Sheng Xu, the third son of the Strongest Emperor Saint, possessed a powerful Strongest Emperor bloodline, even stronger than that of the Reincarnation Imperial Son.
Having reached the Ancient Monarch realm, he had long since activated his Strongest Emperor bloodline to a state of near-perfect completion.
It must be known that these Emperor bloodline powers held a certain effect of promoting Chaos growth for Ye Chen.
How much more so for Sheng Xu, an Ancient Monarch whose body contained an even more formidable Strongest Emperor bloodline power.
Ye Chen hovered at the edge of the world. The Chaos Great Cauldron swallowed heaven and earth, as myriad Daos surged forth, transforming into light flames that incinerated all realms, continuously pouring into it to refine Sheng Xu within.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!—
Inside the Chaos Great Cauldron, Sheng Xu desperately crashed against it, trying to break free. Otherwise, given enough time, he would truly be refined and utterly perish.
But how powerful was Ye Chen now? He was comparable to a Sixth Heaven Sovereign, his power reaching the extreme. Sheng Xu was no match for him at all. Moreover, after being blasted apart so many times in succession, his origin had weakened to the extreme. How could he possibly break through the imprisonment of the Chaos Great Cauldron and escape?
All eyes were upon them!
The entire Weiyang Great World watched this scene intently.
Ye Chen hovered there, unmoving, allowing Chaos to flow and time to pour forth, remaining as steady as a mountain, operating the most terrifying power to refine Sheng Xu.
In the end, Sheng Xu truly became afraid, for he genuinely felt the crisis of death.
This was the first time in his life he had ever felt it.
He was the son of the Strongest Emperor, born with great expectations, a chosen son with the potential to prove the Dao and become a Supreme One in the future. Was he to die here today?
He did not wish for this to happen, yet he was powerless to stop it.
Thus, after a full seven days and nights, Ye Chen refined him until only a wisp of true spirit remained, then stopped.
This was because Sheng Xu's elder brother, Monarch Sheng Gu, was still closely watching from outside the Weiyang Great World. If Ye Chen killed Sheng Xu, Monarch Sheng Gu would certainly charge in.
Against Monarch Sheng Gu, Ye Chen naturally had no fear with his Great Emperor reincarnation body, but it would affect his plan to compete for the Supreme One's inheritance.
Moreover, he sensed that the Strongest Emperor Saint had likely left corresponding trump cards for Sheng Xu. The moment he truly attempted complete obliteration, those trump cards would surface. This was not something Ye Chen wished to see.
If he truly wanted to kill Sheng Xu, it would have to be by the side of the Flame Emperor. Only then would it be foolproof.
With a casual beckon, he shrank the Chaos Great Cauldron to the size of a fist and stored it within his brow, indifferently stating, "I spare your life for now. Once this matter is concluded, you shall be executed!"
Ye Chen turned and left.
As for Yu Hao within Sheng Xu's inner world, he didn't even spare a glance.
A mere Two Tribulation Divine King like Yu Hao was simply not worth his attention.
This scene, naturally, was also witnessed by Yu Hao, who nearly roared in grief and indignation.
He was the strongest genius in the history of the Weiyang Great World, yet now he was regarded as an ant, not even worth a glance—it was simply an insult.
Yet he, too, could do nothing.
Because Lord Chen indeed possessed the qualification to ignore him.
This event, naturally, shook the entire Weiyang Great World, stirring up monstrous waves.
All because Ye Chen was too domineering and too powerful. He had captured even Sheng Xu, the strongest of the Sacred Emperor Domain faction, and nearly killed him. Such capability, who could compare?
Moreover, he had flicked his fingers and slain the six super-powerhouses of the Sacred Emperor Domain faction.
Even Sovereign Tong Gu was startled for a time.
And now, the super-powerhouses of the Sacred Emperor Domain faction could not contact the outside world at all. This world was shielded. They dared not appear easily, fearing that the Battle Saint King would seek them out and directly annihilate them.
From then on, the powerhouses of the Sacred Emperor Domain faction remaining in the Weiyang Great World were reduced to less than one in ten. The Flame Emperor Domain faction stood alone and dominant.
