Both sides gasped in shock at the sight.
True Spirit Annihilation!
With a single sword strike, the True Spirit of Dao Shishi, a Supreme One who had reached the pinnacle of sublimation, was annihilated!
This shook the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds!
This was the Heavenly Emperor, so invincible that even a being like Dao Shishi was so utterly fragile, extinguished with ease!
No one could remain calm.
Why was it so difficult to kill a Supreme Great Emperor? Even if only a wisp of True Spirit remained, they could achieve immortality, even having a chance to traverse endless time and resurrect.
Especially someone like Dao Shishi, who, though he hadn't undergone the tribulation, could rival a Supreme One in their Great Perfection state. Only a Ten Thousand Ancient Times Colossus would find it difficult to kill him.
Yet, he was still slain.
However, everyone understood how peerless and matchless that sword strike from the Heavenly Emperor was. It suppressed all of a Supreme One's Emperor Tribulation within the sword radiance. The power contained within was utterly terrifying; even an ordinary Supreme One might fall under normal circumstances, let alone when it erupted all at once in an instant—it was excessively horrifying.
Moreover, the sword radiance also contained other supreme means of the Heavenly Emperor.
Only such a sword strike could successfully slay Dao Shishi!
However, Dao Shishi was not completely annihilated in both Form and Spirit. What was obliterated was only his crucial Emperor Soul True Spirit; both his Emperor Body and Emperor Soul still existed.
From this, one could see how earth-shattering the Heavenly Emperor's means were. With a single sword, he shattered a Supreme One's Form and Spirit. Without annihilating the Emperor Soul, the sword radiance completely obliterated every trace of True Spirit contained within each wisp of the Emperor Soul.
Such means would likely make even Ten Thousand Ancient Times Colossus sigh in admiration!
The indestructible Emperor Body, comparable to a great world, plummeted downwards. Waves of Supreme Emperor Might that could annihilate the myriad Daos of the heavens billowed forth, preventing the powerhouses of the two ancient universes from approaching.
The Great Emperor's True Spirit was annihilated, but the Emperor Soul and Emperor Body remained, seemingly masterless. That supreme Emperor Might was no longer restricted, wantonly spreading out.
If it were to fall into the Primordial Heaven Realm as it was, the contained power would be enough to shatter half of the Primordial Heaven Realm, even pierce through it, leading to infinite suffering for living beings.
And if it continued to exist here, it would ceaselessly release boundless demonic energy, polluting the Desolate Realm, turning entire planes of worlds into demon realms.
The Heavenly Emperor naturally would not allow any of this to happen. His phantom figure reached out a hand in a beckoning gesture.
Silently, the colossal Supreme Emperor Body rapidly shrank, eventually becoming only the size of a normal person, then vanished into the Heavenly Emperor's body, and further into the Heavenly Dao Sun within his body.
This was the Heavenly Emperor's deliberate action.
After all, this was the Form and Spirit of a Supreme Great Emperor, equivalent to an immeasurable divine treasure.
It could even augment the Heavenly Dao origin of the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds.
The Heavenly Dao Sun, having devoured the Form and Spirit of a Supreme Great Emperor, instantly shone with boundless radiance. Its Heavenly Might grew even more powerful, constantly releasing vast energy, setting off the Heavenly Emperor's phantom figure to appear increasingly mighty. Wisps of dazzling solar brilliance seeped from his pores, as if containing endless suns.
The might of the Heavenly Dao flooded the entire Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds.
"Run, run now!"
The alien race's most powerful collective will of the Emperors and Dao Shishi had both been slain and perished. Facing the Heavenly Emperor, the others had no means to fight back.
Although they knew escape was nearly impossible, the alien powerhouses still charged towards the borderlands in that instant, trying to grasp the faintest hope of survival.
The Heavenly Emperor personally made his move. With a gentle sweep of his fingers and palm, calm and effortless, without a ripple or wave, one figure after another in the Desolate Realm turned to dust, their Form and Spirit disintegrating, devoured by the Heavenly Dao Sun, making its origin even more powerful.
However, the stronger the Heavenly Dao Sun became, the more powerful the Primordial Heaven Realm would ultimately become. It would nourish the Primordial Heaven Realm in return, also propelling the prosperity of the myriad Daos of the heavens.
