The Henggu Monarch was an extremely ancient colossus from antiquity, strictly speaking belonging to the first-generation Giants, born and attaining the Dao during the early Chaos Sea era, similar to the Mysterious Void Sacred Venerable, but his prestige surpassed even that of the Mysterious Void Sacred Venerable.
First-generation Giants were basically named with the suffix 'Venerable'.
Of course, Cang Xiong the Great Heavenly Venerate was a newly ascended colossus from antiquity. He observed the Chaos Ancient Universe where the Ultimate Ancient Path was located, where there were Supreme Ones who claimed the title Heavenly Venerate, hence he was called the Great Heavenly Venerate. He was not aware of the matters concerning the more ancient Henggu Monarch.
Ye Chen was momentarily stunned, also thinking of this point, though he hadn't really heard much about the Henggu Monarch.
All this was because the era in which the Henggu Monarch was born was far too remote, and he had not appeared for the last several epochal eras, thus his fame was not prominent.
Only those Supreme Ones who had lived long enough could vaguely learn a thing or two about the Henggu Monarch.
Naturally, as a colossus from antiquity, one could understand more.
The Flame Emperor said seriously, "The Henggu Monarch is extremely powerful. Do not underestimate him. Not only is he a first-generation Giant, his strength is no weaker, and perhaps even stronger, than the Mysterious Void Sacred Venerable. He especially once created seven invincible Emperor Daos, fused them into one to achieve the Henggu Invincible Dao, unparalleled throughout history. There was once a colossus from antiquity who nearly perished under his Henggu Invincible Dao."
Ye Chen was shocked. This Henggu Monarch was actually so powerful that a colossus from antiquity had been wounded and nearly perished.
But if he was so powerful, why did the Henggu Monarch choose to reincarnate and be reborn?
Even if he entered the Eternal Path at the Quasi-Monarch realm and advanced all the way back to the colossus from antiquity realm, would it necessarily be much stronger than his former Great Heavenly Venerate realm?
After all, how powerful was the Henggu Monarch of old? Even the Flame Emperor could not fathom his depths.
He voiced this question.
The Flame Emperor shook his head. "I am not clear either. Of course, the Henggu Monarch must have his own reasons for making such a decision."
"Alright, I didn't call you here this time to discuss this, but rather concerning the method of using the Chaos Origin Pearl. Your current self is already comparable to an Ancient Great Emperor, capable of peak-level duels. Therefore, you are now sufficiently capable of properly utilizing the Chaos Thunder Pearl and the Chaos Water Pearl."
Ye Chen listened intently. As the master of the Chaos Fire Pearl and having become a colossus from antiquity, regarding the use of the Chaos Origin Pearl, within the Chaos Sea, if the Flame Emperor dared claim second place, likely no one would dare claim first.
The Flame Emperor wasted no words. With the Flame Emperor Dao as the core, mastering the myriad Daos, he twisted space-time, achieving time acceleration within this region.
Although not as heaven-defying as Tai Sheng Huang, who could make one day equal ten years, it was still comparable to one day equaling one year.
The Flame Emperor unreservedly told Ye Chen all the secrets of how he mastered the Chaos Fire Pearl.
The Chaos Origin Pearl, if used well, was in no way inferior to the weapon of a colossus from antiquity. One could even borrow the power of the Chaos Origin Pearl to a great extent, becoming even more powerful.
It must be said that the Flame Emperor's mastery of the Chaos Origin Pearl had reached the pinnacle.
Many methods were unheard of and unseen by Ye Chen, truly broadening his horizons.
Half a day later, Ye Chen left the time-accelerated region and departed the Flame Emperor's Domain.
Regarding the secrets of how to use the Chaos Origin Pearl, within the accelerated six months, the Flame Emperor had unreservedly imparted them all to him.
Of course, even so, as an existence comparable to an Ancient Great Emperor, Ye Chen still needed time to digest the knowledge. It wasn't that knowing the corresponding secrets meant he could truly use them immediately.
After all, the Chaos Origin Pearl belonged to the category of Origin Sacred Artifacts, extraordinary in nature. In a certain sense, it was at least equivalent to the level of a Giant's Immortal Weapon.
