Chapter 1348: Chapter 515: All Living Beings Portraits_2

The former nurtures green sprouts, as if all things are bursting forth, the incubation and growth of life, all within a brief moment.

The latter withers and decays, like the extinction of all beings, the death and dimming of life, not an uncommon sight.

Then, an irresistible force of suction comes from the Gate of Awakening.

Ye Hanjun is like a compressed sphere of light, shooting in with the speed of a cannonball.

"Plop!!"

The landing point is soft and as light as cotton, with a springy touch.

Ye Hanjun, who does not know how long he has been unconscious, slowly awakens, his old memories gradually coming back to life.

"Big Tadpole..."

GuaGua, rubbing his sleepy eyes, rises as well, his face full of confusion.

"Clang!!"

The fallen Sword Thunder Child suddenly bursts with lightning, leaping up, ready to strike.

However, it hovers in mid-air, looking around, as it cannot sense any hostile life forms, reining in the electric glow back into the blade, before quietly flying back to Ye Hanjun’s side, not daring to stray too far.

"It seems to have triggered an astonishing change..."

"Is this the inside of the Gate of Awakening? Why is it so white and blank, and I can’t see anything?"

Ye Hanjun’s thoughts flicker, and without communicating with GuaGua, he suddenly sees white fog dispersing, revealing a wide and bright ancient passage, straight ahead, its destination unknown.

"Big Tadpole, come and see, there are murals here, containing countless species!"

GuaGua, claiming the privilege of a Pure God, takes the lead for Big Tadpole.

But as he enters the passage, not even a second later, he immediately points at the wall and exclaims:

"Wow, this wall is so high, extending infinitely, with no actual height..."

"So many bizarre Fond Spirits... Eh, why am I also carved on there? Who did this sneaking around, it’s quite creepy..."

The excited GuaGua, with a shrunken neck, is dumbfounded.

Ye Hanjun focuses his attention, the wall only appears to be three to five meters high in his eyes, nothing significant.

But upon closer inspection, just as GuaGua said, the wall infinitely magnifies.

Even a palm-sized area contains tens of thousands of creatures, some running, some flying, in myriad postures.

"Zhu Bird, Beast Fish, Half-eyed Pig, Phantom Teeth Ant, Embroidery Turtle..."

"These seem to be species born in the New Era, mostly weaker, with only a rare few standing out amongst the many Competitors..."

Ye Hanjun raises an eyebrow and continues to look up.

He notices a pattern: the closer to the base of the wall the creatures are, the weaker they are in his recognition.

Conversely, the closer to the top of the wall, the more ferocious the forms of the Fond Spirits, and the more terrifying their aura.

"Lirr——"

A great bird, like a God descending, wrapped in glazed immortal aura, with Hongmeng purple light within its chest, with a body of extreme green and a tail of fiery red, a sickle-shaped beak... if not the Miemeng Divine Bird, then who?

"Jiejiejie——"

There is an arm, rooted in a pool of blood, with a malevolent aura that fills the sky, that familiar feeling, isn’t it the Butcher Arm?

"Weird, ordinary species are one thing, but Holy Beasts, Divine Beasts can also be imprinted..."

Ye Hanjun’s gaze shifts slightly.

Indeed, whether it is GuaGua’s corresponding Heavenly Frog Ancestor, Sword Thunder Child’s corresponding Sword-Controlling Thunder God, Mu Yi’s corresponding Heavenly Dragon Ba, they’re all encompassed on the wall.

Even Chengfeng Ancestor’s corresponding Netherworld True Monarch is there, situated at the highest position, with no peers beside.

"These creatures all have one thing in common: they all obtained Divine Enthronement in the New Era."

"Even though some have fallen, this wall still records them?"

Ye Hanjun ponders, his eyes focused on another human figure, his expression nuanced.

In that image, a burly man holds a gigantic scythe, with a Witch God standing on each side like zombies... Is this Father God Ye Shitian? A human of Crown Rank also remembered by the wall?

He takes note of this clue.

Ye Hanjun continues to stroll forward, crossing a pillar, the wall’s mural style subtly changes.

Inferior Earth Emperor, Bio-Mecha, Spicy Goddess, Tainted Demon God, Corrupt Demon Minister, Eighteen-Winged Divine Codex Angel, Jester Emperor, Hundred-Refined Phoenix Queen, Hercules, Yuezun, Green Vine Immortal, Blood Witch God, Hei Xuanwu...

