A being on the Heavenly Pass shouted, "The great terror is about to be released. This is the Emperor's deliberate punishment for you all. You must pay the corresponding price."
"That's a great demon from beyond the realms. Could it be that every Emperor's Pass also leads beyond the Myriad Domains?" A Great Power paled.
"It's extremely powerful, extremely terrifying, unprecedented. The establishment of the Emperor's Pass is not simple; it seems more like it was built to suppress and block certain terrifying, peerless beings."
All the Venerable Ones were shocked. Powerful as they were, they felt a dreadful threat at this moment and dared not be negligent. They all exerted their full power!
Boom—
The Venerable Ones made their move. Boundless radiance shot up to the Nine Heavens, causing all the stars in the cosmos to tremble, then shake violently. They were refined by the Venerable Ones, summoned down, and transformed into the most terrifying meteor shower.
Each star was enormous, making even mountains seem insignificant. Yet at this moment, they were all refined, plucked from the starry sky by the Supreme Ones through heaven-piercing, earth-shaking means, becoming a dazzling meteor shower—thousands upon thousands of them—shattering the vast sky as they bombarded the so-called great terror in the firmament.
At this moment, the ancient path spanning hundreds of thousands of li trembled. The ten ancient passes swayed precariously. Immeasurable divine might rippled forth, shaking heaven and earth.
This was not just one or two stars, but thousands upon thousands. Only with the combined efforts of so many ancient Great Sages could the stars of the cosmos be summoned.
An unprecedented, world-destroying level of vast divine might slowly spread out. Endless radiance continuously erupted within the Heavenly Pass, annihilating the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, pulverizing all directions. Nothing could withstand it.
Unprecedented!
The experts of the allied army watched this scene with shock and unparalleled awe.
Compared to these ancient Great Sages, even powerful Heavenly Kings seemed as insignificant as ants at this moment, utterly incomparable.
The stars were exceptionally brilliant. As they rushed into the sky above the ancient path, they illuminated the ten passes, startling countless living beings whose souls trembled.
Yes, this was a fearsome spectacle unseen for millennia!
Thousands upon thousands of meteors illuminated every inch of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Their massive forms turned into blinding suns, burning with endless light, tracing brilliant trails of fire more intense than real suns.
Everything was brightly lit. The true sun paled in comparison, completely overshadowed by the radiance of the meteor shower.
At this moment, even Heavenly Kings nearly knelt in submission.
Thousands of massive stellar bodies bombarded the Immortal Heavenly Pass. The ten ancient Great Sages, standing as tall as the heavens, unleashed supreme Dao techniques, striking forward.
Boom, boom, boom—
Blinding light became the only thing in heaven and earth. Countless stars, all guided by the ten ancient Great Sages, crashed toward the open gate of the Immortal Heavenly Pass, bombarding the great terror.
The vast fluctuations drained color from heaven and earth. Thunderclaps roared one after another as if the world were ending.
The Immortal Heavenly Pass in the distance completely became a terrifying forbidden land ravaged by raging energy tides. Endless destructive energy surged, annihilating space.
Roar—
From within the ancient gate, a furious roar suddenly erupted. The sound was bone-chillingly cold, causing everyone's expressions to change.
Everyone could sense an unprecedented, powerful fluctuation emanating from there, even surpassing that of the ten ancient Great Sages present—a truly world-shaking fluctuation.
The being on the Heavenly Pass sneered, "You will all suffer the punishment of the slumbering Emperor. The great terror will punish you and make the myriad realms pay the due price."
"What slumbering Emperor? Utter nonsense!" Wan Chu Venerable One rebuked, but his expression remained grave, not relaxing in the slightest. "Everyone, please exert your full strength. If it emerges, the myriad realms will face a great catastrophe."
"Of course."
At this moment, even more stars bombarded down from the firmament. The ten ancient Great Sages even jointly opened a blazing channel—one that led to the starry sky of the myriad realms. The stars there were truly eternal, bearing the aura of the Mythical Era, more real and immortal than those in great worlds like the Desolate Realm.
But the ten ancient Great Sages acted, forcibly seizing heavenly stars from the celestial realm.
It was as if an invisible giant hand pulled stars from the celestial starry sky one by one, hurling them toward the Immortal Heavenly Pass.
The Immortal Heavenly Pass was completely engulfed by endless waves of destruction. Dust shot into the sky; immortal light blazed fiercely, unstoppable.
Although the fluctuation of that great terror was powerful, it was clearly blocked on the other side of the Heavenly Pass.
This was because the ten ancient Great Sages were exerting their utmost, full-strength attacks. Their power was too immense, enough to destroy the entire ancient path world, but all that force was directed into the Immortal Heavenly Pass to block the terror.
If not for the protection of the ten ancient Great Sages, and the fact that their power was focused solely on the Immortal Heavenly Pass, such Great Dao fluctuations would have been enough to shatter the ancient path.
Even so, the vast earth cracked open with enormous chasms, and the void continuously fractured.
"Cough—"
The ten ancient Great Sages had suffered injuries earlier and were now wounded. Continuously unleashing such terrifying, peerless divine abilities caused their injuries to flare up again. Almost every one of them coughed up blood at the corner of their mouths.
But they did not stop their attacks. Instead, they continuously drew infinite vital essence from the void to replenish themselves, wielding the mighty power of heaven and earth to strike.
"How can we let you close it? After waiting so many years, we've finally found an opportunity to cross the Chaos Sea."
Boom—
Within the Heavenly Pass, demonic mist churned. Towering, magnificent demonic shadows rose one after another, standing tall in the cosmos.
Each dark demonic shadow stood between heaven and earth, immensely huge, appearing with boundless demonic mist. The land for millions of li trembled and cracked instantly—unimaginable.
All living beings on the ancient path felt the most terrifying aura of death blanketing heaven and earth, suffocating even Heavenly Kings.
The world's expressions changed instantly. Was the great terror about to emerge? Could even the ten ancient Great Sages not hold it back?
"Did you think you could trespass the Emperor's Pass and retreat unscathed? The Emperor's Pass was originally established by the Supreme Emperors of your realm to isolate us. How foolish of you to actively open the Emperor's Pass gate, fulfilling our wish to cross realms."
A mysterious ancient language came from the other side of the Heavenly Pass. Though it was an unheard ancient tongue, through divine sense fluctuations, everyone understood its meaning.
Immediately, everyone's expressions changed. This seemed to involve a significant secret.
Moreover, wasn't the area beyond the Emperor's Pass supposed to be the true Primordial Immortal Realm? How had it become an Emperor's Pass blocking evil beings?
"This is bad. We can't block the existence within the Emperor's Pass. Even star bombardment is becoming less effective."
The faces of all the Great Powers turned exceptionally grim.
Boom—
A terrifying fluctuation rippled out. The evil from the Emperor's Pass seeped forth again, chilling hearts and startling souls.