152: Pandora's Box?

The moment Ye Chen touched the ancient bronze coffin, his hand was firmly stuck, unable to move in the slightest.

At the same time, the ancient bronze coffin once again spewed out a large amount of negative energy, then flashed and disappeared, taking Ye Chen with it.

Ye Chen only felt his vision suddenly darken before he arrived in an unfamiliar place.

Looking around, it seemed to be a crypt, with nothing but the ancient bronze coffin and some bas-reliefs on the walls.

Engraved on the bas-reliefs were some patterns, featuring a group of intelligent three-eyed people who had etched their history onto the walls.

Judging from the information depicted on the patterns, the history of this ancient bronze coffin was extremely long; ever since it was unearthed by the three-eyed people, it had been worshipped as a sacred object.

In the largest central pattern, a group of three-eyed people were worshipping the bronze coffin.

This bronze coffin seemed to bestow good qualities upon people; as long as it was present, the three-eyed people would always maintain a series of qualities such as positivity, optimism, and kindness.

Even the saddest person would feel their mood improve when near the bronze coffin; it seemed capable of absorbing all negative emotions in the world.

Some three-eyed people were curious about the mysterious power of the ancient coffin and wanted to explore its secrets.

However, after countless years and various attempts, all who tried to open this bronze coffin ended in failure.

Until one day, extraterrestrial demons invaded this realm and launched a bloody massacre against the three-eyed people.

Under the influence of the bronze coffin, the three-eyed people had always maintained their benevolent nature, never engaging in conflict.

They had experienced countless years of peace, and their military strength had long since withered.

The extraterrestrial demons, however, seemed unaffected by the bronze coffin and slaughtered without mercy.

The three-eyed people retreated steadily under the massacre, until they reached the Holy Temple.

At the brink of annihilation, the three-eyed people seemed to break through the bronze coffin's influence; their endless resentment shattered its seal, causing it to slowly open.

Immediately after, the bronze coffin unleashed its divine power, devouring all the extraterrestrial heavenly demons.

This act saved all the three-eyed people, and they revered the sacred object that saved their race even more, but the bronze coffin could never close again.

It continuously spewed out various negative energies, polluting everything around it.

The bas-reliefs stopped here abruptly; the fate of the three-eyed people and why the bronze coffin ended up in the desolate domain were not recorded.

Ye Chen looked at this mysterious bronze coffin, which seemed somewhat similar to an artifact from a fairy tale deep within his memory.

“Pandora’s Box,” a legendary existence said to bring all evils and misfortunes to the world, such as disease, greed, jealousy, pain, and disaster.

These disasters scattered across the human realm, shattering its tranquility.

Although Pandora released a multitude of disasters, she closed the box at the last moment, preserving the final “hope.”

This also gave humanity a chance to overcome disaster.

Regardless, this thing is highly compatible with the Abyss; if it could be moved into the Abyss, it would definitely accelerate its development speed.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen began to consider how to act.

He tried to lift it, but this thing, though not appearing large, was as heavy as Mount Tai, and even with Ye Chen's current divine body, he couldn't budge it.

He also tried to open a spatiotemporal tunnel to the Abyss to absorb it, but the bronze coffin remained motionless.

This gave Ye Chen a headache; he suddenly remembered that it would flash into the desolate domain periodically, which gave him an idea.

Since he couldn't carry the bronze coffin away, he would let it enter the Abyss itself.

He silently waited for the bronze coffin to disappear, and soon the time came; the bronze coffin flashed and vanished again.

Ye Chen was quick-witted and swiftly opened an Abyss teleportation channel beneath the bronze coffin's position.

When the bronze coffin reappeared, it fell directly into the channel, subsequently dropping into the Abyss.

YES! The plan succeeded!

This made Ye Chen incredibly happy; he wouldn't have to be so stingy anymore.

He returned to the Abyss, looking at the tightly closed bronze coffin, secretly anticipating its performance.

Currently, the time flow in the Abyss is fifty times that of reality; he wondered which time the interval for the bronze coffin's opening would follow.

Soon, seven hours passed in the Abyss, and the bronze coffin flickered but did not disappear; instead, it opened directly within the Abyss.

Countless negative energies rapidly spread outwards, quickly merging into the Abyss's environment.

Ye Chen was delighted at the sight; this was the best outcome.

Not only did the bronze coffin's time operate according to the Abyss's time, but it also did not disappear by traversing space.

The Abyss Will also sent a message at this time: the negative energy emitted by this item could not only change the Abyss environment and strengthen the demons within it, but also slowly enhance the negative laws in the Abyss!

As long as it continued to spew, the Abyss could slowly grow even without conquering more worlds.

This was good news; since these negative energies were so useful, they shouldn't all be converted into Abyss Power; it would be better to keep them to strengthen the Abyss.

After a moment of thought, Ye Chen directly moved the bronze coffin to the first layer of the Abyss, placing it in the deep valley that concealed the Abyss core.

Within the Abyss, he could freely control everything, dealing with a coffin was naturally no problem.

He placed it directly above the Abyss core, essentially adding a layer of protection.

After all, ordinary people couldn't budge this thing; even if they reached the Abyss core and faced this bronze coffin, they would probably be helpless.

If fighting in the Abyss, he could even manipulate the bronze coffin as a weapon or shield against enemies.

After placing the bronze coffin, Ye Chen also changed the rules in the Abyss, allowing most of the spewing negative energies to remain within the Abyss Valley, increasing their concentration there.

From now on, this would be the VIP cultivation area within the Abyss; as long as one had enough karmic fire, they could stay here to improve their strength.

Of course, the orthodox demon race would enjoy a half-price discount.

He then further expanded the area of the Abyss Valley, allowing it to accommodate more dependents.

After doing all this, Ye Chen checked his Abyss Power again and found that he had over 700 million points.

He decided to absorb a portion first, reach one billion, and then increase the time flow rate again.

After the bronze coffin spewed twice, Ye Chen had also accumulated enough Abyss Power; after exchanging for the time flow rate, he then left the Abyss.

By this time, he had been in the desolate domain for two days, missing yesterday's training session.

However, he was not worried, as he had a legitimate reason; the news of his ascension to godhood was enough to offset this minor flaw.

When Ye Chen returned to the base, the messages on his wristband almost overwhelmed him.

Opening them, he saw they were all messages from Shen Jin, with tones ranging from initial schadenfreude to later anxiety, fearing that Ye Chen had died in the desolate domain…

Ye Chen replied that he was fine, and then received a call request from Shen Jin.