"You may call me the Divine Emperor's Son."
The Divine Emperor's Son spoke indifferently, not revealing his true name, yet acknowledging the title of Divine Emperor's Son. He then swept his gaze over the other Ancient Path Overlords. "And you?"
"Taiyi!" The peerless man with an ethereal, transcendent aura, whose elegance did not lose to Chu Shenjun, spoke.
"Heaven-Defying Battle King." A man who appeared rather ordinary spoke lightly, yet his eyes were a complete silver, and his body contained an extremely powerful blood energy, as if he could shatter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths with a mere lift of his hand, omnipotent.
His words caused the various Heaven's Prides of the human race to look at him, then also deeply at Ye Chen.
As Imperial Sons and Daughters, they naturally knew of the long-standing feud between the Battle Saint lineage and the Heaven-Defying Battle King lineage.
Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, but his expression remained calm, saying nothing.
Instead, it was the seemingly ordinary Heaven-Defying Battle King who glanced at Ye Chen, revealing a thoughtful look.
"Wu Dao."
The fourth person spoke lightly, yet anyone could see that this man carried a terrifying aura of tyranny.
Perhaps not exceptionally handsome or imposing, but anyone who saw him once would remember him, for this person's entire body exuded an absolute, domineering aura, like a sovereign of the heavens, ruling over the world, tyrannical and ruthless.
One of the Nine Ancient Path Overlords, Wu Dao!
Where I exist, there is no Dao!
This gave a glimpse of his nature!
The Divine Emperor's Son looked deeply at this person. The tyrannical intent of this Wu Dao Overlord was similar to his own, comparable, a fearsome opponent, and also one qualified to dominate without the Dao.
"I am Heaven's Secret."
The fifth person was precisely the Heaven's Secret Master, hailed as the one for whom nothing under heaven could not be divined, nothing could not be calculated, nothing could not be known. His robes fluttered, and he smiled before speaking, yet carried a wisdom that seemed to see through all worldly affairs.
He was like a supreme existence who had lived through epoch after epoch, comprehending all things in the world, able to see through everything.
Whether it was the Divine Emperor's Son, Chu Shenjun, and the others, or Huang Di, Taiyi, Wu Dao, and the Heaven-Defying Battle King, they all looked at this Heaven's Secret Master with undisguised wariness. Clearly, they all knew that the Heaven's Secret Master, who mastered the Dao of Heavenly Secrets, was a troublesome opponent.
Ye Chen also looked deeply at the Heaven's Secret Master.
Back on the Birth Emperor Star, the Heaven's Secret Master had deceived heaven and crossed the sea, actually obtaining a portion of the Great Emperor's body right before the eyes of numerous Ancient Sovereigns. His schemes were extremely far-reaching. In fact, a significant reason for the Yuanchu Imperial Son's ultimate miserable defeat was largely because of this Heaven's Secret Master.
However, back when they were still on the Ultimate Ancient Path, he had heard that the other Ultimate Ancient Path Overlords were deeply wary of this Heaven's Secret Master, even joining forces to deal with him. But clearly, the final result had not been successful; otherwise, the Heaven's Secret Master would not be here now.
Moreover, no one knew what purpose the Heaven's Secret Master, who like Ye Chen had also obtained a portion of the Great Emperor's body back then, intended for it. But it was likely not as simple as mere collection.
He also thought of the Yuanchu Imperial Son, whose failed plan had even led to the entire Yuanchu Imperial Clan vanishing into the river of time, his fate unknown.
"Hmm?"
As if sensing Ye Chen's gaze, the Heaven's Secret Master immediately looked at Ye Chen. Within his eyes appeared dense, overlapping circles of divinatory symbols, like a wheel of heavenly fate, divining the heavens, deducing all living beings, capable of divining anything, as if wanting to thoroughly comprehend the latter and investigate all secrets upon him.
"Hmph!"
Ye Chen snorted coldly. Within his body, a surge of cosmic power instantly emerged, shielding himself like lightning.
