"This was a world of the strong. When the Five Heavenly Emperors said they would destroy a world, they destroyed it outright. Countless living beings could only be toyed with by their overwhelming power, with nowhere to turn in life or death."
Sikong Jing's voice was hoarse as he clenched his fists tight.
His gaze seemed to pierce through the rift in the void, reaching toward the Burial Emperor Tomb...
"The Five Heavenly Emperors of today are not worth even one hand of the ancient Sword Extinction Emperor. Yet even someone as powerful as the Sword Extinction Emperor could not break through the Great Dao and be reborn, could not truly glimpse the ultimate secret of the Burial Emperor Tomb, or even understand the true Burial Emperor Battlefield."
"What kind of existence is the Burial Emperor Battlefield?"
"How did the Burial Emperor Tomb come into being? Why did so many ancient Great Emperors choose to be buried there?"
"Was it a choice—or were they forced?"
At that moment, Sikong Jing was filled with emotion and questions.
As he thought, he looked again at the sword in his hand. "Even the Nine Heavens Emperor could not break the Blood Devour Magic Beast's vicious demonic nature. Then where were she and her Blood Devour Magic Beast buried? What path did the Nine Heavens Emperor take in her later years?"
"Did she truly enter the Burial Emperor Battlefield and uncover the secret of the Burial Emperor Tomb?"
At that, Sikong Jing sighed quietly.
For now, he could not touch upon such matters. His goal remained to first reach the level of the previous Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts, become the true Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts, and let the beasts within the Ten Thousand Beasts Heavenly Prison return to this world.
"Can the