The addition of Shen Kong Great Emperor, a Quasi-Giant, undoubtedly made the Tai Sheng Huang Domain more than twice as formidable as before.
After all, a single Quasi-Giant like Shen Kong Great Emperor could rival the presence of multiple Ancient Great Emperors.
Previously, the Tai Sheng Huang Domain had no Quasi-Giant; now, with Shen Kong Great Emperor joining, it truly possessed one.
As for the War Emperor, this Quasi-Giant belonged to the Battle Saint Domain.
After a brief silence, Tai Sheng Huang spoke, his voice echoing within the Tai Sheng Huang Palace: "Today, with the eight Supreme Ones of the Saint Venerable Domain joining the Tai Sheng Huang Domain, and the addition of the Quasi-Giant Shen Kong Great Emperor, our Tai Sheng Huang Domain has become more prosperous than ever. This is a joyous occasion worthy of celebration."
"However, this seat must now announce an important matter that concerns all of you, my ministers."
Aside from the War Emperor, Ye Chen, Sun Great Emperor, and the other five Supreme Ones who had faintly guessed the matter, the other Supreme Ones were all secretly startled and hurriedly listened intently.
Pausing for a moment, Tai Sheng Huang continued: "This seat's mother world, the Ancient Universe—the Pangu Universe—is in peril. It is being invaded by armies from two Chaos Ancient Universes: the alien race and the Chaos Burial Ground. The situation is critical. To provide aid, this seat has decided to dispatch multiple Supreme Ones to lead the armies of the Tai Sheng Huang Domain to the Pangu Universe and drive out all enemies from the alien race and the Chaos Burial Ground. I ask, among you ministers, is there anyone willing to go?"
As his words fell—
"I am willing!" Sun Great Emperor was the first to speak.
"I am willing!" Ye Chen spoke.
"I am willing!" the War Emperor spoke.
"I am willing!" Kunpeng Sovereign spoke.
"I am willing!" Mythical Supreme One spoke.
"I am willing!" Chi Xue Supreme One spoke.
Seeing this, the remaining twenty-one Supreme Ones couldn't help but feel the urge to roll their eyes. Weren't you all either from the Pangu Universe or had significant ties to it? Naturally, you felt duty-bound.
As for the other Supreme Ones, they had merely chosen to follow Tai Sheng Huang on the Origin Ancient Path and hadn't yet reached the level of unwavering loyalty, let alone being willing to engage in a universe-level life-and-death battle fraught with mortal danger.
Thus, for a moment, the Tai Sheng Huang Palace fell into silence.
The various Supreme Ones looked at each other, none daring to speak up.
Tai Sheng Huang's gaze swept calmly over the other twenty-one Supreme Ones. He naturally understood their thoughts and did not force them. Instead, he addressed Sun Great Emperor and the others: "Good. After awaiting replies from the Battle Saint Domain and the Flame Emperor Domain, we shall depart for the Pangu Universe together with the armies and Supreme Ones of those two domains. For now, this seat shall first forge forbidden colossus-level weapons for you, and request the Alchemy Emperor to refine Emperor Pills for you. Of course, in the coming days, this seat will also meticulously explain all your Great Dao confusions, including the path to becoming a colossus from antiquity. Prepare yourselves immediately; you will have no free time in the next few days."
"Understood!" the six Supreme Ones replied. Kunpeng Sovereign, Mythical Supreme One, Chi Xue Supreme One, and the others were especially thrilled. A colossus from antiquity personally lecturing on the Dao for them—and not just any colossus, but an unparalleled one who had defeated a first-generation Giant, even more powerful than Cang Xiong Great Heavenly Venerate. His lecture would undoubtedly resolve countless Great Dao confusions in their hearts.
Ye Chen was also somewhat moved, because Tai Sheng Huang was the highest achiever in the Chaos Great Dao. If he explained the Chaos Dao, it would be of immense help to Ye Chen's own chaos cultivation.
As the saying goes, each has their own specialty. Even though Ye Chen had an extraordinary relationship with the Flame Emperor, the Flame Emperor's understanding of the Chaos Great Dao could not compare to Tai Sheng Huang's.
