"Terrifying. All things revived, the laws manifested, and that will alone nearly affected us. For an instant, I actually saw my own death-and it wasn't even directed at us. If killing intent descended upon us, would we already have been reduced to dust? An Ancient Great Emperor, an emperor! Or some peerless being?"
At that moment, a creature the size of a small hill murmured. It was a Great Wilderness Black Tortoise, dark blue-black from head to tail, already on the verge of becoming an ancient saint. Unfortunately, little remained of its lifespan.
Ancient beasts of the Great Wilderness seldom assumed human form, but their intelligence was no different from that of ordinary people. They even lived somewhat longer than creatures of the same realm that had taken human form.
"Could it be the Azure Emperor? He didn't dissolve into the Dao."
A creature murmured. If a great emperor still existed in this age, surely it could only be the Azure Emperor.
"Impossible. Even the Azure Emperor couldn't have lived this long. Who could it be?"
A white tiger murmured. The primordial bloodline within its body was awakening, showing signs of returning to its ancestral state.
"If it isn't the Azure Emperor, it's even less likely to be another great emperor."
"Could it be a new emperor? Has some unknown sacred spirit or Ancient Emperor attained the Dao?"
"I once met the Azure Emperor. This is not his Dao."
A black flood dragon's murmured words left the gathered beasts secretly astonished, setting off a flurry of discussion.
Afterward, they all claimed favorable spots beneath the ancient mountain and settled into seclusion. Here, they seemed to undergo a baptism almost every moment, an incomprehensible power cleansing their primordial spirits and flesh. A few ancient creatures even showed faint signs of breaking