The Emperor Battle Arena is the only platform within the Emperor’s Secret Realm capable of supporting battles between Quasi-Emperor level strong people!

Since ancient times, the Emperor Battle Arena has only been used a limited number of times, but each time has left behind endless legends.

The Emperor Battle Arena is made of unknown stones, normally hidden in the void and completely unseen, only revealing itself when needed.

At this moment, Ye Fan is sitting cross-legged in the center of the arena, neither joyful nor sorrowful, with piles of spirit stones shining brightly around him, weighing hundreds of thousands of jin.

These are Ye Fan’s final assets. To be on the safe side, he has made ample preparations, as this attempt to break through to the Lord Realm cannot afford any mistakes.

An ancient and mysterious aura permeates the old arena, and countless Quasi-Emperor level strong people have likely faced off here.

Of course, it is possible that Supreme Holy Master level fighters have also fought life-and-death battles here.

The strong are gone, but the powerful killing intent they left behind is indelible. So many years have passed, yet a vast killing intent still lingers.

Ye Fan, sitting cross-legged at the center of the arena, contemplates the ancient and time-worn stories of the Emperor Battle Arena, envisioning the earth-shattering battles that once occurred here.

Around the arena, silhouettes flicker, and everyone in the Emperor’s Secret Realm has gathered here; even the old teachers in charge of activating the array patterns at the Trial Arena have abandoned their posts to watch the excitement.

"Great Demon, do you think Ye Zi will succeed in breaking through this time?"

Kou Wenjie seems unsure, nudging the Great Demon’s waist with his elbow while whispering.

"Without a doubt, he will certainly break through to the Lord Realm, but..."

The Great Demon stated confidently, pausing for a moment before continuing, "But after he breaks through, does he really want to challenge Ancient Immortal?"

"I don’t want to see that happen either, but you know Ye Zi’s character. He would never break his word; this battle is unavoidable!" Kou Wenjie said, frowning.

He knows very well that once Ye Fan breaks through to the Lord Realm, he will definitely challenge Ancient Immortal. However, the current Ancient Immortal is not the same as before entering the Secret Realm; his strength has undergone a qualitative leap and is terrifying.

"Brother Haoyu, if you were to confront Ancient Immortal, how confident are you of defeating him?" Kou Wenjie couldn’t sit still and asked Yue Haoyu, the Ancient Prince.

Yue Haoyu chuckled bitterly and said, "If it was before he comprehended the second Elemental Law, I was 60% confident; now, I don’t even have 40%."

"Brother Yue Hui... sigh, forget it, there’s no need to ask. You probably feel the same way as Brother Haoyu!"

Kou Wenjie chuckled bitterly. He realized that, seemingly, Ancient Immortal had become the strongest among the chosen ten.

Yue Hui also shook his head and chuckled bitterly. Kou Wenjie’s words, though harsh, were true. If he were to confront Ancient Immortal, he wouldn’t even have a 40% chance of winning.

After all, comprehending one Elemental Law and comprehending two Elemental Laws are worlds apart.

At this moment, Kou Wenjie felt unusually conflicted, both wishing for Ye Fan to successfully break through to the Lord Realm and yet not wanting him to break through just yet.

At the same time, countless pairs of eyes were focused on Ye Fan in the center of the arena, making him the center of attention.

"Hoo~"

Ye Fan glanced at the crowd, feeling calm, with no joy or sorrow. He took a deep breath, then began to refine the spirit stones, purifying his flesh and blood.

Each Heaven Grade Spirit Stone contained terrifying Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, almost turning into liquid, which Ye Fan continuously refined and absorbed.

This scene left many people dumbfounded. Cultivating in the Emperor’s Secret Realm wasn’t for ordinary cultivators, but even they didn’t have such grand resources.

"This guy surnamed Ye, where did he get so many Heaven Grade Spirit Stones? It’s truly baffling."

Seeing Ye Fan constantly refining the Heaven Grade Spirit Stones around him, many people felt like cursing. He was wasting them! So many Heaven Grade Spirit Stones, just refined like that?

The arena was ablaze with light, various colors intertwining, divine light pouring, auspicious colors swirling in thousands of hues, seven colors entwined, immensely sacred.

Bang!

Ye Fan sat upright in the center of the arena, his whole body filled with powerful blood and vitality, surging to the sky, transforming into a dragon-shaped Qi and blood, like a True Dragon roaring, piercing through the heavens and earth.

Everyone was shocked; Ye Fan was only at the Peak of Divine Power Realm, yet his physical body and Qi and blood were so vigorous, it was like a True Dragon awakening!

Whoosh!

Many people turned pale; once someone like him steps into the Lord Realm, he would surely sweep across the field — who could stand against him?

Gu Xiao also didn’t anticipate Ye Fan’s physical body to be so formidable, with such vigorous Qi and blood.

But he wasn’t worried. In his view, even if Ye Fan breaks through to the Lord Realm, he absolutely wouldn’t be a match for Ancient Immortal!

Meanwhile, Ancient Immortal gazed at Ye Fan, his eyes sharp as knives, a cruel smile on his lips, as if to say, any of Ye Fan’s struggles were futile.

