Chapter 677: Looting the Divine Palace, Heavenly Imperial’s Mini-Universe Energy
Deep within the ocean.
Bei Ming Xuanse watched as the palace rose above the surface of the sea, looking unwilling to let it go. “So many treasures in there… Good for all of you.”
Then, he looked at a black ax within his grasp, and the edge of his lip curled into a smirk. “But I’ve managed to retrieve the G.o.dly Weapon. Now, I should be able to help those G.o.ds break their seals and get my hands on that divine fragment.”
He was already a little excited at that prospect.
As soon as he obtained that divine fragment and refined it, he would become the next generation Sea G.o.d. The oceanic powers would be at his disposal!
By then, not even Chu Kuangren would escape him!
At this thought, he quickly left the Bottomless Chasm.
Meanwhile, the Emperors on Firmament Star had felt the divine palace surfacing, and they all dashed toward its direction.
Each one of them wanted to have a piece of it for themselves.
Before long, several dozens of Emperors were already gathered at sea.
On a certain mountaintop.
The mysterious, black-cloaked man could not help but laugh upon witnessing this scene. “Well d*mn, you guys got really lucky. I initially intended to divert these Emperors’ attention through the Demon Tribe, but who knew that Chu Kuangren would intervene and single-handedly take them all out. Now, we have another distraction in the form of this G.o.dly Palace.”
“Now, those Divine Sealed Lands will be left unguarded. It is the perfect time to break the G.o.ds’ Seal. My fellows, prepare for the next stage of our plan.”
After she said that, multiple black figures emerged from the void behind her and swooped towards all four directions.
These people were cultivators from the G.o.d Wors.h.i.+pping Cult.
They only came here with one purpose in mind…
That was to release the G.o.ds and then restore Firmament Star to the Age of Immemorial G.o.ds!
…
The divine palace drifted calmly on the surface of the sea, emanating glorious and majestic divine rays. It was not the slightest bit affected by the waves.
“Let’s go inside and have a look.”
Some Emperors rushed into the divine palace impatiently.
After entering the divine palace, that Emperor immediately tore out the gem that he was looking at on the wall just now.
Just as he took off that gem, the whole divine palace began to shake. Following that, boundless torrents ama.s.sed and flowed toward him in the form of water soldiers who emitted brutal murderous intent.
“There’s an intruder in the divine palace. Kill!!”
Those water soldiers said as they stared at that Emperor coldly.
Within an instant, hundreds to thousands of soldiers emerged out of nowhere and a.s.saulted the Emperor.
Each one of them had a Sovereign-tier combat strength. A handful of the top-tier ones even had an Emperor-tier combat strength. They were extremely powerful.
“Uh oh, this is the prohibitory seal set that the G.o.ds have set up.”
Heavenly Imperial Su’s expression changed.
She lifted her arm and unleashed a punch with her fist. Numerous Dao patterns intertwined and spread outward like an infinite number of chains, strangling all those water soldiers to their imminent deaths.
Only then was that Emperor saved.
“Thank you, Heavenly Imperial.”
That Emperor thanked Heavenly Imperial Su with fear still lingering in him.
“It’s still too early to thank me.”
Heavenly Imperial Su glanced at their surroundings solemnly to see endless torrential force sweeping toward the divine palace.
One after another, these torrential forces manifested into soldiers in the void. In the blink of an eye, everyone at the place was surrounded by a thousand-strong army.
“A prohibitory seal from a G.o.d has such power? What kind of G.o.d is this?!”
There were Emperors who began gulping nervously.
Heavenly Imperial Su’s expression looked grimmer than ever. “This must at least be a Greater G.o.d, and an elite amongst that category.”
The G.o.ds could be differentiated into Lesser G.o.d, Intermediate G.o.d, Greater G.o.d, and Venerable G.o.d.
Even the most ordinary Lesser G.o.d would have a strength equivalent to a Heavenly Imperial!
In that case, a Venerable G.o.d could be comparable to a Daoist Celestial.
“Let me suppress the prohibitory seal in this divine palace.”
Heavenly Imperial Su remarked.
Then, she stepped forward with countless Dao patterns circulating from her, and an incredibly ruthless Emperor qi spread outward from her as the center.
The Emperor qi integrated with the Dao patterns, forming a ma.s.sive domain!
