Kill!
Ye Yunfei and his companions were carefully advancing through this chaotic battlefield when suddenly, a terrifying hurricane came rolling in from the distance. It carried the sounds of fierce combat and was filled with a thick, violent killing aura.
In the blink of an eye, this hurricane closed in and swept over them.
"Be careful!"
Ye Yunfei's eyelids twitched, sensing danger.
Boom...
The Longevity Palace Master and the others also felt the terrifying danger. They quickly sent out their magic treasures and released their spiritual energy.
"Given your strength, resisting these War Remnant Souls would be difficult. Even if you didn't die, you'd certainly be injured!
Enter my spatial treasure!"
Ye Yunfei said in a grave voice.
Then, with a thought, he teleported the Longevity Palace Master and the others into the Phantom Tower. After that, Ye Yunfei's figure flashed as he rushed into the Heavenly Dao Tower.
Only the Heavenly Dao Tower was left, floating in place.
Boom...
The next moment, the hurricane arrived with violent force, sweeping and crushing everything in its path!
Clang... Clang... Clang...
The War Remnant Souls hidden within the energy hurricane continuously struck the Heavenly Dao Tower, creating a series of dense metallic clanging sounds.
Since the Heavenly Dao Tower was an emperor-grade treasure, these War Remnant Souls, strong as they were, couldn't damage it.
Fortunately, the energy hurricane came and went quickly. After about one breath, it swept away into the distance.
"It's just a pity that the Heavenly Dao Tower is a defensive-type treasure, not an offensive-type,"
Ye Yunfei sighed.
"Even if the Heavenly Dao Tower were an offensive-type Heavenly Emperor treasure, you wouldn't be able to use it.
Activating an emperor-grade treasure consumes vast amounts of spiritual energy and soul power. With your current strength, a single attack using an emperor-grade offensive treasure would probably drain most of your spiritual energy and soul power in an instant.
Although... you do possess a trace of emperor-grade Soul Power, so you might barely manage to control an emperor-grade treasure for one attack."
Hun Lao said with a smirk.
"That's true.
The consumption for using an emperor-grade offensive treasure is indeed quite significant."
Ye Yunfei nodded and chuckled.
Hun Lao had long known that a trace of emperor-grade Soul Power lay hidden within Ye Yunfei's soul sea. However, he always assumed that Ye Yunfei had obtained this energy from the remnant left behind by a certain Heavenly Emperor. He never imagined that this emperor-grade Soul Power was actually Ye Yunfei's from his previous life.
By now, the energy hurricane was far away. Ye Yunfei breathed a sigh of relief and brought the Longevity Palace Master and the others back out.
"Too terrifying!"
The Longevity Palace Master and the others could still feel the lingering aura of that energy hurricane. Their faces turned pale.
Next, Ye Yunfei and his group continued onward, constantly encountering various dangers along the way.
Luckily, they had the Heavenly Dao Tower.
Whenever they faced danger they couldn't withstand, Ye Yunfei immediately took everyone to hide within the tower.
The Heavenly Dao Tower was an emperor-grade defensive treasure. Forget the killing aura and War Remnant Souls on this battlefield—even if a genuine Heavenly Emperor came, they wouldn't be able to do anything to the Heavenly Dao Tower in a short time.
"Hmm?
Over there—a treasure!"
Suddenly, the Grand Elder of Longevity Palace pointed at the ground in the distance, speaking in delight.
"The rank of that treasure seems higher than a World-Ending treasure!"
The Longevity Palace Master said.
"That's a Profound Meaning Treasure.
Above the World-Ending grade is the Profound Meaning grade."
Ye Yunfei glanced at it and explained.
"However, that treasure is already scrapped. Although some aura lingers on its surface, its internal patterns and power have long been exhausted."
Ye Yunfei added.
"What a pity."
The Longevity Palace Master said regretfully.
He didn't doubt Ye Yunfei's words, knowing Ye Yunfei's knowledge far surpassed his own!
As they went on, the group encountered many damaged treasures—some were Profound Meaning Treasures, and others were at even higher grades!
