Chapter 415

If Fang Yu hadn't intended to kill Zhong Zhong Wudi, he would have died instantly.

Zhong Zhong Wudi, defeated.

The defeat came far too quickly.

All they saw was Zhong Zhong Wudi unleashing Xuantian Sect's supreme technique, Xuantian Heavenly Will Sword, aiming to slay Fang Yu—but Fang Yu caught it in his hand, then struck back with a single sword slash, and Zhong Zhong Wudi was defeated.

What kind of situation is this?

"The Xuantian Heavenly Will Sword has thirty-six layers; judging by the speed Zhong Zhong Wudi just used, he must have reached at least the sixteenth layer—his sword cultivation base improved three layers in these past days, yet he still couldn't match Fang Yu?"

"Fang Yu, the Xuantian Sect's Holy Son, has terrifying cultivation base—his sword qi was lightning-fast, yet still blocked? Zhong Zhong Wudi's cultivation is among the strongest below Divine Body status, yet he still isn't Fang Yu's match."

"After today, the Xuantian Sect's Holy Son Fang Yu will rise to fame across the Eastern Wilderness. With no Divine Body present, who can oppose him? Yet none here today are Divine Bodies—I'm curious who would win if he fought the Eastern Wilderness Divine Body?"

Many were deeply curious, but no one dared step forward to challenge Fang Yu now.

Fang Yu first defeated Xiaoyao Sect's Li Li Youyou, then Xuantian Sect's Zhong Zhong Wudi—truly terrifying.

When Fang Yu returned to his seat, every eye turned toward him.

Fang Yu smiled, turned his gaze back to Hua Hua Yunfei, who then laughed and invited everyone to drink and enjoy themselves.

Soon after, a man arrived, clad in purple robes fluttering like mist, still as a bright moon, his aura transcendent and otherworldly, as if surrounded by infinite halos.

The Eastern Wilderness Divine Body, Ji Haoyue, had arrived.

Everyone was stunned.

This Ji family Divine Body had just been hunted by Kong Quewang, fleeing for his life—if not for the intervention of the human elder Nangong Zheng, he wouldn't have safely returned to the Ji family. Yet now he had left the Ji family again—what was going on?

"Kong Quewang hunted me—I barely escaped with my life. But now, those opposing Kong Quewang aren't just our human elder Nangong Zheng; my Ji family's patriarch has personally emerged from seclusion, and the abbot of Yaoguang Sacred Land has also emerged. The three of them will deal with Kong Quewang—the matter is settled."

Ji Haoyue strode forward and informed everyone of this.

Everyone understood: whenever major events arise, ancient sacred lands and clans unite. Now three elders face one demonic elder—the Eastern Wilderness Divine Body could safely venture out.

This was why Ji Haoyue could be here.

Everyone invited Ji Haoyue to sit, but he didn't move—his gaze fixed on Fang Yu: "I heard the Xuantian Sect has produced a Holy Son—I'd like to see him for myself."

At these words, all eyes turned to Fang Yu.

Those with sharp eyes could guess the duel had reached the ancient Ji family, piquing the Divine Body's interest—hence his arrival to observe the Xuantian Sect's Holy Son.

The Eastern Wilderness is vast, yet not so vast; circles of Divine Bodies, Sacred Bodies, Divine Maidens, and Sacred Maidens are small—everyone knows each other, knows much.

Now, a Holy Son has appeared in the Southern Eastern Wilderness's Xuantian Sect—if no one knew of him, it would be surprising.

Hence everyone's intense interest in Fang Yu—and why Ji Haoyue was interested in him.

Of course, if Ji Haoyue knew Fang Yu was the one who had nearly killed him in one blow, he wouldn't be so confident before him now.

Back then, if Ji Haoyue hadn't been carrying an Emperor Artifact, he would have died.

"Since the Ji family's Divine Body wishes to discuss the Dao and spar with me, I won't refuse."

Fang Yu took another step forward and rose into the sky.

"Good!"

On the other side, Ji Haoyue stood in midair, his eyes blazing with divine light, purple robes swirling; as he spoke, a vast ocean appeared, shimmering with ripples, and a bright moon slowly rose behind him—the "Ocean Rises, Moon Ascends" phenomenon.

"Ocean Rises, Moon Ascends" was an ancient elder's phenomenon, its power incalculable—once, Ji Haoyue used it to annihilate demonic cultivators, unstoppable. Now, facing Fang Yu, he unleashed it directly.

Moonlight like water surged forward, crushing toward Fang Yu; Ji Haoyue stood like a deity, nine halos circling his head, like a divine king, his gaze cold.

Fang Yu remained calm—suddenly, a five-colored canopy erupted from his head, displaying countless phenomena: Zhu Quexuanwu, Qilin and Fenghuang, Huangshe and Qinglong.

Countless divine beasts bowed in reverence around the canopy, within which faintly appeared the forms of emperors.

Ten sovereign emperors presided over the void: Red Emperor Fire Emperor, Green Emperor Wood Emperor, Bai Di, Black Emperor Water Emperor, Huang Di.

As these ten beings appeared within the Five Emperors Canopy, they radiated supreme majesty; Fang Yu, surrounded by ten emperors and countless divine beasts, stood in the void like a Heavenly Emperor.

