At the Sacrificial Dao Realm himself, the Desolate Emperor struck again, suppressing the Ancestral Land Ancestor, who had entered that realm untold Sacrificial Eras ago.
It shook everyone. Even the Weird Lineage on the Plateau was stunned, while the Dao Ancestors of the Four Great Origin Ancient Lands trembled in terror.
The mighty Weird Immortal Emperors shuddered too. They knew better than anyone how terrifying the Ancestral Land Ancestor was.
The Desolate Emperor's followers, along with the beings of Heaven's All Ages who had yet to reach the Dao Ancestor Realm, erupted in cheers. Some of the elders even wept, believing they had finally seen hope in their lifetime.
Young people gazed at that dazzling figure above Heaven and beyond All Ages, their eyes brimming with adoration.
The Desolate Emperor's peerless bearing etched itself into their minds once more. Now they understood why he alone was the eternal legend of martial arts, the monument to cultivation.
"The Desolate Emperor is peerless and invincible!"
One person shouted, and countless others quickly joined in. Their voices rolled like a tide through the innumerable great worlds of the Sacrificial Sea.
Ye Fan, Emperor Qing, Wushi, and the others watched the Desolate Emperor with solemn eyes.
Even Shi Yi, the Double-Pupil Bearer, and the Ten-Crowned King, the Heavenly Prince, were shaken from their long seclusion by his peerless bearing. They emerged to look toward the Desolate Emperor above Heaven and beyond All Ages.
Once, they had vied with him as peers. Now they could no longer keep pace with him.
Yet neither man was disheartened. Their resolve only hardened: they would raise their cultivation as quickly as they could, then one day fight their way above Heaven and follow the Desolate Emperor into battle.
For now, they could only swallow their pride and shoulder