442: Chapter 442 The Heavenly Emperor (7)

Ye Yun looked inward, once again carefully sensing the eight shackles on his body's surface.

This time, he completely immersed his mind within them.

From those black shackles, he clearly perceived a "weird" aura that was both familiar and strange.

This aura's Origin was exactly the same as the "great terror" he had encountered in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths in his previous life, which was suspected to be the cause of the disappearance of Great Emperors throughout the ages.

Huge waves immediately surged in his heart.

Why would this weird power, which was enough to make even a Great Emperor feel powerless, become a curse specifically targeting the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body?

Could it be that this world called the Three Thousand Dao Provinces also contained such a thing?

He couldn't help but think of the past events mentioned by the Family elders regarding his father, the Desolate Heaven Great Emperor.

Expedition.

Was the so-called "Land of Expedition" and the so-called "great terror" actually a war against this weird power?

But this conflicted with his understanding from his previous life.

In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, that weird power was at a supreme level that even Great Emperors could not confront head-on.

Yet here, it seemed to be merely at the Great Emperor level, appearing much lower in rank.

This contradiction plunged him into deep thought.

Putting aside his doubts about the outside world for the moment, Ye Yun turned his full attention to himself.

He began to probe his body at a deeper level.

Soon, in the deepest part of the Saint Body Origin, he found a wisp of aura that, though faint, was tough and indestructible.

Yin and Yang Indestructible Power.

This was his greatest reliance in his previous life, the Foundation that allowed him to reverse life for one lifetime.

Having confirmed that his final trump card still existed, his mind finally settled completely.

However, just as he was about to end his internal inspection, he discovered another anomaly.

Even deeper beneath the Yin and Yang Indestructible Qi, within that Origin Chaos that even he himself had never touched, a more ancient and primitive power lay dormant.

Chaos Qi.

This aura was ethereal and elusive, yet it seemed to encompass everything, transcending all else.

Ye Yun tried to sense and touch it, but that Chaos Qi was like a reflection in a mirror or the moon in water; he couldn't capture it at all, let alone control it.

He could only engrave this unexpected discovery deep in his heart.

To find a way to break the eight shackles, Ye Yun walked out of his sleeping quarters.

He began to dive into the vast sea of ancient books belonging to the Ye Family.

Relying on his Comprehension Ability, which far surpassed ordinary people, and his photographic Divine Soul, he thirstily absorbed all the knowledge of this world.

Months passed, and he still had gained nothing regarding the method to break the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body's curse.

However, he unexpectedly saw scattered records of "Chaos Qi" in a tattered ancient fragment that had long been forgotten in a corner.

The fragment stated that Chaos Qi was the beginning of all things and the source of the Universe. If a living being could master this power, they could condense the legendary "Chaos Body" that had long since vanished from the world.

The Chaos Body possessed the "Immortal Stature," with infinite potential that even transcended all Saint Bodies.

Ye Yun's mind shook violently.

He immediately dropped everything and began to study how to control that wisp of Chaos Qi within his body with all his might.

But no matter how he tried, he had no clue, and his research reached a complete impasse.

Just as Ye Yun was distressed by this, a soft sound of footsteps echoed outside his sleeping quarters.

The Empress arrived.

Looking at her son's furrowed brows, her eyes were filled with concern and heartache.

"Yun'er, have you encountered some troubling matter?"

Ye Yun did not hide anything and told her the whole story of the predicament he faced.

The Empress fell silent for a long time after hearing this.

A trace of incredibly complex reminiscence flashed in her eyes, eventually turning into an unprecedented resoluteness.

She made a major decision.

"Yun'er, follow me."

The Empress took Ye Yun's hand and led him toward the deepest part of the Ye Family's ancestral land, a restricted area that even she had never set foot in.

She told Ye Yun that several Ancient Ancestors of the Family, after a long discussion, had finally decided to use the Ye Family's final Foundation.

To take him to the place left behind by the First Ancestor, the "Heavenly Emperor."

There, a wisp of Origin power and a supreme Opportunity left by the First Ancestor of the Ye Family—a true Heavenly Emperor who had established the Family's eternal glory—were sealed.

They hoped that with the help of the power left by the Heavenly Emperor, they could see if he could gain the First Ancestor's recognition, thereby breaking the curse shackles on Ye Yun's body in one fell swoop.

The mother and son soon arrived at the very core of the Forbidden Ground.

Here, time and space seemed to have frozen, and terrifying Imperial Might filled every corner.

As soon as Ye Yun stepped in, he felt a sense of pressure originating from the deepest part of his Bloodline, as well as an inexplicable sense of closeness.

In the center of the Forbidden Ground, an indescribable golden orb of light floated.

That was the Origin power left by the Heavenly Emperor.

Ye Yun took a deep breath and slowly walked toward that mass of light.

As he approached, that mass of Heavenly Emperor Origin power actually began to move toward him proactively, emitting thoughts of recognition and closeness.

Wisps of pure Origin power, far beyond his imagination, began to actively cleanse his body.

Everything was progressing exceptionally smoothly.

The Empress and the Ancient Ancestors observing in secret all breathed a sigh of relief, hope shining in their eyes.

However, at that moment, a sudden change occurred.

When the Heavenly Emperor Origin power, during the cleansing process, touched the eight curse shackles emitting a weird aura deep within his Desolate Ancient Sacred Body Bloodline...

A strong rejection reaction erupted violently.

The Heavenly Emperor's power seemed to have encountered a mortal enemy.

That thought of recognition and closeness instantly turned into rage and disgust.

It viewed Ye Yun, this "unclean thing" burdened with a curse, as an anomaly that must be purged.

Boom!

A power of expulsion so strong it was irresistible suddenly acted upon Ye Yun's body, intending to completely cast him out of this sacred Forbidden Ground.

"Not good!"

The expressions of the Empress and the Ancient Ancestors waiting outside changed simultaneously.

They realized that this final plan was also about to end in failure.

Ye Yun, rejected by that power, felt the loathing originating from the roots of his Bloodline and sensed the change in the eyes of his mother and the Ancient Ancestors from hope to despair.

An unprecedented sense of humiliation and unwillingness exploded in his heart.

His eyes instantly turned cold.

"I will never fail!"

He roared frantically in his heart.

Just moments before he was to be completely expelled from the Forbidden Ground by that power.

He no longer suppressed himself.

That supreme will from his previous life—which had punished heaven and earth and dared to tear apart destiny itself—erupted completely.

Boom!

Three complete phantom images of the Great Dao, reaching from heaven to earth, suddenly appeared behind his youthful body.

He actually used the power of those three Daos to forcibly resist the rejection of the Heavenly Emperor Origin and actively met that supreme power.

Outside, the Empress and the Ancient Ancestors could only see Ye Yun's figure being completely enveloped by a golden light so brilliant it was impossible to look at directly.

Within that light, three towering phantoms that made even their hearts palpitate flashed by, but they were completely unable to see clearly what exactly was happening.