The world was shaken!
On the other side of the Sealing Grand Array, within the Chaos Burial Ground, a full seven Ancient Emperors were manifesting. One Sovereign after another, supreme Emperors manifested across the heavens, with the River of Time shimmering into view. They were powerful to the extreme, as if they could stand upon the River of Time itself.
The seven Ancient Emperors struck out together, jointly attacking the Sealing Grand Array.
Infinite might erupted, and even greater Supreme power surged forth, appearing far more world-shaking than acts like splitting heaven and earth or creating stars and worlds. The myriad Daos seemed to wail.
When Emperor Sovereigns did not act, it was one thing; but once they did, it was enough to make ghosts weep and gods howl. Countless phenomena appeared, only to be shattered.
The Sealing Grand Array trembled and hummed, and then, one after another, Supreme imprints shimmered into existence upon it, as if the Emperors and peerless immortals who had participated in the sealing in ages past had reappeared in the mortal world.
But they were merely Supreme imprints, phantoms, not their true selves. Furthermore, on the other side, the Resolution Grand Array was at work, causing the Sealing Grand Array to dim.
Boom—
In the end, the seven Ancient Emperors forcibly opened a passage through the Sealing Grand Array. However, it was very unstable and fragile, for the Sealing Grand Array glowed, with endless Emperor and immortal might continuously erupting, seeking to shatter this passage.
Yet, this was already no easy feat. The number of Emperors and peerless immortals who had participated in the sealing long ago far exceeded the number of Ancient Emperors now striking out. Otherwise, a place as formidable as the Chaos Burial Ground would not have been sealed for several epochal eras.
"Enter quickly! Those at the Monarch realm and above must not set foot!"
An Ancient Emperor from the Chaos Burial Ground spoke with authority. Any being too powerful would cause the hard-won passage to become unstable and be destroyed.
Ancient Monarchs could not cross over. Only those below the Monarch realm could traverse it.
The next moment, all the experts of the heavens could see with their naked eyes a flood of figures rushing out from this unstable passage. All were powerful, with many Divine Kings among them, and even Quasi-Monarchs. They gathered before the passage, forming an extremely terrifying legion!
Among them were also numerous pitch-black warships, each exceeding ten thousand miles in size. There were even dark stars traversing the sky. In truth, these were not actual stars but destructive weapons forged from transformed stars, possessing absolute destructive power not to be underestimated.
Even the God-Slaying Legions originally from the five Imperial Tomb continents paled in comparison!
In the blink of an eye, over ten thousand legionnaires had crossed over—a truly horrifying legion—and even more destructive legions were coming from the other side.
Boom—
A wave of Supreme Emperor might erupted. The Golden Crow Great Emperor, bathed in infinite Emperor light as if transformed into a sun—yet far more powerful—had a massive Golden Crow spreading its wings behind him. With a long cry, he bypassed the Heavenly Emperor's obstruction and heavily struck the Resolution Grand Array.
The Heavenly Emperor was indifferent. "Golden Crow, this Resolution Grand Array was laid down by This Emperor over many years and constructed with the power of five Ancient Emperors. Not to mention your current state, even you at your peak in the past could not breach it in a short time. Your efforts are futile."
The Golden Crow Great Emperor said calmly, "I need not shatter the Resolution Grand Array. I merely need to prevent the legions of the Chaos Burial Ground from descending!"
Boom—
Even with the isolation of the Resolution Grand Array, a wave of Golden Crow Emperor power still slammed heavily onto the passage, sweeping away a swath of Chaos Burial Ground experts. The erupting Emperor power was no weaker than the might of an Ancient Monarch.
Boom—
The next moment, the unstable passage shattered. Those Chaos Burial Ground experts still within the passage who had not yet rushed out were directly annihilated in the spatial collapse, their forms and spirits extinguished. Among them were even Quasi-Monarchs, turned to ashes!
"Damn it! Damnable Golden Crow Great Emperor!"
Within the Chaos Burial Ground, one Ancient Emperor after another manifested, revealing icy killing intent. The passage, so painstakingly constructed, had been shattered. Moreover, the Sealing Grand Array possessed a certain will. Having been opened once or twice before, attempting to open it a third time would be far more difficult.
Even so, the number of Chaos Burial Ground experts who had crossed over was still considerable. An endless Burial Ground legion stretched across the starry sky, shrouding the entire star domain.
At the forefront, twelve Quasi-Monarchs led the way, their auras peerless.
The experts of the heavens all changed expressions. This was the terror of the Chaos Burial Ground. Just this small portion of experts who had crossed over numbered so many, making them feel immense pressure.
"Twelve Quasi-Monarchs... How do we fight?"
The experts of the heavens all felt a sense of despair. The pressure was too great!
A Quasi-Monarch was stronger than a peak Ninth Tribulation Divine King because they possessed Monarch Light, however scant. It was akin to the gap between a Half-Step Divine King and a Great Ability expert.
Generally, two peak Divine Kings were needed to match one Quasi-Monarch in battle.
Now, with twelve Quasi-Monarchs, where could they find twenty-four peak Divine Kings to fight them? The vast majority of their combat power was already tied down by the five Monarch Domain Lords.
Even formidable figures like Ye Chen wore grim expressions. But now, the Great Emperor's reincarnation body was held up by the Heavenly Emperor, unable to attend to other matters. The faith power accumulated over decades, no matter how strong, could not hold back twelve Quasi-Monarchs, especially while also needing to maintain the stability of the Heavenly Emperor Realm's ten domains.
"By order of the Ancient Emperors: Kill these imperial clans, immortal clans, and others. Refine their Supreme bloodlines to supply the Resolution Grand Array, causing the Sealing Grand Array to completely lose its efficacy!"
A Quasi-Monarch from the Chaos Burial Ground spoke, his voice icy and merciless, directly proclaiming the order. Behind him, the pitch-black army, like a torrent, stood ready, emanating a bloody scent that made even Ancient Monarchs slightly change expression.
"Kill!" Boom—
The Chaos Burial Ground army trampled through the void, directly shattering it. A full force of over ten thousand charged over, all genuine experts with no weaklings among them. The momentum of their charge was truly terrifying, causing the experts of the heavens to face them with changed expressions.
But at this moment, they had no choice but to set aside past enmities and engage in a battle concerning the survival of all present, even the survival of the Chaos Sea itself.
Boom—
The twelve Quasi-Monarchs descended first. Their bodies shimmered with strands of Monarch Light. Though not yet true Ancient Monarchs, the faint strands of Monarch Light coiling around them were enough to prove their peerless might, surpassing Divine Kings. They were supreme experts just a hair's breadth from ascending to the Monarch realm.
They brought with them a vast and terrifying pressure, greater than that of Divine Kings, making the countless experts of the heavens—the imperial clans, immortal clans, Mythical Emperor Domains—all grow solemn.
Just these twelve Quasi-Monarchs alone exerted such dreadful, immense pressure, let alone the vast, rolling Chaos Burial Ground army behind them.
"I will deal with one!"
A clear, resonant voice rang out. Under the gaze of all, Ye Chen stepped forward. His body surged with supreme and flourishing Chaos light, his Divine King pressure far surpassing that of ordinary Divine Kings by many times. He intended to face a single Quasi-Monarch alone.
Clearly, this was extremely difficult. For he was only a Fourth Tribulation Divine King. No matter how heaven-defying he was, he could not bridge so many minor realms to battle a Quasi-Monarch.
But for now, this was the only plan. Relying on his own peerless might as a Chaos Divine King and the myriad Supreme bloodlines fused within his body, Ye Chen dared to engage in battle.
He believed he could hold one off for a time.