Chapter 759: Myriad Daos Fell Empty, a Timeless Deception
"Fellow Daoists, slow down. How about adding me to the ranks?"
As the voice fell, a burly, bearded man holding a divine bow strode out from the depths of the Ancient Mine of Absolute Beginning with the gait of a dragon and tiger.
He gave off an exceedingly strange impression—ancient and weathered, as though he had spanned several eras out of thin air.
"Corpse Emperor, it's you. I never expected even you to choose to emerge in this era..."
The White Tiger Daoist looked at this ancient supreme being from the same forbidden zone and spoke solemnly.
The Corpse Emperor was the second special lifeform in heaven and earth to transform from a corpse into a human and undergo an ultimate metamorphosis.
The first was naturally the lord of the Underworld, the Underworld Emperor.
Legend had it that he had been unearthed from the deepest part of the Underworld, surrounded by several Ancient Steles engraved with characters from the Chaotic Ancient Era. It was highly likely that he had attained the Dao from the corpse of a powerhouse of the previous Chaotic Ancient Era.
Becoming an emperor from a corpse was utterly terrifying.
He had once belonged to the Underworld, and a Reincarnation Mark had formed within his body. Not long after, he abandoned his status as an Underworld supreme being, entered a forbidden zone, and lay dormant ever since, unknown to outsiders.
"Since we jointly deduced that this era is hailed as the one most likely to achieve immortality, how could I possibly miss such a grand occasion?"
"I am not one of those rats who look forward and back, too afraid to stake everything on a single gamble."
The Corpse Emperor laughed heartily and strode step by step from