Boom—
Once the truth came out, the entire Ultimate Ancient Domain fell into utter silence!
The Battle Saint King, the Goddess's husband, the Lord of Moon Hall, was actually a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch?
Moreover, a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch who had defeated the Second and Third Hall Masters of the Soul-Restraining Hall and even clashed with the First Hall Master?
Many people refused to believe it, yet they had no choice but to believe, as these messages were deliberately spread by the powerful experts of Moon Hall.
Although confirmed by many parties, it was clear that after the initial shock, many still felt it absolutely impossible.
Similar news had occurred many times on the Ultimate Ancient Path, with much of it being hearsay. Some Ancient Path geniuses deliberately spread rumors to make a name for themselves. Over time, no one believed such news anymore.
Because it was simply impossible. Each of the Nine Ancient Path Overlords was a peerless existence standing at the absolute pinnacle of the Ancient Path, an undefeated martial myth, a goal that every Ancient Path genius pursued for a lifetime, never tasting defeat.
Furthermore, back in the day on the Ultimate Ancient Path, the Battle Saint King was merely a newly-ascended Great Power, while the Nine Ancient Path Overlords were already at the Divine King realm.
Hundreds of years had passed. The Nine Ancient Path Overlords had all surpassed the Divine King realm, becoming lofty Quasi-Monarchs, with stepping into the domain of Ancient Monarchs just around the corner.
Although the Battle Saint King was monstrously talented, he was only at the same level as the strongest young supremes. Could any monster compare to the monstrous talent of an Ancient Path Overlord?
Moreover, was it possible to cross the realms of Great Power and Divine King to become a Quasi-Monarch-level existence in just a few hundred years?
Many scoffed, shaking their heads in disbelief, as it was simply unrealistic.
At first, everyone thought this was just a rumor that would fade with the wind in no time, soon forgotten.
However, after a full seven days, it continued to spread endlessly throughout the Ultimate Ancient Domain, with a tendency to intensify. The scope and speed of its spread exceeded many people's expectations.
"What era is this now, still daring to spread such news unfavorable to the Ancient Path Overlords? If the three Ancient Path Overlords find out and anger such existences, the consequences won't be pleasant."
Many frowned, but the next day, someone personally went to verify with the three Ancient Path Overlord forces and was shocked to discover one thing: the originally lofty, storm-controlling Ancient Path Overlord forces—Original Sin Palace, Primordial Beginning Holy Land, and Chaos Divine Hall—did not have a single person refute these statements, as if tacitly acknowledging them.
Moreover, many discovered that the elite experts of Primordial Beginning Holy Land, Original Sin Palace, and Chaos Divine Hall had not returned, being imprisoned in Moon Hall. The fact that the three Ancient Path Overlord forces did not refute the news seemed to confirm its accuracy.
The world was shocked!
The Ancient Path Overlords who dominated the Ultimate Ancient Path, lofty and aloof, looking down upon thousands of Ancient Path geniuses, standing at the pinnacle of the younger generation—that undefeated myth had finally been broken.
And three at once! During the siege of Moon Hall, they were swept away and defeated by the Battle Saint King, becoming his defeated opponents, abandoning their respective Ancient Path Overlord forces and fleeing in disarray.
Simultaneously, even more astonishing news spread back from the Two Realms Battlefield.
The Battle Saint King was an invincible genius who came from the Supreme Ancient Domain, swept away five Ancient Path Overlords, seized the fourth Supreme Secret Realm, obtained the Supreme Divine Crown, and became the number one of the younger generation, the uncrowned king.
One astonishing piece of news after another arrived, each confirming the Battle Saint King's peerless invincibility, his complete dominance over the younger generation, hailed as number one, with none able to surpass him.
At this moment, even though many in the Ultimate Ancient Domain still found it hard to believe, they had to admit that the Battle Saint King had emerged out of nowhere, defying the heavens with his return, and would become the undisputed young master of the two Ancient Domain worlds, dominating the younger generation. The ultimate Immortal Fate would most likely fall into his hands.
An unprecedented, massive storm began to sweep across the entire Ultimate Ancient Domain and would also spread through some channels to the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain, even to the more distant Ultimate Ancient Path.
On this day, the name Battle Saint King reached its peak of glory.
Simultaneously, the Overlord Ranking, which had remained unchanged since its first publication, underwent a shocking transformation.
On the Overlord Ranking, among the Nine Ancient Path Overlords, aside from the Goddess and Tianjizi, the radiance of the other seven Ancient Path Overlords dimmed.
The name at the very top of the Overlord Ranking was also clearly changed to Battle Saint King, shining with incomparable brilliance, like a dazzling sun, peerless.
The Number One Overlord of the Ultimate Ancient Path—Battle Saint King!
