476: Chapter 476 The Heavenly Emperor (41)

"No!"

A roar of grief and indignation echoed through the Star Domain, but it came from another part of the battlefield.

The Ye Family's Second Ancient Ancestor was covered in blood. He had watched with his own eyes as his junior chose the most heroic sacrifice to protect the hope of the Family.

Beside himself with rage, the Imperial Weapon in his hand erupted with unprecedented light as he launched a frantic attack against that Peak Great Emperor, regardless of the cost.

However, in the eyes of those six mysterious Great Emperors, all this grief and indignation were nothing more than a final wail.

"It's over."

A Great Emperor Giant spoke coldly. With a wave of his hand, the power of Law transformed into a cage, intending to completely suppress the Second Ancient Ancestor and the Hegemon Ancestor.

The moment the Fifth Ancestor had bought by burning his Origin had already passed.

His dissipating phantom became increasingly transparent, and his life force was about to be completely severed.

His oil was exhausted, and his lamp was dry.

This was his destined end.

At the final moment when his life was about to reach its end, the Fifth Ancestor's entire life flashed through his mind.

He remembered when he was young, how he had also been high-spirited, holding a long spear and wanting to compete with the heavens.

But by nature, he disliked conflict and was modest throughout his life, always feeling that taking a step back would reveal a wider world.

It was precisely this lack of ambition to compete that had prevented him from ever breaking through that shackle, leaving him stuck at the Peak of the Quasi-Emperor realm for tens of thousands of years.

But what did that bring him?

It brought the relentless pressure of his mortal enemies, the wanton prying of petty people, the posture of a heavenly emperor of his Family being forced into a corner, and his most cherished junior needing his sacrifice just to gain a slim chance at survival.

Regret.

Unwillingness.

At this moment, endless grief, indignation, and self-reproach shattered the Dao Heart he had held onto for his entire life.

To compete or not to compete—what exactly is the Dao?

The Fifth Ancestor laughed, a laugh filled with desolate sorrow.

He was wrong.

He was horribly wrong.

The sharpness of a spear lies in competition. Competing with people, competing with the earth, and competing with the heavens.

And competing is the greatest form of non-competition.

At this moment, his Dao Heart was rebuilt through destruction!

At the very instant the Fifth Ancestor's last spark of life was about to be extinguished, a vast aura erupted from within his battered phantom.

The winds and clouds in the sky changed color.

Tribulation clouds gathered from the void, and purple lightning dragons rolled and roared within the layers of clouds, emitting an aura of destruction.

An Imperial Tribulation!

"What?"

The offensive of those six mysterious Great Emperors came to an abrupt halt.

They looked at the center of the tribulation clouds, at that figure who should have dissipated, in utter disbelief.

"Attaining the Dao on the battlefield? How can a dying man possibly do that!"

The Second Ancient Ancestor and the Hegemon Ancestor also stopped their movements, looking at that familiar figure with a mixture of shock and joy.

The Fifth Ancestor Ye Huangge's dissipating body was forcibly reshaped within the lightning of the Imperial Tribulation.

He broke through the shackles of a Quasi-Emperor and, on the brink of death, forcibly attained the Dao and became an Emperor!

The pressure of a newly ascended Great Emperor swept across the starry sky. Although his aura was not yet stable, that majesty belonging to a Great Emperor could not be faked.

After the Fifth Ancestor successfully attained the Dao, the first thing he did was strike out in anger.

He charged directly toward the ordinary Great Emperor nearest to him.

The tide of battle reversed in an instant.

...

Meanwhile, inside the Desolate Palace.

The moment Ye Yun stepped into this space, a warning bell rang in his heart.

He didn't have time to feel this ancestral land belonging to the Sacred Body lineage, let alone mourn the Fifth Ancestor's sacrifice.

He could clearly sense that behind him, the aura of that strongest Peak Great Emperor was following him like a shadow and had already entered.

He had to flee!

Ye Yun pushed his speed to the limit, sprinting toward the depths of the hall.

Behind him, that Peak Great Emperor pulled away from the battle with the Second Ancient Ancestor and followed him without hesitation.

His goal was clear: Ye Yun was one, and a certain secret within this Desolate Palace was the other.

Ye Yun traversed the Desolate Palace. The space here was vast, filled with ruins and debris, and permeated with a desolate and overbearing aura.

He ran all the way, and after an unknown amount of time, the path ahead suddenly opened up.

He stumbled into a massive space resembling a cemetery.

Skeleton after skeleton, emitting a golden luster, were arranged neatly within the space.

Every skeleton retained the powerful pressure of a Major Achievement Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.

Ye Yun's mind was shaken to the core.

He knew that these were the ancestors of the Sacred Body lineage who had passed away here throughout countless eras.

This was the true foundation of the Desolate Palace.

Under this majestic Sacred Body pressure, he even felt that his own nearly collapsing dao seed received a moment of relief.

However, he still did not feel the resonance of the 'Sacred Body Legacy' he had hoped for that could solve his dao seed problem.

His gaze was drawn to a massive throne at the deepest part of the cemetery.

The throne was crafted from an unknown divine metal, and upon it sat a unique Sacred Body remains.

The aura of these remains had far surpassed the scope of 'Major Achievement,' emitting an absolute suppression that Ye Yun felt originated from his very Bloodline.

"Heavenly Emperor..."

The only possibility surfaced in Ye Yun's heart.

This was very likely a Sacred Body ancestor who had reached the 'Heavenly Emperor' level!

However, before he could sense it in detail.

An Imperial Might suddenly descended from behind him, completely immobilizing him.

That Peak Great Emperor had caught up.

"Finally stopped running, have you?"

A cold voice rang in his ear.

Just as he was about to deliver the killing blow, his gaze suddenly bypassed Ye Yun and locked firmly onto those Heavenly Emperor-level remains.

He seemed to have sensed something, and his face showed wild joy.

"Found it! I finally found it!"

He made no effort to hide his excitement, revealing that his true purpose for this trip was not Ye Yun, but the item suppressed by these remains.

After confirming his target, he locked his gaze onto Ye Yun again, his tone returning to icy coldness.

"Your usefulness has come to an end."

"Now, die."

In the final moment of life and death, Ye Yun held nothing back, completely erupting with his Desolate Ancient Sacred Body in an attempt to resist.

Buzz!

When Ye Yun's pure Sacred Body power swept out, the Heavenly Emperor-level remains sitting upon the throne seemed to receive some kind of induction.

Within its hollow eyes, two golden flames suddenly ignited.

A strong resonance was established between Ye Yun and the remains.

At the critical moment.

Just as the Peak Great Emperor's certain-kill blow was about to land on Ye Yun.

A surge of Desolate Ancient Sacred Body blood-qi power gushed out from the Heavenly Emperor remains.

A golden protective light shield formed instantly, shielding Ye Yun within it.

Boom!

The Peak Great Emperor's attack slammed violently into the light shield.

The ancient blood-qi light shield vibrated violently but remained motionless, unexpectedly blocking the blow head-on.