"A Monarch! An invincible Monarch, above a Sovereign and below an Emperor!"
This revelation shocked the three Divine Kings and numerous other powerhouses at the Ancestral Divine Pass. The human race had given them too many shocks—over a hundred Divine Kings, more than ten Sovereigns, and now a peerless Monarch dominating the heavens.
Only now did they believe why the Battle Saint King had such confidence, daring to wipe out the alien race. With such a terrifying lineup, what couldn't be accomplished? Even the alien race's power that dominated the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain would likely be stopped.
"I ask our seniors and fellow Daoists to keep this confidential!" Ye Chen said.
"Agreed!"
The three Divine Kings and the powerhouses of the Ancestral Divine Pass all agreed.
Though inwardly shaken, they still secretly shook their heads. While this lineup was terrifying, the alien race ultimately controlled numerous supreme Emperor's weapons. A Monarch was powerful, but it was difficult to gain an absolute advantage; at most, they could only contend.
What they didn't know was that the human race's greatest advantage wasn't Monarch Wushi, the dozen-plus Ancient Monarchs, or the over hundred Divine Kings. Everything stemmed from one person—
Monarch Wuxiang!
The King of Sovereigns, a Supreme One!
He was the greatest guarantee against the alien race this time, a single person capable of suppressing all the alien races.
But this was the human race's greatest trump card, kept hidden even though they believed the powerhouses of the Ancestral Divine Pass wouldn't reveal it.
"Now, seniors and fellow Daoists can tell us about the situation in the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain," Ye Chen said. At the same time, the other Imperial Sons and Daughters and the strongest young Supremes of the human race gathered to understand the current situation.
At this point, having witnessed the terrifying lineup of the returning humans, the three Divine Kings naturally no longer concealed anything and told them everything.
"Ever since all the top talents led by the Imperial Sons, Daughters, and immortal Dao descendants entered the Mythical Ruins that year, the alien race launched a large-scale general assault on the human race on the same day. All the alien imperial clans acted together, bringing supreme Emperor's weapons, igniting the most terrifying racial war in history."
Old Divine King Canghua spoke slowly: "Although the alien race attacked silently, the human race was somewhat prepared. Thus, we withstood this assault and were not annihilated, though casualties were still heavy. Some imperial clan ancient realms were completely destroyed, and countless imperial clan members were lost in endless spatial turbulence, causing infinite suffering."
"Which imperial clan?"
All the human Imperial Sons and Daughters were worried, their hearts in their throats.
"The Xia family imperial clan!"
Old Divine King Canghua's words caused the Xia family Imperial Son's expression to change drastically. He could no longer maintain his composure, his eyes turning red.
That was his imperial clan, his Xia family clansmen and people. Although the destroyed ancient realm wasn't the true imperial world far away in the Sealed Boundary Cosmos with all the Xia family bloodline, it was still a Sovereign's great world and the many powerhouses brought along.
He clenched his fists, a pillar of dawn-like blood qi erupting from his head, shattering layers of the heavens. The boundless blood qi carried an aura that intimidated the three Divine Kings, making their hearts tremble. Though not as formidable as the Battle Saint King, he was another terrifying Divine King-level Imperial Son, far surpassing ordinary Divine Kings.
"Imperial Son, please don't be agitated!"
Another Ancestral Divine Pass Divine King hurriedly spoke: "Although the Xia family's world was destroyed, the Xia family was not completely wiped out. Back then, two alien Ancient Monarchs attacked with supreme Emperor's weapons but were blocked by the Xia family's Ancient Monarch. However, he was severely wounded in that battle, the imperial clan ancient realm was destroyed, and later the Sun Sovereign of the Tai Sheng imperial clan came to the rescue and saved him."
"A group of Xia family clansmen were also taken away."
Hearing this, the Xia family Imperial Son also breathed a sigh of relief. If they had been completely annihilated, he might have gone berserk and charged straight at the alien race.
But at least it hadn't come to that.
Still, the losses were heavy. The destroyed imperial clan ancient realm was the Xia family Sovereign's Sovereign great world, his origin world. Its destruction meant that even an Ancient Monarch was severely wounded and could never advance further in his lifetime due to the importance of the origin world.
"The Xiao family suffered similarly. Also, the Bright Imperial Domain's world was destroyed."