...
While the storm raged outside, Ye Chen, the absolute protagonist at the center of the storm, was in Moon Hall, reunited with his family.
Separated for two to three hundred years, finally truly reunited, Ye Chen naturally cherished the days spent with his wives and children exceptionally. Not to mention inquiring about the various news from the outside world, he even completely set aside cultivation, deliberately clearing out a period of time to accompany his family.
Looking at the five beautiful wives surrounding him, each with their own unique temperament, looking at the mature and steady Qian Xun, looking at Yaya who was in no way inferior to her mother in all aspects, looking at the lively and moving Little Chenxi, looking at the tender and adorable Little Junlin, Ye Chen felt an immense sense of satisfaction in his heart.
He only felt that having them was equivalent to having the whole world, having the future, with no other pursuits left.
The group lived on a divine island on Moon God Mountain. The Goddess personally issued the highest-level prohibition: without permission, even if Moon Hall were destroyed, they were not to be disturbed.
Regarding this prohibition, the countless experts of Moon Hall strictly adhered to it.
Not only because of the return of the invincible Lord of Moon Hall, the Battle Saint King, which made Moon Hall unassailable, but also because all Moon Hall experts had witnessed the hardships endured by the Goddess and the others over the years, almost single-handedly supporting the vast Moon Hall, standing at the pinnacle of the Ultimate Ancient Path, which made their hearts ache to see.
Now that the Goddess's family was reunited, naturally, they should not disturb them, and they sincerely hoped the family could remain happy forever.
With Ye Chen's help, the Dao injuries the Goddess had suffered earlier while competing for the Supreme Divine Crown recovered significantly.
Of course, a complete recovery would still require some time.
After all, at the Goddess's level of Ancient Path Overlord, in the same Quasi-Monarch domain as Ye Chen, resolving such Dao injuries could not be done instantly by the latter.
Fortunately, there were many healing sacred arts. Ye Chen even had the Tree of Life, Life Origin, and was himself an alchemist who had obtained the alchemy inheritance of the number one alchemist, Alchemy Emperor. Therefore, the Goddess's Dao injuries were not a major problem for Ye Chen.
Given enough time, they could be completely healed.
During this reunion, seeing that Qian Xun and Yaya had also reached the Nine Tribulations pinnacle level of Great Perfection Supreme Geniuses surprised even Ye Chen.
Especially Qian Xun, who was already in a state of extreme sublimation at the Divine King pinnacle. It was believed that within a few years, he could become a true Quasi-Monarch.
Yaya was not far behind. If not for sometimes neglecting cultivation over the years, given her heaven-defying aptitude as a World Tree and her longer cultivation time compared to Qian Xun, she might have reached Quasi-Monarch.
But even so, both were not inferior to Emperor Sons and Daughters or Immortal Dao descendants, leaving the Human Race's Ten Emperor Sons and Daughters somewhat helpless.
Not being able to catch up to Ye Chen was one thing—after all, the Chaos Sacred Body was indeed too heaven-defying, and he was a Ten Tribulations Divine King. But now, even his two children were no less than them, even slightly surpassing them, which made them quite exasperated and helpless.
Was this family too heaven-defying?
Moreover, Little Chenxi, who looked about ten years old, was also at the early Divine King stage, and the even younger Little Junlin... they also knew about the heaven-defying aptitude of the Chaos True Dragon and that Ye Chen had integrated the ancestral dragon vein of the Great Shang Imperial Dynasty into him...
At first glance, it seemed these Emperor Sons and Daughters couldn't even compare to a few of Ye Chen's children.
Looking at Yi Wu, Chen'er... Divine King pinnacle...
They heard Ye Chen also had a younger sister in seclusion... well, she became a Quasi-Monarch ten years ago...
Damn, birds of a feather really do flock together.
The Human Race's Ten Emperor Sons and Daughters couldn't help but feel like vomiting blood. This family was too abnormal, dealing a blow to even supreme descendants like them.
Will couldn't help but ask, "Sister Jingruo, back then, your cultivation was about the same as mine. Yi Wu, Chen'er, and Ruoxi were a bit behind me, not to mention these little kids. Why have you all skyrocketed like rockets over the years?"
"Why? Rockets?" The Goddess was taken aback, but having spent time with Will, she roughly understood the meaning. With a charming, radiant smile that almost captivated the hearts of several Emperor Sons and Daughters—though Will had witnessed the Goddess's terrifying side and felt his scalp tingle—he said, "Sister Jingruo, don't look at me like that, I'll be scared."
Zhao Jingruo gently brushed a strand of her hair and chuckled, "What are you afraid of? I won't eat you, and I'm not interested in your black skin anyway. You look like a piece of charcoal."
