Chapter 454: 【Void, you are not dead either】 (Part 1)

Deep in the starry sky, there was a massive fleet of warships. Each one was incomparably magnificent, spanning the heavens, dense and overwhelming, as if it had condensed the essence of an entire era of the Eternal Star.

The craftsmen from the Eternal Star trembled at this sight, bowing down in worship; these were their ancestors from one hundred thousand years ago.

Among them, four giant ships were fully twenty thousand zhang long. They were Great Saint-level warships, absolutely capable of sweeping through any star field. Compared to them, the Heaven River warships that they had collaborated with the Ji family of the Heavenly Court to retrofit were like mere hatchlings.

Even in the dark universe, this scene was extremely glorious, a brilliant spark of civilization.

However, in the eyes of the Ancient Emperors, what were Great Saints? They were nothing more than a group of ants. Whatever warships they had were just scrap metal. What the Emperors truly cared about was the divine coffin in the center of the fleet.

The Void Emperor Coffin was built from an unknown material—it seemed like gold yet not gold, stone yet not stone, wood yet not wood. It was ancient and weathered, having remained immortal through over one hundred thousand years of time. Compared to the warships, it was small, yet it possessed a terrifying aura, becoming the protagonist of the world.

"Void fought a bloody battle in the starry sky back then; he is a person worthy of respect."

The Lord of Primordial Beginning narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "But dead is dead after all. This is only his Emperor Coffin; there is no need to panic."

In the Desolate Era, the generation where the Void Great Emperor lived was the most turbulent. He gave the most, until his blood ran dry and he died in battle outside the realm, leaving an indelible impression on the seven Life Forbidden Zones.

Even the Supremes of the Forbidden Zones admitted he was extraordinary and worthy of the worship of all living beings, but precisely because of this, the Void Great Emperor had absolutely no chance of survival; there was absolutely no possibility that he had lived.

Because he had used his life to protect that generation.

"Indeed."

The Golden Ancient Emperor secretly breathed a sigh of relief and praised, "Other Great Emperors might have a chance to survive, but only the Void Great Emperor could not."

The Void Great Emperor had the Undying Medicine but only lived for one generation. His Dao wounds were truly too severe, and his opponents were truly too many, to the point that in his later years, he had no time at all to contemplate becoming an immortal; all his thoughts were focused on dealing with the Dark Turmoil.

"What a pity for such a peerless hero, losing his life for the sake of ants."

The Corpse Emperor shook his head, stepping through the universe toward the divine coffin. Respect was respect, but when it came time to actually strike, the Supremes of the Forbidden Zones would not have the slightest hesitation.

The other Emperors were also moved, wanting to explore the Void Emperor Coffin. If there happened to be residual Void Emperor blood inside, then they would have hit the jackpot.

The essence blood of an unblemished Great Emperor could absolutely extend the life of a Supreme of the Forbidden Zone.

This was also the reason why, when past Enlightened Ones underwent their tribulations, there were "human tribulations"—not only did they have to fight the heavens for their position, they also had to fight the Forbidden Zones for their lives.

If they could survive, the new Emperor would naturally settle accounts with the Forbidden Zones. When they reached their later years and had no hope of becoming immortals, they would flee into the Forbidden Zones. At this time, the former new Emperor would become a Supreme, striking out at the Great Emperors of the next era.

This was the truth of the great universe, a despairing dark cycle. It was not just the common people; the contemporary Great Emperors and the Supremes of the Forbidden Zones were all caught within it, acting out the historical cycle of rise and fall.

"I once opened the Nine-Layer Emperor Coffin and triggered the Emperor's Malice, which is why they were all wiped out."

The Corpse Emperor whispered, without the slightest fear. The Emperor's Malice was troublesome for other Supremes, but for him, it was no different from the best tonic.

He acted decisively, uncovering the divine coffin layer by layer, absorbing the Emperor's Malice.

