Seizing the Divine Coffin!

When Ao Jiao heard that Li Yan intended to hijack the Heavenly Emperor's Divine Coffin, she was startled.

She stared at him in disbelief. "You want to hijack the Heavenly Emperor's Divine Coffin?"

"Aren't you afraid of offending the entire Old Heavenly Court?"

Li Yan remained calm and pointed outside.

"If the laws of the Abyss of the Netherworld fail, then you and I will both be turtles trapped in a jar."

Everyone knew that the Abyss of the Netherworld was sustained by the Heavenly Emperor's Divine Coffin. If its laws failed, it would inevitably begin with the Divine Coffin.

Ao Jiao stroked her chin thoughtfully. "You mean someone is tampering with the Heavenly Emperor's Divine Coffin?"

Li Yan nodded. "Yes, exactly."

"So next, I'll need your help to seize the Heavenly Emperor's Divine Coffin directly and ensure the stability of the Abyss of the Netherworld."

After hearing Li Yan's audacious plan, Ao Jiao felt that this man was utterly insane.

Even though everyone within the Abyss of the Netherworld was an undying, indestructible being, Li Yan dared to offend the Old Heavenly Court alone. He was this. She raised a thumb.

"Are you sure?"

The corners of Li Yan's lips rose. "If we let the Abyss of the Netherworld collapse, then we'll merely have escaped the great prison of the cultivation world into a smaller prison."

"If we succeed, then I will be the god of the Abyss of the Netherworld! This place will be ruled by me!"

Listening to Li Yan's words, Ao Jiao suddenly felt her blood boil. It sounded especially thrilling.

"Fine! If we're playing, then we'll play big. I'll stake my life to accompany a gentleman—let's do it!"

Once he confirmed that Ao Jiao was willing to support him, Li Yan did not dare waste a moment.

"Nothing more needs to be said. Let's go."

Li Yan pushed open the door and prepared to leave Yuan Xu Immortal Mansion with Ao Jiao.

He also glanced at Ember Extinguishing Immortal and Yan Qing Qing, who were meditating in the neighboring courtyard.

"Disciple, Qing Qing, the two of you continue meditating here. I need to go out for a while."

"The laws here have already been altered by me. Time no longer stands still."

Inside Yuan Xu Immortal Mansion, Li Yan used Side Effect Suppression to make time flow once more.

Ember Extinguishing Immortal could recover her cultivation, while Yan Qing Qing could cultivate here.

In any case, there was more than enough space inside this turtle shell. Accommodating another million people would not be a problem.

Jin Mie sensed something and spoke up. "Master, is there anything your disciple can help with?"

"Focus on recovering your strength for now. Once your injuries have healed, you can come help me."

After giving her a reassuring look, Li Yan left Yuan Xu Immortal Mansion together with Ao Jiao, who had taken human form.

A crack opened in the turtle shell. To the enormous Yuan Xu, even a single crack was comparable to a deep-sea trench.

Purple Micro Star Lord and the group of Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals waiting outside all turned their gazes toward Li Yan.

They had waited here for a long time, and at last, they saw this brat Li Yan.

"Fellow Daoist, you finally came out."

Before Purple Micro Star Lord could speak, Li Yan waved his hand. "Ao Jiao, lead the way!"

In an instant, the adorable dragon maiden beside him transformed into a colossal silver-scaled dragon and carried him straight toward the depths of the Old Heavenly Court.

Seeing Li Yan suddenly charge into the Heavenly Palace without warning, Purple Micro Star Lord flew into a rage. "You bastard! What do you intend to do?!"

There was no need to explain anything to anyone. Li Yan rode atop the dragon's head and headed straight for the Heavenly Emperor's Divine Coffin.

Seeing this, Purple Micro Star Lord swept his sleeve. "Twenty-Eight Mansions Heavenly Pass, Big Dipper Seven Stars Calamity Suppression, Southern Dipper Six Offices Life Protection!"

