Cao Ya has high hopes for Chu Feng. Despite going through countless hardships and suffering all kinds of pain, Chu Feng is still able to move forward firmly, cultivate the pollen path, and yearn to become stronger without giving up on himself. Such a character is indeed worth looking forward to!

Chu Feng is no longer carefree. Back at the First Mountain, Senior Cao Ya had given him guidance. The changes in the mortal realm had begun, and Chu Feng also hoped to rise up and fight alongside his Master No. 9 and Senior Cao Ya to resist the great enemy!

Most importantly, he wants to use his own strength to avenge his relatives and friends!

In fact, if it weren't for the cycle of reincarnation, many of the remnant souls of his deceased relatives and friends would have been able to cross the cycle of reincarnation and be reborn into the mortal world with the help of the stone jar. Chu Feng felt that he probably wouldn't have been able to persevere and would have died in madness! Even if some people were completely annihilated and had no chance to start over.

"It's a pity that in the battle against darkness, even a Quasi-Immortal Emperor can only influence the local battlefield and cannot interfere with the overall situation." The Black Emperor sighed. At his peak, he was a Quasi-Immortal Emperor and had fought a bloody war with the strange race for many years, vowing to fight to the death. He naturally had the right to speak on this matter.

Cao Ya's expression was also solemn. He knew the trump cards of the strange clan better than the Black Emperor. What were Quasi-Immortal Emperors? There were a lot of Immortal Emperors at the End of the Path!

Chu Feng was puzzled. Quasi-Immortal Emperor? What kind of realm is that? Is it the cultivation path of the Fallen Immortal Clan?

After arriving in the mortal realm, Chu Feng traveled to many great continents and ventured deep into famous mountains and forbidden areas. He learned that beyond the mortal realm, there were countless worlds and heavens, where different paths of evolution might exist, such as the immortal techniques of ancient history.

However, the Immortal Realm, the Immortal Clan, and the Immortal Laws have all been corrupted by darkness in this era, and must be labeled as "fallen"!

"Quasi-Immortal Emperor is the name of a realm in another cultivation path, corresponding to the 'Ultimate Evolver' in our Pollen Path. Within the heavens, they can also be revered as the 'Dao Ancestor' or 'Supreme in the Heavens'!" Cao Ya explained.

Chu Feng suddenly realized that the Quasi-Immortal Emperor was actually the Ultimate Evolver!

"Hmm, so I've been aiming for the 'Ultimate Evolver,' but that's not quite enough, is it? Since it's called 'Quasi-Immortal Emperor,' there must be a real 'Immortal Emperor,' right? Wouldn't that be above the 'Ultimate Evolver'?!" Chu Feng scratched his head, looking quite troubled.

"..." The Black Emperor was speechless. This kid thought that becoming an ultimate evolver was so easy!

“Of course!” Cao Ya nodded. “Above the supreme, there is an even higher realm. At the end of all the paths of the heavens, there lies the complete Immortal Emperor!”

"There's still a way...that's good!" Chu Feng patted his chest, full of confidence, and said, "I, 'Chu Zhongqiu,' am going to change my goal. I will break through the ceiling of the Pollen Road, surpass the ultimate, and stand shoulder to shoulder with the Supreme Immortal Emperor!"

"The supreme beings of all heavens, how could it be so easy?" The Black Emperor rolled his eyes. Among all the heroes who covered the heavens, only the Three Heavenly Emperors were at the level of Immortal Emperors!

Other experts, such as the Holy Prince and Duan De, may have touched the threshold of the Immortal Emperor and are about to reach the end of their journey, but they are few in number. Most heroes, like the Black Emperor himself, are stuck in the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm and have almost no hope of becoming the Supreme Immortal Emperor!

"For me, 'The Myth of Chu,' this is nothing!" Chu Feng chuckled. Although he knew it would be extremely difficult and the hope was slim, he couldn't just give up prematurely without any confidence, could he?

"Moreover, I possess the stone jar, and those three seeds, whose purpose I don't even know. What if they are prehistoric exotic species, condensed from the Great Dao, the essence of heaven and earth? Wouldn't that... truly offer hope for the ultimate?"

