The Nine Colors Emperor Star was incomparably vast, its domain boundless. Unlike the Birth Emperor Star, which had five continents, it possessed only one—a colossal, gargantuan continent, majestic and endless, stretching for hundreds of millions of li. It was far more magnificent and immense than four or five great domains of the Myriad Heavens combined.
Apart from the Nine Colors Continent, which occupied half the entire Emperor Star's area, there were equally vast oceans, dotted with countless islands large and small like stars in the sky.
Within the endless ocean, there was a sea area spanning a million li in radius that was perpetually shrouded in endless storms. It was always a scene of raging waves, flashing thunderbolts, and howling wind and rain, never calm.
Yet this sea area had a peculiar name: the Spirit Heaven Sea Area.
The Spirit Heaven Sea Area was famous not only for its endless storms and thunderstorms but also because its deep seabed was rich in a vast number of spirit veins, containing immense quantities of spirit stones. It had always been a contested land fought over by countless nations and major sects around its periphery. Moreover, innumerable cultivators risked their lives to dive and explore the deep sea for the spirit stones.
However, besides the terrifying endless storms, the Spirit Heaven Sea Area was also home to fearsome deep-sea Fierce Beasts.
Boom—
Suddenly, brilliant light flashed across the heavens, piercing through the pitch-black clouds.
A colossal, indescribable thunderbolt descended from the sky, directly plunging into the raging waves and exploding into boundless, violent spray.
Unseen by anyone, a blood-soaked figure fell simultaneously, plummeting into the boundless ocean.
In the dark, turbulent ocean, the figure sank deeper and deeper as it fell. The blood from its body slowly diffused with the raging seawater, attracting the nearby sea beasts.
The sea beasts inhabiting the Spirit Heaven Sea Area, due to the frenzied natural environment, were more akin to Fierce Beasts compared to ordinary demonic beasts. Most had low intelligence and were driven berserk by the scent of blood, their eyes glowing crimson with madness.
However, when these sea beasts—some among them even being Divine Beasts at the Deity Transformation realm—ingested even the diluted blood, their bodies rapidly swelled up one after another before exploding, spreading more blood.
The depths of the Spirit Heaven Sea Area even harbored fifth-rank Saint Beasts.
Such sea beasts were comparable to Saint Vault realm experts on the continent. At this moment, a mountain-sized demonic flood dragon nearby was startled, sensing the aura of this blood. It even faintly felt a terrifying pressure emanating from the depths of its soul. It swiftly charged over.
A roar shook the sea area, forcibly repelling the many nearby sea beasts, none daring to approach.
The law of the jungle—the weak are prey to the strong, the strong are king—held true everywhere.
The Saint-rank demonic flood dragon was the king of this sea area.
The demonic flood dragon opened its bloody maw, drawing in the diluted mysterious blood. Immediately, it felt a tremendous power surge forth from that blood, carrying an indescribable Dao power that coursed through its limbs and bones.
Moreover, there was a faint, mysterious, and profound Dragon Race power awakening within, stimulating the trace of dragon blood in its body back to life. Its flesh and body began to glow, actually elevating it by a full minor realm.
"Such domineering blood! The blood even contains a trace of the Dragon Race's source power, purer than the dragon blood within me. Who exactly is this person?"
The demonic flood dragon could see that falling figure, continuously sinking toward the deepest part of the Spirit Heaven Sea Area. Yet, the figure harbored a terrifying Dragon Race pressure emanating from the depths of its soul, akin to that of a pure-blooded true dragon. It dared not ignore it, nor even approach.
Without a doubt, this person might be an existence from the Dragon Race with extremely pure dragon blood, appearing in human form.
A flash of greed crossed its massive eyes. It very much wanted to charge over and devour this person. If it could devour and refine them, it would undoubtedly obtain the boundless Dao power within their body and also gain that pure, flawless Dragon Race power.
It firmly believed it would completely leap through the dragon gate, becoming an invincible, supreme existence in the world.
Whoosh—
Without hesitation, greed overwhelmed its reason. Its mountain-like demonic form charged forward, churning the ocean and forcibly enduring the immense pressure continuously radiating from the other's body.
A thousand zhang... a hundred zhang... ten zhang...
Infinitely close!
Yet, at this very moment, the continuously falling figure suddenly opened its eyes. Sword-light as sharp as heavenly swords shot forth, shaking the heavens, utterly terrifying.
This person was none other than Ye Chen. Outside the Nine Colors Emperor Star, after a single clash with the Jiuyan Imperial Clan's Everlasting Sword God, he had suffered severe wounds that damaged his origin and triggered his original Dao injuries, resulting in injuries piled upon injuries, leaving him powerless.
Now, he had entered the Nine Colors Emperor Star and used the Chaos Law to completely erase all traces. Even the Everlasting Sword God would be unable to find him in a short time.
Now, he saw this Saint-rank demonic flood dragon charging directly at him. Its eyes, far larger than his own, were filled with endless greed, crimson light flickering within. Ye Chen immediately understood, but his expression remained indifferent and unmoved. Even severely wounded as he was now, he was not someone a mere Saint-rank demonic flood dragon could bully.
Boom—
With a single slap, before the Saint-rank demonic flood dragon could even react, it was directly shattered into dust, its soul perishing in the same manner.
Ye Chen had awakened, yet he did not soar into the sky. On the contrary, he sensed that beneath this frenzied, chaotic sea area lay an unimaginably vast quantity of spirit veins.
Spirit veins, each easily tens of li long, were scattered throughout this million-li-radius stormy sea area. Their numbers were so great they could be described as countless, even leaving Ye Chen somewhat dumbfounded.
Interwoven among the countless spirit veins were vast, boundless amounts of spiritual energy and also many divine spiritual sources—truly precious treasures.
"What a naturally formed blessed land! So many spirit veins, containing such spiritual energy, enough to make even a Great Power's heart stir with envy. Yet they have remained untouched all this time. It must be the Jiuyan Imperial Clan's deliberate doing, intentionally placed here for the non-direct-line clansmen to fight over. Through the survival of the fittest, they continuously cultivate truly powerful clansmen."
Ye Chen soon understood the Jiuyan Imperial Clan's intention. On this Nine Colors Emperor Star, apart from the central domain where the direct-line Jiuyan Imperial Clan resided, the rest were the imperial clan's descendant populace. Their bodies contained a trace of the Emperor's bloodline power, albeit so thin it was almost negligible.
Nevertheless, these descendants were always the progeny of the Nine Colors Great Emperor. If one day their bloodline underwent some mutation or awakened, their potential skyrocketing, they could transform from a sparrow into a phoenix, becoming transcendent and joining the imperial clan. This would allow the imperial clan's bloodline power to remain continuously strong, better perpetuating the immortality of the vast imperial clan.
And this Spirit Heaven Sea Area was precisely an important place for cultivating these descendants, letting them contend against each other, even having nations clash, while continuously cultivating and growing stronger. This would better revive and strengthen that trace of the Emperor's bloodline power within them, thin as it was.