Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 697 - 641: Five Updates in the Heavenly Ruins

Chapter 697: Chapter 641: Five Updates in the Heavenly Ruins

After searching for over a decade, even utilizing the intelligence network of Heavenly Gate to no avail, a trace of their aura had now emerged, bringing Ye Chen a sense of surprise.

But before he could fully indulge in his excitement, a gloomy telepathic message entered his mind, "Combat Saint King, leave Dragon Phoenix Academy immediately, and follow me. Unless you want your friend to die because of you."

With a shift of his gaze, Ye Chen saw a vague figure standing in the void in the distance, looking back at him. The figure was shrouded in a black robe and cloak, and even he could not see through it.

His heart sank. This person was most likely an enemy, using his friends from Tiandu Continent as bait to lure him, possibly setting numerous traps as well.

"Alright!"

Ye Chen agreed, gripping the package in his hand tightly. Despite knowing it was very likely a trap set by his enemy, he couldn’t stand by and do nothing if a friend’s life was in danger.

Whoosh—

Ye Chen made a detour halfway through, turning away just before entering Dragon Phoenix Academy, leaving many stupefied.

Even the high-ranking officials of Dragon Phoenix Academy were taken aback. Supreme True Kings showed up one after another, especially for the Combat Saint King, but they all pondered upon seeing his departure.

"Daddy, where are you going?" Yaya sent a telepathic message, full of confusion, as did Ruoxi.

Ye Chen gave them a doting smile, "Good girls, you should all head into Dragon Phoenix Academy first. I need to take care of something, and I’ll be back very soon."

"Daddy, I’ll go with you." Yaya turned to leave, and Ruoxi felt the same way, not wanting to separate from Ye Chen.

But Ye Chen stopped the two of them, shaking his head, "Don’t you trust my abilities? There won’t be a problem."

He was ready to take the risk alone; he absolutely couldn’t let both of them risk their lives for his sake.

Hearing this, both women reluctantly nodded, but they urged Ye Chen to come back quickly because Dragon Phoenix Academy was only open for seven days. Once that time passed, it wouldn’t open again.

Even with an invitation, it might not be possible to enter.

"Don’t worry, I’ll be back very quickly," Ye Chen promised. Then, with a whoosh, under the gaze of countless eyes, he soared into the sky and hurried toward the distant figure.

The figure also moved, rushing into the vast mountains.

Whoosh—

Ye Chen was very fast, nearly unmatched within the Saintly Treasure Realm, mountains and ravines seeming to fly backward in his wake.

However, the figure was equally fast, moving like a streak of black lightning, making it difficult for Ye Chen to catch up for the moment.

Naturally, Ye Chen pursued relentlessly, not falling behind in the slightest. He unleashed the Traversing Secret Technique, with layers upon layers of world phantoms appearing, continually shuttling as if traveling through the Heavenly and Myriads of Worlds, at an incredibly fast pace.

His entire being nearly turned into a dazzling streak of golden light, cutting across heaven and earth, quickly closing the distance with the figure.

Yet, the figure was significantly faster as well, barely slower than Ye Chen, also moving at extreme speed, darting through the sky.

This made Ye Chen uneasy—just who was this secretive person? He had to proceed with caution.

"Who exactly are you?"

Ye Chen transmitted his voice to inquire, but the shadow did not respond at all, and its speed seemed even faster, quickly weaving through the myriad mountains and entering a bustling region.

As the center of the Ten Thousand Domains, Dragon Phoenix State, one of Jiuzhou, was much busier than the other Great States. Each state was as vast as a Great State and was filled with countless forces, with nations standing side by side and hundreds of teachings resounding in unison.

Above the vast lands, forests stretched on, and bustling ancient cities stood tall, with many different races living there.

Countless strong figures, masters like clouds, this represented the heart of the Ten Thousand Domain Center.

In their pursuit, three days and nights passed in the blink of an eye, nearly spanning half of the Dragon Phoenix State.

Ye Chen had also felt the formidable nature of the Ten Thousand Domain Center, with powerful presences hidden between heaven and earth, far stronger than that of other Great States.

Even along the way, he could see the truly magnificent and vast Immortal Dynasties standing tall, with territories stretching billions of miles and armies in the millions.

There were also several Immortal Sacred Lands, with groups of Immortal Mountains, Divine Mountains suspended in the sky, and Immortal Islands floating amidst ripples of awe-inspiring grandeur and immense power.

Just within Dragon Phoenix State alone, the number of immortal forces encountered along the way had already reached four.

Although he knew that in an ordinary Great Domain, having one Immortal Force would be enough to dominate and dictate the rise and fall of the Great Domain, only a flourishing place like the Ten Thousand Domain Center could gather so many Immortal Forces.

After three days and nights of chasing, that figure had never stopped, almost dragging Ye Chen across the entire Dragon Phoenix State, leaving him with a constant, ominous premonition.

At last, amidst the pursuit, both of them left the bustling region and entered another Primordial Ancient Domain, where the figure finally stopped ten miles ahead of Ye Chen.

Ye Chen, too, came to a halt, maintaining a distance of ten miles.

This place was very mysterious, and unusual, nearly a thousand miles in radius of vast and boundless territory was pitch-black, barren of any vegetation, with towering, somber mountains rising one after another, eerie winds howling, giving off a sinister and gloomy presence.

After arriving here, even Ye Chen’s expression turned grave and thoughtful before becoming stern.

"What place is this?" A drunken voice arose.

Shockingly, it was the Corpse-devouring Worm Emperor hanging by Ye Chen’s ear,

The Corpse-devouring Worm Emperor opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of alcohol, saying, "Little moon, where are we?"

Three black lines hung over Ye Chen’s forehead no wonder this creature had been silent, it had sneakily indulged in some immortal wine and collapsed in a drunken stupor, oblivious even to the battle he had fought against several Immortal True Kings.

Nevertheless, these were not the matters to be concerned with at the moment. Ye Chen’s voice was rarely so solemn as he slowly began to speak, his words measured and deliberate, "Heavenly Ruins Desolate Domain."

"Heavenly Ruins Desolate Domain? What place is that?" The drunken Corpse-devouring Worm Emperor asked sluggishly, his head swaying. As he came to his senses, he immediately broke out into a cold sweat and, looking at Ye Chen in horror, exclaimed, "What, this is the Heavenly Ruins Desolate Domain!"

It was all because of the Heavenly Ruins Desolate Domain.

Yes, this was the legendary Heavenly Ruins Desolate Domain, famed throughout the Nine Great States at the heart of the Ten Thousand Domains and even across the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms. A wasteland, a Life Forbidden Zone, with tens of thousands of miles of barren land, no vegetation growing, millions of miles across the land plunged in dark, somber blackness.

Naturally, all of this was not important, the most crucial point being the Heavenly Ruins Desolate Domain’s deeply evil nature that could strip away vitality, and it bred traces of Demonic Qi capable of eroding a cultivator’s spiritual intelligence and Primordial Spirit.

In ancient times, this had been the land where an Alien Demon Monarch fell, also recording the darkest age after the Mythical Era.