"However, the Samsara Great Emperor possessed immense courage and was unwilling to perish. Dragging the severely wounded Emperor Soul of that alien race colossus from antiquity, he executed a supreme Samsara Great Method, and both plummeted into the cycle of reincarnation."
"Within the Samsara World, only when one side truly perishes can one achieve Transcendence!"
"Through countless reincarnations and rebirths within the illusory Samsara Realm, through repeated life-and-death battles, he finally annihilated the true spirit of the alien race colossus and managed to revive."
"Moreover, he used that alien race colossus from antiquity as his furnace, nurturing his own body. Only after endless ages did he successfully achieve Transcendence, becoming a supreme colossus from antiquity comparable to a Primordial Giant."
The Battle Saint Ancestor spoke of it briefly, but Ye Chen could sense the peril the Samsara Great Emperor had faced back then.
In his past life, the Samsara Great Emperor was merely an extreme realm quasi-colossus, capable of striking against a colossus from antiquity but unable to truly defeat one.
Yet he had risked everything, burning his own form and spirit at the cost of utter annihilation with the slightest misstep, completely vanishing from this world, all to severely wound an alien race colossus. This demonstrated his immense courage.
More importantly, he had dragged the alien colossus's Emperor Soul into the Samsara World, undergoing endless cycles of reincarnation and rebirth, growing stronger each time, and battling the equally powerful reincarnated forms of the alien colossus.
Through repeated slaughter, through countless brushes with death, he had finally, by the narrowest of margins, ground away the alien colossus's true spirit, achieving Transcendence from the Samsara World and reviving.
The peril of that process could hardly be overstated; it was truly a path of ten thousand deaths and one life.
Of course, the Samsara Great Emperor ultimately succeeded, achieving Transcendence in one fell swoop. Over endless ages, using the alien colossus's form and spirit as a furnace to nurture himself, he broke through his shackles, ascended to the peak as a colossus from antiquity, and became a peerless existence comparable to a Primordial Giant, far stronger than an ordinary colossus from antiquity.
Undoubtedly, what Tai Sheng Huang and the others were referring to was likely this method, suggesting Ye Chen walk this path.
Ten thousand deaths and one life—it was no exaggeration.
But success would mean directly achieving Transcendence, becoming a peerless colossus at the Primordial Giant level.
Ye Chen was decisive, stating solemnly, "As long as it can lead to a breakthrough, I am willing to try."
"You—"
The several colossi from antiquity looked deeply at Ye Chen, astonished by his decisiveness and bravery. Given the unparalleled, once-in-ten-thousand-ages potential he had displayed, even without resorting to this method, he would undoubtedly become a colossus from antiquity in the future.
There was even a slight hope he could successfully prove the Dao and become a Chaos Great Emperor.
Although it might take endless ages, it would undoubtedly be many times safer.
But Ye Chen was unwilling, believing time could not be wasted. He was willing to attempt this path of ten thousand deaths and one life, to engage in countless life-and-death battles with a colossus from antiquity, choosing the shortest route to Transcendence.
The Battle Saint Ancestor felt gratified; this was truly a worthy successor of his Battle Saint lineage. He said, "Good. Since you have made this choice, I will select a colossus from antiquity for you. I dare not promise a kill, but severely wounding one is not a problem."
Only the Battle Saint Ancestor would dare speak so. Killing a colossus from antiquity was difficult, but severely wounding one was not an issue.
Otherwise, would his title as the Chaos Sea's number one in offensive power, the strongest Battle Colossus, be merely an empty name?
Tai Sheng Huang laughed heartily. "Actually, there's no need to be so grave. Back then, the Samsara Great Emperor was forced into a desperate situation and had no choice but to take that suicidal path. Now, we can protect your Dao. With the few of us acting, even a true colossus from antiquity would surely die."
Present, aside from the Flame Emperor who was a newly ascended colossus, the other colossi from antiquity were all true veteran colossi.