The three Divine Kings recounted the human race's situation. Originally, the nine imperial clans and the Bright Imperial Domain made ten worlds. But now, the Xia family, Xiao family, and Bright Imperial Domain's worlds had been successively shattered by the alien race, suffering heavy losses.
The most severe was arguably the Xiao family, as their entire imperial clan ancient realm was destroyed during the alien attack. Even the Xiao family's Ancient Monarch couldn't lead the other clansmen away safely, and their own imperial weapon was suppressed by the alien race.
It could be said that currently, the entire Xiao family imperial clan only had the Imperial Son left, as the other Xiao family powerhouses had been exterminated in the imperial battlefields.
Upon hearing this news, the Xiao family Imperial Son was furious. He never expected this. His eyes reddened, wishing he could immediately charge at the alien race, endless killing intent boiling within him.
However, upon learning that the Bright Imperial Domain's world was shattered, Ye Chen, the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, Mountain Chicken, and others were very worried. Later, they learned that Weier survived, thanks to the supreme ancient pagoda and the Sun Sovereign's rescue. Thus, only the Reverse Slaughter Imperial World was destroyed, and he himself wasn't seriously injured.
Moreover, they learned that Weier personally detonated the Reverse Slaughter Imperial World, severely wounding the attacking alien Ancient Monarch to the brink of death. If other alien Ancient Monarchs hadn't arrived, he would have been buried there.
Everyone was stunned. They never expected Weier to be so unyielding, willing to detonate the entire Reverse Slaughter Imperial World just to drag an alien Ancient Monarch to his grave. Though ultimately unsuccessful, that attacking Ancient Monarch was completely crippled and couldn't fully recover without tens of thousands of years.
Thus, the alien race lost one Ancient Monarch-level combat power.
But for the alien race, the impact wasn't great, as they had other Ancient Monarchs and were still a threat.
The only fortunate thing was that the human race still had the Sun Sovereign, one of the invincible Twin Sovereigns of the past. Yin and Yang combined, they were once not inferior to Monarch Wuxiang.
Naturally, the Sun Sovereign of the past was a Monarch-level existence. Though not fully restored to peak condition after resurrection, he had recovered greatly over the years. Alone, he had successively severely wounded two alien Ancient Monarchs, nearly killing one. His achievements were glorious, greatly intimidating the alien race.
Over the years, the alien race hadn't gained an absolute advantage largely because of the Sun Sovereign, who was also the alien race's primary human enemy to eliminate.
Overall, the human race had preserved most of its combat power.
But that was in the past. In recent years, the alien race, by some means, had allied with a group of imperial clans and immortal clans to jointly suppress and hunt the human race.
Especially not long ago, the alien race's Imperial Sons, Daughters, and numerous talents returned one after another. Some even possessed combat power not inferior to Ancient Monarchs, suddenly adding three Ancient Monarch-level combatants, dealing a greater blow to the human race and causing more casualties.
Many vassal royal clans under the human race suffered extermination, and even more betrayed, turning to become vassals of the alien race.
"Heh, 'Those not of our race must have different hearts.' I thought of that," Ye Chen chuckled coldly, though his eyes held no trace of amusement, only thick, endless killing intent!
"This past year, the human race has been severely suppressed. If not for the invincible Sun Sovereign and the supreme Emperor's weapons, we might have been exterminated long ago," Old Divine King Canghua sighed lightly. It could be said the human race's current situation was very bad.
Especially now, the territory occupied by the human race had shrunk drastically, reduced by over ninety percent. The other imperial clans, led by the Sun Sovereign, had unified in the Tai Sheng Divine Kingdom in the Eighth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain. This was a divine kingdom occupied and established by the Tai Sheng imperial clan after descending into the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, spanning billions of miles.
But that was in the past. Now, it only spanned about ten million miles.
The human race had fully retreated, returning to the Tai Sheng imperial clan's ancient realm. It was said this was the Sun Sovereign's decision. The other imperial clan ancient realms were gradually taken back by their respective Ancient Monarchs, with everything centered on the Tai Sheng imperial clan as the final stronghold.
Moreover, the Sun Sovereign even moved the Tai Sheng imperial clan's ancient realm from the depths of endless spatial turbulence onto the land of the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain.
How could the human powerhouses not understand? Their hearts sank.
The Sun Sovereign felt the final battle might very well result in the human race's extermination. To preserve more hope, even if the imperial clan ancient realm was destroyed, the many humans living within would have a better chance of escape rather than falling into endless spatial turbulence.
