Chapter 563: Great Battle! Rise Again!

Xuan Yuanzi Xi's gaze at Ye Wuque changed completely!

The previous calmness and nonchalance vanished, replaced by a solemn, battle‑ready seriousness as if facing a great enemy, and a raging, even more fierce and resolute killing intent churning deep within his eyes!

What he intends now is no longer merely to reclaim the Fate Master's inheritance!

He also seeks to seize this chance to utterly snuff out the destined, infinitely potentialful son of his arch‑rival here!

To ease his father's worries and to eliminate a future core menace for the Xuan Yuan Clan!

And Ye Wuque's expression at this moment was equally ice‑cold to the extreme, his killing intent unmasked!

He, too, had long confirmed Xuan Yuanzi Xi's identity!

Back then, when he was a child in distress, among the vague yet terrifying hidden forces, the Grand Void Emperor and his subordinates were certainly one of the main puppeteers!

His father Ye Zhengrong had once been restrained by a powerful enemy, and countless strongmen hunted them like bone‑gnawing sores… Those tumultuous, dark years of constant peril forged a bone‑deep hatred and killing intent that never waned with time!

Xuan Yuanzi Xi, as the Grand Void Emperor's offspring, was naturally placed by Ye Wuque at the very top of his kill‑list!

Their gazes collided again in the void; this time it was no longer a simple probe but a deadly clash of mortal intent between sworn enemies, eyes burning with hatred!

No idle words!

Almost simultaneously, the killing intent in their hearts boiled to the heavens, needing no further verbal exchange!

"Boom—!!!"

Ye Wuque struck first!

He spread his fingers like a palm, a terrifying golden great hand enshrouded in pale golden Blood Qi, as if capable of shattering stars and subduing eternity, instantly coalesced in the void, bearing a domineering will to annihilate all, and slammed down mercilessly toward Xuan Yuanzi Xi ten Zhang away!

Where the palm wind passed, the void emitted an overburdened groan, rippling with layer upon layer of folds!

"Hmph!"

Xuan Yuanzi Xi let out a cold snort, and faced Ye Wuque's angry, peerless palm without flinching or evading!

He raised his right hand, fingertips swirling with a faint, mysterious radiance that seemed able to dissolve all laws and return to the Grand Void, and pointed a single finger at the descending golden great hand!

The instant the finger met the palm—

"Dong—!!!!!!!"

A sound so profoundly muffled yet seemingly echoing in the very souls of every being watching this place erupted terrifyingly!

At the collision's core, an intensely white flash burst forth, instantly turning into a destructive energy shockwave ring that surged like a breached Star River, raging in all directions!

The void beneath their feet cracked inch by inch like a mirror, revealing a raging Chaos turbulence behind them!

The two figures, after this unadorned hard clash, simultaneously lunged back dozens of Zhang, carving long energy trails in the void beneath them!

But the next second, the killing intent in their eyes intensified; their bodies simultaneously became two streams of light too swift for the naked eye, bearing an even more ferocious, more resolute momentum, and slammed into each other again!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! …"

In an instant, fists and palms clashed! Finger winds streaked! Divine abilities collided! Laws were erased!

The two fought from the relatively open outskirts of Central Emperor Island all the way to the boundless heights of the void!

Where they passed, space shattered, energy turbulence raged like a storm, and the terrifying battle aftershocks shook nearby beings too close to evade, causing their blood to surge and forcing them to retreat in horror!

What is about Central Emperor Island about to commence? What destiny or chance?

At this moment, nothing else mattered in Ye Wuque's and Xuan Yuanzi Xi's eyes! Their only thought was to annihilate the great enemy before them—for their fathers, and for themselves!

The sudden, unheralded yet explosively fierce clash between Ye Wuque and Xuan Yuanzi Xi was like cold water dropped into a scalding oil pot, instantly igniting the already tense, noisy atmosphere of Central Emperor Island's outer region!

"What?! What fluctuation is so violent?!"

"Sss—! What a terrifying collision! Who's dueling?!"

"Look over there! Those two figures… My god! It looks like… Ye Wuque and… Xuan Yuanzi Xi?!"

"What?! Ye Wuque? Xuan Yuanzi Xi? Are those the two world‑shaking, unparalleled demonic prodigies?!"

"One is the Saint Son of Great Thousand Divine Universe, Ye Clan Young Master! The other is the Young Master of the Xuan Yuan Clan in Honghuang World, the Grand Void Emperor's offspring! These two monsters… actually started fighting before Central Emperor Island even opened?!"

"Do they harbor some deep grudge? To strike lethal blows the moment they meet?!"

Countless gazes instantly shifted from the direction of Central Emperor Island and from every Heavenly Pride, converging en masse on the two figures soaring high above, where a earth‑shaking battle raged! Shouts and commentary surged like a tsunami!

An ancient Daoist lineage heir or a well‑versed observer who knew the background immediately spoke up, voice trembling with excitement:

"Hehe, you didn't know that, did you? Between them it's more than a deep grudge—it's an endless, undying feud!"