Chu Feng thought to himself, "This stone jar is incredibly mysterious. It can even pass through the legendary deep waters of Reincarnation without any obstruction. That is a strange place that even the kings above the universe cannot control!"

"With this item, I dare not say I have any confidence that I can reach the ultimate level, but it's not entirely a zero probability!" Chu Feng pondered. Even with the wondrous stone jar, he still needed to follow his own path of cultivation. Below the Divine Realm, he had to reach the pinnacle!

In addition, the ultimate cultivation levels of God King, Heavenly Venerable, and Primordial Chaos Realm, such as Eternal King, Eternal Heavenly Venerable, and Eternal Origin, must be achieved without exception. Only with a sufficiently solid and profound foundation can one have even a slight possibility of becoming the ultimate path of the Flower Pollen Road!

"Kid, you're just bragging! Wait until you reach the Ultimate Realm, which is the peak of True Immortal, before you talk about this again," the Black Emperor said lazily, though he actually thought highly of Chu Feng.

He glanced at Cao Ya again, his eyes flashing. This man's strength, though at the True Immortal Realm, was comparable to that of the Three Heavenly Emperors of yesteryear!

Clearly, Cao Ya has a great chance to catch up with the Three Emperors and reach the highest point!

This wasn't a misjudgment by the Black Emperor; Cao Ya's achievements were simply too formidable, shaking the entire ancient history!

“Even in the ancient times before the Desolate Emperor, such beings would probably be considered first-rate among the ‘Ten Fiends’!” The Black Emperor pondered, then sighed. The heroes of the chaotic ancient times, including the heroes of the Boundary Sea at that time, basically perished in their battles against the strange beings. Their fate was roughly the same as that of the powerful figures of the desolate ancient times.

"Even the Desolate Heavenly Emperor and the Ye Heavenly Emperor, these two supreme Emperor-level powerhouses, have vanished without a trace, their whereabouts unknown!"

The Black Emperor felt bitter. Regardless of the era, whether it was the Ancient Era, the Chaotic Era, or the Era of the Fall of the Emperor, or even before the Fall of the Emperor, countless geniuses and heroes from all realms, even if they didn't get along well with each other and were entangled in grudges, as long as the strange phenomenon revived, most of them could still put aside their old grudges, unite against the outside world, and work together!

But the final outcome... we can tell from the fact that the strange race still holds great power and dominates the heavens!

"Many true Heavenly Emperors throughout history have either died or vanished. Are all the realms and heavens about to face their complete end in this era?"

The Black Emperor roared to the sky, his voice filled with resentment and unwillingness!

"Are there many Heavenly Emperors?" Chu Feng was surprised to hear this. He thought that there had never been a Heavenly Emperor, or at most one or two!

"According to legend in the mortal realm, more than nine million years ago, a super strong person was born who almost attained the position of Heavenly Emperor and became a powerful figure throughout the land. However, for some unknown reason, he failed and disappeared on the spot."

"But that supreme divine power that swept across the eight wastelands and six directions, shattering the heavens and the earth, was remembered and deeply impressed by all living beings, and was highly revered. Therefore, people at that time changed the calendar, and the mortal world entered the era of the Heavenly Emperor! Although no real Heavenly Emperor appeared in the world!"

Chu Feng whispered, revealing the origins of the Heavenly Emperor Calendar in the mortal realm.

"When they were still in the mortal world, those emperors and sovereigns who surpassed the pinnacle of humanity and embarked on the path of immortality could be called 'Heavenly Emperors'! Later, after entering the Immortal Realm and with the connection of all worlds, stronger realms appeared, and there were more and more great supernatural beings. Naturally, the requirements for 'Heavenly Emperors' would continue to rise!"

"Black Emperor said in a low voice, his voice filled with nostalgia, and sadness was evident in his huge eyes."

"In the end, even ordinary Quasi-Immortal Emperors are not qualified enough to be called 'Heavenly Emperor'! Only Quasi-Immortal Emperors who are infinitely close to the Immortal Emperor realm and only half a step away from breaking through, or true Supreme Immortal Emperors, are qualified to be revered as 'Heavenly Emperor' by all realms!"

