Chapter 3232: Worlds Within the Coffin

Roar!

Huang Mo let out a low roar. Its towering body trembled slightly before it opened its eyes. Its eyes were immense, like small stars, with no pupils or irises visible—just a chaotic haze. Yet, Ye Chen and Nü Di could clearly see destruction within them, and even a single glance made their minds feel as if they were being swallowed whole.

Roar!

The unidentified creature dragging the bronze coffin slowly came to a halt. At that moment, Huang Mo stretched lazily, its eight massive tentacles rising like heavenly pillars. It was so enormous that even a cauldron couldn't stew it whole.

Ye Chen and Nü Di continued to retreat, or rather, they were pushed back by Huang Mo's breath. Perhaps due to its immense size, its breathing carried the rumble of thunder, making the entire void seem to shake with deafening noise. If it roared at full force, even many quasi-Huang Emperors would likely be shaken until they vomited blood.

"They are probably going to fight."

Ye Chen murmured thoughtfully.

Indeed, Huang Mo and the unidentified creature locked eyes, sparking a clash of hostility without any words. They clearly didn't like each other and seemed ready to find a place to spar.

Sure enough, the unidentified creature abandoned the bronze coffin and charged straight at Huang Mo.

Roar!

Huang Mo wasn't one to back down either, its roar shaking Ye Chen and Nü Di off their feet.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

By the time the two steadied themselves, the unidentified creature and Huang Mo were already locked in battle. Huang Mo was colossal, and the unidentified creature had also grown incredibly towering—one with eight claws, the other with three heads and six arms. There were no mystical techniques involved, just raw, primal physical combat, incredibly bloody. Every burst of their vital energy formed rolling seas of demonic malice.

"So strong."

Nü Di whispered softly, her face slightly pale. Her words referred to both Huang Mo and the unidentified creature—they were undoubtedly beyond Huang Emperor level.

Ye Chen's heart was equally shocked.

Thankfully, these two colossal beings were fighting in the void. If it were in the universe, the universe would likely have collapsed already. Even their basic physical brawl had the power to destroy heavens and earth. If they used actual mystical arts, it would be truly terrifying.

The two retreated further and further.

The battle's aftermath spread as layers of blood-red halos, wave after wave.

As Nü Di had said, Huang Mo had no fixed form.

In Ye Chen's gaze, it had already changed shapes more than once—sometimes like a demonic dragon, other times like a qilin, shifting endlessly and growing stronger with each transformation. The vital energy it exhaled contained wails of fierce ghosts, and one could see resentful spirits struggling within, in agony. These must have been universes once swallowed by Huang Mo, complete with living beings and lingering thoughts.

It was changing, and so was the unidentified creature.

The two giants fought evenly, neither able to overpower the other.

"So strong."

Ye Chen's words were about the unidentified creature.

Earlier, when he and Nü Di had fought it, the creature hadn't used its full power.

Now, facing Huang Mo, its strength was beyond description.

After all, Huang Mo was a being that devoured universes, yet the unidentified creature could match it evenly.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen couldn't help but self-deprecatingly chuckle.

It had been arrogant for him and Nü Di to challenge something beyond Huang Emperor level. Being alive and standing here now was nothing short of a miracle.

What he couldn't figure out was what deep grudge existed between the unidentified creature and Huang Mo, making them fight to the death upon meeting—it wasn't just for show; they were going all out.

"The bronze coffin."

During the fight, Nü Di suddenly spoke.

Ye Chen noticed it too. As the unidentified creature battled Huang Mo, layers of destructive halos spread, not only pushing him and Nü Di back but also sending the bronze coffin drifting further into the void, buzzing incessantly.

"Let's go."

Ye Chen took the lead, chasing after the bronze coffin.

Roar! Roar!

Behind them, the two giants fought even more fiercely, unwilling to stop until one was destroyed. They paid no attention to Ye Chen, Nü Di, or the ancient bronze coffin.

Soon, the two caught up to the bronze coffin.

They caught up, but getting close was extremely difficult. It seemed the person in the coffin had been incredibly powerful in life, leaving behind a lingering aura. Every step Ye Chen and Nü Di took closer brought immense pressure, making each move a struggle.

Before they even reached the coffin, both were covered in blood.

When they finally arrived, their hearts were overwhelmed with turmoil. The coffin was terrifying, its pressure supreme. Standing before it felt like carrying a massive mountain on their shoulders, their imperial bones cracking loudly—who knew how many had shattered.

The so-called eternal immortality.

The so-called unbreakable bloodline.

In this moment, they seemed like laughable illusions.

"It must be from the Yongheng Xiandi."

Ye Chen murmured, blood streaming from his mouth and the corners of his eyes nonstop. The bronze ancient coffin emitted no light, yet it was piercingly bright. Both had exhausted their vision, even enhancing it with bloodline and eternity, but still suffered irreversible backlash.

"What material is it made of?"

Nü Di murmured, still pondering the divine material used to forge this bronze coffin.

As she thought this,

She subconsciously reached out to touch the bronze coffin.

"Don't touch it recklessly."

Ye Chen warned sharply.

Thud!

Unfortunately, his words came too late. The moment Nü Di's jade hand touched the bronze ancient coffin, her entire arm exploded. Thankfully, she pulled back quickly; otherwise, it would have been even worse.

Buzz!

Stained with Nü Di's blood, the coffin's lid actually slid open on its own.

However, the coffin was empty.

To be precise, it contained a complete universe—with starry skies, stars, vast rivers, mountains, and vegetation—all shrouded in mist, radiating exotic colors and overflowing with immortal light. It was truly like an immortal domain.

