Living in the deep palace

"almost."

"It's time to go and meet that so-called 'Wall of Sighs'."

"Hun Tian!"

"My subordinate is here!"

"Organize the army!"

Su Chen waved his hand, exuding an aura of domineering arrogance.

"With all the warriors of the Desolate Bone City, and the demon army we sealed outside (some of the physically strong ones were unsealed)."

"Target—Inner Domain Divine Palace!"

"I'm going to see that old friend... who has been trapped for three thousand years."

"By the way, tell this ancient god's tomb..."

Su Chen's lips curled into a wildly arrogant smile.

"A new friend has arrived."

……

At the edge of the desolate plains, upstream of the blood river.

When Su Chen led his massive army (including native barbarians and some demon guards) to this place, everyone was shocked by the sight before them.

At the edge of the world, there stood an indescribable colossal wall.

It is tens of thousands of miles high, piercing the clouds, and stretches endlessly to the left and right.

This wall is not made of stone, nor of bone.

It's a translucent, slowly wriggling...membrane!
This is the diaphragm of the Old Gods—the Wailing Wall.

Beneath the wall stood countless soldiers clad in ancient armor, their bodies ethereal yet radiating a palpable killing intent.

Legion of Heroes!

The guardian formed from the last breath of an ancient god before his death!
"Roar--!!!"

Upon seeing the arrival of Su Chen's army, the heroic spirits let out a unified roar, the sound waves shattering the blood-red clouds in the sky.

"Stop!!!"

A heroic general riding a skeletal warhorse and wielding a broken spear emerged from the formation. His eyes burned with eerie blue flames as he stared intently at Su Chen.

"This is a sacred place; anyone who trespasses... shall die!!"

Su Chen stood on the bone chariot, looking at this terrifying legion that was capable of sweeping across the vast world outside.

He didn't waste any words.

He simply raised his hand slowly, and in his palm, a bronze-colored tree branch (the divine weapon branch) slowly emerged, transforming into a grotesque spear.

This spear not only possesses the sharpness of a divine weapon, but is also entwined with the ancient divine aura that Su Chen has just refined.

"die?"

Su Chen smiled.

He raised his gun and pointed it at the Wall of Sighs.

"I've already died once."

"so now……"

"Anyone who tries to stop me will... die again!!"

"All troops! Charge!!"

"Break it through!!!"

……

[Ancient Ruins - Beneath the Wailing Wall]

"kill--!!!"

With Su Chen's command, the blood-red plain, which had been silent for countless years, was instantly engulfed by shouts of battle.

The native warriors of the Desolate Bone City, though lacking magical power, possessed incredibly strong bodies honed through countless trials in this world. Wielding massive bone weapons, they surged like a black torrent, crashing fiercely into the legion of heroic spirits standing beneath the wall.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

At the moment of impact, countless bone fragments flew and blood splattered.

However, a chilling scene unfolded.

The native warriors' heavy blows slammed into the heroic soldiers, shattering their bodies, but the scattered blue light spots would reassemble in the next second, transforming back into unharmed warriors who would expressionlessly thrust out their broken spears.

In contrast, when the native warriors were pierced by those seemingly illusory broken spears, the wounds did not bleed; instead, the warriors would quickly turn ashen and wither. This was the corrosive effect of "death energy," a direct attack on the very source of life!

"Ahhh—my hand!!"

A centurion at the Golden Bone Realm stared in horror at his arm turning to sand. Before he could react, a heroic cavalryman swept past and beheaded him with a single stroke.

"This...this is impossible to kill!!"

Ba Shan, watching from behind, twitched at the corner of his eye. He swung his fist and smashed a heroic spirit, but the spirit instantly regenerated and nearly pierced his heart with a backhand shot.

"Physical immunity? Or infinite resurrection?"

Su Chen stood atop the bone chariot, coldly observing the battlefield.

Although his [Eye of Origin] was suppressed, he could still capture the trajectory of those flowing light points.

"No, this is not resurrection."

"This is... the embodiment of will."

Su Chen stretched out his hand, and from his palm, a section of the jet-black [Soul-Capturing Branch] slowly emerged.

"These heroic spirits are the remnants of the 'unwillingness' and 'fighting spirit' of the ancient gods before their death. As long as this fighting spirit remains, they can infinitely regenerate using the energy within the ancient gods' bodies."

"They are invincible against physical attacks."

"but……"

A cold smile curled at the corners of Su Chen's lips.

"I am your ancestor, far more than someone who toys with souls and wills!"

"Hun Tian! Meng Po!"

"My subordinate is here!"

