Best Young Master

The colossal coffin, neither metal nor jade, neither stone nor wood, its material unknown, lay silently upon an altar constructed of countless human-shaped bones, exuding a deadly aura.

The coffin stretched across, as if possessing the power to crush through all eternity!

It truly is the burial place of the Eternal Slaughter Emperor.

The coffin was densely covered with engravings, which seemed to be interconnected, each engraving linking with those before and after it.

Ye Fan examined them closely, finding a total of fifty engravings. Each seemed both identical to and different from the first, looking particularly perplexing.

The number of the Great Transformation is fifty, but it uses forty-nine, with the one evading being everlasting. Yet, these fifty engravings formed a closed circular loop, seemingly capable of connecting from any starting point.

Ye Fan’s eyes shot out two beams of divine radiance, joining with the engravings, meticulously imprinting the fifty engravings in his sea of consciousness.

He was unable to comprehend the mysteries of this supreme holy technique now, and could only memorize it by rote for future understanding.

The fifty engravings were all immensely complex and profound, filled with the breath of the Great Dao, as if interpreting some form of ultimate secret technique.

Ye Fan felt an empty spirit in his heart; he knew he wouldn’t comprehend it in a short time. He took out the Bodhi Seed gifted to him by Yu Chanzi, held it in his palm, and with the enlightenment from the Bodhi Seed, imprinted the fifty engravings upon his heart.

Both on Earth and in the Xuan Realm, the Bodhi symbolized wisdom, enlightenment, thought, and the awakening of the spirit. It was said to open one’s divinity, enlightening the self and understanding the principles of the Great Dao.

Ye Fan wasn’t sure if it would be of any use, but while perceiving the essence of elements and laws, he held the Bodhi Seed.

He brought it out now with the intention of using its power to perfectly imprint the fifty engravings, avoiding any deviation.

One must know that with such a supreme holy technique, even the slightest discrepancy could lead to a vast difference, and if that resulted in the inability to display the power of this holy technique, wouldn’t it be a grave injustice?

Bai Yan wolf did not have a Bodhi Seed, but it earnestly memorized the engravings on the coffin, with images seemingly flickering in its eyes.

In the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Ye Fan finally imprinted the fifty engravings perfectly and accurately in his sea of consciousness.

Bai Yan wolf also closed its eyes; apparently, it had also obtained the complete set of engravings and was quietly deducing them in its heart.

After a while, Bai Yan wolf sighed deeply, opened its eyes, and said, "Too profound, absolutely clueless, with no idea where to start."

Ye Fan felt the same way. He had also tried to deduce them earlier and discovered that the fifty engravings formed a perfect circle, seemingly capable of deduction from any engraving, but without the expected supreme power.

To enter a treasure mountain and return empty-handed made the always greedy Bai Yan wolf somewhat grudgingly envious.

It coaxed Ye Fan, "Ye, since this is the coffin of Emperor Sha, there must be his cultivation techniques, forbidden secret techniques, or even Emperor Weapons buried within. Don’t you want to obtain them?"

Hmm?

The words of Bai Yan wolf rang in his ears, and indeed, Ye Fan was somewhat tempted.

Eternal Slaughter Emperor!

One of the most powerful Great Emperors of humanity!

His cultivation techniques and martial arts skills must be extremely powerful, no weaker than the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor. Even if he couldn’t cultivate them, they could at least verify and complement the Nine Heavens Profound Skill.

Moreover, those forbidden secret techniques must be incredibly strong, a trump card to save one’s life when encountering formidable enemies in the future.

Though tempted, Ye Fan also knew that this Bai Yan wolf certainly wasn’t harboring any benevolent intentions. The Great Emperor’s coffin was not something easily opened!

Clearly, it hadn’t managed to seize anything during the tussle for the Heaven Grade Spirit Stones, hence it’s urging him to open the coffin.

Thinking of this, Ye Fan shook his head and said, "The coffin of an Ancient Great Emperor isn’t easily opened. Not to mention whether the corpse of Emperor Sha is inside, even if it is, who could withstand the pressure and slashing death from it? I’m afraid the moment the coffin is opened, we would turn into pus and blood."

"Tch!"

Bai Yan wolf rolled its eyes and said, "Coward, why do you think I want you to open the coffin? Isn’t it all for your sake? No matter how profound Emperor Sha’s cultivation techniques and martial arts may be, they were created for you humans. I can’t learn it, just like the engravings on the coffin, I probably have no chance with them. Even if I could comprehend them, I couldn’t wield them; it would be a bargain for you, kid."

"Moreover, this coffin is so miraculous, it must harbor endless divine energy. This divine energy can be used to repair the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown. As long as you activate the crown to absorb the divine energy from the coffin, not only can the damaged crown be repaired, but it can also weaken the coffin’s seal, making it easier to open later."

Bai Yan wolf seemed very aware of Ye Fan’s weakness, knowing that his most pressing desire was to repair the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown, hence he used the divine energy to tempt him, confident he couldn’t refuse.

