When these Chaos Essence Blood drops completely merged with the eleven Monarch Puppets, it was clearly visible that a bloody rune appeared on the forehead of each puppet.
At first glance, it seemed simple and easy to understand.
However, upon careful observation, one would be astonished to discover that the bloody rune grew increasingly complex and all-encompassing the longer one looked, as if it contained all the myriad Daos under heaven.
It was precisely a Chaos Rune.
This was also the most crucial step.
Only by integrating the Chaos Runes, which contained Ye Chen's divine soul power, into the Monarch Puppets could they be considered truly controlled.
Finally, these Chaos Runes completely vanished, sinking into the bodies of the Monarch Puppets.
At this moment, the Monarch Puppets ceased their roars and struggles. Their blood-red eyes suddenly shimmered with brilliant spiritual light, as if true spirits had been reborn. They were no longer numb and emotionless but had gained sentience.
At this very moment, they revered Ye Chen from the depths of their souls, becoming perfect puppets.
Even if Ye Chen ordered them to self-destruct, they would follow without hesitation.
Ye Chen let out a long sigh of relief. Only when these Monarch Puppets gained sentience could they be considered perfect, first-class puppets.
"Although, due to the lack of a Primal World, these Monarch Puppets, even as first-class puppets, only possess eighty percent of their peak strength from their lifetime, and only sixty percent under normal circumstances, it is sufficient," Ye Chen murmured softly to himself.
More importantly, these Monarch Puppets obeyed his command like his own limbs. Combined with the Sealing Gate, the power of the Sealing Gate would increase manyfold. Without resorting to Emperor Dao Supreme Treasures or his Great Emperor reincarnation body, he could likely contend with Ancient Monarchs of the fourth or fifth heaven.
In such a situation, even among Ancient Monarchs, Ye Chen could barely be considered a strong one.
Boom—
Suddenly, a terrifying pressure shimmered in the sky above.
The entire Extinction Emperor Realm trembled slightly.
"Is it coming?"
Ye Chen's expression turned grave. With a flick of his sleeve, he directly grabbed the eleven Monarch Puppets and, with a whoosh, left the Extinction Emperor Realm, appearing in the Immortal Hall. Before the many Quasi-Monarchs could even greet him, they saw Ye Chen's true body flash from the Sovereign Seat, stand up abruptly, and charge straight out of the Immortal Hall.
This startled many, including the Ancient Monarchs and even the Monarchs of the nine Immortal Halls.
What was wrong with the Battle Saint King?
Whoosh—
Outside the Immortal Hall, before many could clearly see who it was, they saw a swift figure shooting up into the sky at an astonishing speed, directly vanishing into the highest reaches of the heavens.
"Brother Ye?"
"Battle Saint King?"
Yan Shen, Gu Liu, and Tianwu Great Monarch vaguely sensed Ye Chen's aura and were all shocked, raising their heads to look at the sky.
Boom—
The next moment, the most terrifying thunderclap suddenly exploded, shaking nearly half of the Saint Prison Domain battlefield and echoing over the domain battlefield controlled by the Flame Emperor Domain for a long time.
Boom, rumble, rumble—
Almost simultaneously, a heavenly tribulation fluctuation that could be called world-destroying shimmered at the highest point of the Saint Prison Great World's heavens.
Under the terrifying fluctuation, the nine Immortal Halls and the myriad stars surrounding the Flame Emperor Domain's main camp all trembled, as if enduring immense pressure.
The powerhouses of the Flame Emperor Domain all raised their heads, straining to peer into the highest heavens, piercing through all illusions.
Clearly visible at the lofty, unreachable peak was endless, world-destroying thunderlight flashing, surging, and intertwining, as if capable of annihilating all realms, causing the hearts of billions of Flame Emperor Domain powerhouses to pound with fear.
Upon the nine Immortal Halls, on those Sovereign Seats, the Ancient Monarchs who presided over the ebb and flow of the Domain War were all alarmed. They looked up at the sky, their eyes reflecting the terrifying sea of tribulation light that flooded the boundless land. Countless legendary tribulation lights appeared, destroying heaven and earth, an indescribable terror.
"Heavenly Tribulation!"
Just these two words were enough to prove what was happening in the highest heavens at this moment.
