Boom—
A tremendous roar echoed as a simple, ancient stone bridge descended from the heavens. It wasn't particularly large, spanning only a hundred zhang.
"The Heaven-Reaching Ancient Bridge!"
The assembled Supreme Ones were astonished. The Heaven-Reaching Ancient Bridge was clearly another famous artifact among the Origin Sacred Artifacts. The ancient bridge was plain and unadorned, resembling an ordinary stone bridge from the mortal world more than a sacred artifact of origin.
Legend had it that once the Heaven-Reaching Ancient Bridge appeared, it could connect any two places in the world. It had been circulating in the Chaos Sea for many epochal eras.
Now, it had finally emerged, summoned here by the assembled colossi.
Almost simultaneously, a massive heavenly stele descended from the sky, stained with blood of various colors and inscribed with the most ancient script.
"The Source Heavenly Stele has appeared as well!" the Violet Firmament Immortal King sighed.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Next, one Origin Sacred Artifact after another descended from the heavens, arriving from the myriad realms. Some even pierced through the barriers of time and space to descend into this era, gathering before their eyes.
That was the might of the colossi. They were too powerful, each one a towering existence overlooking past, present, and future, capable of even traversing the river of time. Now, with the colossi joining forces, they could even break through the barriers of spacetime to summon Origin Sacred Artifacts that did not exist in this era.
Heavenly thunder rumbled, and taboos descended.
But the colossi struck, obliterating it all to dust.
Before long, more than twenty-five Origin Sacred Artifacts had gathered. There were ancient bridges, divine halls, ancient mirrors, and more. Each Origin Sacred Artifact emitted a unique radiance.
Ye Chen even saw the Origin Heavenly Gate—the true Origin Heavenly Gate.
The legacy left by the Heavenly Gate Sect Master that he had obtained was not the true Origin Heavenly Gate.
The Origin Heavenly Gate stood majestic and sacred ahead.
In the end, a total of thirty-two Origin Sacred Artifacts appeared, manifesting before the crowd.
The Longevity Divine Emperor said, "Origin Sacred Artifacts are important tokens for piercing through the Origin Land. We don't need to collect them all; just over half is enough to truly pierce through."
As a primordial colossus, the Longevity Divine Emperor clearly knew many secrets.
The End Immortal Venerable also nodded. "While gathering all Origin Sacred Artifacts would be safest, thirty-two are more than sufficient. Combined with our joint efforts, it is enough to pierce through!"
"Everyone, please act. Let the Origin Sacred Artifacts pierce through the Origin Land."
As his words fell, the colossi from antiquity made their move. Vast power surged forth, pouring into each Origin Sacred Artifact.
Each Origin Sacred Artifact then erupted with unparalleled brilliance, accompanied by earth-shattering, immense fluctuations.
They were all revived, revealing the terrifying nature of the Origin Sacred Artifacts.
"These Origin Sacred Artifacts have been revived. Ancient legends say each Origin Sacred Artifact is comparable to a weapon of a colossus from antiquity. Now, fully revived, their might is truly invincible."
A well-informed veteran Supreme One spoke, possessing considerable knowledge.
The thirty-two Origin Sacred Artifacts gathered together before the colossi, illuminating the darkness of ten thousand ancient times. Ahead, they gradually constructed a mysterious path.
The mysterious path vanished into endless darkness, its end unclear.
"The true Origin Path!"
A colossus from antiquity declared.
The Origin Ancient Path was artificially opened, while the Origin Path required the joint construction of the Origin Sacred Artifacts to truly pierce through the Origin Land.
Boom—
The Origin Path, glowing from end to end, pierced through everything and vanished into the darkness.
Rumble—
Faintly, from within the endless darkness, it seemed an immeasurably vast behemoth was slowly moving, far larger than the colossus-level boundary beast guarding the pass earlier. The intensity of its fluctuations even spread beyond the Chaos Sea.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Eerie sounds of chains rang out, echoing through the Chaos Sea.
Gradually, under the gaze of the assembled Supreme Ones, their naked eyes beheld the farthest end of the Origin Path. A dark, chaotic ancient universe slowly emerged from the endless darkness, its entire body entangled with chains of unimaginable thickness.
The world was shocked!
At the ultimate end of the Origin Ancient Path was actually a chaotic ancient universe.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Origin Path constructed by the various Origin Sacred Artifacts suddenly exploded. The artifacts reappeared, and then each one shot out a beam of light that vanished into the dark universe, emitting boundless power. They were actually pulling this dark universe, bit by bit, out from the endless darkness.
The boundless dark ancient universe blotted out everyone's vision.
An alien Quasi-Giant frowned. "Could this be the legendary Origin Land?"
The Origin Land was recorded on the ancient stele that had existed since the Chaos Sea's creation. No one knew what the true Origin Land was really like.
A colossus from antiquity said, "It requires the Origin Sacred Artifacts to guide it here. There's a possibility it's the Origin Land. But the Origin Land being a chaotic ancient universe is unheard of."
The Primordial Emperor Ancestor said indifferently, "Wanting to know if it's the Origin Land is simple. Just enter it directly."
Swish—
He took the lead, landing on the surface of the dark universe. Even a colossus from antiquity seemed quite insignificant compared to a true chaotic ancient universe.
The Primordial Emperor Ancestor acted. As a colossus from antiquity, what did he have to fear? His terrifying power directly struck down.
Rumble—
However, the dark universe was impregnable. Shockingly, even a colossus from antiquity as powerful as the Primordial Emperor Ancestor could not break it open.
The Longevity Divine Emperor said indifferently, "Wanting to prove whether this is the true Origin Land is simple. Just kill someone and see if they reappear within this dark universe."
Legend had it that when a Supreme One or higher existence perished, they did not truly die but would be reborn in another place.
That place was the Origin Land.
All Supreme Ones knew about this.
However, legends were ultimately just legends.
It must be understood that Supreme Ones had attained the Dao step by step, each invincible among their peers, treading upon endless flesh, blood, and bones to forge their emperor's path and reach this step. How many would be willing to sacrifice themselves just to verify a so-called legend?
Thus, silence fell over the scene.
The End Immortal Venerable asked, "Whom do you intend to kill?"
The Longevity Divine Emperor smiled, filled with absolute indifference. Seeing this, Ye Chen felt a chill run down his spine, a very bad premonition arising.
Sure enough, at this moment, the Longevity Divine Emperor looked at Ye Chen, his meaning direct and clear. The Longevity Divine Emperor said, "Battle Saint King, I believe you are very suitable for this role. I trust that for the sake of greater righteousness, you will not refuse."
The Lord of the Ten Thousand Ancient Metropolis frowned. "This is unacceptable. The Battle Saint King is an Extreme Realm Quasi-Giant. Sacrificing a Supreme One would suffice."
The Longevity Divine Emperor said, "It seems the Lord of the Ten Thousand Ancient Metropolis does not yet know. Although the Battle Saint King before you is at the Extreme Realm Quasi-Giant level, his true cultivation realm is merely that of a lowly Emperor Lord."
Upon hearing this, all parties were greatly shocked. The Battle Saint King was still only an Emperor Lord?