From the Chaos Light Cocoon, one Order Divine Chain after another shot out. It could be seen that the end of each chain was connected to a great world. Each of these hazy, illusory worlds was being drained of vast amounts of divine energy, which was continuously channeled back into the Chaos Light Cocoon, making the light swirling on its surface burn even more fiercely and brilliantly, as if it could illuminate all heavens.
At this moment, everyone finally understood. The Chaos Light Cocoon had pierced through various ancient worlds with its Order Divine Chains to draw upon the might of each world, using them as nourishment to accelerate its transformation.
What a Battle Saint King!
All the hostile Great Powers paled, for the Battle Saint King's actions were unimaginably extraordinary. Once he successfully completed his transformation, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Everyone could sense the aura emanating from the Chaos Light Cocoon. If it completed its transformation, the result would be beyond imagination.
"We absolutely cannot let him succeed! Assassin Venerable, why aren't you moving!" roared the Imperial Clan Great Power, his heart also gripped by fear.
"I know, don't shout at me."
The Assassin Venerable's expression was icy, but he had no time to care about being berated by the Imperial Clan Great Power. The more important matter was naturally to strangle the Battle Saint King in his cradle of success.
With a whoosh, he attacked again, soundlessly shattering the world. A Divine Sword stabbed towards the Chaos Light Cocoon. But the cocoon seemed sentient; it suddenly shot up into the Nine Heavens, even plunging into the starry void beyond the domain.
It was excessively, unbelievably fast. Moreover, huge black holes appeared on its surface, which actually began to devour the starry sky within the Ancient Emperor Realm.
With a deafening roar, streams of dazzling starlight were continuously drawn in, transforming into radiant rivers of light that poured endlessly into the Chaos Light Cocoon. The power of the myriad stars was also being rapidly consumed.
To the naked eye, this vast star domain quickly dimmed, all because of the Chaos Light Cocoon. It was too terrifying, shocking almost everyone present.
The Assassin Venerable also shot up into the starry void like lightning, stabbing towards the Chaos Light Cocoon. No matter what, he could not allow the Battle Saint King to complete his transformation, for that would undoubtedly be the most dreadful outcome.
Although the Chaos Light Cocoon was extremely fast, constantly fleeing, the Assassin Venerable was, after all, an ancient Great Sage, and the foremost assassin among them. His speed surpassed that of other ancient Great Sages.
With a whoosh, he quickly closed the distance, continuously slashing out towering sword beams that severed one Order Divine Chain after another, turning them into countless fragments, preventing the Chaos Light Cocoon from successfully drawing upon the might of the heavens.
It could be seen that the Chaos Light Cocoon fled rapidly, descending from this star domain back to the Ancient God Continent, then charging towards the Chaotic Sea.
The Chaotic Sea was extremely violent, filled with endless perils. But for the Chaos Light Cocoon, this was indeed the best place to replenish divine energy. No matter how violent the forces were, before chaos, they became docile, instantly pacified and then devoured, continuously surging into the Chaos Light Cocoon, making the radiant light swirling on its surface burn even more fiercely and brilliantly, bright as a blazing sun.
Yet the Assassin Venerable stuck to it like a shadow, never giving the Chaos Light Cocoon time to escape, pursuing relentlessly.
He slashed out one massive sword beam after another, imbued with boundless killing intent, bombarding the Chaos Light Cocoon.
The Chaos Light Cocoon could only defend passively, shooting out Order Divine Chains filled with chaotic energy and chaotic light, colliding and dissolving the attacks. Still, many strikes landed on the cocoon, causing streams of vital essence to leak out.
However, its true origin remained unharmed.
Thus, in this chase, the two had already traversed the Chaotic Sea and arrived at the Ancient Emperor Continent.
Simultaneously, the other Great Powers rushed over, closely following.
Boom—
On this day, across the Ancient Emperor Continent, whether in the demon domain, beast domain, or the human domain with its thirty-six empires and seventy-two ancient kingdoms, countless beings were startled.
Looking up, they saw another sun suddenly appear in the clouds of the Nine Heavens, traversing the sky at an unbelievable, astonishing speed.
Yet behind it was a terrifying fluctuation of the Great Dao, vast and mighty, causing everyone to pale abruptly, for that was an ancient Great Sage, manifesting his Heaven-Earth Dharma Form, pursuing the Chaos Light Cocoon.
To the naked eye, each slash of those sword beams was immensely powerful, terrifyingly boundless, shattering large swathes of the starry void. Every strike that landed would inevitably cleave stars from the sky, exploding in the dark starry void.
And from the Chaos Light Cocoon surged forth chaotic light to resist, along with Order Divine Chains.
All of this was so extraordinary, capturing the attention of the entire world.
At this very moment, the Chaos Light Cocoon was charging straight towards the direction of the Central Imperial City.
