"Possibility?" Ye Chen was taken aback.
"Correct!"
The Golden Crow Great Emperor said with a serious expression, "Throughout the ages, many have walked the path of the Chaos Great Dao. But you must understand, none have been like you—starting from the Eternal Quasi-Sovereign level from the very beginning. Moreover, you possess a Primordial Universe and have inherited all of Tai Sheng Huang's insights into chaos. All these factors combined on one person are unprecedented. This indirectly proves that you are the person in this world with the greatest hope of attaining the Emperor realm through the Chaos Great Dao."
Ye Chen nodded thoughtfully.
After a pause, the Golden Crow Great Emperor continued, "If you wish to attain the Emperor realm more quickly, it is not without a method."
Ye Chen's eyes lit up. "May I ask, Great Emperor, what method is that?"
"Ultimate Supreme One!" the Golden Crow Great Emperor enunciated each word clearly.
Ultimate Supreme One?
Ye Chen was stunned for a moment, but soon, understanding dawned upon him. He thought of the Supreme Ancient Domain, of the Ultimate Ancient Domain, and of the greatest Immortal Fate left behind by the various Heavens' Supreme Ones that was contested at the very end.
That Immortal Fate, it was said, was something even the various Heavens' Supreme Ones went mad for. Back when Supreme One Chi Xue, the Sun Great Emperor, and the Mythical Supreme One were attaining the Emperor realm, their Emperor Tribulations shook the Chaos Sea and attracted the various Heavens' Supreme Ones from within it. Their goal was precisely this heaven-defying Immortal Fate.
Although he still didn't know exactly what this heaven-defying Immortal Fate ultimately was, that did not hinder its peerless value.
The Golden Crow Great Emperor was reminding him that obtaining the greatest Immortal Fate might be one of the methods.
This meant he must return to the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain and proceed to the Supreme Ancient Domain.
He just didn't know, after hundreds of years had passed, what stage the competition there had developed to.
After all, the young overlords of the two great ancient domains back then were at the Quasi-Sovereign level. It was impossible to predict whether those former overlords had also become Ancient Sovereigns after several hundred years.
Of course, Ye Chen feared nothing, for he was an Eternal Sovereign. Even though he was temporarily severely wounded, his true strength still surpassed that of ordinary Ancient Sovereigns.
"Very well, thank you for the reminder, Senior."
Ye Chen expressed his gratitude.
Having made his decision, he immediately bid farewell to the Golden Crow Great Emperor and set off to return to Pangu Palace to seek out the Human Sovereign, hoping the Human Sovereign had a method to resolve his injuries. If not, he would have no choice but to head to the Origin Ancient Path to seek out Giants from antiquity like the Flame Emperor for resolution.
After the banquet concluded, the Human Sovereign met with Ye Chen alone, discerned his thoughts, and agreed.
"I have no method to completely dissipate the injuries on your body, as I have not fully recovered myself. But I can suppress them somewhat."
The Human Sovereign's words filled Ye Chen with pleasant surprise.
However, recalling that his past life was the Reincarnation Great Emperor, one of the Giants from antiquity, he immediately understood.
Although he had not yet returned to his past life's realm, that did not mean he lacked corresponding methods. After all, he was once a Giant from antiquity of a past generation, so his means were naturally extraordinary.
Boom—
Vast purple-gold radiance enveloped Ye Chen, probing all aspects within his body. The Human Sovereign made his move. Now at the Quasi-Giant level, he personally attempted to dissipate the injuries.
During this process, Ye Chen sensed the Human Sovereign's unfathomable depth and was deeply awed.
That day, Ye Chen remained within the Human Sovereign's palace without emerging.
It wasn't until half a month later that he finally left the Human Sovereign's palace. Astonishingly, the injuries on his body had recovered by seventy to eighty percent, which was truly shocking.
The Human Sovereign's cultivation had actually reached such a level that he could even dissipate injuries as terrible as Ye Chen's.
Ye Chen, however, shook his head, indicating they had not been completely dissipated.
