Constant Brightness Great Venerable mentioned that mysterious 'it'—silent, formless, and utterly terrifying.
It was a figure.
Even a powerhouse like Constant Brightness Great Venerable, an Ancient Great Venerable of his generation, was unable to resist. In the fierce battle, his physical body was shattered.
Yet, even this Ancient Great Venerable, who had mastered a portion of the Heavenly Dao's might and stood among the strongest beneath the Supreme Heavenly Venerables, could inflict little damage upon 'it' during their desperate clash.
In short, that 'it' was overwhelmingly powerful, a terrifying existence that even Constant Brightness Great Venerable regarded with immense dread.
"It?" The three Ancient Great Venerables frowned. They were all Ancient Great Venerables, peerless throughout the ages, with matchless combat prowess. Even facing a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, they could put up a fight. How could they be so utterly routed?
Constant Brightness Great Venerable said gravely, "The emergence of the Endless Ancient City was merely triggered by accident. But those outside mistakenly believe it's the inheritance of the Endless Heavenly Venerate appearing, drawing countless people inside. It has devoured the flesh and divine souls of innumerable supreme powerhouses. In the future, it might very well leave this place and bring calamity to the world."
Yaya said, "Senior, please rest assured. With my father here, even if 'it' is fearsome, we have nothing to fear. My father can suppress it with one hand."
She had great confidence in Ye Chen, who was, after all, a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, an invincible great existence of the current era.
Constant Brightness Great Venerable relaxed. "With His Majesty here, it is indeed so. However, Your Majesty, please be cautious. It is truly terrifying."
An Ancient Great Venerable had his Great Venerable body shattered unknowingly, leaving only his Great Venerable soul. One could imagine how horrifying 'it' was. Even if not equal to a true Supreme Heavenly Venerate, it undoubtedly possessed world-shaking combat power approaching that level, not to be underestimated.
Ye Chen gave a slight nod, not blindly overconfident that victory was assured.
One must not forget, this was the Endless Forbidden Zone. In the past, even someone as heaven-defying as the Endless Heavenly Venerate—a being of such peerless grandeur, a Supreme Heavenly Venerate of his generation—had suddenly perished under mysterious, unknown circumstances.
In terms of strength, among Supreme Heavenly Venerates, who was truly weaker than another?
The sudden, violent death of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate had already filled this place with a sinister, demonic aura. Now, it was even more imperative not to be careless or underestimate the danger.
Moreover, the Chaos Heavenly Venerate Sun he had manifested had now dispelled the bloody mist shrouding the entire Endless Forbidden Zone, restoring clarity.
Yet, even so, the mysterious figure mentioned by Constant Brightness Great Venerable remained unseen.
This showed that the Endless Forbidden Zone was not as simple as imagined.
Ye Chen walked through the collapsed Heavenly Venerate's Palace. The palace was immensely grand, no less than a divine hall. One could see how magnificent and majestic it had been in its day, the palace grounds of a generation's Heavenly Venerate, where countless supreme powerhouses from across the world had come to pay homage.
Now, the broken walls and ruins still retained faint traces of the Supreme Heavenly Venerate's heavenly might and power.
He also saw many battle scars, clearly indicating that a terrible battle had taken place here.
What could damage a Heavenly Venerate's Palace naturally required power at least at the Great Venerable level, or even a battle between Heavenly Venerates.
Considering the Endless Heavenly Venerate's sudden demise, one could easily imagine that this Heavenly Venerate's Palace had collapsed along with his sudden death back then.
Walking within, Ye Chen wished to glean some truth about the Endless Heavenly Venerate's sudden death from the palace itself.
He discovered many terrifying battle scars remaining on the Heavenly Venerate's Palace, which had obliterated the Heavenly Venerate's secret patterns and dismantled the Heavenly Venerate's arrays laid within the palace. It was as if a Supreme Heavenly Venerate had struck here.
However, according to legend, no other Supreme Heavenly Venerate had attacked the Endless Heavenly Venerate back then. On the contrary, it was said the Endless Heavenly Venerate had met with disaster while traversing through time.
But before him, throughout the ages, the thirty-three Supreme Heavenly Venerates existed within the Era of All Heavens. Who could have struck while the Endless Heavenly Venerate was traversing time, causing his fall?
Ye Chen looked at Constant Brightness Great Venerable. "Fellow Daoist, having been here for endless eons, have you uncovered any truth regarding the Endless Heavenly Venerate's fall back then?"
The others also looked at Constant Brightness Great Venerable. If anyone understood this place best, it was him.
Constant Brightness Great Venerable said, "I have managed to find some useful information, which might be of use to Your Majesty."
These words made everyone's eyes light up.
Constant Brightness Great Venerable had indeed found some truth.
As he spoke, over a dozen fragments suffused with the aura of time and space shot out from Constant Brightness Great Venerable's divine soul. These fragments each recorded a segment of time.
"Fragments of Time!?"
Ye Chen reached out and took them. The fragments landed in his palm. What made those beside him shudder was that these Fragments of Time were extraordinary, tinged with faint traces of supreme heavenly might.
Clearly, they involved a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
"It's the aura of the Eternal Heavenly Dao—the Space-Time Eternal Heavenly Dao. It should be a remnant from the Endless Heavenly Venerate's time." Ye Chen carefully sensed, discerning the corresponding unique aura. His gaze fell upon these Fragments of Time, and immediately he saw scene after scene of grand and earth-shattering imagery.
On the first Fragment of Time, there was a vast, sky-shrouding immortal dynasty, centered on the Heavenly Venerable Mountain, radiating across the entire Eternal Heaven Realm. Experts were as numerous as trees in a forest, a gathering of countless masters, indicating an era of extreme prosperity.
Upon the Heavenly Venerable Mountain, a majestic figure that suppressed past and present stood with hands behind his back, facing away from the All Heavens, a great Chaos Bell hovering above his head.
Without a doubt, that was the Endless Heavenly Venerate. This was the Endless Celestial Dynasty.
Furthermore, one could see that the Origin Land of that era was already embroiled in a terrifying war of the All Heavens, with far-reaching consequences affecting the entire Origin Land.
Yet the Endless Heavenly Venerate employed a supreme forbidden technique, summoning the River of Time to encircle the Endless Heaven Realm, creating a self-contained world.
Even the raging war outside could hardly affect the interior of the Endless Heaven Realm.
It had to be said, that was a truly grand, heaven-defying feat.
Upon seeing the second scene, the Endless Heavenly Venerate stepped onto the River of Time. His entire body was surrounded by endless chains of time as he traversed through the ages. Whether he was journeying to the past or charging toward the future remained unknown.
But one could tell the Endless Heavenly Venerate was confident, not believing there would be any danger.
The third scene showed only that upon the River of Time, the Endless Heavenly Venerate's figure suddenly vanished. Only endless blood remained, dyeing the River of Time crimson, then flowing out along the river to descend upon this era.
The fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh scenes.
The blood was terrifying, filled with eeriness. A single drop falling immediately stained the Endless Heaven Realm with blood, also attracting endless malevolent forces. Eerie lightning of various colors and strange phenomena appeared, submerging the Endless Heaven Realm.
What's more, a sky-obscuring, terrifying giant hand suddenly reached down from the blood-stained River of Time, shattering the barriers of the Eternal Heaven Realm and slamming heavily into the Endless Heaven Realm. This caused the Heavenly Venerable Mountain to crack and collapse, sending countless supreme powerhouses of the Endless Celestial Clan raining down from the sky like drops of rain, their life force utterly extinguished.
Thus, the Endless Celestial Clan, which had once shaken the Origin Land, entered a stage of extinction.