# Chapter 1320: Supreme Being’s Skull
Ye Fan stood in the sky, gazing down at the entire ancient star. It was an irregularly shaped celestial body that truly resembled a skull, connected to nearby stars like a corpse lying in the cosmos.
The Primeval Mountains were an ancient land, with towering cliffs ten thousand ren high and ancient trees reaching the sky visible everywhere. The mountain ranges here were majestic, stretching endlessly in a magnificent panorama.
Ye Fan led the twelve saints to this place. He was filled with doubts about this star and conducted thorough investigations of several important ancient sites, seeking deeper understanding.
The mountains were vast, with many giant peaks piercing the clouds, tens of thousands of zhang high, wrapped in chaotic mist like a primordial land. The sound of the Great Dao rumbling could be heard.
“Truly a divine land. Cultivating the Dao in such a place yields twice the results with half the effort. No wonder it has produced so many powerful cultivators, with saints never ceasing to appear.”
The entire star resembled a skull, and the Primeval Mountains were like the forehead bone of that head—the location of the human Immortal Platform, an extremely important region.
This area was vast and boundless, inhabited by various ancient beasts. It was the territory of the demon clan and some primitive tribes, where humans rarely set foot.
According to legend, one of the three great saints of this ancient star lived in seclusion within these mountains—a fire crow that had attained the Dao, a supreme powerhouse of the demon clan who could overlook this entire star domain.
Ye Fan had investigated deeply. This ancient fire crow ancestor was very low-key, not emerging for centuries at a time, having little interaction with others. As long as one didn’t provoke it, there was no danger.
Of course, he dared to venture deep into this place because his Stride Art had reached the pinnacle. He wouldn’t claim to be unmatched in the world, but he could escape when facing danger.
Within the mountains, ancient trees formed dense forests, apes howled and tigers roared, and various strange beasts appeared. But after Ye Fan and his group arrived, everything fell silent—the Golden Lion, Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon, and the others were all kings among beasts.
“Awooo…”
Soon, the mountains were in chaos as beast kings fled in panic. No matter how extraordinary they were normally, under the sweep of the twelve saints, they had no choice but to flee in disarray.
Among them were Greatly Accomplished Kings and Half-Saints, and finally, even a Saint Beast was stirred.
“Roar…” A saber-toothed tiger as large as a mountain leaped out, its two giant fangs white and sharp, gleaming brightly. It roared angrily and shouted, “Four ancient demons left the mountains and never returned. Did you kill them all?”
The Black Bear Saint stepped forward, uprooted a ten-thousand-zhang-tall mountain, and pressed it toward the tiger, saying, “We’re just passing through. Do you want a fight?”
The Saber-Toothed Tiger Saint was an aggressive one. Having heard about the invaders from beyond, it was indignant and leaped out with hot blood, wanting to confront them and stop the great demon.
But now it found itself in trouble. The rumors were wrong—these people were all above the seventh heaven of the saint realm, unstoppable. This was an invincible divine army.
“Awooo…” The Saber-Toothed Tiger wailed as it was immediately suppressed.
The Black Bear Saint, resembling a black mountain, said with a grin, “We’re the ones called demons from beyond. You should go out and see for yourself.” His expression suggested he was eyeing a delicious meal.
The Saber-Toothed Tiger felt its hair stand on end, covered in goosebumps, wailing miserably. To be crushed to death like this would be truly pathetic.
Ye Fan raised a finger and sent some information about the events into the Saber-Toothed Tiger’s Immortal Platform, then released it. He used it to spread word throughout the Primeval Mountains, warning the saints not to make a mistake.
“What a waste…” The Black Bear shrank back to a foot long, looking cute and innocent, blinking his bright eyes and licking his lips with a regretful, adorable expression.
Their group advanced through the Primeval Mountains, stirring up a commotion. Beasts fled in panic, and even powerful Saint Beast Kings released their pressure, though no bloody battles occurred.
As for the Fire Crow Great Saint, they didn’t even see a trace. The region was too vast, and exploring slowly like this couldn’t reach many ancient sites.
“Hmm, if this star truly is a skull, this should be the center of its forehead bone. If an imperial weapon is buried, it should be deep underground here,” said the Dragon Horse. He had close ties with Duan De and Black Emperor, receiving much guidance, and now had considerable insight into treasure hunting.
Based on ancient texts and legends, Ye Fan and his group explored the Heavenly Soldier Ancient Star, not wanting to miss any secret location.
Golden light flashed as the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon, like a pangolin, began drilling through the earth, breaking through soil layers to search for ancient weapons that might be buried beneath the Primeval Mountains.
“If the star is a skull, this area should be the Immortal Platform region, most likely to contain immortal weapons.”
Unfortunately, even after drilling deep into the earth’s crust, they found no trace of weapons. The entire ancient star also lacked bone matter, very different from their assumptions.
“If it really is a skull, that would be terrifying. Whose skull would be this huge?” asked the Golden Lion.
Ye Fan frowned. As an Origin Heavenly Master, he was most sensitive to the flow of mountains and veins, and he detected some anomalies. The underground mountain ranges resembled blood vessel walls—though petrified into soil, their patterns could still be traced.
