Sensing a peculiar aura, Ye Chen made a startling judgment. To verify it, he decided to act.
Boom—
He activated a Great Dao secret technique. Order Divine Chains surged from his body, clattering as they crisscrossed the entire Demon God's Meditation Ground. Countless Great Dao talismans manifested, Dao marks interweaving, accompanied by the resounding echo of the Great Dao's principles.
Time Reversal!
The scope of coverage was many times vaster than when he had used it years ago in Luo Feng City on the King's Ancient Path, enveloping the entire Meditation Ground.
"So powerful!"
The powerful experts from the Demon God Hall who had followed were also shocked by Ye Chen's peerless cultivation.
And this was merely an incarnation manifested in the world. Who knew what percentage of his true body's strength it possessed? It was clearly far inferior to his true form, yet it still covered such a vast area. If his true body had come, it would likely have been many times more terrifying.
Naturally, none of them dared disturb Ye Chen as he performed the secret technique. They also wanted to see who, if not Ye Chen, had stolen it.
Under the secret technique's coverage, light and shadow within the Meditation Ground began to reverse and rewind.
Ye Chen's gaze was piercingly sharp. His Heaven's Eye opened, seeing through all falsehoods.
Hum—
Finally, the Time Reversal struggled to proceed, encountering immense obstruction. A terrifying aura suddenly appeared, causing the entire Meditation Ground to tremble as if on the verge of shattering at any moment.
It blocked Ye Chen's Time Reversal, preventing further probing.
All the Demon God Hall Elders paled. What had happened?
"Trying to stop my tracing?"
Ye Chen saw some residual Imprints lingering in the void, deeply etched. As his eyes opened and closed, they shot forth strands of brilliant light. He did not stop, forcefully continuing the reversal.
Boom—
Those residual Imprints in the void shone with the most blazing radiance, intertwining in the air to form an enormous, towering illusion that loomed overhead, emanating the most dreadful pressure. The Demon God's Meditation Ground continuously cracked, everything on the verge of disintegration.
"The Primordial Times Demon God!"
"The supreme ancestor, the Flying Serpent!"
The Demon God Hall Elders grew excited, for that was none other than the overlord of the Divine Era, the Primordial Times Demon God, the supreme deity in the hearts of the demon race. It had actually manifested now.
But Ye Chen merely snorted coldly. "You think a mere illusion can stop my reversal?"
His entire body shook, shattering the heavens and earth. He drew upon the boundless divine energy from the endless void, adding it to himself, and unleashed his most powerful punch—
World Creation!
Boom—
The heavens collapsed and the earth split. The Demon God's Meditation Ground was about to disintegrate. Everyone paled. Qian was too strong! Was he acting so recklessly? They might all be buried in the endless void.
But the Meditation Ground only shook three times. The ultimate power on Ye Chen's fist was concentrated solely on the direction where the Primordial Times Demon God's illusion stood. That area was blasted into utter darkness, all becomes void.
Other places were not affected.
"No!"
"Qian, you cannot do this!"
The Demon God Hall Elders hurriedly tried to stop him. Though they knew this was merely an illusion left behind by the Primordial Times Demon God in the void, it was an inviolable deity in their hearts. How could they allow Ye Chen to attack it?
But they couldn't get close to Ye Chen at all. They could only watch helplessly as he shattered the Primordial Times Demon God's illusion, dispersing it within the Meditation Ground. Their hearts filled with rage, and some even berated Ye Chen's barbaric actions.
Barbaric actions?
Ye Chen didn't deny it. But the chessboard laid out across this heaven and earth was too fearsome. He had no choice but to act this way, needing to understand everything as much as possible to prepare for future responses.
He tossed a vial of blood to them. "This is the Great Dao Blood of a Heavenly King. Consider it compensation."
It was the Heavenly King's blood obtained from slaying the last three Heavenly King Elders of the Ancient God Palace in the starry sky, which he had kept.
Though furious, the Demon God Hall Elders accepted it. After all, in their understanding, the Primordial Times Demon God had long since passed away, and Qian was an opponent they couldn't resist. Even if they disregarded everything, they could only seethe in silence.
If they truly angered Qian, who knew if this overwhelmingly domineering, number one powerhouse of the Ancient Emperor Continent would sweep through the entire demon race? That would be the most terrifying consequence.
Ye Chen continued the Time Reversal. When it reached a certain point, the Primordial Times Demon God's dreadful aura appeared again.
He did not shatter it this time, for he had already seen everything he wanted to see.
His initial speculation had come true. The Primordial Times Demon God, the Flying Serpent, had not truly perished. It had been reborn and manifested in this era.
The Demon God's remains had also been taken back by it, and it had appeared the very moment he had left back then.
However, he did not let the Demon God Hall Elders see all this.
Finally, Ye Chen also left. But before departing, he swept a glance over the three thousand Divine Islands.
When he first arrived, he had only thought it was a fearsome formation. But now, after refining his Battle Saint Soul and breaking the shackles of laws, his comprehension of the Dao was deeper. He could see more, understanding more information. He murmured to himself, "Hmm, the three thousand Divine Islands might all be pieces on the chessboard of heaven and earth. Primordial Times Demon God, you've really laid down quite a few backup plans."
After leaving the Demon God Hall, Ye Chen visited other important regions within the demon domain, exploring ancient ruins from the Divine Era and inquiring with descendants of some demon race Divine Spirits.
Half a month later, he also left the demon race's domain, and his incarnation dissipated on its own.
But the journey was not over. On the contrary, Ye Chen left his Supreme Dao Body in the Imperial City. His true body emerged and, with the help of the spatial channel opened by the Peacock King, traversed millions of li, traveling from the Imperial City to one of the Thirty-Six Empires—the Desolate Kingdom. Specifically, to a region of this kingdom near the edge of the human race's domain, bordering the Million Great Mountains.
This place happened to be the barbarian tribe village where Ye Chen had been rescued after being injured during his pursuit.
Gazing at this familiar place where he had lived for over a month, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a surge of warmth in his heart. It was a pure, simple place, detached from worldly strife, with honest and simple people.
Ye Chen's sudden appearance naturally caused a stir of exclamations and cheers in the barbarian tribe village. Many tribesmen rushed out. Seeing his return, they were surprised and excited, but they had clearly become much more reserved, lacking the casual ease of before.
Even Yezi and Manzi, with whom he had gotten along best, were like this. They watched him from afar, not immediately rushing up to embrace him with cheers.
The Clan Chief, Elder Wang Man, and others were the same.
Although the barbarian tribe village was near the edge of the human race's domain, it wasn't completely isolated from the outside world. They had learned much news and were well aware of Ye Chen's world-shaking achievements during this period, sweeping through the world with no match, inspiring awe in all.
When Ye Chen was rescued, they had believed him to be a Divine Spirit from the Divine Realm. Now they thought their guess had come true, making them even more nervous and reserved, not daring to be as casual as before.
Ye Chen frowned. This was not what he wished to see. What he hoped for was the casual ease they shared months ago. That was the scene he liked most.
But he didn't deliberately try to change it, maintaining his usual attitude. Only after a long time did the people of the barbarian tribe gradually relax as they had in the past. Yezi and Manzi, in particular, became familiar with him again and even started joking around.