Sun Emperor: "The Ancient Emperor who merges with the Heavenly Heart Imprint is indeed powerful. With it, one can overcome ten thousand Daos, and no one in the universe can match them. Before I became the Ancient Emperor, I faced danger everywhere, but afterward, it was smooth sailing."
Sun Emperor: "The only things that could threaten me were the Supreme Beings in the forbidden areas, but they were all in a self-sealed state and dared not fight against me when they were close to death."
Zheng Qizi asked doubtfully, "What are these Supreme Beings?"
Sun Emperor: "Before ancient times, there was an era of mythology, and the emperors of that era were called Tianzun. Even without integrating the Heavenly Heart Imprint, people at that time could possess the power of an Ancient Emperor."
Sun Emperor: "Then Heaven and Earth continued to decline, and the number of powerful individuals that the world could accommodate became fewer and fewer. Only the strongest between heaven and earth can reach the level of Tianzun by integrating the Heavenly Heart Imprint."
Hongyun: "Didn't you say that the Heavenly Heart Imprint can only be fused by one person? Even if they once had the same power as you, they wouldn't be your opponents now, right?"
Sun Emperor: "Indeed! The power of the emperor can't seal itself at all, so they took a different path and transformed from Tianzun to Supreme Beings. Their level is already lower than mine, making them no match for me."
Sun Emperor: "But if they burn their vitality to the extreme, they can temporarily restore their peak power. During that time, they would be at the same level as me and could pose a genuine threat."
Zheng Qizi: "If that's the case, your situation isn't absolutely secure."
Sun Emperor: "Where is absolute security in this universe? There are countless unknown factors. Although those Supreme Beings can match me after their ultimate sublimation, the peak power during that time will kill them afterward, so I'm still relatively safe."
Sun Emperor: "To survive, they don't easily risk their peak strength. They remain sealed like living dead, enduring long periods of isolation. How could they casually burn their lives to fight me?"
Zheng Qizi: "Are the top powerhouses in your world also waiting for a change in the times? This is similar to the top powerhouses in our world. What exactly are the powerhouses in your world waiting for?"
Sun Emperor: "Immortality! Even Tianzun and Ancient Emperors have lifespans of around ten thousand years. But legendary immortals have truly eternal lifespans. These Supreme Beings seal themselves away, waiting for a chance to become immortals."
Hongyun: "Eternal life?"
Sun Emperor: "That's right! A true immortal can achieve a lifespan equal to that of heaven and earth itself."
Hongyun: "Then the level of true immortals in your world is quite high. The true immortals in our world can't achieve that level. Only golden immortals who have condensed immortal essence can match heaven and earth's lifespan."
Hongyun: "When I first heard the Group Leader say that the Heavenly Heart Imprint is similar to Hongmeng Purple Qi, I thought Ancient Emperors in your world were equivalent to our saints! Now it seems they're worlds apart!"
Lucas: "The Heavenly Heart Imprint is indeed similar in essence to Hongmeng Purple Qi. It's just that the human universe in the Shatian world is far inferior to the prehistoric world."
Sun Emperor: "Group Leader, do you know the future of my world? I have no regrets about my life, but I worry about the universe I once guarded. Although I believe Ancient Emperors will protect it as I did, those Supreme Beings always remain a hidden danger."
Hongyun wondered: "Why do you say those Supreme Beings are hidden dangers? They just want to become true immortals with lifespans equal to heaven and earth."
Sun Emperor: "If they don't become immortals, their lives will eventually be exhausted. Even if they cut themselves off and seal their sources, they still can't stop their lifespans from diminishing. The seals they maintain only slow this process."
Sun Emperor: "If the chance to become immortal doesn't appear before their lifespans near their end, they will forcibly emerge... There is a cruel and vicious secret method in my world that allows one to devour others' life essence to prolong one's own lifespan."
Dongfang Yuechu said, stunned: "Those Supreme Beings will hunt down others to extend their own lives?"
Sun Emperor: "That's right! Whenever a Supreme Being's lifespan nears its end, they will slaughter countless beings to prolong their existence. For beings of their level, the amount of life essence needed is massive."
Sun Emperor: "They wash the entire universe in blood, destroying one ancient star after another. Every time they appear, they cause immense disasters, recorded in history as the Dark Turmoil."
Sun Emperor: "We Ancient Emperors are the sole rulers of the universe, while they are rulers of the nine heavens and ten realms. They are the rulers of the entire universe and have an obligation to protect it. We stop these Supreme Beings from causing trouble during our lifetimes, but there's always a gap between consecutive Ancient Emperors."
Sun Emperor: "Even after the former Ancient Emperor completely falls, the Heavenly Heart Imprint requires thousands of years to cool down before the next Ancient Emperor can emerge. I worry about what might happen in the years following my death."
Lucas: "The events you fear have indeed occurred, and more than once. Not all Ancient Emperors can die peacefully like you—many choose to kill themselves and join forces with those Supreme Beings."
Zheng Qizi: "Isn't the Sun Emperor's world in grave danger?"
Lucas: "That world is indeed plagued with disasters, but it won't be completely destroyed. Even when Supreme Beings launch Dark Turmoil, they selectively spare young populations."
Lucas: "After all, they don't know how many Dark Turmoils they'll need to unleash, and more Supreme Beings will need life essence in the future. For those Supreme Beings, the lives in the Shatian world are like crops in a field—they can be harvested, but not completely uprooted."