Anhua City, an ancient city located in the central region of the Central Continent, possessed a long history.
Due to its central location, it was exceptionally prosperous and bustling, teeming with people. Divine islands and floating divine palaces were numerous, and top experts from all regions often lingered within.
The Nine Flames Tower was a relatively lively tavern in Anhua City, grand and imposing, situated on a floating divine island in the city center. Today, it was even more crowded with cultivators from various races, bustling with activity.
Moreover, many people were discussing the various clashes between the Emperor Clan Heaven's Prides and the Ancient Path Heaven's Prides, paying close attention.
The progress of both sides' affairs was continuously relayed here by those at the front, becoming widely known. This was also a business tactic employed by the Nine Flames Tower's management.
"Sigh, do you think the several Supreme Heavenly Prides of the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan might be killed by those young supremes from the Ultimate Ancient Path? The numbers are so lopsided now," someone spoke up.
"That shouldn't be possible, right? Although more young supremes have descended from the Ultimate Ancient Path and hold the upper hand, aren't they afraid of thoroughly enraging the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan? After all, on this Birth Emperor Star, the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan is the truly undisputed number one overlord," another person retorted.
"How is it impossible? This is just a clash among the younger generation. Even the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan cannot intervene, and even if they could, they wouldn't dare, lest they provoke the wrath of the Ultimate Ancient Path, that colossal entity."
"Indeed. Who knows what the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan was thinking. Slaying Outer Domain Great Ability Users is one thing—it's the older generation's experts making a move, and they have no fear. The Emperor Clan's foundations have always been unfathomably deep, not lacking even Primal Chaos Overlords like the Ancient Monarchs. If Outer Domain Great Ability Users perish, they perish; few would truly offend a flourishing Emperor Clan for them. But for the younger generation to dare attack those Ancient Path Heaven's Prides from the Ultimate Ancient Path... one wonders if their heads were slammed in a door. Everyone knows the Ultimate Ancient Path gathers the strongest Heaven's Prides from all the ancient universes across the Primal Chaos Sea. Even an Emperor Clan cannot compare." Others chimed in, offering their own assessments.
"Shh, you dare speak ill of the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan like that? Aren't you afraid they'll take action and kill you?"
"Afraid of what? So what if it's the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan? These past days, they've continuously targeted us Outer Domain cultivators, even killing several Outer Domain Great Ability Users. They're clearly targeting us, targeting the Myriad Ancient Assembly. Should we just beg the Emperor Clan for mercy?"
"That's true too. However, the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan's five young supremes are the clan's strongest Heaven's Prides accumulated over countless generations throughout the ages, possessing terrifying potential, and they might even have a chance to prove their Dao and become Emperors. It's just a pity they all appeared in this era, this most terrifying Great Era. No matter how many Supreme Heavenly Prides there are, they can't compare to the Ultimate Ancient Path. The Ultimate Ancient Path has now gathered far too many young supremes from various ancient universes. I hear it's said to be the accumulation of all ages, not just from this epoch, but also from the previous epoch, and even young supremes from several epochs ago have been released in this era. It's destined to be an extremely terrifying Great Era."
"Indeed, this era is truly terrifying, perhaps even more so than any previous Great Era. Not only are there those Supreme Heavenly Prides, but also Emperor Sons, and Primal Chaos young supremes have appeared. Now, there might even be Great Emperor reincarnations emerging. What kind of terrifying Great Era is this?"
"Let me tell you something. I once heard from an ancient, undying elder of an Emperor Clan that the end of this era, or the end of this epoch, will face the most terrifying blood-stained future ultimate war in history. All vanished Emperors and Supreme Immortals will reappear, terrifying beyond measure, shaking the ages, piercing through history. All living beings will face calamity, though no one knows why."
"What? There's such a Great Era? Tell us more quickly!" Many others changed expressions. Very few knew about such matters; only Emperor Clans had the qualification to learn a part through their ancestral Emperors, and even then, only that much.
In a VIP private room within the Nine Flames Tower, Ye Chen and Jiu She were present.
Originally, Ye Chen was only here to learn about the progress of the clash between the Emperor Clan young supremes and the Ancient Path young supremes. He hadn't expected someone among them to know about the blood-stained future ultimate war, making him involuntarily prick up his ears, hoping to learn some secrets.
However, another person spoke up, refuting, "Don't listen to this guy's boasting. What blood-stained future ultimate war? How could that happen? Those Supreme Emperors and Supreme Immortals would have to be insane to launch such an ultimate war. Such talk circulated many tens of thousands of years ago, and even in the previous epoch it was the same, but we still passed through safely. It's just some unverifiable, illusory talk, not to be believed."
This person shifted the topic, and others followed suit, leaving Ye Chen somewhat helpless.
"We don't know about any of that. Let's just see whether the young supremes from the Ultimate Ancient Path or the young supremes from the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan will win."
"Actually, there's no need for much speculation on that point. It can almost be said that the young supremes from the Ultimate Ancient Path are certain to win. In terms of numbers alone, they can be said to completely overwhelm the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan."
"That's true too."
"The Ultimate Ancient Path's five young supremes are enough to crush the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan's two young supremes."
"If there's blame, it can only be placed on the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan for picking a fight with the wrong opponent, choosing to bite the hard bone that is the Ultimate Ancient Path. Now they're being chased right to their doorstep. If they really get killed, that would be quite the spectacle."
