Upon seeing these three unfamiliar young Divine Kings, the human powerhouses were all astonished. These were clearly individuals they had never encountered before. However, the fact that they could set foot in the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum spoke volumes. Among them, Mo Haishen spoke: "The Heaven-Fall Mausoleum has appeared; we are those who have entered to seek treasures."
The three merely frowned, clearly not believing Mo Haishen's words. However, they could sense that among this group were genuine Divine King powerhouses, and more than one at that. Feeling some apprehension, they turned and left. But before departing, they issued a warning: "The Heaven-Fall Mausoleum is the resting place of the greatest Ancient Emperors and Great Emperors. Do not tread lightly, or if the Supremes awaken, everyone will die. Leave quickly."
Before the humans could even ask what they meant, the three young Divine Kings had already vanished, disappearing without a trace. Yet the words they left behind caused the human powerhouses to frown, clearly holding profound meaning, involving Ancient Emperors and Great Emperors.
Ye Chen watched the distant figures of the three young Divine Kings, suddenly frowning himself. "Everyone, be careful. The beings entering the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum might not only be from the Heavenly Emperor Realm side."
"What do you mean?" The others were startled.
"They are not from the Heavenly Emperor Realm, nor are they from the imperial clans, Immortal Clans, Mythical Emperor Domains, or other such forces," Ye Chen said. His Great Emperor reincarnation body was the Saint Lord Sovereign of the Ten Domains of the Heavenly Emperor Realm, so he naturally knew a great deal. He understood better than anyone which Heaven's Pride prodigies had entered the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum this time, and those three young Divine Kings were definitely not among them.
Shen Rong frowned. "Could they be living beings born within the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum?"
This was shocking. The Heaven-Fall Mausoleum was a divine tomb that had buried countless Supreme Powerhouses from the All Heavens. If living beings were born in such a burial ground, how terrifying they must be, born by absorbing the essence of all the Supreme Powerhouses of the All Heavens.
"Not necessarily. The Heaven-Fall Mausoleum is a land of death, yet those three possessed vigorous life force and blood energy. They are living beings, not the dead," Ye Cangqiong said.
Ye Chen said gravely, "In any case, being in a perilous place like the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, we must be cautious above all else."
"Let's go!"
Clearly, the sudden appearance of the three young Divine Kings could not deter the human powerhouses. They continued deeper into the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, though with much greater caution.
Two days later, the human powerhouses encountered other forces like the imperial clans and Immortal Clans. They faced each other from a distance, but neither side took action.
Especially now, the human race was truly formidable. As long as they did not make a move, the other imperial clans and Immortal Clans had to band together, not daring to provoke the humans at all, and could only detour far around them.
The humans also regarded them indifferently. As long as the other forces did not target them, they would not easily take action either, not wanting to waste unnecessary effort.
During this period, the humans also began leaving many Heaven's Pride prodigies near various relatively safe great tombs that possessed the Great Dao legacies of Supreme Powerhouses. These were at least Divine King-level great tombs, allowing them to contemplate the Great Dao and invisibly enhance their cultivation.
It wasn't that they didn't want to bring them deeper, but often, the deeper one went, the greater the danger. Even powerhouses as strong as Divine Kings could not claim to be able to protect themselves, let alone protect these Heaven's Pride prodigies. Leaving them in the outer regions was many times safer.
On this day, having penetrated over a million li into the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, suddenly, everyone felt a sense of creeping horror.
Because the closer they got to the depths of the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, the greater the suppression they felt.
Intangibly, they also sensed the boundless aura of slumbering Ancient Emperors and Great Emperors, vast and mighty, pressuring the All Heavens, causing their expressions to change.
However, they soon felt joy. The more it was like this, the more it proved that the burial ground of the Ancient Emperors and Great Emperors was near.
On this very day, the humans encountered a race they had never seen before. Their bodies were entirely pale white bones, humanoid in shape, but with bone wings on their backs. Most had no flesh and blood, only a minority possessed some flesh, and a few had full, complete human forms with ample flesh and blood. Apart from a pair of black wings on their backs, they were almost identical to humans.
The beings of this race occupied a large number of Supreme Powerhouse great tombs, mostly Divine King tombs. One skeletal being after another sat cross-legged before these Supreme Powerhouse tombs, contemplating the profound mysteries of the supreme Great Dao, obtaining the corresponding Great Dao legacies.
Some particularly powerful skeletal beings had grown partial flesh and blood, and were even refining slain, decaying divine demons. They purified the chaotic divine senses and refined the decaying bodies of the divine demons into the purest blood essence, which actually promoted the growth of some flesh and blood on their skeletal bodies.
This scene stunned the human powerhouses who had come from afar; it was truly somewhat bizarre.
"Angel Race?"
The others looked towards the Angel Imperial Son leading the Angel imperial clan.
The Angel Imperial Son was an extremely handsome man, so elegant and refined it was almost unreal, ethereal and transcendent. He possessed sixteen wings, with a gentle holy light swirling around him. Having stepped into the Divine King realm, he was also incomparably powerful. No one could deny his handsome, transcendent appearance; he was a peerlessly beautiful man.
However, he shook his head. His handsome face beneath the Primal Holy Light carried a hint of strangeness. "They are not the Angel Race, nor the Fallen Angel Race. If I'm not mistaken, this should be the Bone Demon imperial clan."
"Bone Demon imperial clan?"
Many were stunned, clearly having never heard of this race's name.
"The Bone Demon imperial clan, an ancient imperial clan that produced a true Ancient Emperor, though that was an Immortal Ancient Emperor from several epochal eras ago. It's unknown if he still lives," the Angel Imperial Son said. But clearly, this was a powerful imperial clan.
In fact, the Bone Demon imperial clan was indeed a powerful imperial clan. Deep within the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, there were many clansmen of this imperial clan, numbering over ten thousand—a staggering figure.
Of course, they couldn't all be Great Powers. Most were Saints, Heavenly Kings, and the like, but there were also many above the Great Power level. There were Divine Kings as well, those who had grown flesh and blood into complete human forms, each one extremely handsome.
The Bone Demon imperial clan was a powerful ancient imperial clan, existing for who knows how many years, a true Ancient Emperor's clan. They had actually appeared within the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum.
This imperial clan had many powerhouses, who also discovered the presence of the humans. One Divine King, fully fleshed and with a majestic, stern appearance, shouted, "Who are you people, daring to intrude upon the territory of our Bone Demon imperial clan? State your names!"
"Territory?"
The human powerhouses were somewhat taken aback. A human Divine King spoke, "Fellow Daoist, you jest. The Heaven-Fall Mausoleum has appeared; we have merely entered to seek treasures. We did not know this was the territory of the Bone Demon imperial clan."
"Still trying to quibble!"
The Bone Demon imperial clan Divine King snorted coldly. But soon, his eyes blazed with intense, bloodthirsty light. Looking at the gathered human powerhouses in the distance, it was like a lion that had been starving for a long time seeing a flock of sheep—so fervent he couldn't tear his gaze away.
Immediately, he licked his lips, revealing a greedy smile. "A group of flesh-and-blood-rich living beings, and many with vigorous blood energy among the younger generation. If I kill them all and refine them into blood essence, it could continuously strengthen this Divine King's flesh-and-blood body. Perhaps I could even tread the path to true immortality."