"Battle Saint King, we are sorry. We did not expect the Holy Domain to have fallen to this state. It is our fault. We promised to take good care of the Holy Domain and the Ancient Lan Great World, yet such a thing happened."
Xia Zhidi, the Primordial Times Barbarian God King, and several other familiar ancient Great Powers sighed softly. Seeing how the vast Holy Domain had been oppressed and its resources plundered by various major forces after the Battle Saint King's fall, reduced to this state, while they had been unable to provide more care, they felt somewhat ashamed before Ye Chen.
However, Ye Chen shook his head and said, "Seniors, there is no need for self-blame. Over the past hundred years, you have helped ensure that this Holy Domain Great Sect did not vanish. I am already very grateful. There is no apology needed."
Indeed, the six ancient Great Powers were not members of the Holy Domain Great Sect after all, especially Xia Zhidi, who was a Great Power of the Flame God Sacred Land and could not stay guarding it long-term.
Being able to protect the Holy Domain Great Sect from disappearing was truly already very good.
Ye Chen naturally did not blame the six; on the contrary, he was very grateful.
Then, his gaze suddenly blazed, illuminating the myriad realms as he swept his eyes across all directions, coldly stating, "Did you think escaping would prevent me from finding you? You sought to harm me during my transformation, and now you want to flee? This matter cannot be so easily dismissed. My Battle Saint lineage does not tolerate being bullied by others."
"Battle Saint King, what do you intend?" The several Great Powers were startled.
Ye Chen nodded: "Naturally, I seek revenge. I will take action against them."
But the Primordial Times Barbarian God King spoke up: "Saint King, little friend, it is not advisable to kill them now. After all, they are ancient Great Powers who will surely return to guard the Tenth Emperor's Pass. Moreover, if you go too far, the Human Sovereign will also reprimand you."
Ye Chen's expression turned slightly cold: "What of the Human Sovereign? When I was in peril, I did not see him step forward. Would he only appear when I seek revenge? This scale seems somewhat unfair."
He had fallen to protect the Sealed Boundary Universe, possessing immense merit for the entire ancient cosmos. Yet upon his return, he was hunted and his transformation interfered with, and still he did not see the Human Sovereign step forward to protect him. If the Human Sovereign were to appear now to shield these hostile Great Powers, it would chill his heart.
He had said that if it came to that, he would take all his relatives and friends and leave the Sealed Boundary Universe, letting it fend for itself.
However, the Nine Void Divine King sighed lightly: "Battle Saint King, you have misjudged His Majesty the Human Sovereign. Recently, the movements from the Prison of Heaven have grown increasingly intense. His Majesty the Human Sovereign has been stationed guarding the Prison of Heaven for a long time, unable to attend to matters outside. For if the great terrors imprisoned within the Prison of Heaven were to emerge, it would be a great catastrophe for the entire myriad realms."
"The Prison of Heaven!?"
Ye Chen had heard this special prison's name more than once. It was said to imprison the most fearsome great terrors throughout history, even including the peerless great terrors that invaded the Sealed Boundary Universe in the previous era. It was terrifying.
"Indeed!"
Xia Zhidi and the others were among the numbered ancient Great Powers of the myriad realms. At their level, they naturally understood more than ordinary people.
"The Prison of Heaven does not imprison ordinary great terrors. At the very least, they are at the level of ancient Great Powers, and moreover, they are among the best of Great Powers. There are also Ancient Monarchs, and it is even rumored that supreme existences comparable to Emperors are imprisoned within the Prison of Heaven!" Xia Zhidi's words shocked Ye Chen. Even supreme existences comparable to Emperors were imprisoned in the Prison of Heaven? This was truly too unbelievable.
"Otherwise, why would a supreme existence like the Human Sovereign need to step forward to suppress it?" Xia Zhidi sighed lightly. It was precisely because the Prison of Heaven imprisoned too many fearsome great terrors that it could not be neglected.
Moreover, if other great terrors escaped, it would be one thing, but if a supreme existence comparable to an Emperor escaped, that would be the greatest trouble.
For it would cause the entire Sealed Boundary Universe to suffer an immeasurable calamity. The terror of such an existence was beyond anyone's imagination.
Ancient Monarchs were powerful enough, but compared to a true Emperor, they were infinitely far apart.
"Saint King, little friend, we all know you hold resentment in your heart. But if the Human Sovereign steps forward, please do not kill them. Leave them with a remnant of life to guard the Emperor's Pass." Xia Zhidi said softly.
"Fine! I will not kill them." Ye Chen nodded. "But I will give them a lesson they will remember for the rest of their lives."
This point, the other ancient Great Powers naturally did not dare to stop.
At this moment, he had returned with overwhelming force, completely dominating the entire Ancient Emperor World. He stood high in the sky, his aura released without reservation.
Boom—
A vast and boundless might of the Great Dao bloomed, instantly sweeping across the Nine Heavens, surging through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, like a deity descending to the mortal world. Immeasurable radiance completely blossomed forth, shaking the myriad realms.
Suddenly, it startled the billions of living beings across the human, demon, and beast race domains of the Ancient Emperor Continent. Even many reclusive experts in seclusion were startled, raising their heads in shock to gaze at the sky.
Visible to the naked eye, a majestic and towering figure, tens of thousands of zhang tall, appeared at the highest point of the sky, like a peerless Emperor, releasing immeasurable divine might. It was none other than Ye Chen himself.
