179: Chapter 179 Looting the Demon Emperor's Tomb, Devouring the Dragon Vein and Transforming Again

The head of the contemporary Heavenly Demon Emperor, with eyes wide open and an expression of disbelief, rolled onto the ground, making a dull thud.

The headless corpse still maintained a standing posture; only after several breaths did it collapse with a boom, kicking up a cloud of dust.

This Supreme of the Yao Race, who had ruled the Heavenly Demon Imperial Court for tens of thousands of years and stepped into the Void Refinement Realm, had completely fallen.

Ye Qing retracted the chaos sword. The brilliant Chaos-colored light on the blade slowly dimmed, revealing its ancient, simple body.

He exhaled a long breath of turbid Qi, his face slightly pale.

That strike just now had almost exhausted all his strength; even the Origin of his Cave Heaven World had suffered some shock.

But, in the end, he had won.

He did not even look at the Heavenly Demon Emperor's corpse. With a wave of his hand, he gathered the corpse, along with that Heaven-Devouring Sword and the Magic Treasure storage item on him, into his Cave Heaven World.

The corpse and sword of a Void Refinement Realm powerhouse were, in themselves, an immeasurable fortune.

Then, his gaze turned toward the open black mausoleum, which resembled the maw of a giant beast.

He could clearly sense that within that mausoleum, not only were the remains of past Heavenly Demon Emperors buried, but it also concealed the true Foundation of the Heavenly Demon Imperial Court—an "ancient dragon vein" that was sealed beneath the mausoleum, legendary to have been captured by the first Heavenly Demon Emperor using Supreme Divine Ability, a creature near to a true Dragon!

This ancient dragon vein was the true Foundation that allowed the Heavenly Demon Imperial Court to stand tall for tens of thousands of years!

It was also the greatest reliance for past Heavenly Demon Emperors to achieve a Breakthrough to higher Realms!

He stepped forward and entered the black mausoleum.

Inside the mausoleum, the space was vast, resembling an underground palace.

On the walls on both sides of the passage, countless fist-sized night-luminescent pearls were embedded, emitting a soft light that illuminated the path ahead.

At the end of the passage was an even more magnificent underground palace.

In the center of the underground palace, dozens of huge coffins, cast from various rare Materials, were placed side by side.

From each coffin emitted a faint yet extremely majestic aura.

That was the resting place of the past Heavenly Demon Emperors of the Heavenly Demon Imperial Court.

Ye Qing's gaze did not linger on these coffins for too long; instead, it locked directly onto the center of the underground palace, at the altar carved from a single, massive piece of crystal as brilliant as the stars.

On the altar were inscribed countless complex runes, seemingly of some ancient Seal Formation.

These runes, like living things, slowly flowed across the surface of the altar, emitting a mysterious and unfathomable fluctuation.

And beneath the altar, Ye Qing could clearly sense an indescribable, heart-palpitatingly massive amount of Dragon Qi and life essence, sealed deep underground like a sleeping giant Dragon.

That was the ancient dragon vein!

Ye Qing walked to the altar, extended his right hand, and gently pressed it onto the altar.

Hum—!!!

The moment his palm touched the altar, the entire altar shook violently!

Those flowing runes seemed to be activated, instantly erupting with blinding light!

A powerful repulsive force surged like a tide, attempting to push his hand away!

This was a Seal laid down by past Heavenly Demon Emperors, intended to protect this ancient dragon vein from being tainted by outsiders.

But, before Ye Qing's Spirit Transformation Consummation power, which had also incorporated the Law of Dragon Race, this Seal, although ingenious, was no longer enough to stop him.

"Break!"

He gave a soft shout, and a flash of Chaos-colored light appeared in his palm!

That powerful repulsive force, like ice and snow encountering its nemesis, instantly melted and disintegrated!

On the altar, those flowing runes let out a groan of being unable to bear the burden, and then, like shattered glass, they exploded with a boom!

The Seal was broken!

The moment the Seal was broken—

Roar—!!!

A deafening dragon roar, filled with endless majesty and joy, suddenly erupted from deep underground!

