Could the Alchemy Emperor truly have fallen?
"Senior, how should I obtain this Emperor Origin?"
Ye Chen was filled with desire, yet he did not act rashly. After all, this was an Emperor Origin; it could not be taken lightly. He had to avoid any unnecessary calamity.
"You only need to approach and let me make contact with the Emperor Origin," the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit said.
"Alright!"
Ye Chen charged forward. Although the Emperor Origin continuously radiated boundless pressure, Ye Chen was protected by the Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd, allowing him to advance smoothly.
Boom—
At this moment, the oppressive might within this great world suddenly intensified many times over. The Emperor Body lying across the land abruptly opened its eyes—cold and emotionless, as if an entire ancient universe was buried within its gaze. Billions of lives perished, all heavens collapsed. Not to mention Ye Chen, even a Primordial Sovereign would tremble before it, their divine soul feeling as if it would explode, unable to withstand it.
For this was the gaze of an Emperor, possessing the most terrifying and inconceivable might, capable of shattering and annihilating everything. Who could truly face it?
A terrifying power surged toward Ye Chen, obliterating everything in its path.
However, the Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd in Ye Chen's hand suddenly erupted with boundless radiance, accompanied by imperial might, colliding with the attack and blocking it.
"Hmm? A Supreme Imperial Weapon. To actually possess such an imperial weapon, no wonder you dare to enter here. But possessing a Supreme Imperial Weapon does not make you a Supreme Great Emperor. Perish!"
The Qing Gu Emperor snorted coldly, and an even more terrifying power surged forth, far more dreadful than before.
But at the same time, the imperial might emanating from the Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd also intensified, blocking it once again. Moreover, a majestic and peerless figure emerged from within—heroic and unparalleled, like an Immortal Emperor, his entire body shimmering with golden light, bathed in brilliant radiance.
Though not particularly large, merely the size of an ordinary person, he gave off an impression no less grand than the Emperor Body on the ground, possessing the same majesty.
His entire being flowed with supreme divine might of the Great Dao. He stood aloft, gazing down at the Qing Gu Emperor on the ground.
"A familiar aura. Could you be—"
The Qing Gu Emperor quickly understood, looking at the majestic figure high in the sky with shock. But he soon shook his head, his gaze growing even more profound. "You are not the Sovereign of Formlessness, not that person. Though you carry the aura of the Emperor's Dao, that person was far more terrifying, not much inferior to a true Emperor. You must be his War Weapon, Heavenly Desolation!"
"As expected of the Qing Gu Emperor, you recognized me!"
The Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit did not deny it. He was identical to the Sovereign of Formlessness, a weapon deity created in imitation of his master's divine form, with little difference. Now, facing the Qing Gu Emperor, he feared nothing, carrying the divine charm of the Sovereign of Formlessness.
"Hmph, not to mention you, even if your master, the Sovereign of Formlessness, were here, he would have to retreat. You dare covet this Emperor's Emperor Origin? Do you wish for this Emperor to send you to the afterlife?"
His words carried intense killing intent. If not for the fact that this was the Suppress Emperor Peak space created by the Alchemy Emperor specifically to suppress the Qing Gu Emperor, any other place would have long since collapsed, utterly unable to withstand the boundless killing intent of an Imperial Supreme One. Not even a Sovereign's great world could endure it.
Ultimately, it was because Supreme Great Emperors were far too powerful, having long transcended everything. Nothing in this world could truly withstand the destructive pressure of such existences.
Yet the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit radiated boundless light and spoke slowly, "Qing Gu Emperor, at your peak, I indeed could not match you. After all, I am merely a weapon deity. But my master could. His cultivation is supreme; he can battle Great Emperors. Even you cannot deny this."
Hearing this, the Qing Gu Emperor fell into rare silence, astonishing Ye Chen.
Though he had long heard that the Sovereign of Formlessness possessed heaven-defying combat power—not an Emperor yet able to battle Emperors—rumors were merely rumors, difficult to verify. Now, hearing the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit mention it personally, and the Qing Gu Emperor, who had once battled him, not denying it, was truly shocking.
"Indeed, the Sovereign of Formlessness was truly heaven-defying. Otherwise, our universe would not have gone to such lengths to kill this First Sovereign brimming with potential!" The Qing Gu Emperor admitted. Mighty as he was—a generation's Imperial Supreme One, an invincible being traversing endless time—even he had to acknowledge the Sovereign of Formlessness's peerless invincibility.
The entire alien race's Ancient Universe was extremely wary of the Sovereign of Formlessness because he was too heaven-defying. Not an Emperor, yet he could defy the heavens, battle Supreme Great Emperors, and retreat unscathed.
It could almost be said that once such a person achieved the rank of Supreme Great Emperor, he would likely become a second Battle Saint Ancestor—the strongest Emperor, requiring the combined efforts of multiple Emperors to have a chance of killing him.
To eliminate the Sovereign of Formlessness, this future Emperor brimming with potential, the alien race's Ancient Universe had paid an extremely heavy price.
