Countless powerhouses were moved to pay a visit to the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler.
Yet they harbored concerns, for the contemporary Heaven Realm ruler still existed in the mortal world—an invincible being who had even taken those Forbidden Zone rulers from the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler's grasp, displaying sufficiently terrifying strength.
For a time, countless factions found themselves in a dilemma, unsure how to choose, fearing that a single misstep would invite devastating retaliation.
On this very day, the Huang Ancient Kingdom directly announced a new national policy that all its citizens must obey—
Change their faith. They would no longer believe in the Heaven Realm ruler, replaced instead by a new object of worship—the ruler of the Huang Kingdom!
The emergence of this matter undoubtedly stirred a massive storm that swept across the vast Primordial Heaven Realm.
Even the current competition among the younger generation across the Eight Realms, now interconnected, was temporarily overshadowed.
All because this matter was simply too shocking.
Moreover, many were quite astonished. In the past, the Barbarian God King had nearly perished because he gathered the faith power of the mortal world, leading to the Heaven Realm ruler descending with Heavenly Punishment.
Now, was he going to repeat the same mistake and tread this path once more?
The world did not understand.
Huang Capital, the capital of the Huang Ancient Kingdom, was originally the capital of the Qianwu Ancient Kingdom. However, after its occupation by the Barbarian Tribe, it had expanded several times over its original foundation, becoming even more magnificent and imposing. Seen from afar, it resembled a terrifying giant beast crouching upon the earth.
Within the imperial palace, the Qianwu royal clan, the former imperial family of the Qianwu Ancient Kingdom, expressed their confusion to the Barbarian God King.
Having nearly perished for this reason in the past, why would the Barbarian God King now repeat the same mistake? Wasn't this seeking death?
The Barbarian God King sat upright upon the imperial throne. As the first ruler of the Huang Ancient Kingdom, he faced the Qianwu royal clan's doubts with a smile that seemed profound and unfathomable. "This is not my decision. It is the Dominator's will."
The Qianwu Divine King was stunned, then a look of deep reverence, even fear, appeared on his face.
So it was the Dominator.
That is, Ye Chen.
In the past, it was precisely because of Ye Chen's sudden visit and his display of earth-shattering, awe-inspiring methods—suppressing him with a single finger until he had no power to retaliate—that the Qianwu Divine King ultimately decided to surrender to the Huang Ancient Kingdom, becoming a royal clan of the ancient kingdom, representing the Huang Ancient Kingdom in its campaigns across the world.
Yet the Qianwu Divine King was also puzzled. Why would the senior act this way, opposing the Heaven Realm ruler and gathering faith power at all costs?
Not long after, another astonishing piece of news spread: the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler had assumed the position of the first-generation ruler of the Huang Ancient Kingdom.
The world was in an uproar. People finally guessed the intention behind the Huang Ancient Kingdom's actions.
It was the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler deliberately provoking the authority of the Heaven Realm ruler, even seeking to overthrow the contemporary ruler position of the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins and replace him.
Although faith in the Heaven Realm ruler had long been deeply ingrained, Ye Chen, this Heavenly Kingdom Ruler, through two ruler-level battles in the past thirty years—slaying multiple Forbidden Zone rulers and displaying peerless, matchless combat prowess that suppressed all eras—had proven his might.
Moreover, as the first-generation ruler of the Huang Ancient Kingdom, sharing in its glory, the billions of subjects of the Huang Ancient Kingdom quickly shed their faith in the Heaven Realm ruler and turned to worship Ye Chen, this first-generation ancient kingdom ruler.
Just as everyone thought the contemporary Heaven Realm ruler, the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins, would fly into a rage and deliver severe punishment once more, no Heavenly Punishment appeared for a long time.
The great world was shaken!
Could it be that even the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins dared not easily offend the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler and did not descend with Heavenly Punishment?
Indeed, although the Heaven Realm ruler was powerful, the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler was a figure who had slain multiple former Heaven Realm rulers.
Furthermore, the Huang Ancient Kingdom was merely equivalent to the former territory of the Four Great Ancient Kingdoms, far from comparable to the hundred kingdoms and myriad sects of the entire Primordial Heaven Realm.
