Was the true source of the blood-stained future the Origin Land?
Just the thought of it was enough to make one's heart tremble.
Otherwise, why would the Spacetime Great Emperor claim that the Burial Emperor and Immortal Zone was one of the main battlefields?
Ye Chen did not know, nor did he understand, but his understanding of the entire Chaos Sea deepened, and he learned more.
The blood-stained future, the ultimate battle that swept across the entire Chaos Sea and throughout the ages, even if it did not originate from the Origin Land, must have a close relationship with it.
It was just that all of this was now shrouded in layers of mist. Although the current Ye Chen was already very powerful, capable of slaying a Great Power by defying the heavens, at the very least, within the Sealed World Universe, he stood at the pinnacle of the pyramid, enough to be revered across the Myriad Domains. But when viewed against the entire Chaos Sea, he was still far from it.
Now, he had only just truly entered the hall. Only a Supreme One, only an Emperor, would have the qualification to understand more comprehensive secrets.
He thought of Great Emperor Hantian again. Could it be that he had not completely died, but had entered the Origin Land?
Everything remained unsolved.
Ye Chen carefully and solemnly put away this fragment of the imperial weapon. Dan Chen also stepped forward. Together, they invoked the supreme Emperor's weapon, pierced through a passage, split open the chaos, and jointly sent this fragment of the imperial weapon away, far from this world, burying it in the Chaos Sea. This was considered the best farewell to Great Emperor Hantian.
Naturally, this fragment of the imperial weapon had long lost its due divinity. The Emperor's blood within was accompanied by boundless killing intent, making it impossible to refine. Therefore, no one tried to stop them.
Since ancient times, Emperors have often met tragic ends!
For some reason, Ye Chen thought of this phrase. Although Emperors were supreme beings in their domain, from another perspective, Emperors also faced tragic paths; there were no truly good endings for them.
They had infinite lifespans, transcending the River of Time. Time could not take away any of their lifespan, but that did not mean they would not fall.
Like Great Emperor Hantian, like the various Emperors of the Mythological Era, and so on. There were no eternal people. Emperors could not avoid it either. Even the Supreme Immortals were the same, also schemed against by the Primogenitor. This was telling.
"Only Eternity can be eternal!"
The Old Undying Great Power sighed softly.
The former referred to the Eternal Realm, transcending Emperors, transcending fate. The latter referred to true eternal immortality.
Yet, who throughout the ages could achieve Eternity?
Like the Heavenly Emperor, like the Primogenitor, like the Supreme Saint Emperor, like the Spacetime Great Emperor, like the Battle Saint Ancestor—these strongest Emperors, one after another, all walked the path towards Eternity, yet none ever truly reached it.
Even in a sense, whether Eternity truly existed was also a mystery.
Precisely because no one had ever taken that step, it remained a mystery.
The legend of that one Eternity born at the beginning of creation was even suspected to be merely fictional, not truly everlasting. Otherwise, why had it never been seen, never been known throughout the endless ages, only recorded in untraceable ancient history?
But Ye Chen even had a startling suspicion: Eternity might be the source of the blood-stained future. Because within the Origin Land might lie the greatest secret of transcending to achieve Eternity.
The imperial weapon stained with blood, seeing off Great Emperor Hantian's departure, marked the regretful curtain call of a generation's strongest Emperor, making one sigh.
Although they had not cut out a truly priceless treasure, witnessing scenes from prehistory, witnessing the Immortal-Slaying Ship, and witnessing everything about the strongest Emperor, Great Emperor Hantian, from endless ages ago was also satisfying.
After all, scenes of such supreme existences—throughout the ages, how many people could understand them? If not for the blood-stained fragment of the imperial weapon, if not for the projection, who could have seen it?
Next, the Heavenly Mighty Figures joined forces to cut open the remaining few Chaos Primordial Stones.
During this, Ye Chen personally cut open another one. But when he was halfway through, he felt a sense of foreboding. As a Chaos Saint Body, he possessed an extraordinary spiritual sensitivity, as if he could foresee a scene of great terror. He immediately invoked the Heaven-Wastage Great Halberd and transmitted a message to all the Heavenly Mighty Figures to be prepared.
The Dan Emperor Clan also awakened their imperial weapon, with Emperor's might descending, instantly affecting the heavens.
Boom—
Sure enough, the moment it was cut open, the heavens and earth changed color, the wind and clouds shifted, and everything underwent a terrifying transformation.
All of this originated from the cut-open Chaos Primordial Stone. Within it, boundless black mist surged into the sky, overwhelming and flooding everything, enveloping the entire imperial clan's heavy hall, accompanied by a crisis of great terror.
Within, countless terrifying phenomena continuously appeared—blood lightning intertwined. The most terrifying thing was that during this, one massive, towering demonic shadow after another appeared, trying to rush out from the Chaos Primordial Stone. Ghosts wailed and gods howled, countless times more terrifying than the roars from the ghost stone.
"Quickly invoke the supreme Emperor's weapon! Join forces to deal with the great evil!"
Both the Dan Emperor Clan and Ye Chen immediately pointed their supreme Emperor's weapons at the Chaos Primordial Stone on the divine platform. Emperor's might enveloped the area, also protecting the Heavenly Mighty Figures to avoid any accidents.
