"Don't go..." The voice inside the rotten wooden box sounded anxious.
“Don’t worry, we’re not like those guys from the World Destroyer… In fact, even the Four Emperors are wary of him and won’t let him out,” Cao Ya said with a smile.
The Heavenly Emperor's restriction, though slightly weakened by the corrupted consciousness over the long years, could still transmit words and some energy, but that was all. For a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, it was perfectly manageable.
"Actually, I don't know much. I'm just a remnant soul, and I can't remember any secrets. But I still have a feeling that this place is extremely dangerous, and we must not go near it!"
The rotten wooden box glowed, and a temple appeared, inside which sat an ancient creature, its face filled with confusion.
Shi Hao was secretly surprised; the essence of that remnant soul had already surpassed that of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor!
"You really can't remember anything?" the butcher asked, a hint of suspicion in his voice.
"I have only just been revived. It was only because Huang brought me to the Ultimate Ancient Land that I was able to awaken. Otherwise, I might not have awakened even after a hundred more eras." The remnant god said bitterly.
Whether he was once glorious or what his past was like is no longer important.
Let alone the burial of eras and the changing of the universe, everything has become dust of history, unknown to anyone, even he himself has lost his way.
“He really doesn’t have many memories,” Cao Ya said. The remnant god in this rotten wooden box is the fragment of the Heavenly Emperor’s original consciousness. The person is dead, so how much wonder can remain?
It should be noted that the Heavenly Emperor's physical body, soul, energy, and fundamental Dao were all sealed away by himself. Now, the emergence of his corrupt consciousness has become the latter's capital.
"Returning to myself, you and I are originally one; merging into one, we become the supreme Heavenly Emperor!"
At this moment, the giant on the stone mountain seat spoke again, uttering a majestic voice.
"Worship me, and I will bestow upon you unparalleled glory, granting you a direct path to the realm of the Immortal Emperor!"
"As long as you spread darkness and guide all the spirits of the Boundary Sea to this place!"
At the same time, the giant also offered Cao Ya, Shi Hao, and the others great rewards, including the Immortal Emperor's scriptures and the Heavenly Emperor's forbidden chapters.
No one doubted its authenticity, after all, the giant's life essence was indeed at the level of an Immortal Emperor!
"It seems that even the Annihilation Elder, the Feather Emperor, the Hong Emperor, and the Cang Emperor couldn't resist this temptation." The little tower swayed slightly.
"Why does he want us to guide the people?" the fake medicine seller pondered.
"Because he needs the pure essence and life force of all living beings to neutralize the black blood!" Cao Ya said.
Even if it has fallen, the Black Blood is too unique for an Immortal Emperor to tolerate.
If it were the Sacrifice Dao Realm, it would be about the same.
Perfect timing! He can use this opportunity to gradually digest the black blood and hopefully advance further in the Immortal Emperor realm!
How could this giant not do something that would achieve multiple benefits in one fell swoop?
As for the Quasi-Immortal Emperor's little schemes... He's free now, and with his supreme power, he can easily sweep across the heavens and earth. What Quasi-Immortal Emperor? He can kill him or dismember him at will!
Therefore, he didn't care about the many benefits offered in the early stages.
Unfortunately, the giant met his match. Cao Ya, Shi Hao, Liu Shen, Xiao Ta, as well as the butcher, the fake medicine seller, and the chicken farmer, all showed no intention of sidelining him.
"The scourge of darkness since ancient times originated here," Willow God said slowly. The surging tide of darkness has taken countless lives with it.
"World Dao Ancestor, can we kill him?" the chicken farmer asked.
Cao Ya shook his head and said, "Without reaching the Immortal Emperor realm, one cannot erase the mark of another supreme emperor!"
"What we need to do is strengthen the seal, isolate the black mist, and prevent the black calamity from continuing!"
The group nodded. Once they had all attained enlightenment... if one more person were to become an Immortal Emperor... then they could re-enter the Ultimate Ancient Land and completely kill the Corpse Immortal Emperor!
"You think you can imprison me?" The giant's voice was cold. Suddenly, the void trembled, and wave after wave of black energy surged, transforming into demonic dragons and phoenixes that roared across the sky.
Those monsters created by the giant's voice actually all had imperial aura flowing through them!
The terror of this corpse Immortal Emperor is truly unimaginable!
However, the seal on the original consciousness of this body has not failed, and the giant cannot unleash the power of the Immortal Emperor.
Some special abilities are invincible against Immortal Kings and True Immortals, easily sweeping them away, but they are difficult to use against Quasi-Immortal Emperors.
It has to be his own person who takes action! But he just can't do that.
"Boom!" Cao Ya threw a punch, divine light shone brightly, his magical techniques were wondrous, and he shattered the black qi monster.
Immediately, Cao Ya summoned Shi Hao, Liu Shen, Xiao Ta, the butcher, the fake medicine seller, and the chicken farmer, each unleashing their ultimate divine powers, spreading across the void, and stimulating the origin of the universe, thus isolating this ultimate ancient land from the outside of the universe.
