494: Chapter 494 The Heavenly Emperor (59)

Deepest within the treasure hall.

Ye Yun's body could no longer be called "human-shaped."

It was a pile of crushed flesh and broken bones barely held together.

The recovery power of the Major Achievement Desolate Ancient Sacred Body was the only straw hanging onto his last breath.

Golden life essence surged out continuously, attempting to reconnect the torn Meridians and piece back together the shattered skeleton.

But the speed of this restoration was far from keeping up with the speed of destruction.

Bang.

The sternum that had just healed halfway collapsed again.

Bang.

The newly re-formed skull was once more beaten into a bloody mist.

Ye Yun could feel the Sacred Body wailing; every reconstruction was more difficult than the last, and the consumption of Origin was even greater.

The golden light grew dim, and the aura of life was as weak as a candle in the wind.

Finally.

When the remains' seemingly withered yet heavy-as-a-thousand-jun final punch fell.

Everything went still.

The last bit of light in Ye Yun's Sea of Consciousness was extinguished, and that tenaciously unceasing Qi was completely severed.

He was dead.

The remains slowly withdrew its fist; in its hollow eye sockets, those two clusters of eerie green flames flickered calmly.

It seemed to be confirming the results of its battle.

Buzz.

A weak yet incomparably familiar fluctuation quietly emanated from the core of Ye Yun's pile of shattered flesh.

Immortal and indestructible.

In just a few breaths' time.

Ye Yun's body revived on the spot.

Intact and flawless, it was even more powerful than before; the golden blood Qi was restrained, carrying the Perfection of a rebirth after a catastrophe.

The remains stopped.

That withered body froze in place, and the eerie green flames in its eye sockets went from a calm flicker to a violent flare-up in an instant.

It wasn't that the remains had stopped.

It was the unknown existence controlling the remains that had stopped.

From deep within those eerie green flames, a clear emotional fluctuation was transmitted.

Shock.

Incredulity.

Followed by certainty.

And a trace of intense killing intent.

It was as if it had seen this power before.

Ye Yun precisely captured this moment of hesitation.

He did not hesitate in the slightest.

His entire being turned into a beam of extreme golden light, and instead of retreating, he advanced, shooting toward the gap in the hall wall he had smashed through earlier.

By the time the unknown existence reacted from its shock and hatred, Ye Yun's figure had already rushed through the gap.

"Roar!"

The remains did not pause for a moment.

It crashed directly into the indestructible hall wall.

Rumble!

The wall surrounding the gap was instantly smashed to pieces, and the entire North Sea Heavenly Emperor Tomb shook violently under this terrifying impact.

...

Outside the mausoleum, the Ancient Battlefield.

When the first batch of Prodigies rushed out of the tomb in a wretched state, the various Dao Protectors waiting outside immediately sensed something was wrong.

"What happened? What went on inside?"

"Why are you all injured!"

Seeing their Disciples and successors covered in blood with terrified expressions, the faces of those great experts changed drastically.

"There's a trap inside the tomb! It's a scam!"

A Saint who had just escaped shouted at the top of his lungs.

"The North Sea Heavenly Emperor remains are being controlled by a strange power, and it's slaughtering us! Like killing chickens!"

"It's the Ye Family Imperial Scion! The Ye Family Imperial Scion is still inside! He held back the remains alone to let us leave first!"

These two pieces of news shocked everyone on the Ancient Battlefield.

The powerhouses of all factions, regardless of their cultivation level, all turned pale.

The first to arrive in the vicinity upon hearing the news were two Great Emperor Giants with unfathomable auras.

One wore the standard imperial robes of the Southern Heavenly Court, majestic and overbearing.

The other came from an ancient imperial clan with a long Legacy, his gaze deep and profound.

Adding in the few ordinary Great Emperors who were already guarding the perimeter, at this moment, fewer than ten Emperor-level experts were gathered above the Ancient Battlefield.

More living fossil-level old monsters were still on their way from various places.

"The celestial emperor remains are being controlled? Is this true?"

The Southern Heavenly Court's Great Emperor Giant took a step forward and arrived before the Prodigies, his voice solemn.

Just as the Emperors were exchanging information and preparing to force their way into the tomb to investigate.

Boom!

An explosion louder than any previous sound came from the front wall of the tomb.

The sturdy outer wall of the imperial tomb burst open like paper, creating a massive hole.

Amidst the flying rubble and dust, a golden figure staggered out; it was Ye Yun.

The moment he landed, his knees buckled, and he knelt on one knee, violently coughing up a mouthful of golden imperial blood.

But he had, after all, come out alive.

However, before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief.

Following closely behind was a terrifying aura that made the Divine Souls of all the Great Emperors present tremble, erupting from that pile of ruins.

The North Sea Heavenly Emperor remains rushed out of the tomb.

It stood quietly atop the pile of rubble, its tattered imperial robes fluttering loudly in the wind, the eerie green flames in its eye sockets burning across the entire sky.

The physical pressure of a Heavenly Emperor swept through the field like a tsunami.

The faces of those few ordinary Great Emperors turned pale instantly; they felt their own Emperor Dao Law wailing under this pressure, and their Divine Souls were shaking.

"Heavenly Emperor... remains..."

The Southern Heavenly Court's Great Emperor Giant's voice even carried a slight tremor.

Among them, the strongest was only at the Fifth Level of the Great Emperor realm.

Facing a true celestial emperor remains, even if it was just a controlled shell, they were completely outmatched.

"We can't let it out to cause havoc! Everyone together, block it!"

The Great Emperor Giant from the ancient imperial clan was the most decisive; with a furious roar, he summoned his lifebound imperial weapon, which turned into a divine rainbow as he took the lead and charged.

The other Great Emperors looked at each other and could only steel themselves to follow.

Various Emperor Dao Laws intertwined, forming a celestial net that draped toward the remains.

Facing this attack which was enough to obliterate stars, the remains simply raised its hand.

One punch.

Boom!

The imperial weapon of that ancient imperial clan giant wailed the moment it touched the fist, instantly becoming covered in cracks and flying back with its light dimmed.

He himself was shaken violently, and his entire person was sent flying by that irresistible force.

The fate of the other ordinary Great Emperors was even more miserable; two of them didn't even manage to get close before being struck by the aftershock of the punch's wind, their imperial bodies splitting open on the spot, blood spraying as they nearly fell then and there.

"We can't stop it! We can't stop it at all!"

A Great Emperor cried out in alarm.

"Quick! Quickly ask for a Peak Great Emperor Senior to take action!"

Despair spread across the Ancient Battlefield.

The remains ignored those ant-like Emperors; it passed through the fragile defense line formed by those few Great Emperors and walked step by step toward the Prodigies.

Its target was clear.

Ye Yun.

Ye Yun forced himself to stand up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and pushed his newly recovered Desolate Ancient Sacred Body to its limit, preparing for a desperate struggle.

The peak combat power of a Major Achievement Desolate Ancient Sacred Body could fight against a Great Emperor.

But facing the celestial emperor remains, the gap between them was like a heavenly chasm.

Just when everyone thought they were doomed today and a catastrophe was about to strike.

Above the firmament, a golden light tore through the thick clouds without any warning.

That light came too fast.

So fast that no one present, including those two Great Emperor Giants, had any reaction.

It wasn't light, but a torrent condensed purely from blood Qi, carrying a supreme Fist Intent.

Bang!

A loud sound shook the universe.

That punch, without deviating an inch, landed squarely on the chest of the North Sea Heavenly Emperor remains.

The remains, which had just been suppressing the entire field and treating Great Emperors as nothing, was actually sent flying by this one punch, plowing a ten-thousand-mile deep trench across the vast Ancient Battlefield.

The entire field went silent.

Everyone stared blankly at the sky.

The might of that punch was too terrifying; the aftershocks of the golden blood Qi churned endlessly in the air, forming a golden sea that made those few Great Emperors breathless.

That was the power of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.

And it was a Major Achievement Sacred Body.

But it was countless times more powerful than Ye Yun's Major Achievement.

Ye Yun suddenly looked up.

His Heavenly Eye and Double Pupils simultaneously locked onto that figure descending from the sky.

A man wearing tattered imperial robes floated quietly in mid-air.

His face was resolute with sharp features, and his body bore several deep, bone-revealing scars that were still seeping blood.

But those eyes burned like torches.

Golden blood Qi surrounded his body like a true Dragon, and the Holy Light was immortal, illuminating the entire world.

The Great Emperor Giant from the ancient imperial clan present turned pale with shock the moment he saw the newcomer's face.

His lips trembled as he uttered a name.

"Desolate... Desolate Heaven Great Emperor."