Like the thunderous beating of war drums, the heavens shook and the earth trembled. The Emperor Dao Heavenly Sun itself violently quivered and shuddered!
A perfect physique rose, standing tall and erect at the very center of the Emperor Dao Heavenly Sun.
At the heart of the Emperor Dao Heavenly Sun, the billowing Emperor Flames all retreated and parted, clearing a space where only his true self remained eternal.
He was Ye Chen. He was the Battle Saint King.
After over a thousand years of refinement within the furnace flames, he had finally succeeded.
A Chaos Saint Body, far surpassing his former self by an immeasurable degree, was now in his grasp. Between his brows, the power of his Chaos Saint Soul surged, capable of splitting heaven and earth, equally terrifying and unbelievably powerful.
At this moment, Ye Chen could feel just how terrifying the power of his Chaos Saint Body was. It far exceeded his previous Great Emperor reincarnation body and his Monarch-level physical form.
He wouldn't dare call it the difference between clouds and mud, but at the very least, this level of power was enough to crush his past self.
He had a feeling that even if a Monarch stood before him now, he could suppress them with sheer force alone. Nothing could stand in his way.
"Two hundred million Sovereign rules imprinted upon saintly bones, one hundred million Sovereign rules imprinted upon flesh and blood, along with some Supreme Emperor rules comprehended by the three alien Monarchs, all fused within. The power of the Chaos Saint Body, just its pure physical strength alone, is enough to suppress a Monarch. Combined with my vastly expanded Chaos Small Universe, I'm afraid I could even contend against Eternal Emperors of the general type, like Senior Taichu Emperor."
Even among Eternal Emperors, there were differences.
Those like Taichu Emperor, Dao Shishi, and Cang Xiong, who stepped onto the Eternal Path during their Monarch period, were the more common type of Eternal Emperor, hence termed 'general'.
Those like Wuxiang Junwang, who stepped onto the Eternal Path during the Ancient Sovereign period, were Monarchs not inferior to true Great Emperor Supremes, belonging to the more powerful category of Eternal Emperors.
As for Ye Chen, he stepped onto it during the Quasi-Sovereign period. Once he became a Monarch, he would naturally be far more powerful than the former two types.
And his current strength was likely already not inferior to Eternal Emperors of the general type like Taichu Emperor and Dao Shishi.
"A pity. Despite over a thousand years of diligent cultivation, pushing both my Chaos Saint Body and Chaos Saint Soul to the peak of the Eternal Sovereign state, I'm still just a hair's breadth away from the Eternal Emperor realm. Yet, this tiny gap, despite exhausting another hundred years of effort, I couldn't successfully cross."
Ye Chen thought to himself. He was powerful enough now, but ultimately couldn't smoothly step into the Eternal Emperor realm.
Therefore, the "Ultimate Supreme" Immortal Fate also couldn't be smoothly triggered.
But he knew it was merely a hair's breadth away.
Suddenly, the light in his eyes blazed countless times brighter. "Right, that hair's breadth... I still have the complete Emperor Dao origin, and the new origin Emperor World fused from the Extinction Emperor World and the Supreme Yin Emperor World that I haven't devoured yet. These two should bring me even closer. As long as I kill one more existence comparable to a general-type Eternal Emperor, that should be enough for me to smoothly take that final step."
Ye Chen thought of the Soul Forbidden Hall. He had heard that the Heaven Soul Great Emperor of old hadn't completely perished. Having suffered the most terrible injuries, rumors spread of his violent death, but the Soul Forbidden Hall had been executing a grand plan spanning several epochs, trying to revive him.
He would kill the Heaven Soul Great Emperor, refine his Great Emperor Dao Fruit, accumulate enough for himself, and smoothly take that final step.
No sooner said than done. Ye Chen immediately collected his Chaos Small Universe and this Emperor Dao Heavenly Sun. With a thought, based on the Chaos Sovereign Heavenly Thought he had left in the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain before departing, the Chaos Great Dao's power to penetrate all falsehoods at their origin meant that even though the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain had the imprints of the All Heavens Supremes shielding everything, it couldn't completely block Ye Chen.
