Ruoxi stared blankly at the Imperial Pole Soaring Palace located within the Heavenly Dao Sun, sensing an incredibly familiar aura emerging, resonating with her, as if calling to her.
The bloodline power slumbering deepest within her body was resonating.
"Brother."
Ruoxi felt an inexplicable sensation and couldn't help but look towards her closest brother.
"It's alright."
Within Ye Chen's body, his Chaos Origin and Origin Universe were resonating, having neutralized that compelling force of submission from the very beginning. Yet he still bowed in salute, merely expressing his respect for the Heavenly Emperor, the strongest existence of the Pangu Universe.
He comforted Ruoxi.
He also understood why Ruoxi was having such a reaction.
*Hum—*
At this moment, a beam of light descended from the Imperial Pole Soaring Palace, landing upon Ye Junlin below, then transforming into a sky-reaching great path, guiding his ascent.
"The number one talent of the younger generation across the Eight Realms, Ye Junlin, is ascending to the heavens! He is being summoned to the Ancient Heavenly Court!"
"The Ancient Heavenly Court is rumored to possess heaven-defying creations left behind by the Heavenly Emperor."
"Ye Junlin is about to defy the heavens! If he obtains the heaven-defying creation left by the Heavenly Emperor, will he become the next Heavenly Emperor?"
...
The world marveled, with countless people burning with envy. Countless experts, driven to madness, soared into the sky, wanting to seize that heaven-defying creation.
This included Ancient Monarchs as well.
What the Heavenly Emperor left behind, no one could ignore, not even the former masters of the Heaven Realm. Back then, the reason they initiated the Dominator War against Ye Chen was precisely because they didn't want this outsider to take a portion of the heaven-defying creation left by the Heavenly Emperor.
A full eight Ancient Monarchs took action, carrying boundless Monarch Heavenly Might, their arrival causing vast tremors across territories spanning billions of miles. All the Great Daos of heaven and earth were suppressed.
"The creation left by the Heavenly Emperor is not something a mere God King is qualified to obtain!"
An Ancient Monarch roared.
But at this moment, a majestic Heavenly Might that could be described as suppressing all heavens swept out, instantly sweeping across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, enveloping the vast Primordial Heaven Realm, shaking the myriad Daos of the heavens.
Visible to the naked eye, above the Desolate Hall of the Desolate Ancient Nation in the eastern lands, a majestic figure that transcended all heavens stood atop the Nine Heavens. His body radiated billions of layers of chaotic light, as if evolving the myriad Daos of the heavens, or manifesting the myriad worlds.
The boundless Heavenly Might, vast and overwhelming, covering the ancient firmament, emanated precisely from his body.
Upon seeing this figure, across the boundless territories of the Primordial Heaven Realm, whether it was the eight Ancient Monarchs or those figures just about to soar into the sky, all stiffened completely.
The Heavenly Kingdom Ruler!
The one who suppressed the Primordial Heaven Realm, even killed half the Forbidden Zone Rulers in two Dominator Wars, and in the second Dominator War, forcefully defeated everyone, even suppressing them.
If not for the Heavenly Ruins Master's interference later, all the Forbidden Zone Rulers would have completely vanished from the world.
His power, over a hundred years, had thoroughly shaken the world, not limited to the Primordial Heaven Realm, but extending across the lands of the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds.
He stood alone, unmatched. Who could contend?
Now, his appearance displayed a might that suppressed all heavens, also serving as a warning to the world.
Ye Junlin was his son. Whoever dared to make a move would be opposing him, the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler.
The figures of the eight Ancient Monarchs stiffened, neither advancing nor retreating, in an extremely awkward position.
But they also understood that at the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler's level, no matter how many ordinary Ancient Monarchs attacked together, it would be useless. The latter's power had already undergone a qualitative transformation, not something a simple quantitative accumulation could change.
Had they not seen how terrifying the combined lineup of the five Forbidden Zone Rulers and three alien super experts was? It was enough to sweep across the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds, invincible, capable of conquering nearly all ancient legacies.
Yet what was the final result?
How utterly wretched they were. The combined force of three peerless monarchs and five super monarchs was still swept aside and defeated.
If not for the Heavenly Ruins Master's final intervention, most would have been forcefully slain.
As for the eight of them, combined, they probably weren't a match for a single Forbidden Zone Ruler, let alone the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler.
Therefore, they knew they were absolutely no match for the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler and could only awkwardly withdraw.
Ye Chen stood atop the Nine Heavens, looking down upon the vast Primordial Heaven Realm, hands behind his back. Without a single word, he exerted the greatest deterrence.
This was the might of the Heavenly Kingdom Ruler. Across the vast world, who could be his match?
In an instant, almost everyone halted their movements.
But not everyone was like this. Secretly, there were still those hoping to gamble, darting like lightning towards that sky-reaching great path.
"Seeking death!"
Before Ye Chen could even act, others within the Desolate Hall turned cold-faced. Among them, Yaya directly made her move, employing her Time-Space Divine Ability, directly altering time and space, instantly transporting Qian Xun's figure to appear right before the attacker.
It was an Ancient Monarch, moreover an alien Ancient Monarch, a Triple Heaven Monarch, which could be considered quite powerful.
Previously, he had concealed his aura, masquerading as a member of the Pangu Universe.
Of course, an Ancient Monarch wanting to hide his aura could truly do so before those of the same rank or lower.
However, facing Qian Xun, who was only a Double Heaven Monarch but had ascended from a heaven-defying Quasi-Monarch, inherently stronger than monarchs of the same rank, and moreover a supreme monarch of the Battle lineage, naturally saw through the other's identity. He sneered coldly, "A mere alien rat, instead of hiding properly, now dares to show yourself before me? Truly seeking death!"
He immediately unleashed the three great Battle Saint Techniques: Heaven-Shaking Hand, Heaven-Severing Finger, and Heaven-Suppressing Seal. The attacks were terrifyingly powerful, accompanied by boundless, blooming infinite Battle Golden Light.
Although the alien Triple Heaven Monarch reacted immediately, he was still blasted into a severely wounded state.
Qian Xun pressed his advantage, executing even more powerful offensive saint arts, striking across. Even the powerful alien Triple Heaven Monarch quickly fell into a disadvantage during the fight, simply no match for Qian Xun.
Naturally, although Qian Xun was strong, killing a Triple Heaven Ancient Monarch would still require considerable time. After all, he wasn't like his father Ye Chen, an Eternal Monarch, that most perverse existence of all time who could match peerless monarchs upon entering the monarch realm.
Of course, given a bit more time, he could definitely slay the alien Triple Heaven Monarch.
But unfortunately, the aliens hidden within the Primordial Heaven Realm couldn't just watch as an Ancient Monarch was killed. Such a monarch figure was absolutely considered an important personage among the alien race. How could he be easily slain?
"Attack!"
"Save Mohenu!"
Instantly, from the void of heaven and earth, powerful alien monarchs emerged one after another, ranging from Single Heaven to Sixfold Heaven, a total of twenty-three, a rather formidable lineup.
Especially the Sixfold Heaven Monarchs, of which there were three.
Although Qian Xun was strong, his realm was ultimately too low. Compared to the host of alien monarchs, the gap was still vast.
He alone could not possibly defeat so many alien monarchs.