With a raised hand, three great stellar formations lit up across the Heavenly Palace!

"With your strength, you think you can force your way through?"

"Heh. How naive."

Purple Micro Star Lord openly mocked Li Yan and the Ancient Dragon Ao Jiao. They truly did not know the immensity of heaven and earth.

Although no one within the Abyss of the Netherworld could die or be destroyed, defensive and imprisoning formations still functioned.

If we can't kill you, can't we at least lock you up?

As the three great stellar formations descended like a net spread across heaven and earth, mocking smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

"Do you really think that just because the Old Heavenly Court has declined, any rabble can dare force their way into the Heavenly Palace?"

Li Yan stood atop Ao Jiao's head, sheltered by her crystalline dragon horns.

He looked at the net before him without the slightest concern.

If he had not been prepared, he would never have brought Ao Jiao to force their way into the Heavenly Palace.

Li Yan snapped his fingers. "Ao Jiao, just breathe Dragon Breath and tear an opening in these three formations."

The Ancient Dragon Ao Jiao looked at Li Yan. "Are you sure? These are Purple Micro Star Lord's three great stellar formations."

Holding onto a dragon horn, Li Yan radiated confidence from head to toe.

"When I do things, do I need you to teach me how?"

Hearing his unquestionable tone, Ao Jiao's enormous dragon heart thumped wildly. A fierce excitement surged into her soul.

This little skinny monkey carried such overwhelming force.

The Ancient Dragon clan worshipped the strong and also liked people who could shoulder great responsibility at critical moments.

Everything Li Yan had done was perfectly to the Ancient Dragon's taste.

"Fine, I'll listen to you!"

Ao Jiao immediately breathed Dragon Breath at the formations. Outside the formations, Purple Micro Star Lord's white willow-leaf brows relaxed.

"With this Ancient Dragon's strength, how could she possibly break my stellar formations?"

"If not for the laws of the Abyss of the Netherworld, I alone could snuff out this Ancient Dragon."

To Purple Micro Star Lord, his realm completely crushed Ao Jiao's.

Because of the Abyss of the Netherworld's laws, he could only imprison this Ancient Dragon and had no way to kill her.

Still, imprisoning Li Yan and Ao Jiao until the heavens grew old and the earth grew barren would not be much of a problem.

Yet just as Purple Micro Star Lord thought everything was over, damage began appearing on his formations.

"Hm?"

"What is this?"

"This Ancient Dragon can actually break through my Heavenly Pass?"

Purple Micro Star Lord clenched his fists and tried to repair the formations, but he soon discovered that he could not even close the opening that had been torn into them.

Why?

Because the power of the time-stagnation laws was extraordinarily strange.

There was something called cumulative damage.

Under Ao Jiao's Dragon Breath, the formations before them were being worn down without end.

Because Ao Jiao had Li Yan's Side Effect Law protecting her, she could inflict damage upon anyone within the Abyss of the Netherworld.

But do not forget: everything in the Abyss of the Netherworld was affected by time stagnation.

In other words...

Once a formation was damaged, it could not be repaired!

If the formation were compared to an earthen wall, Li Yan was like someone constantly digging away at it with a shovel. With no new earth to fill the gaps, it was only a matter of time before the formation was dug through.

Given enough time, there was no formation within the Abyss of the Netherworld that could not be broken.

The first formation, Twenty-Eight Mansions Heavenly Pass—broken!

The second formation, Big Dipper Seven Stars Calamity Suppression—broken!

The third formation, Southern Dipper Six Offices Life Protection, could clearly hold out longer. Yet because its damage could not be repaired, an opening was slowly torn through it as well.

At this point!

All three formations had been broken by Ao Jiao, and she carried Li Yan straight toward the Heavenly Palace.

At this moment, no one could stop Li Yan from entering the Heavenly Palace and seizing the Heavenly Emperor's Divine Coffin.