After introducing himself, the ten-time champion looked slightly surprised and said, "You are Cao Ya? No wonder!"
The Ten-Crown King nodded in realization. After leaving the ancient underworld and arriving in the mortal realm, he paid attention to various messages and learned about the great battle between immortals in the outer realms a few days ago.
The Ten-Crown King harbored murderous intent towards Chaos Abyss, Silent Ridge, Star Feather Heaven, and Four Tribulations Sparrow.
The origins of the First Mountain may be unknown to others, but how could he not know them?
This probing was clearly ordered by a mysterious expert to investigate the First Mountain's true nature, whether the Desolate Heavenly Emperor was still alive or had already perished, and whether he had left behind any trump cards or killing moves that could endanger even a supreme immortal emperor at the end of the road!
To be honest, the Ten-Crown King knows Number Nine's true form and is looking forward to him taking a crucial step to break through from King to Emperor!
But the most surprising thing is the heated discussion about Cao Ya. His cultivation speed is extremely fast. In hundreds of thousands of years, he has reached the peak of the True Immortal level, the Yu Jiu Realm. Moreover, his combat power is fierce. He has broken into the Immortal King level and killed more than 20 True Immortals by himself!
The Ten-Crown King thought to himself that even when he reached the pinnacle of True Immortal Realm, he could not match Cao Ya's ferocity, which was unprecedented and unparalleled!
In the memories of the Ten-Crown King, only the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, and later the Ye Heavenly Emperor, the Ruthless Great Emperor, and the Beginningless Great Emperor, were so powerful, shaking the nine heavens and ten earths! Sweeping across the past, present, and future!
"Even the Ten-Crown King knows me?" Cao Ya raised an eyebrow. In the past four hundred thousand years, the Ancient Underworld should not have appeared, and his reputation is unlikely to have spread to the depths of reincarnation.
"I only found out this time after I came out," the Ten-Crown King laughed. "Just now, I was talking with a young friend and learned about your situation. You are indeed extraordinary, far surpassing the True Immortals of all eras. You are a potential Emperor!"
Cao Ya chuckled. What Emperor Seed? He relied entirely on a bunch of extraordinary systems to break through the ultimate limit of the universe and become a great supernatural being who could normally break through to become a King!
In terms of true mastery of pollen path, although he is a Yu Jiu, he has not even touched the threshold of Immortal King, and the gap is still far.
Other cultivation paths are for other Cao Yas to figure out and practice. As for Cao Ya of [Sacred Ruins], he only needs to wait to enter the system space and share them.
Most importantly, being in the [Sacred Ruins] universe, he couldn't possibly abandon the Flower Powder Path and spend time practicing the methods of the [Primordial], [Immortal Gourd], [Stellar Transformation], [Peerless One] universes.
For him, the pollen path is the foundation, and it directly targets the seven-star level, with an extremely high potential!
Cao Ya knew that the Empress who opened up the pollen path was a high-level seven-star sacrificial Dao realm cultivator!
Long before the era of the Fallen Emperors, the Pollen Empress had already risen to power. Unfortunately, she was only one person, and she was surrounded and killed by the Strange Ancestor. Even the Pollen Road was abolished. The traces of her existence were also erased from the river of history by the Strange Ancestor with great supernatural powers. If it weren't for the strength of the Desolate Heaven Emperor and the Ye Heaven Emperor, they might not have been able to trace back history, excavate the Pollen Road from the depths of time, and spread it to the world!
Ancient Immortal Techniques, Chaotic Ancient Techniques, and Heaven-Covering Techniques have all been cursed in a strange way; otherwise, how could they be known as the Fallen Immortal Realm?
Although Pollen Path also faces the risk of spiraling out of control, it is still much better than those other cultivation paths.
The abilities of the Mysterious Ancestor and the Mysterious Immortal Emperor, both at the Seven-Star level, are felt most deeply by all the Emperors of the Myriad Realms. They are extremely wary of them and dare not underestimate them!
