That was the will of an Emperor. Even an Ancient Monarch would be slain upon encountering it, let alone Ye Chen, who was merely at the peak of the fifth heaven of the Great Power realm. For him, it was a dead end.
"No, I cannot die!"
"I still need to overturn the past and present. I still need to protect Chen'er and the others, to ensure my loved ones survive the blood-soaked future."
"I cannot die now. I must survive!"
Ye Chen roared inwardly, filled with a desperate desire to live.
He could not always rely on others to save him; he had to save himself!
Even if he faced an Emperor, a Supreme One, he had to survive.
With a whoosh, the Six-Layered Reincarnation Coffin appeared and swiftly opened. Ye Chen threw himself inside and rapidly closed the ancient coffin.
Boom—
The Emperor Dao will descended, tearing through everything. It even sent the Six-Layered Reincarnation Coffin flying, crashing down onto the earth countless tens of thousands of li away.
Even Ye Chen inside was penetrated by a terrifying force. Although it had been reduced by over ninety-nine percent, the remaining sliver still caused numerous cracks to appear on his Chaos Saint Body, which was more indestructible than countless Great Power ancient weapons. Many of his internal bones and tendons fractured, and he was directly wounded.
Fortunately, the Six-Layered Reincarnation Coffin was ultimately indestructible. Although Ye Chen suffered some Dao injuries, with the operation of the Saint Body Regeneration Art, he could still rapidly repair them and become whole again.
Yet it was also horrifying. It was merely a strand of Emperor Dao will, and even after being weakened by at least ninety-nine percent by the Six-Layered Reincarnation Coffin, it still wounded him so severely. Without the protection of the ancient coffin, he would have undoubtedly perished, body and soul extinguished.
The Alien Emperor let out a sound of surprise: "The Six-Layered Reincarnation Coffin? No, it's somewhat different, almost no weaker than the Nine-Layered Divine Spirit Coffin. I never expected this key figure to have such fortune, gaining the protection of this coffin."
"If it were a Sovereign, or even an Emperor, wanting to destroy this coffin would likely be quite troublesome. However, I am a Great Emperor, capable of annihilating all things in the world!"
The Alien Emperor snorted coldly. His boundless Emperor's Might instantly transformed a strand of his Emperor's will into myriad phenomena, more like an ancient universe descending, carrying all heavens and myriad realms, falling from the sky.
Under such Emperor's Might, not to mention a planar world, even a Sovereign's great world would absolutely be blasted apart.
This was the terrifying aspect of the might of the Emperor Dao.
Boom—
As if sensing the descent of that heavenly Emperor Dao might, the Six-Layered Reincarnation Coffin suddenly trembled. Boundless golden light surged from within, vast and mighty. An Emperor's Might of a Supreme One also surged forth, and immense Dao power rapidly manifested, then soared into the sky.
In a daze, within that immeasurable golden light, a peerless, majestic figure appeared. His broad shoulders seemed to bear the entire vast firmament; his powerful arms seemed capable of shattering all obstacles.
His figure was illusory and hazy, yet it released an aura of supreme majesty that could overawe the thirty-three layers of heaven.
"Qin Wuxiang!"
The Alien Emperor stared in shock at this figure. The Sovereign of Formlessness, the King of Sovereigns of his generation, the mightiest disciple under the strongest Emperor, the Battle Saint Ancestor, the number one Sovereign in history, whose combat power was so great he could even slay an Emperor while being of a lower realm—how could an Alien Emperor not know of his existence?
But wasn't the true Sovereign of Formlessness currently being ambushed by the alien race's schemes? How could he appear here?
"No, that's just Qin Wuxiang's projection, not his true self!"
"The coffin... it's even Qin Wuxiang's coffin, the coffin that buried his corpse, passed down to the next epoch. It contains the unwilling obsession of Wuxiang's corpse, now manifesting!"
As if confirming his thoughts, the phantom of the Sovereign of Formlessness let out a roar, swung his battle fist, shattered the heavens, crushed everything, annihilated all, and collided with the myriad phenomena manifested by that strand of Emperor's will.
Boom—
Under the most terrifying collision, the phenomena of the Emperor's will completely disintegrated, the killing intent vanishing without a trace.
The phantom of the Sovereign of Formlessness also lasted only a few breaths before dissipating in the collision.
The Alien Emperor snorted coldly: "Qin Wuxiang, even after death you still seek to obstruct us? Truly refusing to rest in peace. But it's just as well; it confirms he truly has fallen. Our world is thus rid of a great enemy who could have become the strongest future Emperor."