Especially the Battle Saint Ancestor, the Defying Heaven War Lord, and Tai Sheng Huang—they were absolutely at the Primordial Giant level. For instance, Tai Sheng Huang had once caused the Primordial Giant Xuanxu Saint Venerable to suffer a great loss.
If these three took action, there were few colossi from antiquity in the world who could withstand their killing intent, unless they were the most powerful ones like the Heavenly Emperor, the Primordial Ancestor, the Immortal Ancestor, or the Universe Great Emperor—the strongest colossi from antiquity.
Of course, the right opportunity needed to be chosen. A colossus from antiquity could not be killed at will, especially one from the alien race side; extreme caution was required.
Ye Chen was deeply moved. He immediately performed a grand bow, earnestly expressing his gratitude!
Three years later.
On this day, the time agreed upon by the various colossi had finally arrived!
Tai Sheng Huang, the Battle Saint Ancestor, the Defying Heaven War Lord, Pan Dao Immortal King, the Flame Emperor—five colossi from antiquity—set out together, heading for the deepest reaches of the Origin Ancient Path!
Ye Chen followed along. As they moved, they traversed the distances of numerous Supreme Ancient Domains in an instant. From afar, they could see the true deepest part of the Origin Ancient Path, where a metropolis from antiquity, no less grand than Pan Dao Immortal King City, spanned between heaven and earth. Its vastness was unimaginable, with myriad heavenly stars orbiting it.
Seeing it, Ye Chen's heart tightened.
Even someone as powerful as him, an extreme realm quasi-colossus, felt an overwhelming sense ofoppressive pressure / sense of oppression.
What kind of ancient city was this?
In the past, he had seen Pan Dao Immortal King's Immortal King City—a true peerless Immortal King weapon, terrifyingly powerful, enough to make even the overbearing supreme Immortal King Zi Xiao feel wary.
Yet, compared to this metropolis from antiquity before him, it seemed like comparing a minor sorcerer to a grand one.
Ye Chen had a feeling that this metropolis from antiquity seemed to have numerous colossi from antiquity residing within it, releasing an absolute aura that suppressed countless epochs.
Within the Origin Ancient Path, such a metropolis from antiquity actually existed.
He had a premonition that if this metropolis from antiquity were to descend, no matter how powerful he was, he would only be suppressed—perhaps even crushed to death!
Ye Chen suspected that even a colossus from antiquity, if suppressed long enough, would eventually be killed!
The Flame Emperor said with a solemn expression, "This is the Ten Thousand Ancient City!"
The Ten Thousand Ancient City, as the name implied, was an incomparablygrand metropolis from antiquity, majestic and boundless, no less grand than the central ancient city of any colossus from antiquity's origin world.
Even more, every stone used to build its walls had been personally refined by various colossi from antiquity from the Great Dao stars of the Origin Ancient Path. The smaller ones were merely fist-sized, the larger ones no bigger than millstones, but there were countless numbers of them, all used to construct this metropolis from antiquity.
One could imagine just how many Origin Ancient Path Great Dao stars had been used to build such a Ten Thousand Ancient City, and how many colossi from antiquity's Great Dao imprints had been engraved upon it, making this Origin Ancient Pass unimaginably terrifying, possessing peerless power to suppress the world.
Even a colossus from antiquity encountering it would be suppressed.
In a sense, the Ten Thousand Ancient City could be considered one of the strongest Dao weapons in the Chaos Sea, ranking within the top five.
The fundamental purpose of the Ten Thousand Ancient City was to suppress the deepest part of the Origin Ancient Path, preventing the opened ancient path from being invaded and swallowed back, and also to prevent terrifying, indescribable existences from emerging once the Origin Land was pierced through.
"The Ten Thousand Ancient City is also beginning to awaken. It seems the time to pierce through is truly near," Pan Dao Immortal King sighed softly. The Immortal King City within him trembled slightly, feeling theoppressive pressure / sense of oppression from the Ten Thousand Ancient City.