"You just mentioned a young friend..." Cao Ya suddenly realized, could it be Chu Feng?
The ten-time champion confirmed Cao Ya's guess; he had met Chu Feng and thought highly of the young man.
"However, from my young friend Chu Feng, I learned that he came from the Lesser Underworld Universe, which includes Earth, Kunlun, Mount Tai, and other hidden, primitive and wild lands..."
The Ten-Crown King's expression was somber, filled with murderous intent as he said, "There must be some dark force at play, actively interfering with the evolution of the world in the Lesser Underworld Universe, attempting to recreate the Primordial Wilderness and civilized Earth, and seeking to uncover the secrets of the power of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor and the Leaf Heavenly Emperor!"
"This kind of thief deserves to die!"
The Ten-Crown King exuded a powerful aura of malevolence, yet he couldn't help feeling weak. To dare to evolve Earth and provoke the two Heavenly Emperors, Huang Ye and his companion, meant that they must be supreme beings of the Heavens at the level of the End of the Path! They were unlikely to be ordinary Immortal Emperors!
Even at his peak, after countless years of cultivation since the Chaotic Era, he had indeed become very strong, unparalleled in all the heavens. However, no matter how hard the Ten-Crown King cultivated, he could not take that final step and was stuck for billions of years until he finally died in battle!
Of that group of heroes, only a few, including Willow God, Butcher, and Burial Master, besides the Desolate Heaven Emperor, were able to attain the title of Immortal Emperor and become the supreme being of all heavens!
People like Meng Tianzheng, Tianjiao Yi, Shi Yi, and even the Ten-Crown King himself, although they have achieved the quasi-Immortal Emperor, find it difficult to take that final step and truly reach the highest point at the end of the road!
"The Earth in the Lesser Underworld is indeed very special..."
Cao Ya stroked his chin. He remembered that was where Chu Feng was born. From there, he rose to prominence, reaching the pinnacle of the Lesser Underworld Universe, becoming a powerful figure in all directions, and finally, through reincarnation, came to the Yang Realm!
The stone jar on Chu Feng's body was obtained on Earth.
Cao Ya has traversed the mortal realm for a full four hundred thousand years. If his strength were weak, below the level of a Celestial Venerable or God King, it would be difficult for him to leave the mortal realm, cross the chaos, and travel to the Lesser Underworld. This is because he lacks the specific coordinates of the Lesser Underworld universe, making him prone to getting lost in the vast chaos and encountering dangers and unforeseen events.
Later, Cao Ya became Heng Wang, Heng Tian Zun, and even Heng Yuan, which was indeed the qualification he possessed.
However, Cao Ya had never considered going to the Lesser Underworld. Not only did he know from the Heavenly Emperor Calendar that the timeline for crossing over was still very long before the start of the [Sacred Ruins], so going there would be pointless.
Most importantly, Earth is indeed being influenced by dark forces that are interfering with its evolutionary process!
Even if the mastermind behind it is unlikely to appear, Cao Ya still doesn't dare to gamble!
"Huang, you must still be alive. Many of us are waiting for your return, to raise the banner, and to fight one last battle, until the very end!"
The Ten-Crown King whispered and then walked away, as if it was time for a break. All the figures returned to the ancient underworld, and the seemingly altered landscape returned to normal, with no more ghostly mist or black blood.
What Cao Ya had seen before seemed to be just his illusion; the black mist and the blood-stained mountains and rivers were all illusions!
But Cao Ya knew that it was a real scene. The past era had ended, and the ghostly mist had descended again. The earth in the mortal world must have been just as terrifying and gloomy. Countless spirits had died and their souls had been scattered!
"The Ten-Crown King..." Cao Ya sighed inwardly. His true form was still within the strange world, while what existed outside was merely a remnant soul and body. However, the Ten-Crown King still retained his memories. He was once a prodigy of the chaotic ancient times, and later a quasi-Immortal Emperor. His subordinates were stained with the supreme black blood of the strange race, and he was once invincible, looking down upon all ages. But now he had fallen to such a state, becoming a puppet of the ancient underworld...
