The world speculated that the Samsara Great Emperor would fully return in this era, and that the ten lifetimes of Human Sovereign Dao Fruits would merge, fusing with the Samsara Great Emperor's own Dao Fruit to advance further within the realm of the ancient titans, impacting even more profound levels, perhaps even breaking through the Giant realm to gaze upon the Eternal Realm!
But these were ultimately rumors. Even so, even if the speculation didn't come true, the world remained full of confidence. At the very least, as long as the Human Sovereign recovered to the level of the Samsara Great Emperor, he would be a supreme colossus overlooking past and future. Even the Chaos Burial Ground would be reluctant to easily provoke a supreme colossus.
A Giant was a supreme existence on par with a Heavenly Emperor!
However, with less than a century of preparation time, while the Chaos Burial Ground had not attacked, the Alien Ancient Universe launched its assault.
Led by a full eighteen Great Emperors, an endless alien army suddenly appeared. Even a Quasi-Giant emerged—that was Great Emperor Wanyan!
This Quasi-Giant personally led the eighteen alien Great Emperors and the boundless alien army, advancing with overwhelming momentum to appear once more outside the Tenfold Emperor Passes.
The entire world was shaken. The Pangu Universe, across its myriad domains and eight realms of ten thousand worlds, was thrown into great turmoil!
In the past, hadn't the alien race been decimated by the Battle Saint King alone? He had exterminated their endless armies, penetrated deep into the Alien Ancient Universe, and underwent tribulation in its core starfield, leading to the destruction of countless alien royal clans, imperial clans, and emperor clans, inflicting heavy losses. He had even wiped out over half of their young generation, including numerous Imperial Sons and Daughters.
It was said they would inevitably face a generational gap, and the alien race likely couldn't recover their vitality for half an epoch.
But now, an endless army had shockingly appeared, far more terrifying than the alien army that attacked the Pangu Universe in the past—eighteen alien Great Emperors, and even a Quasi-Giant level existence.
That was Great Emperor Wanyan, offspring of the Yuanchu Imperial Ancestor, inheriting the supreme Giant-level bloodline and talent of the Yuanchu Imperial Ancestor. After several epochs, he had become a Quasi-Giant, with the status of a Ten Thousand Ancient Times Giant within reach!
The Pangu Universe was terrified and incredulous. In just over a thousand years, how could the Alien Ancient Universe mobilize such a vast cosmic army?
Great Emperors were one thing—few had perished. But below the Great Emperor level, the Battle Saint King had inflicted devastating losses. How could so many powerful alien army members appear in such a short time?
"This is bad! The foundation of the Alien Ancient Universe is far more astonishing than we imagined!" a Sovereign guarding the Emperor's Pass said, nearly despairing.
"Break the pass!"
A great shout shook past and future, causing the River of Time to manifest.
It was Great Emperor Wanyan. His imperial majesty suppressed all directions as this Quasi-Giant personally led his army to attack the Pangu Universe.
Within the Tenfold Emperor Passes, Xuan Shen Great Emperor was instantly alerted. He had been waiting for this—it was unexpected, yet within expectations. He just hadn't anticipated that the attackers would be from the Alien Ancient Universe, not the Chaos Burial Ground.
However, with the Quasi-Giant level grand formations left by the Human Sovereign and Golden Crow Great Emperor, and the World Tower—the Ten Thousand Ancient Times Giant weapon of the Space-Time Great Emperor—guarding the pass, and with Xuan Shen Great Emperor, an Ancient Great Emperor, personally wielding it, even Great Emperor Wanyan leading eighteen alien Great Emperors in a fierce assault couldn't breach the defenses immediately.
Ultimately, it was because a Great Emperor was wielding the formations, allowing the two Quasi-Giant level grand formations and the World Tower to fully awaken and neutralize all attacks. Great Emperor Wanyan's arrival was useless.
Especially the World Tower. As the former World Ancestral Tree body of the Space-Time Great Emperor, its space-time illusions caused the attacks of the many alien Great Emperors to vanish silently into the chaotic space-time of the eternal unknown. Less than half of the attacks actually landed on the Tenfold Emperor Passes.
Moreover, Xuan Shen Great Emperor, as a native Great Emperor of the Pangu Universe, received a degree of empowerment from the universe's origin, placing him in a nearly invincible position.
