Chapter 589: Shaking a Great Power with Raw Strength
The ten-thousand-zhang tall jade platform rose step by step, with dragons leaping and phoenixes soaring, surrounded by chaos. Although everyone knew it was not real, their hearts still trembled.
Azure dragons and divine phoenixes were extremely lifelike, numbering over ten thousand, formed from immortal qi, adding a mysterious aura to the five-colored jade platform.
If ordinary mortals looked up from below, they would see nothing, after all the five-colored jade platform was ten thousand zhang high. But their divine eyes were like lightning, piercing through clouds and mist, barely able to make out the scene.
Above, a coffin was old and ancient, exuding endless vicissitudes. Although it was no more than one zhang long, it seemed to carry eternity, filled with the passage of time.
What were seas changing into mulberry fields, what was the vast earth, what was the boundless starry sky—none could compare to a corner of this coffin. It seemed to condense past, present, and future, spanning millions of years!
Arriving here, no one could pass through safely. Their bodies were about to crack, pain wracked their entire being, and their bones creaked.
On this five-colored jade platform, there was an endless terrifying pressure, like tidal waves surging, sweeping through heaven and earth, threatening to shatter their bodies.
Had an ancient Great Emperor's extreme weapon awakened?
This was everyone's question. Such an overwhelming pressure had only appeared during the battle at the Divine City in the Northern Domain; no cultivator could withstand it.
"This... is it just emanating from a corpse? What terrifying might must he have possessed in life!"
They could not help but shudder. Now that they had arrived not far from the five-colored jade platform, there was no way to advance further. No ancient treasure was of any use.
At this moment, everyone's divine power was severely suppressed. Although they could still use their techniques, it was no longer smooth.
By now, Ye Fan and Dongfang Ye were undoubtedly the most adapted to the environment. Both had physical bodies stronger than Saint Lords. Although their divine power had weakened, their combat strength had not declined.
An ancient coffin, likely existing since before the primeval era. Whether gods existed in the world would have its answer revealed today.
The coffin was not lying horizontally on the ten-thousand-zhang jade platform but floating in the void above it, suspended amidst chaos and immortal qi, as if alive.
"It's over. We can only stop here. There's no way to advance further. What do we do?" Dongfang Ye said.
The ten-thousand-zhang high platform was right in front of them, but they could not approach it. The aura surging down from above was unbearable, almost bringing the calamity of annihilation of both body and spirit.
"A group of small fry has also made it here, not knowing their place." A young man's voice came as he walked over with his hands behind his back.
"Who are you calling small fry?" Dongfang Ye licked his lips—this was a sign that the barbarian was about to strike, raising his great wolf fang club.
"Don't be impulsive. This is a Great Power!" Old Blind Man stopped him.
"A group of small fry!" The young man glanced over contemptuously, slowly strolling closer, bringing with him an oppressive pressure.
Ye Fan and the others felt something was wrong. This was a Great Power with a poor character, who did not take them seriously at all and wanted to clear the field.
"Uncle!"
Just then, another voice sounded. A middle-aged man approached with difficulty, clearly under great pressure from the ten-thousand-zhang jade platform.
Ye Fan's heart cried out in alarm. Trouble had come. Someone from the Xiao family had arrived—it was Half-Step Great Power Xiao Zhi, who had tried to kill him several times.
"Ye Zhetian!" Xiao Zhi spotted Ye Fan as soon as he arrived. His eyes widened, and with a loud shout, he was about to pounce.
"He's the one who killed Mingyuan?" The seemingly young Great Power beside him immediately darkened his expression, looking down at Ye Fan. "Will you skin yourself, or wait for me to act?"
Ye Fan snorted coldly, saying nothing. His steps were light and ethereal, like a banished immortal gliding out, heading straight for the ten-thousand-zhang jade platform.
He was like a turtle shell.
Jue Youqing said nothing, extending the Bodhi branch forward. As it came close, it immediately brought endless life force, surprising everyone.
Ye Fan thought for a moment, then took out the tattered copper piece and crossed it with those artifacts. An inexplicable Dao resonance immediately flowed, and the Immortal Tear Green Gold paper had divine patterns inscribed within.
These artifacts were neither weapons of ancient sages nor imitations, but some were relics of sages. Combined together, they flowed with a mysterious aura.
They advanced step by step, temporarily blocking the pressure from the jade platform. They climbed a full three thousand zhang. When they reached five thousand zhang, these artifacts could no longer withstand the pressure.
Everyone struggled to move forward. The pressure from the divine corpse's remains was overwhelming, threatening to tear them apart, unbearable.
"What a pity. The only sacred bone left behind by an ancient sage's Dao dissolution, tempered a thousand times, is a peerless divine material. But it lacks the corresponding array patterns inscribed on it. Otherwise, it could have protected us all the way up."
"Isn't my sage's oil lamp the same? It's true divine material, but without the corresponding law imprints."
"What do we do? Can't we go any further?"
They stopped at five thousand zhang, right at the midpoint of the jade platform. It was very difficult to advance further. Even Ye Fan did not dare take the risk lightly.
"Crack!"
From other directions, sounds of shattering came one after another. Super forbidden artifacts were cracking. Many people also had to stop.
"Eh, no, some major powers are still advancing. They must have unknown divine objects on them!"
"Let's go for it. I am determined to obtain the ancient god's relics!" Duan De gritted his teeth and finally offered up his ultimate treasure.
"Swish"
With a flash of light, a broken bowl appeared above his head, hanging down ten thousand strands of black light, protecting everyone inside.
"Once we get up there, I will use the secret techniques of tombology to shift heaven and earth and steal the god's coffin. You must cooperate with me," Duan De instructed.
As the broken bowl appeared, it isolated the supreme pressure. It possessed mysterious and unfathomable power, calming everything within three zhang, with not a single ripple.
One step, two steps, three steps...
They continued upward. Although terrifying aura filled the air, their steps were not blocked. They slowly ascended to the top of the jade platform.
"Heh heh heh... small fry!" Someone sneered. It was Xiao Yunsheng, who looked young but was a peak Great Power.
Xiao Taishi and the people from the Yin Yang Sect had joined forces and ascended first, using some divine object to resist the god's pressure.
On the ten-thousand-zhang high platform, dragons leaped and phoenixes soared. The ancient coffin floated. Several groups of people had already come up, surrounded by immortal qi.