However, it was a pity that all the treasures left behind on this battlefield had been rendered useless; not a single one was intact!
"Look!
Is that a mountain peak, or the corpse of a living being?"
Suddenly, a Demonic Race expert pointed into the distance, shocked.
On the distant, killing-aura-rolling horizon stood a fiery-red 'peak.' Upon closer inspection, it was actually the corpse of a massive crimson bird.
This giant bird was completely red. Its corpse was covered in a layer of flickering crimson flames that continuously burned.
"That's the corpse of a Solar Firebird!"
Ye Yunfei said, also feeling astonished.
The Solar Firebird was a rare avian predator, proficient at spewing Samadhi True Fire. Even a Half-Emperor expert would find it a headache to face.
"Look, there are corpses over there too!"
The Grand Elder of Longevity Palace cried out in alarm, pointing in another direction.
In that direction stood an enormous white elephant, as large as a mountain range. Its head had been pierced through by a black spear, its brain matter had spilled all over the ground. Despite having fallen for endless years, the massive corpse still radiated terrifying power.
Even a Star-Gazing Realm expert wouldn't dare approach; they would be pulverized in an instant.
They soon encountered more corpses of ferocious beings: peacocks, Golden-Winged Great Pengs, Golden Light Roars...
Of course, there were also numerous corpses of human experts radiating terrifying power.
Although these beings had fallen countless years ago, their corpses still retained dreadful auras, making one hesitant to get close.
"So we've all been frogs in a well!
Even though our strength places us at the top of the Hongmeng Continent, compared to these outside experts, we're nothing at all!"
The Longevity Palace Master and the other three Star-Gazing Realm experts couldn't help but sigh.
"Of course.
You must remember, there is no end on the path of cultivation.
Even a Heavenly Emperor does not represent the end of the cultivation road. There exist beings even stronger than Heavenly Emperors."
Ye Yunfei nodded and said.
"There are beings stronger than Heavenly Emperors?
Are you speaking of deities?"
The Longevity Palace Master and the other three immediately showed curious expressions.
"I do not know.
But I can affirm that beings stronger than Heavenly Emperors certainly exist.
However, until one personally reaches that realm, no one can be sure if what lies beyond a Heavenly Emperor is the realm of a deity."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment, then sighed softly.
In his previous life, Ye Yunfei attempted the Deity Ascension Lightning Tribulation. If he had succeeded, he would have long since become an existence surpassing a Heavenly Emperor.
Unfortunately, the tribulation failed, and he had to reincarnate to cultivate anew.
"Hmm?
I sense the aura of my kin!
It's over there!"
Right at this moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly received a voice transmission from the Ice Demon.
"Let's go take a look!"
Ye Yunfei immediately moved in the direction pointed out by the Ice Demon.
A short while later.
Ahead, a giant corpse lay tilted on the ground. It radiated a sky-soaring icy aura, coating the surrounding space with strings of white ice beads. The nearby ground was frozen over with a thick layer of profound ice. A horrifyingly cold wind howled and shrieked madly.
"It truly is a senior of my race. To think they fell here!"
The Ice Demon came out from the Phantom Tower. Looking at the distant corpse, his eyes grew slightly moist.
The Ice Demon clan was extremely few in number. The fall of any single Ice Demon was a great loss to the entire race.
"Hmm?"
Just then, a faint sound of surprise came from within that Ice Demon's corpse.
Then a phantom-like shadow emerged from the corpse and shot two white beams, fixing them on the Ice Demon standing beside Ye Yunfei.
This was a Remnant Soul!
"Greetings, revered ancestor of my clan!"
The Ice Demon was overjoyed and immediately knelt down in worship.
"Junior, come here."
The phantom studied the Ice Demon for a moment, then gestured for him to approach.
"Big Bro, I'm going over."
The Ice Demon said to Ye Yunfei.
"Be careful. Though he is a Remnant Soul left by an ancestor of your race, his memories and mental clarity may not be intact. If he's not coherent, he might attack you."
Ye Yunfei reminded.
"Don't worry. I can feel the shared bloodline between us. He won't attack me."
