The Universe barrier was so formidable that not even a Supreme One could pierce through it, bolstered by the origin power of the great Universe.
Through the Universe barrier, Ye Chen could vaguely glimpse the outside world, and even the boundless Chaos Sea.
"The Chaos Sea..."
Beside him, the Iceflame Monarch had also arrived, letting out a soft sigh tinged with emotion.
Though he had been a starry sky overlord of an era, dominating the cosmos for tens of thousands of years, he had never left the Chaos Ancient Universe. Only by looking through the Universe barrier like this could he see the Chaos Sea, feeling both curiosity and fervent desire, hoping to one day conquer this endless expanse of chaos.
The Chaos zone was also incredibly vast, often serving as the optimal battleground for many supreme powerhouses. Consequently, numerous traces of their clashes were often left behind.
As Ye Chen traversed the Chaos zone, he witnessed many battlefields where supreme powerhouses had confronted each other, and also discovered worlds and heavens that had been born there.
Such worlds and heavens could be called Chaos Pure Lands, blessed by the creation of heaven and earth, no less significant than the important star domains at the center of a Universe, capable of giving birth to extraordinary Heaven's Prides.
Indeed, upon entering these Chaos Pure Lands, Ye Chen did discover several individuals whose astonishing talent approached that of Supreme Heavenly Prides.
Unfortunately, these Chaos Pure Land worlds were isolated from the outside. These favored sons of heaven were like frogs at the bottom of a well, believing their world was all that existed. Their strength was not particularly great, and their cultivation methods were much cruder. Thus, none had truly become ten-layered heaven Supreme Heavenly Prides; they were merely approaching the threshold.
Ye Chen shook his head. Relying on external methods to become a Supreme Heavenly Pride ultimately limited one's future prospects greatly. If one achieved it oneself, there was hope of becoming a Great Perfection Supreme Heavenly Pride comparable to Imperial Sons, Imperial Daughters, or Immortal Dao progeny, with the potential to prove the Dao and become an Emperor in the future.
Of course, he was merely a passing observer, traveling as a bystander without intervening.
During this time, Ye Chen discovered that within these Chaos Pure Land worlds existed many natural treasures and even medicinal spirits, their ages immense, often tens of thousands of years, with many even reaching hundreds of thousands of years, making them quite rare.
Unfortunately, the inhabitants of the Chaos Pure Land worlds were largely unaware, and the presence of numerous fearsome beasts guarding these treasures made them especially abundant.
The Iceflame Monarch was also astonished. Although he had visited the Chaos zone at the Universe's frontier, he had never lingered for long, so he had made no such discoveries. Only now did he realize the Chaos zone was anything but simple.
After this period of travel, Ye Chen had gathered quite a few spiritual medicines.
During this time, he discovered a Chaos Divine Medicine, no ordinary find—it was the legendary Chaos Dao Fruit, containing a portion of Chaos Dao source power, extremely suitable for a Chaos cultivator like Ye Chen.
One could say the rarity of such a Chaos Dao Fruit was no less than that of a peak Ninth-Rank Divine Pill.
Based on deduction, Ye Chen knew this Chaos Divine Fruit had been gestating for a full three million years and had yet to mature because the chaos energy in the Chaos zone was not pure enough. Otherwise, such a Chaos Divine Fruit would typically mature in a million years. Used in alchemy, it could become the main ingredient for a Tenth-Rank Emperor Pill, capable of dissipating Emperor-level injuries.
Ye Chen directly acted, plucking it and having it take root within his Chaos Small Universe. Wisps of Universe origin power were released, accelerating the growth of the Chaos Dao Fruit.
"This journey through the Chaos zone has yielded quite a good harvest, actually discovering such a Chaos Dao Fruit. If one day even a Colossus of All Time cannot dissipate the injuries within my body, perhaps I can rely on a mature Chaos Dao Fruit to resolve them." Ye Chen nodded with considerable satisfaction.
