Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 305 - 271: King Ancient Gate, Green Stone Heavenly Ladder!

Chapter 305: Chapter 271: King Ancient Gate, Green Stone Heavenly Ladder!

Through the ages, after countless years and generations of arduous efforts, we finally stand at the ultimate point of the King’s Ancient Road.

At the ultimate point, a grand Ancient Hall appeared, with an ancient Divine Altar inside, atop which there was an ancient gate, and the words "King Ancient Gate" engraved clearly on the nearby stone stele.

This is the prehistoric text, quite different from the script of this era, yet understandable to all.

The King Ancient Gate exuded an aura of ancient vicissitudes, as if the epochs of prehistory rise before us, inspiring awe and shock in anyone who beheld it.

Beneath the four large characters on the stone stele, there was a section of ancient text that one could comprehend through Divine Sense. In essence, this place was the final challenge of the King’s Ancient Road, also the most crucial one. Passing this challenge would grant the greatest fortune, which could change one’s life.

Upon realizing this, the eyes of all the young mighty ones blazed with enthusiasm. Even Ye Chen was no exception; his eyes shone like Divine Lamps as he gazed intently at the stele.

For he knew, this could possibly be the trial road of the King left by the Jiuyue Great Power. The so-called fortune might involve his legacy, and changing one’s life was not surprising. It could even lead to becoming an unparalleled existence revered across Ten Thousand Domains.

To complete the challenge, one must enter the King Ancient Gate and reach the end.

"Is this the final challenge of the King’s Ancient Road?"

All the young mighty ones were incredulous, finding it seemingly too simple.

But everyone knew that reaching the end would definitely not be simple. Could it be another King’s Ancient Road?

"Elder Yan, what do you think?" Ye Chen said.

Elder Yan floated out. The rules of this world couldn’t restrict him, a Residual Soul, invisible to all but Ye Chen. Gazing at the King Ancient Gate, Elder Yan said, "This should be the ancient gate left by the Jiuyue Great Power. You can enter and see. Such a person wouldn’t deceive young children. It’s likely you could inherit his legacy, but other fortunes should not be discounted."

Ye Chen nodded, sharing the same thought. Then he looked at the Five Great Ancient Heroes, and then at Xia Yang, Huang Tianqin, and other young leading figures, saying, "I will enter the King Ancient Gate. What about you?"

"We will also go." The Five Great Ancient Heroes naturally followed. They were all here for the purpose of reaching the end. Moreover, at this point in their Cultivation, they no longer feared Heavenly Gods and even vaguely possessed the demeanor of future kings.

Xia Yang stepped forward and added, "I will enter too."

The other young mighty ones exchanged glances and finally nodded in agreement: "Since Lord Chen is entering, we shall naturally follow to the end."

Ye Chen nodded, "Good. If any danger arises, retreat immediately."

"Understood!"

Thus, a group of young mighty ones entered the King Ancient Gate, immediately enveloped in misty light, while a mysterious force bore down on everyone, causing their Primordial Spirits to involuntarily leave their bodies. An enigmatic deep passage opened upon the ancient gate, drawing in the Primordial Spirits of all.

"What is that...?"

Ye Chen and the Five Great Ancient Heroes looked at each other with astonishment as they beheld the passage to the Void Sky Domain unfurl before them. Scenes spanning epochs within the passage emerged, depicting fearsome battles and various scenes from the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms, causing the young mighty ones to involuntarily widen their eyes.

"Void Sky Domain, again Void Sky Domain..." Ye Chen’s expression was uncertain. Could it be that the legacy of the Jiuyue Great Power was left in the Void Sky Domain?

Even this time, Elder Yan followed inside, with the King Ancient Gate unable to separate his presence. However, Elder Yan didn’t materialize, still hiding within Ye Chen.

Eventually, after passing through the Time-Space Channel, the group of young mighty ones found themselves within the Void Sky Domain, a mysterious Alternate Space devoid of everything except for an ancient Divine Altar in the center, identical to the one at the King Ancient Gate.

All landed on the ancient Divine Altar.

The Divine Altar hummed, emanating special fluctuations, and other scenes gradually appeared.

Above the Divine Altar emerged a Green Stone Path, or more accurately, a Heavenly Ladder made of green stones. The path ahead was shrouded in mist, concealing everything. A mysterious Dao essence flowed within, so even the Heavenly Eyes of the mighty ones could not penetrate the fog and see through to all that lay beyond.

On both sides of the Green Stone Heavenly Ladder was a vast abyss, pitch-dark and unfathomably deep, like a bottomless pit that could swallow everything, sending chills to the very core.

A stone stele rose before the path, still inscribed with prehistoric text. The message, revealed by the Divine Sense imprint, stated that by traversing the Heavenly Ladder, one could seize great fortune and rebirth. Those who couldn’t pass should not force their way, or they would fall into the abysmal depths and meet destruction of both body and spirit!

Those who clear the path alone may take their companions through, but they cannot seize the fortune.

These words both chilled and excited. To seize the fortunes of heaven and earth, to be reborn, was undoubtedly a complex fortune. But falling into the endless abyss would erase one’s existence.

