Chapter 283: I Haven

Fang Yu instantly slew a Earth-element Teng Snake; this Teng Snake contained abundant Earth Essence Qi, and after refining it, the power of his Huang Di Earth Emperor Dao increased slightly.

This is precisely the advantage of the Five Elements land.

Here, countless Five Elements demonic beasts dwell; once refined, they greatly benefit one's Dao techniques and Divine Abilities, making it an ideal place to cultivate Five Elements Dao methods.

Of course, it is also extremely dangerous—carelessness means death.

Just after Fang Yu refined this Earth-element Teng Snake, he sensed a scorching aura from afar; his spiritual sense swept forward and discovered a red cloud approaching in the distance.

From within this red cloud came a cacophony of "gaga gaga" sounds, as intense fire qi spread outward, warping and distorting the surrounding void as if baking it.

"Fire Crow flock!"

Fang Yu, seeing these clusters of red clouds, immediately recognized them: they were Fire Demons formed from the condensation of Li Fire Essence, typically born only in the void near the sun; a flock of three thousand such Fire Crows, fused together, could rival the power of a Jin Dan expert's Fire Divine Ability—and Fang Yu's gaze revealed over ten thousand Fire Crows in the distance.

Before the flock even drew near, they radiated an aura capable of burning mountains and boiling seas; wherever they passed, the ground turned to ash, and some sections collapsed outright, melting like candle wax.

Suddenly, the Fire Crows spotted Fang Yu and surged toward him in attack.

A terrifying aura threatened to instantly incinerate the very void Fang Yu occupied into ashes.

Danger! Danger! Danger! Danger! Danger! Danger! Danger!

What is danger? This is the most perilous moment.

Fang Yu dared not slacken for an instant—he immediately activated the Chi Di Fire Emperor Qi; the aura of Chi Di Fire Emperor manifested in the void, momentarily stunning the Fire Crows. Then Fang Yu unleashed the Hei Di Water Emperor Fist, the supreme technique infused with Gui Water Silver Essence, which formed an icy boundary, cooling the surrounding void slightly.

Seizing this opening, Fang Yu activated the most powerful technique within the Five Prison King Cauldron—the Great Demon God Array. A demonic god surged upward, shattering numerous Fire Crows, which then dissolved into abundant Chi Fire Emperor Qi, swiftly absorbed by the Chi Di Fire Emperor's spectral form.

Empowered by this influx of Qi, the Chi Di Fire Emperor Qi grew stronger, suddenly erupting into a massive flame hand that seized toward the Fire Crow flock; the Emperor's aura paralyzed them, preventing any movement.

In that instant, Fang Yu slew countless Fire Crows; their Li Fire Essences merged into his Fire Emperor Gang Qi, causing his magic power to surge upward in rapid succession.

Finally, all the Fire Crows were annihilated, and Fang Yu finally exhaled a breath of relief.

Had he not obtained the Great Five Elements Art, coming here would have been suicide; without the deterrence of Chi Di Fire Emperor, those Fire Crows would have overwhelmed him with their Burning Mountains and Boiling Seas technique—he would have been finished.

Then again, if he had not cultivated the Great Five Elements Art and his Supreme Technique, Hao Zhen True Fire, had not already reached perfection, why would he have come here at all?

Then again, if he had brought Ye Fan's Bodhi Seed with him this time, would these Fire-element demonic beasts have had no effect on him at all?

These thoughts flashed through Fang Yu's mind; he was about to rest when he heard a buzzing, buzzing, buzzing, buzzing sound from the distant sky—as if thousands upon thousands of bees were approaching.

Upon closer inspection, these "bees" were demonic beasts infused with golden Geng Metal Qi—the Life-Stealing Golden Needle Divine Bees.

Fang Yu had heard of these creatures; they were far deadlier than his ancient Seven Poisons' Beauty Demon Bee. Their tails could fire Life-Stealing Golden Needles, specifically designed to pierce Daoist Gang Qi—even Spirit Artifact-level magic treasures could not withstand them; if caught off-guard, a single Golden Bee could kill a Divine Ability Secret Realm expert.

Now, another massive golden cloud approached—thousands upon thousands of golden wasps.

Fang Yu acted without hesitation—he immediately activated the Bai Di Gold Emperor Slash. A white-gold light sliced through the void, striking the Golden Bee swarm and erupting in blinding white radiance, instantly shredding the bees to fragments.

After the Golden Bees were slain, shattered Metal Qi filled the air, absorbed by Fang Yu's light, strengthening its power until it reached ten times the speed of sound.

In an instant, a storm erupted; within the storm, more Divine Bees were cut down, transforming into Geng Metal Qi, making Fang Yu's Bai Di Gold Emperor Slash Gang Qi shine ever brighter.

This was a snowballing effect.

But in the next instant, even more Golden Bees accelerated forward—not toward Fang Yu's white blade—but surged upward, faster than a flying sword, directly descending upon the Five Prison King Cauldron!

Pupupupu!

In that moment, countless golden needles shot from the bees' tails—thin as cowhairs, yet piercing with extreme force; when unleashed together, they could breach the defenses of Treasure Artifacts.

Just as the needles neared the Five Prison King Cauldron, boundless flames erupted from within it—a spectral form of Chi Di, a Fire Emperor, emerged, surrounded by countless Fire-element divine beasts that instantly burned the needles to nothing.

Then, the Chi Di Fire Emperor Qi surged upward, incinerating the sentient Golden Bees into Geng Metal Qi, which Fang Yu absorbed.

Fire overcomes Metal.

Ordinary Fire Divine Abilities struggle to suppress these Life-Stealing Divine Bees—even Supreme Fire Techniques require time to restrain them—but Chi Di Fire Emperor Qi annihilated these Metal-element demons instantly, granting Fang Yu precious time.

Fang Yu directly used Metal to overcome Metal, and Fire to overcome Metal, transforming these Divine Bees into Geng Metal Qi to refine his Bai Di Gold Emperor Slash.

Though these countless Golden Bees were formidable, Fang Yu possessed the Great Five Elements Art and the protection of two Peerless Treasure Artifacts—he feared nothing.

For now, he fought with all his might!

Fang Yu roared like a tiger; wave after wave of Divine Bees fell, their potent Geng Metal Qi merging into the Bai Di Gold Emperor Slash, no less potent than absorbing another Tai Bai Star Stone.

These Divine Bees were born from dense, potent Geng Metal Qi; a swarm contained as much Metal Qi as an entire ore vein.

Had Fang Yu cultivated the Great Freedom Mystic Golden Sword Qi, this many bees would have been enough to bring it to perfection—but the Bai Di Gold Emperor Slash required far more.

Yet as Fang Yu continued to slaughter, the aura of the Bai Di Gold Emperor Slash grew ever stronger, and even the Sword Verse from the Perfect World he had acquired grew in power.