Growing within the Chaos Small Universe, nourished by Universe origin power and the purest Chaos Ancient energy, the growth of the Chaos Dao Fruit would be greatly accelerated. Within a hundred years, it should mature!
He also discovered several other extraordinary Divine Medicines during this time. Although they were all guarded by fearsome creatures born in the Chaos zone—some even reaching the Quasi-Monarch level, which was quite astonishing—under Ye Chen's absolute martial might, they were all successfully harvested one by one.
In ordinary times, with Supreme Ones not appearing, Ancient Monarchs could dominate the rise and fall of a great Universe, let alone a Peerless Monarch like Ye Chen, who swept through invincibly.
Some time was spent successfully refining the various Chaos Divine Medicines into a Ninth-Rank Divine Pill, of the high Ninth-Rank level. The moment it appeared, it was accompanied by various astonishing heaven and earth phenomena, causing a great commotion in the Chaos zone.
Moreover, the Divine Pill was extremely extraordinary. Upon appearing, it possessed high intelligence, like a true living being. Unwilling to be consumed, it directly harnessed vast heaven and earth power and even grasped Great Dao rules, soaring into the sky, attempting to leave then and there.
Ye Chen slightly raised his gaze, his expression unchanged. With a lift of his hand, he easily caught it, suppressing it into a true pill that overflowed with billions of auspicious colors, so unique. He directly swallowed it.
Boom—
The Ninth-Rank Divine Pill dissolved upon entering his mouth. The immeasurably vast medicinal power contained within instantly filled his limbs and bones, once again causing part of the Heavenly Dao Sun power within Ye Chen's body to dissipate, even transforming into Chaos Divine Power, further increasing his strength.
After successfully refining the Ninth-Rank Divine Pill, not only had his injuries alleviated considerably, but his overall strength had also returned to the level of eight million rules.
One could say he was even closer to the Ninth Heaven Sovereign.
A Ninth Heaven Sovereign's strength was roughly around twelve million Sovereign rules.
Such strength could absolutely be considered worthy of striding proudly through the Chaos Sea.
During this period, he also used the other Chaos Divine Medicines gathered from the Chaos zone to refine corresponding Ninth-Rank Divine Pills for the Iceflame Monarch to consume. They resolved his injuries in one go, restoring him to his peak period from years past, also belonging to the Eighth Heaven Peerless Monarch level. However, compared to Ye Chen, there was a vast gap; his strongest combat power was just over four million Sovereign rules.
Even so, he could be considered a starry sky overlord, with few opponents to be found in the vast world.
After this journey through the Chaos zone, both had recovered a significant amount of strength, which could be considered fortunate.
Just as they were preparing to leave the Chaos zone, their expressions changed, for right before their eyes, an Emperor Trace suddenly appeared—or more accurately, a battlefield from the era of a Great Emperor. It was so vast and boundless that one could not see its end at a glance.
Faintly, one could sense that Ancient Great Emperors had once battled here, not just two or three, erupting in a world-shaking, epoch-defining great war, as if they had shattered the myriads of heavens and worlds, drawing in endless stars.
As far as the eye could see, there were a staggering number of world and heaven remnants here, stretching for tens of thousands of li, like a sea of realms.
Even more, there were multiple colossal stars, each spanning hundreds of millions of li, shattered and fallen, and even Emperor Worlds that had similarly disintegrated and perished here, unimaginable.
"What a terrifying battlefield. Even two Ancient Great Emperors fighting would find it hard to achieve this. It feels like multiple Supreme Emperors confronted each other here in the past."
The fearsome Great Emperor battlefield made the two suspect that half a great Universe had been destroyed here.
Merely a casual, spontaneous journey through the Chaos zone had led to the discovery of such a terrifying Great Emperor-level battlefield, buried within the Chaos zone.
It was likely some supreme existence had wanted to conceal some terrifying secret from the past.
Especially Ye Chen felt a faint tremor in his heart. He had a special premonition that this Great Emperor-level battlefield had a certain connection to him.