Chapter 791: The Origin Passage

The second and third assessments eliminated 300 people each, while the fourth eliminated 200 more, leaving only a whole number of 1,000 Immortal Emperors in the team.
These three assessments relied heavily on luck, and Su Che failed to gain any advantage from them.
“The final assessment is here.”
This time, Su Che didn’t bother anyone else—he personally opened a teleportation portal and said to the 1,000 Immortal Emperors, “The final assessment may involve some risks. Please follow me, all Immortal Emperors.”
With that, he stepped through the teleportation portal first.
One after another, the powerful Immortal Emperors followed in succession.
On the other side of the teleportation portal was a spatial passage under the control of the Evil Emperor Immortal Lord, connecting to the Origin Demon Realm. In fact, every Origin Passage was one of the most dangerous life-forbidding zones in the Immortal Realm.
In the void ahead, a huge black hole with a diameter of 100,000 zhang was slowly rotating. But it wasn’t a true black hole—it didn’t devour anything. Instead, it was an entrance from the Origin Demon Realm to this side.
The sky here appeared extremely gloomy, a depressing dark gray, heavy and oppressive. It wasn’t because of anything special about the sky itself, but rather because vast seas of black flames burned in the void surrounding the entrance of the Origin Passage.
These pure black flames darkened the sky and burned away sunlight. Even though it was still daytime, not a trace of brightness could be felt.
It was the Chaos Demon-Annihilating Sacred Flames—Su Che naturally recognized them.
Vast areas of these flames guarded this place. As soon as the Copper-Winged Demons emerged from the spatial passage, they screeched and fled everywhere, avoiding being touched by even a single flame.
They also posed a significant threat to the Silver-Winged Demon Generals. Thanks to the Demon-Annihilating Sacred Flames, the Immortal Realm could gain a slight advantage in terrain.
“What are we here for?”
“Could it be that we’re about to enter the Origin Demon Realm?”
Although the 1,000 Immortal Emperors behind him remained silent, they were all speculating in their minds.
It wasn’t unusual for demons to come to this side of the Immortal Realm through spatial passages, and similarly, immortals could go to the Origin Demon Realm. Many Immortal Emperors had experienced this before.
Entering the Origin Demon Realm did carry certain risks, but they weren’t enough to deter these Immortal Emperors. The condition was not to go too deep into it—otherwise, the consequences would be unpredictable.
If the 1,000 Immortal Emperors went too far or stayed too long in the Origin Demon Realm, it would surely trigger the emergence of the massive army of Origin Demons, forcing them to face an even larger number of Origin Immortal Emperors.
What kind of situation would that be?

It’s even possible to trigger another war between immortals and demons ahead of time. Every Immortal Emperor can envision such consequences.
“Yes.”
Su Che turned around and said to the group of Immortal Emperors, “The entrance to the Immortal Sovereign’s Treasury is right over there. Anyone who wants to enter the treasury must head to the Origin of Demons Realm.”
It was for this reason that the master of the Dustless Valley spent decades absorbing the aura of the Origin of Demons to enhance his resistance to demons back in the Mortal World’s Thunder God Temple.
“So that’s how it is?”
The Immortal Emperors looked at each other in surprise.
Su Che continued, “With your great wisdom, you must all realize that the greatest threat to the Immortal Realm is the Origin of Demons race. Therefore, the most valuable treasure in the Immortal Realm must be related to resisting them.”
“Hmm, that makes sense.”
All the Immortal Emperors nodded, having understood the true purpose behind the establishment of the battlefield between immortals and demons and the Immortal Sovereign’s Treasury.
Su Che smiled and said, “Going to the Origin of Demons Realm involves significant risks. To be honest, I’m quite anxious myself. But fortunately, as the Arbiter, I am an essential part of this treasure hunt. Without me, no one can enter the Immortal Sovereign’s Treasury—indeed, you wouldn’t even be able to find its location.”
“We understand!” Immortal Emperor Guangzhong nodded with a smile. “Protecting the Arbiter’s safety is our top priority.”
“Thank you,” Su Che replied with a nod. He added, “I give you fifteen minutes to make your decision. If anyone wants to withdraw, it’s still possible now, and it won’t cause them any loss.”
So far, these Immortal Emperors had only contributed a few Golden Immortal prisoners, which wasn’t considered a loss to them. After all, those prisoners were meant to be executed on the Execution Platform anyway.
“But once we go to the Origin of Demons Realm, it’s uncertain how many of us will return safely,” Su Che continued. “Because I’ve never been there before, I don’t have much insight on this matter.”
Immortal Emperor Guangzhong interjected, “Please rest assured, Arbiter. As long as the entrance to the Immortal Sovereign’s Treasury isn’t in the heart of the Origin of Demons Realm, we Immortal Emperors won’t lose our lives.”
This reply wasn’t arrogance—killing an Immortal Emperor wasn’t easy at all. Even during the war between immortals and demons seventy million years ago, only a few Immortal Emperors or Demon Emperors died.
As noble Immortal Emperors, each possessed extraordinary methods to save their lives, making death extremely difficult.

