"Oh no!"
The numerous Divine Kings on the human side all changed their expressions upon seeing it, for that was definitely no ordinary God Demon either; it was far more powerful by many times. It had likely stepped into the Sovereign realm, and its rotting demonic body was very similar to the Rotten Gods and Demons guarding the Life Origin Oasis in the Mythical Ruins, but was countless times more powerful.
Suddenly, this supreme God Demon standing between heaven and earth gazed at the Heaven-Piercing Divine Bridge. Without the roars of other God Demon phantoms, it simply swung down the dim, pitch-black war spear in its hand, cleaving across the myriad heavens and heavily smashing onto the divine bridge.
Boom—
The divine bridge constructed from faith power was completely unable to withstand it, shattering directly. The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body was also helpless, for he was within the Battle Saint Hall. Seeing this scene, he almost moved to act, to enter the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum and intervene, but ultimately restrained himself.
The Heaven's Eye gazed distantly at the immortal demonic body standing between heaven and earth, a chilling intent surging deep within its pupils.
"Do you truly bully me for being stationed in the Ten Great Domains, not daring to enter and act?"
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body spoke coldly, a terrifying pressure slowly emanating from him, felt throughout the Ten Great Domains of the myriad heavens, causing all to tremble with fear. Was the supreme Saint Sovereign about to act?
The boundless pressure even began to seep into the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, shaking the mountains and valleys, causing many towering great tombs like lofty mountains to tremble and crack.
The world watched in shock.
But even after a long time passed, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body within the central Battle Saint Hall of the Ten Great Domains still did not act. He merely watched coldly, for that supreme demonic shadow comparable to an Ancient Sovereign also ceased its actions, as if it only targeted the divine bridge, not permitting anyone to directly enter the deepest parts.
The human powerhouses who fell from the divine bridge were unharmed. After the terrifying, peerless demonic shadow shattered the bridge, it did not harm the human powerhouses, simply departing and vanishing into the vast Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, leaving people puzzled.
What was its fundamental purpose? It acted against the humans, yet did not pursue them.
Outside the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, the various major forces watching this scene were secretly relieved. Otherwise, if the humans had truly advanced unimpeded, they would have had no chance whatsoever to contend for those most powerful Ancient Sovereign and Great Emperor immortal legacies and heaven-defying supreme treasures.
"Let's go!" Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Imperial Clans, Immortal Clans, Mythical Emperor Domains, Heavenly Emperor Realm, and countless other forces all charged toward the depths of the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, aiming for the most extraordinary Supreme legacies and such.
Although there were some obstacles along the way, most Imperial Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao descendants basically had at least a third who had stepped into the Divine King realm. The rest, at the very least, were Half-Step Divine Kings, very powerful. Moreover, they led groups of Divine Kings charging in. Ordinary Divine King-level monsters of the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum were simply no match for them, quickly torn apart and shattered as they advanced rapidly.
They also had no time to bother with other Heaven's Pride prodigies, leaving them in the outer regions of the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum to comprehend the Great Dao legacies of the various great tombs.
Although the numerous Heaven's Pride prodigies from these major forces were somewhat disappointed, they understood in their hearts that if they followed along, it would likely be a nine-deaths-one-life situation. They would also become burdens to the Imperial Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao descendants, and Divine Kings, offering no benefit. It was better to comprehend the supreme Great Dao within these Supreme Powerhouse tombs and improve themselves as quickly as possible.
Immediately, one Heaven's Pride prodigy after another chose their respective Supreme Powerhouse tombs and began their comprehension. Although there were dangers, compared to the deeper regions, this place was clearly many times safer.
At the same time, the human powerhouses who had fallen into the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum saw the countless great tombs within, towering into the clouds, with God Demon phantoms appearing, roaring across the sky, sinister and terrifying, drawing attention.
The human powerhouses were all true powerhouses, at the very least Great Powers, with many Divine Kings. Walking within the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, they possessed sufficiently powerful strength. Seeing the numerous great tombs, supreme principles and profound meanings manifested, attracting many Heaven's Pride talents to approach, carefully perceive, and use for reference, greatly aiding their future steps into the Divine King realm.
However, the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum was also very restless, burying numerous Supreme Powerhouses and others, hailed as a Divine Tomb. Moreover, some Supreme Powerhouses were buried with immense resentment from their lifetimes, perhaps becoming fearsome wraiths, lacking the intelligence of their living selves, possessing only a thick resentment that would attack those daring to disturb their peace.
The human powerhouses naturally encountered them as well, and the wraiths they met were very powerful, actually also being Rotten Gods and Demons, numbering over a hundred, at the very least at the Great Power level, with seven Divine Kings among them attacking the human powerhouses.
Unfortunately, the overall strength of the humans was incredibly more powerful, directly sweeping through and annihilating them.
Among them, Ye Chen also acted, instantly killing one Rotten God Demon comparable to a Two Tribulation Divine King with thunderous force, obtaining a blazing flame from its tattered head.
It was a soul flame, more accurately, a spark of intelligence born and nurtured upon the remains of a Supreme Powerhouse, enveloping a mass of mottled divine sense. It wasn't very strong; the soul flame ignited by the divine sense drove the rotting body to move, and it was directly destroyed.
Ye Chen attempted to search for some useful information, but ultimately found nothing, only fragmented, mottled memories of no use.
Ye Chen sighed. He very much hoped to find the Immortal Pool immediately and ascend to Divine King.
