Although Fan Qingying was dubbed the "Number One Person in the Divine Ability Secret Realm", since Fang Han passed the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation, subdued Daoist Mu, and condensed the Eight Division Pagoda, his strength had long been capable of competing with Giants of the Ages, completely surpassing Fan Qingying. Combined with joining forces with Yan Shuiyi, he was absolutely capable of killing a Giant of the Ages.
As such, Fan Qingying was naturally no match.
Furthermore, Fang Han seized the right moment and launched a sudden sneak attack.
This was why this peak expert ranking first on the Longevity Alternate Roster was almost instantly suppressed. She did not even have time to resist.
The moment Fan Qingying was suppressed deep within the Yellow Spring Diagram, Fang Han did not even think twice. He sent his golden core flying out, paired with the half Undying Body, and then combined with the power of Daoist Mu and the Eight Division Pagoda, directly reaching out to grab the Great Chaos Lightning Sword that was entangled by "Yan Shuiyi".
This high-grade Dao Artifact was wildly ferocious. Although its master was suppressed, the sword body vibrated, and the Great Chaos Divine Lightning continually exploded in the void. Even high-tier golden core experts had to dodge its edge. Its lethal power surpassed the combined force of the Sun Moon Essence Wheels, and even surpassed the Eight Division Pagoda without Daoist Mu presiding over it.
The Great Chaos Lightning Sword was a high-grade Dao Artifact primarily focused purely on vast destruction and immense lethal power. It had few functions; it had no storage space nor any secret, bizarre transformations. However, with the power of the Great Chaos Lightning Sword, no secret variations were needed at all. A casual movement caused the boundless Great Chaos Divine Lightning to shake sky and earth, routing anything that stood in its path.
Yet, although Fan Qingying and the Great Chaos Lightning Sword complemented each other well, they could not unleash its maximum power.
If this sword fell into the hands of Fang Qingxue, and she打entered the Immortal Lightning Talisman into the sword body, one could only guess how fierce it would become. But Fang Han absolutely had to get his hands on this sword. A high-grade Dao Artifact was something only the Supreme Headmasters of the Ten Sects of the Immortal Path were qualified to possess. After obtaining this sword, using the Great Universal Pudu Zen Light to redeem it and placing it within the Eight Division Pagoda, or using it himself alongside his golden core, the enhancement to his lethal power would be unimaginable.
"Yan Shuiyi" at this moment exerted all her strength to drive the "Ocean Divine Pearl" to suppress the Great Chaos Lightning Sword, also wanting to collect this treasure. But how could a high-grade Dao Artifact be so easily suppressed?
When Fang Han initially suppressed the "Sun Moon Essence Wheels", he did not know how much power he had exhausted.
And that was under the circumstance of having killed its original master.
Now that the master of the "Great Chaos Lightning Sword," Fan Qingying, was not yet dead, this high-grade Dao Artifact was even harder to suppress. Although Fang Qingxue also possessed the Ocean Divine Pearl, it would take her at least several days and nights, followed by executing a bursting technique that expended lifespan.
As Fang Han flew in, using his golden core, Eight Division Pagoda, and half Undying Body, combining all these forces, the crushing pressure blanketed the sky and earth, turning into a giant hand that seemed braided together by millions of ancient giant dragons. He forcibly pressed away the Great Chaos Divine Lightning and grabbed onto the main body of the sword.
"Buzz!"
This "Great Chaos Lightning Sword" remained exceedingly ferocious, vibrating once more. Its body suddenly emitted a hundred thousand lightning pearls, each of which enlarged by a thousand, even a hundred times.
And the artifact spirit of this "Great Chaos Lightning Sword" actually indistinctly surfaced as well, clearer than before. It was a giant man condensed from chaotic chi, possessing a human head and snake body, with a beard stretching over a hundred zhang long. Its dual palms rubbed repeatedly together, forming thousands of hand seals.
This was the artifact spirit of the "Great Chaos Lightning Sword" beginning to fight for its life. Normally, the artifact spirits of Dao Artifacts would not risk their lives; they too needed to cultivate, typically relying entirely on the vital energy infused by their master. They might even plunder the infused vital energy from their master to compensate for their own deficiencies, acting passively during combat against enemies.
