"It seems we old fellows were the ones who fell into confusion. Young friend, you see things more clearly. Truly worthy of being the Battle Saint King."
Divine King Qinghuang laughed, and Divine King Tianya and the other Divine Kings also smiled. It was as if they had received a brand new baptism, a transformation of rebirth. Their somewhat aging Dao hearts now shone with a resolute luster, their eyes blazing with dazzling light, filled with hope and boundless anticipation. They hoped that one day in the future, they could truly prove the Dao and become an Emperor, attaining the status of a Supreme Sovereign.
Ye Chen smiled. He had only offered some guidance from the side. Whether they could comprehend it was up to them. Otherwise, no amount of words from him would be useful.
But now it seemed these words were very effective, allowing these old Divine Kings to see through the illusions and strengthen their Dao hearts. In the future, it might not be impossible for them to prove the Dao and become Emperors.
Of course, ultimately, it would still require an unwavering Dao heart.
Having invigorated almost all the powerhouses of the Light Imperial Domain, his words ended here.
"Since that's the case, let's split up and act immediately!"
At Ye Chen's command, everyone separated and acted, dispersing into smaller groups.
Including the five submitted Divine Kings and the four Divine Kings of the Light Imperial Domain, a total of Nine Divine Kings led the many Heaven's Pride Prodigies of the Light Imperial Domain on a training journey, tempering themselves between life and death, constantly growing stronger.
With the protection of the Nine Divine Kings, and with Divine King Qinghuang and two others being Five Tribulation Divine Kings—powerhouses who had already comprehended Intent and possessed immense cultivation after enduring multiple Divine King Tribulations—they were considered true powerhouses among Divine Kings, with few able to defeat them.
Ye Chen felt reassured entrusting the training of the Light Imperial Domain's Heaven's Pride to these Nine Divine Kings.
Moreover, the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor and the Mountain Chicken, claiming they didn't want to be third wheels, also joined the Nine Divine Kings' camp.
Seeing the Heaven's Pride Prodigies shudder and look at the two with fear, it was clear the two had given them unforgettable experiences.
Ye Chen just smiled. It was fine. With the presence of these two Supreme Young Sovereigns, it would better temper these Heaven's Pride, teaching them how to become stronger and grow faster.
He looked forward to seeing how far this batch of Heaven's Pride Prodigies would grow by the time they left the Heavenly Emperor Realm. He hoped a few Supreme Young Sovereigns would emerge and that they would all break through to become Divine Kings.
He had long discussed with Weier about this force of Heaven's Pride. In the future, they would be brought back to the Sealed Universe to thoroughly enhance the overall strength of the entire great universe, adding more hope for resisting the invasion of the alien Ancient Universes.
Weier also strongly agreed with this point and had long privately discussed it with Ye Chen. When that day truly came, the Light Imperial Domain would also completely return to the Sealed Universe to jointly resist the invasion of the alien Ancient Universes.
Naturally, such competition and tempering were no longer suitable for the current Ye Chen.
In the vast world, how many among the younger generation could pose a threat to him?
Continuing to compete with the younger generation held little meaning unless it involved Divine King-level Imperial Sons and Daughters or Immortal Dao descendants.
His current goal was to become stronger. He hoped to break through to the Divine King realm early and become a Chaos Divine King.
He also needed to see the holy remains of the Formless Monarch and seal the numerous Faith Powers to thwart the Heavenly Emperor's schemes.
"Alright, we also need to complete the task left by Senior Golden Crow Great Emperor—sealing the Faith Powers within the temples across various locations. We also need to see if this Heavenly Emperor is truly the Primordial Heavenly Emperor from the Chaos Burial Ground, the one who forced the First Emperor of Qin to appear back then!"
Ye Chen once again set off with his two beloved wives and his Seven Supreme Geniuses.
Naturally, before acting, they first needed a certain level of understanding of the Heavenly Emperor Realm.
