Chapter 12534 True Identity

Chapter 12534 True Identity
At night, the Yin-Yang Star Sea is not calm, with frequent storms and waves. In addition, the Yin-Yang Heavenly Continent has strict and solid laws of heaven and earth, making it difficult for even Ye Chen to fly on the Yin-Yang Star Sea at night, and he needs to borrow a ship.

But Xiao He simply flew through the air on his sword, completely unafraid, which shows his strength.

As Ye Chen watched his figure rapidly disappear into the distance on his sword, a great sense of vigilance welled up within him.

Oh, right, the third crisis!

During the day, he sensed three crises: the first was the God of the Universe, the second was the Ancestor of Listening to the Darkness, but he didn't know what the third one was.

Upon seeing Xiao He, Ye Chen immediately understood.

The third crisis was caused by Xiao He!
The treasure-hunting device in Xi Yue's arms suddenly started buzzing. As if sensing something, she hurriedly took the device out.

The pointer of the treasure-hunting instrument was trembling wildly, pointing towards Xiao He and the others who had just left.

Xi Yue immediately understood, cried out "Ouch!" and said:
"Something terrible has happened, big brother!"

"They're after the Starry Sea Destiny Orbit Disk!"

Ye Chen asked, "What?"

Xi Yue said urgently, "Xiao He is after the Star Sea Destiny Plate; they want to steal it!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen’s face suddenly darkened.

These past two days, he and Xiyue have been traveling all the way to get the Star Chart. Seeing that no one was around, they both thought they were almost certain to get it and that they could get their hands on the chart tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Xiao Hegu, the vice sect leader of the Dao Asking Sect, personally led a group to arrive. Judging from their appearance, they were clearly heading for the Star Sea Fate Orbit Disc.

“This… Sister Ni Chang said that Xiao He is very strong. He is both the vice sect master of the Dao Seeking Sect and an elder in the Elder Council of the Yin Yang Divine Dao Sect.”

Even Sister Ni Chang has to give him some respect.

"Big brother, what should we do?"

Xi Yue was at a loss. Xiao He was of noble status and powerful strength. He wanted to seize the Star Sea Fate Plate. How could she and Ye Chen compete with him?
Ye Chen's eyes darted around, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's go take a look and then decide. Let's go!"

It was absolutely impossible for him to completely abandon the Starry Sea Destiny Compass. He planned to go and see what the situation was like before acting accordingly.

At that moment, Ye Chen took Xi Yue's small hand and left the deserted island. He asked Xi Yue to put away the Skull Ship, and then the two of them flew forward on the wind.

Just now, Xiao He flew on his sword, stirring up the spacetime of the surrounding sea area and loosening the laws of this world. Ye Chen flew forward along the trajectory of his sword with great ease.

Before long, Ye Chen and Xi Yue flew over a hundred miles and arrived at a strait.

The long ocean canyon is shrouded in black mist, with dense reefs, dangerous shoals, and a harsh environment.

But then a colossal beast, resembling a humanoid Asura, stood in the canyon, its body covered in dark blue scales, its head adorned with coral-like branches, its arms thick and its claws sharp as knives. It stood warily, looking up at the dozen or so figures floating above the canyon.

Above the canyon, Xiao He and a dozen or so disciples of the Dao Seeking Sect looked down at the humanoid behemoth below.

"You beast, hand over the Star Sea Destiny Disk at once! Don't force me to take action!"

Xiao He then shouted at the giant humanoid beast.

Xi Yue took out her treasure-hunting device, and the pointer pointed directly at the giant humanoid beast covered in coral. She looked surprised and said to Ye Chen:

"Big brother, this... the star chart is inside this Coral Sea Nightmare Beast!"

"Coral Sea Nightmare Beast?" Ye Chen looked at the humanoid behemoth, its body like a giant Asura, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

Xi Yue said, "Yes, this Coral Sea Nightmare Beast was the guardian spirit beast of the Star Sea Yin Yang Palace in the past, but it is said that it defected after the Palace Master Qianluo Zhenjun died."

"I never expected that the Star Sea Fate Orbit Disk would actually be swallowed by it!"

Ye Chen pressed his palm down, signaling Xi Yue not to make a sound, and they hid in a secluded spot in the canyon, watching ahead.

The Coral Sea Nightmare Beast grinned, its eyes flashing with ferocity, and said to Xiao He:

"Elder Xiao, my master is dead. I was planning to sacrifice the Star Sea Fate Plate to revive him."

"You want the Starry Sea Destiny Disk? You'll have to revive my master first!"

