"Impossible!"
The faces of all onlookers changed color, and even the ancient titans were no exception.
Even as colossi from antiquity, to reverse time and space, to come from the past to the present, or from the future to the present, to travel to different eras of time and space—such a feat was impossible to achieve.
Not even someone as powerful as the Time-Space Great Emperor could accomplish it. It was far too difficult, requiring nothing less than overturning the established rules of the entire Chaos Sea, akin to inverting and annihilating the Chaos Sea itself.
The only one rumored to be capable of such a thing was the legendary, possibly mythical, Eternal.
But clearly, the Defy Heaven Battle Lord could not be Eternal; otherwise, he would not have fallen in the past.
*Buzz—*
At this moment, someone with sharp eyes clearly saw strands of aura erupting from the Battle Saint Ancestor's body, flowing into the Defy Heaven Battle Lord, grinding away the karma of the ages and allowing him to fully arrive in this era.
The two resonated in a special way, piercing through the barriers of time and space, severing the entanglements of the temporal flow.
This scene made those who already harbored some suspicions even more alarmed and doubtful of their speculations.
Could it be true?
"Return!"
The Battle Saint Ancestor let out a great roar that shook the past, present, and future. He unleashed the invincible Battle Saint Art that dominated the Chaos Sea, like a blazing heavenly sun rumbling down, blasting open the River of Time and grinding away all traces of past eras from the Defy Heaven Battle Lord's body.
*Boom—*
The Defy Heaven Battle Lord had truly returned, arriving in this era. His invincible warrior's aura surged overwhelmingly, shaking the Supreme Domain!
"I have returned."
The Defy Heaven Battle Lord spoke calmly, his voice shaking the heavens of all ages.
This was not a mere crossing of time and space that would require departure after a set period; he had truly appeared and could exist permanently in this era.
This scene stunned everyone, including the various giants.
To bring a deceased person back to life, especially a colossus from antiquity, carried an immense price. Even an invincible giant like the Time-Space Great Emperor, who possessed absolute control over time and space, would face a backlash so terrifying it could cause his own fall.
The karma involved was simply too great.
Yet the Defy Heaven Battle Lord had defied time and space to return. There was only one possible explanation—
"My apologies. I needed you ahead of schedule, forcing your exposure," the Battle Saint Ancestor said.
"No apology is needed. We are one and the same!" the Defy Heaven Battle Lord replied.
Their words laid bare the truth!
The Battle Saint Ancestor *was* the Defy Heaven Battle Lord, and the Defy Heaven Battle Lord *was* the Battle Saint Ancestor!
This was a world-shaking secret. Even many ancient titans had only vaguely suspected it, never truly understanding.
Now, with their suspicions confirmed, even they could not help but feel their hearts tremble with astonishment.
But only this could explain how the Defy Heaven Battle Lord had reversed time and space to return.
Because the two were originally one. The Defy Heaven Battle Lord had never truly perished. He had not even lived in the past; he had been deliberately sent there, and now he had returned.
"No wonder the Battle Saint Ancestor's combat power is so formidable, undefeated in ten thousand battles throughout his life. His former self was the Defy Heaven Battle Lord."
Yet what made the ancient titans' hearts tremble even more was something else.
The Battle Saint Ancestor's former self was the Defy Heaven Battle Lord, originally one of the top colossi in the Chaos Sea. His sudden fall in battle had been an unresolved mystery in the minds of many.
Because his fall had been too abrupt. As a colossus of the Defy Heaven Battle Lord's caliber, his vitality was incredibly powerful. Even though he had single-handedly charged into the Alien Ancient Universe back then, battling countless enemies, with his peerless combat power ranking among the best in the Chaos Sea, he could have fought his way out of the encirclement even if severely wounded.
After all, it was said that during that time, the most fearsome Primordial One of the Alien Ancient Universe had not taken action, and over half of the ancient titans were in slumber.
To fall in a single battle was simply too sudden.
But now, witnessing the appearance of these two, other earth-shattering speculations began to form in their hearts.
