"My father said that the past has already happened and cannot be changed. Forcibly intervening to alter history would invert the ancient and modern, causing the most terrifying and immense changes. In overly severe cases, it could cause the entire ancient history to vanish completely, and the great cosmos itself would collapse."
"Even beings as powerful as Emperors and Sovereigns, though they stand at the absolute peak, are not truly omnipotent. For example, the past cannot be altered, and the departed cannot be revived."
"The heavens and earth seek balance. Causality exists. No one is truly capable of being omnipotent."
Imperial Wushuang's words were so profoundly soul-stirring that they left everyone in silence.
Then he looked at Yi Wu and said, "Beings as powerful as Emperors and Sovereigns, like my father Tai Sheng Huang, have all disappeared since the end of the Mythical Epoch. The world speculates they are no longer among the living, but I have always believed my father is invincible throughout the ages. No one could kill my father, but I don't know where he went. Therefore, I hope to find clues about my father from her."
Imperial Wushuang's objective had been clear from the start: to find traces of clues about Tai Sheng Huang from Yi Wu.
"She is not from the past, nor is she from the present era. She comes from the future, has wandered upon the River of Time, and bears the traces of the River of Time."
Imperial Wushuang said, his gaze brilliant and blazing, even carrying a coercive force. "I hope to find traces leading to the River of Time. I suspect my father is upon the River of Time."
Was this true? Had the great Tai Sheng Huang not perished, but remained wandering upon the River of Time all along?
Ye Chen said, "What do you intend to do?"
Imperial Wushuang replied, "I hope she can stay within the imperial clan and cooperate with our clan's investigation. Naturally, in the best-case scenario, she would become my Dao companion, our hearts and minds connected, our divine souls interlinked. Then, with the aid of the supreme Emperor's weapon left by my father, we could resonate and summon forth the River of Time."
Everyone understood this was indeed possible. Tai Sheng Huang had once been to the River of Time, and Yi Wu was suspected to be from the future. Tai Sheng Huang's supreme Emperor's weapon naturally held hope of resonating with the River of Time.
"Impossible!"
Ye Chen directly refused, his gaze extremely intimidating, like sharp blade rays ready to sever everything in the world.
Yi Wu also said coldly, "You think too much. I am not from the future, and I will not become your Dao companion. In this life, and for all lives to come, I will only be Qian Yue's wife, his person."
The Goddess, Chen'er, Yiyi, the Golden Little Divine Dragon, the Peacock King, and others all looked coldly at Imperial Wushuang.
"Nothing is impossible." Imperial Wushuang's purple hair flowed loosely, his divine crown majestic, purple light surging and intimidating, radiating an aura revered by all living beings.
Within his body, the supreme bloodline of the Mythical Emperor and Sovereign was awakening, deafeningly loud, as if an ancient Emperor was reviving, displaying world-shaking divine might.
"You must understand, this is the imperial clan, and moreover, it is my territory, Imperial Wushuang's domain. No one here can defy my command."
"So what if it's the imperial clan? So what if you're an Imperial Son?" Ye Chen's voice was icy cold, his Battle Saint blood also boiling and rumbling, causing the heavens to tremble. "My Battle Saint lineage is not inferior to anyone, fearing nothing. At worst, we fight, and I will kill you."
He was forceful, domineering, and similarly unafraid of the imperial clan, shocking everyone.
"You are arrogant." Imperial Wushuang's expression was indifferent. Between his eyes, terrifying scenes of heaven-shattering and earth-rending continuously manifested, from which two swords fell out. One sword was as fiery as the sun, the other as dark as a black hole.
Supreme Yin and Supreme Yang, directly slashing out.
The Sun King and the Eternal Night Dark King both changed expressions because when this pair of swords fell out, they both resonated, their own Great Daos producing an unusual resonance.
Ye Chen swung his Saint fist, shattering everything, accompanied by wispy strands of primordial Chaos Qi. He blasted apart the Supreme Yin and Supreme Yang swords and stood there, saying, "Is that all the skill you have?"
"I have some means. However, to capture the rebels, first capture their leader. Since that's the case, I'll capture you first, and the others naturally won't resist." Imperial Wushuang said, directly unleashing his powerful Heavenly King might.
Because he was aware of Ye Chen's battle achievements on the Ancient Emperor Continent, which were definitely at the Imperial Son level and capable of slaying Heavenly Kings by defying the heavens, he immediately displayed the terrifying methods of an Imperial Son Heavenly King.
This was absolutely far stronger than an ordinary Heavenly King, being at the Imperial Son level. He attacked directly, aiming to destroy everything.
But Ye Chen blocked it and forcefully counterattacked.
This shocked everyone. Ye Chen had actually withstood an Imperial Son! One must know that was an invincible figure standing within the Heavenly King realm, peerless within the same level. Even if Ye Chen could rival an Imperial Son, he was still below the Heavenly King realm.
How could he possibly withstand it?
No one knew how strong he had become over these seven years, having comprehended the many Daos and principles that emerged from the fusion of the two worlds, the Gulan Great World and the Tian Du Continent. Even Ye Chen wasn't entirely clear, but he was evidently much stronger than before.
He appeared increasingly majestic, possessing increasingly vast and imposing might.
At this moment, even though he used the Human Sovereign Pagoda to suppress his own Dao, he still employed the Battle Saint Art to attack, launching a forceful assault.
The Divine Island crumbled instantly, everything destroyed, ceasing to exist.
The various powerhouses all flew back to avoid the clash.
The two directly charged into the sky of the imperial clan's ancient realm to engage in fierce battle, even entering a void region where they fought a terrifying battle. Two astonishing beams of light illuminated the ancient and modern, piercing through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
During this, Imperial Wushuang revealed astonishment because he had already employed the peerless methods of the Heavenly King realm, which should suppress everything. Any Heavenly King coming here would be completely suppressed, yet he could not suppress the Battle Saint King. This was truly an enemy of unimaginable terror.
Naturally, he was stronger than his opponent by a whole realm. He couldn't possibly employ all the methods of that realm, as that would be a disgrace to him, but he had used quite a few.
Yet he discovered that Ye Chen was truly powerful, terrifying beyond imagination. Moreover, his physical body was indeed peerless in the world as the rumors said. Even Imperial Wushuang felt his own treasure body was somewhat inferior in strength to Ye Chen's.
A great battle erupted in the void region. The void sank, stars exploded, and everything proceeded towards annihilation.
In the end, the two separated and returned to another Divine Island, having only engaged in a brief battle.
But this left Imperial Wushuang very solemn and wary. His opponent was truly strong, and he felt that even if he erupted with full power, he likely couldn't completely crush his opponent. This was because he sensed that Ye Chen seemed to be suppressing his own Dao, making him feel grave multiple times during the fight.
Imperial Wushuang said, "Battle Saint King, you are truly powerful. Even in terms of physical combat body, you surpass me, rivaling a Great Power-level treasure body. But I don't wish to kill you. This is the imperial clan. You know you alone cannot withstand my imperial clan. It's better to have this woman called Yi Wu obediently stay. Then everything can be discussed."
It must be said, he somewhat admired Ye Chen. But admiration aside, when it concerned the whereabouts of Tai Sheng Huang, everything else seemed unimportant.
"Fight!" Ye Chen had only this one word, his gaze piercingly bright!