Those with powerful cultivation could resist, but countless mortals also lived there. Once lost in spatial turbulence, they would be instantly crushed to dust.
"Is our human race's situation truly this difficult?" Ye Chen clenched his fists.
Meanwhile, the alien race had long occupied all the former human territories. Many royal clans were either exterminated or had betrayed, with only one or two out of ten remaining. In the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, they were like rats scurrying across the street, everyone shouting to beat them, because the alien race had issued rich bounties. Killing a single human would yield a reward. Countless human clansmen suffered extermination, their blood staining the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain.
Still, some forces didn't attack mortal humans, as they weren't part of the cultivation world, and cultivators shouldn't casually interfere.
But the alien race was not like that. They didn't turn a blind eye even to mortal humans. Some bloody alien imperial clans or royal clans massacred numerous human towns, cultivating demonic arts, extremely terrifying.
"Alien race!"
All human powerhouses were enraged, their killing intent toward the alien race boundless, wishing they could immediately wipe out all aliens.
"Doesn't the Ten Heavenly Emperor Palace intervene?"
Someone questioned. With such a major event, wouldn't the Ten Heavenly Emperor Palace intervene?
If the Ten Heavenly Emperor Palace stepped in, even a domineering race like the alien race would show some restraint, not daring to act so brazenly.
Old Divine King Canghua smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The Ten Heavenly Emperor Palace stands aloof, transcendent in the world. Why would they intervene? They only oversee the conflicts of the younger generation. They pay no heed to conflicts between older-generation forces, even extermination."
Many sighed. Since ancient times, the Ten Heavenly Emperor Palace had stood aloof, like the Heavenly Dao, transcendent beyond the mortal world, simply not caring. Otherwise, they would have dominated the entire Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain long ago, not allowing numerous imperial clans and immortal clans to divide the world as they do now.
"But fortunately, although the Ten Heavenly Emperor Palace doesn't interfere in the war between the alien and human races, they imposed certain restrictions. The use of supreme Emperor's weapons is forbidden because the impact is too great. If more than three Ancient Monarchs use supreme Emperor's weapons together, the power would be too terrifying."
Old Divine King Canghua said: "Two alien Ancient Monarchs once wielded supreme Emperor's weapons and clashed with the Sun Sovereign, who also wielded one, fighting from endless spatial turbulence into the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, even under the starry sky."
"Though only one collision occurred, it shattered billions of miles, causing infinite suffering and wiping out countless forces from the land. After that, the Ten Heavenly Emperor Palace forcibly intervened, forbidding the use of supreme Emperor's weapons. Otherwise, the Ten Heavenly Emperor Palace would forcibly act and expel them!"
Hearing this, Ye Chen and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Overall, the alien race had more imperial clans and thus more supreme Emperor's weapons. The Ten Heavenly Emperor Palace's restrictions actually benefited the human race.
But it also made them feel even more that the Ten Heavenly Emperor Palace was unfathomable. As powerful as the alien race, with over a dozen imperial clans and an equal number of supreme Emperor's weapons, how domineering and rampant they were, yet they still deeply feared it and didn't dare use them in the following years.
One couldn't help but ponder the reason!
After understanding, Ye Chen and the others finally grasped the current situation in the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain. The human race was at an absolute disadvantage, even suffering suppression from all sides. Any human cultivator who stepped onto the path of cultivation was basically hunted by the alien race. The situation was very difficult. Of the royal clans, only one or two out of ten remained, either exterminated or having betrayed to the alien side or other opposing forces, stabbing their former human allies in the back—a truly chilling performance.
But to survive and avoid extermination, these royal clans had no choice.
Now, the human race was also prepared for the final battle, gathering all forces together, ready for a decisive battle with the alien race!
"Heh, the alien race is truly vicious. To exterminate our human race, they've been so ruthless in just a hundred years. But unfortunately, now that our human powerhouses have returned, the alien race awaits destruction!"
Numerous human powerhouses revealed chilling killing intent, boundless and endless.
"Senior, great kindness needs no thanks."
Ye Chen seriously bowed slightly to Old Divine King Canghua, using his own Chaos Saint Blood to regulate the old king's body and unblock his blood vessels.
