The fleet moved to the edge of the atmosphere, where the sky turned to the blackness of space.
There, a massive rift pulsed with purple energy. Ancient stone doors floated in the void.
The Tomb of the Void Emperor.
Mo Tian stood on the hull of his city. Beside him was Ling Long, looking pale and betrayed.
Across from them, on his golden fortress, stood Ancestor Xuan Yuan.
"Open it," Xuan Yuan commanded.
Mo Tian nudged Ling Long. "Go ahead. Do your destiny thing."
Ling Long looked at her grandfather. "Is it true? Am I just a sacrifice?"
Xuan Yuan looked at her without emotion. "You are the glory of the Clan. Your sacrifice will allow me to ascend to Divine Sovereign. You should be honored."
Ling Long closed her eyes. A tear fell.
"I hate you," she whispered.
She raised her hand. Her blood resonated with the gate.
RUMBLE.
The stone doors opened.
A wind from the ancient past blew out. It carried the scent of dry bones and starlight.
"The path is open!" Xuan Yuan's eyes greedily lit up. "All Elders! Follow me!"
He flew toward the gate.
"Let's go," Mo Tian grabbed Ling Long. "Stay close to me. If you wander off, the void will eat you."
They entered the Tomb.
Inside the Tomb.
It wasn't a building. It was a pocket dimension. A maze of floating platforms over an endless abyss.
"The main chamber is ahead," Xuan Yuan lead the way, his Golden Immortal aura suppressing the void beasts that tried to attack.
They reached the center.
A coffin made of Void Crystal floated there. Inside was a skeleton wearing space-time armor.
And floating above the coffin was the Void Emperor's Spark—a mass of swirling energy.
"The Dao of Space!" Xuan Yuan laughed. "It is mine!"
He reached for it.
"Trap Card: Activate."
Mo Tian slammed his hand on the ground.
"System: Array Overwrite!"
He hadn't been idle during the journey. He had been scattering Chaos Dust (bought from the shop) along the path.
The Chaos Dust reacted with the Tomb's array.
SLAM.
The doors of the Tomb slammed shut. The dimension locked down.
"What?!" Xuan Yuan turned around. "You dare trap us here?"
"I'm not trapped with you," Mo Tian smiled, his Chaos Nascent Soul expanding to cover the exit. "You're trapped with me."
"You act tough for a mere Nascent Soul!" Xuan Yuan roared. "DIE!"
He unleashed his Golden Immortal Domain. Golden World.
Everything turned to solid gold. Mo Tian froze.
"I control the Law of Gold! You are nothing!"
Xuan Yuan reached for Mo Tian's throat.
But suddenly, the space warped.
Ling Long stepped in front of Mo Tian.
"Void Shift."
She teleported Mo Tian ten feet away.
"You..." Xuan Yuan glared at her. "You defy me?"
"I want to live," Ling Long said, her eyes burning. "And he is the only one who didn't lie to me."
"Then die with him!"
Xuan Yuan attacked.
Mo Tian stepped forward.
"System," Mo Tian whispered. "Time to spend the savings."
[Expenditure: 200,000 System Points.] [Item: One-Time Consumable - The God-Killer Needle.]
Mo Tian held up a tiny, rusted needle.
"Hey, Grandpa!" Mo Tian shouted. "Catch!"
He threw the needle.
It looked pathetic.
Xuan Yuan scoffed. He raised a golden shield.
The needle hit the shield.
It didn't break. It passed through it. It phased through the gold law. It phased through Xuan Yuan's armor.
It pierced his dantian.
POP.
The needle expanded instantly into a Black Hole.
"AAAAHHHHH!"
Xuan Yuan screamed as his Golden Immortal Core was sucked into the singularity inside his own stomach.
"My cultivation! My Law!"
He collapsed, writhing on the floor.
Mo Tian walked over.
"Money buys power," Mo Tian shrugged. "And I am very rich."
He looked at the writhing Ancestor.
"You wanted to eat your granddaughter?" Mo Tian asked. "Irony is a bitch."
"Devour."
Mo Tian placed his hand on Xuan Yuan's head.
He didn't just eat the energy. He ate the Golden Immortal Law. He ate the soul.
[Devoured: Golden Immortal (Early Stage).] [Energy Overload.] [Breaking Limits...]
Mo Tian's body cracked. Light shot out of his eyes.
He floated up to the Void Emperor's Spark.
"And dessert."
He swallowed the spark.
FLASH.
The Tomb shook.
When the light faded, Mo Tian stood there.
He was no longer a Nascent Soul.
He was a True Immortal. But not just any Immortal.
[Current Realm: Chaos Immortal - Stage 1.] [Laws Acquired: Gold, Space, Chaos.]
He looked at Ling Long.
"Shall we go take over the Alliance?" Mo Tian offered his hand.
Ling Long looked at the dead body of her grandfather. She took Mo Tian's hand.
"Yes," she said. "Let's burn it down."