Chapter 0689: Fate Map – Kingdom of Golden Sands
"Break for me!!"
Yi Tianxing's expression turned grim as he thrust his battle spear once again.
Jade-Shattering Battle Spear!!Intent of the Jade-Shattering Spear!!
Both physical strength and true essence converged completely into the spear.
Bang!!
The force infused into the spear was unimaginably fierce and domineering. Even a top-tier cultivator at the Fate Aperture realm with a fully tempered body would be pierced and blown apart. Yet, when the spear stabbed into the yellow sand, it instantly encountered an eerie power within the sand prison, which began absorbing and devouring the spear's strength, silently drawing it in as if into a void.
Of the full force unleashed, half was swallowed.
The spear merely tore open a small breach—
—Which immediately healed in an instant, as if nothing had happened.
Clearly, shattering this sand prison was no simple task.
And one must remember—Yi Tianxing's spear intent was no ordinary intent. It had passed through a tribulation, becoming a One-Tribulation Spear Intent, a power no less potent than a mystic-level divine ability, and in some ways even more ferocious and terrifying.
Yet even that, coupled with his battle spear, couldn't break the sand prison. It was a testament to the terrifying power of this trap.
"A mere sand prison, and you want me dead? Not enough!! Break for me!!"
Yi Tianxing's eyes gleamed with cold light, and he raised his alertness to the maximum. Once again, he thrust out his spear. But this time, it was not just spear intent and physical strength—within the spear, it was as if a vast world had formed.
Bang!!
As the battle spear struck the sand prison, terrifying power erupted completely. The force it carried came from within the Heavenly Emperor's Hongmeng Tower—the strength of an entire minor chiliocosm concentrated into a single blow.
It was like a world crushing down.
The resulting destruction shattered the sand prison in an instant.
"Interesting. You managed to break my sand prison. Even top Fate Aperture cultivators can't do that easily. Your strength surpasses your realm—you're nearly invincible among peers. A true peerless genius. However... opposing this priest means death. No matter how bright your talent, if you fall early, you are nothing. You've earned my seriousness."
The Grand Priest's tone now held genuine weight.
What had seemed like a fierce battle so far was, to the Grand Priest, merely toying with a presumptuous insect. He hadn't expected this human, who looked like an ant, to not only survive but to counter with such overwhelming force.
"You're bound to that bronze coffin. You haven't truly resurrected. Even if you do, you'll still be forced to hide within it. The Heavenly Dao's seal on this world restricts your power. Your awakening was an accident. Even so, you must hide inside, or the Heavenly Will will obliterate you."
Yi Tianxing squinted at the bronze coffin, his tone absolute.
He was certain—the Grand Priest couldn't leave that coffin freely. It was proof that he wasn't yet truly reborn. If he did emerge, there would be devastating consequences. In other words, the Grand Priest was in a half-sealed state.
Even with tremendous power, he couldn't act freely.
That restriction was absolute.
"Even if I can't manifest fully, I don't need to. You're still an insect—just a slightly larger one."
The Grand Priest didn't care that Yi Tianxing saw through him.
His ability to move, even in a semi-liberated state, was a massive advantage over the other sealed beings. Even if it cost him, it allowed him to lay foundations early. In war, the one who moves first often seizes the advantage.
"Then let's see what happens when I shatter your bronze coffin. No matter how mighty your divine powers, you'll still be crushed by the Heavenly Dao."
Yi Tianxing, unwavering, surged forward with his battle spear once more.
"Fool."
"Fate Map – Kingdom of Golden Sands!!"
The Grand Priest snorted coldly and didn't hesitate anymore.
As he spoke, a scroll-like image suddenly unfurled above the bronze coffin—no warning, just a majestic picture woven with myriad Dao patterns and lawful energy.
It opened like a living painting—revealing a vast golden kingdom.
Fate Map – Kingdom of Golden Sands!!
Golden light radiated from the Fate Map, expanding at an unnatural speed. In the blink of an eye, it engulfed Yi Tianxing completely.
That scroll, vast enough to blot out the sun, felt like it could change heaven and earth.
Even Yi Tianxing felt the world spin—when his vision cleared, he found himself in a different realm—yet somehow still the same.
"I'm inside the Fate Map. This is the Grand Priest's Fate Map—the Kingdom of Golden Sands."
Yi Tianxing looked skyward.
A scorching sun burned above.
Below was an endless golden desert, vast and boundless.
It was as though he stood in a sea of yellow sand. The sun's reflection turned the grains to shimmering light, and heatwaves rolled off the dunes, making it hard even to breathe.
The temperature here was unbearable.
The air shimmered with blistering heat—any normal person would combust in seconds, reduced to ash. It resembled the deadly Solar True Flame.
Then came whirling winds, lifting sand into the air and blotting out the sky. There was no safe ground, only relentless waves of gold.
The sand stretched endlessly to the horizon, where jagged dunes stood tall, like serrated teeth. Under the interplay of sunlight and shadows, the desert resembled a glittering sea.
It was breathtakingly beautiful—and equally deadly.
Ssshh!
Suddenly, golden flames erupted beneath his feet.
The fire was unbelievably fierce.
Yi Tianxing's shoes were instantly burned to ash, and his soles blistered painfully. The flame's nature was utterly dominant, pure Yang, and extremely aggressive.
"Solar True Flame? No… It's not the real thing, but it carries some of its properties."
Yi Tianxing's eyes narrowed.
True Solar Flame was one of the deadliest fires in existence—even immortals would be reduced to ash upon contact. If this were truly that fire, he would already be dead. But this had its essence—domineering, Yang-infused, and insidious. It infiltrated his body, boiling his blood, evaporating all moisture.
Everything confirmed this was a Kingdom of Golden Sands. A golden desert, boundless and perilous.
In response, Yi Tianxing's Chaos Battle Dragon Robe manifested around him, releasing a gray divine light that pushed the flames away. But even that began to drain his energy rapidly.
Worse, the entire desert caught fire, transforming into a blazing golden sea of flames.
Standing in it, he felt like he might die at any moment, reduced to ashes.
"What is that? Mr. Yi has been pulled into that scroll—it looks like a golden desert!"
"There's a sun, sandstorms, scorching heat—wait, now there's fire! What kind of power is this? A treasure? A divine ability?"
"No—it's a Fate Map. Only cultivators who've stepped into the Fate Map realm can condense such a thing. Every Fate Map is different, and their power can be unimaginable. A Fate Map isn't just a divine ability—it's the fusion of countless divine powers into one terrifying reality."
Witnessing this from the oasis, even Wind Immortal Lin and the others were shocked, their hearts pounding.
They understood well the gap between the Fate Aperture and Fate Map realms—the ability to condense a Fate Map was the fundamental difference.
A Fate Map was composed of many Fate Apertures and divine abilities, merged into one living tapestry.
This one had sunlight, sand, flames—clearly made from multiple elemental Fate Apertures. And it held astonishing might.
Whoosh!!
At that moment, more deadly changes arrived inside the Kingdom of Golden Sands.
The ground beneath Yi Tianxing collapsed without warning—a terrifying suction force pulled at him from below.
"Quicksand!!"
His face darkened.
The golden desert had turned to flowing quicksand, and it was pulling him under fast. His legs were already buried.
And this wasn't ordinary quicksand—it carried a devouring force unlike anything he had felt before.
Even Yi Tianxing could feel the immense pull.