Deep within the Sea of Worlds, wild winds howled.
A dark storm ravaged the boundless sea.
The storm whipped up towering waves.
Shi Hao traveled alone, Grand Unity Sword Embryo in hand, struggling onward through this deathly ocean.
Braving gales capable of easily tearing Immortal Kings apart, he passed through layer after layer of obstacles in the Sea of Worlds and set foot in that legendary forbidden land.
The deepest reaches of the Ultimate Ancient Land came into view.
The ground was densely covered with sacred, resplendent Jieyin Ancient Halls.
Upon arriving here, the Rotten Wooden Chest Shi Hao had always carried suddenly began to glow and shake violently.
As though summoned by something, the Rotten Wooden Chest buzzed and trembled before flying straight toward one of the grandest Jieyin Ancient Halls. It crashed into the hall and fell still.
Shi Hao's expression turned grave as he continued onward. In the depths of the ancient land, he saw a bone stele as white as jade, engraved with the final chapter of the Primal True Scripture.
Shi Hao studied it carefully. This was the ultimate chapter, suited for Quasi-Immortal Emperors to cultivate.
Yet he quickly realized that those who learned from him would live, while those who resembled him would die. If he blindly imitated the methods of his predecessors, he would be constrained for life.
He understood the difference between creating a system and continuing the path of those who came before.
At the same time, waves of Black Mist rose from the deepest part of the Ultimate Ancient Land, like dark clouds blotting out the heavens.
Several ancient words were engraved upon a shattered stone stele: "The Opportunity to Become an Emperor."
Dark Matter surged outward, so dense it could not be dispersed.
Yet within that source of darkness