"Step back!"
The Lord of the Heavenly Ruins spoke indifferently, his words carrying the authority of heaven's mandate, as if the master of the Heavenly Dao himself had spoken.
Instantly, the entire Primordial Heaven Realm shook violently, and endless, boundless power of the Great Dao surged forth, converging before him. Formless and shapeless, it nonetheless forcefully slowed the assault of the Five Elements Emperor Star by many times.
Ye Chen's pupils contracted sharply.
At this moment, how could he not realize that the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins' strength absolutely surpassed that of an ordinary Monarch.
Otherwise, how could he rely on mere words that became law to block the assault of an Emperor Star!
"Come!"
Ye Chen gave a light shout.
Beneath the heavens, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body could no longer afford to focus on suppressing the eight Dominator-level supreme experts. Displaying Monarch-level might, it directly swept the eight Dominator-level supreme experts away, forcefully blasting them down to the borderlands of the Primordial Heaven Realm. It then ascended to the heavens without delay, blocking the Emperor's Aura light.
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, wielding the Floating Slaughter Emperor Halberd, cleaved through all obstacles. In no time at all, it arrived near the Original Body. Taking direct control of the Floating Slaughter Emperor Halberd, it charged over, coordinating with the Original Body to jointly attack the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins.
Two supreme Emperor's weapons revived, launching a fierce assault, striking upwards.
A Monarch was already peerless under the heavens, with few rivals in the world. How much more so when wielding revived supreme Emperor's weapons? They could even contend head-on with a true Great Perfection Supreme One.
The might at this moment was so powerful it seemed capable of overturning the heavens, shaking the entire Primordial Heaven Realm, as if a Supreme One had taken action.
It was only because of the One Hundred and Eight Thousand Celestial Staircases, the Imperial Zenith Soaring Cloud Hall, and the Heavenly Dao Sun that everything did not cease to exist under such terrifying power.
*Clang! Clang! Clang!—*
At this moment, the Emperor's Aura light emerging from the One Hundred and Eight Thousand Celestial Staircases grew even more intense. Vaguely, it seemed as if an ancient Emperor was awakening, isolating this heaven and earth to prevent the might of the Emperor's weapons from shaking the outside world, causing infinite casualties and destroying the Primordial Heaven Realm.
The assault of the two supreme Emperor's weapons struck first. The dense, billion-layered faith power enveloping the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins, who was not far away, exploded layer by layer, faintly revealing his true form.
"Two supreme Emperor's weapons, revived and wielded by a Monarch. Indeed formidable!"
The Lord of the Heavenly Ruins' gaze shifted, resembling reincarnation, even more like the vicissitudes of the mortal world. Both his left and right hands struck out simultaneously, containing inconceivable, immeasurable power, clashing with Ye Chen, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, and the two greatly revived supreme Emperor's weapons.
*Boom!—*
The One Hundred and Eight Thousand Celestial Staircases shook violently, almost on the verge of collapsing completely—a terror beyond imagination.
In the end, they still held.
However, the Emperor's Aura light had dimmed many times over. Many staircases had even cracked, showing numerous fissures as if they might shatter at any moment.
This time, the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins finally did not gain the upper hand.
Yet, even with Ye Chen's Original Body and Great Emperor Reincarnation Body wielding two supreme Emperor's weapons, they still did not manage to seize much advantage.
Overall, the two sides were evenly matched.
"So strong. Although I repeatedly overestimated the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins, I find I still somewhat underestimated him in the end."
Ye Chen frowned. Being able to withstand him and his Great Emperor Reincarnation Body was one thing, but blocking two supreme Emperor's weapons revived to such an extent spoke volumes.
This time, he had already elevated the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins' strength to a level approaching that of an Eternal Monarch like Tai Chu Emperor Monarch.
Blocking two supreme Emperor's weapons bare-handed was proof enough.
Of course, a large part of the reason was also due to the One Hundred and Eight Thousand Celestial Staircases, which suppressed the two supreme Emperor's weapons, preventing them from fully unleashing their due power.
*Drip—*
The sound of dripping blood rang out continuously.
Ahead, the figure of the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins, shrouded in faith power, had blood constantly dripping down. Each drop of blood manifested various astonishing phenomena.
This brought a slight flicker of joy to Ye Chen's heart.
The Lord of the Heavenly Ruins was indeed powerful, but clearly he had not reached the level where he could block supreme Emperor's weapons bare-handed without consequence. He was ultimately wounded.
"Since that's the case, we must press the advantage, determined to block, even kill the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins!"
Just as Ye Chen was about to advance further, suddenly, his heart trembled with a sense of foreboding.
He whirled around, looking towards the distant eastern lands of the Primordial Heaven Realm, and beyond the realm's borders—the boundless territory belonging to the Desolate Realm.
A terrifying aura was erupting, accompanied by earth-shattering, unimaginable collisions.
"Not good!"
Ye Chen's expression changed.
Here, two terrifying auras were clashing.
One aura was the familiar aura of Hunyue Emperor Monarch.
As for the other, it constantly radiated a sky-blotting demonic aura—the distinctive aura of the alien race.
