If others knew what Ye Chen was thinking in his heart, they would surely be shocked. This was something other Quasi-Monarchs wouldn't dare rashly venture into enemy territory for, as it would place them in considerable danger.
But Ye Chen was utterly fearless. Possessing cultivation power that surpassed ordinary Great Perfection Quasi-Monarchs, he naturally had little to fear.
Moreover, if his loved ones were in danger, what use was his life?
The ultimate reason for wanting to reverse that blood-stained future was simply so that the people by his side could be together forever, nothing more...
The meeting between the powerhouses of the Supreme Ancient Domain and the Ultimate Ancient Domain was also the first direct confrontation between the strongest Heaven's Prides of their respective ancient domain worlds. Both sides harbored hostility towards each other, secretly astonished by the strength of the other's Heaven's Prides.
The prodigies of the Ultimate Ancient Domain's side, those who could come to the Ultimate Ancient Domain, were all Heaven's Prides among Heaven's Prides, prodigies among prodigies—true super Heaven's Prides.
Yet, how many could become Great Perfection Supreme Heavenly Prides comparable to Emperor Sons and Daughters or Immortal Dao Descendants?
Even if there were some, aside from the Nine Ancient Path Overlords, only a handful of individuals could be counted. The rest had not reached this level; they could only be called Incomplete Supreme Heavenly Prides, belonging to the ranks of Elementary or Advanced Supreme Heavenly Prides, with a considerable gap compared to Emperor Sons and Daughters or Immortal Dao Descendants.
However, at this moment, they felt no fear. Not only were they led by the Five Ultimate Ancient Path Overlords, but they also knew that as long as they underwent enough Divine King Tribulations, they could gradually mend their incomplete Great Dao and achieve true perfection.
Upon stepping into the Quasi-Monarch realm, they would truly be no weaker than others. In battles of the same rank, they could bravely face off against Great Perfection Supreme Heavenly Prides like Emperor Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao Descendants, and the Strongest Young Supremes.
At this moment, they all regarded these opposing Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants as great enemies—enemies who could temper themselves.
Conversely, on the Supreme Ancient Domain's side, the Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants felt a strong sense of defeat.
Especially when facing Ultimate Ancient Path Overlords like Huang Di and Taiyi.
Born as Supreme Descendants, offspring of ancient Emperors or peerless Immortals, inheriting the most powerful bloodlines, they should have stood proudly at the absolute peak of the younger generation, finding few rivals among their peers. But now, there were several who had completely surpassed them, leading ahead of them.
Especially the Battle Saint King. He was not a Supreme Descendant, yet his strength completely surpassed them. Even though Divine Emperor Son, Yu Wudi, Chu Shenjun, Huang Yao, and the other four most outstanding Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants had become Quasi-Monarchs first, they were still left behind, steadily suppressed by the Battle Saint King, who had become the undisputed number one of the younger generation.
Now, on the Ultimate Ancient Domain side, there were nine more individuals comparable to Divine Emperor Son and the others, also overshadowing them. This greatly damaged their pride and shook their Dao hearts.
It turned out that in this world, there truly was always a higher sky beyond the sky, and a person beyond the person. One could never be too arrogant or complacent...
Although the two ancient domain worlds were both here to compete for the Fourth Supreme Secret Realm, they did not immediately start fighting. Instead, they each occupied one side of the heaven and earth, unmoving as mountains.
Because both sides clearly understood that finding the Fourth Supreme Secret Realm was the priority; everything else could be temporarily set aside.
Moreover, starting a war now would greatly deplete their vital forces, which would obviously be extremely unfavorable for competing over the Supreme Secret Realm.
The two ancient domain worlds separated, and all the powerhouses scattered, rushing towards the various regions of this Thunder Continent, using various means to search for the true whereabouts of the Fourth Supreme Secret Realm.
They all believed the Fourth Supreme Secret Realm was still on the Thunder Continent, but for some reason, it had suddenly vanished.
Ye Chen and the others did not immediately leave this place. Neither did Divine Emperor Son, Yu Wudi, and the others, nor the Five Ancient Path Overlords. All top-tier powerhouses at the Quasi-Monarch level remained here.
Ye Chen knew that not only he, but these Quasi-Monarchs also felt the Supreme Secret Realm was still here; it just required some special means to find it.
Void Heaven Lord and Earth Lord looked at Ye Chen and nodded, their thoughts aligned.
Then, Void Heaven Lord looked towards the top-tier powerhouses on the Ultimate Ancient Domain's side and said solemnly, "Esteemed ones, why don't we temporarily set aside our grievances and cooperate to search for this Fourth Supreme Secret Realm? Although the Fourth Supreme Secret Realm has disappeared, it's highly likely still in this area. It's just that for some reason, it vanished suddenly."
"Good, our Ultimate Ancient Domain agrees," Cang Tian Lord of the Ultimate Ancient Domain nodded, agreeing to this cooperative idea.
The other Quasi-Monarchs did not object.
Both sides reached an unspoken consensus.
The grievances between the two ancient domain worlds would be set aside for now. The most important task was to first find this Fourth Supreme Secret Realm.
As for which ancient domain world the Fourth Supreme Secret Realm would ultimately fall to, that would depend on their respective means.
Void Heaven Lord took the lead, stepping forward to display Quasi-Monarch level means. The void rippled with streams of Void Power.
This was different from spatial power; it was pure nothingness. Seemingly formless, yet also like tangible substance, it transformed into countless tiny void tentacles, covering an extremely vast area, slowly probing this space.
Under these endless void tentacles, even the most minute space could hardly hide.
At the same time, whether from the Supreme Ancient Domain or the Ultimate Ancient Domain, the Quasi-Monarchs were all probing this core desert region of the Thunder Continent.
The various powerhouses each employed their own means, and powerful divine sense forces bloomed, conducting searches.
Simultaneously, Ye Chen sat cross-legged. From between his brows surged a vast, sea-like powerful soul force, carrying the aura of Chaos.
But it did not erupt completely. Instead, it transformed into countless extremely fine specks of Chaos light, spreading across this region, sensing the fluctuations of the Ten Thousand Daos.
No matter how well-hidden a Supreme Secret Realm was, it ultimately employed Dao-based means.
And Chaos, as the source of the Ten Thousand Daos, could sense all Great Daos. No matter how subtle the Dao aura, it would be detected.
However, a Supreme One employing Dao-based means could perfectly conceal it, not emitting the slightest trace of Dao aura.
What Ye Chen could do was leverage his advantage as a Chaos cultivator to resonate with the Ten Thousand Daos of this heaven and earth at the most subtle level, searching for that extremely minute difference, finding it, and then locating the true Supreme Secret Realm.
This exploration lasted a very, very long time.
Silently, he even completely fused his entire mind with this heaven and earth, harmonizing with it, resonating with the world, becoming its master.
At this moment, Ye Chen sensed a special aura.
Very special. It was identical to the Ten Thousand Daos aura of the surrounding heaven and earth, yet at the most extreme subtle level, there was a trace of difference, a trace of uniqueness.