He was manifesting his Heaven and Earth Dharma Form, like a Heavenly Emperor descending to the mortal world, illuminating every corner of the Ancient Emperor Continent. His majestic voice surged forth: "I, the Dominator of the Holy Domain, the Battle Saint King, have returned!"
"Have returned!"
"Have returned!"
"Have returned!"
...
The moment the final three words fell, they echoed thunderously through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, resounding beside everyone's ears, deafening.
And simultaneously, the Faith Power within the Holy Domain hall suddenly boiled across the myriad realms. The divine statues of Ye Chen erected across the Ancient Emperor Continent all shot forth blazing pillars of light at this moment, each one towering between heaven and earth, blooming magnificently with immeasurable aura.
At the same time, each divine statue's light pillar exploded, bursting forth with immeasurable radiance, transforming into brilliant showers of light that drifted in all directions, colorful and splendid.
Visible to the naked eye, as the light showers drifted out, rushing towards every corner of the Ancient Emperor Continent, extraordinary divine miracles manifested in the world. As if various diseases were being cured among the common people, dried-up riverbeds gushed with sweet springs, and lands suffering from a century of drought received sweet rain...
All of it demonstrated extraordinary divine miracles.
Especially within the one hundred and eight human nations, countless common people, all ordinary folk, upon seeing the Dominator of the Holy Domain manifest divine miracles, could not help but kneel down, tears streaming down their aged faces, renewing their faith in the Battle Saint King, and with even greater sincerity than before. Many common folk performed the three kneelings and nine prostrations, wholeheartedly devoted.
It could be seen that the Faith Power from various places within the Holy Domain hall, which had sharply decreased, suddenly surged dramatically. Strands of light danced in the void, then swept across the sky and earth towards the Holy Domain hall, restoring it to its former state, even more magnificent than before.
The Dominator of the Holy Domain had defied the heavens to resurrect and return, even manifesting divine miracles. All of this naturally made the billions of common people in the world believe with even greater sincerity.
On this day, Ye Chen manifested various divine miracles, guiding the people of the world to once again have faith in the Holy Domain.
It could be foreseen that the vast great sect, dormant for a hundred years, would, after the Battle Saint King's heaven-defying return, regain its former peak, even surpassing it, becoming even more glorious and prominent.
After completing all this, Ye Chen left behind a Divine Self Body, forged by instilling a wisp of soul power into the endless Faith Power, creating an incarnation of Faith Power, not inferior to a true ancient Great Power, stationed within the Holy Domain's Central Heavenly Palace.
Then, he departed, holding a bronze great halberd in hand, treading upon a Chaos Great Cauldron, soaring into the sky to seek justice for himself.
He had said he would give those who had acted against him during his transformation a lesson they would remember for life. This point he would never forget.
A gentleman seeks revenge even after ten years is not too late, but he was not a gentleman. He did not have such great tolerance, and he possessed absolute strength. Naturally, it was immediate retribution; he went directly to take revenge.
Boom—
First, he charged straight to the Demon God Hall in the demon race domain.
The Demon God Hall was surrounded by three thousand Divine Islands, forming an intangible peerless great formation.
However, even when Ye Chen was not yet a Heavenly King in the past, he had been fearless and dared to charge in bravely, let alone now. It was even more so.
He descended before the Demon God Hall. The unparalleled aura he naturally released caused the many great demons within the Demon God Hall to tremble uncontrollably, feeling immense pressure, utterly unable to resist.
These demon race powerhouses felt that facing this Dominator of the Holy Domain now was like ants facing a dragon ruling the Nine Heavens—incomparable. Even a single glance from him might be enough to annihilate them.
"Where is the Primordial Times Demon God?"
Ye Chen stepped through the void, striding forward. Each step seemed light and slow, yet contained a special rhythm that made all the demon race powerhouses tremble.
Yet under this rhythm, it felt as if a Primordial Times divine mountain was pressing on their hearts, making it difficult to breathe, let alone answer.
Naturally, there were several demon race Heavenly Kings within the Demon God Hall, but they too were oppressed by Ye Chen's aura and found it difficult to speak.
"Primordial Times Demon God, if you do not show yourself, do not blame me for being merciless!"
Ye Chen said coldly, and a large hand quickly opened, rapidly enlarging.
In just a few breaths, it had enlarged to a truly sky-shrouding, sun-blocking scale, completely enveloping the entire Demon God Hall and even the three thousand Divine Islands. The large hand pressed down thunderously, intending to completely obliterate everything.
Boom—
The moment the large hand pressed down, the void collapsed into nothingness. The powerhouses below in the Demon God Hall all revealed expressions of terror and fear, facing the dread of death.
But even at this step, the Primordial Times Demon God still did not appear.
"Do you truly think I dare not act?"
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Ye Chen's mouth. His large hand slapped down, not targeting the three thousand Divine Islands, but striking directly at the Demon God Hall. With a thunderous boom, various Great Dao runes quickly flashed and intertwined, then were all ground into nothingness.
The magnificent and grand Demon God Hall, the sacred hall in the hearts of countless demon race beings, collapsed directly.
Boom—
At this moment, a vast demonic aura erupted, golden light blazing. An enormous and thick Teng Snake tail swept across with furious rage: "Battle Saint King, you dare destroy my Demon God Hall? You seek death!"