Shrouding the Heavens: Empress, I am truly not the Desolate Heavenly Emperor!

Ye Chen cursed under his breath. He could sense that the Empress's subconscious did not want to kill him, but was trying to "share" her most precious power with her brother.

This love is too heavy, and too deadly.

If I don't find a solution soon, I'll be "overwhelmed" by this love.

We can't just wait to die!

In a flash, Ye Chen's gaze was fixed on the still warm gray heart in his palm—the [Primordial Stone Heart].

The Nine-Aperture Stone Man is the essence of the earth, containing the purest vitality of the land.

"If you want to fill it, I'll find a bigger bucket to hold it!"

Ye Chen made a snap decision and, without any further hesitation, stuffed the fist-sized stone heart into his mouth.

The moment the stone heart touched the tip of the tongue, it was not as hard as expected, but melted like nectar, and a thick, mountain-like earthy yellow essence exploded out!

Almost simultaneously, the Empress's black destructive energy also surged forth.

One is for life, the other for death.

Two completely opposite forces collided violently in Ye Chen's dantian!

Any other cultivator would have had their dantian explode by now, and their soul would have been crushed into dust.

However, the Dao Evolution Technique that Ye Chen cultivates is the one personally modified by the Empress! Its core consists of only one word—Devoure!

Whether you are a magic pill or a deadly poison, once you enter my sea of ​​samsara, you will become provisions!

"Refine it for me, you son of a bitch!"

Ye Chen's face was contorted, and veins bulged from his neck to the corners of his eyes as he exerted all his strength to activate the mysterious peach blossom rune in his life spring.

In an instant, the pitch-black spring of life swirled wildly, transforming into a terrifying millstone that devoured everything.

Above is the Empress's destructive wounds, below is the life-giving earth of the Stone Heart.

Yin and Yang, life and death—these two forces were forcibly drawn into the millstone, crushed, stirred, and fused!

Click! Click!

Ye Chen could clearly hear the sound of his bones breaking and reforming, dense and numerous, like someone setting off firecrackers inside his body.

The destructive energy that was enough to burst him apart miraculously transformed into a strange gray-gold spiritual power under the neutralization of the stone heart's vitality and the refinement of the cultivation technique.

This spiritual power possesses both the solidity and strength of the earth, and the domineering power to devour all things.

Instead of causing destruction, it transformed into a raging river, violently scouring and expanding Ye Chen's meridians with unprecedented force.

Mid-stage Life Spring Realm...Late-stage...Peak!

Within ten breaths, the roar within his body surpassed that of thunder!

Under the repeated erosion of the gray-gold spiritual power, the barrier of the Life Spring Realm was covered with cracks and suddenly burst open!

An unprecedented divine rainbow forcefully rose from his parched sea of ​​suffering!

That was no ordinary golden light, but a dark golden color mixed with destruction and vitality, building a bridge to heaven in the midst of despair!

Divine Bridge Realm, complete!

"call……"

Ye Chen exhaled a long, turbid breath, the breath arrow as sharp as frost, actually piercing a hole through a giant rock several people high in front of him.

He slowly opened his eyes, and deep within his pupils seemed to see stars fading away.

survived.

Moreover, they turned misfortune into a blessing.

Feeling the surging power within his body, Ye Chen's expression was somewhat complicated.

He finally understood the true meaning of "Synchronizing the Dao with Injuries".

This is no curse, it's clearly an incredible stroke of luck!

The Empress's Dao injury was a deadly poison capable of destroying even a saint, but for him, it was the ultimate fuel for tempering himself!

He and she seemed to have become a natural yin-yang furnace.

She was responsible for refining the Great Dao, generating the most dangerous "Dao Tribulation Embers," while he, relying on the "Dao Evolution Technique," a "Heaven-Devouring Furnace," transformed these embers into pure resources for his own cultivation.

As long as the Empress's Dao injury does not heal, his source of power will never run dry!

"Good grief, isn't this just like following her around picking up trash to eat...?"

Ye Chen looked down at the Empress in his arms, whose brows were gradually relaxing, his eyes filled with pity.

"But this garbage...it smells so good!"

"As long as you can become stronger, I'll swallow any injury, even a heavenly tribulation, for you, let alone a Dao injury."

He traced the crack between her brows with his fingertips. The crack was no longer violent; instead, it had formed a stable energy loop, like a mysterious umbilical cord connecting the two of them.

"This method is built by the two of us together, incorporating your Dao and inheriting my destiny... It should take 'Devouring Heaven' as its essence and 'Dao Evolution' as its soul."

Ye Chen's gaze was intense as he declared, word by word:

"From this day forward, it shall be called—The Devouring Heaven Dao Evolution Scripture!"

hum!

The moment he finished speaking, the dark golden divine rainbow within his body trembled violently, emitting an echo like the sound of the Great Dao, as if this name was its true name!

An unprecedented sense of control washed over me.

Ye Chen had a feeling that if he were to face that nine-aperture stone man again at this moment, he wouldn't even need the Empress to make a move. With his domineering dark gold spiritual power alone, he would be able to grind it into dust!

Just now.

"Waaah—"

A deep, resonant horn sound pierced through the heavy fog of the forbidden area, echoing from afar.

Immediately following was the earth-shattering sound of war drums, like muffled thunder rolling in.

Ye Chen's eyes turned cold.

After advancing to the Divine Bridge Realm, his perception surged, and his divine sense extended outwards along the special rules of the forbidden area, instantly covering a hundred miles.

On the edge of the desolate and forbidden land, more than a dozen huge bronze warships lay across the void, their banners obscuring the sun and their murderous aura soaring to the heavens.

Each warship was branded with a huge "摇" (yao) character on its hull, gleaming with a cold metallic luster.

The Sacred Land of Yao Guang!

On the deck of the flagship, several elderly men with profound auras were staring at an extinguished soul lamp, their faces ashen.

"The Holy Son's soul lamp will be extinguished here!"

"Whether it's a human or a ghost inside, anyone who kills my Holy Son of Yao Guang will be punished by heaven and earth!"

The oppressive aura of a Saint Lord, accompanied by a booming sound, shook the beasts surrounding the restricted area, causing them to prostrate themselves and tremble in fear.

"They took care of the younger one, and then the older one showed up. Pretty efficient."

Ye Chen withdrew his divine sense, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

A moment ago, his only option would have been to shake the Empress awake and cling to her leg for protection.

but now……

He looked down at the sleeping empress in his arms.

She is so tired.

The repeated ordeals had exhausted her mind and body. At this moment, she had shed her imperial power and was just a girl who needed to sleep.

She must not be disturbed by anyone.

"Sweetheart, go to sleep."

Ye Chen slowly rose, gently removing his outer robe and covering the Empress with it.

He turned around and faced outwards from the forbidden area.

The tenderness from before vanished completely, replaced by indifference and arrogance that blended seamlessly into this desolate forbidden zone.

He raised his hand, looking at the wisp of dark golden spiritual power lingering in his palm, interspersed with black arcs of electricity, which were the marks of the Empress's Dao injury.

He gently clenched his fist, and the spiritual energy quietly dissipated.

"Since you're in such a hurry to come and die..."

Ye Chen took a step forward and disappeared from the spot, leaving only a cold whisper echoing in the wind.

"Then today, we will use your holy blood..."

"Open the floodgates for my new law!"