This Green Stone Heavenly Ladder was fraught with danger, and clearly not so simple to surpass.

"You all, what are you thinking?" Ye Chen looked towards the others. "You can join, or you can choose not to, but this Green Stone Heavenly Ladder is bound to be dangerous. Even I cannot guarantee that I can pass through for certain; it is full of the unknown. You all must think thrice before acting, and not take it lightly."

The unknown was the most terrifying because one simply did not know what might appear ahead to block the way, but it was destined not to be simple.

All the young and powerful hesitated because even someone as strong as Ye Chen admitted that he might not be able to fully pass, let alone them.

Long Guao said, "Fear not, to challenge is enough. It is not necessarily danger; it might be a narrow escape from disaster."

Yuan Jiu sighed softly, "Perhaps it is as Brother Long says, but regretfully, this place has shielded the Heavenly Mechanism, preventing me from making predictions and understanding."

The Ancient Heroes were all somewhat worried because this Green Stone Heavenly Ladder was too mysterious, everything was unknown.

"I will lead the way," Ye Chen said, "You who wish to ascend can simply follow, but I might not be able to take care of you." After saying this, Ye Chen was the first to step onto the Green Stone Heavenly Ladder.

As he set foot, the Green Stone Heavenly Ladder released a mysterious air, with a heavy pressure descending from the sky, pressing onto Ye Chen, as if two giant stones were placed on his shoulders.

"How is it, Ye Chen?" Those behind him all asked with concern.

Ye Chen shook his head and conveyed everything, turning the others pale. Could it be that the Green Stone Heavenly Ladder would continuously apply more weight, with pressure becoming heavier the further one went? Was the Green Stone Heavenly Ladder a ladder for trials?

Ignoring what others were thinking, Ye Chen moved, stepping up the Green Stone Heavenly Ladder step by step. Although there was a constant oppressive pressure, it still wasn’t too heavy; it was only around a thousand catties.

Being of the Innate Realm, he could easily handle it. As for now, it was as if he was lifting feathers, everything seemed nonexistent.

However, after climbing a hundred steps, the gravity on his body suddenly doubled, now weighing around two thousand catties. Ye Chen remained unfazed and continued to climb the Green Stone Heavenly Ladder persistently, his mind filling with some guesses.

Indeed, after passing the two hundredth step of the Green Stone Heavenly Ladder, the pressure on his body once again doubled, now reaching three thousand catties.

Naturally, all of this was like child’s play for him and couldn’t truly affect him.

At that moment, the clouds ahead suddenly dissipated, revealing a stone gate, ten feet high and each half a foot wide, spanning across the Green Stone Heavenly Ladder, blocking Ye Chen’s path.

But the moment they saw this stone gate, both Ye Chen and the others’ expressions changed slightly- It was clearly the Trial Gate from Tiandu Academy, but why did it appear on the Green Stone Heavenly Ladder?

This left many puzzled, yet deep down, it seemed like they understood something, speculating in their hearts.

Ye Chen naturally thought of more, but he said nothing, directly climbing the steps to push open the stone gate—indeed—

A thousand catties!

Just like the Trial Gates of Tiandu Academy, but under the gravity of the Green Stone Heavenly Ladder, even the First Level of Trial felt much heavier, requiring much more effort than that needed for the Divine Mountain Trial Gates.

But none of these hindered Ye Chen.

Clack clack clack—

The Green Stone Heavenly Ladder was enveloped in silence, with nothing but the sound of Ye Chen’s footsteps echoing in the empty heavens and earth.

Soon, Ye Chen had cleared the first, second, third... up to the fifth Trial Gate.

In the process, he had traversed thousands of steps. Before the First Level of Trial for every hundred steps, a thousand catties of pressure increased; before the Second Trial Gate as well, there were only two hundred steps, but with each hundred steps, the gravity increased by two thousand catties. Before the Third Layer Heaven, the weight added was four thousand catties, which was double the amount, and so on.

After Ye Chen passed the Fifth Layer Heaven, the pressure on his body had reached sixty-two thousand catties, as if a mountain weighed on his shoulders constantly, pressing down heavily.

However, for Ye Chen, it was still fairly easy.

The people following behind began to catch up. The Five Great Ancient Heroes, along with Xia Yang, were the first to confront the pressure from Ye Chen, but they did not hesitate.

Other young powerhouses also hesitated for a moment before choosing to follow.

As Ye Chen led the young powerhouses up the Green Stone Heavenly Ladder, in another world within the Void Sky Domain, on an ancient Heavenly Altar, stood an ancient stone gate a hundred feet tall, sealed for many years and unopenable.

Even Saints couldn’t budge it; it was said to be a gate left by an Ancient Great Power, sealed with his formidable strength. It had been unopenable for countless epochs, never seen opened, becoming a landmark building in the region.

But at that time, the ancient gate suddenly shook, the dust scattered, emanating an indistinct aura of the Dao, shining upon the heavens, astonishing cultivators nearby, and quickly spreading throughout all lands of the Void Sky Domain, attracting the attention of countless people.

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