turn back and reach the shore.
Only this time, he had already reached great accomplishment!
He was even confident that, at this moment, he was absolutely no weaker than any Great Emperor!
His blood Qi surged, and anomalous phenomena blotted out the sky!
Ye Mingyuan approached menacingly, making no effort whatsoever to conceal his presence!
He looked toward the Feng Family.
His gaze met Feng Zixue's across the distance.
This time, he finally saw a change in Feng Zixue's eyes, seemingly worry, yet also vaguely carrying a hint of anticipation...
He knew neither of those emotions was for him.
Only, this could no longer stir even the slightest ripple in his heart.
Now, all he wanted was simply... to give Lu Qingyun a savage beating!!!
As... the wronged party!
"Lu Qingyun, come beyond the stars and fight me!"
"I won't kill you. I'll only beat you awake. I'll make you understand just how terribly wrong your actions have been!"
Ye Mingyuan stood tall outside the Immortal Court Forbidden Land.
His gaze blazed like a burning torch, radiant with divine light.