The Flame Emperor, however, only looked at Ye Chen and laughed heartily, "You brat, you've only been at my Flame Emperor Palace for a short while and you're already causing trouble."
Ye Chen rolled his eyes. "Wasn't it you, old fellow, who deliberately wanted me to cause trouble?"
Within the Flame Emperor Palace, countless people were dumbfounded. Ye Chen actually dared to call the Flame Emperor an 'old fellow'.
Yet what was most surprising was that the Flame Emperor showed not the slightest trace of anger. On the contrary, he appeared exceptionally amiable, completely different from his usual solemn and imposing demeanor.
"This—"
Even Flame God could tell something was off. This Ye Chen before him truly seemed to be a friend of his master, the Flame Emperor.
"Alright, all of you may withdraw," the Flame Emperor waved his sleeve, and the many powerhouses of the Flame Emperor Palace retreated directly, leaving only the Emperor, a few Ancient Monarchs, and Flame God, his great disciple.
Flame God had originally intended to withdraw as well, but the Flame Emperor directly grabbed him over through the void.
Facing the Flame Emperor, Flame God was extremely cautious. "Master."
The Flame Emperor looked at Flame God, his direct disciple, and smiled faintly. "I heard you fought with him."
Ye Chen, standing to the side, rolled his eyes again. 'Heard'? With your abilities, old man, you saw everything directly.
Flame God naturally also knew that everything just now must have been witnessed by the Flame Emperor. He cautiously glanced at Ye Chen. "Yes, Master."
The Flame Emperor asked, "Do you think he is strong?"
"Strong." Flame God recalled the exchange within the Flame Emperor Hall, where he had been completely suppressed. How could he say otherwise?
"What realm do you think he is at?" the Flame Emperor asked again.
Flame God thought for a moment. "This disciple believes he should be at the peak of the First Heaven Monarch realm."
Hmm, definitely. The First Heaven Monarch of the Flame Emperor Palace had just been beaten until he coughed up blood. If not the peak of the First Heaven Monarch realm, then what?
Could he possibly also be a Quasi-Monarch?
He simply couldn't believe there existed a Quasi-Monarch so powerful.
The Flame Emperor looked at Flame God with a half-smile, leaving the latter momentarily bewildered, unsure why his master was looking at him with such an expression.
Finally, Ye Chen had no choice but to say, "I am not a Monarch. I am also a Quasi-Monarch."
Flame God jumped up. "Impossible! How could a Quasi-Monarch be so powerful?"
Ye Chen glanced at the Flame Emperor. "Ask your master."
His gaze turned to the Flame Emperor, who actually nodded. Flame God was instantly dumbstruck.
How was this possible?
The Flame Emperor said, "Don't think it's impossible. Think about it. The number one on the Epoch Quasi-Monarch List."
"Di Yongheng!?" Flame God's expression changed drastically. Wasn't Di Yongheng the one possessing peerless combat power rivaling Ancient Monarchs?
And hadn't it been heard that not long ago, he had slain an Ancient Monarch within the Ancient Heaven Emperor Domain?
He stared at Ye Chen in shock. "You are Di Yongheng?"
Ye Chen shook his head. "I am not Di Yongheng."
Flame God was confused. "If you're not Di Yongheng, how can you be so powerful? Could it be you possess an Ancient Emperor inheritance, blessed by a Primordial Emperor Realm?"
Ye Chen said, "No. It's because I am an Eternal Quasi-Monarch."
"So that's it." Flame God suddenly understood, but the next moment, he reacted, looking at Ye Chen with an expression of disbelief and shock. "You are an Eternal Quasi-Monarch? The same kind of Eternal Quasi-Monarch as Di Yongheng?"
Ye Chen smiled. "You are correct. I am an Eternal Quasi-Monarch!"
Not to mention Flame God, even the other few Ancient Monarchs of the Flame Emperor Palace felt their hearts tremble. Because the Eternal Quasi-Monarch was an existence belonging to the realm of legend.
