Eternal Holy Emperor

"The Great Emperor has revived!?" Ye Chen stared fixedly.

"Who is it that dares trespass into this Emperor’s palace?"

Though it was but a simple sentence, the instant it resounded, even someone like Ye Chen, a Super Great Power comparable to the Eighth Layer Heaven, actually felt a perilous sense that his body would be shattered to dust on the spot.

That peerless Chaos Sacred Body seemed unable to withstand even a single bark from the Emperor.

Rumble—

At the same time, the Supreme Emperor upon the Emperor’s Throne suddenly moved. He merely extended a single finger, yet the moment that finger stretched out, it magnified in an instant by an unknown number of times. A finger that had been normal in size suddenly grew so enormous it could veil an entire Star Domain, descending from above with a thunderous crash.

The countless stars at the edge of the heavens became as small as dust beneath that finger, and then shattered one after another, utterly unable to withstand even a single blow.

In the next instant, that terrifying Emperor’s Finger came crashing down from above, slamming toward Ye Chen.

"This is bad—"

Every hair on Ye Chen’s body stood on end. He was about to summon the Heavenly Desolate Divine Land for protection, and was even prepared to sacrifice his unfinished Great Emperor Reincarnation to shield himself.

He understood very clearly that before a true Supreme Emperor, no matter how strong he was, he would still be as fragile as paper.

Yet just as he was about to act, he suddenly jolted awake, and everything became clear. Cold sweat soaked his head as he watched that peerless Emperor’s Finger which so easily crushed the Heavenly Stars descend. His originally surging Blood Qi quieted, and he softly said, "Break!"

Crash—

It was like glass: on that previously terrifying scene, a crack appeared. Then that crack spread at a shocking speed like lightning, and in less than a tenth of an instant, it had spread across the entire starry sky, before shattering completely with a thunderous roar.

The Supreme Emperor vanished, the sky-covering Emperor’s Finger vanished, the vast starry sky vanished. What remained was only the broad grand hall he had first seen, and that Emperor’s Throne at its center.

Behind the Emperor’s Throne, a portal appeared, looming faintly, leading to some unknown place, yet from which a Treasure aura flickered.

"The true Great Emperor has long disappeared from the world. What we saw was only a shadow."

Ye Chen let out a soft sigh. This was merely one of the trials of the Jiuyan Emperor Palace, aimed at foreign intruders.

Even if an outsider managed to pass through the many perilous checkpoints of the Jiuyan Emperor Clan and enter the most important Emperor Palace within, they still had to undergo this trial that originated from the Emperor’s Throne.

It was an Illusion Realm, yet at the same time incomparably real. If one could not discern that it was an illusion, they would still die; only, what perished would be the Divine Soul rather than form and spirit—nothing more.

Ye Chen circled around the Emperor’s Throne and entered the portal behind. There, he saw boundless Divine Treasure of the Emperor Clan stored within.

There was Divine Spiritual Origin, which in the outside world was a rare Treasure. Even Eternal Dao sects with Great Power presiding over them could not possess much, yet here it was piled up like one Little Shan after another.

There were also Star Silver Sand, Deep Sea Blue Silver, Immortal Pattern Divine Iron, and other Divine Material, heaped into several Little Shan. One must know, these were at the very least Divine Material for Sacrificial Refining Heavenly King Level artifacts and above; Great Power-grade Divine Material was not lacking either. Some refining divine materials, though not equal to Chaos Nine Immortal Gold, were not far inferior, enough to make even an Ancient Monarch’s heart stir at the sight.

Naturally, there were also many powerful Daoist Soldiers and Magical Instruments, priceless scrolls, unique handwritten notes, and all kinds of Divine Treasure, each and every one unimaginable and beyond price.

Ye Chen could be considered well-traveled and knowledgeable, yet only after entering the Emperor’s Treasure Land of the Jiuyan Emperor Clan did he truly witness how terrifying the foundation of an Emperor Clan was. Moreover, behind the portal there were no fewer than nine Emperor’s Hidden Worlds, each world storing the same vast amount of various Divine Treasure.

