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

This was not a roar, but his most piercing cry, uttered by gathering all his divine soul along the causal line connecting him to the Empress!

He's definitely going to file a lawsuit today!

hum!

The empress, who had been sleeping soundly, trembled almost imperceptibly with her long eyelashes.

An invisible imperial might swept across the land like ripples.

The evil will that was raging in Ye Chen's mind froze instantly, like a mouse seeing a cat.

"Swallow...swallow the heavens?!"

The aged voice was filled with disbelief and terror.

next moment.

The Emperor's Tear above the Divine Spring suddenly shone with dazzling light.

A dazzling beam of celestial light descended, transforming into an invisible giant hand that slammed down on the bronze fragment.

"when--!"

A deep, resounding boom echoed from the bottom of the water.

The evil will didn't even have time to scream before it was instantly shattered, retreating in a sorry state into the depths of the fragments, daring not to make the slightest move again.

The wisp of gray source energy that Ye Chen had drawn out lost control and transformed into the purest source energy.

"Now!"

Ye Chen endured the excruciating pain that felt like his soul was being torn apart, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.

The Devouring Heaven Dao Evolution Scripture is in full power!

"Swallow it!"

call--!

The corrupted source energy, enough to burst a powerful being, was swallowed whole by him.

Boom!

Ye Chen's body jolted violently.

Countless bursts of blood mist erupted from the skin's surface, yet dazzling golden light shone from the horrific wounds.

The extreme pain and extreme pleasure intertwined, almost making him groan out loud.

This energy is at an extremely high level!

Even a tiny wisp of it was ten times more powerful than the entire Nine Aperture Stone Heart he had previously devoured!

The divine bridge within his body rapidly expanded and solidified, and the originally dark golden divine rainbow began to transform into crystals.

Divine Bridge Realm, First Heaven... Second Heaven... Third Heaven!

His aura surged upwards, becoming unstoppable!

Right beside him.

The sleeping empress turned over at some point.

A smooth, jade-like hand unconsciously rested on Ye Chen's leg.

She parted her red lips slightly and murmured something indistinctly:

"Brother...stop fooling around..."

Ye Chen froze instantly, not daring to move.

On one side was the ecstatic joy of his rapidly increasing cultivation level, and on the other was the supreme being beside him who could awaken at any moment.

This feeling of frantically seizing profits on the verge of destruction...

"That was so exciting!"

Ye Chen closed his eyes, suppressed the tremor in his heart, and focused all his efforts on refining that power.

He won this bet.

But he didn't know that with the movement of that bronze fragment, the dragon veins of the ancient forbidden land and even the entire Eastern Wilderness had shifted slightly unnoticed.

Inside the Peach Blossom Spring, all was deathly silent.

Only the Emperor's Tears Spring, as if it were boiling, bubbled and bubbled with golden air.

Ye Chen had just finished digesting that trace of corrupted source energy, and the roaring of the surging divine bridge within his body had not yet subsided. He was about to stabilize his realm when the sudden change before him made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Is the water... boiling?"

He subconsciously moved his body backward.

That last inhale seemed to have not only stolen a wisp of source energy, but also disrupted a long-standing balance.

Beneath the waters suppressed by the Emperor's Tears, it seemed as if some terrifying creature was resurrecting.

Whoosh—!

The water parted silently to both sides.

The moment all the spring water touched the rising object, it was evaporated into nothingness by a scorching and domineering aura.

The first thing to be revealed was a skull.

The color of pure gold.

The entire body seemed to be cast from divine metal, and the surface was engraved with countless fine Dao patterns.

Even though only a skeleton remains, two golden soul flames still burn fiercely in its empty eye sockets.

Next, the cervical vertebrae, sternum, spine...

A complete golden skeleton slowly emerged from the spring and hovered in mid-air.

"Gulp."

Ye Chen swallowed hard, his throat so dry it felt like it was on fire.

This golden bone, these intricate Dao patterns engraved upon it, and especially that eternally indestructible energy that seems capable of crushing the very life force of the heavens…

A term that existed only in ancient legends suddenly crashed into Ye Chen's mind.

Ancient Sacred Body!

Moreover, it is a fully accomplished holy body!

"Is this forbidden area... a celestial abode, or a graveyard of gods?"

Ye Chen felt a chill in his heart, and cold sweat slid down his forehead.

He had thought that the divine spring was formed from the Empress's tears and was an unparalleled opportunity, but now it seemed that it was clearly a preservative liquid used to suppress the corpses!

Even more deadly, the skeleton moved.

clack clack...

Amidst a sickening grinding sound, the golden skeleton slowly turned its head.

The soul fire in the empty eye sockets locked onto Ye Chen.

No, it locked onto the simulated "Empress's aura" on Ye Chen that had not completely dissipated.

In order to steal the source energy, Ye Chen used the "Dao Yan Jue" to disguise himself as the Empress.

In his view, this was a brilliant plan to deceive everyone.

But in the eyes of the remaining obsession of this Great Accomplished Holy Body, this aura represented—

"Azure...Heaven...Overlord...Blood...?"

A fragmented yet thunderous divine thought resounded in Ye Chen's mind.

Immediately, the obsession seemed to sense something was wrong, and the soul fire in its eye sockets suddenly surged.

"No...it's...you..."

"Why...suppress...me?!"

boom!

A tragic, violent, and indomitable fighting spirit surged from the withered bones!

It seemed to have mistaken Ye Chen for its enemy who had suppressed it years ago, or the culprit who set up this restriction.

It was unwilling to accept this!

It fought against heaven and earth in its life and never suffered a defeat. How could it be imprisoned in this small pool of water after its death and sink into eternal damnation!

"Misunderstand!"

Ye Chen's face turned deathly pale. He tried to explain, but found his throat gripped by an invisible hand, unable to utter a single word. He could only scream internally, "A complete misunderstanding! I was just passing by!"

But a persistent obsession that has been dormant for millennia only recognizes breath, not words.

In its eyes, the "Imperial Majesty" emanating from Ye Chen was the most blatant provocation.

hum!

The golden skeleton raised its right arm.

Although it lacked flesh and blood, the essence of heaven and earth gathered wildly, condensing into a roaring true dragon of blood and qi around the bone arm.

It was simply a matter of throwing a punch.

Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist!

Before the fist even arrived, the space around Ye Chen was instantly frozen, and he was like a mosquito trapped in amber, unable to move even a finger.

The shadow of death has never been so clear.

This is completely different from facing the Nine-Aperture Stone Man and the Holy Son of Yaoguang.

This is an absolute crushing defeat from the level of life itself.

Even if he were to become a giant of the Immortal Platform Realm, let alone the fact that he is currently only at the Divine Bridge Realm, he would still be reduced to dust under this punch.

"System!" Ye Chen roared in his mind.

However, the system, which usually made a sound, was now as silent as a stubborn rock.

"Relying on others is not as good as relying on yourself... no, relying on yourself will surely lead to death!"

Ye Chen's brain was working at its peak in that instant.

You can't hide from it.

Block it? With your life?

The only way out...

He turned his head sharply and looked at the beautiful figure who was still sleeping not far away.

He was unable to move or make a sound.

But he still has one last card to play!

That damned, yet only lifeline—[Synchronize Dao Injuries]!

I'm taking the gamble!

He gathered his last bit of divine spirit, and following that causal thread, let out a soul-piercing scream that risked everything:

"Honey, help! Someone's trying to tear your house down!!!"