Ye Chen nodded. He had learned this point from the divine souls of the three Divine Kings from Vast Heavens Palace who had attacked him.
The Lord of the Heavenly Ruins, the contemporary master of the Heavenly Ruins, foremost among the Seven Ancient Inheritances. His strength was unfathomable, dominating the current era, becoming the contemporary Heaven Realm ruler.
Anyone capable of becoming a Heaven Realm ruler possessed supreme, unparalleled strength, capable of dominating the Primordial Heaven Realm, even becoming a figure revered throughout the ages.
He suspected the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins' strength was also at the level of a Forbidden Zone Dominator.
An existence of this level could be considered a slight threat to him.
After a pause, Mantai continued: "As the contemporary Heaven Realm ruler, the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins rules the entire Primordial Heaven Realm. He has even established magnificent divine temples throughout the boundless territories, erecting his divine statues, commanding the worship and faith of billions of living beings."
"In fact, every generation of Heaven Realm ruler throughout history has done the same, receiving the faith of the world, gathering the power of belief from billions of living beings."
"However, although past generations of Heaven Realm rulers established divine temples across the heavens, with statues spread throughout the world, there were also places that established their own domains of faith. Even some Ancient Kingdoms did so, gathering the worship and faith of billions of their subjects for themselves, and they remained safe and sound."
"Over time, it became a convention. As long as not too much faith emerged to shake the foundation of the Heaven Realm ruler's own faith, the Heaven Realm ruler would not interfere."
"But since this generation's Heaven Realm ruler began, it changed."
"Anyone who erects a divine statue, wishing for the world's faith—let alone an entire Ancient Kingdom, even a single province is not permitted. Otherwise, they will suffer the Heaven Realm ruler's Heavenly Punishment."
"Because when the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins became the Heaven Realm ruler, it happened to coincide with my clan's Barbarian God King establishing the Barbarian God Ancient Kingdom. Therefore, we bore the brunt, used by the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins to 'kill the chicken to warn the monkey.' He directly descended a strand of his Dominator avatar to deliver punishment."
"Back then, our Ancient Ancestor, the Barbarian God King, was such a peerless figure. A Demi-Saint in ten years, a Deity Transformation expert in forty years, a Saint in a hundred years, a Heavenly King in seven hundred years, a Great Power in three thousand years, and a Divine King in ten thousand years—astonishingly talented and brilliant. He reached unprecedented heights in the Body Refinement path, creating the Body Refinement treasure tome 'Barbarian God King Art.' Cultivated to its extreme, one could step into the Divine King level with their physical body alone."
"After establishing the Barbarian God Ancient Kingdom, he gathered the faith of billions of its subjects. Accumulated over tens of thousands of years, our Ancient Ancestor the Barbarian God King reached an entirely new level, becoming a figure revered even among Divine Kings, unfathomably deep."
"According to some ancient texts from that time, he had every hope of impacting an even higher level. But because he privately gathered faith, it provoked the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins to descend Heavenly Punishment. He was directly severely wounded, his foundation damaged, falling into absolute critical injury. Not long after, due to the eruption of Dao injuries, he passed away prematurely!"
Mentioning this, Mantai and the several tribal elders could not suppress their anger. If the Barbarian God King had not died back then, he would have inevitably stepped into a higher level, leading the entire Barbarian God Ancient Kingdom to greater heights. It was even possible he could have annexed several nearby Ancient Kingdoms, establishing a legacy that lasted through the ages.
Because the Barbarian God King's potential was matchless; he had some hope of achieving this.
Unfortunately, because he touched the taboo of the contemporary Heaven Realm ruler—the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins—by turning billions of Ancient Kingdom subjects into believers and gathering their faith, it provoked the Heaven Realm ruler to descend Heavenly Punishment.
Although the Barbarian God King was not killed instantly, he suffered the most terrifying injuries and passed away not long after.
Subsequently, the vast Barbarian God Ancient Kingdom also disintegrated and collapsed, becoming dust of history.
Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. Achieving the Divine King realm in ten thousand years could indeed be considered an astonishingly talented and brilliant individual.
But merely for this, the contemporary Heaven Realm ruler descended Heavenly Punishment, severely wounding him to death.
From this, one could see how domineering and tyrannical the contemporary Heaven Realm ruler, the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins, was. He absolutely did not permit the emergence of any other faith within the Primordial Heaven Realm during his reign. Otherwise, upon discovering any instance, he would inevitably 'kill the chicken to warn the monkey,' delivering thunderous punishment.
Of course, regarding the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins' tyranny, he had actually learned a bit from the divine souls of the three Divine Kings from Vast Heavens Palace.
He could not comment on this point.
What actually concerned him more was the bloodline seal within the bodies of the Barbarian Tribe clansmen.
Initially, he suspected it was left by the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins. But according to Mantai and the others' account, the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins only delivered Heavenly Punishment; he did not leave a bloodline seal.
Besides, the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins had absolutely no need to cast a bloodline seal.
"Strange, odd. Did I think wrong? Or does the Barbarian Tribe also not understand? Or perhaps this bloodline seal has deeper, more profound reasons?"
Ye Chen lowered his head, lost in thought, sensing many hidden things here.
He spoke again, directly inquiring about the bloodline seal.
Hearing this, Mantai and the several tribal elders looked utterly bewildered. "Bloodline seal?"
Ye Chen was slightly surprised. They actually didn't know about the bloodline seal.
"You don't know?"
Mantai and the elders looked at each other, shaking their heads. "Senior, are you joking? There is no bloodline seal within our bodies."
Ye Chen stroked his chin, feeling this matter was even more interesting.
The Barbarian Tribe's bloodline seal perhaps originated from a time before the ancient Barbarian God King.
He felt this clan's origins were likely far from simple. Otherwise, why would such a concealed yet extremely powerful bloodline seal be placed upon them?
"This gets more and more interesting. But if there weren't some fun, I'd be quite bored before heading to the Celestial Court."
He smiled, but his gaze appeared profoundly unfathomable.
In the end, Ye Chen still accepted this vial of Divine King Dao Blood. However, he did not consume it himself. Instead, he immediately opened a furnace, combining it with various precious medicinal ingredients to refine a batch of pills. They were all high-grade seventh-tier pills, twelve in total, each flawless, shimmering with dazzling spiritual light.
"Take these pills."
Ye Chen casually bestowed the pills upon the Barbarian Tribe, instructing the chieftain and the several Heavenly King elders to refine them.
"Thank you, Senior!"
Chieftain Mantai and the others were both shocked and overjoyed. Without the slightest hesitation, they immediately entered seclusion to refine the pills.
Without any delay, Mantai was the first to take a pill, seemingly unafraid that Ye Chen might have mixed in other toxins, trusting him unreservedly.
These pills were high-grade seventh-tier. Although under Ye Chen's deliberate control, their effects were quite gentle, the moment they were swallowed, the immense energy instantly generated still caused Mantai, a Half-Step Great Power, to flush slightly.
Not daring to delay in the slightest, he circulated the complete, perfected Barbarian God King Art, his blood and qi coursing through his body repeatedly, rapidly refining the medicinal efficacy.
He could feel that after refining the pill, the hidden flaws left by cultivating the incomplete Barbarian God King Art were completely eliminated.
His flesh and blood became completely full and smooth, returning to the state appropriate for his age. Although in a declining state, overall he appeared around fifty years old, with a few strands of white hair among his locks, yet his blood and qi were exceptionally vigorous, nearly catching up to a true Great Power.