"Father."
Yuanchu Imperial Son's weakened Monarch Heavenly Soul spoke with worship and awe. Even someone as powerful as him, at this point, still held absolute reverence for his father, the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor.
A colossus from antiquity, suppressing all eras past and present—who could contend with him?
The Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor had dominated the Chaos Sea across multiple epochs, his prestige unparalleled, his name renowned throughout the various Ancient Chaos Universes. Even Supreme Ones would bow upon seeing him.
That was his goal, hoping that one day he too could become a colossus from antiquity like his father, the Emperor Ancestor.
The Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor cast a faint glance at Yuanchu Imperial Son, his expression indifferent, showing little emotion regarding his offspring's grievous injuries. "I bestowed upon you such excellent resources, yet you fail again and again. You have truly disappointed this Original Body."
Hearing this, Yuanchu Imperial Son's face paled, not daring to offer the slightest rebuttal.
Compared to being dismembered into a human swine by the Battle Saint King, his father the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor's disappointment was the most crushing blow.
Everything he had done today was in the hope of earning even a sliver of praise from his father.
Alas, in the end, there was only disappointment.
Yuanchu Imperial Son was filled with resentment and helplessness, yet he was powerless.
Everyone had to admit that encountering the Battle Saint King in the same era was a fact that would drive any genius to despair.
On the Ancient Emperor Dao Platform, Ye Chen faced the descent of a wisp of the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor's imprint, not feeling the slightest pressure. His body stood straight as a mountain peak piercing the nine heavens, and he said calmly, "Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor, we meet again."
Before the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor could speak, his son, Yuanchu Imperial Son, cried out in shock and anger, "Battle Saint King! Upon meeting my father, why do you not immediately perform the grand bow of respect!"
Ye Chen swept a cold glance at him. "Your father is your father, and he is also of an alien race. I am of the Pangu Universe. Why should I perform a grand bow of respect to someone from a hostile Ancient Universe? How laughable."
Indeed!
Many Ancient Path Overlords secretly nodded slightly. Between two hostile Ancient Chaos Universes, it was naturally impossible for a junior to bow to a senior as in ordinary circumstances, even if that senior was a colossus from antiquity.
Only then did the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor look at Ye Chen, revealing a trace of surprise. "I did not expect to see you here in the Ultimate Ancient Domain. So you have already left the Pangu Universe and come here."
The crowd was astonished; it seemed the Battle Saint King was acquainted with the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor.
Ye Chen smiled. "The Ultimate Ancient Path and the Supreme Ancient Path—the ends of both ancient paths are connected, aimed at contending for the 'Ultimate Supreme' immortal fate. As a member of the younger generation, I naturally came to compete."
Suddenly, the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor let out a sound of surprise. "Your encounters have been favorable. To survive facing my son back then and to withstand the backlash of that brand-new Tenth Heaven, your physical body is so supremely strong—it is somewhat beyond this Original Body's expectations. However, it is a pity. A person like you, if born within our Ancient Universe, would undoubtedly become another colossus from antiquity, not inferior to this Original Body, perhaps even approaching the Primordial Generation. But alas, you were born in the wrong Ancient Chaos Universe. Falling within the Pangu Universe, a Chaos Ancient Universe destined for destruction, is your tragedy."
Everyone in the Emperor Heaven Hall was shocked. The Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor's evaluation of the Battle Saint King was actually this high, stating he had the qualifications to become a majestic, immortal Great Venerable One—a colossus from antiquity.
This was praise from a colossus from antiquity, even though they were from hostile Ancient Chaos Universes, the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor still spoke thus.
Ye Chen smiled. "The Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor jests. My Pangu Universe is eternal and immortal, having weathered the vicissitudes of epochs, and will exist eternally in the future as well. It is the alien Ancient Universes that should worry, committing evil deeds—they will inevitably face great destruction sooner or later."
The Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor's expression was indifferent. "If you wish to speak such nonsense, this Original Body will not stop you. Instead, you are destined to be a dead man. Here, no one can save you."
Boom—
As he spoke, the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor suddenly attacked. Though it was merely a wisp of an Emperor Soul imprint, the moment he struck, the myriad Daos of heaven and earth, the essence of the great world, trembled as if an Ancient Great Emperor's true body had descended to the mortal realm. A strike across the void annihilated the sky, slapping towards Ye Chen.
Under this single blow, any Ancient Path Overlord, any super Monarch, any starry sky overlord would perish without exception, unable to resist.
An attack from a wisp of a Supreme Emperor's Emperor Dao imprint could still slay an Ancient Monarch, let alone one from a colossus from antiquity—it was utterly terrifying.
"Be careful!"
Below, Huangdi, the Heaven-Defying Battle Expert, and Huang Yao cried out in alarm, soaring into the sky.
The Battle Saint King was a member of the Pangu Universe; how could they stand by and watch him be killed?
"A mayfly trying to shake a tree, a mantis trying to block a chariot." The Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor was exceedingly cold and disdainful. These words seemed to mock Ye Chen's own words to Yuanchu Imperial Son not long ago, using the same phrase in response.
However, Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged as he simply raised his hand to meet the blow head-on.
Boom—
It was as if the universe was being destroyed. The most terrifying collision erupted on the Ancient Emperor Dao Platform, shaking heaven and earth.
At this moment, the Emperor Dao formation patterns of the Emperor Heaven Hall interwove, completely resisting all the destructive force of the collision.
Under the stunned gazes of the crowd, Ye Chen was unharmed, and the wisp of the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor's Emperor Soul body also remained.
Everyone looked at Ye Chen in shock. That single strike from the wisp of the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor's Emperor Soul body just now—no one present could have withstood it. Not even a Supreme One's possession body, not even the sons of colossi from antiquity like the Divine Emperor's Son, Chu Shenjun, the Great Sage Immortal Prince, or Yu Wudi—facing it, they would have only met death and Dao dissipation without exception.
Yet, Ye Chen had withstood it, even his figure remaining unchanged, not retreating a single step.
Without a doubt, at this moment, he had displayed his own peerless, matchless cultivation.
"So strong!"
Boundless waves surged in everyone's hearts. This Battle Saint King was far more powerful than they had imagined.
The wisp of the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor's Emperor Soul body also seemed to show a trace of astonishment as it fell upon Ye Chen. After a long moment, it said, "So that's how it is. I did not expect you to have reached this step. Truly worthy of being a disciple of the Battle Saint Ancestor lineage, and truly worthy of being a Chaos cultivator. To have reached this level in body refinement..."
However, Ye Chen's expression was grave.
Because what stood before him was merely a wisp of the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor's Emperor Soul body, displaying but a fraction, a drop in the ocean, of his true body's power.
His physical body had achieved the Emperor Lord realm, yet compared to a colossus from antiquity, there remained an insurmountable, immeasurable gap.
Fortunately, what had descended this time was only a wisp of an Emperor Soul body. If the true body had descended, even a hundred of him together would only be reduced to ashes.
"Indeed, you truly cannot be allowed to grow further. A pity, this is only a wisp of this Original Body's Emperor Soul body. Otherwise, at any cost, I would kill you." The Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor sighed, glancing at Yuanchu Imperial Son beside him, who was also in shock and awe, and sighed inwardly. Both were of the younger generation. In terms of background, bloodline, resources, and all other aspects, Yuanchu Imperial Son far surpassed the Battle Saint King countless times over. Yet, in comparison, there existed such an unimaginably vast gap.