His physical and spiritual power could rival five thousand Monarch Rules.
He still controlled one thousand one hundred Monarch Rules.
His cosmic power rivaled five thousand.
When combined with the Chaos Great Cauldron, it could rival two thousand.
His strongest combat power reached over thirteen thousand, far surpassing that of an ordinary Second Heaven Sovereign.
Such strength was enough to shock the world.
One must know that he was still only a Quasi-Monarch, yet his potential had already reached this level.
Generally speaking, upon stepping into the Ancient Monarch realm, all aspects could improve by dozens of times.
One could imagine what level Ye Chen's potential had reached.
This was also why the alien races were willing to sacrifice a Monarch to kill Ye Chen—all because his potential was truly too terrifying. Given time, it was a certainty that he would rival a Supreme One even among Monarchs.
If he were to prove his Dao and become an Emperor—
He would most likely at least reach the level of a giant among the strongest Emperors!
"What a pity. Refining five Ancient Monarchs only increased my strength by about three thousand Monarch Rules."
Increasing strength by three thousand Monarch Rules in just five months was absolutely the most heaven-defying feat for anyone.
But for Ye Chen, it was somewhat disappointing.
The strength of any random Ancient Monarch far exceeded such an increase.
Devouring five Sovereigns, and only gaining this much?
Naturally, he understood. It seemed like complete devouring and refinement, but in reality, it was not.
The true successful conversion was probably less than one-tenth. Otherwise, devouring so many Monarch Great Worlds wouldn't have resulted in such a small increase.
Moreover, some of it had settled, becoming a form of foundation.
And this foundation would erupt completely the moment Ye Chen advanced to Ancient Monarch, making him even stronger.
At the same time, Ye Chen had the Chaos Great Cauldron devour the Monarch Immortal Weapons of the five Ancient Monarchs, taking their essence and discarding the dross.
In the end, the Chaos Great Cauldron improved once more, containing power that could rival five thousand Monarch Rules.
If classified carefully, it was equivalent to a Monarch Second-Rank Dao Weapon.
Because the base for a Monarch First-Rank Dao Weapon was power rivaling two thousand Monarch Rules.
The base for a Monarch Second-Rank Dao Weapon was double that—four thousand Monarch Rules.
The base for a Monarch Third-Rank Dao Weapon was eight thousand.
And so on, doubling with each rank.
The Chaos Great Cauldron, rivaling five thousand Monarch Rules, was considered quite good even among Monarch Second-Rank Dao Weapons.
But truly, like Ye Chen himself, it was still a Quasi-Monarch weapon, just extraordinary and saintly, containing limitless growth potential.
Therefore, with the Chaos Great Cauldron, Ye Chen's strongest combat power could reach seventeen thousand.
Such combat power was approaching the peak state of a newly-advanced Third Heaven Sovereign.
Among Second Heaven Sovereigns, it could be called the pinnacle.
If others knew Ye Chen's strongest combat power had reached seventeen thousand Monarch Rules, they would surely find it unimaginable.
In just half a year, his strength had nearly doubled again.
One must know that for an Ancient Monarch, increasing by a thousand Monarch Rules, let alone a hundred, required a long time.
Yet Ye Chen, in merely half a year, had increased his strongest combat power by seven thousand.
Almost doubling it.
If the alien races found out, even the strongest Emperors would likely descend and act at all costs.
Of course, the cost was also immense—devouring over a dozen Monarch Great Worlds.
If there were no more Monarch Great Worlds to devour later, Ye Chen's improvement speed would inevitably drop significantly, perhaps not much better than an Ancient Monarch's. He would only be able to improve his strength by comprehending Monarch Rules.
As for the Crimson Blood Demon Monarch's forbidden artifact at the Monarch level, the "Half-Broken Sword," Ye Chen did not let the Chaos Great Cauldron devour it. After erasing its imprint, this broken sword could achieve extraordinary effects at critical moments.
Of course, such a forbidden artifact could only be used a few times. Once the uses were exhausted, it would become useless.
Ye Chen estimated this forbidden artifact could still be used twice.
He stored away the bodies and Monarch Heavenly Souls of the five Ancient Monarchs' extinguished true spirits. His origin universe still contained several more, even three Monarch corpses.
He had never refined them into puppets, saving them for other uses.
He felt that when he charged into the Ancient Monarch realm in the future, these Sovereign and Monarch corpses would come in handy.
At this time, the giant-level domain war had been going on for seven months.
"Seclusion was mainly to let the Chaos Great Cauldron advance further. As for devouring world origin, I can do that anytime even outside, with little impact—just a slightly slower devouring and refining speed."
Ye Chen emerged from seclusion.
For an important figure like Ye Chen, his seclusion place naturally had dedicated experts stationed there to guard it and prevent outside disturbances.
Upon emerging, an expert would personally receive him.
"Battle Saint King, sir!"
A super Divine King appeared.
A super Divine King was considered a top expert even in the giant-level domain war, but now he looked at Ye Chen with great reverence, his eyes also holding a flicker of fervor.
Facing the Battle Saint King, who was no weaker than an Ancient Monarch, how could a mere Divine King dare be arrogant?
Led by this super Divine King, the two stepped into the sky, arriving in the starry sky.
The originally dim and lightless starry sky had been adorned with many stars moved by powerful beings using great magic, as if revitalized with majestic vitality, sparkling with starlight.
At the center, surrounded by countless stars, were nine majestic immortal halls.
These immortal halls floated in the starry sky, absorbing the radiance of the stars, like nine heavenly suns, incredibly eye-catching and exuding unparalleled Great Dao essence.
Cultivating here was extremely beneficial even for Divine Kings.
The halls stood directly in the starry sky, spanning hundreds of thousands of miles, encircled by stars. Yet, faintly, they formed a majestic formation array enveloping the immortal halls, eternal and indestructible.
"A Supreme-Grade Formation Array!"
Ye Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. The Flame Emperor Domain's main base directly employed a Supreme-Grade Formation Array, showing its importance.
"Battle Saint King, sir, please follow this subordinate!"
The receiving Divine King spoke respectfully, activating a secret technique to open a corner of the defensive formation array. They proceeded smoothly to the front of the nine immortal halls.
The nine immortal halls each represented a Supreme Great Emperor, the nine Supreme Great Emperors of the Flame Emperor Domain.
The central hall was naturally the Flame Emperor Hall.
This Flame Emperor Hall was almost identical to the Flame Emperor Hall in Flame Emperor City, with only slight differences.
Although all belonged to the Flame Emperor Domain, the experts of the Flame Emperor Domain also had their own Supreme territories and forces, under the jurisdiction of different Supreme Great Emperors.
Generally, matters were handled by seeking their respective immortal halls.
The Divine King guided Ye Chen towards the Flame Emperor Hall. Along the way, they encountered many experts from the Flame Emperor Domain, mostly super experts at the Great Ability level or above. There were many Divine Kings and Quasi-Monarchs, but no Ancient Monarchs.
These Flame Emperor Domain experts, upon meeting Ye Chen, did not dare neglect him in the slightest, all speaking respectfully: "Greetings, Battle Saint King, sir!"
"Battle Saint King, sir!"
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