The combined forces of the alien race and the Chaos Burial Ground—two Ancient Chaos Universes—comprising over thirty Supreme Ones and led by six Quasi-Giants, launched an assault on the Pangu Universe. The final result was a crushing defeat: one Quasi-Giant, Emperor Wanyan, five alien Great Emperors, and three Chaos Burial Ground Ancient Sovereigns were forcefully suppressed. Over twenty Emperors, a hundred Ancient Monarchs, and countless experts below the Monarch level were slain.
The Pangu Universe emerged completely victorious.
Furthermore, two Quasi-Giants led over thirty Supreme Ones as reinforcements, and the newly advanced Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong personally entered the Pangu Universe, wielding the Supreme Scepter containing the Supreme Authority Dao to personally guard this Ancient Chaos Universe.
The invincible first-generation Giant, the Termination Immortal Venerable, appeared as the enforcer of the Giant Alliance Pact, his might unmatched. In the end, even the two alien unparalleled Giants could only retreat helplessly, unable to retrieve the suppressed Quasi-Giant Emperor Wanyan, the five Great Emperors, and the other Supreme Ones.
With the battle concluded, the Chaos Sea was greatly shaken. Who did not know? Who was not aware?
It caused a profound and far-reaching impact.
Especially in recent years, the Pangu Universe had been rising with increasing prosperity. Though it still could not compare to the Mythical Epoch era, there was no doubt that the current Pangu Universe, with the passage of time, bolstered by the strength of ancient Giants like Tai Sheng Huang, the Battle Saint Ancestor, the Heaven-Defying War Sovereign, the Flame Emperor, and others, the entry of the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong, and the addition of various Quasi-Giants and Supreme Ones, was no longer the weak, declining, and broken Ancient Chaos Universe that was nearly slaughtered without resistance by just seven Ancient Monarchs.
The current Pangu Universe was continuously growing stronger.
Moreover, with the true body of the newly advanced contemporary Giant, the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong, stationed in the Pangu Universe, who could breach it under the Giant Alliance Pact?
After all, the Giant Alliance Pact's rules restricted foreign ancient titans from taking action, but the ancient titans of this Ancient Chaos Universe could naturally act.
The alien race was powerful, possessing over a dozen ancient titans, such as Yuanchu Emperor Ancestor, Ancestral Ancient Great Emperor, Six Paths Great Emperor, the Strongest Imperial Saint, the Sacred Demon Emperor, and other peerless Giants overlooking past and future, not to mention the Primogenitor, the truly strongest, first-sequence invincible being.
However, despite such profoundheritage / foundation, the alien race still dared not openly overturn the Giant Alliance Pact.
Because its creators were the Immortal Kings of the Primordial Immortal Realm, with the leading figure being the Termination Immortal Venerable, an existence even more powerful than the Mysterious Void Sacred Venerable, rumored to be not inferior to the Heaven-Defying War Sovereign.
Of course, more importantly, the Termination Immortal Venerable represented the Primordial Immortal Realm, which was no ordinary Ancient Chaos Universe but hailed as the strongest Ancient Chaos Universe of all time.
Deep within the Primordial Immortal Realm, there also existed ancient invincible beings in no way inferior to the Primogenitor.
On the other hand, the Termination Immortal Venerable's sudden emergence also sparked various speculations.
Throughout the Chaos Sea's various Ancient Chaos Universes, the myriad Supreme Ones, Quasi-Giants, and those unparalleled Giants hidden behind the mists of ancient times all felt that the Termination Immortal Venerable's emergence was by no means simple.
Quietly, the Chaos Sea began to stir with magnificent waves...
The great victory at Pangu Pass, repelling the armies of the two Ancient Chaos Universes—the alien race and the Chaos Burial Ground—greatly boosted the morale of the Pangu Universe side.
Moreover, with the garrison of over thirty Supreme Ones and the presence of one ancient titan and four Quasi-Giant level combatants, the Pangu Universe's overall strength had returned to the level of a normal Ancient Chaos Universe, even surpassing it.
