Fighting the Masked Man

Wow~
Inside the Chaos Cauldron, the Emperor Flame, filled with chaotic energy, continued to rise, enveloping a fist-sized, azure-colored embryonic pill. As the Primordial Pill gradually took shape, a vast and ethereal aura continuously emanated from it. Every so often, a surge of powerful energy would ripple outwards, only to be instantly swallowed up by the Emperor Flame, without even causing a ripple.

Yao Yan sat cross-legged in the void, manipulating the Emperor Flame to carry out the final condensation. The process of refining the Primordial Pill was extremely complicated and tested the alchemist's alchemy skills and cultivation level. Those with slightly weaker strength might not even be able to withstand the energy impact emanating from the embryonic pill.

And this is still a relatively simple test in the process of alchemy.

The next step is crucial in determining whether the Primordial Pill can truly take shape: drawing upon the power of heaven and earth, absorbing the power of the world's origin, and finally capturing a wisp of the aura from the beginning of creation. Only then can the Primordial Pill achieve its most perfect efficacy.

This step was something even the ancestor of the Pill God Clan, who created the Primordial Pill, had never accomplished; it was merely the limit he had guessed.

However, this step is not impossible.

Especially for Yao Yan now, he plans to summon the Sky Ranking and forcibly extract a wisp of primordial power from him, integrate it into the Primordial Pill, and raise its level by another grade, reaching above the Saint grade.

"Ling'er, the rest is up to you." Yao Yan adjusted her own state and said.

"Okay, brother~"

A clear and melodious girl's voice rang out as Ling'er appeared beside Yao Yan. Her delicate feet trod on clusters of fire lotuses, and her emerald green dress outlined her graceful figure. Her exquisite face was like a work of art meticulously crafted by the Creator, with lively eyes and a pair of large, fluffy ears drooping on either side of her head. A chaotic blue lotus mark was on her brow, adding to her divine aura.

Compared to before, Ling'er has grown up quite a bit, now looking about sixteen or seventeen years old, and already possesses a captivating charm... Perhaps this is the nature of a fox demon.

His strength has already entered the realm of gods. Since he is a combination of many strange fires and holy flames of heaven and earth, he is almost equivalent to the innate flame holy spirit born from heaven and earth. He can control all the flames of heaven and earth. Moreover, because he contains the chaotic origin of medicine, his growth potential has no so-called upper limit.

Ling'er extended her slender, fair hand, and with a light tap of her fingers, she replaced Yao Yan and took control of the Chaos Cauldron.

Yao Yan trusted Ling'er completely. Her alchemy skills were not much weaker than his own. If it weren't for her lazy nature, he would have made her the head of the Heavenly Court's Pill Hall. Unfortunately, that was just wishful thinking. After Ling'er took over his alchemy work, he made his move.

With a gentle swipe of his finger, he instantly tore open the barrier of the Chaos Realm, revealing the azure sky of the Tianluo Continent as if unveiling the heavens.

"Buzz!"

The next moment, the entire Tianluo Continent began to tremble, and terrifying power of heaven and earth began to boil, converging towards the Heavenly Court in the center of the Tianluo Continent like a tide. This event instantly alarmed everyone, and everyone looked in shock toward the location of the Heavenly Court.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, a Chaos Cauldron soared into the sky and began to devour the power of heaven and earth.

"The Heavenly Emperor is refining pills?!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this scene. Although it was rumored that the Heavenly Emperor's pill refining skills were superb, he had actually refined pills very few times, especially after entering the Great Thousand World, and very few people had ever witnessed the Heavenly Emperor refining pills.

Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Emperor either doesn't refine pills at all, or when he does, the commotion is so great that it shakes the entire Tianluo Continent.

"Drawing the power of heaven and earth into the cauldron... With such a vast amount of power, could the Heavenly Emperor be refining a sacred-grade pill!" someone exclaimed in shock. He hadn't expected that the Heavenly Emperor was not only incredibly powerful, but also possessed an astonishingly advanced alchemy skill. That was a sacred-grade pill, the pinnacle of alchemy in the Great Thousand Worlds!
At this moment, many women also emerged from the Heavenly Court, their eyes showing surprise as they looked at the scene in the sky. They knew that Yao Yan was going to refine pills for Yun Yun's unborn child, but because the medicinal materials were hard to find, they had sent Lin Dong to the Holy Abyss Continent. Now, seeing this scene, it was clear that the medicinal materials had been gathered.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, an imperial figure, whose presence was so overwhelming that it could not be directly confronted, emerged from the Heavenly Court. As he raised his hand and pressed down, the trembling Tianluo Continent instantly fell silent. Then, to everyone's horror, the Heavenly Emperor punched open the sky, revealing an endless sea of ​​stars.

"Gather!"