The blood qi of the Battle Saint Body was far stronger than an ordinary person's, capable of unblocking others' blood qi and strengthening their bodies, let alone the blood qi after becoming a Chaos Saint Body.
The blood of a Heavenly King realm was called Dao Blood, let alone Chaos Saint Blood after reaching the Divine King realm. Its effects were beyond imagination, far surpassing ordinary Divine King blood, even more astonishing than ordinary ten-thousand-year medicinal treasures. It was practically a great human medicine, still very useful even for a Divine King with dwindling lifespan and declining vitality, able to invigorate blood and cleanse meridians, at least delaying the signs of decline.
Moreover, Ye Chen sent a strand of life origin into his body, actually adding tens of thousands of years to his lifespan. Much of the white hair on his head turned black again, and his blood qi strengthened considerably, making the other two Divine Kings both envious and helpless, because this was what Old Divine King Canghua deserved. He was willing to sacrifice himself for the human race's bloodline to continue, and now the Battle Saint King was merely repaying kindness.
"Senior, you have cultivated to the Four Tribulations Divine King realm. Ordinary cultivation is of little use now. If you have free time one day, you may enter the depths of the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain. After our human race wipes out the alien race this time, we will vigorously develop the rising talents of the human race. Moreover, this time we obtained a supreme treasure land from the Mythical Ruins—the Divine Tomb, the Fallen Heaven Mausoleum. It is the burial ground of countless supreme powerhouses who followed the Emperors, Supreme Immortals, and other Supremes into battle, also containing numerous Great Dao legacies, including those of Ancient Monarchs and even Monarchs. If you come, just report your name." Ye Chen made a promise, showing great respect for this old Divine King, one of the few seniors worthy of such respect. Though his cultivation wasn't extremely high, his earlier actions had earned Ye Chen's respect.
He spoke of the Fallen Heaven Mausoleum. Generally, it wouldn't be open to the public, only targeting human rising talents for training, hoping to cultivate a large number of human super-powerhouses.
But Old Divine King Canghua absolutely had the qualification to cultivate within the Fallen Heaven Mausoleum.
On the Ancestral Divine Pass, all powerhouses were excited. The human race actually possessed such a supreme treasure land, the burial ground of countless supreme powerhouses, even including Ancient Monarchs and Monarchs. It was definitely a place that would stir the hearts of Divine Kings.
After reaching the Divine King realm, as Ye Chen said, advancing further was extremely difficult. Tens of thousands of years might not yield the slightest improvement. But with the guidance of Great Dao legacies from Ancient Monarchs and Monarchs, one could definitely avoid many detours, with hope of reaching the domain of an Ancient Monarch, a universe overlord, dominating the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain and presiding over the rise and fall of the great world.
"Agreed!"
Though excited, Old Divine King Canghua was also comforted, because now more powerful human powerhouses had returned with an extremely strong lineup. Once united with the humans in the deepest regions, even if the alien race was powerful with many Ancient Monarchs, they definitely wouldn't gain the slightest upper hand and would instead be suppressed.
"You two, if you have time in the future, you may also come visit the human race," Ye Chen also said to the two other Ancestral Divine Pass Divine Kings.
"We respectfully accept. We hope to witness the Battle Saint King's majesty again in the future!"
Though not explicitly stated that they could go to the Divine Tomb to cultivate, the two Divine Kings were still excited, because at least the Battle Saint King didn't regard them with too much hostility, proving there was still a chance to cultivate in the Divine Tomb.
"The frontline human situation isn't good. Seniors, you two, I'll take my leave first. We'll meet again if fate allows."
Ye Chen cupped his fists.
Old Divine King Canghua nodded heavily, saying softly: "Go. Go early and stop the alien race's schemes!"
Boom!
The gates of the Ancestral Divine Pass opened. A golden great path directly pierced through. Monarch Wuxiang led the numerous powerhouses into the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain.
Watching the vast human alliance forces depart, the powerhouses on the Ancestral Divine Pass sighed repeatedly. Who said the human race would definitely be wiped out by the alien race? From this moment on, who would wipe out whom was still uncertain.
"Alien race, the human race is really sending you a great gift. I wonder how shocked your expressions will be then. Truly something to look forward to."
A curve lifted at the corner of Old Divine King Canghua's mouth. This time, the great war between the human and alien races held suspense.
And the situation in the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain would likely change due to the return of the human reinforcements!