Beneath the Heavenly Pass, from within multiple dark vortices, as if sensing the entry of outsiders, numerous warriors of the alien race suddenly appeared, pouncing towards Ye Chen and the others.
Unfortunately, the strongest among them were merely Heavenly Kings.
"Hmph!" Ye Chen snorted coldly. An invisible fluctuation instantly bloomed. Visible to the naked eye, all the alien race members who had charged out from the dark vortices exploded without warning, their bodies shattered to pieces.
Ye Chen reached out his hand, directly probing into a dark vortex, finding an alternate dimension.
It was a world of origin, where alien race Great Powers were slumbering, and not just one—there were a full thirteen of them, a number greater than the Myriad Domains Great Powers who had attacked the Immortal Heavenly Pass back in the day.
This made his heart slightly tighten. If they had encountered such alien race Great Powers back then, things would definitely not have gone so smoothly.
Fortunately, there were no alien race Divine Kings, and these alien race Great Powers had all been in a state of slumber, or perhaps more accurately, a state of preservation.
"Back then, the reason why one Sacred Land after another vanished and perished overnight, forcing their descendants to guard the ancient path, was precisely because of the existence of this alien race heaven and earth, which spawned endless alien races." By now, many things from the past were clear to Ye Chen.
The ten great strongholds on the ancient path, the year-after-year guardianship by multiple Sacred Lands, were partly due to the curse's power and partly because they needed to block these alien races from invading the Myriad Domains.
He sighed inwardly. If there had been an ancient Divine King who had taken action back then, these Sacred Lands wouldn't have suffered so.
A single ancient Divine King would have been enough to resolve the root of this alien race heaven and earth.
Unfortunately, the Golden Age had not yet arrived back then. It was too difficult to give birth to Divine King existences; most were preserved in slumber and never emerged.
Ye Chen grabbed hold of the alien race heaven and earth, shattering the dark vortices one by one, until it finally manifested on the ancient path.
"Is... is the alien race calamity resolved just like that?" The other powerholders were dumbfounded. They had gathered seven Divine Kings, along with many Great Powers and Heavenly Kings, yet the Battle Saint King had directly handled it with one hand.
They were also marveling at the Battle Saint King's peerless methods, knowing full well that if it were them, it would not be so easy; at the very least, a fierce battle would be required.
Ye Chen raised his head, looking coldly at the Immortal Heavenly Pass. "Hiding up there, not even daring to come out. Do you really want me to personally kill my way over?"
The others immediately changed expressions. Clearly, Ye Chen had designs on the Immortal Heavenly Pass, perhaps wanting to blast it open.
However, the higher one's cultivation, the more awe one held for the Immortal Heavenly Pass, because from many aspects, it was known that within the Immortal Heavenly Pass slumbered existences suspected to be Emperors, as well as terrifying great horrors.
The Immortal Heavenly Pass remained silent, offering no response whatsoever.
"Are you really going to be turtles hiding in their shells?"
Ye Chen shouted coldly, "If you continue like this, don't blame me for being merciless!"
With that, he was about to hurl the alien race heaven and earth towards it.
"Sir, please show mercy!"
A voice, tinged with a trace of helplessness, came from the Immortal Heavenly Pass. Multiple Heavenly Pass guardians appeared, including Great Powers and even Divine King-level existences, all awakened and standing atop the pass.
"Open the gate!" Ye Chen was concise.
"Apologies, we cannot." A Divine King-level guardian refused, his tone cold. "Sir, you know the Immortal Heavenly Pass was personally sealed by your Myriad Domains Human Sovereign back then. How can it be opened? You yourself participated in the assault on the pass back then and know that great horrors are sealed within."
Indeed, when they left back then, the Human Sovereign's decree—a single character 'Sovereign'—had sealed the Immortal Heavenly Pass, acting as the seal.
But now, the 'Sovereign' character on the Immortal Heavenly Pass had already vanished, signifying the end of the Human Sovereign's seal.
Clearly, the Human Sovereign was wise, knowing the arrival of the Golden Age and that the supreme powerholders of past eras would awaken one by one, thus only sealing it for a few hundred years.
"Do you really want to force me to act?"
Boom—
Ye Chen's hand blotted out the sky, grasping the entire alien race heaven and earth in his palm. A surge of mighty Chaos power erupted, actually causing the alien race heaven and earth to begin burning throughout, releasing waves of vast power that rampaged wildly along this ancient path, making the seven Divine Kings and other powerholders' hearts pound with fear.
"Ah—"
Countless screams came from within the alien race heaven and earth. The alien race Great Powers in their preserved state were jolted awake one after another, directly breaking their seals and emerging, crashing against the heaven and earth, trying to escape this burning world.
Unfortunately, an immortal Chaos Light Ring manifested on Ye Chen's palm, sealing everything. As powerful as the alien race Great Powers were, they couldn't shake it in the slightest, becoming caged birds.
"No—"
The thirteen alien race Great Powers awakened and emerged one after another. Sensing the unbreakable Chaos Light Ring and seeing the peerless existence outside holding the Chaos Light Ring, the terrifying aura faintly emanating was enough for them to understand that this seemingly young genius was undoubtedly a being of great terror.
"You're forcing us to perish together with you!"
An alien race Great Power roared ferociously, his entire body burning, including the inner world within him. Waves of powerful fluctuations erupted, far surpassing his past self, reaching the peak of his life's power.
Yet the Chaos Light Ring remained unmoved even as he burned to his limit, leaving him only to watch in despair.
"Sacrificial Offering, open the Immortal Heavenly Pass!"
Ye Chen's expression remained impassive as he hurled the completely burning alien race heaven and earth towards the Immortal Heavenly Pass.
Boom—
World-destroying power wantonly erupted, thoroughly shaking the entire ancient path, causing large-scale collapse.
Even the space where this ancient path existed began to shatter.
The Divine Kings, Great Powers, and Heavenly Kings who had followed all quickly defended, blocking the shockwaves.
The Immortal Heavenly Pass was shaken, though it had not yet been blasted open.
Hundreds of years had passed, and the Immortal Heavenly Pass's defenses were stronger than before.
Perhaps more accurately, the existences residing within the Immortal Heavenly Pass had begun to slowly awaken over the centuries, gaining the support of supreme power, causing the pass's gate—which several Great Powers working together could blast open back then—to now remain largely unmoved even after burning all the alien races and the entire alien race heaven and earth, let alone being blasted open.
Ye Chen wasn't surprised at all. The Sacrificial Offering of the entire alien race heaven and earth just now was only equivalent to offering up an early-stage Divine King, comparable to the full-force strike of a five or six tribulation Divine King.
If that alone could shake the Immortal Heavenly Pass, he would have underestimated it.
Chaos Severing Heaven Finger!
Ye Chen pointed out a finger. Instantly, it was like a pillar holding up the sky toppling over. A Chaos giant finger, immense and boundless, spanned the vast firmament, entwined with endless ancient Chaos energy, manifesting in the sky above the ancient path.
The Chaos giant finger rumbled as it pointed forward, carrying the great will to sever the Heavenly Dao and annihilate all Daos, heavily smashing against the Immortal Heavenly Pass.
Boom—
This stretch of heaven and earth fell into collapse. The ancient path shook violently. The Immortal Heavenly Pass trembled intensely as power surpassing that of a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch erupted.
The Divine Kings, Great Powers, and Heavenly Kings at the rear immediately rushed towards the starting point of the ancient path.
This level of offensive power made even the seven Divine Kings feel a bone-chilling life crisis; they absolutely dared not withstand it.
The guardians on the Immortal Heavenly Pass were all terrified, their faces pale. They naturally recognized Ye Chen's true identity—a mere half-god from a few hundred years ago. Never expected that just a few centuries later, he would possess such power.
Boom—
Finally, the ancient heavenly gate of the Immortal Heavenly Pass was forcefully blasted open.
After all, it was not the Tenth Emperor Pass, nor did it have a supreme powerholder guarding it. The strongest among those guardians were merely Divine Kings; how could they truly keep the Immortal Heavenly Pass closed?
Within the Immortal Heavenly Pass, a blazing passage appeared. Inside, endless dazzling light rain drifted, very special, as if it were a land of the Immortal Realm.