As expected, upon hearing that the divine energy within the coffin could repair the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown, Ye Fan’s heart stirred. Even if the coffin wasn’t opened, disturbing Emperor Sha’s corpse, absorbing some divine energy should not be a problem, right?

Since Elder Xuan fell into a deep sleep, Ye Fan felt as if something was missing in his life.

Previously, in tackling hard-to-solve matters, he could still consult Elder Xuan. But since Elder Xuan’s slumber, he became lonely, with no trustworthy person to deliberate with on difficult decisions.

Hence, he was eager to repair the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown and awaken Elder Xuan, which was also why he urged the crown to absorb energy from the Undead Holy Gold found on Luan Gu Star.

Should he absorb the divine energy within the coffin to repair the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown, taking such a risk seemed worthwhile.

Boom!

Ultimately, Ye Fan couldn’t resist the temptation. He decisively activated the Emperor Weapon, beginning to absorb the divine energy within the coffin.

This coffin was immensely vast, at least several times bigger than other coffins, with undoubtedly abundant divine energy contained within.

As Ye Fan began to urge the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown to absorb its Divine Energy, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown erupted with a burst of intense brilliance, with endless Divine Energy emanating from the Coffin, merging into the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown.

As time slowly passed, the brilliance emitted by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown became increasingly dazzling, like a golden sun, emitting a terrifying suction force.

"Clang!"

At this moment, the Coffin suddenly shook, making a peculiar noise, as if the lid inside was opening.

Instantly, an extremely terrifying murderous intent burst forth from the gaps in the Coffin, sweeping through every corner of the underground palace in an instant!

"Boom!"

An invisible storm destroyed everything around it, turning it into dust in a brief moment!

Ye Fan instantly felt as if his blood and Soul were frozen; a bone-chilling coldness made him shiver involuntarily.

"Ah..."

Bai Yan wolf let out a more miserable cry, unable even to move its eyeballs.

If they weren’t still protected by the light of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown, the outcome might not be much better than those scattered bones in the corners of the underground palace.

"Buzz!"

A vibration sounded, and the Coffin automatically cut off the output of Divine Energy, preventing the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown from absorbing any more of it.

"What... what... what’s happening? Is... is... is there a resurrection?"

Bai Yan wolf’s teeth chattered, stammering.

The Ancient Emperor, overlooking the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, all living beings, is the pinnacle combat power in the Cultivation World, but even he couldn’t withstand the passage of Time and returned to dust.

However—

Even the corpse of the Great Emperor is extremely powerful; a single drop of Essence Blood can pierce an Ancient Star without exaggeration.

If such a person were to resurrect after death, that would be a great spectacle; in heaven and earth, the cosmic starry sky, who could possibly contend with a resurrected Great Emperor?

"Damn wolf, it’s all your fault. If you hadn’t urged me to use the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown to absorb the Divine Energy in the Coffin, how would this change have happened? What should we do now?"

Ye Fan was also dumbfounded, knowing that the anomaly of the Coffin was definitely caused by his activation of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown to absorb the Divine Energy within it.

"How should I know such a change would happen? Besides, you’ve taken all the benefits for yourself, I haven’t gained anything, don’t put all the blame on me, you’re part of it too."

Bai Yan wolf bared its teeth; though extremely terrified, it refused to admit it was responsible.

"Clang!"

While they were arguing, the Coffin shook again, and the sky-rending murderous intent reappeared. Even with the protection of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown, they felt a soul-quivering fear.

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown is not at its Peak; it is extremely weakened, unable to exert its full Peak power.

When facing what could be the corpse of the Great Emperor, its power seems much less effective.

At this moment, Ye Fan deeply hated the Ancient Immortal and Gu Family’s Emperor’s Golden Bronze Furnace. If it hadn’t wanted to devour the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown, Elder Xuan wouldn’t have been forced into sleep, and the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown could have exerted its mighty Emperor’s Might.

And now, after that battle, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown was severely damaged, forcing Elder Xuan into sleep.

"Retreat, get away from here!"

Ye Fan decisively decided to retreat from this underground palace, otherwise, if any anomaly occurred, he and Bai Yan wolf would surely die.

However—

Just as he urged the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown, preparing to leave, he realized he couldn’t move; he was completely imprisoned by the astonishing murderous intent.

"Old Bai, quickly activate the Array Platform, we must traverse the Void to leave here, as far away as possible!" Ye Fan said to Bai Yan wolf.

"Do you think I don’t want to? It’s useless; the space here is imprisoned, even the Transmission Array Platform cannot be activated, let alone traversing the Void! Otherwise, why would I work so hard to break the formation? I would’ve long activated the Array Platform and left!" Bai Yan wolf said dejectedly.

"Clang!"

At this moment, the Coffin lid suddenly flew up and fell on the distant ground with a deafening bang.

"Ah... resurrected... the Great Emperor has resurrected..."

Bai Yan wolf screamed in horror, almost scared out of its wits.

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