The Flame Emperor and the Strongest Emperor Saint each stood in their own separate domains, having withdrawn from the River of Time. The aura of colossi that shook the ancient and illuminated the present continuously swirled around them, unshakable.
Only those who were truly present knew just how terrifying the battle between the two colossi had been. For they had not merely fought within the River of Time, but had also clashed across other temporal spaces, an extremely perilous endeavor.
Even Supreme Ones could not lightly involve themselves in the karma of time, for the implications were too vast.
But the colossi from antiquity dared. Having reached their level of power, the next step was eternity, surpassing even Supreme Ones. Their cultivation could not be described as merely earth-shaking; they feared not even the reversal of time itself.
Of course, there were still limitations. The temporal karma incurred from a single battle was too immense; even colossi as powerful as these could not guarantee they could fully withstand it.
The oldest epoch stone tablets recorded that, many ages ago, a colossus had attempted a feat that could reverse the entire Chaos Sea, traversing endless time. But the karma involved ultimately proved too great, causing even this colossus from antiquity to be unable to bear it, vanishing completely, suspected to have perished.
Within the Flame Emperor's brow, the mark of the Chaos Fire Source burned, healing his injuries.
As the master of one of the Eight Great Chaos Sources and a Strongest Emperor, killing him was truly difficult, something even other colossi from antiquity found hard to accomplish.
Similarly, the Strongest Emperor Saint was also recovering from his wounds.
One must understand the fearsomeness of colossi like the Strongest Emperors and Immortal Kings. In every aspect, they far surpassed Supreme Ones. Truly killing them was exceedingly difficult.
Although there had been fallen colossi in history, such as the Great Emperor of Vast Heaven from the Eight Desolates Ancient Universe, and other Strongest Emperors or Immortal Kings, the fall of such colossi from antiquity usually required the joint efforts of multiple colossi, employing the most terrifying methods and expending endless time to grind them away bit by bit.
The Flame Emperor said coldly, "Saint, you do have some skill, to have fought me to this point."
The Strongest Emperor Saint snorted. "I should be the one saying that. If you weren't the master of one of the Eight Great Chaos Sources, given the far longer time I have been a Strongest Emperor compared to you, while I might not kill you, I could certainly suppress you to a degree."
Indeed, the Eight Great Chaos Sources possessed effects that even Strongest Emperors coveted. The Flame Emperor, for instance, had relied on the Chaos Fire Source to prove his Dao and become an Emperor, even attaining the rank of Strongest Emperor, in no way inferior to the Strongest Emperor Saint.
Of course, the two were thoroughgoing enemies and would not cease here. They prepared to clash once more.
"My Pangu Universe fears nothing!"
A roar shook the Origin Ancient Path!
*Hum—*
At the same time, on the Origin Ancient Path, one majestic figure after another that propped up the myriad heavens rose up, shaking the Origin Ancient Path. They were all colossi of the Strongest Emperor level.
Tai Sheng Huang!
Dou Zhan Sheng Zu!
And the colossi from antiquity of the alien race!
A full four colossi from antiquity had appeared. Their imperial shadows propped up heaven and earth, vaster and more immense than Supreme Ones by countless degrees, as if they could obscure entire universes. Their colossus auras trembled time itself; fate could not suppress them; they transcended reincarnation.
Including the Flame Emperor and the Strongest Emperor Saint, a total of six colossi from antiquity had appeared.
Even though they had only released their auras and not yet truly taken action, the standoff between the six colossi still caused the entire Origin Ancient Path to tremble violently. All directions and corners of the world shook as if they could not bear it and were about to explode.
Even the various Supreme Ones could not maintain their composure. Their respective Supreme One territories could not remain calm either; under the colossus-level auras, they trembled and seemed ready to crack at any moment.
Without truly taking action, merely the collision of their auras in this six-colossi standoff still created such a terrifying spectacle.
If a battle truly erupted, the consequences would be unimaginable. The Origin Ancient Path would likely be completely shattered under the conflict of six colossi!
Clearly, both sides had abandoned their usual stable standoff at this moment and were preparing for war.
Not to mention others, even Supreme Ones changed expression. Once these colossi from antiquity truly clashed, even Supreme Ones could not withstand it and would likely be caught in the crossfire, possibly annihilated.
But there were also Supreme Ones whose eyes flashed with lightning—those under the banners of the six colossi, who would naturally follow their masters into battle.
*Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!—*
The Origin Ancient Path shook violently as one vast, magnificent, and peerless aura after another manifested.
For at this moment, the other colossi from antiquity were naturally alarmed. Watching this scene with pounding hearts, they hurriedly appeared to intervene: "Esteemed ones, please cease!"
A battle between colossi from antiquity—any two would be enough to greatly shake the entire Origin Ancient Path, let alone a battle involving a full six. The impact would be so immense it could directly shatter the entire Origin Ancient Path.
One wave of the mighty power of colossi from antiquity after another appeared, enveloping the entire Origin Ancient Path, isolating the six colossi to prevent them from affecting it.
The colossi from antiquity residing on the Origin Ancient Path numbered more than six—in fact, more than ten, for nearly every Chaos Ancient Universe had a colossus stationed here.
Now, a full nine appeared—colossi from other factions besides the two confronting sides.
Especially the Primordial Immortal Realm, for the Origin Ancient Path was, in a sense, located within the territory of the Primordial Immortal Realm. The Primordial Immortal Realm was the foremost Chaos Ancient Universe on the surface of the Chaos Sea. Through the succession of epoch after epoch, it had never managed to bury the immortal Dao civilization. Over many epochs, the immortal Dao civilization had reached its current peak of prosperity, giving birth to no small number of Immortal Kings, a count not inferior to the number of colossi possessed by the alien race.
The situation on the Origin Ancient Path naturally alarmed the Primordial Immortal Realm. Immortal Kings stationed on the Origin Ancient Path, usually in the deepest levels of cultivation, motionless as if eternal, were now awakened. The auras of world-shaking Immortal Kings bloomed.
A single Immortal King's dharma manifestation directly descended from the Ninth Heaven, suppressing the myriad realms as it gazed toward the colossi standoff deep within the Origin Ancient Path. Startled, it spoke in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoists, please set aside your grievances. This is the Origin Ancient Path, a matter of great importance. You cannot lightly engage in battle!"
"Please consider this carefully!"
"If you refuse to comply, do not blame us for directly expelling you from the Origin Ancient Path!"
Within the Primordial Immortal Realm, other Immortal Kings awakened, crossing realms to arrive. Their Immortal King auras were vast and world-shaking, enough to silence even the River of Time.
At this moment, at least five Immortal Kings had awakened from the Primordial Immortal Realm, a formation of terrifying scale.
Moreover, there were colossi from other Chaos Ancient Universes on the Origin Ancient Path, offering dissuasion and warnings.
The Origin Ancient Path was specially opened as a path leading to the Origin Land. It was far too important to be allowed to suffer mishap—this was something the colossi from antiquity of all the ancient universes would not permit.
If the two sides truly intended to fight, then the various colossi would certainly join forces to directly expel all six from the Origin Ancient Path.