Chapter 22: Phenomenon Duel

Besides Ye Fan and Ji Ziyue, many heavenly pride had already taken their seats, among them Donghuang Divine Body Ji Haoyue, as well as Shaking Light Holy Maiden and others.

After Yang Zhu arrived, they all stood up, their eyes showing strange light, all gathering onto him.

"I am Hua Yunfei, as the main guest I feel ashamed to introduce you."

Hua Yunfei smiled gently, introducing Yang Zhu to everyone present one by one.

"This is Brother Ye Fan, the fame of the Desolate Ancient Holy Body is known to many."

"These two are......"

Ji Haoyue was still as the bright moon, purple clothes fluttering, her temperament transcendent and unworldly, as if an endless halo enveloped her.

His gaze was terrifying; clearly making no move, he still gave a sense of immense oppression—this is the terror of the Donghuang Divine Body.

The Shaking Light Holy Maiden was also present, her skin like congealed fat, possessing the grace of a sinking fish and falling goose, the beauty of hiding the moon and shaming flowers, like a banished immortal descending to the mortal world, radiant yet unworldly.

The rest were all heavenly pride figures of an era; how could ordinary people be invited?

"Yang Zhu, it's an honor to meet you all."

Yang Zhu wore a white robe; around his body Dao markings appeared, rosy light flowing, the power of law actively drawing near to him.

Not far off, Star Peak had countless stars circling, endless divine radiance pouring from the horizon, yet before Yang Zhu they seemed somewhat dimmed.

Standing there, without deliberately showing it, he gave an ethereal, unworldly feeling—even Ji Haoyue present fell short.

"How......"

Ye Fan was somewhat dazed, his heartbeat uncontrollably speeding up.

Holy Bodies share the same origin; upon meeting, each produces a unique perception—this feeling is absolutely unmistakable!

"Ye Fan, what's wrong?"

Ji family's Little Moon, not understanding, lightly pushed the dazed Ye Fan with her jade wrist.

"No...... no problem."

Ye Fan came to his senses, gave an embarrassed laugh, exerted all his strength to hide his aura, fearing Yang Zhu would see his secret.

Ye Fan's cultivation is now at the Divine Bridge Realm, yet facing Yang Zhu, who is only at the Spring of Life Realm, he feels unfathomable—even stronger than the Shaking Light Holy Son!

Everyone says Holy Bodies are invincible, always defeating higher-level foes; a situation like today absolutely never happened before.

"Very happy to meet you all."

Yang Zhu didn't say much, warmly greeting Ye Fan.

"Me too."

Ye Fan smiled in response; although Yang Zhu was strong, Ye Fan could clearly feel he bore no malice toward him, inevitably letting out a silent sigh of relief.

"So it's Brother Yang Zhu; we've heard that these past few days, in Vermilion Bird City you consecutively slew several strong ones, making us envy; I never expected to have the fortune to meet you today."

The Shaking Light Holy Maiden's beautiful eyes changed, rippling; one Ye Fan already renowned in Donghuang, now another has emerged, and even more formidable.

As the Shaking Light Holy Maiden, she naturally must bear immense pressure.

"Brother Yang Zhu, please take a seat."

Hua Yunfei gestured for Yang Zhu to sit, then returned to sit beside the jade qin.

"Brother Yang Zhu is also a Holy Body; may I ask which sect and master you belong to? With your physique, you should not have remained unknown before."

Ji Haoyue's eyes shone with divine light, her purple robes fluttering; gazing at Yang Zhu, her brows slightly furrowed.

The other heavenly pride, hearing this, held their breath and glanced over; this too was a concern of theirs.

Especially Ye Fan, also a Holy Body, he knew best Yang Zhu's strength! "Before, I was in seclusion, never showing my face until recently emerging." Yang Zhu's answer was perfect; seclusion indicates he didn't want his background easily known, and his cultivation isn't high, so saying he just emerged is fine.

Suddenly, shimmering light, a bright moon slowly rose, appearing behind Ji Haoyue; this is the phenomenon of the Donghuang Holy Body, moon rising over the sea.

Seeing this, everyone startled; this was already the second appearance of the moon rising over the sea.

When Ji Haoyue first arrived, and after clashing with Yang Zhu, they stalemated for a long time before ending.

"Brother Haoyue, is the phenomenon not under control again?"

Ji Ziyue opened her big, watery eyes, grabbed Ji Haoyue's arm, trying to stop it.

"En, I cannot control it."

Ji Haoyue nodded, lowering a thread of moonlight, gently pushing Ji Ziyue aside.

Beside her, the Shaking Light Holy Maiden's eyes widened, unblinking as she gazed at the phenomenon of the moon rising over the sea.

This trip was indeed not in vain; in just a moment, they actually witnessed two occurrences of the moon rising over the sea.

Hua Yunfei's eyes held flowing rosy light; he stood up, hesitated a moment, but still did not move to stop it.

Having learned from before, he knew this was the repulsion between Holy Body and Divine Body, still within Ji Haoyue's control, so no accident would occur.

Moonlight like water arrived in an instant, stopping before Yang Zhu.

But it did not fall; Ji Haoyue like a deity, with nine halos circling above his head like a god king, stared at Yang Zhu, his eyes piercingly sharp.

Everyone thought it would be as before—the Holy Body's phenomenon not showing, waiting for the moonlight to enter the Holy Body, yet encountering an obstruction.

Unexpectedly, as the moon rising over the sea pressed toward Yang Zhu, waves of tsunami actually surged from within his body.

In the next instant, a golden Sea of Bitterness appeared behind Yang Zhu, endless divine radiance, light myriad zhang, like a deity descending, carrying endless divine majesty.

The boundless golden ocean, waves surging, life aura like the Milky Way pouring from the heavens, exuberant to the extreme!

"Wrong, that's not spray!"

Ye Fan stared fixedly at Yang Zhu's golden Sea of Bitterness, pupils contracting, because this phenomenon differed from his own!

Ye Fan's interior is a golden glittering Sea of Bitterness, the surging wave momentum though not weak, is truly waves.

While in Yang Zhu's phenomenon, the waves the Sea of Bitterness can raise are composed of other things.

"Eh? Those...... seem to be Dao fragments?"

Soon, others also noticed the abnormality.

Inside the golden Sea of Bitterness, the "waves" rolled on; careful observation revealed these "waves" were actually countless Dao imprints gathered together!

The branded Dao patterns were crystal clear, each segment possessing supreme profundity; they gathered densely together, forming this miraculous sight! Above Ji Haoyue's head, the bright moon turned slightly, and a cascade of moonlight flowed down like water, rushing toward Yang Zhu at this moment.

Behind Yang Zhu, the bitter sea had no great momentum; it merely kicked up a golden splash, striking the flowing moonlight.

Whoosh— The expected rapid clash did not occur; at the moment the golden splash collided with the moonlight, the moonlight had no power to resist and was swiftly dissolved! "Both are holy bodies, yet I never expected Yang Zhu's apparition to be stronger than Ye Fan's!"

The Yao Guang Holy Maiden stood tall and graceful, her beautiful eyes flickering with disbelief, the corners of her mouth slightly rising, carrying an inexplicable meaning.

As the bright moon turned, the falling moonlight condensed into a moon blade, shooting out like a spear; thus, magical treasures appeared utterly fragile before this attack.

The moon blade, swift as lightning, instantly slashed down toward Yang Zhu.

Yang Zhu remained seated in place, calm and composed, downing a cup of fine wine in one gulp, showing no intention to resist.

(End of chapter)