493: Chapter 493 The Heavenly Emperor (58)

Golden Holy Light enveloped Ye Yun's entire body, and the power of his blood and Qi surged to an unprecedented height.

But Ye Yun remained clear-headed.

He knew better than anyone that although the combat power of a Major Achievement Desolate Ancient Sacred Body had already touched the threshold of challenging a Great Emperor, the remains before him belonged to the North Sea Heavenly Emperor.

This was no ordinary Heavenly Emperor.

From the memories projected by that remnant thought, he saw it very clearly.

The North Sea Heavenly Emperor, Ji Fan, possessed the Five Elements Saint Body, one of the ten great saint bodies, and at its Peak level of perfection.

Coupled with those Heavenly Eyes that shared the same origin as his own, Ji Fan's Peak combat power was considered formidable even among Heavenly Emperors.

Even if it was just remains, and even if it could only exert a portion of its power while being controlled by the eerie force, it was far beyond what a newly achieved Major Achievement Desolate Ancient Sacred Body could withstand.

Therefore, he couldn't fight.

He could only run.

Ye Yun's gaze swept across the eye sockets of the remains, which had reignited with eerie green flames, and a plan already formed in his mind.

He did not act rashly.

"Everyone, come to my side!"

Ye Yun's voice, carrying the blood and Qi power of the Major Achievement Sacred Body, boomed across the entire treasure hall.

The voice pierced through the chaos, through the screams, and through the despair.

It fell clearly into the ears of every surviving Prodigy.

The survivors woke up as if from a dream.

They no longer fled in all directions but instead desperately converged toward Ye Yun's location.

The Eastern Emperor was the first to arrive with the remnants of the Eastern Heavenly Court.

Wuji Sword Son followed, dragging his half-crippled body.

The Prodigies of the Southern Heavenly Court, Western Heavenly Court, and various Great Emperor Clans and Sects—all who could run scrambled over.

Ye Wuchen supported the Saintess as they hurried from afar, standing behind Ye Yun.

Su Wan was supported by two Prodigies, barely keeping up with the group.

Her eyes were red and swollen, but she was no longer crying.

She bit her lip hard, not making a sound.

Thousands of people gathered around Ye Yun in a dense crowd.

Above, the remains slowly turned around, its eerie green flames locking onto this area.

Time was running out.

Ye Yun closed his eyes.

He activated both the Heavenly Eye and the Heart Heavy Pupils with full force.

Golden divine light and heterochromatic pupil power overlapped, penetrating every inch of space in the treasure hall and scanning the Law patterns of every Restriction.

The remnant thought of the North Sea Heavenly Emperor had mentioned that the Restriction had a flaw.

Though it was of the Heavenly Emperor level, it was not perfect.

Three breaths.

Ye Yun opened his eyes.

He found it.

On the wall in the northeast corner of the hall, in an inconspicuous area, a tiny break had appeared in the Law patterns of the Restriction.

It was a crack.

Invisible to the naked eye and undetectable by ordinary Divine Thought.

But under the dual enhancement of the Heavenly Eye and the Heart Heavy Pupils, it had nowhere to hide.

"There!"

Ye Yun raised his hand and pointed to the northeast corner.

"Everyone, run in that direction!"

He didn't offer any more explanation.

The blood and Qi power of the Major Achievement Desolate Ancient Sacred Body transformed into a golden barrier, blocking the path between the crowd and the remains.

"Quick!"

The thousands of Prodigies no longer hesitated, turning into streaks of light as they frantically charged toward the direction Ye Yun had pointed.

Ye Yun took a step forward, his figure appearing before that hall wall.

He channeled the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, gathering golden blood and Qi into his right fist.

"Break!"

He threw a punch.

Bang!

The hall wall shook violently, and the hidden crack expanded rapidly under the impact of the punch.

Fine cracks spread out in all directions.

The Law light of the Restriction flickered wildly, attempting to repair itself.

But the crack expanded even faster.

"Again!"

Ye Yun was just about to follow up with a second punch.

Boom!

An earth-shattering roar came from behind him.

The remains moved.

It no longer casually swiped its palm as before.

Instead, its entire body turned into a black shadow, charging directly toward Ye Yun's position.

