Chapter 243: The Undying Underworld Emperor (Twenty-Four)

"What a joke!"
An existence like the God-Lord, concealing countless eras, even personally annihilating an entire epoch, wasn't it all for the chance to transcend?
Now that Su Chen has seized this opportunity, how could he share it with others?
The God-Lord was unwilling. He had comprehended the second fragment of the Book of Death, living for millions more years on the verge of death, just as he was about to take the final step, only to have it snatched away!
"I am not reconciled... The ancient epoch was destroyed, countless powerful beings perished, a scheme orchestrated over tens of millions of years—this chance to transcend should have been mine!"
The God-Lord's words revealed a shocking secret.
The ancient epoch's plot was nothing but a deception. All the powerful beings who died in that battle were merely sacrifices in the scheme.
Even the Tai Cang Demon Emperor was a tool in the God-Lord's calculations.
"You annihilated those powerful beings just to lure beings from beyond this realm and extract the secrets of transcendence from them?"
Su Chen had a vague suspicion.
At this moment, Zhao Wuhen's face was filled with despair, and he let out a bitter laugh.
"The Main God Temple has really screwed me over!"
This universe, ranked as just an ordinary one, actually harbors two supreme gods, each more powerful than the last. They're even more terrifying than those top-tier universes!
Time flew by. Zhao Wuhen was suppressed by Su Chen. Su Chen wasn't in a hurry to deal with Zhao Wuhen. He spent countless hours beginning to erode the God Lord's Dao. In Su Chen's eyes, Zhao Wuhen was merely a Seventh Tribulation Great Emperor, far less troublesome than an old monster like the God Lord. If handled poorly, he could be defeated unexpectedly.
He wouldn't give the God Lord any chance to turn the tables, preferring to spend countless hours eroding the God Lord's Dao.
Finally, the God Lord was dead, utterly and completely. Even his traces were erased by Su Chen. The two fragments of the Book of Death fell into Su Chen's hands. Su Chen had already collected three fragments of the Book of Death, one of the nine innate treasures; only the final fragment was needed to complete the book.
Witnessing a supreme being die before his eyes, Zhao Wuhen felt a deep sorrow. Such an existence was extremely rare even within his own power, yet now it had died so casually…
The terrifying being began to notice him.
“The Main God Temple…?”
“Is that a force from outside this universe?”
Su Chen hadn't forgotten Zhao Wuhen's words about being betrayed by the Main God Temple.
Those long-dead memories began to resurface.
Su Chen murmured, “Could it be that you also have a Main God Space?”
Zhao Wuhen was no longer sorrowful.
He was now terrified.
Because the Main God Temple truly did possess a Main God Space.
And he himself came from the Main God Space.
To participate in a creation of immortals.
"You..."
Zhao Wuhen was so shocked he almost blurted it out, but he stopped himself in time.
Su Chen looked at Zhao Wuhen's reaction and said expressionlessly, "Do you think you'll die if you reveal the Main God Space?"
Zhao Wuhen hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
The shock in his eyes deepened.
What was the origin of this mysterious being before him? He even knew the rules of the Main God Space; this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
"Could it be... that you are not from this world either?"
Zhao Wuhen suddenly felt a little better.
Su Chen did not answer Zhao Wuhen's question.
He was now stunned by Zhao Wuhen's answer.
Beyond the universe, there was actually a main god temple.
The main god temple also had a main god space.
Hiss!
Su Chen suddenly became very curious.
“You...do you want to live? I can give you a chance.”
Zhao Wuhen nodded hurriedly.
Who wants to die when they can live?
“As long as you can answer some questions for me, I can spare your life.”
Su Chen silently repeated in his heart,
‘Yeah, right.’
Zhao Wuhen believed him.
Because he had no choice but to believe.
He saw hope for survival.
“What is beyond this universe?”
Zhao Wuhen said, “The world beyond this universe...is vast, and only those top beings know what it contains. I only know that this is the Void Sea of ​​Time, containing countless universes, and is the Daoist temple of an ancient being.”
Su Chen remained silent. He had long considered that beyond this universe, there might be an even more expansive world.
The countless universes Zhao Wuhen spoke of.
They are probably as vast as the sands of time.
How boundless such a world must be!
Su Chen asked again, "What is your purpose in coming to this realm?"
Zhao Wuhen hesitated for a moment, then replied, "A True Immortal has fallen in the Void Sea, leaving a vacancy for the True Immortal position. Countless powerful figures and geniuses have come here to vie for this position. They will compete to determine the most powerful being to become the True Immortal of the Void Sea."
Su Chen asked, "True Immortal? Is that a realm beyond the Great Emperor?"
Zhao Wuhen nodded, but then added, "Great Emperor, Ancient Emperor—these are just titles for those of you who have never experienced the outside world. In reality, they are all rulers, dominating a universe, controlling its power, and achieving supreme status. Those below the third tribulation are ordinary rulers, countless of whom are born in each universe. Those from the fourth to the sixth tribulation are extraordinary rulers, possessing immense combat power, often the pinnacle of a universe... As for those who have passed the seventh to the ninth tribulation, this realm is called the Supreme Ruler, and some great universes may not produce even one in countless epochs..."
Zhao Wuhen felt a pang of regret.
This damned place.
"More hellish than hell itself, isn't it?"
Zhao Wuhen didn't know.
Actually,
besides Su Chen and the God Lord, there was a third Supreme God.
The Demon Lord of Tai Cang!
Unfortunately, he was already dead.
Three Supreme Gods born in one universe—that was simply terrifying.
Su Chen roughly understood why Zhao Wuhen was so arrogant, ignoring everything.
It wasn't that Zhao Wuhen was too weak.
It was that he was too powerful.
Then it's alright.
Su Chen saw a glimmer of hope for transcendence.
Countless emperors and sovereigns throughout history have pursued nothing more than that sliver of hope.
That sliver of hope seemed within Su Chen's grasp.
Su Chen asked the question he cared about most.
"How exactly can one transcend this realm?"
Zhao Wuhen looked at the slightly anxious Supreme figure and sighed.
"With your talent, even outside this realm, you would be considered exceptionally gifted, a contender for immortality."
"Unfortunately... a great figure has issued a decree forbidding any native inhabitants from competing for immortality. Therefore, no matter how powerful your talent, you cannot defy this decree and transcend this realm."
“Unless…a contract is signed with someone from beyond this realm, one can transcend this realm…but then one loses the qualification to compete for a True Immortal rank.”
Zhao Wuhen secretly glanced at Su Chen, noticing that the terrifying being remained expressionless.
Su Chen seemed unconcerned.
He continued,
“Great Emperor…or rather, the Sovereign Realm you speak of, how does one become stronger? Is it merely by competing for that so-called rank?”