The Legend of Futian

In the sky, the musical storms enveloped the vast space. There was a will that nullified all the techniques in the world, as well as a will that permeated with extreme sorrow.

The melody reached the Devil Imperial Palace, and even the cultivators there felt an inexplicable sadness well up inside of them.

The Divine Requiem was a Divine Melody that affected the emotions of the listeners. It could cause the listeners to dwell uncontrollably in extreme grief. It was not a melody that attacked its opponents upfront. Its attack was elusive. The opponents could not even defend against it directly. They could only rely on their strong will to not be affected by the melody.

Right now, the storm of the Ukiyo Song surged towards Ye Futian, intending to forcefully stop him from playing the Divine Requiem. There was even a streak of fiery red attacks in the midst of the storm. The musical storm transformed into a phantasm of the Divine Phoenix and pounced towards Ye Futian.

Ye Futian's figure disappeared from his spot and reappeared in another location. However, the melody continued uninterrupted.

Was she affected by the music? Ye Futian noticed Donghuang Diyuan squirming a little. This was something that had never happened before. He shifted his will, and immediately, many illusory figures of himself appeared all around. The illusory figures played the same song in different locations simultaneously.

The melody filled every corner of the heavens and the earth. The will of the Divine Requiem intensified.

Donghuang Diyuan's attacks suddenly turned frantic. The attacks of the melody burst forth and slashed towards different directions. Concurrently, the storm directly crushed all the musical notes that came near to her.

Buzz! A figure appeared near Donghuang Diyuan. It was the actual Ye Futian. He no longer needed to play the song as his phantasms continued playing the tune for him. He took a step forward. His figure was shrouded by a terrifying Sword Will that flowed against the current of the Great Path. His body shone brilliantly as he activated his sword body.

With a step forward, Ye Futian entered into Donghuang Diyuan's musical storm.

An extremely horrifying Sword Will burst forth from his divine body, forming a reverse current of swordsmanship all around him. Then, the current plowed towards Donghuang Diyuan.

She naturally did not dare to belittle his attack. A dazzling phantasm of the Divine Phoenix appeared above her and encircled her. She continued to play her song without stopping. Her menacing musical storm swept towards Ye Futian to shackle and destroy his Great Path.

The two powers clashed together violently. Terrifying rumbling sounds could be heard. Destructive storms covered Ye Futian's figure, yet his divine body remained. Terrifying currents of swordsmanship circled and formed a domain around him as he continued to advance towards Donghuang Diyuan.

The musical storm obliterated his defenses and invaded his body, attempting to destroy his divine body and his body of flesh. However, Ye Futian's flesh was extraordinary. Divine light flowed over the surface of his body, rendering him indestructible.

His divine body was attacking, but the Rhythmic Sorcery did not end. The various cultivators looked up into the sky. Ye Futian's phantasm was playing the Divine Requiem while his divine body was attacking and attempting to subdue Donghuang Diyuan.

Would this work?

Right now, Ye Futian was withstanding extremely menacing pressure in the musical storm. Every step he took was very difficult. However, his figure was similarly cloaked in monstrous, murderous swordsmanship. Against him, Donghuang Diyuan did not dare to relax at all.

At the same time, the will of the Divine Requiem invaded. Donghuang Diyuan's hands played faster and faster. One could sense her haste from the Ukiyo Song.

Bang!

Ye Futian took a step forward, allowing the astonishing musical storm to sweep over his body.

Sonorous sounds of the guqin swept out. The storm was intense. Ye Futian stared at Donghuang Diyuan's figure as he stopped in his tracks. On his body, vast Sword Will flowed. Right now, he was already close to her. If it wasn't for her musical storm getting in his way, he could kill her in an instant.

A powerful attack coalesced, and Sword Will flowed over him. Ye Futian's divine body became a sword and traversed the space, causing the power of the Great Path to surge backward. Even the musical storm could not destroy him. In front of him, the gigantic phantasm of the Divine Phoenix behind Donghuang Diyuan took form. It was as though the ancient phoenix had resurrected. Its gaze was frightening, and its body was cloaked in astonishing destructive power. The fiery-red divine flames were accompanied by the sounds of the guqin as they swept towards Ye Futian.

A light shroud of Sword Will appeared around Ye Futian, blocking off all attacks.

His body did not continue to move. Instead, he kept staring ahead. He was still posing a threat to her, and he could unleash an astonishing attack at any given moment. However, the cost was that he also had to withstand this terrifying attack from her.

Ye Futian's gaze was fixed on Donghuang Diyuan. She continued playing with her head lowered so he could not see her eyes. However, he could sense her music.

A musician's current emotion was reflected in their music. With Ye Futian's extraordinary attainment in music, he could tell her current status based on her song. He knew that she was perturbed by the Divine Requiem.

Time and space seemed to halt in the sky; only the musical storms continued rampaging the space. Both Divine Melodies were proficient in different territories, but Ye Futian could utilize his phantasms to intensify the tune. Judging from this point, he seemed to be better than Donghuang Diyuan in this aspect.

Donghuang Diyuan had been playing with her head lowered. An intense sorrow glistened in her eyes. As she continued playing, there was actually a tint of sadness mixed in the tune of the Ukiyo Song. Right at this moment, a shocking aura pierced through the music and swept towards her. She sensed the aura.

