Chapter 21: Ye Clan Sequence! Ye Tianquan!

His right hand tightly grasped a massive sword that spanned heaven and earth, as if ready to unleash another Lei Dian strike at any moment!

At this moment, the repeatedly provoked Xiao Shuihan seemed finally unable to bear it any longer, and let out a cold snort, saying:

"I, Xiao Shuihan, have diligently cultivated the Sword Path for ten years, honing a single sword. Now, upon emerging from the sect, I will soar to the heavens! Being called the Celestial Sword—what's wrong with that?! Could it be... you think you alone have that qualification?!"

"Do you really think I'm afraid of you?! Come! I'll cut you down right now!"

He struck outright!

He launched several dazzling, brilliant, terrifying sword rays toward Zhan Qianqiu!

He sliced heaven and earth, shattered the universe, with supreme sword Qi surging, the aura terrifying!

Zhan Qianqiu remained unperturbed, but his tone grew even colder!

"Hehe, truly the fearless ignorance of the ignorant!"

"Fine, even if I tell you, you won't understand..."

"You ant-like insects will never comprehend... the true Heavenly Sword... its unrivaled, world‑overlooking magnificence!"

"Very well! I'll annihilate you, you waste! Letting you live even one more second would be the greatest tarnish of the Heavenly Sword title!"

Boom!

Having said that, Zhan Qianqiu no longer hesitated, and brandished that terrifying, thousand‑mile‑long great sword, slamming it fiercely toward Xiao Shuihan!

Rumble!

In an instant, tens of thousands of li around could feel the terrifying cataclysmic scene here!

The two great Sword Cultivators quickly became entangled, their outcomes indecisive and hard to determine!

Soon, the fluctuations here attracted countless gazes.

Many of those gazes bore a solemn hue.

"These two... truly extraordinary..."

"These fluctuations... should at least have reached the early level of the Immortal Path!"

Many Heavenly Pride individuals nodded slightly, agreeing with this assessment.

The great realm beyond the vast Divine Realm is the Immortal Path realm!

This realm is extremely important.

It connects the vast Divine Realm and the Immortal Realm.

It plays a crucial role in linking the upper and lower stages!

This realm can be divided into three stages.

They are:

First step, ascending the Immortal Stair!

Second step, crossing the Immortal Gate!

Third step, enduring the Immortal Tribulation!

Only by completing these three steps can one be said to have reached the end of the Immortal Path realm, and thus be qualified to glimpse a fragment of the true Immortal Realm!

Each of these three steps is crucial, indispensable, and none may be omitted.

Evidently, at this moment, the battle power fluctuations displayed by Zhan Qianqiu and Xiao Shuihan have already reached the first stage of the Immortal Path, that is... the early phase of climbing the Immortal Stair!

This truly is stunning!

To know, taking the current Hengyu Southern Region as an example, only elder‑level beings of hegemon‑class forces have attained this combat power level.

And they are still just the younger generation.

Their extraordinariness is evident.

Of course, the endless Heavenly Pride here are clearly hidden talents; besides the majority whose gazes are solemn, a few remain calm, and some do not even look this way, directly ignoring the battle, as if such a level of combat cannot even enter their sight.

A moment later, the fight between Zhan Qianqiu and Xiao Shuihan seemed to enter a white‑hot stage.

It appeared to be fighting with extreme intensity.

But in fact, sharp‑eyed observers would notice that the two's great battle has not even employed their full strength!

Ye Wuque had long noticed this.

Since hearing the words "Heavenly Sword," Ye Wuque began to focus on this great battle.

"Is that you? Lao Feng..."

A faint hint of longing appeared deep within Ye Wuque's eyes.

At this moment, the Sword Son Trial of the countless Sword Dao lineage that spans infinite space and time should have concluded; where has Lao Feng gone now?

"Perhaps Zhan Qianqiu knows something. We could ask him."

Ye Wuque pulled his thoughts back, continuing to watch the great battle between Zhan Qianqiu and Xiao Shuihan.

