Asura Mad Emperor

As soon as Qinchuan had sealed the bronze door, Ji Huo'er and Ling Xian'er rose gracefully from beneath the Blood Pool and landed steadily beside him.

Both were in a sorry state, with their clothes torn and tattered, and dreadful wounds gaped on their arms, indicating that they had survived a battle to the death.

In Ling Xian'er's hands was a blood-red lotus, its flowers blossoming radiantly, as if forged from fresh blood.

"Wow haha, what's going on here!"

Below the Demon Pool, the two had sensed something was amiss, and after plucking the blood-red lotus, had not stopped for a moment before breaking the surface. Ji Huo'er was shocked to discover that the world was collapsing right after they emerged from the Demon Pool, and she cried out aloud in panic.

"A great catastrophe has befallen this world; it's about to collapse," Ding Hao had been waiting at the bronze door for the return of Qinchuan and Ji Huo'er and now joined them at Qinchuan's side, explaining with a worried expression.

"What on earth happened behind the bronze door?" Ling Xian'er's face also showed a horrified startle as she turned towards Qinchuan.

The world was undergoing such a drastic change, likely related to what lay behind the bronze door.

"Forget about that for now, take refuge inside the Divine Cauldron!" Qinchuan didn't elaborate further, summoning the Divine Cauldron and ushering Ding Hao and the others inside to avoid the dangers brought on by the world's collapse.

Inside the bronze door, space was collapsing rapidly. Even for the likes of Qinchuan and the Netherworld Saintess, there would be no chance of survival if they were caught within.

Outside the bronze door, the world's space was expanding rapidly. Theoretically, everyone still had a great chance of survival, but the dangers were unpredictable, and ordinary Cultivators could still be erased if they were caught in it.

Ding Hao and the others had grave looks on their faces, aware of the danger. After a slight surprise learning that the cauldron in Qinchuan's hand was a Divine Artifact, they promptly leaped into it, not daring to hesitate.

The double-winged demon tiger had also stayed by Ding Hao's side, waiting for Qinchuan's return, and now it spread its wings and flew into the cauldron.

Just then, a booming sound erupted, and a dazzling, brilliant light exploded before their eyes, turning the world into a realm of light and shadow.

Void Turbulence, the collapse of great principles, the wild scrambling of Dharma Patterns, and terrifying spatial rifts opened wide, swallowing everyone inside the bronze door.

Across the vast lands of the Spirit Martial Secret Realm, many Martial Artists had not yet entered the Central Area or the bronze door.

At that moment, they too were completely shattered by the terrifying energy released by the explosion of this world.

This world finally shattered completely.

Boom!

The entire Spirit Martial Secret Realm exploded, collapsed, and finally vanished, as the world's fracture released terrifying energy that spread far and wide. A fierce wind blew through, dismembering countless Fierce Beasts in the Spirit Martial Forest, felling trees, and sending boulders flying.

The ancient bronze road that had meandered for billions of years was also completely blown away in this massive explosion.

What was once a lush and misty primeval forest had now become ruins, leaving behind nothing but endless black soil, the aftermath of the explosion tearing open the land.

The potent energy spread throughout heaven and earth, causing the land to shake violently.

To the far east, Flying Swallow City, Tianqing City in the Central Region, Giant Elephant City to the south, Taiyuan City to the far west, as well as countless Sects' retreats, numerous Great Emperors and Quasi-Emperors all sensed this fearsome energy, opening their eyes wide with shock.

Then, these Great Emperors either shot forth terrifyingly bright lights from their eyes, trying to penetrate the mysteries, or made gestures and calculations, vainly hoping to see through heaven and earth to discern the catastrophe. But the heaviness of the mists rising in this world muddled the fates, plunging everyone into bewilderment and chaos.

"What's going on?"

"What happened?"

Spirit Martial City was closest to the Spirit Martial Secret Realm. With news of the emergence of the Spiritual Treasure from the Spirit Martial Great Tomb having spread, more and more prodigies from various families had gathered there, awaiting the opening of the Spirit Martial Great Tomb to enter.

At that time, the energy from the explosion of the Spirit Martial Great Tomb was the first to reach them, and Spirit Martial City, under this terrifying force, was like a boat in a vast ocean, with its walls shattered by the blast and countless buildings destroyed.

"Spirit Martial Great Tomb has collapsed!"

"Spirit Martial Great Tomb has collapsed!"

Finally, someone discovered the anomaly first and cried out these horrifying words.

Instantly, it caused a huge commotion; all martial artists in Spirit Martial City were deeply shaken, unable to believe it.

As a secret realm, the Spirit Martial Secret Realm had existed here for countless years. How could it suddenly collapse?

At this moment, all martial artists in Spirit Martial City activated their movement techniques, their mounts galloping and soaring, rushing towards the location where the Spirit Martial Secret Realm used to be.

But,

when the numerous martial artists arrived at the location where the Spirit Martial Secret Realm was supposed to be, the place had indeed turned into a void. After the massive explosion, nothing had been left behind.

"The Spirit Martial Great Tomb really has collapsed, leaving nothing behind!"

Many martial artists only then truly believed, feeling extremely shocked and terrified, but also immensely relieved.

They had originally been attracted by the Spiritual Treasure and had planned to enter the Spirit Martial Great Tomb, but it was still half a month away from reopening, so they had not yet had the chance to enter it.

No one imagined that this secret realm, standing for hundreds of millions of years, would actually collapse completely.

If they had arrived half a month earlier, chances were they would have been caught up in it and torn to pieces by this terrifying energy.

"Is anyone still alive here?"

At this time, a martial artist murmured to himself.

What exactly had happened inside the Spirit Martial Secret Realm to cause it to collapse so suddenly? If someone had survived, perhaps they could find out the answer.

"How is that possible? How could anyone survive the collapse of an entire world?"

Another martial artist shook his head and said, "Everything in that world has turned into nothingness. No one could have survived that powerful explosion."

"I also think it's impossible. The explosion of a secret realm, strong enough to destroy the walls of Spirit Martial City, if someone was at the center of it, they would have to endure such a powerful force. No one could survive that..."

The martial artist hadn't finished speaking,

when suddenly,

a bloody hand burst through the soft earth.

The next moment, a mud-covered man crawled out from the soil - none other than Qinchuan.

"Damn it! I didn't even get into the Divine Cauldron, how could it explode already!"

Qinchuan crawled out of the earth, spitting out a mouthful of dirt and unusually swearing.

The Divine Cauldron was a Divine Artifact from the Upper Realm, capable of stabilizing regions and devouring heavens, so naturally, it could withstand the explosion of a secret realm. He never intended to resist the force of the world's explosion himself but wanted to use it to protect against the collapse of this small world.

Only, he hadn't expected that right after Ding Hao and the others entered the Divine Cauldron, and before he had a chance to enter, the world had already completely collapsed.

If he had been luckier, it would have been fine, and he might have survived unscathed. But unfortunately for him, his luck was extremely bad, and he was subsequently swallowed by two void fissures.

If he were not the second strongest Asura Divine Body in the world, and had not awakened two organs of his incomplete Innate Body, it would have been difficult to survive this calamity.

In the end, he even had to use the power of the Emperor Soul to stabilize his physical body, with Dao Lotus anchoring his spirit, to barely withstand the pressure of this small world's collapse, but it still left him in a very sorry state.