No one knew how much time had passed before the River of Time was reconnected.
The nine Avatars of Heaven could not appear for long, especially after utilizing power at the Emperor and Sovereign level, which caused severe depletion.
The remnant thoughts belonging to the ancient Nine Heavens dissipated, and the Avatars of Heaven returned to the Thunderous Light Gate, their figures growing faint, nearly vanishing. Only the Tenth Heaven's Avatar remained mysterious and unfathomable.
The great tribulation that usually commanded intense focus was, at this moment, no longer seriously observed by anyone, for the alien Emperors and Sovereigns were of far greater importance.
Yet, within the Mythical Epoch, the Heaven-Burying Stele was ultimately pulled up more than halfway. One towering, fearsome demonic figure after another stood tall, rising and falling. Though severely injured, with blood flowing, they had not fallen. They remained terrifying and conspicuous.
They were still looking down upon the River of Time, gazing intently: "What a crucial person, a special tribulation. It actually summoned the remnant thoughts of the Nine Heavens to defy the heavens and return, to deal with us and even wound us."
"But that is all. If the Nine Heavens came together, we would truly face the danger of one or two of us falling. Unfortunately, they are not all here, and cannot all come. So, you are doomed."
This was despair-inducing. After expending so much, was it all for nothing in the end?
It bred unwillingness, despair, and was filled with rage.
Ye Chen also sighed softly. Even the most terrifying Tenfold Heaven Supreme One's great tribulation was insufficient.
The heavenly stele had been pulled up more than halfway. Even though this was the Heaven-Burying Stele left by the most ancient Heavenly Emperor, it ultimately could not completely suppress them, lacking someone to wield its power.
The severed River of Time was reconnected, and a passage was opened. Supported by the other alien Emperors and Sovereigns, one of them was about to cross over the Heaven-Burying Stele, truly descending, traversing past and present.
He stood proudly above all ages, appearing so majestic and unassailable, with the great cosmos swirling around him as he strode down.
The three Sovereigns changed color. This was madness. Even when the alien Emperors and Sovereigns acted upon the River of Time, they paid a price. Now, to truly want to cross the River of Time, to come from the Mythical Epoch to this era, was virtually impossible.
The causal forces involved were too immense. They would be blocked by the erupting River of Time and suffer the backlash of heaven and earth—an impact of unimaginable magnitude, capable of destroying everything.
Yet, the alien Emperor and Sovereign was about to accomplish this. He would cross the severed Mythical Epoch, traverse time and space, descend from the past into this era, enter this universe, and commence slaughter.
Boom—
The River of Time boiled violently. At this moment, endless Taboo Immortal Lightning fell. Each bolt was incredibly thick, containing unimaginable destructive power, each one larger than a star, capable of reducing any Great Power to ashes.
This was the heavenly punishment visited upon any being daring to reverse the flow of time, the backlash from the balance of heaven and earth, far more terrifying than Ye Chen's current tribulation by an incalculable degree.
The three Sovereigns watched all this and said, "Seeking death!"
To cross the River of Time from the past to the present, one must follow the correct flow of time. Otherwise, forcibly traversing endless years would inevitably incur such heavenly punishment.
"I am an Emperor and Sovereign. Would I fear such things?" The alien Emperor and Sovereign snorted coldly. Boundless demonic light erupted from his body, soaring against the heavens, clashing with the endless Taboo Immortal Lightning, blasting everything apart.
This sight made Ye Chen's scalp tingle. He had only witnessed such a scene once before—when his future self endured it—equally terrifying.
The alien Emperor and Sovereign snorted coldly. Though covered in wounds and bleeding profusely, he released an immortal demonic light, forcibly withstanding it all.
As he said, as an Emperor and Sovereign, he feared nothing.
Boom—
Suddenly, billions of layers of Taboo Immortal Lightning fell. The terrifying destructive force was enough to annihilate ancient eras and myriad worlds. It struck the alien Emperor and Sovereign, making his figure stagger, causing even more blood to flow. Even with the other Emperors and Sovereigns protecting him, it was the same.
The backlash from the River of Time surpassed imagination.
The three Sovereigns gazed coldly at the alien Emperor and Sovereign. "You have overstepped. Though you are an Emperor and Sovereign, you ultimately cannot succeed. Very well, today we shall conveniently suppress and slay you."
The three Sovereigns all intended to prevent his descent. They could not allow him to truly walk along the River of Time and arrive here, for it would have a massive impact on the entire universe.
Because a mysterious situation had arisen here. This was inside the Profound Ancient Gate, influenced to some degree by the Profound Land. If the Profound Land were found—a place connecting past and present—it might truly allow this alien Emperor and Sovereign to successfully cross the River of Time and arrive in this era.
But even holding Supreme Emperor Weapons, the three Sovereigns were ultimately not true Emperors and Sovereigns. They were no match and were sent flying by the alien Emperor and Sovereign, suffering heavy injuries.
Among them, the Primordial Sovereign and the Ruins Sovereign had participated in the battle to suppress the alien Emperors and Sovereigns in the Primordial Era. Both were extremely powerful, super-strong among Sovereigns.
