After Ye Chen emerged from seclusion as a Quasi-Monarch, this news, intentionally suppressed by the upper echelons of the human race, did not truly spread. It was confined only within the Human Emperor Realm.
This was a trump card. The human race did not wish others to learn of it too early, intending to give the various Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants a massive "surprise" when the time came.
After emerging, Ye Chen went to pay a visit to the Sun Emperor Lord. Learning that the Sun Emperor Lord had smoothly returned to the Monarch realm filled him with equal delight. This was absolutely a joyous occasion for the entire human race, especially since the Sun Emperor Lord was once one of the strongest Monarchs second only to the Formless Sovereign. His strength was undoubtedly among the best among Monarchs.
He also learned that Qin Wu had become a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch, another tremendous piece of good news.
Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarchs were an extremely rare few among the numerous Quasi-Monarchs throughout history.
This concerned opportunity and had little to do with one's own innate talent. After all, which of those who could become Quasi-Monarchs wasn't a true peerless genius of the ages?
Qin Wu had refined five Quasi-Monarchs and received some guidance from the Sun Emperor Lord, thus successfully becoming a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch during these past two years.
It could be said that even if the situation reverted to one where Ancient Monarchs could not act, the human race, possessing two Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarchs in Qin Wu and Elder Xuandao, remained unassailable.
Seizing the time before the final trial truly arrived, Ye Chen spent this period accompanying his wives and Little Junlin, living joyful and harmonious days.
Having not been with his father Ye Chen for over a year, Little Junlin missed him dearly, sticking by his side all day, unwilling to leave.
At two years old, Little Junlin was already about the height of a six-year-old child, growing rapidly. His sealed Dao Foundation was gradually opening, allowing him to truly begin cultivation.
Ye Chen imparted the Chaos Scripture he had created to Little Junlin.
Although the Chaos Scripture was far from complete, its most fundamental stages—the Half-Deity Realm, Deity Transformation Realm, and Saint Vault Realm—had been thoroughly perfected over the years, sufficient for Little Junlin to cultivate until adulthood.
Moreover, Little Junlin had inherited his Chaos Bloodline and was naturally suited to cultivate the Chaos Scripture. With compatible attributes, his cultivation progress would be twice as effective compared to other profound arts and mental techniques.
It must be said, Little Junlin's talent was truly extraordinary, far exceeding Ye Chen's imagination. He felt that even the Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants were slightly inferior to Little Junlin in terms of innate aptitude. In less than a month, Little Junlin successively crossed the Postnatal and Innate stages, becoming a Half-Deity.
He was also the youngest Half-Deity in history, breaking the record.
And this was with Ye Chen intentionally restricting Little Junlin's cultivation speed.
It must be said, the Chaos True Dragon physique was truly heaven-defying, almost comparable to Ye Chen's own Chaos Supreme Body.
On this day, a streak of light shot into the Human Emperor Realm, almost unstoppable as it streaked across the sky, finally appearing on a skyborne divine island—the very island where Ye Chen resided.
Ye Chen caught the light. It was a letter, carrying three familiar, supremely powerful and vast auras.
"What is it?" Yu Qing parted her red lips lightly.
"They've sent a letter," Ye Chen said, opening the letter. Three supremely powerful imprints appeared, far surpassing ordinary Divine Kings by an immeasurable degree, and only stronger than even peerless Divine Kings.
"Await you at the Ultimate End!"
The letter bore only these six brief words.
The signatures were three imprints—
Yuan Yang Divine King, Zhao Chen, Human Emperor's Son!
It turned out that ever since the grand feast hosted by the Formless Sovereign back then, the three had vanished from the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain and left.
The letter was set to be sent at a predetermined time.
They did not intend to participate in the struggle for the "Supreme" Immortal Fate. Instead, they had gone to the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain at the very end of the Ultimate Ancient Path to contend for that equally mysterious "Ultimate."
"That's fine too. Here, being of the same human race, they are unwilling to participate due to certain relationships. But in the mysterious Eight Desolates Ancient Domain of the Ultimate Ancient Path, there's no need to worry so much. Moreover, with them there, even if Jing Ruo, Yi Wu, and the others encounter difficulties, I believe they won't stand idly by."
Ye Chen chuckled lightly, storing the letter away, eagerly anticipating the day of their reunion.
While accompanying his wives and teaching his son cultivation, happy times always passed quickly. A month flashed by in the blink of an eye.
On this day, the day of the final trial arrived.
Far in the deepest part of the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain, at the edge of the Ninth Heaven Ancient Domain.
This was a Mysterious Land, usually shrouded in extreme secrecy. The Ten Heavenly Emperor Palaces were stationed within this Mysterious Land, distorting space, filled with infinite illusions that concealed everything.
Even if an Ancient Monarch came, they would be unable to penetrate these illusions to see what the most mysterious Tenth Heaven Ancient Domain truly was.
For legend had it that the most transcendent Ten Heavenly Emperor Palaces were situated within these illusions.
The fringes of the Mysterious Land could also be described as extremely prosperous, hosting numerous ancient kingdoms, sect forces, and even supreme royal clans.
The border area stretched for tens of millions of miles, forming a rather flourishing region inhabited by billions upon billions of living beings.
This was because the fundamental reason for settling near the Mysterious Land was that the Ten Heavenly Emperor Palaces would appear every thousand years to recruit some exceptionally talented Great Era Heaven's Prides to become members of the Ten Heavenly Emperor Palaces.
And often, once a Heaven's Pride was recruited and became a member, their family, sect, kingdom, royal clan, etc., would receive a generous reward from the Ten Heavenly Emperor Palaces.
Hence, many powerful forces and even ancient kingdoms chose to establish themselves here.
Boom—
On this day, as if heavenly thunder exploded in the sky above the Mysterious Land, drawing the attention of countless forces in the border region.
The billions of beings residing here all looked up to see massive, towering domain gates slowly appearing, standing tall between heaven and earth.
Each was like a ten-thousand-zhang mountain peak, radiating extremely powerful spatial auras, connecting to another unknown land at an extreme distance.
With the opening of these domain gates, a multitude of figures emerged. Each possessed an imposing aura that made Deity Transformation and Saint Vault cultivators feel utterly outmatched.
The various Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants appeared. Similarly, there were also some Great Era Heaven's Prides belonging to the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain who, in order to contend for the "Supreme" Immortal Fate, were willing to face these formidable Emperor Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao Descendants, and strongest young supremes.
As these Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants gradually appeared, the heavens and earth within the Mysterious Land at the edge of the Ninth Heaven Ancient Domain filled with boundless pressure.
If not for this place being sufficiently mysterious, the mere aura emanating from so many supremely powerful and invincible Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants would have been enough to easily shatter the firmament and annihilate the boundless earth.
After all, these Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants possessed combat power at least at the level of peerless Divine Kings or above.
Here, there were also Ancient Monarchs personally following along, solely to ensure no accidents befell their own clan's Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants.