"Key of the Instant." Huangfu Bi'an, this supreme Heavenly Lord, was caught off guard and had his large hand slashed open by Fang Han using the Key of the Instant; he could not help but be greatly startled.
The bloodstains of the Fortune Immortal King on it, restored by Fang Han, inflicted massive damage towards a Heavenly Lord.
"If I do not leave now, when should I wait?"
Fang Han broke through the lockdown at once. Immediately bowing his body, he sprang up. Within the rotation of the Key of the Instant in his hand, he broke away from the constraints in a split second and began fleeing toward the depths of the Heavenly Realm.
Although Huangfu Bi'an could defeat him, he could not kill him.
Now, his cultivation had already reached a stage where even a Heavenly Lord could not easily kill him. If it was replaced by any other expert on the Heavenly Lord candidate list, encountering an all-out strike from a Heavenly Lord, there would probably be only one outcome—which was death.
This was not the intent of a Heavenly Lord, nor was it an avatar of a Heavenly Lord, but the true body of a Heavenly Lord.
Only by exchanging blows with the true body of a Heavenly Lord did Fang Han realize its formidability. No matter what Dao technique he executed, even with three-hundred-times combat power, the opponent remained relaxed and at ease, standing tall and unmoving, simply treating it as a gentle breeze brushing the face, resolving everything merely between their gestures.
He was absolutely incapable of defeating such a figure. His only hope was to break away from the opponent's hands and use the vastness of the Heavenly Realm to make the opponent lose patience in pursuing him.
Thus, Fang Han darted through the clouds like lightning, fleeing swiftly. Huangfu Bi'an grabbed at empty air, and the origin qi on his hand recondensed, pure and flawless, having received no damage at all. What Fang Han had just slashed open was the origin qi he had laid out, but not his original body. As a Heavenly Lord, even if heaven and earth perished, his original body would not be worn away, so naturally, he would not be chopped open for any reason.
From a certain perspective, even if he stood completely still and let Fang Han strike him for a hundred million years, there would still not appear the slightest injury.
This was exactly a Heavenly Lord, and also the realm that cultivators as numerous as the sands of the Ganges across heaven and earth dreamed of.
Upon Fang Han fleeing at once, Huangfu Bi'an, the old man, did not chase after him. Instead, infinite light explosively shot from his eyes, seeming to deduce and lock down Fang Han's position. Then, centering upon himself, the entire universe began to oscillate and leap. Distance in the Heavenly Realm was already considered nothing to him.
"The key to the ancient Pill Realm… The Key of the Instant actually appeared on this boy's body. Exactly what great fortuitous opportunity is this? After the battle between the Lord of the Ancient Pill Realm and the Fortune Immortal King, this Key of the Instant was lost. An unknown number of people across the myriad heavens searched for this key, yet none succeeded. Obtaining the Pill Realm, even a Heavenly Lord would advance by leaps and bounds. I cannot let this key fall into the hands of anyone."
The clothes on Huangfu Bi'an's entire body rustled loudly. Grabbing with his large hand, many alternate dimensions in front of him entirely shattered. Wherever he descended with the majesty of a Heavenly Lord, that place would be destroyed.
Even for a territory as large as "Zhongzhou," if he descended upon the vast province, the entire province could not bear his power and would directly be evaporated.
The power of a Heavenly Lord was too terrifying; it could fully cause a plane to collapse.
In the void of the Heavenly Realm, there were an unknown number of alternate realms, and within these alternate realms, many living beings and cultivators also prospered. Yet the moment Huangfu Bi'an set off, many alternate realms along the way directly exploded. An unknown number of living beings were destroyed because of this, suffering an unwarranted disaster.
Originally, Huangfu Bi'an would not have used such terrifying power to pursue and kill Fang Han. However, Fang Han had actually obtained the "Key of the Instant," an item that was bound to be contested by Heavenly Lords, and he would absolutely not give it up.
"Fang Han! You cannot escape."
Space compressed, planes collapsed. Huangfu Bi'an consistently locked onto Fang Han's position, ensuring that no matter where he fled, he could be caught up to.
"A Heavenly Lord is indeed not someone I can contend against. This Huangfu Bi'an is terrifying, terrifying, too terrifying." Fang Han's entire body was firmly locked by an intent, and he could not shake it off no matter what. Shuttling through the expansive Heavenly Realm, he tried his best to flee towards the edges. With his speed, he could almost traverse the ten thousand vast provinces of the Heavenly Realm in the blink of an eye, yet it was still insufficient before Huangfu Bi'an.
This Heavenly Lord evolved from the "Boat of Paramita," with just casual movements, closed the distance onto him.
If he had not continuously utilized three-hundred-times combat power, executing the Heaven Stealing Steps, the Heaven Evading Secret Art, and bringing the Wings of Freedom to their highest realm, he would have been captured by Huangfu Bi'an long ago.
Fang Han also did not know exactly how many planes or alternate dimensions he had traversed, or even crossed one heavenly trench and chasm after another.
But, he still had not shaken off Huangfu Bi'an.
Moreover, the opponent was getting closer and closer.
"Fang Han, it is impossible for you to escape before a Heavenly Lord. It's a pity, under normal circumstances, a Heavenly Lord fundamentally would not bother with an ant. Consequently, many people believe they managed to escape completely with their lives from the hands of a Heavenly Lord, and took pride in it. However, they completely do not know that if a Heavenly Lord wishes to kill someone, as long as they attack with their full strength, no one can escape."
Huangfu Bi'an simply strolled forward, each step drawing him closer to Fang Han.
Fang Han issued continuous long howls, accelerating once again.
He continuously revolved the deduction of heavenly secrets, calculating which direction to flee to in order to escape the pursuit.
"The Dao of Destiny, calculating the vitality of the future, which direction? The six directions and eight orientations, auspicious days and propitious times…"
Thus, in this state of one chasing and one fleeing, an unknown amount of time passed. Fang Han did not even know which direction he had fled towards; he just kept fleeing towards the orientation he deduced, gradually going deeper into the unknown depths of the Heavenly Realm.
This stretch of pursuit and escape had taken them far away from the ten thousand vast provinces of the Heavenly Realm, even straying far away from the Barbarian Race, far away from the battlefield, far away from the alternate realms, not knowing where they were…
Suddenly ahead, boundless Qi of Genesis appeared. This qi presented a purple color, and within the haze, every single strand was as heavy as a mountain peak. This was already entering some dangerous territories within the depths of the Heavenly Realm.
The Heavenly Realm was boundless and limitless. Some desolate voids were extremely dangerous, filled with atmospheric qi that had existed since the creation of heaven and earth. Even Emperors with profound magical power would die if trapped within. In some places, there were even undestroyed divine arrays left behind when the previous epoch perished; even Heavenly Lords had to be very fearful when entering them, as it was very likely to be trapped and then meet death.
For example, after the great destruction of this heaven and earth, places like the Heavenly Court, the Sacred Land of Truth, and the Origin Dynasty would definitely have indestructible ruins left behind. Heavenly Lords would not easily set foot into these places, otherwise falling into them would result in obliteration.
Fang Han was very clear in his heart now that fleeing like this would absolutely not allow him to escape Huangfu Bi'an. A Heavenly Lord was, after all, too formidable. If they set their heart on killing you, even if you were twice as strong, it would probably remain perilous. The only thought for escape was to find some ancient ruins, and then use the ruins to shake off Huangfu Bi'an's constraint.
Now, appearing before his face was the inexhaustible purple Qi of Genesis. Within it, Fang Han faintly felt the operation of enormous power, revealing an ancient, mysterious, and vast aura, clearly something belonging to the category of ancient ruins.
This was deduced by Fang Han.
He decided to enter it.
As soon as he entered this purple Qi of Genesis, immediately every single thread of that purple qi pressed down heavily like a mountain peak. Even Ancient Emperors would find it extremely difficult to move forward even a single step, yet Fang Han managed it with ease.
It was because he had devoured Sovereign Xi. Sovereign Xi himself was an existence transformed from a strand of Qi of Genesis, so he had obtained all the abilities of Sovereign Xi.
"This expanse of Qi of Genesis? It seems to be an expanse of ancient ruins?" With a sweep of his gaze, Huangfu Bi'an also saw this limitless expanse of purple Qi of Genesis. Even he actually could not see through what exactly was inside, but he was not surprised. Desolate regions like this existed in unknown numbers within the Heavenly Realm. For some treacherous lands and ancient ruins in the Heavenly Realm, even if a Heavenly Lord entered, they might not necessarily come out. However, regarding the expanse of ruins before his eyes, he was confident that upon entering, he could capture Fang Han and bring him back.
He was a Heavenly Lord; there were very, very few things in this heaven and earth that could wear him away.
"Deathly Stillness of the Myriad Heavens!"
The moment he stormed into the purple Qi of Genesis, a casual grab with his five fingers completely set off towering huge waves. All of the purple Qi of Genesis converged into his palm, causing Fang Han's body up ahead to freeze for a moment, nearly flying backwards to be caught in his hand.
"Seven Great Heavenly Lords, divine abilities descend…" In an unbroken sequence, Fang Han employed the Key of the Instant, immediately executing all the divine abilities of Chaos, Eternal, Slaughter, Lightning Emperor, Primal Chaos, Disaster, and Heavenly Lord Hua. They were all sacrificed out on the Key of the Instant. At the same time, his other palm struck out the absolute arts of the three great Immortal Kings, colliding directly with Huangfu Bi'an's palm momentum.
"Pop!"
Upon this collision, Fang Han seemed like a kite with a severed string, flying towards the depths of the purple Qi of Genesis.
Hmph!
Huangfu Bi'an let out a cold snort, not at all glad about striking Fang Han. In truth, with this move, he intended to capture Fang Han in his hands, but he did not expect that Fang Han cleverly borrowed his power, once again breaking free from his constraint.
With a sweep of his large sleeve, he stepped directly into the depths of the purple qi.
But the aura in the depths of the purple qi changed once again, transforming into a kind of airflow that appeared simultaneously clear and turbid. This airflow was ten thousand times heavier than the purple Qi of Genesis. As every single thread flowed, it rumbled the space with loud echoes. No, within this seemingly clear yet turbid airflow, the concept of space did not exist, let alone the power of time.
"Hongmeng Qi! This is a world where Hongmeng has not yet been opened…" Huangfu Bi'an's expression shifted, and he subsequently laughed: "The Hongmeng Qi is extremely heavy. Upon entering it, taking a single step forward is equivalent to utilizing the power of creating heaven and earth. As a Heavenly Lord, I have long transcended heaven and earth, so the influence of the Hongmeng Qi on me is very small. Yet for an existence below a Heavenly Lord, entering the Hongmeng Qi requires creating heaven and earth with every step, and their speed is greatly diminished. How can you escape the palm of my hand?"
He strolled inside the Hongmeng Qi, entirely thoroughly relaxed and at ease.
Break!
But Fang Han was not so relaxed. The moment he rushed into the Hongmeng Qi, he was immediately restricted. Every single step demanded the exertion of extremely formidable strength.
"Could this be a land of death? Impossible, my Dao of deduction contains no errors. This is my path of life; I am bound to be able to escape the pursuit of Huangfu Bi'an, a Supreme Heavenly Lord."
Fang Han's gaze was firm. Suddenly, he turned his body back around, quietly watching Huangfu Bi'an walk toward him.
"Fang Han, why are you not running anymore? Of course, running inside this Hongmeng Qi is useless. Every single step requires the power to create heaven and earth, to separate the clear from the turbid, to settle the universe; you have entered a path of death."
Huangfu Bi'an stood with his hands behind his back.