Thus, a Ten Thousand Ancient Times conspiracy was dismantled.
Throughout the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds, infinite living beings chanted the name of the Heavenly Emperor, prostrating in worship, all from the depths of their hearts.
If not for the Heavenly Emperor's manifestation, the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds would likely have suffered an unprecedented catastrophe.
In the Desolate Realm, the Heavenly Emperor's phantom grew even more indistinct.
"Senior Heavenly Emperor," the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body said anxiously.
The Heavenly Emperor shook his head slightly. "It's fine."
He grasped the five Forbidden Zone Rulers, who were left with only fragments of their Form and Spirit, and drew them into his body. Then, light flourished.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Five figures flew out, precisely the five Forbidden Zone Rulers.
However, compared to when they had burned their Form and Spirit to dissolve the Emperor Light Curtain of the Huangji Lingxiao Hall earlier, they were now completely restored, their auras incomparably powerful. Moreover, because of the awakening of their Imperial Clan bloodlines, each had stepped into the Eighth Heavenly Layer of the Peerless Sovereign realm.
The Kunxu Ruler and another Peerless Sovereign were even at the peak of the Eighth Heavenly Layer, almost reaching the Ninth Heavenly Layer.
This was the Heavenly Emperor's peerless means. Even the five Forbidden Zone Rulers, who were nearly annihilated in Form and Spirit, were completely restored in an instant.
One could only say that the Heavenly Emperor had walked far enough on the path, so far that others couldn't even hope to see his back.
"We kowtow and thank Your Majesty, the Heavenly Emperor!"
The five Forbidden Zone Rulers all knelt in mid-air, kowtowing to the Heavenly Emperor, thanking him from the depths of their hearts.
They did not address him as 'Senior' like Ye Chen, but respectfully called him 'Your Majesty'.
The Heavenly Emperor nodded slightly. "In the past, your minds were clouded, leading you to commit various acts of treason. While ignorance is no crime, your faults were many. The death penalty may be exempted, but living punishment is hard to avoid. Today, I command you to seek out the remnants of your clans scattered in the world, rebuild the glory of the Imperial Clans, and forever assist the Dominator of the Heaven Realm in guarding the Primordial Heaven Realm, protecting the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds, preventing the alien race from invading again and causing suffering to living beings. Are you willing?"
"We are willing!"
How could the five Forbidden Zone Rulers be dissatisfied? This was already a heavenly reward. Otherwise, given their past crimes, death would have been inevitable.
The various Ten Thousand Ancient Times inheritances and the people of the world forgave them, for they all knew these Forbidden Zone Rulers had been clouded by the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins using supreme Emperor Lord power in the past, even to the point of bathing in the blood and consuming the flesh of their own clansmen. How helpless and tragic, and they had also paid a great price. There was no reason not to forgive them.
"Good, you may withdraw."
The Heavenly Emperor spoke, and the five Forbidden Zone Rulers withdrew as instructed.
Among them, Huangxu returned to the Primordial Hall, coming to the side of the remaining clansmen of the Primordial Imperial Clan, filling them with excitement.
The return of an ancestor was equivalent to the Primordial Imperial Clan almost directly returning to its former supreme glory.
Then, the Heavenly Emperor looked towards the Heavenly Ruins, saw the unconscious ten Heavenly Ruins Sovereigns, and shot out beams of light that enveloped them, waking them up. They became aware of everything that had happened and said with guilt, "Your Majesty, we are guilty."
"You were also clouded by the collective will of the alien Emperors, just like the Forbidden Zone Rulers."
The Heavenly Emperor said. Indeed, otherwise, how could the Primordial Sovereigns of the Heavenly Ruins, a lineage of the Ancient Heavenly Court who strictly followed the Heavenly Emperor's will, possibly defect to the alien race? It was merely because the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins had applied means over endless time to cloud their minds.
After all, within the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins resided the collective will of the alien Emperors, and even the will of the Divine Chaos Emperor Ancestor, a Ten Thousand Ancient Times Colossus. The terror of such means was not something ordinary Primordial Sovereigns could guard against.
