Boom—
At the highest point across the myriad domains of the heavens, a magnificent Chaos Emperor Realm had been independently opened up. Created personally by Ye Chen, it was incomparably stable. Not even Supreme Ones could break it, let alone the peak battles of Quasi-Giants.
At this very moment, within this special Chaos Emperor Realm, billions of stars exploded. The might of Supreme Ones wantonly rippled forth, vast and boundless for billions of miles.
The imperial majesty of a Supreme One could shatter the stars of the heavens with a single thought.
Yet, on the other side, the shattered billions of stars were created anew out of thin air, also the work of a Supreme One's forbidden methods.
Two terrifying figures could be seen locked in fierce combat. One emanated a vast, majestic Supreme Emperor's aura, while the other erupted with a unique and different immortal might.
A Great Emperor and a Supreme Immortal were wantonly battling within the Chaos Emperor Realm. Countless phenomena manifested, destroying all things yet simultaneously creating everything—truly a display of forbidden power.
If not for being within this immortal Chaos Emperor Realm, they would have had to enter the Chaos Sea or a Supreme One's domain for their peak duel. Otherwise, even a wisp of their battle fluctuations would be enough to annihilate a great domain.
Boom—
Endless, dazzling, blinding golden light exploded, sweeping forth with layer upon layer of shocking battle intent.
That human Great Emperor forcefully tore through the layers of immortal light, charging before the Supreme Immortal. A single punch descended, and even that Supreme Immortal, wreathed in blazing immortal radiance, was sent staggering back, forcibly blasted away. Drops of immortal blood sprinkled down through the long sky.
The Supreme Immortal, Wang Xiong, retreated to the boundary wall of the Chaos Emperor Realm before finally halting. A trickle of immortal blood seeped from the corner of his mouth as he looked at the human Great Emperor wreathed in golden light and gave a bitter laugh. "Qian Xun, you grow stronger and stronger. You're even mightier than a Great Perfection Supreme Immortal!"
The human Great Emperor surrounded by golden light was Qian Xun.
Naturally, he was still at the peak of the Eternal Monarch realm, not yet having attained the Dao. But through tens of thousands of years of day-and-night cultivation, breaking his limits and advancing further, he could fight a Great Perfection Supreme Immortal without falling behind in the slightest—even suppressing him.
Qian Xun retracted his dazzling Battle Saint radiance and said, "Brother Wang Xiong, you are also very strong. After all these tens of thousands of years of cultivation, I've only managed to gain a slight edge over you."
Wang Xiong was the name of that Supreme Immortal. He was also the descendant of one of the three fallen Supreme Immortal Kings and had become Ye Chen's personal disciple. Over these tens of thousands of years, he had naturally received Ye Chen's personal guidance, progressing with divine speed. His immortal realm cultivation climbed steadily, showing signs of becoming a Quasi-Immortal King.
On one hand, being selected to become Ye Chen's personal disciple, Wang Xiong naturally possessed exceptional qualities. Even among all the descendants of Immortal Kings, he could be considered outstanding.
On the other hand, he had Ye Chen's personal guidance.
That's right, Ye Chen's personal guidance. He was a Chaos Giant. Chaos was the origin of all Daos. As the saying goes, understanding one Dao leads to understanding all Daos. Therefore, his guidance for Wang Xiong, a Supreme Immortal, was often visionary and perfectly apt.
Thus, in the mere hundred thousand years since becoming Ye Chen's personal disciple, Wang Xiong had already seen hope of becoming a Quasi-Immortal King—truly astonishing.
It must be understood that Wang Xiong had been a Supreme Immortal for over an epoch. Back then, he had followed his father, the Supreme Immortal King, often receiving guidance. Yet even after an epoch, he still found it difficult to advance further.
This showed the gap between his father and Ye Chen.
