anovelconsole Chapter 12727 The Gap in Strength
Chapter 12727 The Gap in Strength
Chapter 12727 The Gap in Strength
"I really don't know how to live or die!"
"The Path of Frenzied Devouring, the Cycle of Reincarnation Buries Fate, Devour!"
Ye Chen smiled coldly, and with a thought, a jet-black fragment flew out from the Reincarnation Graveyard.
The fragment was pitch black, radiating a terrifying devouring power.
The surrounding air, spiritual energy, and even the flying flames were all drawn by this devouring force, converging towards the fragments.
This is the Frenzy Fragment!
"Ok?"
The Dark Tyrant raised an eyebrow, saw the Frenzy Fragment, and sensed its terrifying devouring power, vaguely feeling that something was amiss.
Ye Chen repeatedly activated the Reincarnation Technique, unleashing the aura of the eighth layer of the Burial of Fate Technique. Mixed with the power of the Devouring Fragments, it ultimately formed a terrifying black hole vortex, with its devouring power exploding to its limit.
"not good!"
The Dark Tyrant's expression changed drastically. He could clearly feel that the Eternal Night Flame around him was being drawn away from his body by the black hole vortex, constantly being stripped away and converging towards the Frenzy Fragment.
His original essence was also being eroded by this devouring power. If this continued, it wouldn't be long before he was completely devoured by the Frenzied Devouring Fragments and turned into nourishment for Ye Chen.
"Damn it, are they trying to scam me?"
The Dark Tyrant was furious. He had just attempted to refine the fragments of the Burning Heaven, and his body was wreathed in wisps of tribulation fire, which limited his strength. Faced with Ye Chen's devouring, he was immediately in danger.
Ye Chen was going all out, but of course, he couldn't devour the Dark Tyrant with just the Frenzied Devouring Fragments.
However, he also unleashed the power of the Burial of Fate!
Even with Ye Chen's current strength, the eighth level of the Reincarnation Burial Technique is extremely costly to use, and his spiritual energy is being rapidly depleted.
"No—! I cannot be devoured!"
The Dark Tyrant let out a deafening roar, trying to resist, only to find that his fate seemed to have been buried.
Deep within his Dao heart, he was scorched by the Heavenly Tribulation Fire, suffering immense torment and unable to unleash his peak power.
At the critical moment of life and death, he raised his hand and waved it, sending a huge pillar of magma shooting towards Ye Chen.
Boom—
Ye Chen remained unmoved, enduring the impact of the magma pillar. His flesh and blood were roasted and rotted, revealing his primordial skeleton, a truly terrifying sight.
He actually withstood the Dark Tyrant's fierce attacks, risking serious injury in order to devour the Dark Tyrant!
hiss hiss hiss—
"Ahhh-"
The Dark Tyrant screamed in agony.
Under the influence of the Burial of Fate and the Devouring Fragments, his body was disintegrating at a visible speed, turning into primordial eternal night flames, and being pulled, peeled off, and swallowed by the black hole vortex of the Devouring Fragments.
In the end, the Dark Tyrant was reduced to a single black and red ember, hovering in mid-air.
This spark is the core of the Eternal Night's Burning Flame!
As long as Ye Chen devours this spark, he will be able to completely control the Eternal Night Burning Flame!
Ye Chen's eyes gleamed. At this moment, he had already absorbed the external flames of the Eternal Night Burning Flame, as well as his own Heaven-Burning Fragments, and stored them in the vortex of Frenzied Devouring.
Even the external flames possess extremely intense and terrifying energy, containing the unruly will of a tyrant.
"Lord of Reincarnation, you dare to devour me! I will make you wish you were never born!"
A series of roars and furious cries erupted from the black hole vortex.
That was the will of the Dark Tyrant.
At this moment, Ye Chen had not yet begun to devour and refine it, but he had already sensed the ferocity of the Tyrant's Flame.
