Ye Chen let out a surprised sound, for he saw that upon each of these Great Dao Chains, there appeared Great Dao runes that seemed forged from molten sacred white gold.
Each one was grand and magnificent, emanating an immortal aura of majesty, greatness, vastness, and supremacy.
Each Great Dao rune was as huge as a star, deeply imprinted upon the Great Dao Chains, radiating a supreme, divine, and eternally indestructible power that suppressed the overwhelming might of the Supreme Great Demon, rendering it unable to struggle or break free.
"Angel Divine Chains, Supreme Emperor Laws!"
Who was Ye Chen? He immediately recognized the terrifying nature of these Great Dao runes—they were imprinted by an Emperor using his own Emperor Dao power.
For an Emperor Dao Supreme One to employ such a powerful seal, one could imagine just how fearsome this Supreme Great Demon was.
The Angel Divine King said with a grave expression, "It is the Supreme Great Demon suppressed in the Desolate Realm—the alien race Emperor Dao Shishi, whom my Angel Race's Emperor Xiu Pu Luo Si sacrificed his life to seal!"
"Dao Shishi?"
Ye Chen repeated the name, though this was the first time he had heard it.
However, Hunyue Emperor, the guardian who had been hidden and following Ye Chen, suddenly had a subtle change in expression. "Dao Shishi! I never thought this fellow was still alive, and sealed here at that. I don't know whether to call your Pangu Universe fortunate or unlucky for having sealed this great demon."
Ye Chen transmitted a message: "What is his origin?"
For even Hunyue Emperor to appear somewhat grave, Dao Shishi's origins were absolutely extraordinary.
Hunyue Emperor said, "You might not know, as it belongs to the affairs of the Mythical Epoch. It's understandable if you're unaware. Speaking of which, among the Monarchs of the Mythical Epoch, the Sovereign of Formlessness from your Battle Saint lineage naturally claims second place, with none daring to claim first."
"But you should know that the Mythical Epoch also had an Epoch Monarch Ranking, with only twenty-one names. Dao Shishi was one of them, ranked within the top ten, even the top five back then!"
A top-five Monarch of the Mythical Epoch!?
Even Ye Chen couldn't help but change expression.
One must know that the Mythical Epoch was known as an extremely prosperous era. Pangu Universe alone developed during this epoch to rival the Primordial Immortal Realm and the alien Ancient Universe, naturally giving birth to many Monarchs.
Not to mention looking across the entire Chaos Sea—an epoch era was so long that even more Monarchs were born.
Dao Shishi, however, was ranked among the top five Monarchs. One could imagine his fearsomeness.
He absolutely had the qualifications to impact the Ancient Great Emperors, and his success rate was not the usual thirty percent for ordinary Monarchs. Barring accidents, he would inevitably become a Great Emperor!
"Dao Shishi, truly a renowned, generation-defining, peerless Monarch of the Mythical Epoch. His strength was such that even among Monarchs, he could absolutely be called a powerhouse, even having the terrifying record of killing other Monarchs." When Hunyue Emperor mentioned Dao Shishi, he couldn't help but feel some admiration. This was an extremely formidable, terrifying Monarch, far from ordinary.
Moreover, he mentioned some secrets of the Mythical Epoch. In that epoch, Dao Shishi was a formidable rival to the Sovereign of Formlessness, especially on the Ultimate Ancient Path, where he was one of the few supreme enemies who could fight to the very end.
One must know that back when the Sovereign of Formlessness first entered the Ultimate Ancient Path in his youth, he was merely a Heavenly King, yet already a generation's peerless fierce man, sweeping through his peers with an invincible, world-shaking demeanor, silencing the entire Ultimate Ancient Path with his slaughter.
In that era, aside from the Asura Monarch who could contend with him, Dao Shishi was another, and he was even slightly stronger than the Asura Monarch in his youth.
According to Hunyue Emperor's account, the two ultimately fought all the way to the end of the Ultimate Ancient Path.
