The Chaos Sea Heaven's Pride Grand Competition officially concluded, winning applause from all sides.
Naturally, the rewards for the Chaos Sea Heaven's Pride Grand Competition were also exceedingly generous. Both the Number One Monarch and the Number One Sovereign were qualified to enter an Immortal King's cave abode to cultivate for a thousand years.
An Immortal King's cave abode, it must be known, is a place exclusively used by a supreme Immortal King for their usual secluded cultivation. Not only is it filled with various rare and precious Dao essences and immortal treasures difficult to find in the world, but the myriad Daos of the heavens are condensed into tangible manifestations, easily comprehensible.
Moreover, each Immortal King's cave abode is inevitably situated at the very central origin core of the Immortal King Domain, which is also the central region of the Immortal World, adjacent to the origin of the Immortal World. It can gather the vast fortune of the Primordial Immortal World and bestow it upon the cultivator, greatly increasing the speed of comprehending the supreme Great Dao.
Simultaneously, there is also a dense and powerful aura of the Immortal King's Great Dao permeating the place.
Cultivating within an Immortal King's cave abode holds unparalleled benefits not only for proving one's Dao to become a Supreme One—it can at the very least increase the success rate of a Monarch proving their Dao to become a Supreme One by over thirty percent—but it can even allow one to glimpse a few strands of the profound mysteries of the supreme Immortal King realm. Even the Supreme Ones of the heavens are immensely desirous of such supreme immortal opportunities.
The Supreme Ones from all sides couldn't help but marvel. The Primordial Immortal Realm truly had grand ambitions, actually willing to yield two Immortal King cave abodes to provide for the two Number Ones of the two major realms in the Chaos Sea Heaven's Pride Grand Competition to enter and cultivate. Even an Immortal King would be reluctant to give them up easily, even if only for a thousand years.
Of course, the two Immortal King cave abodes yielded were, in reality, not the cave abodes of present-day Immortal Kings, but rather the former cave abodes of two Immortal Kings who had fallen in the past.
Although the Primordial Immortal Realm is hailed as the number one Chaos Ancient Universe of the Chaos Sea, over the endless ages, it has not been without fallen Immortal Kings.
The Chaos Sea has existed through epoch after epoch. Over the long epochs, many terrifying great wars that could annihilate epochs have erupted.
For example, the Chaos Burial Ground was an epoch that was once annihilated.
In the past, the Primordial Immortal Realm was not as overwhelmingly powerful as it is now, hailed as the foremost. It once faced the covetous gaze of external enemies targeting this Chaos Ancient Universe. A terrifying Chaos Ancient Universe, not inferior to the Chaos Burial Ground, waged war against the Primordial Immortal Realm. Multiple colossi from antiquity emerged, invaded the Primordial Immortal Realm, and a great war erupted.
Naturally, the Primordial Immortal Realm could not sit idly by and await destruction. That war caused slumbering Immortal Kings to awaken, and even first-generation giants—Immortal Venerable Ones—emerged. A universe-level great war broke out.
In the end, the Primordial Immortal Realm emerged victorious, slaying several external enemy colossi from antiquity and beheading numerous Supreme Ones. However, it also paid a heavy price: over a dozen Supreme Immortals fell, and even three Immortal Kings unfortunately perished, their blood staining the endless lands of the Immortal World.
Today, the Immortal King cave abodes that the Number One Sovereign and Number One Monarch who emerged victorious from the Chaos Sea Heaven's Pride Grand Competition are qualified to enter for cultivation belong to these fallen Immortal Kings' legacy cave abodes.
Of course, the Immortal King cave abode was only one of the rewards. There were many other rewards, such as the bestowal of an immortal domain, the bestowal of a Supreme Immortal World, the bestowal of Chaos Immortal Gold, and so on. The richness of the rewards was simply unprecedented, enough to make even Supreme Ones's hearts stir intensely.
However, this was also to be expected, because the intensity of this session's Chaos Sea Heaven's Pride Grand Competition was unimaginably difficult, with the emergence of one peak-level Eternal Sovereign and five Eternal Monarchs. To stand out from among them was comparable to an immensely arduous feat.
