Chapter 1957 - 1940: Arch-enemy Returns

The Tie Wu Star Plate was truly overbearing, possessing the most ultimate attack power. It could pierce through any defense, effortlessly shattering Xiao Ye’s physical body, slicing through his flesh and bones, leaving them as fragments, as if dismembered by chaotic blades.

Spiritual blood stained the Tie Wu Star Plate, then evaporated by its terrifying power.

The pain brought by such an attack had surpassed the limits of Xiao Ye’s endurance. If it weren’t for his indestructible Spirit Rank origin, he would have died countless times by now.

Even with Xiao Ye’s temperament, he wailed in pain, his only thought being the frantic mobilization of his Spirit Rank origin power to rebuild his spirit body, only for it to be instantly destroyed again by the Tie Wu Star Plate.

As a result, for quite a long time, Xiao Ye’s spirit body remained in a state of fragmentation, with only a mass of flesh wriggling, and the space ring fluttering erratically.

This cycle of spirit body rebuilding and destruction endured for billions of iterations.

Crash!

Suddenly, a sound of ancient scripture resonated from the mass of flesh sitting on the Tie Wu Star Plate, gradually forming a human silhouette, entangled with endless perfect spiritual power.

The attack power of the Tie Wu Star Plate remained strong, continuing to destroy this silhouette, but amidst the surging spiritual power, it quickly rebuilt again, maintaining the spirit body from complete obliteration, at a point of balance.

"The speed at which I repair my spirit body has finally caught up with the speed of its destruction!" Xiao Ye’s mind was filled with excitement.

Tortured by the Tie Wu Star Plate for a month, he suffered immensely but his Spirit Rank origin became significantly stronger,

repeatedly exceeding its limits.

Bang!

The next moment, a strand of Holy-grade power seeped out, instantly rushing into Xiao Ye’s spirit body.

The spirit body, which had already reached its limit and was approaching perfection, now, from large organs to small cells, seemed like evil spirits, greedily absorbing the Holy-grade power.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In an instant, the starry sky shook, and a terrifying suppression exploded out. The vast energy surging made Xiao Ye feel a sense of transformation, a kind of euphoric sensation sweeping through his body, compelling him to almost howl upwards uncontrollably.

"What an astonishing speed, it only took half a month to completely absorb a strand of Holy-grade power!" Xiao Ye was utterly shocked at the rapid consumption of that Holy-grade power.

It must be known that Holy-grade power is the power refined by Holy Rank experts, and Spirit Rank Martial Artists using it to nourish their spirit body is usually a long process.

For instance, the first piece of Holy-grade power Xiao Ye used took a full two months, not to mention reaching the limit later.

But now, it only took half a month!

This disparity left him in awe.

"That’s natural. Your spirit body increased its capacity amidst rebuilding and destruction, breaking through limits continuously, naturally accelerating the consumption of Holy-grade power."

The Time Rain Stone floated beside Xiao Ye, manifesting a magnificent figure of a man.

"The Tie Wu Star Plate is indeed a supreme treasure!"

Xiao Ye was extremely excited, continuing to use Holy-grade power to nourish his spirit body, with every inch of it emitting a soaring brilliance, gradually even exuding faint wisps of holy might.

Upon closer inspection, the crisscrossing star patterns on the Tie Wu Star Plate were slowly slowing down in their destruction of Xiao Ye’s spirit body.

As the years passed slowly, two more years went by in a flash.

Xiao Ye, sitting cross-legged on the Tie Wu Star Plate, appeared solemn in his Dharma image, with the crisscrossing star patterns still destroying his spirit body, but they had already become unable to completely destroy it in a short time.

Suddenly, Xiao Ye soared skyward, his whole being exuding an extreme aura, his black hair fluttering as if in madness, with a pair of pitch-black eyes shooting out two terrifying beams, piercing through layers of starry sky, causing a distant unmanned ancient star to explode instantly.

"Ah!"

Xiao Ye let out a long howl, extremely comfortable, as an even more terrifying aura erupted from his spirit body, sweeping across the All Heavens World.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In an instant, swathes of cosmic spiritual energy rushed in, with ten different anomalies emerging mistily, causing the sun, moon, and stars in the starry sky to tremble, rotating around Xiao Ye.

"Not bad, the true Tai Chu Body, possessing hundreds of anomalies, you can now manifest ten, showing some of the Tai Chu Body’s power."

The voice of the Time Great Saint came with admiration.

"Tai Chu Body..."

Xiao Ye changed into a clean robe, carefully feeling the changes in himself, while his hand brushed past the space ring, and Jiang Kong’s Stone Sword appeared in his hand, stabbing toward his arm.

Clang!

The sword rang out, and a bloodstain appeared on Xiao Ye’s arm, leaking a trace of spirit blood.

"What terrifying defense!" Xiao Ye was astonished.

Though he hadn’t awakened the quasi-saint power of Jiang Kong’s Stone Sword, it had been nourished long-term by the quasi-saint power, making it much sharper than usual spiritual artifacts, yet it could only pierce his skin, how incredible was that?

If added with his Scripture Phenomenon’s defense, even Spirit Rank Peak experts couldn’t break it.

"I haven’t fully formed the Tai Chu Body yet, but even my spirit body can suppress the Ghost Fire. Who knows how terrifying the Tai Chu Body truly is?"

Xiao Ye’s eyes sparkled with anticipation.

Before obtaining the Tie Wu Star Plate, though his spirit body was formidable, it couldn’t compare to his realm, thus unable to enhance his power.

But now it’s different.

The power of his spirit body had completely caught up.

"It’s time to go back."

Xiao Ye retrieved the Tie Wu Star Plate.

This outing had delayed him for too long; he needed to hurry back to the Taixu Saint Realm immediately.

"Hmm?"

Departing from the boundless starry sky, Xiao Ye hurried on his journey but sensed an unusual heavy atmosphere pervading the vast starry sky.

"A Witch Saint, a genius from the Three Thousand Great Realms Witch Clan, appeared in the Void Great Realm, challenged many strong ones, and was undefeated, proclaiming the lack of strong Spirit Rank Martial Artists in the Void Great Realm."

"The Witch Saint once claimed: I’ve heard my arch-enemy has broken through to Spirit Rank Peak. Now that I’m here, do you not dare to face me for a battle at the same realm? I long to use your blood to water my Undying Spiritual Flower."

...

Xiao Ye appeared in the star domain forces he passed by, hearing words that left him extremely shocked.

"Witch Saint!"

"Has he come?"

Xiao Ye’s black hair rose, his eyes blazing.

This arch-enemy left too deep an impression on him.

He hadn’t expected the other party to be so aggressive, causing trouble in the Taixu Saint Realm.

"Can the Taixu Great Saint tolerate the Witch Saint causing such a disturbance?"

Xiao Ye murmured to himself, not responding but continuing his journey through the starry sky, finally reaching the Taixu Saint Realm’s First Layer Heaven through the transmission array.