Primordial Divine Emperor-Chapter 334 - 172: Revival of the Innate Dao Body, Mo Shiyi’s Utter Shock

As Ye Xiaofan got closer, these changes became increasingly evident, feeling as if his blood was boiling furiously, his passion ignited.

Even the bones within his body seemed unbearably hot.

However, Ye Xiaofan didn't pay too much attention, thinking it was simply a physical reaction to hearing the news of his master's salvation.

As countless fearsome silhouettes approached, numerous arks, flying swords, and various peculiar flying devices suddenly converged on the blood-colored mountain range at the center of the blood sea.

Yet, these arks did not fly directly into the mountain range but slowly descended.

"Brother Ye, descend, the ark must not directly cross the mountain range." Mo Shiyi repeatedly urged.

Ye Xiaofan and Nangong Jianchen heard and exchanged puzzled glances, to which the latter explained, "This mountain range is the true Land of Great Evil. The airspace over the mountains is a forbidden flight zone; forcefully crossing the void will attract extremely terrifying phenomena."

Mo Shiyi's words had just fallen when some fearsome silhouettes seemingly unaware of these warnings crossed over directly.

At the same time, a small ark and a figure standing on a flying sword also crossed over.

However, as the flying boat and the lone silhouette entered the airspace above the blood-colored mountain range, a great terror arose.

In the void that was previously empty, numerous terrifying phantoms abruptly coalesced. Some were as tall as mountains, resembling the towering skeletal remains from a sea of corpses, while others were phantoms of human race powerhouses, and some possessed outlines unfamiliar to Ye Xiaofan and his companions.

Countless terrifying phantoms appeared out of nowhere, fiercely brandishing their phantom weapons, striking at the ark and the figure standing on the flying sword.

In an instant.

Boom—!!!

The previously formidable cultivators and the flying boat were instantly obliterated, collapsing, and disintegrated into ashes, their skeletal remains completely vanished.

Countless fearsome silhouettes gasped at the sight.

And after the phantoms had obliterated the flying boat and the lone silhouette, they gradually dissipated into the heavens and earth, leaving the multitude of fearsome powerhouses in shock.

"What are those things?" Immediately, one of the less knowledgeable fearsome silhouettes voiced their confusion, staring at the spectacle with disbelief.

Curiosity sparked an explanation from others.

"Those are ancient spirits that perished in this realm eons ago. After the death of these formidable beings, a trace of their grievances lingers here, transforming into intangible obsessions, residing here for years."

"Indeed, when one's cultivation reaches great heights, even a mere remnant obsession can possess terrifying destructive power."

"These spirits are not living entities; they're just obsessions transformed from the fallen powerhouses and do not have consciousness or qualify as life forms. But this obsession implicitly follows the intentions of the fallen powerhouses, continuing their pre-death duties."

"It's clear that these powerhouses perished while defending this airspace, so even though they have vanished from this world, their lingering obsessions stubbornly guard this area."

"It's baffling what happened here long ago, for these powerhouses' residual obsessions remain indomitable and can't be touched by us, yet they all fell here, transforming into the vast sea of corpses you and I now witness." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

The words of some fearsome powerhouses deterred everyone from crossing the Land of Great Evil; even just the spirits arising from the residual obsessions of these supreme beings could effortlessly annihilate them.

Ye Xiaofan did not hesitate and immediately maneuvered the flying boat towards the blood-colored mountain range's shore.

For a moment, the vast mountain range appeared like a huge army landing, with countless silhouettes descending one after another.

And as Ye Xiaofan and others landed, at a certain moment.

On the coastline of a certain mountain range.

"Shangguan, what are you looking at?" A cultivator exuding a terrifying aura landed on the ground and instinctively glanced at a silhouetted figure in a particular direction.

The fearsome demon fiend addressed as Shangguan furrowed his brow slightly but shook his head, saying, "Nothing, looks like a familiar face, but I'm not sure."

"Oh? A familiar face? What kind of familiar face?" The powerhouse beside him instinctually asked.

The fearsome demon fiend did not respond immediately, seemingly only finding it somewhat familiar but unsure, so he looked at another nearby fearsome female cultivator and said:

"Seventh sister, take a look at that 'Spiritual Essence Realm Ninth Rank' early-stage youth over there, doesn't he look somewhat familiar?"

Hearing this, the fearsome female cultivator gradually gazed over, initially seeing nothing, but eventually, her face changed: "Does look somewhat familiar, but who he resembles, I can't remember at the moment."

After the female cultivator spoke, the demon fiend known as Shangguan reminded her, "He resembles that man who once walked out of Star Moon City and caused a stir across the Hundred Broken Mountain Range."

"You mean...?" After Shangguan's reminder, the fearsome female cultivator swiftly recalled something, her beautiful eyes filled with shock: "Ye Tiannan?"

Ye Tiannan!

Upon those words, the male cultivator's body visibly trembled slightly.

"Yes, it's Ye Tiannan."

"When you put it that way, it really does look quite similar, and the more I look, the more alike it seems. Could it be...?"

The two people exchanged a glance, both seeing an extraordinarily shocked gleam in each other's eyes, almost speaking in unison: "Could this person be the child Ye Tiannan left behind in Ye Village all those years ago?"

In that moment, both of them thought of the child who was once in swaddling clothes.

These two were none other than the two peerless prodigies of the Shangguan Mansion in Star Moon City. If Shangguan Wan'Er were here, she would surely recognize them and even call out 'Third Brother' and 'Seventh Sister.'

