Chapter 492: Tenth Layer Immortal King, Reaching the Heavens in a Single Step

Xue Yi, who had just crawled out from the dirt, felt this aura and was scared out of his wits, his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

An Immortal Emperor's remnant Soul self-destructing?

Even if it was just a remnant Soul, the power was enough to level the entire Demon Domain Abyss! Not to mention his Xuantian Pure Land Demonic Body hadn't reached Major Achievement yet; even if it had, he would still be trash in the face of this power!

"Run!!"

Xue Yi turned to flee, but as soon as he moved, he discovered in despair that the surrounding space had been completely locked down by the Demon Emperor Remnant Soul.

It was a pressure that came from the Soul level, like countless invisible hands tightly grabbing his ankles.

"Run? You shall all be buried with me!!"

The Demon Emperor Remnant Soul let out its final roar.

"Buzz—"

The ball of Origin power at the center of the altar suddenly contracted, then violently exploded.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

Xue Yi watched the spreading white light of destruction, his eyes filled with despair.

He had only just achieved the Awakening of his demonic body and gained the appreciation of the Demon General; he had a bright future ahead of him. Was he really going to die here?

At this critical juncture.

A green-clad figure appeared before him without any warning.

It was Lin Dong!

Xue Yi was stunned.

In this life-and-death moment, this person who usually seemed to fear death and was as slippery as an eel actually stood in front of him?

"Brother Lin…"

Xue Yi's eyes welled up. He remembered all the suspicion and defensiveness he had toward Lin Dong along the way, and his heart was filled with guilt.

So this was true brotherhood!

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Zhou Chen stood with his back to Xue Yi, his voice calm and steady.

At this moment, in Xue Yi's eyes, Zhou Chen's back became incredibly tall, like an insurmountable monument.

However.

What Xue Yi couldn't see was that Zhou Chen's face didn't have an expression of facing death with equanimity; instead, it wore a slight smile of a successful scheme.

"chaos bell, Universe Suppression!"

Zhou Chen gave a low shout in his heart.

The chaos bell floating above his head didn't deploy a defensive shield to protect the two as Xue Yi imagined.

Instead, the bell's mouth suddenly turned, pointing directly at the exploding demon emperors origin power.

The two Inscriptions for 'Heaven' and 'Earth' on the bell's body simultaneously lit up with dazzling golden light.

A terrifying suction force erupted from the mouth of the bell.

This suction was extremely precise; it didn't absorb all the explosion energy, but accurately peeled away the most core and pure part of the explosion—the Demon Emperor's Origin power and memory fragments.

As for the remaining violent shockwaves and destructive Devilish Qi turbulence…

Zhou Chen slightly tilted his body, using the Space Law to create a tiny refraction.

"Boom!!!"

The explosion was finally fully released.

After the core essence was sucked away by the chaos bell, the remaining shockwave was significantly weakened, but it was still terrifying.

And this shockwave, because of Zhou Chen's "tilt," perfectly bypassed Zhou Chen and slammed squarely into Brother Xue Yi behind him.

"Puff—!!!"

Xue Yi didn't even have time to scream; his whole body was like a tomato thrown into a blender, instantly exploding into a cloud of blood mist.

His protective Devilish Qi and life-saving Magic Treasures were like paper before this shockwave, shattering instantly.

He was blasted back several thousand feet, smashed hard into the rock wall at the deepest part of the abyss, so deep he couldn't even be pried out.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chen stood where he was.

Except for the corners of his clothes fluttering in the wind, not a single strand of hair was out of place.

The chaos bell spun above his head; inside the bell, a black ball of light could be vaguely seen darting around, yet it couldn't escape the suppression of the Heaven and Earth characters.

The dust settled.

Zhou Chen patted the dust off his clothes, turned to look at the human-shaped crater in the distance where the man lay half-dead, and sighed softly.

"Brother Xue Yi, to save you, I used every ounce of my strength. You see, if I hadn't sucked away the most lethal part of the energy, you'd be less than dust by now."

"As a person, you must learn to be grateful."

After speaking, regardless of whether Xue Yi could hear him, he turned to look at the Chaos above his head, the greed in his eyes no longer hidden.

"Next, it's time to divide the loot… oh no, it's time for the harvest."

Zhou Chen sat cross-legged on the ruins of the altar, surrounded by the lingering aftershocks of Devilish Qi.

In the distant crater, Xue Yi had completely fainted, his aura as weak as a flickering candle in the wind. One had to admit that the Xuantian Pure Land Demonic Body indeed had some merit; any ordinary Tenth Layer Immortal King would have certainly gone to meet their ancestors after that hit, yet this kid managed to hang on to a breath of life.

"But, it's good that he's out; it's easier for me to do my business when he's unconscious."

Zhou Chen withdrew his gaze and looked up at the chaos bell floating in front of him.

Inside the chaos bell, the demon emperors origin power was frantically slamming against the bell walls, making muffled "thud thud thud" sounds. That was the essence of Great Beginning Demon Emperor's lifelong cultivation; even if it was just left by a remnant Soul, it was enough to make any Immortal King go mad.

"System, get to work."

Zhou Chen rubbed his hands and grabbed toward the Origin power.

The moment his fingers touched the Origin power, the familiar mechanical voice in his mind rang out on time.

[Ding! Detected that the Host has successfully intercepted the Opportunity of the 'Destined Villain' Xue Yi—the Legacy of the Ancient Demon Emperor's remnant soul!]

[Triggering Critical Return…]

[Ding! Congratulations Host, triggered Ten Thousand Times Critical Return!]

[Obtained: Great Beginning Demon Emperor's Complete Origin (Unconscious Pure Version) x1!]

[Obtained: Great Beginning Demon Emperor's Memory Fragments (Contains Cultivation Techniques, Secret Lore) x1!]

"Hiss—"

Even though he was mentally prepared, hearing the words "Complete Origin," Zhou Chen still couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

Originally, Xue Yi's Opportunity was just some scraps left by this remnant Soul.

But after the System's Ten Thousand Times Critical Return, it actually returned the complete Origin of the Great Beginning Demon Emperor at his Peak during his lifetime!

And it was even a pure version with all demonic thoughts and negative emotions removed!

This was equivalent to a Peak Immortal Emperor packaging his lifelong cultivation, cleaning it thoroughly, and delivering it to Zhou Chen's mouth.

"If I don't take off after this, I'll be letting down System Daddy's nurturing."

Without another word, Zhou Chen opened his mouth and inhaled.

The Origin power purified by the System turned into a stream of light, as black as ink yet crystal clear, and slid down his throat into his body.

"Boom!"

It was like a star exploding inside his body.

Zhou Chen felt an indescribably massive energy instantly fill his entire body.

Every cell in his body was cheering, and every one of his Meridians was roaring.

The Bottleneck originally stuck at the Eighth Layer of Immortal King Realm was like a dam before a flood in the face of this power, collapsing instantly.

Ninth Layer of Immortal King Realm!

In just the time of a single breath.

However, the aura on Zhou Chen's body was still skyrocketing.