Published at 2nd of February 2026 6:55 am

Chapter 1996: Ye Feng’s Hidden Move, Shattering the Conspiracy

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"Empress, do you still want to compete this time? I’ve failed three times already, can you let me win once?" Qingchen Ancient Immortal couldn’t help but ask softly.

Tian Meng shook her head and said, "I also want to prove my Dao."

Qingchen Ancient Immortal was speechless.

But since he already merged with the mark, he could only brace himself and fight against Empress Tian Meng. As for the outcome... he would most likely continue to be the background.

Thinking of this, Qingchen Ancient Immortal was left speechless and choked with emotion.

"Could it be that I still can’t prove my Dao?"

His heart was very sad.

An hour later.

Several more Hundred-layered Immortal Emperors merged with the marks, although they had little hope and felt that they couldn’t possibly be opponents of Empress Tian Meng, they still wanted to try.

After all, this was also a form of tempering.

...

Cosmic Sea.

The Moon-Worshipper Elder and others were still sending high-level Immortal Emperor-level sea fish into the Twin Universe, mixing the marks inside to further strengthen the new King of Destruction.

"It must form quickly!"

The Moon-Worshipper Elder gritted his teeth.

He simply didn’t believe that Ye Feng could bring out a second bottle of extremely precious Dao Divine Water.

Near the One-Way Extraterritorial Gate.

Ye Feng’s figure appeared out of thin air, hands empty, as he looked towards that illusory figure in the distance.

That figure was the new King of Destruction.

"It seems to be almost fully solidified." Ye Feng didn’t alert the enemy but concealed his form. Only after the King of Destruction made his move would he take action, as the effect would be best then.

A moment later, Ye Feng returned to Shenzhou.

In the sky above the Heavenly Origin Sea.

Empress Tian Meng, Qingchen Ancient Immortal, and eight other Hundred-layered Immortal Emperors gathered together, all of them fused with marks, ready to start a battle to fight for the final position.

The atmosphere on site was slightly tense.

"Fellow Daoists, continuing to wait is meaningless, today I decide to challenge all of you at once, come at me together!"

Empress Tian Meng suddenly spoke.

In the next moment, she had already performed the Heavenly Venerable Divine Ability "Infinite Combat Power", her combat power soaring to several times that of an Ordinary Invincible Supreme, her momentum overwhelming.

"Empress, you’re really arrogant."

"Am I arrogant? I have the strength to challenge all of you together, isn’t it more time-saving?"

Empress stepped forward.

"Taiji Palm!"

She struck down with her palm, countless resplendent lights blooming behind her, gathering in her palm, and as she struck down fiercely, a Hundred-layered Immortal Emperor was blown away.

"Wow!"

That person spat out a mouthful of blood and was already defeated, with the mark on his forehead swiftly flying out and merging into Empress’s forehead.

"Go together, fight to the death!"

Qingchen Ancient Immortal and others roared, unleashing their peak combat power, and charged towards the Empress.

"Even if all of you come together, you are not my opponent."

Empress Tian Meng, using a special movement technique, easily dodged everyone’s attacks, her body uncontaminated by dust.

"Empress, why don’t you dare to confront directly?"

Qingchen Ancient Immortal shouted.

In the next moment, a million-mile high green mountain appeared behind him, carrying immense power as it crashed down.

"I’m afraid it would break your spirit."

Empress Tian Meng said as such.

Looking at the million-mile green mountain crashing down, she gently raised her hand, with countless dust particles transforming into a large illusory cloud hand, holding up the mountain.

"This!!!"

Qingchen Ancient Immortal was dumbfounded.

That was his full-strength attack, yet Empress Tian Meng caught it with one hand, was the gap really this huge?

"This mountain, I’ll return it to you."

Empress Tian Meng waved her hand from a distance, and the million-mile green mountain was sent barreling back, knocking Qingchen Ancient Immortal away, his body shattered, severely injured.

