Opening the Origin Ancient Artifact! Desolate Heaven Emperor's Nirvana! Impacting the Quasi-Immortal Emperor!

"Xiao Xuan, are you truly going to open this box now?" Willow Deity asked softly, her tone grave.

"I have heard that this Origin Ancient Artifact is tainted by great strangeness. Countless Immortal Kings who tried to open it ultimately met unnatural deaths. The implications are far too great; we must not take it lightly."

Dark Willow Deity also tried to dissuade him, saying seriously, "Yes. I was born of darkness, so this box makes my heart tremble all the more. The dark origin within is pure to the extreme. The slightest misstep could bring catastrophic disaster. It would be better to consider this carefully."

Faced with the reminders from the two Willow Deities, Ye Xuan smiled.

His smile was calm and unhurried, carrying absolute confidence that he held the ages in his grasp.

"Put your minds at ease." Ye Xuan stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "I am now at the great perfection of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm. This mere creation of darkness from beyond the Sea of Worlds—even if it is filled with Dark Matter, even if it all erupts at once—cannot threaten me in the slightest."

As Willow Deity looked at Ye Xuan's towering, unshakable figure, the worry in her heart gradually faded.

"Since you have such confidence, we shall say no more. But you must take every precaution to prevent this dark aura from leaking out," Willow Deity reminded him.

Dark Willow Deity echoed her, "If needed, I can use the darkness of the same origin to help you suppress it."

"There is no need to trouble yourselves. I alone am enough," Ye Xuan replied.

Ye Xuan did not open the box immediately. Instead, he issued a Divine Edict summoning Desolate Heaven Emperor Shi Hao.

Before long, Shi Hao strode into the