The crimson-gold cocoon of light that Little Dot had transformed into vanished before his eyes, disappearing into the Dragon Tomb World. It didn't even require Gu Jiuhua, the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon, to open the Dragon Gate; nothing could stop it.
All of this left Ye Chen somewhat stunned, making him increasingly aware of Little Dot's extraordinary nature.
However, this wasn't the time to consider such things. Little Dot shared a soul connection with him, as intimate as his own child, and could not be allowed to come to harm. He shot forward like lightning.
Boom—
A tremendous crash echoed as Ye Chen slammed directly into the barrier of the Dragon Tomb World, rebuffed. The impact sent shockwaves rippling out, disturbing the lakebed and kicking up billowing clouds of sediment. The commotion alarmed everyone in the distant Dragon Palace.
But Ye Chen had no time to spare. Enveloped in primordial Chaos Qi, he summoned the Chaos Great Cauldron. Within it, the shadows of countless worlds flickered, wrapped in billions of strands of primordial Chaos Qi. He drove it forward, crashing it directly against the Dragon Tomb World.
Boom—
The collision instantly shattered the entire lakebed, causing mountains to crumble and the earth to split for tens of thousands of li. Even the surface of the Crimson Blood Lake, which had just regained its calm, was once again whipped into terrifying, towering waves. A dreadful aura bloomed forth, making hearts tremble.
Yet the Dragon Tomb World stood firm and indestructible. Even though the impact of the Chaos Great Cauldron caused the world's barrier and its grand formation to tremble, it remained unbroken.
Ye Chen continued his assault, wielding the Chaos Great Cauldron to strike the Dragon Tomb World again and again, his entire being on the verge of a complete eruption.
If this continued, the entire Crimson Blood Lake might cease to exist.
Swish, swish, swish—
A Beinu and the other two of his Three Supreme Talents arrived. Soon after, Gu Jiuhua, the clan leader of the Crimson Scale Demon Dragons, also appeared. Seeing the scene, he was both shocked and angry. "Lord Ye Chen, why are you forcibly intruding upon our Dragon Tomb?"
"Fellow Daoist Gu Jiuhua, please open the Dragon Tomb immediately," Ye Chen turned and rushed towards Gu Jiuhua, grabbing him by the shoulders. His overwhelmingly majestic aura pressed down on the other, making it hard to breathe and causing his body and mind to tremble. "Please allow me to explain everything afterwards. I, Ye Chen, have not the slightest ill intent to recklessly intrude upon the Dragon Tomb."
With that, he projected a light screen, which clearly showed the earlier scene of Little Dot rushing into the Dragon Tomb World.
Ye Chen had some confidence he could breach the Dragon Tomb World, but short of the last resort, he truly did not wish to thoroughly offend the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon clan or disturb the heroic spirits of their ancestors.
Seeing this, Gu Jiuhua was startled. He also knew that a supreme expert like Ye Chen would not speak idly. Moreover, the Dragon Tomb was not a place others could barge into. Forcing himself to withstand Ye Chen's boundless divine might, he went to the Dragon Tomb World's entrance and once again opened the Dragon Gate.
Swish—
The moment the Dragon Gate opened, Ye Chen was the first to charge inside. Gu Jiuhua had no time to stop him, but hurriedly followed A Beinu and the others inside. Mo Haishen and Luo Guyun could not recklessly intrude and remained outside.
Swish—
Ye Chen's speed reached its peak. His entire form condensed into a streak of chaotic light, traversing the sky. Covering tens of thousands of li in an instant was no exaggeration as he shot straight towards the deepest part.
Because of his intimate connection with Little Dot, he could use his Chaos Saint Soul avatar to sense the other's direction, which was precisely towards the deepest part.
Yet this also weighed most heavily on Ye Chen's heart, for that was also the location of the Dragon Tomb where the ancient body of the seventh-generation ancestor, the mythical Chixue Longdi, was buried. It was the most crucial place where the collective Dragon Tomb Will of the entire Dragon Tomb World resided.
