By now, the Emperor Light Passage had long since vanished.
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body remained seated cross-legged, lofty and aloof, looking down upon all the powerful figures.
His very presence deterred the various factions' experts from advancing.
Not long ago, an older-generation Ancient Monarch had believed the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body was merely bluffing and did not believe it, so someone had soared into the sky.
Naturally, the price paid in the end was complete annihilation of both form and spirit!
The sacrifice of an older-generation Ancient Monarch had bought the belief of all the powerful figures.
Whoosh—
At this moment, within the Emperor Heaven Hall, Tai Yi, Wu Dao, the Divine Emperor's Son, and the other Ancient Path Overlords, as well as the older-generation Ancient Monarchs, were all dumbstruck.
The Battle Saint King had appeared so quickly—had he already obtained the tenth Supreme Divine Crown?
But wasn't this a bit too fast?
One must know that from the time he entered to the time he left, it had lasted less than two days.
Ignoring the stunned expressions of the various Ancient Path Overlords, Ye Chen looked towards the several Monarch Possession Bodies. With a wave of his hand, ten Supreme Divine Crowns appeared. He said, "You are all Ancient Great Emperors. You should know how to trigger the descent of the 'Ultimate Supreme' Immortal Fate."
This scene confirmed everyone's suspicions. Even though they had guessed it, they were still profoundly shaken.
"Damn, how did he do it?"
"We toiled so hard, spending so much time, just to obtain a Supreme Divine Crown. He got it in such a short time!"
"Is this the strength of a Monarch? Truly invincible!"
Some Ancient Path Overlords exclaimed in amazement, while others were disheartened. More clenched their fists, gazing deeply at Ye Chen, yet appearing utterly powerless.
In the rivalry among peers, they should all have been invincible overlords contending for supremacy over heaven and earth. In the end, the Battle Saint King had repeatedly transcended them. Now, he was completely on another level, lofty and aloof, requiring their worship.
How complex their feelings were at this moment!
Repeatedly struck down by the Battle Saint King, an invisible shackle had been left on their hearts.
It was a demonic shackle belonging to the Battle Saint King.
Unless one day they could break this demonic shackle—either by defeating the Battle Saint King or by re-establishing their invincible confidence—as long as this demonic shackle existed, even if they were to advance to become Monarchs in the future, they would likely find it difficult to glimpse the Emperor's Path, stopping short for the rest of their lives.
The several Monarch Possession Bodies were the same. In the end, they had merely paved the way for this latecomer, the Battle Saint King.
They sighed softly. However, these Monarch Possession Bodies suddenly exchanged glances, silently reaching a decision. Then, one by one, their expressions turned cold, flickering with greed. One of them said, "Battle Saint King, you are indeed the one with the greatest fortune throughout the ages. We cannot compare. It's just a pity that these Supreme Divine Crowns, in the end, are not something you should possess. I advise you to hand over these Supreme Divine Crowns to This Emperor immediately. Not only can you avoid calamity, but This Emperor can even grant you a heaven-defying opportunity to prove your Dao and become an Emperor."
"No, you should give them to This Emperor. Proving your Dao to become an Emperor is not enough—I can grant you a supreme opportunity to become a colossus throughout the ages!" Another Monarch Possession Body also spoke, faint threads of Emperor light shimmering around his body.
"It would be best to give them to This Emperor." A third Monarch Possession Body spoke up, his purple-gold hair loose, appearing young and imposing, heroic and peerless. Yet within his eyes lay infinite vicissitudes spanning hundreds of millions of years, revealing that his true age far exceeded his youthful appearance.
He then spoke slowly, carrying a hint of threat: "After the Great Mythical Cataclysm, the Pangu Universe was directly renamed the Sealed World Universe, entering its weakest phase. At this time, just the Alien Ancient Universe alone has kept your Pangu Universe scrambling to cope, even forced to remain on the defensive."
"If you are willing to hand over the ten Supreme Divine Crowns, This Emperor can guarantee that the entire Chaos Ancient Universe behind me will immediately become the Pangu Universe's most solid ally, fighting side by side against the Alien Ancient Universe. Of course, if you are unwilling to hand them over, This Emperor will personally lead the Chaos Ancient Universe's army to attack your Pangu Universe. Right now, your Pangu Universe has the Alien Ancient Universe watching like a tiger eyeing its prey. It is not wise to make enemies of other Chaos Ancient Universes."
At this moment, facing the ten Supreme Divine Crowns and the "Ultimate Supreme" Immortal Fate hidden behind them, even these Great Emperor Supremes could not resist such a heaven-defying temptation. They spoke up one after another.
Even an Ancient Great Emperor did not hesitate to threaten military invasion of the Pangu Universe.
Without a doubt, the "Ultimate Supreme" Immortal Fate behind the ten Supreme Divine Crowns had driven these Great Emperor Supremes to tear off all pretense and resort to threats.
Ye Chen recalled when the Sun Great Emperor, Chi Xue Supreme, and the Mythical Supreme proved their Dao to become Emperors, triggering Emperor Tribulations that caused numerous Supreme Emperors across the Chaos Sea to descend at all costs. Their fundamental goal was also to obtain the "Ultimate Supreme" Immortal Fate.
Without a doubt, the value of this "Ultimate Supreme" Immortal Fate was enough to make even Great Emperor Supremes covet it to the point of madness.
He grew increasingly curious: what kind of world-defying Immortal Fate was this "Ultimate Supreme" Immortal Fate? Could it involve "Eternity"?
Everyone was taken aback. These Monarch Possession Bodies had suddenly threatened the Battle Saint King, yet they all frowned.
Without a doubt, even the other Ancient Path Overlords found the threats of these Monarch Possession Bodies unacceptable, feeling it sullied the dignity and bearing befitting a Supreme Emperor.
In rivalry among peers, the loser has no complaints.
The Monarch Possession Bodies, inferior in skill, resorted to threats using their true selves and attacks on Chaos Ancient Universes.
Without a doubt, this was far too disgraceful to the dignity of a Great Emperor.
However, the several Monarch Possession Bodies did not care in the slightest.
In their eyes, nothing was more important than the "Ultimate Supreme" Immortal Fate.
"Battle Saint King, have you considered it?" the Monarch Possession Body spoke again.
Ye Chen smiled, not angered by the threats of the several Monarch Possession Bodies. He merely said, "It seems you all know how to trigger the 'Ultimate Supreme' Immortal Fate?"
"Naturally!" The third Monarch Possession Body with purple-gold hair sneered. "Only Supremes truly know how to trigger it. You'd better hand them over. Otherwise, you will never be able to trigger it in your lifetime—"
Boom—
Ye Chen appeared before this Monarch Possession Body in the blink of an eye and threw a punch, piercing through his chest and cutting off his words.
His flawless face was filled with cold indifference. "You dare threaten me? Do you really think you're someone important?"
Whoosh—
With a shake of his fist, the mighty power of his Monarch-level physique erupted. The Monarch Possession Body instantly shattered into pieces, blood light surging.
Ye Chen's dominance was displayed without reservation.
Even though this Monarch Possession Body's backing—a Supreme Emperor—had threatened to lead a Chaos Ancient Universe's army to attack the Pangu Universe, he still ignored it and instead delivered the most direct counterattack.
He blasted it apart on the spot!