This stretch of heaven and earth fell into absolute annihilation.
Boom—
At the same time, the infinite solar holy light on Ye Chen's body abruptly vanished, and the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body also returned to the Chaos Small Universe within him. However, the cracks on it had increased even more—this was the price paid.
Naturally, regarding this scene, even the five Divine Kings hadn't truly seen it clearly. Yet when they sensed the Monarch Projection shatter, each of them widened their eyes in shock, staring incredulously at the sight.
The invincible Monarch Projection had actually been destroyed!
What exactly had happened in that instant when the solar holy light erupted, that even the Monarch Projection had directly perished?
"Let's go!"
Ye Chen spoke. He activated his Chaos Dao techniques, erupting with thousands of strands of ancient Chaos Qi. Amidst them, the Chaos Great Cauldron carried everyone, tearing through space to leave. All traces were completely erased by the ancient Chaos Qi.
Far away, millions of li distant, Ye Chen and the others reappeared. Everyone concealed their auras, completely hiding within a prosperous ancient city in the Senyue Empire.
As for what method Ye Chen had employed to shatter the Monarch Projection, no one knew. Even the five Divine Kings, though puzzled in their hearts, did not ask, for this was Ye Chen's secret.
Far away in the imperial capital of the Senyue Empire, the majestic figure of the Senyue Monarch could prop up the entire Myriad Heavens and Domains, merging into the infinite starry sky beyond the domains. Countless stars orbited around him, yet in the vast expanse of the Mythical Emperor Domain, it still couldn't be considered particularly enormous.
At this moment, the infinite dharma form of the Senyue Monarch suddenly trembled. The heavens tore, and on a face unseen by anyone, a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth. Having sensed everything that had occurred in the projection just now, his profound gaze turned toward that direction: "With just the power of a single punch, my projection was shattered. Not simple. Could it be that among the sinful beings from the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, a supreme figure at the Ancient Monarch level is hidden?"
Seeing a leopard through a tube—the destruction of a Monarch Projection body was enough to indicate many things.
Even if it was just a projection body of an Ancient Monarch, it would require multiple Divine Kings to contend with.
When he tried to seek them out, he discovered all traces had vanished. At this, the Senyue Monarch's expression darkened many times over.
Within the prosperous ancient city, they quickly rented a manor. Ye Chen immediately entered seclusion. Through internal inspection, he saw that the cracks on the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body had increased further. Those dense, intricate cracks covered every inch of its physique, as if it might completely perish at any moment.
All of this was due to the battle with the alien Guzhu Great Emperor, which had caused the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body to suffer such severe aftereffects that Ye Chen dared not use it excessively. Otherwise, the cracks would only multiply, affecting the combat power of the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body.
Unfortunately, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body was constructed from one-seventh of an Emperor's body and one-seventh of an Emperor's Dao origin. Its level was too high. Even if Ye Chen possessed the Holy Body Regeneration Technique, it was impossible to heal such an Emperor's physique. Even if he expended his entire Chaos origin, it would still be impossible to heal.
Of course, it could also be repaired using the one-seventh Emperor origin within the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body itself. But this Emperor origin was truly something that diminished with each use. Unless it was a critical moment, Ye Chen was unwilling to take that step.
For now, he could only rely on a strand of cosmic power from the Chaos Small Universe to maintain the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body and prevent it from disintegrating and collapsing.
"If I possessed a vast amount of Life Essence, perhaps I could truly heal the injuries of the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body."
Ye Chen murmured to himself. Life Essence was the most fundamental origin of all living beings. With enough of it, it could completely repair even the wounds of the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body.
But the quantity of Life Essence required was astronomical, at the very least needing the sacrifice of hundreds of millions of living beings to achieve.
However, Ye Chen could not be so cruel—slaughtering hundreds of millions of living beings and sacrificing their Life Essence just to heal the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body. Even if he saw others doing so, he would stop them.
Then, he looked toward the ten Ancient Monarchs standing between heaven and earth within the Mythical Emperor Domain. If he could sacrifice an Ancient Monarch, that would also suffice.
The Life Essence of an Ancient Monarch was incomparably vast, enough to completely repair the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body.
Thus, Ye Chen needed to find an opportunity to slay a hostile Ancient Monarch and perform the sacrifice.
While everyone from the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain was evading the pursuit of the ten Ancient Monarchs, Ye Chen had already set his sights on these Ancient Monarchs. If this were to spread, everyone would surely be dumbfounded.
On this day, the monarch progenitors of the ten great empires made their move. Under the coverage of their heavenly will, many from the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain could not hide. Whether from imperial clans, Immortal Clans, king clans, or other Heaven's Pride Prodigies who had come to participate, quite a few were discovered.
Within the vast Mythical Emperor Domain, from time to time, blazing and tragic blood light soared into the heavens, often spanning over a million li in grandeur. That was the scene of a Divine King perishing.
In just a single day, a full eight Divine Kings from the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain were slain, all from imperial clans or Immortal Clans, their blood light surging.
Without a doubt, this scene was captured by everyone, causing hearts to palpitate with fear.
The ten Ancient Monarchs were too terrifying. With just a Monarch Projection, they could easily annihilate a Divine King from an imperial clan, almost without any resistance.
The living beings of the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain were in grave danger.
Not long after, several more experts from imperial clans and Immortal Clans were discovered, including supreme experts at the Divine King realm. However, they quickly hid again. Even the Ancient Monarchs of the ten great empires seemed helpless, finding it difficult to locate them.
From then on, the many Heaven's Pride Prodigies from the imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and king clans of the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain became much more low-key, making it difficult for the ten great empires to find them.
Nevertheless, the ten great empires remained persistent, continuously searching. They even investigated by searching for strangers who had suddenly appeared recently, conducting a carpet-style search, vowing to completely uncover all living beings from the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain.
During this period, another batch of people from the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain was found, almost all Heaven's Pride Prodigies. Over a hundred were directly slain, and two were Divine Kings from imperial clans or Immortal Clans. Their blood was sacrificed to heaven and earth, serving as a warning to all from the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain.
This relentless pursuit, which had claimed ten Divine Kings, finally thoroughly enraged the imperial clans and Immortal Clans of the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, leading them to secretly form an alliance.
Half a month later, suddenly, over half of the Divine Kings from the imperial clans and Immortal Clans simultaneously appeared in the imperial capital of the Xialuo Empire. Divine Kings from all heavens manifested, attacking the Xialuo Empire's imperial capital.
Even with the protection of an Ancient Monarch, it was futile. With so many Divine Kings from imperial clans and Immortal Clans striking together, the force was terrifying. Over half of the entire imperial capital collapsed, and the Monarch-level protective grand formation inscribed on the city gates could not withstand it, disintegrating.