Buzz—
He suddenly appeared sacred, a transcendent and peerless majestic power surging forth from his body.
Under this power, even Yu Qing, as a Divine King, felt a genuine sense of awe. The others were even more shocked as they looked at Ye Chen, but they quickly understood—Ye Chen was about to sacrifice himself for righteousness!
"No, Yue!"
"Little Moon, what are you doing?"
"Master!"
Everyone was startled, having a rather ominous premonition. Yet, none of this could truly be stopped. Ye Chen took a deep breath and smiled, "Don't worry, I won't die. It's just that to stop him, this is the only way."
A majestic power that could be called Supreme-level surged forth. The Chaos Small Universe trembled, emitting an extremely brilliant radiance as waves of majestic power spread out.
Everyone was fiercely shocked. Whether those beside him or the powerful figures from the Imperial Clan, Immortal Clan, and Mythical Emperor Domain far away, their expressions changed drastically. This power was so immense that even Divine King realm figures seemed as insignificant as ants.
This young junior, the Battle Saint King, who wasn't even a Divine King, actually harbored such terrifying power.
Everyone's perception changed.
However, they didn't know what immense price Ye Chen had to pay to obtain this power. This price might even mean he could never truly climb to the pinnacle of the Great Dao in the future, never become an Emperor or a Sovereign.
Without his own origin inner world, how could he become an Ancient Monarch? How could he prove the Dao and become an Emperor?
Yet, for the sake of those beside him, he didn't hesitate in the slightest.
What did it matter to stand at the pinnacle of the Chaos Sea? What did it matter to achieve eternal immortality?
He didn't want to be like his future Supreme and Peerless self—invincible yet utterly alone in a blood-stained future. Nothing was more important than having companions by his side.
Thus, Ye Chen chose to bury his own future in exchange for the company of those beside him.
A power comparable to the Ancient Monarch level surged forth. Ye Chen raised his head to look at the increasingly approaching Sky-Supporting Column. Just as he was about to truly burn the Chaos Small Universe, the Pitch Black Burial Coffin within his Life Essence trembled fiercely. After absorbing a trace of the universe's power, it spread out invisible ripples, like water, extinguishing the flames that were about to burn Ye Chen's Chaos Small Universe.
At the same time, the Pitch Black Burial Coffin swished and appeared horizontally before Ye Chen. The coffin lid clanged open, and from within, a hand actually reached out!
This hand was fairer than snow, like the jade hand of a woman, exquisite as jade, flawless and pure. As it extended, the hand flowed with a special radiance, as if harboring a majestic power capable of shaking the heavens. It gently met the jade-green Sky-Supporting Column.
Boom—
After a tremendous roar, the Sky-Supporting Column, which contained power at the Ancient Monarch level, was directly sent flying a great distance. This scene left everyone utterly dumbfounded.
What kind of Supreme existence was buried within this Pitch Black Burial Coffin? It could unleash a Supreme power comparable to an Ancient Monarch with a mere raise of its hand, sending the Sky-Supporting Column flying. It was unbelievable!
Ye Chen was also slightly stunned, but then he suddenly felt an inexplicable tremor in his heart. For within this Pitch Black Burial Coffin, he seemed to sense a special power that made his heart tremble from the depths of his being—a power that even felt strangely familiar from the depths of his soul.
Suddenly, Ye Chen seemed to understand many things. His heart trembling, he looked at the Pitch Black Burial Coffin before him. Could this also be a burial coffin containing an old acquaintance, sent back upstream through the River of Time by his future Supreme and Peerless self?
Upon thinking of this, he, who had always remained calm and composed, actually found his hands trembling at this moment. This special feeling only truly appeared when the burial coffin of an old acquaintance emerged, and it was happening now.
Who was it?
Which old acquaintance had appeared, sent back here by his future Supreme and Peerless self?
Ye Chen's gaze fell upon the Pitch Black Burial Coffin, yet he couldn't see clearly. Black mist filled the coffin, obscuring everything. Only that exquisitely beautiful hand, fair as mutton-fat jade, extended out before silently withdrawing back inside. The Pitch Black Burial Coffin closed once more, and nothing could be seen.
Yet, it was precisely the old acquaintance within the Pitch Black Burial Coffin who had acted, allowing Ye Chen to avoid burning his Chaos Small Universe and escape this calamity.
"Great One!"
The myriad rotting divine demons that had followed him all knelt in mid-air at this moment, including the eight rotting beings comparable to ancient Divine Kings. All revealed a reverence that came from the depths of their hearts.
At this time, the green eye in the sky also revealed a trace of surprise. "A burial coffin within the Life Essence? Who exactly is hidden inside, possessing such majestic power? Is it the corpse of a fallen ancient Great Emperor?"
Then, that voice turned sinister and cold, shouting, "Even if it were an ancient Great Emperor, this Emperor would not fear it, let alone a mere Emperor's corpse! Be utterly annihilated for this Emperor!"
Boom—
An infinite power surpassing that of the Sky-Supporting Column descended, transforming into a gigantic palm that heavily slammed toward the Life Essence. It was many times more intense than before, as if an ancient Great Emperor had revived. His palm pressed down, suppressing all ages, and no one could withstand it.
Under this vast palm, containing genuine Emperor Dao laws—though not many—even ordinary Ancient Monarchs would have to avoid its sharp edge and retreat.
Yet at this moment, there was not the slightest fluctuation from within the Pitch Black Burial Coffin. Instead, from the Deep and Dark Ancient Path, another gigantic hand appeared.
To call it a hand was not entirely accurate; it was more precisely a giant claw, covered in pitch-black scales—a sky-shrouding giant claw that blotted out the heavens and the sun. It collided with the palm of the Chaotic Burial Ground Great Terror Existence.
Boom—
A tremendous roar shook heaven and earth. This stretch of sky shattered, splitting apart. The Deep and Dark Ancient Path trembled violently, as if truly about to fall into absolute great extinction.
Even though it wasn't the center, the ripples of power generated by the collision still sent countless powerful figures within the Deep and Dark Ancient Path flying in disarray.
The two gigantic hands were fiercely repelled from each other. One naturally belonged to the Chaotic Burial Ground Great Terror Existence; the other was the sky-shrouding giant claw of the Primordial Sin Beast, which had actually reached into the Deep and Dark Ancient Path to help Ye Chen block this strike.
"Primordial Sin Beast, you dare to intervene as well!" The Chaotic Burial Ground Great Terror Existence let out a low roar that shook the heavens and the earth, causing everything to tremble violently.