Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye, thirty-three years had passed since the establishment of the Sacred Domain's religion.
Adding the previous seven years, Ye Chen had already reigned supreme over the world for forty years.
Through intangible influence, the Sacred Domain had already come to rule the entire Ancient Emperor Continent. The three races bowed their heads, and the great religion was revered under heaven. Ye Chen had formally become the supreme deity of the Ancient Emperor Continent.
Over these thirty-three years, his divine statues had spread to every corner of the three races' territories on the Ancient Emperor Continent. Even in places where deities had been born in the past, statues of Ye Chen stood, worshipped by the people.
Faith Power grew ever more abundant. The Sacred Domain's fortune soared to the heavens, and willpower had transformed into a vast ocean.
Within the Central Heavenly Palace, Ye Chen remained motionless, for he had truly reached the final stage. Only a sliver remained, which would be completely fused within the next few days.
Over these thirty-three years, Ye Chen had sensed a clear change in the Ancient Emperor Continent. The power of rules that bound the Heavenly Kings was gradually fading, beginning to dissipate.
In the near future, it would completely vanish, allowing the powerful from the Divine Realm to descend to the lower realm.
Similarly, he felt the restraints of the Ancient Emperor Realm weakening, its connection to the Ancient Orchid Great World growing ever closer.
Seated upon his divine throne, he extended a hand and lightly traced a line through the air, tearing through the void. A cluster of sparkling, flawless Faith Power appeared.
Yet, this was not the Faith Power of the Sacred Domain, but rather the Faith Power of the Sacred Religion from the Ancient Orchid Great World. It could now be transmitted.
Within his body, a blazing portal manifested, piercing through the Ancient Emperor Realm. An unprecedented, vast surge of world power emerged, even more formidable than before.
At this stage, he could basically wield the world power of the Ancient Orchid Great World with ease.
The immense world power and the endless Faith Power were both at his disposal. If combined, who knew what astonishing power could be unleashed.
Furthermore, there was also the power of fortune and willpower.
Subsequently, he closed the world portal, only manifesting it within his body. Now was not yet the time to wield it, but that time was not far off.
However, with the weakening restraints of the Ancient Emperor Realm and the gradual fading of the power of rules, more troublesome matters were likely to arise. He sensed that some unimaginably fearsome figures were about to emerge into the world.
Indeed, while Ye Chen's avatar was observing the fusion of the two realms outside the Ancient Orchid Great World, a powerful individual entered the endless void to seek him out.
Generally, everyone knew Ye Chen was at a critical juncture. Unless the matter was exceptionally important, no one would dare disturb him.
This was a powerful member of the Heavenly Gate stationed in the Ancient Orchid Great World, delivering an especially important letter from the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord.
The moment Ye Chen's avatar opened the letter, his pupils instantly constricted to pinpoints.
The letter mentioned that the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord had received an invitation from other ancient Great Sages and would soon head to the Ancient Emperor Realm to participate in this unique, once-in-an-eternity transformation of heaven and earth.
Indeed, just as he had suspected, the ancient Great Sages from the myriad realms were intervening. They had also learned of the eternal chess game on the Ancient Emperor Continent.
Moreover, based on the letter's contents, he learned of a shocking matter: the transformation of heaven and earth on the Ancient Emperor Continent throughout eternity had long been interfered with by Great Powers from the myriad realms, who had also laid down contingency plans.
When did this happen? After all, wasn't the Ancient Emperor Realm supposed to forbid entry to powerful individuals from the myriad realms? Weren't only those from the Dragon-Phoenix Academy qualified to send some contemporary Human Sovereigns and True Kings competing for supremacy?
Ye Chen did not know. Even the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord was unclear, as he had not yet risen to prominence in that era and was unaware of some of the inside information.
But the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord mentioned that the lineup entering the Ancient Emperor Realm would be unprecedented, even surpassing the time when the Purple Mansion Sacred Land attacked the Heavenly Pass.
This weighed heavily on Ye Chen's heart. Indeed, the transformation of heaven and earth was exceeding all expectations.
At the same time, all living beings sensed something. An ominous oppression began to appear between heaven and earth. Many powerful figures across the world sensed it, raising their heads to gaze at the sky, their expressions changing one after another.
Boom—
On this day, from the core Demon God Hall deep within the demon domain, a vast beam of light suddenly erupted, tearing through heaven and earth, piercing the heavens, and vanishing beyond the ninth heaven.
Accompanied by a majestic demonic aura, it shook the entire demon domain, startling the human and beast race domains, causing a world-shaking commotion.
In a daze, it seemed as if an enormous, ten-thousand-li-long Flying Serpent phantom appeared in the sky above the Demon God Hall, startling the nine heavens.
Within the vast demon domain, billions of demon race members knelt at this moment, paying homage to the ancient Demon God Hall.
Many ancient demon race descendants wept with sorrow and joy, exclaiming that the great Primordial Times Demon God was about to awaken and descend upon the mortal world.
Even the demon race Heavenly Kings sealed within the Demon God Hall were startled and emerged.
On this day, the Ancient Emperor Continent was greatly shaken. Not to mention the demon domain, even within the human and beast race domains, many powerful figures suspected that the Primordial Times Demon God, the Flying Serpent Ancient Ancestor, had not passed away and was still alive in the world.
That day, Ye Chen clearly sensed that the Faith Power from the demon domain had plummeted by over seventy percent, greatly affected by the Demon God Hall.
After all, for countless members of the demon race, the Primordial Times Demon God was the true deity, alive during the Age of Gods, one of the peerless overlords of that era, and also one of the invincible beings who led the entire demon race to rise.
But Ye Chen did not mind. The Sacred Domain had spread throughout the demon domain for so many years, already accumulating a sufficiently vast and profound amount of Faith Power. One more day wouldn't make much difference, one less day wouldn't be a loss.
What concerned him now was that the Primordial Times Demon God was finally no longer concealing itself and was about to fully emerge into the world.
It could be confirmed that the transformation of heaven and earth was truly about to arrive, likely within the next few days.
The return of a peerless overlord from the ancient era defying the heavens caused a huge uproar in the world. Clearly, many were shocked. Had the overlords from the Age of Gods, so many tens of thousands of years ago, truly not passed away and perished? Were they still alive in the world?
If this were true, how astonishing it would be!
Over the next few days, several more astonishing beams of light erupted across the Ancient Emperor Continent. Not only from the Demon God Hall, but also from the human race domain, the beast race domain, and even from the starry skies.
The terrifying figures from the Age of Gods who had not completely passed away were awakening one after another, reviving in the present world.
Yet, what was most shocking was the human race domain. That vast, world-startling beam of light actually originated from the barbarian tribe in the desolate kingdom at the very edge of the human race domain—a declining ancient clan far incomparable to the Age of Gods, yet it actually emitted such a world-startling radiance that paled heaven and earth.
At this moment, the people of the world realized that the barbarian tribe was truly unfathomably deep, hiding the most fearsome figure. The immortal deity of the Age of Gods, the Barbarian God, had not passed away and was still alive in the world.
For that beam of light was so world-startling, not inferior to the one released from the Demon God Hall. Everyone in the present world felt an endless oppressive might continuously radiating from it. The myriad stars in the heavens trembled and shook the moment the beam erupted.