“This might truly be a giant skull that has turned to earth and stone,” Ye Fan murmured.
“What? Are you serious?” The Scorpion, Black Bear, Golden Lion, and the others were all shocked.
Ye Fan nodded, then carefully calculated and measured, using source art to determine how far the core region of the Immortal Platform was from here. Finally, he took out an array platform and said, “It’s too far. We need to cross to the underground world and see what the true center of the Immortal Platform contains.”
Because Ye Fan vaguely sensed something deep underground—a vigorous life force, filled with powerful energy.
Did the Immortal Platform contain an imperial weapon?
The twelve saints were eager. After some arrangements, they entered the Domain Gate and crossed inward.
The underground world was hollow, incredibly vast. When they emerged from the Domain Gate, they immediately felt intense heat, with flames soaring to the sky.
“This… is it really the skull of a living being? Look ahead—there’s a massive Immortal Platform, with undying flames blooming and burning,” the Scorpion said in shock.
It was a high platform, extremely grand, like a continent floating in the void, dazzling and brilliant, with divine fire leaping and burning fiercely.
Above it, there was a powerful life fluctuation that shook the heart, making even the mighty Golden Lion and Black Bear Saint feel suffocated, unable to breathe.
“Is it still alive? Has life force?” The Dragon Horse was uncertain.
“No!” Ye Fan frowned, then opened his Origin Heaven Eye to look forward, seeing the reason.
A fire crow as huge as a mountain, its black feathers gleaming with dark light and flowing with immortal radiance, stood motionless in the flames, as if sleeping.
One of the three great saints of the Heavenly Soldier Ancient Star—the Fire Crow Great Saint!
The twelve saints shuddered. This fire crow was terrifying to the extreme. Every feather flowed with divine radiance, carrying a Dao fluctuation as if it could suppress the nine heavens and ten earths.
Swish!
Suddenly, a pair of terrifying eyes opened, shooting from the massive Immortal Platform like two lightning bolts, tearing through the sky. The Fire Crow Great Saint had awakened.
In that moment, the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon, Golden Lion, Black Bear Saint, Scorpion, and the other twelve saints were almost all frozen, unable to move, trembling uncontrollably.
They were all saints among saints, capable of cross-rank battles, peerless and stunning. But now they felt like ants before a giant, powerless.
This scene was too terrifying. Each of them had the potential to become a beast god or evil god, yet now they were so insignificant, small as dust.
“Junior did not intend to disturb senior’s cultivation. Please forgive me. I will take my leave now.” Ye Fan cupped his hands and retreated. Only the Human Sacred Body could move now; the golden blood in his veins surged and roared.
Ye Fan shook his sleeve, sweeping up the twelve saints, and activated his Stride Art to the extreme. All of this happened in a flash, tearing through space.
Clearly, this unimaginably powerful fire crow had slept for too long, dust covering its body. Its divine sense had just awakened, its eyes like lightning, wanting to do something, but it was too late. It watched him leave.
Ye Fan glanced back briefly, his heart shaken, then left without looking back, disappearing from this place.
“A golden divine egg!”
His heart was filled with doubt. The fire crow with black feathers was actually a guardian, watching over a golden divine egg, unwilling to leave its side even half a step.
On the Immortal Platform, divine fire leaped, dazzling and brilliant. The Fire Crow Great Saint was not at the center but had left it for a translucent golden divine egg. The Fire Crow Great Saint slept here only to guard this egg until it hatched.
Ye Fan’s heart surged with waves of shock. The entire ancient star was the skull of a supreme being transformed. At the center of its cranial Immortal Platform lay a divine egg awaiting birth, guarded personally by a Great Saint. What did this portend?
The next moment, they were on the surface. Ye Fan shifted positions, activating his Stride Art. Time seemed to stop, space twisted, and they left the Primeval Mountains far behind.
“Too terrifying! That’s no ordinary Great Saint. It’s no less than the Fire Clan Sacred Spirit Cang Yan, possessing supreme majesty!”
“Right, I feel it’s comparable to Fire Spirit Cang Yan, overwhelmingly powerful!”
The Golden Lion, Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon, Scorpion, and the others still felt their hearts racing after leaving, a chill running down their spines. It was like facing a deity moments ago.
The Heavenly Soldier Ancient Star clearly had an astonishing origin. Tracing back, the most powerful force in the universe ten thousand years ago was naturally the Ancient Heavenly Court. Was it related to that?
Ye Fan pondered, thinking of Wang Ziwen, who had crossed from the Immortal Palace outside the Ancient Forbidden Land to this place.
On the Big Dipper, there were some legends that the Immortal Palace was related to the Ancient Heavenly Court, possibly a well-preserved remnant of the Heavenly Court’s grand halls, hence called the Immortal Palace.
What made Ye Fan’s heart pound most now was the golden divine egg and the Fire Crow Great Saint on the underground “Immortal Platform.” He thought carefully, feeling a sense of familiarity, a familiar aura, then shuddered.
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