The armies of the two Ancient Universes had repeatedly charged into the Pangu Universe, only to be fiercely repelled each time by the Great Emperors of the Pangu Universe, such as the Golden Crow Great Emperor and the Sovereign of Formlessness, leading their forces. Ultimately, they were all held at bay.
With the voluntary consent of the various Imperial Clans, their Imperial Cities were relocated, transforming into layer upon layer of Emperor Passes to once again guard this crucial passageway that traversed the interior and exterior of the Pangu Universe. This bought them a vital breathing space.
Even the Immortal Heavenly Pass from the Qixia Domain and the Immortal Heavenly Pass behind the Purple Mansion Holy Land were moved here. With the intervention of the Golden Crow Great Emperor, the Sovereign of Formlessness, the Profound God Great Emperor, the Tai Chu Imperial Lord, and others, a new, mightiest Emperor Pass was forged.
This pass was named the Pangu Pass!
Forged from the convergence of two Immortal Heavenly Passes and numerous solidified Imperial Cities, it was tempered with the foundational Emperor Dao of Ancient Great Emperors and even Quasi-Giants, empowered by the myriad domains of the heavens, fully revived and suppressed by the World Tower, and further suppressed by the Imperial Zenith Cloud-Piercing Hall of the Ancient Heavenly Court. It surpassed even the former Tenth Emperor Pass.
The emergence of the Pangu Pass became the most critical defensive line, holding back the boundless armies of the alien race's Ancient Universe and the Chaos Burial Ground. Even the Wan Yan Great Emperor and the Realm Sovereign, leading thirty Ancient Sovereigns and Great Emperors, found themselves unable to breach the Pangu Pass for the time being, blocked outside.
Ultimately, the Pangu Pass was simply too extraordinary. Forget Quasi-Giants; even if true strongest Emperors, Immortal Kings, and other colossi from antiquity were to arrive, they would find it a major headache.
Originally, an Immortal Heavenly Pass was already extraordinary enough to block Ancient Great Emperors.
Now, with two Immortal Heavenly Passes merged into one, and with the Imperial Clans—the Ye Clan, the Qin Clan, the Nan Huang Clan, the Tai Sheng Imperial Clan, the Immortal-Slaying Imperial Clan, the Desolate Imperial Clan, the Angel Imperial Clan, and others—voluntarily contributing their respective Imperial Cities, which were ancient cities empowered by the Emperor Dao will of the Mythical Ancient Emperors of yore, inscribed with Emperor Dao formation patterns, these immortal Imperial Cities could withstand the attacks of Ancient Great Emperors.
More than a dozen Imperial Cities suppressed the Immortal Heavenly Passes. Furthermore, the World Tower, the primordial world tree that was the true body of the Space-Time Great Emperor, channeled infinite spatial-temporal might to empower it. The Golden Crow Great Emperor and the Sovereign of Formlessness, who wielded the power of the Heavenly Dao Sun—both Quasi-Giant level existences—continuously reinforced it.
Especially, and most importantly, there was the Imperial Zenith Cloud-Piercing Hall.
That was the main hall of the Heavenly Emperor's Ancient Heavenly Court. In the past, the Heavenly Emperor resided in the Imperial Zenith Cloud-Piercing Hall, naturally leaving behind his supreme will.
Who was the Heavenly Emperor?
One of the strongest figures of all time. Throughout the ages, counting all the dazzlingly talented individuals, even among the colossi from antiquity, only a handful like the Primordial Ancestor and the Universe Great Emperor could be mentioned in the same breath.
Moreover, the foundational essence of the Pangu Universe was also subtly empowering it.
For all these reasons, the stability of the Pangu Pass far exceeded imagination.
The fearsome armies of the alien race's Ancient Universe and the Chaos Burial Ground, comprising over thirty Ancient Sovereigns and Great Emperors, along with two Quasi-Giants, were all held before the Pangu Pass, unable to break through.
For now, the most critical situation had finally stabilized temporarily.
However, the Pangu Universe side dared not let their guard down.
Because the truly terrifying great war was still to come.
It was said that whether from the Chaos Burial Ground or the alien race's Ancient Universe, other Quasi-Giants would appear one after another.
Most terrifying of all, from the beginning of the war until now, not a single colossus from antiquity from the two Chaos Ancient Universes had made an appearance.
