In the innermost depths of the forbidden ground, this was a piece of scorched earth. In the outer regions, the mountains had collapsed and the rivers had dried up. The land was deathly still, without the slightest bit of life.
And inside, it was a scarlet expanse, dripping with fresh blood. Broken bones and flesh were scattered everywhere, it was a ghastly sight to behold!
This kind of blood was bright red and had an undying divine luster. Although most of the essence energy had dissipated, it was still shocking. There was a kind of pressure spreading outwards.
Emperor blood!
In just an instant, these three words appeared in the hearts of Huntuo and Ye Fan.
The center of the entire forbidden ground was bleak, emitting a sparkling red light. There were many puddles, all of them were this kind of emperor blood. There were even some blood-stained white bones and minced meat, causing the hearts of those who saw it to palpitate.
An aura that could slay the primordial spirit and seize the soul permeated the air. This wasn't a true powerful force, but rather a formless pressure from a spiritual domain. The stronger one was, the deeper they would feel it.
Ye Fan and Huntuo's blood was boiling. Their foreheads shone with a sparkling light, as if there were hundreds of stars on their backs. The immortal platforms at the center of their brows were about to explode.
Calm their hearts, focus, self-control. The two of them quickly stabilized their state of mind, allowing themselves to be like mortals. They didn't use their primordial spirits or physical strength to resist.
The pain of their bones being torn apart slowly disappeared. The two of them finally stabilized. The demonic and heaven-defying pressure ahead no longer targeted the two of them. Instead, it was conflicting with the emperor weapons.
Regardless of whether it was the blue gourd or the green copper cauldron on Ye Fan's head, their radiance didn't diminish at all.
The porcelain doll and the other children didn't sense the danger earlier. But when they saw Ye Fan and Great Sage Huntuo like this, they instantly understood that this place was filled with danger!
"A great emperor died here, even his body exploded. The path to immortalization is so terrifying, even an ancient supreme being died." Ye Fan sighed.
Great Sage Huntuo had a heavy expression. This kind of ending was truly moving. A supreme being who had been invincible throughout the ages actually had a day where he died, dying miserably on the path to immortal realms. This truly made one's heart tremble.
There was no head, no face, and no one could see his true appearance. The Ancient Emperor had completely exploded. His body was smashed into smithereens, and fresh blood drenched the place. It was a terrifying sight to behold.
Amongst these pieces of corpses, the only one that was completely preserved was a right palm. It was warm like jade, and it possessed a terrifying energy of divinity. If it were to strike someone, then even the Quasi-emperor would perish on the spot.
Sadly, right now, he could only lie there quietly. Everything was over. The ancient emperor failed in the path of immortality and died.
This was the ending of the path to immortality, the tragic end of an ancient supreme being!
Ye Fan had heard many legends, but what he was seeing now was the most tragic scene on the road to immortality. A Great Emperor-level figure was blown to pieces. How tragic was that?!
Further forward, it was chaotic and hazy, the entire small world cut off. This meant that the path of immortality stopped here, shattered.
This person failed to pass the trial and died dejectedly.
"Who is this person? Could it be the Undying Heavenly Emperor?" Ye Fan muttered to himself.
Great Sage Huntuo's heart immediately jumped. This title was supreme to the ten thousand ancient races. Even though tens of thousands of years had passed, he was still the supreme deity in the hearts of many ancient races.
And within many great races, there had always been a legend that the Undying Heavenly Emperor might not have died and had ascended to immortality!
In reality, there was no need to verify this at all. Perhaps it was the respect people had for the supreme deity in their hearts, and as a result, the legend and glory were derived. As for the truth, no one knew.
"It can't be the Undying Heavenly Emperor. He is unrivalled in this world. Even if he stepped onto the path of immortality, he wouldn't be defeated. He is known as undying. This trial cannot allow him to die." Huntuo shook his head and didn't accept this explanation.
"He came here before and buried the coffin, leaving behind a piece of human skin. His flesh and bones are nowhere to be seen. Could it not be him?" When Ye Fan opened and closed his eyes, light shot out in all directions.
In reality, he didn't really believe it was the Undying Heavenly Emperor, because he had previously heard the roar of another person in the battlefield outside. The one who seemed to have the upper hand seemed to be that Undying Heavenly Emperor.
"In this world, is there an era where two emperors coexisted?" Ye Fan asked.
Huntuo shook his head. From what he knew, there didn't seem to be such an era. However, when he thought of the Venerable Emperor Era, he became a bit hesitant. That was a great and complicated world. It was rumored that there might have been experts of the same level coexisting, but there was no proof.
The two of them circled around these shattered mountains and rivers, looking at the ghastly blood and white bones. The emperor's body had already been shattered, so the essence of his body had pretty much flowed out. However, it was still terrifying.
Of course, the most important thing was the spiritual pressure. The more powerful one was, the greater the effect, making one's heart tremble.
"To fight to this extent on the path of immortality, this person seems to be about to enter. Unfortunately, he still failed at the last moment and died miserably here."
"The time of this person's era was wrong. He wanted to forcefully barge in with his world-shaking cultivation, so he was destined to fail."
The two of them discussed. They wanted to bring out a piece of emperor bone, because even though the essence energy was about to scatter, that was still a rare immortal material. However, they couldn't do anything about it, because there were great emperor patterns interweaving about the shining blood and bone that still hadn't been erased.
Wuwu …
Suddenly, a sobbing sound entered their ears, sounding sorrowful and miserable, incomparably mournful. Someone was crying. From the sound of it, the age shouldn't be too young, extremely sorrowful. It was right up ahead.
There were emperor patterns flickering about here. Even though they didn't extend outwards, they could still distort space and other things, which was why they could powerfully interfere with one's sight and hearing.
