A Great Accomplished Saint Physique against a Great Emperor-such a divine battle was rare throughout history, setting blood aflame and hearts yearning.
Some Great Saints who had awakened from their self-sealing within divine source and emerged into the world felt as though they were dreaming. They still remembered similar events in the Desolate Antiquity Era, when Great Emperors and Great Accomplished Saint Physiques had taken turns safeguarding peace in the mortal world.
Old Sacred Bodies and newly ascended emperors had shared the same lifetime and crossed hands, but their battle records had been unremarkable, with little that stood out.
Aside from one particular Great Accomplished Saint Physique who had once stayed a body-length ahead of the Western Empress, creating an eternal legend and becoming a miracle, not a single Sacred Body had ever overcome a Great Emperor.
The most dazzling had been the Sacred Body on Mars. He had attained enlightenment through an alternative path, obtained immortal medicine, and lived a second lifetime. Later, he had even supported the Jiuli Great Emperor in attaining the Dao.
The Mars Sacred Body and the Jiuli Great Emperor had once sparred briefly, ultimately ending in a draw.
The enhancement granted by the heavenly heart imprint far exceeded anything people imagined.
"A Flawless Great Emperor unites with heaven and earth, reigning supreme throughout the universe. His single Dao suppresses all others. Even Restricted Area Supremes struggle to defeat him, let alone a Great Accomplished Saint Physique who has not attained the Dao."
An ancient Quasi-Emperor sighed. He had little faith in this battle either, lamenting, "So-called challenging an emperor merely means surviving a few thousand exchanges. Fight to the end, and death is certain."
"This time is different. Senior Ye is Emperor Zun reincarnated. He will break the Sacred Body's curse and become an