Chapter 515 - 447: The Book of Death

But the Heaven and Earth Profound Sect was there.

He would not die!

A mysterious, Profound Yellow gate—a road when laid flat, a door when stood upright—rapidly materialized within the blood mist, magnificent as it tore through the space-time sealed by the Profound Celestial Infinite Seal!

"What?"

The appearance of the Heaven and Earth Profound Sect was completely beyond Ming Ao and the others’ expectations.

They had been gathered around the Death Coffin, ceaselessly offering sacrifices and ignoring the Profound Celestial Seal. They thought Wu Dao was immobilized, never imagining he had another card to play!

"Open the coffin! Suppress and kill him!!"

Ming Ao roared, grinding his teeth.

He had failed. Not only had he not seized the opportunity to break through, but Wu Dao had thrashed him like a dog. The hatred in his heart was no less than Jin Yang’s!

CLANG—CRACK!

The moment Ming Ao’s voice fell!

Accompanied by the sacrifice of another Quasi-Emperor,

the dense array of talismans on that page of the Book of Death lit up completely!

The lid of the Death Coffin was opening!

"ROAR—"

An extremely dark and brutal Slaughter Qi erupted from the opening, manifesting as endless Asura Demon Shadows. Their roars shattered the Grand Cosmos and even blasted the Profound Celestial Infinite Seal into a rain of endless light!

’Madmen!!’

Jin Yang’s body and soul were nearly obliterated by that demonic roar of a Great Emperor from a bygone era!

But he couldn’t move!

The presence awakening in the black coffin radiated a pressure that suppressed the Ten Directions. Nothing below the Emperor Level could resist it!

He could only watch, his eyes nearly bursting from their sockets, as the Quasi-Emperors of the Qingming World exploded into blood mist one by one, only to be devoured by the black coffin.

A forbidden Emperor Level Power!

’Human World has gone completely insane!’

’To obtain the Creation within the Emperor’s Tomb, they’re even willing to trigger Celestial Punishment and harm themselves!’

RUMBLE!!

The instant the being in the black coffin began to awaken,

The Great Dao raged, and Celestial Punishment descended!

Divine thunder rolled across the heavens in the Ten Directions!

It blanketed this cluster of universes as the overwhelming divine thunder converged into a single force, blasting toward the Celestial Coffin wrapped in a page of the Book of Death!

VMMMM—

The moment the Death Coffin opened and Celestial Punishment descended,

the Heaven and Earth Profound Sect sensed its host was facing an unprecedented mortal threat and instantly expanded to its absolute Limit!

"Human World... you goddamn bastards!"

Wu Dao, clutching the Holy Spirit Emperor’s Plate, glanced unwillingly at the trembling, cracking Qing Mountain before being sucked into the Heaven and Earth Profound Sect just before the Celestial Punishment struck!

BOOM!

In that final moment,

he saw the brilliant, boundless Celestial Punishment descend, carrying a Thunderbolt Power that could obliterate everything!

He saw the black coffin explode!

He saw a page from the Book of Death withstanding the Celestial Punishment!

It protected a shriveled, blackened Asura hand that reached out from the coffin. Dripping with an Emperor’s blood, the hand grabbed for the Great Emperor Dao Fruit, which was wreathed in Emperor Patterns as it flew out from the exploding Emperor’s Tomb.

Within the Dao Fruit,

a filthy, scarlet Nether River surged and churned!

’Withstanding Celestial Punishment!’

’Has that Book of Death truly become a Dao Artifact?’

BOOM!

Before Wu Dao could ponder it further,

the Heaven and Earth Profound Sect slammed shut, blocking all sights and sounds as it carried Wu Dao and Nangong Li across space toward safety.

’No, that’s not right. If the Book of Death were a true Dao Artifact, it could completely ignore Celestial Punishment. Human World would have just sent out a complete Great Emperor instead of going through all this trouble!’

It wasn’t exactly good news, but it was something.

Wu Dao let out a small sigh of relief.

In any case, he’d well and truly made an enemy of Human World, because he had his eyes on the Eighteen Netherworlds long ago.

Losing the Nether River was a loss he could accept.

Because he still had Wuchen as a bargaining chip.

One Nether River was far from enough!

’The key to finding the Netherworld... it’s probably related to the Reincarnation Emperor, who almost became the master of the Eighteen Netherworlds back then!’

And Wuchen...

...possessed the Yellow Springs River.

...and was the successor chosen by the Reincarnation Emperor!

’No rush. With my current strength, even if I found the Eighteen Netherworlds, I wouldn’t be able to claim ownership. Besides, existences like Dao Artifacts choose their own masters. If it’s not fated...’

Wu Dao’s gaze turned cold.

’If fate won’t have it, then I’ll just sever the fruit and seize it by force!’

Vmmm~

The Heaven and Earth Profound Sect rapidly traversed space, moving far away from the Nether Ancient Dao State. Once he reached a completely safe area, Wu Dao opened a Faith Channel. With his business concluded, he vanished without a trace, returning to the Mire of Flesh and Mud in the Sixth Celestial Pass of Shanhai Pass.

As for what was happening back in the Nether Ancient Dao State...

No matter how great the commotion,

the actions of the Primordial Sect and Human World...

what did any of that have to do with him, the meritorious and widely revered Primordial Heavenly King?