In the middle of the Mythical Epoch, he once disappeared, only to return at the beginning of this epoch at the Quasi-Giant realm, hailed as the War Emperor.
This was a truly invincible, peerless warrior. After entering the Origin Ancient Path, he had triggered multiple Supreme-level great battles, even slain a Supreme One, staining his hands with Supreme blood, his spear piercing the body of an Emperor. His fearsome reputation on the Origin Ancient Path was resounding, and he was praised as one with great hope of becoming a colossus from antiquity.
His appearance at this moment revealed his identity.
No wonder he wanted to protect the Battle Saint King—the Battle Saint Ancestor and the Heaven-Defying Battle Lord were originally the same person.
The Battle Saint lineage and the Heaven-Defying Battle King lineage both belonged to the warrior lineage.
Hearing this, Ye Chen learned that the War Emperor was the chief disciple under the Heaven-Defying Battle Lord, just as the Formless Sovereign was the chief disciple of the Battle Saint Ancestor. No wonder he had come to his rescue at the critical moment, unafraid of the various supreme Giants of the Alien Race. Ye Chen immediately performed a grand bowing salute: "This junior Ye Chen pays his respects to Senior War Emperor."
The War Emperor waved his hand, his tone very gentle: "The Battle Saint and the Heaven-Defying Battle King were originally two branches opened by our teacher, both belonging to the warrior lineage. You may address me as Ancestor, just as you address the Formless Sovereign."
"This junior pays his respects to Ancestor War Emperor," Ye Chen said immediately, without hesitation or the slightest sense of distance.
Sharing the same lineage naturally brought closeness.
*Hum—*
At this moment, the Heaven-Defying Battle King who had been comprehending the Dao within Ye Chen's Chaos Small Universe awakened, appearing in an instant. Seeing the invincible figure of the War Emperor, his expression grew agitated, his Heaven-Defying Battle Body bloodline boiling in resonance. He hurriedly knelt down, speaking respectfully: "Your descendant Yuan Tian pays homage to Ancestor War Emperor!"
The Heaven-Defying Battle Body was an invincible physique occasionally born. Meeting a senior of the same Heaven-Defying Battle Body was like meeting an ancestor, filled with incomparable closeness, and one would often address them as 'Ancestor'.
The War Emperor gave the Heaven-Defying Battle King a faint nod. Though seemingly indifferent, a trace of a smile appeared in his eyes: "To have reached the Sixfold Heaven of the Sovereign realm at your age, you are quite remarkable."
Originally, the Heaven-Defying Battle King Yuan Tian was only at the Fourfold Heaven of the Sovereign realm. After comprehending within Ye Chen's Chaos Small Universe for over a thousand years, he had advanced two levels consecutively, becoming a Sixfold Heaven Sovereign, soon to become a Sevenfold Heaven super Sovereign.
It must be noted that Yuan Tian's age was not much greater than Ye Chen's. At most, his cultivation years did not exceed three thousand. To become a Sixfold Heaven top-tier Sovereign was indeed quite remarkable.
"Thank you for your praise, Ancestor. This descendant dares not be arrogant and still hopes to advance further!" Yuan Tian said hurriedly. Though pleased, he dared not show it.
"Good." The War Emperor nodded slightly, then looked at Ye Chen, speaking indifferently: "It's good that you know not to be arrogant. Look at Ye Chen of the Battle Saint lineage—he is already capable of rivaling a Great Perfection Supreme One. For you to cultivate to this step at your age is very good, but compared to him, the gap is too vast. If you were arrogant, it would be mere conceit."
Yuan Tian was momentarily speechless.
The Battle Saint King was purely a monstrous freak—he simply couldn't be compared with!
Of course, he dared not voice these thoughts.
What?
Capable of rivaling a Great Perfection Supreme One!?
Only now did the Heaven-Defying Battle King Yuan Tian, slow to realize, come to his senses, looking at Ye Chen in shock.
A thousand years ago, hadn't he just broken through, reaching a level comparable to an Emperor, his physical body achieving Emperor-level? And now he was already capable of rivaling a Great Perfection Supreme One?
Ignoring Yuan Tian's shocked expression, the War Emperor's gaze was like blazing lightning as he swept it over the twelve Supreme Ones of the Sacred Venerable Domain, saying: "Do you still wish to make a move now?"
Though alone, he feared them not!
The warrior was peerless, the Sovereign invincible.
