The Profound Ancient Gate was about to be truly opened. Visible to the naked eye, strands of secret patterns intertwined and flickered upon it, on the verge of being completely activated.
Boom—
At this moment, Ye Chen was struck by the Chaos Deity's great cauldron. It was as if an ancient great world had collapsed upon him, sending his entire body flying backward. His chest caved in significantly, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood containing Chaos Qi.
He had ultimately been too careless. Struck by the Chaos Deity, its power was beyond imagination, wounding him severely.
However, Ye Chen's Chaos Great Cauldron swept out in retaliation, and he used the momentum to continuously bombard the Profound Ancient Gate.
The Profound Ancient Gate no longer had the seal of the Supreme Emperor. It didn't require the combined effort of many; summoning the River of Time was enough to open the ancient gate.
Understanding this, Ye Chen immediately knew what to do.
The River of Time had always been the most special river throughout the ages. Summoning it was indeed somewhat difficult, but the current Ye Chen was far from what he used to be, incomparable to his past self.
At this moment, his entire body erupted with immeasurable radiance—Chaos light, the light of the four fundamental powers, the light of the Five Elements, the light of Yin and Yang...
Various lights shimmered, blazed, and surged, seeking to resonate and summon forth the River of Time.
Boom—
However, the Chaos Deity was here to attack him, giving him no time at all. It would not allow Ye Chen to resonate with it easily.
Yet, at this very moment, Ye Chen's body erupted with a special light, like the Light of Time. It contained various special scenes, encompassing all ages, illuminating the vast expanse of eternity, and reflecting everything in the world.
Hum—
Ye Chen's entire being erupted with the Light of Time, beginning to turn illusory and hazy. Whether it was the attacks from the sea of tribulation light and thunder or the Chaos Great Cauldron hurled by the Chaos Deity, none could strike him. All attacks passed right through his body, unable to harm him in the slightest.
Ye Chen seemed not to be in this era, not existing in the past, nor in the future, simultaneously transcending the present. It was as if his entire being was about to completely transcend above time itself, becoming another independent existence.
What exactly was happening?
Even those ancient Great Sages were dumbfounded, somewhat bewildered. That definitely involved the power of time, but how extraordinary was the power of time? Space was king, time was supreme. The two paths of time and space were the ultimate Great Daos. How many people in the world could master them?
The reason the Time-Space Great Emperor could master and completely achieve the Dao was also because he was the World Ancestral Tree, inherently close to the Great Dao of Time and Space.
How could the Battle Saint King master such an ultimate Great Dao?
Indeed, Ye Chen naturally found it difficult to master. However, he was employing the Time-Space secret art taught to him by the Time-Space Great Emperor in the past—Primordial Beginning!
During his hundred-year slumber, while subtly forging his Chaos Saint Body, he had also completely refined the light sphere left by the Time-Space Great Emperor, bestowed by the Supreme Ranking. The profound meaning of the Time-Space secret art, Primordial Beginning, was already deeply ingrained in his heart. Naturally, he could now unleash it.
"River of Time, come to me!"
Ye Chen let out a long roar that shook the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Boom—
At this moment, the void tore apart violently. The most mysterious river between heaven and earth appeared.
This mysterious River of Time surged mightily, its grandeur and length immeasurable. It spanned the vast sky, annihilating the sea of tribulation light and thunder, and finally landed upon the Profound Ancient Gate.
With a deafening boom, the Profound Ancient Gate opened.
The River of Time, connecting all ages, opened the Profound Ancient Gate, leading into the most mysterious space within.
"What? The Profound Ancient Gate has truly been pierced, completely opened!"
The various ancient Great Sages were stunned and rushed over to observe from afar.
Swoosh—
Ye Chen charged straight into it, accompanied by the immeasurably majestic great tribulation. Within, his Chaos Saint Body shone with holy light, displaying its peerless extraordinariness. The erosive power of the River of Time could not truly harm him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!—
Simultaneously, the Chaos Deity, bearing the Chaos Great Cauldron and bringing with it the boundless, vast heavenly tribulation, also charged inside, aiming to kill Ye Chen.
Ye Chen's black hair billowed wildly. While clashing with the Chaos Deity, he swiftly moved along the River of Time, even traversing the Profound Land.
In the distant reaches of the River of Time, a majestic and unimaginably grand fortress stood tall—the Immortal Heavenly Pass, the true gateway to the Primordial Immortal Realm.
In the past, the Primordial Monarch, Goddess Jialuo, and Sovereign Xu had entered the Primordial Immortal Realm by relying on this Immortal Heavenly Pass.
Now, Ye Chen also hoped to use the Immortal Heavenly Pass to charge into the Primordial Immortal Realm, to see what the true Immortal Realm was like.
Moreover, he hoped even more to break into it, to gain countless attention, hoping to see the Mythical Emperors and Sovereigns who had entered within.
Because the Sealed Boundary Universe was truly in peril now. Although the Tenth Imperial Pass remained unbroken, it was only a matter of time before it was breached. The return of peerless Emperors and Sovereigns was needed to truly protect the safety of the Sealed Boundary Universe.
"Who goes there?!"
A loud shout erupted from the Immortal Heavenly Pass. A terrifying aura radiated from it, and immediately, several top-tier existences at the level of ancient Great Sages questioned.
These were the supreme powerhouses guarding the Immortal Heavenly Pass. They too sensed the terrifying fluctuations of the great tribulation outside the pass and were alarmed.
Ye Chen's speed was too fast, transcending the heavenly tribulation. He was the first to arrive before the Immortal Heavenly Pass and transmitted his voice: "Esteemed Seniors, please open the Immortal Heavenly Pass! This junior wishes to enter, to go to the Primordial Immortal Realm to find some people!"
"Impossible! The Heavenly Pass cannot be opened. Leave quickly, or do not blame us for being impolite!" The guarding Great Powers on the Immortal Heavenly Pass would not permit it at all. What place was the Primordial Immortal Realm? It was not somewhere just anyone could enter as they pleased.
Rumble—
Suddenly, a vast fluctuation spread, drawing the attention of all the powerhouses on the Immortal Heavenly Pass.
Even those guarding Great Powers were dumbfounded, shocked. For they clearly saw an endless sea of tribulation light and thunder sweeping over like lightning, mighty and vast, far more expansive than any ocean.
Within it, a terrifying figure charged forth, its entire body wreathed in terrifying primordial Chaos Qi, a battle-scarred Chaos Great Cauldron hovering above its head. The aura it erupted with even shocked the guarding Great Powers on the Immortal Heavenly Pass.
Because it was too powerful, surpassing ordinary Great Powers by a significant margin.
They also saw the first to arrive, Ye Chen, turn and engage the Chaos Deity in battle, fighting fiercely in all directions, various divine abilities and secret arts erupting, while simultaneously charging toward the Immortal Heavenly Pass.
His entire body radiated billions of feet of Chaos Dao light, illuminating the sky. Similarly, ten thousand layers of primordial Chaos Qi erupted, not the least bit weaker than that Chaos Deity. The fight was evenly matched.
This caused many to suck in a cold breath, quickly understanding.
That so-called Chaos Deity was not some supreme powerhouse at all; it was clearly a being manifested by the heavenly tribulation. All of this was because of that heroic young man with sword-like brows, starry eyes, and a crescent moon mark on his forehead—he was undergoing tribulation.