During this time, Ye Chen also came to understand something: in the future, if he encountered a Four Tribulations Divine King, any who had condensed a Divine King Great Dao Origin would most likely have comprehended a Conceptual Realm.
Because condensing a Divine King Great Dao Origin was equivalent to gaining an extremely profound understanding of the Great Dao one cultivated. Simultaneously, with a slight breakthrough at this level, the laws would also sublimate, transforming into a Conceptual Realm.
However, conversely, once one comprehended a Conceptual Realm, condensing a Divine King Great Dao Origin would become relatively much simpler.
To some extent, condensing a Divine King Great Dao Origin was actually easier than comprehending a Conceptual Realm.
"Furthermore, both Divine King Great Dao Origins and Conceptual Realms actually have their own realm divisions," Yu Qing said. "Among them, the Divine King realm and the Sovereign realm each have nine stages. The Emperor realm is already completely perfected, known as Emperor Dao Origin and Emperor Dao Conceptual Realm."
"As for your current Divine King-level Cang Tian Great Dao Origin, originally, Cang Qingyang's Divine King-level Cang Great Dao Origin, having just been successfully condensed, belonged to the first stage of the Divine King realm. Your Divine King-level Cang Tian Great Dao Origin embryo can barely be considered half a stage. Therefore, with the combination of the two, this Divine King-level Cang Tian Great Dao Origin should be at the peak of the first stage of the Divine King realm, almost stepping into the second stage."
"As for the Void and World Conceptual Realms you have comprehended, you've actually only grasped a wisp of each. They are not yet powerful enough and can only barely be considered half a stage."
The division of Divine King Great Dao Origins and Conceptual Realms into nine stages each was a classification established by ancient sages to better distinguish strength and weakness.
Afterwards, Ye Chen cultivated even more diligently. Currently, he paid no heed to Emperor Sons and Daughters or Immortal Dao Descendants below the Half-Step Divine King level. His gaze had long since looked towards his strongest young supreme opponents at the Half-Step Divine King level.
Such as the Cang Tian Imperial Son, the Six Paths Imperial Son, and several others also at the Half-Step Divine King level. They were all absolute formidable rivals for Ye Chen before his promotion to Divine King.
As for those Divine King-level Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants, they were even more formidable, once-in-an-era great enemies.
Like Di Wentian, who could previously fight Yu Qing to a standstill, clearly indicating he was at least a supreme great enemy of this caliber.
And the terrifying Divine Emperor Son, as the illustrious descendant of a Divine Emperor, was also only stronger, not weaker.
People like Mo Shitian, Chu Shenjun, and the Nine Ancient Road Overlords on the Ultimate Ancient Road, who had long since stepped into the Divine King realm—such as Taiyi, the Chaos Overlord, the Desolate Emperor, Tianjizi, and others—were certainly no weaker than Yu Qing.
Now, thinking carefully, the great enemies he needed to face were indeed numerous, and each one was stronger than the last.
On this path to the strongest, the Chaos Emperor's Road, Ye Chen felt considerable pressure. He needed to continuously improve his strength to better handle the situation.
Soon, Ye Chen entered seclusion once more.
Although his current overall strength, aided by various means, was not much inferior to that of Half-Step Divine King-level Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants, he ultimately still felt he wasn't very strong.
Because the Emperor Battle Domain was filled with far too many powerful beings. Just those few Divine King-level Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants were opponents he couldn't match. He needed to improve his strength even more to possess the capital to contend with them in the future.
Now that he had comprehended the Void and World Conceptual Realms, even if only a wisp of each, it was sufficient. His current goal was to use these Conceptual Realms to conversely condense the Void and World Divine King Great Dao Origins.
Moreover, he also wanted to see if, based on the Divine King-level Cang Tian Great Dao Origin, he could comprehend the Cang Tian Conceptual Realm.
The more Divine King Great Dao Origins and Conceptual Realms he mastered, and the higher their stages, the stronger he would become.
Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye, a year had passed since the All Heavens' powerhouses entered the Emperor Battle Domain.
During this period, the All Heavens' powerhouses had gained considerable harvests. Many had made significant gains, and there were even rumors that someone had found supreme inheritances like Emperor Dao or Immortal Dao, comparable to priceless immortal opportunities.
There were even rumors that the supreme immortal treasure that could allow one to directly ascend to become an Ancient Sovereign was not in the Mythical Ruins but was instead within this Emperor Battle Domain.
In short, while the Emperor Battle Domain was filled with infinite dangers, it also concealed too many divine treasures and secret treasures.
The inheritances left behind by fallen supreme powerhouses of the past, or various secret treasures, were being discovered one after another.
This process of cultivation and treasure hunting, forgetting day and night, led to many people breaking through one after another.
However, during this year, many Heaven's Pride prodigies also perished within. Overall, some were joyful, others sorrowful.
During this period, Ye Chen had not yet emerged from seclusion. He remained in closed-door cultivation, beginning one of the rare long-term seclusions of his past and present lives.
Yu Qing and A Beinu also entered seclusion one after another.
Soon, the wheel of time continued to turn. Unconsciously, the first decade since the All Heavens' powerhouses entered the Emperor Battle Domain arrived.
Ten years was not a very long time for older generation cultivators, but for the younger generation, it felt quite substantial.
Because for many, their cultivation lifespan might only be three or four hundred years, making a decade somewhat lengthy.
Especially during these ten years within the Emperor Battle Domain, far too many events had occurred, and far too many battles had taken place.
The various imperial clans, immortal clans, Mythical Emperor Domains, and other supreme forces that had initially entered in relative peace gradually began to develop hostilities and engage in conflicts as time passed. By the end, numerous casualties had occurred, and many domains had experienced battles to varying degrees.
Even among Divine Kings, there were intense battles, and naturally, some Divine Kings fell, causing a temporary great sensation.
This battle seemed to draw the curtain for the future wars among the All Heavens' imperial clans, immortal clans, and Mythical Emperor Domains. The conflicts, previously suppressed to a certain degree, became increasingly fierce, and the number of casualties rose sharply.
In the seventh year, the discovery of a secret treasury left behind by an Ancient Sovereign—containing numerous divine materials for artifact forging, manuals for supreme divine abilities, a Sovereign's Dao Field, and even a complete Sovereign Immortal Weapon—caused a massive storm, attracting over thirty Divine Kings and numerous Heaven's Pride prodigies to participate.
The final result was tragic. A full seven Divine King figures perished, making it the most devastating Divine King battle to date. Countless other Heaven's Pride prodigies also fell.
Those Heaven's Pride prodigies from imperial clans, immortal clans, or Mythical Emperor Domains who lost their most powerful backers due to the fall of Divine Kings became particularly vulnerable within the Emperor Battle Domain.
Lacking Divine Kings, they also became coveted targets for various forces, who coveted the various divine treasures they had obtained over the years. The All Heavens' powerhouses continuously took action, hunting down these Heaven's Pride prodigies.
Killing for treasure gradually became apparent.
The strong prey on the weak—a rule forever unchangeable in any world or realm.