Those injuries were due to the Heavenly Dao Sun. The Human Sovereign, by virtue of being the Myriad Domains Human Sovereign—a Human Supreme recognized by the Pangu Universe's origin—was able to suppress them. Otherwise, he would have been like the Golden Crow Great Emperor, unable to expel them.
But the Human Sovereign was, after all, the Human Sovereign. He had dissipated over half of the injuries within Ye Chen's body and suppressed the remaining ones. As a result, Ye Chen could now unleash several more percentage points of his peak-era combat power.
Not to the level of matching a peak Tenth Heaven Sovereign, but at the very least, he could rival a peerless Eighth Heaven Sovereign, much like himself before entering the Ancient Heaven Realm.
Naturally, if he forced himself to attack, he could fully unleash the combat power of his former peak era, no less than a peak Tenth Heaven Sovereign. But once he did so, the suppressed injuries within his body would directly erupt. In eight or nine out of ten cases, he would be utterly destroyed, body and soul annihilated.
So this was a limitation.
Of course, within the Pangu Universe, Ye Chen could still command the Heavenly Dao Sun of the Ancient Heaven Realm and the boundless power of faith, reaching a level comparable to a Supreme One. As long as he did not merge with the Heavenly Dao Sun, he would be fine.
However, this level of combat power could not be taken outside the Pangu Universe; it could only be maximally unleashed within the Pangu Universe.
"Success due to the Heavenly Dao Sun, failure also due to the Heavenly Dao Sun," Ye Chen sighed helplessly. The power of the Heavenly Dao Sun was too immense. Even though he had gained a certain degree of recognition from the Heavenly Dao Sun due to the Heavenly Emperor and could command its power, it was only to that extent—not complete recognition.
Because, in the end, he was still not strong enough to fully accommodate the power of the Heavenly Dao Sun.
Ye Chen recalled the words the Human Sovereign had said to him—
"The Golden Crow Great Emperor's words are correct. You should go to the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain. Whether it's the Immortal Fate of the Supreme Ancient Domain or the Ultimate Ancient Domain, they are one and the same—the 'Ultimate Supreme One.' It was left behind jointly by the various Heavens' Supreme Ones of the past, and even by various peerless Giants. Not only Supreme Ones, but even Giants from antiquity go mad for it. Legend has it that it is a synthesis of the various Heavens' Supreme Ones' Emperor Dao and Immortal Dao, offering a chance for one to truly achieve eternity."
The Human Sovereign's expression was solemn, extremely serious, as he spoke thus: "You can take advantage of this period to go to the two great ancient domain worlds. For now, the alien race crisis in the Pangu Universe has been temporarily resolved. Back then, you used your tribulation to attack the alien Ancient Universe, and a peerless Giant from the blood-stained future once manifested a Giant Dao Body to attack the alien Ancient Universe. Even the Azure Heaven Great Emperor employed various means. The alien Ancient Universe will not launch large-scale invasions into our Pangu Universe again in the short term. This is your great opportunity."
"Moreover, resolving your injuries does not necessarily require seeking help from Giants from antiquity on the Origin Ancient Path as the only option. You can also do so within the two great ancient domain worlds. Too many Supreme Emperor legacies remain there, and there are even priceless Immortal Fates left behind by Giants from antiquity."
"This junior understands." Ye Chen nodded with grave seriousness, having made a corresponding decision in his heart.
In the following period, he first went to the Dragon Phoenix Academy to refine pills for several of its ancient Sovereigns. Naturally, the medicinal ingredients, cauldrons, and such had long been prepared by the Dragon Phoenix Academy; all they needed was his, a master alchemist's, refinement.
Ye Chen's skills were profound, and his alchemy attainments grew increasingly exquisite with time. Even when refining Ninth Rank Divine Pills, his success rate was over fifty percent.
Half a month later, he went to the Myriad Realms Academy to refine pills, also spending half a month. Both endeavors succeeded, earning him entry permissions to the Emperor Traces of the two supreme cultivation academies of the Myriad Realms.
Simultaneously, he learned a thing or two about the Emperor Traces. They were anything but simple!