The Heavenly Emperor Realm was vast, even larger than the Mythical Imperial Domain. It consisted of ten regions, each comparable to a major domain of the Myriad Domains. Combined, they were as vast as the center of the Myriad Domains.
The Ten Heavenly Emperor Domains were dominated by the Heavenly Emperor Palace as the ruling power, under which ten Heavenly Emperor Halls were established, each located in one major domain.
Each Heavenly Emperor Hall ruled over a major domain and also erected temples in every town and city within that domain, spreading faith in the Heavenly Emperor.
Across the ten domains, temples were countless, present in all towns and cities.
Before entering the Heavenly Emperor Realm, the human race had obtained considerable intelligence, learning that within the Heavenly Emperor Realm existed Ten Ancient Monarchs, guarding the Heavenly Emperor Halls in each vast major domain. They were both Domain Lords and Hall Masters.
This was the peak-level power of the entire Heavenly Emperor Hall.
Upon first hearing this, the human race collectively gasped. The Heavenly Emperor Realm was far more terrifying than imagined, actually possessing Ten Ancient Monarchs. If they all acted simultaneously, even with the reincarnated bodies of Great Emperors, the human powerhouses might not be able to withstand the combined assault of all the Ancient Monarchs.
Moreover, within each of the ten major domains of the Heavenly Emperor Realm, there stood ten magnificent metropolises—Sky Metropolises.
The position of Sky Metropolis City Lord was held by powerhouses of the Heavenly Emperor Hall, and only a Divine King was qualified for such a position, similar to the metropolis where the human powerhouses first entered.
Thus, a conclusion could be drawn.
The Heavenly Emperor Realm possessed one suspected Ancient Sovereign-level Heavenly Emperor, ten Heavenly Emperors, and at least over a hundred Divine Kings.
Undoubtedly, this was a number of pyramid-top powerhouses surpassing even the Imperial Qin Clan, astonishing and incomparable to any Imperial Clan or Immortal Clan.
It was hard to imagine how the Heavenly Emperor Realm could give birth to so many powerhouses.
It must be known that the birth of any single Divine King required absorbing a massive amount of heaven and earth spiritual energy, placing a burden on a great world. Even for a Primordial Imperial World, it was impossible to give birth to too many.
Let alone the existence of Ancient Monarchs and a suspected Ancient Sovereign—one Ancient Sovereign, ten Monarchs, and a hundred Divine Kings. Such a number of supreme powerhouses would absolutely burden the entire Primordial Imperial World to the point of exhaustion and collapse. This was no exaggeration; only a Chaos Ancient Universe could support it.
Ye Chen strongly suspected the origin of this Heavenly Emperor Realm. Either it was truly the Primordial Imperial World of the Primordial Heavenly Emperor—this strongest Imperial Sovereign, surpassing ordinary Emperors and Supreme Immortals—who might be capable of achieving this.
As for another point, combining several Imperial Auras, he thought of many aspects, even ones he dared not delve into deeply.
If this speculation proved true, it would be reasonable for the Heavenly Emperor Realm to nurture so many supreme powerhouses.
Similarly, what made Ye Chen rather concerned was that ten was a key number.
Ten ancient domains, and within each ancient domain, there were also ten metropolises, no more, no less.
He also recalled that the Origin Ancient Path had ten Heavenly Passes, the Mythical Imperial Domain had ten Mythical Empires, the Ten Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain had ten Heavenly Realm Ancient Domains...
Ten seemed to have always been an extremely crucial number.
Initially, Ye Chen thought it was only related to the Tenth Heaven, but now it seemed to hold a deeper mystery unknown to outsiders.
He always felt that behind this number "ten" hid some enormous secret.
Did it merely represent the Ten Heavens? Or did it truly involve a secret that could shake all eternity?
Ye Chen did not know, but he felt as if he had touched a layer of curtain. Behind that curtain hid secrets involving the past, present, and future—unclear, unfathomable, and impossible to part.