Although Ye Junlin was incomparably powerful, even surpassing many Ten Thousand Ancient Giants and standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the First-Generation Giants, his years of cultivation were still short. Even though he had trained under the Heavenly Emperor, his total cultivation time did not exceed a million years. Therefore, he was not very clear about many things.
Now, having learned that there was hope of resurrecting his father, Ye Junlin was filled with fighting spirit.
The Goddess and others also kindled hope. Even if it might require waiting for several epochs for his return, so what? They could all wait.
The moment he returned to the Pangu Universe from the Chaos Sea, Ye Junlin received the joyous welcome of the Pangu Universe. A Starry Sky Celebration Radiance manifested, bestowing blessings upon him.
Ye Junlin did not refuse. On one hand, it was a bestowment from the Pangu Universe's origin; on the other hand, and most importantly, he could use the Starry Sky Celebration Radiance to imprint the All Heavens and, at the same time, take the opportunity to sense the imprints left by his father Ye Chen in the past, preparing for the soul summoning.
After the Starry Sky Celebration Radiance concluded, Ye Junlin grew even stronger, his bearing majestic, suppressing the All Heavens.
He was now intimately connected to the Pangu Universe and could also sense the faint traces of divine soul imprints left by Ye Chen in the past. Though they were extremely weak, he could still sense them clearly.
Summoning a soul required extensive preparatory work, especially materials, which were needed in countless amounts.
Fortunately, the Chaos Heavenly Mansion was the number one power in the Pangu Universe, not to mention that Giants of the Pangu Universe like the Heavenly Emperor, Tai Sheng Huang, the Battle Saint Ancestor, and the Human Emperor would naturally not stand idly by. Thus, although the preparatory work was tedious, it was completed swiftly.
Half a month later.
The members of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion traveled to a vast, boundless, and prosperous star domain within the Myriad Domains of the All Heavens. This was the central point where Ye Chen had once imprinted the stars of the All Heavens, making it the most suitable location for the soul summoning.
Ye Junlin sat down cross-legged and began transferring the living beings from the various star domains.
The Emperors of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion also took action, setting up numerous peerless Emperor-level formations that covered the vast starry sky.
Furthermore, the Giants themselves took action, laying down Ten Thousand Ancient Grand Formations.
Because once the soul summoning commenced, it would create a terrifying Ten Thousand Ancient Taboo. To avoid harming the innocent, transfers and protections were necessary.
This soul summoning would be performed by Ye Junlin because he was Ye Chen's biological son, sharing the same bloodline and origin. Moreover, as a First-Generation Giant-level existence and a Chaos Giant, he was more suitable than Qianxun, Chenxi, Ye Jing, and the others. Even Tai Sheng Huang, the Battle Saint Ancestor, the Spacetime Great Emperor, the Human Emperor, and even the supremely invincible Heavenly Emperor could not replace him in this matter.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!—
From Ye Junlin's body, countless beams of light suddenly shot out, scattering in all directions. Each beam of light represented a supreme treasure, at least at the Emperor Treasure level, priceless in all the world. Now, hundreds, even thousands of such treasures scattered everywhere, positioned according to specific locations, interconnected.
The Soul Summoning Grand Formation!
To summon back Ye Chen's divine soul imprinted across the All Heavens, it was necessary to employ a Soul Summoning Grand Formation to increase the chances of success.
Pfft—
At the center of the Soul Summoning Grand Formation, Ye Junlin cut his wrist. From the wound, torrents of Chaos True Dragon Blood splattered down.
Each drop of Chaos True Dragon Blood was like a blood sea capable of drowning the starry sky, containing immeasurable blood light and chaos radiance.
Every drop could be considered the Ten Thousand Ancient Dao Blood of a First-Generation Giant, precious beyond compare, capable of extending the lifespan of Ancient Great Emperors and increasing their cultivation. Now, it splattered across various parts of the Pangu Universe.
Ye Junlin sat cross-legged within the starry sky, chanting the Soul Summoning Incantation.
The so-called Soul Summoning Incantation was a chant capable of summoning souls, belonging to the Taboo-level category of incantations. It could not be activated by anyone below the Ancient Great Emperor level or equivalent; otherwise, the consequences would be extremely dire.
As each drop of Chaos True Dragon Blood bloomed with billions of layers of radiance, resembling supergiant stars in rotation, the bloodline power originating from the blood attempted to resonate with Ye Chen's divine soul imprinted within this starry sky of the All Heavens, performing the soul summoning.
The Goddess and the others watched closely, praying in their hearts that it must succeed!
As time passed, from the star domains of the All Heavens, wisps of special Chaos Soul Light continuously rushed over, reassembling together, slowly reappearing before Ye Junlin.
As the soul light grew more and more, a faint, illusory figure slowly materialized before Ye Junlin. Though still blurry, indistinct, and hazy, a vague resemblance to Ye Junlin could be seen—it was unmistakably Ye Chen's figure.
Within the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, everyone was overjoyed, proving it was effective.
Boom—
However, such soul summoning was also a Taboo event that defied the heavens, especially since the target of the summoning was a Half-Step Overlord. The backlash from that was incomparably terrifying, directly triggering extremely dreadful Taboo Heavenly Thunder.
Behold, from the lofty, unreachable heavens beyond heavens, even originating from beyond the Pangu Universe, no less than a million bolts descended from the sky, charging toward Ye Junlin and, moreover, toward Ye Chen's divine soul that was coalescing before him.
"Disperse!"
Ye Junlin's eyes sharpened as he shouted, utilizing the power of a Chaos Giant to forcibly disperse the endless Taboo Heavenly Thunder.
He absolutely could not allow these Taboo Heavenly Thunders to fall upon his father's divine soul. Having finally succeeded in the soul summoning, if thunder were to strike now, his father would likely be utterly annihilated, with no hope of rebirth ever again.
However, such an act of defying the heavens, with the target of the summoning being a Half-Step Overlord and a peerless Giant, made success incredibly difficult.
As powerful as Ye Junlin was, no less than a First-Generation Giant, even he could not disperse the excessive Taboo Heavenly Thunder at this moment. On the contrary, as time passed, more and more terrifying Taboo Heavenly Thunder descended, easily exceeding billions of bolts. Each bolt was as thick as a starry river and contained fearsome power that even Emperor Supremes would dread, inundating his surroundings.
The surrounding star domains directly collapsed, spreading across who knows how many billions of miles, even potentially affecting the Myriad Domains under the starry sky.
At this moment, the many Emperor-level formations arranged in the starry sky directly revived, as if Ancient Great Emperors were awakening one after another. Emperor might permeated the air, sweeping majestically through the All Heavens, fully resisting these horrifying bolts of Taboo Heavenly Thunder.
However, these were no ordinary Taboo Heavenly Thunders; they were extremely dreadful and possessed unparalleled power, shattering formation after formation, making them difficult to withstand.
"Divert!"
Left with no choice, Ye Junlin roared, using a supreme Taboo divine ability to divert all the Taboo Heavenly Thunder toward himself, personally enduring every single bolt.
Sizzle—
Even someone as powerful as Ye Junlin had his skin torn and flesh split. Wounds appeared all over his indestructible golden body, which was more eternal than Ten Thousand Ancient Dao Weapons. Even his flesh and blood emitted a charred aroma, as if roasted.
Nevertheless, Ye Junlin endured it all, continuing to shed large amounts of Chaos True Dragon Blood to summon his father's soul.
As time passed, more and more of the divine soul imprinted in the starry sky of the Pangu Universe's All Heavens gathered. Ye Chen's figure grew clearer and clearer. Though still very illusory, it was much better than before.