"So it's the Black Prison Heavenly King. Seventy thousand years ago, he resolutely crossed the Chaotic Sea and vanished without a trace. So he passed away here."
The various overlords who had arrived were all heroes from various factions. The nine great imperial dynasties and the Ancient Divine Palace, in particular, knew many secrets, and thus some recognized the identity of this Heavenly King—it was indeed the Black Prison Heavenly King from seventy thousand years ago.
This Heavenly King was once renowned throughout the Ancient Divine Continent, one of the most powerful existences of his time. Even the nine ancient imperial dynasties and the Ancient Divine Palace feared and dared not provoke this Overlord-level figure. In fact, he could be said to have uniquely dominated an era back then.
Later, feeling the loneliness after becoming invincible in the world, the Black Prison Heavenly King resolutely chose to leave the Ancient Divine Continent, intending to cross the Chaotic Sea and head to the Ancient Emperor Continent.
At the time, this was a highly sensational piece of news. Yet, who would have thought he ultimately met with disaster, perishing in the Chaotic Sea.
However, it was also evident that the Black Prison Heavenly King did not pass away naturally but was killed by a fearsome living being.
Although shocked by what kind of being could be so powerful as to slay the Black Prison Heavenly King, the various overlords harbored no worries. After all, so many tens of thousands of years had passed; no matter how powerful a being, it could not withstand the erosion of time. As expected, it too had likely died.
"What a pity. When the Black Prison Heavenly King reigned supreme in the world, even our Ancient Divine Palace and the nine great imperial dynasties had to retreat and dared not provoke him. Who could have imagined that after so many tens of thousands of years, this former overlord would end up in such a state," the Ancient Hua Heavenly King sighed lightly.
In the past, whether it was the nine great imperial dynasties or the Ancient Divine Palace, Heavenly Kings were not perpetually active. They mostly remained in deep slumber or seclusion, unwilling to emerge and provoke each other, yet they had heard of his might.
A former overlord, now a pile of dry bones—it was like a portrait of the path of cultivation.
No matter how peerless in grace and beauty you were, or how you ruled the world, in the end, you were nothing but a mound of yellow earth, unable to withstand the passage of time.
Many sighed softly, but more noticed that a string of mysterious beads hung on the Black Prison Heavenly King's skeleton. They were dark and lustreless, but anything found on a Heavenly King's body could not be ordinary, naturally stirring desire.
However, at this moment, Ye Chen had already reached out his hand, and no one objected—they could not and dared not.
Boom—
Just as Ye Chen's palm was about to touch it, the Heavenly King's skeleton suddenly erupted with intense Heavenly King Dao might, which instantly intensified, shooting straight into the sky, causing the many overlords present to turn pale and stagger backward.
But Ye Chen's eyes flashed with brilliance. His fingers flowed with resplendent golden radiance, immortal golden light circulating autonomously, and one after another, Dao talismans manifested, clashing with it, producing clanging metallic sounds.
In the end, it was merely the residual Dao marks on a skeleton. How could it rival a peak Samsara-level powerhouse like Ye Chen? It was soon suppressed, and he smoothly took the string of black beads.
It was a string of warm, cool jade beads. At first glance, they seemed very ordinary, very plain. But the next moment, Ye Chen sensed something special. He felt the Primordial Spirit within his brow emitting divine radiance, undergoing a certain transformation, beginning to grow stronger.
Although slow, the sensation was real. With his perception, he could clearly feel it.
In just that brief moment, his Primordial Spirit had strengthened by a sliver. It seemed insignificant, but its advantage lay in its continuity, endlessly strengthening and expanding.
Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly, he was somewhat astonished. What were these beads, actually capable of continuously strengthening the Primordial Spirit? They were simply a supreme treasure of the mortal world.
One must know that the Primordial Spirit, unlike cultivation base, was difficult to strengthen and required much experience. Such an item that could continuously strengthen the Primordial Spirit naturally deserved to be called a supreme treasure.
Moreover, Ye Chen even sensed that within the beads, there seemed to be a hidden space. But for now, it was not easy to explore. He stored them away within his body without a trace.
Others wanted to inquire, but seeing Ye Chen's indifferent expression, no one dared to ask.
The many Ancient Divine Continent powerholders first paid their respects to the Black Prison Heavenly King, after all, he was a senior. As for the skeleton, after over seventy thousand years, too much of its essence had dissipated. A few Heavenly Kings sighed, and naturally, no one else dared to take it, leaving it there.
By this time, Ye Chen had long since entered the mountain nest. Following the smooth cave passage, he arrived at the deepest part of the nest. There was an interior space within the mountain body, spanning a full thousand zhang. Both the ground and the mountain walls were covered with insect eggs, each about a zhang tall, shimmering with light, faintly revealing humanoid figures being nurtured within. This was clearly the birthplace of those humanoid living beings.
How many humanoid living beings were there in total within this massive mountain cave?
At least several hundred thousand, even over a million or more. It was a number that made one's scalp tingle.
Ye Chen swept his gaze over this core area of the nest. The various True Kings had entered this place ahead of the others, their eyes also shining brightly as they surveyed the area.
One could clearly perceive that within the mountain cave, countless weak auras filled the space. Those humanoid living beings were still inside the eggs, not yet hatched, but they were alive.
Moreover, within the perception field, there were also several quite powerful auras, stronger than Saint Lords.
Sure enough, they saw several humanoid living beings, fully fifteen zhang tall. Upon seeing Ye Chen and the others intrude, they immediately roared and charged over. However, they did not unleash overly powerful force, clearly worried about harming these unhatched beings.
But Ye Chen and the others had no such considerations. They directly began a great slaughter, each raising a hand to unleash powerful divine abilities and laws, various divine radiances exploding.
The Sun God erupted with endless Dao Fire, terrifying divine flames directly submerging an area. Instantly, thousands of eggs were blasted open, burned to ashes, becoming a patch of cinders.
When other powerholders fought, numerous attacks rained down, each wiping out thousands upon thousands of eggs. It was simply a one-sided massacre.
Especially the Primordial Demon God. As a great demon, his billowing dark demonic light shrouded a large swath of eggs. He actually operated an immortal demonic technique, directly absorbing the life essence from these eggs into his body.
Doing so, whether for cultivation or supplementing lifespan, was a great tonic with incredible effects.
Just like the supreme existence of the alien race in the Primordial era, who, with a single thought, absorbed the life essence of billions of living beings from the Ancient Immortal Continent, greatly repairing Dao injuries and also increasing lifespan.
But such an act invited heavenly retribution; it was an extremely evil deed. Even those ancient recluses facing their limits dared not do this, fearing death by being besieged from the world.
But here, no one felt disgusted. On the contrary, others were also taking action. While battling those few powerful living beings, they also absorbed the life essence of numerous egg-born beings. For the human body, it was an immense supplement.