However, after its master had been suppressed and itself was about to be suppressed as well, the artifact spirit of the "Great Chaos Lightning Sword" began to expend its own vital energy without consideration of cost, executing highly ferocious magic spells.
Fang Han had long anticipated such a situation. How could he allow the artifact spirit of the Great Chaos Lightning Sword to unleash its true might? Puff! He opened his mouth and violently spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
He actually once again executed the "Slaughter Immortal Great Art", which could only be activated by sacrificing sixty years of his lifespan.
In the rain of blood accompanied by the howling of billions of ghosts and gods, those Great Chaos Divine Lightning bolts were all extinguished by the blood rain. Fang Han galloped and flashed, bearing unparalleled majesty. His hand acted like it was seizing a dragon, forcibly seizing a giant, broad cluster of sword light from amidst the chaotic divine lightning. This sword light was the main body of the Great Chaos Lightning Sword. Once caught, its true form immediately emerged; it was a large sword five feet long, engraved with mysterious patterns. On the blade, countless streams of chaotic energy circulated, and an archaic, desolate, immense, ancient, and enduring aura emanated from those mysterious patterns.
"Eight Division Pagoda!"
Firmly grasping the main body of the Great Chaos Lightning Sword, Fang Han hurled it with all his strength directly into the Eight Division Pagoda.
Following that, the numerous experts and Dao Artifacts on the Eight Division Pagoda simultaneously circulated the Great Universal Pudu Zen Light, beaming it onto the lightning sword. The Sun Moon Essence Wheels exploded into a golden rainbow, fiercely suppressing this lightning sword.
"With the Yellow Spring Diagram, suppress the Great Chaos Lightning Sword and Fan Qingying together. Yan Shuiyi, you also send your Ocean Divine Pearl into my Yellow Spring Diagram to help suppress your close friend. I have already turned the four God Kings of the God Race into Divine Ability Fruits, obtaining all their vital energy and four true god seeds. As long as you help me suppress the divine sword of this high-grade Dao Artifact, I will immediately pass you the vital energy so you can cultivate a half Undying Body!"
Fang Han's powerful divine sense resonated so fiercely that Yan Shuiyi's mind buzzed aloud.
Yan Shuiyi's whole body trembled slightly. Knowing that the Great Chaos Lightning Sword was not that easily suppressed, she immediately sent her Ocean Divine Pearl into the Yellow Spring Diagram as well.
Naturally, she was not afraid of Fang Han trapping her Dao Artifact; simultaneously, she also wished to investigate the secrets of the Yellow Spring Diagram.
The Yellow Spring Diagram, the Eight Division Pagoda, the Ocean Divine Pearl, and "Daoist Mu"—the Giant of the Ages whose strength had recovered significantly after receiving a God King's physical body—all these formidable forces intertwining together finally temporarily suppressed Fan Qingying and the Great Chaos Lightning Sword.
Fang Han and "Yan Shuiyi" held hands once again, joined together, as potent vital energy surged into the Yellow Spring Diagram, indiscriminately pouring into their magic treasures with utter abandon.
"You! You actually turned coat! Just who exactly are you people?"
With this strike from Fang Han and Yan Shuiyi, killing five God Kings and suppressing Fan Qingying in a premeditated act, Daoist Hentian, who was engaged in combat with the Human Emperor Pen while resisting the supreme fierce might of the peerless Dao Artifact, had no spare attention to notice. Caught completely off guard by such an unexpected turn of events, for a moment, he was so enraged his hair stood on end. His purple robes continuously billowed up, his eye sockets cracked open, and fresh blood dripped down.
Rage, vigorous rage, burned fiercely on his body.
From his ears, nose, eyes, and mouth, thick smoke actually poured out. It was truly "smoke rising from his seven orifices".
To what extent measuring his anger must one reach for this to occur?
"Human Emperor Pen, we had one destined encounter. The Great Tribulation has arrived, and the God Race is once again invading our Xuanhuang Great World. Today I lured the God Race here precisely because I wished to borrow your power to kill this God Emperor. This is God Emperor Hentian!"
Fang Han abruptly boomed out with a majestic voice. His powerful divine sense swept evenly across the surroundings, spreading into the mind of the Human Emperor Pen, while making Daoist Hentian aware at the same time.