The Old Undying Great Power, who had once stepped into the Ancient Monarch realm for three months, made his move. With a raise of his hand, myriad Great Dao laws surged forth, as if summoning the myriad Daos of the heavens, or as if countless Dao powers were erupting. His fingers and palm carried the most majestic power, striking towards the boundless black mist at the center.
Boom—
The heavens collapsed and the earth split. The imperial clan's heavy hall almost shattered. The Emperor's mark formation patterns continuously flickered with light, forcibly withstanding this terrifying blow, preventing it from disintegrating.
The boundless black mist exploded. Everything moved towards annihilation. The towering demonic shadows within were shattered, completely turning to dust.
All of this was so shocking—shocking because of the great evil contained within the Chaos Primordial Stone, and shocking because of the fearsomeness of this Old Undying Great Power. Although he was still a peak Great Power and very old, he was truly, overwhelmingly powerful, making one's heart race.
Cough—
The Old Undying Great Power coughed once, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. He shook his head and sighed, "After all, I am old."
"Senior!"
The Heavenly Mighty Figures all proactively stepped forward. Several alchemy masters and grandmasters also came forward, wanting to check his injuries and offer precious healing treasure pills, among which were high-grade pills that could heal Dao injuries—pills that even Great Powers outside would find hard to obtain, making people's eyes gleam.
But the Old Undying Great Power waved his hand, refusing. "No need for that. This old one has few years left. Even giving me the most precious pills won't have much effect, unless I break through again or defy the heavens to live a second life."
He spoke like this, yet he appeared very open-minded, calm and indifferent, viewing life and death with equanimity, not overly pursuing them. This was quite different from those old monsters who would do anything to survive.
Perhaps this was a true peerless expert—standing high, seeing far, having once stepped into the Ancient Monarch realm, seeing farther and higher than ordinary people.
In the end, among these Chaos Primordial Stones, not a single one was truly normal. Although they might contain priceless treasures, there was an even greater possibility they contained great evils.
Especially those Chaos Primordial Stones that appeared extraordinary on the outside were even more so.
Several times in a row, they cut out dangerous situations. It wasn't that the Heavenly Mighty Figures present weren't strong enough. On the contrary, reaching this realm meant they were sect-founder-level existences who dominated a star domain, lofty and revered in their domain, unmatched.
It was just that the dangers within Chaos Primordial Stones were often related to ancient chaos battlefields. Any ancient chaos battlefield had likely witnessed Supreme-level battles, making them exceptionally terrifying. Even ancient Great Powers would find it difficult to withstand such dangers.
However, with the presence of two supreme Emperor's weapons, and being within the imperial clan's heavy hall, no casualties occurred in the end.
Moreover, during this, they even cut out two Chaos Primordial Stones containing heavy treasures. One of them cut out Sacred White Gold from the Chaos Immortal Metal sequence, containing absolute divinity, pure and flawless. Unfortunately, it wasn't large, only the size of a fist. Otherwise, it could have been used as a true roughform for a supreme Emperor's weapon to be refined.
The other cut out a snake.
That's right, a snake, and one belonging to a sacred spirit snake born of heaven and earth within the Chaos Sea, in its juvenile form, only about a foot long, yet fully hatched from an egg.
It was a Chaos Heaven Snake, one of the renowned chaos-born creatures. When grown to its limit, it could break into the Ancient Monarch realm.
However, reaching its limit required an extremely long time, at least over fifty thousand years, and it needed to continuously devour various heavenly and earthly treasures.
The moment the Chaos Heaven Snake was cut out, it immediately aroused everyone's envy. After all, growing to its limit could transform it into an Ancient Monarch, and in the future, it even held a sliver of hope to break into the Supreme realm. No matter what, it possessed unparalleled potential. Everyone hoped to obtain it and raise it themselves.
Yet this was also the most difficult part, as no one was willing to give it up.
But in the end, the one who obtained the Chaos Heaven Snake was an ordinary Great Power named Guitian Great Power.
He was only a Fourth Heaven Great Power. However, back at the street stall, he was the one who bought this Chaos Primordial Stone. Now, it unquestionably should fall to him.
But Guitian Great Power clearly felt the numerous cold gazes from his surroundings.
Clearly, the other Great Powers coveted this Chaos Heaven Snake and hoped to obtain it. If he kept it by his side, within the Dan Realm it might be fine, as the Dan Emperor Clan's presence would deter the Heavenly Mighty Figures from acting. But if he were outside the Dan Realm, endless crises would likely descend upon him in an instant, directly reducing him to ashes, leaving him dead without a burial place.
Therefore, this Chaos Heaven Snake was not some priceless treasure for him. On the contrary, from another perspective, it was a hot potato. No matter what, he couldn't keep it on him, or it would only bring harm, not benefit.
"This—"
Guitian Great Power looked awkwardly at the Heavenly Mighty Figures and could only say, "The Chaos Heaven Snake's growth potential is too great. Keeping it by my side, it won't receive sufficient resources to grow. So, I plan to trade it away. I wonder which Fellow Daoist is willing to trade with me?"