Chapter 777
Ancient Dragon Tomb
Outside the Ancient Dragon Tomb, at the edge of the Void Burial Ground.
This usually desolate place, where even meteorites wouldn't dare approach, is now hiding three terrifying figures whose auras are as deep and unfathomable as a prison.
Hidden within layers of formations, their bodies churning with demonic energy, they were none other than three renowned Demon Lords from the outer star seas! All of them were peerless villains at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, with one foot already in the fifth realm.
"Blood Slaughter, an extremely terrifying tremor just came from that dragon tomb. It seems that even the remnant soul of that old dragon emperor was wiped out. Could such a feat really be accomplished by a human who ascended from the lower realm?" A Poison Swamp Demon Lord covered in green hair said sinisterly.
"Hmph, that human only got lucky by relying on his brute strength. I just sensed that the Dragon Clan's Origin Curse has descended from the Dragon Tomb. Even if he doesn't die now, he must be at his last gasp and his foundation severely damaged!" The red-robed Demon Lord known as Blood Butcher licked his scarlet lips, his eyes filled with greed.
“That’s right! If he dies inside, that’s fine. But if he manages to crawl out, then the ancient dragon clan’s fortune on his body will be ours to keep!” The third black-armored demon lord gripped his giant axe tightly and echoed viciously.
Just as the three were dreaming of murder, robbery, and instant wealth, they were caught up in a fantasy.
Rumble—!!!
The void barrier in front suddenly let out a mournful cry of being overwhelmed, and then shattered like a mirror!
A colossal remains of an ancient god, large enough to blot out the sun and moon, was pulled by a nine-headed golden lion. Like an ancient behemoth, it violently smashed through the void and appeared in this sea of stars!
"They're out! They weren't dead after all!"
The three demon lords were greatly encouraged. They exchanged glances and simultaneously unleashed earth-shattering demonic power, transforming into three beams of destructive demonic light that directly blocked the path of the Eternal Heaven.
"Halt!!"
Blood Demon Lord roared, his voice booming like a bell, causing the rocks on the surrounding Death Star to shatter.
"I am the Star Sea Blood Slaughter Demon Lord! Hand over the Dragon Emperor's inheritance and all the creations you obtained in the Dragon Tomb, and I may spare your corpses! Otherwise, today I will tear your tendons and bones apart and refine you into Blood Fiend Pills!"
The Poison Swamp Demon Lord and the Black Armor Demon Lord also unleashed their natal demonic weapons. In an instant, poisonous gas filled the sky, axe shadows shattered the air, and their arrogant arrogance was unmatched.
However, they were faced with these three foreign demon lords who were blocking their way.
Above the Eternal Heaven, tens of thousands of demon soldiers remained silent, looking at them as if they were three ignorant idiots.
Even the nine golden lions pulling the cart couldn't help but roll their eyes, shaking their nine heads in unison, cursing inwardly: In this day and age, how come there are always such idiots rushing to deliver food to their masters?
Above the Purple Gold Divine Court.
Su Chen was idly picking his teeth with a dragon bone toothpick. Hearing the commotion outside, he didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, only lightly tapping the armrest of the throne with his finger.
"Hun Tian".
"Your subordinate is here!" The Demon Lord of Chaos, wielding his spiked club, was about to rush out. "My lord, let me go and smash these three blind fools into mincemeat!"
"No need."
Su Chen yawned and casually flicked the dragon bone toothpick into the void.
"Three ants, not even enough to fill a tooth gap, dare to block my imperial carriage? How noisy."
Before he finished speaking, Su Chen didn't even get up. He simply sat on the throne, casually raised his right hand, and gently pinched it in the direction of the three demon lords outside the starry sky.
Buzz—! ! !
There were no flashy supernatural lights, nor any earth-shattering fluctuations of magical power.
Only the purest and most extreme [Power of Origin], mixed with the power of the newly completed Purple-Gold Dragon Spine, instantly descended into that void along Su Chen's finger.
"what?!"
The arrogant smile on Blood Demon Lord's face instantly froze.
At that moment, they felt as if the surrounding universe had turned into an indestructible piece of divine iron, and they were like amber sealed inside that divine iron!
A million times the absolute gravity, combined with the extreme compression of the laws of space, formed an invisible hand of the Great Dao!
"No!! This is impossible! How could your physical body be so strong?!"
"Spare us! Your Honor, spare us!! We were blind..."
The three arrogant demon lords didn't even have time to finish begging for mercy.
boom! boom! boom!
Three muffled thuds.
Those three Great Luo Demon bodies, forged through countless trials and tribulations and capable of withstanding the bombardment of immortal artifacts, were instantly shattered into three clouds of scarlet blood mist with a casual pinch from Su Chen, just like three ripe tomatoes!
Along with their souls and their natal magical artifacts, they were all crushed into dust with this one squeeze!
In the blink of an eye, three Demon Lords who were half-step into the fifth realm were reduced to ashes!
"This kind of inferior blood food doesn't even qualify to be put into the cauldron."