Even as a remnant soul, the Ten-Crown King's heart must be filled with resentment and unwillingness, yearning to overturn this chessboard and make the supreme beings of the ancient underworld pay for their blood debts!
"I dare not tell him the truth about Earth."
Cao Ya sighed inwardly. The great black hand that controlled the process of Earth's evolution was a part of the fallen true spirit of the Dark Immortal Emperor, whose essence was actually at the level of the highest Immortal Emperor in all the heavens!
If you attract his attention, no matter how many lives Cao Ya has, they won't be enough for him to kill!
The Dark Immortal Emperor, also known as the Corpse Immortal Emperor who was killed by Shi Hao in the final battle in "Perfect World," was a supreme Heavenly Emperor in the universe in an extremely ancient era. He possessed unparalleled talent and broke through the limits of all heavens, attaining the highest status in all heavens through his own efforts. However, his breakthrough attracted the attention of a strange race, which released its strongest true blood to corrupt him on the spot!
But before being tainted by the strongest black blood, the Dark Immortal Emperor was also a Heavenly Emperor who cared for the world and ruled the entire Boundary Sea!
Before he died, he sealed himself away and severed his soul to prevent himself from going completely mad!
In the end, he lay dead in the depths of the Boundary Sea, far from countless realms. Although the divine might of the Immortal Emperor and the passive breathing of his corpse could affect this Boundary Sea, causing the black blood aura to flow and seep into the bodies of living beings, thus creating the Fallen Immortal Clan, it did not directly pollute the endless realms and still had a way to survive!
It can be said that the Dark Immortal Emperor's handling of the situation at the last moment was not problematic. The only problem was that the strange race was too ruthless and too powerful, which even the Immortal Emperor at the end of his road could not overcome!
Later, Shi Hao used his unparalleled divine power to revive the person, who was the original Heavenly Emperor, the part of his fallen true spirit tainted by black blood. Shi Hao then refined it into ashes and sealed it in a jar.
The fully recovered Dark Immortal Emperor followed in Shi Hao's footsteps, leaving the heavens and venturing deep into the Sacrifice Sea to find the ancestral land of the strange race. He lay dormant, waiting for an opportunity to strike and kill the strange Immortal Emperor, both to avenge his past self and to relieve pressure on all realms and continue the cycle of eras.
Countless eons later, Shi Hao and the Dark Immortal Emperor disappeared without a trace. Long after they had gone deep into the sea of sacrifice, the divine jar was opened for some reason, releasing the Dark Immortal Emperor's fallen true spirit, which infiltrated the Lesser Underworld Universe, hiding outside Earth, and secretly exerting influence, interfering with the evolution of this planet.
Since he was a fallen part of the true spirit, it was obvious that he deeply hated the Desolate Heavenly Emperor Shi Hao!
Adding to this, the later Emperor Ye Tian also emerged from Earth, a figure of unprecedented power, which sparked this person's great interest, leading him to seek the source of the two emperors' strength!
As a being at the level of an Immortal Emperor, it is inherently very powerful, and even if it has been dead for countless millennia, there is still hope of it reviving and returning!
As long as the relevant mark remains and exists in all the heavens and myriad worlds, it is not considered truly dead!
Clan members and disciples, cultivation techniques, divine weapons and treasures, fame and deeds—any related information is the anchor that the Immortal Emperor uses to lock onto all worlds!
Of course, with the power of the Desolate Emperor, if Shi Hao really went all out, he could have completely erased this fallen true spirit. But Shi Hao did not do that. He simply sealed it in a jar and kept it for eternity.
The main reason is that the Immortal Emperor went deep into the Sacrifice Sea to fight against the supreme beings of the strange race. It was extremely dangerous. If he was surrounded, he would likely perish. After that, the strange Immortal Emperor would definitely continue to take action to erase any trace of the Immortal Emperor to prevent his resurrection!
