Boom—
A great hand grasped through the air, gathering the fallen flesh, blood, and fragments of the alien Emperor's soul into its palm, refining them into a single Flesh-Blood Emperor Pill. It contained half of the being's original essence and its Emperor Dao foundation.
Ye Chen handed this Flesh-Blood Emperor Pill to Shen Rong, saying, "Consume this pill. It will completely heal the damage to your Emperor Dao foundation and allow you to reach the Great Perfection Emperor Realm in a short time."
Shen Rong accepted it without hesitation and swallowed it immediately. Emperor light instantly blazed from his entire body. His previously withered aura began to climb steadily, not only recovering completely but becoming even more powerful than before.
Of course, fully refining this Flesh-Blood Emperor Pill would still require some time.
He looked at the four Supreme Ones whose auras were now as withered as his own had been, and asked, "Brother Ye, how do you intend to deal with these four?"
These four were not true alien Supreme Ones.
Ye Chen said indifferently, "The pitiable have their hateful aspects. Since they aided the alien race in their tyranny, they should also be killed."
Faced with Ye Chen's cold, ruthless attitude—deciding to kill the four Supreme Ones so casually—Shen Rong was quite shocked, but he understood the former's mindset. After all, these four had also hunted him down relentlessly and had sided with the alien race. If not killed, they would likely stand against the Pangu Universe in the future, an outcome absolutely intolerable.
Hearing this, the four Supreme Ones despaired but offered no further resistance. They merely said, "Great One, we do not seek forgiveness. We only hope you might look after our respective Chaos Primordial Great Worlds, so that the myriad beings within those four worlds do not face extinction."
Even at death's door, their hearts remained tied to the myriad beings of their own Chaos Primordial Great Worlds.
"Agreed," Ye Chen nodded. He struck out, annihilating the true spirits of the four Great Perfection Emperor Realm Supreme Ones and collected them into his Chaos Cauldron.
At this point, he also intended to gather a sufficient number of Supreme Emperor remains to allow the Sealing Gate to advance further and become a Giant-level Dao Weapon.
After resolving all this, Shen Rong laughed heartily, stepping forward to give Ye Chen a fierce hug. "Brother Ye, it's been a hundred thousand years! Your progress is truly immense—you've become a colossus from antiquity, while I've only just attained the Dao to become a Supreme Emperor."
A hundred thousand years apart had brought immense changes to both.
Ye Chen also smiled. "I've experienced quite a lot on my journey to reach this point. By the way, in the hundred thousand years since I left, how fares the Pangu Universe?"
He remained deeply concerned about the Pangu Universe's situation.
Hearing this, Shen Rong shook his head. "Honestly, I can't say for sure about the Pangu Universe's current state. Because I was pursuing the Dao to become a Supreme Emperor, I've been away from the Pangu Universe for nearly twenty thousand years. However, after the Blood-Stained Epoch began, the Pangu Universe was indeed nearly invaded again. Several Supreme Ones fell."
After the Blood-Stained Epoch began, because all sides were contending for the Origin Burial Lord's head, the various slumbering supreme Giants across the Chaos Sea were disturbed, awakening one by one to return to the world.
Naturally, the colossi from antiquity of the alien Ancient Universe also gradually awakened, emerging directly and shaking the entire Chaos Sea, displaying the most terrifying foundation of the alien race.
An astonishing number—more than ten—of colossi from antiquity awakened and emerged in this era alone. What a world-shaking, unprecedented number of ancient titans.
Every major Chaos Ancient Universe faced immense danger, fearing invasion by the alien Ancient Universe.
Similarly, for various reasons, the Pangu Universe once again faced invasion by the alien Ancient Universe's armies.
This time, several colossi from antiquity of the alien Ancient Universe personally took action against the Pangu Universe, launching an offensive that lasted tens of thousands of years.
Because alien colossi from antiquity personally intervened, the Cangxiong Great Heavenly Venerable was forced to remain stationed at the Pangu Pass long-term. Only by relying on the Boundary Tower left by the Space-Time Emperor, the Purple Extreme Soaring Hall of the Heavenly Emperor, and other factors was he able to repeatedly defend the Pangu Pass from being breached over the past eighty thousand years.
