The Punisher Battleship.

After exiting the Akasha Spiritual World and opening his eyes, Ling Chen suddenly found a stone trunk quietly laying on the floor in front of him.

This stone trunk was not big nor small. It was simple and unadorned, and it did not garner much attention. However, it gave off an ancient aura or scent.

At this moment, Ling Chen's heart was beating like a drum. It was beating so fast that it looked like it was about to burst out from his chest as he was looking at the stone trunk in front of him.

He was extremely anxious and his hands started to tremble uncontrollably. His eyes were filled with anticipation, yet he was still hesitating to open the stone trunk as he didn't know what to expect.

He had no clue about the content of the stone trunk. He even tried to use his eye power to see through it but failed as the stone trunk was protected by an unknown and mysterious power.

A few seconds later, Ling Chen finally regained his composure. He then garnered all his courage before immediately reached out and slowly opened the stone trunk.

However, the moment he did and saw the content inside, he was stunned. It was as if he was hit by a lightning bolt.

At the same time, out of nowhere, tears started to stream down his face like a never-ending waterfall.

His gaze was filled with a plethora of emotions while looking at the objects inside the stone trunk; there was anger, hatred, sadness, guilt, cruelness, and a raging murderous intent.

Ling Chen was unable to control his emotions while looking at the objects inside the stone trunk. It was the first time that happened to him.

What was even more bizarre, he didn't even know why he felt that way while looking at them as it was his first time seeing them. Yet, he felt a soul tearing pain while looking at them.

Within the stone trunk, there was a pair of daggers that was about twenty inches long. There was no sheath covering and protecting them.

Each one of them was emitting a terrifying sword intent. Anyone would tremble after feeling the power of the pair of daggers, once unleashed, was capable of slicing even space and time.

One of the daggers was black like an obsidian stone while the other was white as jade or the newly fallen snow. Moreover, they were both surrounded by a faint dark and white glow.

Upon careful observation, one would find that this pair of daggers weren't made from treasured metal or godly ore, but rather, they looked like they were carved from the fangs or the bones of a ferocious beast.

Furthermore, beneath the pair of daggers, there was a pitch-black imperial robe adorned with numerous golden ancient runes that were folded neatly within.

Looking at the pair of daggers, Ling Chen suddenly had this urge to grab them and he did without hesitation. They were both as light as feather.

Buzz! Buzz!

The moment the pair of daggers was in his hand, they instantly unleashed two rays of light. One was as bright and luminous as the immortal's brilliance while the other was as dark as the devil's aura, similar to Ling Chen's dark and holy energy.

Grasping the pair of pair daggers in his hands, Ling Chen felt an odd sense of familiarity. This sense of familiarity wasn't because of the dark and light energy, but because of something else.

Ling Chen felt as though it wasn't his first time holding this pair of daggers in his hand. It was like he has been used to them all his life. It was as if he had found his long-lost treasure. It was an extremely odd feeling.

After a second, an even stranger event happened!

The pair of daggers that were shining brightly now have mysteriously disappeared in Ling Chen's hand!

At the same time, a pair of tattoos suddenly appeared on the back of his hands. His right hand had the tattoo of the black dagger while his left hand had the white one. They looked identical to the real ones.

Seeing this, Ling Chen didn't look nervous nor panic as if it was natural. He just looked at the tattoos on the back of his hand for a second or two before he slowly reached out and grabbed the dark imperial robe and put it on as well.

Though the dark imperial robe was extremely big for his size, it strangely shrunk by itself before it fitted him perfectly. It was as though it wasn't just a simple imperial robe and had its own consciousness.

The moment Ling Chen put on that imperial robe, the atmosphere around him suddenly changed. His entire being became extremely profound. Anyone would shiver if they looked at him right now.

He resembled an Imperial King that sat above the high heaven. His body was emitting a powerful imperial momentum that was so powerful and oppressive that it gave others the urge to kneel.

It was as if he had become an emperor of war that had carried out expeditions all over the myriad realms. He was like an invincible supreme grand ruler that stood above all, a supreme God-Emperor among deities!

It was unknown if this sudden change was actually brought by the imperial robe or it was simply the catalyst that awakened something was buried deep within his soul.

"What the hell is going on?" Even Ling Chen was surprised by this sudden change in momentum.

What was even more frightening, whether it was the pair of daggers or the imperial robe, they both looked and felt extremely familiar to Ling Chen. It was as if they were his. However, Ling Chen was sure that it was his first time seeing them.

Buzz!

While Ling Chen was still immersed in this new and strange feeling, a small golden rune that was engraved into a stone trunk suddenly burst into a brilliant light before it transformed into the shape of a woman. It was like a hologram.

"Mother." Ling Chen suddenly blurted out after seeing the image of the woman. Even though his mother had died after giving birth to him, he still knew how she looked like as there was a giant portrait of her in the Heavenly Demon Palace.

In the portrait, his mother looked extremely young. She seemed to be around twenty or so and possessed a charming and noble presence.

Though this image of this young and beautiful woman was made of some sort of energy, she still looked exactly like the portrait of her mother in the Heavenly Demon Palace.

As such Ling Chen was hundred percent sure that this woman was his mother. However, the next words that came out of the woman's mouth suddenly turned Ling Chen's whole world upside side.

"Your Majesty is everlasting and invincible across the eons!" Yelled out the woman before she bowed respectfully toward Ling Chen.

"I believe that Your Majesty has already received the items. Even though they have lost all their powers during the last Great War and their spirits went into slumber, they could still be a great help to your Majesty."

"I suggest you put on the imperial robe all the time as it could hide your presence from them until you regain your true strength and memories." Explained the woman.

"I know that you have a lot of questions. Unfortunately, I can't answer any of them or clear your doubt. The moment you became aware and remember everything is the moment they will find you."

"All I can tell your Majesty is to continue to increase your strength and ultimately, you will take back all that was yours and even more. You will be able to stand above the high heavens again and become the only one across all the eons." Stated the woman.

"As your most faithful and loyal servant, I am sorry that I couldn't be there to fight alongside you and become your sword once more. If I were to stay by your side, I would have put you in danger."

"Those treacherous bastards know that I survived, including a strand of your true soul. They also know that I took the Myriad Realms Tree Seed with me. As such, they're still looking for both of us."

"Anyway, don't worry your Majesty. They will never be able to find you in that place. However, you still have to hurry and regain your strength because I don't know how long I could hide from them." Said the woman with an apologetic look on her face before she suddenly disappeared into nothingness.