In the outside world, the competition among the younger generation of the Eight Realms continued.
It was still intense, but compared to the spectacle of the grand era that had once captured the world's attention, the powerful return of Ye Chen, the Heaven Realm Ruler, had stolen much of the spotlight. The younger generation's contest now seemed inferior by many times.
In the present age, the Heaven Realm Ruler remained hidden, yet only his figure was constantly manifested throughout the heavens, displaying various divine miracles from time to time. He replaced the faith idols of one ancient kingdom after another, substituting them with his own statue as the founding ruler of the Desolate Kingdom.
The growth of Faith Power grew more prosperous with each passing day. Countless statues of him were erected across the Primordial Heaven Realm for the people to worship.
The Heavenly Ruins remained completely inactive.
"Lord of the Heavenly Ruins, you are far more patient than I imagined."
During this period, Ye Chen had not been without thoughts of directly attacking the Heavenly Ruins. But the Heavenly Ruins always seemed unfathomably deep, giving him a dangerous sense of a slumbering ancient emperor.
Although his strength rivaled that of a Ninefold Heaven Sovereign, he still had no confidence when facing an Emperor.
For now, unless absolutely necessary, he was unwilling to act rashly against the Heavenly Ruins.
Unfortunately, after the Five Forbidden Zone Masters and the three alien super experts were rescued by the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins, they never appeared again, leaving Ye Chen with no opportunity to act.
Of course, it also seemed that, aware that Ye Chen, the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler, was constantly monitoring the Heavenly Ruins, the Heavenly Ruins directly withdrew from the world. Not a single person appeared from within.
During this time, however, Ye Chen made a great show of force. He manifested a wisp of his Chaos incarnation beyond the great domain, descended upon the Central Region, and visited one Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritance after another.
It must be said that Ye Chen's prestige was peerless. His arrival was such that even among the Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances, few dared to block him. They all received him with the highest honors.
In the short span of a month, he successively entered the other six Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances, excluding the Heavenly Ruins, shaking the entire world.
What was the purpose of the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler's actions?
Some speculated, suspecting that the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler was demanding the support of the six great Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances to overthrow the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins from his position as Dominator.
But many others believed there might be deeper, hidden reasons behind it.
Unfortunately, no one dared to question the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler.
The same went for the six great Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances. This became a mystery for the people of the world.
Time flowed quietly by. In the blink of an eye, two years had passed since Ye Chen's revival, and one year since his powerful return.
In that short year, over half of the ancient kingdom territories within the Primordial Heaven Realm had changed their faith, now worshipping Ye Chen.
At every moment, Faith Power from billions upon billions of believers surged towards him in a mighty torrent, far surpassing that of the Heavenly Kingdom in the minor divine realm by an immeasurable degree. Even the Faith Power collected by various forces in the Chaos Holy Realm, the Ancient Orchid Great World, and the Tai Sheng Huang Realm could not compare.
If the Faith Power from just half the ancient kingdoms had already reached such a level, what terrifying degree would it reach if all the ancient kingdoms, all the myriad sects, even the entire Primordial Heaven Realm were to change their faith?
Even Ye Chen wore a grave expression.
Because the Heaven Realm Ruler had experienced era after era, spanning countless tens of thousands of years. The accumulated Faith Power was simply immeasurable, vast beyond imagination.
Half a month later, Ye Chen awoke from his secluded cultivation. A pillar of light shot into the heavens in an instant, piercing the nine heavens above and suppressing the ten lands below, shaking the entire Primordial Heaven Realm as if an Emperor had awakened.
Every corner of the Heaven Realm felt Ye Chen's immeasurable might, trembling in awe as countless people prostrated themselves in worship.
The seven great Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances were also startled, suspicious of this action by the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler.
"Today, in the name of the Dominator, I shall open the Rule Heavenly Pass and connect the Desolate Realm!"
Ye Chen's words were like heavenly edicts, shaking the ancient ages and myriad worlds.
This was the name of the Dominator—not the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler, not the founding ruler of the Desolate Kingdom, but simply the two words 'Dominator.' He intended to replace the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins as the Heaven Realm Dominator, causing the people of the world to change color and their hearts to pound with fear.
The Rule Heavenly Pass that had been maintained and sealed off for the Desolate Realm was finally to be broken open today.
"Open for me!"
Ye Chen roared.
Boom—
With just a single strike, the seemingly impregnable Rule Heavenly Pass was pierced, connecting the lands of the Primordial Heaven Realm and the Desolate Realm.
Ye Chen's strength was now far greater than it had been thirty years ago. Moreover, the Desolate Realm was Ye Chen's homeland, and without corresponding seals or obstructions, he blasted it open with one strike.
On this day, the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds were completely interconnected.
From now on, there was no more blockade!
At the same moment the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds were fully connected, the rules of the Myriad Worlds boiled with unprecedented intensity. The Great Dao descended, myriad paths manifested, and the spiritual energy of all heavens and myriad worlds surged by a large margin.
In the sky above the Primordial Heaven Realm, the tenth Great Dao Heavenly Sun, which had been faintly coalescing, instantly took form.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!—
Ten Great Dao Heavenly Suns hung in the sky, shining forth from the Primordial Heaven Realm and illuminating the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds.
The Great Dao gradually descended. The already golden age of the world's environment underwent another astonishing change. Spiritual energy surged violently, and one blessed land after another continuously appeared.
Even various sites of mythical ruins began to manifest one after another.
The most glorious Golden Age had truly arrived.
All of this was something even Ye Chen had not anticipated.
Soon, he understood.
In the distant past, the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds were originally one entity. Later, with the division into eight realms and the sealing of the Rule Heavenly Passes, the rules of the Myriad Worlds were also divided into eight.
In the present age, only seven of the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds were connected, not completely restored to wholeness.
Now, with the Desolate Realm also connected, the rules of the eight great realms—Heaven, Earth, Mystic, Yellow, Cosmos, Eon, Vast, and Desolate—completely transformed into the complete rules of the Myriad Worlds. It was as if the Great Dao had been supplemented and made whole, undergoing a qualitative change that caused the heavens to undergo a startling transformation.
Hence, all the blessed lands of the heavens emerged.
But as Ye Chen raised his head to look at the fully formed tenth Great Dao Heavenly Sun in the Primordial Heaven Realm's sky, he could sense with his perception that not just the entire Primordial Heaven Realm, nor even just the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds, but all heavens and myriad domains… the entire Pangu Universe's Heavenly Dao had been made complete at this moment.
The incomplete Tenth Heaven of old had reappeared.
With the Heavenly Dao made whole, the Pangu Universe was no longer the Chaos Ancient Universe with a flawed Heavenly Dao of the past.
From now on, there was a much greater probability of cultivating to the Tenth Heaven. The birth of Supreme Geniuses would no longer be as difficult as it was in the past.
Ye Chen's gaze instantly became unfathomably deep. In that instant, he had already discerned much.
All of this was likely due to the Mythical Emperors.
He knew that nine times out of ten, this was a contingency left behind by the Mythical Emperors, hidden within this Primordial Heaven Realm. By utilizing the connection of the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds, it caused the Tenth Heaven to be reborn.
Although he still didn't understand how the Mythical Emperors had accomplished this, he did not doubt their ability to do so.
However, this was also a great boon. The arrival of the Golden Age was one thing, but the completion of the Heavenly Dao was the greatest benefit. It could give birth to true Supreme Geniuses. From now on, Supremes would be born in the truest sense.
The billions of living beings across the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds also sensed something in their hearts, faintly feeling that the Heavenly Dao was now complete. Cultivation was easier than before, and their perception of heaven and earth was more perfect and natural.