After all, wielding the Supreme Scepter could either give birth to an ancient titan-level combatant or elevate the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong to first-generation Giant level, something even ordinary Ancient Chaos Universes could not match.
Furthermore, even ordinary Ancient Chaos Universes would find it difficult to possess over thirty Supreme One-level experts.
Upon returning to the Pangu Universe, Ye Chen immediately released the Heavenly Dao Sun, allowing it to return to the Ancient Heaven Realm.
"The missing Heavenly Dao of the Pangu Universe has been restored; it is no longer incomplete," the Sun Great Emperor remarked with a sigh, sensing the Pangu Universe's flawless and complete Heavenly Dao aura.
In the past, the departure of the Tenth Heaven's Azure Heaven Great Emperor to join the alien side had caused the Pangu Universe's Heavenly Dao to lose its most important Tenth Heaven. For nearly an entire epoch, no one could break through to become a ten-layered Heaven's Supreme Heavenly Pride.
Similarly, due to the Heavenly Dao's incompleteness, throughout this epoch, over the endless ages of waiting, the number of Ancient Monarchs born within the Pangu Universe did not exceed a hundred.
Among them, ten were even the Reincarnation Great Emperor reincarnating ten times to reach this realm, and Divine King-level experts were scarce.
One could imagine how weak the Pangu Universe had been throughout this epoch, far from comparable to any other Ancient Chaos Universe.
Later, during Ye Chen's previous life as Qian Yue, he coincidentally had the Myriad Daos enter his body and, by chance, created a small personal Tenth Heaven within himself, mending the Heavenly Dao's flaw. He leaped forward to become the first Supreme Heavenly Pride to break through to ten layers after the Mythical Epoch.
From then on, a chain reaction occurred. Others used this opportunity—such as the Goddess, Yi Wu, Yu Qing, the Sun God, and Weil—to sense a sliver of elusive fortune and break through to the unprecedented ten layers, becoming Supreme Heavenly Prides.
The earliest batch of Supreme Heavenly Prides also gradually mended the Heavenly Dao, becoming Great Perfection Supreme Heavenly Prides.
Later, with the birth of the Heavenly Dao Sun as the new Tenth Heaven, over a thousand years, the Pangu Universe's Heavenly Dao was fully restored. During this period, the Pangu Universe gave birth to many Supreme Heavenly Prides, one after another. In the short span of a thousand years, over thirty Supreme Heavenly Prides were born.
It was as if the accumulated potential of an entire epoch had erupted in this single millennium.
Heaven's Prides emerged in droves; Supreme Ones rose one after another.
However, it was lamentable that none were Great Perfection Supreme Heavenly Prides; the strongest were only high-level young Supremes.
These over thirty Supreme Heavenly Prides, if fortunate enough, also had hope of becoming Great Perfection Supreme Heavenly Prides, qualifying to impact the Supreme One realm.
Of course, an epoch's accumulation erupting over a millennium was merely the beginning.
Ye Chen was confident that in the following years, more and more Heaven's Prides would continuously be born and rise.
Ascending Pangu Pass, one could see numerous imperial cities standing side by side, completely fused with the two Immortal Heavenly Passes. The imperial Dao auras of one Mythical Great Emperor after another resonated, piercing through Pangu Pass, making it impregnable.
At the highest central point stood an even more supreme and peerless palace—the Imperial Zenith Soaring Cloud Hall!
The Imperial Zenith Soaring Cloud Hall's majestic purple energy soared to the heavens, sweeping across three thousand realms, vast and mighty, commanding reverence from all living beings across the myriad heavens.
It was precisely the existence of the Imperial Zenith Soaring Cloud Hall that made Pangu Pass truly impregnable. Vaguely, the Heavenly Emperor's Dao empowered Pangu Pass, rendering even the vast armies of the two Ancient Chaos Universes—the alien race and the Chaos Burial Ground—unable to breach it.
