"Hmm?"
He sensed the vibration of his communication jade token. Opening it, he saw it was from the Cloud Heaven Sect, a major power that had also allowed the Four Divine Kings to grasp information. Even within the Emperor Star Secret Realm, they could stay informed of events outside.
Soon, he learned of the various incidents that had occurred during his year of seclusion. He hadn't expected that the Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants from the various heavens would ultimately find a way in such a short year, passing through the Lost Starry Sky to descend upon the Supreme Ancient Domain, with more than half having truly arrived.
Upon learning that an Imperial Son had been successfully slain by a powerhouse from the Supreme Ancient Domain, even Ye Chen's usual composure was difficult to maintain. He immediately took out his communication jade token to contact Yu Qing and the others.
They were at least Divine Kings, capable of traversing the starry sky of the Emperor Star Secret Realm, so they hadn't left the secret realm. Instead, they chose to gather on Dao Stars that were relatively close to each other.
A sixth-grade Yin Dao Star, a star formed from condensed Yin Great Dao power, emanated an extremely terrifying Yin force throughout its body. Even a Super Heavenly King wouldn't dare enter this star lightly. Only a few Peak Heavenly Kings and several Great Powers had chosen to cultivate here.
Ye Chen and the others gathered on the sixth-grade Yin Dao Star.
"Li Chaotian, you have the most frequent contact with the outside world. Tell us, what exactly happened with the Imperial Son being killed?" Shen Rong asked. After a year of cultivation on high-grade Dao Stars, his cultivation had gradually recovered most of the way, regaining seven or eight parts of his former invincible divine bearing.
He believed that in another year or two, he could fully restore his former state.
This was something even many divine medicines could hardly bestow. It could only be said that Shen Rong had found a Dao Star that perfectly matched his cultivation, allowing his Great Dao to align and his Supreme bloodline to recover faster.
An Imperial Son was at least a peak powerhouse at the level of a Seven-Calamity Divine King, and a Great Perfection Supreme Genius with a perfected Great Dao. Theoretically, their strength could rival that of an Eight or Nine-Calamity Peak Divine King. Moreover, they possessed endless life-preserving methods. Unless it was a Quasi-Monarch, even if they could be defeated within the Divine King realm, it was nearly impossible for them to be slain.
"The slain Imperial Son was the Qinggu Imperial Son. I heard the attacker was a veteran Divine King from the Supreme Ancient Domain, the Silver Moon Divine King. He became famous many years ago, becoming a Divine King a hundred thousand years ago, and recently went into seclusion for eighty years. The only known fact is that eighty years ago, the Qinggu Imperial Son's cultivation was at the Four-Calamity Divine King level," Li Chaotian said, having investigated the news very clearly.
Everyone was shocked. A Four-Calamity Divine King had actually managed to kill an Imperial Son who was at least at the Super Divine King level? How was that possible?
The only suspicious point was the eighty years of seclusion.
Clearly, this suspicious eighty-year period of seclusion had allowed the Silver Moon Divine King to leap to a level where he could slay an Imperial Son.
Ye Chen frowned. "This Silver Moon Divine King is absolutely not simple. Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants all possess Emperor Treasures for protection. Unless one attacks with extreme speed, preventing the Emperor Treasure from offering complete protection, killing them in an instant is possible. But to instantly kill a Super Divine King-level Imperial Son... unless it's a Quasi-Monarch, few among Divine Kings could accomplish that."
He was the most qualified to speak on this, as he had suppressed and killed several Emperor Sons and Daughters himself, deeply understanding what it truly took to kill such Supreme descendants. Otherwise, with the general protection of Emperor Treasures for the soul, even an Ancient Sovereign would find it difficult to kill them.
"My Lord, based on a bit of information I've learned, this Silver Moon Divine King, though he became a Divine King many years ago, was only at the Four-Calamity Divine King level. But eighty years ago, he entered the Two Realms Battlefield and ventured into a Supreme Secret Realm. After staying in the Supreme Secret Realm for three months, he returned and went into seclusion," Li Chaotian added after a moment of hesitation.
"Entered a Supreme Secret Realm?"
A flicker of surprise passed through Ye Chen's eyes as he also looked at this Emperor Star Secret Realm.
Suddenly, he thought of Yun Aotian, whose true cultivation was only that of a Five-Calamity Divine King. Yet, after a wisp of divine soul will from the Northern Wasteland Evil Emperor seized his original body and took it for itself, its power was so immense that even Shen Rong was nearly killed, losing seventy percent of his Supreme bloodline, flesh, and bones.
If Ye Chen hadn't been present and intervened, Shen Rong's fate would likely have been dire.
Could it be that this Silver Moon Divine King had also been taken over by the will of an Ancient Supreme?
Otherwise, a mere Four or Five-Calamity Divine King, even if there were ten times more of them, would hardly be a match for an Imperial Son.
Only this explanation seemed most reasonable.
It seemed that if they encountered this Silver Moon Divine King in the future, they would need to be extra cautious.
Moreover, no one knew when the methods of the other Supremes from the various heavens would appear. Perhaps several more terrifying individuals would emerge to contend with him for the 'Supreme' Immortal Fate.
He was quite wary of these Supreme contingencies. Whether it was the Primordial Prison Demon Emperor or the Northern Wasteland Evil Emperor, they all possessed absolutely terrifying means.
"Everyone must be careful if you encounter this Silver Moon Divine King in the future. It's highly likely he has been possessed by a Supreme," Ye Chen spoke gravely, warning the others.
The powerhouses naturally understood, having experienced it firsthand.
The Eastern Ancient Divine King said, "Esteemed young lords, recently, more than half of the Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants from the various heavens have descended upon the Supreme Ancient Domain, and many have successively entered the Emperor Star Secret Realm. Moreover, according to some secretive information, the true Supreme Treasure is actually an Imperial Star, hidden in a void space within the Emperor Star Secret Realm, or perhaps it is one of the three thousand six hundred Dao Stars. Although these Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants ostensibly enter the Emperor Star Secret Realm to cultivate, in reality, they are most likely searching for that most crucial Imperial Star to obtain the Supreme Treasure."
"Supreme Treasure?" The others revealed a look of fervor.
The human geniuses from the various heavens were one thing, having seen many Supreme Treasures, but the Four Divine Kings had only seen the Great Emperor's treasure left by the Primordial Prison Demon Emperor, and even that was just one of them, not all.
Ye Chen remained as calm as still water. "Although the Supreme Treasure is precious, you must also understand that it could equally be a contingency left by a Supreme to possess a descendant, take them over, and contend for the 'Supreme' Immortal Fate."
These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over them from head to toe, sobering up the Four Divine Kings and filling them with a sense of trepidation.
Indeed, by now, incidents of Supremes possessing others to emerge were not few.
"Let's continue cultivating. When our strength is sufficiently powerful, we won't overly value the so-called Supreme Treasure. The most important goal this time is still to contend for the 'Supreme' Immortal Fate. The Supreme Treasure is secondary," Ye Chen said. "Of course, if the true Imperial Star appears, we must go. Based on my understanding, a total of ten Supreme Secret Realms will appear in the Two Realms Battlefield. And according to the records on the Supreme Stone Tablet, there are ten Supreme Divine Crowns. Therefore, it's highly likely that the Supreme Divine Crowns are within the Supreme Treasure."
He would not forget the importance of the 'Supreme' Immortal Fate, and the Supreme Divine Crowns were one of the most crucial treasures for contending for it.
Everyone returned to their respective Dao Stars to continue cultivating.