The Golden Maiden had been defeated before everyone by a human prodigy. How could a princess who had always stood so high and mighty still have the face to remain? She immediately withdrew with the guards of her clan.
Ancient scriptures, immortal materials, sage insights, sacred artifacts exclusive to Great Emperors—she wanted none of it anymore.
Unexpectedly, the victor of the prodigy battle, Eastern Saint Ye Fan, also nodded in farewell to several old friends before abandoning the geniuses of his sect and sailing away aboard his golden warship.
The Desolate Ancient Sacred Body had left as well, returning to his sect amid everyone's confusion and puzzlement.
Rumble...
There was no time for people to think further. The ancient temple complex trembled faintly, and entrances to multiple secret realms appeared in the heart of the Central Plains, instantly unleashing thunderous roars.
The greatest Divine Treasury the Ascension Divine Dynasty had left in the world had officially opened!
The Central Plains Ancestral Temple had thirty-six layers of heaven, each evolving into a small world.
The secret realm had only just opened. Cultivators from various sects and powerful figures from the myriad ancient races were still locked in bitter combat against an endless army of yin spirits in the first and second heavens, their battle cries shaking the sky.
Yet the thirty-third layer of heaven swiftly received an uninvited guest.
Deep within the Sage Small World, an ancient hall lay quietly dormant.
Atop the central altar sat a stone box no larger than a palm.
Two dragon-like ancient divine insects, each over a meter long, glowed all over. Their bodies were vigorous and powerful as they slept with their necks entwined, jointly guarding the stone box beneath them.
God-Slaying Insects—ancient divine insects said to be capable of devouring even deities—were incomparably