Naturally, no one dared to refute the words of the Heaven-Defying Battle Lord.
"A secret realm that fell from the Origin Land into the Chaos Sea?"
Everyone was astonished. Did the 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' secret realm have such an origin?
War Emperor said, "I also suspect that the secret realm's bestowal of a Quasi-Immortal King Dao body is likely related to your essence. You are the strongest Eternal Monarch comparable to a Heavenly Emperor or an era, a Chaos cultivator, and also the owner of a Primal Universe."
"War Emperor Ancestor, do you know the source of the Blood-Stained Future? Is it the alien race?" Ye Chen suddenly spoke up.
In truth, even at this point, he was not certain what the true source of the Blood-Stained Future was.
Long ago, he had believed it to be the alien Ancient Universe, perhaps even related to the Primordial Generation.
But that was merely a belief, not a definitive conclusion.
War Emperor, the chief disciple of the Heaven-Defying Battle Lord and in fact also a disciple of the Battle Saint Ancestor, having followed the Heaven-Defying Battle Lord for endless eons, would surely know many secrets.
As for the Cangxiong Great Heavenly Venerable One, though a colossus from antiquity, he had not achieved the Dao for long and had long resided within the Chaos Ancient Universe where the Ultimate Ancient Path was located. He would not know as much as War Emperor.
War Emperor shook his head. "It is not the alien race."
Everyone was surprised, yet it was within expectations. After all, if it truly were the alien race's doing, the Primordial Immortal Realm would surely unite with other Chaos Ancient Universes to suppress the alien Ancient Universe, not allowing the Blood-Stained Future to emerge.
The Blood-Stained Future was the most tragic future that even colossi from antiquity could not transcend.
In fact, as Supreme Ones, they could still attain spiritual awareness and foresee a glimpse of the future, let alone the strongest Emperors, Immortal Kings, and other colossi from antiquity. They naturally knew the terror of the Blood-Stained Future and could perceive more fragments of that future.
The entire world withered, with more than one or two Chaos Ancient Universes destroyed. It was a future from which no one could completely escape.
Yet, if it wasn't the alien race, what had created this blood-stained future?
War Emperor only said one sentence: "Heaven's secrets cannot be spoken."
Everyone felt a chill. For someone as powerful as War Emperor to speak thus, it must involve the most terrifying taboos. Otherwise, why would War Emperor, ranked among the strongest Quasi-Giants, be so apprehensive?
Ye Chen's Quasi-Immortal King Dao body ultimately entered an Immortal King's cave abode to cultivate.
The Violet Firmament Immortal King's cave abode was connected to ninety-nine immortal veins, sufficient to provide for one colossus from antiquity, one Quasi-Immortal King, and two Eternal Monarchs to cultivate simultaneously.
Ye Chen's true self, meanwhile, returned to the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
Upon truly returning to the Pangu Universe, he keenly felt the gap between himself and an Immortal King.
He was indeed powerful, standing at the peak of the Quasi-Giant level, only a step away from the colossus from antiquity level, far stronger than Quasi-Giants like the Wanyan Great Emperor, capable of dominating the Primordial Immortal Realm.
But he was still not at the absolute pinnacle; there was still a path to tread. Otherwise, during his confrontation in the Primordial Immortal Realm against the Violet Firmament Immortal King's Essence Blood incarnation, he would not have needed to use a Boost Secret Method to forcibly elevate himself to that level.
In the time to come, he needed to become stronger.
Especially to achieve this before reaching thirty thousand years of age.
Thousands of years ago, during his conversation with the Time-Space Great Emperor, the latter had mentioned that the current Pangu Universe would not descend into chaos, for the Ultimate Battle would not erupt within thirty thousand years.
Back when the alien race invaded, he had doubted the Time-Space Great Emperor's words, because the alien race had indeed invaded.
It was only later that he realized the so-called Ultimate Battle was not as simple as an alien invasion. It should be the final eruption of the Blood-Stained Future.
Thirty thousand years—now over six thousand had passed. He had already reached the peak of the Quasi-Giant level, not far from the colossus from antiquity level.
But this single step of difference had, for countless Quasi-Giants and Quasi-Immortal Kings throughout the Ten Thousand Ancient Times, taken who knew how many epochs without being fully crossed.