The mark on his forehead slowly floated out.

After integrating the mark, Empress Tian Meng used the special Seven Star Body Method, one strike per person, sending all remaining Hundred-layered Immortal Emperor Realm Dao competitors flying.

Their marks flew out simultaneously.

In an instant, Empress Tian Meng had already defeated all competitors, merging ten marks, condensing a flawless Universe Origin Mark.

This item allowed her to prove her Dao as a Half-Step Heavenly Venerable.

"Did the battle end just like that?"

"Empress Tian Meng is simply too strong, isn’t she?"

The crowd felt unprecedented pressure.

The path of proving one’s Dao now was too competitive!

Without a combat power several times that of an Ordinary Invincible Supreme, even proving one’s Dao as a Half-Step Heavenly Venerable was difficult. And to prove the Dao of a Quasi-Heavenly Venerable, wouldn’t one need the top-tier power of the Emperor Dragon Sovereign and the Crimson Queen?

My god, this is really insane!

In past Origin Eras, with Empress Tian Meng’s several times above Normal Invincible Supreme combat power, she could have easily proven her Dao as a Heavenly Venerable, becoming one of the most formidable in history.

But now...

She actually only proved her Dao as a Half-Step Heavenly Venerable, not even achieving Quasi-Heavenly Venerable might be possible.

It’s too competitive, really enough to exhaust someone.

Countless cultivators wailed.

In the void.

Empress Tian Meng was preparing to leave the Heavenly Origin Sea and return to the Tengang Continent to merge the Origin Mark.

But, just at that moment.

An eerie figure appeared out of nowhere behind Empress Tian Meng, unnoticed by her.

"Hiss!"

"Isn’t that the King of Destruction?"

"How is there another one?"

Seeing the King of Destruction standing behind Empress Tian Meng, the others were all wide-eyed.

In the cosmic sea.

The Moon-Worshipper Elder and others watched the scene on the sea, finally able to obtain information within the universe again, each ecstatic, pulling out glasses to celebrate.

"King of Destruction?"

Empress Tian Meng felt a chill down her spine, abruptly turning to look behind her, pupils contracting.

That spine-chilling figure appeared again!

"Weren’t you killed?"

Empress Tian Meng’s face was horrified as she withdrew rapidly.

Rip!

The King of Destruction followed closely, joining his hands and slicing out a brilliant and sharp blade of light, sweeping across Empress Tian Meng’s neck in an instant, a head soaring into the sky.

Boom!

Tian Meng’s body exploded, disappearing into smoke and dust.

"Wasn’t it said that the King of Destruction was already killed? How is there another one? It’s simply detestable!"

Many people lamented.

After succeeding, the King of Destruction began fading, seemingly ready to hide within the Great Dao.

But, another figure appeared.

"King of Destruction, don’t run away!"

Ye Feng splashed a bottle of misted Dao Divine Water on the King of Destruction, causing his ethereal form to solidify again, losing the ability to escape into the Cosmic Dao.

At this moment, the entire scene fell silent.

Elsewhere in the void.

The shattered body of Empress Tian Meng reassembled, successfully reviving in place, looking at the King of Destruction with lingering fear, then tearing through the void and fleeing far away.

On the scene, only Ye Feng and the King of Destruction remained.

"You... you still have Dao Divine Water?"

The King of Destruction widened his eyes and asked.

In the cosmic sea, this same question arose in the minds of the Moon-Worshipper Elder and over a hundred other Half-Step Heavenly Venerables.

How does Ye Feng have a second bottle of Dao Divine Water? This is a Supreme Treasure even Quasi-Heavenly Venerables struggle to gather. How does he keep taking them out one after another?

"Why can’t I have Dao Divine Water?"

Ye Feng stepped forward, a glowing, radiant Primordial Sword Embryo already in his hand.

"Ultimate Origin Qi Slash!"

Buzz!