"Stop using brute force! Form the [Netherworld Soul Refining Array]!" Su Chen roared, "Use the same tactics you used in the Avici Hell! Drain their willpower!"

"Follow orders!!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Po's eyes gleamed brightly. This was her old profession!

"Netherworld and ghost realm, open the path to the Yellow Springs!!"

Meng Po slammed her bone staff heavily onto the ground.

Om-! ! !
A gray ripple spread rapidly from her center. Although she couldn't summon the real River of the Underworld here, she used the properties granted by the Soul-Sucking Branch to forcibly construct a simple "soul magnetic field" on this blood-red land.

The heroic soldiers who were frantically killing suddenly froze.

They felt... a pull from the depths of their souls.

“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.”

Su Chen took a step forward, leaving the chariot and soaring through the air (using his powerful physical body to step through the air), arriving directly above the battlefield.

The illusory image of the Longevity Tree behind him suddenly materialized, especially the [Soul-Capturing Branch], which represented the laws of the soul. It swelled to a size of ten thousand feet, resembling a black tentacle monster that enveloped the entire battlefield.

"Eternal Life, Soul Absorption, Willpower Deprivation!!"

call--! ! !
A terrifying suction force erupted.

This time, what was being absorbed was not spiritual energy, nor flesh and blood, but the "blue light" within the bodies of those heroic spirits!
"Roar??"

The heroic general looked up, and the once resolute will-o'-the-wisp in his eyes now revealed a hint of...fear.

He discovered that he could not rebuild!

The scattered points of light did not heed his call, but instead, drawn by the suction force, surged wildly into the body of the green-robed man in the sky.

"The taste is a bit bitter, full of resentment and unwillingness."

Su Chen opened his mouth wide, like a whale sucking in water, swallowing the countless blue light spots into his belly.

[-Devouring the remnant will of an ancient god (heroic spirit), increasing the strength of one's divine soul...]

[Blessed with the 'Ancient God's Battle Intent,' physical explosive power increased by 10%...]

"However, it's very nourishing!"

Su Chen's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

As these heroic spirits vanished, he felt his soul resonating with this world in some strange way. The oppressive feeling that had been omnipresent was rapidly diminishing.

"kill!!"

Having lost their immortality, the Legion of Heroes instantly became a fragile bubble before the army of the Desolate Bone City.

Ba Shan and his men, their eyes bloodshot with rage, unleashed all their pent-up fury.

In just half an hour.

That invincible legion of heroic spirits, who had guarded the Wailing Wall for countless years, was... devoured by Su Chen.

"call……"

Su Chen landed on the ground, his aura now even deeper than before, faintly exuding an ancient and desolate war god's pressure.

He raised his head and looked at the Wailing Wall that stretched for tens of thousands of miles before him. It was a semi-transparent membrane of unknown thickness, with golden divine runes flowing across its surface.

"This is the final obstacle."

Su Chen walked to the wall and placed his hand on it.

hum!
A tremendous force of recoil came, accompanied by a heavy sigh that seemed to come from ancient times.

"Ugh……"

This sigh resonated deeply in everyone's hearts.

Pfft!Pfft!
Countless weaker native warriors knelt down upon hearing this sigh, tears streaming down their faces, filled with boundless sorrow and despair, some even contemplating suicide.

This is a psychological attack! It is the ancient god's helplessness in the face of death, and his indictment of the laws of heaven!
Pessimism? Despair?

Su Chen was also shaken by this emotion, but the [Origin Dao Fruit] in his body lit up instantly, and the blue light dispelled the gloom.

"I, Su Chen, have eaten people and devoured the heavens along the way, but I've never had a 'regret pill'!"

"You want to make me despair?"

"Then I will... shatter your despair!!"

Su Chen took a step back and loosely clenched his fists.

hum!
The three branches within the body—the Divine Weapon Branch, the Origin Branch, and the Chaos Branch—have merged into one.

A bronze spear with an ancient design and swirling chaotic energy took shape in his hand.

A single point of extreme black light flickered at the tip of the spear. That was the ultimate penetrating law of "breaking through the surface with a single point" that Su Chen had comprehended.

"All troops, retreat!"

Su Chen shouted loudly.

The Demon Lord of Chaos and his army quickly retreated a hundred miles.

Su Chen took a deep breath, his muscles bulged, and his spine emitted a thunderous roar.

He raised the spear above his head, his body arching back like a full moon.

"This shot is called... Heaven Opening!!"

boom! ! !
Su Chen threw the spear in his hand.

The spear transformed into a black lightning bolt, instantly tearing through the void, and with an unstoppable momentum, it slammed into a certain point on the Wall of Sighs.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment.

Followed by.

