However, this situation did not last for long, because later, the Imperial Sons and Imperial Maidens, as well as the immortal descendants who had heard the news, all returned to their respective imperial clans and Immortal Clans.
They were truly supreme figures, each with capabilities no weaker than a Divine King. After slaughtering a batch of pursuers, they greatly intimidated these hunters.
Yet, the Heaven's Pride Prodigies from the Mythical Emperor Domain lacked the strongest young Supreme Ones, so their fate remained miserable. There were even imperial forces from the Mythical Emperor Domain that were completely wiped out.
It could be said that the Emperor Battle Domain gradually presented a scene of chaos.
However, within the entire Emperor Battle Domain, the safest were still the humans. The nine imperial clans from the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain and the Bright Emperor Domain were quite united, especially this time. With a full twenty-four Divine Kings entering from the Qin Clan, the combined number of Divine Kings on the human side reached nearly forty.
Such a massive number could be called a Divine King legion, slaying gods who blocked their way and buddhas who stood in their path. Few imperial clans, Immortal Clans, or Mythical Emperor Domains were willing to provoke them.
It is worth mentioning that there was once an imperial clan that feared nothing. Led by that clan's Divine King, a group of Heaven's Pride Prodigies openly robbed a human Supreme Talent's treasure trove and even killed him on the spot, immediately provoking the humans' towering rage.
Numerous human Divine Kings took action, pursuing them for a month. They directly annihilated everyone from that imperial clan except for the Imperial Son, including the Divine Kings, leaving not a single one alive.
Kill one to warn a hundred!
This instantly shook the entire Emperor Battle Domain, forcing the various forces that had been somewhat restless to rein in their ambitions.
The human race's prestige from then on shook the Emperor Battle Domain; few were willing to provoke them lightly.
As time passed, more and more divine treasures were discovered in the Emperor Battle Domain. There were so many such treasures that some even involved inheritances from Ancient Monarchs or even Ancient Great Emperors. Each appearance often triggered endless storms of blood, causing countless casualties.
In the eighth year after entering the Emperor Battle Domain, a true Imperial Dao Inheritance was discovered.
The emergence of such an Imperial Dao Inheritance attracted countless powerful experts vying for it.
More than half of the Divine Kings of the myriad heavens, Imperial Sons and Imperial Maidens, immortal descendants, and countless Heaven's Pride gathered, converging in that region, engaging in the most terrifying struggle for the Imperial Dao Inheritance.
That was a terrifying struggle, the fiercest and most extensive since entering the Emperor Battle Domain.
Even powerful Divine Kings fell in significant numbers, and Heaven's Pride Prodigies and other Great Powers suffered countless casualties.
All of this pushed the struggle for the Imperial Dao Inheritance to a white-hot stage.
However, what truly caused shock was not that the Imperial Dao Inheritance was obtained by someone, but that an Imperial Son finally fell.
This was the third Supreme descendant to fall in these years, following the Dark Heavenly Emperor's Son and the Haogong Tianwai.
But this time, the Imperial Son did not fall at Ye Chen's hands, because over these years, Ye Chen seemed to have vanished without a trace, rarely appearing before the world.
The one who struck this time was a Divine King-level Imperial Son, none other than the peerlessly domineering Divine Emperor's Son.
The Divine Emperor's Son was matchless and unparalleled, as if he were the reincarnation of his father, the Divine Emperor, supreme and peerless. During the struggle, a Tenth Heaven Great Power Imperial Son from the Tianhe Imperial Clan dared to vie for the inheritance right before him and even attacked him, thoroughly enraging this Divine Emperor's Son.
One must know that the Divine Emperor's Son not only inherited the Divine Emperor's supreme bloodline but also his domineering and unparalleled temperament; how could he tolerate this?
Yet, it was not a fierce battle between Imperial Sons; it wasn't fierce at all. The entire process from start to finish was extremely fast, faster than anyone could have imagined.
Because in that battle, the Divine Emperor's Son merely used a single palm to shatter a Tenth Heaven Imperial Son into pieces, exploding all his treasures, divine armor, and Dao weapons.
Utterly defenseless!
Though both were Imperial Sons, the gap between the Tianhe Imperial Clan's Imperial Son and the Divine Emperor's Son was immense, like heaven and earth, stemming from a difference in realm.
One had stepped into the Divine King realm for many years, while the other was only a Tenth Heaven Great Power, not even half-step Divine King. How could he resist?
The Tianhe Imperial Clan's Divine King wanted to rescue him but was still no match for the Divine Emperor's Son. With another palm strike, he was killed, body and soul annihilated.
As for that Tenth Heaven Imperial Son, he didn't even have time to activate an imperial treasure for protection before being slain by the Divine Emperor's Son with his matchless, supreme combat power, body and soul annihilated. Celestial phenomena manifested, startling the entire struggle.
It could be said this was the most turbulent major event in nearly a decade. The shocking battle where Ye Chen, at the Ninth Heaven, slew the Divine King-level Supreme Talent Cang Qingyang was completely overshadowed.
Instantly killing an Imperial Son Heaven's Pride—no one could achieve that. Even when Ye Chen swept through the Imperial Sons, Imperial Maidens, and immortal descendants of the myriad heavens back then, he absolutely could not have accomplished this.
From this, one could also glimpse the Divine Emperor's Son's supreme combat power.
On the battlefield of the struggle, the Divine Emperor's Son was unparalleled, becoming the most terrifying peerless overlord present, truly carving out an invincible might. Several Divine Kings of the myriad heavens fell by his hand.
Afterwards, it was a twilight of the gods. Countless experts from the myriad heavens fell, and in the end, no one knew into whose hands the Imperial Dao Inheritance fell.
Some said it was seized by the Divine Emperor's Son, others said it was the Human Emperor's Son who arrived later, or the most ethereal and transcendent immortal descendant Chu Shenjun, or other Imperial Sons, Imperial Maidens, immortal descendants, or even some ordinary Heaven's Pride Prodigy.
Some rumors claimed it was not obtained by anyone; the Imperial Dao Inheritance had a spirit and autonomously tore through space-time to escape...
There were many rumors, but as for who obtained the Imperial Dao Inheritance, no one could provide real evidence.
However, after the first Imperial Dao Inheritance was discovered, other Imperial Dao and Immortal Dao Inheritances also appeared.
Each appearance triggered massive storms, sweeping across the boundless Emperor Battle Domain, drawing countless powerful experts into contention, with the fallen beyond count.
Among them, due to their great strength and unity, the human race managed to obtain an Immortal Dao Inheritance.
Unfortunately, this Immortal Dao Inheritance, because the Supreme Immortal had fallen long ago and even the Primordial Immortal Realm was shattered, was destined to be unlike the Bright Emperor Domain. Moreover, this Immortal Dao Inheritance contained only one Supreme Immortal Scripture, left behind by the Supreme Immortal with supreme immortal power at the moment of his fall.
As for a Supreme Immortal Weapon?
Even the Supreme Immortal had fallen, let alone an immortal weapon; it was also shattered. However, many immortal treasures remained, enough to tempt even imperial clans and Immortal Clans.
As time developed, even the human race, which had dominated in the early stages, gradually faced threats.
Under the greed for these endless divine treasures, the powerful experts from various imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and Mythical Emperor Domains seemed unable to maintain rationality. Many even formed alliances, specifically to counter the human race.
Under such circumstances, the human race finally encountered a balancing enemy.