Chapter 878

"Fang Brother actually possesses so many sacred relics! Heaven, an ordinary person could greatly enhance their combat power with just one—yet Fang Brother has several of them!"

"That's Chaos Stone—who can resist it? Once thrown, no one can block it; even Xia Jiuyou couldn't possibly withstand it—look at Xia Jiuyou's face, it's changed."

"Not just Xia Jiuyou's expression changed—look at the two servants behind him, their faces changed too. This Xia Jiuyou is indeed someone of lineage; his servants are probably experts at the fifth or sixth layer of Dragon Transformation—but even so, they couldn't possibly resist any one of these sacred relics."

"The Primordial Yin-Qi Root, Chaos Qi, Dragon-Patterned Black Gold… extravagant, truly extravagant. If Fang Brother hurls the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold at maximum speed, Xia Jiuyou will be dead."

"Let this brat get arrogant—he's stuck between a rock and a hard place now, isn't he?"

Whether it was Yao Yuekong or Xiang Yifei, both were stunned by Fang Yu's overwhelming wealth—especially since knowing about it was one thing, but seeing all these magic treasures gathered together was another matter entirely; the sensation was simply too shocking.

In the Northern Region, everyone knew that in recent days Fang Yu had unearthed many valuable items: the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Sacred Sword, the Qilin Divine Herb seed, the head of an Ancient Royal Clan—and now he had even revealed the Primordial Yin-Qi Root and Chaos Stone, blinding everyone's eyes.

The crowd buzzed with discussion and praise, but Xia Jiuyou, who had just shouted "Come, fight!", stood frozen in place. She indeed had great ambition and many techniques, which was why she dared to come to the Eastern Wasteland for trials—but seeing the magic treasures Fang Yu summoned, she immediately realized she had kicked an iron plate, a hard, hard plate that would bruise her foot.

"What's the point of relying on magic treasures? If you have the guts, let's compete in Dao arts and divine techniques! If I lose to you in Dao arts and divine techniques, I'll submit entirely to your will."

Xia Jiuyou stood frozen for a long time, not daring to pick up even one magic treasure to test.

She stared at each of the magic treasures, stunned by why this one person possessed so many terrifying relics.

The Primordial Yin-Qi Root was itself a great terror; when pressed down, even a wisp of its aura could rival a mountain.

The Chaos Stone contained supreme divine power; though she hadn't approached it, she already felt her own strength being affected.

She even had a feeling that if she drew near the Chaos Stone, she herself might be frozen in place, unable to move.

As for that Chaos Tower, it looked ordinary, but it filled her with even greater dread, making her heart chill just by looking at it.

The Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Sword was the same.

Not a single one could be resisted head-on.

"Young master, this is a senior elder—don't be disrespectful in front of him."

Behind Xia Jiuyou, the two gray-robed elders both changed expression; merely by seeing the array of items Fang Yu displayed, they knew this situation was dire.

One gray-robed elder immediately stepped in front of Xia Jiuyou and bowed deeply: "Esteemed elder, my young master is young and ignorant—please forgive him for his youthful folly. We will surely come with heavy gifts to apologize."

"It's not bad for a youth to be ambitious, but to be too reckless is a fault. The Ancient Holy Body once fought for humanity, staining heaven and earth with blood, protecting countless lives. Yet you, a mere child, dare to say you'll subdue the Ancient Holy Body and use his blood to brew elixirs? Go ahead—don't use these magic treasures. Let me see your true strength."

Fang Yu waved his hand, and the Chaos Stone, Chaos Tower, Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Sacred Sword, and Primordial Yin-Qi Root all vanished into his body.

"Alright."

Xia Jiuyou moved, and the surrounding heavens and earth seemed severed; she stood as if on another starry realm, where ethereal immortal music began to sound.

The elusive immortal melody floated gently, as if transmitted from primordial antiquity, resonating with the Dao, making her insubstantial, brimming with divine grace.

As soon as the immortal melody sounded, Yao Yuekong and Xiang Yifei both tensed; even Ye Fan felt the music held profound mystery.

"Isn't this the legendary… Nine Nether Immortal Melody?"

"Eight thousand years ago, in the Central Region, the peerless being Gai Jiuyou swept the world undefeated, just one step short of becoming an Emperor—but ultimately fell short. Legend says he cultivated the Nine Nether Immortal Melody; when it was played, nothing could stand against it."

"It truly is the Nine Nether Immortal Melody—this young man has great lineage. Gai Jiuyou, Xia Jiuyou… could this Xia Jiuyou be Gai Jiuyou's descendant?"

In the void, Xia Jiuyou wore white robes, her hair streaming like she stood in a celestial pure land, yet her body radiated surging killing intent.

Infinite killing intent.

When heaven unleashes killing intent, stars shift and constellations change; when earth unleashes killing intent, dragons and serpents rise from land; when man unleashes killing intent, heaven and earth reverse.

The Nine Nether Immortal Melody was a world-shaking Dao sound, possessing incomparable power—only the Divine Prelude could rival it. Now, as Xia Jiuyou unleashed it, heaven and earth dimmed; the immortal melody became visible waves, like countless Dao runes, pressing down upon Fang Yu.

The immortal melody stirred heaven; the audible waves transformed into Dao patterns, resembling various immortal spirits, then coalesced into nine winding rivers, surging forward with unstoppable Dao force, as if capable of erasing all things, swirling heaven and earth.

"Nine Nether Immortal Melody? A decent Dao art, but useless before me."

Fang Yu pointed his hand, and boundless cold qi surged into the void—cold qi like ice frozen for billions of years, capable of freezing everything. The Nine Nether Immortal Melody, those roaring nine rivers, were instantly frozen solid in midair.

