Throughout the myriad realms, the two great factions of the Pangu Universe and the alien Ancient Universe were on the verge of their ultimate confrontation.
Day by day, time passed. Though no exact date had been set, everyone felt the tense anticipation of an impending storm. Even the fighting at the frontlines had diminished considerably. All of this resembled the eerie calm before a tempest, a deceptive peace preceding the deluge.
During this period, Ye Chen exerted tremendous power to relocate the passageway between the two realms to the heart of the Myriad Domains. The projection of the Heavenly Dao Sun manifested at the center of the Myriad Domains, resonating with the Heavenly Dao and further stimulating the myriad Daos of all heavens to reach a peak of boiling vitality.
As time went on, the news of Ye Chen, the Battle Saint King's return, swept through the myriad realms like a hurricane, becoming known to the powerful of both factions. The world gradually learned that all the experts the alien race had dispatched to the lower realm, including the four Emperor Lords and dozens of Ancient Monarchs, along with countless other strong warriors, had all been annihilated by Ye Chen.
For the alien race invading the Pangu Universe this time, there were only about a dozen Emperor Lords in total. Losing nearly half was a devastating blow. Moreover, there were dozens of top-tier Ancient Monarchs lost as well. This was no mere flesh wound; it was a crippling loss of vital energy.
If not for the Prison of Heaven being breached, releasing the peerless malevolent beings imprisoned across various eras, and the subsequent return of three Alien Emperors, the severely weakened alien faction would have long been driven by the Pangu Universe's forces to cower at the farthest reaches of the Myriad Domains.
Towards Ye Chen, the alien race naturally gnashed their teeth in fury. This heaven-defying Battle Saint King had repeatedly thwarted their meticulously laid plans, causing catastrophic losses. Not only had they failed to rescue Dao Shishi, but they had also suffered such heavy casualties. They wished they could capture this brat immediately and grind his bones to dust ten thousand times over.
"Battle Saint King! You dare kill so many experts from our Ancient Universe! Sooner or later, when you fall into our hands, we will make you pay the most terrible price!"
The roars of the alien race echoed incessantly. However, they were unaware that Ye Chen was the Master of the Primordial Heaven Realm, who also controlled the Heavenly Dao Sun and boundless faith power. Had they known, their precautions would have been even greater. This was a secret known only to a handful within the Pangu Palace, aside from the Heavenly Kingdom.
"Alien race, I will not only kill all of you who descended to the lower realm, but I will also exterminate you in the upper realm and completely expel you from the Pangu Universe."
Ye Chen paid no heed to such empty, after-the-fact threats. Instead, he took the initiative, charging into the frontlines. He kept supreme-level powers like the Heavenly Dao Sun and faith power concealed within his body, not truly unleashing them. Instead, he displayed the gains from his century of seclusion.
Over a hundred and fifty years ago, he was already comparable to a Ninth Heaven Sovereign. A century of secluded cultivation, spent studying the various legacies left by the Heavenly Emperor, had naturally increased his cultivation significantly. Now, he wanted to test the results of his century-long retreat.
More importantly, he harbored killing intent. He had long desired to personally charge deep into alien territory. Three hundred years ago, when his strength rivaled that of a peerless Sovereign, he couldn't have done it. But now it was within his power. He intended to make that journey himself.
Soon, Ye Chen arrived at the battlefield, personally entering a Sovereign-level combat zone. This was a crucial frontline battlefield spanning several vast Great Domains. Seven Ancient Monarchs from both sides were engaged in fierce combat. On the alien side, a powerful Fifth Heaven Sovereign led three alien Sovereigns in battling the Pangu Palace Sovereigns, staining the Great Domains with the blood of the Pangu Palace forces.
Naturally, the Pangu Palace Sovereigns were fearless. They had already called for reinforcements from other Ancient Monarchs. Moreover, with the Immortal Heavenly Pass at their backs, they could retreat and defend at any time, unafraid of the alien race. It could be said that this Sovereign-level battle was merely a mutual probe by both factions before the final war, not a life-or-death struggle.
Boom—
Suddenly, the Sovereign battlefield trembled violently.
At the critical moment, Ye Chen appeared majestically before the countless experts of both factions. With a wave of his hand, he summoned clouds; with a turn of his palm, he brought rain. He struck out from a distance, a single slap that reduced the alien Fifth Heaven Sovereign to dust, his blood staining multiple Great Domains.
Then, the Chaos Cauldron emerged. Using the simplest, most brutal method, it swept across like a river of stars and nebulae. The three remaining alien Sovereigns were utterly annihilated, devoured by the cauldron.
In an instant, four alien Sovereigns were obliterated. Ye Chen's divine might was like a prison, shaking both factions.
No one had expected the Battle Saint King to take the initiative and appear so suddenly, catching the alien race completely off guard and inflicting heavy losses upon them. Although the alien race's strength had increased significantly due to the opening of the Prison of Heaven, Ancient Monarchs remained a crucial pillar of their forces. Losing even one was a cause for great distress.
"Battle Saint King, thank you!"
The three Pangu Palace Sovereigns were first shocked by Ye Chen's power, then stepped forward to clasp their fists in gratitude, their expressions tinged with awe. While they hadn't feared the four alien Sovereigns, defeating them wouldn't have been easy and would have required paying a certain price. But the Battle Saint King's lightning strike, displaying supreme combat power, had annihilated the four alien Sovereigns in the blink of an eye, sparing them any cost.
"We are all of the Pangu Universe; there's no need for thanks. Although the final war will soon be launched, before it begins, I too must act, making the alien race pay some price. Let them understand one thing: even with the Prison of Heaven opened, they will ultimately submit to our Pangu Universe."
Ye Chen spoke, gazing into the distance beyond the Immortal Heavenly Pass at the vast expanse of the Myriad Domains territory occupied by the alien race. Over the years, this vast territory, occupying nearly half of the myriad realms, had long been saturated with endless demonic energy, earning it the name 'alien realm'.
This alien realm was perpetually imbued with the imperial demonic power of the Alien Emperors, preventing experts from the Pangu Universe side from venturing too deep, lest they suffer suppression from the alien realm's imperial Dao rules.
"The alien race has employed quite a few methods over the years, forcibly altering the rules of nearly half the myriad realms' territory. They must have paid a considerable price," Ye Chen mused to himself. He could sense that the alien realm was suffused with the faint, supreme imperial rule power of the Alien Emperors. Even a Quasi-Sovereign entering would experience some suppression.
Of course, the stronger one's power, the weaker the suppression. At the level of Ancient Monarchs, the effect was minimal. Ye Chen was naturally not subject to it either!
Boom—
On this day, he forcefully charged into the alien realm, wreaking havoc in all directions.
In the short span of less than half an hour, he traversed multiple Great Domains. While crossing, he displayed the supreme methods of an Eternal Sovereign, annihilating all the alien armies stationed in these Great Domains, inflicting extremely severe damage on the alien race.
Furthermore, he manipulated the phantom of the Heavenly Dao Sun, resonating with the Heavenly Dao of the myriad realms to expel the alien race's demonic energy and restore purity to the heavens. In a very short time, he neutralized the imperial rule power of the Alien Emperors across over a hundred Great Domains within the alien realm.
Ye Chen's appearance was not concealed in the slightest. Boundless Sovereign Heavenly Might erupted, pressing down upon numerous Great Domains, thoroughly alarming the alien race.