Accompanied by a dazzling sword light, everyone saw the King of Destruction being struck and sent flying, his body nearly split in two, with Universe Origin pouring out from the wound.

"Kill!"

Ye Feng shouted again, engulfing the void in endless light and heat, blinding everyone’s vision.

"Ah... you darn Ye Feng!"

The only thing people heard was the King of Destruction’s shout before the battlefield quickly fell silent. When everything faded, only Ye Feng remained in the air.

The victor and the loser were clear.

"Everyone, don’t panic. The King of Destruction is a cross-boundary powerhouse condensed by hundreds of Half-Step Heavenly Venerables such as the Outer Realm Evil Spirits’ Moon-Worshipper Elder. Very difficult to deal with. Fortunately, in a short time, they probably can’t gather too many King of Destruction, and we can still handle it."

Ye Feng explained.

Immediately, he released some images that Lan Ling’er had seen from the Cosmic Sea.

"Hiss, hundreds of Half-Step Heavenly Venerables!"

"And tens of thousands of top-ranked Immortal Emperor armies. If they invade the Universe, won’t it be chaos?"

Powerhouses like the Ancestor of Demons were all stunned upon seeing the images Ye Feng released.

They finally realized the severity of the problem.

That’s a hundred Half-Step Heavenly Venerables!

They come from the vast and boundless Cosmic Sea, now gathered at the Twin Universe’s entrance. Anyone attempting to escape would be eradicated.

This filled countless people with despair.

Ye Feng shouted, "Fellow Daoists, there’s no need to worry too much. When soldiers arrive, we block them; when water comes, we hold it off with earth. In ten years, we can accumulate a hundred Half-Step Heavenly Venerables, ten Quasi-Heavenly Venerables, and three Heavenly Venerables. Do we need to fear? What we need now is time. So, work hard on your cultivation, strive to prove the Dao within ten years."

This speech aroused the fighting spirit of everyone.

Indeed!

After ten years, barring any accidents, the Universe will have over a hundred Half-Step Heavenly Venerables or higher powerhouses, with no cause for concern.

At this moment, in the Cosmic Sea.

"Damn, the King of Destruction died again."

The Moon-Worshipper Elder gnashed his teeth.

"How could this be? That Ye Feng actually pulled out a second bottle of Dao Divine Water, it’s simply unbelievable."

Other cultivators were highly aggrieved.

"Don’t panic, I have a backup!" The Moon-Worshipper Elder said with a sinister gaze, "We have continuously condensed two King of Destruction; their marks have not been completely destroyed. We can cause a Law Projection from afar for a single strike."

"What’s the use of that?" Others were puzzled.

"Doing this can injure the Cosmic Dao, preventing anyone from proving the Dao in the next month, effectively reducing a Half-Step Heavenly Venerable slot from the Twin Universe."

The Moon-Worshipper Elder cackled sinisterly.

Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes lit up.

"Are there any side effects?" someone asked.

"Of course, the side effect is that for us to condense a new King of Destruction, it would take two to three months. But isn’t reducing a Half-Step Heavenly Venerable slot from the Twin Universe something worth celebrating?"

The Moon-Worshipper Elder spread his hands.

Everyone agreed upon hearing this.

"Alright, I’m starting now." The Moon-Worshipper Elder took out a jade talisman, dropped blood into a surface groove, and began chanting complex incantations.

At this moment, above the Heavenly Origin Sea.

Everyone discovered two illusory figures emerging; it was the two King of Destruction from earlier.

"Roar!"

The two roared to the sky, then turned into two clouds of smoke, crashing towards each other in the middle before exploding, releasing a vast and magnificent shockwave.

Crack!

The nearby space shattered inch by inch, even the Great Dao Golden List wavered. One of the 105 Half-Step Heavenly Venerable slots vanished!

Seeing this, everyone was stunned.

"How did one slot disappear?"

"No!"

Many wailed in despair.