Upon returning to the Great Saint Emperor Domain, he saw that within Tai Sheng Huang City, numerous super-great worlds had been opened, with countless gathered experts, the weakest being at the Heavenly King level, and the stronger ones numbering dozens of Emperors.
As for Supreme One existences, naturally there were also some, residing within various great Emperor palaces.
At this moment, they emerged one after another from their respective Emperor palaces. The Supreme Ones were immeasurable, their majestic pressure filling the sky.
This was the terrifying lineup Tai Sheng Huang had assembled to support the Pangu Universe. The number of Supreme Ones alone reached as many as fifteen.
And this did not include Ye Chen, the Sun Great Emperor, the Kunpeng Sovereign, the Mythical Supreme One, and Supreme One Chi Xue.
The War Emperor was also not present.
At this time, with Ye Chen's return and the appearance of the Sun Great Emperor and the other three Supreme Ones, the number of Supreme Ones within Tai Sheng Huang City reached a full twenty. Wave after wave of Supreme Emperor majesty instantly pierced the clouds, shattered the thirty-three heavens, startled the various Emperor Domains, and shook the entire Origin Ancient Path.
Without a doubt, everyone knew of the commotion within the Great Saint Emperor Domain.
It could not be concealed. With so many Supreme Ones gathered, their splendor overshadowing the heavens, who could contend with them? Who could vie for supremacy?
"Gathering twenty Supreme Ones... what is Tai Sheng Huang planning?"
"Nearly all the Supreme Ones under Tai Sheng Huang's command are gathered. Does Tai Sheng Huang intend to attack the domain of another colossus from antiquity? But that shouldn't be. Colossi from antiquity generally do not fight each other. Could it be an assault on the domain of an alien race Giant?"
On the Origin Ancient Path, the startled Supreme Ones of the heavens were all puzzled.
Those colossi from antiquity who lived in seclusion were also startled, gazing from afar at the Great Saint Emperor Domain with brilliant gazes as if trying to see through it. Seeing the endless army gathering, they also pondered.
Gathering so many experts for no reason, including almost all the Supreme Ones assembled here, it must be said, was rather perplexing.
Especially since not long ago, Tai Sheng Huang had just forcefully defeated the first-generation Giant Mysterious Void Sacred Venerable and taken away the majority of the Supreme One experts from the Sacred Venerable's Domain. Now, engaging in such a large-scale, unconcealed operation made it hard to imagine it was a simple gathering.
However, Tai Sheng Huang personally sat cross-legged above the thirty-three heavens, chaotic light giving birth to infinity, submerging the Great Saint Emperor Domain. He remained silent, offering no explanation even when questioned by other colossi from antiquity.
The Supreme Giants of the alien race, like the Strongest Emperor Saint and others, were secretly on guard.
The sudden gathering of so many Supreme Ones within the Great Saint Emperor Domain inevitably made people wary.
After all, the alien Ancient Universe and the Pangu Universe were utterly mortal enemies!
"They're here," Tai Sheng Huang revealed a faint smile.
Boom—
Above Tai Sheng Huang City, a majestic gate as tall as the heavens slowly opened, shaking the entire territory under the Great Saint Emperor's rule.
Two massive domain gates opened in succession—the Flame Emperor Domain and the Battle Saint Domain. From them, six Supreme Ones and eight Supreme Ones respectively descended one after another, joining the ranks.
The three Giant domains combined had a total of thirty-five Supreme Ones.
The addition of over a dozen more Supreme Ones caused the number of Supreme Ones gathered within the Great Saint Emperor Domain to suddenly exceed thirty. The unstoppable Supreme One majesty surged towards the heavens. Even a colossus from antiquity could not ignore it and had to regard it with utmost gravity.
A colossus from antiquity was far stronger than a Supreme One.
But once the number of Supreme Ones was sufficient, it could reverse this disadvantage. The assembly of over thirty Supreme Ones before them, the collective power was so immense that even a colossus from antiquity would have to avoid itsedge / sharpness (figuratively, their power or threat).