The First Progenitor of the Ancient Heavenly Race knew that Ye Chen's Chaos Small Universe was far from reaching its completely perfected stage; there was still a long road ahead.
And he, as a half-world, half-universe body offering himself in sacrifice, would inevitably allow the time needed for the Chaos Small Universe's growth to reach perfection to be greatly reduced.
Moreover, he also wanted to know just how far this legendary Chaos Controller, the master of the fiftieth Chaos Ancient Universe, would ultimately go.
The second Universe Great Emperor?
Of course, the First Progenitor of the Ancient Heavenly Race would not know, because at the moment of sacrifice, his entire being would completely perish, ceasing to exist forever, erased from the world.
In this way, it could also improve Ye Chen's perception of the Ancient Heavenly Race.
In the end, the First Progenitor of the Ancient Heavenly Race completely faded away. Everything about him was devoured by the Chaos Small Universe.
Boom—
Having devoured the First Progenitor's half-world, half-universe body and received the sacrifice of a First Generation Giant, the Chaos Small Universe began an unprecedented, violent expansion, far more intense than when it had devoured Tianmou Huangzun's Universe Stone.
This was because the Universe Stone contained within the First Progenitor's half-world, half-universe body far exceeded the one obtained before.
The Chaos Small Universe was continuously and wildly expanding, its diameter increasing, its volume growing even more so.
World after world, heaven and earth, were continuously and endlessly being derived.
Various Great Daos manifested, emerging as the Chaos Small Universe gradually perfected itself.
Torrents of power, vast and astonishing, surged forth endlessly, filling his limbs and bones, causing Ye Chen's strength to increase at an incredibly shocking, frenzied rate, becoming even more powerful.
One breath, two breaths, three breaths...
In the span of just a few breaths, the injuries Ye Chen had sustained earlier from his fierce battle with the Longevity Divine Sovereign were completely healed. Moreover, his aura continuously climbed, level after level.
Boom—
The entire Chaos Small Universe was in a state of wild turbulence. Even though the vast majority of its might was suppressed by Ye Chen within his body, the mere tiniest fraction that leaked out was still terrifyingly astonishing, as if it could crush the entire Chaos Small Universe into collapse—unimaginable.
Only after a long period of time did this growth finally slowly come to a stop.
Ye Chen let out a long exhale. At this moment, he felt his strength was far greater than before, likely at least doubled compared to the past.
This was an unimaginable increase in power!
It must be understood that even devouring a First Generation Giant and completely refining their Dao Fruit would not make Ye Chen this powerful.
Ultimately, it was because of the Chaos Small Universe. As the true master of the Chaos Small Universe, when it grew stronger, it fed back to Ye Chen to a greater extent, helping him become more powerful.
It is worth mentioning that the diameter of the Chaos Small Universe had now almost reached the scale of the myriad domains of the Upper Realm. Its overall spatial volume was so immense it could contain the entire vast Myriad Domains, truly astonishing.
In a sense, the Chaos Small Universe was now equivalent to an Upper Realm.
One must know, the overall power of an Upper Realm at its strongest is not inferior to a First Generation Giant. Moreover, this was not an Upper Realm, but a Chaos Universe superior to an Upper Realm.
As the master who nurtured the Chaos Small Universe, Ye Chen was intimately connected to it. The expansion of the Chaos Small Universe also fed back to its master, Ye Chen, causing his divine power to surge dramatically.
"Such powerful strength, unprecedented. I never imagined this trip to the Ancient Heavenly Race would bring me such a great harvest," Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh. Such a massive increase in power was truly something he had never dared imagine before.
After all, if he were cultivating normally, no matter how peerless he was as the strongest genius of all time, comparable to the Heavenly Emperor and the Primal Ancestor, no matter how monstrous his talent spanning the ages, once he reached the level of a Ten Thousand Ancient Times Giant, further progress would be extremely difficult for him too.
Only the advancement of the Chaos Small Universe could drive his own further improvement.
However, making the Chaos Small Universe advance was easier said than done.
Following the conventional path of cultivation, who knew how many tens of thousands of years it would take for the Chaos Small Universe to truly grow to a complete, perfected form. Only by devouring Universe Stones could it evolve faster.
Yet, in the vast Chaos Sea, Universe Stones were also incredibly rare.
Today, being able to receive the sacrifice of the First Progenitor of the Ancient Heavenly Race was, without a doubt, a heaven-sent fortune, a great opportunity that was met by chance, not sought!
At the same time, it is worth mentioning that the massive expansion of the Chaos Small Universe drove Ye Chen's control over the Chaos Great Dao. Originally at over 9,800 parts per ten thousand, after the expansion, it directly reached the most critical 9,999 parts per ten thousand!
That's right. At this moment, like Tai Sheng Huang, Ye Chen's control over the Chaos Great Dao had reached the perfected stage, only the final one part per ten thousand away from complete Great Perfection.
However, when Ye Chen wielded Chaos, he would inevitably be stronger than Tai Sheng Huang, because he was a pure Chaos Controller who had not yet attained the Dao, having the chance to take the final step.
Tai Sheng Huang, on the other hand, cultivated the Chaos Great Dao only after attaining the Dao and becoming an Emperor, and thus could not take that final step.
Of course, this refers only to the Chaos Great Dao. In terms of actual combat power, that's another matter.
"9,999 parts per ten thousand control over Chaos. I too have reached the perfected stage of the Chaos Great Dao. Only the final step remains to achieve complete Great Perfection and attain the Dao to become an Emperor," Ye Chen thought to himself. Suddenly, he felt that the Chaos path he had been cultivating all along had darkness ahead, with no further road to walk.
Before, he could rely on the insights into Chaos granted by Tai Sheng Huang, like a bright lamp illuminating the path ahead, allowing him to keep moving forward.
But upon reaching the perfected stage of the Chaos Great Dao, which was also the furthest limit reached by predecessors, no one knew what the path for the final step was like. He needed to explore it alone.
However, this final step was even more difficult than a mortal cultivating to the perfected stage of the Chaos Great Dao.
"I wonder, if one day I take that final step, what kind of scenery will lie ahead?" Ye Chen murmured softly within his heart, filled with expectation, firmly believing he could take that final step.
Swish—
Ye Chen's true self emerged from the Chaos Small Universe, descending once more into the Chaos Sea.
Boom—
An unimaginable might of the Ten Thousand Ancient Times swept out, directly causing the three suppressed and imprisoned alien Giants, as well as the two Ancestors of the Ancient Heavenly Race, to feel an unprecedented, intense sense of oppression.
At this moment, it was as if Quasi-Giants were facing Ten Thousand Ancient Times Giants—a complete, top-down suppression of realm.
The two Ancestors of the Ancient Heavenly Race were both shocked and horrified. Had the Battle Saint King suddenly become so much stronger?
Moreover, where was the First Progenitor?
They could not sense the First Progenitor's aura, their hearts sinking heavily.
Had misfortune already befallen him?
Impossible. The First Progenitor's strength, even the other two Ancestors could not fully fathom its true depths, but he was far stronger than them. They firmly believed that even someone as powerful as the Battle Saint King could not kill the First Progenitor in such a short time.
But then why had the Battle Saint King become so much stronger in such a short span?
If not because of the First Progenitor, then what was the reason?