The howling storm stopped, and the cras.h.i.+ng waves halted. The clouds in the sky became motionless as well, looking a tad bit bluer now.
At this moment, everyone felt as if they had been pulled out from that universe they were in earlier into another unfamiliar universe. They even felt like their Daos were suppressed.
This feeling was familiar to Chu Kuangren. He had experienced something similar when he was at the Demonic Realm Domain.
However, that was a technique cast by the combined forces of seven Demon Emperors with the help of seven iron insignias that contained Divine Might. Meanwhile, this domain was created by Heavenly Imperial Su alone.
“Is this the mini-universe of a Heavenly Imperial?”
Chu Kuangren mumbled to himself.
The biggest difference that set a Heavenly Imperial and an ordinary Emperor apart was that a Heavenly Imperial had already gained enlightenment of the most basics of Dao and had exposure to the universe’s attributes.
That meant they had mastered universal energy!
The mini-universe was a skill that only Heavenly Imperials could master.
After the mini-universe appeared, those torrential-wave soldiers shattered one after another, as if they were engulfed in an invisible force.
“I’ve used the mini-universe to suppress the prohibition seal in this divine palace, but I now need to spend all my energy on keeping this mini-universe running. You guys can go in and explore while I’m at it,” Heavenly Imperial Su said to the rest of the group.
“Alright.”
The Emperors’ figures flashed as they all dash toward the divine palace.
Chu Kuangren gave Heavenly Imperial Su a slight nod before he, too, entered the divine palace. The moment he stepped foot in there, that surge of divine energy became more obvious.
It covered almost every nook and cranny of the palace.
This meant that the G.o.d who lived here was incredibly powerful, so powerful that even the divine energy still had not dissipated after all these years.
With that, Chu Kuangren’s Treasure Locating Skill was activated.
The energy wave from numerous treasures immediately rushed toward him.
Chu Kuangren gave the whole place a thorough search and stashed all those treasures into his Yin and Yang Ring. From afar, Heavenly Imperial Su, who had been observing everything happening inside through her Emperor Thought, was quite taken aback. “It seems like Brother Chu has some kind of treasure detecting technique?”
However, there was a myriad of divine powers in this world, so she was not too bothered by it.
Inside the divine palace.
Chu Kuangren arrived at one of the side palaces.
Here, his Treasure Locating Skill started to react strongly.
There was clearly a precious treasure hidden in here.
Nevertheless, the door of this palace was shut tight. Even Chu Kuangren’s slam only shook it a little.
“Divine Sword of Four Mystical Elements!”
Chu Kuangren cast his supreme divine power to form the Four Mystical force into a sword that slashed down ferociously at that palace door.
With an abrupt burst, an infinite number of Dao patterns emerged on the surface of the door.
Divine energy seeped through from the surface.
“Oh, divine energy?”
Chu Kuangren cast his divine power again. However, this time, he added the Heavenly Punishment Dao pattern energy. Only then did the Dao patterns on that door begin to disintegrate inch by inch!
With a bang, the door was blasted open.
“Indeed. The Heavenly Punishment Dao patterns are useful here.”
Chu Kuangren said with a light chuckle.
Then, he walked through it.
The first thing that came into his view was a huge pile of rare valuable treasures. What stood out most in the room was a white crystal that was as tall as a person.
This crystal had an incredibly tremendous energy wave flowing within it, but its energy wave was distinct from a soul emblem.
It was a kind of spiritual power, but not the kind that cultivators could easily absorb. On top of that, it had additional energy that was akin to divine power.
However, the difference did not mean anything at all for Chu Kuangren.
As long as it was a different kind of energy in the realm, his Universal Cauldron Physique would still enable him to absorb it, no matter spiritual energy or whatnot!
He waved his sleeve and made sure all the treasures were kept well.
In almost an hour’s time, the treasures in the entire palace were mostly reaped by Chu Kuangren and the rest. Even those gems that were sealed onto the walls were all dug out.
“We’ve looted quite a huge stash this time, huh?”
An Emperor commented excitedly.
“Alright, I will now prepare to close the mini-universe. You should all leave the divine palace before I do,” Heavenly Imperial Su said.
The people took off from the divine palace, and Heavenly Imperial Su closed the mini-universe.
Just as the people were about to leave, waves of divine power suddenly emanated from several parts of the Firmament Star.