"So this was all a scheme. You are actually Fang Han! I was actually deceived by you. You want to kill me. So you lured me here, to borrow the Human Emperor Pen to kill me!" Daoist Hentian roared. At this exact moment, he had recognized Fang Han, because when Fang Han utilized the Yellow Spring Diagram, the Reincarnation Body Seizure Art lost its effect, and he underwent a great transformation from "Prince Wula" back into Fang Han.
"So the Great Tribulation has indeed arrived. Doing my calculations, it should be about time. The God Race has rested and recovered, it really is time for them to attack the Xuanhuang Great World. God Emperor! You are actually a God Emperor, hiding yours so well." The artifact spirit of the Human Emperor Pen emitted a buzzing sound: "Fang Han, you are called Fang Han. Indeed, we had a passing encounter last time. You are the one to meet the tribulation during this Great Tribulation. With the God Race attacking the Xuanhuang Great World, you should not shy away; to save this world will accumulate boundless merit, save countless lives, and your future achievements will surely be incomparable."
As the Human Emperor Pen spoke, its sharp tip quivered unceasingly, drawing strong iron hooks and silver lines. Every single stroke contained the utmost principles of the supreme Great Dao, laws of heaven and earth, spatial variations, and even involved the passage of time.
Stroke by stroke, they pressured Daoist Hentian, practically imprisoning the entire void. Everywhere there was chaotic air currents rippling and space storms. In the midst of this space storm, Fang Han and Yan Shuiyi joining hands could only protect themselves, momentarily unable to coordinate with the Human Emperor Pen to strike at God Emperor Hentian.
Right now, Yan Shuiyi and Fang Han were surprisingly unable to intervene in the battle.
This was also because their high-grade Dao Artifacts and treasures were all occupied suppressing the "Great Chaos Lightning Sword" and Fan Qingying. Without magic treasures, relying solely on their own innate strength, it was truly difficult to intervene in a battle at this level.
"The strength of the Human Emperor Pen is truly far too strong. It almost bears the demeanor of the immortal artifact belonging to my Taiyi Sect, the Eternal Divine Furnace. However, God Emperor Hentian's true strength has yet to be fully released. He is a God Emperor of the God Race, his Dharmic power is immense. The physical body of the God Race is further known as the most miraculous existence across all heavens and myriad worlds. What should we do?"
Yan Shuiyi stirred her origin life Heaven and Earth Dharma Form, the Natural Disaster Origin Spirit, cloaking her physical body and Fang Han within it.
"At least I have revealed my identity, so we are untouched by the Human Emperor Pen's attack."
Fang Han also stirred his golden core, cooperating with the "Natural Disaster Origin Spirit". Attempting his utmost to brew his Dharmic power and prepare accordingly, he secretly pondered in his heart: "If the Human Emperor Pen can kill God Emperor Hentian, I will take the essence energy of God Emperor Hentian and formulate it into a Longevity Fruit! After swallowing it, I will skip directly into the Longevity Secret Realm."
During ancient times, the World Tree absorbing a God Monarch or God King could condense them into a Divine Ability Fruit, allowing whoever consumed it to directly reach the Divine Ability Secret Realm.
But absorbing a God Emperor could allow turning it into a Longevity Fruit, letting whoever consumed it directly reach the Longevity Secret Realm and become a Giant of the Ages!
With a God Emperor right before his eyes, Fang Han naturally would not let the chance slide. He knew that cultivating the Longevity Secret Realm would definitely be extremely difficult for him. Even with the Seven Lives Deep Door Pill, there was at most half a chance.
But if he had the Longevity Fruit, that would equate to a flawless hundred percent chance.
Stepping directly into the Longevity Secret Realm to achieve an Undying Body, roaming completely free. Only then could one truly claim immense liberty, great joy. None comparable to his present struggle within the Divine Ability Secret Realm.
"Since you have known the identity of a God Emperor of my God Race, I will let you witness the strength of the rulers presiding over the heavens and myriad worlds."
Daoist Hentian roared again. The sound of chains snapping instantly rang out from his body, as if he unlocked his own seal, showing forth the very physical form of an emperor of the God Race.