The Strongest Emperor Saint's eyelids twitched rapidly. "Flame Emperor, release him!"
"On what grounds?" the Flame Emperor replied coldly. "He's not anyone to you."
Boom—
Ruthless!
He crushed the figure once more. Even as a Supreme One, whose vitality far surpassed all others and who could resurrect many times, beneath a Giant, such resurrection opportunities were drastically reduced, and escape was impossible.
It was only at this moment that the world truly understood the terror of the Ten Thousand Ancient Giants—why they could be called Giants, why they could be invincible throughout the world. This was not without reason; ultimately, they were existences that transcended Supreme Ones in essence.
The Strongest Emperor Saint roared in fury, "Flame Emperor, you must know that as a Giant, you cannot casually attack a Supreme One! Doing so violates the rules of the Origin Ancient Path and will lead to joint execution by all Giants. Do not bring ruin upon yourself!"
Indeed, the Origin Ancient Path had corresponding rules, jointly established by various Giants and Supreme Ones to avoid excessive slaughter. Thus, it was stipulated that Ten Thousand Ancient Giants like the Strongest Emperors and Immortal Kings could not casually attack Supreme Ones or those below them.
Supreme Ones could not casually attack those below them.
Monarchs could not casually attack those below them.
Sovereigns were the same!
This restriction no longer applied at the Quasi-Sovereign level.
This was a restriction based on cultivation realm, meant to prevent excessive killing from affecting the overall situation of the Origin Ancient Path.
For in history, there had been a Ten Thousand Ancient Giant who, relying on his strength as a Strongest Emperor, wantonly slaughtered, plunging the Origin Ancient Path into an extremely bloody period where billions upon billions of lives were lost, and no fewer than a dozen Supreme Ones perished.
This later provoked the wrath of Giants from all sides, who joined forces to suppress and kill that Strongest Emperor, leading to the establishment of the later rules of the Origin Ancient Path.
Now, the Strongest Emperor Saint was clearly trying to use these Origin Ancient Path rules to threaten the Flame Emperor.
The Flame Emperor said coldly, "Saint, are you threatening this Emperor? If Supreme Ones cannot attack Monarchs, then since these dregs dared to attack the Monarchs of my Flame Emperor Domain, what does it matter if they are Supreme Ones? Even if a Giant comes, this Emperor will still act to demand justice."
Boom—
As he spoke, the Supreme One between his fingers was once again crushed alive, blood light soaring to the heavens, shaking the Origin Ancient Path.
Heaven wept, earth mourned!
Infinite phenomena manifested, many times more astonishing than before.
For these were the phenomena of a Supreme One's fall.
The Flame Emperor had forcefully executed a Supreme One, displaying his dominant, invincible might.
"You—!"
The Strongest Emperor Saint was enraged, for that Supreme One was one under his command. To be killed like this, body and spirit annihilated, truly fallen without even a wisp of his Emperor Soul escaping—this angered even him, a Giant.
Instantly, boundless scenes of heavenly wrath appeared, stretching across nearly half of the Origin Ancient Path, covering who knew how many Supreme One territories, shaking all who witnessed it.
"Saint, if you dare make a move, this Emperor will blast you apart today!"
The Flame Emperor erupted with Chaos Emperor Flames around his body, sweeping through the Thirty-Three Heavens, burning the boundless firmament—a truly terrifying sight. Countless phenomena in the world were incinerated within the Chaos Emperor Flames.
He proved his dominance with action, fearing nothing. Whoever dared provoke him would bear all consequences.
Even if the Strongest Emperor Saint wanted war, he would not hesitate!
At the same time, he directly channeled the shattered flesh, bones, and Emperor Soul fragments of the fallen Supreme One into the Taichu Emperor's body. Under the Chaos Emperor Flames, even a Supreme One's body and spirit were rapidly refined into pure power.
Boom—
The Taichu Emperor's previously weakened state was instantly restored and elevated to its peak.
More importantly, he had only just barely stepped onto the Eternal Path and had not yet fully stabilized. But with the infusion of the Supreme One's body and spirit, he directly solidified his footing and climbed to the apex.
