Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 283 - 254 The Divine Assemble, Open the Trial Gate!

Chapter 283: Chapter 254 The Divine Assemble, Open the Trial Gate!

A Divine Ancestor descended upon the Tiandu Academy, standing upon the Heavenly Dome. His figure was towering and majestic, shrouded in Divine Light, his features obscured. Yet his Divine Ancient Power was unparalleled across all ages, shaking the Six Harmonies and Eight Desolates, even trembling the entire Tiandu City so much that countless people were frightened into shivering submission, kneeling on the ground.

Countless mortals trembled in fear, kneeling on the ground unable to stand under the Divine Ancient Power.

The powerhouses within the Tiandu Academy were alarmed, bemused by the sudden descent of this Divine Ancestor.

However, soon after, the void repeatedly shattered, bringing forth one figure after another, all obscured by radiant light, their features unclear, yet their authority overwhelmed the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms, unstoppable, all of them Supreme Divine Beings.

One person, two, three...

Someone couldn’t help but raise their head and carefully count, discovering that there were precisely six Divine Ancestors arriving, each a Supreme Divine Being unparalleled across the ages, rarely seen even by the Heavenly Gods as they normally sat high amongst the clouds.

Who would have thought, today, all had appeared in the Tiandu Academy.

"Lord Mansion Master..."

An elder exclaimed in alarm, even the Supreme Old Mansion Master had appeared, standing together with the other Supreme Divine Beings in the void.

"Let’s go," the Supreme Old Mansion Master spoke.

"Yes, we should take a look," another Divine Being said.

The six Supreme Divine Beings vanished, and in the next moment, they arrived at the summit of a mountain deep within the Academy, right at the Eighth Level of Trial.

The six Supreme Divine Beings stood before the Eighth Level of Trial Gate, looking up at the towering Trial Gate that stood one hundred and twenty-eight Zhang tall, their eyes piercing through, releasing a terrifying Divine Ancient Power pressing down on the Trial Gate.

Regrettably, this Trial Gate, existing since the prehistoric times, was unique, possessing a special Dao Rhythm that could naturally neutralize all pressure, so powerful that even the Divine Beings couldn’t discern any clues through pressure alone.

One Divine Being said, "Today, we few gathered here should be clear to all. According to the opening deduced by a few Ancient Heroes, it was proven that behind this Trial Gate exists the Primordial Great World, vast beyond the Tiandu Continent, more powerful than the Tiandu Continent, yet it’s unknown which realm it is, perhaps an Exotic Realm. Once opened, it might draw the attention of powerful enemies from the Exotic Realm. Although we have thought this through, this is the time for all to consider once again, this point is necessary."

This gathering of six Supreme Divine Beings here was precisely for the sake of the Trial Gate, each having learned from their respective Ancient Heroes about the existence of the Primordial Great World behind the Trial Gate, a realm with Divine Beings unceasing in presence, spanning billions of miles, featuring ten rotations of the Heavenly Sun, and more so an ever-suspended Sky Divine City.

All of this underlined the remarkable nature of this world.

Even they harbored some suspicion that this Trial Gate was a key leading to the Exotic Realm, a passageway that might allow departure from the Tiandu Continent to the land of the Exotic Realm.

"It might be an Exotic Realm, but it’s not necessarily going to invite powerful enemies from there. Don’t forget Ye Chen’s teacher Mr. Qian," another Divine Being spoke, his form faintly visible with nine Dragon Energies entwining around him, evidently a Divine Ancestor from the Soaring Dragon Empire.

The Ancient Ancestor of the Tianqi Empire spoke, "This is still no cause for rash assumptions. Ye Chen may not truly understand Mr. Qian’s origins. He might indeed hail from the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms, but he might not have told Ye Chen the truth. Whether we should really open the Trial Gate requires further consideration."

"Indeed, let us not forget how terrifying those few Divine Beings from the Exotic Realm who crossed over last time were," mentioned the Divine Ancestor of the Jiuhua Empire, referring to the War King, Taisu King, and Void Dao from the Exotic Realm, those few Exotic Realm Divine Beings that were incomparably powerful Supreme Divine Beings. Even across the Cross-border Channel, even without their true bodies coming over, their unparalleled combat power descending along the Cross-border Channel was so formidable that even this realm’s defending Divine Beings suffered injuries.

Mention of those supremely powerful Exotic Realm Divine Beings made every Divine Being present deeply wary.

These individuals were overwhelmingly powerful, and they were just a part of Exotic Realm Divine Beings. It was unimaginable how many such supremely powerful Divine Beings there might be in the Exotic Realm, perhaps even invincible entities surpassing Divine Beings themselves.

Thus, even though they had previously thought through and discussed the Primordial World behind the Trial Gate, as they approached it, they still hesitated.

It wasn’t that they lacked decisiveness, but rather that the matter was simply too significant to be taken lightly.

"No matter, we should just open it and see. It might be a dangerous world, but it might also be an enormous opportunity, an opportunity for Transcendence. Crisis, crisis, what is a crisis? It is danger coupled with opportunity—we should give it a try. If indeed we attract some terrible beings, by employing some of the unseen depths of the Heavenly Punishing Alliance, we would still manage to suppress them."

