"Origin Burial Lord?"
Ye Chen was slightly taken aback. He recalled the dark beam of light that erupted from the Origin Burial Lord a hundred thousand years ago. It indeed contained chaos attributes, preventing the Chaos Divine Power within him from assimilating it. After refining it with the help of several human Giants, it truly caused his Chaos Divine Power to surge dramatically.
Moreover, the fundamental reason for his slumber and transformation wasn't the assassination attempt by the Everlasting Divine Sovereign, but the dark pillar of light erupted from the most mysterious tenth head of the Origin Burial Lord.
In the end, it led to his successful transformation, emerging from the cocoon like a butterfly, becoming a Chaos Giant.
Tracing back further, at the very beginning when opening the final path of the Origin Ancient Path, those streaks of chaotic light contained chaos profundities that even Tai Sheng Huang had not mastered. They were very likely the missing ten-thousandth part.
These chaotic lights were related to the Origin Burial Lord; they were the ten great fortresses suppressing it, possibly chaos power extracted from within the Origin Burial Lord itself.
But if that were truly the case, with Tai Sheng Huang's mastery over chaos, comprehending the final ten-thousandth part shouldn't be difficult. He should have attained the Chaos Great Perfection and achieved Eternity.
Yet throughout the hundred thousand years of the Blood-Stained Epoch, there had been no news whatsoever.
Of course, it was possible that Tai Sheng Huang hadn't completely obtained all of the final ten-thousandth part of the chaos profundities, that something was still missing.
Another possibility was that Tai Sheng Huang was unable to attain Great Perfection.
It was rumored that only by relying on oneself to walk the Chaos Great Dao, and before attaining the Supreme Dao, could one truly achieve Chaos Great Perfection.
Back then, Tai Sheng Huang only embarked on the path of the Chaos Great Dao after becoming a Supreme Emperor. Therefore, he could never take that final, crucial step.
The Chaos Great Dao contained too many unknown factors. After all, when all was said and done, throughout all ages, no one had ever achieved Chaos Great Perfection.
"Senior, please enlighten me on the reason!" Ye Chen cupped his fists. The various conjectures above were merely his own thoughts; perhaps the Qing Tian Great Emperor had a different understanding.
The Qing Tian Great Emperor said, "The Origin Burial Lord is a half-step Eternal existence. To be honest, half-step Eternal should harbor mysteries related to 'Eternity'."
"I believe you should also know the rumor that the Origin Burial Lord originates from the Origin Land."
"But the Origin Land, to this day, no one has truly traveled to. Since the Origin Burial Lord comes from the Origin Land, it should also hold secrets related to that place. The Origin Land is also believed to conceal the secret to achieving 'Eternity'."
"Whether it's the Origin Burial Lord itself being half-step Eternal, or its origin from the Origin Land, both involve 'Eternity'."
"Therefore, the true beginning of the Blood-Stained Epoch was the fall of the Origin Burial Lord."
"To seize the Origin Burial Lord, the myriad Giants throughout the ages spared no cost in emerging, engaging in life-and-death battles. There were even Giants who fell for it, Ancient Chaos Universes collapsed, and Supreme Emperors and Quasi-Giants perished in uncountable numbers during these hundred thousand years."
Ye Chen deeply agreed. Just these two points were enough to prove the relationship between the Origin Burial Lord and 'Eternity'.
Moreover, he had once had a feeling back then.
It was as if the chaos power he and Tai Sheng Huang mastered belonged to the Light Chaos.
While the chaos power mastered by the Origin Burial Lord was the Dark Chaos.
Ye Chen spoke again, "Perhaps it's possible. If the Origin Burial Lord is not present, are there other possibilities for achieving Chaos Great Perfection?"
"Become the master of the fiftieth Ancient Chaos Universe," the Qing Tian Great Emperor said. "You should also know that throughout the ages, the Chaos Sea only contains forty-nine Ancient Chaos Universes. Moreover, the existence of Ancient Chaos Universes holds special significance. For example, the Primordial Immortal Realm is the first Ancient Chaos Universe in the Chaos Sea, past and present, the most vast, harboring infinite fortune, thus able to give birth to numerous Immortal Kings. The Alien Ancient Universe is the tenth Ancient Chaos Universe, representing 'ten', perfect and flawless, thus not much weaker than the Primordial Immortal Realm."
"The Pangu Universe is even more special. It is the only Ancient Chaos Universe said to have been formed when the legendary, sole Eternal 'Pangu' exhausted his strength and merged with it. It is also considered the Ancient Chaos Universe that holds the key to Transcendence."
"However, I believe the truly Transcendent Ancient Chaos Universe should be the fiftieth."
"The Great Dao is forty-nine. Fifty represents the 'one' that escapes, that transcends."
"Therefore, I suspect that as long as one becomes the master of the fiftieth Ancient Chaos Universe, without needing to achieve Chaos Great Perfection, one can directly transcend and attain Eternity."
Hearing this, Ye Chen's expression turned serious.
He had also heard of this theory before, in the Primordial Immortal Realm.
The Chaos Sea had a total of forty-nine Ancient Chaos Universes.
The secret realm 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' that fell from the Origin Land also only had forty-nine levels, with the forty-ninth representing the extreme of Giants, like the Heavenly Emperor, Shidai, the Universe Great Emperor, the Immortal Ancestor, the Origin Sacred Clan's Progenitor, and others.
All these things seemed to indicate the importance of the fiftieth.
And he possessed the fiftieth Chaos Universe. Although it was still in its growth stage, once it grew to its extreme, would it represent becoming the escaping 'one', transcending the Chaos Sea, and achieving ultimate Eternity?
Mastery of chaos: nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine ten-thousandths.
The Transcendent 'one': master of the fiftieth Ancient Chaos Universe.
For some reason, he felt this was possible.
Achieve chaos perfection, then have his chaos micro-universe become the fiftieth complete Ancient Chaos Universe.
Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, plus 'one'.
Ten thousand ten-thousandths!
Chaos Great Perfection!
Eternity!
Suddenly, Ye Chen felt a sense of profound enlightenment. He felt this was very likely the method to achieve Chaos Great Perfection, worth attempting.
Moreover, he had hope of accomplishing it.
Because he possessed a Chaos Micro-Universe that, in the future, would become an Ancient Chaos Universe—the legendary fiftieth, Transcendent, escaping Ancient Chaos Universe.
Ye Chen suddenly asked, "Senior, how powerful is Shidai?"
Shidai was the greatest hidden hand throughout the ages and the undisputed number one of the Alien Ancient Universe. Even other Alien Giants were quite obedient to Shidai, showing Shidai's strength and status.
He suspected Shidai was one of the masterminds behind the Blood-Stained future.
Moreover, the great cataclysm of the Pangu Universe's mythic era was caused by Shidai.
Given the opportunity, Ye Chen naturally wanted to kill Shidai.
The Qing Tian Great Emperor revealed a trace of gravity, with deep apprehension. "One can only say, unfathomable."
Unfathomable!
Two simple words to describe Shidai's power.
Even someone as powerful as the Qing Tian Great Emperor, a generation's Heavenly Dao Great Emperor who had fused the Heavenly Dao of two of the strongest Ancient Chaos Universes, still spoke of Shidai with such deep-seated caution.
"Is that so?" Ye Chen murmured, yet his gaze was incredibly blazing, battle intent boiling. If he encountered Shidai one day, he would face him without fear and fight.
Though Shidai was strong, he was no weakling either.
Cultivating for over two hundred thousand years, reaching this step, what did he have to fear? Even Giants of the ages could be suppressed.
He harbored an invincible will!