In the starry sky, the Ancient Monarchs of the All Heavens all wore extremely unpleasant expressions.
It was clear that the human race was taking advantage of the situation, deliberately extorting them, which infuriated them all.
Yet, they dared not openly start a war and had no other recourse. Otherwise, in a battle of imperial weapons, they could certainly suppress and kill the Sun Sovereign. But what they feared most was that the Sun Sovereign's death would trigger the autonomous awakening of the Supreme Emperor's weapon, the Qiankun Bagua Mirror, left by the Supreme Emperor.
The power of a Supreme Emperor's weapon awakening autonomously, especially one that was the Strongest Emperor's weapon, was no less than that of a true Supreme One. That was their true worry.
"Fine, we agree to the human race's demand for one final exchange. This time, when the powerhouses of our various races return, let's see how the human race, without the body of the Saint Sovereign, can still resist."
After a long while, an Ancient Monarch snorted coldly. The Ancient Monarchs of the All Heavens all nodded, their expressions indifferent and icy as they turned and left.
In the Emperor World of the human Qin Clan.
They naturally witnessed the Sovereign battle in the extraterrestrial starry sky. Seeing the Sun Sovereign return safely, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, the Sun Sovereign was just one person. If he fell, the human race would be like fish on a chopping block, at the mercy of others. Even possessing a Supreme Emperor's weapon would be useless.
The Sun Sovereign smiled faintly and said, "You need not worry too much. They dare not openly attack me, fearing that my death would cause the Qiankun Bagua Mirror left by my master to awaken to its utmost extreme. That would be no less than a Supreme One, far beyond any Supreme Emperor's weapon awakened by others."
Sword Heaven Sovereign smiled bitterly. "We cannot help but worry. Our human race possesses the Strongest Emperor's weapon, but the forces of the All Heavens are not lacking in Strongest Emperors, Immortal Kings, and other Emperor Clans or Immortal Clans. They are equally terrifying."
"How can they compare? Even if they fall, they cannot cause their own clan's Supreme Emperor's weapon to awaken to its extreme. I am the foremost disciple under my master, bearing his grace. The divine spirit of the Qiankun Bagua Mirror also regards me as a disciple," said the Sun Sovereign.
"At this stage, unless absolutely necessary, they are unwilling to trigger a battle of imperial weapons. Moreover, if it came to that, the Ten Heavenly Emperor Halls would certainly intervene."
"But even without using Supreme Emperor's weapons, does our human race fear the forces of the All Heavens?"
"Haha, the contingency left by Brother Wuxiang only needs a few more decades to fully emerge. As long as we endure for some years, it will be enough!"
The three human Ancient Monarchs closed off the Emperor World.
Outside, in the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain, after this incident, reverence for the human race grew even stronger.
Even though the human Supreme One, Wuxiang Sovereign, was no longer present, the human race was not to be bullied at will.
Had they not seen the Sun Sovereign crush Heng Gu Junwang, forcing him to hand over his most precious treasure—Chaos Source Liquid—to escape a calamity of death?
Heng Gu Junwang, after suffering a great defeat in battle, directly announced to the outside world that he was going into seclusion.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen received the price paid by the forces of the All Heavens—over a thousand types of peerlessly rare Supreme Treasure divine materials, densely packed. Their value was almost comparable to the foundation of an Emperor Clan or Immortal Clan, truly unimaginable.
He directly entered the Extinction Emperor World, took out the bodies of Ice Sovereign and an Immortal Clan Quasi-Monarch, as well as the Quasi-Monarch souls whose True Spirits had been extinguished, and began refining Quasi-Monarch puppets.
This time, he used the rare treasures obtained from the All Heavens forces for the refinement, along with his own Chaos Dao Fire and even wisp after wisp of Chaos Source Fire.
With his previous refinement experience, the refinement methods of the Corpse Immortal Clan, and the assistance of many rare treasures, the refinement process could be considered quite smooth.
Half a month later, two Quasi-Monarch puppets were successfully refined. Compared to the previous three Giant Divine Soldiers, not only were they identical to before with little change, but their physical bodies had also improved significantly, gaining a touch more lively divine brilliance.
