Because the Ancestral God Pass was simply too majestic and imposing. It soared so high it vanished into the heavens, its upper half obscured by clouds, its true immensity unknown, yet it exuded an overwhelming, peerless grandeur.
Anyone standing before it would feel a sense of insignificance.
An Immortal Heavenly Pass?
Upon seeing the Ancestral God Pass, such a thought flashed through Ye Chen's mind, but he quickly dismissed it. Although this Ancestral God Pass was extraordinarily grand and imposing, spanning the heavens, it still fell somewhat short compared to a true Immortal Heavenly Pass.
For a true Immortal Heavenly Pass was connected to Emperors and Supreme Immortals. While the Ancestral God Pass was vast and majestic, the feeling it gave Ye Chen was lacking that final degree, though it still possessed an intense sense of oppression.
Even someone as powerful as Ye Chen felt utterly uncertain about being able to breach this Ancestral God Pass.
Upon its tall, seemingly eternal walls were dark crimson stains—bloodstains. Having weathered untold years, they still emanated a terrifying aura of slaughter. This pass had witnessed horrific battles, stained red by the blood of fearsome existences.
Upon the grand and imposing Ancestral God Pass was a massive divine gate, equally enormous, which remained open year-round. Powerful guards patrolled the battlements, radiating a fierce, murderous aura, with supremely powerful auras rising and falling among them.
Clearly, the Ancestral God Pass was a place where tigers crouched and dragons hid.
Beside him, Xia Miao'er and the others, though they had seen the Ancestral God Pass more than once, each viewing still filled them with awe and reverence. They also introduced it to Ye Chen and his companions.
The Ancestral God Pass was established during the Dark Blood Era by the various supreme powerhouses of the Myriad Races who rose later. They joined forces to quell the Primordial Beast Calamity and built this immortal, majestic pass to prevent the Primordial Ancient Beasts of the First Heaven's Ancient Domain from invading again. It had stood for countless millennia since.
Furthermore, after the Dark Blood Era, there had been several relatively large-scale Primordial Beast Calamities. The dark red stains on the walls were formed by the blood of invading Primordial Ancient Beasts and the great sages who defended the Ancestral God Pass. Eternal and undiminished, they still radiated a vast aura to this day.
Even now, Primordial Ancient Beasts from the First Heaven would sometimes come, seeking to set foot in the lands of the Myriad Races, yet they were always held back by the Ancestral God Pass.
The Ancestral God Pass could be said to be the crystallization of the painstaking efforts of the Myriad Races' supreme powerhouses of that era. Even if the Primordial Ancient Beasts of the First Heaven's Ancient Domain swarmed forth en masse, they might not necessarily be able to breach it.
Moreover, powerhouses of the Myriad Races were stationed on the Ancestral God Pass, constantly protecting the prosperity and flourishing of the races behind it.
Ye Chen nodded solemnly; this Ancestral God Pass was indeed extraordinary and immortal.
The divine ship slowly sailed into the Ancestral God Pass, attracting attention from all sides due to the Moon-white Divine Ship's unusual nature. Many astonished gazes also fell upon the people on the ship.
"Huh? Aren't those people from the Xia Sang Tribe? When they set sail earlier, it was just a shabby little boat. How did they get such a luxurious and extraordinary divine ship now?"
"This divine ship looks incredibly luxurious, and the Dao patterns inscribed on its hull show extraordinary craftsmanship, likely the work of a master at least at the Heavenly King Realm."
"Elder Xia Hao may be an elder figure in the Xia Sang Tribe, but the Xia Sang Tribe is just a tiny tribe. Even their tribal chief is only at the Saint Treasury Realm. What right do they have to bestow such a Heaven King Level divine ship upon Xia Hao?"
"How could the Xia Sang Tribe, a minor tribe not even ranking as a third-rate force, possess such a Heaven King Level divine ship? And it doesn't look like an ordinary one at that. It seems to be forged from Pure Tianhua Silver, one of the sixty-eight rarest Heaven King Level divine materials. With a ship like this, the Xia Sang Tribe might even qualify to enter the ranks of third-rate forces!"
The interior of the Ancestral God Pass was bustling and prosperous, with numerous towns linked together, forming a prosperous area spanning hundreds of thousands of li. Cultivators from various races of the Myriad Races were present, with many ships anchored on the sea surface.
The Ten Heavens Realm Ancient Domain was unlike the outside world. Although ships could fly through the air, it consumed a significant amount of the operator's divine energy. Therefore, whether it was beings from various races sailing out to seek treasures or Primordial pirates, they generally chose to sail on the water's surface to conserve divine energy.
This momentarily gave Ye Chen a feeling of returning to the period when his cultivation was still weak.
However, even under the suppression of the various Heavenly Emperor Daos in the Ten Heavens Realm, Ye Chen could still easily unleash supreme power capable of moving mountains and filling seas. There was no need to struggle as he did during his weaker days.
Along the way, they were met with countless astonished gazes. Cultivators from various races were quite stunned and somewhat incredulous that the Xia Sang Tribe had obtained such an extraordinary Heaven King Level divine ship, given that it was just a minor, unranked human tribe.
This divine ship even seemed more extraordinary than many other Heaven King Level divine ships, with its exquisite and magnificent Dao patterns and its moon-white hull forged from precious Heaven King Level divine material like Pure Tianhua Silver.
Such divine material was enough to rank among the list of rare Heaven King Level divine materials, one of the sixty-eight rarest kinds.
