Chapter 810: Bearing of the Emperor’s Son

"Help us capture some Time Law Fragments. Not many, just a hundred will do. Do that, and I’ll spare your life. The power of your Divine Artifacts is weakened here, and guardians like the Emperor’s Thoughts will also lose their effect. There’s no need for a dying struggle."

The old man spoke indifferently, his eyes ice-cold.

Ye Tianling shot the old man a glance, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. "Old geezer, I suggest you don’t court death!"

Ye Tianling gripped the Heaven-Slaying Axe, activating his Bloodline Power.

His entire being seemed to radiate with peerless Divinity. The Battle Power surging through him felt capable of shattering the chains and shackles of Heaven and Earth.

"Oh?"

"Breaking Ten in Battle Power and resonating with the Laws?"

In that instant, Ye Tianling experienced a terrifying illusion—that he could match an Unparalleled Daoist Ancestor.

At the Sword Tribulation Third Refining Realm, his Battle Power Breaking Ten was enough to rival a Daoist Ancestor at the Three Paths Sword Ancestor Realm!

And the old man before him was only at the Four Paths Sword Ancestor Realm!

In that moment, the old man, who had originally loomed like a towering mountain in Ye Tianling’s eyes, suddenly seemed to change. He now appeared no different from an ordinary Cultivator, stripped of his blinding radiance.

"I can fight him! I’m finally close to synchronizing with the regional shifts of the Cosmos!

"My Realm has dropped slightly, but my overall strength has increased!

"The Time Law Fragments are subtly altering my foundation! If I were Crossing the Tribulation for the Third Layer of Hell Celestial Tribulation right now, I could definitely withstand more than ten exchanges against the Celestial Tribulation Emperor Spirit!"

With a stir of his mind, Ye Tianling quickly made a series of assessments.

"You little bastard, what did you just say?!"

The green-robed old man’s face darkened. The wrinkles on his face bunched together, giving his aged visage a savage look.

"I said that in my eyes, an old geezer like you is nothing special," Ye Tianling sneered, his eyes filled with contempt as he dismissed the man even further. "I’m offering you and the girl beside you a way out. Don’t be ungrateful! You only get one chance!"

Deep down, he was even itching to try his hand at a real battle.

"Fine! You little bastard! Not even the Young Master has ever insulted me, yet you dare to show me such insolence! Hmph! As expected, the Cultivators of the Ziwei Star Domain are as ill-bred as ever! Today, not only will I suppress you, but I will skin you alive and extract every drop of your Blood of Sword Venerate Dominating Body!"

The old man bellowed coldly.

As he spoke, he swiped his large hand through the air. It morphed into a spectral green claw, violently shooting out a terrifying beam of azure light.

The light intertwined with Law Fragments, manifesting Ancestral Dao Killing Intent. It wove into a cage that shrouded Ye Tianling, forcefully bearing down to suppress him.

BUZZ!

Ye Tianling executed the Reincarnation Life and Death Fist, instantly activating his Azure Celestial Dominator Blood and pulling on every ounce of his Battle Power.

Operating the Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Immortal Sword Technique, Ye Tianling’s silhouette flashed through the Void. As he dodged the attack, he gathered the shifting energies of the Celestial Dao Rule Domain. Using his bloodline to manifest the Netherworld Life and Death Path, he set his bloodline into a high-frequency oscillation.

Striking out, Ye Tianling unleashed sixty-three percent of his maximum combat potential, causing his Breaking Ten Battle Power to violently erupt.

BOOM!

The two attacks collided with a devastating impact.

A mushroom cloud of Energy violently exploded outward.

Azure light flickered, abruptly enveloping the girl in the red gauze dress to protect her.

Meanwhile, the old man’s figure was thrown backward, a flicker of shock and horror appearing in his eyes.

The terrifying Destructive Energy Aura rippled outward into a chaotic storm, battering Heaven and Earth.

Numerous Law Fragments were instantly swept away as if by a massive tidal wave, scattering in all directions and rippling far off into the distance.

His arm jolting, Ye Tianling’s Fist Intent collapsed simultaneously.

His body staggered back seven or eight steps. His vitality churned wildly, making it clear that he had suffered some blowback from the recoil.

"My Battle Power... has increased nearly a hundredfold from its original foundation! The accumulation over this period of time was definitely worth it.

"I am still getting stronger..."

Ye Tianling made his assessment. Taking a Daoist Ancestor head-on gave him an indescribable sense of accomplishment.

Indeed, this time he had relied purely on his raw Battle Power, utilizing no special tricks whatsoever.

"The bearing of an Emperor’s Son... I have finally obtained it."

He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, they shone with unimaginable confidence.

At the same time, a trail of blood trickled from the corner of the green-robed old man’s mouth. Having been forced back, his eyes were wide with sheer terror.

"Breaking Ten in Battle Power? As expected of an Emperor’s Son! That makes things even better! Bright Moon, your Dao Body has been found!"

The old man said, his tone wicked and chilling.

Ye Tianling’s heart skipped a beat as realization dawned on him. The old man most likely wanted to perform Refining on his physical body to create a Puppet.

Clearly, the other party had set his sights on his bloodline and Innate Abilities and was ready to go in for the kill!

SKREEE!

The old man suddenly circulated his Bloodline Power, releasing a bizarre, piercing shriek of pure malice.

The incomparably mournful sound manifested into an azure Ghost Shadow, instantly shooting into the depths of the Void before vanishing.

"Not good, he’s calling for backup!"

Ye Tianling’s pupils contracted, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.

"What? Are you scared now? Too late! Having met your ’Grandpa Ghost Shadow’, did you really think you could escape death?!"

The old man sneered savagely.

Ye Tianling gave the old man a long, hard look before a cold smile formed on his lips. "Is that so?"

Even as he spoke, he knew the truth: if an entity surpassing a Daoist Ancestor arrived, he wouldn’t be able to hold them off.

Thus, he discarded his hesitation. There was no more time to test his Battle Power.

Through that previous strike, he had already gained an incredibly precise understanding of his own strength and Abilities.

With that resolved, Ye Tianling finally launched his counterattack.

A gleam of bloody light converged at the center of his forehead.

The bloody light and his own vitality coalesced into a peerless power, instantly activating the Absolute Kill intent hidden within the Heaven-Slaying Axe.

BUZZ!

The Heaven-Slaying Axe felt even more natural to wield than he had imagined.

In that moment, Ye Tianling instinctively executed the Panhuang Life and Death Killing Dao!

It was as if he had transformed into a bloody silhouette, his entire body swelling until he stood ten meters tall.

Much like the peerless blood-red phantom in the Celestial Sacrifice Ancient City, he gripped a bloody axe and viciously cleaved it forward.

BOOM!

The Panhuang Life and Death Killing Dao felt more powerful than ever before.

That strike—that single, destructive swing of the axe—felt like the truest embodiment of the Killing Dao.

In that instant, within that single strike, Ye Tianling experienced a sudden epiphany.

So, an axe was just an axe!

The Axe Dao was just the Axe Dao!

No other Weapon could ever truly replace it.

Like Pangu incarnate, Ye Tianling swung the axe, unleashing a Heaven and Earth Creation strike.

The scene was intensely breathtaking; even Ye Tianling himself was shaken by it.

Not to mention, this strike contained Divine Power and the lethal intent of an Absolute Kill.

SLASH!

With the swing of the axe, Heaven and Earth descended into a state of eternal silence.