"Shidai!?"
The others were startled. Among those who had created the Divine King Realm, there was actually Shidai's involvement!?
If the Heavenly Emperor was worthy of respect, then Shidai was one of the greatest and most fearsome masterminds since time immemorial, manipulating everything from behind the scenes, earning the hatred of all.
Whether it was the attack of the Eight Desolates Ancient Universe on the Primordial Immortal Realm in the past, or the Great Mythical Destruction during the most glorious and prosperous era of the Sealed Universe, all were due to Shidai's involvement.
Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor was the most ancient Emperor of the Sealed Universe.
Similarly, Shidai was also the most ancient Emperor of the Alien Ancient Universe, and the most terrifying Emperor.
The alien races all revered Shidai as supreme!
However, the Heavenly Emperor and Shidai were opposites. How could they have jointly created the Divine King Realm?
This point was worth pondering.
Furthermore, it seemed that merely creating the Divine King Realm might not necessarily require the joint efforts of giants of the Chaos Sea like the Heavenly Emperor and Shidai.
Perhaps this involved many important profound mysteries, and the Divine King Realm was likely just one of them.
This was Ye Chen's conjecture.
Sun Sovereign slowly said, "This involves some supreme profound mysteries from that time. I'm not entirely clear on the specifics either."
A silence fell. Everyone was silent at the thought of Shidai's involvement in the Divine King Realm.
Shidai, even if his true body was not present, merely his name alone could still suffocate the few people present.
After a long while, Ye Chen shook his head, dispelling thoughts about Shidai, then his eyes lit up: "Since the Divine King Realm has more than one Godking Tribulation, doesn't that mean we can all strive to cross multiple Godking Tribulations, continuously improving?"
This was a rare opportunity. They could cross the Godking Tribulation time and again, continuously pushing their limits. Whether it was the physical body or the divine soul, the Great Dao essence contained within the Godking Tribulation was sufficient for enhancement.
If they continuously pushed their limits like this, perhaps in the end, they might reach an extremely terrifying level, maybe even capable of bare-handed combat against Ancient Monarchs.
But Sun Sovereign directly refuted this, shaking his head: "Impossible. You must understand that the Heavenly Dao seeks balance. The emergence of the Divine King Realm is itself a heaven-defying attempt, but it cannot allow limitless improvement."
"Like you, like the Imperial Sons and Daughters, the descendants of the Immortal Dao, etc., all have cultivated to great perfection. The Heavenly Dao also senses this and will not allow you to continue defying the heavens time and again. Otherwise, it would ultimately disrupt the rules of the Heavenly Dao and affect the operation of the myriad laws of the Chaos Sea."
"The ninth tribulation is your limit. The Heavenly Dao will not descend a tenth Godking Tribulation for you to strive across. The next heavenly tribulation will not be just a Godking Tribulation, but a Monarch Great Tribulation."
"Therefore, the fact that you can rival Quasi-Monarchs at the Nine Tribulations Divine King realm is already truly heaven-defying."
"Is that so?" Ye Chen was somewhat disappointed. The Godking Tribulation was a rare opportunity, yet he couldn't continue improving his form and spirit.
He was unwilling to stop at just nine tribulations, hoping to continue improving.
After bidding farewell to the three Ancient Monarchs, Ye Chen left.
Whoosh—
The next moment, he appeared within the Extinction Emperor Realm inside the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body. Simultaneously, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body also appeared.
One large, one small, the two stood on the firmament of the Extinction Emperor Realm, looking down from a high vantage point as if divine beings descending from the Nine Heavens, gazing down upon the countless experts of the All Heavens Forces suppressed below.
Since arriving in the Extinction Emperor Realm, the experts of the All Heavens Forces had been trying to find a way to leave this place at all times.
But there was no way. Because this was an Emperor World, even if incomplete, it was incomparably stable. Moreover, it was inside the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, making escape impossible.
Later on, even the thirteen Quasi-Monarchs gave up, each sitting cross-legged in silent cultivation, also recovering from their injuries.
Seeing the appearance of Ye Chen and the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, the experts of the All Heavens Forces all changed color.
Especially now, knowing that the Battle Saint King and the Saint Lord Sovereign were one and the same, they were even more deeply wary, even carrying a look of reverence.
But soon, the thirteen leading Quasi-Monarchs reacted first. The three-headed, six-armed Quasi-Monarch spoke bluntly: "Battle Saint King, this Sovereign advises you to release us quickly. Otherwise, when the Ancient Monarchs behind our various races come, it won't be something your human race can withstand."
Even at this point, he couldn't help but threaten with the Ancient Monarchs of the All Heavens.
"Noisy!" Pfft—
But the response he received was a slap from the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body. Vast palm force vanished into the void, arriving before the three-headed, six-armed Quasi-Monarch in the blink of an eye, directly blasting him away. No one knew how many of his bones and tendons were broken as he fell deep into the Extinction Emperor Realm, his fate unknown.
Silence! Deathly silence!
All the experts of the All Heavens Forces felt their scalps go numb.
Although they all knew the Battle Saint King had always been famous for his forcefulness and domineering aura, they hadn't expected him to attack directly at the slightest disagreement.
After experiencing so many things, Ye Chen could no longer be as merciful as he might have been in the past.
He deeply understood that no matter where you were, whoever had the bigger fist had the right.
Just like when Wuxiang Sovereign was around, no one dared to contend for the Fallen Heaven Mausoleum.
Now he was the master of the Extinction Emperor Realm, and it was the same.
Sure enough, after easily blasting away a Quasi-Monarch, the other experts of the All Heavens Forces all quieted down, not daring to utter another half-word.
Ye Chen looked down from above at the countless experts of the All Heavens Forces, speaking succinctly, his words very simple: "I give you two choices. First, open your divine souls and let me plant divine soul seeds to enslave you for ten thousand years—"
"Impossible!"
As soon as the words fell, someone refuted. It was a Quasi-Monarch, a Starry Sky Quasi-Monarch, a supreme Quasi-Monarch nearly about to cross the final line to become an Ancient Monarch.
As a dignified Quasi-Monarch, how could he be willing to submit and become another's slave? Even for just ten thousand years, it was absolutely impossible. He would rather die than submit.
The other experts were naturally also very unwilling to become slaves.
Ye Chen wasn't particularly surprised by this answer. He clearly understood that these people wouldn't easily become his slaves.
He said, "In that case, the second choice is—"
"Become my puppets!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Right behind him, three burly figures suddenly appeared. Each was as tall and burly as a small hill, resembling giants, emanating fearsome auras. They were precisely the three Quasi-Monarch Giant Divine Soldiers.
Seeing the appearance of the three Giant Divine Soldiers standing behind the Battle Saint King, their seemingly somewhat dull gazes looking at Ye Chen with obedience from the deepest part of their hearts, they had reached the point where they understood: the three Giant Divine Soldiers were three puppets, and moreover, Quasi-Monarch puppets.
"This—"
Which of the countless experts of the All Heavens Forces didn't change color? They also saw the state of the three Giant Divine Soldiers: they were puppets, their true spirits extinguished, retaining only the most basic will—the instinct for battle and absolute obedience to their master, Ye Chen.
Even the thirteen Quasi-Monarchs changed expression.