It was just a pity that, whether it was Qian Xun or the Divine Emperor's Son, both had colossi from antiquity behind them. This made the Immortal Kings from all sides sigh helplessly, lamenting with regret that they were unable to take the two as disciples.
Of course, there were still four Eternal Monarchs to choose from. They were also highly regarded by the Immortal Kings, who hoped to take them as personal disciples.
However, unfortunately, among the remaining four Eternal Monarchs, two also already had colossi from antiquity as their masters. The remaining two were contested by several Immortal Kings, each hoping to take them as personal disciples.
In the end, the Tai'a Immortal King and the Dao Tribulation Immortal King offered generous promises and each took one Eternal Monarch as a personal disciple.
The Pan Dao Immortal King and several other Immortal Kings sighed, regretting that they were unable to take an Eternal Monarch as a personal disciple.
The Termination Immortal Venerable One did not speak, remaining calm throughout.
Otherwise, given his status, if he were to take a disciple, the other Immortal Kings might not be able to compete.
Thus, the Chaos Sea Heaven's Pride Grand Competition came to a complete end.
Next, it was time for all sides to depart.
However, at this moment, the atmosphere within the Immortal King Martial Arena suddenly grew much more tense.
It was seen that the Violet Firmament Immortal King, seated high upon his Immortal King throne, abruptly spoke. His cold, sharp gaze swept down towards the great celestial palace representing the Pangu Universe below, piercing through the palace to land on Ye Chen. He spoke coldly: "Good. Now that the Chaos Sea Heaven's Pride Grand Competition has concluded, this sovereign will now properly investigate the responsibility of a junior like you for offending your superior."
In an instant, all sides focused their attention.
The Violet Firmament Immortal King was indeed going to demand accountability after the fact.
The Battle Saint King was in trouble.
"Violet Firmament, let this matter be dropped," the Pan Dao Immortal King said, his expression slightly darkening. After all, this was his territory, his Immortal King City. Moreover, Ye Chen and the others from the Pangu Universe were people his close friend, the Flame Emperor, had personally and emphatically requested he look after. He naturally could not let anything happen to Ye Chen and the others.
Especially Ye Chen, who was the Flame Emperor's sworn friend.
The Violet Firmament Immortal King said coldly, "Pan Dao, during the Chaos Sea Heaven's Pride Grand Competition, as the host, this sovereign already showed great face by not demanding accountability during the grand gathering. Now that the grand competition has concluded, if he does not immediately kneel and offer an apology to this sovereign for his crime of offending a superior, this sovereign will absolutely not let him off lightly."
Then, looking at Ye Chen, he issued a cold shout. The majestic might of an Immortal King pressed down from the sky, shattering the heavens in all directions: "Battle Saint King, do you admit your guilt?"
The resplendent might shattered the heavens, making even the Supreme Ones from all sides tremble in their hearts.
That was the boundless imposing majesty belonging to an Immortal King, augmented by Dao resonance that even Supreme Ones could not withstand.
Under the gaze of all, the alien faction sneered coldly.
Battle Saint King, no matter how formidable you are, today you will still be publicly humiliated.
"Fellow Daoist Ye is in trouble."
The three Quasi-Immortal Kings—Hao Tian, Nan Gong, and Bei Ming—slightly frowned. The current situation was not optimistic.
The Violet Firmament Immortal King was notoriously an overbearing Immortal King within the Primordial Immortal Realm. During the era he ruled the Primordial Immortal Realm, a Supreme Immortal was once killed by him with a single slap from afar for offending his Sovereign-realm personal disciple. His extreme overbearing nature was evident.
Now that he was targeting Ye Chen, few could stop him.
"What guilt do I have?"
Ye Chen raised his eyes, meeting the Violet Firmament Immortal King's gaze coldly. Even though the latter was a peerless Immortal King, he could not make him suffer such humiliation.
At worst, they would fight!
"What a fine 'what guilt do I have.' Even now, you are still so audacious as to not admit your guilt," the Violet Firmament Immortal King said coldly. "Since that is the case, this sovereign will see just what gives you the courage to dare not admit your guilt."
Boom—
The Immortal King made his move!
He personally acted from his Immortal King throne, striking towards the not-so-distant great celestial palace.