"There's no need to be so anxious, everyone."
"Since the spatial rifts appeared and the barriers began to shatter, the Cultivator Faction has produced a new Lord like Luo Feng. In our Innate Hunyuan Faction, the Endless Ancestor also seized the opportunity to take that crucial step and attain an immortal and indestructible body."
Coiled high above, the Infinite Serpent Ancestor surveyed everyone. "We still have a long stretch of time to consolidate our gains and hone ourselves."
"During that time, another Lord may yet emerge, or a few more Progenitors may unravel the mysteries of their Life Cores and reach the immortal and indestructible level."
At these words, a glimmer of light immediately appeared in the eyes of the many Progenitors whose spirits had been heavy.
The supreme beings of the Nine Emperors, in particular, began considering the possibilities.
Crisis was also opportunity. The pressure to survive brought by nothingness was itself the finest whetstone.
A moment later, a figure shrouded in deathly black light slowly stepped forward. It was the Annihilation Ancestor.
The Annihilation Ancestor nodded to the many Progenitors and spoke solemnly.
"Progenitors, Lords."
"I have a favor to ask."
"Please speak, Annihilation Ancestor," Luo Feng and the other powerhouses said.
"I wish to comprehend the true essence of death and force my Life Core to reach complete perfection," the Annihilation Ancestor said.
"Afterward, I ask that all of you strike me with your full strength, holding nothing back."
"Show no mercy and do not restrain yourselves. I want to face the crushing force of life and death, to break through that final shackle as I sink into utter desperation."
Among the Nine Emperors, those Progenitors who had yet to reach the immortal and indestructible level had already found their own paths to a breakthrough through countless