Hearing this, the other Quasi-Monarchs could only smile bitterly.
Flame God and Gu Liu were the same.
It sounded easy, but at the very least, they found it difficult to achieve this step.
Ye Chen helplessly shook his head. As long as one grasped the essentials, capturing these ghost shadows wasn't difficult at all.
Fortunately, these ghost shadows were all captured by Ye Chen and imprisoned within the chaos halo.
"These ghost shadows formed from the condensed resentment of Supreme Ones are too sinister and unnatural, going against the heavenly order. They should not exist in this world," Ye Chen said.
Boom—
Within the ten-layered heavenly halo, Chaos Dao Fire appeared, swiftly submerging these ghost shadows.
Chaos Dao Fire, derived from chaos, was incredibly terrifying. It could incinerate everything in the world. Even intangible ghost shadows could not avoid it, igniting upon contact.
"Ah—"
"Ah—"
"Roar—" ...
Numerous ghost shadows let out shrill, miserable screams, burning alive.
Once this Chaos Dao Fire touched them, it was like a spark landing on dry plains, instantly starting a prairie fire.
The numerous ghost shadows struggled violently, yet the chaos halo was incomparably stable, impossible to shake even slightly.
It didn't take very long before the numerous ghost shadows were completely burned to ashes.
Everyone felt even greater awe towards Ye Chen's methods.
The ghost shadows they had been helpless against were so weak in the hands of the Battle Saint King.
After burning all the ghost shadows, a remaining, extremely dense and pure power remained, comparable to that of a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch, making many of the surrounding Quasi-Monarchs' eyes grow hot with desire.
Ye Chen directly devoured it. Vast power filled his limbs and bones, with resplendent light erupting from his pores.
This power was incredibly potent. Even a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch wouldn't dare to absorb it recklessly, fearing their physical body would explode.
It required a long time to slowly refine and make it one's own, turning it into profound foundation, preparing for the promotion to Ancient Monarch.
But Ye Chen was different. The strength of his Chaos Saint Body was such that, even without coordinating with his Chaos Saint Soul, it was enough to crush a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch. This vast power was refined perfectly, further elevating both his physical body and divine soul.
Unfortunately, the strength of his form and spirit was beyond imagination. This power comparable to a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch only allowed him to improve by about a hundred Sovereign Rules. The effect wasn't very significant.
It was better than nothing.
After Ye Chen refined over a hundred ghost shadows, the mysterious ancient path also became much clearer, though it still appeared relatively desolate.
Dark red bloodstains dyed the entire vast ancient path.
The group advanced. Along the way, they discovered many ancient ruins. Although dilapidated, many were still intact. After some searching, they finally gained a certain level of understanding.
The so-called ancient path was actually an Origin World of a Supreme One.
But it had been continuously transforming towards the form of an ancient path.
Based on some understanding, the Supreme Great Emperor who was the master of this world had once obtained a mysterious method of the Evolution Ancient Path from an extremely ancient prehistoric era, separated by who knows how many epochal ages.
Legend had it that this Evolution Ancient Path method could allow a Supreme One to transform, stepping into the domain of giants like the Strongest Emperor.
If complete, it could even achieve eternity.
To advance further, the Supreme Great Emperor transformed his entire Origin World into an Evolution Ancient Path, evolving it according to the ancient method.
"I never imagined this mysterious ancient path was actually the Origin World of a Supreme Great Emperor."
Many were shocked. The Supreme Great Emperor had transformed his Origin World into an Evolution Ancient Path, ultimately aiming to transcend the Supreme Realm himself, aspiring to become the Strongest Emperor, even reaching the eternal domain.
However, it was clearly unrealistic. The so-called Evolution Ancient Path was likely an incomplete method; otherwise, eternal existences would have already appeared.
It was just that the ancient path world had clearly suffered a miserable defeat, with blood staining the boundless earth.
Could it be that this Supreme One's evolution failed?
Or did he perish during the evolution process?
This possibility was high because the Sacred Prison Great World collapsed due to the great battle of the four Supreme Ones. This Supreme One of the Evolution Ancient Path was likely one of them.
Although the ancient path world was incomplete, it was ultimately a Supreme One's Origin World. There was a high chance that Supreme Emperor Traces existed, perhaps even a Supreme inheritance or corresponding Emperor Dao supreme treasure.
The various powerhouses continued to advance rapidly towards the depths of the ancient path.
Boom—
Suddenly, an overwhelming, sinister chill swept over them. All the Quasi-Monarchs felt a bone-deep coldness. Even Flame God and Gu Liu were no exception, feeling as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
They saw an extremely massive black shadow appear in the depths of the ancient path, far larger than any ghost shadow they had faced before, countless times over. It was like a supreme existence, an unrivaled monarch among vengeful spirits. Its terrifying aura far surpassed that of the previous ghost shadows by an unimaginable degree.
The black shadow blotted out the sky and sun, completely obscuring the entire massive ancient path. Heaven and earth trembled precariously.
"It's him!"
Flame God and Gu Liu both changed color. The reason they had nearly faced death last time was precisely because of this terrifying ghost shadow, far superior to them.
Based on judgment, it was at least at the Ancient Monarch level.
Boom—
The sky-blotting ghost shadow made its move. Boundless demonic fog rushed towards them, accompanied by infinite devouring power, seeking to strip all flesh and blood from their bodies.
All the Quasi-Monarchs present clearly felt the blood energy and divine souls within their bodies becoming unstable, about to fly out and be devoured by the Ghost Shadow Monarch.
"So strong!"
"It's the strongest ghost shadow, an Ancient Monarch existence among ghost shadows!"
The Quasi-Monarchs all activated their profound arts to resist. Quasi-Monarch light emanated from their bodies, infinitely weakening this pulling force and stabilizing their forms and spirits.
Flame God said, "Let's attack together and destroy this Ghost Shadow Monarch. The more powerful the existence, the more it proves there are heaven-defying supreme treasures in the depths of the ancient path."
The other Quasi-Monarchs nodded. With so many Quasi-Monarchs here, there was nothing to fear.
Last time they were forced into a hasty retreat, it was only because they were caught off guard, completely unprepared. Otherwise, with the combined strength of so many Quasi-Monarchs, how could they not fight an Ancient Monarch?
Now was the opportunity.
Flame God and Gu Liu took the lead. Once these two Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarchs attacked, they erupted with full force, unleashing power comparable to eleven hundred Sovereign Rules, striking fiercely.
Behind them, over thirty Quasi-Monarchs, including Xu Chengzi, also attacked.
It could be said this was an extremely terrifying lineup.
Numerous attacks swept over like a tidal wave. The Ghost Shadow Monarch was blasted back. The yin fog formed from its resentment continuously evaporated and burned, turning to ashes, causing significant damage to the Ghost Shadow Monarch.
"Roar—"
The Ghost Shadow Monarch let out a great roar. From the depths of the ancient path, multiple terrifying ghost shadows immediately appeared, layer upon layer, in astonishing numbers—actually reaching tens of thousands.
"So many!" Not to mention the other Quasi-Monarchs, even Flame God and Gu Liu were shocked.
Ye Chen said, "Don't worry. Only a dozen or so are at the Quasi-Monarch level. The others haven't reached that tier yet."
Hearing this, the Quasi-Monarchs all breathed a sigh of relief, but they were still very tense. With the Ghost Shadow Monarch present and now suddenly so many ghost shadows appearing, it was difficult to handle them all simultaneously.
Ye Chen said, "I'll deal with the Ghost Shadow Monarch. You handle the others."