Ye Chen felt some apprehension, wary that the Chaos Overlord might return from the deepest parts of the Ultimate Ancient Path.
After all, that was an extremely powerful opponent who also cultivated the Chaos Dao, and was even more profound and powerful than him. If they were to meet, he would likely face the greatest crisis of his life, and even the power of the Heaven-Supporting Azure Ox Divine Spirit might be difficult to utilize.
Because that would be a battle of destiny, a final battle concerning Chaos, to see who could truly obtain Chaos in the end.
This kind of fateful duel would not tolerate the interference of other forces; it would be a true Chaos confrontation.
The Goddess gently embraced Ye Chen and said, "It's fine, you don't need to worry too much. At the very least, such an Ultimate Ancient Path Overlord cannot easily turn back and return; they are subject to great restrictions. As long as you truly grow, break through the limits, and achieve the Chaos Great Power realm, then you will have nothing to fear and can face the Chaos Overlord with ease."
Ye Chen nodded. What he lacked now was only accumulation, but he believed it wouldn't be too long. When he achieved the Chaos Great Power realm, everything would ultimately change, and he would fear nothing.
"By the way, perhaps your destined enemy is not just the Chaos Overlord; there is another person!" the Goddess suddenly said.
"Who?"
"The Heaven-Defying Battle King!" The Goddess spoke softly, causing Ye Chen's pupils to instantly contract.
The Heaven-Defying Battle King was also one of the peerless overlords of the Ultimate Ancient Path, immensely powerful, dominating the entire Ultimate Ancient Path, and one of the Nine Invincible Ones.
Moreover, what was even more important was that the Heaven-Defying Battle King was not just an Ultimate Ancient Path Overlord; rumors said he was the natural nemesis of the Battle Saint lineage, an innate archenemy standing in opposition to the Battle Saint.
Regarding this point, over the years, Ye Chen had searched various sources of information and naturally learned some truths, understanding some ancient secrets.
If the Battle Saint was one who cultivated through acquired means, enduring countless hardships to finally possess the invincible Battle Saint Body, then the Heaven-Defying Battle King walked another path, possessing an innate supreme bloodline.
Yes, this was a lineage of innate supreme battle bodies, incredibly powerful.
People of this lineage were naturally extremely rare throughout history, similar to the Battle Saint lineage. Only one could be born in a generation, and often only one generation would appear every hundred thousand or even a million years. They were born inheriting an unparalleled supreme bloodline power, possessing the Heaven-Defying Battle Body. Their physical bodies were no weaker than the Battle Saint Body, and they had a special silver bloodline, akin to a divine bloodline.
Ancient legends said that the progenitor of the Heaven-Defying Battle King lineage was a supreme Emperor. He was the first Heaven-Defying Battle Body after the creation of heaven and earth, and he even elevated the Heaven-Defying Battle Body to an extreme height. In the past, he was a great enemy of the Saint Ancestor of the Battle Saint lineage, leading to opposition and causing every successor of the two lineages thereafter to be opposing archenemies.
It must be said that the power of this Heaven-Defying Battle King posed an even greater threat to Ye Chen than other overlords, because this lineage was innately targeted against the Battle Saint lineage. The silver blood qi and the golden Saint Body blood qi were naturally in conflict.
It was said that once the powerful experts of the two lineages met, they would autonomously awaken, undergoing a special kind of awakening and return, and would also be particularly targeted against each other.
"You must be careful. This Heaven-Defying Battle King is truly powerful. He is also one of the Ancient Path Overlords, and he once slaughtered everyone in an entire trial ancient pass, including all ancient path trial-takers and all living beings in that trial world. He has slain no fewer than ten Great Powers. He is truly terrifying." The Goddess reminded him, hoping Ye Chen would be extremely cautious no matter what, because the young supreme of this Heaven-Defying Battle King lineage was truly dreadful, even more worthy of caution than an Ancient Path Overlord like Taiyi.
After all, this was the nemesis lineage of the Battle Saint, innately targeted against the Battle Saint. The threat to Ye Chen was naturally greater than that from Taiyi.