However, even so, the Pangu Universe paid a heavy price.
At one point, the alien Ancient Universe successfully invaded because an alien Emperor disguised himself as a Pangu Universe ally, infiltrated the Pangu Pass, and suddenly erupted, causing terrible casualties.
That battle nearly saw the Pangu Pass opened. Two alien colossi from antiquity personally arrived, almost succeeding in breaking into the Pangu Universe.
In that battle, the Cangxiong Great Heavenly Venerable was also wounded, his blood staining the Pangu Pass. Supreme Ones fell, and Quasi-Giant Emperor blood was spilled. It was one of the most brutal battles since the Great Mythical Cataclysm.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, the Pangu Pass was still defended and not breached.
Later, during these tens of thousands of years, the Pangu Pass came close to falling several times. Even someone as powerful as the Cangxiong Great Heavenly Venerable stained the heavens with his blood, dyeing the Pangu Pass crimson, let alone others. The war situation was incomparably tragic.
Once, an alien colossus from antiquity even succeeded in breaking into the Pangu Universe. Several Quasi-Giants forced open the Pangu Pass gates, leading an endless army straight in, slaughtering their way into the Myriad Domains of All Heavens within the Pangu Universe.
A battle between Giants far surpassed a war between Supreme Ones. Every move contained incalculable world-destroying might, with extremely far-reaching effects. It caused the collapse of many great domains within the Myriad Domains of All Heavens, reducing their number by over a third. The suffering of living beings numbered in the trillions upon trillions.
The Cangxiong Great Heavenly Venerable returned from the Pangu Pass to battle the alien Giant. To avoid the Giant's power scattering across the Myriad Domains of All Heavens and the lower realms, putting them at a disadvantage, he was forced to stain the heavens with his blood from time to time, his situation perilous.
At the critical moment, the Human Emperor, who had slumbered for tens of thousands of years, suddenly awakened. He ultimately frightened off the alien colossus from antiquity, allowing the Pangu Pass to be defended once more.
Because of that battle, the Pangu Universe's Heavenly Dao suffered a great collapse. The myriad Daos grew distant and lofty, causing the golden age of Heavenly Dao completion to instantly disintegrate. People found it difficult to attain the Dao.
Eighty thousand years into the Blood-Stained Epoch, Shen Rong and other former Imperial Sons and Daughters, along with Great Perfection Supreme Geniuses, seeing no hope of attaining the Dao to become Emperors, had no choice but to leave the Pangu Universe and enter the Chaos Sea.
On one hand, it was to more easily attain the Dao to become Supreme Emperors within the Chaos Sea. On the other, they sought to gain experience in this blood-stained epoch. In this epoch, despite being perilous beyond measure, it was also filled with boundless opportunities.
The fall of Supreme Ones had become commonplace.
Shen Rong and the other Imperial Sons and Daughters sought opportunities left behind by fallen Supreme Ones, accelerating their accumulation to attain the Dao to become Supreme Emperors faster.
Otherwise, in the Blood-Stained Epoch, even as Emperors, they would be insignificant, unable to better protect the Pangu Universe.
The group of supreme geniuses split up to act separately.
Shen Rong was fortunate. He witnessed a battle between Supreme Ones, aided a Supreme One named Tianhe, and killed an opposing Supreme One. Thus, he successfully obtained the Emperor remains of a fallen Supreme One, took them away, and entered a Chaos Primordial Great World called "Tianhe." There, he secluded himself to cultivate for a full twenty thousand years, finally attaining the Dao to become a Supreme Emperor within the Tianhe Great World.
Unfortunately, the Emperor Tribulation triggered when he attained the Dao was too intense, attracting the attention of Supreme Ones from the alien side, leading to the subsequent pursuit.
After understanding the whole story, Ye Chen's expression turned grave.
The alien Ancient Universe had grown so arrogant after the Blood-Stained Epoch, directly invading the Pangu Universe.
