After all, he was an extraordinary individual. Yu Hao took a deep breath, and his state of mind gradually calmed down, finally accepting the reality.
Yet, the light in his eyes did not dim; on the contrary, it instantly blazed even brighter, like two divine lamps illuminating the ages, as if to pierce through eternity. He said, "Where are they?"
What a fine Yu Hao, truly not bad.
Ye Chen grew more and more satisfied the more he looked at him. He pointed towards the heavens. "Beyond the Realm."
"Beyond the Realm!"
Yu Hao's gaze grew even more blazing, a sense of yearning arising within him. "What is Beyond the Realm like?"
Although he was a Divine King, his entire life had spanned only a short thousand years. He had never taken a single step outside the Weiyang Great World.
Thus, he harbored infinite yearning for that vaster expanse Beyond the Realm.
Ye Chen answered patiently, "You must understand, the Weiyang Great World is not the only world in existence. Though vast and boundless, beyond the Weiyang Great World lies an even more expansive heaven and earth."
"For example, the Chaos Primordial Great World, a primordial great world born from chaos, is immeasurably vast, far surpassing the Weiyang Great World. In fact, the Weiyang Great World exists within a Chaos Primordial Great World."
With a casual swipe of his hand, he effortlessly split open the World Barrier at the remote border of the world. The endless spatial turbulence outside became clearly visible, filled with a terrifying, violent energy.
Yu Hao looked over and saw the immense, violent currents hidden within the endless darkness outside, capable of instantly annihilating even a Saint into dust.
He also saw, within the endless spatial turbulence, numerous illusory great worlds floating and sinking, faintly discernible, a sight that inspired awe.
This was the first time he had seen the world outside.
In truth, Yu Hao had not been without curiosity about what lay beyond the Weiyang Great World. He had even attempted to act upon it. However, the Weiyang Great World was a supreme great world, governed by the rules of its world origin. Moreover, under the will of the Supreme One, its World Barrier was incredibly stable. Even one as powerful as a Divine King could not break through the barrier to leave the Weiyang Great World.
Thus, he had never known.
Yet, under Ye Chen's power, which rivaled that of a powerful Ancient Monarch, the World Barrier could not hold. It was directly torn open and, suppressed by the heavenly might of a Sovereign, could not recover, remaining displayed.
Yu Hao stared unblinkingly, his gaze intensely blazing. "Is this what lies beyond the Weiyang Great World? Is this what the so-called Chaos Primordial Great World looks like?"
"No, a Chaos Primordial Great World is also a world, no different from the Weiyang Great World in nature, merely far more vast and boundless. What you see is the endless spatial turbulence. Those are the Three Thousand Great Worlds, lands of imperial traces left by several peerless Supreme Ones. Beyond that lies the Chaos Primordial Great World. Of course, that is a damaged Chaos Primordial Great World, which has already become a domain battlefield. Naturally, you don't need to understand what that is for now."
Yu Hao nodded.
Ye Chen withdrew his power. Under the influence of the world's origin, the World Barrier was rapidly repaired to completeness.
"Generally speaking, a Chaos Primordial Great World is several times, even ten times larger than the Weiyang Great World. This should allow you to imagine the vastness and boundlessness of a Chaos Primordial Great World."
Yu Hao nodded, feeling somewhat awed.
The Weiyang Great World was already immense enough. He never imagined a Chaos Primordial Great World could be several times, even ten times larger. One could imagine how enormous it must be.
He sighed softly. "So this is the truly largest world?"
"No—" Ye Chen shook his head. "In truth, although a Chaos Primordial Great World is immense, it is only a second-tier great world. Above it exists a world countless times larger, called the Universe!"
"The Universe!" Yu Hao was astonished. Though he didn't know the concept of a universe, he knew from cultivation that 'Yu' represented space and 'Zhou' represented time.
A world called the Universe must be an incomparably vast and boundless super great world.
"An Ancient Chaos Universe is countless times vaster than the Weiyang Great World. Within such an Ancient Chaos Universe, there exist infinite worlds and heavens and earth, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges. There are also super great worlds countless times superior to Chaos Primordial Great Worlds."
"Within an Ancient Chaos Universe, precisely because it contains infinite worlds and heavens and earth, and the most boundless super worlds, it naturally also represents infinite resources, countless times surpassing those of the Weiyang Great World. Similarly, for this very reason, it can give birth to endless geniuses and limitless powerful experts."
"For example, Divine Kings. Throughout the ages, the Weiyang Great World has only given birth to a handful, barely over ten. But in an Ancient Chaos Universe, as long as it is not damaged, the number is at least ten times greater."
"Naturally, above Divine Kings, there exist even stronger super experts: Quasi-Sovereigns. And above them are the Ancient Monarchs."
"Reaching the level of an Ancient Monarch, one can be called a ruler of half an epoch, with a lifespan difficult to estimate. For example, the Tonggu Divine King of your world is actually an Ancient Monarch, perhaps even stronger. Having lived for a million years and still immortal, you can get a glimpse of it."
"That level can also be called a Universe Overlord, an existence capable of dominating a universe."
"Above Ancient Monarchs are Monarchs. Like Quasi-Sovereigns, they exist in a vague realm between two major cultivation stages. But Monarchs have transcended the Ancient Monarch level, with lifespans reaching an entire epoch, and possess the supreme, truly peak-level power."
"Above Monarchs are the Supreme Ones."
"Supreme Ones..." Yu Hao murmured to himself, feeling a yearning for this realm. He asked, "How powerful is a Supreme One?"
Ye Chen did not answer directly but asked in return, "What do you think of the Weiyang Great World?"
Yu Hao said, "Although according to what you said, above the Weiyang Great World there are Chaos Primordial Great Worlds and Ancient Chaos Universes, I still feel the Weiyang Great World is vast and boundless. Moreover, I occasionally vaguely sense the origin power of the Weiyang Great World, which could easily suppress me."
"I believe that once that origin power emerges, killing a Divine King would be effortless."
"I think, even an existence as powerful as you would find it difficult to overcome the world origin of the Weiyang Great World."
Ye Chen smiled faintly. "When you reach the level of an Ancient Monarch, your inner origin heaven and earth will become a true inner world. The Weiyang Great World is the origin inner world of a Supreme One. Its origin power is at least comparable to an Ancient Monarch, perhaps even stronger."
"This Chaos Heavenly Mansion—well, my mansion—is a Supreme Imperial Palace. Earlier, when you attacked the Chaos Heavenly Mansion and were blasted away, even shattered to pieces, it was because the Chaos Heavenly Mansion contains the imperial might of a Supreme One. It cannot be desecrated or violated. A single wisp of that imperial might struck you, shattering you to pieces. The power you expended all your strength to resolve was precisely a wisp of imperial might."
Hearing this, Yu Hao's understanding of the path of cultivation became much clearer, and his grasp of the power of a Supreme One grew more distinct.
He suddenly asked, "Compared to a Supreme One, who is stronger, you or them?"