Eternal Holy Emperor-Chapter 1239 - 1114: Eerie

Dragon Phoenix State, one of the Nine Great States at the center of the Ten Thousand Domains.

The Dark Night Ancient City, known as the First Ancient City in Stealing Heaven Plain, is one of the most renowned ancient cities. It is rumored to be the Nirvana Land of the Dark Night King, imbued with heavy legends.

It is also the strategic stronghold of the Twenty-four Great Bandits of Stealing Heaven Plain, and the battleground of the Night Siege Battle where the entrance to the Ancient Emperor Realm lies.

After experiencing the millennia-spanning Night Siege Battle, the bandits of Stealing Heaven Plain also suffered a Great Tribulation, with heavy losses, and many of the Twenty-four Great Bandits have fallen, save for the First Great Bandit who has persisted throughout, because he is a generation of Heavenly King.

The Dark Night Ancient Palace has always been the meditation site of the First Great Bandit, heavily guarded. Normally, even other great bandits dare not easily intrude without reporting and obtaining permission to enter.

On this day, while the First Great Bandit was sitting cross-legged in meditation in the palace, he suddenly opened his eyes and shouted: "Who is there?"

His eyes focused, gazing toward the depths of the Dark Night Ancient Palace, where a Qi Mechanism was emerging. Initially, it was not very strong, but then it strengthened abruptly, stepping into the realm of Heavenly King, astonishing him and weighing down his heart.

When did a Heavenly King appear in the Dark Night Ancient City, and why did he not know about it? If an assassination were carried out, how would it be possible?

Just as he was in shock, a hearty laugh suddenly resonated, echoing within the dark ancient palace, only to see a young and energetic figure step out from the void, appearing in front of the First Great Bandit, smiling gently: "First Great Bandit, have you forgotten about this guy?"

Upon hearing this, the First Great Bandit was initially puzzled, wondering when he met such a Heavenly King. But when he finally saw clearly, no matter how composed he was, he couldn’t help but be greatly surprised.

Because the figure before him was none other than one of the prodigies who participated in the Night Siege Battle and successfully entered the Ancient Emperor Realm.

He knew this person’s name—Combat Saint King, the first Supreme Genius to step into the Mythical Tenth Layer Heaven Level after the Mythical Era.

He wasn’t surprised that he appeared, and returned alive from the Ancient Emperor Realm. After all, he was a generation of Supreme Genius, it wouldn’t make sense without having some considerable ability.

But what shocked him the most was not this, but that the young junior, who was merely a Semi-Saint at the time, had now unexpectedly stepped into the Heavenly King Realm.

Only a few decades have passed, yet this Combat Saint King has leaped across several Great Realms, from a Semi-Saint directly into the realm of a Heavenly King. Such a speed of cultivation is truly astonishing and unbelievable, unparalleled, and hard to believe.

The First Great Bandit stared at Ye Chen in disbelief, too fast, too monstrous—how could this be possible?

Moreover, he could clearly feel that Ye Chen’s Heavenly King Qi Mechanism was even stronger than his, not an Initial Heaven King, but extremely powerful, giving him a profound and unfathomable feeling.

Ye Chen smiled lightly, saying nothing to deny, as he approached the First Great Bandit, who wore a bitter smile: "As expected of the first Supreme Genius to step into the Ten-layered Heaven Level after the Mythical Era, indeed a formidable prodigy."

If this Combat Saint King really wanted to kill him, he might truly have no escape.

Ye Chen chuckled: "Senior jests, this junior merely broke through by luck."

Was it really just luck? The First Great Bandit wouldn’t believe such nonsense, but it demonstrated the terrifying extent of the other’s prodigy level, beyond imagination.

So young yet becoming a Heavenly King, and even a high-level expert among Heavenly Kings; indeed, he might one day become a Supreme Human Emperor, ruling over all Heavenly and Myriads of Realms, perhaps even stepping into the Mythical Emperor domain.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt a shocking sensation; he truly couldn’t imagine what great achievements this Combat Saint King might accomplish in the future.

"Senior, this time, this junior not only returned to the center of the Ten Thousand Domains through the passage, but I also have some matters that need clarification," Ye Chen straightforwardly said.

"Speak, fellow Daoist." The First Great Bandit dared not hold his stance high and addressed him as an equal.

Ye Chen said: "Senior, it’s said the Dark Night Ancient City and the Dark Night Ancient Palace were left by the Dark Night King, rumored to be undying and undergoing Nirvana here. Could this be the Nirvana Land of the Dark Night King?"

Ye Chen had always been puzzled; both the Dark Night King and Sun Monarch were taken into the Creation and Transformation Realm by the Emperor Supreme Saint, supposedly to revive, but there are also rumors claiming the Dark Night Ancient City is the Nirvana Land of the Dark Night King, which he hoped to verify.

The First Great Bandit said: "Indeed there are such rumors, but having been to the Ancient Emperor Realm, you should know the inheritance left by the Dark Night King truly resides on the Ancient Emperor Continent, where the genuine Dark Night Ancient Palace is. Even if the Dark Night King were to undergo Nirvana and revival, it should be in the Ancient Emperor Realm."

Ye Chen sighed, but having obtained permission from the First Great Bandit, he also took a stroll in the Dark Night Ancient Palace, carefully observing the statue of the Dark Night King. Even at this level, he still sensed a kind of immutability, as if the real Dark Night King permanently lingered in this world.

But Ye Chen wasn’t simply here for this reason. He also held the Ancient Ring left by Elder Yan, which glowed here as it did in the Ancient Emperor Realm. Yet, he did not know where Elder Yan really went.

Who is this being suspected to be Elder Yan, if not Elder Yan yet identical and whose Qi Mechanism is quite similar?

At times, he even doubted whether Elder Yan, like the Taichu King and Di Wuming, had their divine souls split, one half being Elder Yan and the other suspected to be Elder Yan.

Why Elder Yan suddenly vanished remained a mystery, unknowable.

However, Ye Chen felt that perhaps upon returning to the Immortal Heavenly Pass and that mysterious starry sky land, he might find clues, especially since at that time a special passage appeared, which had once stirred him deeply.

Ye Chen attempted to find those rock mural carvings he saw back then, but unfortunately, they were nowhere visible, and there were no other clues here.

"Hmm?"

Just as he was about to leave, Ye Chen suddenly turned, his eyes blazing and illuminating the entire Dark Night Ancient Palace.

Because just then, he heard a voice, ethereal, filled with longing, hope, and respect, conveying two words—teacher!

However, no matter how hard Ye Chen searched the Dark Night Ancient Palace, it yielded nothing, and that ethereal voice never reappeared, vanishing just like that.

This seemed eerie!

Yet, what he hadn’t noticed was that at the moment the ethereal voice sounded, the Ancient Ring of Elder Yan on his finger radiated an unusual luminance, flashing by at an extreme speed, which even Ye Chen, who was scrutinizing the Dark Night Ancient Palace, failed to detect.