The Chaos Burial Ground could annihilate an Ancient Chaos Universe, the largest celestial body in the Chaos Sea, and bury all living beings within it, including far more than one Emperor. One could imagine just how vast and terrifying the power of the Chaos Burial Ground was, exceeding all imagination and even surpassing Ye Chen's expectations.
In his impression, only the Primordial Immortal Realm and the Alien Ancient Universe were capable of annihilating an entire Ancient Chaos Universe.
The Eight Desolates Ancient Universe was ultimately destroyed because it attacked the Primordial Immortal Realm.
As for the Alien Ancient Universe, it directly caused the unprecedented peak of the Sealed Realm Universe to decline and perish, prematurely ending the Mythical Era Epoch.
Although the Sealed Realm Universe did not ultimately collapse, it was still somewhat incomplete, its Heavenly Dao imperfect, with the Tenth Heaven having vanished.
That the Chaos Burial Ground possessed the terrifying power to annihilate an entire Ancient Chaos Universe made even Ye Chen's expression change upon hearing it.
"Back then, tearing open the seals naturally also disturbed the supreme existences slumbering within the Chaos Burial Ground. Those were Supremes comparable to Emperors and Supreme Immortals, and even a Heavenly Emperor awakened."
The Golden Crow Great Emperor's words carried a trace of bitterness.
A Heavenly Emperor—daring to bear such a title. Even ordinary Emperors and Supreme Immortals would not dare to claim the name "Heaven" for themselves. Such an entity was absolutely powerful to an extreme degree.
In fact, such a Heavenly Emperor was also a supreme existence comparable to the strongest Emperors, possessing the terrifying ability to slay Emperors and Supreme Immortals, no less than an Immortal King.
The awakening and emergence of a Heavenly Emperor allowed one to imagine the immense pressure the Golden Crow Great Emperor and the other Emperors and Supreme Immortals faced back then.
Fortunately, on their side, there was also an existence of the strongest Emperor level—the First Emperor of Qin, Qin Shi Huang!
Qin Shi Huang, hailed as the First Emperor. One could imagine how powerful a person he was, counted among the strongest, unknown Emperors of the Sealed Realm Universe.
His intervention, using the Ten-Thousand-Mile-Long Wall to suppress the heavens, single-handedly blocked the peerless Heavenly Emperor of the Chaos Burial Ground, preventing him from taking action. It was no exaggeration to say his divine might shook the ancient and illuminated the present.
Moreover, the most fortunate thing was that the number of Imperial Dao and Immortal Dao seals torn open back then was not great, not even half. The number of awakened Supreme existences from the Chaos Burial Ground was also not many, only three or four more than on the Golden Crow Great Emperor's side. The situation was not yet pushed to the most extreme.
Otherwise, it was said that several Era Epochs ago, during its most prosperous period, the Chaos Burial Ground—which had been jointly sealed by the various Emperors and Supreme Immortals of the major Ancient Chaos Universes—had once produced several Heavenly Emperors, with the number of other Supreme existences far exceeding ten fingers, far stronger than the combined power of an entire Ancient Chaos Universe.
Had they fully awakened, even with Qin Shi Huang holding the fort, it would have been difficult to leave.
Even so, that battle still caused the Golden Crow Great Emperor's side to pay an extremely heavy, grievous price. Emperors and Supreme Immortals fell, and not just one; nearly half perished there.
"The Chaos Burial Ground once caused an Ancient Chaos Universe to be annihilated and directly led to the burial of an Era Epoch. Once unsealed and emerging, it would cause incalculable consequences for the entire Chaos Sea. None of us dared to let the situation deteriorate to that extent, so we all took action, sparing no effort to jointly seal that Chaos Burial Ground which had once buried an entire Era Epoch."
