Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 112 - 102 Tiandu Continent, Prison World!

Chapter 112: Chapter 102 Tiandu Continent, Prison World!

"Because the Tiandu Continent itself is a prison—a prison that confines endless beings!"

Hongtian Great Saint’s simple words exploded like the most terrible thunder, so much so that even Ye Chen, who would remain unfazed even if Mount Tai collapsed before him, could no longer maintain his composure, and his expression suddenly changed.

Elder Yan was no different.

Whether it was Ye Chen or Elder Yan, though they both had been extremely powerful before and could completely overlook the entire Tiandu Continent, their awakenings on the Tiandu Continent meant they had not yet regained the strength of their previous lives. Therefore, they were still unfamiliar with this vast world.

Yet the realization that the vast Tiandu Continent was actually a prison shocked them both, almost to disbelief.

Enshrouded in a black robe, Ye Chen’s expression was indiscernible, but Hongtian Great Saint seemed to see the surprise on his face and chuckled, "I know you can’t believe all of this, but the fact is just so, the Tiandu Continent is a prison, incarcerating countless beings of the entire Tiandu Continent."

Hongtian Great Saint laughed bitterly, "Actually, none of us want to believe this fact, but it is the truth, a cruel one that we have no choice but to accept."

"Our ancestors have lived in the Tiandu Continent for generations. How prosperous it has been, thriving for tens of thousands of years without decline, even giving rise to one Supreme Divine being after another who commanded respect across the continent. Yet, who could have imagined the place we live in is but a prison that traps countless beings for generations—how tragic."

At the end, Hongtian Great Saint’s expression was full of sorrow and self-mockery. Indeed, a world that had been passed down from ancestors and survived generation after generation was filled with emotion, but who could have imagined that the place they always lived was just a prison?

Despite the prison being astoundingly vast and extraordinary, it was still a prison.

Ye Chen, after all, was not a man of the Tiandu Continent, so he couldn’t possibly be filled with the same grievous melancholy as Hongtian Great Saint. He quickly regained his composure and said, "Why call it a prison? It might just be a part of the world. In the vast universe, anything can exist. The place where the Tiandu Continent is situated might just be one of the regions within it. Calling it a prison seems inappropriate."

Hongtian Great Saint gave a wry smile, "Fellow Daoist, if it were just part of the world, that would be fine, but it’s called a prison for a reason."

Following that, Hongtian Great Saint slowly revealed the true cause and effect.

The Tiandu Continent, vast and boundless, unimaginably wide—mortals might not traverse the continent even if they devoted their entire lives to it.

Endless beings inhabited this place, which was also filled with miracles. Tens of thousands of years ago, it had already birthed Divine-level existences. One such being was known as Tianqi Great Saint, whose power was enough to look down upon the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, invincible in all the lands.

The Tianqi Great Saint of old was unmatched, once unified the entire Tiandu Continent under his rule, establishing a resplendent Divine Empire that governed for a thousand years, its glory unending.

After reigning supreme for a millennium, Tianqi Great Saint no longer cherished the world of mortals. He found the Tiandu Continent no longer appealing and longed for the lands beyond the vast continent, so he chose to journey alone into the great unknown.

However, Tianqi Great Saint vanished from then on, leaving no trace behind. Not long after his departure, terrifying ripples were felt far beyond the continent, and everyone suspected they were the remnants of Tianqi Great Saint’s ascension through the Breaking Void.

Despite the Tianqi Great Saint’s complete disappearance, nothing could stop people’s curiosity about what lay beyond the continent.

For generations, there have always been sages who wished to leave the Tiandu Continent and explore the mysterious lands beyond, seeking the infinite Secret Techniques and pursuing the higher Supreme Dao.

But generation after generation of sages fell along the way, their lives lost and their Dao extinguished.

Even those in the Heavenly Divine Realm found it difficult to leave the area thousands of miles beyond the Tiandu Continent, for there lay a terrifying spatial turbulence that could not be crossed without being a Divine-level being.

Thus, after ten thousand years, five Divine beings followed in the footsteps of Tianqi Great Saint and left the Tiandu Continent to chase the Supreme Ability in the Outer Domain.

Their departures caused endless ripples that shook the heavens and the earth but still did not raise caution among the people.

