Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

It was the very same giant cauldron Ye Chen had seen in the palace!

The giant cauldron expanded rapidly, its body enveloped in a dazzling divine aura. Its brilliant light illuminated the entire land of darkness!

It was like a supreme divine pillar propping up heaven and earth, supporting this void of space and time. All the stars that streaked through the darkness became so minuscule as they passed by the giant cauldron that they were nearly invisible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, the giant cauldron swelled to the same size as the pair of crimson eyes. It stretched across the dark expanse, unleashing an endless radiance that dispelled all darkness!

Just then, the pair of crimson eyes seemed to have been provoked. They narrowed slightly, and a vast power, so evil it could melt the cosmos, poured out!

Accompanying this power was the emergence of countless demons!

The entire endless vortex transformed into a hellish sea of blood, as densely packed figures flew out from it like a swarm of locusts!

Every single figure was a terrifying demon with a fearsome aura!

They had ferocious faces, were bathed in blood, and had green skin and long fangs. Their killing intent was chilling!

The aura of every single demon was far more profound than that of a Divinity Transformation Realm Cultivator!

This scene made Ye Chen's heart pound, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

The vast and mighty horde of demons charged toward the four-legged giant cauldron, which shone as brilliantly as a scorching sun.

But as soon as they came within a hundred million miles of the giant cauldron, they were all blasted to smithereens by a profound power, without exception!

The fallen demons transformed into streams of purplish-black energy, which were then devoured by the giant cauldron.

The cauldron used this endless stream of demons to replenish its own power. No matter how vast the number of demons, they could not breach its defenses!

The cauldron's divine might surged ever stronger, its radiant glow churning like an ocean. For a moment, the void shattered and the world changed color. The entire land of darkness was illuminated as if it were day!

Countless demons were melted away by the radiance before they could even get close. Even the pair of crimson eyes found the intense light too blinding and was forced to shut.

However, the crimson eyes in the vortex were so colossal that the simple act of closing them caused the entire cosmos to tremble.

Seizing this opportunity, the four-legged giant cauldron transformed into a brilliant streak of light and plunged toward the vortex below with a thunderous roar!

Its unparalleled, astonishing might made the crimson eyes tremble. It struggled desperately to open, but the supremely sacred light was simply too dazzling; it could not force its eyes open no matter what!

Finally, as the giant cauldron slammed into the vortex, a blood-curdling shriek seemed to echo throughout the cosmos. The vortex slowly ground to a halt, and the pair of crimson eyes vanished without a trace.

...

At this point, the scene before him shattered like the rippling surface of water. Then, a blurry stream of information flooded into Ye Chen's mind.

Chaos Hell-Suppressing Cauldron!

This was the name of the giant cauldron before him!

'That land of darkness from before... Could it be the legendary hell?'

'And this giant cauldron... is it a Divine Artifact used to suppress hell?!'

Ye Chen's eyes snapped open, his back already soaked with cold sweat!

It seemed he had just witnessed something truly extraordinary!

Everything he had just seen was so shocking that he couldn't stop his entire body from trembling!

"To think you've actually resonated with the Chaos Hell-Suppressing Cauldron. I never expected the Chaos Five Elements Body to truly appear again after all these ages."

A clear voice suddenly sounded from behind Ye Chen.

"Who's there?!" Ye Chen was startled and quickly turned around.

Behind him now stood a refined-looking middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was dressed in a white robe, a folding fan swaying gently in his hand, and a faint smile on his face.

But within his gentle eyes, there seemed to be a thousand starry skies, with brilliant phantoms of stars swirling inside!

Ye Chen's whole body trembled as he felt an indescribable pressure in his heart.

This middle-aged man was, without a doubt, the strongest person he had ever met in his life!

"There is no need to be alarmed, young friend. I am merely a wisp of will left to stand guard here. I mean you no harm."

The middle-aged man smiled gently. His tone was calm and transcendent, and his every move seemed to place him above the mortal world.

"Who are you?" Ye Chen swallowed hard.

Although the other party seemed friendly, Ye Chen's heart still tensed up at encountering such a powerful figure of unknown origin in this strange place.

His face was full of vigilance, his mind focused to its absolute peak.

"The world knows me as the Kunlun High Immortal!"

"I imagine my name is still spoken of in the world. Perhaps you have even heard of it, young friend," the middle-aged man said casually.

"The Kunlun High Immortal... You're the Kunlun High Immortal?!" Ye Chen's expression changed slightly as he sized up the man before him with a look of disbelief and suspicion.

The Kunlun High Immortal smiled faintly, his gentle expression as pleasant as a spring breeze. "It seems you and I are connected by fate, young friend. Even though I have been gone for such a long time, you have still heard of my name."

"Are you really an Immortal?" The middle-aged man's every move was mysterious and unfathomable, and his body was wreathed in a supreme rhythm of the Dao. This made Ye Chen's eyes flicker, and he couldn't help but blurt out the question.

"An Immortal?" The Kunlun High Immortal paused, then said with a hint of apology, "My apologies, I have forgotten."

"Forgotten?"

"Indeed. I am, after all, just a wisp of will from my true self. I have remained in this place for an uncountable number of years, and many of my memories are now incomplete."

The Kunlun High Immortal let out a long, helpless sigh.

"Why did your true self leave you here?" Ye Chen couldn't help but ask.

"To wait for you, of course," the Kunlun High Immortal said with a calm smile, uttering a sentence that Ye Chen found hard to comprehend.

"Wait for me?" Ye Chen was taken aback.

"That's right."

"In fact, your arrival here was not some act of fate."

"Long ago, in a time beyond memory, I learned through the Hongmeng Heavenly Secret Grass that after a great expanse of time, a Cultivator with the Chaos Five Elements Body would appear in this place."

The Kunlun High Immortal smiled as he spoke.

A look of stunned astonishment instantly appeared on Ye Chen's face.

'In other words, ages and ages ago, parts of his life's path had already been predicted by that divine object called the Hongmeng Heavenly Secret Grass?'

"It's quite shocking, isn't it?"

"I know these things are rather complicated for you, and perhaps a bit difficult to accept all at once."

The Kunlun High Immortal noticed Ye Chen's expression and couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle. "But there's no need to rush. The flow of time here is one-tenth of that in the outside world!"

"In other words, for every one hundred days that pass here, only ten days will have passed outside! You can stay here and take your time to understand and digest all of this information!"