Ye Chen's mind was profoundly shaken. Was the Chaos Burial Ground one of the sources of the Blood-Stained Future?
As his cultivation gradually increased and he grew stronger, so too did his understanding of the tragic Blood-Stained Future deepen, bringing with it an increasingly heavy weight.
What kind of source could create such an extreme and tragic Blood-Stained Future?
The deepest part of the Primordial Immortal Realm, the place that buries immortals, emperors, and everything, was one of them. The Chaos Burial Ground before him was also considered by the Golden Crow Great Emperor to be a possible source, and not without reason. After all, it had once buried an entire epoch, and was evil.
Having said this much, the Golden Crow Great Emperor said no more. The rest needed Ye Chen to slowly comprehend on his own.
"So soon, I must face the source of the Blood-Stained Future?"
Ye Chen stood silently for a long time before leaving the Emperor's Hall.
After returning to his residence, a flash of light appeared—the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body manifested before him.
Ye Chen nodded and said, "Go. Relying on the control granted by the Annihilation Imperial Crown is not sustainable in the long run; it is an external object. Only by completely refining it will it truly become my Origin Imperial World."
He was moved and harbored great ambition—to completely refine the Extinction Emperor Realm and make it the Origin Imperial World of his Great Emperor Reincarnation Body.
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body departed, quickly leaving the Golden Crow Emperor World through a world portal.
Following the sensation from the Annihilation Imperial Crown, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body moved at incredible speed, traversing hundreds of thousands of miles in the blink of an eye. Relying on its supremely powerful physical body, it ignored the many continental fragments along the way, directly piercing through them.
In this direct, unstoppable advance, countless continental fragments and stellar debris were smashed to dust, annihilated across the void.
With the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body charging forward like this, possessing speed comparable to an Ancient Monarch, it crossed an immeasurable distance in just a single day, finally arriving in an infinite expanse countless millions of miles away.
And right before it appeared an incomparably vast world, radiating a supreme and majestic pressure that surpassed even that of an Ancient Monarch.
The Origin Imperial World—the Extinction Emperor Realm!
Holding the Annihilation Imperial Crown, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body moved and entered the Extinction Emperor Realm.
The Extinction Emperor Realm was quite desolate, with little vitality to speak of. It was so barren that one could see many regions at the world's edge being eroded, giving way to patches of chaos.
This was an Emperor World crippled in the most terrifying Emperor War of the past. Its world barrier had been pierced, but its origin remained, preventing it from completely collapsing.
Using the Annihilation Imperial Crown, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body communicated with the Emperor Realm's origin. Its divine sense penetrated the Emperor Realm Origin, instantly imprinting everything within the Extinction Emperor Realm into its mind.
After a long while, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body murmured to itself, "Although the Extinction Emperor Realm was crippled, it is somewhat more complete than the Reverse Slaughter Emperor Realm. The pierced world barrier can also be repaired."
"However, the prerequisite is that it must be refined!"
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, wearing the Annihilation Imperial Crown, radiated an Emperor Dao majesty that resonated with the origin of the Extinction Emperor Realm.
Its eyes opened, seeing the Emperor Realm Origin. It soared into the sky, smoothly merging into the Emperor Realm Origin—a heavenly sun that, before the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body possessing Emperor Dao inheritance, was docile and offered no resistance.
From its brow, a stream of soul force invaded the Emperor Realm Origin, beginning the refinement.
However, the Emperor Realm Origin resisted, emitting waves of repulsive force that prevented the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body from refining it.
If it were an inner world origin, even an ordinary Divine King's inner world origin, he would dare say he could definitely refine it, for the Chaos Saint Soul infant was powerful enough.
But an Origin Imperial World was the Origin Imperial World of an ancient Great Emperor. Even if crippled, it was ultimately an Origin Imperial World of an ancient Great Emperor, not something that could be refined so easily.
The Emperor Realm Origin, though not as clear and self-aware as the Kong Chu Heaven and Earth, possessed a vague will.
Unless it was the Annihilation Great Emperor himself, anyone attempting to refine it would face resistance.
