Yan Ling wanted to trade a life for a life, using her own death to save Xiao An's, and she was very resolute. She did not utter a single plea for mercy until her last breath. But her desperate attempts were futile in the face of the immense power imbalance. Today, Chu Yuan is the Origin God, his essence of life on the same level, his power equivalent to the ultimate transcendence of formidable beings. How could she gamble with such a fate? Watching Yan Ling being slain by Chu Yuan, Xiao An's face twisted in anger. Although he and Yan Ling were ruthless and cruel, they had supported each other for dozens of epochs, each willing to sacrifice for the other. But now, Yan Ling died before his eyes, and he was powerless. This pain, he hated with all his being. But there is no remedy for regret in this world. Chu Yuan originally did not intend to deal with them, nor bothered with their schemes, yet they recklessly sought him out. So, there's no other way, only a dead end. In just an instant, Xiao An calmed down, realizing he wouldn't escape this person's wrath, knowing surely he was doomed. Though his mental state transcended to the eighth realm, he hasn't truly reached this realm. "I know I can't escape anymore, but don't be arrogant and smug. Hahaha, though I'm going to die, you won't be smug for long either; you're doomed. In this eternal cage, you'll never escape either, you'll be trapped here and die, no matter how strong you are. At the end of your life, you'll be as deranged here as I am!" Xiao An conversed with Chu Yuan using a frenzied voice, trying to shatter his resolve with the despair of this place. Over dozens of epochs, he has seen far too much, even witnessed a formidable being trapped here, unable to escape, only to helplessly howl, awaiting death. Escape, leave this place, no one can even dream! He wore a grim expression, his whole being aflame like eternal fireworks, marking the brightest moment of his life. He knew he couldn't kill this person, but he would use his life to inflict the greatest wound upon him. This was his final madness. "No escaping, none shall escape." Xiao An charged at Chu Yuan, full of intense curses and hatred. He was so decisive because he reached the end of his life, surviving at most two more epochs. Here, his cultivation hardly improved, so it was better to go all out. Chu Yuan was expressionless, his heart unmoved. He enveloped Xiao An with overwhelming power, sealing his frenzied assault eternally, his entire being twisted in pain, as torrents of force surged into his body. Chu Yuan commanded more Origin God power to elevate him to the eighth realm! His power, every realm's ascension requires boundless strength. Though he didn't break through, the force of two Origin Gods washed over him, Chu Yuan's mere gesture shone like eternal divine light illuminating the heavens, magnificent beyond imagination. With a palm strike across time and space, the Treasure Pavilion within that world was brought before him. Indeed, this Treasure Pavilion housed countless treasures; otherwise, they wouldn't lure others into their trap. "Does His Majesty need to be invited out?" Chu Yuan's gaze slowly swept over, suddenly directing a voice at a specific location. "Your Excellency's strength is indeed formidable beyond measure, slaying both Origin Gods Xiao An and Yan Ling who roamed the cage." An elder dressed in blue sighed, stepping out, knowing he could not remain hidden. He hadn't intended to spy on this battle, he just happened to be in this area. "Old man Duan Qingshan." The elder introduced himself, saying, "You bear no aura of the eternal tribulation; you should be from this epoch. Astonishing that such a powerful being exists in this epoch. Old man has been trapped here too long, already detached from the outside world." "I, Shen Wu." Chu Yuan replied. "Emperor." Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝔫𝔢𝔱 Duan Qingshan understood, this God Martial Emperor must be the Sovereign of this epoch. Chu Yuan's cultivation, revealed at a glance, was still at the seventh realm, but higher than Xiao An's. If not trapped here, he would have ascended to the eighth realm. He showed no fear of Chu Yuan's power, perhaps having lived too long, he understood. "Here, what use are countless divine artifacts? Can't take them out, forever trapped here. I've been trapped for twenty whole epochs, won't live many more. I've long seen through this." Duan Qingshan, upon arrival, also desperately sought a way of escape, yet ultimately despaired and resigned himself. "You're very pessimistic and hopeless." "Not that I wish to be pessimistic and hopeless, but reality forces me to bow my head. Emperor, you've just arrived in the cage, unaware of its terror. Over time, you'll understand why I'm so hopeless." Duan Qingshan said, "Fifteen epochs ago, there was a formidable being here, who tried to break free, but ended in misery, failing. This made me see through; if even the strong can't do it, how can I?" "A formidable being trapped here too." Chu Yuan slowly uttered. Here, the aura of eternity was too scarce. An Origin God normally possessing the strength to live over fifty epochs outside, would suffer here. Because each eternal tribulation is a terrifying divine punishment, consuming and obliterating vast amounts of Eternal Matter, while the cage provides no replenishment, leading to sustained weakening. "How did you arrive here?" Chu Yuan asked. Duan Qingshan thought Chu Yuan sought his experience to find an escape, saying, "I arrived here seeking a divine artifact to break through to the eighth realm, somehow ended up here." "Sovereign, don't waste your energy, each came for different reasons, locations vary. You won't find any clues, but with your power, you'll outlast me." "The eternal city-cage." Chu Yuan said lightly. "Moreover, even if you escape, what's the point? This is a small cage, the eternal road outside is a larger cage, always trapped within cages, nothing changes." Duan Qingshan was too broken, exceedingly pessimistic. Chu Yuan understood him. "All cages can be broken." Seeing his despair, Chu Yuan didn't want to confront him. "Emperor, if you need divine artifacts, I know many locations here have them. Anyway, obtaining more, eventually remains here, forever unable to take them out." "If I have a way to leave, would you want to leave?" Chu Yuan suddenly directed a piercing, soul-stabbing gaze at Duan Qingshan, as if a demonic sound echoed in his soul. The cage bore no path, yet Chu Yuan knew how to walk the road to freedom!