In one breath, Fang Han activated over a thousand array diagrams of the entire Hongmeng Palace. Instantly, within the Heavenly-Court-sized Hongmeng Palace, talismans condensed from Hongmeng Qi descended everywhere, wrapping the bodies of every person present. The bodies of all cultivators, great and small, were suddenly adorned with a suit of armor condensed from runes of Hongmeng Qi.
Hongmeng Battle Armor!
This was the augmentation power from within the "Hongmeng Palace."
When the Heavenly Court was attacked by various races such as the God Race, Barbarian Race, Sea Race… once all restrictions were activated, everyone within the Heavenly Court would receive massive augmentation ability, their realm fully a tier higher than before. For example, a Saint could unleash the abilities of a Zenith Immortal Emperor, while a Zenith Immortal Emperor could achieve the abilities having a lifespan equal to heaven and earth.
However, the Hongmeng Palace was even more miraculous.
After a restriction array was activated, during the operation of the array diagram, Hongmeng origin qi condensed into ancient rune leaves and descended, forming a suit of Hongmeng Battle Armor for everyone.
The power of each suit of this battle armor exceeded the King Grade Immortal Artifact, the Horned Divine Armor, of the "Savage Emperor" from back then. It even far exceeded it. In addition, a battle spear appeared in everyone's hands; it was the "Spear of Shattering Meng," a divine spear capable of cleaving the clear from the turbid and dividing heaven and earth.
An extraordinarily tall and large suit also appeared on Fang Han's body. Layers of battle skirt leaves protected his body tightly and securely, and an ancient and mysterious power flowed over his body.
Receiving this augmentation, the power within Fang Han's body grew once again. Within his crystal divine kingdoms, there even appeared a bug of Hongmeng, resembling both a dragon and a snake, possessing infinite strength. With a casual breath, combining with the giant Hongmeng Palace, his every movement and action carried almost the power of a Heavenly Lord.
Moreover, his Fortune Divine Artifacts, the Thirty-Three Heavens Supreme Treasures, shook continuously. Under the washing of the Hongmeng runes, some of the original impurities were shaken out, leaving behind only the most perfect structure of the fragments of the Fortune Divine Artifacts, which not even a Heavenly Lord could destroy.
"This is the Hongmeng Grand Battle Augmentation Array Diagram, and you actually activated it." Linglong Immortal Venerable said in shock: "Once this array diagram is activated, runes will appear in the Hongmeng Palace, transforming into battle armors, allowing every warrior in the palace to experience a massive increase in magical power, capable of tearing apart Ancient Emperors. In the past, I tried to activate it for a long time, but it remained completely unmoving."
"Mhm, I am able to activate it. I have already gradually deduced it; the hundred thousand array diagrams of this Hongmeng Palace are each more exquisite than the last. I can only activate some of the simplest ones. As for other profound array diagrams, there is fundamentally no power to urge them, otherwise the might would not be this simple. For instance, look at that array diagram, the 'Primordial Dust Innate Sword Qi Diagram.' Once activated, instantly billions of sword lights will turn a realm of dust into a primordial universe, and within the three realms, everything becomes illusions and bubbles. And that 'Life and Death Illusion Enshrouding Array Diagram.' Once it is evolved, even a Heavenly Lord would be trapped within."
While urging the arrays, Fang Han simultaneously pointed at some array diagrams the size of planets within this expanse of the universe.
He was fundamentally incapable of activating these array diagrams.
Additionally, in the depths of the universe, there were array diagrams the size of star regions and planes. Those were things he was already unable to observe. If an ordinary Emperor took a single glance, their head would explode, unable to accept such massive information. Although he could barely observe them, he was also powerless to deduce them, let alone utilize them.
Even so, activating a thousand array diagrams brought endless miraculous uses. Countless lights of augmentation descended onto the bodies of everyone. Even the Golden Immortal disciples with the lowest cultivation became as vigorous as dragons and tigers, rivaling Saints, elevating by several realms. This was because among these divine arrays there was also the "Dao Comprehending Divine Roaming Grand Array," allowing low-realm disciples to feel the power and comprehension of realms several tiers higher than their own, thus enabling the disciples to cultivate better.
