Ye Chen was covered in blood, his Chaos Supreme Body tattered and broken, with multiple wounds deep enough to reveal bone. Chaos Supreme Blood flowed freely. He bolstered himself with his shattered Six Great Ten Thousand Ancient Dao Weapons, projected his Chaos Small Universe, and continued to battle the four alien Half-Step Overlords.
It wasn't a very long time before Ye Chen exploded on the River of Time, his body shattered to pieces, flesh and bone scattering, nearly completely dispersed.
He suffered the most terrible of wounds, and in the subsequent events, he exploded again and again, blood mist drifting.
As powerful as he was, a Half-Step Overlord, under such a siege, his life force was sharply diminishing, unable to hold on for much longer.
Primarily, Ye Chen simply could not flee. Once he fled, the Pangu Universe would be besieged by the four Half-Step Overlords and would completely collapse.
Boom—
After being blasted apart once more, the flesh and bone drifting on the River of Time did not immediately reform into a human shape. Instead, Chaos light erupted violently, drawing out nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine ten-thousandths of the Chaos Laws—the perfect Chaos level—undergoing a startling transformation. Finally, a uniquely different Chaos Cauldron Furnace faintly appeared, distinct even from his personal Dao Weapon, the Chaos Great Cauldron.
This Chaos Cauldron Furnace hovered over the River of Time, its body blotting out the sky and obscuring the sun, surrounded by suns, moons, stars, the myriad heavens and worlds, and countless Great Daos, with the phantom of a universe manifesting.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom—
It was clearly visible that the various attacks from the three alien Half-Step Overlords, including Aoyuan, were ultimately mostly devoured by this special Chaos Cauldron Furnace.
Inside the cauldron, a peerless figure sat cross-legged—none other than Ye Chen, his Chaos Supreme Soul. Strands of Chaos blood light flew over, reconstructing his physical body.
Moreover, this new body was even more different. It wasn't just the original Chaos Laws; even the Dao Law power of several Half-Step Overlords had been smelted and dissolved, transformed into flesh and blood power.
All sides watched, also shocked, for they saw clearly that the Chaos Heavenly Emperor was actually smelting the Ten Thousand Ancient Dao Laws of all sides, transforming the attacks of the four Half-Step Overlords into part of the Chaos Cauldron Furnace, turning them back for his own use to temper himself.
Could it be he was about to take the final step, to become a peerless Overlord existence rivaling the Heavenly Emperor and the Primordial Ancestor?
"What a Chaos Heavenly Emperor," Aoyuan said darkly, seeing through Ye Chen's purpose, but his voice was icy. "At this stage, you still wish to defy the heavens, borrowing our power to rebuild a Ten Thousand Ancient Indestructible Body, even wanting to take that crucial step? Pity, you are destined not to succeed. We cannot allow you to truly defy the heavens!"
Boom—
The four Half-Step Overlords attacked from inside and out together, blasting towards him.
Throughout the ages, few could withstand the combined assault of four Half-Step Overlords, and Ye Chen was naturally no exception.
In the end, the Chaos Cauldron Furnace exploded, revealing Ye Chen's figure. The Chaos Supreme Body being reconstructed also exploded, shattered to pieces.
He ultimately could not take that final step, being forcefully blasted apart, his blood staining the River of Time.
"So difficult to defy the heavens!"
Ye Chen sighed softly and continued the great battle.
In the following time, even one as powerful as him experienced multiple explosions, severely depleting his origin.
Even his Chaos Small Universe teetered on the brink of collapse, affecting its future complete growth.
But at this point, it was simply impossible to stop.
All he could do was block the invasion of the Alien Ancient Universe.
"Chaos Heavenly Emperor, fall completely now."
The several alien Half-Step Overlords spoke indifferently, though they too were covered in blood, having suffered utterly severe wounds during the battle.