The Heavenly Emperor was born, manifesting as Fang Yu—born with ten Five-Element Emperors guarding him, countless divine and sacred beasts bowing in reverence.

Before this spectacle, Ji Haoyue's godlike presence instantly lost all radiance.

In heaven and earth, all Five Elements, all light, were stolen by Fang Yu—he became the sole existence.

Fang Yu merely stood in the void, unveiling the Five Emperors Canopy—"Ocean Rises, Moon Ascends" became a joke.

"What? Is this Fang Yu's true power?"

"What phenomenon is this? Good heavens—it's far more terrifying than the Eastern Wilderness Divine Body's! With this phenomenon, I feel many of my own Dao methods have been rendered useless!"

"What kind of phenomenon is this? 'Ocean Rises, Moon Ascends' means nothing before this! Look—the ocean and moon are now bowing to the Xuantian Sect's Holy Son. How is this possible?"

"Unbelievable, unbelievable—my spiritual techniques are suppressed by this phenomenon; it seems all Five Elements in heaven and earth are controlled by him. How is this achieved?"

At the moment the Five Emperors Canopy appeared, everyone felt profound shock—and fear, dread—because all Divine Sons, Holy Sons, Divine Maidens, and Sacred Maidens who cultivated the Five Elements were suppressed; their entire cultivation base dropped by five to six tenths.

This was only because Fang Yu had revealed his phenomenon, not yet acted.

Imagine how terrifying it would be if he actually attacked?

Could such a terrifying phenomenon truly be cultivated?

Hua Hua Yunfei's expression was no longer ethereal—he wore astonishment and disbelief.

The Yaoguang Sacred Maiden, the most outstanding female disciple of Yaoguang Sacred Land, her body wreathed in radiant light, slender and immortal-like, now trembled slightly—she was suppressed.

"I heard the Eastern Wilderness Divine Body cultivated 'Ocean Rises, Moon Ascends.' I, too, have cultivated a phenomenon: the Five Emperors Noble Canopy. Please instruct me."

Fang Yu's voice drifted softly, naming his perfected Great Five Elements technique: the Five Emperors Noble Canopy.

It seemed perfectly matched to "Ocean Rises, Moon Ascends."

The Shrouding Heaven Realm never had such a phenomenon as the Five Emperors Noble Canopy—but now that Fang Yu had arrived, it did.

"Good. Very good."

Ji Haoyue's face grew solemn—he felt his "Ocean Rises, Moon Ascends" ocean waves beginning to flow outward, drawn into the Five Emperors Noble Canopy; he immediately channeled all his divine power, and the moon above his head trembled violently, shooting out moonlight like blades.

Simultaneously, the moon slowly sank downward—this was the ultimate killing move of the "Ocean Rises, Moon Ascends" phenomenon.

Legend said the moon could move mountains, fill seas, tear the heavens, shatter the earth, wielding incomparable power—even capable of slaying cultivators of a higher level.

The Wheel Sea Secret Realm has four realms, the Dao Palace Secret Realm has five realms — one can imagine how terrifying a phenomenon like the Bright Moon is. To cross four or five realms and slay a strong cultivator can be called a rare phenomenon.

Legend has it that the Sea Rising Bright Moon has no end, no limit. As long as one's cultivation base rises, this phenomenon will continually sublimate, its might growing ever more terrifying.

Coincidentally, Fang Yu's Five Emperors' Canopy is the same. Once the Great Five Elements Art reaches the Longevity Secret Realm, it can create a Five Elements World, with even greater potential.

At this moment the bright moon sank, lustrous as jade, and the crystalline light drifted down like translucent jade blossoms falling — yet those jade blossoms contained unimaginable power.

That bright moon seemed about to tear Fang Yu's body apart, shatter his soul, and obliterate his spiritual consciousness.

Yet Fang Yu remained unfazed. The Five Emperors' Canopy poured out five-colored divine light, directly shattering that bright moon.

"My Bright Moon can undergo nine transformations. You broke through one transformation of mine — there are still eight. How will you break them?"

Seeing a ring of light shattered in an instant, eight more halos of radiance sprouted atop Ji Haoyue's head, linking together like a crown. He stood like a god-king descending to the mortal world.

Fang Yu smiled. The Five Emperors' Canopy suddenly expanded, in an instant covering an area of ten li. Terrifying five-colored thunder transformed into divine light, illuminating the ages past.

Between heaven and earth, it seemed a five-colored sun had appeared, dimming every bright moon to nothing.

"Boom—"

Within a radius of ten li, the void was entirely the domain of five-colored radiance. The moonlight halo Ji Haoyue had just manifested was forced back in an instant, crashing beyond the ten-li boundary.

Here, there was no longer any "bright moon" of the Sea Rising Bright Moon.

When the five-colored divine light shone down, even the "sea" of the Sea Rising Bright Moon nearly vanished. The great ocean surged, yet it all lifted into the air, falling helplessly into the five-colored radiance.

All Five Elements are under Fang Yu's command!

Shock appeared on Ji Haoyue's face, and he withdrew this phenomenon at once.

He did not doubt that, were he to continue manifesting his phenomenon to duel Fang Yu, his phenomenon might very well be devoured.

Thus, within the void, across ten li, only the Five Emperors' Canopy phenomenon remained.

All the young prodigies looked up at Fang Yu, as if they beheld a young Great Emperor.