Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. "In that case, wouldn't we have to abandon the Ancient Emperor Realm?"
Yu Qing, already dressed in green robes like a lotus, let out a soft, ethereal sigh, like a goddess chanting. "The Ancient Emperor Realm ultimately belongs to the Tai Sheng Huang Clan. The Tai Sheng Huang Clan still exists, and the Dark Night Monarch left behind a Monarch-level formation. Unless a Monarch personally attacks, it cannot be breached openly, so there's no need to worry excessively. However, if we want to help the Ancient Emperor Realm expel the alien army, we would be powerless to do anything else. The myriad races of the heavens do not have sufficient strength to assist."
This was a rather helpless matter. After all, the number of alien armies invading the Pangu Universe now was several times greater than before. Even with the myriad races of the myriad domains gathering their forces, they could only retreat and defend near the center of the myriad domains. How could they possibly help expel the alien army from the Ancient Emperor Realm? It was simply impossible.
It wasn't that they were unwilling, but that they were powerless to spare the effort.
Behind them, experts from the Chaos Heaven Mansion, stationed at the Ancient Emperor Continent branch of the Heaven Mansion, stood firm. Their strongest were three Quasi-Sovereigns. Though their faces were full of worry, they spoke resolutely, "Mansion Master, there is no need for concern. With the Monarch-level formation laid down by Lord Dark Night Monarch, the alien army currently cannot break through the formation. We are safe."
Ye Chen swept a glance over the Chaos Heaven Mansion experts, each and every one of them with determined expressions. He nodded slightly, then smiled. "Rest assured. Since I have come, I will not allow anything to happen to you. I will certainly take action to expel all the alien armies."
"Yue, you—"
The women's hearts trembled.
Ye Chen pointed at the Reincarnation Monarch, the Asura Monarch, the Tonggu Monarch, and the other Monarchs. "Do you know who they are?"
The women frowned slightly, speaking softly, "Are they helpers invited from the Primordial Immortal Realm? Their auras are all very powerful, seemingly stronger than any Ancient Monarchs we've encountered before. Could they be Ancient Monarchs of the eighth or ninth heavens, or even Peak Sovereigns?"
The auras of the several Monarchs were relatively ethereal and illusory, making it difficult to deduce their true cultivation levels.
It was no wonder they couldn't tell. Perhaps many years ago, during the first opening of the Profound Ancient Gate on the River of Time, they had sensed the might of the alien Monarchs. But back then, they had not yet reached the Heavenly King stage. Moreover, the Wushi Monarch had long been stationed at the front lines confronting the alien race's most terrifying supreme powerhouses, so they had not truly felt Monarch-level might many times. Naturally, they did not know what level the Reincarnation Monarch and the others before them were.
If even they could not deduce the Monarchs' identities, others were even more full of confusion.
Hearing this, the several Monarchs all smiled.
Ye Chen also smiled, laughing heartily.
"Monarchs!"
Ye Chen spoke, his voice carrying a special power that resounded throughout this stretch of heaven and earth. "They are all Monarchs! True Monarchs!"
With these words, everyone present was shocked!
Including the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, there were a full nine Monarch-level existences!
The Goddess, Yi Wu, A Beinu, and Chen'er widened their almond-shaped eyes, looking at this scene with disbelief. Nine Monarchs?
All the powerhouses who had come to greet them were staring at the scene in shock.
Monarchs were exceedingly rare in the present age. Even at this stage, the Pangu Universe only had a handful of Monarchs, and that already included the few Monarchs born since the beginning of this era.
Now, returning from the Path of Origins, there were actually nine Monarchs.
Unbelievable!
Some even slapped their own faces hard, thinking they were dreaming.
The Sovereign of Formlessness smiled. "They are indeed all Monarch existences."
However, even with the confirmation from the Sovereign of Formlessness, a human Supreme One, it still felt incredible.
Of course, there was even more overwhelming joy.
