Although the Sun Emperor Lord had entered seclusion, the human race remained utterly fearless. This was because the trump cards of the Formless Sovereign could now be mobilized at any time, having been imparted to Sovereign Jian Tian, Sovereign Tong Tian, and Ye Chen. There was no longer any need for the Sun Emperor Lord to personally intervene.
After the battle, the local Sovereigns of the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain like Hua Xu Sovereign, the Ten Sovereigns of the Mythical Emperor Domain, and the numerous Primordial Beast Gods of the Primordial Ancient Domain all departed.
Yet no one doubted that should the human race face another crisis, these Ancient Monarchs would ultimately gather once more under the call of the Sun Emperor Lord.
Furthermore, with the Ten Heavenly Emperor Palace intervening to maintain balance, it would be many times more difficult for another earth-shattering, peak-level great war to erupt.
With the Ancient Monarchs not taking action, the numerous Quasi-Monarchs, Divine Kings, and Great Powers enslaved by Ye Chen were more than enough to make all the Emperor Clans, Immortal Clans, and King Clans of the All Heavens tremble with extreme apprehension.
Naturally, Ye Chen openly reorganized all these forces into the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
At this moment, the Chaos Heavenly Mansion could truly be called the most powerful supreme force aside from the Ten Heavenly Emperor Palace, far surpassing the various Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans of the All Heavens by an immeasurable margin.
With the Ancient Monarchs not appearing, only integrated alliance forces like the human race and the Alliance could contend with it.
Of course, the Chaos Heavenly Mansion still belonged to the human race.
For various reasons, the human race finally began to enjoy a period of relative peace.
This peaceful time was hard-won, and Ye Chen cherished it immensely.
He did not resume cultivation. Instead, he spent his days accompanying his wives, often traveling the world with them. He also brought his little son, Little Junlin, along to enjoy the scenery and have fun.
Relying on the deterrence of the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body and the many supreme puppets from Beyond the Heavens, even the Ancient Monarchs of the various Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans of the All Heavens dared not provoke Ye Chen in the slightest, fearing they might thoroughly enrage the human race and trigger an inevitable life-or-death war. This was a price they could not afford to pay at present.
As time gradually passed, Little Junlin's heaven-defying talent gradually manifested. Even though it was deliberately suppressed during his infancy and he had not engaged in any cultivation, he could still absorb the energy of heaven and earth. His Chaos True Dragon physique allowed the essence energy of the All Heavens to gather around him, often causing his entire body to glow, with every inch of his skin radiating brilliant divine light. The fluctuations of divine energy far exceeded those of a Demigod.
If others were to witness this scene, countless would likely beat their chests and weep in despair.
For those who were not Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, or Immortal Dao descendants, even the strongest young Supreme Ones would need at least several years during their childhood to gradually reach the Demigod realm step by step, relying on their own efforts rather than the power of a supreme bloodline.
Others were even more so, with countless people spending decades or even a century to reach this step.
Yet Little Junlin, in just a few short months, was able to absorb such vast amounts of heaven and earth essence energy, not inferior to Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, or Immortal Dao descendants, and perhaps even more heaven-defying.
Ye Chen was also amazed. This was the Chaos True Dragon.
The legendary Primordial Dragon becoming one of the most powerful supreme existences in the Chaos Sea was not without reason.
This physique was indeed exceptionally astonishing.
However, Ye Chen did not let Little Junlin begin cultivating immediately. He was still too young. Instead, Ye Chen dispersed this heaven and earth essence energy, directing it to every corner of the young body to nourish and gradually strengthen his physique.
Although that terrifying blood-stained future was drawing ever closer, and Little Junlin would ultimately have to grow up, Ye Chen still hoped to leave him a few years of happy childhood—the only thing he, as a father, could do for now.
At the same time, Ye Chen had long ago sent the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body with the heaven-defying little creature to the Ten Heavenly Emperor Palace, allowing the little creature to obtain a tremendous opportunity.
Monarch Chi Xue personally came out to receive them but did not allow the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body to enter the legendary, mysterious Ten Heavenly Emperor Palace, keeping it exceptionally enigmatic.
Before leaving, Monarch Chi Xue said one thing: "Little friend, after some time, I too will attempt to defy the heavens. But the Hall of Time will remain here. When this little one emerges into the world one day, please take good care of him. And when you have need one day, you may also enter the Hall of Time. This is also a gift to thank you for taking care of the little one all these years."
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body was visibly shaken, looking at Monarch Chi Xue in shock, but Monarch Chi Xue had already drifted away.
A long time later, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body raised its hand and looked towards the sky, as if gazing at the unreachable Beyond the Heavens, or perhaps at the lofty world origin itself.
In the blink of an eye, another half a year passed.
During these six months, Little Junlin grew rapidly. Though only half a year old, he resembled a normal three-year-old, with fine, soft hair growing in, tied into a little braid.
His chubby, pink little face and large, bright black eyes made him look utterly adorable, like a porcelain doll.
Little Junlin was no longer the toddling infant boy of before. He could now fly through the air with ease and even transform into a dragon form, as chubby and charming as the little golden divine dragon of yesteryear.
The heaven-defying ability of the Chaos True Dragon was displayed early on. If not for his Dao foundation being sealed, the power Little Junlin could currently exhibit would reach the Saint Realm level, or even the higher Heavenly King realm—truly heaven-defying.
During these six months, although Ye Chen did not engage in cultivation, given his current realm, his divine power would naturally increase even during ordinary times.
He was very happy these six months.
Having been unable to accompany the growth of his children like Yaya, Chenxi, and Qianxun, being able to accompany Little Junlin's growth for these six months was also one of his happiest periods as a father.
However, he ultimately had to return to the main path.
Less than a year and a half remained until the final trial.
Moreover, the Sealed Boundary Universe and the Alien Ancient Universe had already gone to war. The current situation was unknown, but it likely wasn't good.
Yet the Sealed Boundary Universe ultimately had the Formless Sovereign and the two Supreme Ones, the Human Emperor.
Furthermore, the Emperor Sovereigns of the Sealed Boundary Universe from the Mythical Epoch had not completely perished; the most powerful among the strongest Emperor Sovereigns were suspected to still be alive.
Ye Chen believed they could not simply watch the Sealed Boundary Universe be destroyed; they must have left other contingency plans.
Similarly, Ye Chen planned to return to the Sealed Boundary Universe to participate in the war and protect it after concluding this competition for the 'Supreme' Immortal Fate.
He also intended to go to the World Tower to become an Ancient Monarch.
Taking advantage of this time, he hoped to elevate his own cultivation to the next level.
Therefore, he prepared to charge into the Quasi-Monarch domain.
After successively devouring the heaven and earth of the origin worlds of Hei Ya and Xu Que, his own origin universe had also expanded to a diameter of 170,000 li, accumulating a significant additional reserve.
This brought him even closer to the Quasi-Monarch realm.
Now, after devouring so many origin world heavens and earths, he finally set his sights on Sovereign Yan Shen's origin world, intending to use it to break through to Quasi-Monarch in one fell swoop.