Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 578 The Eternal Emperor

The battle between Yu Baichen and the Black Coffin Emperor continued. The Black Coffin Emperor remained expressionless, constantly shifting his position and wielding the Space-Time Rift Sword, resembling a ruthless fighting machine. Yu Baichen, on the other hand, continued to rise in momentum, becoming more and more courageous as he fought, and constantly closing in on the Black Coffin Emperor.

The two sides have gradually shifted from attacking each other to Yu Baichen launching a strong offensive while the Black Coffin Emperor is on the defensive.

Lei Chi gradually realized that the Black Coffin Emperor must be injured, and that her methods were extremely limited, with a reluctance to exert force when she made a move.

Furthermore, Lei Chi knew that the Black Coffin Emperor's abilities were related to the "Black Coffin," but she never displayed any methods related to it during her fight with Yu Baichen, seemingly indicating that she was outmatched.

"You, Senior Yu..."

The Ascended Great Venerable arrived before the Thunder Pool, his eyes shining brightly, and said, "Such strength indeed!"

"His strength is probably not just that."

Lei Chi smiled, seeing that the mutated lion dog, which had been frozen by the Ascended Great Venerable, was still alive and struggling violently, and said, "I'll take that lion dog!"

The Ascended Great Venerable nodded.

Lei Chi then approached the lion dog and used [Great Unification] again, sealing the lion dog in a sixteen-dimensional space cage.

Then, Lei Chi silently activated the fifth universe within his body.

He planned to transform the fifth universe within his body into a prison, specifically designed to house spatial cages, imprison powerful enemies, observation targets, experimental subjects, and so on. Alternatively, he could first construct spatial cages within them and then directly utilize them when defending against enemies.

A moment later, the spatial cage containing two mutated lion dogs and a black coffin entered Thunder Pool's first universe, and was arranged in a row. The quantum computer then labeled them and created special files for them.

With Lei Chi's current resources, the sixteen-dimensional spatial cage he has woven is already extremely powerful. It is impossible to observe ordinary beings in the sixteenth dimension. Once trapped inside, it is extremely difficult to escape. In terms of the power of confinement, even the black sphere that once hid the stone disc is inferior.

However, the sixteen-dimensional space cage is still somewhat unstable and could be forcibly broken.

Therefore, after he used the Sixteen-Dimensional Space Cage to trap the mutated lion dog, he would immediately reinforce the cage.

Lei Chi wanted to build and store the sixteen-dimensional space cage in the fifth universe in advance, also to better ensure its stability.

A moment later, the Black Coffin Emperor was clearly at a disadvantage in the battle. After narrowly dodging Yu Baichen's punch to the face, she distanced herself from Yu Baichen, let out a heavy snort, and suddenly kicked out a spacetime crater.

The Black Coffin Emperor immediately hid inside, and then time and space quickly repaired itself, and her figure disappeared. However, her voice echoed strangely from all directions at the same time: "I never expected to encounter a Blood Qi Martial Saint in this tomb."

Yu Baichen maintained his stance, slowly closed his eyes, and calmly said, "The battle is not yet over. Would you mind showing yourself for another fight?"

"I am unwell, and I cannot defeat you in this battle!" The Black Coffin Emperor paused slightly, then asked, "May I ask which ancestor of the Great Luo Universe you are?"

"The Great Luo Universe? Never heard of it!"

Yu Baichen tilted his head, as if trying to pinpoint the location of the Black Coffin Emperor.

"With your cultivation level, I simply cannot believe you are not a renowned patriarch from the Great Luo Universe!"

The voice of the Black Coffin Emperor was erratic and eerie.

"What does it matter to me whether I believe it or not?"

"Ha, a mere Martial Saint, if I hadn't been seriously injured, you wouldn't have had the chance to be so arrogant. Fine, I can't do anything to you here, but you can't do anything to me either, so let's leave each other alone and not interfere with each other. As for those two, I intend to take them down, so please don't stop me."

"That's where you're wrong!"

Yu Baichen's expression hardened, and he punched the void fiercely. The void shattered instantly, and spatial cracks radiated out in sharp cones from beneath Yu Baichen's fist like lightning.

dong dong dong...

Like the sound of a muffled drum, followed by a cold snort, the figure of the Black Coffin Emperor suddenly staggered out of the void; she had actually been knocked out.

With his eyes closed, Yu Baichen slashed the air with his right hand, creating no light or shadow, yet the strike had a mysterious effect of striking through a mountain. The Black Coffin Emperor immediately hissed in pain as her right shoulder was struck, and the black coffin she was carrying on her back was sent flying.

