Just as Ye Yunfei was traveling along, a shocking event occurred that shook the entire Chaotic Void Sea.
A divine corpse suddenly appeared in the chaotic void!
This divine corpse lay inside a transparent crystal coffin, exuding an intense divine aura that swept across the sky.
When some unsuspecting creatures passed by, they were inundated by this aura, instantly pulverized and reduced to pools of blood, which were then absorbed by the divine corpse inside the crystal coffin.
Surrounding this crystal coffin were thousands of corpse generals and corpse soldiers standing guard.
These corpse soldiers and corpse generals emitted dense death energy from their bodies, holding gleaming cold weapons—blades, spears, swords, and halberds—and some rode horses devoid of any life force.
Thousands of corpse soldiers and corps generals guarded the crystal coffin as it moved through the Chaotic Void Sea, hurrying on its way.
Such a scene was far too bizarre and eye-catching!
Not long after, groups of powerful experts heard the news and came searching for this divine corpse.
Boom...
The massive crystal coffin rolled forward, the aura at the Deity level emanating from it sweeping across the skies. Wherever it passed, endless space shook and trembled.
Though they lacked any life force and made no sound, the dense death energy released from the bodies of the corpse soldiers and corpse generals clustered around the crystal coffin was utterly terrifying.
A large group of beings closely pursued this divine coffin from behind, refusing to give up.
Of course, those brave enough to follow the divine corpse were all powerful experts of considerable strength.
Because for ordinary beings, let alone following behind it, even sensing its aura from afar would leave them shuddering in fear and unable to stand steady.
"Are we certain this really is a divine corpse?
In this era after the Deities, let alone a complete divine corpse, even treasures related to Deities have become incredibly scarce!
Suddenly encountering a divine corpse now seems somewhat unreal?"
A rather short-statured Intermediate Demigod asked while using movement techniques to closely follow behind the crystal coffin.
This shorter Intermediate Demigod had just arrived and was projecting his Soul Power to sense the crystal coffin ahead.
"This level of energy aura definitely doesn't belong to a Demigod, but to a more advanced energy.
So the corpse inside that coffin must be a divine corpse!
There's no doubt about that!"
Another Intermediate Demigod beside him answered.
"If it truly is a divine corpse, that's astonishing!
From my recollection, in this era after the Deities, only one divine corpse has ever appeared—the one in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds!
To think another has emerged now!"
After sensing the corpse inside the crystal coffin for a moment, that shorter Intermediate Demigod couldn't help but exclaim.
"A divine corpse is an incredible treasure!
It seems this corpse still retains a significant amount of the energy and laws it possessed in life. If we could obtain it and study it back home, it would surely bring enormous gains for us Demigods!"
A greedy expression surfaced on this shorter Intermediate Demigod's face.
Apart from him, over twenty other Demigod experts were currently following the crystal coffin, every one of their eyes fixed intently upon it with burning zeal.
Besides these twenty-odd Demigod experts, there were also large numbers of Heavenly God-level beings following the coffin from behind.
And more Demigods and Heavenly Gods kept arriving after hearing the news.
The allure of a divine corpse was simply too great.
If one could obtain some treasure or inheritance from it, that would be a tremendous windfall.
Especially the major powers within the Chaotic Void Sea—after hearing news of the divine corpse, they immediately dispatched powerful experts to rush to the scene.
Gradually, the number of beings following the crystal coffin grew larger and larger, like an army marching through the chaotic void under the coffin's lead, advancing in a grand, earth-shaking procession wherever it went.
"The Great Netherworld people have arrived!"
Suddenly, a group of beings arrived, exuding dense death energy. They wore ashen white robes, black tall pointed hats, and some held black-and-white poles, drifting and floating like ghosts as they moved.
Everyone recognized them at a glance as beings from the Great Netherworld.
"It really is the corpse-refining technique lost since ancient times!"
Upon arrival, the Great Netherworld beings first noticed the divine corpse in the crystal coffin, then the corpse soldiers and generals guarding its surroundings. One of their Demigod experts couldn't help but cry out in pleasant surprise.
"Vice-Hall Master, if we can capture these corpse soldiers for study, we might just recover the corpse-refining secret technique lost since ancient times!
It would undoubtedly boost the overall strength of our Great Netherworld!"
A middle-aged man beside him in an ashen white robe and a face pale as paper spoke up.
"Exactly. We must obtain these corpse soldiers and generals!"
The Demigod expert addressed as Vice-Hall Master nodded.
"The Heavenly Deity Hall people have come too!"
Someone murmured.
Then everyone saw a group of beings with powerful auras surging in.
"Look, the Dark Faction is here too!"
Soon, someone else cried out softly.
They saw a vast sea of black mist, from which a large contingent of the Dark Faction charged out.
"It truly is a divine corpse!"
The Dark Faction was led by a Demigod expert whose face lit up with joy upon seeing the crystal coffin.
At this point, members from most of the major forces in the Chaotic Void Sea had arrived.
But for the moment, everyone remained following behind the crystal coffin; no one had taken action yet.
The aura emanating from the divine corpse inside was simply too strong. Even those Demigod experts dared not get too close.
And everyone could see that the corpse soldiers and generals guarding the coffin were surely no pushovers either. So no one wanted to be the first to challenge it.
They were all waiting to see if someone couldn't hold back and make the first move.
"Where do you think this divine corpse is heading anyway?"
Everyone followed the rolling crystal coffin onward, and the scene continued for nearly two full days before someone suddenly spoke up.
"Right, I have the feeling that this divine corpse seems to want to go somewhere, or like it's searching for something!"
Someone immediately answered beside him.
"It definitely is searching for something. Over these past two days, I noticed the crystal coffin adjusted its direction several times. Clearly, it hasn't pinpointed its destination yet and is still searching!"