Xiao He shook his head and said, "I admire Qianluo Zhenjun for exhausting his efforts to solve the Questioning Heaven Chess Game."

"But he is gone. He poured his heart and soul into the game of Asking the Heavens. How could he possibly be brought back to life?"

"Hand over the astrologer immediately and quell the situation as soon as possible!"

The Coral Sea Nightmare Beast's facial muscles twitched as it said, "Then there's nothing more to say. If you want the Star Chart, you'll have to kill me first!"

As soon as it finished speaking, it roared and slammed its claws on the shallow beach. Hundreds of rocks and corals around it shot up into the sky like arrows, hurtling towards Xiao He and his companions.

Xiao He was furious, his red hair flying wildly, and he snorted, saying:
"A beast is a beast, and it still wants to resist?"

"Separation Technique, raging flames fall from the sky for me!"

He spread his hands, and a character "离" (Li) filled with the essence of heavenly fire rose from the top of his head, then shattered into endless streams of light that merged into the void.

Rumbling--

In the next instant, the night sky turned crimson, as if rolling heavenly fire was burning, and then hundreds of raging flames, like lotus flowers of karmic fire, descended from the sky and slammed fiercely towards the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast.

"Such formidable fire cultivation!"

"This 'Separation' technique is one of the Eight Yin-Yang Formulas!"

Upon seeing this, Ye Chen was also shaken.

In the Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams, Li belongs to fire. Therefore, Xiao He is in charge of the Li character technique. His fire cultivation is extremely fierce. When the Li character technique is released, rolling heavenly fire is like a calamity that burns the heavens, falling from the high sky, which is very spectacular.

Before those raging flames even reached the canyon, the terrifying aura of the fiery inferno had already evaporated thousands of tons of seawater below.

Ye Chen even felt that the Heavenly Tribulation within his body was also stirring restlessly.

"Big brother, it seems your Heaven-Burning Tribulation is about to flare up, quickly hold me!"

When Xi Yue saw that Ye Chen's skin was flushed, she seemed to realize something and immediately took the initiative to lean in and hug Ye Chen.

She clearly knew what the Great Calamity of Burning Heaven was.

As soon as she hugged Ye Chen, he felt a gentle and compassionate power enveloping him; it was the aura of great love!

"This is……"

He was stunned for a moment, and then felt the tribulation fire within his body subside instantly.

“Mother and Sister Ni Chang both said that my constitution is very special and can alleviate the onset of the Heavenly Calamity, so as long as you hold me, you will be fine.”

Xi Yue wrapped her arms around Ye Chen's waist, rested her head against his chest, and looked up at him as she spoke.

Ye Chen felt a warmth in his heart and said gratefully, "Yes, thank you very much."

Ahead, raging flames rained down from the sky, slamming into the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast. The beast let out a muffled roar and scream as it was blasted to pieces, its scales flying everywhere.

"Roar!"

In pain and rage, the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast roared and leaped into the air, its sharp, knife-like claws stabbing fiercely towards Xiao Hegu's heart.

Xiao He dodged, but unexpectedly, the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast's claws, like a persistent leech, suddenly attacked from an incredibly tricky angle, piercing through his chest and through his heart with a soft thud.

"Elder Xiao!"

Upon seeing this, the dozen or so disciples of the Dao Seeking Sect were immediately shocked and hurriedly formed hand seals, unleashing a barrage of divine powers and spells upon the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast, with colorful magical lights dancing wildly.

"This...this is impossible, I clearly..."

With his heart pierced, Xiao He gasped for breath, feeling as if timelines were extinguishing one by one. His voice was both angry and trembling as he spoke.

"It's the Starry Sea Destiny Orbiter... You wretch, you... you've changed the course of fate!"

With his cultivation level, it was impossible for him to have his heart pierced by the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast in a single encounter.

On the body of the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast, strands of starlight flickered and intertwined, faintly forming the trajectory of destiny. These trajectories of destiny crisscrossed and dazzled the eye.

But amidst the chaotic trajectory of fate, Xiao He could immediately see that his destiny had been altered.

He could have easily crushed the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast, but the latter altered the course of fate, resulting in his heart being pierced by a claw.

The Coral Sea Nightmare Beast's eyes were wide with rage, wanting to tear Xiao Hegu to shreds. However, a group of powerful cultivators from the Dao Seeking Sect bombarded it relentlessly, and its body could not withstand the onslaught. It could only roar as it withdrew its hands and retreated.

Xiao He now has a bloody hole in his chest, his original Dao source is damaged, but it has not been extinguished.

He was breathing heavily, using his internal energy to repair his heart and recover from his injuries. Thinking back to the danger he had just faced, he felt a lingering fear.