Just as the Corpse Emperor was preparing to open the ninth layer of the Emperor Coffin, the Void Great Emperor's coffin suddenly trembled violently, and an anomaly occurred. The endless Void Dao flowed—it was the trace of that person from back then.

"Void!" The Corpse Emperor trembled violently, throwing the divine coffin in his hand away, not daring to have any hesitation.

The Void Great Emperor had left too deep an impression on them back then. Although his character was upright and worthy of the worship of all living beings and the respect of the Emperors, his methods were not just ordinarily devious.

The Void Dao, mastering the ultimate of space, was best suited for dragging, assassinating, and setting up arrays.

Designing Emperor Arrays and luring Supremes into the trap—the Void Great Emperor had done this countless times.

"Impossible, Void is absolutely dead!"

The Daoist Kunpeng Supreme let out a strange cry, his eyes full of disbelief, and he retreated violently, relying on his extreme speed to put the other Emperors in front of him.

"Two fellow Daoists from the Undying Mountain went to intercept him, and afterwards, those two fellow Daoists never appeared, nor did Void return."

The Lord of Primordial Beginning frowned, also very nervous, and muttered, "They should have perished together."

"Could it be... that none of the three of them died, and they have been locked in battle until now?" The Golden Ancient Emperor felt his whole body go cold, discovering that besides the Void Dao, there were two other Emperor Daos.

The Void Great Emperor had faked his death in his later years, burying himself in the divine coffin to scheme against his opponents, conducting a "fishing" operation, tricking the two Supremes of the Undying Mountain into the Emperor Coffin to drag them along on his final journey.

There was not just one Emperor in the Emperor Coffin, but three!

"Impossible, there is no place in the world other than the Life Forbidden Zones where an Ancient Emperor can exist for long."

The Huo Qilin Ancient Emperor shook his head, narrowed his eyes, and said, "It should be that our arrival triggered the Void's backup plan, bringing the Emperor battle from over one hundred thousand years ago to its conclusion today."

After the initial nervousness, the Emperors nodded in agreement, showing expressions of relief. Time was the most powerful force in the great universe; no one could live for over one hundred thousand years.

They had lost their composure earlier because the pressure Void exerted on them was truly too great.

For others, if a Human Great Emperor killed one or two Supremes, it could be called luck, but Void had killed too many Supremes; he had killed so many that he had become accustomed to it and had developed techniques specifically for dealing with Supremes. He really could wipe them out.

"Crack."

Without wind, the last layer of the Void Great Emperor's Nine-Layer Coffin suddenly opened by itself!

In an instant, the Emperors who were still chatting and laughing stiffened. The aura of an Ancient Great Emperor permeated the void; only they, and those holding Emperor weapons, could remain standing.

"Mirror, come!"

Inside the Emperor Coffin, a deep, resonant voice rang out, echoing above the nine heavens, shocking the Emperors.

Rumble, the star fields in all directions trembled, the Myriad Daos followed, and countless anomalies appeared one after another.

The Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor's eyes shot out a divine light, echoing with the Void Dao from the ancient past, giving birth to billions of immortal lights. The Void Mirror in Lin Xian's arms sensed this, revived on its own, and flew out.

The spirit of the Void Mirror emitted a ringing sound, both excited and sorrowful—after an eternity, it saw Void again.

In an instant, the radiance shone through the ages, reigning over the starry sky!

"Void Great Emperor!!!"

On the main Heaven River warship, the accompanying Lord of the Heavenly Court, Ye Fan, could not help but ask Shakyamuni, "Buddha, shouldn't the Yellow Emperor be chasing after the Lingbao Heavenly Venerate's Heavenly Venerate weapon?"

"Why is he inside this coffin?"

"That generation of Void was too bitter." Shakyamuni sighed, shook his head, and revealed the truth: "Even if Xuanyuan has stepped into the Quasi-Emperor realm again, there are still Dao wounds within his body."