Immediately following, an indescribable, vast and boundless amount of Dragon Qi and life essence surged out from beneath the altar like a burst dam!

A massive, golden divine Dragon phantom, formed entirely from the purest Dragon Qi and earth essence, appearing almost tangible, soared from the ground into the sky, circling and dancing in the underground palace, letting out dragon roars of unbridled joy!

It was the manifestation of the will of that ancient dragon vein, which had been sealed for countless years!

It was celebrating, celebrating its regained freedom!

Ye Qing watched the golden divine Dragon phantom circling above his head, a trace of joy flashing in his eyes.

He did not hesitate, immediately sitting cross-legged and pushing the devouring power of his Cave Heaven World to the limit!

An invisible, terrifying suction force, like a black hole, centered on him, madly devoured the golden divine Dragon phantom that had just broken free and was cheering, as well as the Dragon Qi and life essence surging out like a tide!

The golden divine Dragon phantom seemed to sense the threat, let out an angry roar, and lunged at Ye Qing!

But, it was, after all, only a manifestation of the will of an ancient dragon vein, not a real divine Dragon.

Before Ye Qing's Spirit Transformation Consummation level devouring power, its resistance, although fierce, was destined to be futile.

Its massive body, the moment it touched that devouring power, began to uncontrollably decompose and liquefy, turning into the purest Dragon Qi and earth essence, surging into Ye Qing's body like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, and then being sent into the Cave Heaven World!

The Cave Heaven World, after absorbing the essence of this ancient dragon vein, once again underwent an earth-shattering change, almost like the creation of the world!

Its area expanded madly at an incredible speed!

Six million zhang... eight million zhang... ten million zhang... fifteen million zhang... twenty million zhang!

Finally, when all the essence of the ancient dragon vein had been thoroughly devoured and absorbed by the Cave Heaven World, the area of the Cave Heaven World had actually broken through to twenty million zhang in one go!

The earth became thicker and more vast, and even began to automatically derive some low mountain ranges and plateaus!

The sea of stars became more brilliant, countless stars flickering on and off, and even began to appear some brilliant galaxies, like the Milky Way, spanning the sky!

The area of the Floating Landmass also expanded dozens of times, like a real continent, suspended above the Nine Heavens!

On the landmass, those few stalks of dragon transformation grass, after absorbing a massive amount of Dragon Qi, not only regained their vitality but also condensed several dragon saliva Dao fruits at their tops, emitting seven-colored light and seemingly containing the true Dragon Origin!

The Spiritual Qi permeating the air was not only so dense that it almost turned into liquid, but it also carried a faint trace of Dragon might, as if coming from the ancient primordial era!

Even in some areas of the Cave Heaven World, those energy creatures that were originally like small animals began to evolve, after absorbing the Dragon Qi, into more Advanced life forms with simple intelligence, resembling the embryonic forms of Yao Beasts!

And Ye Qing's cultivation, driven by this unimaginably massive amount of ancient dragon vein essence, also broke through like a hot knife through butter, from Spirit Transformation Consummation, all the way forward, and finally, steadily stepped into the Void Refinement Realm!

He slowly opened his eyes, the divine light within his pupils restrained, as if there were two chaotic Universes slowly evolving, being born and destroyed in the depths of his pupils.

He stood up and gently clenched his fist.

A terrifying power, as if it could shatter stars with one palm and crush mountains and rivers with one stomp, surged and roared within his body.

Void Refinement Realm!

He had finally stepped into this Realm that countless Cultivators dreamed of!

His gaze calmly swept across this underground palace, which had lost the support of the ancient dragon vein and was beginning to become lifeless, as well as the coffins of the past Heavenly Demon Emperors. He did not linger, turned around, and walked out of the Demon Emperors Mausoleum step by step.

Behind him, that Demon Emperors Mausoleum, which once symbolized the Supreme power and glory of the Yao Race, began to shake violently the moment he stepped out of the mausoleum, and then, amidst a deafening roar, it collapsed with a boom, turning into ruins.

The Heavenly Demon Imperial Court had completely become history.

And Ye Qing's legend had only just begun.