Ye Fan sensed Ancient Immortal’s potent killing intent, yet he was unfazed. He believed that once he broke through to the Lord Realm, he could absolutely crush Ancient Immortal.

Even if Ancient Immortal had comprehended a second Elemental Law, it wouldn’t matter!

As more and more Spirit Stones were refined, Ye Fan was enveloped in the misty Primordial Qi of heaven and earth. His pores opened wide, continuously absorbing the Primordial Qi, transforming it into Divine Power stored in acupoints throughout his body.

Quantity transformed into quality, and as the Divine Power grew, Ye Fan’s entire being changed, his bones turning a purple-gold hue, while his flesh and blood shifted towards a golden color.

"Boom!"

Ye Fan’s body made a sound akin to real thunder, as if the creation of heaven and earth, with an aura of chaos permeating, just blocked by the meat shell, unable to overflow.

This is a transformation akin to rebirth, and for Ye Fan, it is a rare occurrence!

Because his physical body is so strong, it’s difficult to truly undergo a rebirth.

Under everyone’s gaze, Ye Fan completed the transformation; from the surface, he just gained an invisible aura compared to before, but internally, the change was significant.

At this moment, all of his bones, flesh, and meridians underwent massive changes, the Holy Embryo emitting a hazy glow.

"Buzz!"

A soft sound, around Ye Fan appeared eight elemental runes, continuously rotating, eventually forming a domain unique to him.

However——

This kind of rune could only be seen by him, others could only perceive some kind of change around him but had no idea Ye Fan had truly coagulated his own domain, successfully breaking through to the Lord Realm.

"So breaking through to the Lord Realm is actually this simple..."

Ye Fan murmured, it was as simple as a natural progression, no need to deliberately charge, when the time comes, it naturally arrives.

At this moment, he recalled what his master Chu Xuanji once said: "When the time comes, it comes!"

"Swish!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Ye Fan stood up tall, his eyes shot out two dragon-shaped lights, and with a wave of his hand, he gathered all the unrefined spirit stones.

At this moment, he was like the Heavenly Emperor, overlooking all beings, his black hair flying, his body emitting a treasure-like glow, erupting with the formidable aura.

"Succeeded? He broke through to the Lord Realm?"

Everyone was somewhat incredulous that Ye Fan’s breakthrough could be this easy, without any big commotion, it was far from the last breakthrough.

Last time, when Ye Fan broke through in the small courtyard, the terrifying aura it emanated left a deep impression on everyone.

And now, he actually broke through quietly, the contrast was so great that many thought he hadn’t broken through, but just stood up to move around.

"Boom!"

But, at this moment, purple lightning came down from the sky, striking towards him!

"Heavenly Tribulation, this is the Lord Realm’s heavenly tribulation, Ye really is a demon, bringing such terrifying heavenly tribulation at Lord Realm." A disciple from the Imperial Academy exclaimed.

"Tch, you’re ignorant, aren’t you? Ye attracted heavenly tribulation even at the Holy Embryo Realm, and he relied on the heavenly tribulation to strike down a humanoid creature in the Immortal Mansion Ruins. Now, as he breaks through the Great Realm, naturally, he will attract more powerful heavenly tribulation!"

"I don’t know if he can withstand this terrifying heavenly tribulation; if he breaks through to the Lord Realm but can’t withstand the heavenly tribulation, it’d be quite a problem."

"Impossible, don’t forget, he not only received the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor’s legacy but also the Thunder Venerable’s legacy. If he couldn’t even withstand heavenly tribulation, that would be quite unreasonable?"

At the moment when Ye Fan’s heavenly tribulation descended, many people discussed, wondering what kind of heavenly tribulation would test him when he broke through to the Lord Realm this time!

"Boom!"

The first bolt of heavenly lightning descended, and Ye Fan stood upright, fearless, welcoming the baptism of heavenly tribulation, his entire body shimmering crystal clear, bearing it no harmfully.

"Boom!"

The second bolt of heavenly lightning descended, it was no longer a single lightning bolt but connected into a whole, forming a purple thunder sea.

However——

Ye Fan was still fearless, calmly accepting the baptism of heavenly tribulation, allowing heavenly tribulation to empower him, channeling from the sole into the ancient Emperor Battle Arena.

In a blink, clusters of lightning tribulation descended, forming a thunder sea, endless thunder directly engulfed Ye Fan.

Between heaven and earth, it was a purple glow, a vast sea of lightning, terrifying to the extreme.

"This Ye Fan really is a demon, experiencing heavenly tribulation at every realm, undergoing Heaven’s trial and difficulties, to grow to this point isn’t easy!" An old teacher from the Imperial Academy murmured.

Forges conceived should know, throughout history, apart from a few demon-level geniuses, others simply would not attract Heaven’s attention during advancement, descending lightning to hinder their powerful strides!

"This heavenly tribulation... could it really be the Lord Realm’s heavenly tribulation? How could it be so strong?"

"Thunder sea thousand floors, Five Elements heavenly tribulation, Water and Fire tribulation, 99 heavenly tribulations... all appeared? Even the Saint Master entering would be dazed!"

Seeing the mighty heavenly tribulation Ye Fan attracted, many were speechless, such a heavenly tribulation, clearly aims to annihilate, not giving him any chance of growing!

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PS: First update!

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