Ahead, on the barren plain ringed by stone pillars, the eight remaining Sacred Kings clustered around an incomparably magnificent Chaos Coffin. It was the coffin of the Nether Capital Great Emperor.
There had originally been a vast tomb outside the coffin as well. Within the tomb stood palaces, three courts and six residences, a Cosmic Star Chart—every part of the burial complex carved and sculpted from chaos stone, lavish beyond description.
But evidently, they had discarded that great chaos tomb while fleeing from Di Shu's pursuit.
The Nether Capital Great Emperor was severely injured, yet carrying the Chaos Coffin only made him run faster.
Moreover, this Chaos Coffin had three layers inside, three in the middle, and three outside, nine coffins in all. Countless treasures had been stuffed between the coffins. Now the coffin lids opened, and all manner of treasures flew out to fend off Di Shu and his allies!
Every treasure flying from the coffin possessed extraordinary might. In another universe, powerful beings had offered their treasures to the occupant buried in this coffin as memorial gifts, using them to fill the coffin.
They had hoped their treasures would protect this being's corpse and escort it into the Chaos Sea, where it could gain a new life.
Yet the Great Dao rhythms emanating from those treasures were almost wholly different from those of the Immortal Dao Universe. Though they shared certain common ground, their modes of expression bore not the slightest resemblance.
The Heaven and Earth Great Dao of the Immortal Dao Universe was expressed through Immortal Dao Runes, while the universe where the Nether Capital Great Emperor had lived in his previous life used a manner of expression entirely beyond Su Yun and the others' comprehension.
Su Yun and the others did not understand it, and neither