Moreover, the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins had carried out his infiltration and clouding silently, making it even more impossible for the Primordial Sovereigns of the Heavenly Ruins to prepare or avoid.
Now, with the Heavenly Emperor's intervention, the clouding was finally lifted.
After resolving all calamities in the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds, the Heavenly Emperor's figure trembled. Using the last of his power remaining in the mortal world, he completely incinerated the corpses of the alien Emperors suppressed within the Heavenly Dao Sun and under the Huangji Lingxiao Hall, similarly transforming them into even more powerful energy that continuously flowed into the Heavenly Dao Sun.
The Heavenly Dao Sun flew out from within the Heavenly Emperor's body, then shone with radiance many times stronger than before, causing the myriad Daos of the heavens in the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds to become many times clearer, making the cultivation environment of the Eight Realms far surpass that of the past.
Of course, this was also the Heavenly Emperor's means. Otherwise, relying on the Heavenly Dao Sun's power alone to completely refine the suppressed corpses of the alien Emperors would have taken who knows how many tens of thousands of years, and there was even a risk of re-contamination.
But after the Heavenly Emperor's phantom appeared, everything was resolved.
The Heavenly Dao Sun was flawless and perfect, possessing the Tenth Heavenly Layer. In truth, this was also a contingency left by the Emperors, for this was the new Tenth Heaven that would complete theincomplete / fragmentary Heavenly Dao of the Pangu Universe.
The Heavenly Emperor's phantom grew many times more indistinct, almost unrecognizable as a human figure. This was the final remnant of the Heavenly Emperor's power in the Pangu Universe.
He returned to the Huangji Lingxiao Hall, facing Ye Chen's figure, and said, "Your child is a Chaos True Dragon, with transcendent talent, even better than Imperial Sons and Daughters or Immortal Dao offspring. In the past, the Ancestral Dragon, the progenitor of the first-generation Chaos True Dragon, also left behind a legacy. I will send him to that Ancestral Dragon legacy site. He will obtain the greatest fortune of the Ancestral Dragon. When he returns in the future, he can also assist you."
Hearing this, Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief and also felt joy for Ye Junlin's luck.
The Ancestral Dragon was the first-generation Chaos True Dragon. If it left a legacy, it would be incomparably precious, completely unleashing Ye Junlin's potential.
He had a premonition that when Ye Junlin returned in the future, he would surely become a generation's peerless powerhouse.
"As for you, the gift I leave for you, the key person, is on the supreme seat of the Huangji Lingxiao Hall. That is the authority to control the origin of the Primordial Heaven Realm, and also the position of Dominator."
"Senior Heavenly Emperor, this absolutely cannot be!"
Ye Chen exclaimed. This fortune was too astonishing. The authority to control the origin of the Primordial Heaven Realm was equivalent to mastering the Heavenly Dao Sun.
Originally, the Heavenly Dao Sun was equivalent to a Supreme One. Once mastered, it would be no less than a true Supreme One.
Moreover, the current Heavenly Dao Sun was so powerful, having refined the corpses of the alien Emperors, including the Divine Chaos Emperor Ancestor, a Ten Thousand Ancient Times Colossus. Its power was excessively strong, likely surpassing ordinary Supreme Ones.
And the position of Dominator of the Primordial Heaven Realm was different from the Dominators of the Heaven Realm of the past. They were merely puppets of the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins, while the Dominator of the Heaven Realm appointed by the Heavenly Emperor would be the true Dominator of the Heaven Realm, completely presiding over the rise and fall of the Primordial Heaven Realm because he controlled the Heavenly Dao Sun, the origin of the Heaven Realm.
He could even obtain the infinite Faith Power accumulated by generations of Dominators of the Heaven Realm.
Furthermore, not long ago, the Heavenly Emperor had just ordered the five Forbidden Zone Rulers to assist the Dominator of the Heaven Realm, clearly for this very purpose—equivalent to gaining the assistance of five Peerless Sovereigns for free.
One had to admit, the fortune the Heavenly Emperor left for Ye Chen was too great, far surpassing anything from the past, difficult to bear.
Ye Chen admitted he didn't dare ignore it, but it was too heavy, and he didn't dare accept it lightly.