"Is this the coffin in the universe?"

Nü Di murmured to herself, her eyes blurred as if she wanted to step inside.

"Nü Di, snap out of it."

Ye Chen shouted sharply.

Instantly, Nü Di's mind cleared. When she looked at the bronze coffin again, it was unchanged—the lid hadn't opened, and there was no vast universe. Everything was as it had been at first.

"An illusion?"

Nü Di's heart was shocked; as a quasi-Huang Emperor at full cultivation, she hadn't realized it at all.

It was indeed an illusion.

Not only Nü Di had been deceived—Ye Chen had been too, though he woke up slightly earlier. Perhaps it was because his unbreakable will surpassed hers.

Even so, it left him deeply shaken.

This bronze coffin was damned eerie, creating its own illusions that ensnared even him and Nü Di. If they hadn't woken up, it could have killed without a trace.

Buzz! Buzz!

The bronze coffin continued to hum, like a demonic chant.

Ye Chen's mind grew dazed, and Nü Di's thoughts became chaotic. For a moment, both staggered, unable to distinguish reality from illusion, their consciousness disrupted by the coffin.

"Retreat."

Ye Chen didn't think twice, grabbing Nü Di and hurriedly backing away. Their cultivation was too low to probe the bronze ancient coffin. What had just happened was an illusion—who knew what other tricks it had?

"Does it really contain a universe?"

Nü Di asked softly, looking at Ye Chen.

"It's hard to say."

Ye Chen took a deep breath. What they had seen was just an illusion, so at least seven parts false. Without truly opening the coffin, no one could know if it held a person or a universe.

Nü Di fell silent, focusing on regenerating her jade arm.

It was true that outside the heavens, the two of them felt awkward everywhere. Compared to Ye Chen, she felt even more so. If not for him waking her, she would have faced a disaster.

Roar! Roar!

Deep in the void, the battle between the unidentified creature and Huang Mo raged on. From afar, they could see blood light and waves of destructive halos spreading.

"If that Xing Zi Xiao Wa were here, it would be even more lively."

Ye Chen muttered to himself. All of them were beyond Huang Emperor level, towering above the heavenly dao. A group brawl like that would be quite a spectacle, though who was stronger remained unclear.

Hee-hee-hee!

As soon as he mentioned the little one, it arrived, its laughter innocent and joyful.

"Your mouth must be blessed."

Nü Di said lightly, scanning around. She could hear the childish laughter, but with her cultivation, she couldn't pinpoint its source. She only knew it had come.

"Hearing this laughter feels so familiar."

Ye Chen was also searching, but he couldn't trace the laughter's origin.

After not seeing it for days, he really missed it.

The two of us, outside the heavens universe, seem to be holding up the scene poorly.

So, it was up to you to step in and take charge.

Unfortunately, they couldn't find the little one's trace—they only knew it was laughing.

"Quick, play the zither."

Ye Chen sat down cross-legged, pulling out a simple zither.

Nü Di did the same.

Zing! Zing!

The zither sounds rose together, two eternal melodies resonating—still so ancient, still so melodious, carrying sorrow and vicissitudes. The difference was that Ye Chen played in a clear state, while Nü Di's consciousness was blank.

Hee-hee-hee!

The childish laughter grew closer due to the eternal zither sounds.

"It's working."

Ye Chen's eyes sparkled. From the laughter, he could tell it was heading their way.

Sure enough, a streak of light flashed.

The little one appeared, still in the form of a child—plump and rosy, toddling with pure joy, darting around in the void.

Ye Chen stopped playing and stood up abruptly, snapping Nü Di out of it.

The two stood one on each side, watching as the little one approached them.

"We hope you can return us to that time and space."

Ye Chen stepped forward, his tone polite, as if negotiating.

The little one didn't respond, tilting its head and blinking its big eyes at Ye Chen. It felt like it had seen this person somewhere before, and the Nü Di behind him seemed familiar too.

Of course, it had no clear will.

More accurately, its memories were wiped clean every certain period.

"We hope you can return us to that time and space."

Nü Di also stepped forward, her gentle words like a melody, also in a negotiating tone.

The little one still didn't respond.

It just kept looking—first at Ye Chen, then at Nü Di—its big eyes clear as water, without a hint of impurity, like spotless mirrors.

After a while, it wrinkled its little nose.

Then, it pushed Ye Chen and Nü Di aside. Compared to them, it preferred the bronze ancient coffin, quietly suspended not far behind them.

Whoosh!

By the time they looked, the little thing had already darted over, completely ignoring the coffin's pressure.

"It won't get eaten by the bronze coffin, will it?"

This was the implication in Ye Chen and Nü Di's expressions. The Xing Zi Xiao Wa ate anything it saw—Ye Chen felt it more deeply than Nü Di. In the original time and space, it had devoured the universe, gnawed on rules, and swallowed the heavenly dao, turning that cosmos into a blank void. There was probably nothing in the world it wouldn't eat.

Hee-hee-hee!

The little one seemed delighted, hopping around the bronze ancient coffin, unbothered by its pressure or illusions. It bounced on the coffin, making it hum.

Tsk, tsk, tsk!

Ye Chen clicked his tongue in amazement.

As the boss of the heavens universe, the Xing Zi Xiao Wa was just that bold.

Earlier, Nü Di had only touched it once,

And in an instant, her jade arm had exploded, with backlash to boot.

But this little one was hopping all over the coffin without a care.

"It's going to eat it."

As the two watched, the little one lay on one side of the bronze coffin and started gnawing.