Desolation! Desolation! Desolation!!!

Ji Hao was drenched in cold sweat, staring nervously at the youth before him. He had never imagined that he would encounter him so soon.

His aura was overwhelmingly powerful. Though he was merely a youth, he seemed like an unrivaled Heavenly Emperor suppressing the firmament. No—he was a Heavenly Emperor!

Ji Hao had originally thought that he would not have a chance to meet him until he became an Immortal King. Yet he had encountered him within the Lightning Tribulation, so far ahead of time.

Ji Hao was deeply puzzled. He did not understand why the figure of Huangtian Emperor had appeared within the Lightning Tribulation, but he no longer cared to think about it, because—

"I have long admired you, Huangtian Emperor!" Ji Hao murmured, staring fixedly at Shi Hao's movements without daring to relax for even a moment.

Huangtian Emperor, the most renowned figure in ancient history—who could contend against him?

His life had been glorious. He had awed the Heavens, been born to face tribulations and pursue the Dao, and quelled the greatest Dark Turmoil.

He had also carried on the past and opened the future, creating a cultivation path that led directly to the Immortal Emperor Realm, giving those who came after him a road to walk and hope for the path ahead.

Such a figure was a legend. Especially in the Shrouding the Heavens Universe, he was an immortal monument.

As the founding ancestor, he stood at the absolute peak.

Everyone who had transmigrated into Shrouding the Heavens carried a certain regret: regretting that they could not live in Desolation's era, battle the Heavenly Emperor, be born during the Ancient Chaotic Era, fight at the Imperial Pass, and quell the darkness.

Now, the opportunity stood before Ji Hao, reviving the battle-hungry instinct buried in