"The Nine Innate Saint Emperors suppressed and slaughtered the Taishang of the Myriad Races army, directly turning them into a bloody meal," the Heavenly Emperor said. "At that time, among the Origin Myriad Clans, no one dared to imagine that among the Innate Deities there were nine Saint Emperors towering above the Taishang. The Myriad Races were utterly defeated."
"And to take revenge on the Origin Myriad Clans, the Innate Deities directly exterminated race after race."
"In the end, of the hundreds of millions of races, more than one-tenth were permanently wiped out!"
Throughout the ages, it has always been the law of the jungle.
Since the Origin Myriad Clans could not defeat the Innate Deities, they were naturally hunted by the Innate Deities and reduced to bloody meals.
"The early stage of the Primordial Epoch was the darkest era for the Origin Myriad Clans. At regular intervals, the Innate Deities would descend, demanding each race contribute the corresponding bloody meal. And what they required were either the most powerful experts with profound cultivation or rising stars with exceptional talent."
"The Innate Deities were not merely taking revenge; they were also stifling the growth of the Origin Myriad Clans to prevent them from rising up and rebelling again."
"The dark age of the Primordial Epoch lasted for a very long period."
"Finally, after passing through multiple epochs, the Origin Myriad Clans, in order to resist the Innate Deities, secretly continued to form alliances and cultivate together. Ultimately, a Taishang overlord who had escaped from the Essence Land in the past comprehended another level of power."
"This, is the Eternal Heavenly Dao!"
"This Taishang, through bitter cultivation over endless ages, accidentally discovered this path to the supreme. Once one elevated their Origin Great Dao to the Eternal Heavenly Dao, they could completely tower above their previous power."
"He believed that the Nine Innate Saint Emperors were invincible beings who had embarked on that supreme path, which was why they could crush the Taishang and be unrivaled in their era."
"Therefore, this Taishang cultivated bitterly for multiple epochs. Finally, one day, he took that step."
"Because he sensed that once he took that step, infinite tribulations would inevitably descend, capable of destroying heaven and earth and overturning everything. So, during his ascension, he directly entered the Endless Void."
"Within the Endless Void, he endured endless calamities, narrowly escaping death."
"In the end, he succeeded, but also failed."
"He was fortunate not to fall, but he did not completely take that step, only taking half a step."
"Even so, he still far surpassed the Taishang, mastering power unrivaled in the world."
"This realm, as you know, is the Great Venerable!"
The Heavenly Emperor narrated, and Ye Chen also learned that this was how the Great Venerables came to be.
Initially, it was not for cultivation, but to become stronger, to resist the rule and devouring of the Innate Deities.
Among the Myriad Races Taishang who had once faced the Nine Innate Saint Emperors, some, in the process of resistance, had fortunately escaped with their lives. They survived and gained insight into that invincible power surpassing the Taishang realm.
After expending several epochs, finally, one day, a Taishang comprehended it. After spending multiple epochs in bitter cultivation and accumulation, he took that crucial step.
Of course, being the first to take that step and lacking experience, he ultimately failed in attaining the Eternal Dao.
But he was prepared and, by a stroke of luck, survived, stepping half a foot into the Eternal domain, becoming a Great Venerable towering above the Taishang.
This was also the appearance of the first Great Venerable.
The Great Venerable returned, bringing unprecedented, peerless power back to the Myriad Races, filling them with excitement.
The Taishang of various races all came, sensing that power far surpassing their own, and were overjoyed.
However, the Myriad Races did not immediately rebel. News of the Great Venerable's appearance was confined to the highest echelons; others were not privy to it.
Because they all knew that even though a supremely powerful Great Venerable had been born, the Nine Heavens' Innate Saint Emperors were not necessarily weaker than a Great Venerable; they were also peerless existences towering above.
For a single Great Venerable to rashly go forth would be dangerous.
Therefore, the Origin Myriad Clans planned to endure hardships and cultivate more Great Venerables to resist together.
Thus, after the first Great Venerable appeared, the Origin Myriad Clans began a bitter cultivation lasting multiple epochs.
With the guidance of the Great Venerable, other Taishang also gained the most precious experience. In the subsequent multiple epochs, they successively charged towards the higher level.
Naturally, the path to attaining the Eternal Dao was filled with hardship.
Even with the guidance and experience of the first Great Venerable, the Myriad Races Taishang suffered heavy casualties on the path to the Great Venerable Dao.
Almost out of every ten Taishang, only one or two ultimately succeeded—the success rate was extremely low.
Of course, as time passed, the later it was, the higher the success rate of birthing Great Venerables became.
Finally, after accumulation over a long age, and at a bloody, grievous cost, the Origin Myriad Clans gave birth to a full thirteen Great Venerables.
When the number of Origin Myriad Clans' Great Venerables reached thirteen, the endless ages of concealing their brilliance, the endless ages of enduring humiliation, finally ushered in true light.
One day, the clan leaders, grand elders, and other high-ranking figures of the Origin Myriad Clans deemed the time was right.
They raised the banner of rebellion!
They waged war against the Innate Deities once more.
Without a doubt, after endless ages of being reduced to bloody meals for the Innate Deities, during which they cultivated one Ancient Great Venerable after another, the Origin Myriad Clans paid a bloody, grievous price for this.
Almost every major clan had Taishang who fell. Peerless geniuses brimming with talent were either hunted and killed by the Innate Deities, regarded as delicacies for nourishment, or fell on the path of charging towards the Great Venerable realm.
It was a history of blood and tears, filled with pent-up grievances the Origin Myriad Clans were unwilling to mention.
But to resist the Innate Deities race, they spared no cost.
Naturally, the Origin Myriad Clans daring to rebel again thoroughly enraged the Innate Deities.
The Innate Deities prepared to carry out an unprecedented bloody massacre against the Origin Myriad Clans, even intending to exterminate half the races.
But they soon discovered, to their shock, that the Myriad Races army was too powerful.
For this day, the Origin Myriad Clans had prepared for far, far too long.
The thirteen Great Venerables were at the forefront, leading the vast army gathered from the Myriad Races, directly and forcefully slaughtering numerous Innate Deities.
The Innate Deities who had once carried out bloody massacres against the Origin Myriad Clans were all slain, their blood staining the vast heaven and earth.
Finally, the Myriad Races army once again fought their way to the Essence Land, also facing the original Nine Innate Saint Emperors.
The Nine Innate Saint Emperors were all peerless existences, innate Sovereigns and Venerables, each an absolute imperial existence among the Innate Deities, incomparably powerful.
It was unimaginable that such supremely terrifying existences could exist between heaven and earth.
Back then, when the Myriad Races army first campaigned against the Innate Deities, they ultimately fought to the Essence Land and faced the Nine Innate Saint Emperors, suffering a devastating blow. Only a handful of individuals managed to escape.
One of them was the first Great Venerable among the thirteen Great Venerables of that era.
Precisely because they knew the power of the Nine Innate Saint Emperors, the thirteen Great Venerables of the Origin Myriad Clans did not dare be careless. They joined forces and attacked the Nine Innate Saint Emperors.
The great battle was fought to a stalemate!