After leaving the thirty-six empires, Ye Chen met with the remaining supreme powerhouses of the human race, naturally receiving their immense reverence.
This was not only because of Ye Chen's battle achievements, but also because three of the human race's supreme powerhouses had fallen at his hands—two dead and one exiled. They knew Ye Chen would show no consideration or mercy simply because they were human race supreme powerhouses.
The remaining three human race supreme powerholders were currently the pinnacle figures of the human domain, having held high positions for many years and receiving great respect from the world. Naturally, they were aware of many ancient secrets and answered all of Ye Chen's questions, even proactively explaining certain matters.
He thus gained a general understanding of the relevant information.
His knowledge of the Ancient Emperor Continent grew increasingly deeper.
Ye Chen's frequent activities in the human domain these days, including dispatching his subordinate Saint Lords and overlords to visit the seventy-two Ancient Kingdoms, had eventually leaked some hidden information. People learned that his main purpose was to access the ancient relics collected by the thirty-six empires and seventy-two Ancient Kingdoms, and to hold talks with figures from ancient eras to understand certain secrets.
Among these, understanding the Age of Gods was his primary focus.
The world wondered what Sir Qian's main purpose was behind these actions. They didn't believe he was doing this purely out of interest; there must be some goal behind it.
But since Sir Qian directly refused to speak, no one in the world could force him to reveal his secrets, unless someone from the Divine Realm, Tai Sheng Shang Gong, Sun God Dynasty, or Dark Night Ancient Hall appeared.
Leaving aside the Divine Realm, the three supreme powers—Tai Sheng Shang Gong, Sun God Dynasty, and Dark Night Ancient Hall—had never shown themselves, appearing transcendent and mysterious.
Not long after, the avatar Ye Chen manifested in the world still did not return. Instead, he left the human domain, arriving next in the beast race domain.
Naturally, his appearance caused a huge sensation.
Similar to the human race, due to Ye Chen's direct actions, several of the beast race's supreme powerholders had suffered—two dead and one exiled. Originally, the entire beast race only had five supreme powerholders combined; now only two remained. They were filled with reverence, even terror, toward Ye Chen, the current number one powerhouse of the Ancient Emperor Continent.
Even the entire race thought Ye Chen had come for revenge. Many major clans made preparations to relocate. No one dared to oppose Sir Qian; even mobilizing an entire clan's strength would likely be insufficient.
But Ye Chen's expression remained normal, showing no hostility. He simply stated his purpose: he only requested to examine the beast race's various ancient relics and hold talks with the sealed Heavenly King ancestor.
The beast race dared not refuse and readily agreed, even opening the ancient beast race royal city—once the base camp of the beast race's gods during the Age of Gods—which contained many relics from that era.
Ye Chen traveled through the beast race, exploring the beast race royal city, even entering the Beast God Hall, which was regarded as a forbidden area. No one dared to stop him. He even examined some ancient texts left behind by the Beast God and things the Beast God had studied.
He also visited certain beast race clans that had given birth to Divine Spirits during the Age of Gods, arriving at the meditation sites and places frequently visited during the lifetimes of Primordial Times beast race Great Powers. He found descendants of beast race Great Powers and even located several ancient beast race recluses so old they couldn't be older.
Because they were not beings of the current era, their origins were ancient. They had lived in that glorious Age of Gods and were sealed away to avoid death. They understood many secrets of that era and projected scenes from their memories as light screens for Ye Chen to view, allowing him to understand.
Similarly, the same situation occurred in the demon race. No one dared to refuse Ye Chen's arrival. He directly penetrated deep into the Demon God Hall and conversed with the sealed demon race Heavenly King in its deepest reaches. They nearly came to blows, as the demon race Heavenly King mistakenly thought someone was attacking the Demon God Hall.
Only after the urgent persuasion of the Demon God Hall's many elders, combined with the part of the world-shaking aura carried by Ye Chen's avatar and the secret voice transmissions from many Demon God Hall elders, did the demon race Heavenly King stand down.
This demon race Heavenly King remained silent for a long time, looking at the young man before him with complex emotions. He knew this youth was far from simple, having been informed that he was an invincible being capable of slaying Heavenly Kings, even now secretly called by the world the current number one powerhouse of the Ancient Emperor Continent.
Considering all the above factors, the demon race Heavenly King felt that even if he fought with all his strength, he couldn't win. He could only speak up, proactively revealing many of the secrets he understood.
Unfortunately, although he wasn't from the current era, he also wasn't one sealed from the Age of Gods. What he knew was even less than what the several beast race recluses sealed from the Age of Gods understood.
After conversing in the Demon God Hall for a day, Ye Chen decisively left. But before departing, he glanced at the demon race Heavenly King and said meaningfully, "The heavens and earth are about to undergo a strange transformation. Are you prepared to emerge?"
Just these words caused the demon race Heavenly King's expression to change drastically. He wanted to question how much this young man actually understood, but Ye Chen's figure had already vanished.
"Several elders, please take me to the place where the Primordial Times Demon God passed away," Ye Chen said.
This was an absolute restricted area, containing the most precious remains of the Demon God. But no one dared to refuse Ye Chen's request and complied, leading him there.
Finally, when they arrived at the place where the Demon God passed away, all the demon race elders were horrified to discover that the originally massive Demon God remains had disappeared. They all looked at Ye Chen, because everyone knew that the Peacock King had once brought Ye Chen into this absolute restricted area.
He was the last person to leave.
"Sir Qian, we hope you can give us an explanation," a Demon God Hall elder spoke up. The Primordial Times Demon God remains were of utmost importance, representing the spiritual faith of the entire demon race and could not be lost.
Ye Chen paid no attention, quietly gazing at this place of passing, seemingly lost in thought.
"Sir Qian—" the Demon God Hall elder was about to call out again, but Ye Chen said, "It wasn't me."
"But if it wasn't you, then who?" The Demon God Hall elders grew angry. At this point, was he still trying to shift responsibility?
"Noisy!"
Ye Chen lightly shouted, his voice shaking the hearts and minds of the demon race Saints. He swept a cold glance over them, his gaze extremely intimidating. No one dared to meet his eyes directly, feeling as if their Primordial Spirits were about to split apart.
Ye Chen simply said, calm and composed, something that made everyone's expressions change: "Even if I did take it, would you dare to go to war with me?"
The demon race higher-ups' words caught in their throats. They were furious—what kind of attitude was this? But soon they felt a chill run down their spines, filled with anger but not daring to speak.
Just as he said, even if he really had taken it, would the demon race dare to go to war with him?
Not to mention his own invincible combat power capable of sweeping through everything in the world, even if just his nine subordinate Heavenly Kings took action, who could be their match?
Thinking carefully, such a person wouldn't stoop to lying.
Ye Chen paid them no further attention. His perception was extremely sharp, sensing a special aura of the Great Dao here. It wasn't very powerful, even appearing quite weak, but it was fresh, having appeared not too long ago, and consistent with the aura of the Primordial Times Demon God remains.
"Could the speculation from back then have come true?"
Ye Chen murmured to himself, his gaze appearing piercingly bright.