Nine peerless Sovereigns, each no weaker than the Seventh Heaven, with two even qualified to impact the Emperor realm—Emperor Lords. They brought imperial weapons and imperial formations, setting up layer upon layer of traps, all to kill the Sovereign of Formlessness. Yet the result was the demise of all of them. It required an Imperial Supreme One to disregard dignity and personally intervene before finally causing the fall of that King of Sovereigns.
How could anyone feel at ease allowing such a King of Sovereigns, filled with potential, to grow freely?
The Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit, with black hair flowing and shimmering golden light, said, "You are mistaken. My master has not fallen. One day, he will defy the heavens and return. And today, I will seize your Emperor Origin, allowing the strongest successor of our Battle Saint lineage to take the strongest step in the future, embarking on the path of invincibility."
Boom—
At this moment, the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit suddenly took action. Wrapping Ye Chen within, he charged straight to the highest point of the sky, aiming to seize the Emperor Origin.
"Hmph, if your master were here, that would be one thing. But a mere weapon deity dares to speak recklessly? Seeking death!"
The Qing Gu Emperor roared. Though the thick Order Divine Chains binding him continuously restrained him, at this point, they also became his weapons. He brandished them, shaking this great world, collapsing the nine heavens and ten earths, and charged toward the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit.
But the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit had awakened autonomously. Though not truly comparable to the Emperor realm, he was undoubtedly terrifying and peerless. He raised his hand to collide with the chains, using his true form, the Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd, as his main weapon, directly clashing and erupting with dazzling beams of light.
Simultaneously, the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit shot out a divine light, enveloping Ye Chen and sending him toward the Emperor Origin in the sky. He transmitted his voice, "Little one, take as much as you can. Use the Samsara Six Paths Coffin to collect it."
"Understood!"
Ye Chen bore a mark placed by the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit, allowing him to resist the boundless pressure of the Emperor Origin. He took out the Samsara Six Paths Coffin, quickly opened it, directly activated the ancient coffin, and began collecting the Emperor Origin.
"You seek death!"
The Qing Gu Emperor roared. This was his Emperor Origin; how could he allow others to lay hands on it? The thick Order Divine Chains brandished even more violently, causing the entire great world to tremble, on the verge of collapsing, creating immense and terrifying fluctuations.
"Hmph, if facing you at your peak, I would indeed be no match. But now you are but a remnant soul, your Emperor Body sealed, and so much of your origin has been refined away. What have I to fear?"
The Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit snorted coldly. He stood firm in the sky, continuously striking, clashing with the Order Divine Chains. If not for fearing that shattering these chains might risk the Qing Gu Emperor breaking free, he would have long since destroyed them. How could he allow these chains to dance wildly?
"Roar—"
The Qing Gu Emperor roared, causing the entire Suppress Emperor Peak to shake violently, intensely so. The divine pillars inserted into ten parts of his body trembled fiercely, nearly breaking open, on the verge of being torn free.
Yet there was nothing he could do, for the ten divine pillars now erupted with dazzling light, Emperor Dao laws flowing upon them, imperial energy streaming down, suppressing him, making it impossible for the Qing Gu Emperor to truly break free. He was filled with unwillingness.
"Alchemy Emperor!"
The Qing Gu Emperor roared, his boundless Emperor Body radiating its most terrifying might, yet it was blocked one by one by the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit, unable to prevail.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen directly threw the Samsara Six Paths Coffin into the Emperor Origin. This was the ancient coffin that had once entombed the Sovereign of Formlessness, possessing inconceivable power, capable of containing the Sovereign of Formlessness's saintly remains, which rivaled an Emperor's, let alone an Emperor Origin.
Now, as if awakened, the Emperor Origin—larger than a star—was rapidly being devoured by the Samsara Six Paths Coffin. In an instant, it shrank considerably, as streams of Emperor Origin were continuously swallowed and collected by the coffin.
The Qing Gu Emperor below watched all this helplessly, filled with unwillingness, yet powerless!
For the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit blocked him, and he was no longer at his peak as a Great Emperor. He could only watch helplessly as a junior wantonly collected his Emperor Origin, utterly powerless.
"You force me to this!"
At this moment, the Qing Gu Emperor suddenly calmed down, speaking coldly and eerily, filled with the calm before a storm. Even the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit couldn't help but tense slightly, transmitting, "Little one, be careful."
"Yes!"
Ye Chen focused intently. Every Supreme Great Emperor was a supreme and majestic existence with inconceivable methods. Even if fallen, with only a remnant soul remaining, they could not be underestimated.
"Banshabengeweikangsancongweini—"
Suddenly, from the Qing Gu Emperor's mouth, a series of peculiar incantations was recited, carrying unique syllables, profound and peerless. Ye Chen could not understand them, but he clearly saw the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit's expression turn utterly grave. The Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd in his hand fully awakened, erupting with billions of layers of golden light, pointing toward the Qing Gu Emperor as he softly spoke, "Qing Gu Emperor, why go this far? If you fail, you will inevitably fall."