The place was bustling with activity, gathering quite a few people, mostly from the younger generation, though naturally, some older generation powerhouses were also present.
Among the young prodigies were those who had grown up within the Tenfold Emperor Passes, as well as young talents from the myriad realms. At this moment, they were all gathered here.
It was an ancient pagoda, enormous, even several times larger than a mountain range, hexagonal in shape with soaring eaves.
The ancient pagoda was of an unfathomable size, piercing straight into the outer domains, towering deep into the starry sky, its end unseen.
On the mysterious pagoda's body were carved and painted countless living beings: True Dragons, Immortal Death Phoenixes, Kun Pengs, White Tigers, as well as humans, angelic races, holy races, starry sky behemoths, realm beasts, World Trees, and so on. The myriad races of the heavens, the living beings of all domains, the mythical holy spirits—all were depicted on the pagoda's body, each vivid and lifelike, set against infinite backgrounds, as if bearing an ancient universe, an epochal era, appearing extraordinary.
Ye Chen landed silently on the plaza below the ancient pagoda. Drawing near, he felt the material of this mysterious pagoda was very peculiar; even he couldn't quite discern its exact nature, only knowing it was forged from a single, seamless piece of immortal material.
Upon it was a peculiar aura, as if the pagoda body could continuously give birth to one great world after another, capable of bearing the myriad realms and heavens.
For some reason, this gave Ye Chen a sense of déjà vu. This aura felt similar to someone in his memory, yet he couldn't recall who, and there was a qualitative difference within it.
Below the ancient pagoda stood a stone stele:
World Tower!
Ye Chen slightly furrowed his brows, for his intuition told him this World Tower was special, out of the ordinary.
The World Tower was majestic and vast, towering into the clouds. Each of its six sides had a giant gate connecting the inside and outside.
In this form, it was just like the Void Heaven Pagoda in the Void Heaven Domain, requiring continuous trial and challenge, striving for the highest floor. However, Ye Chen felt this mysterious pagoda before him was also quite different.
Drawing closer, he saw three special divine lists suspended in the air on another side of the pagoda, radiating brilliant light.
The lowest divine list was entirely silver, named the Heaven's Pride List. Upon it were densely packed countless tiny names, arrayed upon it. The closer to the top, the more dazzling and eye-catching.
Anyone whose name could be inscribed on the Heaven's Pride List was a true prodigy among the younger generation.
Above it was a divine list slightly larger than the Heaven's Pride List, entirely golden—the King Sealing List.
True to its name, anyone whose name could be inscribed on this King Sealing List was a true king-level prodigy among the younger generation, even more so, a Heaven's Pride of the Immortal True King level.
Those qualified to have their names on the King Sealing List were far fewer than those on the Heaven's Pride List, not even one-tenth, but upon closer inspection, there were still about three hundred.
As for above the King Sealing List, occupying the highest position was a special divine list, wreathed in strands of chaotic ancient qi, most extraordinary. Upon it were three large characters:
Supreme List!
The three characters were imposing and majestic, emanating an immortal aura that looked down upon all ages, making all living beings bow. They were inscribed by a supreme existence.
On the Supreme List, the names were not many, only about one-tenth of the King Sealing List, countable and fewer than thirty. Yet each one shone with a special radiance, dazzling and eye-catching, difficult to look at directly.
Ye Chen scanned the names on the Supreme List, and then his pupils slightly contracted, for at the very end of the Supreme List was a familiar name:
Ye Cangqiong!
The Imperial Son of the Heavenly Heart Sword Emperor was also listed!
Now, Ye Chen re-examined the World Tower anew. Even an Imperial Son like Ye Cangqiong was inscribed on the golden list. Clearly, this World Tower was absolutely extraordinary, worth attempting.
But what was inside the World Tower like? Was it like the Void Heaven Pagoda in the Void Heaven Domain, requiring fighting all the way to the highest floor, facing the imprints of young supreme powerhouses throughout the ages?
This point piqued Ye Chen's curiosity quite a bit.
Before the three divine lists stood many people. Being able to leave one's name on any of the three lists was sufficient to prove one's talent.
However, more people cared about the topmost Supreme List, for it was the most extraordinary divine list!
"To have one's name inscribed on the Supreme List, shining brilliantly throughout the ages!"
"Throughout the long ages, how many tens of thousands of years have passed, yet to this day, only a countable few, fewer than thirty, are qualified to have their names on the Supreme List. If one could be inscribed upon it, one would certainly leave a name for eternity!"
"But wanting to have one's name on the list, how easy is that?"
"If one day I could have my name on the Supreme List, I would die without regret!"
Anyone who saw the names on this Supreme List, their eyes revealed brilliant light, holding a kind of reverence, as well as admiration and awe, for those powerhouses whose names were inscribed on the Supreme List.
For anyone whose name could be inscribed on the Supreme List, as long as they grew to maturity, they were basically peerless figures who would dominate throughout the ages. At the very least, looking across the entire Sealed Boundary Universe, they were true Supreme Ones, whose words carried immense weight.
It could be said that being able to have one's name inscribed on the Supreme List was the greatest honor for all cultivators within the Tenfold Emperor Passes. One could leave a name for eternity, inscribed upon the river of time, forever remembered by later generations.
Naturally, to have one's name inscribed on the Supreme List, one had to have achieved glorious battle records within the World Tower to qualify. There were peerless powerhouses who achieved greatness late in life, as well as peerless Heaven's Prides of the younger generation.
Basically speaking, those whose names were inscribed were mostly peerless Heaven's Prides of the younger generation from various eras throughout the ages. Only a handful were inscribed on the Supreme List after achieving greatness late in life, as there weren't many late bloomers. Generally, true Supreme Ones rose forcefully early in their youth.
However, being qualified to have one's name on the Supreme List was sufficient to prove everything.
The many young generation Heaven's Prides who came to the World Tower were all striving to impact the Supreme List, hoping one day to have their names inscribed upon it.
But throughout the ages, how many people had challenged the World Tower? Yet how many could truly leave their names?
Countably few. The handful of names on the Supreme List, fewer than thirty, were the best proof.
On the plaza below the World Tower gathered numerous members of the younger generation: those from the myriad realms, and those who had grown up within the Tenfold Emperor Passes. It could be said they were all the elite prodigies of the Sealed Boundary Universe's younger generation. Among them, not a few possessed king-level qualifications. Whether male or female, all appeared extraordinary in bearing, quite eye-catching.
Basically, all the young generation present had reached the Saint level, and some even transcended that, reaching the Heavenly King realm—true Heaven's Prides.
"Young prodigies of the myriad domains, dare to compete?"
Suddenly, one of the young prodigies from the Tenth Emperor's Pass looked towards the young prodigies from the myriad realms on the other side, speaking coldly, issuing a challenge.