During the great battle against Nine Netherworlds, Ye Chen had forcibly elevated his essence, energy, and spirit to their absolute peak, utilizing all his Sovereign Rules. Every move and technique consumed him immensely, and he had even tapped into the power of the Universe's Origin. The final unleashing of his Universe-Creating Chaos Small Universe had been an especially colossal drain, leaving Ye Chen's strength almost completely exhausted and nearly causing him to faint.
Hearing this, everyone felt slightly more at ease. If something happened to Ye Chen, who knew how many would come to attack Moon Hall to seize the Supreme Divine Crown.
Of course, even without Ye Chen, as long as it wasn't Soul-Restraining Hall, Moon Hall in its current state was more than capable of handling attacks from other Ancient Path Overlords, fearing nothing.
Once the battle was over, Ye Chen immediately entered seclusion to recuperate.
A full month later, he finally emerged, having truly restored his condition to its peak.
Moreover, this battle against a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch like Nine Netherworlds had given Ye Chen profound insights. He had experienced the various aspects of the Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch level up close, gaining a much clearer understanding of it.
Now, having truly fought one, he believed a battle against Nine Netherworlds would not be as difficult as before; it would be much easier.
Of course, if the opponent utilized the power of their Origin World, that would be another matter entirely.
It was just a pity that his Origin Universe could mobilize only a limited amount of universe power. Currently, it could at most rival one hundred and thirty Sovereign Rules. Any more would affect the stability of the Origin Universe.
To mobilize more universe power, he needed to expand his Origin Universe.
However, expanding the Origin Universe solely through cultivation progress was far too slow.
Devouring ordinary Origin Heavens and Earths, or even Origin World Heavens and Earths, had little effect. Unless it was an Origin World itself...
But where could he find so many Origin Worlds...
For now, he could only set this matter aside.
Fortunately, with Ye Chen's current strength, combined with Yaya's power, he could engage in a peak-level battle even against a true Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch.
Such combat power, when viewed across the two great Ancient Domain Worlds, was already a supreme, dominating strength, so there was no need for worry.
Furthermore, in a few more decades, the Great Emperor's reincarnation body would successfully refine the Emperor Star and could leave. By then, he would truly reign supreme under the heavens.
Soul-Restraining Hall had been repelled, and the Heavenly Hall Master at the Ancient Sovereign level was being specifically targeted by the Ancient Sovereigns of the Ultimate Ancient Domain. Ye Chen didn't need to worry too much. He took advantage of this period to spend time with his family, guide the cultivation of those around him, and occasionally cultivate himself. His days passed quite fulfillingly.
Occasionally, he would visit Ruoxi's seclusion site, able to sense the powerful life aura there, though she had yet to emerge.
During this time, he also had Moon Hall's experts investigate the whereabouts of Yuan Yang Divine King, Zhao Chen, the Human Emperor's Son, and even the most mysterious Qian Xunyue.
Hadn't he heard they all came to the Ultimate Ancient Domain? Why hadn't he seen them, nor heard any news?
Unfortunately, despite several years of searching, there was still no trace of them.
This puzzled Ye Chen greatly. If Yuan Yang Divine King and the others weren't in the Ultimate Ancient Domain, where had they gone?
In the third year after defeating the Soul-Restraining Hall army and completely dominating the Ultimate Ancient Domain, Ye Chen finally decided to take action and began dealing with the other Ancient Path Overlords.
His focus was on the three Ancient Path Overlords: Primordial Overlord, Original Sin Overlord, and Chaos Overlord.
Six years had passed, and the three Overlords' strength had increased significantly. Unfortunately, they were destined to be no match for Ye Chen. Anticipating his move, they had long since fled upon hearing the news, taking their respective Ancient Path Overlord forces with them.
Moreover, with the secret assistance of Heavenly Secrets Master, who obscured the Heavenly Secrets, even Ye Chen could not track down the three.
