Ye Chen stared blankly at the clump of Great Dao Origin that had fallen out of the Chaos Cauldron, feeling both shocked and incredulous.
Was this the treasure from the fiftieth ancient hall?
But why did it seem like he had truly slain a young supreme rather than just a Great Dao rule imprint? Because such Great Dao Origin only existed within true living beings; how could a mere rule imprint manifest it?
Ye Chen grabbed this clump of Great Dao Origin in his palm and immediately sensed an origin force no weaker than that of the young supremes from other races he had slain in the past. It was genuine Great Dao Origin, and the Great Dao rules contained within were even more mature and profound, possessing a portion of origin force comparable to that of an ancient Great Sage. Moreover, it belonged to the Great Dao Origin force of this Ancient Universe. Once refined, it would greatly benefit his comprehension of integrating into the Ancient Universe where the Ultimate Ancient Path was located.
Within it was also a vast amount of insight into the Five Elements Great Dao, far surpassing the comprehension of the Cang Clan's True King from before, reaching an unimaginable height.
One could imagine how profound the origin's master's understanding of the Five Elements Great Dao had been. Once completely refined, Ye Chen's own comprehension of the Five Elements Great Dao would be elevated to another level.
Yet Ye Chen was puzzled. Why was it a clump of Great Dao Origin? His gaze swept across all directions of this divine island hall space, filled with suspicion. He also had an inexplicable feeling, always sensing that this battle had been orchestrated in the shadows by some existence, rather than being fought against the Hall Guardian who should have originally appeared.
At the same time, at the highest point of the sky beyond Ye Chen's sight, a figure identical to the Hall Guardian appeared. Purple hair cascaded over his shoulders, with sword-like brows and starry eyes, yet he appeared even more majestic and peerless. Around his body swirled the myriad Daos of all heavens, and his entire being exuded an aura of peerless might, so heroic and extraordinary.
This was a true Ancient Monarch. He possessed a Great Dao aura that even ancient Great Sages could not compare to, enough to plunge everything into great destruction.
Indeed, he was that Ancient Monarch from the Monarch's Secret Treasure Realm. Although he had perished in ancient times, a trace of his divine soul imprint—his remnant soul—remained within the secret treasure realm. Relying on the special nature of the secret treasure realm, it had endured until now, neither decaying nor perishing.
Within this secret treasure realm, he was the heavens. Nothing could escape his observation, and naturally, he had observed everything about Ye Chen. The Hall Guardian of the fiftieth ancient hall had also been temporarily arranged by him, even equivalent to a battle against his own younger self.
Yes, to be more precise, the Hall Guardian of the fiftieth ancient hall was actually his younger self.
Because of Ye Chen's uniqueness, he had temporarily arranged this to test Ye Chen's true combat power.
The result did not disappoint him. On the contrary, even he had never expected Ye Chen to be so powerful. While observing the battle, he had been constantly shocked. This junior's combat power was truly formidable. Now, he couldn't help but reveal a faint smile and softly said, "I never expected that in this era, a true Chaos cultivator would appear, and even a Chaos Young Supreme. He is truly strong. Could it be that he intends to completely perfect the Chaos Supreme Dao and become the Chaos Dominator that no one throughout the ages has ever truly succeeded in becoming?"
The Chaos Great Dao—throughout the ages, countless people have wanted to truly cultivate it, spanning across various Ancient Universes of the Chaos Sea, even Emperors and Supreme Immortals have attempted to cultivate it, trying to truly perfect it.
But no one has ever truly succeeded. Not even the strongest among Emperors, the Tai Sheng Emperor of the Sealed Universe, succeeded, falling just short.
Cultivating some primordial Chaos Qi is possible as long as one's cultivation is sufficiently profound. But wanting to truly perfect the Chaos Great Dao is fundamentally impossible; how many Emperors and Supreme Immortals have failed.
Later, everyone understood that to truly cultivate it to completion, one cannot cultivate the partial Chaos Methods created by others. Only by cultivating step by step from the most foundational stage during one's weak period is there a chance of success. Otherwise, upon reaching the Emperor or Immortal realm, one will always be blocked by an insurmountable barrier, unable to succeed.
Yet, during the weak cultivation period, how many people can truly cultivate the Chaos Dao and master primordial Chaos Qi?
Even Imperial Sons who inherit the bloodline power of the strongest Emperors find it extremely difficult, let alone needing to create the most initial part of the Chaos Method themselves to truly perfect it step by step.
But wanting to create the most initial part of the Chaos Dao techniques—even those with cultivation as profound as ancient Great Sages find it difficult to achieve. After all, Chaos is too difficult to master, especially for mere Demigods or Deity Transformation realms; success is simply impossible.
Even attempting reincarnation is not feasible. To create a Chaos Method, one must first forget all previous Dao techniques. But that is something almost no strong practitioner is willing to do, because forgetting is equivalent to abandoning all the cultivation painstakingly gained in the past, losing the ability to protect oneself. Who could do that?
Moreover, is reincarnation really that easy?
This has resulted in no one succeeding throughout the countless ages.
Therefore, seeing that Ye Chen had actually created a Chaos Method, the Ancient Monarch was pleasantly surprised.
He did not know if Ye Chen had a chance to truly perfect the Chaos Great Dao, but it interested him greatly and he saw a glimmer of hope. Because this was a true Chaos Young Supreme, with potential that could be described as infinite, possessing a certain possibility in the future.
This gave him some expectation, eagerly anticipating how far this person could go in the future.
He even hoped that Ye Chen could truly perfect the Chaos Great Dao and become the only Chaos Supreme, Chaos Emperor throughout the ages. There were even rumors that once the Chaos Emperor position was completely achieved, one might qualify to transcend Emperors and become a true Eternal Existence.
Although the truth of the so-called Eternal Existence was unknown, throughout the ages, it had driven countless Emperors and even Supreme Immortals to pursue it. After all, it represented true eternal immortality, standing above Emperors. It was just unclear whether it had ever truly existed or if it was merely a rumor.
But the Chaos Great Dao is unparalleled throughout the ages, a true supreme Great Dao. Once perfected, one might also qualify to achieve it, mastering the boundless Chaos Sea and becoming a truly great Dominator. At that time, even transcending to achieve eternity would be a matter of course.
Naturally, all of this was worth anticipating. However, he was a dead man, which was a pity, as he could not truly witness all this happening. He could only hope to hear about it happening within his lifetime.
"Little fellow, the true trial is not over yet. This Monarch will await your arrival in the divine city, hoping you can also display the stunning performance you showed today and not disappoint this Monarch's expectations of you," the Ancient Monarch softly spoke, filled with particular anticipation.