To an Immortal, one hundred million years was not considered a long time. With their nearly infinite lifespans, time held little significance for them. A single period of cultivation could last tens of thousands of years.
For cultivators of even greater realms, time meant even less. The growth of a Universe Lord might span countless epochs, and a single cultivation session was measured in epochs.
However, enduring torture for ten thousand epochs, feeling one's Divine Body gradually decline and one's divine power continuously weaken, while suffering extreme pain every moment—such punishment was something even Universe Lords were unwilling to endure.
Self-destruction brought only momentary pain and could end one's life quickly. But in this situation, they not only felt pain, but also constantly sensed their lives slipping away, all while enduring the pressure of a countdown to death.
Although they had experienced countless life-and-death struggles and gained their current strength through repeated trials, and had long since seen through life and death—
Under these circumstances, not a single one of them could remain calm.
After all, they were powerful beings who had stood above all others for countless years. Whether in strength or in life, they enjoyed the utmost luxury and occupied the pinnacle of the Original Universe.
They were accustomed to watching others live and die, watching others struggle. As for themselves, they had never considered the possibility of their own fall.
In the Original Universe, killing a Universe Lord was exceedingly difficult. Moreover, many Universe Lords had all kinds of factions and races backing them.
Take Lord Yuan Ao, for instance. If Qin Hao had not acted, it would have taken several Universe's Strongest and a great number of Universe Lords joining forces before he could finally have been killed.
There was also Emperor Yan. He was merely