Especially Aoyuan, whose injuries were not much better than Ye Chen's. First, there was the Great Emperor of the Vast Heaven's reversal of time to return and battle, followed by Ye Chen's focused, desperate attacks, nearly causing his fall as well.
But regardless, their situations were somewhat better than Ye Chen's.
The current Ye Chen was merely at the end of his strength. Just two more blasts would be enough to completely fell him.
The various giants seemed to sense this, revealing looks of regret.
A generation's peerless genius, rising against the odds in just a few hundred thousand years, reaching this stage. Even if he only shone briefly like a meteor, he was worthy of admiration.
After all, throughout the ages, few had walked this path, already infinitely close to the level of a peerless Overlord.
For the Chaos Heavenly Emperor to reach this point was truly remarkable.
Ye Chen smiled, looking towards the Pangu Universe. Under the resistance of the Battle Saint Ancestor and others, it still endured, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
His gaze turned, falling upon the Chaos Heaven Mansion.
Here were his wives, his children, his family, his friends, his disciples, his faction...
But, it could only be farewell!
Sensing Ye Chen's gaze, within the Chaos Heaven Mansion, the Goddess and others suddenly changed expression, as if perceiving his final intention, urgently exclaiming, "Don't!"
Ye Chen smiled slightly, then suddenly fixed his gaze upon Aoyuan and the other alien Half-Step Overlords, saying, "Rest assured, even if I go, I'll take you with me!"
Boom—
Just as Aoyuan and the other Half-Step Overlords also thought Ye Chen was delusional, suddenly, they saw Ye Chen completely open up his origin world, exposing a vast, boundless Chaos Universe.
"It's an Ancient Chaos Universe!"
All sides were shocked. The Chaos Heavenly Emperor actually possessed an Ancient Chaos Universe.
It must be understood that the reason the Universe Great Emperor stood at the very pinnacle of the Chaos Sea was ultimately because he possessed complete control over an Ancient Chaos Universe, able to command everything within it, making him peerless and dominating all directions.
Now, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor also controlled an Ancient Chaos Universe. Did this not mean he possessed power no less than that of a peerless Overlord, just like the Universe Great Emperor?
"No, that's not a complete-form Ancient Chaos Universe. It's merely a Chaos Small Universe in a growth stage," a Venerable Immortal quickly shook his head, denying it.
Though both were Chaos Universes, there was a vast, heaven-and-earth difference between a complete-form Ancient Chaos Universe and a growth-stage Chaos Small Universe.
Don't be fooled by the fact that many Ancient Chaos Universes have been shattered throughout the ages. That was because the origin will of an Ancient Chaos Universe was in aignorant and unknown stage, unable to fully operate the peerless power an Ancient Chaos Universe should possess, only capable of passive defense, not effective offense.
As for the Universe Great Emperor, in his time he was merely a Primordial Giant. Yet, after becoming the master controller of an Ancient Chaos Universe, completely commanding the power of the entire Ancient Chaos Universe, he could directly blast apart Primordial Giants, slay Half-Step Overlords with ease, becoming the most powerful figure in the Chaos Sea.
If the Chaos Heavenly Emperor could control a complete-form Ancient Chaos Universe, then today, even under the siege of Aoyuan and the other four Half-Step Overlords, they would absolutely never have been able to force the Chaos Heavenly Emperor to this point.
The root cause was still that the Chaos Small Universe had not yet grown to its ultimate extreme.
"No wonder. It was said why the Chaos Heavenly Emperor could construct a universe phantom that even Half-Step Overlords found difficult to destroy. So he possessed a true Chaos Universe, albeit one in a growth stage." Recalling how Mo Daozi's attacks in the Primordial Immortal Realm also failed to destroy the Chaos Small Universe phantom, all sides immediately understood.
Similarly, they soon changed expression again, for the Chaos Small Universe possessed by the Chaos Heavenly Emperor was very likely the legendary fiftieth Chaos Universe!