If the Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch was considered a legendary level within the Quasi-Monarch domain, then the Eternal Quasi-Monarch was absolutely part of the legendary series even among Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarchs.
One must know that even the vast majority of the Chaos Sea's mightiest Emperors, Immortal Kings, and other Chaos Sea giants were, in the Quasi-Monarch realm, merely Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarchs. Those who had truly reached the Eternal Quasi-Monarch level seemed to be only the Primordial Ancestor and the Heavenly Emperor.
And it was worth mentioning that both the Primordial Ancestor and the Heavenly Emperor were among the founders of the God King realm. They were also legendary figures who, with the bodies of Great Perfection Supreme Geniuses, cultivated the God King realm to the legendary Ten Tribulations state.
Therefore, the world speculated that perhaps it was precisely because of this that they were able to break the shackles of the Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch within the Quasi-Monarch realm and become Eternal Quasi-Monarchs.
The First Heaven Monarch stationed at the Flame Emperor Palace, after his initial shock, let out a long sigh. "No wonder you could rival me. So you are an Eternal Quasi-Monarch. Truly, you are one who defies the world."
He could only smile bitterly. Facing an Eternal Quasi-Monarch, an Ancient Monarch who should normally look down upon Quasi-Monarchs with absolute superiority had no choice but to treat him as an equal.
Moreover, who could know to what ultimate heights this Eternal Quasi-Monarch would eventually ascend?
The Flame Emperor said, "It's been refined anew for you. Both the main body and the deity spirit have been completely revived, even surpassing their former state. After all, the complete Emperor Dao Origin was fully utilized."
The Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd was retrieved. Its entire body was now forged from Nine Tribulations Gold, with not a trace of its former bronze hue remaining. It was as if boundless tribulations surged within the great halberd. With even the slightest swing, waves comparable to raging stormy seas would tremble and surge.
This was the tribulation fluctuation contained within the Nine Tribulations Gold, extraordinary and profound.
"Senior Primordial Battle Body..."
Ye Chen infused streams of Chaos Divine Power, reviving the Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd.
Boom—
In an instant, the Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd erupted with waves of pressure that suppressed all ages, ancient and modern. That was the Supreme Emperor's might.
The Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd was originally the war weapon of the Formless Monarch, in no way inferior to a true Supreme Emperor's weapon. Now, upon revival, it naturally could unleash a Dao might comparable to a Supreme Emperor's weapon.
Rumble—
Visible to the naked eye, beneath the boundless, surging golden light, a majestic, towering figure appeared. It bore a striking resemblance to the Formless Monarch, like a second Formless Monarch. He stood tall in the heavens. Merely by standing there, the pressure naturally emanating from his body was enough to make almost all the powerhouses within the Flame Emperor City bow down in submission.
Including the sole Emperor present, who now wore a somewhat grave expression.
Only the Flame Emperor could disregard this Supreme Emperor's might. Looking at the majestic figure, he smiled slightly.
Before him, Ye Chen gazed at this figure with exceptional excitement, his eyes brimming with hot tears.
Senior Primordial Battle Body Deity, he was finally seeing him again.
Whoosh—
The moment the Primordial Battle Body Deity opened his eyes, it was as if heaven and earth were being created. All things between heaven and earth paled in comparison, leaving only those eyes, rich with majesty, sweeping across the world.
It was as if a peerless Great Emperor had descended to the mortal realm, overlooking the vast myriad heavens.
After a long while, when the majesty in his eyes dissipated, a trace of confusion surfaced. Then he looked at the extremely excited Ye Chen before him and said in surprise, "You are Ye Chen?"
Ye Chen said excitedly, "Senior Primordial Battle Body, it's me!"
The Primordial Battle Body Deity was about to speak, but he also saw the Flame Emperor beside him, as unshakable as the starry sky, his majestic, peerless form. With his deity spirit fully revived at its peak, he was instantly greatly shocked, his heart sinking heavily.
"An Ancient Great Emperor? No, even stronger!"