Boom—
Finally, the tenth day arrived. A brilliant radiance suddenly erupted from the Ninth Heavenly Pass, illuminating the entire vast world for all to see.
"Has that moment finally come?"
Far away at the horizon, Ye Chen's gaze reflected everything as he murmured softly. The two women by his side were ready, nodding to him and having regained their original calm, noble, and aloof demeanor. With a whoosh, they charged toward the location of the Ninth Heavenly Pass.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
By the time Ye Chen and the others appeared at the Ninth Heavenly Pass, the powerhouses from the various Imperial Clans, Immortal Clans, and the Mythical Emperor Domain had long since gathered there. The human powerhouses had also appeared. Twenty-four Divine Kings from the Imperial Clan Qin Family emerged, forming an extremely terrifying lineup.
The Human Emperor's Son appeared. Ten days of seclusion were enough for a supreme young talent like him to fully consolidate his Divine King realm cultivation. He was now even more powerful, with Sovereign Supreme might swirling around him, making him increasingly resemble the Supreme Human Emperor of the Myriad Domains.
However, when Ye Chen looked back, he did not see the appearance of the old Divine King Tongtian.
Clearly, even on this day, the old Divine King Tongtian had not truly emerged from seclusion, having yet to successfully achieve the Ancient Monarch realm.
Ye Chen slightly furrowed his brows. The old Divine King Tongtian's failure to succeed within these three months meant the absence of a Monarch-level peerless combat power.
Naturally, he also understood that leaping from the Divine King realm to the Monarch realm required the complete elevation of the inner world of origin, evolving it into an inner world of origin. This was not something that could be accomplished in a short time.
However, the powerhouses from the various heavens had not yet moved. They were all waiting for one person, the most important one—the Monarch Without World!
Rumble—
The Central Imperial City trembled. A golden light shot straight into the heavens, and a majestic figure, one zhang and five chi tall, appeared.
That was the peerless Monarch Without World, still bare-chested, his physique incredibly robust, holding a spiked club. His aura was restrained, his state adjusted to its absolute peak.
Even without deliberately releasing his Monarch Heavenly Might, he could still inspire awe and reverence in the Divine Kings of the various heavens.
After descending, the Monarch Without World swept his gaze over the powerhouses of the various heavens, gave a slight nod, and was about to speak when he suddenly let out a sound of surprise, looking at Abenue. Then, he revealed a faint smile, looking at Ye Chen: "Little fellow, congratulations."
Ye Chen knew he couldn't hide it from him and also cupped his fists with a smile: "The Monarch Without World Patriarch's perception is indeed formidable. This junior's wife, Abenue, is pregnant."
"Congratulations, Battle Saint King!"
"Congratulations! Congratulations!"
"Congratulations, Senior Brother!"
"Congratulations, Master!"
"Abenue is pregnant? Will the child be called Little Moon in the future?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Ye Chen, then one by one cupped their fists in congratulations, expressing their blessings. Even those who had been somewhat hostile before also cupped their fists in congratulations.
Getting pregnant at this time was also considered a good omen.
"Thank you all for your blessings!" Ye Chen cupped his fists in return.
The Monarch Without World laughed heartily: "Hahaha, what a fine lad! Now you have an heir. I wonder if it will be another innate Saint Body. Since she's pregnant, Abenue need not participate in the battle. Let her stay at the Ninth Heavenly Pass."
Ye Chen naturally did not refuse. Abenue had just become pregnant; this period was the most critical time and should not risk any accidents. No one else blamed her. Abenue's position could be managed by several other high-level young supremes working together.
Although Abenue very much wanted to follow her husband into battle, she also understood the gravity of the situation. She immediately nodded her head and retreated back to the Ninth Heavenly Pass.
"Heavenly Beast, come!"
The Monarch Without World suddenly let out a great shout. From the highest point in the sky came an earth-shattering roar, containing a peerless ferocious might that made the Divine Kings of the various heavens tremble with fear.
Immediately after, an incomparably huge, colossal beast appeared. Its entire body was covered in black barbs, its beastly form blotting out the sky and sun, worthy of being called a peerless ferocious beast. It radiated a world-destroying might, as if the very fabric of heaven and earth could not withstand it and would directly collapse.
Moreover, what was even more important was that this Fierce Beast was actually at the Ancient Monarch realm, terrifying beyond measure. Upon appearing, roaring and bellowing, it rapidly shrank, becoming a three-zhang-tall Fierce Beast.
This Fierce Beast had a dragon's head, its body covered in dragon scales and black barbs. Its six legs were thick and sturdy, its tail comprised of nine serpents, and it also possessed a pair of ferocious giant wings. It came before the Monarch Without World, lowering its massive head, appearing very docile.
"The Ancient Monarch of the Battle Saint lineage is indeed worthy of being called a peerless powerhouse, to have actually subdued a Monarch-level Fierce Beast as a mount."
"I originally thought the Imperial Clan Qin Family's forces guarding the Ninth Heavenly Pass were just the Emperor's Weapon, the twenty-four Divine Kings, plus the Monarch Without World. I never expected there was also a hidden Monarch Heavenly Beast. Perhaps this isn't all their power; there might still be hidden foundational forces not yet fully deployed."