Xuan Shen Great Emperor used his supreme imperial power and connection to the cosmic origin to empower the Tenfold Emperor Passes and the two Quasi-Giant level grand formations.
It was for all these reasons that the Tenfold Emperor Passes remained unbroken.
Of course, such exertion came at a severe cost. Even as an Ancient Great Emperor, he couldn't hold out forever. If this continued, the passes would inevitably fall.
But Xuan Shen Great Emperor wasn't anxious. The Human Sovereign was in secluded cultivation. As long as he emerged successfully and returned to the realm of the Ten Thousand Ancient Times Giant, all crises would be resolved!
The crisis of the Pangu Universe was naturally understood by all parties in the Chaos Sea, who couldn't help but sympathize. First the Chaos Burial Ground, now the Alien Ancient Universe—both were among the strongest Chaos Ancient Universes in the Chaos Sea. The Pangu Universe was no longer at the peak prosperity of the Mythical Era. How could it withstand such assaults?
However, the supremes of the various Chaos Ancient Universes also looked, intentionally or not, toward the Origin Ancient Path. The several Ten Thousand Ancient Times Giants of the Pangu Universe were located on the Origin Ancient Path. Would the Tai Sheng Huang, Battle Saint Ancestor, and other Pangu Giants sit idly by and allow the Pangu Universe to be conquered?
"Kill!"
Outside the Tenfold Emperor Passes of the Pangu Universe, the sounds of slaughter suddenly filled the sky.
It was completely unexpected!
Almost simultaneously, the Chaos Burial Ground descended silently once more. Realm Sovereign led the Burial Ground Sovereigns and an endless Burial Ground army to attack the Pangu Universe.
This time, the armies of the two Ancient Universes directly launched a fierce assault. With two Quasi-Giants leading the charge and over thirty Ancient Sovereigns and Great Emperors attacking together, the Tenfold Emperor Passes of the Pangu Universe were breached once more on that day.
Even Xuan Shen Great Emperor wielding the World Tower, a Ten Thousand Ancient Times Giant weapon, couldn't hold the defense. The two Quasi-Giant level grand formations were successively pierced and shattered.
The armies of the two most terrifying Chaos Ancient Universes—the Chaos Burial Ground and the Alien Ancient Universe—marched deep into Pangu territory. The situation became critically perilous.
Over ninety percent of the Pangu Universe experts guarding the Tenfold Emperor Passes were killed and perished.
Of the seven Sovereigns, five perished!
Of over fifty Ancient Sovereigns, only eight remained, clinging to life.
Even Xuan Shen Great Emperor was smashed to pieces twice. It was only because the World Tower blocked the vast majority of attacks for him that he hadn't perished already.
Even so, the situation was far from optimistic, leaving him with extremely severe injuries.
Fortunately, at the most critical moment, Golden Crow Great Emperor, upon hearing the news, rushed over and directly took up the World Tower, the Ten Thousand Ancient Times Giant weapon, to resist.
Formless Sovereign also joined the battle. The latter even borrowed the power of the Heavenly Dao Sun from the Ancient Heaven Realm, elevating his power to the Quasi-Giant level.
The arrival of these two Quasi-Giant level existences greatly reduced the pressure on Xuan Shen Great Emperor!
However, even so, the situation remained far from optimistic. The Pangu Universe ultimately lacked a corresponding number of Ancient Great Emperors to hold the line. Their numbers were severely limited, preventing true resistance—they could only defend.
In the terrifying imperial war, the Tenfold Emperor Passes were shattered once more. The imperial world of the Tenth Emperor's Pass completely disintegrated. The vast army nearly broke through entirely into the interior of the Pangu Universe!
But Golden Crow Great Emperor and Formless Sovereign, with their Quasi-Giant level combat power and the empowerment of the Pangu Universe, engaged in an unprecedented, terrifying battle with the emperors, sovereigns, and Quasi-Giants of the two Ancient Universes. From behind, they were supported by numerous Sovereigns and Ancient Sovereigns. Tai Chu Sovereign also arrived personally, wielding his father Tai Sheng Huang's Qiankun Bagua Mirror and receiving empowerment from the origin of the Tai Sheng Huang Realm.
The great battle among the emperors had long since reduced the Tenfold Emperor Passes to complete ruin, leaving them nonexistent.