Back then, the Lawless Supreme One journeyed to an extremely ancient prehistoric ruin and, by chance, discovered this method of the Evolution Ancient Path inscribed upon an ancient heavenly stele. Astonished, he took it away.
The Lawless Supreme One devoted countless years to painstaking research. Using his own Supreme Origin World as a foundation, he evolved the Evolution Ancient Path, emulating the great sages of old, using it to continuously evolve himself.
It must be said, this was a startling method of evolution. The Lawless Supreme One's strength actually increased, reaching the pinnacle of the Supreme One realm. Among Supreme Ones, he could be considered one of the most powerful.
In his prime, the Lawless Supreme One was so formidable that he was extremely close to the domain of Giants like the Strongest Emperors and Immortal Kings, with a chance to achieve the status of a supreme Giant of the Chaos Sea.
However, the Lawless Supreme One was ultimately just one person. Back then, several Giants of the Chaos Sea who attempted to create Evolution Ancient Paths all seemed to have failed, vanishing without a trace. Naturally, he too was unable to advance the Evolution Ancient Path further.
From his understanding of the Evolution Ancient Path method, it was recorded that further advancement required the aid of a Supreme Treasure.
Naturally, this was no ordinary Supreme Treasure, but a peerless treasure that could drive even Supreme Ones to madness. Things like a Giant's Great Dao Imprint, a Giant's corpse, or a Universe Origin Supreme Treasure were the only things that qualified.
Back then, the Lawless Supreme One was close to the alien race and learned from them that the Sacred Prison Great Emperor had obtained just such a peerless treasure, one that could make even Supreme Ones covetous.
To advance the Evolution Ancient Path further, the Lawless Supreme One was naturally tempted, hoping to use it to transcend beyond the Supreme One realm and achieve the status of a supreme Giant like a Strongest Emperor.
In the end, three Supreme Ones, including the Lawless Supreme One, went to seize the treasure. A world-shaking battle erupted, sinking the entire Sacred Prison Great World, a Primordial Chaos World, and causing it to collapse into the Chaos Sea.
Back then, the Sacred Prison Great Emperor, leveraging the power of the Sacred Prison Great World, fought desperately. While paying a great price himself, he also inflicted the most terrifying injuries the Lawless Supreme One had ever suffered in his life. Not only was the Lawless Supreme One unable to seize the peerless treasure, he even lacked the strength to leave the Sacred Prison Great World.
Back then, the Lawless Supreme One hid on an inconspicuous small hill within the Sacred Prison Great World. He exhausted countless Supreme Treasures, yet not only did his injuries fail to heal, his Dao injuries worsened, bringing him to the brink of death.
With no other choice, the Lawless Supreme One, with his severely wounded and withered body, disregarded the crisis of bodily death and Dao dissipation. He exerted all his effort to evolve the Evolution Ancient Path, attempting to break through the shackles, advance further, and achieve transcendence and sublimation beyond the Supreme One realm.
In the end, the Lawless Supreme One truly found genuine hope.
Ye Chen also witnessed those scenes, so vivid it was as if he were there himself.
In the memory images, the boundless Lawless Great World completely transformed into a vast and majestic Evolution Ancient Path, stretching endlessly, its end unseen, extending directly towards a mysterious unknown place.
Vaguely, at its end, myriad auspicious colors appeared, along with billions of divine spirits, Supreme Ones bowing, immortal beings prostrating, and other world-shaking phenomena.
It seemed capable of transcending the Supreme One realm, something even the River of Time could not hinder, stirring the entire Chaos Sea.
The Lawless Supreme One strode upon the Evolution Ancient Path, step by step. With each step, not only were his injuries rapidly resolving, but his aura also rose steadily. His Supreme Dao Fruit began to sublimate, and an aura of a Giant-level existence, transcending the Supreme One realm, began to emanate from him.
At this moment, the Lawless Supreme One was truly advancing towards the realm of a Strongest Emperor.
