Chapter 1434: Domain Chaos
The gods died, Qing Yutian also fell, like moths in a blazing fire, striving to fly forward, yet only able to turn to dust, scattering with the wind.
The succession of the old and new generations of gods caused all the great sages from beyond the domain to remain silent as cicadas in winter, forced into hiding for a full twenty years. Now, the two supreme powerhouses had fallen simultaneously.
“A cursed land, yet called the Divine Domain—it is a sorrow, also a misfortune. Glory in the eyes of others, a cage in the mortal world, accompanying me for life, burying me for an era…” The old god turned to ashes in the Dao fire, his words desolate, but his expression calm, as if he had seen through all things in the world. His figure blurred and vanished in the flames.
Qing Yutian sighed, and in the moment he turned to dust, he couldn’t help but roar. His form turned to ash, leaving only a voice behind: “Wasted the years, aged the countenance, exhausted the heart’s blood, yet inferior to a mere accident. Ridiculous, lamentable, pitiable—in the burial ground of the Divine Domain, I listen to my own requiem…”
The two supreme powerhouses withered away without any suspense. In the sky, the huge stone coffin lay horizontally, emitting strands of Dao patterns, transforming into light, mist, and chaos, causing the bloodline of the Divine Domain to fall from time to time.
“Ah…”
The heavens and earth were a vast expanse, filled everywhere with roars and struggles. Many divine statues shattered, and dense figures surged up, breaking free from this land of destruction.
The divine elders, hall masters, holy maidens, and other powerful figures were nearly in despair, desperately severing the faith power within their bodies. This was their shackle, the root cause of their death.
The Divine Domain, usually sacred and peaceful, with exotic flowers blooming, immortal herbs covering the ground, spirit birds flying, and auspicious beasts appearing, was now a scene of gloom and misery. A vast number of figures rushed into the sky, their roars shaking the nine heavens, all fleeing for their lives.
Boom!
On an ancient divine mountain, the array diagram of Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable trembled, emitting an immortal divine might, resisting the huge stone coffin, blocking it within the void hole, preventing it from falling.
At the same time, on the most sacred ancient mountain of the Divine Domain, the mountain body covered with cracks overflowed with a sacred power like an ocean. Although it was transforming into flames, burning fiercely, it also blocked the giant coffin.
“Everyone act together, activate the array diagram, and push that ancient coffin back! It cannot be allowed to press down, or we are all in danger!” A divine elder shouted.
Everyone acted together. The several hall masters, divine elders, and the holy maiden joined forces to resist. Now, the supreme divine artifact was their only hope of survival.
“Boom!”
The sky split and the earth cracked. The ancient coffin trembled violently, falling back a distance into the void hole. The ancient array diagram of Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable autonomously revived, blocking its path.
The nine-layered coffin of the mythological era, watered by the heart’s blood of the old god, had now opened eight layers. The final layer had also cracked, revealing strands of terrifying aura.
At this moment, all the heavens and myriad worlds seemed to fall silent. The roars of the people in the Divine Domain also vanished. Everyone felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, all kneeling down.
Boom!
At this very moment, the final layer of the stone coffin lifted a corner. The ancient coffin of Emperor Void was almost completely open, revealing an unbearable pressure.
An ancient great emperor was about to appear in the mortal world, like a divine ocean surging, shaking the nine heavens and ten lands. Not only those within the Divine Domain, but even those outside were trembling in fear.
At this time, people had only one action: to kneel and worship!
Even the great sages from beyond the domain could not bear it. Most of them knelt down, kowtowing. This was a fear ingrained in their bones, trembling from the depths of their souls, a reverence for the ancient great emperor.
Boom!
The myriad realms shook. The Dao sound of the Great Way rang out, like the funeral of an ancient sage emperor. All living beings were seeing him off, praying, weeping, and mourning. The whole world was in grief.
Since ancient times, almost no one had seen a complete imperial corpse. Now that it was about to appear in the mortal world, everyone naturally looked forward to it, yet at the same time, there was an indescribable great fear.