However, five hundred years after the departure of the fifth Divine being, a corner of a blood-stained garment suddenly floated out from the endless ocean. Upon its appearance, it was full of might, disturbing the world—even the Martial God could not resist it.

Finally, several powerful Heavenly Gods were disturbed and came forth, exerting great effort to retrieve this corner of the blood garment.

On the blood garment, there were a few blood characters written with real Divine Blood, bearing the Divine pressure, and even more so, attached was an incomplete brand.

Eventually, through the brand, the true truth was deciphered, revealing a terrifying fact: the vast Tiandu Continent was nothing but a prison world, bound and trapped by those from the Outer Domain.

The creatures of the Tiandu Continent were merely being farmed by these races, used for secret researches unknown to man.

This message was undoubtedly extremely shocking, its spread would certainly cause panic throughout the continent, and at that time, only a very few individuals were privy to this information, and even then, only those beyond the Heavenly Divine Realm were qualified to know.

Naturally, the Divine Beings who held sway over the Sovereign Continent also became aware of this news, filled with horror.

The brand clearly recorded partial messages; the strong Divine Beings who left the Tiandu Continent did not ascend by Breaking Void, but were instead targeted by Super Experts among the races that surveilled Tiandu Continent, thus causing that terrible disturbance.

Although every Divine Being was extremely powerful, invincible in their own era, and possessed the ability to destroy heaven and earth with their actions, it was clear that among those watching over the Tiandu Continent, there were also beings from the Divine Spirit Realm, and not just one or two. They slaughtered the Divine Beings of Tiandu Continent, and Divine Blood dyed the endless ocean red.

Sadly, generation after generation of Divine Beings couldn’t transmit this vital message back; there simply wasn’t enough time or any opportunity to do so, leading their successors to surge forth continuously, one generation of Divine Beings falling after another.

In the end, it was a Divine Being who exhausted their life force, who with the thought of certain death managed to send back a corner of the blood garment, allowing the later generations to finally learn of this truth.

"How ludicrous, the land where we have lived for generations upon generations, is nothing but a prison in the eyes of those beings, how tragically sad, how desolate," said the Hongtian Great Saint, his words filled with anger. No one could accept that their ancestral homeland was simply a prison world, but there was an overwhelming sense of helplessness.

Even a Divine Being held in high esteem and looked up to by all felt this boundlessly.

Because those species were too powerful, with innumerable strong individuals and Divine Beings among them; otherwise, generation after generation of Divine Beings would not have met their end in such a way.

Ye Chen and Elder Yan were shocked, never imagining that beyond the Tiandu Continent there existed such a super race monitoring the continent, the existences of the Divine Spirit Realm unable to avoid their slaughter, killed off in a distant land.

Had it not been for a Divine Being risking death to send the corner of the blood garment back, probably the entire population of Tiandu Continent would remain unaware of this secret, and more Divine Beings might continuously go forth only to be killed.

After a moment, Ye Chen and Elder Yan finally steadied themselves, both being extraordinary individuals. Elder Yan had an extraordinary origin, while Ye Chen in his previous life was even a Sovereign of a Supreme Great World, having experienced many major events, worldly and well-informed, thus he also had a general understanding.

The so-called prison world might very well be an expansive world created by a Supreme Ability, or it could have been part of the Primordial Heaven born from the Chaos Innate, discovered and then controlled by others.

The endless creatures of the Tiandu Continent were most likely those being researched by these races.

"We refuse to be imprisoned, to be researched, so in that era, we began to secretly prepare the layout for a Heaven Punishment!" declared the Hongtian Great Saint, word by word, his eyes gazing upwards, as if he could see through the Ancient Hall to the endless blue sky.

"Heaven refers to those surveilling races."

Ye Chen finally fully comprehended, but he frowned and said, "Does that mean the Divine Beings of Tiandu Continent can now fight against those races?"

The Hongtian Great Saint gave a faint smile, yet it was filled with bitterness; he shook his head and said, "I don’t know, but a battle must take place nonetheless. It’s a pity my body is but a worn shell, and come the time, perhaps I’ll barely have the strength for a fight, unable to muster much power."

What a tragedy this was, a battle against Heaven was imminent, yet there was no ability to fight at one’s peak.

"What if I told you that I could restore you to your peak condition?"

Suddenly, Ye Chen said with a light smile, however, the words he spoke caused a violent surge to go through the Hongtian Great Saint.