Lei Chi finally made his move, using his [Great Unification] technique to manifest a sixteen-dimensional spatial cage that he had just woven within his inner universe. This cage was instantly sealed by the Black Coffin Emperor's black coffin and then returned to his inner universe.

"you!"

The Black Coffin Emperor's usually cold and mechanical face finally showed emotion. She seemed furious and turned to glare fiercely at Lei Chi.

Lei Chi remained unmoved.

At this moment, Yu Baichen threw another punch, and the Black Coffin Emperor gritted his teeth and immediately vanished into the void.

"You dare to covet my Black Coffin? You are truly audacious and courting death!" The Black Coffin Emperor's voice was filled with resentment. This time, she was clearly shouting at Lei Chi: "I will allow you to live a little longer, hahahaha, I will now awaken the Eternal Emperor, and you will not be able to escape."

After its sound, there was a loud crash, as if something had collapsed.

That was the spatial crater that Lei Chi had previously discovered, which was suspected to be the location of the Eternal Emperor.

The place had already collapsed, and the eerie orbs of light inside were gradually emerging.

In other words, after three or five breaths, the spatial void disappeared, leaving only the ball of light in the original spot.

Its appearance made the entire void seem to be imprisoned and sealed off.

"The Eternal Emperor?"

The Ascended Venerable murmured, her expression revealing her inner tension.

Ascending to Heaven claims to be able to deliver the souls of the heavens and send them to their next life, and she speaks with great arrogance. The Great Venerable Ascending to Heaven just said that she has the strength of a Heavenly Emperor, but unfortunately, this time she has encountered some formidable opponents. She cannot defeat the Black Coffin Emperor, and she is probably even less capable of defeating the Eternal Emperor.

Yu Baichen also looked serious, staring intently at the ball of light, no longer caring about the Black Coffin Emperor.

Lei Chi's expression remained calm.

He already knew of the existence of the Eternal Emperor and was mentally prepared, so he focused more on the black coffin he had just captured.

The black coffin that the Black Coffin Emperor carried a while ago must be much more advanced than the Lock God Coffin and the black coffin that Lei Chi had previously obtained on the second level of the Great Tomb. Lei Chi had only glanced at it just now, but he had already observed the mysteries of the dimension of life on it.

At this moment, the ball of light suddenly began to rotate slowly. As it rotated, a burst of light appeared in the sky. The light quickly condensed into patterns and then transformed into images.

Lei Chi and the others looked over curiously.

In the video, nine dragons were seen flying together.

Those nine dragons are very similar to the thunder dragons flying in the sky at this moment, and if you look closely, you will find that two of the nine dragons are the two thunder dragons.

In the video, the nine dragons are incredibly majestic, and they are pulling a huge white lotus flower.

In the center of the white lotus, a woman sits cross-legged.

The woman was wearing a pink dress, had regular features, and looked kind and approachable.

Lei Chi immediately recognized her as Ji Tian Tian Dao.

In the video, she sits motionless, but she is already dead.

The nine divine dragons, pulling the lotus flower, quickly crashed onto a massive floating continent. The lotus flower then gathered together, completely obscuring the Celestial Venerable.

Clearly, that floating continent is Tianji Star.

If the contents are true, then it means that some time ago, the already deceased Ji Tian was brought to Tianji Star by Jiulong and has remained silent ever since.

The scenery in the video changes, and this time a tall figure appears again.

The figure was clad in golden armor. He looked down at the earth, and wherever his gaze fell, space shifted and matter was generated.

"He is... the Eternal Emperor!"

Lei Chi also made a judgment about the golden-armored figure. He looked at the image carefully and felt that the image showed the process of Emperor Yongheng building the Heavenly Mystery Tomb on Tianji Star.

The image shifts, and in the new scene, the Heavenly Mystery Tomb has been completed. Deep within it, a giant white lotus floats in mid-air, surrounded by nine divine dragons that seem to be guarding it.

The figure of the Eternal Emperor reappeared. He placed a large cauldron beneath a white lotus flower, then used his powers to slay a giant thunder dragon, refining its corpse into light and placing it into the cauldron.

The scene changed again, and this time, the Black Coffin Emperor, the Fantasy Emperor, and the Cowardly Emperor appeared in the picture.

They were fighting, seemingly trying to seize the large cauldron.

The scene of emperors fighting was naturally extremely terrifying.

Just as their battle was raging, the Eternal Emperor appeared again.

At this moment, he had transformed into a ferocious monster, his former majesty gone, replaced only by savagery and bloodlust.

He immediately launched a sneak attack, injuring the Cowardly Emperor, and then used a technique that seemed to freeze time, immobilizing the three emperors in mid-air.

