Epilogue: Emperor's Path Contest (Part 1)

In the boundless cosmic starry sky, disorderly and dangerous currents of space-time raged in turn. Around the starry road formed of radiant light, enormous beast skeletons as vast as mountains rose and sank. Within the howling space-time storms, layers of ghostly shadows could vaguely be seen. These were the marks left behind by those who had failed upon the ancient road of conquest.

This was the Trial Ancient Road located in the deepest reaches of the universe. Unlike the Starry Sky Ancient Road, which strengthened connections between the various realms, the Trial Ancient Road was incomparably perilous. Yet its end point was the ultimate pursuit of countless living beings across the myriad worlds of the universe.

"Awoo..."

Ferocious beasts howled atop the dim Trial Ancient Road beneath the stars. Boiling blood energy swept over the area like a herd of prehistoric Ferocious Beasts charging forward, making this dark stretch of starry sky tremble.

Numerous living beings arrived from different directions and ultimately gathered upon this ancient road. They remained wary of one another. Many rode enormous exotic beasts as large as small mountains, some of which were even comparable in size to the mountain-like wreckage floating in midair.

These exotic beasts came in all manner of shapes. Some resembled qilin-drakes, with towering horns and grim scales. Others were similar to colorful phoenixes, with dazzling feathers and graceful forms. Yet without exception, both these beasts and their riders radiated killing intent. One look was enough to tell that they had weathered trials of life and death.

Among these people were battle-hardened generals with an iron-blooded air, as well as scholars with frail and refined temperaments. Fiery beauties and ethereal fairies competed in splendor. Iron-blooded knights rode Ferocious Beasts, stirring boundless baleful energy, while beautiful and transcendent women rode luan birds, drifting