"Where is he now?" Ye Chen naturally asked about the Heaven-Defying Battle King.
"He is currently in the deepest part of the Ultimate Ancient Path, but he has probably learned of your arrival. Sooner or later, you will face him." The Goddess was somewhat worried.
"It's fine. When soldiers come, we have generals to block them; when water comes, we have earth to dam it. Nothing will happen." Ye Chen comforted the Goddess. "At the very least, he cannot turn back and return to the front of the ancient path now; he is under great restrictions. By the time I reach there, my cultivation will basically be sufficient, and I will fear nothing!"
"By the way, there is actually another supreme Battle Saint in the deepest part of the ancient path, named Qian Xun. Could he be related to you?" The Goddess asked curiously, because Qian Xun was also a Battle Saint, and both shared the surname Qian, which was somewhat strange and made one suspicious.
Ye Chen shook his head. "Regarding this, I'm not clear either, but what I can be sure of is that, for now, I don't know him."
Actually, this point puzzled Ye Chen quite a bit, because the Battle Saint lineage historically only had one person per generation. Only during the extremely glorious and prosperous Mythical Era could several be born. Since the beginning of this era, it had never been like this.
"If there is a chance in the future, I can ask him if we meet." Ye Chen said.
The Goddess went on to mention the other individuals among the Nine Overlords of the Ultimate Ancient Path. Without a doubt, anyone who could become an Ancient Path Overlord was a true eternal genius, each undoubtedly a well-deserved overlord-level existence. Like the Goddess, like Taiyi, like the Chaos Overlord, like the Heaven-Defying Battle King, and so on, each stood at the very top of the pyramid, able to act with pride, so powerful that even facing an Ancient Monarch they would have no fear, could preserve their lives, and could even fight.
The Nine Overlords stood proudly on the Ultimate Ancient Path, overlooking all ancient path trial-takers. They were the ancient mountains blocking everyone's path, so towering that almost all ancient path trial-takers found it difficult to breathe. Facing them, one could only look up in admiration, difficult to surpass. They were also the final great enemies Ye Chen needed to face in contending for the "Ultimate."
"Although the Ancient Path Overlords are all powerful, some people are considered not inferior to them." The Goddess soon mentioned another person, a mysterious and transcendent young supreme—the Son of God, Qian Xunyue!
Yes, it was him, Qian Xunyue, a peerless young supreme known as the Son of God. Many years ago, he was already a young True King in the Myriad Domains of the Heavens. Later, he cultivated the Supreme Law, underwent a heaven-defying transformation of the Ten Heavens, achieved the status of a young generation's supreme, and entered the Ultimate Ancient Path.
This Son of God had rarely made moves throughout history, appearing relatively mysterious and extraordinary. However, every recorded move he made was earth-shattering, shaking the entire world.
The most notable move was when he once killed ten young supremes in one go, making him famous and causing various powerful experts to be quite wary of him.
Many even suspected that this Son of God, Qian Xunyue, was very likely one of the peerless overlords of the Ultimate Ancient Path, though his identity was mysterious and unknown. There were also rumors that this Son of God had truly encountered an Ancient Path Overlord and engaged in a terrifying battle that shook the entire ancient path, causing great waves.
But there were also rumors that this was false, that the Son of God had never contended or fought with those Ultimate Ancient Path Overlords, at most having some confrontations, nothing more.
Even so, it caused the Son of God's reputation to become increasingly transcendent and powerful, because many believed this Son of God was very likely the reincarnation of an Emperor Supreme, as he had never suffered a defeat, always sweeping through everything, making people extremely wary of him.
Of course, it was only that, because many things had not been truly understood yet.
"Son of God, Qian Xunyue?"
Ye Chen silently recited this title. Although they were both young supremes from the Myriad Domains of the Heavens, he had never truly met this Son of God. Moreover, he had a vague, special feeling in his heart, always feeling that he would have some special connection with this Son of God, which would require a future day to truly understand clearly. For now, it was not possible.
