Time passed like a white steed flashing through a gap. A hundred years vanished in the blink of an eye, and the trials on the Imperial Pass Battlefield reached their halfway point. All nine ancient cities of the Imperial Pass had now opened, but no one had explored the road beyond the ninth. The ancient road grew increasingly difficult farther on, and everyone wanted to grow stronger before attempting it.
Over those hundred years, powerful cultivators emerged in droves. At least several dozen more Quasi-Emperors appeared, including Jiang Tingting, Ye Tong, Pang Bo, Dragon Horse, Ji Zi, the Holy Emperor's Son, Huo Qizi, Huo Lin'er, and others. In short, Quasi-Emperors were now a dime a dozen, while peak Great Saints were too numerous to count, leaving the guardians of the ancient road utterly astounded.
Xu Qiong, An Miaoyi, and the other women had reached the fifth heaven of the Quasi-Emperor Realm. The Yaoguang King, Zhang Bainren, Yi Tiande, Golden Cicada, and others were likewise advancing neck and neck.
Yet no one had dared challenge An Miaoyi and her companions over the years. Everyone knew that provoking them meant being beaten down by the whole group, with death as the only outcome. No trial participant dared antagonize five Quasi-Emperors wielding Extreme Dao Emperor Weapons.
For almost all of those hundred years, Ye Fan explored his own path of cultivation. He advanced by only one level, reaching the fourth heaven of the Quasi-Emperor Realm. Throughout those years, he quietly protected those around him, hoping they would all become capable of standing on their own. He wanted to bring every one of his people out with him.
But even the tightest net had a loose strand. Along the way, the Heavenly Court lost five great generals, including the Saints of the Scorpion Race,