Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 200 - 184

Chapter 200: Chapter 184

In the Trial World where the Trial Road was situated, there existed a once splendid and powerful ancient world, now fragmented and shattered. From various traces, one could tell that this realm was by no means inferior to the current Tiandu Continent.

Heavenly Gods stood alongside each other, and Divine beings dominated supremely.

Yet, such a formidable civilization had vanished suddenly without a known cause ten thousand years ago. The vast world was shattered, leaving it broken and significantly reduced in size.

Ye Chen had long speculated that an extraordinary being must have intervened, directly causing the collapse of the Trial World. Although he had not known who it was nor fully grasped the extent of their power, he suspected they were not far from the ancient great powers revered throughout the Ten Thousand Domains.

It now seemed highly likely that it had been caused by Ice Flame Heavenly King, Emperor Xia, who was just one step away from entering the realm of Great Power.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia’s face showed a hint of embarrassment, yet he didn’t deny it, "Indeed, it was those enemies and I who caused the destruction. This world could have almost turned into a small universe, inhabited by powerful beings, including reputed Divine beings, rivaling the Sealed Prison Tiandu Continent but locked in confrontation with those enemies here. We all unleashed our strongest measures and ultimately shattered and left the world crippled."

The truth about why the Trial World was fragmented was finally unveiled—it was indeed the battlefield where Ice Flame Heavenly King, Emperor Xia, had fought against his enemies.

No wonder a mighty civilization had been erased: how powerful the Ice Flame Heavenly King was, known as a Heavenly King, and just a step away from becoming an Ancient Great Power—a truly eminent existence standing amongst the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms, vastly more powerful than those so-called Divine beings.

Although the supreme Divine beings on Tiandu Continent were mighty, even considerably influential within the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms, the Domains were ultimately too vast, and Divine beings were commonplace in each Great Domain.

But a Heavenly King far surpassed them, reputedly able to collapse thousands of miles of landscape with just a hair, let alone the Ice Flame Heavenly King standing at the Absolute Peak in the Great Realm, and those daring enough to pursue him were also certainly kings surpassing Divine beings.

Such high-level encounters were not something that beings below Heavenly Kings could withstand, nor could a world lacking complete Principles endure. Thus, after an intense battle, the Trial World was shattered and penetrated, with countless beings living there suffering numerous deaths.

Therefore, a once mighty and glorious civilization had disappeared, annihilated under the Supreme Divine Power of a Heavenly King.

Ye Chen was silent, imagining the terror of that battle; it was nearly unthinkable that the appearance of the Great Desert was caused merely by such beings’ casual strike.

But he was even more astonished by the entities pursuing Emperor Xia, wondering who these revered figures were to dare to chase such an exceptional Heavenly King, surely one of the few most formidable forces within the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms.

"Back then, while being pursued and left with no choice, I was already at a disadvantage, as the opponents deployed five powerful Heavenly Kings against me. No matter how strong, I couldn’t resist so many Heavenly Kings."

"Moreover, the constant pursuit severely depleted my Divine Power. I struggled to replenish my Primordial Energy as they wielded Supreme Ancient Weapons in pursuit, and I couldn’t face them directly. In this world, I entangled with them for a long while and at all costs damaged the enemies to differing degrees, almost slaying one Heavenly King, which made them wary and gave me a month of respite."

"During this month, I secretly founded a small universe, regardless of the price, spawned a trace of a True Spirit Soul, and even extracted several precious drops of Heart Blood—all of these were merely preparations made to save myself."

"Now, although I am not captured by the enemies, I am trapped in a very perilous region, confined for ten thousand years, unable to leave without the personal intervention of the Ancient Ancestor Great Power."

"I needed to have someone young from my clan carry my token back, but I feared my family might be under surveillance by that power, and my messages could be intercepted. Only the younger generation is overlooked by them, so I set restrictions here, allowing only the young ones to enter, in hopes that one day they would take my token back to the sect and rescue me."

All this was a plan laid out ten thousand years ago, not involving so-called Divine inheritance. Yet, the real treasures, far exceeding any Divine inheritance, were the Dao Essence Blood of the Ice Flame Heavenly King, encapsulating fragments of Supreme Dao’s Dao Trace, making even Divine beings go mad.

After comprehending all this, Ye Chen was both amazed and deeply pondered the identity of Emperor Xia’s mighty enemies.

He now truly understood the mission he had accepted—to escort an item back to the Ice God Palace, summoning reinforcements to rescue him. This was the main purpose of the Ice Flame Heavenly King.