Letting out a long breath, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body said, "Origin, please become my origin world completely. I am the inheritor of the Annihilation Great Emperor's Emperor Dao, and one who will inevitably become an Emperor in the future. I will restore you to completeness."
As it spoke, it also revealed its own Great Emperor Reincarnation Body nature, and even revealed that one-seventh portion of Emperor Dao Origin.
Emperor Dao Origin, exclusive to ancient Great Emperors, possessed an aura that could make all living beings submit. Even the Emperor Realm Origin had to submit before the Emperor Dao Origin.
Moreover, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body did not intend to forcibly refine it, but approached with sincerity, aiming to restore the Extinction Emperor Realm to completeness, returning it to the appearance of a perfect Origin Imperial World.
Coupled with the Annihilation Imperial Crown continuously radiating countless strands of light—the aura of its former master, the Annihilation Great Emperor—the Emperor Realm Origin gradually let go of its initial resistance, becoming docile.
Finally, as if submitting to the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, it vaguely transmitted a will: "Please restore me to completeness!"
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body revealed a look of pleasant surprise, nodding heavily and declaring solemnly, "Rest assured, on the day I become an Emperor, you shall return to being a perfect Emperor World!"
"And on that day, I will also avenge the Annihilation Great Emperor, suppress the Chaos Burial Ground, and offer sacrifices to the Great Emperor's spirit in heaven!"
With these words, the origin of the Extinction Emperor Realm completely submitted.
Simultaneously, the Chaos Saint Soul infant began refining the Emperor Realm Origin. Everything proceeded so smoothly that in just a short moment, the refinement was completely successful.
From this point on, the Extinction Emperor Realm had completely become the origin world of the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body.
But reaching this step was not enough. The next step was to fuse the entire Extinction Emperor Realm into its body, making it its own inner great world.
However, the Extinction Emperor Realm was simply too vast and boundless. Even though it was somewhat crippled, it remained so.
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body left the Extinction Emperor Realm, arriving outside it. Gazing at this immense, boundless Emperor Realm, it transformed into an enormous Heaven and Earth Great Cauldron. Yet, compared to the Extinction Emperor Realm, there was still a significant gap.
But the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body could transform in myriad ways. At this level, a single strand of hair could rival a starry river; there was nothing it could not do.
It rapidly enlarged. The Heaven and Earth Great Cauldron also continuously expanded, gradually reaching a scale comparable to the Extinction Emperor Realm.
But it continued to grow, constantly expanding.
Finally, it surpassed the Extinction Emperor Realm, becoming another immense, boundless colossus within the Emperor War territory. Even separated by hundreds of millions of miles, it was clearly visible. That Heaven and Earth Great Cauldron was simply too vast and boundless, surpassing imagination.
At an immeasurable distance, there were still some experts from Emperor Clans, Immortal Clans, and Mythical Emperor Domains who had not truly entered the Heavenly Emperor World. Seeing this scene, they all gasped in shock. Manifesting such a majestic, boundless dharma form was something only a peerless existence could achieve.
Who could it be?
Boom—
The Heaven and Earth Great Cauldron directly swallowed the Extinction Emperor Realm, and then the vast, boundless heaven and earth dharma form vanished with a whoosh.
When it reappeared, it was the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body's true form. It stood in an infinitely empty region, sensing the Extinction Emperor Realm within its body, completely fused. With a single thought, vast and boundless Emperor Realm power surged forth, capable of shaking the thirty-three layers of heaven.
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body laughed heartily. From this day forward, even when facing an Ancient Monarch, it would not only possess the physical might of its body but also the supreme power of an Emperor Realm, surpassing ordinary Ancient Monarchs.
Simultaneously, within the Golden Crow Emperor World, Ye Chen also opened his eyes and let out a hearty laugh.
"Chen, what is it that makes you so happy?" A Beinu asked in surprise, while Yu Qing blinked her bright, autumn-water eyes as she looked over.
"Come, let me tell you," Ye Chen said, taking his two beloved wives to chat happily...