To the naked eye, the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins, who had previously been as immovable as a mountain, now trembled, his form vaster than the starry sky shaking uncontrollably.
"Ah—"
The Lord of the Heavenly Ruins let out a low, guttural roar.
For he could distinctly feel the Faith Power within his body continuously seeping out from every pore, that majestic power comparable to a Supreme One's was constantly leaving his body.
"No—"
He bellowed, a mixture of shock and fury. Having lain dormant for countless ages, silently laying schemes for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, he had finally gathered the Faith Power of era after era. Yet now, with a single shout from the Heavenly Emperor's phantom, it was slipping from his control, completely breaking free from his grasp.
This was simply unbearable.
How could he watch his grand design, plotted since antiquity, be lost at this very moment?
"Return to This Emperor!"
The Lord of the Heavenly Ruins roared, channeling supreme power in an attempt to reclaim all the Faith Power.
Within his body, the wills of one alien Emperor after another manifested, with the will of the Divine Chaos Emperor Ancestor positioned at the center, roaring incessantly, unleashing the most terrifying power in a bid to seize back control of the endless Faith Power.
"Divine Chaos, you cannot stop this."
Yet, the Heavenly Punishment Ancient Sword appeared in the hand of the Heavenly Emperor's phantom. He gave it a light, distant wave: "Go, sever everything!"
Silently, the Heavenly Punishment Ancient Sword seemed to cut all connections.
The Lord of the Heavenly Ruins completely lost his sense of control over the endless Faith Power, as if he had never controlled it at all.
Once all Faith Power was stripped away, his aura plummeted like a cliff. In mere moments, he fell from a supreme realm rivaling a Supreme One, down to the level of an Emperor, and even below that.
The reason he had been so powerful before was due to the wills of the various Emperors from the Pangu Universe's mythological era. Now stripped of them, he naturally fell short of the Emperor level.
The Lord of the Heavenly Ruins was no more. In his place was a collective entity formed from the wills of the alien Emperors, led by the Divine Chaos Emperor Ancestor. It was weak, not reaching Emperor level, but still comparable to the peak of a Monarch.
Shooting a resentful, furious glance at the Heavenly Emperor's phantom, the Divine Chaos Emperor Ancestor roared: "Heavenly Emperor, so what if you've stripped away the Faith Power of all living beings? No one in this world can stop me, including you! Do you truly think This Emperor has merely been clinging to survival all these endless years?"
"With arrangements spanning billions of years, would This Emperor have only this one contingency? And you, Primordial Heaven Realm!"
"This Emperor was unwilling to use this contingency, but you forced my hand. This Emperor will have the entire Primordial Heaven Realm buried with you!"
A great shout shook the Primordial Heaven Realm.
Boom—
Suddenly, on the land of the Primordial Heaven Realm below, a grand array slowly materialized.
This array was astonishingly massive, excessively vast.
For as far as the eye could see, the array covered the entire territory of the Primordial Heaven Realm, an unimaginable feat.
One must know that the Primordial Heaven Realm's territory was boundless, comparable to one-tenth of the Myriad Domains of the Heavens. Yet now, it was completely enveloped and covered by this array.
Visible to the naked eye, wherever the grand array covered, countless smaller arrays of varying sizes continuously emerged, densely packed, also covering every inch of the Primordial Heaven Realm.
The people of the world were horrified. They had never known such a terrifying, super grand array existed within the Primordial Heaven Realm, completely wrapping every inch of the land.
For some reason, the moment this immeasurable array appeared, the billions upon billions of living beings within the Primordial Heaven Realm—whether human, demon, sea clan, or others—all felt an inexplicable sense of dread.
It was as if the array contained an extremely terrifying power that, once truly activated, could strip away the lives of all.
In the central region of the Primordial Heaven Realm, the Six Mythological Emperor Clans all trembled with fear.
They all recognized the true essence of this array—
"Sacrificial Grand Array!"
The Mythological Emperor Clans were horrified. This was a Sacrificial Grand Array, and a super massive one at that, excessively huge.
One could imagine that once this Sacrificial Grand Array fully activated, the billions upon billions of living beings of the entire Primordial Heaven Realm would likely become sacrificial offerings, their everything—flesh, soul, and all—being offered up.
And the recipients of this sacrifice were clearly the collective wills of the alien Emperors led by the Divine Chaos Emperor Ancestor.
"Hahaha, Heavenly Emperor, though you are strong, once This Emperor sacrifices the entire Primordial Heaven Realm, not only can I erase you, but even reviving myself is not impossible."
The Divine Chaos Emperor Ancestor laughed heartily, filled with endless coldness. At this moment, he directly activated the entire Sacrificial Grand Array.
Rumble—
It could be distinctly felt that as the Sacrificial Grand Array activated, the entire Primordial Heaven Realm shook. Wherever the array covered, the billions upon billions of living beings all felt their life force being stripped away, transforming into streams of vitality that shot skyward, rushing toward the collective entity of the alien Emperors' wills led by the Divine Chaos Emperor Ancestor.
