A passage formed purely from Emperor Dao might appeared, piercing through the Chaos Sea and vanishing into its mysterious, unknown depths.
That place would be Ye Chen's seclusion ground.
It would also be the place where he would attempt to reach the peak of Eternal Monarch, and even Eternal Emperor, in the future.
Ye Chen took a step forward, entering this star-studded Emperor Light Passage. With a whoosh, he completely vanished from the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain.
The Chaos Sea was boundless and endless; no one knew where its limits lay.
Even a Supreme Emperor, upon entering the Chaos Sea without precise cosmic coordinates, could easily become lost within it.
As for its end, throughout the ages, none could know.
Perhaps, not even the Eternal Giants could explore the Chaos Sea's ultimate boundaries.
As the cradle of all life, nurturing Ancient Chaos Universes, the Chaos Sea was naturally profoundly mysterious. It contained countless secret realms and pure lands, nurtured Chaos Holy Spirits that grew to rival Supremes, and held Chaos Immortal Gold forged by Supremes into primary weapons...
The Chaos Sea far surpassed any single Ancient Chaos Universe, containing endless mysteries that even Supremes could not fully comprehend.
Treading upon the Emperor Light Passage opened by the Sun Great Emperor, Ye Chen entered the Chaos Sea. Time lost all meaning here; as far as the eye could see, everything was endless chaos.
The origin of the Chaos Small Universe within his body transmitted faint waves of longing. It clearly yearned to devour chaotic energy to expand.
The nascent origin of the Upper Realm was the same!
Here, Ye Chen had no reservations. He opened his internal small universe, and immediately, massive black holes manifested on the surface of his body, extending through the Emperor Light Passage to its exterior.
Rumble—
This boundless region of the Chaos Sea instantly boiled. Vast quantities of chaotic energy were continuously devoured, pouring into the Chaos Small Universe and the nascent Upper Realm, transforming into immense nourishment that propelled their further expansion.
At this moment, Ye Chen discovered with pleasant surprise that while the chaotic energy of the Chaos Sea was not as pure or refined as cultivated Ancient Chaotic Energy, it had the advantage of sheer quantity. After just a short period of devouring and absorption, both the Chaos Small Universe and the nascent Upper Realm had expanded slightly.
Although the increase wasn't massive, incomparable to devouring a Sovereign Great World or an Emperor Great World, it had the advantage of being able to continue endlessly.
"Senior Brother Sun was absolutely right," Ye Chen thought with delight. "The Chaos Sea truly is the blessed land for nurturing and growing a Chaos Universe. As long as I cultivate here continuously, my Chaos Small Universe will one day inevitably grow to the stage of a true Ancient Chaos Universe. When that time comes, I will ascend in one fell swoop, reaching a level comparable to a Universe Emperor."
Of course, wanting the small universe to grow to complete maturity, even with the boundless support of the Chaos Sea's chaotic energy, would likely require an unknown length of time.
Perhaps an entire epoch.
It must be noted that an Ancient Chaos Universe, from its initial conception and birth to its complete maturation, often required several epochs—a truly lengthy process.
Half a day later, while continuing to devour chaotic energy, Ye Chen followed the Emperor Light Passage and finally arrived at the seclusion ground opened by the Sun Great Emperor.
Looking ahead, he saw the nascent forms of countless worlds and heavens floating and sinking, resembling a sea of realms.
This Realm Sea was vast and boundless. At its center hung a colossal heavenly sun, radiating billions of rays of light, eternal and indestructible!
Within this heavenly sun, Ye Chen could sense the Emperor Dao origin power of the Sun Great Emperor. Clearly, this was the seclusion ground the Sun Great Emperor had left for him.
Observing the surrounding Realm Sea, with its thousands upon thousands of worlds and heavens rising and falling, their world power faintly discernible amidst surging chaotic energy...
This place was indeed most suitable for his seclusion.
The Emperor Dao Heavenly Sun acted as a furnace cauldron. The Realm Sea and the boundless chaotic energy served to elevate his Chaos Monarch rules and expand his Chaos Small Universe and nascent Upper Realm.
Everything was arranged so perfectly.
"Thank you, Senior Brother!"
Taking a deep breath, Ye Chen stepped forward and vanished into the Emperor Dao Heavenly Sun.
Rumble—
Instantly, the surging origin Emperor Flame within the Emperor Dao Heavenly Sun surged forth, engulfing his entire being. Even with a physique as powerful as his Monarch-level body, he felt a scorching sensation of being burned at this moment, his skin faintly glowing red.
Immediately, his Monarch-level physique autonomously resisted, warding off wave after wave of the Emperor Flame's searing power.
This was merely an Emperor Dao Heavenly Sun formed from a wisp of origin Emperor Flame left by the Sun Great Emperor; it naturally couldn't compare to the Sun Great Emperor's true Emperor Dao Heavenly Sun.
This Emperor Dao Heavenly Sun served as an auxiliary. The true fuel for the furnace fire came from the forms and spirits of the three alien race Emperors.
In the past, Ye Chen had used the power of the Ancient Heavenly Realm to suppress the three alien race Emperors. He hadn't killed them, nor had he refined them into puppets. Now, they became excellent furnace fuel to burn his true body and temper his divine soul.
"Come forth."
A chaotic light flickered between his brows. Immediately, the figures of the three alien race Emperors appeared, yet they showed no struggle, their gazes dull and devoid of vitality.
This was because, before coming here, the Sun Great Emperor had personally acted to annihilate the true spirits within their Emperor souls, reducing them to dust, leaving only their physical bodies and soul shells behind.
"Burn, become the furnace fire, burn my true body, temper my Chaos Soul!"
Rumble—
Instantly, under the relentless burning of the Sun Emperor Flame within the Emperor Dao Heavenly Sun, even the Emperor bodies of the three alien race Emperors could not endure. As time passed, their skin split and flesh tore, gradually beginning to melt away.
Simultaneously, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body appeared. A flicker between its brows, and another Chaos Holy Soul returned, merging with it.
The half-Emperor body of the Yuanchu Imperial Son also appeared.
Then, Ye Chen's true body, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, and the half-Emperor body were all enveloped by this Sun Emperor Flame.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!—
At the same time, Ye Chen pushed this terrifying Emperor Flame power to its limit. In an instant, even his Chaos Holy Body, as strong as a Monarch's, began to split and tear. His entire flesh and blood teetered on the brink of melting. An infinite sense of scorching heat assaulted him, burning his physical body and scorching his Holy Soul.
Hiss—
Even Ye Chen couldn't help but suck in a cold breath. This level of pain was not something an ordinary person could endure; it was truly excruciating agony.
The eighteen tortures of the mortal world paled in comparison.
If it were an Ancient Sovereign, even a Starry Sky Overlord, a peak Sovereign would be incinerated to nothingness in moments.
Only his Monarch-level physique could withstand it for this long.
After all, the strength of his Chaos Holy Body was in no way inferior to a Monarch-level Dao Weapon; they could be mentioned in the same breath.
On the other side.
Although the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body lacked the guidance of Ye Chen's second Chaos Holy Soul, it instinctively radiated circles of Supreme might, emanating from its perfected Emperor Dao origin, autonomously resisting the Emperor Flame's burning.
For the time being, even the power of the Sun Emperor Flame found it difficult to affect the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body.