The Human Emperor Decree appeared, erupting with unprecedented supreme light that shook the ancient path and pressed down towards the Heavenly Pass!
The Purple Mansion Sacred Land was affected, and even the Heavenly Saint City was no exception. The majesty of the Human Sovereign swept across ten thousand miles of sky, reaching everywhere, unbearable.
Boom—
Visible to the naked eye, the towering demonic figures that even the ten ancient Great Sages had not truly suppressed were now being suppressed one by one. In a trance, the single Sovereign character on the edict transformed into a peerless Human Sovereign who looked down upon the Myriad Domains, taking action to directly suppress the eternal Cang Tian and, moreover, suppress the great horrors upon the Heavenly Pass, forcing them all back, alive and well.
Everything was to be suppressed!
Too powerful, truly worthy of being the Myriad Domains' number one powerhouse, the Human Sovereign!
Everyone was shaken, even the ancient Great Sages.
An ancient Great Sage sighed softly: "Truly worthy of the Human Sovereign, hailed as the one in this world closest to the supreme domain of Emperors and Sovereigns, indeed peerless and unmatched."
"I am unwilling! We finally opened the passage to this realm, finally opened the Heavenly Pass!"
One terrifying, towering demonic figure after another roared.
"Suppress!"
The Human Emperor Decree's golden light permeated the heavens, sweeping directly forward, carrying out the most forceful suppression, unstoppable, sweeping away all demonic figures alive and well, suppressing them into the Heavenly Pass, blasting them back into the world from which the Heavenly Gate had come.
However, the ancient gate of the Emperor's Pass had not yet fully closed. Infinite Great Dao laws still surged, deities of the All Heavens manifested, and endless great demons roared, confined within the Emperor's Pass channel, unable to break out.
At this moment, countless people's pupils constricted. To the astonishment of even the ancient Great Sages, the Human Emperor Decree actually charged into the Emperor's Pass channel! Within the golden, brilliant edict, boundless Emperor-Sovereign majesty slowly diffused, preventing all divine-demon phantoms and killing-intent laws from approaching.
This was the majesty of the Human Sovereign. Even a mere edict was peerless and immeasurable; who could contend with it?
Yet everyone was puzzled: what exactly was the Human Emperor Decree doing?
Suddenly, the Human Emperor Decree grew many times stronger. Imperial Dao golden light spread out, overwhelming heaven and earth, so powerful it made even ancient Great Sages change color and retreat. Otherwise, under this supreme Imperial Sovereign majesty, they would almost be forced to submit, almost kneel in prostration.
The Human Sovereign was too powerful. The edict contained his true majesty as it charged into the Immortal Emperor's Pass, making the All Heavens tremble and stars shake as if about to fall.
Even the living being upon the Heavenly Pass changed color, its voice trembling uncontrollably: "Human Sovereign, why is this?"
It must be known that even when facing ancient Great Sages, it had once been forceful. But facing the Human Emperor Decree, that living being trembled, filled with tension, fear, and awe.
The edict's golden light surged endlessly, the Imperial Dao heavenly might growing ever more vast, as if the Myriad Domains Human Emperor would truly descend upon this ancient path. That oppressive might made even ancient Great Sages tremble.
At this moment, Ye Chen changed color, because this Human Sovereign aura felt very familiar—it was actually identical to the ancient Human Sovereign he had encountered on the River of Time!
He remembered that when he faced the alien supreme existence crossing the long river to attack him on the River of Time, an ancient Human Sovereign, because he was too powerful, sensed the changes in the River of Time and had taken action from the ancient era.
And the aura on this Human Emperor Decree was actually identical to that ancient Human Sovereign's. This shocked him immensely.
Could it be that the ancient Human Sovereign had lived from the ancient era to this generation, reigning as Sovereign across all ages?
Without a doubt, this notion was astonishing, shaking the Great Era. The ancient Human Sovereign was not dead; he had lived from the extremely ancient era to this generation.
It must be known that without becoming a Mythical Emperor or Sovereign, one cannot endure long in the mortal world, always destined to decay and perish within the River of Time. This is an eternal, unchanging law; no one can transcend this fate.
Even ancient Great Sages must perish, which shows the extent.
But the ancient Human Sovereign had actually survived, for at least a million years, so ancient it was truly hard to believe.
However, Ye Chen immediately shook his head, because the Human Sovereign contention occurred once every hundred thousand years. Every victor became the Human Sovereign, so how could it be the same person?
Perhaps it was because they were all Human Sovereigns, all masters of Myriad Domains imperial authority, so their auras were the same, merely similar.
He understood this point, but for some reason, that notion simply would not fade.
The Human Emperor Decree approached the Heavenly Pass. The entire majestic and grand Immortal Emperor's Pass began to tremble, as if it too could not bear the pressure.
And at this moment, the most majestic voice emanated from the Human Emperor Decree, deep and resonant, making people almost involuntarily submit from the depths of their souls: "You have gone too far."
Gone too far?
Everyone was stunned, not understanding. But those who truly understood changed color, because this "gone too far" was a reprimand to the Emperor's Pass, or perhaps to the existence within it, stating that it had overstepped.
Releasing those great terrors, even as punishment, was excessive and would affect other innocent living beings across the myriad realms.
Could the Emperor slumbering within the Heavenly Pass, as spoken of by that living being, truly exist in this world?
This thought made many change color.
The living being on the Emperor's Pass now responded in a trembling voice: "Supreme Human Sovereign, please do not misunderstand. The reason the Emperor acted thus is because the living beings of the Myriad Domains repeatedly violated the Emperor's Pass, knowing they should not attack it and would provoke great horrors, yet never heeding warnings, persisting despite repeated admonitions. Thus, the Emperor grew angry and descended punishment."
Facing the Myriad Domains' peerless Human Sovereign, even the living being within the Emperor's Pass changed color, showing the extent.
"Too far!"
The edict still bore only these two words, appearing extremely majestic, unopposable, possessing true Emperor-Sovereign majesty.
Suddenly, all living beings submitted, the All Heavens trembled, the Great Era seemed on the verge of collapse.
From within the Emperor's Pass, an oppressive might not the slightest bit weaker than the Human Sovereign heavenly might on the edict slowly released, actually resisting the edict's Human Sovereign majesty.
Everyone was shocked beyond measure, even the ancient Great Sages. Could there truly be a slumbering Emperor within the Emperor's Pass?
An ancient, vicissitude-filled voice spoke, using the most ancient immortal language originating from the Mythical Era. No one could understand it, but divine thoughts were interconnected—
"Cycle after cycle of Samsara, eternal vicissitude, the flow of time... have you completed that method yet? Or are you still experimenting?"
"The Chaos Sea surges. The seals left behind in the past are gradually weakening. The time left for us is not much. The key one has a few vague candidates, but it is uncertain. He needs to grow up quickly; the future will require his help."
"The future is difficult. You too must end the cycle..."