But then again, his father was merely an ordinary Supreme Immortal King, while Ye Chen was an existence above the level of a Primordial Giant, implicitly capable of becoming a hegemon of his generation. His comprehension of the Great Dao was naturally far deeper than that of ordinary Immortal Kings.
Wang Xiong sighed lightly. "You are too modest, Qian Xun. You truly live up to being the Master's son. At the peak Eternal Monarch realm, you can suppress us Great Perfection Supreme Immortals. If you attain the Dao one day, you will not only become a colossus from antiquity but not an ordinary one at that!"
"It's merely suppression, not like how my father defeated or even slew them in the past. The gap is still vast." Qian Xun was not satisfied with his current achievements. He wanted to be stronger, more invincible.
Even if he couldn't match what Ye Chen had accomplished in the past, he still hoped to catch up partially, at the very least being able to defeat a Great Perfection Supreme One.
But clearly, he was not yet capable of that.
Therefore, he needed deeper accumulation—not only to become stronger himself but also to surpass ordinary colossi from antiquity after attaining the Dao.
Qian Xun was walking an extremely arduous path. Once an Eternal Monarch successfully attained the Dao, they would inevitably become a colossus from antiquity.
But even the most ordinary colossus from antiquity, like the Cangxiong Great Heavenly Venerate of the past, required an entire epoch's worth of accumulation. Qian Xun's potential was even greater than the Cangxiong Great Heavenly Venerate's back then, so the accumulation he needed was naturally higher, making attaining the Dao far more difficult.
"Qian Xun, you will succeed. Believe in yourself."
At this moment, the other two Supreme Immortals also appeared. They were also Ye Chen's personal disciples—one named Jian Wuhen, the other named Shi Baitian, both extremely powerful Supreme Immortals.
They both encouraged Qian Xun to believe in himself, that he would surely succeed.
"Don't worry, I will definitely succeed." Qian Xun also smiled confidently.
"By the way, the three of us plan to leave the Pangu Universe with some others after a while to train in the Chaos Sea," Shi Baitian said.
Qian Xun frowned. "The Chaos Sea is very dangerous right now. You cannot go recklessly."
Even colossi from antiquity could hardly escape unscathed, let alone the three of them. Even if they possessed some qualities of an Immortal King and were gradually approaching Quasi-Immortal King, they still weren't enough.
Shi Baitian laughed. "No need to worry. We will naturally act cautiously. Moreover, even with the Master's frequent guidance, merely secluding ourselves in cultivation is useless if we want to become Immortal Kings or colossi from antiquity. Even half an epoch of seclusion probably can't compare to the intuitive insights gained from a single life-and-death battle. Only by experiencing enough life-and-death hardships can one become a true peerless Giant. Didn't the Master also walk that path step by step back then?"
Qian Xun fell silent for a long time before saying, "You're right. I've decided to go with you into the Chaos Sea to train as well."
Wang Xiong, Shi Baitian, and Jian Wuhen were suddenly struck with fear and anxiety, urgently saying, "Qian Xun, that absolutely won't do! You are the Master's eldest son. Nothing can happen to you."
Qian Xun said, "Even if my father is the Battle Saint King, no matter how powerful he is, a father is still a father. Facing the increasingly chaotic Chaos Sea of this blood-stained epoch, even my father is under great pressure. I must grow stronger faster to become his right-hand man, to assist him. Just as you said, 'merely secluding ourselves in cultivation is useless... Only by experiencing enough life-and-death hardships can one become a true peerless Giant.' If I want to attain the Dao faster, the Chaos Sea is the best training ground."
Wang Xiong sighed. "You have your own resolve. We cannot stop you. But the premise is that you must obtain the Master's approval."
After all, Qian Xun was Ye Chen's eldest son. Ye Chen probably didn't wish to see his child constantly in danger.
"I agree. You may go."
Abruptly, Ye Chen's voice resounded within the Chaos Emperor Realm. His figure manifested, his Chaos majesty boundless and far-reaching.