Of course, this could be considered repaying a karmic debt to the Huang Imperial Clan.
Ye Chen also possessed a vast amount of divine treasures from the other eight Forbidden Zones of Life, including the legacies of the other five Mythical Imperial Clans.
Naturally, if the other five Mythical Imperial Clans still existed, Ye Chen wouldn't mind returning these imperial legacies to them. He even hoped they could grow strong once more and restore their former glory.
These were all significant forces. Since a final, decisive battle against the alien race lay in the future, such forces would be indispensable.
Just like during the war of the Dominators, when the first corpse of a Forbidden Zone Ruler fell and Ancient Monarchs fought over it, Ye Chen intervened to reclaim it but still refrained from killing them, bearing this very point in mind.
It was a pity that the nine Forbidden Zone Rulers had long since colluded with the alien race. Otherwise, given Ye Chen's temperament, he wouldn't have dealt them such a lethal blow under the current circumstances of the Pangu Universe.
No matter how one looked at it, as long as they didn't side with the alien race, Ye Chen was willing to spare the Forbidden Zone Rulers. After all, they were also experts at the level of Super Monarchs or above.
Regrettably, he had no choice but to act as he did.
Anyone who dared collude with the alien race, no matter who they were, would undoubtedly die.
At this time, the Huang Ancient Kingdom ceased its annexation of other Ancient Kingdoms. Instead, it dispatched troops to intimidate the world, demanding that all faith within the domains of every Ancient Kingdom be altered to worship Ye Chen.
Naturally, this caused a massive upheaval across the world.
Even the Heavenly Ruins, under the current Heaven Realm ruler, were utterly enraged.
They had already tolerated the Huang Ancient Kingdom's faith revering only Ye Chen. Now, it was using military force to threaten other Ancient Kingdoms one by one to change their faith and worship Ye Chen. This was the greatest provocation against them.
Many powerful figures within the Heavenly Ruins hoped to send troops to conquer the Huang Ancient Kingdom and even wished for the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins to personally take action and punish the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler.
Although the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler was powerful, they firmly believed the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins was peerless and invincible, with no match in the vast world.
The Heavenly Ruins were formed by a continuous stretch of magnificent and majestic heavenly palaces and divine halls, extremely lofty and extraordinary, resembling the legendary Emperor's Heavenly Court. Even the other six ancient inheritances could not compare.
What was even more shocking was that within the Heavenly Ruins stood a Heavenly Gate as tall as the heavens itself, its archway inscribed with three large characters: "Southern Heavenly Gate."
In the deepest part of the Heavenly Ruins stood the world's most majestic Heaven Hall.
"Dominator, the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler's provocation against you today is truly a grave disrespect. We beseech you to personally take action and punish this upstart with heavenly retribution."
A voice echoed within the Heaven Hall, joined by many others in agreement.
The Heaven Hall was as vast as a world. At its highest point was the supreme Divine Throne of the current Heaven Realm ruler—the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins—shrouded by the radiance of billions of Dao principles. No one could perceive anything within.
At this moment, several Ancient Monarchs had emerged, the heritage of the Heavenly Ruins, all stirred from their slumber.
They were decrepit with age, each exuding faint wisps of decay, clearly extremely ancient and nearing the end of their lifespans.
This was the nature of the Heavenly Ruins' heritage. Anyone in their prime or with many years left to live would not be sealed away as heritage. Instead, they would continue to comprehend the supreme Dao, hoping to one day ascend to the position of a Supreme One.
Today, all high-ranking members of the Heavenly Ruins appeared within this Heaven Hall. From God Kings below to the Ancient Monarchs serving as heritage, all gathered within the hall.
What was puzzling, however, was that the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins remained completely unmoved.
From the supreme Divine Throne, not a single sound emanated, as if the Dominator wasn't even present.
"Dominator!"
The powerful figures of the Heavenly Ruins called out several times within the hall, but there was no response.
At this point, the several Ancient Monarchs of the Heavenly Ruins exchanged glances, their expressions turning grave.
If most people in the world, even within the Heavenly Ruins, didn't know the true origins of the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins, these few individuals did.
Throughout the long ages of this epoch, they had mostly remained in slumber, awakening only on the few occasions when terrible calamities befell the Heavenly Ruins. They were unaware of what the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins had actually been doing over the endless eons.
But now, in this Golden Age, having learned some inside information, they vaguely guessed the Lord's fundamental purpose.
One extremely ancient, fossil-like Sovereign glanced faintly at the supreme Divine Throne and said, "Do not forget the fundamental purpose of your existence."
The supreme Divine Throne remained utterly silent.
On this day, news spread across the world: the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins offered no response to the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler's forceful seizure of faith.
Even the five rescued Forbidden Zone Rulers and the three alien super experts remained inactive, lying dormant in the deepest depths of the endless Faith Power, completely silent.
This led to some inexplicable speculation.
Was the esteemed current Heaven Realm ruler really going to tolerate the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler changing the world's faith away from him?
Could he truly be wary of the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler's power?
The Lord of the Heavenly Ruins remained silent. Though the powerful figures of the Heavenly Ruins were furious, there was nothing they could do.
Even if the entire Heavenly Ruins mobilized its collective strength, it would likely be unable to affect the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler in the slightest.
The Heavenly Kingdom Ruler had long since reached maturity, dominating the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds, suppressing all past and present. Who could contend with him?
Even an Ancient Monarch wielding a Supreme Emperor Weapon would likely meet only death.
Perhaps precisely because of the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins' tolerance, the Huang Ancient Kingdom swept through the domains of various Ancient Kingdoms like a crumbling wall, seizing the Faith Power of the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins and converting it to worship Ye Chen, the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler.
To facilitate this change of faith, Ye Chen personally intervened, performing various divine miracles across the lands.
In just half a year, the majority of the populace from over thirty Ancient Kingdoms had converted to worship him.
At almost every moment, he could feel torrents of Faith Power transmitting to him, far surpassing that of the former Man God Ancient Kingdom by an immeasurable degree. Even the collection rate was faster than that of the Little God Realm.
But Ye Chen did not utilize it; he merely gathered it.
This collection was done in the name of the Huang Ancient Kingdom. Should he one day relinquish this position, the Faith Power would return to the hands of the Huang Ancient Kingdom.
Although gathering Faith Power within the Primordial Heaven Realm would yield far greater quantities than in the other seven realms of the Eight Realms, it held little use for Ye Chen.
Firstly, even if he unified the entire Primordial Heaven Realm and commanded the faith of the entire world, without the accumulation of an entire era, the Faith Power would be of little use to him.
Secondly, his fundamental goal was to investigate the Heaven Realm ruler, to explore the truth, suspecting whether the successive Heaven Realm rulers were the same person, conducting research from the very source of faith.
Therefore, Ye Chen was not very interested in Faith Power.
However, this gathered Faith Power would be of immense help in restoring the Huang Imperial Clan to its former glorious peak.
And so, Ye Chen suppressed the Primordial Heaven Realm, step by step occupying the lands of its various Ancient Kingdoms, spreading faith, and altering their original beliefs.