"Quick, intercept it! We cannot let it enter the Imperial City, or it will become utterly unkillable!"
Among them, several ancient Great Sages from the Primordial Times Demon God's side paled, transmitting their voices from afar, urging the Assassin Venerable to act swiftly.
They absolutely could not let the Chaos Light Cocoon reach the Imperial City. That was the headquarters of the Saint Domain, where not only was the Faith Power greater than on the Ancient God Continent, but once the Imperial City's defenses were activated, few in the world could breach it—not even Primordial Monarchs—for this was the Great Saint Emperor's Imperial City, eternal and indestructible.
Boom—
At that moment, a terrifying beam of light suddenly appeared in the starry void beyond the domain, filled with boundless pressure, even more terrifying than that of an ancient Great Sage, accompanied by faint threads of imperial might.
"An imperial weapon!?"
Everyone paled. The identity of the Imperial Clan Great Power was now clear—he was the Great Power from the Great Saint Emperor's clan. Now, sparing no cost, he had mobilized the imperial clan's imperial weapon, slashing out a divine light aimed at utterly annihilating the Chaos Light Cocoon.
Ye Chen was in slumber, undergoing transformation, unable to act fully, even finding it difficult to wield the Heaven-Wastage Halberd. He could only rely on instinct, making the Chaos Light Cocoon flash sideways, evading the imperial weapon's attack, changing direction, and plunging once more into the deepest reaches of the starry void.
The cocoon continuously devoured the power of the myriad stars' radiance. The light swirling on its surface grew increasingly fiery, revealing an even more formidable and terrifying vitality. A tremendous heartbeat echoed, each pulse causing the myriad stars to tremble.
Moreover, even more Order Divine Chains shot out, continuously connecting to one ancient world after another, endlessly devouring the might of the heavens as nourishment. The aura emanating from within grew increasingly astonishing, enough to make even ancient Great Sages feel apprehensive.
The Assassin Venerable wished to block it, but the Chaos Light Cocoon's speed in the later stages was simply too fast, continuously traversing one star domain after another, avoiding all attacks.
Boom, boom, boom—
The Great Powers of the myriad heavens rushed over swiftly, intending to intercept the Chaos Light Cocoon at the edge of the starry void and utterly annihilate it.
Naturally, a group of ancient Great Sages including the Nine Void Divine King, the Primordial Barbarian Divine King, and Xia Zhidi could not allow them to act freely. They all rushed over to block them.
Others simply couldn't keep up with the speed of these ancient Great Sages, but they followed from afar nonetheless.
However, they all felt that this time, the Battle Saint King might very well be doomed.
After all, no matter how powerful the Battle Saint King was, he was still in the midst of transformation, and at a critical juncture. Such moments were often the most fatal; the slightest misstep could lead to complete destruction, body and Dao perishing.
Throughout history, there had been too many such instances. Many peerless geniuses had failed at the critical moment of transformation. And once they failed, what often followed was the Dao Fire consuming their bodies, leading everything towards utter annihilation.
For the Great Dao was merciless!
Boom—
Finally, the Chaos Light Cocoon plunged far into the deepest reaches of the starry void, there devouring the power of the myriad stars. To the naked eye, a vast expanse of stars there directly dimmed. Simultaneously, the radiance of the Chaos Light Cocoon had already become as bright as a blazing sun, dazzlingly intense, entering the final stage.
The Assassin Venerable, wielding the God-Killing Sword, traversed the void, displaying terrifying life-extinguishing techniques, sparing no cost. One fearsome sword beam after another landed on the Chaos Light Cocoon, cleaving out vast amounts of boundless vital essence, actually causing the dimmed star domain to shine once more.
"Battle Saint King, let's see how you escape this time!"
The Assassin Venerable snorted coldly, drawing upon the might of the myriad heavens and crashing down, sealing the heavens and locking the earth, all to prevent the Chaos Light Cocoon from escaping smoothly.
Boom—
Finally, the Chaos Light Cocoon suddenly erupted with boundless light, piercing through the void with a boom, accompanied by vast swathes of ancient chaotic energy, completely vanishing through the void.
Moreover, the ancient chaotic energy erased all traces, making it impossible to pursue.
"Damn it!"
All the Great Powers on the Primordial Times Demon God's side paled. Had the Chaos Light Cocoon escaped just like that?
They all sensed that the Battle Saint King within was nearly done with his transformation, on the verge of success. Once he emerged, the greatest trouble would arrive.
They searched everywhere. Meanwhile, the six ancient Great Sages on Xia Zhidi's side were also searching, naturally to find him first and better protect the Chaos Light Cocoon.
Boom—
At that moment, boundless power appeared in the starry void, covering the entire firmament, even causing the Imperial Clan Great Power to change expression drastically.
