Chapter 455: Origin Ancient Road

Under the illumination of these two Supreme Divine Radiances, the other names on the stele seemed to dim a few degrees, like countless stars losing their color before a bright moon.

It is not that they are not strong, but Ye Wuque and Feng Caichen's achievements on this iteration of the Main Road are so brilliant, especially the feats of subduing Ye Junlin, slashing Xue Jianchen and Lei Yuhuang, sweeping the top Heavenly Pride of the Other Shore, and shocking the Six Great Extreme Realms, have already spread through various channels across the Main Road; the momentum and Dao they embody have reached a height that most contemporary Heavenly Pride cannot attain!

"Ye Wuque!"

"Feng Caichen!"

The two names, like immortal monuments, are firmly engraved at the very top of the Tianjun God‑Sealing Stele, shining brilliantly, destined to be gazed upon and remembered by countless successors!

The moment their names were successfully inscribed, a mysterious telepathic message simultaneously entered their minds.

"Those who leave their names on the Tianjun God‑Sealing Stele... are qualified... to partake... in the Origin Ancient Road..."

"The Origin Ancient Road... hides trials... leading to... the Indescribable Place..."

"When the time arrives... the Ancient Path opens... by name resonance... one may go..."

The message was intermittent and vague, yet it revealed an astonishing secret.

Beyond the Tianjun God‑Sealing Stele, the Ultimate Main Road is not the true terminus; a more mysterious, older Origin Ancient Road lies hidden beyond!

Only the Heavenly Pride who have inscribed their names on the Tianjun God‑Sealing Stele are qualified, at some future moment, to sense and enter that Ancient Path and explore the mysteries of the Indescribable Place!

Ye Wuque and Feng Caichen exchanged a glance, each seeing the other's solemnity and a hint of anticipation.

This Ultimate Main Road truly still conceals deeper layers.

"It seems our journey is far from over," Ye Wuque said with a smile.

"Hmm, but that's for later," Feng Caichen nodded, "For now, we should return."

The two did not linger; they cast one last look at their respective shining names on the towering stele, as if bidding farewell and commemorating this fiery expedition.

Then they turned, becoming two long rainbows, racing toward the exit of the Ultimate Main Road that connects to the Nine Heavens Ten Lands.

Along the way, countless Heavenly Pride, whether alone or in groups, were also departing.

Some wore exhilarated expressions, reaping abundant rewards; some bore regret, silently making resolutions; others exuded a cold aura, eyes flickering, their thoughts inscrutable. Though the Main Road will close, grudges and causality will not vanish with it.

Ye Wuque and Feng Caichen moved at lightning speed, their hearts racing homeward. The opportunity on the Main Road had ended, staying any longer held little meaning. As for the mysterious Origin Ancient Road, it must await a specific moment; it cannot be forced.

Passing through layer upon layer of spatial barriers, crossing the shattered remnants of ancient battlefields, they felt the Main Road's characteristic desolate, iron‑blooded aura gradually fade, while the familiar, vast cosmic vibrations of the Nine Heavens Ten Lands grew ever clearer.

Finally, ahead appeared a massive vortex, relatively stable and emitting a gentle spatial light — one of the stable exits to the Nine Heavens Ten Lands.

"Back to the Nine Heavens Ten Lands," Ye Wuque whispered.

"Hmm," Feng Caichen nodded.

The two, without hesitation, stepped side by side into the luminous vortex.

Dark Shadow vanished, the vortex slowly rotated, still swallowing and exhaling passing beings.

The Ultimate Main Road's journey, at this stage, officially drew a period for them.

Awaiting them are the hometown's starry sky, the sect's expectations, friends' reunions, fleeting peace, or perhaps… the cold, lethal killing calamity already laid on the return path?

Light and shadow flow, time and space shift.

When the surrounding scenery steadied, the familiar boundless, star‑filled sky of the Nine Heavens Ten Lands came into view.

Although this place is still a considerable distance from the Star Domain of the Great Thousand Divine Universe, the homely warmth already washed over them.

"Let's go, Lao Feng, back to the sect," Ye Wuque said, checking the direction.

Feng Caichen nodded; the two were about to employ their body technique, hurrying toward the Great Thousand Divine Universe.

However, in that instant—

Ye Wuque's spirit sense, honed through countless life‑and‑death trials to razor sharpness, together with the overwhelming perception granted by the Six Great Extreme Realms and the Time‑Space Great Dao Domain within his body, almost simultaneously issued the strongest warning!

A terrifying murderous intent, cold, dead silence, ancient, and bearing overwhelming hatred and absolute targeting, like a pre‑woven Heaven‑Earth Net, suddenly enveloped him from all directions of the Void at the subtle moment his spirit relaxed after stepping through the spatial portal, with no warning, completely…

The seemingly empty, utterly tranquil barren starry sky instantly transformed into a deadly trap that devoured everything!

"Careful!"

Ye Wuque's pupils contracted sharply, he barked low, and the golden Blood Qi around him instinctively erupted with a roar, instantly entering the highest alert state!

Beside him, Feng Caichen, with Sword Heart Clear and Bright, reacted at peak speed; a cold gleam flashed in his clear sword eyes, his long sword already half an inch out of its sheath, a fierce, unmatched sword intent surged skyward, slashing at the invisible murderous net!

Yet, the master of that murderous intent had evidently plotted for long, his cultivation realm terrifyingly far beyond their imagination!

A hoarse, ancient, ice‑cold voice, as if echoing the lingering thunder of ages, came from the deepest Nine Abyss Hell, slowly reverberating through the starry sky, bearing a cat‑and‑mouse cruelty and indifference:

"Wind Clan's little brute… this ancestor has waited for you for a long time."

"The scenery here is decent; as the burial ground for the two of you… it does not entirely disgrace your God‑Sealing names."

The moment the voice fell, the starry sky within billions of miles suddenly solidified!

Time and Space seemed forcibly frozen and sealed by an invisible giant hand!

A hunched figure in a gray robe, as if seeping from Void, slowly manifested in the Void not far ahead of Ye Wuque and Feng Caichen.

It was none other than the Thunder Clan Great Ancestor — Lei Tiankuang!

He did not act immediately, but with his Chaos‑colored Dark Eye, he calmly stared at the two, as if looking at lifeless corpses. The pressure and cold in that gaze were more suffocating than any ferocious attack!

Ye Wuque and Feng Caichen's spirits instantly acquired an unprecedented weight of solemnity and danger.