That was...
A god!
Just like the sealed head of the Thunder God in the Soul Refining Hall.
Could the true form of the Five Magnet Immortal Mountain also be the body of a god? But the Five Magnet Immortal Mountain was a World Embryo. Then, were the so-called World Embryos of other worlds also parts of a god’s body?
Thinking about how every World Embryo possessed a unique, heaven-defying ability to support an entire world, Jiang Fan’s guess was further corroborated. His mind went blank.
At this moment, he possessed several World Embryos himself! Central Earth’s Tenth Dragon Ball World Embryo, more than half of the Ice Realm’s iceberg World Embryo, the Earth Realm’s spring World Embryo fragment, and the unknown Blood Spring World Embryo obtained from the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis.
Were they... all parts of a god’s body? Did every single world in the Hundred Realms of All Heavens contain the remains of a god? Was the entirety of all heavens nourished and formed by these remains?
His worldview suffered a severe impact, one no less shocking than when he first learned of the existence of the Ancient Giants.
"Alright, the viewing ends here. We should go."
The East Emperor’s urging jolted Jiang Fan, Yu Luo, and the others awake. Jiang Fan instantly became alert. Yu Luo and her companion were about to make their move.
The Mixed Element Nine-winged Archangel spoke earnestly, "East Emperor, please allow me to kneel and perform a kowtow to the Holy Mountain."
The East Emperor frowned, thinking it was a hassle. However, considering the other party’s identity and that it was merely a kowtow, he obliged. "Make it quick. We shouldn’t stay here for long."
Having received permission, the Mixed Element Nine-winged Archangel knelt on the ground with a pious heart. "Oh Holy Mountain above, Hun Yuan of the Lost Heavenly Realm seeks an audience.
"May you bless my Angel Clan with everlasting prosperity!"
Immediately after, he lowered his hands and forehead, bowing deeply.
However, the moment he touched the ground, an invisible layer of the Power of Laws suddenly pierced out from his body. Being at close range and completely off guard, the East Emperor’s body was instantly impaled by it.
"What are you doing?" the East Emperor reprimanded in astonishment. This was an extremely dangerous place; any sudden move meant trouble.
Soon, the East Emperor sensed an anomaly in his soul. His expression drastically changed. "You’re reading my past?
"West Empress, watch out!"
Fortunately, after Hun Yuan’s Power of Laws passed through the umbrella and reached the outside, it was immediately suppressed by the Five Elements Power and could not spread to the West Empress. But almost simultaneously, an identical fluctuation of Laws erupted from Yu Luo’s sleeve.
Caught completely unawares, the West Empress was pierced by the Power of Laws. Her expression shifted drastically. Grabbing Jiang Fan, she decisively gripped the umbrella and retreated a hundred fathoms away, exposing Yu Luo to the Five Elements Power. No matter what they were trying to do, she had to suppress them first!
However, the two of them, now outside the umbrella’s protection, were not pinned down like the remains of the Eight-winged Archangels from before. On the contrary, they moved freely!
Upon closer inspection, they discovered that the two each had a layer of five-colored halos around their bodies. The Five Elements Power emanating from them was several tiers higher than that of the umbrellas the East Emperor and West Empress held.
The East Emperor said in a deep voice, "They have Quasi-Realm Artifacts on them to resist the Five Elements Power!
"They came for the Five Magnet Immortal Mountain!"
The two had clearly come prepared! Yu Luo and Hun Yuan converged and exchanged glances, evidently communicating via soul transmission just as before.
The West Empress felt a strong sense of foreboding. "They read our pasts. What are they looking for?"
Jiang Fan’s heart leaped into his throat. Hun Yuan’s Law, it turned out, was to read the past. It seemed Hun Yuan must have secretly used it on him and discovered that his past could not be traced back. Thus, he deduced that the West Empress’s Memory Erasing Technique was useless against Jiang Fan as well.
Right now, the two of them were individually reading the pasts of the East Emperor and West Empress. They were searching for an extremely important memory. And what memory was most pressing at this exact moment?
Suddenly, Jiang Fan’s gaze landed on the bowl-shaped Array in front of him, and his heart skipped a beat. He knew what they were looking for! They were looking for the method to unlock the Array!