"And you—" The Alien Emperor looked at Ye Chen. An Emperor's finger pointed out, instantly obscuring the nine heavens and ten earths. The myriad stars of the heavens seemed as tiny as dust before it.
This finger was even more terrifying than before, with boundless killing intent—the killing will of an Emperor, capable of exterminating all, shattering all living beings. "Even if Wuxiang's burial coffin is no weaker than the Nine-Layered Divine Spirit Coffin, it cannot save you. Die!"
Boom—
After an earth-shattering roar, the eternally indestructible coffin body of the Six-Layered Reincarnation Coffin could no longer withstand it. That was an Emperor's attack. The outermost first layer of the coffin body was directly blasted open.
But the first layer effectively blocked over half of the Emperor Dao might. Although the second layer also rapidly developed countless cracks and then exploded, that Emperor's finger took a full two breaths to truly shatter the second layer.
Immediately after, the Emperor's finger took a full seven breaths to shatter the third layer.
However, on the fourth layer, that Emperor's finger, capable of destroying everything, blasted countless cracks into the coffin body but ultimately did not truly shatter it; it was blocked.
Yet by this time, Ye Chen, who had already entered the fifth layer, was continuously subjected to the trickle of Emperor Dao might that kept penetrating through. Even possessing the supreme Chaos Saint Body and constantly employing various divine abilities to protect himself, his entire body still exploded, his form and spirit shattered.
If not for the operation of the Saint Body Regeneration Art, he might have truly perished, body and soul extinguished.
But all this had severely injured his origin, far more serious than the sword strike from the Everlasting Sword God of the Nine-Colored Emperor Clan, to the point that even after his fleshly body reassembled, it kept cracking.
Those cracks could not be completely healed even by the Saint Body Regeneration Art.
It was too terrifying. This was the might of a Great Emperor. And all this was the result after the Six-Layered Reincarnation Coffin blocked over ninety-nine percent of the power. Without it, even with the Saint Body Regeneration Art, he would have undoubtedly been annihilated, body and soul.
No healing secret art, no matter how powerful, was omnipotent. It only worked under normal circumstances. If the gap between parties was too great, it would be ineffective.
"What to do, what to do!"
Ye Chen kept coughing up blood from the corner of his mouth. In his heart, he also felt helplessness, powerlessness, and despair.
He was filled with intense unwillingness. He had not yet fully grown up; at the very least, he was not even an Ancient Monarch.
If given enough time, not to mention definitely achieving the supreme Emperor position, he could at least reach the Emperor realm, comparable to the Sovereign of Formlessness of old, able to face a Supreme Emperor with heroic spirit and dare to battle.
But time did not permit it. The time given to him was too little. He had not even cultivated for five hundred years yet; he was ridiculously young.
I don't need ten thousand years; even a thousand would suffice. I dare to overturn everything and advance into the Emperor Dao domain. Why must Heaven always make things difficult for me?
He wanted to roar, but he could not, and it would be useless.
Suddenly, his gaze turned much colder as he looked at the final coffin layer, muttering to himself: "Alien Emperor, since you are so determined to kill me, then even if I must sacrifice everything, I will drag you down with me. At the very least, I will make you bear the greatest karmic force of overturning time!"
"As expected of the burial coffin of the Sovereign of Formlessness, it could withstand a finger from this Emperor without being utterly destroyed. You, key figure, are also worthy of glory, surviving two attacks from this Emperor. But that is all. This second finger sends you to the afterlife."
Boom—
The Alien Emperor's second finger suddenly pointed out.
It still obscured the starry sky, shattered the myriad stars, and heavily struck the burial coffin filled with countless cracks in the heavens.
Without exception, under the Emperor's finger, the fourth coffin layer lasted less than half a breath before directly exploding. The fifth layer was much more solid and indestructible, for the deeper inside, the more solid and indestructible the coffin body.
Yet after holding for seven breaths, it still completely shattered, revealing the final ancient coffin layer inside, and Ye Chen still standing before it.
At this moment, Ye Chen was covered in blood, wounds all over. His black hair was stained with chaos blood. Yet facing that Emperor's finger about to land on him, he laughed maniacally: "Alien Emperor, if you want to kill me, I'll drag you down to hell with me, to be my burial companion—"
Boom—
From within the sixth ancient coffin layer, the coffin lid was suddenly thrown open. Boundless power surged out, vast and mighty, shaking the thirty-three layers of heaven.