It could be foreseen that as long as the Lawless Supreme One truly reached the end of the Evolution Ancient Path, he would achieve the status of a Strongest Emperor, from then on looking down upon all directions of the Chaos Sea, revered as a supreme Giant, with all other Supreme Ones bowing upon seeing him.
"The Lawless Supreme One was actually this powerful in life!"
Ye Chen watched, his heart shaken. A Quasi-Giant was rising majestically, about to dominate the Chaos Sea, overlooking era after era throughout history, becoming the most peak existence.
In the memory images, the Chaos Sea trembled violently. Supreme Ones from all sides were alarmed, searching for which Supreme One was about to break through.
Just as the Lawless Supreme One was about to step into the very end of the Evolution Ancient Path, seeking to use this opportunity to transcend above, at this most critical moment in the memory images, the space above the Evolution Ancient Path was torn open. An astonishingly enormous hand appeared.
Even the majestic Dharma Forms of Supreme Ones seemed insignificant in comparison.
That terrifying hand carried a peerless aura that surpassed the Supreme One realm. Supreme Emperor Laws scattered, the Heavenly Dao crumbled, and the entire Evolution Ancient Path fractured. The path ahead for the Lawless Supreme One was gone; he could not take another step forward.
The Lawless Supreme One's path to the ultimate sublimation of a Strongest Emperor was brutally shattered. His Dao Fruit dimmed.
"No—"
The Lawless Supreme One roared, filled with rage, filled with unwillingness, filled with utter despair.
Finally, a turning point had appeared, a chance to become a Strongest Emperor, to transform into a supreme Giant overlooking all eternity, yet it was blocked just like this. It was nothing less than a blood feud.
He soared into the sky, disregarding the terrifying backlash from the Evolution Ancient Path's rupture. He forcefully attacked, trying to stop the hand from continuing its descent, to reconnect the path and charge forward once more.
But that terrifying hand not only shattered the Lawless Supreme One's path of evolution, it also struck his body. His Supreme Emperor Physique, capable of looking down upon all eternity, was instantly shattered, like an adult striking a block of tofu—so simple, utterly crushed.
The Lawless Supreme One's form and spirit were torn apart, suffering the most horrific injuries.
After this, forget about continuing the charge towards the Strongest Emperor realm; even returning to his peak state would be extremely difficult.
Filled with unwillingness, the Lawless Supreme One reformed his form and spirit, brimming with rage, ready to fight the newcomer to the death.
At this moment, through the aura, he recognized the owner of that hand. It was actually Shidai!
The supremely exalted Shidai of the alien race!
A supreme Giant from the Primordial Chaos Universe he was close to.
Naturally, the Lawless Supreme One was no match for Shidai. Not to mention the terrible backlash from his failed breakthrough, even at his peak, he could not possibly be Shidai's opponent.
Shidai shattered him with a single hand, including his Emperor Soul, which was torn apart, nearly completely annihilated.
Filled with sorrow and also confusion, the Lawless Supreme One directly questioned Shidai: "Shidai—"
Why did you attack!
He was clearly a Supreme One close to the alien race's Primordial Chaos Universe. Why did Shidai attack him?
"The common man's only crime is possessing the jade!"
Shidai left only this one sentence, sentencing the Lawless Supreme One to death.
What he coveted was the Evolution Ancient Path!
Even though the Lawless Supreme One was close to the alien race, because he possessed the method of the Evolution Ancient Path, he was guilty of possessing the jade. Even the alien race coveted it.
Whoosh—
Shidai's great hand directly seized the World Origin of the Lawless Great World, also snatched away the ancient heavenly stele of the Evolution Ancient Path that the Lawless Supreme One had obtained, and even forcibly took the Dao Fruit condensed from the Lawless Supreme One's Evolution Ancient Path before leaving.
The Lawless Supreme One wanted to take it back, but in the end, Shidai directly suppressed and killed him on the spot. He died tragically, his Emperor Soul disintegrated, with no place for burial.
And thus, the later state of his terrible, tragic death came to be.