The Hongmeng Palace was absolutely no small matter. Fang Han had never seen such a miraculous magical treasure; even Saint Grade Immortal Artifacts could not compare. Even the Heavenly Court did not possess so many mysteries.
A divine palace forged personally by Daoist Hongmeng would make even a Heavenly Lord sigh in amazement.
"Refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Fang Han, then you all shall die."
Outside, Huangfu Bi'an, this supreme Heavenly Lord, was thoroughly enraged. Clasping his two hands together, even fiercer and denser Paramita True Fire spewed out from clusters of black holes. At the same time, streaks of Heavenly Lord origin bombarded out, attempting to forcefully refine the Hongmeng Palace.
"Son of Heaven Supreme Universe Art, Sovereignty arriving under the heavens. Governing the myriad directions. All treasures return to the origin."
He attempted to refine the entire Hongmeng Palace.
But right at this moment, a giant human figure rushed out from within the Hongmeng Palace, wearing battle armor, manifesting a majesty akin to a heavenly god. It was exactly Fang Han clad in the Hongmeng Battle Armor. His personal origin qi merged into one with the Hongmeng Palace. Every movement and action temporarily possessed the true might of a Heavenly Lord.
"Huangfu Bi'an, do you think you can truly refine the Hongmeng Palace? Overestimating your capabilities. Although you are a Heavenly Lord, it is also a path of death." Fang Han steadily ascended and blasted out a punch. Immediately, all origin qi stabilized entirely, the Hongmeng Qi grew even more pervasive, and streaks ascended, transforming into the phantom of Daoist Hongmeng.
"Those who are not Heavenly Lords are all ants!"
Huangfu Bi'an strode forward with large steps in the void. Spreading his five fingers open, his fingertips emitted astral qi in the shape of divine ships. Wherever they crashed into, the Hongmeng Qi there would transform into sky, earth, oceans, mountains, rivers, and planets; he was unceasingly opening up heaven and earth.
Crack!
After hundreds of continuous collisions, the Hongmeng Battle Armor on Fang Han's body began to fracture. Huangfu Bi'an's every move was profound and valiant, truly displaying the might of a Heavenly Lord. Every single strike caused the firmament to collapse, mountains and rivers to be remade, the universe to contort, and the sun and moon to sink. Even relying on the power of the Hongmeng Palace, Fang Han could only contend against him, unable to achieve victory.
However, the more he battled, the more elated Fang Han became in his heart, and the more he felt how formidable the realm of a Heavenly Lord was. Although there was only a gap of one realm between him and a Zenith Immortal Emperor, it was the difference between an ant and a divine dragon.
Nevertheless, relying on the Hongmeng Palace, he could stand as an equal opposite the Heavenly Lord, completely unlike before where he would be routed in a single strike. This was massive progress. In his battle with a Heavenly Lord, from every exchange of blows, he could obtain massive experience and information, deducing and evolving them internally, turning them into accumulation for his advancement to the Dao of a Heavenly Lord.
Huangfu Bi'an burned with fury. The more he fought, the more shocked he was, and the more he felt that he could fundamentally do nothing to Fang Han who was inside the Hongmeng Palace. He could almost clearly feel that this freak Fang Han was becoming more formidable as the fight progressed. Between breaths, there was a flavor of breaking free from heaven and earth, capable of making an attempt at the realm of a Heavenly Lord anywhere and anytime.
"This boy is too formidable, his certainty of advancing to a Heavenly Lord is very high. According to legends, there are numerous treasures in the Hongmeng Secret Vault, and even many divine pills. If I let him directly make an attempt at becoming a Heavenly Lord, I will also be thrust into a perilous position!"
At this moment, intentions of retreating had already arisen in Huangfu Bi'an.
However, his dignity prevented him from retreating, forcing him to fight bitterly to the end. After all, if a Heavenly Lord pursued to kill an ant who had not yet advanced to a Heavenly Lord, but actually did not succeed and even fled away dejectedly, once word of this spread out, he would die of shame, completely unable to lift his head among the Heavenly Lords.
