The Central Imperial City stood suspended in the ninth heaven, vast and magnificent, imposing and majestic. It was personally built by Tai Sheng Huang, carrying the dignity of an Emperor, and was the center of the Ancient Emperor Continent.
At this moment, Ye Chen was in a state of deep comprehension. He had transformed himself into a chaos cauldron, enveloping his own body, and sank deep into the Central Heavenly Palace, comprehending and digesting the chaos dao techniques imparted by Tai Sheng Huang.
It could be predicted that if Ye Chen completely finished digesting it, he would likely perfect the Dao of Chaos many times over. His cultivation would also experience a world-shaking increase, becoming many times more powerful.
He might very well break through all the way to the Great Power realm, or even to a more powerful level, because it contained the supreme insights of Emperors and Sovereigns—insights that only true Emperors and Sovereigns could attain. Even a single thread of such insight was enough for an ancient Great Sage to gain profound enlightenment.
At this very moment, the Central Imperial City had long been enveloped and isolated by the surging power of faith from the Holy Domain hall, protecting the people within the city from the influence of the changing world situation.
The experts of the Holy Domain, following Ye Chen's instructions, had long been within the Imperial City, making it arguably the safest place on the Ancient Emperor Continent.
But at this moment, the various Great Powers emerged from the Divine Realm and arrived outside the Imperial City. Each was a supreme existence revered across the Myriad Domains; how could they be stopped?
Naturally, their goal was Yi Wu. According to Di Wushuang, Yi Wu had once manifested on the River of Time, carrying its imprint. By wielding the supreme imperial weapon of the Tai Sheng Imperial Clan, there was a great possibility of resonating with the River of Time, making her the most crucial key to entering the Profound Ancient Gate.
The Old Knight and the Five Divine Kings had also arrived.
Boom—
The moment they arrived, an ancient Great Power made a move. A hand that blotted out the sky reached out, striking towards the Imperial City and grabbing towards the Holy Domain hall within. Without a word, he employed forceful means, intending to seize Yi Wu directly.
This was a very domineering method. Ancient Great Powers looked down upon the world, proud and aloof, revered across the Myriad Domains, and thus were naturally very direct.
The entire Imperial City trembled, glowing with its own light to resist the Great Power-level pressure. However, the giant hand flowed with a special fluctuation that was actually of the same origin as the Imperial City. It pierced through the radiance, covered the sky above the city, enveloped the entire Central Heavenly Palace, and reached down to grab.
Terrifying ancient Great Power-level might was released. The nine Heavenly Kings of the great imperial dynasties and the three Immortal Maiden Heavenly Kings within the Holy Domain all changed expressions, sensing the terrifying pressure. Other Holy Domain experts were even more terrified, feeling almost unable to move.
An ancient Great Power was attacking. What was his intention?
"Hmm, that woman named Yi Wu is right there. This lord senses her." The giant hand reached towards Yi Wu, sensing her aura, intending to forcibly extract her.
The experts of the Holy Domain all changed expressions. The ancient Great Power had come for Yi Wu. What was his goal?
The nine Heavenly Kings of the imperial dynasties and the three Immortal Maidens all erupted with their strongest power, trying to resist the ancient Great Power's attack.
"Quick, awaken His Highness the Saint King! Ask him to intervene!" Another Holy Domain expert shouted, rushing towards the Central Heavenly Palace first. Although everyone knew Ye Chen was in deep seclusion, only he could stop this now.
Moreover, they all knew the status of the three Immortal Maidens in Ye Chen's heart—it was above all else. If anything truly happened to any one of them, he would likely go completely mad, with unimaginable consequences.
Boom—
But before they could call out, someone else intervened to stop them. It was the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord. He was the one who blocked their path, saying solemnly, "Di Yan, what is the meaning of this? Do you wish to destroy the Holy Domain hall established by Qian Yue and use forceful means to bring Yi Wu out?"
He had allowed these Great Powers to come seeking Yi Wu because he knew how fearsome these ancient Great Powers were. So many of them together were practically enough to sweep through the myriad realms. Thus, he was unwilling to offend them and took a step back, allowing them to seek Yi Wu's help. But if they treated Yi Wu with such forcefulness, he was angered.
"Gate Lord!"
Within the Holy Domain hall, the three Immortal Maidens exclaimed in surprise, especially Yi Wu, who earnestly bowed to the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord, thanking him for his intervention. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
"Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord, what do you mean by intervening? Do you wish to obtain Yi Wu alone, monopolize the opportunity, and go against the wishes of us Great Powers?" On the other side, the Undying Great Power spoke, directly pushing the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord to the opposite side of all the Great Powers, with malicious intent.
Because the Undying Great Power deeply understood the relationship between the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord and Ye Chen, and also knew the fearsomeness of the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord, who might be connected to a certain ancient and supreme existence from the Mythical Era, making him deeply wary.
He hoped to use the other Great Powers to act together, kill Ye Chen, and also kill the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord, uprooting this great hidden danger.
Sure enough, among the other ancient Great Powers, aside from Saint Yu Venerable, Flame God Venerable, and Xia Zhidi, basically all held hostility towards the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord, looking at him with unfriendly expressions, almost having the impulse to attack.
They had schemed for countless ages, enduring such long years, with several nearly perishing in the river of time—all for the sake of entering the Profound Ancient Gate and obtaining a heaven-defying great opportunity. At this moment, anyone who stood in their way was their enemy.
The Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord's expression was dignified and upright, without fear. One of his eyes contained endless vitality, while the other held a terrifying scene of billions of living beings perishing. He was extremely powerful. Facing the questioning of the Great Powers, he said, "Esteemed ones, you misunderstand. I do not intend such, but I hope you will not use such forceful methods against the Holy Domain. If you request Yi Wu's assistance, I believe she will agree."
"Request? How laughable. Although her talent is said to be peerless, and she is rumored to have reached the Tenth Heaven of myth, she is merely a Heavenly King. Do we need to request her?" The Undying Great Power sneered coldly. "If she is unwilling, we can just suppress and kill her. After all, her use is merely to resonate with the River of Time; her body should be sufficient. Killing her is of no consequence."
His tone was filled with killing intent. He wished to suppress and kill anyone from the Battle Saint lineage.
Especially the wife of the Battle Saint King, that peerless genius with boundless potential—to make Ye Chen despair, to cause him to go berserk in his chaos comprehension and perish. That was his hope.
The other ancient Great Powers all expressed agreement. Although a Heavenly King could indeed be considered a mighty figure in the myriad realms, someone even the masters of Sacred Lands would treat with reverence, in front of them, ancient Great Powers, they were truly not worth much. At most, they would be slightly valued, but not overly so. Naturally, they would not personally go to request anything.
Boom—
In an instant, the aura of life and death surged within the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord's eyes, affecting the heavens. He forcefully confronted the Undying Great Power, saying coldly, "If you dare to act forcefully, not only will Qian Yue not spare you, but this lord will not spare you either. I will immediately go to the myriad realms, annihilate the supreme Sacred Land of your Undying lineage, and uproot it completely. Don't believe me? Just try."