The Ice Demon said confidently.
"I'll go with you. If the situation turns dangerous, immediately return to the Phantom Tower."
Ye Yunfei thought it over, then said.
"Alright."
The Ice Demon knew Ye Yunfei was concerned and nodded in agreement.
Thus, Ye Yunfei led the Ice Demon toward the giant corpse.
Boom... Boom... Boom...
Cold currents of terrifying intensity surged past Ye Yunfei and the Ice Demon but did not attack them.
"It seems this ancestor of your race retains his mental clarity. Otherwise, he would have attacked the moment we approached.
This is good."
Ye Yunfei let out a sigh of relief. They soon arrived before the colossal corpse.
"Young man of the Human Race, rest assured. My mind is clear."
The phantom shadow looked at Ye Yunfei and slowly spoke.
"Elder, Big Bro was concerned about me. Please don't blame him."
The Ice Demon quickly explained.
"I know. Otherwise, I would have already taken action.
Unexpected, that after falling so long ago, I could still encounter a descendant. It is a rare predestined affinity.
You will stay here for a while. I have some heritage to pass on to you."
The phantom said to the Ice Demon.
"Young man of the Human Race, please leave. My clan's heritage cannot be revealed to outsiders."
The phantom turned its gaze toward Ye Yunfei and said.
"Alright.
Da Bing, this is your chance. Stay here for now.
I'll continue searching for the Demon Ancestor. Once I find him, I'll return to pick you up."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before saying to the Ice Demon.
"Alright.
Big Bro, rest assured. I'll be fine."
The Ice Demon nodded.
Thus, Ye Yunfei led the Longevity Palace Master and the others away.
"What kind of great war was this exactly?
Members from all the powerful factions and races of the three thousand worlds perished here."
Ye Yunfei walked through the battlefield, observing the madly swirling terrifying energies and killing aura, the many powerful War Remnant Souls, the countless corpses that still radiated dreadful power, and the magical treasures of all kinds scattered everywhere. He couldn't help but feel shaken.
"Such a shame. All the treasures we've encountered are already useless.
If these treasures were still intact and we could take them back to refine and absorb them, that would be amazing!"
The Longevity Palace Master and the other three Star-Gazing Realm experts looked at the numerous scrapped treasures with deep regret.
"This war was so intense that even the mightiest treasures would have been damaged.
Moreover, even if a treasure survived being damaged, it likely couldn't withstand the erosion of the laws of time and decayed automatically ages ago.
Only Half-Emperor-level treasures can endure the ravages of prolonged time.
Of course, emperor-grade treasures have no fear of temporal erosion. They can be passed down for limitless eons."
Ye Yunfei said.
Right at that moment.
Cling!
From the distant battlefield, a terrifying sword radiance reaching thousands of meters wide soared into the heavens.
It shone with majestic brilliance, coiled with countless dazzling runes, making it impossible to look at directly.
This sword radiance carved a massive spatial canyon through the sky. Wherever it passed, time and space were instantly annihilated.
"Too horrifying!"
The Longevity Palace Master and the other three Star-Gazing Realm experts were so frightened their hairs stood on end. They hurriedly moved closer to Ye Yunfei, preparing to take shelter in the Phantom Tower.
"A Half-Emperor-grade treasure!"
Hun Lao's voice sounded within Ye Yunfei's soul sea.
"Indeed. It truly is a Half-Emperor-grade treasure."
Ye Yunfei fixed his gaze on the distant ground. There, thrust diagonally into the earth, was a single longsword. Every so often, it shot out streaks of terrifying, thousands-of-meters-wide sword radiance, striking out in all directions.
Around that sword lay a serene area. Besides sword energies undulating like water ripples, there was not a trace of killing aura, nor any War Remnant Souls.
The sword alone dominated a vast stretch, like a ruler of its own domain!
"If you could claim this longsword, your combat power would certainly increase significantly.
With your current strength, using a Half-Emperor-grade treasure would still be quite taxing. But if you went all out, you should manage one or two attacks."
Hun Lao added.
"That's right."
Ye Yunfei nodded.