"I am still a Quasi-Monarch, though the Eternal Quasi-Monarch is somewhat special. My strength surpasses that of ordinary Ancient Monarchs." Ye Chen briefly explained some of the peculiarities of the Eternal Quasi-Monarch, stunning the women and filling them with immense joy.
When they heard that Ye Chen could suppress Ancient Monarchs, their delight grew even greater.
A hundred years apart, and Ye Chen had indeed not remained stagnant, still advancing by leaps and bounds.
The Goddess glanced at Ye Chen with a meaningful look. "I thought reaching the Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch realm would put me on the same level as you. I never expected your Eternal Quasi-Monarch to be so outrageously powerful."
Recalling the past, Ye Chen had once needed the Goddess's protection. On the Ultimate Ancient Path, their strengths had been worlds apart.
Who could have imagined that in just a few short centuries, Ye Chen had already surpassed her and widened the gap so dramatically.
Ye Chen gently embraced his beloved wife, his finger brushing her delicate, upturned nose as he chuckled softly. "Isn't it good to be a bit stronger? I can protect you all."
The Goddess shot him a look and snorted. "Your sister is a Goddess of her generation. Where would I need your protection?"
Though she said this, what woman doesn't wish to be protected by the man she loves? Her heart was filled with sweetness.
After their brief reunion, Ye Chen inquired about the situation.
"During the years I was gone, nothing major happened, right?"
He had been away from the Pangu Universe for nearly a century. The two Ancient Universes had not yet connected, so he was unaware if any significant events had occurred in this Ancient Universe.
Hearing this, the women's expressions immediately turned somewhat troubled.
"What's wrong?" Ye Chen frowned.
"Let me explain."
The Goddess spoke up, recounting the events of these years.
Early in that century, the Sealed World Universe had been completely renamed back to the Pangu Universe, a deliberate move by the Sovereign of Formlessness and the Human Sovereign.
Now, Pangu Universe was the common name throughout the cosmos, and few still referred to it as the Sealed World Universe.
Of course, the situation in the Pangu Universe over the past century had not been good. Not long after Ye Chen left the Ancient Universe back then, the Tenth Imperial Pass had once again faced a world-shaking crisis, with several alien Great Emperors arriving to forcefully assault the pass.
Although the Tenth Imperial Pass had later been reinforced by the Sovereign of Formlessness and the Human Sovereign, further stabilized by the Human Sovereign's Pagoda and guarded by the Spacetime Great Emperor's Imperial Weapon, the Boundary Pagoda, it had still been breached at one point.
Coincidentally, the two alien Great Emperors from the myriad realms had also launched attacks at that time, leaving the Sovereign of Formlessness and the Supreme Human Sovereign with no attention to spare elsewhere, leading to a temporary loss of the pass. A terrifying number of alien race armies had surged into the Pangu Universe.
And most terrifying of all, although no alien Great Emperors had invaded, several fearsome alien Emperor Lords had appeared. As for alien Sovereigns, their numbers reached a full fifty, not to mention those below the Sovereign level.
Endless alien race armies flooded into the Pangu Universe, shattering the balance between the two sides.
If not for the presence of the two Supreme Ones in the myriad realms, and the fact that over these years, the Supreme Human Sovereign seemed to be undergoing some astonishing transformation, his strength increasing once more, they would have been hard-pressed to resist the alien armies, which had multiplied several times over.
But even so, the Pangu Universe side was still struggling, their situation precarious.
"Now, nearly sixty percent of the myriad realms' territory is occupied by the alien armies. Fortunately, they haven't indiscriminately slaughtered innocents, only deliberately occupying territory. Otherwise, not many of the myriad races would remain."
Yi Wu spoke with a trace of worry.
Since the alien armies invaded the Pangu Universe and surged into the myriad realms, battles had been frequent.
