Ye Chen's eyes immediately lit up. "Flame Emperor, do you have a method?"
This was Ancient Emperor Essence Blood; he naturally hoped to absorb it.
"It's not difficult to say. Just let you absorb it directly." The Flame Emperor took a portion of Ancient Emperor Essence Blood the size of a thumb from the half-head-sized amount and directly tapped it into the center of Ye Chen's brow.
With the Flame Emperor's intervention, the Ancient Emperor Essence Blood instantly integrated, flooding into his limbs and bones.
Boom—
At this moment, Ye Chen distinctly felt an indescribably vast power wildly surging within his body, coursing through his limbs and bones, not sparing even the most minute parts of his human form. It rampaged wildly, as if wreaking havoc, terrifying beyond measure.
This was Ancient Emperor Essence Blood, the true essence blood that even an Ancient Great Emperor possessed little of, the absolute essence of one's entire being.
Every wisp and strand contained immeasurable might, capable of directly collapsing an entire world.
How powerful were the Supreme Emperor Rules and Emperor Dao power contained within a thumb-sized portion of Ancient Emperor Essence Blood?
Even an early-stage Ancient Monarch would be utterly unable to withstand it, their body shattered to dust.
Ye Chen's veins bulged prominently all over his body. That terrifying power continuously surged within him. Even his Chaos Saint Body, which was stronger than a First Heaven Sovereign, could barely endure it. Dense, countless crimson cracks appeared, showing signs of shattering.
Crack— Crack—
Crack— …
At the same time, the Chaos Saint Bones, the most solid and indestructible part of the Chaos Saint Body, also began to show signs of fracturing.
Within his body, the Life Emperor Son's true form, the Tree of Life rooted there, also absorbed wisp after wisp of the Ancient Emperor Essence Blood's power, generating even stronger life force to heal those wounds.
But it was far from enough for complete healing.
Ye Chen intended to activate the Saint Body Regeneration Technique, but the Flame Emperor shouted, "Hold fast to your own heart. Do not activate any healing saint technique. This is a critical moment for strengthening your Chaos Saint Body further."
Ye Chen immediately suppressed the thought of activating his Chaos Saint Body.
He could feel that even within his body, terrifying power, strand by strand, still seeped out. If not for this place being a Supreme One's domain, in an ordinary location, it would be enough to shatter an entire starfield.
He forcibly endured it, forcefully suppressing the vast might contained within the Ancient Emperor Essence Blood within his body, preventing it from erupting.
He knew the Flame Emperor wouldn't integrate such an amount of Ancient Emperor Essence Blood into him for no reason; it must be the appropriate dose.
At the same time, he began to circulate the Chaos Scripture, causing all the muscles throughout his body to pulsate rhythmically, billions of cells devouring the power continuously derived from the Ancient Emperor Essence Blood.
Crackle—
His body was like a furnace, his tendons and bones resonating like thunderous roars.
Under the supremely domineering Ancient Emperor Essence Blood, Ye Chen began to endure the intense pain of his physical body's transformation.
He could feel that, although in absolute agony, every moment, his Chaos Saint Body was undergoing an enhancement.
Simultaneously, the thirty-six thousand tiny pores on his body's surface continuously expelled numerous impurities.
Theoretically, at Ye Chen's Quasi-Monarch level, he shouldn't harbor the slightest impurity.
But these were not impurities; they were old flesh, blood, and bone expelled during the body's transformation.
The Flame Emperor watched this scene quietly. "Hmm, let me see the capability of an Eternal Quasi-Monarch combined with a Chaos cultivator. Little Chen, don't disappoint me."
...
This tempering and transformation of the physical body lasted a full half-month.
From the initial unbearable pain, he gradually adapted as time passed.
Half a month later, Ye Chen awoke. His body had expelled many residues of flesh, blood, and bone, ten times more than his entire person, all expelled during the strengthening process.
He could feel that his Chaos Saint Body had indeed received immense enhancement, at the very least becoming over half stronger than before.
And the Chaos Saint Soul avatar, due to the Ancient Emperor Essence Blood, had also been strengthened.
Both his Chaos Saint Body and Chaos Saint Soul avatar had received unprecedented strengthening. Every movement now contained annihilating absolute might, beyond imagination.
The Flame Emperor had been protecting him by his side the entire time. Seeing him awaken, he said nothing and directly infused all the remaining Ancient Emperor Essence Blood into his body.
Ye Chen was greatly shocked. "Old Flame—"
Just a thumb-sized portion of Ancient Emperor Essence Blood had nearly made him collapse. This remaining one-tenth portion would absolutely shatter him to dust, even annihilating his form and spirit.
However, when the roughly one-tenth portion of Ancient Emperor Essence Blood entered his body, it caused him no discomfort whatsoever, as if it had become his own blood.
The Flame Emperor said, "Originally, your form and spirit had reached a limit. But now, with the fusion of the Ancient Emperor Essence Blood, your limit has been broken. From now on, you can devour more world origins to continuously improve."
"Moreover, the one-tenth of Ancient Emperor Essence Blood I just infused into you has been sealed by me and integrated into your Chaos Saint Blood. You can continuously refine it during your later cultivation, constantly strengthening and transforming your form and spirit. Even when you become a high-level Sovereign, this Ancient Emperor Essence Blood will still be of great use."
As he spoke, the Flame Emperor also sighed, because Ye Chen's potential as an Eternal Quasi-Monarch was simply too great. He could already defeat, even kill, a First Heaven Sovereign. Who knew how powerful this Eternal Quasi-Monarch would be when pushed to the extreme?
"Thank you, Old Flame." Ye Chen felt words were insufficient for such great kindness; Old Flame's favor was too heavy. At the same time, he completely killed the Earth Sovereign suppressed within the Chaos Cauldron and refined his world origin.
Unexpectedly, this time, devouring the Earth Sovereign's world origin was much faster. Perhaps because the Earth Sovereign was only a First Heaven Sovereign, or perhaps because Ye Chen's strength had improved further.
Boom—
The Origin Universe expanded once again. Similarly, streams of Universe Dawn Light strengthened Ye Chen's form and spirit, further elevating them.
Ye Chen could feel that as the Universe Dawn Light enhanced his form and spirit, the Ancient Emperor Essence Blood within his body also silently dissolved a wisp, raising his limit. His form and spirit seemed to have no limit, capable of infinite enhancement.
"Perhaps I have no limit and can improve infinitely within the Quasi-Monarch realm."
Even Ye Chen himself wasn't clear.
Now, his form and spirit were comparable to two thousand Monarch Rules. He mastered eleven hundred Monarch Rules. His Origin Universe power was equivalent to two thousand Monarch Rules. Combined with the Chaos Cauldron, he could unleash power equal to seven thousand Monarch Rules.
Stronger than a First Heaven Sovereign.
Of course, there was still some gap compared to a Second Heaven Sovereign.
But undoubtedly, this was already an incredibly heaven-defying level.
"Let's go. Although I forcefully suppressed the matter of you being an Eternal Quasi-Monarch, I'm afraid it won't be long before it spreads throughout the Origin Ancient Path. After all, Luan Shen Da Di won't speak of it, but the Ancient Heaven Emperor's hatred for you is hard to say. Those Supreme Ones from the alien side won't just stand by and let you grow, as my face means nothing to them."
The Flame Emperor smiled, tore open the Supreme One's domain, stepped onto the Emperor Flame Azure Dragon, returned to the Origin Ancient Path, left Luan Shen Da Di's domain, and headed towards the Flame Emperor's domain.