"The Desolate Heavenly Emperor of the Chaotic Ancient Era, the Great Emperor Wushi, the Ruthless Great Emperor, and the Ye Heavenly Emperor of my own Desolate Ancient Era were all the latter!"

The Black Emperor sighed, "Of course, before the Chaotic Era, there were genuine Heavenly Emperors! It's just a pity..."

As the Black Emperor spoke, he shook his head. He had clearly heard about the Dark Immortal Emperor's ordeal.

The secrets of the long years before the Dark Immortal Emperor were unknown even to the Black Emperor, who was once a Quasi-Immortal Emperor at his peak.

"Perhaps, those four Heavenly Emperors, by tracing back to history, can break through the strange blockade and learn about the past?" the Black Emperor speculated. Huang, Ye, Ruthless, and Wushi, these four Heavenly Emperors are the banners of leaders of all realms and also the greatest threat to the strange races. They have all killed strange Immortal Emperors and their power is unparalleled!

Cao Ya stroked his chin. Apart from these four people, he knew that others such as Liu Shen, Butcher, and Burial Master were also Immortal Emperors at the end of the road, with unfathomable divine power. However, compared to those four, they were probably still slightly weaker!

However, the Willow God, the Butcher, the Burial Master, the Fake Medicine Seller, and the Chicken Farmer—all these Immortal Emperors were severely injured, on the verge of death, or even perished in the great battle against the strange entity!

At that time, Shi Hao, who was still able to persevere, used his amazing magic to nurture the heroes, but instead of placing them in the strange world like the other quasi-immortal emperors, immortal kings, and true immortals, he placed them elsewhere.

"After so many ages, I wonder if they have recovered to their peak?" Cao Ya wondered to himself.

At this moment, the Black Emperor looked at the corpse of the Emperor behind him with a sorrowful expression.

"But the mighty and compassionate Emperor Wushi has already fallen!" Tears welled up in the Black Emperor's eyes, his grief was palpable!

Many eons ago, in the ancient times, heroes clashed in bizarre ways. Sensing something amiss, they discovered that these strange masters were not only numerous but could also regenerate infinitely in a short period of time. Everyone knew that if the fight continued like this, even the strongest masters would be worn down and killed!

In order to buy time for his comrades to retreat, the Great Emperor Wushi stayed behind to cover the retreat, facing the strange Immortal Emperor alone. He eventually died in battle, leaving only the broken Emperor Bell, which carried the Emperor's corpse back to his homeland!

In the years that followed, the heroes fought another great battle against the supernatural, suffering heavy casualties. As far as the Black Emperor knew, apart from himself, Duan De, and a few other experts, the vast majority of heroes and beautiful women had perished.

Ye Tiandi and Ruthless Emperor are both missing!

"Is this one of the Four Heavenly Emperors?" Chu Feng stared wide-eyed as he examined the emperor's corpse. There was still a trace of imperial aura remaining, but it was contained within his body and did not spread. However, he still had a feeling that the emperor's corpse could be resurrected at any moment and could shatter the heavens with a wave of its hand, causing all the paths to wail in agony!

"Such a supreme being of all heavens, even if he wanted to die, it should be extremely difficult, right?" Chu Feng pondered. His master, Number Nine, had once mentioned to him that upon reaching the True Immortal Realm, which is the Great Universe, Ultimate, and Ultimate Universe Realms, one's essence is extremely high, one is immortal, and one is unlikely to suffer a hundred tribulations or a thousand hardships!

The true nature of the existence of subsequent Immortal Kings, Quasi-Immortal Emperors, and even the most ferocious Immortal Emperors is probably beyond imagination!

"It is indeed not easy for an Immortal Emperor to die! However, the strange race, in terms of the number of supreme beings in all the heavens, is definitely ten times, dozens of times, greater than that in all the worlds! Each Immortal Emperor is an incomparably terrifying powerhouse, besieged by multiple beings of the same level, fighting against several, or even dozens, at once..."