But at that time, the alien Emperors and Sovereigns had been sealed by Tai Sheng Huang, stripped of over half their origin. That battle also had a supreme existence like the Human Emperor as the main force.
Therefore, though the three Sovereigns were strong enough, facing an almost flawless Emperor and Sovereign, their strength was insufficient.
Witnessing this scene, Ye Chen gritted his teeth, enraged. He soared into the sky, actually charging over.
Everyone was stunned—not just the three Sovereigns, but also the various Great Powers observing from outside the Profound Ancient Gate, and the later-arriving Immortal True Kings and the Three Immortal Maidens.
Especially the Three Immortal Maidens, who cried out in alarm, wanting to charge in, deeply worried.
But the Heaven's Gate Master stopped them. "Do not charge in. Qian Yue would not rashly charge over without a backup plan."
Even so, the Three Immortal Maidens were still extremely worried. That was an alien Emperor and Sovereign, a supreme existence. What backup plan could possibly deal with that?
The alien Emperor and Sovereign snorted coldly. "Crucial person, I wasn't looking for you, yet you come to me. This time, I will definitely kill you."
"You failed last time, and you will fail this time, old monster. This is my gift to you!" Ye Chen shouted loudly. He retrieved the Divine Stone Coffin from his inner space, then sliced his palm, spraying large amounts of golden blood.
This was not ordinary saintly blood, but Saint Body true blood—blood essence—and even more precious, Chaos true blood. But Ye Chen did not care, wantonly splashing it onto the coffin, undoing the multiple seals on the Divine Stone Coffin, and forcefully pushing it forward.
Boom—
The Divine Stone Coffin, truly speaking, was the Sixfold Samsara Coffin, with six layers of coffin body inscribed with the Six Paths of Samsara. It required the sacrifice of true blood to open.
At this moment, Ye Chen spared no expense, using his own Saint Body true blood and most precious Chaos true blood to sprinkle upon it.
Clang—
A loud sound echoed as the Sixfold Samsara Coffin opened. Primordial Chaos Qi surged forth, collapsing the thirty-three layers of heaven and shaking the River of Time.
Within, a hazy ancient corpse fell out. The void directly shattered, and boundless Supreme One pressure rippled out, causing the River of Time to tremble.
"What is this?"
Even the alien Emperor and Sovereign changed expression, sensing a great threat. The existence within the Sixfold Samsara Coffin was too terrifying, as if it buried an Emperor and Sovereign, making him feel a sense of gravity.
The other three Sovereigns also changed expression drastically. Clearly seeing the corpse falling from the coffin, they were shocked: "It's actually him—Sovereign of Formlessness!?"
The Divine Stone Coffin did not bury anyone else but the one hailed as the number one under the Great Emperors of the Mythical Era, the King of Sovereigns—the Sovereign of Formlessness.
A peerless Supreme One infinitely close to the Emperor and Sovereign realm, just a hair's breadth away from fully attaining the Dao and becoming an Emperor.
There were even rumors that, to some extent, the Sovereign of Formlessness could battle Emperors and Sovereigns. He was the eldest disciple of the Battle Saint Ancestor.
The alien Emperor and Sovereign also looked grave. "So it's him, Qin Wuxiang. Indeed, he was a peerless figure in his time, almost becoming a supreme Great Emperor. He was truly extraordinary—not an Emperor or Sovereign, yet could rival them, possessing a battle physique not inferior to an Emperor's. But in the end, wasn't he killed when my race's nine Sovereigns took action, paying the price of all nine Sovereigns falling?"
He spoke coldly, revealing a great secret.
How powerful was the Sovereign of Formlessness? So powerful he dared to rival Emperors and Sovereigns, possessing an invincible battle physique comparable to an Emperor's body, making even the alien race wary, fearing the emergence of another terrifying existence like the Battle Saint Ancestor. Before the Sovereign of Formlessness could fully become an Emperor, they plotted, dispatching nine Sovereigns to scheme and kill him.
The final result was tragic. The Sovereign of Formlessness fell, but the nine Sovereigns also fell with him—a tremendous price.
The three Sovereigns were figures from the Mythical Epoch and had naturally witnessed the Sovereign of Formlessness's supreme invincibility. Mentioning this past event, the Primordial Sovereign was especially furious: "Alien race, truly a shameless race! Back then, if the Sovereign of Formlessness hadn't been in the process of attaining the Dao and becoming an Emperor, contending with the strongest Emperor Tribulation, and if one of your race's Emperors and Sovereigns hadn't secretly intervened, do you think your alien race's mere nine Sovereigns could have killed him? You'd need nine Monarchs for that."
Though called a Sovereign, the Sovereign of Formlessness was actually a Monarch-level existence. Moreover, his strength, from a certain perspective, could even be considered a different kind of Emperor and Sovereign, capable of reigning over the ages, looking down upon the myriad heavens—who under a Great Emperor could match him?
