Boom—
A colossal claw of unimaginable size suddenly emerged, reaching out from the deepest part of the Emperor Burial Abyss. It was covered in pitch-black scales as large as stars, appearing to blot out the sky. Numerous dark chains rattled upon it, their sound echoing between heaven and earth.
On that sky-shrouding giant claw, each scale was imprinted with unique patterns. A closer look revealed they were Emperor-level patterns! The claw then smashed toward the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, carrying an immeasurable might that would force even an Ancient Monarch to avoid its edge.
This single strike, this scene, made Ye Chen feel that the true form of the Primordial Sin Ancient Beast might be a supreme existence not inferior to an Emperor or a Peerless Immortal. Otherwise, how could it possess such Emperor-level patterns and such vast, unparalleled power of the Great Dao?
Even the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body felt a chill run down its spine. However, a mighty shout erupted: "Since Senior is testing me like this, this junior shall accept it!"
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body did not retreat but instead charged forward, soaring into the sky to actively meet the claw of the Primordial Sin Ancient Beast.
With a transformation, it did not manifest a Heaven-Earth Cauldron, but instead conjured a profound, immense black hole that suddenly descended from the heavens, carrying an absolute power to reduce everything to nothingness.
"Chaos Three Styles — Void Style!"
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body roared. The Void Style expanded to its limit, filling every inch of space within the Emperor Burial Abyss. It descended with a thunderous crash, and wherever it passed, everything moved toward absolute annihilation.
Boom—
The claw and the black hole collided. The resulting might, if not world-destroying, was nearly so.
The entire Emperor Burial Abyss shook violently, as if everything was about to truly descend into great destruction, with nothing able to escape.
Within the clash, the terrifying, sky-blotting black-scaled claw was blasted back. Several of the massive black scales shattered, revealing large amounts of dark blood that shimmered with a peculiar seven-colored radiance, exuding an extremely fearsome aura.
However, simultaneously, the Void Style black hole manifested by the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body also crumbled inch by inch. Its true form reappeared, sent flying out of the Emperor Burial Abyss, spilling a fair amount of blood.
Fortunately, it was ultimately formed from the transformation of one-seventh of a Great Emperor's fleshly body, stronger than the Monarch Divine Body of many Ancient Monarchs. Therefore, it was not completely shattered.
Ye Chen watched the Primordial Sin Ancient Beast with a grave expression. That previous strike had contained some of his burned Emperor Dao Origin. An ordinary Ancient Monarch would have been utterly incapable of withstanding it. Yet, even such a Void Black Hole was directly smashed to pieces, and the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body had suffered considerable damage.
Buzz—
The Life Essence absorbed within his body circulated, rapidly repairing all injuries and restoring vigorous vitality.
The Primordial Sin Ancient Beast below witnessed all of this and sighed softly: "I didn't expect you to have obtained Life Essence. Have you opened that burial coffin?"
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body was startled. It hadn't expected the Primordial Sin Ancient Beast to also know of the existence of the dark burial coffin within the Life Essence. However, upon careful thought, it wasn't that strange. After all, they were both within this Mythical Ruins Land. Knowing of the Life Essence's existence was not surprising at all.
What was somewhat puzzling was that the Life Essence had existed within the Mythical Ruins Land for so long, yet the Primordial Sin Ancient Beast had never found an opportunity to obtain it.
"I have not opened it," he answered truthfully, yet his fighting spirit soared.
"Senior, again!"
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body shouted lightly. This time, the sun mark between his eyebrows began to shine with blazing intensity.
It was the mark of Emperor Dao Laws. At this moment, it shone wildly, erupting with an unprecedented brilliance, even more dazzling and radiant than the real sun by countless times.
A force of Emperor Dao Laws, truly terrifying and peerless, swept forth, enough to make a genuine Ancient Monarch pale.
Although the Emperor Dao Laws, hard-won from eradicating the projection of the Ancient Nether Great Emperor, were important, Ye Chen felt that what the Sealed Boundary Universe Emperor had left behind in the forbidden land was many times more crucial.
He believed that the Sealed Boundary Universe Emperor would either leave nothing or leave something of immeasurable, infinite benefit to the entire Sealed Boundary Universe.
Of this, he was deeply convinced.
Facing Ye Chen's imminent attack using the Emperor Dao Law mark, the purple eyes of the Primordial Sin Ancient Beast deep within the Emperor Burial Abyss seemed to change. However, there was no trace of the fear ordinary people might feel. Instead, there was more of an appreciative look, as if it was quite satisfied with Ye Chen's actions.
At this moment, that vast pressure, capable of annihilating the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, slowly withdrew. Everything receded like a tide, rapidly returning into the body of the Primordial Sin Ancient Beast, as if it had never truly appeared.
This scene also caused Ye Chen to look at the Primordial Sin Ancient Beast with slight bewilderment, not fully understanding the meaning behind its actions.
"Junior, you have passed the test."
A grand voice slowly issued from the mouth of the Primordial Sin Ancient Beast, resonating through the Emperor Burial Abyss.
Visibly, the Primordial Sin Ancient Beast moved its colossal body, large enough to drown starry skies—unimaginably vast, with pores as large as stars, terrifying like black holes, immeasurable.
If such an existence were one of the Seven Sin Bodies, one could only imagine the level of terror.
Below, deeper down, right beneath where the Primordial Sin Ancient Beast had been blocking, a deep abyss ancient path appeared. The voice of the Primordial Sin Ancient Beast rang out once more: "Go. Enter the forbidden land and retrieve what belongs to your Sealed Boundary Universe."
After a momentary pause, Ye Chen slowly withdrew the sun mark between his eyebrows as well. Finally, he solemnly bowed toward the Primordial Sin Ancient Beast.
He did not believe the Primordial Sin Ancient Beast had intended to harm him. Otherwise, it would not have stopped him, nor would it have prevented the projection of the Ancient Nether Great Emperor from entering.
This Primordial Sin Ancient Beast, willing to fight to stop the Ancient Nether Great Emperor, had only struck him once. No matter how one looked at it, it seemed like merely a test, wanting to see if he was loyal to the Sealed Boundary Universe.
"Senior, thank you!"
With a heartfelt thanks, Ye Chen controlled the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body and, without looking back, plunged into the depths of the Emperor Burial Abyss, arriving before that abyss ancient path.
Before the abyss ancient path stood an ancient stone stele. Upon it were many enduring characters, very ancient, yet perceivable through divine sense.
Ye Chen's divine sense swept over it, and he learned most of the content: "This is the Origin Ancient Path leading to the Land of Origin. Outsiders must not enter casually, or death is certain. Be cautious!"