The Black Emperor smiled bitterly. This was nothing like the battle of outnumbered opponents in the True Immortal Realm. Those who could break through to become Kings were already among the best of the True Immortals. The subsequent breakthrough from King to Emperor further filtered out the vast majority of Immortal Kings. Only a very few terrifying beings, whose opportunities, comprehension, and temperament all met the standards, had a slim chance of becoming Quasi-Immortal Emperors!

The final step proved even more difficult for countless supreme beings across the heavens!

Every Celestial Emperor is an unparalleled hero, a feat rarely seen throughout history!

The Black Emperor was confident that the Great Emperor Wushi could fight the Strange Immortal Emperor in a one-on-one situation, and indeed he had such a formidable feat!

He could be besieged and killed by many strange immortal emperors. No matter how amazing the talent of Emperor Wushi was, his fate was also destined!

Moreover, those strange Immortal Emperors, with the help of the Calamity Plateau, can easily be reborn and rejoin the battle. In such a confrontation, who can outlast them?!

"Darkness, the root of all calamities, has reaped the rewards of countless eras and is growing ever stronger!"

Cao Ya sighed softly. He wasn't worried about the Great Emperor Wushi. Before his main body perished, he had reflected his incarnation and infiltrated the Heavenly Emperor's Burial Pit. If he wanted, he could easily revive his main body.

Of course, before the Desolate Heavenly Emperor and the Ye Heavenly Emperor launch their final offensive, the Great Emperor Wushi will not reveal himself. He will only stir up trouble in the Heavenly Emperor's Burial Pit, causing internal factions of the strange races to fight each other, and incidentally gather secret information. Under such circumstances, he naturally cannot send out his reflected body to enter the mortal world and revive his original body.

This matter concerns the future of all the heavens. Whether we can truly eradicate the evil and break through the Evil Plateau, no matter how many sacrifices we make, there is nothing we can do!

Even if it meant sacrificing the Four Heavenly Emperors, they would never back down as long as they could see a glimmer of hope for victory!

Moreover, the Black Emperor and others have already been reflected by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor and the Ye Heavenly Emperor and are recuperating in the strange world. The Black Emperor, Duan De, and the Ten-Crown King in the outside world are just a fusion of remnant souls and projections, at most incarnations. They themselves did not realize this and thought it was their original body, which caused them to suffer severe damage and their strength to drop to a lower rank!

"Therefore, I sent out foragers to travel the mortal realm, to search for the great elixir, and to eliminate some scourges that have sided with the darkness, hoping that one day, the Great Emperor Wushi can be resurrected and return, to display the might of the Heavenly Emperor, to raise the battle flag, to call upon all the heavens, and to once again wage war against the strange!"

"Perhaps only the Great Emperor Wushi can find the Heavenly Emperor Ye, the Ruthless Great Emperor, and the Desolate Heavenly Emperor."

Black Emperor whispered, then coughed violently. His condition was also very bad, and his injuries were difficult to heal!

"While I'm out there, I'll try my best to find divine medicines from heaven and earth," Chu Feng said earnestly. He had brought these great medicines with him this time!

However, the results were minimal. The Black Emperor's condition was only slightly better, while the corpse of the Great Emperor Wushi remained completely unmoved.

"I will keep an eye on it too." Cao Ya nodded. Although he knew the hidden story, if it was an outsider who helped to bring the Great Emperor Wushi back to life ahead of time, it would not cause the strange races to have too many suspicions. They would only be on the necessary guard, which would be a good thing!

"Thank you." The Black Emperor expressed his gratitude, stroking the Emperor Bell, revealing a hint of the Primordial Emperor's Way.

Chu Feng seemed to remember something and suddenly said, "By the way, in the forbidden zone of the mortal realm—the Supreme Eight Trigrams Furnace—I saw an empress..."

He activated his magic, but he couldn't manifest the Empress's appearance, since he couldn't see her clearly to begin with. However, the moment the Black Emperor saw her figure and aura, his eyes widened in astonishment!

"The Ruthless Emperor?!" The Black Emperor was extremely excited, grabbing Chu Feng's clothes tightly.

"Hey kid, where did you see her?"

Cao Ya's eyes flickered slightly; he actually knew about the whereabouts of the Ruthless Great Emperor!