In a vast and boundless palace.
The Yuanwu Heavenly Venerate, as majestic and imposing as an ancient deity, suddenly opened his eyes, which resembled two great suns of the heavens.
"A slight disturbance just came from over there..."
"Huh, it's gone again?"
"Heh heh, it must be his final struggle. Fan Lin, Fan Lin, if you truly are that person, how unpleasant it must feel to be dealt with using the supreme Dao formation you once taught me, heh heh."
...
Time passed day by day.
More and more Heavenly Realm powerhouses were invited by the Heavenly Court to attend the grand wedding of the Yuanwu Heavenly Venerate's son and the Nine Deaths Spirit Phoenix Body.
The scale of this wedding was unprecedented, attracting the attention of countless powerful individuals throughout the Central Heavenly Realm.
Even representatives from other Heavenly Realms came to witness the ceremony.
Especially when the high-ranking officials from other Heavenly Realms learned the top-secret information that Ling Fan might be the reincarnation of that person, the various Heavenly Realms became restless.
After all, it was the combined effort of almost all the Heavenly Venerate powerhouses from the Ten Great Heavenly Realms that had killed that person back then.
If that person were to make a comeback, given his nature, the Ten Great Heavenly Realms would never know peace.
Therefore, they were uneasy.
They dispatched more influential figures.
On one hand, they wanted to confirm Ling Fan's identity and see how the Central Heavenly Realm would handle him.
There was also another unspeakable motive: to ascertain the whereabouts of that divine artifact and, if necessary, to contend for it.
...
During this process.
Ling Fan had been continuously absorbing a massive amount of Void God Qi.
His physical body and cultivation gradually approached the critical point.
But he had been enduring and lying low.
Waiting for the moment of explosion!
Finally.
Seven days passed.
The wedding day of the Yuanwu Heavenly Venerate's son and the Nine Deaths Spirit Phoenix Body arrived.
Countless powerhouses gathered on the plaza.
Yuan Hong was dressed in the groom's dragon robe, while Lan Xueyi, forcibly clad in a phoenix coronet and robe, was pushed forward.
The wedding commenced according to the intricate rituals.
This time.
Not only did the Yuanwu Heavenly Venerate appear, but the three supreme giants, the Grand Void Heavenly Venerate, the Thunder Punishment Heavenly Venerate, and the Longevity Heavenly Venerate, also made their appearance.
They received congratulations from countless powerhouses.
At this moment.
A voice filled with infinite killing intent erupted from beneath the plaza.
Ling Fan's head shot up, his eyes like blades: "Yuanwu, if you dare to insult her, I will suppress you into the Nine Nether Purgatory, letting you suffer endless reincarnation torment for eternity!"
The Yuanwu Heavenly Venerate sneered and waved his hand casually. The ground of the plaza turned transparent, revealing Ling Fan below, bound by countless divine chains of order and suspended in mid-air.
Instantly, the gazes of countless powerhouses converged.
Especially the influential figures from the other Heavenly Realms, their eyes dared not blink, constantly scrutinizing Ling Fan, trying to confirm if he was indeed the reincarnation of that person.
"Heh heh, have you admitted that you are the reincarnation of that person?"
The Yuanwu Heavenly Venerate asked.
"You should have admitted it long ago, at least then you could have been spared this torture."
A hint of perverse excitement flickered in the Yuanwu Heavenly Venerate's eyes.
Just thinking about that invincible powerhouse, who was once high above, dominating all heavens, and whom he had to subserviently bow to and obey, being trampled under his feet today, felt like getting drunk and being overwhelmed.
Besides him.
The Grand Void Heavenly Venerate, the Thunder Punishment Heavenly Venerate, and the Longevity Heavenly Venerate also held their breath. Despite their status as supreme giants, they now resembled students awaiting their teacher to reveal the answer.
"You all just want to know if I am the reincarnation of the Qingyun Emperor, Ling Qingyun!"
Ling Fan paused.
His words immediately sent everyone's hearts soaring into their throats.
Even Lan Xueyi was no exception. Her cultivation was sealed, and she could only desperately shake her head at Ling Fan, urging him not to reveal his identity.
Ling Fan offered her a comforting smile.
Then, his gaze shifted, sweeping across the surroundings, and an unparalleled aura of dominance, sweeping across the eight desolate regions, arose within him.
"I am the reincarnation of the Qingyun Emperor, what will you do!"
Ling Fan revealed his true face.
Boom!
As Ling Fan uttered these words.
It was as if billions of heavenly thunders exploded in the ears of all the powerhouses.
"Is he truly the reincarnation of that invincible Qingyun Emperor..."
"I knew it, how could a mere half-step Emperor Venerate defeat the Yuanwu Heavenly Venerate's son!"
"So it really is him, then all of this is not difficult to explain. No matter what miracle happens to him, it will not be surprising, and any astonishing achievement will be considered natural."
"Who would have thought, who would have thought that the person killed by the combined forces of all the Heavenly Venerates of the Ten Great Heavenly Realms had not vanished into thin air, but had instead cultivated to the Emperor Venerate realm and returned!"
"It's a pity, he should have continued to lie low. Once he becomes a Heavenly Venerate, who could restrict him then!"
"The Yuanwu Heavenly Venerate's move is too brilliant, using his woman as a hostage to force him to enter the Heavenly Court prematurely."
For a time.
Sealed memories of the Qingyun Emperor began to resurface.
All the powerhouses felt a complex mix of emotions.
"Good! Ling Qingyun, you are indeed a man of courage. Even after reincarnating, your peerless demeanor cannot be concealed!"
The Yuanwu Heavenly Venerate praised loudly.
Yuan Hong, on the other hand, had eyes blazing with fire, and his fighting spirit surged.
"So you are Ling Qingyun! I don't believe I am weaker than you. I have now become a Heavenly Venerate, let us fight again!" Yuan Hong's groom's attire instantly billowed, and a monstrous aura of the Great Dao permeated the heavens, with endless Great Daos surrounding him, making him appear like a peerless deity.
Ling Fan's gaze was condescending. Although bound by countless chains, his demeanor did not diminish.
He glanced at Yuan Hong indifferently and said, "What courage does a defeated general have to speak of! You are still too naive."
Yuan Hong's face turned red with anger!
He was now a peerless powerhouse at the Heavenly Venerate realm, yet he was being so lightly dismissed by this prisoner. How could such a hot-blooded and arrogant young supreme endure this insult!
The battle where he was defeated by Ling Fan was the shame of his life. He wished he could reclaim his honor in front of countless powerhouses right now.
"Ling Qingyun, Ling Qingyun, you have enjoyed enough glory in your past life. Now it is time for you to experience the taste of falling from the altar and a tiger losing its might."
The Yuanwu Heavenly Venerate sneered and said, "Let the wedding continue, and let our Qingyun Emperor witness his woman becoming someone else's concubine."
"Good! Hahaha! Ling Qingyun, I will satisfy your woman for you." Yuan Hong revealed an extremely excited, perverse smile and reached out to grab the trembling Lan Xueyi.
At this very moment.
Crack!
A deafening roar that shook the heavens and earth erupted.
Ling Fan's eyes blazed like lamps.
His gray hair fluttered.
An ocean-like aura surged from the depths of his body.
Under this surge.
Layers of black tribulation clouds suddenly gathered in the sky.
"Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal, ascend to a Quasi-Dao Artifact!"
"Nirvana Tribulation Body, break through the Great Tribulation!"