The four Quasi-Emperor Supremes of Earth each had different situations. Among them, Emperor Hengyu and Laozi were both genuine Emperor corpses that had gained sentience, with deep layouts, burying themselves on the Primordial Ancient Star to form reincarnation imprints. Shakyamuni was relatively special, being one of the reincarnations of Amitabha Buddha, a similar flower.

It could be said that all three of them reincarnated voluntarily, using every possible means to become immortals. Only Void was not; he truly died in battle, perishing together with two Supremes, paying a huge price.

Originally, when a person died, that was the end of it; no matter how great the injuries, they could not harm a dead person.

But perhaps even the Heavens could not bear to see the Void Great Emperor end up like this, so they gave him a glimmer of life.

After a long period of time, the Void Emperor Coffin accidentally fell to Earth, and the Yellow Emperor also gained sentience within the Emperor corpse in the coffin.

The Void Emperor's body had great trauma. Although it had produced spiritual consciousness and was a brand-new person, the body remained the same. The Dao wounds left behind from the bloody battles of the past still remained, requiring the divine ancient coffin to suppress and nourish them, and even requiring the essence blood of old enemies to cleanse the flesh.

Therefore, after retrieving the Lingbao Killing Sword, the Yellow Emperor immediately returned to the divine coffin to go into seclusion; otherwise, his Dao would collapse.

"Having lived through two generations, the Dao wounds still remain."

Ye Fan's expression was moved. He was also someone who had suffered Dao wounds and knew very well how terrifying they were. How tragic must it have been back then to leave behind such terrifying Dao wounds?

He had fought the most battles among the Great Emperors, faced the most enemies, and paid the greatest price!

The subsequent golden age of the human race had a great deal to do with his foundation. When he was alive, he beat his opponents until they were cold, and his enemies no longer dared to fight to the end when facing the Human Great Emperors of later generations.

"Respect to Void, pay respects to the Human Great Emperor!"

Lin Xian was the first to speak, bowing deeply toward the direction of the Emperor Coffin and the blurred figure. He led everyone on the Heaven River water force to pay respects to the Human Ancestor.

"Pay respects to Human Ancestor Xuanyuan."

Ye Fan also bowed. Although he was now the noble Lord of the Heavenly Court, he was still of human blood, a descendant of Yan and Huang.

This respect had nothing to do with cultivation base.

"The God who saved the world, the Void Deity!"

It was not just the Big Dipper; even the people of the Eternal Star Domain were grateful for the name of Void.

The craftsmen of the Canghai tribe bowed with extreme piety; their ancestors had left behind ancient books recording the name of Void.

During the Dark Turmoil back then, it swept through more than just the Big Dipper region. The Void Great Emperor saved the entire universe and also left behind endless legends and myths on the Eternal Star.

One after another, thoughts were added, causing the chaotic mist to dissipate, and the person in the Emperor Coffin revealed his face.

The Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor walked out from the divine coffin. He looked very ordinary, without anything strange about him, and could not be called heroic, but he possessed a temperament that made people feel at ease.

It was as if as long as he was there, the universe would be at peace, and the human race would be safe.

"Void, you are not dead either."

The several Ancient Emperors of the Primordial Mine shouted in shock, and then subconsciously took a step back together.

This was not fear; they were all Enlightened Ones, so who would be afraid of whom? Their retreat was an instinctive avoidance.

Even when Amitabha Buddha held the Bronze Immortal Palace, it did not make them Great Change color like this.

Only the Void Great Emperor had such influence, a glorious battle record carved out with blood.

He had killed until the Supremes were unwilling to clash with him head-on, killed until, after an eternity, seeing this face made the Emperors tremble.

"Fellow Daoist, you have recognized the wrong person; I am the Yellow Emperor."

The Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor said calmly. The Void Mirror in his hand, however, was unfathomable, returning to its master's hand, allowing it to reach a higher level, leaking wisps of chaotic immortal energy, as if it were about to bloom with immortal Dao laws.

"This weapon!"

The Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor, who had been silent, was shocked. He did not look at the Yellow Emperor, but stared intently at the changes in the Void Immortal Mirror.

【PS: Extra update today】