The Heavenly Kingdom Ruler was also not a mere Divine King like the Barbarian God King of old, who could be bullied at will. Once the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler was angered, even the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins likely feared that this Heavenly Kingdom Ruler would directly charge up to the Ninth Heaven.
After all, the strength of Ye Chen, this Heavenly Kingdom Ruler, was witnessed by the entire world; no one could afford to ignore it.
"You changed your faith, yet you still did not descend with Heavenly Punishment. It seems you are not as domineering as imagined."
Within the Huang Ancient Kingdom, Ye Chen's voice rang out, shaking the mortal world, majestic and awe-inspiring, inviolable.
He was like an Imperial Sovereign, overseeing the ancient kingdom.
Everyone in the world was awed, marveling at the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler's forcefulness anddomineering aura, and shocked by the power of his deterrence—even the contemporary Heaven Realm ruler was unwilling to act lightly.
The Heavenly Ruins experts were both furious and helpless.
Not long after, Ye Chen's voice rang out again, saying, "Since I promised to help your Huang Imperial Clan restore its former glory, I naturally will not break my word. From today onward, you may resume your identity as the Huang Imperial Clan!"
All members of the Barbarian Tribe felt their hearts tremble, their blood boiling within, filled with excitement.
After the passage of many epochs, once fallen silent, having changed their original imperial surname, they finally had the chance to reclaim their original surname—Huang!
The next day, a world-shaking piece of news spread from within the Huang Ancient Kingdom, sweeping across the world in a short time.
Once again, it shook the entire Primordial Heaven Realm.
The members of the Barbarian Tribe were survivors of one of the lost Ten Thousand Ancient inheritances—the Desolate Ancient Hall. Moreover, they possessed an even more astonishing identity—the Huang Imperial Clan!
The Huang Imperial Clan, descendants of the bloodline of the Great Desolate Ancient Emperor from the Mythical Epoch.
In the Primordial Era, the contemporary Heaven Realm ruler, the Kunxu Dominator, suddenly launched a surprise attack, leading to the destruction of the Desolate Ancient Hall, one of the thirteen Ten Thousand Ancient inheritances that once suppressed the Primordial Heaven Realm.
No one expected that after endless ages had passed, the Desolate Ancient Hall of old, the Huang Imperial Clan of that era, still had survivors—the Barbarian Tribe, and not a small number of them.
Now, under the care of the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler, they had unlocked their sealed bloodline power. The former Huang Imperial Clan announced to the world their return to the Primordial Heaven Realm and their intent to restore the glory of their imperial clan.
Henceforth, the Barbarian Tribe was no more, replaced by the Huang Imperial Clan. The surname 'Barbarian' was changed to 'Huang'!
The world no longer had a Barbarian God King, but a Huang Divine King!
The world was shaken, and the Seven Great Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances were also shaken.
The return of a vanished Mythical Imperial Clan meant great changes were coming to the Primordial Heaven Realm.
At this time, Ye Chen also took out the countless divine treasures he had obtained from Kunxu.
Many of these divine treasures were what the Kunxu Dominator had obtained after destroying the Desolate Ancient Hall, carefully preserved. Now, taken back by Ye Chen, they were naturally returned to the Huang Imperial Clan.
Including that immortal Desolate Ancient Hall, which in the Mythical Epoch was the hall where the Great Desolate Ancient Emperor resided, containing remnants of the Emperor's Dao,firm and indestructible, equivalent to an ancient weapon of unparalleled power.
After obtaining the Desolate Ancient Hall, the Huang Imperial Clan directly converted it into the current central main hall of the Huang Kingdom, countless times more magnificent and imposing than the capitals of the hundred kingdoms and myriad sects of the present era.
Moreover, many of the divine treasures were specifically prepared for the Huang Imperial Clan. It could be foreseen that the members of the Huang Imperial Clan, having both unlocked their supreme bloodline and received the heritage of their former imperial clan, would inevitably experience great improvement in a short time, even developing to greater heights in the future.
This brought Ye Chen much satisfaction.