The Heaven-Fall Mausoleum was vast, comparable in size to a great domain, with countless mountains, astonishing. Just how many Supreme Powerhouses were buried here to reach such a scale?
This made one deeply suspect. Even if many powerhouses participated in that most terrifying Emperor War, with Great Powers beyond count, it was clearly impossible to reach this extent. It felt like the number of powerhouses buried in the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum was at least over a hundred thousand.
In fact, a hundred thousand Great Powers was an incredibly astonishing number. Even the most powerful Primordial Chaos Ancient Universe could not possibly give birth to so many Great Powers.
"It's not necessarily that a hundred thousand are buried. Some powerhouses' great tombs occupy sufficiently large territories. Some, like Ancient Sovereigns and Great Emperors, have burial sites even more magnificent. Truly speaking, the number of powerhouses buried here likely doesn't even reach one-tenth of a hundred thousand." Ye Cangqiong spoke, offering his perspective.
The more powerful the powerhouse, the vaster the territory their burial tomb occupied. In fact, those great tombs each pierced the clouds. No matter how large the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum was, it could not possibly accommodate over a hundred thousand such magnificent great tombs.
The human powerhouses began advancing into the depths of the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum.
Roar— Howl—
...
Within the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, peculiar phenomena actually occurred. Great tombs continuously cracked open, and fearsome Rotten Gods and Demons walked out. In life, they were at least Great Powers. Now, even if not after their fall, they possessed at least a portion of their former power. They actually charged toward all outsiders who had set foot in the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum.
Whether humans or the various Imperial Clans, Immortal Clans, Mythical Emperor Domains, Heavenly Emperor Realm forces, all were pursued and attacked by the Rotten Gods and Demons emerging from the great tombs of the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum.
These Rotten Gods and Demons were very powerful, monsters reborn from the fallen bodies of Supreme Powerhouses, manipulating the immortal shells of Supreme Powerhouses. They were formidable, pursuing the invaders. Many powerhouses successively perished.
The humans also encountered fearsome obstruction. No one understood what was happening; it appeared very suddenly.
"More Rotten Gods and Demons, very similar to those guarding the Life Origin in the Mythical Ruins. Could there be some connection between the two?" An Imperial Son asked himself, something that made one ponder deeply.
Naturally, the various major forces daring to enter the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum were no pushovers. Without sufficient strength, how would they dare easily set foot in such a dangerous place? Each one directly acted with thunderous force, slaying numerous Rotten Gods and Demons with puffs and thuds.
The human side was even more terrifying, treating this as a trial. The entire group acted, directly sweeping through.
Especially against some powerful Rotten Gods and Demons comparable to Divine Kings, Divine Kings directly acted. Imperial Sons and Daughters, the strongest young generation's supremes also acted, directly sweeping through, continuously blasting them apart, forcefully clearing region after region, obtaining the sutra profundities of many Supreme Powerhouses.
Among these, they also seized the Dao weapons of the Supreme Powerhouses from their lifetimes. Although mostly damaged, and some Dao weapons were reduced to mere scattered fragments, they were all forged from extraordinary divine materials. Seized and refined into the Dao weapons of these Heaven's Pride talents, they could rise a small step, becoming more extraordinary.
Without a doubt, during this sweeping process, the growth of the Heaven's Pride talents on the human side was also rapid. The Heaven's Pride prodigies within the Battle Saint Hall grew even faster, undergoing life-and-death trials.
During the trials, casualties were unavoidable. Some truly perished, but those who survived broke through layers of life-and-death trials, only becoming stronger. They were all true sons and daughters of heaven, not weaklings or cowards.
The human side directly marched toward the deepest parts of the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, vowing to find the Immortal Pool and the Saint Corpse of the Formless Sovereign.
The Heaven-Fall Mausoleum was truly too vast, with numerous dangers. Even though the human powerhouses were strong, pushing through horizontally, it still took a full ten days before they arrived at the depths of the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum.
At this time, the other Imperial Clans, Immortal Clans, and others gradually caught up, causing the human powerhouses to frown, but there was nothing to be done. For the closer they got to the depths, the more terrifying the obstacles that appeared. There were even Rotten Gods and Demons comparable to Five or Six Tribulation Divine Kings, extremely powerful, requiring some effort from the humans to sweep through and kill.
Moreover, the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum buried numerous Supreme Powerhouses, including Ancient Sovereigns and Great Emperors, more than one. It was no ordinary place, but a peerless Divine Tomb. The supreme Dao principles they left behind after their fall permeated everywhere in the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, becoming a special suppression, even greater than the suppression in Emperor Realms or the Ten Heavens Ancient Domains.
Here, all power was greatly suppressed. Otherwise, one could not easily traverse as in the outside world. Even space was difficult to tear open; at the very least, only Divine Kings could truly tear through the void.
The key point was also to nurture these rising stars of the human race. Otherwise, with the strength of Ye Chen and the other Imperial Sons and Daughters, the strongest young generation's supremes, and the older generation Divine Kings, they could have penetrated much deeper.
Whoosh—
On this day, three streams of light suddenly appeared before the human powerhouses. They were not Rotten Gods and Demons, nor were they beings from the Imperial Clans, Immortal Clans, Mythical Emperor Domains, or Heavenly Emperor Realm forces. But they were all very powerful and young, actually all Divine Kings, newly stepped into this realm.
They all had human forms. Seeing the human powerhouses, they showed a trace of surprise, saying, "Who are you, daring to set foot in the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum?"