Refining this Eternal Night Flame is no easy task; it harbors endless dangers.
Undeterred, Ye Chen continued to activate the Frenzied Devouring Fragments, aiming to devour the last core fire seed as well.
But at that moment, Ye Chen suddenly felt a sharp pain in his mind.
He released his divine sense and, through the volcano, saw a majestic figure appear high in the sky, seemingly out of nowhere.
He wore a dark dragon robe, had a cold and stern face, and held a long sword with yin and yang energies swirling around it.
He was the first tyrant!
"The first tyrant has arrived?"
Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat.
In the next instant, the First Tyrant swung his sword, and a dazzling golden sword light slashed down fiercely from the heavens.
Wherever the sword light passed, the void was torn apart, the Primordial Bright Light and the fiery aura of the Fire Zone were cleaved apart, and even the rock layer at the top of the volcano was pierced through by the sword, revealing a huge crack.
"Who dares to covet the power of my destiny?"
A cold and domineering voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth, carrying an imperial majesty that could crush all things.
The moment the sound reached Ye Chen, he felt his soul tremble violently, his blood and qi flowed backward, and his already festering wounds burst open again, with blood gushing out incessantly.
powerful!
Incredibly powerful!
Ye Chen had only this thought in his mind: the First Tyrant was as powerful and majestic as an unparalleled emperor, and with his current strength, he was simply no match for him.
Then came the towering figure of the First Tyrant, slowly descending on golden sword light.
The emperor's dark black robe with dragon patterns fluttered even without wind.
The wisps of imperial purple aura surrounding him were hundreds or thousands of times more concentrated than the aura projected within the Divine Moon Marrow.
Those deep eyes, like cold stars in the sky, seemed to freeze even the boiling magma the moment they swept across the cave.
Ye Chen's pupils contracted sharply, and his heart pounded wildly.
The First Tyrant glanced around and saw that Ye Chen had already devoured a large portion of his life flame, but fortunately, the core flame was still intact.
A look of anger mixed with relief crossed his face.
What angered him was that Ye Chen dared to devour his life force.
Fortunately, the most vital spark is still there and has not been consumed.
"So he was the future Great Demon Lord."
"Unfortunately, the future has not yet arrived."
"You can't reach that future, prepare to die."
The First Tyrant looked at Ye Chen, a cold glint in his eyes, and without uttering a single word, swung his sword with his right hand.
A golden sword aura, imbued with the boundless will of an emperor, slashed fiercely towards Ye Chen.
Wherever the sword energy passed, space was crushed into nothingness, and even the devouring power of the Frenzied Devouring Fragments was forcibly torn apart.
Ye Chen's face turned pale. He had no time to dodge and could only activate the Eternal Wall to defend himself.
Pfft—!
The golden sword energy struck the Eternal Wall instantly, blocking a large portion of its power. However, a small portion of the sword energy still managed to break through the Eternal Wall and strike Ye Chen.
With just one strike, Ye Chen was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the cave wall.
A mouthful of scalding blood, mixed with shattered internal organs, gushed out. His spiritual energy instantly became chaotic, and the Frenzy Fragment could no longer be sustained, shrinking back into his body, causing the black hole vortex to dissipate.
"So strong..."
Ye Chen was shocked. He knew the First Tyrant was powerful, but he didn't expect him to be this powerful.
With just one sword strike, he was severely injured and unable to fight back.
Even if one is at the Immortal Realm, without truly stepping into the Heavenly Dao Realm and forming one's own "Dao," one is simply unable to fight against those top-tier powerhouses.
Struggling to sit up, Ye Chen's mouth continued to ooze blood, and his vision became blurred.
"This is the power of the First Tyrant. There's not even a difference in scale between us..."
Only now did he truly understand that Liu Yanchen's advice was not superfluous. Even with his cultivation at the ninth level of the Undying Realm and control over numerous divine powers, he was still as fragile as paper in front of a top-tier powerhouse like the First Tyrant.
"His supernatural powers are vast, but his foundation is shallow."
"If you are given time to grow, you may be able to crush me."
"But geniuses always die young..."
The first tyrant shook his head and made his decision.
Ye Chen possessed boundless supernatural powers and mastered all laws, but his cultivation foundation was too weak to support the power of so many supernatural powers, and he couldn't even withstand a single sword strike from him.
The First Tyrant gripped his sword, ready to strike again and utterly kill Ye Chen.
But at that moment, a blurry figure suddenly darted out from the shadows of the cave, its movements like a ghost, and grabbed the core flame of the Eternal Night Fire into its hand.
This figure was none other than Emperor Golden Feather!
It turns out he had been hiding all along, waiting for his chance.
At this time, Emperor Jinyu had recovered considerably from his injuries.
Ye Chen could tell at a glance that he had devoured two of the Divine Tomb's subordinates and was rapidly recovering by nourishing them with their blood and qi.
Furthermore, the unique methods of the Divine Tomb, combined with the Path of Freedom, allowed Emperor Golden Feather to remain perfectly hidden.
He suddenly appeared, shocking even Ye Chen and the First Tyrant.
"Got it!"
Emperor Jinyu grabbed the fire seed, his face filled with ecstatic joy, and turned to flee out of the volcano.
He knew that neither the First Tyrant nor Ye Chen would let him go. The only way to save his life and perhaps even restore his peak strength was to escape as soon as possible and bring the Eternal Night Flame back to the Divine Tomb.
"court death!"
The first tyrant was furious, never expecting that the seed he was so determined to obtain would suddenly be taken away by someone else.
The Golden Feather Emperor moved with incredible speed, spreading his golden wings and instantly flying out of the volcano, soaring towards the distant horizon.
He was once one of the Three Pure Ones, and even though he has declined and his fighting power is not as great as before, his ability to escape is still top-notch.
The path to freedom is boundless and unrestrained; his escape speed was so astonishing that even the First Tyrant was shocked by it.
The First Tyrant, disregarding the need to kill Ye Chen, hurriedly soared into the sky and chased after the Golden Feather Emperor.
Ye Chen wanted to give chase, but his injuries were too severe, and he was out of breath, letting out a muffled groan.
Having fought the Dark Tyrant and then been slashed by the First Tyrant, Ye Chen's body was covered in burns from flames and cuts from sword energy, many of which were so deep that bone was visible, making him look extremely ferocious.
"Fellow Daoist, this is terrible! You...you're going to die."
At this moment, a middle-aged Taoist priest flew in; it was Liu Yanchen.
When Liu Yanchen saw how badly Ye Chen was injured, he thought he was going to die.
"Can't die."
Ye Chen gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and circulated his spiritual energy to nourish his injuries.
He inherited the flesh and blood of the Blood Phoenix Emperor, and with the Primordial Bone, his physical strength was astonishing. As long as his origin remained intact, he could recover quickly even from great injuries.
Liu Yanchen witnessed an astonishing scene: Ye Chen's wounds were healing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye, they were completely healed without leaving any scars.
Ignoring the stunned and bewildered Liu Yanchen, Ye Chen took a step and transformed into a ray of light, quickly chasing after Emperor Jin Yu.
He went through so much trouble and almost managed to seize the Eternal Night Flame, how could he let Emperor Jinyu take it away?
"Hey, fellow Daoist, wait a minute!"
Liu Yanchen hurriedly chased after him and said to Ye Chen:
"I warned you before that you were no match for the First Tyrant. Now you want to fight the First Tyrant? Aren't you just courting death?"
Now, Emperor Jinyu has seized the fire and fled, while the First Tyrant is already in pursuit.
Ye Chen was lucky to escape being killed by the First Tyrant. He should retreat now and think of a new strategy. To recklessly chase after him would be tantamount to courting death.
Deep down, Liu Yanchen also harbored some resentment towards Ye Chen.
Because, according to his original plan, he wanted the Dark Tyrant and the First Tyrant to fight each other, so he could reap the benefits.
This is what is meant by "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."
But unexpectedly, this yellow bird has now become the Golden Feather Emperor.
Ye Chen did not answer. He knew that he was no match for the First Tyrant, but the Eternal Night Burning Fire was so important that he could not give it up.
He wants to break through to the Heavenly Dao Realm, and the only way is to use the Eternal Night Burning Fire!
At this moment, Ye Chen had already used the Frenzied Devouring Fragments to devour many of the flames of the Eternal Night Burning Fire.
Those flames, stored within the fragments of the Frenzied Devourer, are now constantly boiling and churning, occasionally emitting roars—the defiant will of the Dark Tyrant, who still refuses to yield.
Ye Chen could sense an extremely abundant energy from these flames, which could serve as his "fuel".
But that's not enough.
To truly break through and advance to the Heavenly Dao Realm, he must also devour and refine the core fire seed of the Eternal Night Burning Fire.
The Golden Feather Emperor was moving at an extremely fast speed, flying through the sky, even resisting the erosion of the Primordial Bright Light, and constantly fleeing forward.
The First Tyrant, with his powerful aura, formed a domain with the will of an Emperor Tyrant, forcefully blocking the impact of the Primordial Light.
Ye Chen couldn't keep up. After flying for a while, he felt waves of primordial light eroding him and stirring the light energy within him, threatening to turn him into light himself.
Left with no other choice, Ye Chen summoned the remains of the Abyss Kun and flashed into its body.
Flying on the remains of the Abyss Kun, however, slowed down.
Liu Yanchen also entered the remains of the Abyss Kun, staring intently ahead.
The figures of the First Tyrant and the Golden Feather Emperor had already transformed into two streaks of light and completely disappeared into the brilliance of the Nine Luminaries Burning Star Sea.
He couldn't help but sigh heavily, his tone filled with regret and resentment:
"In the end, it was all in vain. What a pity..."
"That eternal night fire, besides the unruly will of the tyrant, also absorbed the aura of the laws of heaven and earth from the endless years of the origin world, making it so powerful that it could burn through the world and burn a hole in it."
Liu Yanchen longed for the Eternal Night Flame, and now that he had lost it completely, he was filled with immense sorrow.
"Burning through the world... what does that mean?"
Ye Chen's heart stirred.
Liu Yanchen paused for a moment, then said, "Fellow Daoist, as you know, the Primordial Beginning is about to be revived. Once the Primordial Beginning is revived, its vast divine light will illuminate all realms, and everything will be completely annihilated by the light of the Primordial Beginning, and nothing will exist."
"This is the destiny ordained by Heaven and Earth."
"But if we could obtain the Eternal Night Fire, burn through the world, and create a hole, we could use that hole as a refuge."
"All of this is predicated on obtaining the Eternal Night Flame first!"
Ye Chen was surprised to hear this.
I never imagined that the Burning Heaven Ancient Saint Cult's plans were so far-reaching; they were even thinking about avoiding the apocalyptic disaster.
He also remembered that the leader of the Burning Heaven Ancient Saint Sect was once a person from the Tomb of Gods. Later, due to differences in ideology, he left the Tomb of Gods and founded the Burning Heaven Ancient Saint Sect.
The Burning Heaven Ancient Saint Cult does not pursue grand narratives, but only seeks to cultivate itself. It follows the Hinayana doctrine and only wants to survive in the end times of light.
The eternal night of fire is clearly the key to survival!
"Things haven't reached a dead end yet..."
Ye Chen thought about the Eternal Night Flame, and realized that he might still have a chance to seize it.
Liu Yanchen sighed and shook his head, saying, "We are no match for the First Tyrant, how could we possibly contend with him?"