With a deafening roar, the immortal Heavenly Pass was finally... opened!
Within that pitch-black Heavenly Pass stood an immortal ancient gate, so integrated with the wall that the world had mistaken it for part of the structure, never imagining it was a gate.
The ancient gate was equally majestic and immense, beyond description. The sliver of an opening was like a pillar of light reaching to the heavens, radiant and brilliant, with streaming clouds of auspicious light soaring skyward.
"The Eternal Emperor's Pass has finally been blasted open!"
The whole world was shaken, but countless people were even more ecstatic. This Emperor's Pass, rumored to be the dwelling of Emperors and Sovereigns and the gateway to the Primordial Immortal Realm, had finally been breached. It took ten ancient Great Sages, who also invoked the mythical war phenomenon from the mysterious Tian Sheng City to impact it, to finally succeed.
Was that truly the Primordial Immortal Realm?
No one knew, for the light within the gate was too dazzling, and Dao marks intertwined, blocking all prying eyes. However, vast swathes of brilliant light rain drifted down, dazzling and eye-catching, also exuding a sacred aura. Absorbing this light rain, one could actually feel their cultivation increasing, their divine power boiling, as if on the verge of a breakthrough.
The Primordial Immortal Realm!?
Everyone was stirred. They all sensed that entering the other side of the ancient gate would bring them immeasurable benefits.
"The slumbering Emperor will awaken, and you will all pay the price you deserve!" The creature on the Heavenly Pass roared once before vanishing completely.
Yet, the Emperor's Pass ancient gate remained difficult to open. Despite being cracked open a sliver, an immeasurable power still blocked the way.
"Everyone, do not hesitate. Someone will bear all the consequences. We only need to open the Emperor's Pass!"
The Myriad Worlds Palace Head spoke up, continuing his assault. His might shook the heavens, boundless divine principles blasted the sky, and Order Divine Chains crisscrossed, pounding the ancient gate with thunderous booms.
The other ancient Great Sages did not relent either, continuing their attacks tirelessly. They even summoned the stars of the heavens, transforming them into a meteor shower that continuously bombarded the Heavenly Pass.
Never before had so many Great Power-level figures erupted in a single era. Ten Great Sages marched together, acting in concert, shaking the cosmos and suppressing all ages!
Within the great fissure of the ancient gate, various laws intertwined, capable of shattering Heavenly Kings and contending with Great Sages. An extremely terrifying killing intent pervaded the air.
The massive ancient gate was forced open, revealing an incandescent, boundless passageway. At its farthest end was a gate of light, within which hazy light rain drifted. Immortal mountains stood in clusters, immortal birds danced, and mythical holy spirits roared. Everything seemed like a dream or illusion.
It was the Primordial Immortal Realm!
From there emanated an unprecedented aura of Emperors and Sovereigns. Mythical Emperors and Sovereigns truly resided within.
The world was ecstatic, and the ten ancient Great Sages were even more so. However, before all the venerable ones could charge in, a terrifying power descended from within the ancient gate at this moment.
"Kill!"
Three thousand deities and a hundred thousand great demons actually charged out! The power of gods and demons intertwined, and terrifying laws erupted, sweeping forth. If not confined within the Emperor's Pass channel by restrictions, they would have absolutely caused the entire ancient path to completely collapse and severely affected the outside world.
All ten ancient Great Sages paled, for these were supreme Dao principles being manifested, not mere illusions. Each deity or demon possessed terrifying combat power.
"Purify the Heavens!"
The Holy Feather Venerable from the Angel Race uttered a Dao shout, his entire body erupting with endless Holy Light Art, flooding the entire incandescent passage and annihilating swathes of divine and demonic phantoms.
He displayed the supreme divine ability of the imperial clan, the Angel Race. Flawless, pure holy light like a vast ocean submerged the passage, shattered gods and demons, beheaded immortals, and slew deities—unprecedented.
"Myriad realms, move with me!"
The Myriad Worlds Palace Head roared. At this moment, divine rings manifested around him, thousands upon thousands of them. Each halo exuded a powerful aura, as if containing worlds within.
He seemed to transform into the master of the myriad realms, opening the portals of all worlds. Each one erupted with supreme Dao fluctuations. When all ten thousand erupted together with a boom, heaven and earth seemed on the verge of shattering instantly.
Ahead, those gods and demons were extremely powerful, all formed from supreme Dao laws. Theoretically, they could contend with any living being or supreme expert. Unfortunately, before the Academy Head, they were all severed in two.
Blood splattered. Thousands of gods and demons lay dead on the ancient path. This passage was filled with blood, terrifying beyond measure.
Subsequently, Heavenly Dragons, Kunpengs, Phoenixes, Black Tortoises, and many other mythical holy spirits manifested, charging over. Countless ancient Dao weapons also arrived, carrying vast, mighty power to block the ten ancient Great Sages.
"Amitabha!"
The Great Thunderclap Temple's Great Sage, Venerable Gharo, uttered a Buddhist phrase. Then, his golden body, measuring six zhang, erupted. Endless Buddha light spread, delivering all beings. Lotuses bloomed profusely, forcibly opening a path.
The ancient Great Sages cooperated with each other, assaulting the Heavenly Pass channel, slaying gods when encountering gods, slaughtering buddhas when encountering buddhas.
