She sat up straight, resting her chin on her hands, completely absorbed in her own thoughts, unconsciously muttering to herself:
" The Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art... it sounds incredibly powerful. Mortal Physique... ultimately becoming Heavenly Emperor... that's truly legendary."
"I wonder what became of this Great Emperor? Did he die?"
For a time, countless people on the Douluo Continent had different thoughts, but one thing was certain...
They were all shocked; Ruthless are ruthless to themselves, ruthless to heaven and earth, and ruthless to all living beings.
Starting from the humblest beginnings, employing the most ruthless methods, to achieve the most glorious accomplishments.
Ruthless Great Emperor!
This name has now left an indelible mark on the hearts of everyone in the Douluo Continent, a mark that is a mixture of fear, shock, and an indescribable sense of awe.
The Shrouding the Heavens World ".
Just as Ning Rongrong was wondering about the fate of the Ruthless Great Emperor, Zhu Zhuqing also felt the same ripples in her heart.
Although she was chilled to the bone by the Ruthless Empress's bloody path to the throne, the ultimate fate of such a legendary and Lifetime figure was something that no one could help but care about.
She pursed her slightly pale lips, looked at Jiang Wanwan, and couldn't help but ask:
"Sister Wanwan, what was the fate of such a Great Emperor...?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wanwan's expression became somewhat complicated, a mixture of reverence, sighs, and deep awe, a distant recollection.
She paused for a moment, seemingly organizing her thoughts.
After a long silence, she continued speaking.
" The Ruthless Great Emperor reigned supreme over the world, her power shaking the universe; that was her era."
"She suppressed all enemies with her invincible power. Former adversaries either submitted, perished, or fled to the remote Border Wasteland, and no one dared to challenge her again."
She established an immortal lineage and left behind a legacy that has shaken the ages.
However, though the Great Emperor was powerful, tens of thousands of years had passed, and even an emperor who looked down upon all living beings could not escape the erosion of time.
Her gaze drifted into the void, as if she could see the desolation of a glorious finale:
"Later records state that in her later years, the traces of the Ruthless Great Emperor gradually dissipated into the world, and her aura faded from the universe."
There are rumors that she passed away peacefully in her own temple, her imperial body merging with the Dao and returning to the world;
Some say she traveled to the Cosmic Frontier, venturing into unknown territories in search of that elusive Immortal Road to immortality...
In short, at the end of an era, the supreme pressure belonging to the Ruthless Great Emperor truly vanished from the world.
A new era has dawned, and new geniuses have risen to vie for the supreme imperial throne.
As Zhu Zhuqing listened, an indescribable sense of melancholy welled up in her heart.
Could such a ruthless, decisive, and defying-the-natural figure ultimately succumb to the ravages of time?
The contrast between ascending to the pinnacle by stepping over the corpses of kings, only to vanish in the end of time, evoked in her an extreme sense of tragedy and desolation.
She nodded gently and whispered, "So... in the end, they all perished."
Even the most glorious legends eventually come to an end...
"Yes, it sounds like... he's passed away."
Zhu Zhuyun murmured, feeling both awe for such beings and a complex sense of solace that "even such beings die."
After all, the path of "devouring the origin" is too terrifying. If one could truly achieve Eternal immortality, it would be too despairing.
"Huh?!"
At this moment, on the Douluo Continent.
Hearing Jiang Wanwan's words, the people from the Douluo Continent were somewhat surprised.
Pope's Palace.
"Your Majesty, that Ruthless Empress is actually dead?"
Yue Guan couldn't help but speak up, "So that means... the cultivation system of that world seems to have pushed 'individual power' to unimaginable heights, and its peak beings might even surpass ordinary gods in terms of pure power."
He carefully considered his words, "But they seem to be trapped in the ironclad rule of 'lifespan'."
Even though it has been tens of thousands of years, it will eventually come to an end.
As for us Divine Realm, as long as our Godhood remain intact, we can live forever, untouched by the passage of time.
This sounds like a strange kind of "balance".
One side pursues the ultimate, "human" power, yet cannot escape fate;
The other party accepts the constraints and gifts of the "rules" in exchange for Eternal.
Gui Mei nodded. "This means that, if we simply compare the destruction and power that an individual can display at a certain moment, our Douluo deities... may not have an advantage."
But if we consider the immortality of their very existence, they seem to have paid a price.
Bibi Dong listened quietly, her eyes deep and thoughtful.
The turmoil in her heart did not subside; instead, it became even clearer.
On the one hand, she was shocked and even... envious of the " Great Emperor's " natural lifespan, which was often in the tens of thousands of years.
Titled Douluo have existed for only a few hundred years, while gods need external aids to achieve immortality.
And that " Great Emperor," existing for so long solely on his own, what terrifying level of being is that?
On the other hand, the Gui Mei's words also awakened her.
No power Eternal; no matter how dazzling, it will eventually fade away.
What Bibi Dong sought was never just power, but transcendence, Eternal, and the complete subjugation of fate.
The Rakshasa Godhood seems to be able to grant both of these simultaneously... although the process is insidious and the future is uncertain.
"Power and immortality... are they mutually exclusive?"
Bibi Dong murmured to herself, "So it seems that our Douluo Continent isn't entirely without advantages when facing the Shrouding the Heavens World?"
"And..."
A thought uncontrollably surfaced in Bibi Dong's mind:
If... if she could obtain that level of power, combined with the Eternal of Godhood... she suddenly tightened her grip on her fingers.
Shrek Academy.
"So, after all that, even someone as powerful as them will eventually die of old age?"
Ma Hongjun scratched his head, his tone carrying an indescribable awkwardness, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief, yet also felt a sense of loss.
"Then the gods of our world, although their battles don't sound as dramatic as theirs, seem... not bad at all, right?"
Oscar stroked his chin. "Not bad at all."
Fatty, think about it, living a long life is the only true measure of success.
No matter how strong you are, once you die, you have nothing left.
They fight to the death, devouring and refining this and that, all in order to live longer and become stronger, right?
But the final destination was still the word 'death'.
On our side, becoming a god is as difficult as ascending to heaven, but if you succeed, at least 'immortality' is guaranteed."
Ning Rongrong still rested her chin on her hand, but the light in her eyes had lessened the simple admiration and instead became more thoughtful:
"So, did the Ruthless Great Emperor... know that she would eventually die, yet still choose to live such a domineering Lifetime?"
To do something knowing it's impossible, and to burn so brightly... that seems to require even more courage than simply achieving immortality.
Her voice trailed off, "However, if one could be as powerful as her, and as Eternal as a god..."
That would be so wonderful.
This last sentence speaks to the feelings of many.
But Tang San, who had been silent all along, slowly spoke up, "Something seems... off?!"