Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 685 - 685 704

685: 704 685: 704 “Brother,” Ye Xuan solemnly spoke, “I need to go into seclusion for a period of time and hope that during this period, Brother can protect the Heavenly Court for me.”

“Brother, rest assured and go into your seclusion; with me sitting in the Heavenly Court, I doubt anyone would dare to run wild here,” Sun Wukong nodded and agreed.

They drank and shared their hearts, clinking cups and drinking face to face until half a day passed, after which Sun Wukong left the Heavenly Emperor’s Palace.

Ye Xuan had already instructed Shen Gongbao that without his permission, no one was allowed to disturb his seclusion.

Inside the Heavenly Emperor’s Palace!

Ye Xuan sat cross-legged in the void, his grayish-white hair falling behind his head.

He slowly raised his palm, and the void burst forth with waves, revealing two items in front of him.

The Mysterious Small Cauldron, divided into two, was now floating in the void, emitting no peculiar aura.

Yet, Ye Xuan’s eyes were extremely grave, for what he was about to undertake was of utmost importance to him.

Hum!

The Bronze Immortal Scripture oscillated forth, its scripture pages turning rapidly.

It was with the appearance of the Bronze Immortal Scripture that the divided Mysterious Small Cauldron began to undergo an exceedingly mystical change.

The two damaged small cauldrons shone brightly, a milky halo of light surrounding them, not blinding but captivating, as if it could draw in one’s soul at a glance, inducing a sense of dizziness.

Hum!

A humming sound echoed as the two damaged small cauldrons in the void gradually merged together until a dazzling white light lit up the entire Heavenly Emperor’s Palace, and a white jade cauldron manifested in the void.

Hiss!

Suddenly, before Ye Xuan could react, the small cauldron transformed into a white beam and shot violently toward the Bronze Immortal Scripture.

As the scripture pages of the Bronze Immortal Scripture turned rapidly, the Mysterious Small Cauldron instantly fused into it.

“Just as I thought!”

Ye Xuan roared with a trembling voice, drawing the Bronze Immortal Scripture into his hand and peering into it.

On a blank scripture page, a Mysterious Small Cauldron emerged, now radiating a faint light, exuding an aura of profound mystery.

In years past, Ye Xuan had obtained a small cauldron from which he had learned the Tribulation Immortal Transformation.

What kind of surprise would this second small cauldron bring him today?

His conversation with Sun Wukong had weighed heavily on Ye Xuan’s mind.

Although his Cultivation was at the brink of Quasi-Saint, compared to the two Heavenly Emperors of the Ancient Demon Court, he still had too many inadequacies.

Furthermore, having killed tens of thousands from the Witch Clan, he was already locked in an unending feud with them.

If one of the Ancient Twelve Ancestor Witches were to be reborn, this vendetta would surely be settled with him.

Therefore, Ye Xuan had to enhance his Cultivation within a very short time to deal with the impending enemies from all sides.

“Let’s see what kind of surprise you bring me.”

Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly as he calmed himself down.

After tens of breaths, his mind finally stabilized, and his palm slowly pressed onto the Bronze Immortal Scripture.

Roar!

Suddenly, an angry roar that seemed to shatter the heavens came forth; the Bronze Immortal Scripture violently trembled, and chaos divine texts from it steamed out, forming a strangely shaped creature.

This thing, with the head of a dragon and the body of a tiger, had crimson eyes and limbs covered with blades.

It also emitted a sinister aura of terror—it was evident that this angry roar had come from the creature.

Roar!

This creature, of an unknown species, let out a series of angry roars.

Although its form was ethereal, composed of chaos divine texts, it emitted an aura that struck fear into the very souls of onlookers.

Hiss!

The monster stirred, infusing Ye Xuan’s brow with an extremely ferocious and vast aura, which left his eyes vacant and caused him to fall from the void, crashing heavily onto the ground below.

“Ugh!”

A pained grunt came from Ye Xuan’s mouth as a surge of black flames suddenly ignited all around him, engulfing him instantly.

Within the black flames, Ye Xuan’s face twisted in extreme agony as threads of fresh blood continuously seeped out from various parts of his body.

Strangely, this blood was not evaporated by the black flames but instead formed extremely complex patterns that spread across his body, resembling a highly mysterious Array.

Within the Heavenly Emperor’s Palace.

Ye Xuan’s pained groans gradually faded away, but the black flames became even more terrifying, and the bloody Array patterns completely covered him.

This state lasted for three full years, leaving it unknown whether Ye Xuan was alive or dead.

Another three years passed, and the black flames gradually dimmed.

The bloody Array patterns continuously merged into Ye Xuan’s body until the black flames completely disappeared, and Ye Xuan eventually slowly opened his eyes.

Whoom!

Suddenly, it was as if the Nine Heavens River itself was in turmoil, the fabric of time and space in Heaven and Earth inverted, with Ye Xuan’s eyes rotating, his pupils black to the extreme, as if all things in the world would perish under his gaze.

Whoosh!

Ye Xuan sat cross-legged, forming mysterious Techniques with his hands, as wisp after wisp of black flames suddenly appeared with streams of bloody patterns interweaving behind him, converging into an exceedingly mysterious Array Pattern.

“Tribulation Immortal Devouring!”

All at once, Ye Xuan roared, the black flames burning to the extreme, the bloody Array patterns humming and rotating as they made the entire Heavenly Emperor’s Palace seem ultimately surreal—an eerie sight too astonishing for words.

Whoosh!

A turbid breath, as thick as silk, burst forth from Ye Xuan’s mouth, followed by a booming sound in the void behind him as the bloody Array patterns dissipated into nothingness.

The black flames burning around his body eerily vanished, as if they had never been there at all.

“What a powerful Tribulation Immortal Devouring, so mighty it makes me shudder—how could such Techniques exist in this world?” Ye Xuan clenched his fists tightly, his body and soul quivering to their limits.

Tribulation Immortal Devouring!

This was the second surprise brought to Ye Xuan by the Small Cauldron.

When Ye Xuan learned of the function of Tribulation Immortal Devouring, even with his usually unshakable composure, he was now uncontrollably excited.

What is Tribulation Immortal Devouring?

Tribulation Immortal Devouring is different from the Tribulation Immortal Transformation.

Tribulation Immortal Transformation increases Ye Xuan’s Realm, but it only works below the Saint Realm.

Once Ye Xuan steps into the Saint Realm, Tribulation Immortal Transformation will be of no use to him.

However, Tribulation Immortal Devouring is different; it is an exceedingly Heavenly Defying Technique, can be termed an extremely terrifying Great Technique, and, like Tribulation Immortal Skill, has its own unique wonders, yet differs from Tribulation Immortal Skill.

The Tribulation Immortal Skill is to devour the Cultivation Dao Fruit of others to enhance oneself, whereas Tribulation Immortal Devouring is also about devouring, but not the Cultivation or Dao Fruit of others—it’s about devouring the opponent’s Innate Divine Abilities.

What is an Innate Divine Ability?

For example, Kong Xuan, the first Five-Colored Peacock since the dawn of Heaven and Earth—his Innate Divine Ability is the Five-Colored Divine Light.

If Ye Xuan devoured Kong Xuan, he would gain the other’s Innate Divine Ability of the Five-Colored Divine Light.

Of course, as Kong Xuan is Ye Xuan’s dear friend, he naturally would not covet his Five-Colored Divine Light.

Still, this shows how terrifyingly defying Tribulation Immortal Devouring can be.

Some might wonder, if it’s just about devouring someone else’s Innate Divine Ability, how can this be called a Heavenly Defying Technique?