Its speed was extreme.

As the remains charged, it stomped down.

Those Prodigies who didn't have time to dodge—Ye Yun didn't dare to look back.

He heard the screams coming from behind him.

Dense, short, and abruptly silenced screams.

He clenched his fist even tighter.

"Shatter!"

He threw the second punch.

For this punch, Ye Yun didn't just use the power of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.

He felt that trace of Tyrant Body aura from Xiang Tian within his body.

The power of the Tyrant Body was still there.

It had merged into his blood and Qi, becoming one with the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.

Within the golden fist energy, a bronze luster faintly emerged.

The Sacred Body and the Tyrant Body resonated from the same source.

The moment he threw this punch, Ye Yun felt as if he had touched some kind of limit of the path of the Physical Body.

Rumble!

The Restriction on that hall wall shattered.

It didn't just crack; the Law structure of the entire area completely collapsed.

A huge gap, large enough for dozens of people to pass through simultaneously, appeared before everyone.

Beyond the gap was the corridor of the tomb, the path leading to the outside world.

It was a way out.

"Go! Now!"

Ye Yun's roar echoed through the entire treasure hall.

The Prodigies' eyes turned red as they surged toward the gap like their lives depended on it.

One after another.

Ten.

A hundred.

Hundreds.

The crowd poured out like a flood.

But the remains were too fast.

It had already reached them.

That withered giant palm was raised high, aimed at the dense crowd, and slammed down.

"No—!"

Someone screamed in despair.

Ye Yun turned around.

He did not hesitate.

The golden Holy Light of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body surged, and his body expanded rapidly.

It was the Heaven and Earth Manifestation of the Major Achievement Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.

His form enlarged several times in an instant, his golden arms held high above his head.

He would take the hit head-on.

Boom!

The palm of the celestial emperor remains slammed onto Ye Yun's arms.

Ye Yun's knees crashed into the ground.

The ground beneath him exploded outward with him as the center, cracks spreading for hundreds of feet.

His bones wailed.

Golden sacred blood poured from his seven orifices.

But he did not fall.

"Get the hell out!"

Ye Yun gritted his teeth, the voice squeezed out from his throat.

"All of you, get the hell out!"

The Prodigies ran like madmen.

Some cried as they ran.

Some looked back at Ye Yun once, then gritted their teeth and turned to keep running.

Ye Wuchen supported the Heavenly Martial Saintess as they rushed to the gap. He looked back at Ye Yun, his eyes bloodshot.

"Emperor Son!"

"Go!"

Ye Yun didn't look back.

Ye Wuchen bit his lip until it bled and rushed out with the Saintess.

When Su Wan was carried through the gap by two Prodigies, her gaze crossed the crowd and fell on the shattered ground at Ye Yun's feet.

There was nothing left there.

Where Xiang Tian had stood, there was nothing left.

She closed her eyes.

She was dragged away, disappearing beyond the gap.

Finally.

The last Prodigy rushed out of the gap.

Ye Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

The power of the remains was still pressing down; his arms were about to give out.

Withdraw.

Ye Yun suddenly released his force, his body rapidly shrinking back to its original size as he used the recoil to retreat violently.

His target was that gap.

Ten feet.

Five feet.

Three feet.

Just one more step.

Boom.

The fist of the remains swung in from the side.

Ye Yun had no time to react at all.

That punch slammed solidly into his chest.

Golden sacred blood gushed out, and his body was sent flying.

Not toward the gap.

But toward the depths of the treasure hall.

He smashed through three stone walls before finally becoming embedded in a massive stone pillar.

The sound of bones shattering throughout his body rang out consecutively.

His vision blurred.

The remains walked over.

One step.

Two steps.

It stood before Ye Yun and raised its fist.

Ye Yun watched that fist fall.

He couldn't block it anymore.

Boom.

Golden sacred blood splattered across the entire stone wall.

...

Outside the gap, all the Prodigies who had rushed out heard that loud crash.

The vibration coming from within the treasure hall made the ground beneath their feet shake.

Ye Wuchen's face turned deathly pale.

"Emperor Son—!"

There was no response.

From within the gap, only dull thumping sounds could be heard.

Once.

And again.