Immortality Starts With Investment

Ying Tiansheng’s speed was blinding, too fast for anyone to react. Even Hua Yunfei couldn’t intervene in time, shattering the surrounding petals and unleashing a terrifying purple divine light at Ying Tiansheng’s back to stall him. But Ying Tiansheng ignored it, showing no intent to dodge, willing to take the hit to kill Ye Chen. His resolve was staggering.

His punch arrived instantly, collapsing the void for hundreds of miles, as if unraveling reality itself. Unimaginably terrifying, it reached Ye Chen in a flash. No escape, no evasion.

Spectators’ hearts raced, certain that even with Ye Chen’s Heavy Pupils, Supreme Heart, and robust physique, this punch would be fatal. He seemed doomed.

Yet at the battle’s center, Ye Chen faced the apocalyptic fist calmly. Ying Tiansheng’s unreserved strike was indeed fearsome, but Ye Chen had options. He could use the Kun Peng Treasure Technique to retreat, dodging the brunt and withstanding the aftermath with his physique, likely unharmed. But he didn’t want to retreat. He wanted to test himself against a true top-tier prodigy like Ying Tiansheng.

Standing firm, divine light bloomed from his brow. A shadowy figure stepped out, drawing all eyes. The hazy, humanoid silhouette was burly, muscles taut, wielding what seemed an axe-shaped magic tool, wreathed in endless chaotic qi. Its presence exuded unimaginable pressure.

Spectators gasped, recognizing it.

”Heaven and Earth Manifestation?”

”The Fourth Holy Son just reached Deity Transformation, and his Heaven and Earth Manifestation is only embryonic, yet it’s this formidable?”

”If he’d begun refining Yin-Yang Dao, a fully realized Heaven and Earth Manifestation would be unimaginable.”

”But a mere embryonic form against that punch? Such a pity!”

They marveled at Ye Chen’s talent, believing he could become the next Heavenly Emperor if he survived. But Ying Tiansheng’s enraged strike was too overwhelming for an embryonic Heaven and Earth Manifestation to counter. They felt it was a tragic waste.

Facing Ying Tiansheng’s devastating punch, Ye Chen remained calm. The embryonic Heaven and Earth Manifestation from his brow slowly raised its axe, radiating an aura capable of shattering all creation. As the godlike fist arrived, the shadowy figure swung down.

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Boom…

The collision erupted with divine light, turning the calm Endless Sea violent. The sky’s endless black clouds scattered. A cataclysmic scene unfolded, the shockwave deafening Deity Transformation cultivators and causing Nascent Soul cultivators to spit blood, collapsing into the sea.

Spectators were stunned—Ye Chen’s embryonic Heaven and Earth Manifestation had blocked the strike. But their pupils shrank further. Not just blocked—Ying Tiansheng, charging with unstoppable momentum, was flung back, golden blood raining across the sky.

The crowd’s breath halted. Ye Chen hadn’t just defended—he’d injured Ying Tiansheng? Unthinkable. Ying Tiansheng, one of the generation’s three giants, invincible, had never been wounded by someone a realm below.

How terrifying was Ye Chen’s talent? What visualization had he used to reach Deity Transformation? What was his Heaven and Earth Manifestation? Still embryonic, yet this powerful?

As they reeled, Hua Yunfei’s purple divine light struck, blasting more golden blood, sending Ying Tiansheng crashing into the sea’s depths.Hua Yunfei glanced at Ye Chen, surprised, then smiled. ”Since he’s wounded, let’s try to keep him here.” His divine wheel glowed brighter, scanning the Endless Sea to trap Ying Tiansheng.

Ye Chen nodded, pleased with his Heaven and Earth Manifestation’s might. Worthy of Pangu’s world-opening axe—no one could withstand it. When fully realized, it could likely kill Ying Tiansheng in one strike. Killing him now would be ideal, given their irreconcilable feud. Though Ying Tiansheng’s death would make Yi Qingwu a widow instead of a fiancée, losing some thrill, it’d bring a different allure.

Chaotic qi swirled in Ye Chen’s Heavy Pupils, scanning the sea for Ying Tiansheng. Yi Qingwu, as if just reacting, shouted in fury, ”Shameless, ganging up to hurt my fiancé?”

She transformed into a massive moon, crashing toward Ye Chen.

Hua Yunfei glanced but didn’t intervene.

Ye Chen frowned, activating Heavy Pupil Opens Heaven, forming a pure land to trap her. She slammed against it, trying to break free, her celestial voice ringing, ”Ye Chen, release me… I have an unrivaled array that can suppress you and reclaim my fiancé’s tablet! You’ll pay with your life for hurting him!”

Ye Chen’s eyes widened. Her fiancé might die soon, yet she wanted to set up another array for a ”private room”? Utterly absurd.

The situation felt too intense. Though tempted to continue their earlier encounter, killing Ying Tiansheng was the priority. A giant like him as an enemy was best eliminated now.

Ignoring her taunts, Ye Chen’s Heavy Pupils scanned for Ying Tiansheng, ensuring he couldn’t escape.

Suddenly, the Endless Sea shook. Hundreds of square kilometers of water surged skyward, forming two black dragons with strange power, deflecting Dao and laws, briefly stalling Ye Chen and Hua Yunfei.

Simultaneously, Ying Tiansheng emerged, moving at incomprehensible speed. In a blink, he reached the edge of Ye Chen’s pure land, extending a giant hand. Using some unknown method, he yanked Yi Qingwu out. Without pause or a word, he fled with her across the void at breakneck speed.