In the tavern, discussions were rampant. Basically, everyone was talking about this matter, which had become a major event on the Birth Emperor Star that gripped everyone's hearts.
Ye Chen listened silently. News kept arriving, all related to this event. Some people specifically went to observe, but more dared not, avoiding attracting misfortune. Once they provoked the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan's displeasure and incurred this Emperor Clan's wrath, if they were implicated, it wouldn't be something ordinary people could bear.
Throughout this time, Ye Chen remained motionless, always savoring fine tea in a top-tier VIP private room where no one could disturb him.
"Major news! The two Supreme Heavenly Prides of the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan are both at a disadvantage. Unwilling to abandon the Emperor Clan's majesty and retreat into the clan, they have already been severely injured, vomiting blood. It's very likely they will be executed by the five Ancient Path Supreme Heavenly Prides right at the main gate!"
More news arrived, causing a huge commotion.
"Are they really going to be killed right in front of the Emperor Clan's doorstep?"
Many were shocked. Were the Ultimate Ancient Path's five young supremes truly this ruthless, daring to execute that clan's Supreme Heavenly Prides right in front of a prestigious Emperor Clan?
One must know that Supreme Heavenly Prides were not comparable to ordinary Heaven's Prides. Throughout the ages, only a handful had appeared, countable on one's fingers. Moreover, they possessed the terrifying potential to grow into Ancient Monarchs and also had a certain potential to prove their Dao and become Emperors. They were the Emperor Clan's indispensable strongest Heaven's Prides.
If they did this, they might truly thoroughly enrage a prestigious Emperor Clan.
"The Ancient Path's five young supremes fear not the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan. They have severely injured the Emperor Clan's two young supremes to the brink of death. Now, one of them even had his divine body torn apart, his divine soul exposed. They are fighting with Immortal Ancient Weapons; it's terrifying."
"One Emperor Clan young supreme had his divine soul torn open, nearly killed, but the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan still hasn't reacted, not even opening the main gate."
"Is the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan really going to stand by and watch their two young supremes be killed right at their doorstep without lifting a finger?"
"This is madness. Two Emperor Clan young supremes are about to be killed. The Ancient Path's five young supremes show no mercy, attacking relentlessly, determined to become complete enemies."
"The other three Emperor Clan young supremes are also being chased by seven Ancient Path young supremes far into other domains, even into the outer starry skies. Brilliant blood light continuously radiates, and stars in the outer realms keep exploding."
"The always dominant Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan—are they really going to stand by at this critical juncture and watch the five young supremes they painstakingly sealed away throughout the ages be executed? They are the overlords of the Birth Emperor Star, a flourishing Emperor Clan. Are they truly afraid of the Ultimate Ancient Path?"
"The heavens are changing. The Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan is willing to be a turtle hiding in its shell. Seven Emperor Clan Heaven's Prides have already been slain by Ancient Path Heaven's Prides, their blood staining other domains. The Emperor Clan remains silent throughout."
"Perhaps the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan is also going to compromise, no longer maintaining its previous dominance."
"All this can only be said to be because they provoked the unprovokable Ultimate Ancient Path, which has more and more terrifying Heaven's Prides. Even an Emperor Clan cannot compare!"
Piece after piece of news kept arriving, announcing the various developments of the event, piquing the curiosity of many in the tavern and drawing their attention.
"Master, aren't we going to take a look either?"
Jiu She was the same, very much hoping to go see. But Ye Chen shook his head, continuing to savor the Birth Emperor Star's delicacies and fine wine, remaining unmoved from start to finish.
"What a pity. An Emperor Clan young supreme was nearly killed, but at the critical moment, he used an Emperor Clan secret treasure to substitute for his death. However, he has no more life-preserving secret treasures left. If this continues, he will still die."
"Lamentable for a generation of Emperor Clan young supremes. Clearly possessing an invincible bearing, they could dominate the world and even embark on the Ancient Path to battle. Perhaps they even had a sliver of hope to compete for the position of Ancient Path Overlord. But now they can only die. All this is because of the Emperor Clan's majesty."
"If there's blame, it can only be placed on them being born into the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan. Otherwise, it wouldn't have come to this."
In the tavern, many people sighed with regret. Such young supremes, having reached the Tenth Heavenly Layer through their own efforts, could already be called a generation of freaks. Yet they were to be sacrificed for the Emperor Clan's majesty. It truly wasn't worth it.
However, they also understood that the Emperor Clan's majesty represented the majesty of an ancient Emperor's legacy. Their ancestors were Supreme Emperors who dominated past and present, once awe-inspiring throughout the heavens, looking down upon past, present, and future, revered by all races.
As descendants of such great existences, they had their own pride and naturally were unwilling to diminish their ancestors' majesty.
Better to die than submit.
This was the Emperor Clan's dignity and pride!
"Lamentable, what a pity!"
Many people uttered such sighs.
After waiting a moment, just as everyone thought news of the two Emperor Clan young supremes' deaths would arrive, an even more shocking piece of news suddenly came. Once announced, it thoroughly shook the entire scene: "Shocking news! Shocking news! The situation has undergone a startling change! The Ancient Path's five young supremes have encountered a peerless great enemy!"