If possible, Ye Chen hoped to successfully take this step before reaching thirty thousand years of age, truly possessing combat power comparable to that of a colossus from antiquity.
This was not impossible, for he still possessed the "Ultimate Supreme" immortal opportunity.
The "Ultimate Supreme" immortal opportunity was something even Ye Chen had not fully comprehended.
Moreover, he could also perceive the Heavenly Dao.
Not long after, Ye Chen summoned his wives and children, including the Goddess, as well as familiar friends like the Peacock King, the Corpse-Devouring Insect Emperor, Wang Ming, the Sun God, and Will. Using the Immortal King divine treasures obtained from the Violet Firmament Immortal King, he constructed a Quasi-Giant cave abode infinitely comparable to an Immortal King's cave abode, filled with endless essence of the Great Dao, and located within the Heavenly Dao Sun, allowing for clearer perception of the supreme Great Dao.
Time waited for no one. Ye Chen hoped that before the Ultimate Battle arrived, everyone could enhance their strength further.
Twenty thousand years seemed long, but for Ye Chen and the others, it was merely a bit over ten thousand years.
Yet twenty thousand years was also short, for to cultivators, a million years passed in the snap of a finger.
The higher the level, the more difficult it was to advance.
As formidable as Ye Chen, he had attained the position of Eternal Monarch and could suppress and kill Supreme Ones when just over two thousand years old.
At over six thousand years old, he stood at the pinnacle of the Quasi-Giant level and could pass through thirty-nine Immortal Passes.
Yet facing the colossus from antiquity level, it remained out of reach, and he lacked sufficient confidence.
Time flowed on, the wheel of time turning.
Another three thousand years passed since returning from the Primordial Immortal Realm.
This year, Ye Chen turned exactly ten thousand years old, truly reaching the meaning of boundless longevity.
At ten thousand years old, Ye Chen undoubtedly stood in his most youthful and flourishing period, with immeasurable blood energy, peerless Great Dao, and boundless power, surpassing the past.
Three thousand years of seclusion and enlightenment had, with his most monstrous talent across the Ten Thousand Ancient Times, undoubtedly allowed him to advance further, reaching the absolute pinnacle of the Quasi-Giant level.
Only a hair's breadth away from the colossus from antiquity level!
Now, even if he faced the Violet Firmament Immortal King's Essence Blood incarnation again, he could suppress and kill it alone within a hundred rounds without relying on a Boost Secret Method.
Because of his emergence, he had gathered the fortune of an entire epoch of the Pangu Universe. As he grew stronger, the Chaos Great Dao also drew upon the myriad Daos of the entire Chaos Ancient Universe, causing them to flourish and strengthen further, sustaining the Golden Age.
During this period, who knew how many Heaven's Prides were born in the Pangu Universe.
In the current era, Great Powers were as numerous as Saints ten thousand years ago; Divine Kings were plentiful, and Quasi-Monarchs and Ancient Monarchs were countless, erupting in an unprecedented surge within the Golden Age.
By this year, the number of Monarchs within the entire Pangu Universe had exceeded a hundred, an astonishing figure, showing that many Monarchs had been born over these years.
There were even Monarch Tribulations. The Asura Monarch was the first to prove the Dao of the Supreme One, becoming the Asura Great Emperor.
Unfortunately, the Sovereign of Formlessness and Tai Sheng Huang still had not proven the Dao of the Supreme One and broken into the colossus from antiquity realm. They were still cultivating within the Immortal King's cave abode, requiring prolonged accumulation.
Of course, the strength of the Pangu Universe had reached the peak of this epoch, and as time passed, it would grow stronger and stronger, giving birth to more and more supreme powerhouses, even Ancient Great Emperors.
But it still could not compare to the Mythical Epoch.
During the Mythical Epoch, the Pangu Universe's strength could directly rival the Primordial Immortal Realm and the alien Ancient Universe, with multiple colossi from antiquity and over thirty Ancient Great Emperors, unlike the present where it needed to borrow Supreme Great Emperors from the Origin Ancient Path to hold the fort.
However, Ye Chen alone could rival the combat power of multiple Supreme Ones.
Gazing into the distant heavens, he murmured softly, "I wonder if within twenty thousand years, the Pangu Universe can reach the level of the Mythical Epoch?"
It was difficult. He had not a shred of confidence.