Before Shen Rong's eyes appeared a tall, straight, and heroic figure.
Though the face was unfamiliar, it carried a peculiar sense of familiarity that seemed to stem from the depths of his soul.
It felt as if they had met before, seen each other, perhaps even fought side by side. Otherwise, he wouldn't have this feeling.
Just as Shen Rong was stunned, he suddenly saw that the terrifying Dao-Dissipating Emperor Flame ignited within him by his Emperor Soul and Emperor Dao Origin—a flame so dangerous that even Supreme Ones would face the risk of Dao dissipation and death upon contact, and even Quasi-Giants dared not touch it lightly—was, at this moment, under the vast power channeled into the heroic youth's palm, extinguished as easily as ordinary flames meeting a deluge of water.
The abnormally violent and frenzied power within his body was also gradually pacified.
All of this seemed as if it had never happened.
At the same time, the newcomer flicked his sleeves, and the attacks from the two Supreme Ones disintegrated into thin air.
"This—"
The scene before them left Shen Rong and the two pursuing Supreme Ones utterly shocked.
Who exactly was this person before them, to possess such heaven-defying, earth-shaking power? Even a Quasi-Giant probably couldn't accomplish this so effortlessly.
Shen Rong gazed at this unfamiliar face with a mix of shock, astonishment, and bewilderment. For some reason, he always felt a sense of familiarity with this person, a familiarity that came from the depths of his soul.
Logically, as a Supreme One, he possessed a perfect memory. Even if he had seen hundreds of millions of people in his lifetime, he could remember them all profoundly; it was impossible to forget.
Yet, the person before him felt somewhat unfamiliar in both appearance and origin aura. However, that sense of familiarity was so peculiar that even he couldn't pinpoint when, in his past life, he had ever encountered such a supreme, heaven-defying Forbidden Existence.
"Who are you?" At this point, Shen Rong still regarded the heroic youth before him with caution and wariness. Familiarity aside, he worried this might be a Supreme Forbidden Existence from the alien races in disguise.
After all, over the past hundred thousand years, the alien races had not refrained from such tactics, and they had once caused heavy casualties in the Pangu Universe, even leading to the fall of Supreme Ones and nearly breaching the Pangu Pass.
Given these circumstances, he had to maintain the utmost caution.
Ye Chen could sense Shen Rong's concern. He smiled gently, like a spring breeze. "Don't worry, I am from the Pangu Universe."
He released a trace of his origin aura, detectable only by Shen Rong at such close proximity. It was the genuine origin aura of the Pangu Universe, impossible to imitate—even a colossus from antiquity couldn't do so. This finally allowed Shen Rong to relax slightly.
Then he frowned again. Since this was a Supreme One from the Pangu Universe, who exactly was he?
Could it be a Supreme Forbidden Existence from before the Mythical Epoch?
It wasn't impossible, yet he also sensed a vast vitality about the other party, something an ancient fossil who had lived for one or two epochs shouldn't possess.
But where did this sense of déjà vu come from?
"Cough—"
Just as he was about to ask who this person truly was, Shen Rong suddenly coughed violently. Streams of Emperor Blood continuously spilled from his mouth and the wounds covering his body.
Each drop of blood fell, blooming with infinite bloody radiance, the Emperor's origin power within rapidly dissipating until they became mere drops of ordinary blood.
Clearly, these were extremely terrifying Dao injuries, and the wounds were left by either Supreme Ones or Emperor Weapons, preventing immediate recovery.
At that moment, Ye Chen placed a hand on his shoulder and smiled warmly. "If you're not afraid I'll harm you, relax your body and mind. I can help you recover from your injuries as quickly as possible."
Looking at that spring-like smile, Shen Rong suddenly seemed to see an old friend—the strongest genius who had once dominated countless talents across the heavens, peerless and invincible in his era. Countless memories surged into his heart. Staring at the person before him in shock, he finally understood where this sense of déjà vu came from. It was actually him, returned! His mouth fell open in astonishment. "You... you are Dou—"
"Yes."
Ye Chen smiled and nodded, immediately putting Shen Rong at ease while also stirring up irrepressible excitement within him.
Ten thousand years apart, and he never expected to meet his former comrade-in-arms here.
No wonder he carried such a special vitality. But after ten thousand years apart, this guy's appearance had changed so drastically. What had happened?
Boom—
Vast yet gentle life force surged within Shen Rong's body. Ye Chen had used some of his own Chaos True Blood. As a Chaos Giant, his True Blood was peerless, capable of evolving into the purest life force. Even a Supreme Emperor who had attained the Dao through the Life Great Dao couldn't match Ye Chen's life force.
This life force rapidly repaired all of Shen Rong's injuries, both internal and external, including Dao injuries and even wounds on his Emperor Soul, restoring him completely.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Shen Rong had gone from being covered in wounds to fully recovered.
Of course, the injuries to his Emperor Dao Origin remained. Even someone as powerful as Ye Chen couldn't repair them instantly, as they involved deeper layers—the very foundation of a Supreme One—leaving Shen Rong still in a relatively weakened state.
Nevertheless, Shen Rong had improved significantly, recovering at least most of his combat power. After all, he was still a Supreme Emperor, capable of fighting.
Shen Rong marveled at Ye Chen's means, which could be described as astonishing and earth-shattering. But he knew now wasn't the time to discuss this. His expression turned grave. "Be careful. Both of them are Great Perfection Emperor Realm Supreme Ones. And I vaguely sense that behind us, there seem to be other alien Supreme Ones lying in ambush."
He was overjoyed to meet Ye Chen, but he wasn't clear about Ye Chen's current combat power.
It must be said that as the son of the Immortal-Slaying Great Emperor, Shen Rong's perception was extremely sharp, able to sense the covert ambush of other alien Supreme Ones behind them.
Ye Chen nodded slightly. "Correct. There are three more behind us."
Shen Rong was slightly taken aback. He could only barely sense the presence of other alien Supreme Ones; he had no idea how many there were.
Clearly, Ye Chen's cultivation was above his own.
In a moment of realization, he remembered that ten thousand years ago, Ye Chen was already a Quasi-Giant-level existence. Such acute perception was only natural.
Although he didn't know what had happened to Ye Chen over the past ten thousand years, or why he had suddenly disappeared, as long as he maintained his combat power from ten thousand years ago—even if only most of it—he would still be capable of fighting against five Great Perfection Emperor Realm Supreme Ones.
Meanwhile, the two Supreme Ones watched as Ye Chen appeared out of thin air, suppressed Shen Rong's self-ignited Dao-Dissipating Emperor Flame, dispersed their own terrifying attacks, and nearly completely healed Shen Rong's injuries. Such means, combined with the fact that Ye Chen himself was a colossus from antiquity, prevented the two Supreme Ones from accurately sensing Ye Chen's true realm. Yet, they suddenly grew several degrees more wary.
They understood that this heroic youth who had appeared out of nowhere was likely an extremely terrifying top-tier expert, not necessarily weaker than them, and possibly even stronger.
However, even so, they only harbored a degree of wariness.
After all, ultimately, behind them stood the most terrifying Alien Ancient Universe.
"Fellow Daoist Supreme One, this Supreme One is someone our Ancient Universe has marked for death. I advise you not to meddle in this affair. Even though you seem quite powerful, offending our Ancient Universe would mean even a colossus from antiquity couldn't escape calamity," the alien Supreme One holding the wheel said coldly, threatening Ye Chen without restraint.