Immediately, Ye Chen located the position of the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain.
Boom—
He instantly sped off, charging towards the location of the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain.
Simultaneously, within the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, the Chaos Sovereign Heavenly Thought soared into the sky, arriving before the Sun Great Emperor's origin heavenly sun, entering it to meet the Sun Great Emperor. "Senior Brother, my true self is about to return. I request your assistance!"
The Sun Great Emperor was startled. The Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, following the Chaos Ancient Universe where the Ultimate Ancient Domain resided, had been cast adrift by the joint efforts of the All Heavens Supremes. Its coordinates in the Chaos Sea were constantly changing. How could Ye Chen find its corresponding location?
Even with this Chaos Sovereign Heavenly Thought, it shouldn't be possible. The All Heavens Supremes had jointly left Emperor Dao imprints, shielding everything. One must know that even Eternal Giants couldn't smoothly deduce it.
Could it be because of the special nature of the Chaos Great Dao?
The Sun Great Emperor didn't doubt further. Bringing Ye Chen's Chaos Sovereign Heavenly Thought with him, they arrived beyond the heavens. The Heavenly Thought said, "Senior Brother, my true self has arrived!"
Rumble—
As the words fell, at the world barrier of the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain located within the misty chaos beyond the heavens, an overwhelming, peerless, andsky-blotting / overwhelmingmighty power suddenly descended, crashing fiercely against the world barrier.
Almost instantly, the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain shook violently. Its seemingly impregnable world barrier was fiercely torn open, revealing a massive breach that pierced through the world from inside to out.
A figure ofcould be called perfectflawless instantly descended.
This person was none other than Ye Chen.
An unprecedented, vast aura erupted from his entire being, resonating with the myriad Daos, swirling down and fiercely impacting the world barrier, preventing it from recovering.
"Little Junior Brother!"
The Sun Great Emperor looked up at Ye Chen. Even though he had anticipated this, he was still astonished.
His junior brother's aura had already been perfect enough before leaving, but now it was even more superior. Moreover, at every moment, it seemed he could influence the operation of the myriad Daos of all heavens, everything obeying his command. It was simply astounding.
And, more importantly, after over a thousand years, this little junior brother was clearly far superior to his past self. From his body, even he, an Ancient Great Emperor, faintly sensed a feeling of threat.
This was a sense of threat that even a Monarch couldn't provide!
One could imagine that Ye Chen at this moment wasenough to threatenancient Great Emperor.
Simultaneously, within the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, winds and clouds changed color. Across the nine Heaven Realm Ancient Domains, the vast and boundless lands instantly manifested thePhenomenon of myriad Daos: stars vanishing, the sun dimming.
Terrifying Great Dao fluctuations shook the entire Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain.
All living beings, billions upon billions of souls, raised their heads to gaze at the sky.
The various Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans were alarmed. Ancient Sovereigns were shocked, none knowing what earth-shattering event had occurred.
The Chi Xue Supreme One and the Emperor Hall Master of the Ten Heavenly Emperor Halls, along with the Tianmu Divine Emperor and the Myth Supreme One from the Primordial Ancient Domain—four Great Emperor Supremes—sensed something, their gazes looking far into the beyond-the-heavens.
Boomrumbling—
The Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain did not permit the descent of overly powerful external existences into this realm. It gave rise to infiniteresistance. Furthermore, imprints of the Great Daos of Ancient Emperor Great Emperors, Supreme Immortals, and others appeared, as if the All Heavens Supremes had all emerged, stationed within the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, instantly proliferating billions upon billions of layers of power, overlapping and stacking,blocking Ye Chen's entry into the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain.
Boom—
Ye Chen was unyielding. Chaotic light exploded from his entire body, striking directly downward, tearing through thelayers of obstruction.
Simultaneously, the Sun Great Emperor, having calmed his mind, also acted. With Great Emperor-level might, hecooperating with Ye Chen, tearing through theblock / withstand of the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain.