CHAPTER 818: CHAPTER 212: ULTIMATE DIVINE ARTIFACT

"The remains of the Human Ancestor and the lingering soul of Xiahong Feng are both here."

Lin Yue walked to the side of the coffin, carefully sensing everything within.

At the same time, he felt a bit puzzled.

Why did the Heavenly Demon Ancestor specifically preserve the remains of the Human Ancestor here?

Although the Heavenly Demon Ancestor was once the disciple of the Human Ancestor before reincarnating into the Demon Clan, the Heavenly Demon Ancestor had killed more than just one or two of his senior brothers and didn’t care even about the extermination of the Human Clan, so why would he go to such lengths to respect the Human Ancestor?

Moreover, the setup of this hall is quite unique and doesn’t resemble the atmosphere for preserving a corpse.

"Besides, the remains of the Human Ancestor were not previously placed here."

Lin Yue frowned slightly, "It should be after Xiahou Shou emerged from the Ancient World for the second time that the Heavenly Demon Ancestor intentionally placed the remains of the Human Ancestor here..."

Xiahou Shou entered the Ancient World twice, and during his second entry, he proved and transcended.

Therefore, he also doesn’t know what happened afterward.

No matter what, the Heavenly Demon Ancestor must have some reason for keeping the remains of the Human Ancestor here, perhaps he discovered something?

"Strange..."

Lin Yue walked to the side of the coffin and found that the coffin itself had no barrier restraining it.

After checking several times, he finally opened the coffin lid.

Inside the coffin, indeed, were the remains of the Human Ancestor, seen before in Xiahou Shou’s memories, eyes tightly closed, completely intact, apart from lacking any signs of life, appearing no different from a person in deep slumber.

When the Human Ancestor reincarnated as the Crown Prince, it was certainly the Divine Soul that directly left the body to reincarnate.

However, as Great Yu was overthrown by the Demon Clan, the physical body of the Human Ancestor was taken away by the State Preceptor of Great Yu.

"Nothing special here, it seems..."

Lin Yue carefully observed the remains of the Human Ancestor for a while and found nothing extraordinary.

Before reincarnating as the Crown Prince, the Human Ancestor’s strength, though notable among the proving experts, was nowhere near the level of the Son of God like the Heavenly Demon Ancestor.

What’s more, for tens of thousands of years, the Human Ancestor had been dormant due to refining the Taichu Divine Power.

"Even the Taichu Divine Power has been extracted, what is so special about the remains of the Human Ancestor?"

Lin Yue could not comprehend.

However, the fact that the Human Ancestor managed to find the true Taichu Divine Power is already very special.

Even in ancient times, few were qualified to refine the true Taichu Divine Power.

"Maybe when Xiahong Feng’s memory returns, something might be revealed..."

Lin Yue took a deep breath, unable to think much further, and then he flipped his hand, summoning another entirely black and shadowy coffin.

It was the Eternal Darkness Reincarnation Coffin.

"Human Ancestor."

After opening the Eternal Darkness Reincarnation Coffin, his divine thought extended inside, calling out.

Soon, a mist spread out and condensed into the Human Ancestor with double pupils.

"It truly is my physical body..."

The Divine Soul of the Human Ancestor looked at his physical body in the other coffin, surprise and bewilderment in his eyes.

After all, in his memory, he was still at the checkpoint of proving and transcending, knowing nothing of what occurred afterward.

And now, his own remains lay before him; naturally, it was strange.

"My lingering soul is within my body."

The Human Ancestor looked at Lin Yue, smiled, and said, "Young one, you must have something to say to me, but find it hard to begin?"

Lin Yue remained silent for a moment, then shook his head slightly.

He didn’t really want to say, "Actually, you have been reincarnated twice, you are my biological father."

The concept of fatherhood was absent for this father he had never met from childhood to adulthood.

There was more gratitude toward the Human Ancestor, resembling that of a mentor.

When he learned that the Human Ancestor, whom he had treated as a mentor, was actually his biological father, he was surprised but fairly pleased and found it acceptable.

Yet... it was ultimately different from a normal father-son relationship, and he didn’t want to reveal it so soon.

"Once your Divine Soul recovers, you will understand."