The currently active Crown Rank, Divine Enthronement, and even the Gods who have fallen long ago, are like dragons and tigers clashing, creating quite a stir.

Their commonality is that they became enlightened in the Near Ancient Era.

The legends about them are now widely circulated among the common folk, with all kinds of stories.

"Divide positions according to different eras?"

"And the strongest of each era usually near the top of the wall, standing out sharply?"

Ye Hanjun reflected thoughtfully as he continued forward.

This stretch of the journey was noticeably longer than the New Era.

Clearly, it’s because the New Era isn’t even one-tenth over, while the Near Ancient Era lasted a full hundred thousand years, nurturing countless species.

"Pat!"

Stepping over the second pillar, Ye Hanjun arrived at what seemed to be the "All Living Beings Portraits" from the Ancient Era. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

He looked directly upwards; Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Hei Xuanwu, Vermilion Bird, Titan War God, Great Slaughter God, Asura Bow, Ye Shura, Goddess Ba, Tai Eclipse Demon King, Solar Enchantress, Corpse Dragon Matriarch, Doomsday Cube, Merciful Ancestor, Earth Immortal...

The dazzling Ancient Era gave birth to more Divine Enthronement and Crown Rank beings than the Near Ancient Era did.

At least one-third of them were but fleeting figures.

Some Ye Hanjun had never even heard of, likely reaching the peak of the world only to be killed by stronger forces shortly after, leaving them with no presence in historical records.

But there’s no denying, that era was too exciting.

Ye Hanjun fixed his gaze on the highest-positioned Goddess Ba, gaining an insight.

If it weren’t for the persecution by Heavenly Dao, the universally acknowledged strongest of All heavens and ten thousand races would only be one being, who would remain active from the Ancient Era to the New Era, forging their own glorious golden age, immortal for countless eons.

"What a pity, a destiny full of hardship..."

"Even though Goddess Ba stands defiant against Heavenly Dao today, she also carries the burden of a savior’s mission, lacking her once valor and bold spirit..."

Ye Hanjun shook his head, hiding the anticipation in his eyes, and continued forward.

Ahead... there was still a wall!

Having crossed the symbolic pillars, the portraits of the Primordial Era were unexpectedly all intact!

Ye Hanjun stood entranced.

Heavenly Punishment Sovereign, Divine Punishment Spear, Heavenly Fury Beastman, Heavenly Indignant Fairy, Heavenly Destiny Star Pillar, Heavenly Order Worm King, Heavenly Divine Wings, Sky Witch King, Heavenly Battle Demon Venerable, Time Drum, Fallen Eye, Cataclysmic Crow Master...

Even excluding the Nine Heavenly Venerables and the Three Great Evil Gods.

The True Gods born in the Primordial Era—the Ancient, Near Ancient, and Newborn combined and doubled in number still have an immense gap in quantity!

Of those Ye Hanjun could recognize, he only knew a small part including those with the Wine Cup Pattern.

For the rest, he could only admire their splendor, guessing their species classification and individual strength based on their unique body structures and overwhelming aura.

It was too shocking!

If he had been born in that era, in an unconstrained Cosmic Era, competing with so many powerful beings.

Would he have been able to step by step reach the heights he had achieved today?

If the Human Race could have produced a Double-Crowns Level strongest being in the Ancient times, governing Heavenly Dao, counterbalancing Heavenly Dao, would All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds still be on the brink of destruction as they are now?

Ye Hanjun tapped his forehead, suppressing the myriad thoughts.

The path still had not come to an end.

Since the portraits of the Primordial Era had already unfolded before him.

The rulers of the Nether Ancient, who would rather transcend than linger in the lower realm, how much more magnificent and splendid could they be?

Ye Hanjun pursed his lips and walked slowly forward.

He wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but the wall ahead seemed different from the ones before.

When he crossed the pillar, Ye Hanjun was taken aback.

The wall of the Nether Ancient... was so blurred.

Whether it was the common species near the base of the wall or the rulers near the ceiling, their forms distorted, their colors chaotic.

It was as if the patterns were just painted and then forcefully smeared, leaving no charm behind, not preserving any true heroic appearance.

"Although it’s hard to see, the ecology of the Nether Ancient... why does it feel like it’s not even on the same level as the Primordial Era, and even less than the development of the New Era’s mere ten thousand years?"

"And the number of utmost powerful beings that have reached God Realm, there are way too few, only about thirty in a hundred thousand years, that is too strange..."