The Star Sea Fate Orbit Disc, as expected of one of the Ten Great Dao Artifacts, is too strange. It can directly modify the trajectory of fate, almost causing him to capsize in a ditch.

Ye Chen and Xi Yue were also extremely surprised when they saw it, marveling at the power of the Star Sea Fate Plate. The Coral Sea Nightmare Beast almost killed Xiao Hegu when it was used.

If it weren't for the group of powerful Dao Seeking Sect experts by Xiao He's side, he would have been torn to pieces.

"Destroy this beast and reclaim the Star Chart!"

Xiao He was furious and no longer intended to hold back. With a roar, he and his dozen or so disciples unleashed their magical treasures and supernatural powers, bombarding the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast with overwhelming force, determined to annihilate it completely.

The Coral Sea Nightmare Beast was outnumbered and outmatched. Although it had the Star Chart, it was not so easy to reverse its fate.

It was bombed to pieces, screaming in agony, when suddenly it roared, "I'll fight you to the death!"

With a spit, he spat out a dark green demon core. With a thought, the demon core exploded with a bang.

This demon core was the life essence of the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast. When it exploded, a massive shockwave spread out, instantly forcing Xiao Hegu and the others to retreat.

The Coral Sea Nightmare Beast was also panting heavily and looked extremely weak.

When a demon core explodes, it is equivalent to destroying all of its life's cultivation power, at an extremely tragic cost.

However, the self-destruction of its demon core also bought it a chance to escape. It took a breath, immediately turned around, and dived into the sea, trying to make a quick getaway.

"Big brother, it's going to run away!"

Upon seeing this, Xi Yue let out a loud cry.

"The opportunity has come!"

Ye Chen's eyes flickered. At this moment, Xiao Hegu and the others had been knocked back and their auras had not yet recovered. Meanwhile, the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast had escaped with serious injuries. This was the perfect opportunity for him to make his move.

He released Xiyue's embrace, stepped forward, and a monstrous chill, mixed with the overwhelming aura of the laws of time, burst forth.

"Ice and Snow Metamorphosis, the Great Dao of Time, Freeze!"

Ye Chen made a hand seal, and a statue of an ice-cold beauty appeared behind him. It was the molted body of Su Yunli, the Ice Emperor.

As soon as the Ice and Snow Manifestation was unleashed, a tremendous chill was released, instantly freezing the entire sea area within a thousand miles. A blizzard swept across the land, and the cold was biting.

The Coral Sea Nightmare Beast, which was about to escape, was immediately frozen into an ice sculpture. It instinctively tried to struggle, but found that in addition to the law of extreme cold, there was also a law of time around it.

Time stood still!
Fearing that the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast would escape, Ye Chen attacked with the combined power of Ice and Snow Metamorphosis and Time Stop, freezing the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast completely and rendering it unable to move.

Even the dozen or so disciples of the Dao Asking Sect had their legs instantly frozen in ice and snow, unable to move like statues.

"Ok?"

"This breath!"

Xiao He's pupils contracted as he sensed danger, and he quickly channeled his inner energy to protect himself.

After freezing the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast, Ye Chen turned around, picked up Xi Yue, and flew forward. When he reached the front, he held Xi Yue's body with one hand and grabbed her from the air with the other.

Click.

The ice on the sea surface cracked, and a huge creature was forcibly pulled out by Ye Chen—it was the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast!

"Got it!"

Looking at the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast's enormous body, Ye Chen's eyes gleamed. He could clearly sense a mysterious aura of the law of destiny lurking within the beast's body.

That was the aura of the Starry Sea Destiny Orbiter!
He immediately threw the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast into the Reincarnation Graveyard, suppressed and froze it with the Ice and Snow Manifestation, and then fled with Xi Yue in his arms.

Xiao He was right behind him. Even though he had just been pierced through the heart and his Dao Origin was injured, he was still the Vice Sect Master of the Dao Seeking Sect and wielded the Li Word Technique. He was extremely powerful, and Ye Chen really did not want to clash with him, so he wanted to leave immediately.

"You are the Lord of Reincarnation!"

Upon seeing Ye Chen, Xiao He flew into a rage and shouted:

"Trying to get a bargain? You're asking for it!"

A raging fire erupted from Xiao Hegu's body, and a massive heat wave enveloped the heavens and earth. He knew Ye Chen's weakness, which was the Heaven-Burning Tribulation. As long as the tribulation fire was ignited, even someone as strong as Ye Chen would be annihilated.

