Ye Chen shook his head. "Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch? Truly weak."
Even without utilizing Universe Power, he was comparable to nine hundred Sovereign Rules, far surpassing a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch by an unknown margin.
In his eyes, a mere Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch was no different from an ordinary Quasi-Monarch, just wielding slightly greater power—enough to annihilate.
Outside the Heavenly Pass channel, the onlookers watched with hearts pounding.
A single punch, and a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch had perished just like that?
Just how strong was that Dou Zhan Sheng Wo?
Ye Chen stored away the corpse of this alien Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch. This was precious puppet material. He had an idea: to gather the materials from six Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch corpses and refine six Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch puppets. Using a Six Paths Battle Formation, they might be able to rival a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch, and it was even highly possible they could surpass one.
Now that he had this alien Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch, and under his command he also had Tai Cang Quasi-Monarch, as for Xing Kong Quasi-Monarch, he felt there was no need to refine him into a puppet. It was better to let him retain his intelligence and continue hunting the other four Great Perfection Quasi-Monarchs.
If anyone knew the thoughts in his mind, they would surely be greatly shocked. The lofty Great Perfection Quasi-Monarchs were actually being viewed by him as prey.
The moment Ye Chen threw that punch, he also performed a soul search and obtained some memories.
These alien powerhouses had been stationed on the other side of the Heavenly Pass channel for a long time. They weren't very clear about the incident where the Tenth Emperor Pass had been invaded by the alien army, nor did they know about Ye Chen's battle achievements. Otherwise, they probably wouldn't have come to their deaths so easily.
He also learned from the memories that on the other side of the channel, there existed an alien Ancient Monarch, and a Monarch Origin Great World floated within the Chaos Sea, serving as a base here, seeking opportunities solely to invade the Sealed Boundary Universe.
Ye Chen understood now. No wonder alien races had appeared outside Tian Sheng City, even including Divine King-level existences. Perhaps they wanted to open the Immortal Heavenly Pass and guide this batch of alien powerhouses into the realm.
Unfortunately, because of Ye Chen's presence, all their efforts had come to naught.
Ye Chen stood firm within the channel and did not proceed directly into the Chaos Sea.
He was concerned. Once he left the Heavenly Pass channel, if he got lost in the Chaos Sea, it would be fraught with dangers.
Finally, Ye Chen set up multiple layers of restrictions, sealing off this side of the channel.
"You, come with me."
Ye Chen spoke to the Quasi-Monarch guardian in a commanding tone.
The guardian dared not disobey, because Ye Chen was far too overbearing and powerful.
Subsequently, the two arrived at the end of the channel and entered that familiar starry space from the past.
Seven ancient pyramid-like golden altars lay across the starry sky, motionless.
Unfortunately, they were now completely empty.
Back then, Ye Chen had retrieved his previous life's sacred bones, the Tian Huang Great Halberd, and other items from these seven ancient altars.
Ye Chen asked, "Why did my previous life's sacred bones and the Tian Huang Great Halberd appear here back then?"
The Heavenly Pass Guardian remained silent for a moment before saying, "There are nine Heavenly Passes, and they are all interconnected. Back then, it was because the Emperor had a premonition and specifically placed them here."
Ye Chen's mind shook. He felt he was approaching some extremely shocking truth. "Back then, did the Emperor of this pass personally retrieve them from another Immortal Heavenly Pass?"
The Heavenly Pass Guardian remained silent, but from the struggle visible in his eyes, it was almost certainly the case.
Ye Chen wanted to ask more, but the Heavenly Pass Guardian had already turned to leave, saying, "Don't ask. There are some things that even Ancient Monarchs are not permitted to know."
Ye Chen fell into deep thought. After a long while, he sighed lightly and decided to set this matter aside for now. He could inquire with the Sovereign of Formlessness another day.
He then looked up at the sky. A broken, ancient stele hung in the air, inscribed with nine large characters that manifested nine different phenomena.
Times had changed. Ye Chen now recognized that the nine ancient characters on this stone stele were Emperor Characters, recording the mysteries of the Emperor's Dao. Of course, he still couldn't comprehend their true meaning. The meaning contained within Emperor Characters was far more profound and extensive than what met the eye.
The ancient stele trembled autonomously, opening a passage. However, there was a corresponding restriction: two-thirds of the people had to be sacrificed as an offering to pass through.
Ye Chen's gaze focused on the passage. Within it, there was a special summons, originating from the depths of his soul. It had summoned him back then, and he suspected that Old Yan's disappearance was due to entering this passage.
"Should I enter?"
Ye Chen hesitated. He couldn't be sure what lay on the other side of the passage, but that fluctuation from the deepest part of his soul gave him an impulse to enter at all times.
As for sacrificing two-thirds of the people to enter?
He directly released the two alien Great Powers he had suppressed but not killed. Both were Great Powers, but unfortunately, they were completely immobilized by restraints.
The purpose of imprisoning them was precisely for this moment.
"For Old Yan!"
Ye Chen's gaze solidified with determination. He directly slapped the two imprisoned alien Great Powers to death. With two soft *pfft* sounds, they were immediately sacrificed as offerings and vanished into the passage.
*Hum—*
The passage instantly became many times more radiant, glowing brilliantly. Numerous Great Dao runes danced into appearance, a spectacular and unique sight.
*Swish—*
Ye Chen charged into the passage, leaving behind a Chaos Supreme Body to guard the passage entrance and prevent it from closing.
The next moment, he beheld a vast, boundless expanse of heaven and earth unfolding before his eyes, far surpassing the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain.
Majestic mountain peaks rose toweringly, piercing into the outer domains, an exceptionally grand sight.
Immortal light drifted ethereally, the Heavenly Dao was complete, laws were comprehensive, and a special kind of spiritual energy that cleansed the heart and soul existed within this vast world.
Sensing this special aura, Ye Chen immediately understood.
The Primordial Immortal Realm!
Indeed, the Immortal Heavenly Pass truly possessed a passage leading to the Primordial Immortal Realm.
The records on that stele in the Purple Mansion Holy Land were not wrong.
If he had been able to enter the Primordial Immortal Realm back then, he would have been overjoyed. But now, that feeling was gone. He had come into contact with more, and he could also enter through the Tongxuan Ancient Gate in the Ancient Emperor World. Whether he could enter the Primordial Immortal Realm was no longer important to him.
He turned, preparing to return. However, Ye Chen's expression changed because the passage had disappeared; it was gone.
He tried to sense the Chaos Supreme Body within the passage but found he couldn't sense it at all.
The Chaos Supreme Body could only unleash its peak strength when the true body was in close proximity. If separated by too great a distance, or even separated by a Chaos Ancient Universe and the boundless Chaos Sea, it would likely dissipate on its own before long.
Ye Chen never expected such an outcome.
Naturally, he wasn't overly anxious. At worst, he could leave from the Immortal Heavenly Pass in the Primordial Immortal Realm, follow the River of Time, return to the Tongxuan Ancient Gate in the Ancient Emperor World, and then return to the Sealed Boundary Universe.
However, deep down, he felt an inexplicable doubt about this method.
He felt that this time, returning to the Sealed Boundary Universe might not be simple.
This was a vague notion. At his level of cultivation, such notions were most perceptive, capable of sensing many things.