"The Imperial Zenith Soaring Cloud Hall, where the Heavenly Emperor once ruled the Ancient Heavenly Court!" Seeing this hall, not to mention other Supreme Ones, even the Divine Void Great Emperor and the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong, an ancient titan, revealed looks of awe.
The Heavenly Emperor was a truly peerless existence that dominated past and future. Even as epoch after epoch passed and ancient titans rose from all sides, none could overshadow his brilliance. Even ancient titans would feel reverence upon seeing traces of him. He was an invincible being in the truest sense throughout history.
He stood shoulder to shoulder with the Primogenitor, the Universe Great Emperor, and two or three others,stand tall at the true pinnacle of all ages, unsurpassable, with none to stand beside.
For ancient titans, the Heavenly Emperor was also a being akin to legend.
Entering the Imperial Zenith Soaring Cloud Hall, the central palace of the former Ancient Heavenly Court, all Supreme Ones felt reverence.
The stronger one was, the more one could sense the supreme Dao left behindformless by the Heavenly Emperor who long resided within this hall.
That Dao was truly supreme and peerless, transcending all. Even the Supreme Authority Dao contained within the Supreme Scepter was still one level lower before the Heavenly Emperor's Dao left behind.
One could vaguely sense the various Dao imprintsformless left by the Heavenly Emperor within the hall. Supreme Ones walking within, closing their eyes to comprehend, gained considerable benefits.
Especially the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong, being an ancient titan, was even more so. The moment he entered the hall, he had already gained much insight, exclaiming in awe, "This is merely the hall where the Heavenly Emperor once long resided. The partial Heavenly Emperor's Dao left behind makes even this one feel inferior. If the true Heavenly Emperor were here, how powerful would he be? Truly something to yearn for."
As for the Heavenly Emperor's throne atop the Imperial Zenith Soaring Cloud Hall, no one approached. Supreme Ones bowed their heads, Quasi-Giants felt reverence, and even the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong did not step forward, out of respect for that supreme Heavenly Emperor.
At this moment, the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong spoke to Ye Chen, "Little friend, I have a request. May I comprehend the Dao within this hall?"
He knew the Imperial Zenith Soaring Cloud Hall belonged to Ye Chen, granted by the Heavenly Emperor. In a sense, Ye Chen could be considered half a successor of the Heavenly Emperor.
Of course, the true successor was likely his own son, Ye Junlin.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh.
Junlin, where exactly are you now, receiving the inheritance?
"Senior is too polite. As long as Senior is willing, you may do so at any time," Ye Chen naturally agreed.
"Thank you."
The Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong said solemnly. Being able tolong-term comprehend the Dao within the Imperial Zenith Soaring Cloud Hall, perceiving the various invincible Daos left by the Heavenly Emperor, would allow him tomore quickly pass through the transition period of newly stepping into the ancient titan realm, reaching perfection in all aspects more quickly. Then he would no longer be like a newly advanced titan but appear even stronger.
Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor's invincible Dao might allow him to advance further, becoming even more powerful.
It must be noted that ancient titans also had distinctions of strength.
For example, the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong, a newly advanced Giant, belonged to one level.
The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign and other Chaos Burial Ground Heavenly Sovereigns, sealed for several epochs, unable to absorbreplenish from the Chaos Sea and extremely weakened, also belonged to this level.
Ancient titans who had reached perfection in all aspects, also called veteran Giants, belonged to another level.
Above that were first-generation Giants, like the Mysterious Void Sacred Venerable and others, who, having lived long enough, possessed unfathomableaccumulation, belonging to a third level.
Figures like Tai Sheng Huang, the Battle Saint Ancestor, the Heaven-Defying War Sovereign, the Termination Immortal Venerable, the Space-Time Great Emperor, and others perhaps belonged to another level.
Whether reaching Emperor, Supreme One, or ancient titan, there were no precise realm divisions, only distinctions of strength.
Of course, the Heavenly Emperor, the Primogenitor, the Universe Great Emperor, and a handful of others wererecognized by the Chaos Sea as belonging to the highest level of invincible beings, unsurpassable, only comparable.