Once the Array was unlocked, the sealed Five Elements Power would instantly rush out, making it impossible for the East Emperor and West Empress to resist. Meanwhile, the two bearing Quasi-Realm Artifacts would be able to take away the Five Magnet Immortal Mountain without any hindrance!
Just as he guessed the truth, Hun Yuan’s eyes flashed with sharp light. He slammed both palms fiercely onto the Array, silently chanting an obscure and complicated Spell.
As soon as he chanted it, the East Emperor understood. Furious, he roared, "Stop!"
The West Empress also came to a sudden realization. The two were actually trying to unlock the Array!
The Sealing of the Array here was controlled by the East Emperor and West Empress in turns. Every hundred years, they would switch to a completely new incantation seal. Outsiders had no idea who held the sequence at any given time. Therefore, the two of them simultaneously activated their past-retracing Magic to find the incantation seal that would unlock the Array.
And now, they had found it!
Murderous intent erupted from the East Emperor as he charged forward with thundering strides to kill them. However, it was too late.
With a sound like tearing silk, the Array that had existed for ten thousand years was opened! A visible, irregular crack spread from the top of the Array to its bottom.
The East Emperor’s pupils shrank drastically. How immense was the Five Elements Power sealed within the inner perimeter for ten thousand years? Even a Nine-winged Great Angel would be suppressed to the point of helplessness! He no longer had the time to deal with the two of them; he turned around and sprinted outward as fast as he could.
The West Empress’s beautiful eyes also shrank as she grabbed Jiang Fan and fled.
In this place, they could not release any of their powers externally; they could only act through their Physical Power. A distance of five thousand fathoms would take them only the blink of an eye. However, the Sealing behind them collapsed far faster than they had imagined.
With a loud CRACK, the Sealing gave way like a collapsing dam. An endless torrent of Five Elements Power instantly poured out, enveloping an area of ten thousand fathoms in radius.
Unable to withstand the pressure, the Earth Origin Umbrella in the East Emperor’s hand exploded. He was pinned to the ground on the spot, unable to move. He couldn’t even blink his eyes!
The West Empress suffered a similar fate. Her Origin Umbrella was blown to pieces, and she was forced onto the ground.
Jiang Fan’s eyes darted around. He didn’t use the Void Flow Power. Instead, he pretended to let out a miserable groan and allowed himself to be suppressed to the ground. At this moment, no one would suspect him. Even the East Emperor and West Empress had ended up in such a state, let alone someone like him who had newly entered the Virtuous Realm.
Yu Luo and Hun Yuan were actually not having an easy time either. The two wore expressions of pain, and the five-colored halos on their bodies flickered unsteadily. Their legs trembled as they barely managed to stand by supporting each other. Even speaking was a strenuous task.
"Quick, collect the Five Magnet Immortal Mountain!" Yu Luo urged.
Hun Yuan gritted his teeth tightly. Slowly and with great difficulty, he reached his hand into his robe and took out a pre-prepared speck of dust.
While that speck of dust might have been unfamiliar to others, Jiang Fan couldn’t have been more familiar with it. It was precisely a small world! It was a broken small world left behind when an expert at the Half-step Saint Realm failed to break through to the Saint Realm. Indeed, just like a Dragon Ball, it could contain extraordinary objects like World Embryos.
The East Emperor and West Empress could only watch helplessly, burning with anxiety. Under the bombardment of the Five Elements Power, it was exceptionally difficult for them to even open their mouths to speak.
But right at this moment, groups of alarmed Great Angels arrived via Instantaneous Movement. Among them was the third strongest expert of the Northern Heavenly State, second only to the East Emperor and West Empress: Kong Xuanji!
From a distance of ten thousand fathoms away, she visually detected the anomaly with the two leaders. Making a prompt decision, she took out a ten-thousand-fathom-long black chained hook and threw it down from above, aiming to snare Hun Yuan.
Yu Luo’s expression shifted. Kong Xuanji was the variable she had worried about the most! With the East Emperor and West Empress subdued, Kong Xuanji was the absolute ruler of the Northern Heavenly State! Right now, her intention was to interrupt Hun Yuan and prevent him from collecting the Immortal Mountain.
Fortunately, Yu Luo had long made arrangements for this. Her eyes flashed as she looked at Jiang Fan and sent a soul transmission.
"Kid, it’s time you did me a favor!"