Eternal Holy Emperor

It felt like returning to the most primitive Huanggu era, desolate and devoid of human traces, with not a single cultivator in sight. Instead, one could see terrifying fierce beasts roaring and howling in the Million Mountains of the wilderness, reverberating across the heaven and earth, shaking the ten directions.

There were immense Huanggu elephants appearing and colossal Heavenly Snakes as thick as mountain ranges, with heads crowned with feelers, not a Jiao Dragon yet even stronger than one, soaring through the sky, displaying signs of Dragon Transformation.

One could also witness an entire mountain suddenly rising from the ground, dust and smoke soaring into the sky, obscuring the sun. Beneath the mountain, unbelievably, was a gigantic turtle, having slept for who knows how many years, with forests having grown all over its body, causing even Heavenly Kings to feel a sense of danger.

Yet the turtle, bearing the mountain, merely glanced at them slowly, its enormous claws slicing through the void with a swoosh, and then disappeared into it.

"It's a Heavenly King!"

Everyone was shocked.

Unexpectedly, not long after entering the Ancient Emperor Continent, they encountered an existence of this level, one of the supreme beings even on the Ancient God Continent, an overlord.

The Ancient Emperor Continent, mysterious and wild, was not the prosperous and flourishing Human Clan realm imagined, but curiously powerful.

Because in this wilderness lived many sufficiently powerful creatures, like the turtle bearing a mountain, and the thousand-mile-long Demon Dragon, thicker than mountain ranges, both terrifying presences at the Heavenly King Realm.

What kind of Ancient Emperor Continent was this, truly mysterious, truly extraordinary, yet infinitely more dangerous than imagined.

Without the thirteen Heavenly Kings present, all the heroic masters felt an impossible sense of progressing further.

For they did not know if they would encounter a Heavenly King Realm presence at the next moment, with a single finger sufficient to crush them to dust, eradicating their existence.

Although they had a Great Power Level ancient ship, and although there were thirteen Heavenly Kings, they still advanced cautiously along the continent's interior, not daring to be overly bold, always being careful to avoid touching any true dangers.

After all, this was the Ancient Emperor Continent!

On the fifth day, the ancient ship had ventured as deep as seven million miles, yet the wilderness along the way did not decrease, and more and more powerful ancient beasts appeared, traversing the infinite, expansive land, with divine birds soaring through the Ninth Layer Heaven as well.

Even the Ancient Desolate Demon Domain of the Ancient God Continent could not compare to the terror of the Ancient Emperor Continent.

Naturally, truly powerful beings above the Saintly Treasure Realm never numbered too many, and there weren't many ancient beast overlords of the Heavenly King Realm. Besides encountering the Demon Dragon Heavenly King and the Ancient Turtle Heavenly King at the beginning, they had not met a third, letting them breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Along the journey, they also encountered some perilous lands, having both those innately formed and those acquired, burials of many powerful ancient beast corpses, some of which even Holy-grade ancient beast kings had fallen within.

They also discovered some battlefields, ruins of ancient cities, with traces of Human Clan cultivators, but all too distant from today, traceable to the Ancient Times.

Even as they passed along, they discovered a life-extinguished expanse of earth, a million miles wide, perpetually shrouded by somber leaden clouds, lightning continually flashing.

It was a divine battlefield, where supreme beings of Ancient Great Power Level had engaged in battles, earth-shattering, with one even falling here, creating a terrifying dead zone, filled with boundless murderous energy, forming an Asura Battlefield.

Even if a Heavenly King entered, prolonged stay would trap them in the Asura Battlefield, with countless ancient beast bones sprawled across inside.

Yet along the way, things were relatively peaceful, for if any disaster had struck, it would be challenging for even the Great Power Level ancient ship to escape from the divine war Asura grounds.

The ancient ship continued its voyage towards the deepest parts of the Ancient Emperor Continent's inland, all believing there would be cultivators there, providing the most comprehensive information on the Ancient Emperor Continent.

The night grew deep, moonlight flowing like water.

Throughout the journey, all the heroes remained cautious and vigilant, and now many strong individuals had implemented a shift system, some standing guard, some resting.

Even the Heavenly Kings were no exception, for despite having great confidence in the Great Power Level ancient ship, caution would preserve for ages.

They all worried about encountering the next Great Power Level Asura Battlefield dead zone.

That night, the First Profound Elder personally invited Ye Chen, needing to discuss some confidential matters concerning the Ancient Emperor Continent, which only those inside the Ancient Divine Palace were allowed to know, no one else permitted.

Ye Chen agreed without hesitation, for the Ancient Divine Palace's understanding of the Ancient Emperor Continent was seemingly less challenging than imagined, as they seemed to know quite a bit.

Located at the center of the ancient ship atop the Great Heroic Palace, lights blazed brightly, with the four Heavenly King Xuan Elders present, inviting Ye Chen to take a seat.

Ye Chen was direct: "May I ask what matter brought the Elders to summon me here?"

The First Profound Elder chuckled, appearing very gentle, saying, "The reason I invited the Combat Saint King Xuan Elder here is actually to request the retrieval of the Mythical Crown. Because this Mythical Crown records important secrets about the Ancient Emperor Continent, as the Great Power Old Palace Master who brought it back once mentioned that the secrets can only be read through a special door in the Ancient Emperor Continent. We hope to study it together here."

Ye Chen nodded, for the Mythical Crown had an extraordinary origin, being brought back by the ancient Great Power Palace Master from the Ancient Emperor Continent, so it was natural for it to hold its secrets.

Moreover, he had studied the Mythical Crown multiple times, but to no avail.

With a wave of his hand, the dazzling Mythical Crown of nine-colored brilliance appeared, sparkling and shining with the most splendid radiance.

The Mythical Crown, forged from nine kinds of Chaos Immortal Gold, even symbolically as just a crown, upon proper refinement, could be considered an ultimate Daoist Soldier, a prototype of a Supreme Weapon indeed.

Yet Ye Chen distinctly felt, upon retrieving the Mythical Crown, a strange fluctuation emerging, as if a potent Emperor's Might arose, never present before, astonishing and intriguing him, just when he was about to investigate, glimpsing the expression of Tianmei Xuan Elder showing a cold sneer and fierce killing intent, rushing forth.

"Not good!"

Ye Chen's expression shifted slightly, reaching out to grab the Mythical Crown, intending to dart away like lightning.

But at the Great Heroic Palace's gate, the Third Heavenly King Xuan Elder appeared, blocking his path.

Almost simultaneously, the four Heavenly Kings in the hall released their immense Heavenly King's Dao Power, contained entirely within the Great Heroic Palace, without any leaking beyond its walls.

The void was sealed, the sky and earth locked, under the pressure of the Heavenly King's Might, the entire void froze, even Ye Chen felt the difficulty in moving, progressing arduously.

Moreover, he could not call for help, those on the ancient ship could not detect the situation here.

A killing predicament!