A terrifying pressure instantly bloomed forth, formidable enough that even ordinary Ancient Monarchs might not be able to approach.
Ye Chen remained motionless, easily withstanding the pressure from the ancient altar. His eyes blazed with chaotic light, seeing through everything.
The Supreme One Emperor laws inscribed on the ancient altar seemed to come alive, threads of Emperor's Might slowly spreading, truly fearsome.
Upon closer inspection, the material of the ancient altar was extraordinary—it was actually constructed from refined stars. The larger ones were the size of houses, the smaller ones no bigger than millstones, all piled together to form a mountain-like ancient altar. One could only imagine how many stars had been used.
When Ye Chen attempted to move the ancient altar, he found it incredibly heavy, even heavier than many star domains, requiring considerable effort from him.
Coupled with the terrifying Supreme One Emperor law patterns, its power was no less than that of a Monarch Immortal Weapon. If fully awakened, it could likely crush many Ancient Monarchs to death.
Boom—
In the end, Ye Chen still uprooted the entire ancient altar, removing it from the Monarch Ancient City.
Subsequently, he took away the other ancient altars one by one. He did not place them within his origin universe, but instead suppressed them within the Emperor Star.
He sensed these ancient altars were not simple, involving Supreme One Emperor laws. He could not afford to be careless in any way.
As for the five Inner Worlds and the Monarch Ancient City, Ye Chen did not destroy them. Instead, he refined them and bestowed them upon the experts of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, also adding suppressing power to the Southern Heaven Domain.
After the battle in the Southern Heaven Domain, Ye Chen sent the army back to the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, while he himself sought out the Xuan Shen Great Emperor.
Xuan Shen Great Emperor was the closest to him, while the Human Emperor was stationed at the center of the Myriad Domains, and the Sovereign of Formlessness held the front lines.
In the starry sky of the Myriad Domains, an ancient Imperial Hall floated in the deepest reaches, surrounded by myriad stars that rotated around it, showering down billions of starlight, radiant and brilliant.
Ye Chen traversed billions of stars, crossing countless star domains, arriving before the Imperial Hall. A powerhouse from the hall recognized Ye Chen and paid respectful homage: "Greetings, Battle Saint King."
Ye Chen gave a slight nod. "I need to pay my respects to the Great Emperor. Please announce me."
"Please wait a moment, my lord," the hall powerhouse was about to announce him when a divine light path extended forth, and the voice of Xuan Shen Great Emperor came: "Young friend, you have come. Please enter directly."
Ye Chen smoothly entered the Imperial Hall. Upon seeing him, Xuan Shen Great Emperor could not help but praise: "Young friend Ye's potential is far greater than this old man imagined. Upon becoming a Sovereign, you can rival a peerless Sovereign—unprecedented and likely never to be repeated!"
"Didn't the Heavenly Emperor and Shidai reach this level when they advanced to Ancient Monarch?" Ye Chen was surprised.
As fellow Eternal Quasi-Sovereigns who advanced, the Heavenly Emperor and Shidai should at least be comparable to him.
Xuan Shen Great Emperor shook his head. "This old man is not entirely clear on that. After all, whether it is the Heavenly Emperor or Shidai, their existences span far too long. Even when this old man attained the Dao and became an Emperor, they were already supreme taboo existences suppressing the Chaos Sea."
The Heavenly Emperor was hailed as the first in the Pangu Universe to claim the title of Emperor. Shidai was also a progenitor-level existence from the alien ancient universe. Their existences were indeed obscenely ancient. Even many Supreme Ones in the Chaos Sea dared not claim to understand the true origins of these two supreme powerhouses.
Not dwelling on this topic, Ye Chen released the five ancient altars, seeking the Great Emperor's guidance.
Xuan Shen Great Emperor's originally dim eyes suddenly blazed many times brighter, flickering incessantly. His Emperor's Heavenly Eye opened, gazing at the five ancient altars for a long time before his expression changed slightly.
"Great Emperor, what is it?" Ye Chen had a bad premonition.
Xuan Shen Great Emperor said, "It's hard to say. The origins of these five ancient altars are very mysterious, involving the Supreme One level. Moreover, the Supreme One Emperor laws inscribed on them are all very special—not for attack, not for defense, but more like a sealing means."
