Chapter 1765: Refinement

Within a gigantic hall in the void. The space in the hall distorted as ripples propagated outwards. Five people walked out of the center of the ripples—Heavenly Emperor Yin and his group, returning after striking a deal with the Grand Devil Kings.

They all looked towards the highest point of the hall, where an altar stood. The black coffin was quietly sitting on the altar, faintly emanating ripples of power that caused even Heavenly Emperors to feel a sense of danger. The black flames within the sockets of Heavenly Emperor Yin's bronze mask were quietly observing the coffin.

Behind him, the white-robed and cultured-looking Emptiness Heavenly Emperor was silent for a while as he pondered over what had just happened. He hesitantly asked, "Heavenly Emperor Yin, the Shadow World is simply too strong. Cooperating with them is akin to asking a tiger for its skin."

In the past, the Origin Reversion Institute did cooperate with the Shadow World on many fronts. However, that was only because of mutual benefits. The final Origin Reversion War was about to reach its climax, and the Heavenly Emperors on the side of the living creatures were unlikely to survive if all of the Grand Devil Kings were to descend. Once the Heavenly Emperors of the divine continents were defeated, the Origin Reversion Institute would also lose its value in the eyes of the Shadow World.

The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor didn't believe that the Others would let the Origin Reversion Institute continue to exist. In their eyes, all living creatures were livestock to produce negative emotions for them. Furthermore, the goal of the Origin Reversion Institute was not the destruction of the divine continents. Instead, it was a different way of ushering an end to the chaos of the world. They had always firmly believed in this, and had paid a correspondingly heavy price.

The Viper Heavenly Emperor and the Gu Heavenly Emperor both nodded solemnly, expressing their agreement.

Heavenly Emperor Yin indifferently said, "The mission of the Origin Reversion Institute will not change. We have plotted for countless years and have paid a heavy price. It is about time our plans bear fruit. When the Sect Master arises from the coffin, all of the chaos will naturally come to an end."

The flames representing Heavenly Emperor Yin's eyes blazed fervently, as he was the most fanatical believer of them all. In his eyes, the extinction resonance was the Sect Master. When she gained the ability to leave the confines of the coffin, she would truly be able to lead them.

None of this information could be revealed to the Shadow World. To them, anything regarding the Sect Master was a sensitive matter, and they harbored a deep fear and distrust towards her. This was because in ancient times, the Others had been brought to the brink of extinction by that individual. If not for the fact that the Origin of Absolute Corruption was far more terrifying than expected, the Others would have gone extinct.

"Then..." The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor paused before asking, "Is the Origin of Absolute Corruption truly sealed within the coffin?"

Just mentioning the Origin of Absolute Corruption caused a trace of fear to flicker through his eyes, despite being an omniscient Heavenly Emperor. That was truly the most terrifying thing in the world, the source of all trouble and chaos.

Heavenly Emperor Yin calmly replied, "You will know when the time comes."

The other three glanced at each other, no longer questioning him. Heavenly Emperor Yin held an exceptionally high position in the Origin Reversion Institute, and the three of them had only reached their current cultivation levels thanks to the resources and inheritances he had saved up from the Sacred Void Resonance Sect.

"In the coming days, you will sit with me and refine the withering glory resonance," said Heavenly Emperor Yin as he stretched his hand out.

Space distorted above his palm, turning into a black hole. A greenish-yellow Divine Fruit floated out of the black hole—the withering glory resonance. At that moment, Li Lingjing walked forward, her expression vacant as she sat cross-legged in front of the black coffin.

"The Darkness Devil Body is far better than I had imagined. It is an exceptional vessel, perfect for carrying the Sect Master's will and power," Heavenly Emperor Yin praised. He was looking forward to when the Sect Master could truly use that vessel to walk the world again.

He then flicked his finger, causing the withering glory resonance to shoot out, floating above the black coffin. After which, the crack on his forehead released copious amounts of divine light, and an almighty Divine Fruit could be seen inside. If one were to peer closely, it was as though the Divine Fruit was in a world of its own, with its own set of lunar bodies and terrain features.

What was most noticeable was that within the Divine Fruit were four objects that resembled stars, each releasing scintillating light. Different types of Authority flowed around each one, making it a total of four.

The other three Heavenly Emperors also summoned up their Authority, producing divine light. The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor had three types of Authority, while the other two had two each.

The number of Authorities was what determined a Heavenly Emperor's strength, and every single resonant palace could refine a type of Authority. When it was formed, a divine spirit would occupy the palace. The resonance in that palace would reach the limits of power, of the highest tier that anyone could reach.

The four Heavenly Emperors then transformed their Authority into divine flames that wrapped themselves around the withering glory resonance. The resonance started to show signs of melting as a result. Gradually, droplets of greenish-yellow liquid dripped off of it.

Plip!

When each droplet fell, they landed in the small opening on the coffin. After a few drops, the coffin started to shake. Very quickly, countless obscure, mystical, and archaic runes appeared on its surface, suppressing the movements of the coffin.

Heavenly Emperor Yin didn't get impatient when he saw this. Instead, he created even more divine flames with his Authority, continuing to refine the withering glory resonance and channeling more power to chip away at the seal. As time went by, the ancient coffin's runes began to show signs of dimming.

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Time slipped away quietly. It had been a year since the battle at the Heavenly Star Plains, and the divine continents saw a period of unprecedented peace during that time.

All traces of Others had been erased and things were so calm that it felt unreal. However, no one could relax. Instead, the silence caused the countless experts of the divine continents to feel a looming sense of indescribable pressure.

Many geniuses had emerged and managed to break through the shackles that had been holding them down for years. This was the result of a gift from the world itself. The Ten Years of Heavenly Fate were about to end, and greater amounts of the blessings of heaven and earth had descended, increasing the number of experts.

The blessing wasn't the only factor at play—the Divine Continent Federation and the other powers had handed out copious amounts of cultivation treasures. They had accumulated riches for ages, and it would all be useless if they didn't have enough manpower to survive the war.

The combination of these two factors had also caused the divine continents to erupt with glorious amounts of life force. This was an era of experts, and the price would be the decline of the divine continents in the next few hundred years. However, everyone understood that if they lost the Origin Reversion War, the living creatures wouldn't have a future to look forward to.

With news of countless Kings sprouting out one after another, one heart-warming piece of information came from the Spiritual Resonance Cave: Jiang Qing'e had reached the Ninth Transcendent Duke Stage.