Chenyuan Imperial Lord spoke seriously: "What the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler says is correct. The Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances were indeed formed from the Mythological Emperor Clans. The destruction of the six Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances in the past was indeed caused by the Heaven Realm rulers of those eras."
Although Ye Chen had long known this, hearing it confirmed from a powerhouse of the Imperial God Kingdom that the destruction of the six Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances was truly caused by the Heaven Realm rulers of old still caused his expression to darken slightly. "From what I know," he said, "during the eras when those Heaven Realm rulers existed, all the Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances gave them a wide berth and never directly opposed them. Why would they attack the Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances?"
Furthermore, the Mythological Emperor Clans were all descendants of the bloodlines of the ancient Great Emperors from the Mythological Epoch. Those Mythological Great Emperors had fought desperately to protect the Pangu Universe, and many Emperors and Sovereigns had fallen during the Great Mythological Cataclysm. Yet their bloodline descendants left in this world were slaughtered in such a manner—it was simply intolerable.
However, when he considered that these Heaven Realm rulers had secretly colluded with the alien race, he vaguely understood something, privately speculating: Could it be related to the alien race?
At this moment, it was the Imperial Lord who spoke. Although he was only at the Divine King realm, as an Imperial Son, he was an absolutely high-ranking figure, his status no lower—perhaps even higher—than Chenyuan Imperial Lord's. "We don't know," he said. "Although these Heaven Realm rulers had many reasons—such as the Inheritances offending their dignity, attempting to challenge their status as Heaven Realm rulers, or trying to subjugate the Heaven Realm rulers under their command, and so on—we all know that the Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances would never do something so foolish. They knew the terror of the Heaven Realm rulers."
"The so-called reasons were always just excuses for the Heaven Realm rulers to deal with the Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances."
"As for why they were determined to destroy the Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances, we don't know. Perhaps it involves the fundamental reason why the Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances are formed from the Mythological Emperor Clans. Or perhaps there is a deeper reason, one of great significance."
Ye Chen frowned. Even the Imperial God Kingdom, one of the seven surviving Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances of the present era, didn't know the root cause?
He then mentioned that when dealing with the Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances, the Heaven Realm rulers also possessed supreme Emperor's weapons, hinting that other Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances might have been involved behind the scenes.
The Imperial God Kingdom powerhouses showed no surprise at this, having long known of it. Their expressions were complex. "Someone secretly used the hands of the Heaven Realm rulers to eliminate us, the Mythological Emperor Clans."
"Who?"
"We still don't know." They shook their heads, also mentioning that precisely because of the successive destruction of Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances over endless ages, and the knowledge that someone had secretly lent out supreme Emperor's weapons, severe distrust and suspicion had arisen among the various Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances.
Similarly, because of this suspicion, other Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances had stood by with folded arms, watching coldly as Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances were destroyed by Heaven Realm rulers, never lending a hand.
Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but shake his head.
Hadn't they developed any sense of crisis by now?
None wanted to face supreme existences like the Heaven Realm rulers, none wished to make enemies, and all were suspicious. But perhaps it was precisely this step-by-step, frog-in-boiling-water approach that had led, era after era, to the former thirteen Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances becoming the current seven.
The six vanished Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances were the heavy price paid by these Mythological Emperor Clans. They had watched coldly in the past, and in the future, it would inevitably befall them as well.
And then, they too would experience the cold indifference of other Mythological Emperor Clans, understanding the situation and mindset of the Emperor Clans that were destroyed back then.
Ye Chen sighed softly and pointed this out.
Regardless, the Imperial God Kingdom was a Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritance that had been willing to help him, even going so far as to lend him a supreme Emperor's weapon. He held a certain degree of goodwill towards them.
The Imperial God Kingdom had naturally considered this point as well, their faces all grave. Chenyuan Imperial Lord gave a bitter smile. "Our Imperial God Kingdom is aware of this point, but there's nothing to be done. The various Emperor Clans are deeply suspicious of each other, making true alliance impossible. Even if things continue this way, it will basically be our turn eventually."
The Emperor Clans distrusted each other and also feared that even if they allied, an ally might stab them in the back. It was better to remain aloof, perhaps surviving longer that way.
The prevailing mentality was essentially: "Not my problem, not my concern!"
Shaking his head to dismiss this perplexity, Ye Chen said, "Have you ever considered: Why did the Heaven Realm rulers of each era ultimately leave and evolve into Life Forbidden Zones? Why did they secretly collude with the alien race? And why, during battles, did they never utilize Faith Power?"
He threw these three questions at the Imperial God Kingdom.
The Imperial God Kingdom members' expressions changed drastically upon hearing them.
Regarding the first question, they had not been without thought. But concerning the second question—they had never suspected these Heaven Realm rulers of colluding with the alien race.
They only learned of this during the Ruler War thirty years ago.
As for the third question, they had never considered it either.
Because the Heaven Realm rulers of those bygone eras were each supremely powerful and invincible. Even the Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances formed from Emperor Clans could not force them to use their full strength without employing supreme Emperor's weapons. And even when supreme Emperor's weapons were used, the rulers had their own, so the question of why they never used Faith Power simply never arose.
Now that they thought about it, during the battle with Ye Chen, this Heavenly Kingdom Ruler, they really hadn't used Faith Power either.
If Ye Chen hadn't brought it up, they would have completely overlooked it.
The three questions grew progressively more difficult to answer.
Ye Chen did not press further, believing the Imperial God Kingdom would find the answers themselves.
Leaving the Imperial God Kingdom, the countless powerhouses of this immortal imperial dynasty collectively breathed a sigh of relief.
During that time, they had truly feared the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler would take action against them.
Now, Ye Chen no longer concealed himself. A vast Chaos Great Dao extended from beneath his feet, stretching for millions of miles, directly traversing the Hundred Kingdoms and Myriad Sects, crossing from the Central Region back to the Eastern Region, and descending directly within the Huang Ancient Kingdom.
It must be said that his every move now attracted the attention of the mortal world, especially his appearance in the Huang Ancient Kingdom, which caused even more surprise and suspicion.
This was because Ye Chen had long since restored his former perfect appearance, and this was the first time he had revealed it to the mortal world since the Ruler War.
Of course, many observant individuals vaguely guessed much of the truth.
Perhaps the rise of the Barbarian Tribe, the return of the Barbarian God, and the emergence of the Huang Ancient Kingdom were all due to the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler.
Ye Chen's return was met with a welcome led by the Barbarian God, with all clansmen of the Barbarian Tribe in attendance.
The entire tribe was both awed and shocked. How could they have imagined that the senior from back then possessed such an astonishing, heaven-shaking origin?
Ye Chen no longer concealed himself. The two Ruler Wars, thirty years apart, where he suppressed the Ancient Heaven Realm, shaking the past and illuminating the present, had thoroughly cemented his status as a supreme Dominator.
Implicitly, he possessed the immense influence to potentially overthrow the current master of the Heavenly Ruins and become the new Heaven Realm ruler.
His true body appearing in the Huang Ancient Kingdom naturally attracted the intense scrutiny of the world.