Even the gaze of the Heaven's Secret Master, hailed as the number one diviner of the younger generation, was blocked outside. The dense heavenly secret symbols flickered incessantly in the deepest part of his eyes, but ultimately could not effectively penetrate.
The Heaven's Secret Master revealed a trace of astonishment, finding he could not comprehend Ye Chen. The other seemed shrouded in layer upon layer of mist, making him difficult to see through.
This scene was unimaginable. He knew that even if he wanted to divine an Ancient Sovereign, it was not impossible. Yet, he encountered a certain degree of obstruction on this young man.
Could it be that the other possessed a supreme treasure of the Heavenly Secrets Dao, and one of an extremely high level at that? Otherwise, how could it block his probing?
Moreover, for some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity from this young man.
In fact, it wasn't just him. Even Taiyi and Huang Di felt the same.
However, as Ye Chen's Chaos Dao gradually achieved success, his aura and appearance had gradually undergone a certain degree of change. Therefore, even people like the Heaven's Secret Master, Huang Di, and Taiyi, who had met or even clashed with him before, did not immediately recognize Ye Chen's true identity.
Furthermore, with Ye Chen's aura completely restrained, returning to simplicity, even the five Ancient Path Overlords only vaguely felt that Ye Chen was extraordinary, without truly knowing his actual cultivation level.
"Chu Shenjun!"
"Yu Wudi!"
"Huang Yao!"
The four Quasi-Monarch level Imperial Sons, Daughters, and Immortal Dao descendants on the side of the Supreme Ancient Domain introduced themselves. However, Yu Qing and Ye Chen remained silent.
As if sensing something, the five Ultimate Ancient Path Overlords looked at Yu Qing. Taiyi frowned. "You are also a Quasi-Monarch?"
"Yes."
Yu Qing spoke lightly, standing gracefully like a green lotus, solitary and transcendent, so eye-catching that even other Quasi-Monarch level Great Perfection Supreme Heaven's Prides took notice.
"Good, you are also among the strongest. The rest are nothing more than clay chickens and pottery dogs." Taiyi said indifferently, sweeping his gaze over the other human Heaven's Prides beside Yu Qing, including Ye Chen, not placing any of them in his eyes.
Not being a Quasi-Monarch meant one was not qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with them, nor considered a major opponent in the competition for the Supreme Secret Realm.
Yet, nearly everyone from the Supreme Ancient Domain looked at Ye Chen, revealing strange expressions.
The most powerful one was actually being ignored, looked down upon...
Of the Nine Overlords of the Ultimate Ancient Path, five had now arrived directly.
But Ye Chen frowned. Why hadn't the Goddess come? Yi Wu, Chen'er, Ruo Xi, Chen Xi, the Golden Little Divine Dragon, and the others had not come. Not even a single person from the Moon Palace had arrived, which made him feel a peculiar sense of unease for some reason, as if something bad was about to happen.
Beside him, Yu Qing, A Beinu, and the others also frowned, sharing the same worry.
Di Wuming and the others sensed Ye Chen's group's unease and comforted them, "You needn't worry too much. Don't forget, Ye Chen, your wife is among the Nine Overlords of the Ancient Path, not inferior to anyone. She will be fine. Moreover, Yuan Yao Divine King, Human Emperor's Son, and Zhao Chen have gone to the Ultimate Ancient Domain. I believe they have also made contact with the Moon Palace. With them there, no major problems will arise."
Hearing this, Ye Chen also felt it made sense. Whether it was Yuan Yao Divine King or Zhao Chen, they were existences not inferior to the Nine Ancient Path Overlords. Human Emperor's Son was also not far behind.
Especially Zhao Chen. The Goddess Zhao Jingruo was his own elder sister. If the Moon Palace encountered major problems, he would definitely not stand idly by.
Though that was the case, the unease in his heart never receded in the slightest. Instead, as time passed, it lingered like a haze over his heart.
"Forget it. After this Supreme Secret Realm competition, I will personally make a trip to the Ultimate Ancient Domain," Ye Chen thought to himself.