Ye Chen's gaze had grown profoundly deep, more unfathomable than a black hole.
He felt he had reached his true limit. The one-tenth of Emperor Dao essence blood that the Flame Emperor had seized from the Ancient Great Emperor was now completely dissolved within his body, his potential fully excavated. He could advance no further.
This was also true for his Sovereign rules.
The next step he needed to take was the most crucial one—to become an Ancient Monarch.
And he had sufficient accumulation.
Over the years, the world origins of the refined Ancient Monarchs and Emperors had only expanded his origin universe by a small portion. More had transformed into a profound foundation, settling deep within him, waiting to truly erupt when he ascended to Ancient Monarch.
But Ye Chen did not break through. He did not take that crucial step to achieve ultimate sublimation. Instead, he remained standing within the domain of the Eternal Quasi-Monarch.
Because this was the Weiyang Great World. Once he broke through, his Sovereign tribulation would inevitably be unimaginably terrifying.
Whether as a Chaos cultivator, a young generation's supreme, or an Eternal Quasi-Monarch, it would inevitably trigger an extremely dreadful tribulation.
With such layers stacked, the terror would be beyond imagination.
Even though the Weiyang Great World was a Supreme Great World, it might not withstand it and could very likely be half-ruined.
Moreover, the experts of the Holy Emperor Domain faction were watching like tigers eyeing their prey. They would never allow his advancement and would exhaust all means to stop his ascension.
More importantly, Ye Chen wanted to continue accumulating.
Yes, continue accumulating.
Not simple accumulation.
But to achieve it when he became an Ancient Monarch and entered the high-level domain.
He knew that atop the World Tower at the Tenth Emperor Pass of the Sealed Boundary Universe lay fragments of the Primordial Divine Realm of yore.
That was a vast heaven and earth equivalent to the myriad domains of the Mythical Era, perhaps even vaster and more boundless.
Back then, the Space-Time Great Emperor had advised him to go to the World Tower when he advanced to Ancient Monarch, precisely so he could refine the fragments of the Primordial Divine Realm to further expand the heaven and earth within him.
Therefore, Ye Chen would not choose to break through soon. He would return to the Sealed Boundary Universe and make his breakthrough there at the World Tower.
"Thirty years have passed, and still not a single clue about the Supreme Inheritance has been found. Could it be that Tonggu Sovereign was truly deceiving us?"
Seated upon the divine throne within a supreme divine temple at the core of the Heavenly Dragon Continent, Ye Chen's gaze was unfathomable. Though sitting within the temple, he could overlook the entire Weiyang Great World.
How powerful his divine sense was now, nearly capable of covering every inch of the Weiyang Great World.
The corners it could not cover were all secret places with effects that isolated divine sense exploration. They belonged either to forbidden lands of the Weiyang Great World or the abodes of super-powerful experts, like Tonggu Sovereign.
"So be it."
Ye Chen smiled faintly. At this stage, he no longer placed as much importance on the Supreme Inheritance. In his hand appeared the Supreme Inheritance Dao Platform of the Unfathomable Supreme One.
If the Supreme Inheritance of the Weiyang Great World did not appear within three years, he planned to leave and seek out the Unfathomable Supreme One.
"Big Brother."
A graceful and nimble young girl's figure appeared within the hall. It was Ning'er.
Her hair tied in a ponytail, she hopped over lightly, arriving beside Ye Chen with a giggle.
"Ning'er."
The corners of Ye Chen's mouth lifted into a gentle smile as he reached out to ruffle the girl's soft hair. This had always been his favorite thing to do, always feeling as if he were facing his younger sister Ruoxi.
His heart also sighed slightly, wondering if that girl Ruoxi had emerged from seclusion yet.
He also missed his wives, children, and friends in the Sealed Boundary Universe, just not knowing the situation there.
But most likely no major problems had arisen. With the Human Emperor and the Formless Supreme One, two Supreme Ones, presiding, and the Space-Time Great Emperor's World Tower suppressing it, plus the Flame Emperor would surely inform him if any major issues occurred.
"Big Brother, Ning'er has finally become a Half-Saint!"
Innocent and lovely, Ning'er's flower-like face was full of joyful smiles as she sought praise from Ye Chen.
Thirty years had passed. Ning'er had long since become a Divine Transformation cultivator and had advanced triumphantly all the way to become a Half-Saint, qualifying to be listed on the Heaven's Pride Ranking of the Weiyang Great World, no weaker than Gu Xuan and Nan Gongxue of the past.
It was just a pity that even with the help of infinite resources and cultivating within Ye Chen's Tenfold Heavenly Divine Aura Halo, Ning'er had failed to comprehend the mysteries of the Tenth Heaven at the Half-Saint realm. Reluctantly, she had to break through, succeeding instead at the Divine Transformation realm and becoming a high-level young generation's supreme in one go.
This left Ye Chen feeling somewhat helpless. The breakthrough of the strongest young generation's supreme was indeed far more difficult than imagined.
But being able to break through to the high-level young generation's supreme tier was already quite good.
Ye Chen told Ning'er not to give up, to keep striving. She could cultivate a Supreme body within the cycle of reincarnation, perfecting everything to become the strongest young generation's supreme.
It wasn't as if no one had achieved this step before.
Then, his gaze pierced through the divine temple, falling upon the vast Weiyang Great World as he murmured softly, "Sheng Xu, you hide so deeply. Thirty years, and I couldn't find even a trace of you. Are you truly in seclusion, breaking through? If so, you might still have some power to resist. Otherwise, the you of back then, facing the me of now, probably couldn't even manage to escape."
The immense divine power within his body slowly settled and retracted, not stirring the slightest ripple, like a pool of stagnant water.
Even so, simply sitting there was enough to make ordinary Ancient Monarchs tremble with fear.
Even an Ancient Monarch like Han Zhen had no idea how unfathomably deep Ye Chen's current cultivation had reached.
Boom—
On this day, the Weiyang Great World shook, startling countless people.
It wasn't because super experts from the two factions had attacked people of the Weiyang Great World or were fighting each other. Rather, within the Weiyang Great World, someone had broken through to the Divine King realm and was undergoing the Godking Tribulation.
The tribulation was immeasurable, sweeping across the nine heavens and ten earths, its influence immense.
Moreover, it was a seven-hundred-path Godking Tribulation, which could be considered a quite remarkable Divine King tribulation, truly startling many experts across the Weiyang Great World, including many from both factions.
One must know that ordinary Divine Kings only faced a hundred-path Godking Tribulation. The more Great Dao paths, the greater the potential represented.
Back then, the Emperor's sons and daughters, the progeny of Immortal Dao, and other supreme Heaven's Pride at the Great Perfection level only faced a thousand-path Godking Tribulation.
Even Ye Chen cast his gaze over, feeling a hint of surprise.
The Weiyang Great World indeed harbored true peerless Heaven's Pride, not just the so-called super Heaven's Pride like Gu Xuan and Nan Gongxue.
"Who exactly is undergoing tribulation to become a Divine King?"
The ancient Divine Kings of the nine continents also turned their attention, wanting to know which great expert was ascending to Divine King.
When they saw that the Divine King undergoing tribulation was a young man, brimming with vigorous vitality, whose cultivation years did not exceed a millennium, the whole world was shocked.