Both were at the level of Ancient Monarchs, their speed reaching the extreme. They advanced without the slightest pause, the places they passed causing a terrifying storm to sweep across the desolate Origin Ancient Path, engulfing the boundless earth.
They were rushing with lightning speed, chasing the sun and the moon, precisely to avoid the great terror of the Chaotic Burial Ground awakening prematurely and devouring everyone, which would cause their plans to fall apart at the last moment.
However, even powerful as they were, they could not arrive in a short time, because the Origin Ancient Path was too vast and boundless, formed from the convergence of numerous great world realms.
Back when the Great Emperor's reincarnation body arrived at the Ninth Heavenly Pass, it took a full nine days. One could imagine how vast and enormous it was. Of course, that was just casual travel at the time. Now, rushing at full speed was a different matter, allowing them to reduce the time significantly more.
Now, they had spent a day and had already reached the area of the Third Heavenly Pass. There was still some distance to the Deep and Dark Ancient Path. As long as they held on for a while, it would be enough.
Meanwhile, within the Deep and Dark Ancient Path, the other imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and the strong experts from the Mythical Emperor Domain, including the numerous rotting divine demons, all sensed under their divine soul power the appearance of a pair of ruthless giant eyes resembling the eyes of the Heavenly Dao. Each one felt their hearts tremble. That gaze seemed to be looking at ants; no one could escape it.
They also noticed the abnormality of the Deep and Dark Ancient Path. They could not break through the deep space here; darkness remained eternal. Those ruthless giant eyes looked down upon everyone from above. Vaguely, everyone sensed a trace of greed flash by, as if they were all prey.
"What kind of demon dares to cause trouble!"
A Divine King from the Mythical Emperor Domain, seeing this scene, although feeling an inexplicable chill rise in his heart, believed it was just an illusion. He fiercely soared into the sky, a loud shout ringing out as he formed hand seals, evolving a vast expanse of heaven and earth.
Immediately, he burned this entire illusory vast inner world, transforming it into a majestic Heaven and Earth Divine Seal that blasted forward, causing the entire Deep and Dark Ancient Path to tremble.
However, just as this terrifying Heaven and Earth Divine Seal was about to land on that pair of jade-green giant eyes, suddenly, those jade-green eyes flickered with an eerie fluctuation. Ripples spread out in circles. The Heaven and Earth Divine Seal came to an abrupt halt a hundred zhang in front of the green eyes, unable to advance any further, as if it had encountered an invisible barrier.
Then, the green eyes seemed to move slightly. The Heaven and Earth Divine Seal shot back at an even more astonishing speed, striking the Divine King from the Mythical Emperor Domain.
Boom—
The Divine King was sent flying backward, blood splattering. Then, his body actually shattered into pieces, exploding in the void, transforming into a sky-filling bloody radiance.
This scene deeply shocked everyone present.
A dignified Divine King was so pitifully killed by his own Heaven and Earth Divine Seal? Wasn't that a bit too eerie?
Most importantly, everyone felt that although the Heaven and Earth Divine Seal was powerful, it shouldn't have been able to kill a Divine King. It seemed that at the instant of the rebound, the green eyes had added a special kind of power.
What made people feel even more eerie and heart-trembling was that the Divine King's scattered flesh, blood, and bones all fiercely soared into the sky, vanishing into the green eyes above. As this Divine King's flesh and blood vanished, the originally stiff and ruthless eyes seemed to gain some special fluctuations, becoming more agile.
This scene made many feel an inexplicable chill.
"Hmm, not bad flavor. I want more!"
Suddenly, such a sentence rang out fiercely within the Deep and Dark Ancient Path. In those eyes, from the initial indifference and ruthlessness, a trace of special fluctuation appeared.
Accompanying this emotional fluctuation, which felt familiar to everyone, was the kind of unconcealable greed they had initially felt when looking at the Life Essence!
Only this greed was not directed at them. On the contrary, it appeared in those lofty green eyes, as if staring at a group of prey, filled with greed, regarding them as food on its plate.
When this special emotion appeared, almost everyone felt their scalps go numb, their hair standing on end, filled with terror.
Ye Chen immediately stopped the Life Essence, fiercely turning his head and shouting, "Quickly, follow me and flee! Otherwise, you'll all be devoured by these eyes."
His voice rang out like a great bell, echoing beside everyone's ears, constantly shaking them, startling everyone awake. Almost without thinking, they all charged toward Ye Chen, or more accurately, toward the Life Essence.
Instinctively, they felt that the Battle Saint King's words were likely true. Those green eyes regarded them all as a group of prey, as flesh and blood that could be devoured. This was something they absolutely could not accept.
Whoosh—
The Life Essence took the lead, charging first toward the direction of the Origin Ancient Path. Behind it, the strong experts from the various imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and the Mythical Emperor Domain all followed closely. No one dared to fall behind even half a step, fearing that the green eyes would catch up and devour everything. That would be the most unfortunate event, resulting in their demise here—something they could not accept.
For now, the only plan was to follow the Battle Saint King in escape. This human Chaos young supreme seemed to know the true path.
Although they didn't understand why he knew so much, they couldn't afford to care about that now. Fleeing for their lives was most important!
The best plan among thirty-six is to leave!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
In the blink of an eye, the numerous stunned experts from the imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and Mythical Emperor Domain all chased after Ye Chen's direction. Even those rotting divine demons did the same, as their original purpose was to retrieve the Life Essence.
"Don't even think about escaping. All become nourishment for this Emperor!"
A cold and sinister voice rang out fiercely. Upon hearing this voice, everyone felt their hearts tremble with extreme fear.
This Emperor?
The owner of the green eyes seemed to be an existence at the level of an Ancient Great Emperor. Otherwise, who else would dare to address themselves as 'this Emperor'?
For Emperors and Supreme Immortals, those who had not reached this realm held great taboos. No one dared to casually address themselves as such.
Precisely because of this, everyone became even more terrified, speeding up their escape.
However, those green eyes never truly disappeared from beginning to end. They seemed to follow like a shadow, always closely trailing them, impossible to shake off. They looked down upon everyone from above. Moreover, from within them, two jade-like pillars that reached the heavens emerged, booming as they blasted toward the countless experts below.
Boom—
The two jade-like pillars that reached the heavens slammed down. Wherever they passed, no one could withstand this blow. Even supreme experts at the Divine King realm were no exception. The moment they were struck by the jade-like pillars, they instantly exploded into blood mist. Then, all their flesh, blood, and bones vanished, silently devoured by the owner of the green eyes.