Boom—
The heavens collapsed and the earth split as endless Forbidden Heavenly Thunder rained down madly. But this time, it was not aimed at Ye Chen, but at Ye Jing.
Mentioning events that could influence the past, present, and future demanded a price.
Ye Jing's face paled. The terror of that Forbidden Heavenly Thunder was enough to annihilate her.
Ye Chen's expression turned icy. "Who gave you the gall to attack my daughter? Draw!" he roared.
He unleashed a supreme forbidden technique, forcibly drawing the endless Forbidden Heavenly Thunder towards himself, taking it all upon his own body.
For this, he paid a price. Chaotic Saint Blood continuously spilled.
His Chaos Saint Body was torn open, flesh rent, and even the saint bones within him nearly shattered.
But he didn't care. He could withstand it himself. He could not let his most beloved daughter perish before his eyes.
"Father." Tears welled in Ye Jing's eyes. She desperately wanted to rush over, but she couldn't; it was impossible.
"Thank you, my child. Your father must go now."
Ye Chen took a deep look at Ye Jing. He wished he could stay here forever, but he could not. Remaining any longer would easily cause irreversible damage to this desolate universe of stars, and he feared affecting his little daughter in the future.
"Father, Jing'er will keep waiting for you, waiting for your return," Ye Jing cried out, waving to him as tears fell like rain.
"Rest assured, I will definitely return."
Leaving these words behind, Ye Chen turned and left, departing from this blood-stained future.
Returning to his own era was far easier than traveling to the blood-stained future or reversing the flow back to the past.
Moreover, he had directed all the Forbidden Heavenly Thunder towards Jiyuan Huangzun.
Jiyuan Huangzun, a Supreme Giant of the alien race, had a miserable day. Defeated by the rising star Ye Chen, he then became a sacrificial offering, bearing the endless causal Forbidden Heavenly Thunder. Even one as powerful as him paid a heavy price, his body and spirit utterly devastated, shattered three times over.
Now, as Ye Chen returned step by step, the Chaos Great Cauldron descended from the heavens, suppressing him. Even his Immortal Battle Armor was stripped away and sealed by the Gate of Seals.
"Battle Saint King, just you wait! The other Supreme Giants from my Ancient Universe are about to descend. You're dead!" Jiyuan Huangzun roared, struggling violently. The Chaos Great Cauldron trembled urgently, on the verge of being broken free from.
Boom—
Ye Chen pressed forward, causing the power of the Chaos Great Cauldron to surge dramatically, making it impossible for Jiyuan Huangzun to break free. He said coldly, "Even now, you still don't understand. They aren't coming."
Jiyuan Huangzun's expression changed. "What do you mean?"
He too sensed something was wrong. If they were coming, they should have arrived long ago. Their absence now was far too strange.
But it shouldn't be. His message had ultimately escaped a little, enough to alert the other Supreme Giants.
Yet there was no time for careful thought now. He snorted coldly, "Even so, you cannot suppress this sovereign!"
He erupted with full power, temporarily breaking free from the Chaos Great Cauldron's suppression. He even abandoned his Immortal Battle Armor for the moment, intending to return to the Universe Origin to summon other alien Giants and sweep through the Pangu Universe directly.
Boom—
A vast azure light descended from the sky, smashing fiercely into Jiyuan Huangzun. The alien Giant was sent flying, blood spraying continuously.
Jiyuan Huangzun's face changed. "Who is it? A second human Giant?"
One Battle Saint King was terrifying enough. Another human Giant, and even he would be in mortal danger.
Suddenly, his expression shifted drastically as he sensed a familiar origin fluctuation. His face then turned utterly grim. "Dishi Tian! So it's you. So you were always feigning surrender to my Ancient Universe. In vain did my Ancient Universe treat you so generously, never despising your identity as a traitor, allowing you to reside within the Universe Origin."
He saw it now. The master of that azure light was none other than the former Tenth Heaven of the Pangu Universe, Dishi Tian—Qingtian Dadi.