What followed was rather cruel. The ferocious Eternal Emperor began to torture and kill the Coward Emperor and the Dream Emperor. Just as he was about to torture and kill the Black Coffin Emperor, a sword light suddenly pierced through the air.

The sword light was extremely dazzling, and it pierced through the chest of the Eternal Emperor in an instant.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Black Coffin Emperor escaped, her face filled with terror, and quickly vanished into thin air.

The next moment, a graceful figure arrived on a sword.

The man was dressed in a gray robe, with his hands behind his back. His face was obscured, but a small golden horn could be seen growing from between his eyebrows, and his eyes were strange, resembling a slowly rotating yin-yang symbol.

His gaze was cold and aloof, sweeping over those below with a deep sense of disdain.

It seems that even an existence like the Eternal Emperor is like an ant in his eyes.

In the image, many treasures were scattered in the void, but the person treading the sword ignored them all. Only the white lotus flower that enveloped the Heavenly Dao of the Ultimate Heaven caught his attention for a moment.

He slowly approached the white lotus flower on his sword.

Emperor Eternal roared and charged at the man wielding the sword.

The next moment, the man pointed his finger, and a terrifying sword aura appeared, splitting the Eternal Emperor's body into three parts and even shattering space, causing a hurricane to appear that swept away the two halves of the Eternal Emperor's body, as well as the corpses of the Fantasy Emperor and the Cowardly Emperor.

The image then went dark, and when it came back clear, the person on the sword was sitting cross-legged in front of the white lotus.

He sat cross-legged for an unknown amount of time, then suddenly stood up, reached out and grabbed at the air. The white lotus flower immediately shrank and finally landed in his palm.

At that moment, Lei Chi saw a familiar face in the video.

That is the 152nd Heavenly Venerable.

He was accompanied by "three others".

A figure carrying a heavy machine gun stands on a golden lotus platform.

A figure resembling a bald child, with dark skin, a "god" character on his chest, and carrying a huge bundle on his back.

The last one is "Zhao Shuibiao"!

These four people strolled leisurely, as if they had come for a leisurely visit.

The gray-robed man who had collected the white lotus turned around, his gaze falling on "Zhao Shuibiao," and with a flick of his sword, he made his move.

Then, a sword shadow pierced through the heavens and earth, directly scattering the four members of the One-Five-Two Heavenly Venerable.

The sword shadow remained suspended in the void and did not disappear. Lei Chi compared it and confirmed that it was indeed the huge sword shadow that was still in mid-air.

At the end of the video, the gray-robed man left a cross-shaped sword mark in the void, casually grabbed two thunder dragons, and then rode away on his sword.

It seems that all of this was just a fleeting journey for him.

When the image in mid-air disappeared, cracks appeared on the Nakorshock sphere. The cracks multiplied until it finally shattered, revealing a half-human, half-beast monster.

The monster's left half was human, with hands, feet, ears, and eyes; its right half resembled a crocodile on the upper part and a bear on the lower part, making it quite ugly.

He seemed to crawl, his eyes shining, and he uttered a low voice: "Tuskar, Tuskar..."

But no one dared to underestimate him, and even Yu Baichen's expression became extremely solemn.

"It's half of the Eternal Emperor's corpse!"

Lei Chi said something indifferently, and at that moment, the Kaituo light brain also quickly began to probe.

"Ding! Target's internal energy is active. Current combat power assessment: 1000 billion, 1001 billion, 1003 billion, 1004 billion... Warning: Target's combat power is rapidly increasing!"

"Ding, the target shows no complete soul fluctuations, overturning previous assumptions. The probability that the target is a mutated remnant of the Eternal Emperor is 86.54%. Establish the Tusgar file and collect useful information!"

"Ding, we have found that Tusgar is an ancient surname of Tianji Star. The surname of Grand Councilor Sonic is Tusgar."

"Ding! The detected target lacks complete behavioral logic. The special energy radiation within the target has caused a substantial spatial restriction. Please proceed with caution..."

The reports from the quantum computer kept coming out, and Lei Chi had made his own decision. He said in a deep voice, "Senior Yu, the Ascended Venerable, I'm afraid we will have a hard time leaving unless we defeat him."

"Then let's take him down together!" Yu Baichen's fighting spirit soared. As he spoke, the sun and moon appeared above his shoulders, and dragons and snakes emerged beneath his feet.

The Ascending Celestial Venerable seemed somewhat lost in thought, muttering to himself, "Could it be that this Heavenly Realm has already been taken by that Sky-Treading expert? If so, this great tomb can at most be considered a Heavenly Monarch's tomb. What is the point of my coming here on my path to Ascension?"

(End of this chapter)