Another person added.
"What could this divine corpse be searching for?"
Everyone felt puzzled.
Roar! Roar...
Suddenly, beasts' roars rang out one after another, and everyone saw numerous fierce battle beasts charging over.
"It is indeed a divine corpse!"
The leader, a tall, ruddy-faced old man, gazed at the crystal coffin with wild excitement.
"The Zhan Family has arrived!"
Looking at those ferocious battle beasts, everyone knew it was the beast-taming Zhan Family.
At this time, Ye Yunfei was traveling toward the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Later, Ye Yunfei simply entered the Phantom Tower for secluded cultivation, letting the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm carry the Phantom Tower on the journey.
Ye Yunfei entered the Tower of Refined Heart, using one Soul Body to cultivate Soul Power, and the other to cultivate sword techniques.
He planned to spend the coming time diligently cultivating the Myriad Swords Unification Grand Technique.
Before leaving the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, Ye Yunfei had obtained a more advanced version of this technique.
He had consistently set aside time for its practice, and his sword art proficiency had steadily improved.
"I still have some Divine Crystals on me, but I'll hold off on using them for now. I'll save some for Qing Luo. The rest, I should use only after I've cultivated to the Demigod realm in the future. That way, perhaps I can maximize the potential of these Divine Crystals!"
Ye Yunfei mused silently.
He hadn't used up all the Divine Crystals obtained earlier; a portion had been kept and carried with him all this time.
He had refined Divine Crystals before but always felt that a great deal of energy was wasted in the process, unable to fully absorb the energy and laws contained within them.
Ye Yunfei suspected his realm and strength were simply insufficient for truly absorbing them.
Then one day, while Ye Yunfei was in secluded cultivation inside the Phantom Tower, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm suddenly halted, looking in a certain direction.
"There's something happening over there.
Something extremely terrifying in that direction, and it seems to be heading this way!"
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm sensed the direction and muttered to itself.
"You should come out and look. The movement over there is immense.
A terrifyingly strong energy is approaching from afar. It's still far from here, but the aura of that energy has already pervaded this area!
Too scary. How can such terrifying energy exist?"
It said to Ye Yunfei.
"Oh?
Something like that?"
Hearing this, Ye Yunfei was a bit surprised.
He then emerged from the Phantom Tower and stood beside the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, immediately releasing his Soul Power to sense in that direction.
"Indeed, an utterly terrifying energy is rapidly approaching our location!
And this energy feels familiar!"
Ye Yunfei soon also showed an expression of shock.
An appallingly powerful energy was rolling in, shaking the endless sky.
"Let's wait here and watch."
Ye Yunfei considered, then spoke.
"I think you should hide first. Without a doubt, some terribly powerful expert or terrifying entity is heading here. If conflict breaks out then, it'll be a big problem."
Hun Lao advised Ye Yunfei.
"Alright, let's conceal ourselves."
Ye Yunfei thought this reasoning sound.
He took out a large batch of formation flags, setting up fifty or sixty large-scale formations nearby to compose a small spatial formation area. He entered this small formation space, then went into the Phantom Tower, letting the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm carry the tower and hide within the small formation space.
Boom...
Not long after, space-time in the distance began shaking intensely. An aura of energy, terrifying to the extreme like a boundless ocean, rolled forth and instantly submerged this stretch of void.
"So terrifying!
This energy aura seems even stronger than that of a Peak Demigod. Could it be a Deity approaching?
Even hidden within these formations, I feel almost suffocated!"
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm cried out first.
"Energy of this level—even if not from a Deity—must be from a Deity's energy body!"
Even hidden within the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei felt a sense of dread.
A moment later.
Boom...
Space shook even more violently, as if some ancient titan was violently shaking this vast void.
"Look, what's that?"
Suddenly, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm pointed toward the distant space-time, exclaiming in shock.
"It looks like a crystal coffin!
And there's a corpse inside the coffin!"
Hun Lao also exclaimed.
Ye Yunfei also perceived it then: a crystal coffin was cutting through the void from afar, emitting a fearsome energy aura that swept across the skies.
Around the coffin, a host of soldiers exuding death energy stood guard.
"Could that be a divine corpse?
No wonder I sensed a familiar aura earlier!
The intensity of this energy aura is probably on par with that of the divine corpse in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds!"
Gazing at the corpse inside the crystal coffin and sensing its energy, Ye Yunfei felt deeply shaken.
Because this aura was similar to that of the divine corpse that had emerged from the Colorless Abyss in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
"To think another divine corpse has appeared in the Chaotic Void Sea!"
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but sigh in amazement.
"There's a huge crowd following behind!"
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm suddenly cried out.
Ye Yunfei had already noticed this as well: an enormous number of beings trailed behind the crystal coffin, like a great army on the march.
Most of the beings following the coffin were quite strong, including quite a few Demigod experts and even quite a number of Peak Demigods.
"These guys are tailing the divine corpse, no doubt hoping to snatch some benefits from it."
Ye Yunfei instantly understood the intentions of that large trailing crowd.
"They're bold, daring to set their sights on a divine corpse."
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm sneered.
Previously in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, many Heavenly Gods and Demigods tried to attack that divine corpse, only to be utterly routed with heavy casualties.
Even Demigod experts stood no chance against that divine corpse, being instantly obliterated.
Boom...
Soon, the divine corpse passed by near Ye Yunfei, heading into the distance.
"Terrifying! At least half of the formations you set up have been completely shattered!"
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm cried out in alarm.
Of the dozens of formations Ye Yunfei had arranged, nearly half of those distributed in the outer area had been obliterated by the energy aura released by the passing divine corpse.