The ancient great emperors lived in an era too distant to be seen. This might be the only time people could witness them.
Boom!
The array diagram of Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable revived, wiping away a large patch of blood on the stone coffin. That was the heart’s blood of the old god, preventing it from functioning and stopping the ancient coffin from opening.
Seeing this scene, everyone felt a wave of disappointment. They were about to see an ancient great emperor, but it was blocked again, and they would miss this only opportunity.
Crack!
However, a sound of the stone coffin moving was heard, like the world shattering. The lid of the final layer of the nine-layered coffin of the mythological era lifted, moving unwaveringly.
With a boom, chaotic mist surged skyward. That place was mysterious and unfathomable. The ancient coffin opened more than half, but could no longer move. The heart’s blood of the old god had only seeped in a little, insufficient to fully open it.
“Just a little more!” Someone sighed softly.
“Shut up! Once the coffin of an ancient great emperor is opened, no one can predict what will happen. It’s best not to open it!”
The great sages from beyond the domain, such as the Bull Demon King and the Stone Man Sacred Spirit, knew a bit more. Their expressions were grave, and many of them were kneeling in the void.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, the chaotic mist in the ancient coffin boiled. In an instant, a blurry figure appeared, as if sitting up, or like a light flashing through the hearts of all the heroes.
Then, with a clang, the lid of the ninth layer pressed down, completely closed, leaving not a single gap.
“What did I see? It seemed like someone sat up. Is it real or fake? How could it still move?!”
“No, that was just a light, flashing and gone. It wasn’t a corpse moving, but it possessed a vast and unfathomable pressure!”
…
Everyone was terrified, their hair standing on end. The trembling of an ancient great emperor’s coffin was no less than the creation of the world. Chaos was hazy, the surroundings shook violently, and the stars of the heavens trembled.
Unfortunately, it closed, not giving later generations a chance to observe. What was inside, whether there was a corpse or not, could not be clearly stated.
“Did you… see it?” Ye Fan felt his own voice trembling. He looked at Pang Bo, Dragon Horse, Golden Lion, and others, his face filled with shock and disbelief.
Everyone was puzzled. The tremor just now was too fast. They only saw a blurry light flash by. That shouldn’t have been someone sitting up. According to their speculation, the coffin might already be empty—the great emperor had dissolved into the Dao.
However, seeing Ye Fan’s expression now, they were all startled, as if their own eyes had missed something.
“I saw a person. Could he be Emperor Void? He looked exactly like an old friend!” Ye Fan said in a low voice.
“Who?” Pang Bo showed a puzzled expression. Dragon Horse came closer, nervous yet full of anticipation.
“An ordinary figure, very plain. Not handsome, not majestic. Just like the common people of the mortal world.” Ye Fan said.
A figure immediately appeared in Dragon Horse’s mind, but he dared not be sure. He asked urgently, “Who?”
“Ji Zi!” Ye Fan himself couldn’t believe it. That person was exactly like Ji Zi—the same face, the same plainness, flashing by in an instant.
Even a father and son couldn’t be this similar, could they? This made Ye Fan’s heart tremble. The resemblance was too striking. Or rather, there was no difference. Even the temperament was identical.
He had never heard Ji Zi say that he looked like his father. Whenever they asked about Emperor Void’s life, Ji Zi would silently shake his head and say nothing more.
But just now, Ye Fan saw a blurry figure formed by chaotic mist in the ancient coffin, identical to Ji Zi. This shocked him immensely.
The heart’s blood that the old god had dripped onto the nine-layered coffin of the mythological era was completely exhausted, wiped away by the remaining array diagram of Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable. With a clang, the nine layers of the coffin closed one by one, concealing the truth.
Boom!
The void hole in the sky blurred. The ancient coffin drifted away, falling toward the place where the divine demon liquid was produced, not descending into the Divine Domain.