After this battle concluded, Ye Chen also entered seclusion for ten days and nights before emerging.
This was because the Three Gods Unification Chaos secret art was too heaven-defying. Precisely because of this, it came with a price, even greater than the price of the enhancement secret art.
Of course, Ye Chen could withstand it. This price was merely a period of weakness, which was no problem for him.
Naturally, the gains from this battle were also plentiful.
Suppressing Sheng Xu, grinding him down to a wisp of true spirit, he obtained his treasure vault.
Sheng Xu, as an Ancient Monarch and the son of the Strongest Emperor—how abundant were the divine treasures contained within his vault? They were practically comparable to a Monarch's.
Even several types of Chaos Immortal Gold were discovered. The smallest piece was the size of a fist, the largest even the size of a human head, shimmering with Chaos Immortal light, exceptionally brilliant—a peerless immortal material that would stir the heart of even a Supreme One.
"As expected of the son of the Strongest Emperor. The divine treasures are indeed astonishing. This Chaos Immortal Gold is probably meant for forging a Supreme Emperor Weapon when proving the Dao to become a Supreme One in the future."
Ye Chen held several types of Chaos Immortal Gold, almost enough to forge a single Dao Weapon.
Additionally, the vault contained a vast amount of divine materials for artifact crafting, many of them Sovereign-level Dao Weapon immortal materials. There was even an ancient mine—an entire mountain range of that divine material, with reserves incredibly vast.
As for other treasures—such as elixirs, divine abilities and spells, Dao Weapons and artifacts, spiritual medicines, Primordial Era exotic beast eggs, and so on—they were too numerous to count, wealth that could shock anyone.
He even discovered several World Hearts.
And they were all World Hearts of Sovereign Great Worlds, not dimensional worlds.
Unfortunately, Ye Chen's origin universe was currently in a saturated state. At the very least, while at the Quasi-Sovereign realm, it was difficult for him to devour them.
"Although I cannot devour worlds at present, and Sovereign Great Worlds have little effect on me now, they can be used to repair the Extinguished Emperor World."
Ye Chen felt the World Hearts still had great use. He stored them away for future use in repairing the Extinguished Emperor World within his Great Emperor reincarnation body.
Simultaneously, he directly emptied Sheng Xu's treasure vault, moving everything into his own origin universe.
Furthermore, he once again re-tempered the Chaos Great Cauldron and the Seal Gate.
After expending the numerous precious divine materials obtained from Sheng Xu's vault, both the Chaos Great Cauldron and the Seal Gate achieved a certain degree of advancement.
The Chaos Great Cauldron was originally a main weapon of the same origin. Having followed him and devoured the origin imprints and Dao Weapon essences of many super-powerhouses over time, it had long since transcended the ordinary and entered the sacred. Once he advanced to Ancient Monarch, this cauldron would also transform, reaching that step of true transcendence.
Although the Seal Gate was inherently somewhat inferior to the Chaos Great Cauldron, with the tempering of numerous divine materials, it also rose by one level.
The Ten Sovereign puppets became even more solid and indestructible, comparable to Sovereign Indestructible Weapons.
Not long after, within the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, Divine King Dou Men personally came to visit.
"I pay my respects to Lord Chen!"
In the main hall of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, Divine King Dou Men bowed in salute, displaying the utmost courtesy.
Even though over the past thirty years, with the aid of the Ancient Sovereign Black Dragon's Sovereign Great World and occasional guidance from Ye Chen, he had, like the Primordial Desolate Dragon, advanced further—now at the Six Tribulation Divine King level, about to step into the Seven Tribulation Super Divine King level—he still held the highest reverence for Ye Chen, who had granted him all this.
Because he always understood that without Ye Chen's bestowal, he would likely never have reached this step in his entire life.
Moreover, even if he completely refined the World Heart, fused it entirely with his own origin inner world, and had the chance to transcend the Divine King realm and become a Quasi-Sovereign, he would still not be a match for Lord Chen in a single exchange.
Regarding the might Lord Chen possessed, even knowing only a fraction was enough to make him feel utterly outmatched.
Ye Chen smiled faintly. "Since you are an old acquaintance, there's no need for such formalities. Is it news about the Supreme One's inheritance?"