As if speaking the law of heaven, a single word caused a vast sea of ​​stars to tremble, affecting a small part of the Great Thousand World. Countless continents were shaken, and the Heavenly Sovereigns within them successively took to the air, looking towards the location of the Tianluo Continent, their eyes filled with shock, for where they were, the power of heaven and earth was converging towards the Tianluo Continent.

The terrifying scene was enough to frighten even a Saintly Heavenly Sovereign.

Although even a Saint-level Heavenly Supreme could control the power of heaven and earth, he could never cause such a large-scale disturbance that alarmed half of the Great Thousand World.

One by one, the primordial energy of heaven and earth, filled with misty aura, was forcibly extracted by Yao Yan and poured into the Chaos Cauldron. Then, Ling'er refined it and integrated it into the embryonic core, allowing it to further transform and grow. This process lasted for three hours before gradually stopping, because the embryonic core had become saturated and could no longer absorb the primordial energy of heaven and earth.

However, with such a massive influx of the essence of heaven and earth, the energy of the embryonic core has reached an extremely terrifying level, enough to make even a late-stage Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign be alarmed.

If the fetus in Yun Yun's womb can be nourished by this pill, its innate potential will reach a terrifying level. It is very likely that it will reach the level of Heavenly Sovereign at birth, and it will only be a matter of time before it enters the Saint rank.

But this was clearly not enough for Yao Yan. Today, he was going to defy the heavens and take the Primordial Pill to the next level, nurturing a primordial holy spirit nascent soul!
"The Heavenly Rankings, appear!"

Just when everyone thought it was over, a voice that resounded throughout the entire Great Thousand World emerged from the Emperor's Shadow. As the Emperor's Shadow slowly dissipated, the Heavenly Emperor stepped into the Chaotic Sea, with each step bringing forth the birth and death of countless realms, just like a true god stepping into the endless void.

At the same time, a vast aura emerged in the void, and the Sky Ranking, which had not been hidden for long, reappeared. The boundless aura pressed down on all living beings, and an invisible light screen appeared, in which the character 'Ye' floated.

Even the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor and others, who were in the territory of the evil race outside the realm, clearly felt this terrifying aura, and their eyes revealed shock and anger.

Is the Heavenly Emperor about to take that step?!

"Isn't the Heavenly Emperor refining elixirs? What is he doing here?" someone asked, looking puzzled.

Unfortunately, no one could unravel the mystery for him. The Heavenly Emperor's realm and level had transcended common sense. No mortal could comprehend the terror and power of this realm; it was a level akin to that of a god, capable of accomplishing countless impossible feats. The Endless Light Body and the Eternal Immortal Body emerged from behind Yao Yan, merging with the Black and White Origin Avatar, and then entering Yao Yan's body, causing his aura to surge dramatically, almost reaching a point where it could rival the pressure of the Heavenly Ranking.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Yao Yan reached out with his palm towards the Heavenly Ranking. The chaotic giant palm stirred the power of heaven and earth, breaking through the layers of obstacles in front of the Heavenly Ranking and touching a corner of it. To the surprise or horror of many, the Heavenly Emperor did not leave his name directly, but instead 'torn' off a corner of the Heavenly Ranking!
To be precise, it is a wisp of the primordial energy of the universe!

"boom!"

Almost instantly, the entire Great Thousand World trembled, as if the primordial power had been destroyed. The power of the Heavenly Tribulation descended upon Yao Yan in an instant, and the endless and terrifying power of lightning, like a thick thunder dragon, instantly engulfed Yao Yan, attempting to completely annihilate him.

The terrifying power instantly shattered the resistance of the chaotic energy, leaving Yao Yan with wounds that were difficult to heal. His physical body was almost completely blackened. However, he revealed a cheerful smile, because the heavenly tribulation that had once brought him the risk of death had now been withstood by him.

He braved the heavenly tribulation and absorbed a wisp of the primordial energy of the Great Thousand Worlds that he had intercepted into his body.

The next moment, Yao Yan felt a surge of 'anger'. The Sky Ranking, which had been completely devoid of emotion, seemed to be truly enraged. Then, a Great Dao diagram engraved with the mountains and rivers of the Great Thousand Worlds materialized from the Sky Ranking and imprinted itself onto Yao Yan's body.

This is a seal that carries the power of the entire universe, capable of sealing everything.

Almost instantly, it was imprinted on Yao Yan's body essence, causing his aura to drop. His control over spiritual power and the power of the Great Thousand Worlds was directly stripped away, and the entire world was rejecting Yao Yan. Even the Endless Light Body and the Eternal Immortal Body began to reject Yao Yan, but he suppressed them with his Chaos Body.

He seemed to have been rejected by the world!
However, this seal does not suppress Yao Yan much. The path he takes is not a spiritual power system. Sealing spiritual power and controlling the power of the Great Thousand Worlds has almost no effect on the Chaos Body. Moreover, this Innate Great Dao Diagram can become the 'resources' for the Chaos Body to advance further!
Of course, if it were a Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign at this moment, his strength would probably plummet to below the Supreme Realm instantly. This is the tragedy of the spiritual power system, trapped in this world.