The Heavenly Emperor chuckled. "At this moment, you still want to refuse? You are the key person of the Pangu Universe, even the key person to resist the alien universe and reverse the Blood-Stained Future. This was left specifically for you."
"Once you become the Dominator of the Heaven Realm, the Primordial Heaven Realm will be under the jurisdiction of your Heavenly Kingdom or Chaos Heavenly Mansion. In the future, you will possess even more power to resist the Blood-Stained Future."
It had to be said, these words struck the deepest part of Ye Chen's heart.
How could he not know the terror of the Blood-Stained Future? But he also had to admit he needed to become stronger, and the fortune left by the Heavenly Emperor was just right.
The Heavenly Emperor, who saw through everything, continued, "Moreover, you possess a true Origin Universe and can also walk the path of the Universe Emperor. The Primordial Heaven Realm was once part of the Primordial Divine Realm, a remnant world that also contains part of the Pangu Universe's origin. It holds infinite wonders for the expansion of your Origin Universe."
After a moment of contemplation, Ye Chen sighed softly and spoke with solemn gravity, "Since Senior Heavenly Emperor speaks thus, how dare this junior disobey? In the future, if Senior Heavenly Emperor has any need, this junior will definitely return the Primordial Heaven Realm."
The Heavenly Emperor laughed heartily but did not refuse. This was an act of trust, and also belief in Ye Chen's potential.
"May we have the chance to fight side by side in the future."
As his words slowly faded, the Heavenly Emperor had said all he needed. His expectations for Ye Chen were great, hoping that one day they could meet again and fight together.
"Alright, being able to remain in the mortal world for such a long time is also an honor for me."
The Heavenly Emperor smiled. His indistinct figure ultimately could not endure any longer, gradually growing even more blurred, then bit by bit dissipating, transforming into a shower of brilliant light rain. Transcending the barriers of time and space, it left the Huangji Lingxiao Hall, left this place, and arrived before an exquisitely beautiful young girl.
The girl was sixteen years old, born with peerless beauty, so rare that few in Ten Thousand Ancient Times could compare. Yet now, tears glistened in her eyes.
She was precisely Ruoxi!
The light rain was resplendent, faintly revealing a majestic figure. His voice carried a unique gentleness, also a trace of guilt, and a rarely seen tenderness: "Child, you have suffered for many years. It was your father's fault."
"Father!"
Ruoxi wept, her identity revealed—she was the daughter of the Heavenly Emperor, the most noble person of Ten Thousand Ancient Times.
Back in the Imperial Clan Ye Family, Ye Cangqiong had called Ruoxi 'Martial Aunt' because his father, the Heavenly Heart Sword Emperor, was a disciple of the Heavenly Emperor.
Buzz—
Within her body, the Heavenly Emperor's bloodline completely revived, reaching an extreme level of power, causing Ruoxi's aura to soar layer by layer. In an instant, it surpassed all previous levels, reaching a height ordinary people could not hope to attain.
Imperial Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao offspring—because of the Supreme bloodline within them, they were innately powerful, Great Perfection Supreme Geniuses.
The offspring of Ten Thousand Ancient Times Colossi, with bloodlines so strong they could propel power even at the Sovereign level.
The Heavenly Emperor, among the strongest few of Ten Thousand Ancient Times, his bloodline's strength could be called the strongest of all ages, surpassing all Supreme bloodlines.
Ruoxi's improvement almost instantly reached an unprecedented height.
That level of bloodline power was likely rare throughout the ages, few could compare. Unless they were the offspring of the Primordial Ancestor or the Universe Emperor, they might be on par.
But Ruoxi didn't care about that. She cared more about the Heavenly Emperor, her father.
Since childhood, she had been stranded in the lower realm, becoming non-blood-related siblings with Ye Chen, depending on each other for survival.
Now, knowing her father was the Heavenly Emperor, although there was some resentment in her heart as to why he had abandoned her, she also understood. Her father was the Heavenly Emperor, the number one person of the Pangu Universe, facing alone the supreme great evils of each epoch, bearing great dangers, likely forced and helpless.
Now that they had met, the slight resentment in her heart had long since dissipated into nothingness.