"A sealing means?" Ye Chen was puzzled. Why would five sealing-type ancient altars be needed to suppress the Monarch Ancient Cities of the five alien Ancient Monarchs? That didn't make sense.
Xuan Shen Great Emperor shook his head, his aged face showing a rare gravity. "It might not be about suppressing these alien Ancient Monarchs' Monarch Ancient Cities. Perhaps hidden beneath the Monarch Ancient Cities, there is something else being suppressed. And the so-called sealing means doesn't necessarily mean absolute sealing; it could very well be reverse unsealing."
"Unsealing!?"
Hearing this, Ye Chen's expression changed. He instinctively looked toward the center of the Myriad Domains, toward the sky suppressed by Imperial Might.
Looking into the distance, supreme powerhouses could vaguely see a vast, magnificent, and mysterious place—the Prison of Heaven.
The Prison of Heaven suppressed the most terrifying, most ferocious great evils of the entire Pangu Universe.
Could the alien race be targeting the Prison of Heaven?
Xuan Shen Great Emperor also nodded slightly, his expression grave. "Correct. This old man also believes these five ancient altars might be intended to unseal the Prison of Heaven's seals through some method."
Matters involving the Prison of Heaven were of the utmost importance, not to be neglected.
Immediately, Xuan Shen Great Emperor decided to go with Ye Chen to the five alien strongholds.
When a Great Emperor traveled, naturally it was extremely fast.
In the blink of an eye, they crossed many great domains, arriving at the Southern Heaven Domain. But soon, both of them changed expressions.
Because the Inner Worlds of the five alien Sovereigns had vanished, as if they had never existed.
All traces had been completely erased from the world.
"So there is indeed another layer. Even the Alien Emperor did not hesitate to secretly employ means to erase all traces."
Xuan Shen Great Emperor was aged and declining, but at this moment, his decaying body faintly revealed boundless Emperor's Might that suppressed the myriad domains. He gazed toward the location of the Alien Emperor.
After all, he was a peak, great perfection Ancient Great Emperor. Even though Xuan Shen Great Emperor was also an Ancient Emperor, in his semi-crippled state, he could not reverse time, trace back to that moment, and naturally could not know.
"Hmph, even with your numerous schemes, under absolute strength, everything is but futile."
Xuan Shen Great Emperor snorted coldly. Emperor's Might erupted. Across an infinite distance, his withered palm struck out, containing vast Supreme One Emperor's Might, obliterating an alien Ancient Monarch of a great domain into dust from afar.
At the same time, he directly shattered that alien Sovereign's Inner World with a great hand, reached into the Monarch Ancient City, and sought to search for another ancient altar.
Boom—
The Alien Emperor also acted, blocking the attack and causing Xuan Shen Great Emperor's aged hand to tremble violently, nearly exploding, shedding a few precious drops of Emperor's blood.
At this moment, the Sovereign of Formlessness, stationed at the front lines, coldly shouted: "Alien, you dare to act!"
Boundless golden light illuminated the heavens. It was the Sovereign of Formlessness suppressing the myriad domains, unleashing supreme Supreme One means to annihilate the Alien Emperor.
The Alien Emperor clashed with him several times, did not linger in battle, and quickly retreated.
Xuan Shen Great Emperor grunted. Ye Chen hurried forward to support him. "Great Emperor, are you alright?"
Xuan Shen Great Emperor lightly shook his head, indicating he was fine, but took no further action. He narrowed his eyes, coldly watching as that Inner World, along with the Monarch Ancient City, was seized and taken away by the Alien Emperor, lost in thought.
After a long time, he said, "Let's go."
The two returned to the Imperial Hall. Xuan Shen Great Emperor took the five ancient altars, stating he needed to study them carefully with the other human Supreme Ones.
He suspected the alien race was currently carrying out some grand scheme.
Before leaving, Ye Chen voiced the doubt in his heart: "Great Emperor, this junior has another question, hoping for an answer!"
"Oh? Speak, let me hear it."
"It's about the Chaos Ultimate War!" Ye Chen spoke. Unexpectedly, Xuan Shen Great Emperor's expression immediately changed.