At first, Ye Fan and Huntuo thought that it was an imprint that hadn't been erased since the ancient times, not taking it seriously. However, when they continued walking for several dozen li, they sensed a wave of emperor might, and only then were they shocked.
In a mountain col, there was an indistinct figure who was currently crying in grief, kneeling towards the flesh at the center. Meanwhile, above its head was a dragon sword that released brilliance in all directions, dazzling and resplendent. It continuously released mournful cries.
Tai Emperor Sword!
This was Central Continent Great Xia Emperor Clan's supreme treasure, left behind by its founder.
One didn't need to think too much to know that this person definitely came from the Everlasting Dynasty.
Ye Fan's heart shook, and Huntuo also instantly understood. Now, the truth had come to light. The one who died at the center of the battlefield was the Tai Emperor, the founder of the Grand Xia Dynasty.
The Tai Emperor stepped onto the path of immortalhood, but he failed forcefully and his body exploded here!
This was a Great Sage, his body emitting an aura of decay. He didn't have much lifespan left, and needless to say, this was the 'foundation' of the Grand Xia Imperial Clan. Now, he had appeared.
This person should be the Tai Emperor's descendant, otherwise, why would he be so sorrowful? He trembled as he stood up, crying a few times, allowing the Tai Emperor Sword to continue its mournful cries before finally leaving.
He didn't bid farewell to Ye Fan or Huntuo, he just left on his own.
It wasn't one of the Supreme Sovereigns of the Supreme Ancient Immortal Realms, it was actually the Tai Emperor. When the truth came out, Ye Fan sighed softly. Great Sage Huntuo was also startled and didn't say anything for a long time.
As for the porcelain doll and the others, they all kept their mouths shut, their little faces filled with solemnity. All of them held their breaths in concentration, listening quietly.
Ye Fan knew that the Tai Emperor had come here before, because during the battle back then, he and the others had ascended the tens of thousands of zhang tall jade platform and found the dao diagram left behind by the Undying Emperor within the coffin.
"So this was the result. It wasn't the Primordial Emperor, nor was it the Undying Emperor, but the Tai Emperor died!"
The Primordial Emperor died here, filled with unwillingness. Not far away, his emperor blood was still burning, and even now, it hadn't been extinguished. This was the resentment of his unwillingness.
Since ancient times, countless heroes had hoped to become immortals, but there was no record of a certain person becoming an immortal.
Now, it seemed that everything was a tragedy. Even the Primordial Emperor failed, leaving behind great hatred as he fell in a pool of blood on the path of immortalhood.
"What's with that roar from the battlefield?" Ye Fan muttered to himself as he looked at Huntuo.
Now that he thought about it, that roar was too terrifying. It seemed to be extremely angry at the Undying Emperor, and was loudly berating him, filled with hatred.
Huntuo was also deep in thought. This was really strange.
What exactly happened in the past? Why would there be such unwillingness to die? Why would such a voice be branded in the void, not dissipating even now?
That voice was so terrifying, and it was still there. It was very likely that it was the roar of a Great Emperor level character. Could it be left behind by the Tai Emperor?
No matter who it was, when they thought about it, they couldn't help but make some connections.
"How did the Tai Emperor die?" Ye Fan revealed a strange expression.
Great Sage Huntuo was silent. There were clues that pointed to one direction. It was very likely that the Undying Emperor had secretly attacked the Tai Emperor.
However, how was this possible? The Undying Emperor was a character from the beginning of the Primordial Era, at the end of the Legendary Era. It was at least several million years ago, and the Tai Emperor was someone from hundreds of thousands of years ago. How could the two of them meet? This didn't make sense.
"That old ghost, the Undying Emperor, could he have lived for so long? How is that possible? If that's the case, he wouldn't need to become an immortal, and he would already be immortal."
When Huntuo heard Ye Fan's disrespect, he didn't object. He only frowned and thought about it seriously for a long time. Even he felt a wave of horror and strangeness.
"Could it be that the Tai Emperor forcefully broke through and opened the path to immortality, but the Undying Emperor ambushed him and stole his immortal throne?!" The porcelain doll said in a low voice.
The other youngsters were all overwhelmed with shock. This matter was too far away from them. The Great Sage was someone they couldn't even look up to, let alone a Great Emperor. However, they had heard such a secret at this moment.
This was a bewildering murder case that involved ancient emperors.
After the porcelain doll finished speaking, he shook his head. This kind of deduction had a fatal flaw. Who could live for millions of years?
Ye Fan's eyes were cold as he said, "Could it be that the Undying Heavenly Emperor also walked that path in the end? Don't tell me that the Origin Ancient Mine was created by him, and that was why he was able to live for endless years?"
Huntuo was shaken. He said to himself, "Doing that would indeed allow one to live for so long. However, it is too cruel. It would be difficult for one to advance even an inch in this life."
The things he spoke of, at this point, there was already no longer a need to doubt what kind of existences there were in Origin Ancient Mine, that they survived precisely through such methods.
"The Undying Emperor definitely wouldn't do that. He was a prideful person, and from the moment he was born, he wanted to make all deities of the ten thousand worlds kneel beneath his feet. He would rather die than submit. He claimed to be number one throughout the ages, so how could he lower his head?" Great Sage Huntuo said.
Regardless, this place didn't have the Undying Emperor's corpse. He had come here before, so he definitely had some plans and obtained something.
"The number of Great Emperors and Emperors from the ancient times can be counted. Let's go to that battlefield again and carefully observe those engravings. We need to see who exactly left them behind to determine the truth behind this bloody case." Ye Fan said. He took the lead and walked out, wishing to get to the bottom of this.
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