With nine Monarchs, the situation in the Pangu Universe would undoubtedly improve many times over.
The Goddess said joyfully, "Yue, your return is truly wonderful, bringing nine Monarchs. As long as these nine Monarchs can restrain the alien Monarchs, below the Monarch level, even though the gap in numbers of powerhouses of the same tier is still quite large, we won't be at such an absolute disadvantage. In fact, the appearance of nine Monarchs gives us more Monarchs than the enemy, enough to handle the situation."
Looking at the charming, tear-streaked faces of his beloved wives, Ye Chen's heart ached. He embraced them, then said in a firm tone, "Do you know? Our return this time is not merely to restrain these aliens, but to round them up in one fell swoop and utterly annihilate them within the Pangu Universe."
"Monarchs, we have them. But below the Monarch level, we have them too!"
As his clear voice rang out, the several Monarchs, including the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, opened their inner worlds one after another.
Instantly, countless beams of light shot into the sky from within the Monarchs' inner worlds, carrying supreme auras that wantonly bloomed throughout heaven and earth.
In a short moment, countless figures appeared before the Profound Ancient Gate. Each figure's aura was so vast and powerful, at the very least at the Heavenly King level.
Among them, the hundred or so standing at the very front were all uniformly Ancient Monarchs.
This made the Goddess and the others who had come to greet them stare in a daze.
The number of Quasi-Sovereigns even exceeded a thousand.
The number of powerhouses below the Quasi-Sovereign level was countless.
Countless powerhouses converged into a terrifying torrential army, standing at the deepest part of the starry sky of the Ancient Emperor Realm. As their auras spread, the starry sky continuously collapsed, unable to withstand the appearance of this terrifying legion.
Witnessing the sudden appearance of countless super-powerhouses, everyone present was shaken to their core.
One must know that the overall strength of the numerous powerhouses now appearing was likely directly surpassing that of the current Pangu Universe.
"This—"
Yi Wu, the Goddess, and the others still couldn't believe it.
So many super-powerhouses... What exactly happened during Ye Chen's trip to the Primordial Immortal Realm that he brought back countless super-powerhouses?
Ye Chen held his beloved wives and said softly, "Do you know, although the Pangu Universe currently seems weak, outside the universe, our Pangu Universe side is among the top, dominating the Path of Origins. Even many of the Pangu Universe's Great Emperors are on the Path of Origins. These people are all powerhouses under the command of the Great Emperors."
Listening to her husband's account, his beloved wives grew more and more astonished.
"Is this the Pangu Universe?"
The many powerhouses who had descended into the Ancient Emperor Realm, sensing its vast and complete aura, were suddenly surprised. They immediately realized this couldn't be a great universe, but an Emperor World, and an extraordinary one at that.
"Within this Emperor World, why do I sense the aura of His Majesty Tai Sheng Huang?"
An Ancient Monarch exclaimed in surprise.
Taichu Emperor smiled faintly. "That's right. This world is indeed my father's Emperor World."
The Ancient Emperor Realm was also the Tai Sheng Huang World.
But another Ancient Monarch expressed puzzlement. "His Majesty Tai Sheng Huang, as a supreme Eternal Colossus of the strongest Emperor level, even if his origin Supreme Great World were smaller, it shouldn't be merely the same size as an ordinary Supreme Great World. This is rather strange."
As an Eternal Colossus, a Supreme Great World would inevitably grow continuously along with its master's cultivation, far surpassing ordinary Supreme Great Worlds. It might even rival a Primordial Chaos Great World.
But as the powerhouses perceived it, the territory of the Ancient Emperor Realm seemed only comparable to an ordinary Supreme Great World, at most slightly larger by ten or twenty percent. This left many powerhouses quite perplexed.
This point, Ye Chen hadn't understood in the past, so naturally couldn't explain it clearly. But now that it was mentioned, he also felt it was somewhat strange.
Taichu Emperor smiled mysteriously. "You will know very soon."