There were too many powerful experts on the Ultimate Ancient Path. It gathered young supremes from various ancient universes across the entire Chaos Sea. The so-called strongest talents were completely insufficient here. Even young supremes had been killed quite a few, let alone True Kings.
Only true Imperial Son-level figures could truly claim supremacy; otherwise, no one had that qualification.
It was just rumored that Imperial Sons and Imperial Daughters had taken another extremely mysterious ancient path. Only those with supreme bloodline power could walk that path, but the final result might ultimately be the same, reaching the final pass of the Ultimate Ancient Path to contend for the "Ultimate"!
Those true Imperial Son-level figures were walking on that mysterious ancient path. Nowadays, people like Di Wushuang, Ye Cangqiong, and others should be on that path, contending with Imperial Son-level figures from other ancient universes. Who knew how intense it was.
However, there would inevitably be casualties; even fellow Imperial Son-level figures were no exception. Contending simultaneously, with Imperial Sons from all heavens vying for supremacy, it was impossible for everyone to be safe and sound. Absolutely, quite a few would fall, becoming stepping stones for others on the path to the ultimate Emperor's throne.
Along the way, Ye Chen learned too much about the Ultimate Ancient Path from the Goddess's words. This was precisely because the Goddess was one of the Nine Overlords of the Ultimate Ancient Path; otherwise, if it were anyone else, they wouldn't know or understand so much information.
What surprised him most was that now, the young supremes of the Sealed Boundary Universe were exerting force in the later stages, rapidly rising.
As for the Goddess, naturally, there was no need to say much. She directly became one of the overlords dominating the Ultimate Ancient Path, and was also one of the representatives of female cultivators, supremely invincible, a peerless existence capable of contending strongly even against other Ancient Path Overlords.
The existence of the Goddess greatly boosted the strength of the entire young generation of the Sealed Boundary Universe. Because of her sudden appearance, some powerful experts who previously dared not excessively target the young supremes of the Sealed Boundary Universe now appeared wary due to the Goddess.
Especially the ancient path trial-takers from the alien ancient universes were like this, because they had targeted the Sealed Boundary Universe lineage in the past and had even pursued the Goddess.
After the Goddess achieved success, she powerfully roamed the Ultimate Ancient Path, killing one when she saw one, killing a pair when she saw two, staining the ancient path with blood, creating a fearsome bloody reputation, like a peerless female Emperor. Even the young supremes of the alien races turned pale at the mention of the Goddess, staying as far away as possible, not daring to confront her directly.
Naturally, as the Goddess rose, others also rapidly rose in the rear.
Like the Sun God, who had now reached the Great Power realm, his cultivation growing increasingly profound. He was also renowned and powerful in the rear of the Ultimate Ancient Path.
Moreover, he had already begun to re-cultivate the two realms of Half-God and God Transformation, aiming for complete perfection, flawless and flawless, elevated to the utmost extreme, approaching the Imperial Son level, desiring to prove the Overlord position.
He had also taken a disciple, who, like him, possessed the special Sun God Body. It was none other than the previous Sun God Son, who inherited the Sun God's divine essence and was also very powerful in the path of Sun Saint Fire, achieving the status of a young supreme.
Two supremes from one school sufficiently demonstrated the Sun God's power.
As for the Ancient Desolate Demon God, a being who could once contend with various young supremes, the Goddess sighed with regret, because he had fallen.
He was not killed while contending on the Ultimate Ancient Path, but rather went berserk during his hundred-year cultivation, ultimately passing away in meditation, not meeting a good end, which was lamentable.
Regarding this, Ye Chen also felt regret. After all, they had once contended in the same era and had some friendship. He never expected him to pass away in meditation. Otherwise, if he had grown, even if not an Emperor Supreme, he should have been able to become an Ancient Monarch, becoming a great force protecting the Sealed Boundary Universe.
Feng Wu, peerlessly beautiful and brilliant, a Divine Maiden who inherited the Undying Immortal Phoenix bloodline, was naturally unparalleled and powerful.
