"Battle Saint King, today you will pay with your life!"
Boom—
Multiple Great Domains trembled under peerless demonic might.
From the rear of the territory occupied by the alien race, mountains and valleys shook violently as a super-terrifying, peerless demon king personally appeared. Demonic light swept through the thirty-three heavens. From a distance spanning dozens of Great Domains, he hurled a war spear, vaster than a sky-piercing pillar, stretching for billions of miles as it shot towards Ye Chen.
"Tenth Heaven!"
Ye Chen sensed the imposing might contained within that war spear—it absolutely belonged to a Peak Monarch who had reached the Tenth Heaven, and it was their strongest strike.
Without another word, he turned and left, returning to the territory of the Pangu Universe side, evading this attack.
A Peak Monarch from the Pangu Universe side had long been stationed there, ready to block this strike for Ye Chen. With a flick of his finger, the war spear clanged and snapped back. He coldly said, "Go back. The territory of my Pangu Universe is not for your alien race to violate."
Infinite demonic might surged as the alien race's Peak Monarch appeared silently, his pressure weighing down mountains and rivers for billions of layers. His figure, larger than a Great Domain, was submerged in endless demonic energy, with only terrifying beams of light from his eyes piercing through. He coldly stated, "Battle Saint King, didn't you claim to be invincible? Yet you retreat like this, not daring to battle with this Monarch?"
"Hmph, you bully the Battle Saint King with your realm? This Monarch can battle you."
The Peak Monarch from the Pangu Universe side spoke coldly, his battle intent ringing clear, sweeping across dozens to hundreds of Great Domains.
Silently, Monarch Hunyue appeared, fixing his gaze on that alien Peak Monarch.
The alien Peak Monarch felt his scalp go numb, as if stared down by a mythical ferocious beast. He turned and left, well aware he was no match for a Monarch like Hunyue.
Ye Chen remained silent.
It wasn't that he didn't dare to clash head-on, but he knew the result would undoubtedly be severe injury. Currently, he was not a match for a Peak Monarch, yet he also didn't want to constantly rely on the Great Emperor's reincarnation body. This was the source of his frustration.
He needed to become stronger.
But how many years had it been since his promotion to Ancient Monarch? Less than ten years, with seven of those spent perfecting himself. He couldn't advance further in a short time.
Moreover, how many years had he cultivated? Combining both lifetimes, it barely amounted to a thousand years. Reaching this step was already incredibly heaven-defying.
Advancing to Monarch, let alone Supreme One, in a short time was simply impossible.
This was an extremely cruel reality.
Though he knew this, Ye Chen still asked Monarch Hunyue if there was a way to quickly achieve the peak of the Great Dao.
Sensing the somewhat chaotic blood energy within Ye Chen's body, which seemed ready to pierce the heavens and boil the world, Monarch Hunyue immediately felt he was on the verge of demonic deviation. He coldly shouted, "Battle Saint King, you are too impatient. How can the path to the peak take shortcuts? You have already cultivated fast enough. To want to advance further in a short time, to recklessly attempt to climb to Monarch, even Supreme One—that is simply seeking death."
Ye Chen's eyes shone like heavenly suns: "I am an Eternal Monarch, different from ordinary people. There should be a way to climb to higher levels in a short time. You must know some methods."
He truly did not wish to remain stagnant. He hoped to advance further, to understand all mysteries, to notfail to utilize the various pieces of information passed to him, to change the blood-soaked future ahead of time.
Though he knew he was somewhat impatient, the stimulation from the Chaos Ultimate War was too great.
He desperately wished to possess the peerless, invincible power of that Forbidden Existence, the world-defying ability to slaughter ancient colossi.
"Even if you are an Eternal Monarch, so what? You cannot reach the heavens in a single step. You need to proceed steadily, step by step, building a solid foundation. Otherwise, a single misstep means lifelong hopelessness for the Supreme One fruit. You should understand this clearly." Monarch Hunyue shouted, trying to wake Ye Chen.
Yet Ye Chen remained unawakened. He snorted coldly, "Since you won't tell me, I'll go find others myself to obtain a method."
Boom—
Infinite chaotic blood energy drowned mountains and rivers for billions of miles, shaking the stars of all heavens. He resembled a peerless divine demon, soaring through the sky to leave.