"What?" Will shouted, righteous and solemn. "Sister Jingruo, dare you say that while touching your conscience? I'm countless times better than that pretty boy Little Moon. Black? This is wheat-colored, okay? Very healthy. Walking on the street, whether it's charming young matrons, graceful young maidens, or love-struck immortal maidens, which one doesn't like to roll in the big bed with me?"
The several women present blushed and spat in disdain. The Goddess even glared at Will, who hurriedly said, "Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue."
Ye Chen glanced at Will with amusement. Familiar with Will's personality, he naturally didn't mind, and it added quite a bit of fun.
The Goddess sighed lightly, "Over the years, we entered many trial secret realms, also obtained Supreme inheritances, and experienced many life-and-death situations, which is how we attained this level of cultivation."
She mentioned many events from the past few hundred years of venturing on the Ultimate Ancient Path, the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain, and the Ultimate Ancient Domain. Almost every event concealed life-threatening dangers, making the Human Race's Ten Emperor Sons and Daughters fall silent. Their experiences were much more arduous.
Attaining this level of peerless cultivation was not easy, but it was deserved.
Especially the Goddess. On the Ultimate Ancient Path, to obtain powerful strength, she once obtained an ancient scripture from several epochal eras ago, touching upon a region of ancient time. The flow of time in that ancient temporal region was different from the outside world, but it was much more dangerous, left behind by a Supreme Being. The slightest misstep could mean being trapped there forever.
However, in the end, the Goddess successfully broke out. Moreover, thirty years of cultivation in that ancient temporal region equaled one year in the outside world.
She arduously cultivated in that ancient cultivation realm for one hundred and eighty years before finally breaking out, also possessing peerless cultivation comparable to an Ancient Path Overlord, thus becoming one of the Nine Overlords of the Ultimate Ancient Path.
Over the years, relying on her Ancient Path Overlord cultivation, the Goddess competed with the other eight Ancient Path Overlords, experiencing countless life-and-death tribulations. Each time, she bravely seized vast amounts of cultivation resources, allowing those around her to grow rapidly.
That was why Chen'er, Yi Wu, and the others grew so quickly.
Listening silently to the Goddess recounting the events of these years, though spoken calmly, Ye Chen clearly heard how many difficulties the Goddess had endured. He couldn't help but feel heartache, hugging the Goddess and whispering, "Jingruo, you've suffered all these years."
The Goddess gently shook her head. "It wasn't suffering, because I finally waited for you to come."
Ye Chen held the Goddess even tighter.
After accompanying his family for several days, the Goddess suddenly said, "Yue, you should cultivate. Don't spend too much time accompanying us. As long as you are by our side, that is the best."
Ye Chen was startled, looking at Zhao Jingruo, wanting to say something, but when thousands of words reached his lips, he ultimately couldn't say anything.
The Goddess understood him. Although he had returned invincible and swept all before him, she knew there was still anxiety in his heart.
It was the Soul-Restraining Hall.
This time, only the Second and Third Hall Masters of the Earth Hall had come, but the First Hall Master only sent a Dao Body; his true body had not fully descended.
That was an existence at the Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch level. Once he descended, it would likely pose an immeasurable threat to the entire Moon Hall.
She could see that Ye Chen was always anxious about that First Hall Master of the Earth Hall.
In fact, Ye Chen was indeed so. He might be very powerful now, but compared to a true Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch, there was still a considerable gap.
Don't be fooled by his ability to battle the Thunder Dragon back then. The Thunder Dragon merely possessed power at the Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch level. Compared to a true Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch, there was still a considerable gap—lacking the corresponding origin world, corresponding combat experience and awareness, and those terrifying divine abilities and spells.
This allowed Ye Chen to battle the Thunder Dragon.
But he deeply knew that facing a true Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch, with his current strength, the probability of being defeated exceeded ninety percent.
Hence, he felt anxious, hoping to improve his strength as soon as possible.
Ye Chen could only nod. "Jingruo, wait for me. Once I emerge from seclusion, even the First Hall Master of the Earth Hall won't be feared."
"Agreed!"
That night, Ye Chen began deep seclusion.
And this time, he brought Yaya along, intending to give her an opportunity.
In a secret chamber located in the deepest part of Moon Hall, which was the Goddess's seclusion place, the guard was extremely strict, with several Divine Kings guarding the area.
Now, these several Moon Hall Divine King Elders looked at Ye Chen's figure with deep respect from the bottom of their hearts, performing a grand salute from afar.
Without Ye Chen, Moon Hall would likely have become historical dust by now, and they would have too.
Moreover, Ye Chen, as the Lord of Moon Hall, his invincible posture of turning the tide was deeply engraved in their hearts, earning their absolute respect for a powerful expert.
Ye Chen nodded to them, closed the stone door, and entered seclusion.