Suddenly, she raised her head and looked at Ye Futian. Her gaze turned resolute. Then, she continued playing the Divine Melody with her head lowered.

Ye Futian moved forward in a flash, and he pointed a finger at her. It turned into a divine sword that penetrated through the musical storm and charged towards Donghuang Diyuan.

Her Divine Phoenix let out a long cry and pounced towards Ye Futian, accompanied by terrifying musical notes. It collided with Ye Futian's divine body, resulting in a destructive storm breaking loose. Ye Futian was pushed back by the power of the storm. He then stood in midair.

After that, the Divine Requiem also gradually stopped. All his phantasms returned to his body.

When Donghuang Diyuan saw this scene, she also stopped playing, and her guqin vanished. She stood up and looked at Ye Futian.

"You have lost," Ye Futian announced as he stared at her.

"Is it so?" Donghuang Diyuan cast a glance at him.

"Your weak point has been exposed," Ye Futian said. "Even though it only lasted for a split second, you still showed it."

Donghuang Diyuan frowned. She did not deny it.

"You're the noble princess of the Divine Prefecture. You are born with everything others desire. You enjoy high status and are adored by all," Ye Futian mocked as he looked at her. "Everything about you is so perfect. There's not even a speck of shortcoming."

"However, why would you, the only daughter of Donghuang the Great and the noblest woman in the world, feel sad when listening to the Divine Requiem?" Ye Futian's gaze was piercing as he stared at Donghuang Diyuan intently.

He did not expect that the weakness of Donghuang Diyuan would be revealed by the Divine Requiem.

Ye Futian naturally understood what this meant.

"You're so full of yourself," Donghuang Diyuan chided coldly. Her tone was emotionless. She did not admit it.

Ye Futian expounded, "The Divine Requiem will awaken the sadness hidden in the listeners' hearts. Someone who has never been through grief will not be affected much by the song. On a similar note, the greater the sorrow one has experienced, the more obvious their weakness will be when listening to the Divine Requiem. The despair hidden deep within their souls will be awakened and magnified. Given your cultivation and your will, you are surely a very strong cultivator. But you are still affected by the Divine Requiem. This can only mean one thing."

Ye Futian stared at Donghuang Diyuan and continued, "The high and mighty princess of the Divine Prefecture is not as tough as you make yourself to be. You also have an intense sorrow deep inside your heart. What have you experienced?"

As he had said, the will of Donghuang Diyuan was certainly very strong. However, she was perturbed by the Divine Requiem and showed her weakness. It was surely because she had experienced something very sad.

Given her identity, why would she have such a tragic experience?

She was born high and mighty. Her starting point in life was already a goal countless people would never achieve in their lives. She was adored by many.

What else could make her so grievous?

"Nonsense." Donghuang Diyuan's gaze was cold as she said, "My experiences are not something that you can understand."

"Is that so?" Ye Futian smiled mockingly. From the looks of it, nobody was special in the world. Even Donghuang Diyuan, who stood at the peak, was no different from commoners. Her arrogance might be a façade that she put on.

Smiling, Ye Futian said, "Sadness is a collective experience among all humans. Everyone needs to let their emotions out. Since Princess said I know nothing about your experiences, why don't you tell me about them? Perhaps I can relieve you from your grief."

"Presumptuous!" said Donghuang Diyuan as a terrifying aura emanated from her and surged towards Ye Futian. Her gaze was extremely cold.

Ye Futian actually dared to speak such frivolous words.

"Presumptuous?" Ye Futian smiled as he said, "Your words are much presumptuous than mine. We are in the Devil Imperial Palace now, not Donghuang Imperial Palace. You should tone down your arrogance."

Ye Futian teased, "My cultivation is indeed not worth mentioning. However, as the princess of the Divine Prefecture who has access to the best training resources, your cultivation is no different from mine. It is lackluster."

Judging from their performances in the battle, none of them had a significant advantage. They couldn't directly suppress each other in any aspect. They were both top existences who were proficient in all aspects. Both their combat abilities were astonishing.

However, just a moment ago, Donghuang Diyuan revealed a weak point. Her emotions were perturbed by the Divine Requiem, and she showed her sorrow.

Buzz. A scorching gale was stirred up. Donghuang Diyuan seemed to be enraged by Ye Futian.

Divine light flowed around Ye Futian. He looked straight into Donghuang Diyuan's eyes and declared, "If we were in an actual battle, I would remain undefeated due to Celerity. I would not be able to do much to you, but the person who would lose in the end would certainly be you."

Donghuang Diyuan could predict his attacks even when he was using Celerity. However, what could she do to him if he didn't attack?

If they could only restrict each other, who would win in the long run?

"You would die if we were in an actual battle," Donghuang Diyuan retorted.

"Fascinating," Right at this moment, a voice was transmitted to them from afar. The speaker was none other than the Devil Emperor. He was in the Demon God Palace. His voice rang beside them, "The two of you go way back. In the past, Donghuang the Great and Emperor Ye Qing were comrades and were the two Emperors of the Divine Prefecture. Now, your encounter with each other might be destiny. Stop trying to decide on a winner here.. If you want to defeat each other, go and do so in a secluded place."