This era is already competitive enough; the few slots there were now reduced by another, leaving everyone in tears.

"Hahahaha..."

In the void, the laughter of the Moon-Worshipper Elder rang out.

"Ye Feng, isn’t it delightful to have one less Half-Step Heavenly Venerable slot for proving the Dao? Hahaha, when I can condense a new King of Destruction, I will surely gift you another big present!"

The Moon-Worshipper Elder became increasingly arrogant.

"Are you the one behind this?" Ye Feng frowned, but was not anxious, instead, he took out a bottle.

Inside was Dao Divine Water.

"How do you still have Dao Divine Water?" The Moon-Worshipper Elder’s eyes nearly popped out.

"What do you think?" Ye Feng sprinkled Dao Divine Water, purifying the damage caused to the Twin Universe by the destruction of the King of Destruction’s mark.

A moment later.

The Moon-Worshipper Elder’s voice grew fainter, eventually unable to transmit sound across the Universe to the inside.

"Look, the slot is back!"

Someone pointed at the Great Dao Golden List, noticing the originally missing slot had returned. This Origin Era could still have 105 Half-Step Heavenly Venerables prove the Dao.

This put everyone’s mind at ease.

"Friend, thank you all!"

In the void, a cold mechanical voice that only Ye Feng could hear rang out.

It was the voice of the Twin Universe.

"How do you plan to thank me?" Ye Feng asked.

Just now, he could tell with one glance that although he had erased the two King of Destruction, their marks were still left in the Universe.

Therefore, the Moon-Worshipper Elder could use special Supreme Treasures to remotely trigger the marks, paying the terrible price of complete self-detonation of the marks, injuring the Twin Universe’s Great Dao.

Of course, this injury wasn’t severe.

With a single bottle of Dao Divine Water, recovery was possible.

Swash!

To express gratitude to Ye Feng, the Cosmic Consciousness of the Twin Universe gathered a large amount of Universe Origin, manifesting ten Law Origin Crystals before him.

Each one could make a person directly reach the Hundred-layered Immortal Emperor!

"Thanks!"

Ye Feng accepted the ten Law Origin Crystals and departed from the Heavenly Origin Sea, leaving countless legends in his wake and an explosive increase in Prestige Points.

However, Ye Feng did not pay them any mind.

Returning to the peak of Misty Peak, he exerted effort in refining the Myriad Spirits Treasure Vase’s King of Destruction remains, ultimately condensing 120 Law Origin Crystals. Counting the ten granted by the Twin Universe Origin, enough to cultivate 130 Hundred-layered Immortals Emperors for the Misty Holy Sect.

This filled Ye Feng with great joy.

Every 100 Hundred-layered Immortal Emperors added effectively equated to a Half-Step Heavenly Venerable level combat power.

This was an excellent opportunity to increase strength.

Days later.

Ye Feng distributed 130 Law Crystals to the Misty Holy Sect members, instructing them to cultivate in seclusion and refine them.

"Subordinate greets the Boundary Master."

At this moment, a graceful figure slowly approached Ye Feng, who was drinking tea, and saluted with respect.

This person was none other than Empress Tian Meng.

Currently, she had successfully fused with the Universe Origin Mark, completing her transformation into a Half-Step Heavenly Venerable.

"You’re quite impressive, having successfully proven the Dao."

Ye Feng began conversing with the Empress, discussing cultivation knowledge and methods for subsequent cultivation.

After half a day, the Empress departed.

Ye Feng entered a small Universe, holding ten bottles of Dao Divine Water, all refined recently.

"It’s time to purify the Universe."

Ye Feng poured out ten bottles of Dao Divine Water, letting the small Universe absorb them to purify the Dao, further enhancing the small Universe’s potential, weakening the barrier to breakthroughs.

Then, Ye Feng began closing off to prepare for creating a new Law and breaking through his cultivation level.

[PS: The word count for this Chapter is 4000+. Good night!]

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