Back when Dao Shishi vied for supremacy with the Sovereign of Formlessness, they fought countless battles, large and small, always evenly matched. He was one of the Sovereign of Formlessness's few, strongest enemies in his lifetime.
In the final battle, the Sovereign of Formlessness indeed emerged victorious, but only by half a move. Naturally, he did not kill Dao Shishi.
After that peak battle, Dao Shishi left the Ultimate Ancient Path, his whereabouts unknown.
Later, however, it was heard that Dao Shishi ultimately achieved the Monarch level, and even killed Monarchs. He was suspected to be an Eternal Emperor, peerless and unmatched, regarded as a treasure by the alien Ancient Universe, believed to have the qualifications to eventually step into the realm of the Eternal Giants.
Later, after the Great Cataclysm of the Mythical Epoch, Dao Shishi also disappeared. Yet who would have thought he was sealed in the Desolate Realm of the Eight Realms of Myriad Worlds, sealed by an Emperor of the Angel Race.
Ye Chen looked gravely at the Supreme Great Demon Dao Shishi sealed within the world-within-a-world. He never expected this to be the peerless fierce man who could contend with the Sovereign of Formlessness in the Mythical Epoch, who had killed Monarchs. It was most likely not a suspicion, but a certainty that he was an Eternal Emperor.
No one understood better than Ye Chen how terrifying those who walked the Path of Eternity were.
With his body as an Eternal Quasi-Sovereign, relying on various methods, he could slay fifth-level Sovereigns.
Upon just becoming an Ancient Sovereign, he directly reached a level comparable to a peerless Sovereign.
The Sovereign of Formlessness, advancing from Eternal Sovereign to Monarch, was hailed as the Mythical Epoch's number one strongest Monarch, first under the Supreme Ones, and now could rival a Supreme One.
Taichu Emperor, an Eternal Emperor, could single-handedly suppress and slay numerous Monarchs...
All this illustrated the terror of walking the Path of Eternity.
Now, an Eternal Emperor-level alien, Dao Shishi, was suppressed within the Angel Race Emperor's world-within-a-world. Indeed, as Hunyue Emperor said, it was unclear whether it was Pangu Universe's fortune or misfortune.
Once Dao Shishi broke free, not to mention the Eight Realms of Myriad Worlds, even Pangu Universe would absolutely be considered a nightmarish existence.
An Eternal Emperor possessed the qualifications to advance toward the Eternal Giants.
Instantly, endless killing intent flashed in his eyes.
Dao Shishi must die.
Beside him, the Angel Divine King could not sense Hunyue Emperor's presence, so naturally did not know that Ye Chen had learned the Supreme Great Demon's identity as Dao Shishi. He said solemnly, "Young friend, this Supreme Great Demon is named Dao Shishi, a peerlessly terrifying Monarch of the alien race from the Mythical Epoch, unparalleled through the ages. In the Great Cataclysm battle of the Mythical Epoch, he slew Monarchs of our Ancient Universe."
Ye Chen nodded, though he also had some doubts. As an Eternal Emperor, how did the Angel Race's Emperor Xiu Pu Luo Si manage to suppress Dao Shishi back then?
After all, the gap between a Monarch and an Eternal Emperor was immense, as seen from Taichu Emperor sweeping through ten Monarchs in the Giant-level Domain battlefield.
It was an absolute world of difference.
He inquired of the Angel Divine King.
Hearing this, both the Angel Divine King and the other top Angel Race experts revealed a trace of sorrow. "Back then, during the great battle, our clan's Emperor made a breakthrough on the battlefield to the Great Emperor realm. Unfortunately, he was embroiled in the intense fighting and had no chance to undergo the tribulation smoothly. Moreover, this Dao Shishi was no ordinary Monarch—he was terrifyingly capable of killing other Monarchs, invincible among his peers. Under such circumstances, our clan's Emperor had no choice but to undergo the tribulation while risking the danger of falling, using his newly attained Great Emperor-level strength to severely wound Dao Shishi."
