"He will return eventually."
After saying this, Ye Chen fell silent.
Although the myriad heavens speculated about what had happened before the Tathagata Buddha's nirvana, and why the Battle Saint King had left before his sudden passing, because it involved the Battle Saint King, even the various Supremes dared not inquire.
Only War Emperor, Great Desolate Ancient Emperor, Angel God Emperor, and others vaguely understood. The Human Emperor and Cangxiong Great Heavenly Venerable had also gazed toward the Great Thunderclap Monastery from afar, each sending a majestic beam of light that arrived at the moment of the Tathagata Buddha's nirvana.
Not long after, three Supreme Immortals from the three Immortal King clans of the Primordial Immortal Realm arrived together, entering the Pangu Universe and coming to the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
"I, Wang Xiong!"
"I, Shi Baitian!"
"I, Jian Wuhen!"
"Have come to pay respects to Master, the Battle Saint King!"
The true origins of these three Supreme Immortals were actually the sons of three Immortal Kings who had unfortunately fallen in battle long ago. Their talent was extremely high, surpassing that of other Immortal King descendants from their clans. Otherwise, they would not have become Supreme Immortals, nor would they have led their respective Immortal King clans and commanded a region of an Immortal King Domain during the era when their Immortal King fathers were in seclusion.
Moreover, they had received personal guidance from their Immortal King fathers over the years, qualifying them to become Quasi-Immortal Kings, with even a sliver of hope to become Supreme Immortal King figures.
Today, the three Supreme Immortals came representing their three Immortal King clans to pay respects to Ye Chen, wishing to perform the grand ceremony of apprenticeship and become disciples under Ye Chen's command.
Ye Chen received the three. Through brief contact and information from the Primordial Immortal Realm, he learned that the three Supreme Immortals were of good character, at least not guilty of heinous crimes. Otherwise, even if he had promised to accept them as personal disciples, he would have directly rejected them and chosen new candidates.
"From this day forward, you three are my personal disciples," Ye Chen declared.
"We pay our respects to Master!"
The three Supreme Immortals immediately performed the three kneelings and nine kowtows, their etiquette thorough and respectful, formally entering as Ye Chen's personal disciples.
Not long after, the three sons of Divine Sky Emperor also arrived, coming as nominal disciples and performing the grand ceremony of apprenticeship as well.
Once the apprenticeship ceremony was complete, Ye Chen personally gave the six some guidance, serving as a gift for their meeting.
Whether the three Supreme Immortals or the three Emperors, all showed expressions of sudden enlightenment and gratitude. Just half a day of guidance had benefited them greatly, offering profound insights surpassing ordinary comprehension over millions of years.
After the apprenticeship ended, they were immediately arranged to their cultivation grounds to quietly contemplate further.
That night, wife and children gathered together as a family. The Goddess suddenly asked, "Yue, don't you plan to take revenge on the alien race?"
Over thirty thousand years, the Alien Ancient Universe had inflicted such great harm upon the Pangu Universe. Yet Ye Chen could remain calm and not seek vengeance—truly rare.
The others also looked at Ye Chen curiously.
Ye Chen stood with his hands behind his back. "I will. But not now."
His family members pondered thoughtfully.
When Ye Chen emerged from seclusion, all sides of the Chaos Sea received the news and unanimously speculated that he would move against the Alien Ancient Universe. After all, given his forceful personality, a gentleman's revenge might wait ten years, but for the Battle Saint King, revenge was taken directly.
Moreover, he could already be considered among the contemporary invincible overlords of the Chaos Sea. Seeking revenge was not excessive.
However, three thousand years passed after Ye Chen emerged from seclusion, and he still had not made a move. Many found it astonishing.
Was the Battle Saint King afraid?
Or what?
He actually did not move against the Alien Ancient Universe, which was truly startling.
Indeed, no one knew what Ye Chen was thinking. All sides watched and waited.
Even the Alien Ancient Universe was deeply perplexed. Many colossi frowned, not understanding.
