The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, connected heart and mind, also looked into the Life Essence.
In his heart, he felt an inexplicable stirring.
Originally, obtaining the Life Essence was already a cause for great joy. Now, it seemed that deep within the Life Essence, other supreme treasures were hidden.
Inside the Life Essence was a dazzling, unimaginable expanse of emerald green, containing unfathomable life force. It was the Life Essence ultimately nurtured from the countless flesh and blood essences of infinite gods and demons after their demise.
The extreme of life is death; the extreme of death is life.
The Life Essence nurtured by infinite gods and demons could not be simple.
Of course, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body was not focused on that. He looked toward the center of the Life Essence. For some reason, right there, he suddenly sensed a peculiar fluctuation.
This fluctuation carried a unique aura of living beings—referring to living creatures, not the life force of the Life Essence itself.
"Hmm?"
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, skilled and bold, noted that the Life Essence was only about ten zhang in area, but its life force was too dense for the outside world to see anything within.
Yet, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body could see that at the very center of the Life Essence, there was a special ancient burial coffin. Its entire body was made of a peculiar substance—not a stone coffin, not a bronze ancient coffin, not a crystal coffin, not a World Tree burial coffin, but a coffin entirely pitch-black.
Another burial coffin?
Undoubtedly, a coffin buried within the Life Essence and guarded by eight stone statues containing terrifying living beings likely housed an unimaginable existence.
The coffin was ordinary, lying quietly at the center of the Life Essence. One could see dense Life Essence continuously flowing into the pitch-black ancient coffin, then constantly seeping out from gaps on the other side, as if undergoing some kind of cycle.
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body walked over, step by step, arriving before the burial coffin.
Roar—
The Ghost Ape carrying the tattered turtle shell also saw everything within the Life Essence and let out a fearsome roar that seemed capable of shaking the heavens and earth. The ghostly flames on its head seemed about to shoot out, charging toward the Life Essence.
Sizzle—
However, as it charged, merely touching it slightly, the Life Essence capable of nurturing all things seemed like a corrosive force to the Ghost Ape. Where it touched, clusters of pitch-black evil flames erupted, burning the Ghost Ape.
Swish—
The Ghost Ape retreated like lightning. The Life Essence was its greatest weakness as such a sinister being; it could not touch it, or it would corrode its body.
Yet, ironically, what it had to guard was precisely within the Life Essence.
Roar! Roar! Roar!—
The Ghost Ape carrying the tattered turtle shell let out successive terrifying roars, shaking the depths of the earth, all because the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body had approached the burial coffin.
Crack— Crack—
Crack— Crack—
Crack— Crack—
The remaining six Stone Statues suddenly trembled violently, then fragments of stone fell rustling from their bodies. From each emerged a terrifying living being with grotesque appearances and rotting bodies, each aura no weaker than the Ghost Ape carrying the tattered turtle shell or the mysterious being riding the rotting old horse.
A full seven extremely terrifying living beings emerged. An oppressive force that could make even a Divine King's heart palpitate spread through the depths of the earth. Ye Chen, now without the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, also felt a suffocating sensation.
Swish! Swish! Swish!—
All seven terrifying beings simultaneously looked at Ye Chen. They all knew the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body had emerged from within Ye Chen. The Ghost Ape snarled ferociously, "Junior, if you don't make him come out, you will undoubtedly die today!"
It seemed they all knew Ye Chen could control the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body and make him emerge.
Ye Chen's expression changed drastically.
On the other side, the Life Emperor's Son had others protect him while he silently infiltrated the depths of the earth, aiming for that mass of Life Essence.
However, after descending deep into the earth, he suddenly saw a person—the Battle Saint King—which made his expression change.
But what shocked him even more was that the Battle Saint King was faster than him. Moreover, he clearly saw ahead a ten-zhang-wide sphere of emerald-green light, misty and glowing, its entire body radiating infinite, boundless vitality.
What else could it be but the legendary Life Essence?
Only, ahead were seven bizarre, tattered living beings, seemingly in a standoff with Ye Chen before him, making his heart skip a beat.
Was the Battle Saint King also preparing to seize the Life Essence?
"Battle Saint King, stop!"
From behind, the Life Emperor's Son charged toward Ye Chen like lightning. He never expected that Ye Chen had also discovered it and was even a step ahead. Naturally unwilling to let the Life Essence fall into his hands, he rushed over quickly. The towering great tree behind him swayed with radiance, lowering thousands of vines imbued with terrifying law power, directly charging at Ye Chen.
Yet, Ye Chen turned and bypassed the Life Emperor's Son, smiling slightly at him. "Since the Life Emperor's Son is intent on competing for the Life Essence and is mutually compatible with it, I won't deprive a gentleman of his beloved. I'll take my leave now. Farewell!"
With a simple "farewell," clean and crisp, he turned and left.
He brushed his sleeves, not taking a single wisp of cloud.
Even the Life Emperor's Son was somewhat stunned, as if he never expected the Battle Saint King to leave so readily, always feeling something was amiss.
At that moment, the seven terrifying beings guarding the Life Essence simultaneously attacked, charging at the Life Emperor's Son and Ye Chen, who had turned to leave.
"@#￥%…&*"
After sensing the terror of the seven terrifying beings, the Life Emperor's Son was so angry he wanted to curse the Battle Saint King's ancestors eighteen generations countless times.
Damn it all! He wondered when the Battle Saint King had become so kind-hearted, actually giving up the Life Essence and handing it over. Turns out he had dug a huge pit.
Boom—
Extremely terrifying attacks descended like a heaven-covering, earth-blanketing force, annihilating vast swathes of earth as they blasted toward the two with incomparably violent power.
Ye Chen had long since taken off running, very cheerfully, escaping as fast as he could.
The Life Emperor's Son was no slower in fleeing. Both men soared into the sky as fast as possible, breaking through the solid earth and reaching the surface.
As the two soared upward, the earth behind them tore open violently, forming a massive chasm. Seven rotting creatures emerged one after another, carrying fearsome Curse power!
"They're here again, and seven of them this time!"
The various powerhouses on the Life Oasis all changed expressions. Just one mysterious being riding a rotting old horse was difficult to deal with. Now, suddenly, seven equally terrifying cursed creatures had appeared.
Boom—
At the same time, the ten-zhang-wide Life Essence also soared into the sky along with them, drawing everyone's attention!