Facing Emperors and Sovereigns, he possessed true battle strength, peerless throughout past and present.
His fall was related to the scheme of the nine Sovereigns, the secret intervention of the alien Emperor and Sovereign, and also the strongest Emperor Tribulation, which exhausted most of his power, leaving him unable to deal with the nine Sovereigns, ultimately leading to his demise.
The more one thought about it, the more one could feel the Sovereign of Formlessness's supreme monstrous talent, deeply worrying and frightening the alien race, fearing the emergence of another existence like the Heavenly Emperor, Battle Saint Ancestor, or Tai Sheng Huang. Thus, they did not hesitate to expend great cost to scheme and kill him.
The ancient corpse of the Sovereign of Formlessness, fallen from the Sixfold Samsara Coffin, was induced by the alien aura and actually rose up on its own, as if coming back to life.
The ancient corpse of the Sovereign of Formlessness collapsed past and present, accompanied by primordial Chaos Qi and a terrifying corpse-taint aura that soared to the heavens, sweeping across the entire River of Time, fearsome and boundless, capable of corroding all life force.
Boom—
Suddenly, the ancient corpse of the Sovereign of Formlessness, bathed in endless primordial Chaos Qi and corpse-taint aura, opened its eyes at this moment. Its gaze was like heavenly swords and cold lightning, shattering the River of Time.
"Has the Sovereign of Formlessness been revived!?"
Everyone was greatly shocked. Such a scene was too heart-stopping.
The immortal ancient corpse of the Sovereign of Formlessness had actually opened its eyes and stood up on its own at this moment. Though its true visage was unclear, its faint, blurry figure appeared immensely majestic, capable of propping up the entire heavens and earth.
Such a scene, even the alien Emperor and Sovereign was moved. After all, the Sovereign of Formlessness's might in the past was too overwhelming. Being hailed as the number one under the Great Emperors was not just empty talk; he truly possessed that terrifying combat power capable of collapsing past, present, and future.
If he revived, it would be a threat even to Emperors and Sovereigns.
"Hmph, so what if it's the Sovereign of Formlessness? He is ultimately not an Emperor or Sovereign, merely a dead man, just an unextinguished obsession from back then. Today, I will completely extinguish your obsession, making you utterly vanish from this world!"
The alien Emperor and Sovereign was utterly unafraid. Not to mention it was just a corpse; even if the Sovereign of Formlessness fully revived, he could still suppress and kill him.
Because he was the true Emperor and Sovereign!
Endless killing intent flooded down, blotting out the skies, wanting to completely destroy this immortal ancient corpse suspected to be the Sovereign of Formlessness, not allowing it to exist in the world.
But the immortal ancient corpse of the Sovereign of Formlessness was extraordinarily extraordinary, as if truly revived. It stood up, its withered, yellow hair flying, and slapped forward with one palm. Primordial Chaos Qi erupted, along with terrifying corpse-taint aura, annihilating everything.
Boom—
The Primordial Battle Body broke free from the control of the three Sovereigns, appearing before the immortal ancient corpse of the Sovereign of Formlessness. It revived most perfectly, its Nine Tribulations Golden Radiance illuminating the myriad heavens, accompanied by immeasurable tribulation.
It also trembled and hummed, excited—the excitement of the Primordial Battle Body's inner divine artifact spirit, for it had seen its master once again.
Boom—
The most terrifying battle erupted at the uppermost reaches of the River of Time, its torrents annihilating everything. The three Sovereigns also attacked from behind, assisting the immortal ancient corpse of the Sovereign of Formlessness in assaulting the alien Emperor and Sovereign.
Upon the Profound Ancient Gate, the various Great Powers were excited. Was the invincible Sovereign of Formlessness about to fully revive? Could he completely slay the alien Emperor and Sovereign?
But there was also melancholy. As the alien Emperor and Sovereign said, the Sovereign of Formlessness could not possibly be alive. Back then, he was killed by the nine Sovereigns, his soul completely destroyed. His current revival was merely induced by the alien aura, thus targeting them.
This fact made everyone feel melancholy.
What a world-shaking Supreme One existence, actually unable to truly revive. It made people feel regret, for otherwise, it could have played a crucial role for the entire universe.
The battle was intense, almost belonging to the category of a true Emperor-level war.
Though the Sovereign of Formlessness was just an immortal ancient corpse and not a true Emperor or Sovereign, with the revival of the Primordial Battle Body, and the alien Emperor and Sovereign being attacked by Taboo Immortal Lightning while crossing the River of Time, unable to exert full power, this seemingly fair great confrontation occurred.
"Demon Devours Heaven and Earth!"
The alien Emperor and Sovereign spoke coldly, unleashing the most terrifying Emperor and Sovereign laws. Demonic mist swept over everything, drawing down the endless stars from the mysterious starry sky.
"Battle Saint Slays Heaven!"
A mysterious and majestic voice rang out between heaven and earth. And suddenly, the aura of the Sovereign of Formlessness's ancient corpse became terrifying in an instant. The entire figure erupted with a power capable of slaying the heavens!