Here, Ye Chen discovered towering, pitch-black alien race ancient cities, floating between heaven and earth, suffused with demonic light.
He could see numerous alien race beings shuttling back and forth among these ancient cities.
Among them, Ye Chen even detected the aura of an Emperor Clan, located within an exceptionally massive ancient city no smaller than the Heavenly Saint City. It resembled a stellar demonic mountain suspended in the void, emanating a terrifying pressure capable of crushing the starry sky.
He could see many powerful members of the Emperor Clan heading towards that dark ancient city.
To avoid exposure, Ye Chen directly altered his aura, transforming into a Saint, and entered the ancient city.
Within the dark giant city named Burial Immortal City, beings from various major alien races came and went, clearly indicating it was a rather important ancient city where Heavenly Kings were a common sight.
He even caught glimpses of Divine Kings faintly appearing.
Suddenly, on the street, he encountered a group of beings with elephant heads and human bodies, drawing attention as various races made way for them. They were precisely members of the Ancient Elephant Emperor Clan.
Seeing Ye Chen and sensing the aura on him, the leading Great Power of the Ancient Elephant Emperor Clan frowned and said, "Are you a member of my Ancient Elephant Emperor Clan? Who exactly are you? Why have I never seen you before?"
Ye Chen wasn't flustered. His strongest Quasi-Monarch level divine sense instantly swept over, silently penetrating the soul of this Ancient Elephant Emperor Clan Great Power. In an instant, he gleaned many memories and replied with surface-level respect, "Lord Gu Xun, I am Gu Taixu from the Gu Ba Branch Clan. After advancing to Saint, I have been in seclusion all along, only emerging after reaching the peak of the Saint Treasury realm. You, as a Great Power figure, handle myriad affairs daily. It's perfectly normal that you wouldn't know of me."
"So you're from the Gu Ba Branch Clan, no wonder." The Ancient Elephant Emperor Clan expert named Gu Xun was clearly pleased with Ye Chen's words. As a Great Power, even within the entire Emperor Clan, his status was quite significant.
Moreover, the Gu Ba Branch Clan was merely one tiny branch among the countless branch clans of the Ancient Elephant Emperor Clan. Naturally, he couldn't possibly know everyone within the Gu Ba Branch Clan.
"Perfect timing. You shall accompany me. Today is the day when various Emperor Clans head to the Burial Immortal Realm for the hunting competition. You are also a cultivation Heaven's Pride of my Ancient Elephant Emperor Clan, at the peak of the Saint Treasury realm, which grants you a certain qualification. You can represent my Ancient Elephant Emperor Clan in the Saint-level Heaven's Pride hunting competition. It will be very helpful for your future advancement to Great Power," Gu Xun said.
"Thank you for your promotion, my lord," Ye Chen hurriedly expressed "tearful gratitude."
Thus, the group headed towards the center of the ancient city, where there was a domain gate. Under Gu Xun's lead, Ye Chen left the ancient city with the Ancient Elephant Emperor Clan members and arrived once more at the Burial Immortal Realm.
However, it was at another edge of the Burial Immortal Realm, separated from the ancient city by hundreds of millions of miles.
The edge of the Burial Immortal Realm was a vast plain. Multiple Emperor Clans and King Clans had already gathered there, with a large number of Heaven's Prides assembled, all quite expectant for the upcoming Burial Immortal Realm hunting competition.
From Gu Xun's memories, Ye Chen learned that the Burial Immortal Realm hunting competition involved hunting the alien avian ancient beasts within the Burial Immortal Realm. Notably, among them were also several races from the Primordial Immortal World.
It was unknown what methods the alien race had used, but they had actually captured several races from the Primordial Immortal World and released them into the Burial Immortal Realm.
The so-called Burial Immortal Realm hunting competition was to hunt all living beings within the Burial Immortal Realm, from the lowest Postnatal realm to the highest Ancient Monarchs.
Of course, the points obtained for hunting Burial Immortal Realm beings varied greatly depending on their cultivation level and race.
Generally speaking, the higher the cultivation level and the more powerful the racial bloodline, the more points were awarded.