Yao Yan did not continue to provoke the Sky Ranking. Although he was not afraid, he did not have the idea of ​​fighting to the death with the other party right now. As the Great Dao Diagram disappeared from his body, his aura also began to decline accordingly. Only when the Sky Ranking felt that there was no danger did everything return to calm. At the same time, the Sky Ranking disappeared from everyone's sight.

Then, Yao Yan's figure disappeared from everyone's sight.

……

"Heavenly Emperor, what exactly do you want to do?!" Qin Tian, ​​the Demon King in the Great Thousand Palace, turned pale. He didn't understand why Yao Yan would attack the Sky Ranking, even causing the Sky Ranking to suppress him personally. Although he didn't know what happened, the Heavenly Emperor's aura had indeed dropped.

He was just one step away from being listed on the Heavenly Ranking, but the Heavenly Emperor insisted on doing this crazy thing, crippling himself. What the hell was the reason for this?!
He couldn't sit still any longer, so he created another clone and headed to the Heavenly Court.

……

Maha Patriarch and the others, however, showed surprise and delight. The Heavenly Emperor had ruined himself. He had played a brilliant move so badly that it was utterly laughable!
"Does the Heavenly Emperor intend to refine a Primordial Pill that surpasses even the Saint-grade?" The Maha Ancestor's eyes gleamed. He knew about the pill that Yao Yan wanted to refine. The Maha Ancient Clan also had a backup of the Primordial Pill's formula. The pill's effects were excellent for the fetus, especially the Saint-grade Primordial Pill, which was enough to give the fetus the potential to advance to the Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme.

The Primordial Pill that the Heavenly Emperor wanted to refine was clearly a step further, surpassing even the Saint-grade, incorporating a wisp of the origin from the beginning of heaven and earth... Extracting a wisp of the origin from the Azure Sky Ranking would obviously have an even better effect.

"Heavenly Emperor, I really don't know whether to call you confident or arrogant!" He grinned and let out a hearty laugh. The power contained in the Great Dao Diagram had severely injured the Heavenly Emperor, and might even have caused his strength to drop back to the Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme level. How could he not be happy?

"How could someone do something so stupid? Haha!!"

……

"The Heavenly Emperor is crippled, what a wonderful thing, hehehe!" The Evil Emperor let out a sinister laugh, his voice filled with excitement and bloodlust, as if he could see victory beckoning to him. "I will take advantage of the Heavenly Emperor's serious injury to completely destroy the Great Thousand Worlds, unify the great cause that the former Heavenly Evil God failed to complete, and become the true god of the Great Thousand Worlds!"

"..." The Holy Heaven Demon Emperor stood aside, speechless for a moment. He was also shocked by the Heavenly Emperor's bizarre actions. The other party had clearly been able to take that step, but he stopped. It was simply incomprehensible. Was there anything more important than taking another step forward for himself?!
Can't understand.

"Have all races prepare; we can begin our attack on the Great Thousand Worlds!" The Evil Emperor's smile vanished, and he gave a cold glance at the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor before issuing the order.

The Holy Heavenly Demon Emperor dared not disobey, and bowed in agreement before beginning to work on the matter. Although the threat from the Heavenly Emperor was temporarily gone, the threat from the Evil Emperor was gradually growing. If the Evil Emperor were to truly conquer the Great Thousand Worlds, would he unleash the Heavenly Evil God?
Or perhaps the Evil Emperor will truly replace the Heavenly Evil God, or even devour him, becoming the new god of the extraterrestrial evil race!

This was clearly not what the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor wanted to see. At this moment, he even considered cooperating with the Heavenly Emperor, since he, the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor, only recognized the Heavenly Evil God.

……

Within the Demon Transformation Array on the Hills of the Northern Wilderness.

The Heavenly Evil God's five evil eyes stared intently at the spot where the Azure Sky Ranking had disappeared. His expression was somewhat uncertain. He hadn't expected such a ruthless person to appear in the Great Thousand World. His strength had barely reached the level of a god, yet he dared to forcibly seize the origin of the Great Thousand World.

Even at the peak of his career, he wouldn't have dared to act so recklessly.

"This person is doing this on purpose, testing me for something..." he murmured. He was extremely curious about the Heavenly Emperor. His intuition told him that this unseen person was very likely one of his own, both eyeing the origin of the Great Thousand Worlds and wanting to become the supreme god of the Great Thousand Worlds.

"We can't wait any longer!"

The Heavenly Evil God sensed the threat and his desire to emerge prematurely grew stronger. Even if it came at a price, he had to break the seal. Otherwise, if given time, he might not even have the chance to drink a drop of soup.

There can only be one supreme god in this vast world!! (End of Chapter)