The people were terrified. Did this mean everyone would be sacrificed, becoming offerings for the wills of the alien Emperors?
Moreover, it was clearly visible that at the moment the Sacrificial Grand Array activated, a halo of light enveloped the wills of the alien Emperors. The Divine Chaos Emperor Ancestor had clearly prepared in advance; with this halo's protection, the Sacrificial Grand Array could not be stopped until its completion.
It had to be admitted that for the sake of revival, the wills of the alien Emperors had truly prepared ample contingencies, one after another, nearly unsolvable.
The Heavenly Emperor looked at the collective wills of the alien Emperors led by the Divine Chaos Emperor Ancestor, his expression unchanged. "Divine Chaos, in my life, I, the Heavenly Emperor, have been invincible. Even during the Great Mythological Cataclysm, when Shidai schemed against me, forcing me to face the supreme horrors of various epochal eras, I felt no fear. How much less would I care for the petty tricks you left behind?"
"As the Heavenly Emperor, I fear nothing. How could I care for your insignificant schemes?"
"Today, I will let you see why I, the Heavenly Emperor, have suppressed the Chaos Sea for endless ages, forcing even the colossi from antiquity to bow their heads."
At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor seemed not merely a phantom, but the true Heavenly Emperor who had suppressed the Myriad Heavens since antiquity, capable of subduing all enemies in the world.
Boom—
Above, the Heavenly Dao Sun trembled violently, gradually merging with the Heavenly Emperor's phantom.
Silently, the Heavenly Emperor's figure gradually became clearer from its blurred state. His majestic shoulders, capable of bearing the great universe, flickered in and out of sight. Simultaneously, waves of majestic aura capable of suppressing all ages gradually emanated.
Moreover, from within the Imperial Extreme Soaring Hall, the Eternal Crown flew out from between Ye Chen's eyebrows. The Chaos Thunder Source and Chaos Water Source also flew out one after another, landing on the Heavenly Emperor, making his figure even clearer, more majestic and peerless.
Waves of invincible power surged from the Chaos Thunder Source and Chaos Water Source, intertwining on the Heavenly Punishment Ancient Sword. This Heavenly Emperor's war sword emitted an aura capable of severing the River of Time.
From the Eternal Crown, the nine-colored light of the Chaos Nine Immortal Metals cascaded down, resonating with the Heavenly Emperor.
The Heavenly Dao Sun completely merged into the Heavenly Emperor's body.
Instantly, the entire Primordial Heaven Realm lost the illumination of the Heavenly Dao Sun, yet it did not plunge into darkness. For infinite light surged from the Heavenly Emperor's body—light that illuminated the Primordial Heaven Realm, and even the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds.
Vast and boundless, infinite and limitless.
The Supreme Heavenly Emperor seemed to have truly descended into the Primordial Heaven Realm.
Boundless creation was also manifesting.
The starry sky, shattered for the most part during the war of the Rulers, was now reforming. Endless stellar ruins were reassembling, star after star restoring, shining with brilliant starlight.
The Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds, with the Primordial Heaven Realm at the center, had the seven realms of Earth, Mysterious, Yellow, Space, Time, Vast, and Desolate revolving around it. Waves of mighty power continuously surged forth, pouring into it and further empowering the Heavenly Emperor.
As if in a trance, the Heavenly Emperor seemed to transform into a Chaos Ancient Universe, infinitely majestic, forcing even the colossi from antiquity to bow.
"Heavenly Emperor!"
The collective entity of the alien Emperors' wills, led by the Divine Chaos Emperor Ancestor, was horrified. At this moment, they felt as if they were facing the invincible Heavenly Emperor of old, utterly unable to resist.
Especially the Divine Chaos Emperor Ancestor himself. He, of all people, recognized the special nature of the Eternal Crown, Chaos Thunder Source, and Chaos Water Source, exclaiming in shock: "To possess so many Origin Sacred Artifacts!"
"Eight Poles of the Myriad Worlds, Sun, Moon, Stars—be severed!"
The Heavenly Emperor spoke, his majesty unparalleled, causing the infinite living beings of the Eight Realms to prostrate in worship. He also unleashed a peerless, matchless sword strike.
Crack—
A single sword strike was unleashed, its radiance flooding the Primordial Heaven Realm before vanishing.
Vanishing along with it was the Sacrificial Grand Array that had enveloped the entire Primordial Heaven Realm!
It had completely disappeared from the mortal world.
The life essence of the billions upon billions of living beings of the Primordial Heaven Realm, which had not entered the bodies of the alien Emperors' wills, slowly returned to them, as if nothing had ever happened.
The collective entity of the alien Emperors' wills, the remaining will of the Divine Chaos Emperor Ancestor, recovered from its shock and sighed abruptly: "Heavenly Emperor, This Emperor finally understands why you are called the Heavenly Emperor."