"Alas, the Emperor—no, the Great Emperor—had no time to kill Dao Shishi. Dao Shishi was too strong; even an Ancient Great Emperor would find it difficult to kill him, let alone back when Lord Xiu Pu Luo Si had just advanced to the Great Emperor realm. The Emperor Tribulation and the alien Great Emperors attacked, not giving the Great Emperor enough opportunity."
"To suppress and kill this Dao Shishi, preventing him from growing stronger, the Great Emperor, despite facing the alien Great Emperors' world-destroying assaults, used his yet-to-be-formed Supreme Dao Fruit to transform into layer upon layer of Emperor Dao seals, sealing this Dao Shishi and suppressing him within an inner world, intending to use the power of endless time to gradually grind and decay him."
Ye Chen understood. No wonder those Great Dao Chains bore the Emperor-character imprints of Supreme Emperor Laws—it was the work of Emperor Xiu Pu Luo Si, who had broken through to the Emperor realm on the battlefield during the Great Cataclysm of the Mythical Epoch.
Simultaneously, he felt solemn respect!
This was an Emperor—no, a Great Emperor—worthy of respect, who risked falling to seal Dao Shishi.
Otherwise, if Dao Shishi had grown stronger, he likely could have become another Eternal Giant of the alien race, overlooking all ages.
At the same time, he was filled with killing intent toward this Dao Shishi.
To seal him, a Pangu Universe Ancient Great Emperor had fallen. This crime was utterly unforgivable!
Hunyue Emperor also greatly admired Xiu Pu Luo Si.
One could sense that from the Great Cataclysm of the Mythical Epoch to the present, after endless epochs of sealing—and with a Great Emperor-level seal at that—Dao Shishi, though still overflowing with demonic energy, was actually much weaker, and his body showed a sense of aged decay.
Clearly, Dao Shishi was much weaker, far from comparable to his peak period.
Without becoming a Supreme One, one ultimately could not resist the corrosion of time and would eventually age, even an Eternal Emperor being no exception.
But Hunyue Emperor still felt Dao Shishi's extreme danger. A starved camel is still bigger than a horse, let alone an Eternal Emperor. He still could not be underestimated.
The conversation between Ye Chen, Hunyue Emperor, the Angel Divine King, and the others seemed slow, but in reality, it was conducted via divine sense, incredibly fast. In less than the blink of an eye, they had already clarified the Supreme Great Demon's origins.
However, their divine sense exchange had awakened the sealed Supreme Great Demon—Dao Shishi!
"Who is it? Who has come here? I sense your arrival. Hmm? Someone of the same level has come too!"
Dao Shishi suddenly awoke, shooting out ten blinding beams of light from within the boundless demonic energy—thick and immense, yet all were Dao Shishi's gazes. He possessed ten eyes.
The entire world-within-a-world shook. Thousands upon thousands of Great Dao Chains rumbled and roared, shaking the endless void, nearly shattered by Dao Shishi's infinite demonic power.
But soon, on each Great Dao Chain, Supreme Emperor Laws flashed, manifesting the Supreme-level Great Emperor's mighty power, forcibly suppressing Dao Shishi once more.
"Damn it! Damned Xiu Pu Luo Si! If not for your lucky, temporary breakthrough to the Emperor realm back then, even five more of you would have been torn apart and devoured by me! I will kill you!"
The Supreme Great Demon roared. His ten eyes opened, dark golden pupils shooting out terrifying demonic light beams. Were it not for the heavy suppression of the Great Dao Chains, ordinary Ancient Sovereigns would have been torn to shreds.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The Great Dao Chains were pulled taut with metallic screeches. The alien Emperor Dao Shishi's ten eyes widened, glaring fiercely, each eye as profound as a cycle of reincarnation, as if representing one lifetime—extremely eerie, making one dare not look directly.
"Don't even think about it, Dao Shishi. You cannot leave here, even if you are an Eternal Emperor."
A loud shout rang out, shaking all directions.
Under the astonished gazes of the Angel Race experts, a tall, burly figure silently emerged beside Ye Chen, looking down coldly at the heavily sealed Dao Shishi below.