Eternal Holy Emperor

"Greetings, young master!"

Many creatures within the city saw Ye Chen and Aben pass by and all submissively bowed and saluted them.

This scene left Ye Chen very curious and he immediately asked, "Who was the last to come to this city?"

He wanted to know how many years had passed since the last appearance of the emperor’s sons and daughters and to learn some information about the Supreme Ancient Road.

"Eighty-seven years ago!"

A creature of the Ancient City spoke, a golden octopus of the royal clan, not in human form, very powerful, but appeared cautious before Ye Chen, earnestly answering his questions.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen asked a few questions, and the golden octopus diligently answered each one related to the topic.

During this, Ye Chen learned that the Supreme Ancient Road is quite similar to the Ultimate Ancient Road, generally opening once every ten thousand years, and each commencement welcomes the emperor’s sons and daughters with supreme bloodline into the ancient road for trials.

And the Supreme Ancient Road had already opened over two hundred years ago.

However, due to the rarity of the emperor’s sons and daughters undertaking trials on the Supreme Ancient Road, many were sealed by their parents, and thus, even over many epochs, emperor’s sons and daughters have hardly appeared.

Thus, many Starry Sky Ancient Cities on the Supreme Ancient Road became desolate over the millennia, turning into dead cities.

However, this era is different, as all of the sealed emperor’s sons and daughters have been released into the Supreme Ancient Road, thus many Starry Sky Ancient Cities show signs of prosperity.

Ye Chen was curious though, as unlike the Ultimate Ancient Road with various trials set by Guardians, how did the Supreme Ancient Road conduct its supreme trials?

The golden octopus revealed some secrets.

On the Supreme Ancient Road, virtually every Starry Sky Ancient City holds a trial, located within the city, left by ancestors from ancient times, specifically set for emperor’s sons and daughters for the supreme trial.

Naturally, such supreme trials require someone to guide the initiation, as desolate Starry Sky Ancient Cities without dedicated guides cannot be opened.

Ye Chen nodded, realizing why he couldn’t find any supreme trials in the previous thirteen Starry Sky Ancient Cities; it required a dedicated guide.

This setup was designed to prevent young geniuses from inadvertently entering, as these supreme trials were only intended for the strongest young supremes, being too deadly for ordinary young supremes with little chance of survival, thus requiring particular caution.

"May I ask who the overseer of the supreme trial is?" Ye Chen got straight to the point, wishing to witness the true nature of the supreme trial.

"Young masters, please follow me this way!"

Led by the golden octopus, Ye Chen arrived at an ancient mansion, from which an honest elder emerged, very aged with blood energy dwindling, yet clearly an old Great Power, formidable enough to make Ye Chen feel a sense of apprehension.

This was the city lord of this Starry Sky Ancient City, and upon learning of Ye Chen’s intent, his eyes suddenly glimmered, casting radiant brilliance, closely observing Ye Chen for a moment before frowning, "You are not an emperor’s son!"

He then looked toward Beinu, similarly frowning and denying.

Because all emperor bloodlines have unmistakable unique bloodline fluctuations, especially the emperor bloodline power, which cannot be imitated, the city lord naturally discerned Ye Chen was not an emperor’s son.

The golden octopus that brought them appeared shocked.

Ye Chen’s expression did not change, and he calmly said, "Is it impossible for someone other than the emperor’s sons and daughters to partake in the supreme trial?"

The old city lord shook his head, saying, "Young one, you may have reached the Great Power Fifth Layer Heaven at a young age, truly having a talent for cultivation, perhaps even a Supreme Heavenly Pride. But the emperor’s sons and daughters are the most powerful Supreme Geniuses, far surpassing ordinary Supreme Heavenly Prides, and the trials they undertake are the most challenging. Even beings as strong as they can fall with one wrong step, while ordinary Supreme Geniuses will only find a path of death by participating."

"Though this old man doesn’t know how you both entered this Supreme Ancient Road, I advise you not to partake in such dangerous supreme trials. In the end, it will only cost you your life, so it’s best to leave here quickly."

Clearly, the old city lord regarded Ye Chen as an ordinary young supreme, formidable enough yet still unqualified to attempt such supreme trials.

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, senior, but I still want to attempt the supreme trial, please show me the way."

Aben remained silent. Though strong, she knew well that participation almost certainly led to death.

The old city lord glanced at Ye Chen, then disappointedly shook his head, yet still led the way.

While supreme trials are opened only for emperor’s sons and daughters, if young geniuses want to participate, they won’t be stopped. This is an unwritten rule on the Supreme Ancient Road.

With the old city lord leading, Ye Chen arrived at the city south of the trial ancient city, where an ancient tower stood, marked by ancient characters, very rustic. Yet, upon seeing the ancient tower, Ye Chen’s eyes flickered slightly, as a sense of familiarity arose in his mind.

The old city lord stepped aside, pointing to the ancient tower, "The supreme trial is inside the tower, but let me tell you, entering the supreme trial is not as simple as you think, you need to push open the tower door to achieve it."

"And the names left on the stone monument are those who have passed the supreme trial, naturally all of whom are genuine emperor’s sons and daughters, qualified to leave their names on the Ancient Stele."

"The earliest one was eighty-seven years ago from the Eight Gods Ancient Universe, someone named Demacia."

Beside the ancient tower stood a stone monument, inscribed with over a dozen names, each with diverse names yet bearing a similar strong imprint, revealing the significance of the names.

Ye Chen cast his gaze to the bottommost name: Demacia. Just four small words, yet carrying a strong imprint representing a Supreme Powerhouse who once left their name on the stele.

Demacia, huh? If he walks this Supreme Ancient Road, he will inevitably face this Demacia from the Eight Gods Ancient Universe.

Meanwhile, many in Starry Sky Ancient City had long been drawn by the news, curious to witness someone attempting the supreme trial, especially hearing that this was not an emperor’s son, drawing quite a bit of attention.

At least eight to nine thousand people gathered, accounting for over ninety percent of the creatures in this Starry Sky Ancient City, tightly crowded, many pointing and whispering.

PS: There’s no need to wait for the midnight update. I’ll take a short rest today; coming back from the hospital, I’ve been so tired. After long hours on the computer, my health finally caught up with me. I hope all book lovers take time to go out and exercise. Sigh!