Chapter 2161 - 1987: The Great Emperor’s Persuasion

"Greetings, Great Emperor!" Ye Chen respectfully bowed; this was an Ancient Great Emperor, possessing the utmost dignity, deserving of his courteous respect.

He then said, "Weiwei is my good brother; although the Emperor Dao inheritance is important, brotherhood is even more so."

"Brotherhood is more important indeed." The Great Emperor laughed heartily, "In my lifetime, I too had many brothers who braved life and death alongside me, yet unfortunately, none could attain immortality. One by one, they perished through the years, and even those who achieved the status of Ancient Monarch ultimately fell in the final battle."

Recalling his brothers from past life and death struggles, even a being as grand as the Ancient Great Emperor could not help but feel sorrowful. They were once comrades who faced life and death together many times, forming bonds that were difficult to erase.

But eventually, one by one, they faded away with the passage of time.

Even those who became Ancient Monarchs, gaining extended lifespans, could not escape the fate of dying in the final battle.

Mighty as he was, the Ancient Great Emperor, along with other strongest emperors like Emperor Haan Tian among the strongest in the Chaos Sea, all fell in battle; what more of those brothers who were not as powerful, how could they avoid the Life and Death Tribulation?

The Ancient Great Emperor sighed gently, carrying sorrow but, as a Great Emperor, managed to contain it, restoring his wisdom. He then looked at Ye Chen and said, "Lad, I trust you have witnessed the earlier scenes."

Ye Chen nodded, bearing incomparable gravity; the alien race, too, was something he had to confront—among them, the most fearsome.

Especially the Primordial who resided in the Cosmic Origin Ancient Temple, who caused the demise of the entire Eight Desolate Ancient Universe and the downfall of the most glorious Mythical Era of the Sealing Universe.

He wished to alter the future, but it required facing this historically terrifying mastermind.

Having now seen the terrors of the Primordial, capable of turning all the experts of the Eight Desolate Ancient Universe into pawns to attack the Primordial Immortal Realm, his heart grew heavier.

Facing such a dreadful enemy, his pressure was immense.

The Ancient Great Emperor said, "Young one, Primordial is a very fearsome character; our Eight Desolate Ancient Universe, though not as formidable as the Alien Ancient Universe, still has Emperor and Empires, with Emperor Haan Tian being the strongest emperor, the collective strength not considered weak. Yet, the Primordial is terrifying, persuading Emperor Haan Tian in those days, threatening our Eight Desolate Ancient Universe, ultimately forcing us to send forces to wage war on the Primordial Immortal Realm."

"In truth, it was a decision regretable; as you’ve seen, the end result was the complete destruction of the Eight Desolate Ancient Universe."

"The Slaughter Immortal Ship, originally prepared to slay immortals, reversed and sent our entire Ancient Universe to its doom."

It was evident that this Ancient Great Emperor regretted the cosmic conflict back then. Without those events, perhaps the Eight Desolate Ancient Universe might still be flourishing.

Yet there is no ’if’ in this world.

Ye Chen remained silent, the pressure from the Primordial was unprecedentedly immense, rendering him somewhat breathless.

The Ancient Great Emperor gazed at Ye Chen, his eyes wise, capable of seeing through many things; at this moment, they appeared bright and profound, as if aiming to thoroughly penetrate Ye Chen’s very being.

At this moment, as the Ancient Great Emperor’s gaze was about to pierce into Ye Chen’s body, revealing the Chaos Mini Universe.

Suddenly, the most enigmatic Moon Seal at Ye Chen’s brow faintly trembled, an indescribable and unfathomable power emerged, subsequently enveloping the Chaos Mini Universe, including the World Tree Coffin and Great Emperor Reincarnation among others, all rendered unseen.

"Hm?" The Ancient Great Emperor expressed mild suspicion, for he felt a mysterious power emerging from this young one’s body, concealing much, making even his gaze unable to penetrate, being obstructed.

Despite gazing from past times over space-time, capable of overpowering generations, his sight could penetrate almost everything yet was blocked.

Ye Chen was also astonished; the Moon Seal, which accompanied past and present lives, rarely exhibited such phenomena—unexpectedly, it could even block the gaze of the Ancient Great Emperor, provoking deeper intrigue regarding the true origin of the Moon Seal.

The Ancient Great Emperor deeply regarded Ye Chen, without uttering a word, refraining from further probing; aware that this junior likely harbored mysteries even he found difficult to comprehend.

Only after a moment did he utter an exclamation, "So, you are the Chaos Young Supreme, with Chaos Dao cultivating initially, attempting to tread an impossible ultimate path?"

Ye Chen, knowing he couldn’t conceal, responded truthfully, "Indeed, this junior has been cultivating the Chaos Dao; it’s the sole path to reverse the bloodstained future."

"Bloodstained future, you say?" The Ancient Great Emperor’s gaze exhibited a slight daze; though merely a phantom, it truly spanned time and space to converse with Ye Chen, "In those days, I also attempted to peer into the future, wishing to comprehend what it truly held. However, the future was elusive, obstructed by tremendous power of cause and effect, even as an Emperor named among the sovereigns, unable to fully discern."

