Heavenly Venerable Taiyi, Patrolling the Universe, a Showdown Between Tyrant Body and Sacred Body!
Time was like a knife.
Even a Heavenly Venerable who had once stood high above all could not escape this ancient history.
The elderly man's eyes were clouded, and deathly Qi already wreathed his entire body.
He gazed at Ye Mingyuan's ocean-like, vigorous blood and vitality. A trace of reminiscence flashed through his eyes, and he grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.
"Little fellow, you're so young..."
"It's not that I deliberately wanted to cause you trouble. To tell the truth... I want to go back too. But those fellows inside... won't let me."
"Still, you needn't worry about me starting some Dark Turmoil. I've never done it, and now... doing it would be useless."
The elderly man gazed calmly at Ye Mingyuan.
His gaze was direct, without the slightest trace of guilt.
Nor did his body bear any of the towering karmic sin left behind after devouring living beings' essence.
It seemed to be just as he had said: he had never unleashed any Dark Turmoil.
But... did that make sense?
A Supreme emerging from a forbidden zone without intending to wash the mortal world in blood sounded like a tale from the Arabian Nights.
Naturally, Ye Mingyuan would not believe him so easily.
He did not move an inch. His gaze remained icy, his killing intent boiling.
Waves splashed in his golden Bitter Sea, and above it appeared the phenomenon of chaos growing a green lotus, its oppressive might unrivaled!
The atmosphere remained tense, as though an Extreme Dao battle could erupt at any moment!
Within the various sacred lands and ancient clans.
Sages already stood guard beside their Extreme Dao Emperor Weapons, ready to awaken them at any moment and then flee far into the cosmos!
Within Chaotic God Mountain, one cold, sinister gaze after another.
They too came from its depths, carrying a hint of apprehension, though it was not directed at Ye Mingyuan.
Instead, they feared... that old man!
It seemed this old man inspired even greater fear than Ye Mingyuan!
Seeing that Ye Mingyuan made no move.
The elderly man seemed somewhat troubled. He sighed softly, then...
Took a step forward!
Humm-!!
Heaven and earth abruptly shifted!
It seemed as though all of space had fallen into disorder.
Ye Mingyuan's pupils contracted sharply, and he instantly turned.
Only to discover that, at some unknown moment, the elderly man had already passed straight by him...
Such strength... was unfathomable!
Cold sweat streamed down Ye Mingyuan's body, and for a moment, he actually dared not strike!
The gap... was too great!
So great that even he, a Great Accomplishment Sacred Body, had no time to react!
The space Great Dao?
Or perhaps, time?
But regardless.
As a Great Accomplishment Sacred Body, he absolutely could not tolerate a Supreme whose lifespan seemed nearly exhausted walking out of a forbidden zone so openly!
So what if his strength was unfathomable?
Across all the forbidden zones, those who could be called Supremes.
Had all once been invincible. In terms of foundations or seniority, he could compare to none of them!
Yet he possessed an advantage that none of those Supremes had!
Youth!
Or rather... the ability to take a beating!
"Stop!"
Ye Mingyuan raised his hand, and tremendous golden blood and vitality surged forth as though they cost nothing!
A gigantic palm reached straight out, seeking to seize the elderly man outright!
Yet the result filled him with terror!
His palm passed straight through the elderly man's body, as though it had never touched anything at all!
This utterly bizarre sight abruptly brought a title to his mind, one rarely mentioned even in ancient history!
Heavenly Venerable Taiyi!
Before yin and yang had changed, the boundless expanse of the great void!
This was no space Great Dao, but a formless, intangible state of nothingness!
"Little fellow, don't bother me."
"Otherwise, although I've already reached the end of my life, killing you... would be as easy as turning over my hand!"
Heavenly Venerable Taiyi looked back, his gaze indifferent.
It was a gaze that had endured endless years and seen through all things in the world.
Even though he had been honored as a Heavenly Venerable for being among the earliest pioneers on the path of cultivation and leaving behind immense achievements.
There was no denying that none who had ever been invincible were softhearted!
His reluctance to act just now was merely because he did not wish for this final flicker of life's flame.
To be spent suppressing an ignorant junior.
But that did not mean he would let others bully him!
Terrifying pressure rose from Heavenly Venerable Taiyi's body, instantly stiffening Ye Mingyuan's frame. An overwhelming sense of mortal danger coiled around his spiritual platform, as though a sharp sword would fall the next instant and cut him down!
He did not choose to strike again.