Lin Yue sighed and could only say as much.

"Very well."

The Human Ancestor smiled and said, "Once my Divine Soul is restored, I can return to my physical body."

Without saying more, his Divine Soul immediately merged into the physical body within the coffin.

As the Divine Soul and lingering soul fused, it quickly began to harmonize with the physical body and merge within.

Lin Yue silently waited on the side.

This process didn’t take long; in just a moment, the Human Ancestor’s Divine Soul had completely integrated into the physical body, starting to emanate vitality, with only the Divine Soul still merging.

After all, the experiences of the Human Ancestor after proving were extremely prolonged, thus requiring some time to re-integrate.

At the instant the vitality of the Human Ancestor’s physical body was restored—

"Boom!"

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted from the Human Ancestor’s physical body, seemingly reviving alongside the Human Ancestor’s physical body!

That terrifying aura even permeated, effortlessly penetrating the barrier set up in advance, and spread violently.

"What is this..."

Lin Yue felt this aura, his pupils constricting sharply.

If he were his past self, he might not have understood just how terrifying this aura was.

But now, he could sense how astounding the essence of this aura was.

This was the Ultimate Path, transcending everything!

However, this aura did not belong to a life entity, instead resembling a...

Divine Artifact?

But how could the Human Ancestor’s body possess such a terrifying aura?

"The Taichu Divine Power that the Human Ancestor attempted to refine, where exactly did it come from..."

A shocking thought flashed through Lin Yue’s mind: "Could it be... from an Ultimate Divine Artifact?"

He now suspected that there was an actual Ultimate Divine Artifact concealed within the Human Ancestor’s body!

Perhaps this was the source from which the Human Ancestor once obtained the Taichu Divine Power, given that it’s quite normal for remnants of Taichu Divine Power to be found in Ultimate Divine Artifacts, although the Crown Prince never mentioned an Ultimate Divine Artifact before.

What exactly was going on?

But there was no time left to act, nor was there time to ponder much more.

At this moment, the catastrophic aura released during the revival of the Ultimate Divine Artifact had entirely spread out, beyond what any barrier could constrain!

"Hahaha... Has the Divine Artifact of the Master of the Ancient Days finally awakened?"

A strange yet familiar burst of laughter echoed from outside the hall; simultaneously, Lin Yue sensed an aura of slight familiarity.

Though it was his first time sensing this aura, he immediately confirmed the identity of the presence.

It was the Second Primordial Spirit of Xiahou Shou, present inside the Heavenly Demon Palace!

Lin Yue’s eyes turned cold, his expression grew serious, then with a wave of his sleeve, streams of light swiftly laid out layers of array defenses.

These were the array treasures given by the Master of Yanfu, and once deployed, they were enough to withstand the power of the Heavenly Demon Ancestor, who possesses a Lifebound Sovereign Artifact such as this.

Once the array was set up, Lin Yue summoned his Lifebound Divine Artifact Battle Saber, which transformed into a stream of flowing light in his hand.

"The Heavenly Demon Ancestor will take some time to return from Great Yong; Xiahong Feng’s revival won’t take all that long..."

Lin Yue took a deep breath, having already mused over a thought, he made his decision.

Meanwhile, the aura of Xiahou Shou’s Second Primordial Spirit was detected nearing, and the hall gate trembled softly, about to open.

Lin Yue pushed the Chaos Heaven and Earth within him to its limit, gripping the Divine Artifact Battle Saber in his hand tightly.

"The time it takes for the Heavenly Demon Ancestor to return from Great Yong will be a while, Xiahong Feng’s recovery surely won’t take that long..."

With a thought, a decision had already formed in his mind.

In that fleeting moment, as the hall doors began to open, before the figure outside had entered, a hazy saber light exploded with a roar, disintegrating all voids and converging into water, fire, and chaos.

Under the saber light stood an unfamiliar Heavenly Demon Clan’s Demon God, whose aura bore a subtle connection to Xiahou Shou’s Second Primordial Spirit!

In that instant, Lin Yue thought that the murderous intent in his swing intensified, completely unleashing the results of his cultivation over the past period.

"You..."

The terrifying saber light slashing towards him made Xiahou Shou, once joyous and ecstatic, instantly startled.