The sudden turn of events left many dumbfounded. Even they didn't know what had just happened, why the divine weapons and sharp tools had all shattered apart in the next moment.
"The Nine-Layered Divine Coffin devoured all the divine nature, causing these Dao weapons to turn into ordinary weapons, even to decay."
In the distant sky, several top-tier Great Powers had not participated—the Nine Phoenix Great Power from the Ultimate Ancient Path, City Lord Jingtian, and others. They had all witnessed this scene firsthand.
It was precisely this that made the powerhouses panic, for this Nine-Layered Divine Coffin was far too malevolent.
"Let's go, get away from this place!"
Suddenly, Ye Chen spoke up. He brought Yaya along, transmitted a message to summon Qian Xun, and also took the four young Supreme Ones from the Moon Palace and Nine Snakes, leaving the Pyramid Ancestral Altar to distance themselves from the area.
Although the few were puzzled, they obeyed. Even Qian Xun seemed to understand something, abruptly turning to leave.
"Everyone, look!"
At the same time, someone suddenly cried out in alarm.
Deep within the Star Sky, boundless destructive light was constantly exploding, releasing in all directions, and stars were continuously perishing one after another.
Amidst it all, a vast and boundless Supreme Emperor's might was surging forth.
That was Ancient Monarchs in battle, and what's more, several Ancient Monarchs were fighting, employing ultimate Emperor weapons.
Two blazing immortal lights pierced through the thirty-three layers of heaven, constantly colliding. Each collision could truly be called world-shattering and earth-destroying, threatening to completely tear and shatter this vast Star Sky.
If not for the sufficient distance, the powerhouses would have been affected.
"What exactly happened? Why are Ancient Monarchs fighting?"
The powerhouses were all confused, but these Ancient Monarchs were fighting with extreme ferocity.
Boom—
Not long after, the heavens and earth shook, and one astonishing phenomenon after another appeared. The most terrifying scene emerged there: boundless blood rain and foul winds swept over, and one fearsome corpse after another fell from the sky. Blood clouds churned, vast and mighty, indescribably terrifying.
A vast funeral bell tolled, resounding through the nine heavens and ten earths.
"This is bad! Another Ancient Monarch has fallen!"
Everyone's expressions changed, for such a phenomenon was not the first time it had appeared. Just before the fiftieth checkpoint appeared, Sovereign Wusheng had fallen. Now, another Ancient Monarch had fallen, producing the most terrifying phenomenon, making everyone panic once more.
Who exactly had fallen?
No one knew, for in the deepest part of the Star Sky, the most blazing light was constantly flashing, a brilliant expanse shaking all directions. Boundless Monarch laws were present there, making it impossible for anyone to truly see through.
"Ah—Wanyan Shiqi, today you will surely die!"
The Star Sky shook violently. From its deepest reaches came a terrifying roar, vast and released, extremely shocking.
Without a doubt, it was the Yuanchu Imperial Clan's Monarch, Wanyan Shiqi, who had struck again, slaying a second Ancient Monarch.
Undeniably, such a result was astonishing. Wanyan Shiqi had slain two Ancient Monarchs in a single day—an absolutely glorious achievement of the highest order. Searching through countless years past and present, few could be found with such ultimate glory. Only during the Great Shattering of Myths had anyone accomplished such feats.
But that was the most chaotic and terrifying era. Not to mention Monarchs, even Emperors or supreme immortals had fallen. Now was an era of peace, where Monarchs rarely fought, let alone fell. Yet, two great Ancient Monarchs had fallen within a single day.
"Unforgivable! Today, the Yuanchu Imperial Clan shall be destroyed!"
From the deepest reaches came the angry voice of a Monarch, vast across the boundless Star Sky. Immediately after, a terrifyingly greater Dao power took effect. One immortal light after another shattered the heavens, who knows how many star domains were pulverized, and all the stars of the myriad heavens were about to be completely annihilated.
"Haha! Today, I will not only slay two, but I will also completely slay all three of you here!"
Wanyan Shiqi laughed madly, wielding the Time Emperor Sword and constantly attacking. Time was continuously being destroyed as he fought with frenzy.
Everything seemed as if it would fade away with time.
"A terrifying battle of Monarchs!"
Everyone was shocked. Such an intense battle between Monarchs—how many times could one witness it throughout history? It could be recorded in the annals of history, becoming an immortal divine war.
However, Ye Chen was looking elsewhere. His sharp eyes noticed that the vast blood light filling the heavens was rapidly dissipating.
Yet this dissipation was not due to the Monarchs' battle. On the contrary, it was dissipating because of some special reason.
Soon, all the Monarch's blood light completely scattered, heading towards extinction.
His pupils suddenly contracted sharply, as if he had discovered something shocking. Then he abruptly looked towards the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin on the Pyramid Ancestral Altar. At this moment, he saw that the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin was actually trembling slightly.
This trembling was extremely subtle; without careful observation, one couldn't detect it at all.
