Boom—
It was like the most terrifying, earth-shattering thunderclap, resounding in the ears of everyone present, causing all to erupt in shock.
A Sovereign had fallen!?
The entire world was shaken!
What did this truly represent?
To insist on exploring the Fiftieth Trial Pass would result in the fall of an Ancient Monarch.
Countless people felt their scalps go numb.
What was an Ancient Monarch? Each was a true, peerless ruler, a Universe Overlord who transcended Great Powers, a supreme expert standing at the absolute pinnacle of the All Heavens.
Above them were only those Emperors and supreme immortals who had gradually faded from the ages and no longer emerged.
In this great era where such Emperors and immortals did not appear, Ancient Monarchs were invincible, undefeatable.
Yet, to insist on exploring the Fiftieth Trial Pass would lead to the scene of an Ancient Monarch falling—what a Great Ominous Divination this was.
Even the Donglin Monarch and the other four Ancient Monarchs had a change in expression.
They naturally knew the Nine Great Celestial Masters would not speak falsely, but such a Great Ominous Divination was simply too terrifying.
Could even powerful Universe Overlords like them fall?
What exactly lay within the Fiftieth Trial Pass?
However, soon after, the five Ancient Monarchs exchanged glances, their eyes blazing with intense flames.
They would naturally not shrink back because of this. As Universe Overlords, they stood above the All Heavens, finding few rivals in the vast world, fundamentally fearing nothing.
For them, many glories and worldly desires held no interest. Now, their only pursuit was the true pinnacle of the Great Dao—the Extreme Dao, the Emperor's Dao, the Sovereign's Dao, the Immortal's Dao.
Transcending the limits of lifespan, grasping eternity, ascending to the supreme Emperor's throne, standing proudly above past and present, overlooking the river of time—this was their greatest pursuit.
This so-called Great Ominous Divination of a Sovereign's fall precisely proved that within the Fiftieth Trial Pass, there must exist an opportunity to prove the Dao and become an Emperor. The reincarnated body of a Great Emperor truly existed.
The more this was so, the more fervent the five Ancient Monarchs became. Even if it meant falling, they would contend for the foundation of the Emperor's and Sovereign's Dao.
All for the sake of advancing further, surpassing everything, proving the Dao to become an Emperor, achieving a feat for the ages!
"Haha, even a Great Ominous Divination cannot stop us," the five Ancient Monarchs laughed heartily, filled with heroic spirit and blazing passion. They addressed the Nine Great Celestial Masters below: "You may now reveal the direction of the Fiftieth Trial Pass. Whether we live or die from here on is our own responsibility; we will not blame you."
Hearing this, the Nine Great Celestial Masters all breathed a sigh of relief.
They were only responsible for calculating the divination. If an Ancient Monarch truly fell and they were implicated, it would be a tremendous grievance.
"The location of the Fiftieth Trial Pass is—" Just as the Great Power-level Heaven Master prepared to announce the direction, suddenly, the heavens and earth changed color.
Boom—
A sharp, bloody light abruptly exploded forth, then spread across the sky, rushing toward the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, forcibly dyeing even the tribulation light and thunder sea at the highest reaches of the heavens crimson.
The heavens above the entire Birth Emperor Star were similarly affected, and even this star domain began to turn red.
Moreover, this mournful, brilliant bloody light surged through the thirty-three layers of heaven, rushing toward other ancient star domains, illuminating the All Heavens.
Awoo—
The most terrifying Phenomenon appeared between heaven and earth. A fearsome army of Yin soldiers emerged, and a Sacred Spirit appeared, dragging a terrifying black carriage. Upon it rested an ancient coffin, rushing toward the Nine Heavens.
Furthermore, terrifying sounds of sacrificial worship manifested, with gongs and drums creating a vast, intense clamor.
Yet, what made hearts tremble was that no matter how one listened, these sounds resembled funeral rites.
Suddenly, everyone's hearts pounded with fear, as if they had realized something, and they looked toward the heavens.
"Wusheng!"
At this moment, the Donglin Monarch roared, filled with grief.
The other Ancient Monarchs also let out low roars, filled with sorrow and a trace of irrepressible fury.
Everyone was horrified, for the most terrifying event had ultimately occurred—the Great Ominous Divination had manifested on the spot.
A Sovereign had fallen!
An Ancient Monarch had fallen, accompanied by the most terrifying sounds of sacrificial worship, sweeping through the All Heavens. Surging bloody light, accompanied by the All Heavens, inundated one star domain after another. Heaven and earth resonated, and even the Great Dao of heaven and earth emitted a special, mournful cry.
The stars of the All Heavens instantly dimmed. Blood clouds swept majestically across the vast starry sky, accompanied by various astonishing Phenomena: stars withering, ancient corpses floating, chaos surging, immortal realms rising and falling, and more—all were rare, shocking phenomena in the world.
Ancient Monarchs, within the entire Primordial Chaos Ancient Universe, were few and far between—Overlord-level existences who roamed freely through past and present, finding few rivals, having lived for hundreds of thousands of years, qualified to climb the final peak, and greatly in harmony with heaven and earth.
Thus, the fall of an Ancient Monarch was naturally terrifying.
Yet, no one had expected that an invincible Ancient Monarch would fall.
He fell so suddenly, before anyone could even react.
It was the Wusheng Monarch, a Universe Overlord of his generation, who had dominated the universe for a hundred thousand years, standing at the apex of the pyramid.
A majestic, headless corpse descended from the sky, its head soaring upward.
Now, the two separated parts of the body and head, accompanied by surging bloody light, also unleashed terrifying Monarch Dao Principles that madly rushed forth.
Normally, these were contained within the Monarch's divine body and suppressed by the Monarch's holy soul; even supreme Dao Principles remained restrained. But now, with the divine soul annihilated and a massive wound appearing on the neck, these terrifying Monarch Dao Principles exploded, seeking to destroy the All Heavens.
If they were to pour out, a great number of experts within the Monarch's Holy City would undoubtedly be annihilated, with countless casualties.
However, the other four Ancient Monarchs were still present and acted immediately to suppress it; otherwise, it would have been a catastrophic disaster.
Yet, what was even more shocking was that not long ago, the Nine Great Celestial Masters had warned of the great ominous sign of a Sovereign's fall. Who would have thought that in less than half a moment, it had truly come to pass.
A mighty, invincible Ancient Monarch had fallen just like that.
However, when a good portion of people saw the Wusheng Monarch's head, it still bore the calmness of life, but the eyes were lifeless, the divine soul extinguished.
It was conceivable that Monarch Wusheng did not even know what had happened before he fell. Moreover, it must have been the most terrifying strike; otherwise, with the Ancient Monarch's incredibly vigorous vitality, even if the divine soul were shattered, it could reassemble, making them extremely difficult to kill.
Even another Ancient Monarch would find it hard to accomplish this.
And the only thing capable of achieving this was—
An Emperor's Weapon!
Suddenly, monstrous waves of terror surged in everyone's hearts, as if they had realized something shocking. One by one, they swiftly looked toward the distant sky, their expressions instantly paling.
Because at this moment, everyone discovered that at the very center of the Central Continent, within that intensely fiery immortal light, countless experts of the Primordial Yuan Emperor Clan had appeared.
Troops were at the city gates!