Wasn't it the case that a million years ago, the founder and Ancient Ancestor of the Nine Domains Divine Kingdom, Nalan Yunxuan, plotted for a hundred thousand years, gathered nine peak Great Powers, built a Heavenly Path to this world, yet ultimately fell short of success, helplessly becoming one of the existences within the nine Ancient Temples?
Ye Chen directly sent a voice transmission to Nine Phoenix Great Power, hoping that the Heavenly Great Powers could lead everyone away from this broken Emperor World before the Heavenly Calculation truly began.
However, Nine Phoenix Great Power also shook his head helplessly, because at this moment, all the Heavenly Great Powers had fallen into complete fervor.
The Emperor represented supremacy, truly transcending the limits of lifespan. As long as no accidents occurred, one could possess the most boundless lifespan, towering over the ancient and modern. The immortal fate left behind would undoubtedly be peerless in the world. How many were willing to give up just like that?
Even the five strongest peak Great Powers were the same, their eyes blazing as they gazed at the mysterious stone coffin atop the Ancestral Altar at the zenith of the heavens.
Boom—
Suddenly, boundless divine energy surged mightily toward the stone coffin on the Ancestral Altar. That mysterious stone coffin seemed to open like the most terrifying abyssal black hole, devouring the spiritual energy of the heavens and swallowing all the divine energy completely.
Clang—
Accompanied by a light sound, under the gaze of all, it was visible to the naked eye that the coffin lid, which should have been enshrined on the Ancestral Altar, suddenly flew out. One side of the coffin lid shot into the sky, piercing through the heavens.
Boom—
A vast pressure instantly spread out from the stone coffin, flooding everything. The heavens collapsed, everything seemed about to shatter.
"Emperor's Might!"
Everyone's expressions changed. That was definitely Emperor's Might, identical to that on a Supreme Dao Weapon, possessing an immeasurable pressure that transcended everything. However, although it was very strong, it was far from being as supremely powerful as imagined, falling short by a lot.
Nevertheless, everyone stared intently at the burial coffin. The coffin lid had opened, so was the Emperor's corpse about to appear?
Bang—
From within the stone coffin on the Ancestral Altar, another coffin lid shot into the sky, and from within, an even more intense wave of pressure surged forth. The Emperor's Might grew increasingly fiery, tearing the void apart.
"Nine-Layered Divine Coffin!"
At this moment, everyone finally understood. This was the legendary Nine-Layered Divine Coffin, naturally existing specifically to bury an Emperor, a supreme ancient coffin of the highest specification.
Even Ye Chen was seeing it for the first time. The Nine-Layered Divine Coffin was even more advanced than the Sixfold Coffin that buried the Formless Sovereign. Only a true Emperor or a supreme immortal had the qualification to be buried within. Otherwise, any living being below the Emperor buried within would inevitably suffer heavenly punishment, dying without a complete corpse.
In the past, Ye Chen had always found it strange. Emperors achieved perfection at the Tenth Heaven, so they should be buried in a ten-layered coffin, not a nine-layered one, missing one layer. But now he understood: the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin, the nine ancient coffins represented the Nine Heavens, while one's own body represented the final Tenth Heaven. This was the true difference.
Boom—
Boundless divine energy surged violently again, rushing toward the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin, and each surge of divine energy was more intense than the last.
Clang—
The third coffin lid was also flung open. Vaguely visible on the coffin lid were special patterns and diagrams, depicting a vast great world with traces of all living beings in the myriad realms, representing one great world.
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As time passed, even more terrifying divine energy surged forth, all rushing toward the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin on the Ancestral Altar.
Soon, the sixth coffin lid was opened, representing another great world. Moreover, with each coffin lid flung open, the Emperor's Might that surged forth grew increasingly intense. Now, it was terrifying enough to rival an Ancient Sovereign. The entire starry sky completely collapsed.
If not for the revival of the Supreme Dao Diagram and the continuous revival of six Sovereign Immortal Weapons, forming a light screen that completely enveloped everyone, the immeasurable Emperor's Might would have been enough to annihilate all the powerful beings.
At the same time, no one noticed that Ye Chen's expression had quietly undergone a special change.
Because within his glabella's Mud Ball Palace, that special nine-colored immortal gold Mythical Crown was now shining with increasingly brilliant radiance, and the Tai Sheng Huang Ring was the same, its light extremely fiery. If Ye Chen hadn't used the Chaos Great Cauldron to seal and isolate everything, it would surely have been discovered.
Yet at this moment, Ye Chen also gazed with blazing eyes at the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin on the Ancestral Altar. No matter what, he truly understood that this burial coffin must have a great relationship with Tai Sheng Huang.
Could it be that Tai Sheng Huang, having fallen, was buried here?
Suddenly, such a shocking thought flashed through his mind, but he quickly dismissed it. Tai Sheng Huang was among the strongest Emperors, too powerful, having even slain a true Emperor. He shouldn't have fallen.
Moreover, he had seen Tai Sheng Huang's imprint, which stated that Tai Sheng Huang might have entered another world, perhaps in the Primordial Immortal World, and Tai Sheng Huang's Ancient Emperor World still endured.
Yet the Emperor buried within the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin before him, even if not Tai Sheng Huang, likely had a great relationship with Tai Sheng Huang.
He could even prepare the Heavenly Desolation Great Halberd at any time, ready to revive it to the greatest extent, using this Supreme Emperor Weapon to carve out a true path of escape.
Clang—
Another surge of indescribably powerful Dao Might flooded over mightily. The Mythical Nine-Layered Coffin had now opened the eighth coffin lid. The Emperor's Might that flowed forth grew increasingly intense and world-shaking, as if the entire desolate Emperor World was about to fall into destruction.
Within, in the nine Ancient Temples, the peak Great Power puppets, such as the founder and Ancient Ancestor of the Nine Domains Divine Kingdom, couldn't help but roar. Their originally empty, spiritless eyes now surged with special brilliance at this moment, as if regaining their intelligence, all looking toward the ancient coffin on the Ancestral Altar.
Clatter—
At the same time, the terrifying living beings on the Star River, and even the colossal ancient beasts in the abyssal chasm, were now the same. The nine Chaos Immortal Gold Divine Chains on their bodies clattered incessantly, as if they could shatter the entire world at any moment.
Yet the abyssal giant beast looked toward the existence within the burial coffin on the Ancestral Altar, seemingly filled with endless anger, as well as endless unwillingness and helplessness, roaring continuously.
"Everyone, be careful!"
The Heavenly Great Powers finally understood at this moment, feeling some regret, sensing that the most terrifying existence was about to emerge.
Boom—
Suddenly, the entire broken Emperor World instantly plunged into deepest darkness. All light was snatched away, and even the entire Emperor World manifested huge black holes that actually pierced through to the outside world. Within, connections to various star domains could be seen.