He turned to look toward the Desolate Realm, and also seemed to look beyond the Pangu Universe, giving a bitter laugh: "Since entering this Pangu Universe, This Emperor has had no hope of returning home."
"A pity, a pity!"
He sighed twice.
Crack—
The collective entity of the alien Emperors' wills suddenly exploded, turning into vast, scattered specks of starlight, like a brilliant shower of light, completely vanishing from the world.
The invincible Divine Chaos Emperor Ancestor, his final remnant will, had also completely disappeared from the mortal world, with no possibility of ever appearing again.
That single sword strike, severing all ages and realms, had also completely cut off the final remnant wills of the alien Emperors!
"Heavenly Emperor!"
The billions upon billions of living beings of the Primordial Heaven Realm cheered in unison. The greatest crisis was resolved. The invincible Heavenly Emperor from antiquity had appeared across time and space to save them.
The Heavenly Emperor's figure grew slightly blurred. Clearly, that sword strike had come at no small cost, for this was not his true body, only a phantom that had borrowed various powers to execute it.
But he held no regrets. His very purpose for existence was to protect the Pangu Universe.
His gaze turned, looking toward the Desolate Realm.
Everything there was also reflected in the depths of his eyes.
All alien powerhouses felt as if needles were pricking their backs, their forms and spirits feeling as if frozen stiff.
Especially Dao Shishi, who stared in horror at the Heavenly Emperor high above in the central region of the Primordial Heaven Realm.
The Heavenly Emperor!
Even though he was an invincible Eternal Emperor, hailed as the invincible one beneath the Supreme Ones, he deeply understood the terror of the Heavenly Emperor.
Since his rise, he had heard countless legends about the Heavenly Emperor.
It could be said that the Heavenly Emperor, Shidai, and the Universe Emperor were hailed as the mightiest figures in the Chaos Sea throughout history, invincible existences before whom even the colossi from antiquity had to bow.
He knew that if not for Shidai's great wisdom and sufficient means, summoning the supreme horrors of various epochal eras to gather on the River of Time and head to the Pangu Universe, forcing the Heavenly Emperor to go alone to block them, the Great Mythological Cataclysm of that era might not have proceeded so smoothly.
As an Eternal Emperor, even one with hope of ascending to become a colossus from antiquity, bearing the infinite hopes of the entire alien Ancient Universe, he knew deeply some of the terrifying, little-known rumors about the Heavenly Emperor.
It was said that in ancient epochal eras, the Heavenly Emperor had slain a colossus from antiquity!
That's right, a colossus from antiquity, not a Supreme One!
Colossi from antiquity were existences like the strongest Emperors and Immortal Kings, standing above Supreme Ones, hailed as kings among Supreme Ones.
Generally speaking, a single colossus from antiquity could become the strongest of a Chaos Ancient Universe, a true ruling figure.
In the vast world, who dared claim they could kill a colossus from antiquity?
Even colossi like Tai Sheng Huang and the Battle Saint Ancestor, whose fame shook past and present, would not dare claim they could.
Even powerful Chaos Ancient Universes like the Primordial Immortal World and the alien Ancient Universe were unwilling to thoroughly offend a colossus from antiquity unless absolutely necessary, for the retaliation of such a being posed an absolute great threat to any Chaos Ancient Universe.
But the Heavenly Emperor could accomplish the feat of slaying a colossus from antiquity.
He and Shidai were invincible existences who rose in the same era. There were far too many legends about them in the Chaos Sea. He created the God King realm, was the Ten Tribulations God King of the Great Perfection Supreme Geniuses, had been a traveler on the Eternal Path since the Quasi-Monarch stage...
If facing the phantom of any other colossus from antiquity, Dao Shishi might have held a sliver of hope to escape. But before the Heavenly Emperor, this invincible being of the Chaos Sea, he lost all courage.
For he deeply knew that not just now, but even at his peak, or even if he achieved the status of a colossus from antiquity in the future, he would likely still be no match for the Heavenly Emperor.
The Heavenly Emperor was almost synonymous with despair for all his enemies.
"Since I have appeared, and my remnant power cannot long endure in this world, there is no need to cause unnecessary casualties for humanity. Let us resolve everything today."
Silently, the Heavenly Emperor had traversed a distance measured in who knows how many billions of miles.
An unimaginable speed, an unimaginable distance, but for the Heavenly Emperor, it was but a single step.
From the central lands of the Primordial Heaven Realm to the central lands of the Desolate Realm.
The distance between them was so vast that billions of miles were but a small number.
But in the Heavenly Emperor's eyes, it was merely the distance of a single step.
He lifted his foot and crossed the endless void.
It could be called teleportation, a Great Shift!
The Heavenly Emperor appeared in the Desolate Realm, his supreme majesty, standing above all, descending and sweeping through all directions, causing all battles within the Desolate Realm to cease.
Whether from the Pangu Universe side or the alien side.
Under the Heavenly Emperor's might, no one could move.