"Their fathers—Ye Zhengrong of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths, and the Grand Void Emperor of Honghuang World! These two supreme, world‑shaking titans have been battling for endless ages, forging an irreconcilable blood feud…"

"The parents' grudges naturally passed down to their offspring! Between Ye Wuque and Xuan Yuanzi Xi, a life‑or‑death showdown was fated! It was unexpected that it would erupt so violently in the early segment of the Origin Ancient Road, on the eve of Central Emperor Island's opening!"

"This is a dragon‑versus‑tiger clash, tip of a needle against wheat awn! Both are the pinnacle figures of their respective younger generations, long‑renowned with glorious battle records. Today's duel may decide life and death before it can end!"

When this background was revealed, it sparked a thunderous uproar! Every being watching the battle became excited; a clash involving supreme titans' ancient feud and the two top‑tier demonic prodigies is a once‑in‑a‑millennium event!

For a moment, even the increasingly intense anomaly of Central Emperor Island itself seemed temporarily eclipsed by this sudden fated showdown.

Numerous top‑level evil spirits and Emperor Fiend Descendants now turned their gazes toward the high‑altitude battlefield, each expression different.

In the distance, the golden‑aura‑shrouded area, Ao Tianyin watched the fiercely colliding figures, a hint of complexity flashing in his eyes.

Beside him, Ao Huanggu's golden vertical pupils gave a fleeting glance before withdrawing, seemingly indifferent, keeping most of his attention on Central Emperor Island's disturbances; yet a close look reveals a faint trace of curiosity deep within his eyes.

Holding a folding fan, Chen Shimei's peach‑blossom eyes brimmed with a smile as he watched with interest, murmuring softly: "Brother Ye, brother Ye, indeed wherever you go, endless waves arise. Today's Young Master of the Xuan Yuan Clan will likely become another footnote in your glorious record…"

On the other side, where divine fire flared, Huang Fuyao of the Undying Divine Phoenix Clan's beautiful eyes also rippled, watching silently.

In the area occupied by the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan, Hun Tianqiong's defiant face flashed with a hint of startled doubt.

He stared intently at Ye Wuque's high‑altitude figure, locked in a hard clash with Xuan Yuanzi Xi yet showing no disadvantage, even exuding an aura of invincibility, his brows knit.

He turned his head toward the pallid, fear‑laden, resentful Jin Lieyu beside him, and asked gravely: "Is this… the human being who defeated you? Ye Wuque?"

Jin Lieyu hurriedly nodded, his voice trembling with fear: "Yes… that's right! Little Ancestor! It's him! Ye Wuque! His single palm strike… when the four of us combined, we didn't even have the right to resist… our cultivation was instantly stripped away…"

He looked at Hun Tianqiong with hopeful light: "Little Ancestor, this one's power is strangely overwhelming; you… you must avenge us!"

Hun Tianqiong was silent for a moment, watching Ye Wuque, whose battle with Xuan Yuanzi Xi was inseparable and each clash shattered the void, slowly clench his fist, his knuckles emitting a faint "creak".

His defiant and disdainful gaze softened, replaced by a solemn, resolute stare.

"Rest assured." Hun Tianqiong's voice was cold and firm, "The Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan must not be insulted. Since this person dares to insult our lineage, when necessary I will naturally act!"

Above the high heavens, after another unadorned fierce clash, the two Dark Shadows separated again, each stepping back Hundred Zhang, confronting each other in mid‑air.

The raging energy turbulence around them slowly calmed, revealing the two's current appearance.

Ye Wuque's black robe was slightly disheveled, his aura a bit fluctuating, yet his gaze remained as sharp as a blade, his battle intent blazing like fire.

Xuan Yuanzi Xi's moon‑white long robe stayed immaculate, but his complexion was more solemn than before; in his ever‑calm eyes now burned fierce battle intent and cold killing intent.

He stared intently at Ye Wuque, his eyes glittering like the brightest stars in the night sky, like lightning that could pierce the Void; his voice was no longer flat, but carried an uplifting battle spirit and scrutiny:

"Ye Wuque…"

"This battle, I've long awaited!"

"Today, it comes true as I wished!"

His momentum rose, and the surrounding Void seemed filled with countless subtle "Tai Xu Dao Patterns" flickering and flowing.

"I shall see…"

"Your glorious feats that have spread across Zhutian, are they… truly worthy of the name!"

As the words fell, a great radiance enveloped him, and a more profound, more overwhelming, terrifying aura that seemed able to dissolve all laws and return to the Void erupted with a thunderous burst!

He took the initiative, his form turning into a clear light that pierced the Tai Xu, striking toward Ye Wuque again!

But Ye Wuque, faced with Xuan Yuanzi Xi's even more forceful declaration and attack, said nothing.

Answering Xuan Yuanzi Xi was his suddenly more ferocious, more terrifying move, imbued with the supreme secret of the Undying Indestructible Divine King Art and the initial insight of the Fate Master's inheritance… a remorseful strike!

"Boom——!!!"

The great battle reignites! Even more intense, even more perilous!

The fated duel, set against the grand backdrop where myriad beasts gather and Diguo is about to awaken, erupts completely! It draws the attention of Zhutian Wanjie, countless gazes!