Chapter 168: A Shocking Great Battle

【After dozens of days of research, you have gained some confidence in your heart, but whether you can ultimately remove that mark still requires an attempt to know for certain.】

【You once again return to the deepest part of the Core Zone. The hundred Human Clan cultivators from before have been reduced by the Wilderness Clan to fewer than fifty.】

【Moreover, because you have not shown yourself for so long, the Wilderness Boss has lost patience.】

【"Ye Fan! I no longer have the patience to waste time with you. If you do not appear today, these people will be buried with you!!!" The Wilderness Boss's voice spread through the entire Secret Realm, delivering his final ultimatum to you.】

【"Heh, to deal with me, you people really went to great lengths!" You let out a cold laugh. Through your secret observations, you discovered that a grand formation had already been laid here. The moment you appeared, you would be immediately trapped by the formation, unable to escape.】

【At the same time, you also discovered a Fusion realm Wilderness Clan Elder lurking in the shadows.】

【Clearly, the Wilderness Clan held an absolute determination to kill you, willing to dispatch a Fusion realm Elder and waste so much time for this.】

【"With such a grand gift, how could I not return the favor?" A jar appeared in your hand, filled with the blood of Wilderness Clan cultivators. This was precisely the key to breaking the mark's control!】

【Dark clouds blanketed the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and raindrops fell one by one. The rain carried a faint stench of decay.】

【This was a heavenly phenomenon you had secretly manipulated. You merged that jar of blood into the rain and let it fall.】

【It poured onto that group of Human Clan cultivators who were preparing to die. With their cultivation sealed, they could not even shelter from the rain.】

【"Why is it raining?"】

【"This aura is…"】

【"Not good!!!" The Wilderness Boss sensed the aura of his comrades in the rain, and his expression shifted slightly.】

【In the next instant, your figure suddenly appeared, standing above the sky, looking down upon all living beings below.】

【"It's Ye Fan!"】

【"He's finally shown himself!"】

【"Everyone, go! Capture him!"】

【You quickly executed a secret technique, relying on the blood mixed into the rain to temporarily block the Wilderness Clan mark's control!】

【Below, the Human Clan cultivators who had already fallen into despair suddenly felt their cultivation restored!】

【"Since your cultivation has been restored, why do you still not act?!!!" You shouted loudly, instantly snapping the Human Clan cultivators below back to their senses.】

【"KILL!!!"】

【"You bunch of beasts, it's finally time for this old man to take revenge!"】

【"Fuck them up!" The Human Clan cultivators who had endured for too long responded one after another. Their Return-to-Void realm cultivation erupted as they attacked the Wilderness Clan cultivators around them.】

【Those who could come to this Secret Realm and break through to the Return-to-Void realm were all dragons among men. Originally, they had been controlled by the mark and could not resist.】

【Now, with the mark's influence suppressed by you, they all erupted at once, and for a time they were actually beating the Wilderness Clan cultivators down.】

【You watched the battle below and nodded in satisfaction. Under normal circumstances, Wilderness Clan cultivators were nothing more than this.】

【"Finally caught you!" The Wilderness Boss's figure appeared before you. He paid no mind to the battle below, his eyes fixed deadly on you.】

【"Oh? So you're the Wilderness Clan's boss?" You sized up the Wilderness Boss before you, inwardly on guard against the Fusion realm powerhouse hidden in the shadows.】

【"I am the number one person in the Return-to-Void realm."】

【"Come, let me see your strength!" After seeing you, the Wilderness Boss was no longer in such a hurry. He looked forward to fighting you one-on-one.】

【"Number one in the Return-to-Void realm? Heh." You sneered, then your figure vanished. In the next instant, you appeared directly behind the Wilderness Boss and threw a punch!】

【Unexpectedly, the Wilderness Boss seemed to have anticipated this. The instant you appeared, he immediately turned around and threw a punch as well, clashing with you!】

【Boom————!】

【A powerful energy fluctuation exploded between the two of you. You and the Wilderness Boss were each sent flying back hundreds of meters before finally stopping.】

【You rubbed your slightly numb arm, battle intent boiling in your eyes. Another person whose physical strength was no less than your own!】

【"Not bad, you're qualified to be my opponent!" The Wilderness Boss laughed wildly, blocking the Wilderness Clan cultivators who wanted to come help, choosing to duel you alone.】

【You extended your right hand and crooked a finger at the Wilderness Boss. The meaning was self-evident.】

【"Courting death!!!" The Wilderness Boss was enraged. Wrapped in an incomparably fierce aura, he charged at you.】

【The two of you tacitly refrained from using other methods, relying solely on physical strength to exchange blows.】

【The feeling of fist meeting flesh sent you into a frenzy. In that moment, you transformed into a battle maniac, casting everything aside to fight the Wilderness Boss to the point of madness!】

【The aftershocks of your battle with the Wilderness Boss spread in all directions, forcing other cultivators to stop fighting and flee far from your battlefield, terrified of being caught in the crossfire and dying on the spot.】

【Your battle raged from the depths of the Core Zone to the outer perimeter, and from the outer perimeter back to the depths. Traces of your fight were left everywhere.】

【It was only when both of you were gravely wounded that you were forced to stop.】

【"To think there is someone like you among humans. Not bad, you're worthy of being my opponent!" The Wilderness Boss said, panting heavily.】

【"Heh, number one in the Return-to-Void realm? Nothing more than that!" You said with some disdain. Having just broken through to the Return-to-Void realm, you could already fight to a draw with the so-called number one below the Return-to-Void realm.】

【Given more time to settle, you believed you could absolutely defeat this person with ease.】

【Moreover, since breaking through to the Return-to-Void realm, your physical strength was no longer your strongest aspect. Dharma cultivation was!】

【"Arrogant! Today I will show you what the number one in the Return-to-Void realm truly means!!!" The Wilderness Boss's cultivation at the peak of the Return-to-Void realm erupted completely. His might swept across all directions, and a powerful aura surged toward you.】

【"Come fight!" Even though your cultivation was a minor stage lower, you were still unafraid. With the Power of Law of heaven and earth at your side, you stood in direct opposition to the Wilderness Boss.】

【Behind you, the Law of Heaven and Image of Earth formed once more. With every movement, a heavenly might permeated the air, empowering your attacks.】

【Seeing the phantom behind you, a flicker of surprise flashed through the Wilderness Boss's eyes. Then you saw a massive phantom appear behind him as well!】

【"The Law of Heaven and Image of Earth is nothing special. I have it too!" The Wilderness Boss said proudly. A divine ability that only Fusion realm powerhouses could master, comprehended at the Return-to-Void realm — was that not worthy of pride?】

【Two dharma bodies battled in the sky. Every strike was a collision of the Power of Law, and the entire world changed color for it.】

【By this point in the battle, almost no Return-to-Void realm cultivators dared to approach and spectate. A single misstep and they would be caught in the aftermath, their bodies and Dao destroyed!】