Because of Ye Chen's emergence, the two Supreme Immortal Kings, Pan Dao and Hun Shi, also left the Pangu Universe and returned to the Primordial Immortal Realm.
But greater stability prevailed. With Ye Chen's appearance, even colossi from antiquity in the Chaos Sea dared not easily provoke the Pangu Universe.
Thus, another eight thousand years passed.
The turmoil in the Chaos Sea deepened further, though the Primordial Immortal Realm, Alien Ancient Universe, Chaos Burial Ground, and Pangu Universe remained relatively peaceful.
The first three possessed multiple colossi from antiquity in residence; other colossi from antiquity had to weigh their actions carefully before moving.
The Pangu Universe enjoyed peace because of the Battle Saint King and the Human Emperor.
Especially the Battle Saint King—past events were enough to prove he was not to be provoked.
That year, someone within the Pangu Universe attained the Dao and became an Emperor, undergoing tribulation within the Chaos Sea with great fanfare.
Ye Chen personally guarded this newly advanced Emperor's breakthrough.
This was an old friend—Emperor Hun Yue, who had once served as Ye Chen's guardian. Later, after Ye Chen possessed Supreme combat power, he gradually faded into seclusion, devoting himself to cultivation. Now, he had finally attained the Dao and become a Supreme One.
The various colossi merely glanced over and paid no further attention.
A Supreme One, in peaceful times, might be enough to decide the fate of a Chaos Ancient Universe. But in the current blood-stained epoch of the Chaos Sea, he was insignificant—in their eyes, merely a slightly stronger ant, unworthy of notice.
Ye Chen smiled faintly, glancing meaningfully toward the direction of the Alien Ancient Universe. He personally entered the Chaos Sea and brought Emperor Hun Yue, who had completed his tribulation, back to the Pangu Universe.
Not long after, the Chaos Sea shook greatly once more.
Because another colossus from antiquity had been slain. Although many colossi from antiquity had fallen over these countless years, the colossus involved belonged to the terrifying Alien Ancient Universe—not something ordinary colossi from antiquity dared to kill.
After all, not all colossi dared to provoke the Alien Ancient Universe; even first-generation colossi harbored deep apprehension.
Moreover, killing an alien colossus meant complete, unending enmity.
But when the various colossi saw the killer, they were all dumbfounded.
It was none other than Ye Chen, this Chaos colossus. He returned calmly from the Chaos Sea, dragging a massive divine chain in hand, binding an enormous corpse of a colossus from antiquity. He let it continuously shed Ten Thousand Ancient Dao Blood, staining his path crimson, as he leisurely returned to the Pangu Universe.
Only then did the Chaos Sea suddenly awaken.
The Battle Saint King—when had he left the Pangu Universe?
No one knew!
Logically, this shouldn't be possible, because Ye Chen's current prestige was too great, and his cultivation had reached a level even colossi from antiquity found unfathomable. The alien colossi were also constantly vigilant, monitoring every move of the Pangu Universe.
The various colossi also paid more or less attention to his actions.
Even if Ye Chen was powerful, he shouldn't have moved without a sound; the various colossi couldn't have been completely unaware.
Suddenly, they remembered Emperor Hun Yue of the Pangu Universe undergoing the Supreme Emperor Tribulation not long ago.
Logically, a mere Supreme Emperor shouldn't undergo tribulation in the Chaos Sea; it would be safer to do so within the Pangu Universe. Although many forces knew Emperor Hun Yue originated from the Primordial Ancient Path, was born in the Chaos Sea, and attained the Dao to become an Emperor within the Pangu Universe, making it difficult to receive the cosmic origin's bestowed stellar congratulations.
But even undergoing tribulation in the Chaos Sea, alarming the Battle Saint King, a Chaos colossus, to personally guard him was still far too unusual.
Unfortunately, they hadn't thought much of it at the time.
Now they finally understood—the Battle Saint King had likely taken the opportunity to enter the Chaos Sea then, but they had all overlooked it.