At this moment, without any forced enhancement, he reached peak combat power comparable to the Formless Sovereign of the previous Era Epoch.
Moreover, part of the Supreme One's body and spirit power within him had not been fully refined. Once refined, there was hope he could advance even further.
"Thank you, Senior Flame Emperor!" The Taichu Emperor clasped his fists and bowed deeply. Such a great gift deserved great respect, etched in his heart.
The Flame Emperor laughed heartily. "It's nothing. You are a Monarch of my Sealed Boundary Universe and have hope of becoming a Ten Thousand Ancient Giant. I naturally would not stand idly by. I also hope you can soon reach the heights of me and your father. That way, fighting side by side to kill those alien dregs would be the most exhilarating thing."
"This junior will certainly live up to Senior's high expectations," the Taichu Emperor said solemnly.
"Flame Emperor!"
A great roar!
The Strongest Emperor Saint was no pushover. His Giant aura shook the past and present, causing the River of Time to tremble violently as if unable to bear it. His true form directly barged into the Saint Prison Domain battlefield. The terrifying Giant aura caused the entire Saint Prison Domain battlefield to collapse and begin disintegrating.
"Flame Emperor, although my Ancient Universe is not yet fully prepared, do you truly think my Ancient Universe is easy to bully? Since ancient times, we have trampled countless Chaos Ancient Universes. Even your Sealed Boundary Universe is no match for my Ancient Universe—the Great Mythical Destruction!"
He brought up past terrifying deeds of the alien Ancient Universe that had shaken Ten Thousand Ancient Epochs—the horror of the strongest Chaos Ancient Universe in the Chaos Sea. They had destroyed not just one Chaos Ancient Universe, let alone how many Primordial Chaos Worlds.
As powerful as the Sealed Boundary Universe was back then—how prosperous, how flourishing, with numerous Emperors standing side by side, more than one or two Strongest Emperors, rivaling the most powerful Chaos Ancient Universes in every aspect—the final result was still the alien Ancient Universe charging straight in, killing until the Heavenly Dao wasincomplete / fragmentary.
Mentioning the Great Mythical Destruction of that time, the Flame Emperor's majestic face darkened considerably. He said coldly, "If it weren't for that damned black hand, the Primordial Ancestor, summoning Supreme Ones and even Giants from various Era Epochs, delaying the Heavenly Emperor, and others in the Chaos Sea taking advantage to strike, do you really think my universe would fear your mere alien race? Do not forget, in past Era Epochs, my Sealed Boundary Universe was not called 'Sealed Boundary'—it was the Pangu Universe!"
The true name of the Sealed Boundary Universe was revealed to the world for the first time!
Although Ye Chen was immersed in chaos comprehension, the Chaos Saint Soul child within his Great Emperor reincarnation body still had consciousness, looking at the Flame Emperor in shock.
The Sealed Boundary Universe was originally not called the Sealed Boundary Universe; its original name was the Pangu Universe!
He had some speculation as to why it was called 'Sealed Boundary.' Probably after the Great Mythical Destruction, the Pangu Universe was severely damaged, its Heavenly Daoincomplete / fragmentary, forcing the construction of the Tenfold Emperor Pass to seal the universe, self-isolating and preventing alien invasion, hence the name 'Sealed Boundary.'
But he also faintly felt it wasn't that simple, because many Supreme Ones didn't know the Sealed Boundary Universe's original name was the Pangu Universe, directly calling it the Sealed Boundary Universe.
This was worth pondering!
"Pangu Universe!"
The Origin Ancient Path was greatly shaken. Many Supreme Ones had been puzzled about why the alien race invaded the Sealed Boundary Universe in the previous Era Epoch, and why terrifying existents from past Era Epochsdid not hesitate to disrupt the flow of time and set out one after another, having only heard that the Sealed Boundary Universe might hold eternal secrets.
Why they suspected the Sealed Boundary Universe possessed eternal secrets was unknown.
Now, upon learning the true name of the Sealed Boundary Universe, all the Supreme Ones of the myriad heavens immediately understood.
Pangu!