These two puppets could absolutely be considered first-rate puppets, capable of possessing ninety percent of their strength from when they were alive.
Even if facing other Quasi-Monarchs, truly defeating these two Quasi-Monarch puppets would require considerable time and sufficient cost.
Ye Chen sighed. It was a pity they ultimately could not be refined to super first-rate; otherwise, they would completely possess all the abilities they had in life, which would then be considered perfect puppets.
After the refinement succeeded, he flicked his sleeve and took out the three Giant Divine Soldiers—Dark Heaven Giant Divine Soldier, Six Paths Giant Divine Soldier, and others—and refined them again using extremely precious materials.
Seven days later, after many rare-grade metal liquids were completely melted into the bodies of the three Giant Divine Soldiers, all three had improved significantly, reaching true first-rate level, no weaker than the Ice Sovereign Giant Divine Soldier and the Immortal Clan Giant Divine Soldier.
Ye Chen looked at the five Giant Divine Soldiers standing before him, faintly emanating destructive power capable of annihilating worlds and heavens at any moment. He nodded in satisfaction, casually waved his hand, and stored them within his body.
Finally, he released the Quasi-Monarch soul of Heng Yu Zhun Junwang. The True Spirit seemed to have been extinguished, but Ye Chen had intentionally left a trace of it back then, not completely erasing it.
This was deliberate because he had noticed the peculiarity of Heng Yu Zhun Junwang earlier. Not long ago, witnessing the Sun Sovereign's battle with Heng Gu Junwang, he learned that Heng Gu Junwang's true form was a Time-Space Heavenly Beast. Heng Yu Zhun Junwang was the same—a strange ancient beast born from heaven and earth, second only to Chaos Holy Spirits, naturally possessing the power of time.
Turning his palm, a brilliant glow of dawn appeared, which was precisely the last remaining bits of Heng Yu Zhun Junwang's True Spirit.
Ye Chen held Heng Yu Zhun Junwang's True Spirit, looking down like a deity. "Do you still wish to have your True Spirit extinguished and become a puppet?"
During the refinement process of the two Quasi-Monarch puppets, he had intentionally left a gap for Heng Yu Zhun Junwang's True Spirit to observe.
Seeing the two Quasi-Monarchs refined into puppets, Heng Yu Zhun Junwang, though proud, absolutely did not wish to be refined into a puppet and feared the other's strength. Helpless, he could only grit his teeth and nod. "I am willing!"
"Good!"
Ye Chen revealed a faint smile. A mark formed from a wisp of his soul power directly entered the True Spirit.
Confirming success, he did not immediately place it back into the original Quasi-Monarch soul. Instead, he waved his hand, and a mass of Life Source appeared, nourishing the True Spirit and allowing it to grow rapidly.
Whoosh—
Moreover, Ye Chen employed great means, not hesitating to use the Life Emperor's Son's true form within his body—the Tree of Life—to directly nourish it, releasing wave after wave of rich Life Light, allowing Heng Yu Zhun Junwang's True Spirit to continuously grow stronger.
Finally, when it had grown to a certain level, he had Heng Yu Zhun Junwang's True Spirit return to the Quasi-Monarch soul, and then the figure merged into its own fleshly body.
At this moment, Heng Yu Zhun Junwang submitted and knelt. "Heng Yu pays respects to the Master."
Ye Chen nodded. "Your true form should also be a Time-Space Heavenly Beast, right?"
"Yes."
Heng Yu Zhun Junwang's figure transformed, revealing its true form—a strange ancient beast only about ten feet in size, with a dragon's head, a qilin's body, nine dragon tails, a pair of large black-and-white wings, and its entire body covered in scales, with four claws like a dragon's.
Each scale bore ancient and mysterious Dao patterns related to time.
This was the Time-Space Heavenly Beast, a special ancient beast capable of influencing time.
Ye Chen revealed a hint of a smile and nodded. "Very good, excellent. From now on, you shall be my, Ye Chen's, mount."
"It is truly Heng Yu's honor."
Heng Yu Zhun Junwang respectfully lowered its dragon head.