"You have incurred the karmic debt with a Celestial Emperor, and you cannot repay it!" the giant said coldly.
Because of Cao Ya and Shi Hao's presence, all his attempts to infiltrate were ineffective.
But the giant showed no sign of panic, remaining arrogant as if looking down on the seven heroes.
With the essence of an Immortal Emperor and the presence of black blood within him, as long as he masters that drop of black blood... Hmph, even the World Dao Ancestor, Huang, or that bullshit Emperor Light Immortal King are no match for him!
And taking that step from Quasi-Immortal Emperor to ultimately achieve enlightenment... the giant knew all too well how difficult that was! The fact that even the Old Man of Annihilation had never succeeded was a testament to that.
"Who said we have to repay karma? Hmm, if we really have to repay, then it's in the future, when we go back to the Ultimate Ancient Land and kill you with our own hands!" Shi Hao grinned, and the Great Luo Sword Embryo clicked, infusing a lot of divine power into the outer restrictions.
Thanks to the efforts of the seven, the Ultimate Ancient Land was sealed off from the world.
The darkness that had haunted the Boundary Sea for countless years, like a shadow, is slowly beginning to dissipate.
Of course, as long as the Corpse Immortal Emperor lives, this threat will not be completely eliminated!
Unable to draw upon the primordial essence of all living beings, cleanse the body, and harmonize the black blood... the Corpse Immortal Emperor's journey to escape will only become more difficult!
Whether or not one can become an Immortal Emperor, no one dares to make such a boast.
But if we're talking about Quasi-Immortal Emperors... Willow God, Little Tower, Butcher, Fake Medicine Seller, Chicken Farmer, they'll all be close to it too. Their foundation and understanding are all sufficient; they just need the time to mature and adjust their state before they can break through.
At that time, with the seven quasi-immortal emperors joining forces, they might be able to kill this corpse immortal emperor, just like the old man who destroyed the world, without even needing a real immortal emperor to appear!
"Soul, return!" Suddenly, the giant chanted an ancient incantation, as if summoning the soul.
An unparalleled profound mystery of the soul began to surge, and the primordial energy responded in kind.
The rotten wooden box trembled violently, and the temple and the remnant god were both affected by unknown factors. With a loud cry, they were about to be passively rushed towards the stone mountain!
No matter how much the crippled god struggled, he could not resist and was completely controlled by the giant.
"Boom!" A power at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level erupted from inside the rotten wooden box.
Shi Hao's expression turned serious, and he pressed down with his large hand, forcibly sealing the rotten wooden box.
"Heh." The giant sneered. The next second, the Great Luo Sword Embryo that Shi Hao was holding in his other hand also began to surge violently, suddenly slashing horizontally at Shi Hao!
"I expected this move." Shi Hao flicked his finger, and a wisp of azure light fell down, regaining control of the Great Luo Sword Embryo.
He had heard the World Dao Ancestor mention the ominous artifact and the deeds of the ancient Heavenly Emperor, so how could he not be on guard?
"The remnant god contained in the rotten wooden box still has some hidden dangers." Cao Ya took the rotten wooden box, its nine-colored glow rippling, ignoring the giant's summoning of the soul.
"At the time, this was self-preservation, but looking at it now, it still poses a danger." The Remnant God sighed, realizing that the terror of the Black Blood had ultimately been underestimated.
For countless years, no one has been able to surpass the giants in their research and utilization of darkness.
Even the four emperors could not compare to it.
"Bang." Cao Ya made a hand seal, and the profound meanings of the seven-star ultimate techniques such as "A Smile While Picking Flowers" and "Slaying the Dao to See Me" were used and thrown into the rotten wooden box.
Although this box was made by the Celestial Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor at that time was on the verge of death and had to use most of his power to resist the invasion of the Black Blood. He didn't have much left to prepare for the future, so he could only do it with difficulty. Perhaps the various Quasi-Celestial Emperors couldn't handle it, but Cao Ya was obviously not among them.
It should be understood that with Cao Ya's current strength, even a fully-fledged Immortal Emperor at the initial stage of the Seven Stars level would have absolutely no chance of killing him within a few dozen moves!
Of course, it wasn't impossible for Cao Ya to clean the rotten wooden box.
The original rotten wooden box hadn't been stimulated and hadn't come to life, so there was no rush to take action.
"I hope you can recover after billions of years. If not, then I'll have no choice but to kill you!" Cao Ya sighed softly. If the original Corpse Immortal Emperor could return, that would be the best outcome!
But he also has to prepare for the worst.
"Above the heavens, the cycle of reincarnation is endless..."
To conquer the heavens and go to the front line against the strange races, relying solely on a Quasi-Immortal Emperor is not enough.
All I can say is that a quasi-Immortal Emperor is barely considered an ace, but to truly fight against the strange and powerful, an Immortal Emperor is still indispensable!
Not only the initial consciousness of the Corpse Immortal Emperor, but also that Emperor Fallen Ruler, could be resurrected if a solution is found later.
These are all tried and tested, trustworthy helpers. — At least when dealing with the supernatural, there's no need to worry about anything going wrong.