The key point is that the nine Demon Ancestors of the demon race surely won’t take action to kill anyone. There’s an agreement between the Demon Realm and the Immortal Realm—those below can do as they please, but neither the Demon Ancestors nor the Immortal Sovereigns can personally kill anyone from the other side. This is also a rule set by the Heavenly Dao. If the Demon Ancestors or Immortal Sovereigns, who possess ultimate power, were to fight each other, what a terrifying situation would arise—could it even lead to the end of the entire universe? Without a doubt, the Heavenly Dao will never allow such things. Whoever dares to cross this line and pose a threat to the entire world will be punished by divine retribution! That’s certain. Fifteen minutes later, not a single one of the thousand Immortal Emperors withdrew. It was just a trip to the Origin Demon Realm—nothing could scare them away. Since the demons dared to come, we dare to go too! “Very well, in that case, I’ll explain the rules for the final assessment…” Su Che was speaking when strange noises came from the spatial passage behind him. Gurgling… It was the language of the demons, which Su Che understood. Turning around, he saw hundreds of Copper-Winged Demons and dozens of Silver-Winged Demon Generals, led by two Golden-Winged Demon Kings, emerging from the spatial passage. As soon as they appeared, they were stunned. Good heavens, how could there be so many Immortal Emperors waiting in line here? Su Che wasn’t surprised, as the Evil Emperor had said that recently, the Origin Demons had been quite active, with small groups of them coming to harass them almost every day. Well, here they were. Gurgling… Things were bad. The two Golden-Winged Demon Kings, whose strength was equivalent to that of Great Luo Golden Immortals, immediately ordered, “Guys, we need to retreat quickly!” They wanted to go back into the passage right away. But it was too late! At least five Eighth Heaven Immortal Emperors attacked at the same time, including Emperor Guangzhong. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh… For Eighth Heaven Immortal Emperors, a distance of hundreds of miles was no different from being face to face at just one foot apart. Techniques like Great Immobilization Art, Great Entanglement Art, Great Suppression Art, and Great Confinement Art were all used simultaneously, trapping hundreds of demons in place, preventing them from moving—even the two Golden-Winged Demon Kings couldn’t struggle at all. That was their luck. Su Che smiled and continued, “The final assessment is about capturing as many demons as possible. One Copper-Winged Demon counts as one unit, ten Silver-Winged Demon Generals count as ten, and one Golden-Winged Demon King counts as a hundred… The more you capture, the better your score. The bottom 300 will be eliminated!”

As soon as these words were spoken, Guangzhong and the other Eighth Heaven Immortal Emperors who had already taken action were instantly inspired. After all, there were hundreds of demons right in front of them!
“Come here!”
Imperial Emperor Diqiu shouted loudly and used the Great Entanglement Technique to drag some of the demons toward himself.
Guangzhong and the others also exerted all their strength, competing for those demons as if they were treasures.
In the face of these Eighth Heaven Immortal Emperors, those from the Fifth or Sixth Heaven had no chance of competing at all—they didn’t even dare to intervene. As a result, many immediately raised objections.
A Third Heaven Immortal Emperor cried out, “Lord Referee, this assessment seems somewhat unfair. It’s no longer a matter of luck but a battle of strength.”
“Yes.”
“That’s right.”
The Immortal Emperors from the First and Second Heaven were even more agitated.
“It’s still about luck.”
Su Che raised his hand and said, “I didn’t finish speaking earlier. The elimination rule is that eliminations will only occur within the same realm. For example, among all First Heaven Immortal Emperors, the worst performers will be eliminated in proportion, without their results being mixed in with those of Second Heaven Immortal Emperors.”
“Oh, that makes sense. That’s fair.”
The Immortal Emperors nodded in agreement, and no further objections arose.
Immortal Emperors in the same realm generally had similar strengths, making it difficult to determine who was stronger. Thus, whether one could defeat another indeed relied heavily on luck.
For instance, even among Third Heaven Immortal Emperors, no one would admit to being weaker than another; even if they lost, it would be due to luck.
Such an elimination rule was acceptable to many Immortal Emperors.
“Hehe, my apologies.”
In just a few words, hundreds of demons at the entrance of the passage had been captured by the Eighth Heaven Immortal Emperors. Imperial Emperor Diqiu had caught the most and was now smiling as he bowed to Guangzhong and the others.
There weren’t many Eighth Heaven Immortal Emperors in the Immortal Realm, and they all had good relationships with each other. Even though they were in competition, they still had to consider their friendships.
Guangzhong and the others also smiled and shook their heads. In fact, the number of demons each of them had captured was not very different. The reason Imperial Emperor Diqiu had an advantage was that his Great Entanglement Technique was most suitable for the situation.
It was like an invisible net thrown into water—catching the most when pulled up. It had nothing to do with personal strength; it was simply a matter of luck.
Hundreds of subdued Origin Demons were handed over to Su Che and sent straight into the Immortal Prison.

Even under suppression, these demons continuously emit invisible and intangible corrupting forces, which is the most troublesome method used by the Origin Demons to deal with the true immortals of the immortal realm. While fighting, they can also corrupt others, and their immortal bodies make it difficult to completely destroy them, leading to an awkward situation where more and more of them appear as fighting continues. However, these demons are too weak, and the corrupting forces they emit are not strong enough to affect the immortal emperors present. So, why did Su Che use a full thousand immortal emperors to capture so many Origin Demons in this final test? What purpose could it serve?