At the same moment, almost all the sealed ancient continent races and factions awakened from their slumber the instant the seals were lifted. Countless astonishing auras began to manifest.
Later on, the world was shocked to discover that their overall power was not the slightest bit inferior to the powerhouses who had returned from the Origin Ancient Path, and was terrifyingly formidable.
The entire Great Saint Emperor World trembled under the auras of these powerhouses from the sealed continents.
Even Dark Night Monarch and Taichu Emperor, the two closest to Tai Sheng Huang, couldn't help but draw a sharp breath of cold air. Although they knew Tai Sheng Huang had left behind contingency plans, they never expected them to be so terrifying—there were more than a handful of Monarchs, which was extremely astonishing.
As for Ancient Monarchs and the like, almost every sealed continent had several.
Wujian Juejun laughed heartily. Even he was somewhat astonished, but the more so, the happier he was, for it represented the increasingly powerful force with which the Pangu Universe would return to battle.
"Sealing away over ninety percent of the vast domain and leaving behind such terrifying reserves... Senior Tai Sheng Huang's wisdom is truly unfathomable."
Ye Chen marveled inwardly. Even without the powerhouses who had returned from the Origin Ancient Path, the revived power of the Great Saint Emperor World alone would be enough to resist the endless alien army that had invaded.
At the same time, he also thought of other Emperors and Sovereigns, such as the Heavenly Emperor, the Battle Saint Ancestor, the Space-Time Emperor, and Qin Shi Huang. Had they also left behind corresponding reserves?
Suddenly, he felt full of confidence in the Pangu Universe.
He sensed that a Pangu Universe at the peak of its power and prosperity was about to begin its return.
"Excellent! This time, we have the powerhouses who came from the Origin Ancient Path, as well as the reserve power revived from the Great Saint Emperor World. The alien army is nothing to fear." The Goddess also relaxed the last trace of worry on her beautiful face, revealing her most joyful smile.
The other women also nodded repeatedly, filled with joy.
With the powerhouses from the Origin Ancient Path and the mythical powerhouses revived from the Great Saint Emperor World, the alien army within the myriad domains of the heavens was simply not a cause for concern.
Suddenly, Yi Wu looked at Ye Chen: "Chen, since so many powerhouses have returned, when will we return to the Lower Realm?"
The Lower Realm was their true origin, their true homeland.
Back then, Ye Chen's sudden disappearance had disrupted their plans. Now that Ye Chen had returned, bringing with him so many super-powerful experts, and with the revival of the Great Saint Emperor World, they had nothing to fear.
The plan to return to the Lower Realm should also be implemented.
"I'm sorry, but I can't enter the Lower Realm immediately. Before going, I have something even more important to do," Ye Chen suddenly said.
"What is it?"
The women were taken aback.
"Ascending to Sovereign!"
He looked beyond the world, his gaze filled with absolute determination.
What level of cultivation did Ye Chen possess? He stood at the absolute pinnacle of the Eternal Quasi-Sovereign realm. His combat power was so formidable that not only could he rival a Fourth Heaven Sovereign in his normal state, he could even contend with a Fifth Heaven Sovereign and engage in battle.
Relying on various means, he could even battle a Sixth Heaven Sovereign.
Of course, precisely because of this, he was at his most perfect stage. Whether it was his origin universe, his form and spirit, or his Sovereign rules, it was difficult for him to make further refinements.
Even if there was some growth, it wouldn't amount to much.
To become stronger, the only way was to ascend to Sovereign.
As an Eternal Quasi-Sovereign, possessing such peak combat power, once he ascended to Ancient Monarch, to what extent would his strength skyrocket? Frankly, even he didn't know, but it would inevitably be terrifyingly excessive.
The women by his side were also very expectant, and they themselves were at the Heaven-Defying Quasi-Sovereign level, also capable of attempting the breakthrough to Ancient Monarch.
It was a pity that, apart from his wives, Ye Chen's children were all in the central region of the Myriad Domains and had not come, instead guarding the front lines of the war, which made him quite concerned.
However, Ye Chen wasn't overly worried. From his wives, he had learned that in that region, Wushi Emperor was specifically stationed there. Moreover, Qianxun, Yaya, and Chenxi had also reached the Quasi-Sovereign level, not much inferior to their mothers, and were also top-tier combatants.
As long as a super-scale war wasn't launched, Ancient Monarchs rarely appeared in battle under normal circumstances, so they naturally wouldn't be in much danger.
Besides, the Chaos Heavenly Mansion was not without Ancient Monarchs stationed there—Batie Sovereign had also come to the front line where the Chaos Heavenly Mansion was located to fight.
With Wushi Emperor and Batie Sovereign present, Ye Chen felt reassured.
Moreover, soon, the powerhouses from the Origin Ancient Path would also join the battlefield, further reducing their peril.
Before ascending to Ancient Monarch, Ye Chen first went to the Central Imperial City in the human domain of the Ancient Emperor Continent. It was the Imperial City left behind by Tai Sheng Huang in the past, which he had once occupied to develop the Holy Church. Later, the Holy Church was also merged into the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
The appearance of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion's Master naturally caused a stir in the Mansion's branch in the Imperial City, delighting countless Mansion powerhouses.
Everyone regarded Ye Chen, the Master of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, as a deity.
After a brief exchange of courtesies, Ye Chen went straight to the Divine Statue standing at the center of the Imperial City. It was a statue identical to him, and he could sense the vast amount of Faith Power stored within it, seething incessantly.
Over the course of hundreds of years of development, almost the entire human domain of the Ancient Emperor Continent regarded Ye Chen as a deity, generating a massive amount of Faith Power, all of which accumulated in the statue.
Of course, the time was still too short. The accumulated Faith Power might seem substantial, but in reality, once formed into combat power, it could at most rival the God King level.
This was already extremely impressive. After all, the Faith Power accumulated over countless years in the Ancient Orchid Great World was only about the same. Moreover, the population of the human domain of the Ancient Emperor Continent was actually not much different. Accumulation over a few hundred years couldn't form overly powerful Faith Power.
The fact that it could rival the God King level was also due to the development over the past few hundred years, during which many powerhouses had emerged from the human domain of the Ancient Emperor Continent, further strengthening the Faith Power. Otherwise, according to the situation hundreds of years ago before Ye Chen first arrived, the Faith Power accumulated over those centuries would likely have only been comparable to that of a Great Ability, which would already have been remarkable.
Ye Chen nodded slightly, not overly disappointed.
The path of Faith Power was merely a backup route in case his Chaos path proved impassable. Unless absolutely necessary, he was not very willing to walk this path.
Soon, he went to the Imperial Clan Ancient Realm, a realm within a realm belonging to the Tai Sheng Huang Clan, to pay his respects to Dark Night Monarch. First, he made this generation's Monarch marvel repeatedly, never expecting his current abilities to be so heaven-defying.
Then, from his words, Ye Chen learned some details about the Origin Ancient Path. He was both amazed and yearned for it, but unfortunately, the current state of the Pangu Universe prevented him from leaving...
After bidding farewell to Dark Night Monarch, that very day he took his beloved wives and left the Ancient Emperor Continent, traversing the Chaotic Sea.
Naturally, by now, the Chaotic Sea could no longer hinder him. All its turbulence calmed before him.