Su Chen waved his hand, and a gust of wind swept out, directly scattering the three clouds of blood mist into the chaotic void, as if it were just a speck of dust being brushed away.
The entire room fell silent.
The demon soldiers looked at Su Chen with even greater reverence, as if he were a god. This was their lord; when he made a move, it was with such unparalleled magnificence that he looked down upon the heavens and earth!
"After the trip to the Ancient Dragon Tomb, my body has been able to stretch a bit more."
Su Chen slowly stood up, stretched his muscles and bones, and heard a series of thunderous sounds emanating from his body. After absorbing the Golden Dragon Emperor and the endless dragon clan's resources, his Ancient God Body had completely reached the pinnacle of the fifth realm, and only the final step remained to reach the lofty sixth realm of True God.
However, there was no satisfaction in Su Chen's eyes; instead, a deep regret was revealed.
"Although the dragon marrow has entered my abdomen, I still feel that it is not quite ready. The pure yang is too strong, and it is too easy to break when it is too rigid."
He raised his head, his eyes, reflecting the countless stars of antiquity, pierced through the endless barriers of space and gazed straight at the southernmost part of the starry sea.
There, there lies a star field shrouded in endless flames. Even across billions of light-years, one can almost feel the terrifying heatwave that scorches the heavens and boils the seas.
"I've heard that deep within the Southern Starfield lies an Undying Phoenix Nest, containing the Nirvana Divine Fire and nurturing an ancient, pure-blooded Heavenly Phoenix."
Su Chen's lips slowly curved into a wild and cruel smile, the kind of heartfelt joy a gourmet feels when they see an unparalleled delicacy.
As the ancients said, "Dragon liver and phoenix marrow are the most exquisite delicacies of heaven and earth."
"Now that I have drunk the blood of the ancient dragon, how can this feast be without phoenix meat to accompany the wine? If yin and yang do not intertwine, how can my eternally indestructible body be tempered!"
Su Chen waved his hand, and his green robe fluttered in the starlight.
"Issue my decree!"
"The army turns around and heads south!"
"Now for the main course, I'm going to go to the Undying Phoenix Nest and roast a few plucked pheasants to have a taste!!" "Roar roar roar!!!"
Above the Eternal Heaven, tens of thousands of demon soldiers raised their weapons in unison, unleashing a deafening roar that nearly overturned the sea of stars.
The nine-headed golden lion exerted all its strength, dragging the ancient god's remains that blotted out the sky, leaving a dazzling trail in the void as it swept towards the far south of the starry sea!
A gluttonous feast destined to shock the heavens and make all living beings tremble is about to begin once again.
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The starry sea stretches endlessly, and time flows on.
Since the battle at the Primordial Dragon Tomb, the myriad realms have fallen into an eerie silence. All the great powers and ancient lineages have retreated to the depths of their own star systems, even activating their protective formations to their fullest extent. The reason is simple: the peerless, ferocious god who devoured the Primordial Dragon Emperor like dried meat is now riding that colossal, sky-covering remnant of an ancient god, rampaging through the cosmos!
"roar----!!"
The nine-headed golden lion let out a roar that shook the galaxy. The mane on its nine enormous heads, which was originally as bright as gold, now faintly showed the scorched color of being baked by the high temperature.
"My lord... the star field ahead is too hot! My natal fire is being suppressed and cannot leave my body. This kind of high temperature can even melt the laws of the stars!"
While desperately pulling on the chains, the nine-headed lion turned around and loudly reported to Su Chen above the Divine Court, its huge, bell-like eyes filled with awe and a hint of fear for the road ahead.
Not only it, but also tens of thousands of battle-hardened demon soldiers on the Eternal Heaven were now activating their protective demonic arts, sweating profusely. Those demonic cultivators at the Golden Immortal realm with slightly weaker cultivation even began to emit wisps of white smoke from their bodies, as if they could be ignited at any moment by the omnipresent heat waves in the void.
This is the southernmost part of the Star Sea—the [Southern Star Region]!
Su Chen sat upright on the purple-gold throne and slowly opened his eyes. His divine eyes, reflecting the changing sun and moon, pierced through the distorted spatial barrier in front of him and gazed at the vast and boundless star field.
Unlike the dark and deep outside world, the Nanli Starfield before us is completely devoid of starlight!
The entire star field was filled with an endless, churning, and roaring sea of crimson fire! This fire was neither ordinary earthly fire nor the Samadhi True Fire of cultivators, but rather the [Nirvana Divine Fire], which contained a trace of the life force of the Great Dao's origin!
In this sea of fire, floating are not meteorites, but "dead stars" blazing red-hot and transformed into molten lava. Countless black holes have been burned into the void here, and raging flames lick at the spatial rifts, instantly incinerating any living being that dares to approach.
"This is the Southern Star Region? The lair of the Undying Phoenix Clan?"
The Demon Lord of Chaos wiped the sweat from his forehead, gripped the divine bone mace tightly, and said with lingering fear, "No wonder these hairy beasts have been able to rule this place for billions of years. Just this outer Nirvana Fire Sea alone can kill any number of people below the fifth realm, leaving not even ashes!"