Qingtian Dadi's figure was as majestic as the heavens, seemingly fused completely with the Heavenly Dao. Standing with his hands behind his back, he spoke indifferently, "Jiyuan, I was never a traitor. I was merely lying dormant within the Alien Ancient Universe."
As he spoke, he acted. Azure light spread boundlessly, evolving into a vast azure sky. Ten boundless heavenly layers pressed down, suppressing Jiyuan Huangzun.
It must be said, Qingtian Dadi was exceptionally powerful. Even Jiyuan Huangzun was forced to retreat step by step, blood constantly spilling from his body, staining the heavens.
Jiyuan Huangzun's face grew increasingly ugly. "What a Dishi Tian! Deep enough scheming, ruthless enough heart. Back then, you didn't hesitate to slaughter tens of thousands of races and billions of living beings of your own Pangu Universe, shattered the other nine heavenly layers, fractured the Heavenly Dao, proving your loyalty with endless bloodshed, ultimately deceiving us all. So it was all fake."
In the past, during the Great Mythical Cataclysm, to prove his loyalty, Qingtian Dadi had rebelled, beheaded five human Great Emperors, massacred a hundred thousand races, annihilated billions upon billions of living beings. The endless blood could have stained the heavens.
His departure had even severed the other nine heavenly layers, causing the Pangu Universe's Heavenly Dao to collapse once, the myriad Daos disintegrating, creating a scene of utter devastation.
Only then did the Giants and Supreme Beings of the Alien Ancient Universe believe in Qingtian Dadi's surrender.
Who could have known that all this, created at such great cost, was fundamentally for the purpose of lying dormant within the Alien Ancient Universe? He had always stood on the side of the Pangu Universe.
But what was the fundamental goal?
Throughout this epoch, Qingtian Dadi had been quite law-abiding. Jiyuan Huangzun was somewhat confused.
Suddenly, he sensed his connection to the Universe Origin being completely severed. He understood instantly and roared in fury, "Dishi Tian! Your ambition is truly immense! You actually refined the Heavenly Dao of my Ancient Universe!"
Only by mastering the entire Heavenly Dao of the Alien Ancient Universe could one sever the connection between the alien Giants and the Universe Origin.
How had this been accomplished? Jiyuan Huangzun had never detected it. Clearly, Qingtian Dadi had spent the entire epoch planning this, with immense patience, acting bit by bit.
Moreover, he was originally the Heavenly Dao controller of the Pangu Universe. His mastery over the Heavenly Dao surpassed that of other ancient Giants. Having entered and resided within the Alien Ancient Universe, in direct contact with the Universe Origin, he could naturally accomplish this silently.
Only at this moment did Jiyuan Huangzun understand Qingtian Dadi's fundamental goal. It was truly an ambition of heaven-shaking proportions, and he had actually succeeded—refining the Heavenly Dao of the Alien Ancient Universe.
In the past, Qingtian Dadi had been incomparably powerful. How much more so now? He was frighteningly strong.
Qingtian Dadi said coldly, "You've finally realized. It seems you're not completely stupid."
Jiyuan Huangzun roared, "Dishi Tian! This sovereign will slaughter you, you traitor!"
Grasping his Giant Weapon—a war blade even more formidable than his battle armor, capable of severing eternity, ringing with a metallic hum—he ascended to the heavens and slashed towards Qingtian Dadi.
"Eternal Azure Heaven!"
Qingtian Dadi shouted, unleashing a supreme divine ability. Azure light spread boundlessly, billions of vast heavenly curtains descended, clashing head-on with Jiyuan Huangzun.
Boom—
Qingtian Dadi's figure did not retreat. Jiyuan Huangzun was forced back, spurting even more blood, appearing utterly disheveled.
Jiyuan Huangzun raged and roared, "Dishi Tian! If you hadn't refined the Heavenly Dao of my Ancient Universe, you could never suppress this sovereign like this! This sovereign is furious!"