Ye Chen coldly watched the Soul-Restraining Hall experts, strongly tempted to take out the Heaven-Supporting Azure Ox and unleash his strongest attack to annihilate these annoying fellows in one go.
However, he restrained his impulse, sweeping his gaze over them. He always felt that these Soul-Restraining Hall characters carried a peculiar scent of conspiracy.
Finally, he also charged into the passageway, but did not immediately step through the Immortal Heavenly Pass Emperor Gate. Instead, he stood for a long time, gazing intently at the Immortal Heavenly Pass.
In his impression, every Immortal Heavenly Pass was guarded by terrifying living beings, but this one had none, which piqued his curiosity. He also saw numerous terrifying battle scars, evidence of countless fearsome battles fought here. Among them, even supreme beings like Emperors or Sovereigns had once waged war.
Here, he consumed a Great Power Pill. Refined within the small alchemy cauldron, this pill had shed its crude nature, becoming far more perfect and smooth. Its power was perfected to the greatest extent, causing his aura to rapidly climb to its peak. His essence, energy, and spirit were all elevated to their limits, a terrifying aura surging from his entire body. Then, he charged into the Emperor Gate.
Contrary to expectations, entering the Emperor Gate did not lead to another spatial realm. Instead, what appeared before him was a passageway—a vast ancient path, somewhat similar to the one in the Purple Mansion Sacred Land leading to the Immortal Heavenly Pass, but far more magnificent and immense.
On this grand, immense ancient path stood a majestic pass. Naturally, it paled in comparison to the Immortal Heavenly Pass, but it was still sufficiently imposing, reaching sky-high and bearing the vicissitudes of time. Powerful living beings guarded it, including existences at the Great Power level.
Sensing the intrusion of outsiders into this realm, a powerful Dao might immediately surged from the pass, shaking heaven and earth. It was a massive Tyrannosaurus, a formidable existence at the Great Power level. Seeing the numerous foreign beings, it roared, "Who are you? How dare you trespass here! Get back now!"
However, as soon as Monarch Yan leaked a sliver of his aura, the heavens and earth changed color. The Tyrannosaurus Great Power, larger than a mountain range, plummeted from the sky, crushing entire mountain ranges, utterly horrified. "An Ancient Monarch!"
Never in its wildest dreams had it imagined that such a supreme, peerless existence would enter this realm.
"Where is this?"
The Ancient Monarch of the Alchemy Emperor Clan spoke, carrying the intense majesty of an Ancient Monarch. Each uttered word caused the heavens and earth to tremble, various phenomena manifesting, and the starry sky to shake—such was the terror of an Ancient Monarch.
"Reporting to you, my lord, this is the Emperor-Suppressing Path," the Tyrannosaurus Great Power replied honestly, not daring to lie in the slightest. Yet its words startled everyone.
The Emperor-Suppressing Path—did it refer to a path that suppressed Emperors and Sovereigns?
Several Ancient Monarchs inquired further, but the Tyrannosaurus Great Power knew little, as too many secrets had been lost over time. It only knew that its kind had guarded this place for generations, bound by ancestral decrees not to leave.
However, a total of ten majestic passes stood here, barring outsiders from passing through to prevent the release of the most terrifying supreme true demon.
Although the Tyrannosaurus Great Power's knowledge was limited, at the end of this mysterious Emperor-Suppressing Path, it seemed a peerless, supreme terror was suppressed. There, a terrifying blood chaos was also blocked. The ten passes stood across the ancient path, preventing all this from happening.
Ye Chen found this point quite similar to the ancient path in the Purple Mansion Sacred Land.
Each pass represented a terrifying force. Moreover, the further one went, the more terrifying the forces guarding the passes became. By the eighth and ninth passes, there were even peak Great Powers no weaker than Dan Chen or Qin Jiuyou, which was astonishing.
Such figures could absolutely be called peerless experts, dominating half the starry sky across the entire great cosmos. Yet they willingly guarded these passes.
Naturally, these passes could not block the several Ancient Monarchs and the myriad experts following behind. Not to mention the invincible presence of the four Ancient Monarchs, there were numerous Great Power-level existences alone—a lineup so luxurious it could not be more luxurious.
Led by the several Ancient Monarchs, they traversed the passes unimpeded. No one dared to block their way along the route; even the passes actively opened their gates.
This was because they were seen to harbor no ill intent, and moreover, they could not possibly block these Ancient Monarchs who wielded complete Emperor Charts and Supreme Emperor Weapons.
Finally, everyone soon arrived at the tenth pass. There, surprisingly, was also an Ancient Monarch—very old, with white hair, even his flesh appearing withered, entering the twilight of his life. He was an Old Monarch, having lived for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. Lacking the world-ending aura of Monarch Yan and the other Monarchs, he personally stepped out of the pass to welcome these experts.
However, the several Ancient Monarchs did not lightly underestimate this Old Monarch. On the contrary, they treated him with great respect.
Once one achieved the realm of an Ancient Monarch, even in old age and physical decline, they could not be underestimated. After all, being able to step into the Monarch domain was proof enough. Moreover, such old antiques possessed terrifying means to briefly restore their peak. If resolved to die, they could very likely drag down an Ancient Monarch to perish here, making any conflict not worth the loss.
However, the Old Monarch was evidently very courteous and harbored no such thoughts. He merely chuckled as he welcomed the myriad experts, remarking that it had been many tens of thousands of years since guests had last come here, which gave everyone pause.
The Ancient Monarch of the Alchemy Emperor Clan looked somewhat strangely at this Old Monarch, feeling something odd. The Imperial Daughter felt the same, always sensing a familiarity about this person.
The Old Monarch invited the several Ancient Monarchs and the myriad experts to ascend the most majestic tenth pass. The tenth pass was far more imposing than the previous nine, piercing straight into the heavens, nearly rivaling the Immortal Heavenly Pass. Yet it appeared exceptionally dilapidated, covered with countless battle scars, with several sections of the city wall so broken they seemed on the verge of collapse.
After the myriad experts ascended the tenth pass and gazed beyond it, they were immediately dumbfounded, struck by intense astonishment!
For there lay a terrifying ancient battlefield, vast and boundless, stretching who knows how many li. However, it was entirely stained a dark red by blood, filled with countless deep pits and the skeletal remains of innumerable living beings scattered across this ancient battlefield.
Among them were many corpses larger than stars: terrifying great evils with dragon heads, tiger bodies, and serpent tails; other skeletal beings with wings; all lying across this mysterious ancient battlefield, making one's heart race.
What kind of battlefield was this? One could sense that far too many terrifying existences were buried here, with even Ancient Monarchs having fallen within, which was shocking.
"This is—"
Even the several Ancient Monarchs were inwardly alarmed, let alone the others, each feeling genuine astonishment from the depths of their hearts.
The Old Monarch's eyes were turbid, as if reminiscing, as if sighing. He softly said, "This is the Emperor-Fallen Battlefield!"