And this was precisely what caused the greatest concern!
The Golden Crow Great Emperor, the Sovereign of Formlessness, the Profound God Great Emperor, and the Tai Chu Imperial Lord all estimated that within ten years at most, the armies of the two Ancient Universes would attack again. By that time, even the Pangu Pass might not be able to continue holding the line.
The Pangu Universe needed a colossus from antiquity to oversee its defense.
However, the Tai Sheng Huang, the Battle Saint Ancestor, the Heaven-Defying War Lord, and the Flame Emperor were all on the Primordial Path of Origins, plotting a grand scheme and unable to disengage and return.
The Space-Time Great Emperor had traveled far to a mysterious, unknown place.
The Heavenly Emperor stood alone against the most terrifying, peerless existences from past, present, and future.
The Primordial Chaos Imperial Venerable One had rushed to the blood-stained end of the future.
The First Emperor of Qin had yet to reveal himself.
The current Human Emperor was in the most critical phase of secluded cultivation. He was the greatest hope of the present Pangu Universe, yet no one knew how many years it would take for the Human Emperor to emerge from seclusion, fully awaken his past life as the Samsara Great Emperor, and suppress all ages!
At present, the Pangu Universe was in dire peril.
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Chaos Sea!
Vast and boundless, its expanse immeasurable, it could no longer be calculated by conventional distances.
Even an Ancient Sovereign or Great Emperor, exhausting their entire lifespan, could not explore every inch of the Chaos Sea.
Deep within the Chaos Sea, in a mysterious, unknown location, chaos energy surged violently. A single Imperial Dao Heavenly Sun hung suspended, radiating endless Imperial Dao flame light, eternal and indestructible.
Not far away, a majestic Chaos mini-universe with a diameter exceeding billions of miles floated and sank unpredictably. On its surface, infinite black holes manifested, wantonly devouring the massive amounts of chaos energy from the Chaos Sea, expanding frantically.
It expanded with every passing moment.
Within the Chaos mini-universe, one could vaguely see an even more immense, ancient great world also slowly expanding.
Yet, despite being clearly larger than the Chaos mini-universe, it always managed to integrate harmoniously within it—truly miraculous!
Looking further, at the core of that Imperial Dao Heavenly Sun, one could see a completely naked physical body, sitting perfectly still within. Only the rise and fall of its chest proved it was a living being.
This body was segmented with absolutely perfect proportions. Every inch of its musculature, from top to bottom, appeared flawless, as if crafted by heaven, a work of divine artistry beyond reproach!
Entering one's gaze was a face of peerless perfection, surpassing any living being in the world, with none to compare.
The surface of this perfect physique flowed with a faint radiance—like chaos, like rules, like divine splendor, like indestructibility.
At first glance, it resembled the chaos energy of ten thousand Daos fused together. Another look, and it seemed like the brilliance of countless worlds. Looking again, it became specks of immortal, glowing mist...
The faint radiance contained an unknown number of different powers, making it exceptionally unique.
Yet, it was precisely such a unique body that was also terrifyingly powerful. Sitting here, even though this was the interior of the Imperial Dao Heavenly Sun, filled with Imperial Flames capable of incinerating all things in every corner, not a single trace could be left on this perfect physique.
Moreover, on the surface of this perfect body, wisps of extremely terrifying power manifested, distorting the void within the Imperial Dao Heavenly Sun. The Imperial Flames behind it could not approach even a fraction.
The person with the perfect physique had been sitting within the Imperial Dao Heavenly Sun for an unknown length of time, far exceeding a century, remaining as motionless as a mountain.
Only between his eyebrows, faintly, bursts of soul light of a world-shaking level erupted, hinting at this person's extraordinary nature. His soul power could overshadow the world, and he seemed more like he was in a deep slumber.
Thus, an unknown amount of time passed—perhaps ten years, twenty years, or perhaps a hundred years, three hundred years...
Finally, at a certain moment, this perfect physique trembled slightly. His tightly shut eyes abruptly opened, and two beams of gaze shot out instantly, tearing through the Imperial Flames, piercing through the Imperial Dao Heavenly Sun—a sight utterly terrifying and peerless!
"I, Ye Chen, the Battle Saint King, awaken today!"