She was the granddaughter of the Myriad Realms Academy Master and had cultivated step by step to this point, achieving perfection in the Supreme Law's Ten Heavens. Even on the Ultimate Ancient Path, she displayed her peerless grace.
Now, she also roamed freely in the furthest rear of the Ultimate Ancient Path, not only able to contend with various young supremes but also having many suitors. She managed this well, establishing a very powerful force, intending to join forces with various powerful experts and begin contending for the Ancient Path Overlord position.
Yuan Yao Divine King naturally needed no further explanation. This man, who had always appeared mysterious and transcendent, no matter where he went, was so transcendent and ethereal, possessing a mysterious aura like a riddle, as if few in the world truly knew his real cultivation level. Even Ye Chen in the past had been quite wary of this Yuan Yao Divine King because of his mystery, his transcendence, always so different from others.
However, over the years, if he had not once helped the Goddess and others, dealing with the Imperial Sons of the alien races, perhaps the Goddess would not have been able to survive until now.
Therefore, no matter what, towards this Yuan Yao Divine King, Ye Chen always held a special sense of gratitude in his heart.
And as a young supreme who also came from the Sealed Boundary Universe, if there was a chance in the future, once they met, he would definitely thank him properly.
It was just heard that Yuan Yao Divine King's current cultivation was very powerful, perhaps not inferior to those overlords of the Ultimate Ancient Path. He was also a transcendent and supremely powerful existence. In the past, the Goddess had seen Yuan Yao Divine King several times, greeting him from afar a few times. They had some friendship between them.
The last person that had to be mentioned was Zhao Chen, naturally also the younger brother of the Goddess, Zhao Jingruo. Both came from the Heavenly Gate.
Actually, long ago, when Ye Chen was still his past life Qian Yue, he felt a special mystery about Zhao Chen, because Zhao Chen had always been so mysterious. This feeling was like facing Yuan Yao Divine King—similarly transcendent and mysterious. Both appeared so transcendent and ethereal, always like a layer of mist, making it difficult to perceive their true depths.
It could be said that even at this point, Ye Chen still felt the transcendence and ethereality of these two. Their bodies seemed always shrouded in a layer of mist, impossible to truly see through clearly, always like this, making one very wary.
Ye Chen always believed that if they encountered each other in the future, if these two met at the final pass, nine times out of ten they would be the most terrifying great enemies, truly dreadful.
Because these two were always existences whose depths could not be discerned.
Finally, perhaps worth mentioning was the master of the Heaven's Secret Pavilion, known as the person on the entire Ultimate Ancient Path who possessed the most intelligence on various matters. The master behind it, Ye Chen learned from the second pass of the Ultimate Ancient Path, was an Ancient Path Overlord, known as Heaven's Secret Master, an existence said to be able to deduce everything.
Rumors said this Heaven's Secret Master knew everything, understood everything, was versed in everything, claimed to comprehend all, with nothing he did not know. Even regarding the various information about other Ancient Path Overlords, as long as one could pay a sufficient price, one could learn everything one wanted to know.
Naturally, this Heaven's Secret Master was also very mysterious, a mysterious overlord who was like a dragon seen only at the head, not the tail. No one knew where his true main body was, appearing more mysterious than anyone else.
No one could find him; only when he wanted to be known would he actively appear.
Precisely because of this, he was the most dreaded person among the several Ultimate Ancient Path Overlords, because hardly anyone could find his existence. Only he could find the existence of others and could deduce everything. Even Ultimate Ancient Path Overlords found it difficult to escape the deductions of this Heaven's Secret Master.
It was this astonishing deduction ability that made Heaven's Secret Master known as one of the most terrifying people on the Ultimate Ancient Path, making various Ultimate Ancient Path Overlords extremely wary.
This also made Ye Chen slightly change expression. If Heaven's Secret Master could truly know everything, he would indeed be the most terrifying person. Who could escape being deduced by Heaven's Secret Master? Perhaps everything about the furthest rear of the Ultimate Ancient Path was completely grasped and calculated by Heaven's Secret Master.