Click——! ! !
The sigh abruptly ended.

The Sighing Wall, which had stood for billions of years and blocked the footsteps of countless powerful figures, cracked with countless spiderweb-like fissures centered on the point where the spear tip landed.

"Smash it!!"

Su Chen shook hands with him from a distance.

Rumble——! ! !
The flesh membrane, which was thousands of miles thick, finally could not withstand the destructive power contained in the dual laws of "origin" and "divine weapon" and exploded!

A huge hole, hundreds of feet in diameter, appeared on the wall.

Through the void, an aura a hundred times richer than that of the outer realms, even carrying a hint of sacred gold, rushed towards us.

That's the inner domain!

It is the divine palace of the ancient gods!

"It's connected!!"

Ba Shan and the others were so excited that they trembled all over.

After three thousand years, someone has finally opened this door again!

"go!"

Without any hesitation, Su Chen flashed into the hole first.

"That's my hunting ground!"

"No one can take my... Emperor's Decree!!"

……

[Ancient God Ruins - Inner Domain - Divine Palace Wasteland]

The moment Su Chen passed through the Wall of Sighs, he felt as if he had passed through a layer of sticky glue.

When his vision cleared, he squinted instinctively.

Bright.

too bright.

Unlike the oppressive dark red sky of the outer realms, the sky here was a dazzling gold.

What hangs in the sky are no longer blood-red stars, but rather clusters of golden light radiating a soft glow. These are the "divine essence" remaining within the ancient god's body, an energy countless times more advanced than immortal energy.

The earth was no longer muscle fibers, but had transformed into a plain as smooth as white jade. Various strange plants grew on the ground, some resembling coral, others crystal, emitting an alluring medicinal fragrance.

"This is... the Divine Palace?"

The Demon Lord of Chaos, who rushed in right after, took a deep, greedy breath.

"Such abundant energy! One day of cultivation here is equivalent to a year outside!"

"Don't be too happy too soon."

Su Chen frowned.

He was not fooled by this apparent peace.

"Didn't you feel it?"

Su Chen pointed to the ground.

"The gravity here is a hundred times that of the outer realms."

"and……"

Su Chen raised his foot and stomped heavily on the white jade floor.

when! !

There was only a faint white mark on the ground, without even a crack.

"The density of matter here is a hundred times that of the outer realms."

"In other words, the suppression of rules here... is even stronger."

Upon hearing this, the Demon Lord of Hun Tian and Meng Po immediately circulated their internal energy and found that their movements had become even slower, and even breathing was somewhat difficult.

Many of the native warriors brought by Ba Shan were pressed to the ground by the weight, bleeding from their mouths and noses.

"Try to adapt. Those who can't adapt can stay here and stay."

Su Chen coldly gave the order.

He didn't linger; his gaze was fixed on the distance.

At the end of this white jade plain stands a majestic golden mountain range (possibly the heart or core organ of an ancient god).

But a shocking scar lies across the road leading there.

It was a huge canyon that stretched for tens of thousands of miles and was bottomless.

The canyon was not formed naturally, and even after three thousand years, it still exudes a sharp aura that can freeze the soul.

"This breath..."

Su Chen walked to the edge of the canyon and looked down.

The rock walls on both sides of the canyon were as smooth as mirrors, as if they had been sliced ​​open in an instant by some kind of sharp tool.

"It is the Skeleton Lord."

Su Chen's fingers trembled slightly.

He had seen countless demons in the Avici Hell, and he had also witnessed the methods of the Demon Lord of Chaos. But compared to the lingering aura in this canyon, all of those seemed child's play.

This slash not only cut through the earth, but also shattered the rules!
"Three thousand years ago, that skeleton was right here, when it cleaved through the defenses of the Divine Palace with a single strike."

Su Chen looked ahead along the canyon.

At the end of that canyon, there is a ruin.

In the ruins stood a massive black stone monument. Scattered around it were countless fragments of golden armor, the remains of guardians of a higher rank than the heroes of the outer realms.

"Go and have a look."

With a swift movement, Su Chen, braving a hundred times the force of gravity, charged towards the ruins like a cheetah.

……

[In front of the black stone tablet in the ruins of the Divine Palace]

When Su Chen stood in front of that stone tablet, his pupils suddenly contracted.

This stone tablet is not an ordinary stone.

It is... a severed finger.

A severed finger belonging to an ancient god of the sixth realm!
But the finger was severed and stuck in the ground like a tombstone. On the fingernail, lines of bloody words were forcibly carved with finger force.

The handwriting was messy, revealing a sense of despair and madness, but even more so, a mockery of fate. (End of Chapter)