Ye Chen stood atop Pangu Pass, revered by all living beings as a deity, their eyes brimming with fervent worship.
Even many Supreme Ones felt the same.
The strong were respected!
In the past, many Supreme Ones had followed Ye Chen and others from the Origin Ancient Path to the Pangu Universe, a significant reason being the Alchemy Emperor's Emperor Pills. But now, even without those pills, they were willing to stay.
On one hand, they had fought through life and death together in the Pangu Universe over the years, forging deep bonds. On the other, the Pangu Universe had colossi from antiquity who could guide them, these Supreme Ones, to greater heights.
Ye Chen, in particular, a forbidden colossus capable of defeating first-generation colossi, had an even greater impact on them. Moreover, being able to witness battles between colossi greatly benefited their cultivation, offering greater hope of becoming stronger existences.
Ye Chen gazed into the distance toward the Alien Ancient Universe and sighed softly. "What a pity. If we were in the golden age of the Mythical Epoch, I would dare to charge into the Alien Ancient Universe!"
The current Pangu Universe was far from a match for the Alien Ancient Universe, suffering a severe numerical disadvantage at the colossus level. Otherwise, during the prosperous Mythical Epoch, Ye Chen would have had no fear, daring to charge over alone, pursuing victory to intercept and kill the two first-generation colossi, Hongtian Sovereign and the Divine Emperor of Eternal Life, preventing their return.
Now, he alone could rival the combat power of multiple colossi from antiquity, even if only for a short time, and that was enough.
The Pangu Universe achieved a great victory and returned triumphantly. The great universe cheered, all sides chanting his name in unison, causing the spread of faith to surge dramatically.
Across the myriad domains of the heavens and the eight realms of ten thousand worlds, beneath the upper and lower realms, all living beings believed. Day and night, endless Faith Power rushed toward the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
The abundance of Faith Power was unimaginable, astonishing even the Buddha Patriarch, a Quasi-Giant who had attained the Emperor realm through the Dao of Faith.
Whether in this epoch or the more prosperous Mythical Epoch, the Buddha Patriarch had also spent endless eons to accumulate to this level, his Faith Power vast and boundless.
But now, the Faith Power Ye Chen had gathered was not much less than his.
Upon careful thought, however, this was only natural. Circumstances create heroes.
Born in this era of great turmoil, Ye Chen, this Chaos Colossus, had repeatedly launched powerful campaigns, suppressing the alien race, forcing them to retreat in defeat multiple times, and even suppressing supreme colossi, culminating in slaying one—all achievements of Ye Chen alone.
One man safeguarding the stability of the Pangu Universe was a heavenly merit. Living beings recited his grace, believing in him, naturally allowing such development in a short time.
Moreover, some Supreme Ones had even become his believers, contributing astonishing amounts of Faith Power.
Otherwise, in times of peace, even if the Battle Saint King were stronger, it would be difficult to achieve such an effect.
Having suppressed two alien colossi in succession, Ye Chen began to consider thoroughly killing them both. Otherwise, one day, if the two alien colossi broke free from their seals and escaped, they would be a great calamity for the Pangu Universe.
Furthermore, in the past, he had found it difficult to kill colossi from antiquity, but now it was not impossible, with the precedent of slaying Destiny Great Emperor.
Returning to the Pangu Universe, Ye Chen reunited with his wife and children after their long separation of one hundred and ten thousand years. The longing was deep, but there was not excessive sentimentality, for they were all still here, and everything was ultimately alright.
As for his parents from years past, they also emerged. With the limitless resources poured into them regardless of cost over these years, and with Ye Chen having cleansed their marrow and infused them with Chaos Saint Blood to rebuild their foundations before his departure, over a hundred thousand years had naturally brought them to a certain height—Ancient Monarchs!
Ancient Monarchs could live for half an epoch. A hundred thousand years was but a trivial span compared to epochs measured in billions of years. Thus, they still appeared very young, with limitless potential, having the opportunity to become Emperor Lords, or even attain the Dao and become Supreme Ones.
The family reunion was simple and warm.
Unfortunately, one important person was always missing—Ye Junlin!
He had left back then, and his whereabouts remained unknown to this day. But Ye Chen could sense that Ye Junlin's life essence was extremely vigorous. He knew that this special Chaos True Dragon had likely embarked on a unique path of supreme strength.
He knew that when Ye Junlin returned, it would surely be the day he truly reigned over the Chaos Sea!
"By the way, what exactly is the sacred object you obtained in the Great Desolation Realm? I heard it could drive even colossi from antiquity to madness with greed." At this moment, Ye Chen also inquired about the nature of the sacred object.
Otherwise, why would it attract the siege of Quasi-Giants like Silver Moon Great Emperor and Void Sky Ancient Emperor, thirteen Supreme Ones, and even an extreme Quasi-Giant like Destiny Great Emperor? It must be extraordinary.
"Father, please follow me."
Qian Xun and the others entered a desolate stretch of starry space. They took action, constructing an extremely stable barrier, and only then carefully summoned forth a Quasi-Giant Dao Pagoda.
It was clearly visible that this eternally indestructible Quasi-Giant Dao Pagoda showed signs of cracking, covered in fissures all over as if it might explode at any moment, currently containing something of immense terror.
The Great Desolation Ancient Emperor breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, this Quasi-Giant Dao Pagoda could hold. If it had finally cracked open, the impact on you, young friend Qian Xun, would have been greatly unfavorable."
Boom—
Finally, the Quasi-Giant-level Dao Pagoda could no longer withstand the strain and exploded. An enormous head tumbled out, even larger than the Primordial Chaos Great World. Upon its appearance, the entire Pangu Universe trembled slightly, as if a colossus from antiquity was fully awakening.
In that moment, endless thunderbolts flew out, each one stretching for millions of miles, incredibly thick, resembling billions of thunderous star rivers charging in all directions.
The barrier Qian Xun had constructed shattered instantly, utterly unable to withstand it.
Ye Chen immediately took action, stabilizing this space and suppressing it with his supreme colossus power. Only then did everything gradually calm down.
After all, this was not a living being but the head of a dead spirit. Although the thunder power it contained was extremely terrifying, even more so than an Emperor Tribulation, he possessed sufficient strength to suppress it.
He finally saw clearly what this sacred object was—it was one of the heads of the Origin Burial Lord.
The Origin Burial Lord possessed ten heads. Eight of them contained the power of eight great origins. The ninth head contained the power of life and death origin. The tenth head was the most special, its exact power attribute unknown to anyone.
The head before them was the head of Thunder Origin.
Ye Chen sensed that even though the Origin Burial Lord had perished, the power contained within this head was still astonishingly world-shaking, not inferior to that of a colossus from antiquity. The thunder power was endless, comparable to the thunder tribulation of a colossus from antiquity.
Because of the Origin Burial Lord's ten heads, the Blood-Stained Epoch had descended. Over the past one hundred and ten thousand years, many Supreme Ones, Quasi-Giants, and even no small number of colossi from antiquity had fallen, and three Chaos Ancient Universes had collapsed.
Thus, the heads of the Origin Burial Lord absolutely concealed heaven-defying secrets, even involving 'Eternity'.
Ye Chen was also curious whether the head of the Origin Burial Lord contained the secret of Eternity.