Have you truly not considered the consequences? A towering figure, a slightly soiled hem!

Ye Tian bent his legs and shot forward like lightning, about to cross to the other side of the Ancient Path and battle the demon spirit.

Yet... after taking just one step, he felt tremendous pressure bearing down on him.

His flesh seemed on the verge of shattering!

It felt as though an ancient star pressed against his body, placing immense pressure on his shoulders.

"Damn it!"

"What is this?!"

"How many people in the Myriad Heavens North Sea know that you are the young master of the Eternal Ye Family?"

"Aren't you curious how I learned your identities?"

"As part of the World-Annihilating King's essence, I naturally inherited his power of divination. You, however, seem to be an exception."

"I once tried to divine your past and future, only to find a blanket of mist obscuring everything. I couldn't see anything at all, as though you simply didn't exist—as though you had no place in this world's ancient history!"

"But that doesn't matter. After you entered the Myriad Heavens North Sea, I was able to divine some of your actions in the present."

"I also learned of some of your achievements. At such a young age, you shattered the Eternal Great Emperor's imprint on the Eternal Physical Body Ranking and claimed first place. You also fought the Asura Martial God in a secret realm, crushing him with overwhelming might!"

"If your cultivation were high enough, I even believe you could sweep through the entire Life Forbidden Zone and the Myriad Heavens North Sea. Even the World-Annihilating King might not have been as powerful as you in his youth!"

"Knowing how powerful you are, would I simply watch you come to destroy me?"

"This Ancient Path is precisely the road of darkness I prepared for you. Upon it, your strength