The Myriad Star Races had witnessed the Battle Saint King defeat the First Imperial Envoy with a flick of his finger, but the experts within the Soul-Restraining Hall's headquarters great world were unaware, making them utterly terrified.
Heavens! That was a Monarch-level existence. Though it had lost its intellect, its instincts remained, and those savage, fearsome instincts made it even more fearless than in its normal state. Even a Monarch would have to deal with it cautiously.
Now, in less than ten exchanges, Weapon No. 1, a Monarch-level entity, had been suppressed by the Battle Saint King and sealed away within his Chaos Small Universe along with the other Forbidden Weapons.
The Star Sky Overlords like the Iceflame Monarch and the Primordial Devourer of Stars were astonished. Though they had long known of the Battle Saint King's power, seeing it firsthand was even more direct. Even a mighty Monarch was nothing more than this before him. He truly dominated the great universe.
Boom—
At this moment, the portal to the eighteenth layer of hell within the Emperor Pagoda opened. The Emperor-level formations withdrew, and the drops of Emperor Dao essence blood vanished, no longer possessing their sealing power.
A terrifying roar erupted as the portal exploded, releasing waves of truly fearsome fluctuations that shook the entire headquarters great world.
Even through the spatial tear Ye Chen had ripped open in the headquarters great world, that might shook the cosmos of the Star Sky, boundless and terrifying!
At this moment, even Ye Chen, who had remained calm and composed when facing Weapon No. 1, finally showed a slight change in expression.
Because the Forbidden Weapon imprisoned in the eighteenth layer of hell made even him, powerful as he was now, feel a terrifying sense of threat.
"Could it be—"
An astonishing guess arose in his heart.
Boom—
The eighteenth layer of hell exploded. A colossal, enormous figure appeared, crossing the sky like a heavenly sun manifesting. Boundless golden light erupted, illuminating every corner of the headquarters great world.
Yet, beneath the golden light was a sinister, dreadful aura that wantonly filled every inch of the headquarters great world, annihilating heaven, earth, space, and time, which could not withstand it.
Even powerful Star Sky Overlords like the Iceflame Monarch and the Primordial Devourer of Stars felt their hair stand on end, sensing a deathly crisis originating from the depths of their souls.
Undoubtedly, the legendary Weapon Zero was even more powerful than Weapon No. 1.
Upon closer look, it was a Kunpeng. Its wings spread for over a hundred million miles, and after emerging from the eighteenth layer of hell, it continued to expand, blotting out the sky and covering the sun. The headquarters great world seemed unable to contain its existence.
"Kunpeng!"
The Myriad Star Races exclaimed in shock, naturally recognizing it as a Kunpeng, and a pure-blooded one at that, with pristine bloodline. Among the Myriad Star Races, there were many powerful members of the Peng race. At this moment, as the Kunpeng soared into the sky, the bloodlines of the Peng race experts were boiling, and a sense of submission arose from the depths of their bloodlines.
Clearly, it was submission to the Kunpeng!
In the northern darkness, there is a fish called Kun.
The Kun is so vast, it has no bounds.
Soaring on the wind, it transforms into a Peng!
This was the world's record of the Kunpeng. Before them, the power of this Kunpeng could be understood just by observing its size—it was absolutely a supreme existence.
A peerless, immeasurable, paramount aura rippled forth,frenzied / berserkandSenthen, all demonic races would submit, and all the Monarchs of the heavens would tremble.
"Supreme One!"
Ye Chen uttered the words one by one, focusing intently on the Kunpeng that was Weapon Zero. He could sense that the strands of Great Dao aura emanating from it were precisely the Supreme Emperor's might.
The origin of Weapon Zero was probably even more astonishing than imagined. It was no longer a Monarch, but very likely an Ancient Great Emperor.
Even Ye Chen grew solemn at this speculation.
The Soul-Restraining Hall actually controlled such a terrifying Forbidden Weapon. No wonder it ranked above Weapon No. 1, which was at the Monarch level. So that was why.
Silently, a withered, elderly figure appeared. Even Ye Chen had only just noticed him. Ye Chen performed a grand salute: "Senior!"
