Mentioning the name of the Heavenly Emperor, even as an enemy, the alien emperors couldn't help but feel admiration.
That was indeed a supreme giant of all ages, perhaps even stronger than many of the Strongest Emperors and Immortal Kings.
Because he alone had cut off a portion of the River of Time, forming a tributary, blocking all the supreme existences from various epoch eras gathered by the Primordial Generation. At the very least, they were Supreme Ones, and there were even giant existences at the level of Strongest Emperors.
But precisely because of the Heavenly Emperor, these terrifying existences were all cut off on the River of Time, unable to follow the river downstream and arrive in this era.
Even not long ago, during a manifestation, he slew those few alien spacetime Supreme Ones who had left along the River of Time, wounding the alien race's Strongest Emperor—the Ancestral Ancient Great Emperor—and suppressing him completely.
"Although due to this lad cultivating the Chaos Great Dao, his chances of proving the Dao and becoming an Emperor are almost zero, he is ultimately an Eternal Quasi-Monarch. In the future, he may not be weaker than a Supreme One. If he breaks through the shackles... even if he doesn't become a true Eternal, he would absolutely be an existence of the same level as the Primordial Generation Lord and the Heavenly Emperor. He would be a huge threat to our ancient universe."
An alien emperor's imperial thoughts echoed in the consciousnesses of the other alien emperors.
"Those people within the universe are truly useless, actually letting this Battle Saint King survive and become an Eternal Quasi-Monarch."
"What a pity. The Battle Saint King has now come to the Flame Emperor's Domain, that old fellow's territory. With Tai Sheng Huang, the Battle Saint Ancestor, and others watching closely, it's truly difficult to take action."
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Multiple Supreme Ones from the alien race conversed through imperial thoughts. Regarding the Battle Saint King, even they couldn't help but surge with infinite killing intent, wanting to nip him in the bud, not allowing him to grow.
But at the same time, they felt a deep sense of helplessness.
Although they wanted to kill him, unfortunately, the Battle Saint King with limitless potential was right in the Flame Emperor's Domain, and even within the Flame Emperor City, a place personally guarded by the Flame Emperor.
In such a region, not to mention ancient Great Emperors, even Strongest Emperors would be wary and dare not enter lightly.
"This matter must be planned carefully. Regardless of whether this Battle Saint King can ultimately prove the Dao and become an Emperor, even if he doesn't become a Supreme One, with the heaven-defying nature of an Eternal Quasi-Monarch and the terrifying power of the Chaos Great Dao, he would likely be like that Formless Sovereign, not inferior to a true Supreme One."
Regarding the terrifying plot to assassinate the Battle Saint King, alien emperors had long since issued orders to their subordinates.
Great Emperors could not personally take action, as it would inevitably attract attention, but they could have experts below the Supreme One level act.
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Battle Saint Ancestral Domain.
The imperial domain created by the Battle Saint Ancestor, its territory was no less vast and magnificent than the Flame Emperor's Domain, perhaps even surpassing it.
Because the Battle Saint Ancestor had long since entered the Origin Ancient Path for many years, and with his peerless, world-crushing absolute combat power, he naturally had followers at the Supreme One level, as many as nine, including the Supreme Immortal.
Battle Saint City, the core imperial city of the Battle Saint Ancestral Domain.
Within a majestic imperial hall comparable to the starry sky, the Battle Saint Ancestor's towering, majestic immortal figure stood here, surrounded by boundless golden light. Even Supreme Imperial Laws would submit before him.
That majestic figure, faintly discernible, seemed as if with a snap of his fingers, he could annihilate the entire universe, possessing unimaginable power.
This was the Battle Saint Ancestor, invincible in combat power within the Chaos Sea. His true appearance couldn't be seen, only how supremely majestic his figure was, indescribable in words.