The Great Dao had no end. Even at the ancient titan level, it was not the ultimateendpoint. Above it lay the Eternal Realm!
The Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong naturally hoped to become stronger.
The other Supreme Ones, including the Divine Void Great Emperor, were also very tempted, but with the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong entering the hall to comprehend the Dao, they found it hard to ask.
Moreover, they already had Tai Sheng Huang, the Battle Saint Ancestor, the Flame Emperor, and others personally lecturing on the Dao and bestowing Nine Revolutions Soul-Returning Pills, which the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong did not have, and he had come of his own accord. The other Supreme Ones could not bring themselves to ask.
Ye Chen understood the various reasons. These Supreme Ones who followed were, after all, not as familiar as the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong, the War Emperor, the Kunpeng Sovereign, the Mythical Supreme One, the Chi Xue Supreme One, and others. Naturally, he would noteasily open the Imperial Zenith Soaring Cloud Hall to them.
Of course, it could also serve to win them over through the hall.
But for now, it was not yet necessary.
The Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong's true body comprehending the Dao also meant personally guarding Pangu Pass, making it even more impregnable.
With Pangu Pass's own sturdiness and the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong'spresence,perhaps even the Termination Immortal Venerable would be powerless against it.
Simultaneously, the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong personally split off a Dao body to enter the Pangu Universe.
He was also quite curious about this Ancient Chaos Universe, which had once given birth to many unparalleled Giants and nurtured the most prosperous and powerful Mythical Epoch, comparable to the alien Ancient Universe and the Primordial Immortal Realm.
The universe's origin released goodwill, not obstructing, knowing these Supreme Ones and Quasi-Giants had fought for the Pangu Universe.
On this day, the myriad heavens and domains were greatly shaken.
Endless auspicious colors appeared, light rainsplatteredfell every corner of the myriad heavens and domains. The Great Dao manifested, the myriad Daosboiling, starstwinkling, and all manner ofPhenomenon appeared, displaying extraordinary grandeur from ancient times.
The Supreme Ones descended upon the myriad heavens and domains. One majestic figure after another, peerless through the ages, stood at the zenith of the sky. Their Supreme power displayed bodies that would last for myriad generations, causing all races across the myriad heavens and domains toboiling.
Led by the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong, with the Golden Crow Great Emperor, the War Emperor, and the Divine Void Great Emperor—three Quasi-Giants—at the forefront, followed by over thirty Supreme Ones traversing the vast sky, they caused a world-shaking commotion.
The myriad heavens and domains had already received news of Pangu Pass, knowing of the great victory and the defeat of the alien race and the Chaos Burial Ground. The whole world rejoiced.
They further learned that the myriad Supreme Ones had arrived in the Pangu Universe toreside permanently from then on.
Even more, an ancient titan comparable to Tai Sheng Huang, the Battle Saint Ancestor, and the Space-Time Great Emperor had personally entered the Pangu Universe topreside, named the Great Heavenly Venerate Cang Xiong, the king among Supreme Ones.
With his personalpresence, from now on, there would be no more fear of invasion from the alien race and the Chaos Burial Ground.
Unless, one day, the Chaos Sea itself was shattered and the Giant Alliance Pactbecome void, the Pangu Universe might face trouble.
The whole world rejoiced. Perhaps from now on, the Pangu Universe would no longer suffer invasion from external enemies.
However, only Ye Chen and the other Supreme Ones knew that all this might just be the beginning.
They would not believe the alien race would give up.
Moreover, even morefearsome / terrifying was the so-called Blood-Stained Future that even ancient titans could not avoid...
Ye Chen gazed into the distant sky. He sensed the familiar auras of people and couldn't help but feelexcited.
Over a thousand years apart, my wives, children, and friends, how have you been?
Boom—
The Chaos Great Dao rose from nowhere, carrying Ye Chen across the endless void towards the place where his wives, children, and friends were...