This made Ye Chen frown. If he allowed the three Ancient Path Overlords to grow, they would undoubtedly become future calamities.
Especially Chaos Overlord. As a fellow chaos cultivator, his potential was immense.
Furthermore, Ye Chen placed great importance on his Chaos Dao Fruit. Seizing it might allow his own Chaos Great Dao to advance further.
Ye Chen very much wanted to confront Heavenly Secrets Master. If necessary, he might even force a battle to make Heavenly Secrets Master understand the consequences.
Unfortunately, Heavenly Secrets Master was proficient in the Heavenly Secrets Great Dao, obscuring all heavenly secrets. The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion was elusive and untraceable, leaving Ye Chen quite helpless.
Inverse Heaven War Hall, one of the nine Ancient Path Overlord forces, belonging to the Heaven-Defying Battle King.
On this day, Ye Chen descended upon Inverse Heaven War Hall, causing panic throughout the entire hall.
Back then, the Battle Saint King was invincible in the world, sweeping through the younger generation, truly undefeated, capable of sweeping away even Ancient Path Overlords.
Many experts within Inverse Heaven War Hall were worried, fearing the Battle Saint King would come looking for trouble.
Whoosh—
The Heaven-Defying Battle King appeared, standing opposite Ye Chen. His cold, resolute face revealed a trace of a bitter smile. "You've finally come."
Judging by his expression, it seemed he had long anticipated Ye Chen's arrival.
However, the Battle Saint lineage and the Heaven-Defying Battle King lineage had been ancient nemeses. Whenever the two met, one side would inevitably be destroyed.
Ye Chen could feel the Heaven-Defying Battle King's suppression of him, stemming from the bloodline's suppression of the Battle Saint. However, it wasn't very strong because he was far more powerful than the Heaven-Defying Battle King. This suppression was instead reversed.
Ye Chen nodded. "I have come."
"Please, follow me!" The Heaven-Defying Battle King invited Ye Chen into the main hall. No one else was allowed to enter.
Half a day later, Ye Chen left, his expression complex. He sighed softly, "So that's how it is. We were never truly enemies."
After uttering this puzzling statement, he departed.
The experts of Inverse Heaven War Hall hurried into the main hall, worried about the Heaven-Defying Battle King. Finding him safe and sound, they breathed a sigh of relief, but were also very curious about what had transpired.
The Heaven-Defying Battle King remained silent for a long time before finally sighing softly, "I'm afraid only he can truly reach the heights comparable to the Battle Saint Ancestor..."
Just as the entire Ultimate Ancient Domain was on edge, believing the Battle Saint King would forcefully take action, sweep through the entire Ultimate Ancient Domain, kill the other Ancient Path Overlords, and unify the Ultimate Ancient Domain's hegemony, the much-anticipated protagonist, Ye Chen, directly returned to Moon Hall, stunning everyone. Clearly, they did not understand the Battle Saint King's actions.
At this point, Ye Chen began to experience a taste of being peerless in the world, yet also of profound solitude.
At the very least, looking across the vast world, among the younger generation, he was now truly invincible, with no one being his match.
Of course, the Supreme Possession Bodies like Silver Moon Divine King were exceptions. They were Supreme Emperor's thoughts possessing others' bodies to achieve the Dao, and could not be considered part of the younger generation. If he encountered these Supreme Possession Bodies in the future, a fierce battle would likely ensue.
After all, Supreme Possession Bodies could not be judged by common sense!
But Ye Chen firmly believed in his own invincibility. Even if he encountered Supreme Possession Bodies in the future, he could fight and defeat them!
Starting from the fourth year, Ye Chen led Moon Hall in a complete relocation, leaving the Ultimate Ancient Domain and returning to the Supreme Ancient Domain, even directly entering the Emperor Star Secret Realm.
PS: There will be a small burst of chapters for a few days next month. Working hard on stockpiling manuscripts now!