Hearing the news from outside, the Battle Saint Ancestor laughed heartily, filled with delight, shaking the entire Battle Saint Ancestral Domain: "Truly worthy of being the most outstanding talent of our Battle Saint lineage, becoming an Eternal Quasi-Monarch. In the future, he will be another peerless figure not inferior to the Heavenly Emperor, hahaha—"
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Tai Sheng Huang's Domain, Tai Sheng Huang City.
This city was even more magnificent and majestic than the imperial cities in the Ancient Emperor Realm.
Within the Tai Sheng Huang Hall, high as the heavens, ten Supreme Ones stood, their imperial figures floating, looking with reverence at the supreme existence high above, whose gaze could pierce through the River of Time—
Tai Sheng Huang!
Tai Sheng Huang stood with his hands behind his back, facing away from his ten Supreme One subordinates, gazing into the vast Origin Ancient Path as if seeing all living beings, revealing a faint smile.
This little fellow truly hadn't disappointed him.
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Just as the outside world was boiling, within the Flame Emperor Hall, Ye Chen was unaware, quietly meditating on the Dao beside the Myriad Flames Imperial Throne.
Boom—
Suddenly, a powerful aura descended from the sky, appearing outside the Imperial Hall.
This person, though much smaller, still appeared quite towering, clad in crimson-gold battle armor, about ten feet tall. He exuded a soaring domineering aura, an arrogance of 'who but me' and 'supreme and alone'.
That domineering nature was innate, from the bones and soul, natural without the slightest affectation.
One could say, unlike some arrogant and domineering experts who were detestable, this 'supreme and alone' domineering aura made people sigh in admiration. This was a peerless overlord figure.
A head of crimson-red hair danced wildly, as if myriad flames were leaping.
Meeting this person was like encountering the manifestation of the rules of the Fire Great Dao...
When this person appeared, the two Quasi-Monarch level guards protecting the Flame Emperor Hall did not block him. On the contrary, they saluted with exceptional respect: "We pay our respects to Your Highness Flame God."
Flame God didn't even glance at these two Quasi-Monarchs, striding directly into the Flame Emperor Hall, making the two Quasi-Monarch guards feel their hearts pounding, communicating via divine sense.
"Did you see? His Highness Flame God's cultivation seems even stronger. Last time he appeared, he didn't make our hearts pound like this."
"It's only been half a year, yet he's grown so much stronger."
"Don't forget, before being accepted as a personal disciple by His Majesty the Flame Emperor, His Highness Flame God was already a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch, having reached the peak, just one step away from being a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch."
"Right. Truly worthy of being someone accepted as a personal disciple by His Majesty the Flame Emperor. Even with His Majesty's personal guidance, becoming a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch in just half a year... I'm afraid it won't be many years before he becomes an Ancient Monarch."
"His Highness Flame God was originally a super Quasi-Monarch ranked in the top forty of the Epoch Quasi-Monarch Ranking. Among the many super Quasi-Monarchs on the Epoch Quasi-Monarch Ranking, he was also a top-tier peerless figure. Now, with the personal guidance of His Majesty the Flame Emperor, I'm afraid by then he won't just be ranked within the top thirty-three, but there's great hope for him to be ranked in the top twenty, even the top ten!"
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Flame God was the Flame Emperor's newly accepted personal disciple.
Naturally, the Flame Emperor didn't have only Flame God as a closed-door disciple, but in terms of talent in the Fire Great Dao, he was definitely the best. Moreover, he had reached the peak of Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch solely by cultivating the Fire Great Dao all the way, showing how strong Flame God's talent in the Fire Great Dao was.
His ranking in the top forty of the Epoch Quasi-Monarch Ranking spoke for itself; it was not an undeserved reputation.
Now, having become a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch, when the Epoch Quasi-Monarch Ranking is updated once a year, he will definitely be ranked within the top thirty-three.
PS: The previous chapter had a flaw; I've revised it back, slightly mentioning that Ye Chen retrieved the fragments of the Heaven-Wasteland Great Halberd from the Formless Sovereign. Apologies.