Published: January 21, 2025
The faces of those present revealed astonishment.
The so-called quasi-emperor refers to an existence that has reached the peak of the transcendence realm, having gained a brand-new understanding of the laws and order. They have even subtly stepped outside the confines of these rules, touching the threshold of the great emperor level.
Such a being possesses a trace of imperial aura. Although fundamentally they still belong to the transcendence realm, in terms of power, their strength far exceeds that of a peak third layer transcendent expert.
Of course, reaching the quasi-emperor realm only signifies that the individual has vaguely touched upon the threshold of the great emperor realm and possesses a trace of imperial aura, yet they are still far from truly becoming a great emperor.
As for the great emperor, they are the pinnacle figures of the Underworld and even the cosmic sea, truly the leaders of the Underworld.
In simple terms, if the third layer transcendent experts in the Underworld are akin to regional governors or giant figures, then the emperor level experts are like kings, holding dominion over regions and commanding great renown.
Meanwhile, the four extremes emperor represents a figure who has established four great empires among many kings, eliciting tribute from all nations.
"Soul-Eating, do you recognize these individuals before us?" Qin Chen turned to ask.
The Soul-Eating Underworld Insect's face turned ashen as it trembled and replied, "My lord, I previously mentioned that after we entered the abandoned land, we were all trapped here and found no way to escape. Later, a great emperor appeared, located the Dead Sea Forbidden Area, and led us into this forbidden zone, bringing us to this palace."
"This palace is extremely bizarre, capable of absorbing our divine soul power. Back then, many were unable to resist for a time, and it was several quasi-emperor experts who briefly held off the soul devouring within this palace for many powerful beings. The four before us were the leaders among those quasi-emperor experts."
At this point, the Soul-Eating Underworld Insect revealed a bitter smile and said, "At that time, I could no longer hold on and left first. They persisted in that palace while I did not see their corpses in the Octagonal Hall. I didn’t expect they had also come to this space and died here."
"As for this woman..."
The Soul-Eating Underworld Insect's voice trembled, "This person bears an extremely similar aura to the great emperor I once glimpsed from afar. I am about eighty percent certain that she is likely the great emperor who opened this Dead Sea Forbidden Area. However, after entering the Dead Sea Forbidden Area, we never saw her again. We all speculated that she had successfully left the abandoned land, yet unexpectedly, she also perished here."
As it spoke, the Soul-Eating Underworld Insect's tone grew increasingly somber, and its eyes reflected a despair that could crush one's heart. Beside it, the Stone Statue Ghost Ancestor also wore an ashen expression.
The reason they had maintained hope of leaving this place was primarily due to the fact that the great emperor had vanished after entering the Dead Sea Forbidden Area. No one had seen her again.
Many speculated that she had likely left the abandoned land and returned to the Underworld.
But now...
The sight before them made the hearts of both the Soul-Eating Underworld Insect and the Stone Statue Ghost Ancestor utterly sink.
That unparalleled great emperor had ultimately not left here but remained trapped, dying within.
Upon hearing the Soul-Eating Underworld Insect's account, everyone else turned pale, their hearts like dead ash.
They had initially thought that opening the passage and arriving here would give them hope to leave the abandoned land, but what they encountered instead was such a despairing scene.
If even a great emperor had fallen here, could those present truly leave the abandoned land?
Everyone’s hearts sank completely.
“It’s over. Now that there’s no entrance left, are we all going to die here?”