"Is it hot?"
Su Chen's voice rang out casually, yet it was like a cool breeze that instantly swept over the hearts of tens of thousands of demon soldiers, suppressing most of the heat within them.
He slowly stood up, his green robe remaining perfectly still in the scorching starlight, not even a single hem curling up.
"I personally think this temperature is just right."
Su Chen took a step forward and walked directly out of the defensive array of the Eternal Heaven, stepping alone into the Nirvana Fire Sea that was powerful enough to burn the heavens and boil the seas!
"My lord, no!!" The Skeleton Lord screamed in terror. That was the Nirvana Divine Fire, which was specifically designed to counter his cold and yin soul. Even from a great distance, he felt as if his soul was about to be ignited.
However, an extremely shocking scene unfolded.
Whoosh—!!!
The moment Su Chen stepped into the sea of fire, the raging crimson divine flames did not engulf him. Instead, they seemed to have encountered some kind of extremely terrifying abyss, emitting howls of "fear" and frantically retreating in all directions!
An absolute vacuum zone was formed within a radius of tens of thousands of miles around Su Chen!
"This fire is burning extremely brightly."
Su Chen opened his arms, tilted his head back, and took a deep breath.
"Boom!!!"
With that inhalation, the Nirvana Divine Fire, spanning millions of miles, transformed into nine incredibly thick crimson fire dragons, roaring and tumbling as they plunged straight into Su Chen's mouth and nose!
"Gudu!"
As the divine fire entered his abdomen, a thunderous roar resounded from Su Chen's chest.
His [Heart Divine Treasury] was pounding wildly at this moment. Each beat was like a god beating a war drum, forcibly crushing the domineering Nirvana Divine Fire and turning it into the purest pure Yang blood energy, which washed over his limbs and bones.
Having absorbed too much extreme Yin dragon resentment and death energy in the Primordial Dragon Tomb, Su Chen's physical body, though strong, was slightly imbalanced in terms of Yin and Yang. Now, this sky full of Nirvana Divine Fire was simply the perfect "ingredient" delivered right to his doorstep!
"happy!!"
Su Chen roared to the sky, and crimson flame divine patterns appeared on his purple-gold skin. His perfected ancient god body, tempered by the raging fire, became even more crystalline and translucent, as if he were about to ascend to immortality, or as if he were about to descend upon the world as a demon!
"Fire can burn everything in this world. But to me, these heavenly flames are nothing more than firewood for warming wine and cooking food!"
Su Chen's eyes burned with divine fire. He turned his head, looked at the dumbfounded army behind him, and waved his hand:
"Hun Tian! Bring that giant bronze cauldron to the center of this sea of fire!"
"Such a wonderful natural stove should not be left unused for stewing and cooking; it would be a waste of nature's bounty!"
"Now that we've arrived at the doorstep of this pheasant's den, today, I, the Venerable One, will use divine fire as charcoal and the starry sky as a cauldron to host a grand 'roasted poultry feast'!"
"Yes, sir! Your Majesty is mighty, sweeping across the ages!!"
The Demon Lord of Chaos trembled with excitement and immediately commanded several great demons to lift the bronze cauldron with a missing corner to the edge of the sea of fire. As soon as the cauldron landed, it was heated red by the Nirvana Fire and emitted a series of eager humming sounds.
Su Chen stood atop the giant cauldron, hands behind his back, his arrogant gaze piercing the Phoenix Nest Ancestral Land deep within the sea of fire.
"The food is ready, just waiting for the ingredients to arrive!"
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The anomalies in the Southern Starfield, and the terrifying scene of massive amounts of Nirvana Divine Fire being forcibly devoured, naturally could not escape the notice of the true master of this starfield.
Just as Su Chen had set up the giant bronze cauldron, preparing to "wait for the food to arrive,"
“唳————!!!”
A phoenix cry, piercing through gold and splitting rocks, soared into the clouds and suddenly rang out from the depths of the sea of fire!
The phoenix's cry carried endless nobility and arrogance, and the sound waves transformed into tangible, fiery red ripples, forcibly smoothing out even the chaotic void wherever they passed.
Immediately afterwards, the sea of fire surged and was forcibly cleaved open, creating a fireway tens of thousands of miles wide that stretched to the heavens.
The nine-headed [Pureblood Heavenly Phoenix], its entire body ablaze with seven-colored divine flames and its feathers exquisitely beautiful, pulled a magnificent chariot crafted from a ten-thousand-year-old phoenix tree, rumbling out from the depths of the sea of fire.
On either side of the chariot followed hundreds of Phoenix Clan guards clad in crimson-gold armor and wielding flaming spears. Each of them exuded the aura of a peak Grand Luo Golden Immortal, and the leading Heavenly Phoenix Commander even had one foot in the threshold of the fifth realm of divine bones!
Such a spectacle, no matter where it is placed in the vast universe, would be enough to command the utmost respect and worship from all races of the myriad worlds. (End of Chapter)