But Ye Chen's perception was extraordinarily keen; he naturally sensed it.
Especially at this moment, he seemed to hear a comfortable sigh resound from within the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin.
In an instant, Ye Chen's scalp went numb!
He stared wide-eyed at the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin on the Pyramid Ancestral Altar. Yet his expression was clearly one of seeing a ghost—as terrified as could be.
Such an expression appearing on Ye Chen's face, someone who was always calm and natural, was basically impossible. Yet today it had appeared.
Because all of this was due to the fact that a comfortable sound had actually come from the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin.
Wasn't that the Coffin for Burying Emperors? The coffin that entombed the corpse of an ancient Great Emperor? Why was there a comfortable sound coming from it now?
Was it corpse transformation?
Or was the Great Emperor's reincarnation body about to revive, about to emerge?
He stared intently at the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin. At the same time, the Heaven-Wastage Great Halberd was tightly gripped in the palm of the Chaos Saint Soul Little Man, motionless.
At the same time, Ye Chen's abnormality was noticed by others. Some super-powerful beings also sensed the anomaly with the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin. One by one, they focused their attention on it, staring unblinkingly at the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin.
However, no matter how they looked, the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin lay quietly across the Pyramid Altar, motionless, as if it had been like this since time immemorial.
But experts like Qian Xun, the Nine Phoenix Great Power, City Lord Jingtian, and Danchen all wore grave expressions. Clearly, they were more powerful and could sense the extraordinariness of the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin better than others.
"Make your move. He cannot open the last layer of the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin unless he is willing to abandon his own life and sacrifice all his essence blood."
Below, the three alien Imperial Sons on the Pyramid Ancestral Altar spoke. They could all see that this Nine-Layered Divine Coffin was exceptionally malevolent; opening it would require paying with more life essence blood.
Especially the last layer. Even if a supreme Heaven's Pride like the Yuanchu Imperial Son were to open it, he would likely have to expend all his life essence blood.
Thus, they were confident the Yuanchu Imperial Son would not give up his life to open it, and they were absolutely certain they could take the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin away.
Upon hearing this, the other powerhouses instantly had a gleam in their eyes. As long as the Yuanchu Imperial Son couldn't open the last layer of the Divine Ancient Coffin, they had nothing to fear.
"You think too much." Although the Yuanchu Imperial Son had expended too much life essence blood, at this moment he looked down upon the powerhouses with a cold smile. "Who said sacrificing my life is needed to open the ninth layer of the Divine Ancient Coffin!"
"What!?"
Everyone's expressions changed instantly, as if they had realized something.
Boom—
They saw the Yuanchu Imperial Son suddenly make a move. The void was torn apart, and a terrifying spatial rift appeared. From within, blood fell—not just one or two ordinary drops, but a whole sheet, pouring down like a waterfall, submerging the last layer of the Ancient Coffin of the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin.
Moreover, this blood emitted a terrifying aura, causing the void to completely tear apart as it spread out.
And within the blood was an accompanying vast pressure, making the powerhouses on the Pyramid Ancestral Altar feel a chilling sense of oppression.
What kind of blood was this, to contain such a shocking pressure?
"Not good! This is Monarch Dao Blood!"
Those present were no ordinary individuals; they were top-tier powerhouses from across the universe, naturally knowledgeable. They quickly recognized it.
Through the blood qi fluctuations, they sensed it—this was clearly Monarch Dao Blood, and not just a little. It poured down continuously, surging like a blood waterfall, completely submerging the last Divine Ancient Coffin within.
Yet the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin was excessively malevolent. A single drop of Monarch Dao Blood could almost transform into a vast ocean. Now, with so much falling, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it could submerge this star domain. Yet it could never completely submerge and overflow the Nine-Layered Divine Coffin.
It was as if there was a bottomless pit there, completely devouring all the Monarch Dao Blood.
"Where did the Yuanchu Imperial Son get so much Monarch Dao Blood?" The powerhouses were astonished.
But Ye Chen immediately understood. It was clearly the Dao Blood of the second Ancient Monarch slain earlier by Wanyan Shiqi, which had splashed into the Star Sky. He had already noticed it had quietly dissipated. Now, looking at it, it had all been transmitted over by the Yuanchu Imperial Son through some method.
And what was more important was that the Yuanchu Imperial Son intended to use this Monarch Dao Blood to open the ninth layer of the Divine Ancient Coffin.
Hum—
The ninth layer of the Divine Ancient Coffin continuously trembled, erupting with terrifying beams of light that made hearts tremble.
Boom! Boom! Boom!—
Even if the powerhouses wanted to act, they couldn't. The Yuanchu Imperial Son was also bathed in the Monarch Dao Blood. Moreover, the Emperor bloodline power within his own body fully revived, devouring the Monarch Dao Blood, then rapidly transforming it, refining it into Dao essence blood. His own aura rapidly climbed to its peak. His black hair danced wildly, and his entire being was accompanied by blazing Time power, extremely terrifying and eye-catching.