"Has Dao Shishi broken free from his seal?"
His expression shifted to one of shock and disbelief, almost unable to imagine the consequences.
That was an Eternal Monarch, an invincible Monarch no less than Tai Chu Emperor Monarch, a majestic existence with the potential to ascend to the realm of Eternal Giants. Once he broke free, it would be an unimaginable catastrophe for the entire Pangu Universe.
But soon, his expression changed again.
Yet it was not one of relief, but rather turned even uglier.
Because that alien Monarch aura was not the imagined Dao Shishi, proving Dao Shishi was still sealed.
However, it also represented the existence of another alien Monarch, currently in the Desolate Realm, engaged in a world-shaking battle with Hunyue Emperor Monarch.
The purpose was obvious—
To rescue Dao Shishi!
"The alien race truly hides deeply. They actually had another Monarch descend to the lower realms, lying dormant without revealing themselves until this moment to truly act. Their aim is to make me unable to attend to other matters, unable to help Hunyue Emperor Monarch, isn't it?"
As Ye Chen's eyes opened and closed, they emitted strands of sharpness like heavenly swords of the Great Dao, terrifying and supreme, wantonly shattering the void.
At this moment, he very much wanted to dispatch the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body to support Hunyue Emperor Monarch.
Because he knew that since the alien race wanted to rescue Dao Shishi, they would certainly not send just one Monarch. There were surely other alien supreme experts following behind. Hunyue Emperor Monarch alone might not be able to completely guard the Desolate Realm.
Sure enough, he vaguely sensed multiple alien Sovereign auras.
And what made his expression turn even uglier was that the eight Dominator-level supreme experts, who had been severely wounded and blasted apart by the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, had now reformed their bodies and spirits. From afar, they arrogantly laughed at him, then their figures shot through the air, instantly tearing through ten thousand layers of void to enter the Desolate Realm.
"Damn it!"
Ye Chen's expression was extremely grim. The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body could not be moved, because the heaven-defying opportunity left by the Heavenly Emperor was equally important, even more so than Dao Shishi to a certain extent.
But he also could not sit idly by and allow Dao Shishi to emerge.
"You forced me to do this."
His gaze shifted, like ten thousand layers of chaotic light pouring forth.
*Whoosh—*
Silently, the Chaos Supreme Body appeared, carrying the Chaos Great Cauldron. In an instant, it left the One Hundred and Eight Thousand Celestial Staircases, and with a single leap, appeared in the Desolate Realm.
Meanwhile, the Original Body, as before, coordinated with the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body to attack the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins, also preventing him from seizing the heaven-defying opportunity that rightfully belonged to Ye Junlin.
"Junlin, hurry up and ascend. Obtain the Heavenly Emperor's opportunity."
Ye Chen shouted.
"Yes, Father."
Ye Junlin did not dare delay. Bathed in the Emperor's Aura light, his speed was extremely fast, almost leaping dozens to hundreds of staircases with each step.
By now, he had already passed the halfway point, with only half the journey remaining.
Naturally, the pressure grew greater the further he went.
The Lord of the Heavenly Ruins remained silent, his faith power growing even more intense. He also rapidly ascended the staircases, ignoring all pressure, always following behind Ye Junlin, less than a thousand staircases away.
If not for thespecial nature / unique properties of the One Hundred and Eight Thousand Celestial Staircases, with his ability, separated by a mere thousand staircases, he would have killed Ye Junlin countless times already.
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body and Ye Chen's Original Body closely followed behind, continuously attacking and interfering with the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins.
Although the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins was furious, there was nothing he could do.
After all, on the One Hundred and Eight Thousand Celestial Staircases, he could not fully exert his peak strength, being suppressed excessively.
On the other side, in the Desolate Realm, without the constraints of the Heavenly Emperor's power, the fully unleashed strength was far more terrifying.
Ye Chen's Chaos Supreme Body arrived carrying the Chaos Great Cauldron.
Normally, the further a manifestation body was from the Original Body, the weaker its strength. But at this level of cultivation, the reduction in power was minimal. Moreover, the Chaos Great Cauldron was personally nurtured by Ye Chen, also containing Chaos origin, allowing the Chaos Supreme Body's strength to remain consistent with the Original Body.
He saw the two Monarchs battling outside the Monarch's great world.
Hunyue Emperor Monarch manifested his true form spanning billions of miles—an incomparably lofty, majestic Chaos Primordial Divine Mountain, eternal and indestructible.
In the past, only an Eternal Monarch like Tai Chu Emperor Monarch, who could contend with a Supreme One, could shake and severely wound him. For other Monarchs, like this alien Monarch, it was impossible to truly injure Hunyue Emperor Monarch; all attacks were blocked.
The advantage of a Chaos Holy Spirit was displayed to the fullest.
Hunyue Emperor Monarch fought the alien Monarch while simultaneously blocking other alien experts from rescuing Dao Shishi.
Unfortunately, even though Hunyue Emperor Monarch was powerful, even relying on his innate advantage to be a step stronger than the alien Monarch, Dao Shishi was also unwilling to remain idle. At this moment, he continuously struggled and surged.
