Chapter 187: Chapter 187: Emperor’s Coffin
The great battle erupted in an instant. At this moment, Ji Chen and the Young Emperor engaged in close combat, hoping to quickly suppress the opponent using the tremendous advantage brought by his Hongmeng Body.
However, this idea was clearly not as simple as imagined.
Although he was an incarnation of the Celestial Tribulation, the Young Emperor now also possessed a Hongmeng Body, and his cultivation was entirely the same as Ji Chen’s.
It could even be said that the opponent now was almost another Ji Chen.
The same constitution, the same cultivation.
But the difference was that Ji Chen was a living person, while the Young Emperor was an embodiment of the Heavenly Dao Will.
He would not be injured, nor would he tire. His task was simply to block Ji Chen at the threshold of the Celestial Essence Realm.
"Boom!"
Loud noises continuously echoed, shaking the whole void.
Terrifying energy ripples spread, causing dreadful cracks to appear between heaven and earth.
The battle was extremely intense; this was a clash of physical bodies, with no martial techniques or Holy Techniques, but a pure contest of constitution.
In the battle, Ji Chen was repeatedly knocked back, but similarly, the Young Emperor was as well.
Up to now, both sides held half the advantage in this battle, evenly matched.
But the difference was that under the successive impacts, Ji Chen was already covered with scars, and his fist had become somewhat bloody and blurry.
Though the Hongmeng Body had a strong self-healing ability, the speed of healing couldn’t keep up with the speed at which he was getting injured.
As time went on, the collisions increased, and Ji Chen’s injuries became more severe.
If this drags on, he will eventually be exhausted and worn down to death.
In contrast, although the Young Emperor couldn’t suppress Ji Chen, he wasn’t injured at all, as any injuries were quickly healed by the Celestial Tribulation.
This speed of repair was much more astounding than the self-healing ability of the Hongmeng Body.
"The Hongmeng Body is truly terrifying. Ji Chen has been fighting against the Young Emperor until now without losing his ground."
"It’s just unfortunate that he’s destined to lose. This is an embodiment of the Heavenly Dao Will, truly undying and indestructible. Once Ji Chen is exhausted, what awaits him will be dire consequences!"
"If the Young Emperor wasn’t the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao Will, Ji Chen might have a chance to push him back today."
"His talent is too dazzling. To fight evenly with a Young Ancient Emperor for such a long time, who else through the ages could achieve this?"
In the Divine City, countless people sighed, feeling regretful for Ji Chen.
If not for this tribulation, with Ji Chen’s talent, there would likely be few who could compare with him in the future throughout this starry sky.
The so-called Dao Bodies, even the Donghuang Divine Body, would pale in comparison to his terrifying talent.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Repeatedly colliding, repeatedly being knocked back.
By now, Ji Chen was already covered in bruises and wounds. His body’s surface, through numerous collisions, cracked open with bloody scratches, constantly oozing blood, staining his white clothing red, as if transforming him into a man of blood.
His face was pale, coughing blood repeatedly. Within the many collisions, it seemed that the power of thunder had penetrated his skin, corroding the inside of his body, trying to completely collapse him.
This was not the first time Ji Chen experienced such a feeling. When he overcame the Returning to Ruins Tribulation, he suffered from the wounds of the grand Dao similarly.
But this time was different. Now, Ji Chen had the Hongmeng Body. Any scars left by the power of thunder within his body were quickly resolved, leaving no wounds.
"If the Heavenly Dao possesses consciousness, then how is it different from a life form?"
Ji Chen stood in the void, his breathing somewhat rapid. His gaze fixated intensely on the Young Emperor in front of him, continuing to murmur to himself, "If it is a life form, it cannot truly be unscathed. Today, I will defy this heaven!"
Upon finishing, he took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.
"Buzz!"
The space slightly trembled, and an ancient coffin appeared.
"That is..."
"The Demon Emperor’s Coffin!"
In the Divine City, someone exclaimed.
Particularly the strongmen from the Dragon Race and the Demon Race, they recognized this coffin at a glance.
Previously, Ji Chen had taken the coffin from Li Yuan’s Tomb’s Demon Emperor’s tomb in front of them, sealing the Ancestral King’s Weapon within.
This was an Emperor’s Item, the Ancient Emperor’s Burial Coffin.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The moment Ji Chen took out the Emperor’s Coffin, the entire world began to tremble restlessly.
High above in the sky, the sea of thunder surged, and a terrifying tribulation power brewed within.
"Boom!"
"Crack!"
Within a few short moments, countless thunders crashed down from the sky, all locked onto the Emperor’s Coffin, as if they were intent on destroying it.
However, everyone could see that the moment the purple thunder touched the Emperor’s Coffin, it couldn’t inflict any damage on it.
The terrifying tribulation power seemed to be completely absorbed by the Emperor’s Coffin, unable to touch Ji Chen at all.
"That is indeed the Demon Emperor’s Coffin, equivalent to an Emperor’s Weapon, even the Celestial Tribulation cannot destroy it!"
In the Divine City, countless people were in an uproar, with expressions of utter surprise on their faces.
A lifetime might pass for many without seeing an Emperor’s Weapon, let alone a Holy Weapon, and now, seeing Ji Chen’s Emperor’s Coffin withstand the Celestial Tribulation’s attack, this scene naturally exceeded everyone’s expectations.
"Kill!"
However, Ji Chen did not pay any attention to everyone’s astonishment.
At this moment, he grabbed the Emperor’s Coffin with both hands, clutching it like a Divine Weapon, and in the blink of an eye, charged at the Young Emperor.
Ji Chen actually wielded the Emperor’s Coffin as a weapon, a scene that appeared somewhat comical but was exceptionally remarkable.
"Boom!"
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Ji Chen instantly arrived in front of the Young Emperor.
The Emperor’s Coffin in his hand, like a massive mountain, thunderously smashed down, causing the entire world to tremble, the void within a thousand miles bubbling like boiling water.
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
At the battle’s locus, the sky shattered, blasted open with dreadful cracks, and endless power of space surged out, as if intending to engulf the entire world.
"Boom!"
A deafening crash echoed, as the Young Emperor attempted to confront the attack of the Emperor’s Coffin head-on with his fist.
However, in the face-off, he was directly knocked away.
The skies were filled with purple lightning flashing, the Young Emperor was flung back over a thousand yards before finally coming to a stop.
His body, in this clash, was smashed to the point of destruction, so incomplete it was no longer human-shaped, with purple lightning continuously leaking from within.