While they were conversing,
Long Yuan's eyes erupted with dazzling divine light,
peering deep into the farthest reaches of this spatial world.
To his astonishment, he saw a silver-robed woman lying atop a blood-stained coffin,
but what caught Long Yuan's attention most was
the faint traces of life energy still flowing through the woman's body.
A living person!
"Let's go, we must investigate deeper!"
Long Yuan instantly flew with the two men into the deepest parts of this spatial world.
The murderous aura grew increasingly terrifying the further they went.Even with Long Yuan protecting them,
Chu Tianyang and the other man still trembled with fear.
As they advanced,
countless strands of lethal energy transformed into blood-red tornadoes or oceans of sword qi,
hovering ominously in the depths of space.
These manifestations of killing intent didn't cause earth-shattering destruction,
but the moment anything touched them,
they would erupt with devastating destructive power.
Without exaggeration,
even an Emperor-tier expert arriving here
would be unable to withstand this killing intent
and would perish instantly!
"What level of expert could leave behind such terrifying attacks?"
Chu Tianyang asked in shock.
He was fortunate to have only been trapped at the periphery earlier -
if he'd been here,
he would have died instantly!
"At least a God-tier expert or above,"
Long Yuan replied.
"God-tier?"
"What realm is that?"
Chu Jingyue was stunned -
he'd never heard of such a realm before.
"A realm above Emperor-tier!"
"What? There are realms beyond Emperor-tier?"
Both men's expressions changed dramatically.
Had anyone else said this, they wouldn't have believed it -
in their understanding,
Martial Emperor was the pinnacle of cultivation.
But coming from the Beast God's mouth,
they had no choice but to believe!
"Of course,"
"These killing auras could instantly annihilate even a peak Emperor-tier expert. Who else but someone beyond God-tier could leave such traces?"
Long Yuan said calmly.
And it wasn't just God-tier -
this might even be remnants from a battle between existences beyond the Immortal realm.
"No wonder the Beast God fears no Martial Emperor... Could it be you've already reached the God-tier realm beyond Martial Emperor?"
Chu Tianyang stared at Long Yuan in shock.
This was too terrifying -
when they first met, he was only a Fourth-Tier Martial Sect!
How could he have broken through so quickly?
Long Yuan simply chuckled,
offering no explanation.
Their realms were still too low -
explanations would be pointless!
Seeing this familiar expression on the Beast God's face,
Chu Tianyang's heart trembled.
This was the same look the Beast God had when people speculated he was a Demon Emperor.
A bold conjecture formed in Chu Tianyang's mind -
perhaps the Beast God's power exceeded even God-tier!
Clang! Clang! Clang!!!
The deeper they went,
the more terrifying the killing intent became.
Long Yuan couldn't be bothered to dodge,
simply charging forward with his perfected Immortal-tier physique,
allowing the terrifying attacks to strike his body directly.
Sparks flew,
metallic clangs rang out,
as countless fearsome attacks landed on Long Yuan's dragon scales,
creating ear-piercing sounds
that made Chu Tianyang and the other man tremble in awe.
Soon,
Long Yuan brought them to the deepest area,
where they saw the blood-stained ancient coffin and the woman lying atop it.
"There's actually someone here?"
Chu Tianyang exclaimed in shock,
immediately extending his spiritual sense to probe - only to be blocked by Long Yuan.
"Can't you see what kind of existence this is before recklessly probing? Do you want to be instantly annihilated?"
Long Yuan said sternly.
Cold sweat broke out on Chu Tianyang's forehead: "This junior was wrong!"
He hadn't realized how close he'd come to catastrophe.
"Beast God, is this woman's power beyond Martial Emperor too? A God-tier expert?"
Chu Jingyue asked.
If she were merely Martial Emperor,
the Beast God wouldn't have reacted so strongly.
"No, this is an existence even more terrifying than God-tier!"
Long Yuan's words made both men gulp involuntarily.
More terrifying than God-tier?
Were there realms beyond even that?
"Then... Beast God, why are we here? Shouldn't we leave immediately?"
"This is far too dangerous - beyond anything we can handle now!"
Chu Tianyang urged.
"I know, but don't fear. At least this woman's aura doesn't make me feel any dread!"
"Moreover, ever since I entered this space, whatever's in that coffin has been radiating intense killing intent toward me. I believe it must be destroyed!"
"What? There's still a living being inside the coffin?"
Chu Jingyue inhaled sharply -
this was too horrifying!
"Why else would a woman be lying atop a coffin if not to suppress something inside?"
Long Yuan sneered.
"Beast God, are you saying this woman is here to suppress the creature inside the coffin?"
"Most likely!"
Just then,
a sinister, icy voice emerged from the coffin:
"Keh keh keh... After millions of years, someone finally enters this space - and a dragon with a perfected Immortal-tier physique no less! Hahaha, I've waited so long!"
As the voice faded,
the coffin lid began violently shaking.
A wisp of eerie red mist seeped out,
forming into crimson chains
that coiled toward Long Yuan like monstrous pythons.
Seeing this,
Long Yuan immediately unleashed his divine ability.
The moment he sensed the killing intent directed at him,
their opposing stances were already decided!
Divine energy surged within him
as his azure dragon claws smashed forward,
manifesting an ancient stele entwined with an azure dragon
that carried heaven-suppressing might as it crushed downward.
Azure Dragon Monument-Severing Hand!
BOOM!
A deafening explosion erupted
as the stele collided with the chains,
creating shockwaves that annihilated
all the surrounding manifestations of killing intent.
But the impact also caused
the ancient coffin lid to shift slightly.
"Keh keh keh... Young dragon, I must thank you!"
WHOOSH!
Even more terrifying blood-red mist poured from the crack,
forming countless ghostly faces
that swarmed toward Long Yuan,
instantly surrounding him.
"Hahaha, young dragon, offer your life essence to me!"
The ghostly faces shrieked
as they pounced.
Chu Tianyang and the other man stood paralyzed with terror.
Against such horrifying power,
they felt like small boats adrift at sea,
in constant danger of capsizing!
BOOM!
Crimson flames erupted from Long Yuan's body,
so intense they distorted space itself.
Simultaneously,
luminous patterns lit up across his azure dragon scales,
releasing an increasingly terrifying aura.
God-tier,
Immortal-tier,
...
As more patterns activated,
Long Yuan's aura grew ever more dreadful.
The flames burned fiercer,
incinerating all the attacking ghostly faces.
"What technique is this?"
"You were only at mid-stage Demon God level earlier - how did you reach Immortal-tier, and still climbing?"
A panicked voice came from within the coffin.
Long Yuan remained silent,
his crimson flames surging forward
and transforming into a fire dragon
that actually followed the blood-red mist
back into the coffin itself!