Although the reward was the extremely precious Dao Blood of a Peak Heavenly King, it also involved great peril. After all, the opponent was a supreme figure daring to pursue a Peak Heavenly King, likely backed by an extremely powerful Supreme Sacred Land, otherwise, they wouldn’t dare so.

Assisting with the message meant standing on the same side as Emperor Xia, making enemies of that Supreme Sacred Land.

But there was no choice, for the moment he received the Dao Blood, a Heavenly Dao oath manifested as a contract binding to his Primordial Spirit, unbreakable unless reached a state even the Heavenly Dao could not intervene.

But currently, Ye Chen was far from reaching such a state.

"When the time comes, young friend, you only need to hand the Dao Trace Divine Bottle to our Ancient Ancestor, and he will naturally understand everything and be able to deduce my location so as to rescue me," Emperor Xia said.

Ye Chen nodded, obliging to the task, and immediately felt a sense of pressure.

Emperor Xia sighed softly, "Young friend, rest assured, as soon as you return the Dao Trace Divine Bottle to the hands of our Ancient Ancestor, the heavenly vow will automatically annihilate and dissipate. Thank you for your trouble."

"No trouble," Ye Chen shook his head with a slight smile, "Having been trusted by others and since I have received your Dao Blood, I naturally have a duty to fulfill this obligation. It is what I should do."

"Young friend, what is your name?" Emperor Xia suddenly asked.

"Ye Chen." Ye Chen smiled in response, choosing his current name, not one from the past, because he had broken free from his past and transformed into a new being.

Emperor Xia smiled, appearing very affable. His ethereal figure began to disperse into a shower of light, beginning to dissipate quickly. The bits of light scattered across the sky, dancing like a dream.

"This fragment of Divine Soul has completed its mission and will now dissipate. Ye Chen, my young friend, I hope we meet again by fate..."

The voice was still by his ear, but the figure had already completely vanished, the dreamlike light rain drifting into the Dao Trace Divine Bottle and disappearing inside.

—Boom—

The Dao Blood, as if unsealed, surged. The vast fluctuations of Blood Qi radiated, each droplet as crystalline and splendid as a blood diamond, revealing vast waves. Dao Divine Chains intertwined, clashing loudly, manifesting the Daoist Law’s Principle Power of the Supreme Heavenly King.

There was another layer of sealing on Emperor Xia’s Dao Blood, which was now completely lifted.

Ye Chen’s Primordial Spirit regained control of his body and felt the surging fluctuations of the Dao Blood. His eyes burned with intense desire to completely devour it, as this would undoubtedly restore some of his former peak strength and could even make him more powerful than the Divine Spirits of this lifetime.

However, he curbed his desire, handing over the Dao Blood to Elder Yan for safekeeping. Had he recklessly consumed the Dao Blood, it would have burst his body from the sheer force, something he could not bear at the current moment.

Yet, he had sufficient willpower to suppress his desire and chose not to consume the Dao Blood.

Meanwhile, outside, everyone saw Ye Chen suddenly freeze in the void, unable to move as if he had lost his soul, yet paradoxically standing suspended in mid-air for a prolonged period.

"Lord Chen—"

Someone called out softly, but Ye Chen did not respond.

Some people instantly understood and scoffed on the spot, with several of them approaching when the Thirteenth Prince and others appeared and intervened, "What do you think you are doing?"

"Do not misunderstand us, we simply saw Lord Chen frozen there, as if cursed, and we are concerned—wanting to see what exactly happened," a Top 100 Trial Participant explained, though his eyes flickered with a cold glimmer that suggested more than just concern.

The Thirteenth Prince said, "You need not worry about this matter; we will find a solution."

However, the Top 100 Trial Participant shook his head, a purportedly caring expression on his face, "No, this won’t do. Lord Chen is a young king born from the Trial Road, unmatched and peerless. How can we allow him to be in trouble? We are all disturbed and ask you not to stop us; we want to awaken Lord Chen."

The Thirteenth Prince’s expression darkened, clearly seeing through their malicious intents—it was obvious they wanted to take advantage of the situation to attack Ye Chen.

But with their presence, these people’s schemes would naturally not succeed.

"Sorry, Ye Chen will awaken naturally. Please do not worry excessively, now disperse."

Another Top 100 Trial Participant from Jiuhua Empire’s Affiliated Kingdom of Westwei Country, Kang Jiu, spoke up, with a hint of mockery, "Xia Teng, Lord Chen is clearly unstable now; he might be possessed by evil spirits. We are merely concerned, and yet you prevent us from helping. What does this mean? Are you really willing to stand by and watch Lord Chen potentially perish in a silent state of Primordial Spirit without trying to save him? Stand aside, we won’t just stand by and do nothing."

Beneath his words, a clear intent to kill was hidden!

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