Each one could open up a vast world, mobilizing the immense power of heaven and earth, powerful and peerless.
Now, with ten Great Sages cooperating, who could contend with them?
Boom—
With a tremendous roar, the firmament exploded. The passage was swept clean; all obstructing phantoms were cleared.
However, even beings as powerful as the ten ancient Great Sages coughed up blood. The most terrifying laws within the passage surged toward them.
If they were not ancient Great Sages, they would have been annihilated long ago.
"Kill!"
Again, just a single word, but it represented the peerless will of all the venerable ones. They all charged forth, their momentum surging and shaking the Thirty-Three Heavens.
Boom—
At this moment, they charged in!
Immortal light soared, tearing apart the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, shaking the mortal realm!
The whole world was astounded!
The Heavenly Pass had finally been breached. Although it did not collapse—only the ancient gate was pushed open—it still shocked the world.
Light rain danced, filling the sky. Faintly visible within the Heavenly Pass was an overwhelming killing intent. The sky-filling light rain could sweep away and shatter all obstacles.
Each particle of light rain contained a dreadful killing intent. Even a Saint entering would have their vitality extinguished, body perishing and Dao vanishing.
Now, the ten ancient Great Sages advanced through this endless light rain, a testament to their power.
"They've charged in! They're truly heading to the Primordial Immortal Realm," the world exclaimed in astonishment.
Just then, an even more terrifying killing intent pervaded the passage. All ten ancient Great Sages coughed up blood, suffering wounds. More divine and demonic phantoms charged over, bringing with them immeasurable killing intent.
Among them, there was even a Kunpeng spreading its wings to strike the heavens, sweeping across the Nine Heavens.
A True Dragon traversed the sky, its roar shaking the Nine Netherworlds.
An Undying Immortal Phoenix transformed into endless immortal flames, submerging and incinerating the myriad realms...
Although they were merely phantoms constructed from laws, each was a true great terror. Even if a single ancient Great Sage entered alone, they would inevitably perish, body and Dao gone, never to exist again.
For such an onslaught of laws, in this world, aside from the mythical Emperors and Sovereigns, perhaps no one could withstand it.
But the ten ancient Great Sages launched an unprecedented joint assault. They all displayed their most powerful methods, even deploying the Nine Palaces Grand Formation.
In the hands of these venerable ones, this legendary ancient formation was countless times more powerful than when used by the overlords before. It radiated an aura truly capable of destroying the mortal world, as well as a grand, vast aura of creation, impacting that incandescent and mysterious passage, striving to fully charge into it and directly assault the Primordial Immortal Realm.
"Kill! This time, we must see the Primordial Immortal Realm!"
The venerable ones roared their mightiest cry. Endless light completely submerged the entire incandescent passage.
Yet, despite exhausting their means, it was not enough. The dreadful killing intent threatened to tear their very bodies apart. They simply could not truly pass through.
With every step forward, they shed brilliant, incandescent precious blood, staining this passage, enduring the most terrifying assault of killing intent since achieving their Dao.
If not for the ten ancient Great Sages joining forces, a single ancient Great Sage acting alone would have been utterly annihilated, body and bones ground to dust, by this killing intent.
It seemed impossible, but unfortunately, that was the reality.
The Emperor's Pass channel could not be entered unless the other nine took action, protecting one among them to pass through the channel and reach the other side.
But what possibility was there? Although they were cooperating, none were willing to give the other such an opportunity.
Everyone hoped to enter the final place, to enter the Primordial Immortal Realm, to see the Emperors and Sovereigns, to obtain the hope of becoming an Emperor, and to witness the legendary Primordial Immortal Realm.
It was even rumored that within the Primordial Immortal Realm lay secrets surpassing all else, though none knew if it was true or false.
No one knew how long they had been assaulting. They still could not draw near. Even beings as powerful as the venerable ones continuously shed blood and began to exhaust themselves. They could not remain at peak condition forever.
At this moment, the venerable ones exchanged glances and nodded. "Everyone, let us join forces to open a safe passage for them to enter. The Emperor's Pass has power suppression. Even if we enter, we will be heavily suppressed. It's better to let them enter, to seek immortal opportunities for us in the Primordial Immortal Realm, to see if we can glimpse the Emperors and Sovereigns."
"Agreed!" Boom—
The ten ancient Great Sages exerted their utmost strength. Boundless power was unleashed, repelling all killing intent. With great effort, they propped open a passage. It was very unstable, as if it could collapse at any moment. They roared, "You, enter quickly! We will protect your path. Seek immortal opportunities. Hurry!"
The alliance army was overjoyed beyond belief. They never imagined that in the end, an immortal opportunity would fall upon their heads. But they did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. All quickly charged into the safe passage propped open by the combined efforts of the venerable ones.
No one dared to delay, for no one knew how long the venerable ones could hold on. Because a section of the passage had merely cracked open, a few specks of light rain drifted down and landed on three overlords. Unexpectedly, in an instant, the killing intent instantly annihilated the three overlord-level figures into dust, leaving nothing behind.
This horrified everyone. They never imagined that just a few specks of light rain could be so terrifying. If the real passage collapsed, everyone inside would inevitably be reduced to ashes.
However, Heavenly Kings could not enter. They were too powerful; the passage could not accommodate them, or it would shatter, with extremely severe consequences. This left each Heavenly King with a rather grim expression.