However, despite the overwhelming heat from the Separation Technique spreading outwards, Ye Chen's body remained completely calm, showing no signs of the tribulation fire burning.

"Ok?"

Xiao He was stunned. He had studied Ye Chen's Taoist arts and discovered Ye Chen's weaknesses. He never expected that his own magic would be ineffective and unable to trigger Ye Chen's Heaven-Burning Tribulation.

However, Ye Chen held Xi Yue in his arms, and with the help of Xi Yue's special physique, he alleviated the onset of the great calamity.

However, Xiao He's Li Zi technique was indeed fierce. The heat wave from the heavenly fire rushed in, and the ice on the newly frozen sea surface melted away. Ye Chen was also strongly impacted by the heat wave, and he groaned. He hugged Xi Yue tightly to protect her, and his movements slowed down.

Upon seeing this, Xiao He immediately unleashed another wave of heavenly fire pressure. Even without triggering Ye Chen's Heaven-Burning Tribulation, his own power was enough to suppress Ye Chen.

"Lord of Reincarnation, I, the Daoist Sect, have no intention of being your enemy. Leave the Coral Sea Nightmare Beast behind, and I will let you go."

Xiao He stared at Ye Chen and shouted loudly, fearing that Ye Chen would escape. The Heavenly Fire of the Separation Technique ignited in the sea, directly forming a wall of flames that enveloped Ye Chen and Xi Yue.

"Big brother……"

When Xi Yue saw that she and Ye Chen were trapped in the circle of flames, she panicked.

She had long heard of Xiao He's formidable reputation, but seeing him in person today, she finally understood his strength.

Ye Chen's face darkened, but he remained calm and said to Xiao He, "Elder Xiao, I have no intention of offending the Dao Seeking Sect."

He has already offended the Slaughtering Dao Sect. If he offends the Asking Dao Sect as well, he can forget about ever surviving in the Yin Yang Heavenly Continent again.

"However, this Coral Sea Nightmare Beast was already trying to escape. I was lucky to catch it."

"If I hadn't intervened, this beast would probably have escaped by now, wouldn't it?"

"Well, how about this? I'll hand this beast over to you to deal with, but the Star Sea Fate Orbit Disk will belong to me. I'll raise another sum of Dao Crystals as compensation."

"Just name your price, this horoscope will be of great use to me."

Ye Chen pondered for a moment, then spoke in a consultative tone.

He was determined to obtain the Star Sea Destiny Compass, and he would find a way to compensate Xiao He for his losses.

Xiao He then turned his gaze to Ye Chen, cupped his fists, and said, "Lord of Reincarnation, you've spoken to me politely. My Daoist Sect will naturally give you face."

"However, this Star Sea Fate Orbit Disc is also an essential item for our Dao Seeking Sect, and it must not be given up."

"Please return my astrolabe to me. No need for compensation; on the contrary, the Daoist Sect will compensate you."

Ye Chen remained silent, and judging from Xiao Hegu's expression, he was clearly unwilling to back down.

The situation suddenly became tricky. Should they really break off all relations?

Xiao He deliberately said, "I will count to three. If you still refuse to hand over the star chart, I will unleash heavenly fire and burn you and your daughter to ashes immediately!"

He stared at Ye Chen, his fingers forming a hand seal. The flames surrounding Ye Chen and Xi Yue burned fiercely, threatening to overturn and crush them at any moment, burning them to death.

"My daughter?"

Ye Chen was stunned, looking at Xi Yue whom he was holding.

Could Xiyue really be his daughter?
He himself was blinded by his own involvement and couldn't see it, but Xiao He saw it clearly.
Xi Yue was also somewhat dazed, not understanding what was going on.

"three!"

Xiao He didn't waste any more words and started counting down.

Ye Chen's heart tightened as he racked his brains for a solution. Getting him to hand over the star chart was absolutely impossible.

"two!"

Xiao He continued counting down, preparing to release his hand seals. The ring of flames surrounding Ye Chen and Xi Yue began to shrink, and tons of seawater were evaporated, forming a thunderous waterfall.

Ye Chen and Xi Yue felt the heavenly fire burning their bodies, causing them unbearable pain.

"Big brother!"

Xi Yue cried out; the situation was extremely critical, and Ye Chen had to make a decision!

"Lord of Reincarnation, this way."

Ye Chen gritted his teeth, preparing to fight back, when he sensed a disturbance in the laws of space around him. A dark spatial teleportation vortex appeared beside him, and a deep voice reached his ears.

It was the voice of the God of the Universe!
The God of Space distorted space, creating a black spatial teleportation vortex right next to Ye Chen!
Ye Chen was stunned when he saw the spatial vortex.