Several drops of blood fell from the green-furred giant claw. Though they were only a few drops, each one seemed to contain a vast sea of blood. Their blood energy filled the starry sky, accompanied by a terrifying oppressive killing intent that crushed large swathes of the cosmos as they descended towards Ye Chen.
Previously, a few ancient Great Sages had nearly been crushed to dust after being struck by just one drop. How could Ye Chen, who wasn't even at the Great Power realm, withstand several drops? He would surely be pulverized.
Other ancient Great Sages wanted to intervene, but it was too late. The terrifying blood drops were already near Ye Chen in an instant.
At this moment, Ye Chen's expression changed drastically. He didn't even have time to recall the Human Sovereign Pagoda. He could only protect himself with three extraordinary powers: world power, Faith Power, and willpower. Moreover, the ten divine halos of the Tenth Heaven were fully expanded, as if piercing through the Primordial Immortal Realm, flowing with an immortal opportunity.
He also activated the Chaos Law, barely manifesting a Chaos Cauldron Furnace to guard himself.
All of this was completed in a mere instant. And in that instant, five drops of the great ominous blood fell.
Boom—
Infinite bloody light exploded, immediately submerging that patch of starry sky. It was as if five ancient Great Sages had self-detonated right before them. Vast destructive divine might erupted, causing star after star to explode. An entire starfield was plunged into darkness.
That region was completely reduced to nothingness.
Everyone's hearts pounded with fear. It was likely that no Great Power could withstand such an attack and would be utterly crushed to dust.
When everything finally dissipated, a figure could be seen falling down, covered in blood, riddled with hundreds of holes. Many parts of his body were torn open, flesh rent, with some wounds deep enough to reveal bone.
There were also several massive bloody holes that pierced straight through him. Golden blood spurted out wildly. His entire form was barely recognizable as human.
"Qian Yue—"
The Three Immortal Maidens, though not participating in this battle, witnessed everything with worry. Yet they dared not approach, knowing that rushing forward now would not only be ineffective but might even create greater danger.
Boom—
Supreme golden blood energy surged wildly. The Saint Body revived. Ye Chen had not died, though he had suffered terrifyingly severe injuries. His peerless Battle Sacred Body had nearly been completely shattered.
All the blood energy flowed back, surging into Ye Chen's Saint Body. Even the ominous blood energy was drawn into his body. Unbeknownst to outsiders, within him, a Chaos Cauldron Furnace manifested. Inside it were two drops of the great ominous blood, emitting a terrifying power that sought to destroy everything. However, they were suppressed by the Chaos Cauldron Furnace, further stabilized by an Emperor character.
This was great ominous precious blood, at least at the Sovereign level. If he could refine it, Ye Chen felt it would be of great use to him.
In fact, this was one of the reasons he had risked being crushed to dust instead of dodging. Otherwise, with his extreme speed, even if he couldn't completely avoid it, he wouldn't have suffered such severe injuries.
His entire purpose was to obtain the great ominous precious blood, but he didn't want others to know. This was the only way.
Boom—
The battle in the starry sky continued. The myriad Great Powers jointly wielded Supreme Emperor weapons to continuously oppose the green-furred giant claw. The fight shattered heaven and earth, destroying region after region of the cosmos into darkness.
Finally, Ye Chen acted ruthlessly. At the cost of vast willpower, he revived the essence of the Ancient Emperor Realm. A true Emperor's majesty began to permeate the area. Even the Qiankun Bagua Mirror of the Tai Sheng Huang clan was revived, as if Tai Sheng Huang himself had returned, launching an attack.
Boom—
The Divine Realm, already on the verge of collapse, completely shattered. The green-furred giant claw exploded with hundreds of holes, shedding an unknown amount of blood and countless hairs. Each hair was as thick as a giant pillar, accompanied by a dense oppressive might that could make the void tremble and crack.
But in the end, it retreated. The Divine Realm, which bore the brunt of the attack, was completely reduced to a broken realm, no longer in its previous prosperous state.
In the final instant, the myriad Great Powers rushed into the broken Divine Realm, hoping to witness the situation on the other side of the Immortal Heavenly Pass.
They saw the towering gate of the Immortal Heavenly Pass open. The green-furred giant claw retreated, faintly revealing the scene on the other side.
An indescribably colossal beast was coiled on the other side. No one knew what kind of creature it was, only that it was immense, even many times larger than a Realm Beast—so huge it defied description.
Beneath its green-fur-covered body, every pore was as large as a black hole, wantonly devouring the essence energy of the myriad realms and drawing upon boundless divine energy. It was terrifying beyond words.
What a fearsome, peerless great ominous being this was! It left the myriad Great Powers with lingering fear. If it had truly broken through the Immortal Heavenly Pass and descended into this realm, it might have been capable of annihilating the entire Ancient Emperor Realm.
As the battle concluded, Ye Chen, who had borne the brunt of the attack against the green-furred giant claw, had his image projected and spread by the Holy Domain's experts, allowing all living beings to witness it. Their gratitude and worship for Ye Chen, as the master of the Holy Domain, grew even stronger.
Both Faith Power, willpower, and fortune power reached an absolute peak, truly at an unprecedented level of prosperity. Their radiance illuminated the myriad realms, astonishing all the Great Powers.
Ye Chen's majesty grew even more profound. Several special powers circulated around his body, emitting a dawn-like light that set him apart like a master of the myriad realms, possessing even greater majesty than a Great Power.
Moreover, he approached the Primordial Times Demon God and the group of ancient Great Sages. His divine might was vast as he stared at them and said bluntly, "You have gone too far."
This was a reprimand. Under normal circumstances, if a junior reprimanded the myriad Great Powers like this, they would surely be furious and ashamed.
But today, the dozen or so ancient Great Sages who participated in breaching the pass all flushed red. They opened their mouths but couldn't utter a single word.
Because they knew they were in the wrong. All the disaster was brought about by their actions, nearly annihilating the entire Ancient Emperor Realm. If that had truly happened, it would have been a major catastrophe. Moreover, the Heavenly Dao cycles; great causality would have descended upon them, which would have been no fortunate matter.
Naturally, what was more important was that Ye Chen had contributed greatly to the effort. He also possessed a prosperous great sect, with the combined power of his entire sect enhancing him, making him more powerful and terrifying than an ordinary Great Power. He also had a peerless fierce man like the Heavenly Gate's Sect Master by his side, not to mention peerless battle weapons like the Human Sovereign Pagoda and Primordial Battle Body.
For all these reasons, the myriad Great Powers chose to swallow their pride and accept his reprimand.
Ye Chen naturally couldn't reprimand them too harshly either. He knew when to stop, lest it backfire.
However, at this time, he demanded compensation from the dozen or so Great Powers from before—specifically, the price of two ancient Great Sages' divine souls resonating with the River of Time.
This caused the dozen or so Great Sages to simultaneously change color, feeling both angry and helpless, because their previous resonance with the River of Time had yielded no results whatsoever.
The Primordial Times Demon God was especially unwilling to pay, and he saw that the other ancient Great Sages felt the same.
Ye Chen sneered coldly, stating bluntly that if they didn't want to pay now, he would personally come to collect it another day. Moreover, he had recorded everything that happened earlier into a crystal ball and would distribute it throughout the world, letting everyone know the true faces of these ancient Great Sages.
Naturally, this made them pale. At this stage, sometimes face was more important to them than life and death.
In the end, some Great Powers secretly paid the price. Others, who came from the myriad realms of the Myriad Domains, stated they would send the compensation to the Heavenly Gate within three months.
Thus, everything came to an end. The Ancient Emperor Realm returned to peace.