Chapter 502: Heavenly Anomaly Descends

"How did you end up at Imperial Mountain Villa?" Ye Liuyun started chatting with him.

"I need to find a Sect, borrow their name, and enter the Cangyun Martial Competition," Mo Tianheng said with a smile.

Ye Liuyun had heard of Imperial Mountain Villa before; it is also a relatively powerful force in the Central Region. This Sect has few members, yet each is stronger than the last.

Just as Mo Tianheng's arrival caused a stir on the platform, another group arrived, also fashionably late.

Most of the newcomers were women, from Elders to disciples, all dressed in red, each looking dashing. Before they even set foot on the platform, a pressing wave of heat slammed into them.

"Flame Palace Saintess, Lie Hongxia has arrived! She was one of the Five Great Heavenly Champions of the previous tournament!"

"Between Lie Hongxia and Mo Tianheng, who is stronger?"

Their arrival made the platform boil over again.

When the women landed on the platform, the scorching aura they emitted forced everyone to activate True Essence Body Shield to resist the heat, scorching the surrounding people who fled far away.

Then an Elder leading the group waved his hand, dispersing the heat wave.

"How about it, Hongxia? Do you have a rival?"

A cold‑faced woman glanced casually at everyone's reaction and replied confidently, "Master, rest assured, there could never be a rival here! My rival is Yu Haotian!"

The imposing aura emanating from her made several Elders' hearts tremble.

They said nothing to others, merely waiting quietly for the Teleportation Array to activate.

Only a few familiar senior martial artists passed by to exchange a few words with the female Elder of the Flame Palace.

"Elder Yan Jiu, long time no see! Your realm has advanced again!" Jing Wudi greeted the female Elder, his words clearly respectful.

"Is that Wudi? How's your sect leader?" Elder Yan Jiu, who knows Jing Wudi, seemed more familiar with the Iron Eagle Sect's leader.

"Thanks to you! He is all fine!" Jing Wudi replied respectfully.

Elder Yan Jiu nodded, attended to others, and did not continue the conversation.

"Vice Leader, is Elder Yan Jiu formidable?" Ye Liuyun asked, puzzled.

"Strength is one thing; not only is she strong, the Flame Palace is also powerful. Moreover, despite her youthful looks, she is actually over a hundred years old—a veteran monster. She is my elder brother's friend, so I naturally show courtesy," Jing Wudi explained to Ye Liuyun.

"Over a hundred years old!" Ye Liuyun had never imagined that.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun used his Golden Pupil to glance at the Team Leader woman's realm; it turned out to be Heavenly Gang Eightfold, and her True Essence Quality was no worse than his. Like Ye Liuyun, she possessed fire‑type True Essence. Her Fire Flame Power, though not as strong as the Golden Crow Holy Fire, was greater in quantity than his, and her Bloodline Power was almost ninety percent of Ye Liuyun's, hardly inferior.

"I doubt I can match her!" Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

Flame Palace Saintess Lie Hongxia immediately sensed something and looked toward Ye Liuyun. But the area was crowded, and Ye Liuyun was viewing her from afar with his Golden Pupil, so she didn't notice him and eventually gave up.

Then she turned her gaze to Mo Tianheng. She felt his aura differed from the others; she was too lazy to even glance at the rest, deeming none of them her rivals.

In the crowd, many were discussing the Five Great Heavenly Champions of the previous competition.

"Berserker Yu Haotian, Fire Girl Lie Hongxia, Twin‑Headed Shadow Serpent, Jingang Meng Wentian, and Dark‑Pupil Ding Yuan—who will claim the crown this time?"

"No need to ask, it's obviously Yu Haotian! He should already be at the Heavenly Gang Ninefold realm now."

"What about Mo Tianheng? Could he become the new generation champion of the Cangyun Martial Competition?"

"His realm is probably still lower. You saw Lie Hongxia didn't even give him a second glance!"

The crowd erupted in heated discussion.

"Five Great Heavenly Champions?" Ye Liuyun had never heard of them before. Now, almost everyone was talking about them, and even Jin Yuanhao's swagger softened when the Five Great Heavenly Champions were mentioned.

The one who had just been bragging about having the strength to duel Mo Tianheng, Nie Weiheng, hid behind his fellow sect members the moment Mo Tianheng appeared, unwilling to show himself.

The arrival of Mo Tianheng and Lie Hongxia gave Ye Liuyun an intense sense of pressure.

At this moment, he withdrew all Divine Sense, focused his energy, and, following Mo Tianheng's method, seized the grasp of Heaven and Earth Power.

Suddenly, he felt the same sensation of spirit‑wandering through Taixu. It was as if his Soul merged once again with the heavens and earth. He hadn't cultivated that feeling in a long time; perhaps the Heaven and Earth Power emanating from Mo Tianheng this time sparked his insight.

Ye Liuyun concentrated on the feeling, intending to firmly record it.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun seemed wholly merged with the surrounding heavens and earth. Around his Physical Body, more Heaven and Earth Power began to coalesce.

The sensation from his last spirit‑wandering through Taixu returned, making him feel omnipotent and omnipresent.

He now looked down from the sky at the crowd on the teleportation platform, like a deity gazing over mortals.

Everyone suddenly felt a shiver in their hearts; only those of high realms and strong power dared to lift their heads and stare at the sky.

What they saw were a pair of massive golden eyes gazing down from the sky, expressionless, like an abyss; anyone who glanced at them felt their Soul being drawn in.

Then the giant eyes gradually vanished, like an illusion.

At that moment, everyone felt a release; the oppressive pressure that had enveloped them disappeared, allowing them to look up, yet they saw nothing.

Suddenly, the pressure returned; in the sky, a crimson bolt of lightning flashed first, followed by Blood Thunder spreading across the heavens, while golden‑red flames burned in the void.

The scene was not truly material, appearing faintly within the clouds like a mirage, yet the oppressive feeling it gave was genuinely perceptible.

Every person felt awe in their heart at that moment, as if it were a divine punishment representing the power of the gods.

Then the pressure vanished without a trace, and the sky phenomenon immediately dissipated.

The phenomenon was actually Ye Liuyun's avatar; his Soul, visualizing something, formed an image that appeared in the air.

When he realized the crowd was looking up, he understood he had been discovered, so he immediately withdrew his Soul and ceased cultivation.

"Master, the Blood Thunder and Golden Crow Holy Fire just now…" Piao Yun asked Ye Liuyun via Transmission Voice.