If utilized well, this divine ship could at least unleash Heavenly King Realm power, even contend with a Heavenly King Realm master, qualifying it to become a clan-protecting treasure for countless forces.
The Ten Heavens Realm was vast and boundless, with countless forces, and there was a hierarchy among them.
Even the lowest third-rate force required at least one Heavenly King Realm level combat power to qualify for that standard.
Only such ranked races and forces were qualified to receive the world's attention.
However, for the vast majority of forces, like the Xia Sang Tribe, they were unranked forces without a Heavenly King Realm master overseeing them.
If they possessed such a Heaven King Level divine ship as part of their foundation, it could elevate the strength of the entire race or force by at least one level, qualifying them for third-rate status.
Moreover, a divine ship forged from rare divine material like Pure Tianhua Silver was something even ordinary third-rate forces with Heavenly King Realm masters might not possess.
Therefore, within the Ancestral God Pass, many people looking at the Xia Sang Tribe members on the Moon-white Divine Ship basically regarded them with jealous eyes. Some gazes even contained naked greed.
The Xia Sang Tribe was just a tiny tribe; by what virtue or merit did they deserve such a divine ship? It was simply a waste. If they obtained it, even if they couldn't use it fully, they could surely sell it for an astronomical price.
However, this port area within the Ancestral God Pass was relatively stable. Those with covetous intentions, even if they wanted to seize it, wouldn't dare act within this territory under the Ancestral God Pass's jurisdiction.
Upon arriving here, Elder Xia also sensed some danger. After all, this Heaven King Level divine ship simply didn't look like something their tiny Xia Sang Tribe had the right to possess. Although the interior of the Ancestral God Pass was much safer than the Primordial Divine Sea, the saying 'a common man's only crime is possessing a treasure' held true. Returning to the tribe as soon as possible was the wise course.
There, they had the ancestral clan-protecting grand formation passed down through generations. Even if a Heavenly King Realm master wanted to make a move, they would have to think twice.
Buzz—
The Moon-white Divine Ship soared into the sky, directly piercing through the clouds. This Heaven King Level divine ship was even more advanced, capable of reducing divine energy consumption. Elder Xia Hao steered and controlled it with ease. Moreover, the divine ship extended a full twenty Divine Energy Cannons, each more powerful than those on the previous Yellow Sea Seven Devils pirate ship. A single blast could at least kill a Saint Treasury Realm expert.
It could also deter those with ulterior motives.
Precisely because of this, Elder Xia Hao and the other tribesmen felt an even more sincere reverence towards Ye Chen and his companions.
They had clearly possessed such a fearsome Heaven King Level divine ship back then, yet the hundreds of Primordial pirates from the Yellow Sea Seven Devils pirate organization were still no match for Mo Haichen. Just how unfathomably deep were these mysterious young people? They were likely at least at the Heavenly King Realm.
Just thinking about this made Elder Xia tremble inwardly. These young people looked about the same age as Xia Miao'er and the others, yet they were at least at the Heavenly King Realm or above, stronger than the tribe's chief. Looking across the entire Ten Heavens Realm Ancient Domain and the myriad races' proud sons of heaven, they were likely quite outstanding individuals.
Such heroes and talents—one truly wondered which great power had taught these heaven-favored prodigies.
The Moon-white Divine Ship swiftly traversed the sky, transforming into a dazzling silver streak across the heavens, so beautiful under the night sky.
However, this tranquility did not last long. After the Moon-white Divine Ship had flown for nearly half an hour, Elder Xia Hao, who was steering, suddenly changed expression, and the divine ship gradually came to a stop.
For right in front of them, dozens of massive shadows suddenly appeared, causing the Xia Sang Tribe members on the ship to change expressions. They were all aerial divine ships, among which three were Heaven King Level divine ships, radiating oppressive auras.
In the sky, numerous powerhouses appeared together, Saints continuously manifesting, crossing the void, holding fierce weapons pointed from afar at the group.
On the leading Heaven King Level divine ship, a figure stood on the deck, entirely concealed in dark black battle armor, appearing only tall and burly, about five zhang tall, clearly not human. Holding a war blade, he pointed it from afar at the Xia Sang Tribe members and coldly shouted, "Members of the Xia Sang Tribe, I give you one chance now. Stop immediately, hand over the divine ship, and you may leave. Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy."
The target was pointed directly at the Moon-white Divine Ship.
And it was a naked demand!
"This is bad! It's actually Ou Zhitian from the Bone Heavenly Demon Race! He actually came, and there are others too. So many people have come together to intercept us. This is really troublesome."
At this moment, the Xia Sang Tribe members immediately panicked. The powerhouses blocking their path ahead were even more fearsome than the Yellow Sea Seven Devils pirate ship that had pursued them before. Especially that Ou Zhitian, a renowned powerhouse from the Bone Heavenly Demon Race, at the eighth level of the Saint Treasury Realm, far surpassing them.
Moreover, the Bone Heavenly Demon Race belonged to the alien races and had always oppressed the human race. Now they wanted to seize this Moon-white Divine Ship from their hands.
However, with Ye Chen and the others present, they weren't overly worried about their own lives, feeling somewhat assured.
Naturally, they couldn't always rely on Ye Chen and the others to intervene every time. Elder Xia Hao coldly shouted, "Prepare yourselves! Divine Energy Cannons, charge energy! Aim forward! Defensive light barrier, activate! Prepare for battle!"