The War Emperor continued, "Let's start from the beginning. The Eight Saint Races of Origin are divided into the Heaven, Earth, Xuan, Huang, Yu, Zhou, Hong, and Huang races. The Xuan Tribe is one of them. Of course, each of the Eight Saint Races can be considered powerful enough to rival an Ancient Chaos Universe. Their strength is not ranked; they are generally all supreme."
"Countless epochs ago, the Eight Saint Races of Origin emerged, announcing the existence of the Origin Land. Led by the Eight Saint Races, the Supreme Ones of the heavens, and even the ancient titans, all came to jointly open up the Origin Ancient Path. The fundamental purpose was to connect to the Origin Land and enter that most mysterious place."
"The first group to open the Origin Ancient Path was predecessors like Qin Shihuang, but there weren't many of them at the time. The true period of opening the Origin Ancient Path was in recent epochs, based on coordinates provided by the Origin Saint Races. But the final result, as you all know, was wrong. They almost accidentally completely unsealed the Chaos Burial Ground, leading to the fall of multiple Supreme Ones."
"That ancient path is also called the Old Origin Ancient Path."
"Afterwards, the Origin Ancient Path currently being opened outside the Primordial Immortal World was deduced by multiple ancient titans. It was unanimously considered the most promising coordinate to connect to the Origin Land, which is why it was opened, with various Ancient Chaos Universes and Supreme Ones participating."
"But in fact, whether the Origin Land truly exists is still speculation. It's merely believed to exist, that's all. Moreover, the various Origin Sacred Artifacts were actually circulated from the Eight Saint Races. And many epochs ago, the stele inscribed with the word 'Eternal' was also held in the hands of the Eight Saint Races."
The Supreme Ones listened with increasing solemnity. The Origin Saint Races controlled everything about the "Origin." Whether it was Origin Sacred Artifacts or the coordinates of the Origin Ancient Path, they all originated from the Origin Saint Races.
The existence of the Origin Saint Races was far more astonishing than imagined.
The War Emperor said, "It is said that the Eight Saint Races of Origin are the most ancient races that have existed as long as the Chaos Sea itself. When the Chaos Sea appeared, the Eight Saint Races already existed, hailed as the Xiantian Races. Furthermore, any member of the Eight Saint Races can be considered a Xiantian Divine Being. Without mishap, they are destined to become Supreme Ones."
"Destined to become Supreme Ones?!"
Everyone's expressions changed. This was truly earth-shattering. To possess the qualification to prove the Dao and become a Supreme One from birth—even the descendants of ancient titans couldn't achieve that.
Ye Chen looked at Yi Yi. Wouldn't this little one definitely become a Supreme One once she grew up?
Yi Yi looked at him with a blank expression.
Ye Chen sighed. "Are the Origin Saint Races really that heaven-defying?"
One could say that the term "heaven-defying" was insufficient to describe them; it was practically world-defying.
"The Eight Origin Saint Races are indeed that peerless," the Divine Sky Great Emperor said, deeply agreeing.
The War Emperor said, "The Eight Saint Races of Origin are the most ancient and invincible Eight Supreme Races in the world, existing since the Chaos Sea's creation. Naturally, they are extraordinary. It could even be said that the current cultivation realms and the initial cultivation methods were also taught by the Eight Saint Races of Origin, spreading throughout the Chaos Sea. This allowed all living beings to cultivate, prove the Dao to become Supreme Ones, and ascend to the status of ancient titans."
The Supreme Ones felt a chill. This might be the legendary causality.
The Eight Saint Races of Origin taught the path of cultivation, spreading it to all living beings.
All living beings cultivated, but in doing so, they would invisibly repay a strand of causality, feeding it back to the Eight Saint Races of Origin.
A single strand of causality was naturally insignificant, but what about the endless multitude of all living beings in the Chaos Sea?
Countless strands of causality feedback, even if each was weak, once accumulated, would become terrifyingly immense.
Perhaps because of this, whenever a new clansman was born within the Eight Saint Races of Origin, they innately possessed the qualification to prove the Dao and become a Supreme One. Without mishap, they would inevitably grow to the level of a Supreme One.
A Supreme One sighed. "If the Eight Saint Races of Origin are so invincible, and their clansmen naturally become Supreme Ones upon growing up, wouldn't the entire Chaos Sea be under their control?"
Upon careful thought, how terrifying would that be? It was highly possible that the Chaos Sea was controlled by the Eight Saint Races of Origin from behind the scenes.
The War Emperor sneered. "That's a misconception. Although the Eight Saint Races are powerful, and indeed once controlled the entire Chaos Sea in the past, that was merely in the past. The current Chaos Sea is long beyond their control. Any of the Eight Saint Races has never had more than ten clansmen. They simply lack the power to control the Chaos Sea."
Heaven is fair. For the Eight Saint Races of Origin, any clansman innately possesses the qualification to become a Supreme One. Upon growing up, without mishap, they would inevitably step into the ranks of Supreme Ones.
But while their bloodline power was world-defyingly strong, it also destined them to be unable to produce too many clansmen, restricted by the unseen operational rules of the Chaos Sea.
Any Saint Race basically had no more than ten clansmen.
This also meant that although the Eight Saint Races of Origin were powerful, each Saint Race having the qualification to rival an Ancient Chaos Universe, they were not truly invincible when facing the entire Chaos Sea.
The War Emperor added, "Especially with the emergence of the Heavenly Emperor and Shidai in the past. Those two invincible ancient titans directly and forcefully broke the control of the Eight Saint Races of Origin. That battle caused heavy casualties among the Eight Saint Races, forcing them to retreat from their position of control. Only then could the current Chaos Sea flourish and prosper as it is today."
A look of shock appeared on Ye Chen's face. He cupped his fists. "Please enlighten me, War Emperor Ancestor."
What kind of terrifying great battle had erupted back then, actually alarming both the Heavenly Emperor and Shidai at once?
Weren't the two enemies?
But according to what was said, they seemed to have fought side by side back then.
The War Emperor smiled, looking at the others. "Some secrets, I don't fully understand either. But I know that many epochs ago, the Heavenly Emperor and Shidai were invincible beings who rose almost in the same era. Their birth affected the Eight Saint Races of Origin's rule over the Chaos Sea. In fact, the strength of the Eight Saint Races of Origin back then wasn't just equivalent to eight Ancient Chaos Universes. Essentially, behind the Eight Saint Races of Origin, there was also the shadow of an invincible being of the Chaos Sea. Their existence suppressed the Chaos Sea, preventing the later-born races from escaping the control of the Origin Saint Races. During that period, there were even ancient titans who were killed, and not just one or two."
"It wasn't until the Heavenly Emperor and Shidai rose that they broke the control of that invincible being of the Origin Saint Races, ultimately leading to the current prosperous age."
The Eight Saint Races of Origin, as the most ancient Saint Races since creation, were Xiantian Races with unfathomableheritage / foundation. Each race was no less than an Ancient Chaos Universe, which was unimaginable.
Behind them, there were also invincible beings comparable to the Heavenly Emperor and Shidai. It was precisely because of this that they completely controlled the Chaos Sea.
Of course, the sudden emergence of the Heavenly Emperor and Shidai could be said to have almost directly broken the absolute dominion of the Origin Saint Races.