Will took off the Crimson Gold Emperor's Crown and handed it to Ye Chen, saying, "Qianyue, within the ancient Great Emperor's inheritance, there is a portion concerning the Great Dao of Chaos. I believe it will be of great use to you. Moreover, the Emperor's Throne is very helpful for comprehension. You can ascend the Emperor's Throne to gain enlightenment."
This was a true brother in life and death, sharing weal and woe, who could even relinquish an Emperor Dao inheritance with such nonchalance.
Ye Chen smiled and did not refuse. He donned the Crimson Gold Emperor's Crown, put on the Emperor's Ring, and ascended the Emperor's Throne.
The moment he sat down, Ye Chen underwent a startling transformation, as if he had become a different person entirely.
He seemed to have become an ancient Great Emperor, with a majestic Emperor Dao authority descending upon him, overlooking the myriad heavens, looking down upon all eternity. His gaze could pierce through past and present, cleaving through the River of Time.
Yet at this moment, his soul avatar buzzed, as if transcending the River of Time and entering a mysterious space.
This mysterious space, called a space, was in fact vast beyond imagination, though it was illusory.
However, no inheritance appeared before him. Not long after, a grand and boundless scene unfolded—it was precisely the scene of the Ship That Slays Immortals attacking the Primordial Immortal Realm. It was vast and boundless, incredibly tragic, with countless experts falling within the universe.
The Ship That Slays Immortals carried the entire Eight Desolations Ancient Universe. The strongest Emperor, Great Emperor Hantian, led all the Emperors and Sovereigns of the ancient universe, along with countless experts, to strike before the Immortal Heavenly Pass of the Primordial Immortal Realm. Countless annihilating divine abilities surged forth like a tidal wave, flashing towards the Immortal Heavenly Pass.
Among them, Ye Chen saw that ancient Great Emperor holding a spear. His Emperor body was torn apart and exploded, shaking the universe and the eight desolations, also causing half of the Heavenly Gate of the Immortal Heavenly Pass to collapse, piercing through two ancient universes.
"Shidai!"
The ancient Great Emperor's furious roar shook through the ages, and the River of Time manifested. He looked back with endless unwillingness.
At this moment, following the ancient Great Emperor's line of sight, Ye Chen looked behind. Right behind the Ship That Slays Immortals, there was a terrifying black hole leading to another Ancient Chaos Universe, from which an unparalleled oppressive force continuously surged forth.
This oppressive force, even Ye Chen could feel it across the ages, as if it could completely tear apart his Chaos Supreme Body.
Within the Ancient Chaos Universe behind that black hole, Ye Chen clearly saw, at the center of the Universe Origin, an Ancient Temple existed there eternally, as if everlasting and immortal.
Ye Chen had seen this Ancient Temple before. During the great destruction of the Mythical Era, the four strongest Emperors—the Heavenly Emperor, the Battle Saint Emperor, the Great Saint Emperor, and the Space-Time Emperor—were unable to attend to the cosmic war within the Sealed Universe precisely because an Ancient Temple had appeared at the center of the Alien Race's ancient universe origin. It belonged to the Alien Race's most ancient existence—Shidai!
Shidai!
Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat. Could it truly be that Shidai was the mastermind behind the scenes, becoming the greatest hidden hand throughout eternity, causing the entire Eight Desolations Ancient Universe to be annihilated?
"Shidai!"
The ancient Great Emperor roared again. His majestic Emperor body, towering through the ages, actually trembled when facing Shidai—not from fear, but from agitation, a furious agitation.
"Only by conquering the Primordial Immortal Realm can one glimpse eternity and achieve true immortality!"
Within the Ancient Temple, Shidai's figure never appeared, but his voice emerged. It was impossible to tell if it was male or female, young or old, but it carried a detached, ruthless indifference, treating all things as mere straw dogs unrecognized by the Heavenly Dao.
Simultaneously, a ripple emanated from within the Ancient Temple, reaching everywhere without limit. The ancient Great Emperor holding the spear, who had just reformed his immortal Emperor body, exploded once more. Vast blood light swept through all directions, shaking past, present, and future—truly astonishing.
The other Heavenly Gate of the Immortal Heavenly Pass completely collapsed.
"Shidai!"
This time, it was not the spear-wielding ancient Great Emperor who spoke, but Great Emperor Hantian on the Ship That Slays Immortals. He looked furiously towards that Ancient Temple located at the center of the Alien Race's ancient universe origin.
"Succeed or perish, there is no retreat!"
Shidai spoke, always cold and ruthless.
"The Immortal Heavenly Pass is open. You may enter and conquer the Primordial Immortal Realm!"
Upon the Immortal Heavenly Pass, Immortal King Taihao was enveloped in the halo of three thousand great worlds, supremely divine and sacred, with boundless immortal light that could not be violated. He looked towards Shidai, filled with apprehension.
Then he looked at Great Emperor Hantian and said, "Retreat. The Immortal Realm cannot be invaded. There is still time now, before the other fellow Daoists arrive!"
The Primordial Immortal Realm was the most powerful Ancient Chaos Universe within the Chaos Sea. Naturally, there was more than one Immortal King; there were other peerless Immortal Kings within the Primordial Immortal Realm. If they came, the Eight Desolations Ancient Universe would surely be no match.
However, Great Emperor Hantian's face was veiled in mist, and Ye Chen could not clearly see his expression. Only a resolute voice emerged: "At this point, can we still retreat? We can only advance!"
The outcome had already been revealed. It was unveiled long ago when the chaos primordial stone was cut open before the Dan Emperor Clan's Dan Hall. At that time, a blood-soaked chaotic universe was revealed, and later, within the Ancient Emperor Realm, the incomplete Ship That Slays Immortals revealed the final result.
The Eight Desolations Ancient Universe perished. Unlike the Sealed Universe, it was a complete annihilation, with all races extinguished, utterly destroyed.
The subsequent events could not be seen clearly. All scenes shifted rapidly like lightning. Finally, a peerless, matchless Emperor figure appeared before Ye Chen. He was exceptionally heroic, with broad shoulders as if they could support the entire Ancient Chaos Universe. His gaze was wise, capable of piercing through past and present, looking down upon the myriad heavens.
He wore a Crimson Gold Emperor's Crown and a simple, unadorned Emperor's Ring. He was one of the most powerful existences throughout history. In his other hand, he also held a Crimson Gold War Spear—precisely that ancient Great Emperor whose Emperor body was shattered by Shidai and who tore open the gate of the Immortal Heavenly Pass.
In fact, this had been revealed earlier, because everything recorded within the Emperor's Ring focused on depicting this ancient Great Emperor; its master was also him.
This was a tragic ancient Great Emperor. In life, he was incomparably glorious, holding the ultimate position of honor, able to look down upon the Chaos Sea and all eternity. Yet in the final battle, he became a pawn in another's hands, ruthlessly used by the Alien Race's Shidai, his Emperor body shattered to tear open the ancient gate of the Heavenly Pass.
The ancient Great Emperor appeared, his figure majestic, his Emperor bearing peerless. Even though this was just a phantom, it was astonishing.
But this was an invincible ancient Great Emperor, his Emperor Dao matchless. Naturally, he was not merely an ordinary phantom. He had long since pierced through the ages, seeing this present moment from a distant, unknowable era. Looking at Ye Chen before him, he smiled and said, "I never expected that kid to be so willing, actually giving up his own Emperor Dao inheritance for you to receive as well."