Ye Chen merely watched them coldly, not uttering a word. Suo Tianzun felt his scalp tingle, knowing that the former likely wouldn't let the matter rest easily. Moreover, the Angel Imperial Son had been hunted by him, thoroughly offending this Chaos Giant. It seemed a price would have to be paid to settle this.
Gritting his teeth fiercely, Suo Tianzun opened his internal space and immediately retrieved a piece of Abyssal Black Gold the size of a millstone. Its volume was sufficient to forge a Supreme Imperial Weapon. He said in a low voice, "Your Majesty Battle Saint King, I am willing to offer this piece of Abyssal Black Gold to atone for my son's crime."
It must be said, this piece of Abyssal Black Gold was enough to make any Supreme Emperor's heart stir.
After all, even if one possessed their own Supreme Imperial Weapon, they would still wish for it to become stronger, or to forge an Imperial Armor to wear.
"Not enough," Ye Chen said.
Suo Tianzun gritted his teeth again, retrieving from his inner world a piece of Sacred White Gold that was only slightly inferior to the Abyssal Black Gold.
"Good. His life can be spared," Ye Chen finally nodded in satisfaction. Two millstone-sized pieces of Chaos Immortal Gold were barely acceptable.
"In that case, I shall take my unworthy son and the rest of my clansmen and leave immediately," Suo Tianzun said, not wanting to stay a moment longer in this place, for he felt disaster was more likely than not.
"Wait!" Ye Chen suddenly spoke.
Though anger burned in his heart, Suo Tianzun dared not show it on his face. He asked cautiously, "What else does Your Majesty Battle Saint King require?"
Ye Chen said, "I said his life could be spared, but while the death penalty is exempted, the living punishment is not."
As his words fell, he flicked a finger. A beam of chaotic light shot toward Suosi, the Heavenly Race Monarch genius, son of a Quasi-Giant.
"Battle Saint King, how dare you!"
Suo Tianzun suddenly roared, rushing forward.
But it was too late. The chaotic light had already entered Suosi's body.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
It was clearly visible that countless streams of Primordial Sacred Light erupted from Suosi's body. Vast amounts of power were dissipating, and his cultivation realm was rapidly falling.
Monarch, Ancient Monarch, Quasi-Monarch, God King, Great Power, Heavenly King...
Almost every breath saw him drop a major realm. After several breaths, Suosi, who had been a Monarch not long ago, had become a weak Heavenly King.
The cultivation painstakingly accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years had almost completely vanished overnight.
"Ah—"
Suosi was horrified. He had actually fallen from Monarch to a weak Heavenly King! Unacceptable!
Everyone present felt a chill. What a terrifying punishment this was! A dignified Monarch had been stripped of ninety-nine percent of his cultivation. Even if he was still a Heavenly King, what was a mere Heavenly King worth in the Chaos Sea?
"Battle Saint King, you have gone too far!" Suo Tianzun roared. His most beloved youngest son had been practically crippled, reduced to a weak Heavenly King. One could imagine the magnitude of his fury.
"What if I have gone too far? How dare a mere Quasi-Giant like you lecture me? Truly insolent! Scram!"
Ye Chen coldly snorted, flicking his sleeve in an attack. A wave of chaotic light surged toward Suo Tianzun.
Suo Tianzun's expression changed drastically. Billions of layers of sacred light defenses instantly materialized before him, but they were likewise shattered and annihilated in an instant. His figure was immediately blasted away, crashing down beneath the Pangu Gate at the edge of the universe in a very sorry state.
Boom!
Suo Tianzun's body split into pieces, suffering unspeakably terrible and severe injuries.
The Heavenly Race experts were all aghast. With just a single strike, their most powerful Quasi-Giant ancestor, Suo Tianzun, had ended up in such a miserable state.
Suo Tianzun stood up again, wanting very much to roar and charge back to demand justice.
But at this moment, Cangxiong the Great Heavenly Venerate appeared silently, his entire body radiating the most fearsome Ten Thousand Ancient Times majesty. He looked down coldly at Suo Tianzun and said, "Dare to harm a single life here, and I will have you pay with your own."
A colossus from antiquity! Another colossus from antiquity!
Under the terrifying Ten Thousand Ancient Times majesty, Suo Tianzun's already cracked Quasi-Giant body became densely covered with fissures, nearly exploding completely.
Suo Tianzun was filled with humiliation but dared not show anger. He performed a deep bow toward Cangxiong the Great Heavenly Venerate, hurriedly traversed the void back to where the Heavenly Race envoys were, grabbed his son Suosi who was acting like a madman, and bowed deeply toward Ye Chen. "I was reckless. I beg Your Majesty Battle Saint King for forgiveness. I will take my people and leave now."
He then looked toward the distant Angel Imperial Son and said, "Please return the remains of Xiugusi to my race."
The Angel Imperial Son, however, said, "No need. I will personally return our ancestor's remains."
Suo Tianzun opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing more. He turned to leave, revealing a deep-seated hatred.
Since the Angel Imperial Son wished to personally go to the Heavenly Race, he naturally wouldn't refuse. Moreover, everything that had happened today would be repaid a thousandfold upon his return to the Heavenly Race.
This was the Pangu Universe; he dared not seek revenge here. But the Heavenly Race was his territory, and he would not allow the Angel Imperial Son to resist there.
At this moment, Ye Chen suddenly spoke. "I will accompany you to the Heavenly Race."
Suo Tianzun nearly stumbled, his face changing dramatically.
The Battle Saint King personally going would be somewhat troublesome.
However, if he personally went, perhaps it would be even better. The Heavenly Race was not without colossi from antiquity. Today's grievances would be avenged together.
Ye Chen was well aware of his thoughts but was unafraid. At his level, he could go anywhere in the vast Chaos Sea.
He had dared to invade the Alien Ancient Universe, let alone a mere Heavenly Race. What was there to fear!
Several days later, Ye Chen, Weil, the Corpse-Devouring Insect Emperor, Shanji, along with several human Supreme Ones like Shen Rong and Ye Cangqiong, accompanied the Angel Imperial Son to the Heavenly Race. They too wished to see what the Heavenly Race was truly like.
Leaving the Pangu Universe was done silently, shielding themselves from the perception of the alien races.
Led by Suo Tianzun, Ye Chen's group headed straight for the secret realm where the Heavenly Race resided.
Along the way, the Angel Imperial Son was somewhat nervous. Even as an Ancient Great Emperor, he still felt this way, for he would soon see his mother who had been missing for an entire epoch.
With Ye Chen personally leading them, they soon crossed multiple domains and arrived at a place of nothingness in the extreme depths of the Chaos Sea.
This place of nothingness was hidden within a desolate, uninhabited domain. Even the surrounding domains were quite barren, with few signs of life. No one would have guessed that the ancestral land of the Heavenly Race lay within such a desolate and remote domain.
Suo Tianzun made his move, forming a series of strange hand seals that vanished into the nothingness. Suddenly, an ancient Heavenly Gate materialized, slowly opening.
The Heavenly Race ancestral land was hidden within a secret realm unknown to others, and it had been altered. Without the corresponding secret method, even a colossus from antiquity would find it difficult to locate the Heavenly Race's true position or enter.
Space and time shifted. Before them appeared a vast, boundless ancient realm, actually far larger than the Chaos Primordial Great World.
But Ye Chen was not surprised. Secret realms were inherently different from normal worlds and heavens.
Moreover, this was a secret ancient realm inhabited by an ancient supreme race like the Heavenly Race. It was even more extraordinary.