Chapter 2080 - 1907: Even the King Does Not Return

"I am eager to hear the details!" Ye Chen said.

"In the golden era that has not yet appeared in the present day, it remains the era governed by the Nine Clans and Eighteen Countries, and the Eight Hundred Royal Families, where the Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain is the most mysterious region."

"In fact, the Ten Thousand Clans have always been located in the second to ninth of the Eight Great Heavenly Ancient Domains, and even in the dark blood era of endless ages past, the Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain was a Forbidden Land. According to ancient records, even the Primordial Ancient Beasts of the First Heavenly Realm dared not set foot there, fearing its might."

"As for the records of the Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain, ancient and modern, they are few and far between. The Nine Clans and Eighteen Countries might have some, but definitely not many."

"Naturally, exploration of the Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain has never lacked brave adventurers throughout history, but unfortunately, each journey ends with no return. The most accurate guess is that to set foot in the Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain, one needs at least the absolute strength of the Nine Tribulations Realm, but that is just the basic requirement."

"But even if a peerless expert of the Nine Tribulations Realm steps foot there, like the ancestor of our clan’s Fierce Dragon Divine Sovereign, or even from the Nine Clans and Eighteen Countries, some peerless experts have ventured forth. According to records, there have been a total of twenty-eight such Super Experts who have stepped into the Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain throughout history."

"But ultimately, only five could return, one of them being the ancestor of our Fierce Dragon Divine Sovereign, all the most outstanding among those who hoped to enter the King Domain."

"However, even those who returned were all on the brink of death, with deep-seated taboo upon the Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain. After returning, none of the five peerless experts disclosed any information about the place, only warning their descendants against ever setting foot there, lest it brings disaster to the entire race."

"Naturally, it is because of the warnings from the five peerless experts of the Nine Tribulations Realm that later generations dare not lightly tread upon the Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain. Due to countless experts never returning, it eventually became a Forbidden Land that all Ten Thousand Clans fear."

"Even in the present era, where the 108 Ancient Divine Clans and the Three Thousand Royal Families coexist, that area remains a Forbidden Land." Guu Jiuhua of the Red-scaled Demon Dragon clan stated.

Ye Chen, puzzled, asked, "Are there no stronger experts who have explored the Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain?"

"There are!" When the Red-scaled Demon Dragon mentioned this, flames of excitement flickered in its eyes, even more intense than when speaking of the Balong Divine Sovereign, "There was once someone in my clan, the seventh-generation ancestor—Red Blood Dragon Emperor!"

"Red Blood Dragon Emperor!?"

Ye Chen and Aben were both shocked. Could the ancestors of the Red-scaled Demon Dragon clan once have a Supreme Immortal Emperor?

If that’s the case, wouldn’t the current Red-scaled Demon Dragon clan be an Emperor Clan!?

"Though the Red Blood Dragon Emperor is claimed as an emperor, he is not of the Supreme Emperor." The Red-scaled Demon Dragon naturally guessed what they were conveying, and shook its head with a wry smile.

Both nodded; if an emperor was declared, the 108 Ancient Divine Clans would have made a place for them; how could they have declined to the state of being oppressed today?

However, daring to claim the title of emperor is enough to indicate the fearsome nature of the Red Blood Dragon Emperor. Without absolute strength, who would dare to claim to be an emperor?

It’s known that to claim to be an emperor is a taboo.

That title is reserved for the Ancient Great Emperor, and claiming an emperor without achieving such a domain would bring unimaginable karmic retribution from heaven and earth.

With eyes blazing, the Red-scaled Demon Dragon stated, "However, though not a Supreme Emperor, the ancestor Red Blood Dragon Emperor achieved immense accomplishments. Even during the darkest Dark Blood Era among the Ten Thousand Clans, he was a peerless invincible existence, titled Ancestor God, and led the Ten Thousand Clans to repel the Primordial Beast Disaster of the First Heavenly Realm, even venturing into it, repeatedly slaying three King-level Primordial Beast Gods, and returned undefeated, greatly countering the Primordial Beast Disaster."

"After ending the Dark Blood Era, the ancestor Red Blood Dragon Emperor, along with other Ancestor Gods, built the Ancestor God Pass. Three millennia later, he left our clan to venture to the most forbidden Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain."

Ye Chen and Aben were dazzled, utterly fascinated.

Venturing alone into the First Heavenly Realm responsible for the Dark Blood Era, slaying three King-level Primordial Beast Gods illustrates the overwhelming power of the Red Blood Dragon Emperor, possibly unrivaled in the Dark Blood Era, if not invincible.

After all, slaying Ancient Monarch-level implies possessing world-shocking strength, a might belonging to the Ancient Monarch Domain.

Ye Chen asked, "And then?"

However, the Red-scaled Demon Dragon shook his head with a bitter smile, "Yet, since going, the ancestor Red Blood Dragon Emperor never returned, completely vanished, unseen by the world."

At this, Ye Chen and Aben exchanged a glance, filled with shock.

This shouldn’t be, even a Nine Tribulations Realm Balong Divine Sovereign could drag a dying body back, the Red Blood Dragon Emperor, said to have slain three Ancient Monarchs, was far from ordinary, peerless in battle, how could he not return?

"Frankly, we don’t really know the specifics, because it was a massive unsolved case, alarming the Nine Clans and Eighteen Countries back then. Ancestor Gods who survived at that time came to inquire, but to no avail." The Red-scaled Demon Dragon lamented, "If it weren’t for the Red Blood Dragon Emperor’s disappearance, the ancestor Balong Divine Sovereign wouldn’t have gone searching and returned in a dying state, our Red-scaled Demon Dragon clan wouldn’t have fallen to its current weakened state."

Ye Chen nodded as well; undoubtedly, the disappearance of the Red Blood Dragon Emperor was beyond comprehension for anyone back then.

As an Ancient Monarch-level overlord, invincible, repelling the Primordial Beast Disaster, yet suddenly vanished without a trace, is not shocking?

Through this, Ye Chen understood much; the Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain is such a mysterious Forbidden Land, that even with a total of twenty-seven Nine Tribulations Realm Super Experts venturing throughout history, only five of the strongest returned.

Yet even returning, they held deep-taboo, never speaking of the Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain to their deathbed, lest an uncontrollable catastrophic retribution return.

The Red Blood Dragon Emperor, who alone slew three Ancient Monarchs, entered the Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain and disappeared from the world.

This only heightened Ye Chen’s curiosity; what world-shaking secret lies within the Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain that even the present 108 Ancient Divine Clans regard as taboo and dare not easily approach?

Of course, Ye Chen currently lacks some strength; if he reaches the Nine Tribulations Realm in the future, he would have the basic strength to explore.

However, these were only heard as legend, for this journey, the most important thing is still the Dragon Blood Grass.

Unbeknownst to Ye Chen, in the near future, he will also step into the Tenth Heavenly Ancient Domain, a journey he must undertake.