Yet he did not leave either, seemingly prepared to follow Heavenly Venerable Taiyi constantly to prevent him from suddenly deciding to wash the universe in blood.
Heavenly Venerable Taiyi paid this no mind.
After all... he was truly too old.
So old that so-called life essence was simply insufficient to extend his lifespan.
Besides...
As one of the first to enter the forbidden zones, he had always sealed himself within what could only be called enormous quantities of immortal source.
He disdained such things as harvesting the world's living beings.
Nor was he willing to do so.
"Time is merciless..."
Heavenly Venerable Taiyi took a step, crossing the world's ends within inches.
He walked straight into the universe, traversing one star domain after another.
Passing one life-bearing source star after another.
He seemed to be recalling the past, searching for traces left behind in those years.
As he passed Tyrant Star.
Within Tyrant Star, a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body sealed in divine source watched coldly, making no effort to restrain his gaze.
He was even bold enough to add a hint of greed.
A Heavenly Venerable on the verge of death-whether it was his long-lost Heavenly Venerable scripture or the Dao Fruit of his cultivation.
To him, both were supreme treasures!
But just as that trace of expression appeared.
Heavenly Venerable Taiyi... stopped.
He turned, looked toward the Tyrant Body Ancestral Star, and said calmly, "You want to eat me?"
The Great Accomplished Tyrant Body sealed at the outermost edge of the Tyrant Body ancestral grounds did not answer. He merely gave Heavenly Venerable Taiyi a long look, then closed his eyes, seemingly about to fall asleep again.
However...
A palm imprint suddenly smashed down toward the Tyrant Body Ancestral Star!
Its might was so immense that a single strike could annihilate every living being on the Tyrant Body Ancestral Star that possessed Overlord Blood!
Precisely because of this, the Great Accomplished Tyrant Body at the outermost edge instantly opened his eyes!
He stepped out of the immortal source, his gaze unruly, purple Qi billowing!
As though even the Great Dao lay beneath his feet!
He took one step and obliterated that palm imprint outside the ancestral star!
A flash of excitement crossed his eyes.
"Originally, considering that you're a dying man, I didn't wish to bully you. But you... seem not to have understood my goodwill."
"You're merely a dying Heavenly Venerable. Our Tyrant Body Ancestral Star has no fewer than nine Great Accomplished Tyrant Bodies!"
"It seems that after today, our Tyrant Body Lineage will gain another emperor scripture inheritance."
He looked at Heavenly Venerable Taiyi, his voice deep and powerful, his words utterly assured, as though everything he said was destined to happen.
However...
"Heh-"
"Isn't bullying the old and fearing the strong a fine tradition of your Tyrant Body Lineage?"
Heavenly Venerable Taiyi's gaze remained calm, wholly undisturbed by this Great Accomplished Tyrant Body's imposing presence. He continued, "As for nine Great Accomplished Tyrant Bodies... take another look. Apart from you, do the other eight dare come out?"
The Great Accomplished Tyrant Body's expression shifted. He did not turn back.
But his heart had already sunk somewhat.
For he could sense that not only had the other Great Accomplished Tyrant Bodies not even directed their gazes here.
Even... the Extreme Dao formation patterns on the Tyrant Body Ancestral Star had activated.
Shutting him... outside!
What was going on!?
Wasn't this just a Heavenly Venerable on the verge of death?
Was there any need to be this afraid?
This relatively new Great Accomplished Tyrant Body did not understand, but precisely because of this, a hint of apprehension entered his eyes.
Yet what he had not expected was...
"Don't look at me. Your opponent... is him."
Heavenly Venerable Taiyi casually pointed in a direction. Within that stretch of void, Ye Mingyuan revealed himself and slowly walked out.
His Sacred Body's Bitter Sea boiled and churned. Upon sensing the Tyrant Body's presence, nearly all the blood in his body seemed about to ignite, his fighting spirit surging in mighty waves!
"I'll leave this Great Accomplished Tyrant Body to you."
"Don't refuse. Otherwise... I will be the one to act."
"I don't wish to spend my remaining time here, so this works out nicely. You two can settle the blood feud between your two physiques."
"A friendly reminder: if I remember correctly, this Great Accomplished Tyrant Body has bathed in the blood of an elderly Great Accomplishment Sacred Body."
Heavenly Venerable Taiyi's eyes held a playful look. After leaving those words behind, he turned and walked straight away.
Leaving only Ye Mingyuan and that Great Accomplished Tyrant Body facing each other across the void.
Then... battle abruptly erupted!!