"A fifteen-thousand-year-old Ancient Sword Orchid, a seventy-thousand-year-old Dancing Vine Orchid, a ninety-nine-thousand-year-old Flying Immortal Fruit..." Ye Chen also saw several Medicine Spirits, all being cultivated in extraordinarily precious Immortal Soil, with several clusters of Divine Spiritual Origin beside them lavishly providing vast Spiritual Energy to nurture their growth.

Ye Chen was utterly dumbfounded. No wonder an Emperor Clan could remain in the world for so many tens of thousands of years and still rule supreme. It was not only because of the might of their Emperor Bloodline Power; such terrifying foundations, given sufficient talent, could forcibly cultivate peerless powerhouses.

The Emperor Clan’s immortality and invincibility were not mere empty words.

Ye Chen swallowed hard. Even he could not remain calm; naturally, he became crazed. With a sweep of his great hand, he directly seized massive amounts of Divine Treasure.

Visibly, the Emperor’s Hidden World that had once been piled high with Treasure was soon emptied of one entire world’s worth.

However, there were a full nine Emperor’s Hidden Worlds. Each had been divided out separately, yet each contained the same abundance of Divine Treasures and supreme artifacts, leaving Ye Chen overwhelmed. He simply could not fully identify every Divine Item. At that moment, he no longer cared to distinguish them; he decided to empty everything first and talk later.

After an entire hour passed, Ye Chen had only emptied three Emperor’s Hidden Worlds. There were still six Emperor’s Hidden Worlds remaining.

Just as he was preparing to empty the fourth Emperor’s Hidden World, all of a sudden, a streak of flowing light rushed out from within his body with a swish and shot deep into the Emperor’s Hidden World.

It was the Chaos Immortal Egg, its whole body like red gold, shining with resplendent red-gold radiance. Normally, it remained silent and motionless, to the point that Ye Chen had almost forgotten about it; he had never expected it to move now.

Ye Chen followed after it, only to discover that in the depths of the fourth Emperor’s Hidden World, there was a pool.

Calling it a pool was peculiar, for within it there was no rippling water, but blazing, priceless Sun Essence, flowing slowly like molten lava, incomparably scorching, capable of easily burning the void into Nihility, and tightly Sealed.

This pool was about ten zhang across, and within it was all terrifying Sun Essence, a level higher even than Sun Sacred Flame. A single sun could not produce much Sun Essence, and even Great Power could hardly endure the burning of such essence, yet the Chaos Immortal Egg plunged into the pool, its whole body flowing with brilliant red-gold light, bathing in the Sun Essence as it rose and sank within.

To the naked eye, the Chaos Immortal Egg was continuously devouring these Sun Essence. The red-gold Dao Patterns carved upon it shone brighter and brighter, and its aura grew increasingly powerful.

Ye Chen let out a soft sound of surprise, becoming ever more curious about what kind of lifeform the Chaos Immortal Egg was nurturing.

Was it a Golden Crow, or an Undying Immortal Phoenix?

He did not know, but in any case, it would certainly be a Supreme Life. Once it was born and grew to maturity, it might have the chance to stand shoulder to shoulder with a Supreme Emperor.

"Enough, enough. Since I’ve chanced upon this moment, I’ll see if I can let you be born. I’ll lend you a hand."

With a swish, he summoned out several golden giants he had obtained in the Fiftyth Pass. Within them flowed Golden Holy Liquid, refined Chaos Essence that could aid Foundation Establishment. Originally, he intended to give it to Little Chenxi, but now he also took out two of them, cracked open their surfaces, and poured out large quantities of Golden Holy Liquid.

Chi chi chi—

The Chaos Immortal Egg bathed in the Sun Essence while devouring the Golden Holy Liquid, trembling continuously. Within it, a mighty Qi Mechanism surged brighter and brighter, buzzing and resounding.

Rumble—

One could feel the Qi Mechanism within the Chaos Immortal Egg growing stronger and stronger.

And one could clearly hear, from within the Chaos Immortal Egg, the sound of a thumping heart echoing—thump, thump—while, faintly, a hazy, indistinct figure emerged within.