Moreover, the Pangu Universe had suffered an extremely terrifying assault, with heavy casualties. Supreme Ones had fallen. Even someone as powerful as the Cangxiong Great Heavenly Venerable had shed blood across the heavens, staining the Pangu Pass. This worried Ye Chen greatly.
Previously, an alien colossus from antiquity had even succeeded in invading, breaking into the Myriad Domains of All Heavens, causing the collapse of over three thousand vast domains. The Heavenly Dao suffered a great collapse, leaving the Pangu Universe's Heavenly Dao temporarily incomplete and unable to facilitate attaining the Dao to become Supreme Emperors.
No wonder Shen Rong had to come out to attain the Dao and become an Emperor.
The only silver lining was that Ye Chen learned that, at least before Shen Rong left the Pangu Universe, his loved ones were safe and sound, and the Chaos Heavenly Mansion still existed.
During that Giant battle years ago, the Cangxiong Great Heavenly Venerable confined the fighting to the Supreme One domain. Moreover, the Human Emperor's awakening, possessing the might of a Primordial Giant, threatened the alien Giant, forcing it to retreat in alarm, far from the Pangu Universe.
Thus, it seemed the Pangu Universe currently had two colossi from antiquity personally stationed there.
Especially the Human Emperor, who was at least a Primordial Giant, carried even greater deterrence.
However, Ye Chen was puzzled: after the Blood-Stained Epoch, where had the four colossi from antiquity—the Battle Saint Ancestor, Tai Sheng Huang, the Heaven-Defying War Lord, and the Flame Emperor—gone?
Fallen?
He didn't believe it, especially regarding the first three, who were all Primordial Giant-level, considered powerhouses even among colossi from antiquity. The Battle Saint Ancestor's battle power suppressed the entire Chaos Sea, hailed as the number one figure of all ages.
Yet they never returned to the Pangu Universe. Why?
Unfortunately, all four were colossi from antiquity, transcending fate. Even Ye Chen, as a Chaos Giant, could not deduce their whereabouts.
At the same time, others had left the Pangu Universe with Shen Rong—other human Imperial Sons and Daughters. How were they faring now?
Ye Chen inquired, but Shen Rong wasn't entirely sure. After they parted ways back then, they had almost completely scattered, each seeking their own opportunities to attain the Dao.
Ye Chen felt some concern. The Chaos Sea was far too chaotic now; Supreme Ones faced the danger of falling at any moment. If the others were unlucky, they might also be in grave peril.
Yet amid his worry, he also believed in the strength of the several human Imperial Sons and Daughters. As Shen Rong said, the Chaos Sea was dangerous, but it was also a place filled with opportunity. Hadn't Shen Rong himself successfully obtained a set of Supreme Emperor remains and attained the Dao to become a Supreme Emperor in just twenty thousand years?
What was a crisis?
Danger concealing opportunity—that was the truest definition of a crisis.
He believed the other human Imperial Sons and Daughters had also found related opportunities.
Shen Rong said, "Brother Ye, let's first make a trip to the Tianhe Great World. It lies along the direction toward the Pangu Universe. Back then, Supreme One Tianhe allowed me to cultivate in peace within the Tianhe Great World to attain the Dao. Because of me, the Tianhe Great World might be in trouble. I feel guilty. Moreover, another of our human Imperial Sons is cultivating there."
Because of him, the Tianhe Great World had been invaded by Supreme Ones from the alien side. Even though the majority of those Supreme Ones had been lured away by him, if even two remained, it would be a catastrophic disaster for the entire Tianhe Great World.
A battle between Supreme Ones could annihilate myriad worlds, shatter myriad Daos, and destabilize space-time with a single move—unimaginable.
Even as a Chaos Primordial Great World, the Tianhe Great World could not withstand a prolonged battle between Supreme Ones and would inevitably collapse.
Shen Rong felt guilty and naturally did not wish to stand by and watch the Tianhe Great World be invaded and ultimately destroyed.
Of course, on another note, he wasn't the only one who had entered the Tianhe Great World to cultivate. Another human Imperial Son was there.
"Who?" Ye Chen asked.
"Ye Cangqiong!" Shen Rong said.