The male prodigy was named Shangguan Xingyu, while the female prodigy was Shangguan Lanqi. Even Ye Xiaofan had heard of their names more than once in Star Moon City. They were the standout figures from previous awakenings of terrifying Martial Souls in Star Moon City, but now they were all in the Li Yang Sect.

"I remember that child, what was the name again?" Shangguan Lanqi raised her beautiful eyes slightly.

Shangguan Xingyu almost blurted out: "Back then, when Ye Tiannan threw a grand banquet for the birth of that child, I went to congratulate him on behalf of the Shangguan Mansion with my second uncle. I remember it clearly. Ye Tiannan named that child, seemingly calling him Ye Xiaofan."

"Ye Xiaofan?" Shangguan Lanqi softly muttered the name, somewhat incredulously: "Has Ye Tiannan's son grown to such an extent already? Wasn't it widely spread at that time that the Ye Race had given birth to a worm instead of a true dragon? I remember that child was born unable to sense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi."

"Could I be mistaken?" Shangguan Xingyu slightly frowned, but soon became even more certain: "It's probably him, and the young man beside him seems to be the son of the City Lord's Mansion Master, Nangong Jianchen. When I last hurriedly returned to Star Moon City, I met him briefly and even offered to guide him at the City Lord's invitation."

"If he's here, then that young man is most likely Ye Tiannan's son, without a doubt."

After speaking, Shangguan Xingyu appeared puzzled again: "Strange, why would someone like Nangong Jianchen be traveling with Ye Xiaofan?"

Clearly, having met Nangong Jianchen, Shangguan Xingyu held him in exceptionally high regard. Even though Ye Xiaofan's cultivation aura greatly surpassed that of Nangong Jianchen, and his overall display was at least at the level of a peerless prodigy, Shangguan Xingyu still didn't think Nangong Jianchen would associate with ordinary cultivators.

Apparently, Shangguan Xingyu had a certain understanding of Nangong Jianchen's talent and held him in very high esteem in his heart.

However, Shangguan Xingyu had no idea that if he considered the fact that the figure had only been cultivating for around three years, he would undoubtedly be ranked among world-class monsters.

"Let's go over and take a look." After pondering for a moment, Shangguan Xingyu spoke first, leading Shangguan Lanqi and another unfamiliar terrifying expert slowly towards the group of five, including Ye Xiaofan.

At the same time.

After Mo Shiyi stored the flying boat in the space ring, the group of five all stared intently at the bottomless Blood-colored Mountain Range ahead. Since they couldn't fly, it meant that everyone needed to traverse this Land of Great Evil to reach the blood-colored waterfall descending from the heavens.

In fact, it wasn't just Ye Xiaofan and the others feeling solemn at the moment; nearly all the terrifying figures wore similar expressions. Although they had landed here, no one dared to enter the forest actively, as if a prehistoric beast lay in wait, biding its time for them to step inside.

Standing outside alone, the aura of impending death had already begun to spread throughout everyone's minds.

Mu Xin and Mu Yan looked especially ashen, and if they hadn't been coerced, they would never have come here.

At this time, Ye Xiaofan approached the two, lifting his hand to release the seal on their cultivation. He calmly said, "Stay close to us later and don't entertain thoughts of escape, or the consequences will be your own responsibility."

Seeing their seals lifted, the two sisters could only smile wryly. Even if Ye Xiaofan hadn't said anything, they would follow closely. They had no other choice now. Without a flying boat or powerful cultivation, even if they were to return, their Spiritual Power might not be enough to cross that Sea of Blood.

Currently, the only ones the sisters could rely on were Ye Xiaofan and the other two.

After speaking, Ye Xiaofan's breathing became increasingly rapid, and he appeared very off, feeling irritable and uncomfortable, with his blood boiling. He could even sense the seething heat of his bones and the boiling of his blood.

The feeling was as if his entire body was about to catch fire.

What Ye Xiaofan didn't know was that as he experienced this abnormal reaction, the Ancient Divine Egg within him also trembled slightly.

"Brother Ye, are you alright?" Mo Shiyi noticed Ye Xiaofan's change and immediately frowned slightly.

Ye Xiaofan slightly shook his head, indicating that he was fine: "No worries, it might be due to the environment. I suddenly feel overheated, with my blood boiling and bones warming. It's as if my body is about to ignite. Brother Shiyi, do you and the others have this feeling?"

Even though it seemed to pass, Ye Xiaofan still shared his experience with Mo Shiyi.

"Boiling blood? Warming bones and an overheated body?" Mo Shiyi muttered under his breath with a furrowed brow upon hearing this.

Clearly, both he and Nangong Jianchen felt nothing of the sort, only suppression.

Seeing Mo Shiyi's bemusement, Ye Xiaofan didn't dwell on it further, attributing it to environmental effects. Different cultivators do react differently in various environments.

Little did he know that his Innate Dao Body was resonating with something, on the verge of a full awakening.

"Boiling blood? Warming bones? Overheated body?" Even as Ye Xiaofan progressed slowly, Mo Shiyi was mutteringly contemplating to himself.

Then, suddenly.

Mo Shiyi trembled, as if struck by an epiphany.

He lifted his gaze, staring at the Ancient Divine Egg within the blood-colored waterfall at the mountain's end, eyes swirling with meaning, as though struck by lightning.

Mo Shiyi stared dumbly at the Ancient Divine Egg before turning to gaze at Ye Xiaofan's back in a trance. His mind surged with a storm of thoughts, as if uncovering a catastrophic secret, leaving him momentarily frozen in place.

"Oh heavens, could it be...?"