With this jar, even if the Dark Immortal Emperor encounters danger, he still has hope of returning!
This can be considered a backup plan that Shi Hao specifically left for the Dark Immortal Emperor.
However, no matter what, the fallen true spirit of the Dark Immortal Emperor, even if it is not a complete Immortal Emperor, is still superior to a Quasi-Immortal Emperor. In the current myriad realms, it is extremely powerful and can sweep across countless great realms!
Cao Ya is at most an ordinary Immortal King at the initial stage of the sixth star level. What ability does he have to arm wrestle with a big shot who has surpassed the peak of the sixth star level and can be considered half a seventh star level at the initial stage?
Unless, one day, he can reach the peak of the six-star level... no, even that is not safe. It would be best if he could reach the initial level of the seven-star level and suppress the person head-on before he can enter the Lesser Underworld!
"Alas, in the seven-star universe, although the road ahead is endless and the upper limit is extremely high, the various calamities are also something that people keep at a distance and have to avoid."
Cao Ya sighed. The universes such as [Sacred Ruins], [Peerless One], and [Primordial World] are all like this. Seven-star beings manifest heaven and earth, change the wind and clouds with a thought, and possess the great power to overturn cause and effect and disrupt spacetime!
In contrast, the universes of [Immortal Gourd], [Stellar Transformation], and [Panlong] are much better off. Even if there are tribulations, there is basically no situation where a seven-star elder personally intervenes.
"Still too weak. If I were a level seven beginner now... well, in the [Sacred Ruins] Great Universe, level seven beginner corresponds to an ordinary Immortal Emperor. If I encountered a powerful Immortal Emperor, it would still be dangerous. If I were targeted by a strange ancestor in the Sacrifice Dao Realm, I would be certain to die!"
Cao Ya shook his head and devoted himself to cultivation, studying the "Great Thunder Sound Breathing Method" and "Dream Ancient Breathing Method," and comprehending the "Great Sun Tathagata Fist," determined to forge his own path and break through the ultimate realm of the universe!
Breaking through to become a king is not so easy. Cao Ya was able to quickly attain the Ultimate Realm before because, firstly, other extraordinary magical powers suppressed the mutation and brought new insights, allowing him to learn from others' experiences; secondly, his own foundation was already at the Ultimate Realm, with a very profound foundation. With the accumulation of hundreds of thousands of years, he was indeed qualified to go further and reach the pinnacle of True Immortal!
But now that such good fortune is gone, if he wants to become a Celestial King, he must break through the ceiling of the "Great Sun Tathagata Fist" and enter a brand new level!
The Great Sun Tathagata Fist is indeed a top-tier divine skill in the mortal realm. The complete version that can be passed down to the Yuji Realm ends there, and there is no King Realm method.
Perhaps since ancient times, there have been some immortal kings who created a sequel to the "Great Sun Tathagata Fist," but it was never spread, and Cao Ya could not possibly obtain it.
Besides, how can one break through to become a king without having their own unique insights?
Many days passed. One day, Cao Ya walked on the Great Lake in the mortal realm, just like an ordinary evolved being, completely inconspicuous, but he was still targeted by a strange creature!
"Caw!" The creature let out a shrill cry, and a chilling aura spread out, causing all the evolved beings around to tremble with fear, almost collapsing to the ground!
"Celestial Forager!"
A group of evolved beings cowered in fear. According to legend, the Celestial Venerable Foragers roam the mortal realm, specifically hunting Celestial Venerables. Sometimes, even powerful beings at the Primordial Chaos Realm cannot escape their predation!
Even in ancient history, there are records of the Great Universe and the Ultimate being hunted by predators!
Who wouldn't be afraid of such a terrifying being?
The only saving grace is that they are at most divine generals or divine kings, not even heavenly venerables. Their strength is insufficient and their cultivation is too low, so they are unlikely to attract the attention of predators. They just need to be careful!
"Forager?"
Cao Ya stared at the strange creature, his expression shifting.
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