As for the War Emperor and Sun Great Emperor, they both appeared calm.
Being the direct disciples of a colossus from antiquity, they naturally had opportunities to listen to their master's lectures at any time.
However, the other twenty-one Supreme Ones revealed looks of shock.
Tai Sheng Huang was personally going to lecture on the Dao for those six?
One must know that even the original thirteen Supreme Ones had only occasionally heard Tai Sheng Huang lecture on the Dao, and those lectures pertained to Tai Sheng Huang's own Dao, not to resolving Great Dao confusions, let alone tailoring the lecture to their individual selves.
The disparity was vast, as one could imagine.
After the shock came only thick regret. Had they known this earlier, they would have joined as well.
The opportunity to listen to a colossus from antiquity personally lecture on the Dao tailored to oneself was heaven-defying. No one could refuse such a chance, not even a Quasi-Giant like Shen Kong Great Emperor.
At this moment, Shen Kong Great Emperor spoke up: "Your Majesty, may I ask if it is still acceptable to join the army heading to the Pangu Universe now?"
The other twenty Supreme Ones felt the same.
A glint of amusement flashed in the eyes of the War Emperor and the others. This was Tai Sheng Huang's intention.
Enticement!
Tai Sheng Huang's expression remained unchanged as he said calmly, "All ministers, this journey to the Pangu Universe carries mortal danger. This seat must still inform you of this. Are you willing?"
"I am willing!" Shen Kong Great Emperor was the first to agree!
"I am willing!"
"I am willing!"
"I am willing!"
...
One Supreme Emperor after another expressed their willingness.
Of course, several Supreme Ones did not agree, because they felt that compared to listening to Tai Sheng Huang personally lecture on the Dao tailored to them for just a few days, their own lives were far more important.
In the end, including Shen Kong Great Emperor, a total of fifteen Supreme Ones were willing to join the faction heading to the Pangu Universe.
Suddenly, the roster of Supreme Ones rushing to aid the Pangu Universe, including Ye Chen, Sun Great Emperor, and the others, reached a total of twenty.
As for the War Emperor, he needed to return to the Battle Saint Domain to request permission; it was currently unclear whether he could go to the Pangu Universe.
He was a Quasi-Giant-level existence, and his involvement might relate to the layout of several unparalleled colossi from the Pangu Universe on the Origin Ancient Path.
In the following days, within the Tai Sheng Palace, Tai Sheng Huang lectured on the Dao, explaining the path he had taken to become a colossus from antiquity. He also manifested numerous avatars to personally lecture on the Dao tailored to each Supreme One.
Within each Imperial Hall, there was an avatar of Tai Sheng Huang lecturing to a Supreme One.
In one particular Imperial Hall, chaotic mists surged, sometimes transforming into the myriad Great Daos of the heavens, sometimes evolving into the myriad worlds of the heavens, sometimes giving birth to the myriad living beings of the heavens... The highest mysteries of chaos were clearly visible within this Chaos Imperial Hall, flooding every corner.
This hall was personally presided over by Tai Sheng Huang's Chaos true body.
Before him sat Ye Chen, for whom he was lecturing.
Tai Sheng Huang placed considerable importance on Ye Chen, even going so far as to use his Chaos true body to lecture for him.
Although many years ago, Tai Sheng Huang had bestowed upon Ye Chen his insights into the Chaos Great Dao, over the years, Ye Chen had never managed to comprehend even one-tenth of it.
The Chaos Great Dao was profound and unfathomable, like the Chaos Sea—vast and boundless. Even with talent as outstanding as Ye Chen's, after so many years, having reached the stage of an imminent Eternal Sovereign, what he had comprehended was still merely the tip of the iceberg.
But this was understandable, because the Chaos Great Dao was the source of all Daos. Even mastering just one-tenth of it was enough to make one's chaos techniques powerful enough to rival a Supreme Emperor.
In fact, the current Ye Chen had already reached this point.
His comprehension of the Chaos Great Dao was only a hair's breadth away from one-thousandth.
Now, he had reached a bottleneck.
Of course, if he broke through to become an Eternal Sovereign, the bottleneck would disappear. His comprehension of the Chaos Great Dao would undoubtedly soar by a large margin.