This giant, after all, is a corrupted consciousness conceived within the body of the Heavenly Emperor; he is no longer the original being.
As for the four like the Old Man of Annihilation, they are simply no match. If a strange race were to actually appear in the Boundary Sea, they would probably be the first to seek refuge with them!
For the sake of the future of the Boundary Sea, Cao Ya tried every means to hope that the masters of the heavens could rise up and that more emperors would emerge.
Even if we don't aspire to become Immortal Emperors, we would be delighted if ten or eight Quasi-Immortal Emperors emerged.
Those few Emperor Light Immortal Kings were invited by Cao Ya to reach the end of the Boundary Sea, participate in the Emperor War, and gain something from it, and are about to break through from King to Emperor.
Furthermore, Cao Ya also estimated that if these people had the opportunity, it wouldn't be impossible for them to even become Immortal Emperors!
However, the overlords within the Boundary Sea, including the immortal experts of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the Immortal Realm, and the Burial Ground, even if the Black Calamity is gone and they have existed since time immemorial, and if they receive the teachings and enlightenment of the Emperor, they will reach the pinnacle of the Immortal King Realm. At most, they can become Quasi-Immortal Emperors, but they have no hope of becoming Immortal Emperors.
"You know quite a lot." Although the giant had failed in his attempts, he was not annoyed and still had an arrogant attitude. He was qualified to look down on the Quasi-Immortal Emperor. However, he was surprised by Cao Ya's last words.
"Do you have a connection with the heavens? Or have you received the inheritance of the Celestial Emperor of the heavens?"
"That shouldn't be the case! Besides this cave entrance, what other place within the Boundary Sea could connect to the heavens?"
The giants were also speculating about the origins of the World Ancestor.
"Heaven?" Shi Hao was taken aback. What kind of place was that?
"My black blood is tainted by drops from the heavens!" the giant said indifferently.
But what he said shocked the six masters!
There are other regions between heaven and earth? And they even contain rare artifacts of the Immortal Emperor realm?
"Look." Cao Ya reached out, as if wiping away the black mist. The black mist dissipated, revealing a large hole in the sky above the stone mountain. A faint black liquid hung from it, seemingly about to flow down.
"Heavens above, a place of right and wrong!" the giant exclaimed, filled with hatred.
Even the remnant god inside the rotten wooden box, who was undergoing Cao Ya's magical cleansing, had a very bad impression of the heavens!
The whole tragedy began when the heavens shed black blood...
"Heaven has many Immortal Emperors who are thorns in the side of the strange race."
"However, our Boundary Sea is currently too weak to participate in the war."
"When a Celestial Emperor emerges, we can destroy him and clear the way, then we can go to the heavens to provide support and fight against the strange beings together."
Cao Ya looked at the cave entrance, unaware of the current state of affairs in the heavens.
Has the heavens been completely wiped out, trampled flat by some strange force?
So, it's still a matter of strength... Let alone fighting the bizarre, he can't even deal with this corrupted corpse immortal emperor.
"Strange? The source of darkness?"
"Besides our Boundary Sea, are other heavens also being harmed?"
The six looked at each other, and it was no longer surprising that the World Dao Ancestor knew all sorts of secrets unknown to others.
However, these situations were indeed unexpected and completely unexpected by them.
The black calamity that has plagued the Boundary Sea for countless years was actually caused by black blood... and the black blood itself originated from something eerie...
Although it is still unclear what exactly the eerie thing is, one can imagine that it must be absolutely terrifying!
The initial joy of killing the four emperors had faded considerably.
There was even a heavy sense of pressure!
Even a Celestial Emperor could perish; just how powerful must that strange race be?
"Let's go," Cao Ya said. After checking the seal and leaving warning measures, he and the six others carried the rotten wooden box and left the Ultimate Ancient Land.
The stone mountain seat was tall and imposing. The giant lay back, unable to move, and could only watch helplessly as the seven people left, taking the box to a place he could not reach.
"Buzz." The giant tried his best, but the back hand of his initial consciousness was difficult to break. The little bit of power he was able to transmit was once again imprisoned by the World Dao Ancestor, Huang and the other seven.
It's impossible to pave his way out of his predicament and his journey of advancement with the help of all living beings.
At this moment, the giant deeply remembered the World Ancestor and hated him to the core!
Once he escapes, the first thing he'll do is kill the World Dao Ancestor and reduce his homeland to dust!
He even began to hope that the heavens would take notice of the Boundary Sea and that an emperor would be born!
However, this was destined to be in vain.
Neither the current heavens nor the strange races truly regard the Boundary Sea as an important place.
As for concerns... the giant had none. He didn't think that the World Dao Ancestor and others could become Immortal Emperors.
That kind of curse is almost impossible to break!
As long as those seven people do not break through, his safety is not a concern at all.
"Just wait, there will be a day when I will return to the Weilin Sea."
The giant closed his eyes, recuperating and pondering the black blood.
On the other side, Cao Ya suddenly stopped, and Shi Hao also exclaimed in surprise.
The five people, including Liu Shen and Xiao Ta, looked puzzled.
But the next second, they were also surprised.
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