Chapter 2038: The Ultimate Battle Begins!

Under the gaze of all, Chaoyuan Tianzun slowly rose to his feet.

He stroked his beard and smiled, saying, “The young are formidable and admirable! I dare not claim to instruct; let us have a friendly exchange.”

Ye Yuan’s eyes sharpened, and he laughed, “Haha, facing Brother Chaoyuan, I will certainly give my all!”

“What? Does this mean Ye Yuan hasn’t reached his limit?”

His words shocked everyone profoundly.

The Dao Realm Perfection had already left everyone utterly astounded.

But from Ye Yuan’s words, it seemed that crushing Aoyun Tianzun just now hadn’t even been his full strength!

This… this was too terrifying!

Where exactly was this guy’s limit?

All the Tianzuns stared at Ye Yuan as if he were a monster, their faces full of doubt and shock.

Chaoyuan Tianzun was clearly taken aback as well. Narrowing his eyes, he smiled, “Good, old man, I’ll be watching closely.”

Chaoyuan Tianzun sat down, and Danyu Tianzun laughed, “All of you, open your eyes wide. A battle between two Dao Realm Perfection experts is not something you see every day. If you can grasp even a fraction, you will benefit for life!”

“What! Chaoyuan Tianzun is also… at Dao Realm Perfection?”

“No way? If Chaoyuan Tianzun is at Dao Realm Perfection, isn’t he even stronger than some Grandmasters? Why is he still sitting among the Tianzuns?”

“Danyu Tianzun’s words are golden; it’s likely true! Who would have thought there was such a great expert among the Tianzun seats? No wonder even Ziyi Tianzun, with his strength, could only take the second seat.”

Clearly, no one knew Chaoyuan Tianzun’s true strength, and even many Tianzuns were stunned.

Danyu Tianzun was using Chaoyuan Tianzun to block Ye Yuan and drive him out of the Cloud Alchemy Convention!

It was said that Danyu Tianzun and Piaoyu Tianzun had never gotten along, and this proved it.

But despite the shock, everyone was still extremely eager for this battle.

As Danyu Tianzun had said, a clash between two Dao Realm Perfection experts would surely be a dragon-and-tiger struggle.

Such an alchemy duel was a once-in-ten-thousand-years event!

After the wave of astonishment, the alchemy duel continued.

But the subsequent battles held little suspense.

Daoqian Tianzun, Wenlan Tianzun, and even the third-ranked Yaoye Tianzun all wore expressions as grim as if they had lost a parent when they stepped onto the stage.

Their status was so exalted, yet now they had to fight a losing alchemy duel in public—it was worse than death.

These Tianzuns were all titans who cherished their reputations; even if they had to lose, they didn’t want to do it in front of so many people.

At that moment, they regretted it deeply.

But how could they have known that Ye Yuan would be such a monster?

In hindsight, their provocations seemed utterly ridiculous.

A Dao Realm late-stage challenging a Dao Realm Perfection?

They weren’t even on the same level!

As expected, even Yaoye Tianzun could gain no advantage under Ye Yuan’s hand and ultimately lost.

And the final pill quality of these Tianzuns was, without exception, peak-grade.

At this point, everyone finally realized that Ye Yuan had done it on purpose!

Even Yaoye Tianzun was firmly suppressed to peak-grade by Ye Yuan—how terrifying was his control over the Dao of Alchemy?

A single line separated Dao Realm late-stage from Dao Realm Perfection, but the difference in strength was vast.

After Yaoye Tianzun retreated in dejection, everyone’s spirits lifted.

The main event was here!

Even the experts on the Grandmaster seats perked up, eagerly anticipating this ultimate battle!

This battle was the absolute pinnacle.

Because Danyu Tianzun was the only Ancestral Realm expert, with no one to match him, a battle between Dao Realm Perfection experts was the ultimate showdown.

The leaders of the six sacred lands cherished their reputations and would never fight in public.

If not for Ye Yuan’s appearance today, they would never have seen such a pinnacle battle in their lifetimes.

Chaoyuan Tianzun looked at Ye Yuan with admiration and said, “I never thought that one day I would cross swords with an opponent like you.”

Ye Yuan smiled, “In this world, the unexpected is common; the expected is rare.”

Chaoyuan Tianzun laughed heartily, “Good, good! What a fine young prodigy! It has been far too long since I felt this blood boil. Meeting you today has made this old man feel much younger!”

With that, he took out an alchemy cauldron—not the White Day Cauldron, but a True God Mystic Treasure.

“This is the cauldron I used in my younger days. In our duel, I won’t take advantage of you,” Chaoyuan Tianzun said.

Ye Yuan shook his head, “In our battle, we should both give our all. The White Day Cauldron represents your highest level, Brother Chaoyuan. If I had a Tianzun Spiritual Treasure, I would not hesitate to use it.”

Aoyun Tianzun sneered, “Arrogant to the extreme! Facing Brother Chaoyuan, he still dares to be so presumptuous!”

Wenlan Tianzun snorted coldly, “Nonsense! Does he really think that entering Dao Realm Perfection makes him invincible? Brother Chaoyuan’s strength makes even the sacred land leaders cautious, yet he dares to belittle him!”

These men, having lost to Ye Yuan, were deeply resentful.

Now that they had a chance, they naturally couldn’t resist mocking him.

Ye Yuan only sneered, “What do you know? This isn’t belittling an opponent; it’s respecting him. Against you, I couldn’t be bothered to use my full strength!”

Their faces changed, and they exclaimed in fury, “You! Arrogant! Arrogant! When you lose to Brother Chaoyuan and leave the Cloud Alchemy Convention in disgrace, see how you can still be arrogant!”

Ye Yuan said calmly, “A worthy opponent is hard to come by. Brother Chaoyuan is an opponent I respect. For a respected opponent, I will certainly give my all. Even if I lose, so what?”

These words were spoken with such heroic spirit that the younger disciples in the square felt their blood boil.

They could see that Ye Yuan didn’t care at all about the Grandmaster Token!

Ye Yuan was enjoying the pleasure of the alchemy duel, pursuing the ultimate in the Dao of Alchemy.

As for the Grandmaster Token, it was merely an external object!

A cultivator should be like this!

In an instant, countless admiring gazes turned toward Ye Yuan.

“Hahaha… Well said: a worthy opponent is hard to come by! Good, then I will give my all in this battle! Ye Yuan, win or lose, I have decided to be your friend across generations!” Chaoyuan Tianzun laughed heartily.

With a clang, the White Day Cauldron crashed onto the stage, emitting waves of terrifying fluctuations.

The power of this White Day Cauldron was clearly several levels higher than Aoyun Tianzun’s Huanzhen Cauldron.

“I have been at Dao Realm Perfection for three hundred thousand years, steeped in this realm for a long time. With the White Day Cauldron, a peak Tianzun Spiritual Treasure, you must be careful!” Chaoyuan Tianzun smiled.

Ye Yuan was unfazed and said calmly, “Please!”

Chaoyuan Tianzun nodded slightly, formed a hand seal, and intoned solemnly, “Great Luo Heaven Thousand Illusion Dream Cloud True Method, open!”

The moment Chaoyuan Tianzun made his move, everyone’s expression changed.