How could Monarch Hunyue let him leave? He couldn't allow him to come to harm. In an instant, he pierced through the void to give chase, directly attempting to suppress him: "Battle Saint King, wake up!"
Boom—
The star domain exploded. Ye Chen tried to resist, the imposing might of an Eternal Monarch displayed in full, far more terrifying than when he was at the Tenth Imperial Pass.
Within the star domain, countless stars shattered, turning into brilliant fireworks before vanishing eternally.
The Chaos Dharma Idol manifested. Ye Chen trod upon the Chaos Great Dao, with the Azure Dragon to his left, White Tiger to his right, Vermilion Bird above, and Black Tortoise below—the four mythical holy spirits appeared, striking out with thunderous force.
Even if the one blocking his path was a generation's Monarch, he could not stop Ye Chen's advance.
"This is—"
Across the Myriad Domains of all heavens, countless people changed expressions.
Including many Ancient Monarchs.
Was this the Battle Saint King?
Far more formidable than the imposing might he displayed earlier. The peerless Monarchs within the armies of both ancient universes also changed expressions one after another.
Monarch Hunyue was also shocked. Though he had repeatedly overestimated Ye Chen's strength, facing Ye Chen in full eruption now, he still felt he had somewhat underestimated him.
Not just comparable to three million Monarch rules—at the very least, comparable to five million, nearly double what he had imagined.
But so what?
Monarch Hunyue's gaze turned slightly colder. The imposing might of a Monarch bloomed, instantly dominating all heavens, suppressing Ye Chen.
Boom—
The entire starry sky completely headed towards annihilation.
Ye Chen was unstoppable. His figure was blasted down from the starry sky, shattering a million great mountains.
Monarch Hunyue looked down from above, frowning at Ye Chen amidst the shattered earth. He always felt something was unusual about him now. He had to stop him, otherwise it would inevitably lead to a grave mistake.
Boom—
Heaven collapsed and earth split. Ye Chen charged out from the shattered earth. Though somewhat disheveled, his momentum did not diminish; he could still press down upon numerous Great Domains.
He looked coldly at Monarch Hunyue: "Don't forget, you are merely my guardian. You have no right tostop / prevent everything I do."
"Precisely because I am your guardian, I have the qualification tostop / prevent your mistakes."
Monarch Hunyue shouted, continuing to act, forcibly attempting suppression.
Whoosh—
Ye Chen soared into the sky, evading far away, coldly stating, "Don't force me to strike."
Faintly, the Great Emperor's reincarnation body appeared, holding an Emperor Star in its left hand and the Floating Slaughter Emperor Spear in its right, also gazing indifferently and emotionlessly at Monarch Hunyue.
"Enough!"
A great shout resounded across the heavens.
The Sovereign of Formlessness manifested between heaven and earth. Looking at Ye Chen's somewhat crimson eyes, his voice carried an Emperor's charm: "Little fellow, wake up!"
Ye Chen's mind exploded. The crimson in his eyes gradually faded as he gradually regained clarity.
Recalling all that had happened, Ye Chen immediately felt a sense of fear.
He had almost fallen into demonic deviation.
If not for Monarch Hunyue'sstop / prevent, if not for the Sovereign of Formlessness's command, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
All of this was the influence brought by the Chaos Ultimate War.
"Thank you!" Ye Chen expressed gratitude to the Sovereign of Formlessness and also to Monarch Hunyue.
The Sovereign of Formlessness smiled faintly, his figure vanishing.
Monarch Hunyue also let out a sigh of relief: "You've finallycome to your senses."
Ye Chen smiled bitterly: "My apologies."
Monarch Hunyue waved his hand: "It's fine, as long as you'vecome to your senses. What happened to you? Why suddenly pursue powerful strength like this?"
Aftercoming to his senses, Ye Chen realized he truly had been on the verge of demonic deviation.
His cultivation was already fast enough. Combining both lifetimes, he had cultivated for less than a thousand years, yet was already an Ancient Monarch, and moreover, the unprecedented, peerless Eternal Monarch.
Still unsatisfied, he recklessly attempted to use shortcuts to climb to the Supreme One realm—that would absolutely destroy all his previous foundations, waste a thousand years of bitter cultivation, and surely render all previous efforts futile.
Just as Ye Chen was about to say something, he suddenly received a startling piece of news, and his face immediately lit up with joy.