"Emperor Zun-even a phantom incarnation of his possesses such strength. He has most likely become an immortal, or has long since set foot in the immortal dao domain." Annihilation Heavenly Venerable looked solemn. As a Heavenly Venerable from the Mythological Era, he knew Emperor Zun quite well.
He had already commanded all the emperors back then. What heights had he reached now? Had he become an immortal in the mortal world?
Splat!
Blood sprayed as the figure blocking the Reincarnation Gate was blasted apart. Lu Chen and Emperor Zun charged inside together.
This place was unlike any they had seen before. It was not woven from laws, but was a real, physical region.
At what seemed to be the end of the Immortal Domain's land stood a towering stone stele. It exuded the aura of ages, as ancient as if it had endured through all of history, with a mystique difficult to put into words.
Ancient writing was carved upon it. The characters seemed not to belong to this era; perhaps they were remnants of the unknown Chaotic Ancient Era, impossible to decipher.
Fortunately, one passage was written in Emperor Script. Anyone who had reached the imperial domain could comprehend and read it.
"Beyond the stone stele, perhaps one can truly become an immortal...!"
The meaning conveyed by the Emperor Patterns held doubt and uncertainty, like a sigh uttered upon reaching the highest peak.
They could surmise that, countless ages ago, an unrivaled hero had fought his way here and left this stele behind. Yet no one knew whether he had broken into the Immortal Domain.
"Desolate Heavenly Emperor!" Emperor Zun spoke for the first time, an inscrutable look in his eyes.
Though hailed as the most exalted figure of all time, he had never met the legendary Desolate Heavenly