Fang Yu used nothing else—only the simple Three Thousand Great Dao: Great Freezing Technique.

With the Great Freezing Technique alone, he shattered Xia Jiuyou's Nine Nether Immortal Melody.

"What? Can such a simple freezing technique break my Nine Nether Immortal Melody?"

Xia Jiuyou could hardly believe her eyes, thinking she'd misseen—she moved again, pouring out even more immortal melodies, forming a Dao diagram.

Yes, a Dao diagram.

Seeing Fang Yu shatter her Nine Nether Immortal Melody with mere freezing power, Xia Jiuyou couldn't believe it—only she knew how powerful the Nine Nether Immortal Melody truly was; if fully unleashed, it could dim heaven and earth, darken the sun and moon. How could mere freezing power break it? How could she face anyone again?

At that moment, Xia Jiuyou merged with heaven and earth, harmonized with Dao; with every tremor of her body, a Dao diagram fell.

"Heaven, this brat is truly powerful?"

Everyone was stunned.

No wonder he dared to speak so arrogantly—he truly had ability.

One movement, one Dao diagram—what did that mean?

It meant his understanding of Dao was profound, far surpassing others, allowing him to manifest a Dao diagram with each motion.

Each such Dao diagram could kill a Four Great Realm's peak cultivator, even reverse-kill a Dragon Transformation realm master!

"Eight thousand years ago, Gai Jiuyou was invincible—back then, he must have been no different."

"This man has the bearing of an Emperor."

"But today he met Fang Brother."

Several murmured in awe, but only Fang Yu watched the Dao diagrams with calm eyes.

He reached out again, and in the void, ice mountain after ice mountain rose—eternal, unfailing ice qi spread instantly, freezing every Dao diagram in an instant.

In the end, the gap in realm was simply too vast.

The Nine Nether Immortal Melody was indeed a powerful technique, worthy of being called supreme even in the Eternal Life Realm—but Xia Jiuyou's realm was too low, far too low for him. If Gai Jiuyou had wielded this melody, it would have been terrifying indeed.

Different realms meant different power in Dao techniques.

So now, Fang Yu suppressed Xia Jiuyou as easily as flipping his palm.

He hadn't even used the Great Chaos Technique of the Three Thousand Great Dao—he simply froze all her techniques.

Rolling waves of ice qi surged toward Xia Jiuyou; with a single touch, she would die instantly.

Behind Xia Jiuyou, the two grey-robed elders hurriedly begged for mercy.

"Little brat, you lost and just walk away like that? Wouldn't that mean everyone under heaven would dare to provoke me? Since you provoked me and still want to live, hand over the Nine Abysses Immortal Melody."

Fang Yu spoke.

"What?"

"Impossible."

The two grey-robed elders hurriedly said.

But Xia Jiuyou nodded. "Fine."

The white-clad young lady did not hesitate either, directly handing over the Famen of the Nine Abysses Immortal Melody, then leaving the place.

"Brother Fang, you actually obtained the Nine Abysses Immortal Melody…"

"This is the ultimate art of Gai Jiuyou of the Central Province. That Xia Jiuyou very likely has a very deep connection with Gai Jiuyou, which is how she could obtain it. Such an ultimate art has always been taught to no outsiders."

"With this, I'm afraid Brother Fang will have created an irreconcilable conflict with some major power in the Central Province."

Yao Yuekong and Xiang Yifei and the others were all extremely shocked, seemingly not having expected that Fang Yu would actually demand Xia Jiuyou hand over the Nine Abysses Immortal Melody — such a thing could not be done lightly.

The ultimate divine abilities of every faction are never to be taught to outsiders; once leaked, it would surely be to the death.

"The life of their young master is worth more than this Nine Abysses Immortal Melody. Moreover, this kind of ultimate divine ability in my hands will have far greater Weineng Society than in hers."

Fang Yu smiled, not caring in the slightest.

That proud and aloof little girl Xia Jiuyou arriving and gifting him an ultimate divine ability was not bad at all.

Of course, he would not truly kill Xia Jiuyou, after all Xia Jiuyou's Master is Gai Jiuyou, and Gai Jiuyou is still alive, hidden somewhere in some obscure corner.

A good beating to teach her a lesson would be enough.

"That little punk really has an arrogant tongue, but in front of Brother Fang he finally got the worst of it."

"Young people are always full of fire, but in front of Brother Fang, no matter how fiery, they have to rein it in."

"That young man should now know what it means there's always a heaven above heaven."

Since Fang Yu did not care about the consequences of forcibly obtaining the Nine Abysses Immortal Melody, the others naturally said no more, and the entire banquet became warm and harmonious once again.

The unwelcome guests departed, and the hall became lively again.

The crowd began discussing the matter of the Sacred Body once more.

The Sacred Body's tribulation breakthrough was just a few days away. Within these few days, the Jiang family would lend a hand to the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, seeking out many sources.

"Four Extremities, Four Extremities. Nowadays the Sacred Sons of the various Holy Lands are all at the Four Extremities Secret Realm. I heard that some Sacred Sons in the Central Province have already reached the Transformation Dragon Secret Realm. If they come to our Eastern Wastes, that would be tremendous pressure."

"The Sacred Body's tribulation breakthrough is the great event under heaven. The immortal dynasties of the Central Province and the Zhuzibai Sect will all come. I'm afraid that time will be extraordinarily lively."

"Brother Ye must succeed in the tribulation breakthrough. We all want to see a fully grown Great Completion Sacred Body."

Some were flattering, some were making polite talk, but just how many truly hoped to see the Sacred Body succeed in the tribulation breakthrough — that was another question.

Over the next few days, Fang Yu was in closed-door cultivation, Ye Fan was busy, the Jiang family was also busy, and as for Shengcheng, more and more people kept arriving.