The newcomer was precisely Cang Xiong.
Cang Xiong took a deep look at Ye Chen and sighed, "Young friend, your fortune is unparalleled. Your realm is no longer inferior to this old man's."
These words held profound meaning that others did not understand.
Wasn't Cang Xiong a Monarch? The Battle Saint King had also become a Monarch a thousand years ago, so they were both Monarchs then. Why say now that the latter's realm was no longer inferior to his?
However, the Star Sky Overlords of the Ultimate Ancient Path understood.
Cang Xiong was an Eternal Monarch.
The Battle Saint King's realm was no longer inferior to Cang Xiong's, meaning he, too, was an Eternal Monarch.
Two Eternal Monarchs existing in the same era, standing side by side—if this news spread, it would be enough to shake the past and illuminate the present.
Only, aside from Cang Xiong, no one knew that Ye Chen was actually still just a Monarch.
Ye Chen modestly said, "Senior, you jest. This junior's realm is not as profound as yours. I merely reached this step by luck."
Cang Xiong smiled slightly and did not dwell on the topic. Instead, he looked at the pure-blooded Kunpeng blotting out the sky and sighed softly, "I never imagined that the invincible Kunpeng Sovereign of that year, who dominated an entire era, would ultimately end up like this."
"Kunpeng Sovereign?"
Ye Chen was slightly surprised, though he also understood that this Kunpeng before him was indeed a Supreme One. The title 'Sovereign' explained much.
However, he knew little about this Kunpeng Sovereign.
As Cang Xiong's words fell, outside the headquarters great world, the Myriad Star Races and the Ultimate Ancient Path were shocked beyond measure: "The Kunpeng Sovereign! The legendary Weapon Zero of the Soul-Restraining Hall is actually the Kunpeng Sovereign!"
"The Kunpeng Sovereign, invincible throughout ancient and modern times during the mid-period of this epoch, dominating an entire era, who silenced all great enemies on the Ultimate Ancient Path—wasn't he said to have perished during his tribulation? How did he become a Forbidden Weapon of the Soul-Restraining Hall?"
"Heavens! This is unbelievable. The Kunpeng Sovereign was a peerless genius, an invincible figure of his generation who defeated all great enemies and ultimately became a Monarch, reigning supreme over an entire era. It was rumored that when he sought to prove his Dao as a Sovereign, his Emperor Tribulation was too terrifying, and he had suffered heavy injuries before the tribulation, leading to his demise during the tribulation. How did he become Weapon Zero of the Soul-Restraining Hall?"
There were many legends about the Kunpeng Sovereign, precisely because he was a Supreme Sovereign, once the invincible figure of an era on the Ultimate Ancient Path during the mid-period of this epoch. Other Great Perfection geniuses who contended with him were all defeated, even killed, becoming stepping stones on his path to Emperorhood.
It was widely passed down that after the Kunpeng Sovereign became a Monarch, he proclaimed himself with the title 'Sovereign,' thus touching upon an ancient taboo. When he charged into the Sovereign Dao domain, seeking to prove his Dao as a Sovereign, the ancient taboo heavenly thunder descended, causing him to fall midway.
Who could have expected to see this legendary Sovereign reappear in such a setting.
Cang Xiong said, "That's right. It is precisely the Kunpeng Sovereign, an Ancient Sovereign born in the early period of this epoch. In the mid-period of the epoch, the Ultimate Ancient Path had already opened. Back then, the Kunpeng Sovereign was merely a mixed-blood descendant within the Peng race of the Myriad Star Races, with an ordinary bloodline and not particularly astonishing talent. But he was diligent and could be considered one blessed with great fortune. He rose from being an ordinary figure on the Ultimate Ancient Path, continuously tempering his Kunpeng True Blood, achieving a return to his ancestral bloodline, and ultimately became a pure-blooded, flawless Kunpeng Saint Spirit, transforming into a Great Perfection Supreme Genius."
"Afterward, he dominated all enemies across the world on the Ultimate Ancient Path. Even the other few Great Perfection Supreme Geniuses were defeated by him. The Kunpeng Sovereign rose and successfully proved his Dao."