Chapter 718

Beidou.

"Brother Ye, we'll take our leave for now. Should you need anything in the future, just say the word—I won't refuse."

Back in Beidou, Qingzhu and the others were eager to depart.

Ye Hei did not try to stop them.

He had eaten the celestial peaches and other spiritual fruits and now urgently needed to refine them—he had no time to entertain everyone.

"The road of the martial world is long—until we meet again!"

After seeing them off, Ye Hei found a place, laid down array patterns, and began to cultivate.

Meanwhile, the others had not truly left Beidou—they had begun cultivating nearby.

Boom!

About seven days later, clouds of lightning began to gather in the void above.

"It's a Saint tribulation!"

"And a Saint King tribulation too!"

"Aren't we told the celestial essence is depleted and unsuitable for cultivation? Why have six suddenly attained Sainthood—and one even a Saint King?"

The people of Beidou were stunned.

If others cultivate this fast, does that mean—those of us who haven't broken through are waste?

How could they accept this?

The next moment, a white figure shot into the sky.

She was a woman with a graceful figure, lovely features, and an approachable aura.

It was Weiwei.

Though she had only refined one-fifth of a celestial peach, this was already an extraordinary feat for her.

Two thousand years of magic power had elevated her strength to an unimaginable level, breaking through multiple realms in one go and reaching the Saint realm.

Now, she was about to surge through the tribulations of both Cutting the Dao and Sainthood in one breath.

The difficulty of such a tribulation naturally multiplied.

Weiwei gazed at the storm clouds, her expression calm.

Through her Immortal Spirit Eye, she saw every flaw and evolution within the tribulation clouds.

Boom!

The next moment, the clouds descended—Weiwei extended her slender hand and effortlessly scattered the tribulation.

"The method Lord Daojun granted me to open my eyes is truly profound. I've pushed the Immortal Spirit Eye to its limit—even heavenly tribulation cannot harm me!"

The next moment, Weiwei plunged into the storm clouds and unleashed the wondrous techniques of the Xiao Guangming Scripture.

With the Immortal Spirit Eye's enhancement, the techniques' power reached an terrifying level—each casual sweep struck precisely at the tribulation's critical points and shattered them.

"This is an invincible Saint—how can heavenly tribulation possibly touch her?"

"That's the Light Technique—could she be from the Light Clan?"

"No, perhaps she merely inherited the legacy of the ancient Daojun."

As the people of Beidou debated, a golden light shot skyward, forming a golden roc that soared through the tribulation.

Then, a terrifying being with a human head and serpent body surged into the storm clouds, devouring the tribulation's power.

"That's the Jin Peng clan! Who would've thought, after tens of thousands of years, another Jin Peng has awakened its ancestral techniques!"

"Jin Peng speed—who in the world can match it?"

"That's the Snake People clan—they've condensed into the human-head-serpent-body form! Their bloodline is incredibly pure. Another invincible Saint."

"In ancient times, a Snake clan once evolved this form and eventually ascended to the Immortal Realm with the Xuanyuan Sect. This child is no ordinary being!"

"Who is that? He's manifesting the Heavenly Jiao body—frightening. This era isn't just producing human royal bodies—other races' prodigies are emerging too. This era is destined to be one of great contention."

"Four alien Saint-level beings, only one human—humanity is in peril."

"No, look over there."

All turned their gaze—and saw a majestic figure standing in midair, golden blood qi illuminating heaven and earth like a rising sun.

Behind him, the image of an Immortal King ascending to the ninth heavens and a green lotus rising shimmered—extraordinary beyond measure.

"If… if I'm not mistaken, that's the Human Saint Body. Isn't it said the Saint Body cannot cultivate? Yet this one has reached the Saint King realm!"

"I know who he is—they say he inherited the legacy of Daojun Taixuan, named Ye Hei, and is extraordinarily skilled in Source Art."

"Then it's confirmed. They say Daojun Taixuan's legacy is profoundly mysterious—even those with poor talent can cultivate. The Saint Body's inability to cultivate cannot block the Daojun's inheritance."

Ye Hei, in the midst of his tribulation, knew nothing of the Beidou crowd's murmurs.

He felt boundless power within him—his Immortal Martial Way had reached perfect Yin-Yang realm, the peak of the Saint King realm.

"With my blood, I shall continue the Saint Body's cultivation—defy heaven and cut the Dao!"

Ye Hei's expression turned grave. He summoned boundless magic power and martial will, and began to shatter heaven's seal upon the Saint Body.

Instantly, threads of Dao patterns emerged in the void, radiating terrifying energy.

Merely appearing, they made all who saw them tremble.

This was something far more terrifying than a Saint tribulation.

Yet Ye Hei had already reached the peak of the Yin-Yang realm—he had anticipated this, and without hesitation, unleashed his divine art to shatter the Dao patterns.

The moment he shattered them, it was as if he had stirred a hornet's nest—far more terrifying killing intent descended.

Ye Hei was undaunted, growing fiercer with every battle.

Heaven's persecution was too terrifying—even as a peak Saint King, within moments his Saint Body was drenched in blood, golden droplets falling to the ground and pooling into a golden lake.

"Heaven won't allow it—why would the Saint Body be so foolish? Just cultivating Daojun's legacy is enough—why insist on the Bitter Sea Method?"

"The Saint Body may face great calamity—the power of heaven is too hard to oppose."

"Perhaps he has ambition, wanting to fuse the advantages of both paths and set foot upon the Immortal Road."

"Hard, hard, hard! The Immortal Road is hard. Since the legendary Dao Sovereign ascended with his entire sect, no one else has ever ascended again."

"Although this Sacred Body is formidable and has obtained the Dao Sovereign's inheritance, I still don't think much of his chances!"

"Ye Hei, hold on!" Pang Bo and the Black Dog and the others gazed at the sky, not daring to blink even once. "Aren't you still going to become Heavenly Emperor? You can't fall here at the Sacred King realm."

Above the void, Ye Hei's battle against heaven and earth grew ever fiercer. His physical body shattered several times, yet under the Blood-Drop Rebirth divine ability, it was restored to perfection.

Nine times in a row, the tribulation in the sky receded.

Ye Hei let out a long howl toward the heavens, swallowing the heavenly tribulation into his belly in one gulp, his entire bearing reaching its peak.

Gazing down at the golden lake below, a thought stirred, and he drew back the divine splendor within it.

In an instant, the lake became an ordinary lake, no longer bearing a trace of gold.

"I had thought that continuing the path on my own at the Sacred King realm would be much easier. I didn't expect that the stronger one's strength, the stronger heaven and earth's targeting becomes. I was careless. If I were to continue the path at the Emperor realm, wouldn't it be even more dangerous?"

Looking inward at himself, he found his body's origin exceedingly vigorous, and the Bitter Sea method had also reached the Sage realm.

"Fortunately, with the Innate Peaches of Immortality and the Blood-Drop Rebirth divine ability created by the Dao Sovereign, I have finally passed through this tribulation without danger!"

He stepped upon the void and descended to the ground.

Pang Bo, the Black Dog, and the others came forward to meet him.

"Ye Zi, I knew you could pull through."

"Haha, I'm a man who's going to become Heavenly Emperor—naturally I couldn't fall here."