Within the world-within-a-world, despite the layers of Emperor Dao formations and origin left by the Angel Clan's Great Emperor for suppression, they still could not completely suppress him.
One must know, although Xiuplus had achieved Great Emperor status back then, he was only a newly ascended Great Emperor, not a peak Great Perfection Great Emperor-level powerhouse. He was only slightly stronger than Dao Shishi, ultimately relying on the burning of his Emperor Dao origin to severely wound and suppress Dao Shishi.
Over endless eons, although Dao Shishi's origin power had been severely eroded, the sealing power had also been severely worn down to the same degree.
Dao Shishi struggled fiercely, waves of Eternal Monarch-level supreme power wantonly erupted, affecting all directions, causing the Emperor Dao chains to clang and stretch taut, almost on the verge of snapping.
The entire world-within-a-world shook violently, as if it might be broken through at any moment.
This caused Hunyue Emperor Monarch's expression to change. Even after being suppressed for most of an epoch, endless eons of continuous suppression had worn away who knows how much of his power, Dao Shishi still possessed majestic power surpassing that of an ordinary Monarch.
Once he broke through the blockade, the consequences would be absolutely unimaginable.
At this time, several experts from the Angel Clan also cooperated with Hunyue Emperor Monarch. As members of the Angel Clan, their bodies flowed with Emperor blood, gaining recognition from Xiuplus's origin great world. They used this to mobilize infinite great world power, activating the layers of sealing power left by Xiuplus to comprehensively suppress Dao Shishi.
Within the Desolate Realm, the Little Divine Realm had long since disappeared, clearly already stored within Hunyue Emperor Monarch's internal Monarch origin world.
Although the Little Divine Realm's Heavenly Will youth was powerful, currently he could at most rival a relatively powerful Quasi-Sovereign, far from being able to participate.
The collisions between Monarchs could easily cause the Little Divine Realm to collapse.
As for the other overlords of the Desolate Realm, mere God Kings, they had long since entered the Primordial Heaven Realm.
"Kill!"
In just a few moments, the Chaos Supreme Body traversed endless space, arriving near the Monarch's great world, where it also encountered the eight Dominator-level supreme experts.
"Battle Saint King!"
"Heavenly Kingdom Dominator!"
The eight men's expressions changed, clearly not expecting Ye Chen to have such a method, manifesting another body with strength evidently extremely close to his own—that aura could not be mistaken.
"You eight, this time you will inevitably die."
The Chaos Supreme Body shouted lightly, possessing strength comparable to the Original Body, further enhanced by the Chaos Great Cauldron, naturally incomparably powerful.
The Chaos Heavenly Eyes swept over the eight Dominator-level supreme experts. At their peak, he could fight one alone without falling behind, let alone after they had been severely wounded by the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body.
Without another word, the Chaos Great Cauldron was sacrificed, drawing billions of layers of chaotic light as if splitting heaven and earth, or tearing apart the great universe, giving birth to the myriad Daos of the heavens and the myriad worlds of the great era, clashing with them.
Instantly, all methods were displayed without reservation, delaying the eight, preventing them from helping the alien race rescue Dao Shishi.
"It's the Battle Saint King!"
"Attack immediately, kill the Battle Saint King!"
"We must rescue Lord Dao Shishi!"
The alien race still had many experts. The main force was naturally Primordial Sovereigns, numbering over a dozen—not as many as in the Primordial Heaven Realm—but without exception, they were all above the Fifth Heaven, with several even reaching the Seventh Heaven or above, rivaling Forbidden Zone Dominators.
Clearly, these were the main force for rescuing Dao Shishi. The twenty-plus alien Sovereigns in the Primordial Heaven Realm were just a diversion.
One could imagine how important Dao Shishi was to the alien race. The alien Sovereigns invading the Pangu Universe numbered less than a hundred, yet nearly half had descended to the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds.
The Chaos Supreme Body's expression turned grave. At this moment, it allowed the Chaos Great Cauldron to awaken autonomously. A figure resembling Ye Chen appeared—the cauldron's artifact spirit.
Simultaneously, the Chaos Heavenly Mansion experts and many servants transferred from the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body's Extinction Great World and brought to the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds appeared, including the alien Fifth Heaven Sovereign servant subdued on the Origin Ancient Path. They all charged out to kill.
A world-shaking great battle erupted in the Desolate Realm.
Almost at the same time, the six Eternal Inheritances outside the Heavenly Ruins, having learned of the supreme great demon of the Mythical Epoch suppressed in the Desolate Realm, all took action. Each sent Primordial Sovereigns into the Desolate Realm to cooperate with Ye Chen's Chaos Supreme Body.
Because among the Primordial Sovereigns of the various Eternal Inheritances, there were survivors from the Mythical Epoch who clearly understood the terror of Dao Shishi.
The power of an Eternal Monarch, an invincible existence capable of contending with a Supreme One, with the hope of proving the Dao to become an Eternal Giant, posed an immense danger, even greater than that of a true Supreme One.
He absolutely must not be allowed to escape.
In the Primordial Heaven Realm and the Desolate Realm, Monarch-level battles erupted one after another, both extremely terrifying.