"I'd rather obey than be rude," Cao Ya said with a smile. He spread his divine sense and sensed the location of the Battle Emperor's space. He raised his hand and slashed down, his divine power flashing as he tore through the void and entered it.

Of course, the War Emperor did not stop him from doing this, or he hid his own space and drifted into the unknown depths of nothingness. Otherwise, his actions would not have been able to succeed so easily.

After all, it was the Heavenly Emperor who invited him.

Although he came to the Heavenly Tomb Secret Realm originally to fight the Heavenly Emperor.

Other emperors, such as the God Emperor, the Eastern Emperor, the Southern Emperor, the Western Emperor, the Northern Emperor, the Beast Emperor, the Spirit Emperor, and the Human Emperor, as well as the projections of the three supreme emperors, the Fighting Emperor, the Overlord Emperor, and the Annihilating Emperor, all heard the invitation from the War Emperor and saw Cao Ya, the "Dao Ancestor" who opened up a new era of martial arts. They gladly accepted the War Emperor's invitation and crossed the void.

Some of them had a thoughtful look in their eyes; others snorted and ignored them, turning their attention to the powerful individuals who had gathered to go to the final stage.

However, they were actually quite surprised by the cultivation level of this new martial arts "ancestor".

"Is it the Emperor Realm? Or a Quasi-Emperor who has broken through to the Ninth Level?" The Eastern Emperor's thoughts began to race.

"He should be at the Emperor Realm! Moreover, judging from his cultivation level, his combat power is probably over 100 million calories! Cao Ya didn't hide this much." The God Emperor's thoughts followed closely.

"It seems that in this new era, besides Fang Ping and Zhang Tao, there is another extremely powerful and ruthless character." Dou Tiandi's voice transmission was full of inquisitive interest, and also a sense of bewilderment.

In fact, he couldn't understand how Cao Ya had managed to pioneer a new martial arts path.

The methods of the new martial arts have spread so widely that even non-human beings can obtain them through various means, openly and honestly, with money exchanged for goods. Even Fang Ping, Zhang Tao, and Zhen Tianwang cannot say anything about it. This was Cao Ya's intention. Otherwise, how could the flaws of the original path and the loopholes in the world be filled so easily?

Cao Ya pondered that this martial path, originating from the [Supreme Being] universe, could surely replace the original martial path passed down by the Heavenly Emperor! It could also replace those stubborn and inflexible initial martial paths!

Otherwise, wouldn't all his efforts have been in vain?

Therefore, among those powerful individuals who entered the Heavenly Tomb Secret Realm, the Divine Emperor, the Eastern Emperor, and the Fighting Emperor easily obtained some new martial arts methods. After careful study and serious consideration, they were surprised to find that this new martial arts path had lofty aspirations, a solid foundation, and a straight path that led directly to the realm of the Origin Emperor!

This is quite illogical. When Cao Ya opened up the new martial arts path, he was only at the ninth rank. Although it was still passable, it should be noted that above the ninth rank, there are the True God level, Emperor level, Saint level, and the three Heavenly King level of breaking through the sixth, seventh and eighth ranks. Only after passing through these stages can one reach the Quasi-Emperor level of breaking through the ninth rank, and then the Origin Emperor level.

If you do a rough calculation, there are seven or eight major realms involved.

How did Cao Ya, the "ancestor" of the new martial arts, establish this new martial arts?

How could a mere ninth-rank martial artist possibly fathom the foundations of True Gods, Emperors, Saints, or Heavenly Kings, let alone glimpse the path of the Emperor?

I can't figure it out!

Nobody can figure it out!

Not to mention those emperor projections who were born from and trapped in the Heavenly Tomb Secret Realm, even the heroes who roamed outside and roamed freely couldn't understand it at all.

Even the powerful figures of the human race, such as the Heavenly King, Martial King Zhang Tao, and Fang Ping, couldn't understand how Cao Ya had created this new martial path.

It is important to understand that the path of the new martial arts is quite different from that of the original martial arts and all other basic martial arts paths.

In the earliest era of the world of [Global Martial Arts], the path of cultivation was in its infancy, with various paths shining brightly across the sky. No one could say for sure which was right and which was wrong. That era was the era of nascent martial arts.

Afterwards, the Heavenly Emperor rose to power, passed down the Primal Martial Path, defeated various Elementary Martial Paths, ruled the universe, and overwhelmed the Three Realms. In particular, after the appearance of the Primal Nine Emperors and the Ultimate Four Emperors, the era of Elementary Martial Path came to a complete end. That was the era that belonged to the Primal Path, to the Nine Emperors and Four Emperors, and to the Heavenly Court!

Afterwards, the flaws of the Primordial Dao grew increasingly pronounced, and the loopholes in the world became irreparable. The Heavenly Emperor and the Nine Sovereigns and Four Emperors each had their own schemes, ultimately leading to the destruction of the Heavenly Court and a great upheaval in the Three Realms. From then on, the era of the Heavenly Court came to an end, but the era of the Primordial Dao continued.

Otherwise, how can the Heavenly Emperor, the Nine Emperors, and the Fighting Heavenly Emperor find a new emperor who can prove the Dao in the new era to help them take the blame, fill the loopholes, and stabilize the source land?

In reality, the Heavenly Emperor's transmission of the Primordial Dao may have been motivated by ill intentions.

Within the Heavenly Tomb Secret Realm, the Divine Emperor, the Eastern Emperor, and the Fighting Heaven Emperor were conversing, while other emperors were also either conversing, trying to find out Cao Ya's background, or silently pondering and researching the methods of new martial arts.

“Cao Ya… New Martial Arts…”

The name and the road thoroughly piqued their curiosity!

"I went to the space of war, hmm, I'll go take a look."

After discovering Cao Ya's actions in their respective spaces, the Destroyer Emperor and the Overlord Emperor thought for a moment and followed him.

Among the Nine Emperors and Four Sovereigns, the War Emperor, the Destroyer Emperor, and the Overlord Emperor were very close friends. They were the only three who perished when the Heavenly Court fell eight thousand years ago.

Deep within the Heavenly Tomb Secret Realm, in a distorted void, a middle-aged man of unremarkable appearance suddenly laughed.

He was focused on the final stage of the Heavenly Tomb Secret Realm, where he saw the gathered powerhouses and the projection of the seed. There was a strange connection between his position and the seed projection; he could appear next to the seed projection with a thought, as if he were teleporting.

This means that those powerful individuals who covet the seed projection will not only have to defeat a host of rival experts to obtain it, but also need his permission—he doesn't believe anyone can defeat him, even if it's just a projection of his true form!

However, when Cao Ya arrived and accepted the invitation from the War Emperor to enter the War Emperor's space, this middle-aged man also slightly shifted his gaze to the "Dao Ancestor" of the new martial arts.

The middle-aged man's gaze was filled with a complex mix of regret and remorse.

“Alas, Cao Ya, you were born too late! If you had been born tens of thousands of years earlier… Ha, it’s no use saying all this now. The flaws in the Origin Dao and the loopholes in the world must be filled by someone, although I have already given up on that plan.”

The middle-aged man thought to himself that Cao Ya and the projection of the War Emperor must be discussing something, but since he couldn't hear them, he didn't bother to think about it.

The ownership of the seed projection was his top priority.

This place not only contains projections of the Nine Emperors, the Four Sovereigns, and the Heavenly Emperor, but even seeds have projections here.

The projection of the seed is a treasure that countless powerful figures, including the Nine Emperors and the Fighting Emperor, covet!

Meanwhile, Cao Ya crossed the void and entered the space of the War Emperor.