Chapter 561 - 337: The Underground Ruins Collapse, the Evil God Emerges, Leaving the Grotto Heaven

In the center of the great hall.

The Cyan Blood Pearl began to spin, transforming into a jet-black pagoda covered in sinister black eyes.

An eerie darkness appeared in the void. Tendrils formed from Demonic Qi pierced through the entire Bronze Hall, lashing out toward Lu Mingyuan and the others.

"Junior before me, I shall borrow your body."

A strange voice echoed in Lu Mingyuan’s mind.

The ethereal voice seemed to be born from nothingness, carrying the dead silence of the void and making one’s very soul tremble in terror.

The terrifying voice rendered Lu Mingyuan completely immobile. A moment later, a blast of energy sent him flying.

’It’s one of the Divine Beings from the old era...’

Lu Mingyuan finally understood why the Eternal Emperor was so afraid of this thing being unleashed upon the world.

Back then, the Eternal Immortal Dynasty had gone against all opposition to single-handedly fight for the Ascension Platform. They won a world-shaking war, defeating the Demon Race and overcoming resistance from numerous factions within the Human Race, only to fall at the hands of an Evil God in the end.

The war against the Evil God’s forces had consumed all of the Eternal Immortal Dynasty’s strength. Victory alone came at the cost of the Eternal Emperor’s own life, leaving him no choice but to lay the Ascension Platform to rest here for eternity.

At the same time, he sealed this Evil God in this very place.

The situation in the hall shifted dramatically. The Eternal Emperor muttered, "To think that after so many years, he’s still not dead. The Celestial Court truly went to great lengths back then, wanting my Human Race to bring about its own destruction."

A moment later, the low whisper of the Ancient God echoed in the Eternal Emperor’s mind as well.

"Emperor Yu’s Sea Stabilization Technique!"

With a great roar, the Eternal Emperor held up a Bone Plate. His hand unleashed a torrent of cyan energy, and black runes surfaced on his body. Nature’s spiritual energy transformed into a sky-piercing pillar of black water, like a great Stabilizing Needle holding back the endless darkness before him.

Tens of thousands of characters instantly formed a scripture. They were vigorous and ancient, the text profound, wriggling like tadpoles. This was the manifestation of the Ancient Celestial Books, flowing across the Bone Plate, shining with a brilliant light.

"The All Emperors Martial Scripture?"

Lu Mingyuan frowned.

According to legend, the All Emperors Martial Scripture was the Martial Arts General Outline for the entire Human Race.

It recorded five long-lost Great Divine Techniques, each a Martial Arts Ultimate Skill comprehended and left behind by the Human Emperors of successive generations.

The moment the All Emperors Martial Scripture was revealed, the Six-Yao Turtle Shell in his mind instantly radiated a seven-colored divine light. The disk of the Ascension Platform also emitted a nine-colored divine light, illuminating everything within his Qi Sea as if resonating with the scripture.

"Qinghe!"

Lu Mingyuan cried out, his brow furrowed with worry as he watched Yun Qinghe get enveloped by the Demonic Qi.

But in the next second, a figure in white burst out from the Demonic Qi.

Lu Mingyuan witnessed this, his expression one of astonishment.

"It was the Jade Blood Night Pearl left by the Eternal Emperor. It saved my life."

Yun Qinghe clutched a fist-sized cyan Treasure Pearl, her entire body enveloped in a Moonlight Round Shield.

The Jade Blood Night Pearl was one of the Eternal Emperor’s Lifebound Treasures. She had pulled it from his corpse, which allowed her to escape just as the Demonic Qi surged.

"Damn it!"

However, the Eternal Emperor’s body began to turn illusory.

He had only just been revived, and his power was less than one percent of what it was at his peak.

Excessively consuming his Divine Soul Power would only lead to his annihilation.

In his current state, he was no match for the Evil God Consciousness at all.

"This is no place to linger. Let’s go."

Seeing the situation, Lu Mingyuan immediately decided they had to escape.

"Mm. If I’m not mistaken, this Divine Being is likely the same one who fought the Eternal Emperor back then. The Absolute Brewed Blood Spring and the Corrupt Divine Flower underground probably originate from its Flesh Body."

BOOM!

Just as the two were exchanging information via telepathy, a tremendous tremor shook the hall.

The sky-blotting Demonic Qi carried within the eerie darkness had already blasted the Eternal Emperor away.

Darkness enveloped the entire Bronze Hall and began to crush its way directly toward the entrance.

"Quick, use the Night Pearl!"

Lu Mingyuan rushed over and held Yun Qinghe tightly.

Protected by the Night Pearl, the two of them were swept away by the torrent of darkness.

Meanwhile, the Eternal Emperor’s will was being constantly eroded by the bizarre divine thought within the monstrous Demonic Qi.

Even in such a state, he did not fall. Instead, he gritted his teeth and spat:

"Abandoned Heaven Demon Emperor!"

"You were one of the nine great Emperors of the Old Celestial Court, yet you fell by my hand! Ten thousand years have passed; how dare you run rampant again?"

At this, a mighty voice boomed, and the void trembled.

The Demonic Qi in the hall surged violently.

Golden Light erupted from the Eternal Emperor’s body. He wore a Purple Gold Crown and was clad in a Golden Divine Robe. The eyes of this figure, who resembled an ancient Emperor, suddenly shone with a dazzling brilliance, as if he were about to recover the heroic spirit of his former self.

Light and darkness collided, producing a blinding radiance.

Lu Mingyuan didn’t know what had transpired between the two of them in the past, but he could make a rough guess.

’The fall of the Eternal Immortal Dynasty back then wasn’t caused by the struggle for the Ascension Platform, but because they perished along with the Divine Beings. Even after settling the conflicts with the Demon Race and the internal strife within the Human Race, they still had enough strength left to wage war against the Divine Beings. Such boldness was unique to the Eternal Emperor.’

Combining this with what Bai Ze had said, Lu Mingyuan began to piece together the outlines of a grand, long-term scheme.

’The Divine Beings have made many attempts to return to the Mortal World. First, during the era of the Eternal Immortal Dynasty, Divine Beings descended upon the Mortal World and went to war with the Human Dynasty. It’s just that these Divine Beings were different from what I’d imagined. For some reason, they were wicked and corrupt, not at all like the bright and noble figures from my impressions. It’s as if they’ve been eroded by something. Second, the Celestial Destiny Divine Lotus was split into six parts, with the Great Yan Dynasty being the sole exception. It’s hard not to wonder about the deeper meaning behind that.’

Under the protection of the vast divine light, the two of them escaped the calamity.

They were swept out of the Bronze Hall by the torrent of darkness, and the hall itself was blown to smithereens by the Eternal Emperor’s self-destruction.