Upon the Immortal Heavenly Pass, Ye Chen remained calm and composed under the gaze of the alien Emperors.
Such composure was something even those Imperial Sons and Daughters could not match.
However, some alien Great Emperors revealed terrifying killing intent, causing extreme and dreadful phenomena to manifest across the cosmic Star Sky: spectral soldiers crossing a sea, millions of divine and demonic corpses falling like rain, the wondrous scene of the Great Beginning cleaving heaven and earth, peerless giants reversing time to arrive from the past, the collapse of a universe...
Clearly, some alien Great Emperors very much wanted to kill Ye Chen.
"It's fine. He cannot achieve the Dao. To strike at a junior would also be beneath our dignity as Supreme Ones, even if he is from the Sealed Universe."
Some alien Great Emperors held onto their status, believing that for an ancient Great Emperor to attack a junior would be a disgrace to their supreme dignity.
Moreover, Ye Chen cultivated the Chaos Great Dao. Even a giant like Tai Sheng Huang had failed to perfect this Dao, let alone a mere junior.
Even though Ye Chen had become a Quasi-Monarch and had traveled a considerable distance on that path, in the eyes of the Supreme Ones, he was still as insignificant as dust, like an ant.
Not to mention an heaven-defying Quasi-Monarch; even an Ancient Monarch could be killed at their whim.
Some ancient Great Emperors didn't care at all, believing Ye Chen was too heaven-defying, making them feel as if a second Formless Sovereign was rising.
But in the end, none made a move.
They were wary of the Flame Emperor's status and his favor towards Ye Chen. If they acted and the Flame Emperor returned alive, madly charging into the alien Ancient Universe with the combat power of a Strongest Emperor-level giant, he could definitely drag down more than five alien Great Emperors to their deaths—an outcome they were unwilling to see.
Unfortunately, they did not know Ye Chen's identity as an Eternal Quasi-Monarch. Otherwise, they would have spared no effort to act immediately, eliminating him without delay.
For an existence that had stepped onto the Eternal Path, even if only a Quasi-Monarch, posed an infinite threat.
Boom—
Suddenly, the center of the alien Ancient Universe exploded. A vast beam of light shot into the sky, piercing through the upper and lower reaches of the Star Sky, as if connecting the highest and lowest points of the alien Ancient Universe.
The beam was immense, thick as a heavenly sun, suffused with an aura that surpassed even the Supreme Ones, forcing many alien ancient Great Emperors to bow in submission. They even looked towards the ancestral temple at the very center of the universe with reverence.
That was the truly supreme ancestral temple within the alien Ancient Universe, incomparable even to other ancestral temples.
"The Ancestral Generation!"
For some reason, Ye Chen felt a premonition and looked towards the central ancestral temple.
Within that temple, a figure flickered indistinctly, its form impossible to discern clearly. Only a pair of eyes pierced through, traversing the infinite expanse of the Star Sky, finally landing on Ye Chen standing upon the Immortal Heavenly Pass.
A voice, impossible to tell if male or female and devoid of any emotion, abruptly echoed in his mind at that moment: "I await you in the future."
Ye Chen's mind went blank.
I await you in the future!
Was this spoken by the Ancestral Generation to him, or to someone else?
By the time he regained his senses, the light pillar that had pierced the universe's center had already vanished. The core central ancestral temple also floated quietly, without any fluctuation.
All of this seemed like an illusion.
He suddenly remembered: his future self, supremely peerless, ultimately seemed to face an unknown existence, charging forward alone.
Could that person be the Ancestral Generation?
Ye Chen felt a moment of realization...
Not long after, the void tore open successively as the strongest Emperors and Immortal Kings from both sides returned one after another.
Ye Chen was surprised: "So quickly?"
He had thought it would last a very long time.
The Flame Emperor said, "The flow of time within the Supreme Domain differs from the outside world. Moreover, battles between Supreme Ones are different from those between ordinary cultivators; victory or defeat can be decided in a short time. Besides, this wasn't a true life-and-death battle either."
Ye Chen understood. Of course, he noticed a trace of blood at the corner of the Flame Emperor's mouth and immediately grew concerned: "Old Yan, are you alright?"
The Flame Emperor shook his head: "Exchanged a few blows with Sheng. Having just awakened and returned, I haven't fully mastered this Strongest Emperor-level power yet, so I suffered a bit."
Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief, then looked towards the alien Strongest Emperors. Sheng, who had clashed with the Flame Emperor, also had blood trickling from his mouth, and his body bore scorch marks, clearly having also suffered at the Flame Emperor's hands.
The Flame Emperor chuckled: "Sheng thought he could surely defeat me. But what I control is the Chaos Fire Origin. Even if I've just become a Strongest Emperor, the Chaos Fire Origin remains one of the Eight Great Chaos Origins of the Chaos Sea. With my Strongest Emperor-level power wielding it, its might far surpasses the past. Even though he has been a Strongest Emperor for many years, he still had to suffer."
The four peerless Immortal Kings of the Primordial Immortal World appeared, each bathed in immortal radiance, their figures still majestic, and each also bearing traces of blood.
The most formidable was likely Pan Dao Immortal King, holding the Heaven-Cleaving Great Axe, its blade stained with blood, strikingly crimson and eye-catching. Among the alien Strongest Emperors, one was nearly split in two, bearing a deep wound—most likely inflicted by Pan Dao Immortal King.
Pan Dao Immortal King, renowned for his offensive power, was indeed extraordinary.
"Let's go!"
The alien Strongest Emperor Sheng spoke, his voice somewhat gloomy. All the Strongest Emperors and ancient Great Emperors retreated from the Immortal Heavenly Pass.
Clearly, they had suffered losses in the Supreme Domain just now and seemed to have reached a certain agreement.
The Emperor's Corpse of Buddha Great Emperor was retrieved by the aliens. Ye Chen gazed covetously at Buddha Great Emperor's corpse, greatly desiring to obtain it. Whether it was the Emperor's Corpse itself or the origin Emperor's world within, would be of immense use to him.
Especially that Emperor's Dao origin, which could save the divine spirit of the Heaven-Wasteland Halberd.
The Flame Emperor glanced at him: "You want to obtain this Emperor's Corpse?"
Ye Chen gave a dry chuckle, not answering directly. Instead, he said, "Old Yan, the aliens are retrieving Buddha Great Emperor's corpse. Aren't they afraid they might resurrect him?"
The Flame Emperor said proudly, "It's fine. I completely annihilated Buddha Great Emperor's Emperor Soul. Even if they take it back, resurrection is impossible."
"What if they refine it into a puppet?"
Hearing this, the Flame Emperor frowned slightly but still shook his head: "An ancient Great Emperor cannot be insulted. Even a deceased ancient Great Emperor—even the aliens would not lightly desecrate his Emperor's Corpse."
"Can we really not take it?" Ye Chen added.
To be honest, he truly craved the origin Emperor's world within Buddha Great Emperor. If he could refine it, how many times would his origin universe expand? How much would his strength increase?
More importantly, there was hope of reviving the Heaven-Wasteland divine spirit.
"We cannot take it."
The Flame Emperor sighed lightly, making Ye Chen understand it was likely due to the agreement reached within the Supreme Domain.
Sheng gave a cold look at the Flame Emperor and the others, coordinating with the other alien Strongest Emperors to act: "Let's go. The Burial Immortal Realm shall never exist again."
Several alien Strongest Emperors made their move, reversing past and present. They sent the Immortal Heavenly Pass out of the alien Ancient Universe and also completely closed this passageway that also led to the Primordial Immortal World, sending it back into the Primordial Immortal World.