The Immortal Bell's yearning to take form as a living being had long since been etched into its very bones.
Unlike Imperial Weapons and Emperor Weapons, immortal artifacts did not need to awaken. Through endless ages, their consciousness could only remain trapped within cold metal shells, unable to touch the world with their own hands.
That loneliness tormented the mind more than any tribulation of slaughter.
For an immortal artifact that already stood at the pinnacle of this world, further gains in strength were all but impossible. Taking on a living form had become its sole hope.
The Undying Heavenly Emperor's offer struck it right where it was most vulnerable.
The Immortal Bell's spirit hesitated only briefly before agreeing.
Losing a little of its essence would hardly cripple an immortal artifact. Given enough time, it could always recover.
If the venture proved impossible, it could simply withdraw. There was no reason to sacrifice itself.
Boundless immortal light bloomed from the depths of the void.
The dark-yellow bronze Immortal Bell swelled to a height of ten thousand zhang. The Innate Dao Patterns of star rivers and Kunlun branded into its walls lit up in succession. Layers of tangible sound waves spread outward, forcibly sweeping aside the Immortal Iron Rod that the Battle Holy Emperor brought crashing down.
The Immortal Bell enveloped the Undying Heavenly Emperor's broken body, turned into a dazzling streak of immortal light, and smashed through layer after layer of spatial barriers as it hurtled toward the universe outside.
"You think you can escape?"
The Battle Holy Emperor roared.
The divine and demonic avatars attacked again, the radiance of their Forbidden Divine Arts illuminating the entire dark void.
If they let the Immortal Bell escape with the Undying Heavenly Emperor today, these Ancient Emperors and Heavenly Venerables would lose