That power was immensely strong—it was Faith Power, and boundless Faith Power at that, indescribably surging and powerful.
At this moment, the Holy Church Heavenly God had actually arrived. Upon learning that the Battle Saint King was undergoing transformation, he immediately concluded that Ye Chen could not influence the Faith Power at this time. Thus, he riskily crossed realms, determined not to let the Battle Saint King succeed in his transformation and survive.
A light gate stood tall in the depths of the starry void as the Holy Church Heavenly God crossed over. Above his head appeared a Heavenly Mechanism Divine Disk, containing the Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams, continuously performing deductions, searching for the whereabouts of the Chaos Light Cocoon.
"Heavenly God, it's that shameless traitor!"
Xia Zhidi was furious. The Nine Void Divine King and the Primordial Barbarian Divine King were also incensed. The six ancient Great Sages shot up into the sky, intending to attack the shameless traitor, the Holy Church Heavenly God, and prevent him from deducing the Chaos Light Cocoon's whereabouts.
But the Primordial Times Demon God, the Imperial Capital Great Power, and other ancient Great Sages blocked them, spanning the starry void, preventing their breakthrough.
The Holy Church Heavenly God concentrated on his deductions, his brow radiating dazzling, brilliant light. Mysterious Great Dao runes shot up into the sky, intertwining, while vast swathes of Faith Power burned, pushing his perception to the limit.
Unfortunately, chaos destroyed everything, resolved everything, could return everything to its origin, making it extremely difficult to deduce.
However, the Holy Church Heavenly God naturally would not give up. In the end, he went against the conventional approach, utilizing the fact that Faith Power came from the world's recitation of the Battle Saint King's virtues, which maintained a thread of connection. Using this, he performed his deductions.
"He is in the Divine Realm!"
Finally, after a full half hour, the Holy Church Heavenly God abruptly changed color and was the first to shoot up into the deepest reaches of the starry void.
Hearing this, the other ancient Great Sages all paled abruptly, each flashing up into the Nine Heavens one after another, plunging into the Divine Realm that had completely collapsed and been destroyed due to the alien races in the past. That place was still in ruins, plunged into chaos, filled with countless perils.
Yet for ancient Great Sages, it was nothing.
They all saw that in the deepest part of the collapsed Divine Realm, the Chaos Light Cocoon had taken root. All its Order Divine Chains plunged into it, continuously drawing upon all the chaotic energy, rapidly growing stronger. They could even sense that within half an hour, the Chaos Light Cocoon might break open and emerge.
"Quick, attack! Kill him!"
Including the Holy Church Heavenly God, a full eight ancient Great Sages attacked together, blasting towards the Chaos Light Cocoon. However, Xia Zhidi and the other six Great Sages also moved to block them. But in the end, the Holy Church Heavenly God managed to close in.
Clad in holy robes, he resembled a sacred deity. But looking down from above, he gazed coldly at the Chaos Light Cocoon and said, "Battle Saint King, you should have remained in the past."
Boom—
Faith Power as vast as an abyss inundated the ruined Divine Realm, all burning, all pouring towards the Chaos Light Cocoon.
Yet what made the Holy Church Heavenly God change color was that all the power transformed from the burning Faith Power actually became nourishment, absorbed by the Chaos Light Cocoon.
The fluctuations there grew even more surging and powerful. A terrifying heartbeat sound shook, vibrating the entire ruined Divine Realm, astonishing everyone.
The Battle Saint King was on the verge of completing his transformation in the next moment. Even if not, he would awaken shortly after. This could be fully sensed from the aura emanating forth.
Changing color, the Holy Church Heavenly God obtained an immortal ancient weapon—the Assassin Venerable's God-Killing Sword. Its killing intent was boundless, and bolstered by Faith Power, it was even more terrifying. He directly slashed down.
Boom—
The Chaos Light Cocoon ultimately failed to evade, cleaved into two halves by the sword, unable to resist.
Within, vast amounts of vital essence erupted, sweeping in all directions, rushing towards the ruined Divine Realm, actually causing this area to cease being damaged. On the contrary, it began to slowly restore itself. One could imagine how abundant the Great Dao vital essence contained within was.
"Damn it!"
Xia Zhidi and his group of ancient Great Sages immediately paled.
From within the Chaos Light Cocoon, a figure tumbled out, wrapped in countless Order Divine Chains. It was none other than Ye Chen, who had remained in slumber all along.
"Battle Saint King, I send you to your next life!"
Whoosh—
The Holy Church Heavenly God attacked again, the God-Killing Sword descending. But at that very instant, the slumbering Ye Chen suddenly opened his eyes. In that instant, the winds and clouds changed color, everything changed.
In everyone's perception, the most terrifying existence in the world was awakening.