"What a terrifying person!"
Ye Chen sighed lightly, because this Heaven's Secret Master was too terrifying. If they met in the future, he would likely need to go all out. He just didn't know how wary the other Ultimate Ancient Path Overlords were of this mysterious Heaven's Secret Master. Probably, they would all think of ways to completely deal with this Heaven's Secret Master, directly killing him as soon as possible.
After all, truly few were willing to be constantly calculated by someone, especially existences of this Ancient Path Overlord level.
"Don't worry, the other Ultimate Ancient Path Overlords won't be too comfortable with Heaven's Secret Master's existence either. Although Heaven's Secret Master is formidable enough, the others are not easy to deal with either. Moreover, they have long been thinking of ways to restrain and deal with Heaven's Secret Master, even thinking of ways to kill this mysterious Heaven's Secret Master." The Goddess spoke, revealing some true secrets.
Precisely because Heaven's Secret Master knew everything, understood everything, how could those Ultimate Ancient Path Overlords be at ease with his existence? They had always been restraining Heaven's Secret Master's existence, both visibly and invisibly, aiming to completely annihilate Heaven's Secret Master under conditions where they were confident.
Ye Chen also sighed lightly. Precisely because Heaven's Secret Master was too terrifying, these Ultimate Ancient Path Overlords were all quite wary of him, always preparing to take action, ready to annihilate Heaven's Secret Master at any time.
One could imagine that once the plan began, the entire Ultimate Ancient Path would be swept up, producing an exceptionally terrifying storm, completely shaking everything.
Moreover, this was the pursuit of an Ultimate Ancient Path Overlord. The commotion would be unprecedented, probably far beyond imagination and also very eye-catching.
Naturally, even the Goddess was invited, because Heaven's Secret Master was truly like a dragon seen only at the head, not the tail. Therefore, various forces needed to join forces, continuously restraining Heaven's Secret Master's escape, and completely shielding the Heavenly Secrets, making him completely have no way to escape, completely killed, becoming the first fallen Ultimate Ancient Path Overlord.
"Indeed, the Ultimate Ancient Path is filled with cruelty. Even Heaven's Secret Master is no exception. To contend for the final Ultimate, no one will truly be merciful. There is only desperate pursuit, contending for all Ultimates, preparing for the future to truly become an Emperor and claim the throne."
Ye Chen sighed softly, feeling the cruelty of the Ultimate Ancient Path. Even an Overlord of the Ultimate Ancient Path could not escape being targeted by various parties, and would ultimately be hunted by other Ancient Path Overlords. All of this was filled with endless brutality.
But this was the Ultimate Ancient Path. Everything was for the sake of rushing toward the final checkpoint and contending for the one and only "Ultimate" throughout the ages. The stakes were immense, and it might even influence the ultimate battle!
That night, Ye Chen and the Goddess talked about many, many things. In the end, they fell into a silent embrace.
They stayed like this for three days and three nights.
Everything was coming to an end. The Goddess was, after all, only a Dao body and could not remain for too long. She would eventually dissipate. Looking at Ye Chen, she was filled with reluctance, yet helpless.
They had clearly vowed never to part, but ideals were plump while reality was bony. They ultimately had to separate.
Although the Goddess wished Ye Chen would immediately head to the very rear of the Ultimate Ancient Path—she and the others were eager to see Ye Chen as soon as possible—it was not possible. At least not now. There, several Overlords of the Ultimate Ancient Path were constantly watching for Ye Chen's arrival: Taiyi, the Chaos Overlord, the Heaven-Defying Battle King. All were opposed to Ye Chen. If they all appeared, even with her great power, she could not possibly protect Ye Chen.
Rather than that, it was better to let Ye Chen continue his trials on the Ultimate Ancient Path. When he had accumulated enough and broken through to the Ancient Great Power realm, facing those Ultimate Ancient Path Overlords, he would at least have the power to protect himself.