"I've finally returned to the Tenth Heaven Sovereign level. And this time, I don't even need to use the Three Gods Unification technique to directly face off against a peak Sovereign like the Second Emperor Envoy."
That supreme, unparalleled power left Ye Chen extremely satisfied. Moreover, the Tenth-Rank Emperor Pill had only resolved part of his issues; it was far from being completely exhausted.
Boundless power still surged through his limbs and bones. Ye Chen felt an unprecedented confidence. This immense, majestic power seemed capable of piercing through everything in the world.
"Indeed, an Eternal Sovereign is different from ordinary Ancient Monarchs. Even at this stage, I still haven't felt the limit of a Sovereign. It seems I can go even further on the Sovereign path. It's even possible to rival a Monarch while still a Sovereign. One day, at the absolute peak of the Eternal Sovereign realm, slaying a Monarch might not be impossible."
After murmuring to himself, Ye Chen's aura suddenly began to surge continuously.
Because the combat power rivaling a peak Tenth Heaven Sovereign wasn't what he truly desired. What he truly wanted was the ability to truly battle a Monarch.
"In terms of realm, I need to continuously condense Sovereign Rules. Reaching the Monarch level in a short time is difficult. But the path of the physical body is not like that. It has already reached a bottleneck. Now is the time to charge towards a higher level of physical attainment."
"Today, I shall achieve Monarch through my physical body!"
A great roar echoed through the starry cosmos.
Ye Chen, using all the remaining power of the Tenth-Rank Emperor Pill, stimulated every cell of his Chaos Supreme Body, activating all its potential. Every inch of his flesh suddenly erupted with radiance countless times brighter than before. The terrifying brilliance directly illuminated who knew how many star domains.
Boom—
As if in a trance, it seemed a peerless Ancient Emperor who had slumbered for countless ages was disturbed at this moment, beginning to awaken.
An unimaginable Oppressive Might slowly seeped out, suppressing the All Heavens, spreading throughout the entire starry cosmos.
The myriad stars in the sky instantly dimmed.
Even the brightest sun was robbed of its due radiance.
Far away, across countless star domains, the Myriad Star Races could all sense this peerless Oppressive Might. Each one revealed expressions of shock and awe, looking towards the depths of the starry sky.
"What is that? Why is there such a terrifying Oppressive Might undulating!"
"Such a terrifying Oppressive Might! Did someone become an Ancient Monarch? No, not even an Ancient Monarch, nor even a Starry Sky Overlord, could possess such immeasurable Oppressive Might. It's far from it. It feels more like someone is attempting to step into the supreme, peerless Emperor Dao domain."
"Proving the Dao to become Emperor?"
"That shouldn't be. How many tens of thousands of years have passed? In this epoch, few have truly succeeded in proving the Dao. And while this imposing might is terrifying enough to suppress the boundless starry sky, compared to when those few Great Emperors of the past proved their Dao and ascended, there's still some gap. It hasn't completely radiated throughout the entire Chaos Ancient Universe, only about one-tenth of it."
"Right. Since it's not proving the Dao to become Emperor, yet its might still surpasses that of an Ancient Monarch, it can only mean someone is breaking through to Monarch, entering the realm of the strongest beneath the Great Emperor."
"Monarch! Someone is about to achieve Monarch!"
"How many tens of thousands of years have passed? In this era, few have achieved Monarch. Who is it that is stepping into the Monarch realm?"
At this moment, the entire starry cosmos was shaken. The Myriad Star Races, even the Ultimate Ancient Path and the Soul-Restraining Hall, were all alarmed.
If, in the era without Emperors, Ancient Monarchs were hailed as Universe Overlords, suppressing the All Heavens, then in any era, Monarchs were truly ruler-level existences.
Even during the reign of a Great Emperor, the brilliance of Monarchs could not be obscured, known throughout all ages.
Even within the Ultimate Ancient Path and the Soul-Restraining Hall, Monarchs were absolute, dominant ruler-level figures, not to be ignored.
Now, after countless tens of thousands of years, someone was finally taking that step to become a Monarch.
Only, no one knew who was beginning to charge towards Monarch.
The Ancient Monarchs of various races, even the ancient overlords who had long been in seclusion, charging towards higher levels, awakened one by one. Gazing towards the depths of the starry sky, they all wanted to know who was breaking through, and also how one broke through to become a Monarch.
Unparalleled blood energy suddenly bloomed, shattering the void, sweeping up fragments of time as it rushed towards every corner of the Universe, captured by the Myriad Star Races.
From the time fragments, one could vaguely see a peerless figure standing in the depths of the starry sky. His true features were unclear, his body obscured and distorted by supreme power. But his blood energy was so vigorous it swept across all directions, inundating who knew how many star domains.
In the starry sky, countless phenomena appeared: gods and demons falling, Great Emperor imprints manifesting, the Heavenly Dao roaring, spectral soldiers crossing the sea... and so on. But vaguely, one could see all the deities of the All Heavens bowing in worship towards that peerless figure, as if jointly venerating a peerless Divine Emperor.
Even separated by infinite distance, upon seeing this figure, the Myriad Star Races, all living beings of the Universe, felt an impulse to bow in worship and submit, as if that person were a supreme Great Emperor requiring the reverence and worship of the world.
"Everyone, look! That person's blood energy contains overwhelming chaos light. Could he be—"
Someone spoke up. Suddenly, everyone's expressions changed. The figure of one person simultaneously appeared in their minds—
The Battle Saint King!?
But precisely because of this, it was too shocking, too earth-shattering.
The Battle Saint King was only at the Starry Sky Overlord level. Though strong, the gap to Monarch was still vast. Now he was actually charging towards Monarch? Without a doubt, this was unbelievable.
How many years had passed? He had already reached such a level. Even defying heaven shouldn't be like this!
However, in the current era, possessing such chaos blood energy, aside from the Battle Saint King, there was only the Chaos Overlord. But the Chaos Overlord was within the Ultimate Ancient Domain, unable to leave, and had only advanced to Ancient Monarch within the last few hundred years. It was impossible for him to achieve Monarch.
Without a doubt, this person was precisely the Battle Saint King!
"Heaven-defying! How long has it been? The Battle Saint King's advancement is so fast, about to step into the Monarch domain!"
"'Heaven-defying' isn't enough to describe it. That's defying the world, even defying the epoch! Throughout all ages, no one has ever been such a monster!"
"Even as an Ancient Monarch, the Battle Saint King could slay a peak Sovereign like the Second Emperor Envoy. If he achieves Monarch, what then? Who could still be his match!"
The Myriad Star Races debated. The Ultimate Ancient Path fell into silence, staring dumbfounded at the scenes brought back by the time fragments.
Monarch!
The Battle Saint King was about to become a Monarch!
On the other side, the Soul-Restraining Hall was incomparably silent, even deathly still!
As expected, once the Battle Saint King achieved Monarch, the first to face the impact would undoubtedly be the Soul-Restraining Hall.
Being marked by a Monarch was not something an Ancient Monarch could compare to; the danger was terrifyingly greater by countless times.
Especially since it was a blood feud of life and death!