The long sword hovering in the air radiated a divine glow, clearly far more powerful than any of the treasures that had emerged before.
"So many divine objects..." Tang Xinlian murmured, her eyes wide with awe as she gazed at the glittering stream of lights that floated like stars across the sky.
Any one of these artifacts, if taken outside, would be enough to drive the powerhouses of the Divine Object Mountain Range into a frenzy.
Buzz—
As if reacting to an intruder, the divine objects suddenly hummed and surged forward like a tidal wave, aiming directly at Ye Feng. The oppressive momentum made Tang Xinlian's scalp tingle.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just as the barrage of attacks was about to strike Ye Feng, he calmly raised his hand. A gray radiance surged out and enveloped him. The divine objects instantly froze midair. Although they still buzzed restlessly, attempting to pierce the barrier, they were unable to breach the gray light surrounding Ye Feng.
Tang Xinlian's expression shifted with realization. "No wonder no one's ever reached this place. With that kind of attack power, even a peak Reincarnation expert would be shredded before getting close."
"Let's keep moving. I want to meet an old friend I haven't seen in a long time," Ying Huanhuan said softly.
"Old friend?" Tang Xinlian looked at her, puzzled.
Ying Huanhuan smiled faintly. "Xuantian Palace isn't just a divine object. It was ranked among the most famous in ancient times. Its master was Fu Zu… my master from my previous life. And Xuantian Palace itself has a spirit—it's alive."
Following Ye Feng deeper into the ancient hall, they arrived before a massive stone door inscribed with radiant light patterns. Interwoven between the patterns were faint strands of black energy, like traces of shadow clinging to light.
Though the power within the light patterns was weak, it made Ying Huanhuan frown.
"This aura… it's unpleasant." Mu Lingshan, the Ancestor of Life and Death, furrowed her brow. "It's faint, but clearly demonic energy."
"Open."
Ye Feng pointed a finger, and the light patterns on the stone door began to fade. The black energy didn't resist—instead, it was quietly assimilated by the gray light flowing from Ye Feng's hand.
Assimilated. Not purified.
Ye Feng's heart trembled slightly. According to the original plot, the black energy should have been purified by the stone spirit of the Stone Talisman. But now… it was being absorbed by him.
He had a vague premonition—this demonic energy might not just be harmless to him. It might actually nourish his cultivation.
Squeak—
With a heavy groan, the stone door slowly opened, revealing a vast and oppressive darkness beyond. The world inside was silent, suffocating, and pitch-black.
"Something doesn't feel right," Tang Xinlian whispered, frowning.
"You're still using the same old tricks? After all these years, you haven't changed?" Ying Huanhuan's voice echoed, cold and clear, cutting through the darkness.
As her words fell, a gentle, yet dazzling blue light erupted from her body, radiating outward. The surrounding darkness recoiled like a tide, retreating layer by layer until the space was illuminated.
Under the cold blue glow, a sticky black ocean came into view. Above the ocean stood towering stone pillars. On each pillar rested divine objects, but all of them were tainted—coated in a viscous black liquid that dripped continuously into the ocean below.
"Wait… wasn't the Xuantian Palace supposed to be here? Where is it?" Tang Xinlian asked in confusion.
"There." Ying Huanhuan pointed.
At the center of the ocean stood a massive stone platform. Thick black chains extended from the surrounding pillars, binding something at the heart of the black sea.
Within the web of chains, a faint light flickered—dim, yet enduring. Black miasma coiled around it, constantly corroding its brilliance.
"That… is that the spirit of Xuantian Palace?" Mu Lingshan gasped. "To be bound like this… if it were me, I wouldn't last long."
"This is the Ten Thousand Demons Eclipse Array," Ying Huanhuan said grimly. "A terrifying formation constructed from the power of countless alien demons. Only the alien races use something so cruel."
If even the Ice Lord reincarnate found it tricky, it was clearly no ordinary formation.
"But why are there so many demonic traces here?" Tang Xinlian asked.
"These divine objects once killed alien demons. Their residual demonic aura clung to the artifacts. Xuantian Palace tried to purify them all, but it overestimated its strength. The scattered traces fused into this massive ocean of evil energy."
Suddenly, a voice echoed from the depths of the darkness.
"No!"
"I possess the power of sealing. I've sealed Demon Kings before. Their bodies dissolved under the erosion of my seal. But their consciousness… it lingered. When I tried to purify the divine objects, one of those hidden consciousnesses took the opportunity to invade. That's why I ended up like this.
"Ice Lord… since you've come, don't just stand there. Think of something!"
"Let me." Ye Feng stepped forward.
A swirl of vibrant flames burst from his hand, instantly spreading with the wind. The black ocean hissed as the flames engulfed it, evaporating the demonic sludge at a visible rate. But unlike ordinary water, it didn't turn to steam—it vanished into pure nothingness.
"That's… the Flame Ancestral Talisman!" Tang Xinlian exclaimed.
"No," she corrected herself quickly. "That can't be. The Flame Ancestral Talisman is with my master. But the temperature of this fire… it's even higher! What is this?"
"Heavenly Flame," Ying Huanhuan said calmly.
"Heavenly Flame?" Tang Xinlian blinked. "From where?"
"It's said to come from the Douqi Continent."
"…I've never heard of such a place."
Ye Feng chuckled. "Feng said it's on another planet. Billions of light-years away from here. A round world completely different from the Profound Sky Continent."
"Planet?" Tang Xinlian frowned. "Isn't our world flat? How can people live on a round ball?"
Ying Huanhuan shook her head. "I didn't believe it either. But Feng took me into the sky, past the clouds, beyond the stars. I saw it with my own eyes."
She paused, her voice softening with awe.
"Our world… really is round."
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