At this point, the Supreme Old Mansion Master spoke up, proposing the opening of the Trial Gate and mentioning the depths that alleviated much of the other Divine Beings’ fears.

The Heavenly Punishing Alliance’s millennium-long plan certainly wasn’t without its depths, precisely because of these depths they had confidence in countering those watching over this realm from the Exotic Realm.

"The Old Mansion Master speaks wisely. The Exotic Realm is ultimately too powerful. We must not assume we have enough depths to be complacent. To compete against the Exotic Realm and carve out a future, we need even more capital to counter it, otherwise based on our current capabilities, even confronting those recent Exotic Realm invaders is somewhat challenging," the Hongtian Great Saint spoke up, believing the matter was of great significance and worth pursuing further.

The Divine Beings silently endured, as the oppressive force brought from the Exotic Realm was significantly immense, forcing them to act with caution.

"Let’s open the gate, perhaps we can carve out a clear and ordered universe!" In the end, all the Divine Beings agreed to activate the Trial Gate.

"Since everyone has made up their minds, let’s activate the Trial Gate."

"Please summon a few Ancient Heroes, including Mr. Qian’s disciple, Ye Chen," revealed one Divine Being, who turned out to be the Hongtian Great Saint.

"Very well." The Supreme Old Mansion Master summoned his Divine Thought across the void, opening a Space Channel and inviting the gathered Ancient Heroes and Ye Chen at Qingxue Peak to appear at the summit of the mountain.

"We pay respect to the Ancient Ancestors!"

Even the Ancient Heroes, in front of the Divine Beings, dared not display arrogance, performing grand salutations. Ye Chen naturally followed suit with a fist-holding salute instead of the full-body prostration typical of others; this was their unique prerogative, which the Divine Beings would not criticize.

"Gentlemen, please proceed to open the Trial Gate; we shall oversee the process," urged the Supreme Old Mansion Master.

The Trial Gate allowed only the younger generation to initiate its opening, and since the first seventh layers had already been initiated, there was no need to start over but to directly open the Eighth Level of Trial.

All Ancient Heroes turned to Ye Chen, saying, "Ye Chen, you do the honors."

It was not that the Ancient Heroes feared the Primordial World within, but the trial gates could diminish the power of Daoism to some extent; only the power of the Physical Body remained undiminished, making Ye Chen most suitable for the task.

Ye Chen did not refuse, and he held no fear, as he was more familiar with that world than anyone else.

"Ye, please go ahead and open it, we are all prepared."

At that moment, the supreme Divine Beings all focused intently, with an immense Divine Ancient Power emanating invisibly around them, enveloping everyone present, including Ye Chen, representing one of the foundational powers of the Heavenly Slaying Alliance.

Ye Chen approached the Trial Gate, took a deep breath and then with a thunderous noise, a frightening Blood Qi exploded like a boundless sea of fire in combustion, steaming and astonishing those present.

Even though the Divine Beings were aware of Ye Chen’s vigorous Blood Qi, witnessing it firsthand still took them by surprise, as this level of Blood Qi was evidently more potent than that of ordinary Heavenly Gods.

Ye Chen’s body reacted like a blazing furnace, his Golden Body power erupting. The 128-foot tall, heavy-as-a-thousand-mountains, Trial Gate began to open slowly, not nearly as strenuous as it had been three months earlier.

Today, Ye Chen appeared much more composed, a testament to his Human Origin Golden Body Perfection, though it also seemed quite taxing.

ROAR—

The massive Trial Gate was slowly pushed open, each tiny gap widening, with copious amounts of Primordial Spirit Spiritual Energy dispersing into the air, enriching the Primordial Spirits of everyone present and astonishing the Divine Beings: "This is Primordial Spirit Spiritual Energy, and quite abundant; the world within the gate is truly extraordinary."

A great amount of Primordial Spirit Spiritual Energy was first swept up by Ye Chen. The Ancient Heroes continuously absorbed this energy, constantly nourishing and strengthening their own Primordial Spirits, while the Ancient Divine Beings abstained.

After all, they were too powerful already; while the Primordial Spirit Spiritual Energy could enrich their Primordial Spirits, it was not effective in enhancing them, and it was more beneficial for the Ancient Heroes.

Ye Chen absorbed the most Primordial Spirit Spiritual Energy with the light of Primordial Spirit emanating from his forehead becoming increasingly powerful, like a small sun, blazing brilliantly and illuminating everything.

His eyes fixated on the interior of the gate, as the vast Primordial World came into view.

His arms, pushing the heavy Trial Gate, gradually moved it inch by inch, causing the entire Divine Mountain to tremble. An ancient and terrifying Qi Mechanism burst forth from inside the gate, causing the void to shudder and heaven and earth to tremble in fear.

The great world within the gate was being revealed inch by inch, attracting numerous gazes towards this place.

Six Supreme Divine Beings at this moment, turned their piercing gaze into tangible entities that penetrated the void and entered through the gate.

BOOM—

With a loud bang, the Trial Gate was fully opened, unveiling a vast and boundless Primordial Great World before the eyes of all.