"We understand. This was the fate awaiting us once we left the Forbidden Zone." One of the emperors nodded. He did not find his approaching death unbearable. They were calm; they had made peace with certain things.
"We pursued the word 'Immortal' for countless ages. Now that we have fought a True Immortal, we have no regrets left." Another emperor spoke, his eyes bright as though he were reliving the battle.
"We should have been buried in Years long ago. Clinging to life until today—now that I think about it, it's laughable." The last emperor smiled, facing everything with equanimity.
Jiang Daoran and the other two wore complicated expressions. These were three Ancient Great Emperors! They had appeared before them in the flesh, and worse, they had emerged from a Life Forbidden Zone. How could the three of them, who knew the truth about the Life Forbidden Zones, accept that?
"Descendants of the Void Emperor and Emperor Hengyu? An inheritor of the Western Empress's legacy?" One emperor looked at the three, recognized them, and gave a self-mocking smile.
"We cannot compare with the Western Empress or Hengyu, much less the Void Emperor." The three Human Race emperors came from Years long ago, but they were not ignorant of everything outside. The commotion the Void Emperor had caused, for instance, had been far too great for anyone to sleep through peacefully.
"Don't overthink it. None of these three ever unleashed a Dark Turmoil like the other Supremes." Meng Chuan explained the three emperors' circumstances, then offered the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body as an example.
"Take this Red-Haired Brother. He ruled the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land before the Female Emperor. But as a member of the Sacred Body lineage, could he be one of those cold-blooded Supremes?"
The three froze. They had