Naturally, the depths of the Burial Immortal Realm also contained numerous secret treasures. Some treasures were enough to make even Ancient Monarchs covet them, which was why Quasi-Monarch level Heaven's Prides also participated in the hunting competition.
It was worth mentioning that there were actually existences at the Ancient Monarch level within the Burial Immortal Realm. Considering the alien race's methods, it was truly terrifying that even Ancient Monarchs from the Primordial Immortal World had been captured.
Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh at the terror of the alien race. He also saw numerous Heaven's Pride talents from various Emperor Clans and King Clans gathered at the starting point, including the existence of Supreme Geniuses. He even spotted the appearance of several Emperor Sons and Emperor Maidens, ranging from the Saint level to the Divine King level.
"Indeed, these alien Great Emperors don't have just one or two offspring. Over the long ages, even though the life level of Ancient Great Emperors is too high to produce many offspring, they probably still have four or five or more," Ye Chen's heart sank slightly.
Looking towards the Quasi-Monarch level, he was startled to see Di Wentian, Six Paths Emperor Son, Mo Shitian, and several other hostile alien Emperor Sons from back then, standing loftily, bathed in divine radiance like deities of the Ninth Heaven, extremely conspicuous.
Beside them were also a few unfamiliar young Heaven's Prides, emanating strong imperial bloodline fluctuations. They were all Emperor Sons and Emperor Maidens whom Ye Chen had never seen before, not the slightest bit weaker than Di Wentian and the others.
Altogether, there were as many as eight of them.
Their presence commanded such respect that even the older generation of various Emperor Clans paid them great courtesy, not daring to approach.
Ye Chen's fist tightened slightly. The alien race's foundation was far more astonishing than imagined. Just these Emperor Sons and Emperor Maidens, on the same level as Di Wentian—if they had also entered the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain back then, it would have been many times more difficult for Ye Chen and the others to achieve victory.
Boom!
Ancient Monarchs personally arrived, and not just one—there were as many as five. Clearly, this was to deal with the Ancient Monarchs in the depths of the Burial Immortal Realm, to avoid causing a massive catastrophe!
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Di Wentian, who stood loftily and hadn't even paid respects to the Ancient Monarchs, shifted his gaze, glancing towards Ye Chen's direction, a trace of surprise flickering in his eyes.
"Your Highness, what is it?" A Quasi-Monarch from an Emperor Clan spoke. Though also in the Quasi-Monarch domain, his tone carried respect.
Di Wentian shook his head: "It's nothing."
Within the crowd, Ye Chen's heart sank. He hadn't expected Di Wentian's perception to be so sharp, almost detecting his presence.
Of course, as a Chaos cultivator, if he intentionally concealed himself, Di Wentian wouldn't be able to find the slightest flaw.
"I declare the Burial Immortal Realm hunting competition officially begins!"
A Divine King from an Emperor Clan announced. Immediately, thousands of Heaven's Pride talents from various Emperor Clans and King Clans charged into the Burial Immortal Realm. Even the lofty Di Wentian, Six Paths Emperor Son, and other Quasi-Monarch level Emperor Sons and Emperor Maidens rushed forward.
This time, the Burial Immortal Realm hunting competition was divided into six levels.
Transcendent Mortal, Saint Treasury, Heavenly King, Great Power, Divine King, Quasi-Monarch!
The hunting competition for each realm was relatively independent. However, the one who obtained the most points would receive the competition's rich rewards.
The highest reward for each level was enough to make the Emperor Sons and Emperor Maidens of that cultivation level covet it.
It was said that the one with the highest points at the Quasi-Monarch level could obtain an Emperor Dao secret treasure, a peerless treasure of immeasurable value that would drive even Ancient Monarchs mad with envy.
Ye Chen, transformed into the Ancient Elephant Emperor Clan Heaven's Pride Gu Taixu, participated in the Saint-level hunting competition.
However, this time, seeing so many alien race Heaven's Prides, including Emperor Sons and Emperor Maidens, Ye Chen would not show any mercy. He planned to wipe out the entire future generation of the alien race in one fell swoop!