It also captured everyone's attention.
"Is someone undergoing a tribulation? This fluctuation is at least an Ancient Monarch Great Tribulation. Could it be someone is about to undergo tribulation and ascend to become an Ancient Monarch!"
"Which Quasi-Monarch is undergoing tribulation to ascend? Is it Lord Yan Shen? Lord Gu Liu? Or perhaps Lord Tianwu Great Monarch? Lord Xu Chengzi is also very likely!"
"No, it's none of these lords. I just saw Lord Battle Saint King soaring into the sky. It's very likely Lord Battle Saint King is about to ascend to Monarch."
"So it's Lord Battle Saint King. But that's only natural. He's already the number one on the Epoch Quasi-Monarch Ranking, and an Eternal Quasi-Monarch at that. Becoming an Ancient Monarch is only to be expected."
"Truly worthy of Lord Battle Saint King. Such a terrifying heavenly tribulation appears for his ascension to Ancient Monarch. Other Ancient Monarchs pale in comparison."
"Lord Battle Saint King, as a Quasi-Monarch, could suppress five Monarchs and restrain a second heaven Monarch. How powerful will he be after ascending to Ancient Monarch? He'll likely be strong enough to at least rival a fourth heaven Monarch."
...
Within the Flame Emperor Domain's camp, countless people were discussing, watching Ye Chen contending against the infinite great tribulation above, all speculating on what level Ye Chen's strength would reach after the tribulation.
The answers varied, but one point was unanimous: his combat power would absolutely surpass that of ordinary Ancient Monarchs, even to the point of suppressing them with a mere gesture.
A Quasi-Monarch ascending to Ancient Monarch would basically receive a crazy boost of several dozen times. This was beyond doubt.
If a peerless monster like the Battle Saint King ascended, the magnitude of the boost would certainly be no less, if not greater.
All eyes were on him!
At the same time, the Monarch of the Flame Emperor Domain suddenly moved. He did not charge into the highest heavens but arrived near the central territory of the domain battlefield. He traced out Dao trajectories, containing the most profound Dao power of an Ancient Monarch, even faintly transcending it, touching upon the supreme and peerless Emperor domain, giving rise to boundless trajectories.
He was taking action, shielding the Flame Emperor Domain from the perception of the Saint Emperor Domain's powerhouses.
This was also because of the Battle Saint King's special circumstances.
Because the Battle Saint King was far too heaven-defying. Before him, so-called heaven-defying Quasi-Monarchs weren't even qualified to be called heaven-defying.
At the Quasi-Monarch level, he had already slain so many Ancient Monarchs, even if they were only first or second heaven ones, it was nearly unparalleled throughout history.
Even the alien race had spared no effort, deploying a Monarch to act.
If they learned that the Battle Saint King was undergoing tribulation to ascend to Ancient Monarch, how monstrous and world-shaking would that be?
It was likely that even alien Supreme Ones would be unable to resist taking action, striking during his ascension to Ancient Monarch, strangling him in the cradle of his promotion.
The Flame Emperor Domain's Monarch naturally would not allow such a thing to happen, not only because the Battle Saint King was a peerless genius of the Flame Emperor Domain but also because he was a sworn friend of the Flame Emperor. Naturally, he could not be allowed to come to harm.
There were no Supreme Ones present on the Saint Prison Domain battlefield. Therefore, although the Saint Emperor Domain's powerhouses detected the Flame Emperor Domain Monarch's actions and were puzzled as to why a Monarch would personally act to shield everything, they did not know the specific reason.
Naturally, they did not act rashly.
Outside one of the Flame Emperor Domain's Immortal Halls, Xu Chengzi watched the endless sea of tribulation light and thunder in the sky, his eyes shimmering with unparalleled madness and resentment.
Beneath his sleeves, his fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white, unbeknownst to him.
"Battle Saint King, since you refuse to hand over the Supreme inheritance to me, I, Xu Chengzi, will not let you smoothly ascend to Ancient Monarch either."
He roared madly in his heart. A communication jade token, containing a trace of peculiar dark light akin to the darkest power, silently appeared in his hand.
"The Battle Saint King is ascending to Ancient Monarch!"
Crack—
The moment the message was transmitted, the jade token also disintegrated into dust.