Within the Divine Domain, everyone felt as if they had received a great pardon, all letting out a long breath. Everyone, including the most powerful divine elders and hall masters, was exhausted, having been so close to death.
The coffin of the ancient great emperor was practically the nemesis of the Divine Domain, capable of obliterating everything here. Fortunately, the supreme divine array diagram had autonomously revived, blocking this great destruction.
Everyone knew that from this day forward, the Divine Domain would no longer be what it was. A major transformation would occur. Faith power had for the first time exposed such a fatal flaw. The powerful figures of the Divine Domain, who enjoyed the incense of the mortal world and held divine thrones, would surely dare not refine faith power within their bodies anymore.
At this very moment, a great sage from beyond the domain moved. Silently, he alone charged into the Divine Domain, only launching his attack when he neared the divine mountain where the Ancient Tree of Life was planted.
He reached out a large hand, intending to uproot the entire ancient tree. The timing couldn’t have been better. The old and new gods had died, the Divine Domain was in chaos, the divine elders and hall masters had just escaped danger, and the array diagram of Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable was not suspended over this place.
However, a sound of heaven-splitting and earth-cracking came. The sky burst open, and the array diagram of Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable swept down a beam of killing light. Its aura was overwhelming, like an ancient star domain being shattered!
A huge wave of energy spread, turning into a calamitous light. It instantly obliterated that large hand, turning it into a cloud of blood mist.
This great sage let out a roar, but he knew when to advance and when to retreat. He turned and fled, not wanting to get entangled further. However, he underestimated the Divine Domain’s deployment. Array patterns emerged on this mountain, with ten thousand rays of light, turning the place into a battlefield.
Most critically, the array diagram of Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable swept down four terrifying beams of light, shocking everyone. They closely resembled the four killing swords from the Life Spring of the ancient heavenly venerable, indestructible and unstoppable.
Was this borrowing power, or a summoning? It was as if the four killing swords had truly appeared, cleaving down vertically. This great sage couldn’t even let out a scream.
“Puff”
He turned into a cloud of blood mist. His white bone fragments exploded, then shattered inch by inch. His entire body and primordial spirit became ashes, his form and spirit scattered, ceasing to exist.
“Moo…”
A bull’s roar shook the star river. The Bull Demon King was both shocked and furious. Because he had acted almost simultaneously with that person, only half a step behind. Someone else had seized the initiative, triggering the extreme Dao divine diagram, putting him in a very passive position.
However, his true body hadn’t gone over. He directly offered up his shiny Vajra Ring, which transformed into a divine ring, intending to encircle the Ancient Tree of Life and capture it in his hand.
Seeing a great sage fall, he felt a chill from head to toe. He quickly withdrew the Vajra Ring, but it was too late.
The divine diagram of Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable flashed, once again dropping a beam of light, striking the Vajra Ring. Unfortunately for this top-tier great sage artifact, it exploded on the spot, becoming silver fragments.
The Bull Demon King’s heart was bleeding. This was a supreme treasure forged from all the top-tier divine materials in their clan’s treasury, and it was destroyed just like that.
This was a truly terrifying deterrent. All the great sages were chilled to the bone. Once an ancient great emperor’s weapon revived, a single strike was enough to make them perish, body and Dao extinguished.
“Boom!”
In the distance, a young supreme also made his move. The Golden Serpent Lord was pursuing a young divine army commander, trying to capture a living prisoner to understand the secrets of the Divine Domain, so he could fully enter and compete for the divine burial.
The descendants of ancient gods and demons, such as Sang Gu, the Copper Ant King, the divine clan’s heavenly maiden, the Earth Corpse, the Great Demon God, and others, happened to encounter the holy maiden of the Divine Domain. They surrounded and intercepted her, trying to get her under control.
“Kill!”
The battle cries shook the heavens. Some great sages also made moves in secret, not launching a full-scale assault, but capturing important figures, hoping to learn various secrets of the Divine Domain through them.
This was a great calamity. The great sages and young supremes who had descended from beyond the domain, after lying low for twenty years, finally made their move.