At the very heart of Eternal City, row upon row of bare mountain peaks towered majestically.
Countless figures wreathed in powerful auras descended from the sky, jostling to be first. Their eyes burned as they stared at the ancient Stone Pagoda among the mountains, its surface covered in mottled scars.
It was only a few hundred feet tall and somewhat dilapidated. At a glance, it seemed utterly unremarkable.
Yet everyone felt awe in their hearts, their expressions solemn.
For this Eternal Pagoda had been personally forged by the Immortal Great Emperor four or five thousand years ago. He had been the Great Thousand's foremost powerhouse, a supreme being who had transcended Saint Grade.
Why were the Northern Emperor and Southern Ancestor, two prodigies from Lower Planes, honored by the world as the Great Thousand Twin Heroes? Their dual Saint Grade ranks and many other astonishing accomplishments were only part of the reason.
Most importantly, the upper echelons of the Great Thousand agreed that among all the Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns throughout history, the two of them were the likeliest to take up the Immortal Great Emperor's mantle, challenge for Dominance, and claim the vault of heaven.
Take the Lord of Undying, leader of the Graveyard Keeper lineage in the Land of Ten Thousand Graves, and the other peak powerhouses of his generation. They had entered Late Saint Grade far earlier than the Great Thousand Twin Heroes.
But they had ultimately exhausted their potential, with no hope of reaching the supreme realm.
If the path to Saint Grade could only be conquered by those who pressed forward with fearless determination,
then the path to Dominance demanded even more terrifying talent.
Flame Emperor Xiao Yan of the Extreme North and Martial Ancestor Lin Dong of the Extreme Southern Land possessed such terrifying