Chen Fan's face turned as black as a storm.
He cursed, "Today, you're not getting away."
Damn it, if he let the other party escape, he'd suffer a great loss.
That's right, Guo Qing hadn't detonated all of his Black Sun power; he'd held back a trace.
With his last bit of strength, he wanted to flee.
"Closer."
He could already sense the power of the world.
The rift was very near.
"Teleportation."
Behind him, Chen Fan's body instantly vanished from his original position.
In today's battle, he had used teleportation far too many times.
Although his power was nearly depleted, he still had a bit left.
His figure instantly appeared elsewhere, directly in front of Guo Qing.
He clenched his fist and struck.
Boom.
Guo Qing, who was fleeing, had his final physical body shatter.
He couldn't withstand this punch.
A Fifth-tier Heavenly Emperor had been forced to such a state.
"Ah..."
Guo Qing screamed, unwilling to accept it.
Just one step away, he only needed another second.
Then, he could draw upon the power of the world.
But... it was too late.
Chen Fan had arrived.
The Sword of Life and Death.
Although its power had waned due to depletion, the Sword of Life and Death was still formidable.
Swish.
With a single strike, it cleaved Guo Qing's body apart.
Even the Dao power within him shattered completely.
"Hah."
Chen Fan exhaled a breath of turbid air.
His body swayed slightly.
He too had reached his limit.
But the outcome was good; he had successfully slain Guo Qing.
"Vitality, is this enough now?" A smile flickered across Chen Fan's face.
He had strived for so long, persisted until this moment, all for this very instant.
Hah.
Guo Qing's vitality, the vitality of a Fifth-tier Heavenly Emperor.
The surging power flowed into his body.
The immense vitality made Chen Fan groan involuntarily.
The feeling was incredibly pleasant.
It was like bathing in the womb, the vitality was incomparably pure.
Vitality refined by the Great Sun for tens of thousands of years, extremely pure.
"Boom."
The moment the vitality entered his body, Chen Fan began to transform.
He began a new life.
Life and death fused, vitality permeated heaven and earth, colliding with the power of death.
"So satisfying."
Chen Fan couldn't help but let out an excited roar.
His body, his Dao, and even his Imperial Palace... all began to change simultaneously.
First, his physical body, which had been exposed to death qi for so long, was already on the brink of death.
But now, it was regaining its vitality.
Like a newborn.
"Life and Death."
Chen Fan murmured.
Even though dangers still lurked around him, he was unwilling to let go of this opportunity to perceive life and death.
With each transformation, his perception of life and death deepened.
The cells in his body became extremely active.
The heaven and earth energy within a hundred-mile radius was instantly swept away.
The two Daos of Life and Death within him surged like a tidal wave, sometimes forming the shape of a Taiji diagram, other times transforming into the state of the world of life and death.
The greatest change, however, was in his Imperial Palace.
Rumble.
The Realm of Life and Death began to expand continuously.
The barriers of the Realm of Life and Death were thickening with each passing moment.
And within the world, two rivers of life and death appeared in the sky.
Mountains began to rise from the ground, the earth sank, and lakes formed.
The most significant change, however, was the Great Sun and the Full Moon in the sky.
As Zhao Kai was out fighting, only Tian Wen, who was within the world, clearly sensed the continuous increase in power.
In the blink of an eye, Tian Wen, within the Great Sun, broke through to the Emperor Venerate realm.
Rumble.
The scope of the world began to expand.
The changes were increasing with every passing moment.
The cracked star-like celestial bodies were being repaired by the emerging energy.
This power was drawn directly from chaos.
"Evolution?"
Everyone opened their eyes, staring in shock at the changes in the world.
Tian Wen was even more excited and exclaimed, "It's the City Lord, breaking through!"
The endless life and death allowed him to bathe in the ocean of life.
"Heavenly Emperor?"
Previously, the City Lord was a top-tier Third-tier Emperor Venerate.
To break through again, he would undoubtedly become a Heavenly Emperor.
Within the world, the vitality represented by the Great Sun swept across the entire realm.
A misty vapor materialized out of nowhere, dispersing into the heaven and earth.
In Tian Wen's perception, the Imperial Palace had changed.
A newborn aura roamed through heaven and earth.
When he saw an ant slowly hatching, Tian Wen's shock finally reached its peak.
"A world."
Tian Wen's voice trembled, "The Realm of Life and Death can now nurture life."
The nurturing of life was a natural power.
But new life could enter death.
No one knew better than her what this represented.
The current City Lord could now preliminarily bring people back from the dead.
This was the power of the two extremes of life and death.
...
Outside.
Chen Fan's transformation was not yet complete.
"Boom."
A bolt of lightning suddenly tore through the Immortal Realm's barrier and plunged directly into the Immortal Realm, striking towards Chen Fan.
Clearly, the Chaos Lightning had sensed the growth of the Dao of Life and Death.
Life and Death, natural laws.
Chaos Lightning wouldn't care about pure life, or pure death.
But life and death together were different; the rules of heaven and earth did not permit their existence.
Whenever they appeared, Chaos Lightning would accompany them.
Anyone who touched upon life and death had to undergo the trial of lightning.
"Haha."
Chen Fan laughed heartily.
He knew that only by surviving the Chaos Lightning Tribulation would he truly achieve the Heavenly Emperor fruit.
He raised his hand and grasped upwards, life and death manifesting.
Bang.
The first bolt of Chaos Lightning Tribulation shattered directly.
Chaos Lightning Tribulation was also energy, and an extremely powerful form of energy at that.
As the tribulation shattered, its energy was absorbed by the Realm of Life and Death.
"Go."
Teleportation was activated once more.
He removed the 'Suppression' Dao and appeared in the chaos.
The battle was still ongoing, but he had to face the lightning tribulation.
Once he survived the tribulation, with his ability as a Heavenly Emperor of Life and Death, he would have a high chance of reviving people.
Therefore, he had to survive.
"Shua."
Countless gazes turned towards Chen Fan.
Whether it was Emperor Yu, Emperor An, or even Emperor Xian and Wuji, their gazes were cast upon him.
"Heavenly Emperor of Life and Death?"
Emperor Yu's expression was solemn. He had sensed Guo Qing's demise.
But he didn't care.
The Great Yu World had reached its limit for the number of Emperor Venerates it could sustain.
Every battle involved both gains and losses, and the losses would be replenished at an even faster rate.
He didn't care about Guo Qing's demise, but he couldn't ignore the emergence of a Heavenly Emperor of Life and Death.
"He cannot be allowed to succeed."
Emperor Yu decisively abandoned his fight with Emperor Xian and turned to attack Chen Fan, who was undergoing his tribulation.
He absolutely could not let him succeed.
"Hmph."
Emperor Xian blocked him, "Without dealing with me, do you think you can leave?"
Emperor Yu looked at him, and a fierce killing intent finally appeared in his eyes, "Do you truly think this Lord of my realm cannot deal with you?"
He was a top-tier Sixth-tier Heavenly Emperor.
Could the physical body of a fallen strong individual truly stop him?
After the previous battle, Emperor Xian understood that the other party's abilities surpassed his own.
He nodded, "You might be able to kill me, but you'll have to pay a price. However..."
A smile flickered in Emperor Xian's eyes, "As long as I ensure Chen Fan lives, that's enough."
A Heavenly Emperor of Life and Death, even he was tempted.