Chapter 179: The Great Saint Body and the Purple Sky Thunder Body

"The Xingkong Immortal Path truly lives up to its name; under normal circumstances, even a Quasi‑Emperor is hard to spot in Xingkong, let alone a Great Emperor. Yet within the Xingkong Immortal Path, the Great Emperor and Quasi‑Emperor seem to be the lowest admission tickets."

Ye Chen thought to himself.

At that moment, the voices around him suddenly rose.

"What's going on? Why did they suddenly start fighting?"

"It's a battle between the Great Saint Body and the Purple Sky Thunder Body."

"So that's why they're fighting."

…

Though the Xingkong Immortal Path is full of self‑serving people, they are still willing to share such information.

Hearing them, Ye Chen immediately furrowed his brow, turned to Lu Chunhua and asked, "What grudge exists between the Great Saint Body and the Purple Sky Thunder Body? Why do they both show a self‑satisfied expression when the two are mentioned?"

Lu Chunhua replied earnestly after hearing Ye Chen's question, "The Great Saint Body and the Purple Sky Thunder Body are natural enemies; the history goes back to the first Great Saint Body and Purple Sky Thunder Body."

At this point, Hun Yan also became interested and asked, "Oh? How so?"

Seeing Hun Yan ask, Lu Chunhua immediately puffed up with pride; after all, Hun Yan is almost all‑knowing and all‑capable to him, which gave Lu Chunhua great satisfaction.

"Now listen as I tell the story slowly."

At that time, the Great Saint Body and the Purple Sky Thunder Body were not natural enemies, but the world said the Great Saint Body was unrivaled, even that it could contend with the Great Emperor.

The rumor reached the Purple Sky Thunder Body's ears; it was indignant and sought the Great Saint Body for a duel to see whose constitution was stronger.

Afterwards, they fought for three years in an unknown part of Xingkong, and in the end the Great Saint Body prevailed.

It is said that when the Great Saint Body won, heaven and earth wailed, for that battle even shattered the firmament.

Ye Chen and Hun Yan, upon hearing this, simultaneously felt the same confusion: "But that alone doesn't make them natural enemies, and these are individuals of two constitutions, not inherited grudges; it shouldn't be so."

Ye Chen asked puzzledly, and Lu Chunhua, as if having anticipated the question, shook his head and said, "Hold on, I'm not done yet; listen to the rest."

Then Lu Chunhua resumed recounting the feud between the Great Saint Body and the Purple Sky Thunder Body.

"After that, almost everyone universally acknowledged that the Great Saint Body was stronger than the Purple Sky Thunder Body."

This belief was passed down for countless eras, and even after that Great Saint Body attained ascension, the legend persisted.

The most dramatic part came many eras later, when a new Great Saint Body and Purple Sky Thunder Body were born simultaneously, and the latter's holder was extremely resentful.

He did not think a minister's body could be stronger than his own free form, so he again challenged the Great Saint Body to a duel!

This battle lasted even longer than the previous Great Saint Body versus Purple Sky Thunder Body clash; they fought for ten full years, and in the end the Purple Sky Thunder barely won, but shortly thereafter it also attained ascension.

Afterwards, rumors began to spread throughout Xingkong that the Purple Sky Thunder Body was stronger than the Great Saint Body.

Hearing this, Ye Chen and Hun Yan suddenly understood why the Great Saint Body and the Purple Sky Thunder Body were natural enemies.

But Lu Chunhua had not finished speaking.

"After several more eras passed, this time the Purple Sky Thunder emerged before the Great Saint Body; at that moment the Purple Sky Thunder was already a Great Emperor, while the Great Saint Body was only a Quasi‑Emperor. Yet the Great Saint Body did not think it was inferior, so it again challenged the Purple Sky Thunder to a death battle."

The Quasi‑Emperor's provocation of the Great Emperor seemed a certain death, and everyone thought so, but contrary to expectations the Great Saint Body won, and after its victory it kept advancing all the way to Great Emperor.

From then on, the Great Saint Body and the Purple Sky Thunder Body became natural enemies; whenever they exist in the same era, they will inevitably fight to the death, never ceasing.

It has nothing to do with surnames or individuals; it's a clash between two systems.

After listening, Ye Chen and Hun Yan found it rather absurd; the feud between the two constitutions was actually inseparable from the people of that time.

If they hadn't spread rumors about who was stronger, such a grudge would never have arisen between the two constitutions.

To that, they concluded that fate was playing tricks.

"How interesting, the feud between two mighty constitutions actually stems from this."

Hun Yan said with a smile.

"Indeed, before hearing the whole story of these two constitutions, I could never have imagined it would turn out like this."

Ye Chen agreed.

At this moment, Lu Chunhua's vanity was immensely satisfied; sometimes a satisfied heart is that strange.

Then, a massive energy fluctuation suddenly rippled.

Ye Chen, Hun Yan and Lu Chunhua's attention was instantly drawn.

They all looked toward the site of the power burst, which was precisely the battle core of the Great Saint Body and the Purple Sky Thunder Body.

"Ha, the Great Saint Body is nothing special."

"The Purple Sky Thunder Body is equally unimpressive."

The Great Saint Body retorted.

The Purple Sky Thunder, seemingly short‑tempered, erupted in fury as soon as the Great Saint Body finished speaking, its body enshrouded in terrifying thunder, the purple aura spreading, and the Purple Sky Thunder's presence reached a dreadful peak.

The Great Saint Body would not be outdone; golden qi surged, its mortal strength rose to a level ordinary beings could not attain, its eyes like two rising suns, its whole body radiating terrifying power.

Ye Chen, upon seeing their power, was startled.

"These two constitutions are unbelievably terrifying; such power a regular Great Emperor couldn't possibly block."

"Indeed, otherwise how would you think the saying that the Great Saint Body and Purple Sky Thunder Body must become Great Emperors originated?"

Lu Chunhua said irritably.

At that moment, Hun Yan spoke.

"The Great Saint Body and Purple Sky Thunder Body are indeed formidable, but they are gifts of the Heavenly Dao; to truly transcend, one cannot rely on the power of a constitution—ordinary bodies… are actually the best."

Hun Yan's words instantly made Ye Chen stop envying the Great Saint Body and Purple Sky Thunder Body; in truth, he had nothing to covet.

He possessed the Taiji Creation Diagram, terrifying thunder, three layers of Extreme Boundary power, and his own Dao; each of these was no worse than the constitutions of the Great Saint Body and Purple Sky Thunder Body.

Ye Chen also realized this, suddenly feeling a bit greedy, but Hun Yan promptly corrected him.

At that very moment, the Great Saint Body and Purple Sky Thunder Body clashed again, and the surrounding Xingkong Great Saint Body and Purple Sky Thunder Body shattered in an instant!