Little Dot was clearly heading straight for it.
If that were the case, it would be a huge problem.
But he had no time to worry about that now.
A moment later, Ye Chen had already reached the deepest part of the Dragon Tomb World. From afar, he saw the crimson-gold streak of light also flying forward. The tomb of Chixue Longdi lay just ten thousand li ahead. In other words, if he were even a moment later, the crimson-gold cocoon would certainly have reached Chixue Longdi's tomb.
Ye Chen let out a slight sigh of relief. At least it hadn't come to the worst outcome, or it would have been a truly heaven-shaking trouble.
However, he did not let his guard down. Taking a deep breath, he directly made his move, intercepting the crimson-gold cocoon's path from a distance. Just as he was about to continue rushing over—
Suddenly—
A terrifying, rumbling roar erupted. Nearly half of the vast Dragon Tomb Will hovering above Chixue Longdi's tomb seemed to awaken. An incomparably majestic pressure spread out, a threat even Ye Chen could feel.
Moreover, the other scattered wills that almost enveloped the entire Dragon Tomb World were rapidly coalescing, growing increasingly vast and peerless.
More importantly, that fearsome Dragon Tomb Will now swiftly descended a strand. Its target was none other than the crimson-gold cocoon charging towards Chixue Longdi's tomb.
'Not good!' Ye Chen shouted inwardly. How could he allow Little Dot to come to harm right before his eyes? He immediately charged forward, unleashing the Severing Heaven Finger.
Boom—
The thick Severing Heaven Finger shot across the sky, majestic as a pillar holding up the entire heavenly domain, entwined with terrifying primordial Chaos Qi as it collided.
Boom—
The Dragon Tomb Will far in the distance exploded. Of course, it wasn't the entirety of the Dragon Tomb Will, just the single strand that had descended, severed and blasted apart by the Severing Heaven Finger.
Seizing this moment, Ye Chen shot forward like lightning, instantly arriving before the crimson-gold cocoon and scooping it up.
Almost simultaneously, the previously unconscious Dragon Tomb Will seemed to be provoked and enraged, as if a true dragon had awakened from its deepest slumber. Boundless Dragon Tomb Will gathered in the sky of the Dragon Tomb World, coalescing into a true dragon tens of thousands of li long. It looked down upon Ye Chen from on high and let out a terrifying dragon's roar.
Moreover, the terrifying world will descended, containing an extremely dreadful force that collapsed the world's void, directly bombarding Ye Chen.
Yet Ye Chen only sneered. "A mere unconscious world will dares to strike? I'll refine you!"
With one hand holding the crimson-gold cocoon, his other hand swiftly formed seals.
In an instant, a breathtakingly beautiful Divine Demon Lotus appeared in his palm, spinning dizzily and radiating seven-colored divine light, dazzling and magnificent beyond compare.
Yet this Divine Demon Lotus shot skyward, slowly blooming open. Within it appeared a small lotus throne that seemed to contain a great world. To the naked eye, the attacking Dragon Tomb Will was completely swallowed and drawn into the Divine Demon Lotus.
Furthermore, within the Divine Demon Lotus, wisps of crystal-clear Dao Fire suddenly ignited, translucent and flawless like pristine crystal. They appeared liquid yet were unmistakably fire, an exceptionally bizarre sight.
This was the Divine Demon Lotus Heart Fire!
The Alchemy Emperor was the first Emperor in all of history to achieve the Dao through alchemy, and the sovereign with the highest attainment in the alchemical path. Naturally, his Dao Fire was also extraordinary.
Moreover, the Divine Demon Lotus Heart Fire, combined with the Divine Demon Lotus, could easily refine and absorb anything it swallowed, just like the Dragon God Pearl from that day.
As with this instance, all the Dragon Tomb Will swallowed within was rapidly refined by the Divine Demon Lotus Heart Fire, becoming a strand of Dragon Tomb Will power for Ye Chen.