The monarch's heavenly might was not overwhelmingly strong, yet it possessed a peerless pressure that surpassed it, along with a flawed Primordial Emperor Realm and an Emperor Dao supreme treasure comparable to a Supreme Emperor Weapon.
Such a powerful peerless monarch-level existence had never been heard of before.
Was that possible?
Moreover, this youth seemed to have returned from the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain and also addressed the Formless Monarch as Patriarch. What exactly was his identity?
"You may call me the Saint Monarch Sovereign," the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body said.
"Saint Monarch Sovereign?" Qing Hai Monarch frowned.
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body smiled faintly. "Fellow Daoist, there are some matters I cannot conveniently speak of. However, regarding whether I am a person of the Sealed Realm, you can go ask the Formless Supreme One."
"Very well, I will certainly inquire."
This matter was of great importance, so Qing Hai Monarch naturally would not be careless.
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body also understood the other's caution and did not blame him.
The alien race army at the Ancient Dragon Mountain Range had been completely annihilated, and the crisis in Tian Cang Domain was resolved.
Not only that, but because the scale of the alien race army attacking the Ancient Dragon Mountain Range this time was unprecedentedly massive, looking across all the alien race armies invading the Sealed Realm Universe, it likely accounted for a significant proportion. Perhaps the armies from hundreds of major domains were wiped out in this battle.
One could imagine that for a considerable period to come, the alien race armies would likely not dare to act rashly.
...
Not long after, a petite and adorable figure shot like lightning into the Peacock King's embrace, exclaiming joyfully, "Teacher, you're safe!"
The Peacock King looked at this disciple he doted on like a daughter and smiled, then glanced at Ye Chen beside him. If not for this old friend's intervention, the Heavenly Gate would have been in grave danger.
"Peacock!"
A voice called out as Will appeared before him, grinning cheekily.
This filled the Peacock King with immense joy. They had been life-and-death brothers back in the lower realms. "You've returned too."
"Not just me and Little Moon, but others as well," Will said.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
From the distant horizon, powerful auras swiftly streaked across the sky, appearing before the Peacock King. Upon closer look, he discovered it was the Goddess, Chen'er, Yi Wu, Ya Ya, and others, who were also overjoyed to see Yu Qing resurrected.
There were also other relatively unfamiliar faces, but each exuded exceptionally powerful auras, seemingly even stronger than the alien Quasi-Monarch Ye Chen had casually annihilated earlier.
He couldn't help but feel a mix of shock, joy, and sighing.
Hundreds of years had passed. Those old friends who had embarked on the Ultimate Ancient Path back then had unexpectedly all successively become Quasi-Monarchs.
Meanwhile, he was only at the Divine King realm, and still at the early Divine King stage at that—a vast gap in comparison.
Of course, he harbored little jealousy in his heart, for these were all old friends. His heart was filled only with immense happiness.
Because he also understood that those who walked the Ultimate Ancient Path faced the strongest Heaven's Prides of the myriad ancient universes, dangers far beyond imagination.
To have survived, and for them all to possess such transcendent talent...
The entire Heavenly Gate was exceptionally overjoyed at the return of Ye Chen and the others, and they learned that over the years, Ye Chen had progressed from the Ultimate Ancient Path to the Supreme Ancient Path, reached its end, entered the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain, and even participated in the competition among the various Heavenly Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao descendants, engaging in the ultimate contest with the strongest Heaven's Prides of the myriad heavens in the Chaos Sea...
Each of these deeds was so astonishing, especially upon learning that the Goddess had become one of the Nine Ancient Path Overlords of the Ultimate Ancient Path.
To dominate the Ultimate Ancient Path and become one of its overlords was enough to prove the Goddess's heaven-defying nature.
Moreover, the Goddess was a super powerhouse who had emerged from the Heavenly Gate.
When they learned that Ye Chen had become the number one among the younger generation of the Chaos Sea, the entire Heavenly Gate was utterly astounded.
If the Goddess becoming an Ancient Path Overlord still had eight other Ancient Path Overlords who could rival her, Ye Chen becoming number one represented sweeping invincibility, true and utter supremacy.
They further heard that these sweeping Chaos Heavenly Mansion powerhouses were all Ye Chen's subordinates, that Ye Chen was honored as the master of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, commanding so many Quasi-Monarchs and Divine Kings. Wangchen, Peacock King, Xia Miao'er, and the three generations of master and disciples were all filled with indescribable shock.
This return had brought far too many shocks from Ye Chen and the others, impacting the hearts of the many elders and disciples of the Heavenly Gate.
At the same time, they secretly rejoiced at being members of the Heavenly Gate, feeling proud for it.
Seeing Yu Qing resurrected, Wangchen, Peacock King, and others who had experienced the events of that year couldn't help but sigh with emotion. After all the bitterness, sweetness had finally come.
They also saw Qian Xun, Little Dawn, Little Junlin—Ye Chen's three children—each more heaven-defying than the last, all peerless freaks at the level of the strongest Heaven's Prides.
The entire Heavenly Gate couldn't help but marvel that it was no coincidence they were all gathered together as one family.
Reuniting with old friends from the Heavenly Gate was naturally an immense joy.
After gathering for about an hour, Ye Chen inquired about the situation in the Myriad Saints Domain.
The Myriad Saints Domain contained the Ancient Orchid Great World, which held the foundation of his current life. Both his parents were in the Ancient Orchid Great World.
Wangchen patted Ye Chen's shoulder. "You can rest assured. Back when we learned of the alien race army's invasion, I went there once as those aliens were invading. Together with several other Divine Kings from the Heavenly Gate, we temporarily sealed the passage connecting the Myriad Saints Domain to the Ancient Orchid Great World. Moreover, after being informed, your Faith Divine Thought completely sealed off the entire Ancient Orchid Great World, no longer opening it. And given the strength of a monarch's Primordial Great World, over the years, that Faith Divine Thought incarnation of yours has been developed to its limit. Even with me and multiple Divine Kings taking action, we couldn't breach its defenses. I'm afraid even a Quasi-Monarch would need considerable effort to break through."
"Besides, from what I know, the truly stationed alien powerhouses in the Myriad Saints Domain aren't many—only one Divine King. Basically, aside from dispatching armies of the scale seen at the Ancient Dragon Mountain Range to attack a few major domains near the center of the Myriad Domains, the vast majority of the alien race armies have retreated to the edges of the Myriad Domains."
"Retreated to the edges of the Myriad Domains?" Ye Chen was slightly surprised. The alien race armies clearly occupied vast numbers of major domains across the boundless Myriad Domains. Why would they retreat to the edges, essentially leaving these vast domains unattended?
Wangchen said, "Because the closer one gets to the center of the Myriad Domains, the greater the suppression from the Sealed Realm Universe's origin becomes. For instance, in Tian Cang Domain, even someone as powerful as an Ancient Monarch can only exert less than eighty percent of their strength, let alone those below the monarch level, whose strength is severely reduced."
Ye Chen nodded, though he always felt things weren't as simple as they seemed.
Back then, the alien race had once captured the Sealed Realm Universe in one fell swoop, nearly completely occupying it. Surely they would have corresponding methods to deal with this.
However, he couldn't quite figure it out at the moment.
Regardless, the fact that the Myriad Saints Domain wasn't occupied by correspondingly powerful alien race armies was ultimately a good thing.
"Qian Yue, back then, the Sect Master left behind a supreme treasure—precisely the treasure the alien race armies spared no effort to seize. It's said to be related to the so-called 'Origin Land,'" Wangchen said.