"Yet once glimpsed a fragment of the future, indeed it was a bloodstained future, overwhelming bloodlight, countless beings perished, the Chaos Ancient Universe also shattered, Emperor or Supreme Immortal alike couldn’t evade."

"It’s a dreadful future, perhaps history’s most terrifying chaotic era; unimaginable."

"In that era, gods and demons danced chaotically, emperors emerged, supreme immortals soared across the sky. It was the most chaotic era, and also the era that buried everything. No one could truly escape unscathed."

"To say it was a bloodstained future is not an exaggeration."

"You’re right, the only key to reversing the bloodstained future is eternal transcendence."

"However, to transcend eternity, one must rely on the Chaos Dao, only then can you catch a glimpse of hope."

"But to achieve perfection in the Chaos Dao is easier said than done. Throughout endless years, how many extraordinary and peerless heavenly prides have emerged, yet who has truly succeeded?"

The Ancient Great Emperor sighed lightly. Regarding that bloodstained future, powerful as he was, even as an emperor, he could not fully comprehend it. He could only glimpse a fragment of the future, and yet, it was enough to evoke a heartfelt exclamation.

Because in that bloodstained future, there was no sight of hope, it was too tragic. Emperors or supreme immortals could not escape, drawn into that most terrifying age of chaos.

Yet to achieve the great perfection of the Chaos Dao, how difficult that would be.

"The Path of Chaos is too hard to walk, how many astonishing talents have been stopped before the difficult pass, unable to cross it in their lifetime. Even some unparalleled heavenly prides with the potential to become invincible emperors could never succeed. It’s lamentable that once they glimpsed the Emperor Domain, they could not ultimately take the final step."

"That is the Emperor Pass, also known as the Heavenly Pass, the difficult barrier on the path to becoming an emperor!"

The Ancient Great Emperor looked at Ye Chen and said, "Young friend, although you have reached the Great Power Realm, you still haven’t taken the final step. If you pay a certain price, you can cross the severing Chaos Path and tread another road."

"Your aptitude is exceptional, and you have hope to prove the Dao and become an emperor."

"There’s still time to give up now, choose another path, and in the future, there’s no reason you can’t become a Supreme Emperor reigning over ancient and modern times."

He could see that Ye Chen’s potential was very high, transcending the extraordinary and entering the sacred. In this shattered Emperor Realm, he was the true sovereign, able to witness everything that happened before, having successively suppressed the alien race’s Emperor’s son and Emperor’s daughter. It wasn’t an easy feat because no one in this realm could so sweepingly suppress the strongest young supreme.

Yet he still strongly suppressed, showing a glimpse of how astonishingly powerful Ye Chen’s martial prowess was, an unimaginable supreme invincibility. Even the Great Emperor’s reincarnation, in the same realm, couldn’t have done better than Ye Chen.

Such an extraordinary Supreme Genius, even if changing his path now, wouldn’t have the hope to transcend like the Chaos Dao, yet he still had a great chance of proving the Dao and becoming an emperor in the future. There’s no reason he couldn’t become a Supreme Emperor shaking the heavens.

The Ancient Great Emperor, throughout his endless years, had seen too many extraordinary Supreme Geniuses, some even walking the Chaos Dao. Tales of others like him existed in history. Each one was truly brilliant across eternal times, perhaps only a few emerged in an epoch, yet they too eventually stumbled at the final hurdle?

A great perfection of the Chaos Dao to become an emperor?

Too difficult!

So difficult that there is no hope, even a minuscule glimmer is hard to see.

He really did not wish to see Ye Chen, such a strongest young supreme, waste time and fall on this path.

Yet Ye Chen’s gaze always remained resolute, saying, "Your Majesty’s meaning, I understand, but I have no choice. No matter how difficult, no matter how hard this path is, I must keep going. I don’t want to regret, and I don’t have the right to regret, I can only forge ahead on this path until the end."

The Ancient Great Emperor could see the unwavering determination in Ye Chen’s eyes, unshakable, immovable. In a trance, he saw his younger self, when proving the Dao to become an emperor, facing unknown difficulties, blocked at the Emperor Road, preventing him from proving the Dao to become an emperor, and some hardships nearly took his life.

Yet they still couldn’t shake his determination to become an emperor, resolutely stepping forward, leading to the later brilliance of an infinite generation of Great Emperors.

In Ye Chen, he saw the shadow of his younger self.

The Ancient Great Emperor sighed softly, knowing Ye Chen’s determination was undeterred, and then his gaze solemnly said, "Young friend, you should know, though I was infinitely brilliant in life, I didn’t meet a good end, was used and met a tragic end before the Immortal Heavenly Pass of the Primordial Immortal Realm. Although your possibility of becoming a Chaos emperor is nearly zero, you might be the first in history."

"I don’t have much to leave behind, the Emperor Realm is shattered, it’s only the Emperor Dao inheritance that I can pass on to you."

"As long as you become a Chaos emperor in the future, transcend eternity, avenge me, and kill the Primordial!"

As he spoke the final name "Primordial," the entire being of the Ancient Great Emperor was filled with a strong hatred.

This hatred was truly unprecedented, Ye Chen had never felt it from any emperor or supreme immortal, not even Emperor Qinggu, who was suppressed by the Pill Emperor on the Emperor’s Battlefield among the alien race, evoked such hatred.