Evidently, they are both human elites; upon sensing that the other's strength is comparable to their own, they will not fight to the death at this moment, for exhausting their stamina before even entering the Primordial Imperial Tomb would be a loss.

But they both seem to have reasons not to yield, as if they will continue to wear each other down indefinitely...

And at that moment, from afar in the high sky, a sudden surge of mighty, domineering, terrifying aura erupted!

It shook heaven and earth, sweeping across the ten directions of the universe!

This aura transformed into wave after wave of energy, rolling forward in the Void, causing many affected Heavenly Pride to have blood surge, making them stand unsteady!

It was a towering, majestic silhouette suffused with a cold aura!

Clad in black battle armor, its face indistinct, yet one could feel that within its deep eyes lay a cold, merciless indifference as ancient as eternal ice, and an air of superiority!

Countless beings in this region, upon seeing the silhouette for the first instant, seemed to gasp as if suffocated!

That sense of oppression, that aura, that disdain treating all things like straw dogs—utterly terrifying!

Countless eyes simultaneously stared at the towering figure, and then unexpectedly

they all involuntarily stepped back together, clearing a wide Void pathway for the figure!

【61】 Even Zhan Qianqiu and Xiao Shuihan, who a moment ago were in a frenzied clash, stopped fighting the instant that figure appeared; they gave each other a cold glance, then without hesitation left the area, daring not to block the Void path of that presence...

At this moment, below, the calmly standing Ye Wuque suddenly had his Dark Eye slightly tighten.

This Dark Shadow, this aura, this temperament…

Could this be the one Ziyang Shen mentioned… the young Heavenly Pride from the Undying Ye Clan?

Aloof and ruthless, lofty and supreme, self‑exalting, and unscrupulous!

It does fit Ye Wuque's stereotypical image of the Ye Clan's Heavenly Pride.

At this moment, as this tall, aloof Dark Shadow descended step by step.

The sense of oppression and suffocation in everyone's hearts grew ever stronger…

Until at some point, he finally… stopped.

He casually chose a spot to halt, sat down in a cross‑legged posture, closed his Dark Eye, as if resting his mind, waiting for the Ancient Imperial Tomb to open…

Until this moment, some nearby Heavenly Pride still remained as silent as chilled cicadas, daring not to speak loudly, lest they disturb that terrifying Dark Being.

In the distance, finally some gasp‑filled, chilling voices began to rise slowly!

"Sss… damn! It's that clan's Dark Being…"

"The terrifying Heavenly Pride of the Undying Aristocratic Family Ye Family!"

"Moreover… it's a Dark Being that ranks among the top in that clan!"

"This must be the famed young generation of the Ye Clan… the ninety‑eighth sequence! Ye Tianquan!"

"What! It's actually Ye Tianquan! A sequence‑level Dark Being of the Ye Clan!"

"The Ye Clan's young generation is vast, like fish crossing a river; the strong are as numerous as clouds, and any single one pulled out can awe the ten directions!"

"Among these endless Heavenly Pride talents, after countless competitions, selections, and eliminations, the Ye Clan evaluates based on strength, potential, talent, and temperament… the top hundred sequences!"

"Any Dark Being that becomes a Ye Clan sequence represents boundless honor, limitless resources, and even certain internal authorities of the Ye Clan become directly accessible to the sequence."

"Even the lowest‑ranked Ye Clan sequences are absolutely invincible forces capable of sweeping a region!"

"Visiting some Immortal Faction would grant one the status of honored guest, receiving unimaginable hospitality!"

"This is the gold‑standard of Ye Clan sequences!"

Many less‑experienced Heavenly Pride suddenly had their minds thunderously reverberate, utterly shaken.

"It is said… Ye Tianquan… employs unimaginably terrifying methods, self‑exalting, a ruthless killer who never blinks when killing!"

A Heavenly Pride sighed with emotion:

"Even this Dark Being came in person…"

"This time's Ancient Imperial Tomb, I fear it's destined to be another blood‑rain, gore‑filled storm…"

"Indeed, the Ye Clan sequences have all arrived… far too unusual…"