Such was the War Emperor!
The Supreme Ones on the Sacred Venerable Domain's side wore grave expressions. That was the famous War Emperor, peerless among warriors, traversing the mortal world with few rivals. It was said he had already truly glimpsed the level of a colossus from antiquity—not half a step into it, but one full foot, even more powerful.
There was great hope that his other foot would also step into this domain in the future.
Such a Sovereign-ranked combatant standing at the forefront of Quasi-Giants, even other Quasi-Giants viewed him with extreme wariness.
The Quasi-Giant Divine Sky Great Emperor of the Sacred Void Venerable was about to speak when his expression abruptly changed, and he raised his head to look toward the Supreme Domain.
At the same time, the War Emperor and the other Supreme-level powerhouses also looked toward the Supreme Domain.
The battle between the colossi from antiquity seemed about to reach a conclusion.
"A mere junior like you is actually this powerful!"
Within the Supreme Domain, the Giants battled. The Giant power between them disturbed time and space, making it difficult for the outside world to perceive.
The voice of the Mysterious Void Sacred Venerable carried threads of shock as it echoed out, as if he couldn't believe that the Tai Sheng Huang was actually this terrifying.
Chaos light surged and steamed, inconceivable, immeasurable.
All the myriad Daos of the heavens became under his control as he struck horizontally against the Mysterious Void Sacred Venerable.
Yet the Mysterious Void Sacred Venerable's strength surpassed that of ordinary colossi from antiquity. He withstood the attacks, also displaying the might of a first-generation Giant.
Within the Supreme Domain, endless destructive power churned, far surpassing that of Supreme Ones.
To the extent that even Supreme Ones could not spy on the duel between the two Giants.
Only the War Emperor and the Divine Sky Great Emperor, the two Quasi-Giants, could vaguely catch a glimpse or two.
Fortunately, the Supreme Domain was a place for duels between Supreme-level powerhouses or above, which included colossi from antiquity. It could isolate everything; otherwise, there were few worlds in existence that could contain it.
"A first-generation Giant? In the end, you've grown old." The indifferent voice of the Tai Sheng Huang echoed out, calm and composed. Within the Supreme Domain, he was launching an unprecedented, strongest offensive, blasting apart everything, shattering all obstacles, striking horizontally against the first-generation Giant.
The River of Time manifested, pushing the Supreme Domain away from the Origin Ancient Path.
*Boom—*
No one knew how much time had passed before the Supreme Domain suspended above the Thirty-Three Heavens suddenly tore open a massive rift, spanning the sky.
Infinite destructive radiance spilled from within, blood light steaming, with billions upon billions of phenomena appearing.
An invincible imperial carriage at the unreachably high zenith of the heavens gradually disintegrated. An awe-inspiring, magnificent imperial city could be seen splitting into pieces, along with numerous super major worlds continuously collapsing.
Amidst the terrifying great destruction, a supreme Giant figure plummeted downward. Giant blood splattered across the starry skies of numerous imperial domains, exploding countless stars that could not withstand it.
Looking closely, it was none other than the Mysterious Void Sacred Venerable. His four-colored immortal gold imperial robe had been pierced, tattered and torn, his entire body covered in blood.
"It's the Mysterious Void Sacred Venerable! He lost!"
The entire world was horrified. The loser was not the Tai Sheng Huang, but the Mysterious Void Sacred Venerable.
It must be noted, that was a first-generation Giant, who had proven his Dao across how many epochal eras was unknown. He could be said to have witnessed the changes and vicissitudes of the Chaos Sea across the ages.
Logically speaking, such a first-generation Giant, having lived for far too long, should be stronger in all aspects, with immeasurable divine power.
Today, however, he had been defeated, falling from the sky, his blood splattering across the mortal world.
"Unbelievable! A first-generation Giant who stood proudly across myriad ancient epochs actually lost, defeated by a Tai Sheng Huang who has risen for only two or three epochs!"
"It's not that the Mysterious Void Sacred Venerable is too weak. The strength of a first-generation Giant surpasses imagination, greater than ordinary colossi from antiquity. It's just that the Tai Sheng Huang is too powerful, defying common sense. He is the highest achiever of the Chaos Great Dao throughout ancient and modern times. Thus, even a first-generation Giant had no choice but to face defeat; there was no other path."
After their initial shock, the Supreme Ones from all sides followed with deep sighs.
The matter was already decided, unchangeable.