"This Huangfu Bi'an probably wants to leave, knowing that he can do nothing to me, but his dignity is forcing him to to stubbornly hold on. Right now I also do not wish to tangle with this person too much. It would be better to urge the Hongmeng Palace to flee away, then go to Zhongzhou, pick up Yuhuang and all the sect members, and have everyone enter the Hongmeng Palace to cultivate. Then bide my time, to open the Pill Realm."
Fang Han now felt that the Hongmeng Palace was an excellent mountain gate, a place to establish one's existence. At the very least, meditating within it, he would not fear being ambushed by a Heavenly Lord.
"Haha, Huangfu Bi'an, I shall not battle you here any longer. I will take my leave a step ahead. When I advance to the realm of a supreme Heavenly Lord, I will come to kill you, just wash your neck clean and wait for me to come kill you." While speaking, Fang Han's body instantly sank to the interior of the Hongmeng Palace. Then, he urged a Hongmeng Heaven Swapping Secret Technique. The void suddenly became illusory like water ripples, and then vanished.
Without a trace.
"Bang!"
With a single punch, Huangfu Bi'an shattered the water-ripple-like phantom. All magical power fluctuations returned to deathly stillness. Not a single shadow of Hongmeng Qi or the Hongmeng Grand Palace could be seen anymore. He made deductions continuously, his large hands grabbing out billions of parallel spaces and giant planes in the void. His divine sense extended to the four directions and eight orientations, yet he completely could not find the slightest trace of intent of any Hongmeng Qi.
This was the Hongmeng Heaven Swapping Secret Technique; even a Heavenly Lord could not track it down.
"Detestable." Huangfu Bi'an, this peerless Heavenly Lord, stood quietly in the midair. He was burning with fury, yet he could not vent his anger: "Dammit, this child's potential is infinite. He will be a great enemy in the future. Having obtained the Hongmeng Palace is like adding wings to a tiger. Once he advances to become a Heavenly Lord… No, he is definitely heading towards the location of the ancient Pill Realm now, to enter it, and then obtain the Fortune Divine Pill within it, then he will have a ten-layer chance of advancing to become a supreme Heavenly Lord. No, I cannot let him enter the ancient Pill Realm, I must contact a few Heavenly Lord friends to guard the portal of the ancient Pill Realm. Or, taking advantage of the opportunity, we could also enter into the Pill Realm…"
The more he thought about it, the more urgent the matter seemed. In a split second, Huangfu Bi'an disappeared from sight.
Originally, he had also wanted to return to the ten thousand vast provinces of the Heavenly Realm to wipe out the ancient city of Zhongzhou of the Yuhua Sect to vent his anger. However, on second thought, greeting his Heavenly Lord friends, guarding the portal of the ancient Pill Realm, and seizing the opportunity to enter it was the proper course. As for the rest of those ant-like things, they could be wiped out at any time.
The "Hongmeng Palace" came to a halt within an expanse of silent, unpopulated void. Instantly, an expanse of plane was transformed into an unopened state of heaven and earth formed of Hongmeng Qi. Fang Han sat cross-legged in the center of the main palace hall. Streaks of airflow rotated above his head, transforming into many scenes, with countless epochs brewing within them. He suddenly opened his eyes: "Exchanging blows with a Heavenly Lord this time, I gained a great deal. As for Huangfu Bi'an, I am incapable of defeating him, and it's impossible to even injure him. A Heavenly Lord is after all a Heavenly Lord. The matter of greatest urgency, Linglong, is for us to go to the Epoch Sect in Zhongzhou first, bring everyone into the Hongmeng Palace, and then use my Key of the Instant to the ancient Pill Realm to enter the Pill Realm and search for the Fortune Divine Pill. That way, you might also have the chance to advance to a supreme Heavenly Lord. Of course, it would be best if you summon Feng Baiyu, Mi Bao, and Fang Qingxue to come together, to enter the Pill Realm, so everyone can share the benefits. On this journey to the ancient Pill Realm, I feel that… the time for me to advance to a Heavenly Lord has arrived…"