To prevent the alien armies from reaching the Myriad Domains Center, the thousands of major domains centered around it pooled all their forces to resist, forming a blockade line and engaging in fierce battles with the various alien armies, suffering countless casualties.
Naturally, as one of the top-tier forces, the Chaos Heavenly Mansion had borne the brunt of this over the years.
Multiple supreme experts from the mansion had taken action. Virtually all top-tier experts like God Kings and Quasi-Monarchs—over seventy percent—had joined the front lines in battle.
The same went for experts below the level of Great Powers, Heavenly Kings, and Saints.
Precisely because of this, even with its astonishingheritage / foundation and countless experts, the Chaos Heavenly Mansion had lost over twenty Quasi-Monarchs over these years, and no fewer than a hundred God Kings—a truly heavy toll.
And this was the result of all sides uniting. Relying on the Chaos Heavenly Mansion alone would truly be no match for the alien armies.
Naturally, if even the Chaos Heavenly Mansion suffered such terrifying casualties, let alone other races or forces. Over the past century, nearly a thousand immortal holy lands, sects, and divine kingdoms had been destroyed in the great war, their legacies completely severed.
It could be said that aside from the Myriad Domains Center, most of the immortal holy lands in other major domains had already been annihilated.
Even Ancient Monarchs—thirteen of them had fallen over these years.
One could imagine how severe the casualties had been over the past century.
"Could it be because of what happened back then that the alien race was driven to such fury?" Ye Chen recalled when he had mistakenly entered the center of the alien Ancient Universe, awakened the Flame Emperor, and even suppressed and killed the alien race's Asura Great Emperor. As for the young Imperial Clan, King Clan, and other supreme geniuses, he had wiped them out in one fell swoop.
Ye Chen thought it was highly likely because of this.
Then he smiled slightly, comforting the women. "Don't worry. Now that I've returned, these alien races daring to invade our Pangu Universe will surely pay a heavy price."
"We hope so."
The women smiled, but the worry on their faces did not diminish.
Although Ye Chen had returned and his strength had greatly increased, allowing him to suppress ordinary Ancient Monarchs—perhaps he could be considered extremely powerful—the alien armies had over fifty Ancient Monarchs alone, not to mention the presence of Emperor Lords.
Their own strength had not yet reached that level, so they had never witnessed the true might of an Emperor Lord. But according to the Ancient Monarchs fighting on the front lines, the power of an Emperor Lord far surpassed that of a Sovereign, like the difference between heaven and earth.
Emperor Lords possessed a portion of Supreme Imperial Majesty, bathed in Imperial Radiance. There had been instances where an alien Emperor Lord struck from billions of li away, suppressing and killing an Ancient Monarch of the Pangu Universe, annihilating both body and soul.
Moreover, the alien armies had several Emperor Lords, while the Pangu Universe side had far fewer.
Even here in the Ancient Emperor World, alien armies had invaded, even led personally by an Emperor Lord commanding a fearsome army that had surged into this world.
If not for the fact that the Dark Night Emperor Lord was in the Ancient Emperor World, this vast imperial realm would have long been conquered.
However, even so, the Dark Night Emperor Lord was not doing well here, because the alien Emperor Lord had also brought endless alien armies, their numbers vast, reaching billions and more.
As for the Dark Night Emperor Lord, he had long been restrained by the alien Emperor Lord who arrived earlier, unable to leave or drive away the billions of alien armies.
Currently, on the Ancient Emperor Continent, aside from the human territories, all other regions had fallen into disaster.
The Goddess, Yi Wu, and the others had only managed to arrive promptly by using the teleportation gate left in the Imperial City years ago.
"Yue, we should leave immediately. Although the Formless Ancient Ancestor is here, his presence is concealed. If he were to take action, the alien armies in the myriad realms would surely receive the news at once and immediately attack the Myriad Domains Center. The situation would become critical, so the Formless Ancient Ancestor cannot reveal his traces." A Beinu expressed her concern.