In the vast cosmos, the number of Great Daos is beyond count. The so-called 'myriad Daos of the heavens' is merely a collective term; in reality, there are far more, as countless varieties of Great Daos exist. For convenience, 'myriad Daos of the heavens' is simply a simplified expression. However, if one were to ask which Great Dao is the strongest, the Dao of Time and Space would undoubtedly be qualified to rank among them.
Throughout the ages, space reigns supreme, and time commands the highest respect, which is sufficient to prove the importance of these two Great Daos.
Especially the Dao of Time. Any Great Dao involving time has always been shrouded in mystery and profoundness, even touching upon causality and fate—forces that even supreme beings who lord over the myriad realms dare not meddle with, as doing so could easily lead to their demise.
Even the Emperors and Sovereigns of the Mythical Era likely dared not involve themselves with causality and fate. Legend has it that their disappearance or fall was due to so-called causality and fate.
The Dao of Time and Space is even more mysterious and transcendent, involving causality and fate to an even greater extent. It is said that cultivating it to its extreme allows one to break through restrictions, transcend past and future, becoming omnipotent.
In that distant, unreachable Mythical Era, there was a supreme Great Emperor who attained the Dao through the Dao of Time and Space, hailed as the Time-Space Great Emperor. In that most ancient Mythical Era, he was one of the most powerful existences in the world, feared even by other Emperors and Sovereigns, for he could freely traverse past and present, even returning to the moment when any being was at its weakest to strike and eliminate them, thereby altering the future.
Naturally, slaying an Emperor or Sovereign who stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the Heavenly Dao involves causality so immense it could destroy the myriad realms. Even beings as powerful as Emperors and Sovereigns face the risk of perishing and dare not attempt it lightly.
All of this illustrates the extraordinary nature of the Dao of Time and Space. Ye Chen was astonished, never expecting that Old Yan actually possessed such a Time-Space secret art. Given this old man's mysterious nature, the Time-Space secret art he could produce was surely extraordinary. Ye Chen suspected it was at least from a Time-Space existence of Great Power level.
This also made Ye Chen increasingly curious about Old Yan's identity and origins.
Yaya, half-believing and half-doubting, took the divine light sphere. The moment her jade-white, delicate hand touched it, endless, intricate Dao marks and laws related to time and space surged forth, transforming into a gentle stream that flowed into her body. Light emanated from between her brows as the profound meanings of the Time-Space Dao scripture emerged, imprinted into the young girl's sea of consciousness.
Boom—
The void trembled, heaven and earth transformed. In this moment, even time and space were disturbed and bewildered. Fluctuations of the Time-Space Dao manifested around Yaya's body.
Even Old Yan couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "As expected of the World Tree, innately comprehending the Dao of the World, harmonizing with the Dao of Time and Space. To gain insight so quickly—her talent and potential are simply unimaginable."
The World Tree, hailed as an ultimate being that, upon reaching its peak, could rival Emperors and Sovereigns in battle, capable of evolving the great worlds of the heavens—truly unimaginable.
A true great world encompasses both time and space. Hence, the World Tree can also gradually master the laws and Great Daos of both time and space over time. Its innate talent is fundamentally unsurpassable.
Ye Chen also nodded. The World Tree indeed ranks among the most supreme beings between heaven and earth, comparable to supreme holy spirits like the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, and Kunpeng, yet even rarer in number. From the Mythical Era to the present, only five have ever been born. In fact, only one truly grew to maturity—the primordial World Tree.
Unfortunately, after the Mythical Era, the World Tree became unseen until Yaya's appearance.
A long time later, the temporal-spatial fluctuations around Yaya finally vanished, and she returned to her original appearance. However, everyone felt that Yaya seemed to have undergone a subtle, profound, and mysterious transformation related to the Great Dao. Though she stood right there, even divine sense found it difficult to truly perceive her existence, as if what stood before them was mere emptiness.
"How could this be?"
Wang Shan was shocked, and even Wang Ming wore an astonished expression. Only Ye Chen and Old Yan had profound gazes, though they too held a trace of surprise.
In that instant, Yaya had undergone a subtle, profound, and mysterious transformation.
Between heaven and earth, the Dao of Time seemed to stir because of her, as if she had become its master!
Yaya opened her eyes. They were no longer clear like a deep spring; instead, they were unfathomably profound. Within her pupils, it seemed as if great worlds were being born, originating, flourishing, declining, and being destroyed, encompassing the cycle of life and death of worlds.
If one gazed into them for too long, they couldn't help but feel as if their entire soul was about to sink completely into Yaya's eyes, unable to extricate themselves, unable to transcend.
Not long after, all of this completely dissipated. Yaya's eyes regained their clarity, flawless as autumn water, as if containing a clear spring. She blinked, looking at the several people before her with varied expressions. Tilting her head, her dark hair cascading down, she appeared utterly puzzled. "Daddy, Grandpa Yan, Uncle Wang, Little Shanzi, why are you all staring at me? Do I have flowers growing on my face?"
Seeing Yaya's adorable and innocent appearance, Ye Chen smiled and ruffled his daughter's hair, shaking his head. "It's nothing. I just think my daughter is getting cuter and cuter, never tiring of looking at her. I just wanted to look a bit more."
Yaya giggled. "So Daddy knows Yaya is cute too. But it's not just cute—I'm also peerlessly beautiful, just like Mommies."
Hearing this, everyone shared a knowing smile, feeling the young girl's innocence and purity even more, like a little sprite untouched by the dust of the mortal world, utterly endearing.
However, they were very curious about the change in Yaya and inquired about it. In the end, Yaya just shook her head, her face full of confusion, saying she didn't understand.
This surprised them, but something must have happened; it was just difficult to discern clearly.
"Qian Yue, what are your plans next?" Wang Ming asked.
Yaya also looked at Ye Chen curiously. Although she very much wanted to take Daddy back immediately to reunite with her mommies, Daddy had already promised earlier that they probably wouldn't see the mommies now, which made her feel quite regretful and helpless.
Ye Chen thought for a moment, then raised his eyes and solemnly informed the people present of his plan. These were trustworthy friends and family; there was nothing he couldn't tell them.
Upon learning Ye Chen's plan, even Wang Ming and the others were greatly astonished and furrowed their brows. Ye Chen wanted to restore his invincible battle physique from his previous life and intended to slay ten supreme Young Kings. This was simply far too difficult.
Ye Chen was not the same as in his previous life. He no longer possessed the peerless battle physique nor the heaven-defying Tenth Heaven. Although he was still exceptionally powerful in this life, every Young King was absolutely extraordinary, possessing numerous trump cards. Ye Chen's success in slaying Xia Shuangwang and the Scarlet Scale King was purely fortunate. If these Young Kings appeared with the many powerful experts from their respective forces, intercepting them would be even more difficult.
Moreover, even wanting to kill them would be hard.
"Is it that difficult?" Ye Chen smiled faintly. With a loud boom, nine divine halos manifested, and faintly, a tenth divine halo seemed to flicker in and out, flowing with immortal radiance!