The powerhouses from the various Imperial Clans, Immortal Clans, and the Mythical Emperor Domain were all shocked. Such a peerless Fierce Beast could only be fought by an Ancient Monarch, but to truly subdue it, only those who could be considered powerful even among Monarchs had such qualifications.
The foundational power of the Imperial Clan Qin Family was truly strong to an outrageous degree.
Only the twenty-four Divine Kings of the Imperial Clan Qin Family knew that the Heavenly Beast was a peerless great ferocity subdued by the Monarch Without World with his peerless combat power in the past, becoming his mount. It had followed him to this era and was also one of the foundational forces of the Imperial Clan Qin Family.
The Monarch Without World, holding his spiked club, sat atop the Heavenly Beast. His entire person radiated a terrifying pressure as he shouted loudly: "Everyone, we are about to head to the battlefield. Are you all prepared?"
"We are prepared!"
The powerhouses from the various Imperial Clans, Immortal Clans, and the Mythical Emperor Domain shouted loudly one by one, their voices shaking the heavens and earth.
This terrifying legion was formally assembled, about to head toward the battlefield far at the horizon. What awaited them was endless bloodshed and carnage. They were prepared, ready to fight with all their might, even prepared for life and death, fearing nothing, all to resolve the greatest hidden danger.
With such a peerless lineup, even a true Imperial Clan or Immortal Clan could be completely swept away under this terrifying formation.
"Let's go!"
The Monarch Without World gave a Dao shout. Beneath him, an extremely dazzling Golden Great Dao suddenly manifested, accompanied by various grand phenomena appearing. All the powerhouses heading to the battle stepped onto the Golden Great Dao and, with a whoosh, charged toward the distant horizon.
This Golden Great Dao led straight to the outer Starry Sky.
That was an extremely vast and magnificent Starry Sky, connected to the Starry Sky of the Ten Heavenly Passes, so vast it was unimaginable, boundless and limitless, countless times larger than the Starry Sky of the Emperor Realm.
However, due to the terrifying Emperor-level battle in the Chaos Burial Ground in the past, countless stars of the various heavens had been shattered and annihilated. Only a few remaining broken stars continued to illuminate this dead, dim, infinite starfield.
Rumble—
The Golden Great Dao surged forth, extending deep into the Starry Sky. Its dazzling golden light also illuminated this dark and cold cosmic Starry Sky as the group of powerhouses marched grandly forward.
The Starry Sky was too vast. Even with the Monarch Without World personally leading, it still took half a day before they finally entered a vast chaos region at the deepest part of the Starry Sky.
This chaos region was once also a brilliant starfield, but it disintegrated during the most terrifying Emperor-level battle, completely returning to chaos.
Naturally, it was just a chaos region. Although outrageously large, it couldn't possibly be the true Chaos Sea; otherwise, the great terror of the Chaos Burial Ground would have long since left.
The Golden Great Dao was like a sharp Great Dao divine sword, thrusting straight into the chaos region, cleaving through all chaos illusions. Led by the Monarch Without World, the powerhouses of the various heavens directly entered the chaos region.
The chaos region was not pure Primordial Chaos Qi. The diffuse chaos energy here was much less pure than that of the Chaos Sea, filled with many impurities.
The Golden Great Dao extended all the way, passing through layers of chaos mist. The powerhouses within were all somewhat shocked because in this region, they not only saw countless stars floating within, broken and dilapidated, having forever lost their divinity—as if it were a land of stellar remains—but they also saw many fragments of continents floating within, all desolate and devoid of life.
Not long after, a star appeared ahead, very large, appearing many times more majestic and grand than the many stars seen before. Thick, black, long strands danced within the chaos, stretching for who knew how many tens of thousands of li.
However, when they truly saw it up close, almost everyone's faces revealed shock.
Because this was not some so-called star, but a massive severed head. The head was so huge, much larger than other stars, floating within the chaos. Those thick, long strands were its hair. Even after countless eons had passed, its body still possessed a peerless, matchless majesty, even surpassing that of the Monarch Without World.
Monarch!
This was the corpse of a Monarch, a peerless existence just one step away from proving the Dao and becoming an Emperor. It had perished while following an Ancient Great Emperor in the battle against the Chaos Burial Ground, buried in this boundless, endless chaos.
"A supreme Monarch, peerless and matchless, possessing the supreme potential to prove the Dao and become an Emperor. Given a bit more time, it might have become an Emperor or Sovereign. What a pity it never truly reached that step."
On the Golden Great Dao, a Divine King from an Imperial Clan sighed. Such a peerless figure, originally possessing the potential to become an Emperor, was buried here. It was truly regrettable.
The Monarch Without World's expression was calm, taking it in stride. He said indifferently: "How many figures possess the potential to become an Emperor? How many Monarchs have appeared in the world, but how many can truly become Emperors or Sovereigns in the end?"
The powerhouses of the various heavens behind him fell silent.
Without becoming an Emperor, Sovereign, or Supreme Immortal, one could only be considered an ant in the world. How could one speak of eternal immortality?
Swoosh—
Soon, everyone left this region.
However, no one noticed that after they all left, within the dim, lifeless eyes of the Monarch's head floating in the chaos territory, a trace of spiritual light suddenly flickered...