"I took action against an Imperial Dao existence. We fought for three months, consuming endless vital essence and blood. In the end, I only gained the upper hand by taking advantage of the fact that the other party had just awakened from slumber and had not fully recovered. I then used my most powerful Imperial Dao divine ability to perform the sealing. That Imperial Dao existence was no weaker than an ancient Great Emperor, and it also caused me to suffer the most terrifying backlash in history, resulting in severe injuries and my fall."
"As fellow Emperors and Sovereigns, who is truly inferior to whom by much? Even I, who considered my combat power peerless throughout the ages, likewise paid the greatest price for this, nearly falling from my severe injuries."
From his words, one could fully hear that back then, the Golden Crow Great Emperor, as an ancient Great Emperor who considered himself invincible under heaven, faced an Imperial Dao existence from the Chaos Burial Ground, believing he could suppress everything. Yet, in the end, he also paid the most terrifying price.
That price was forcing even himself to fall.
As an ancient Great Emperor, he was utterly helpless against such injuries because it was the final backlash from an Imperial Dao Supreme, carrying an Imperial Curse. It was too terrifying, unavoidable. It caused his Imperial Dao origin to wither, and his Emperor Soul to be severed by ninety percent. The price was heavy, irreversible.
"In that battle, with that kind of Imperial Dao backlash, my fall was inevitable, with no chance of escape," the Golden Crow Great Emperor sighed. Then, his gaze blazed once more as he said, "However, back then I was also fortunate. Having traversed the Chaos Sea for endless years, I once obtained the Nirvana Scripture left behind by the very first Immortal Phoenix born at the dawn of creation."
"The Phoenix Nirvana Scripture?" Ye Chen was startled. He recalled the Golden Crow Great Emperor mentioning that he owed the Immortal Phoenix a favor. Could it be referring to this?
"Yes, the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture!"
Mentioning the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture, the Golden Crow Great Emperor also revealed a look of admiration. "This was created by the very first Immortal Phoenix based on itself. The Immortal Phoenix, even if slain, can still undergo nirvana and be reborn, hailed as undying and indestructible. The Phoenix Nirvana Scripture it left behind was also created based on this characteristic."
"In the past, although I was about to fall, I wished to transform into the most primordial heavenly sun and refine the slain Imperial Dao existence. By utilizing the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture to undergo nirvana, I even hoped to reach the ultimate sublimation, taking a step beyond to become the strongest Emperor!"
He harbored great ambition. As an ancient Great Emperor who arrogantly looked down upon the past and present, he was unwilling to fall just like that. Also, because he had obtained the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture back then, he wanted to seize this opportunity to undergo nirvana and rebirth, live a second life, even surpass his former self.
Unfortunately, the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture was primarily targeted at the Immortal Phoenix. This type of Chaos Holy Spirit was innately hailed as undying and indestructible, capable of continuously undergoing nirvana and rebirth.
The Golden Crow was also a divine bird, especially the Golden Crow Great Emperor, who was a Chaos Holy Spirit born from chaos, the very first at the dawn of creation. However, he was ultimately not an Immortal Phoenix. Even cultivating the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture had a certain gap; true perfection was impossible.
But at that point, the Golden Crow Great Emperor had no other choice. He had no choice but to proceed. Only the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture gave him a chance to transcend the calamity of death and live a second life.
"Back then, for safety's sake, my son and I devised a second plan."
"A second plan?" Ye Chen was puzzled.
"That's right, precisely a second plan," the Golden Crow Great Emperor said. "Because my son and I share the same origin, both are purebred Golden Crows, also the Progenitor Golden Crows, flowing with the same blood. For safety's sake, my son Mie Qiong suggested that I split off a part of my Emperor Soul and place it within his body. Using Golden Crow Emperor Blood to nurture it, he would also employ the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture to undergo nirvana and rebirth."
"Back then, he was already at the Ancient Monarch level. With Emperor bloodline within his body, using a Monarch's ability to activate and nurture my Emperor Soul, the possibility of me successfully undergoing nirvana was very high."