The Chaotic Ancient Emperor Lord's expression changed: "Battle Saint Ancestor, so you were that Defy Heaven Battle Lord from back then. To think you survived the siege of my realm's Ancient Universe, lived a second life, and even created an otherworldly body-tempering method like the Battle Saint Art, ascending to become the number one in offensive power in the Chaos Sea."
That involved a little-known secret. Back then, for no apparent reason, the Defy Heaven Battle Lord had single-handedly charged into the very center of the Alien Ancient Universe.
Along the way, he slaughtered not just millions or billions, but countless alien beings, shattering innumerable life-bearing stars, creating a bloody massacre forever etched in the alien race's memory.
It was remembered that the Alien Ancient Universe had been thrown into great turmoil back then. Everyone was awakened, including the most deeply slumbering Strongest Emperors.
Because of the Defy Heaven Battle Lord's formidable reputation in the Chaos Sea—a colossus renowned as one of the era's top attackers, and a colossus of the Sealed World Universe—his solo, forceful invasion had startled even the slumbering ancient titans into full awakening, with over half taking action.
Naturally, all the various Supreme Ones were alerted and launched attacks, surrounding the Defy Heaven Battle Lord in the universe's center for a joint assault.
That battle could also be called one that shook the ages, recorded in the annals of the Chaos Sea's history, capturing the attention of the entire world!
Even with immense hatred, the Chaotic Ancient Emperor Lord and the other two alien giants had to admit that the Defy Heaven Battle Lord's strength was indeed extreme. Even with six ancient titans mobilized to besiege him back then, aided by numerous Supreme Ones, the Defy Heaven Battle Lord had fought so fiercely that he dyed the heavens with blood and shattered countless crucial star domains.
Back then, the Defy Heaven Battle Lord fought with madness, annihilating endless alien beings every moment, bathing in imperial blood, arrogantly dominating the Alien Ancient Universe, traversing past and present. He caused the deaths of over a dozen alien Supreme Ones, and even managed to kill one ancient titan in direct combat, while severely wounding the origins of several others.
It was said one of them had been recuperating for an entire epoch and still had not emerged, remaining in secluded death meditation.
Of course, the final outcome was as the world knew. No matter how powerful the Defy Heaven Battle Lord was, he could not defeat the entire Alien Ancient Universe. In his final, dying moments, he fought his way out of the Alien Ancient Universe, staining the boundless Chaos Sea with his blood before vanishing.
But the alien giants had asserted that the Defy Heaven Battle Lord was undoubtedly dead. With injuries of that magnitude, any ancient titan would have perished. Ninety-nine percent of his true spirit had been utterly annihilated, and the remaining sliver had been struck by the strongest emperor-level curse unleashed by the dying alien giant at the cost of his final life.
One could imagine that even the Alchemy Emperor would have been powerless to help in the past.
Yet who would have thought the Defy Heaven Battle Lord had not fallen, but had transformed and lived an even more powerful second life!
If the Battle Saint Ancestor had not voluntarily revealed it today, aside from the Sealed World Universe faction, the other ancient titans might have only harbored slight suspicions despite their speculations.
The Battle Saint Ancestor said, "If not for that move back then, I would have found it difficult to break through that shackle."
Suddenly, the three alien giants' expressions changed: "Battle Saint Ancestor, did you charge into my realm's Ancient Universe back then intentionally?"
Recalling the Defy Heaven Battle Lord's strange actions from that time, their hearts sank. His behavior back then had been far too peculiar.
As the esteemed Defy Heaven Battle Lord, with combat power dominating the Chaos Sea, every individual who achieved the Emperor rank was wise, let alone a Strongest Emperor. How could he be so foolish as to single-handedly charge into the perilous Alien Ancient Universe? Such behavior was no different from seeking death.
Hearing this, the others also felt their hearts tremble violently, thinking of a startling speculation.
If this were true, then the Battle Saint Ancestor was terrifyingly formidable.
The Battle Saint Ancestor smiled faintly: "You are quite clever. Congratulations, you guessed correctly. Back then, I did it precisely to borrow your hands to break the constraints of this Defy Heaven Battle Body."