In the beginning, Pangu's Heart appeared within the Eternal Heaven Realm. It was obtained by the Supreme Powerhouse of that Origin Secret Realm world, a tremendously powerful super-expert. However, the Ancestor of the Origin Saint Race discovered it, led the Origin Saint Race to attack the Eternal Heaven Realm, and crushed all resistance there.
The Supreme Powerhouse of the Eternal Heaven Realm was only one final step away from completely refining Pangu's Heart at the time, but ultimately fell short at the last moment and failed. He was grievously wounded by the Origin Saint Race, and Pangu's Heart was seized.
This Supreme Powerhouse could not suppress his injuries and ultimately fell, passing away within the Eternal Heaven Realm. The Eternal Power he had gained from refining Pangu's Heart accompanied his fall and surged out of his body.
However, before his demise, this Supreme Powerhouse left behind an ancient stele. It was obtained from the Chaos Sea, suspected to be related to Pangu, and recorded everything. He inscribed all this information upon this ancient stele—the Eternal Ancient Stele.
Finally, Pangu's Heart was also obtained by the Ancestor of the Origin Saint Race and refined into his own body.
The Ancestor of the Origin Saint Race became the sole Overlord of the Chaos Sea, supremely powerful.
Clearly, at that time, he still wished to obtain Pangu's Three Divine Souls and the Pangu Axe, to inherit all of Pangu's legacy. For a time, he led the Origin Saint Race to dominate the Chaos Sea, searching for the Three Pangu Souls and the Pangu Axe.
But soon, the Origin Saint Race's dominance over the Chaos Sea was broken. The Heavenly Emperor, the Primordial One, and the Immortal Ancestor appeared out of nowhere. Each had inherited a portion of Pangu's Soul and also reached the Overlord level. Even though the Origin Saint Race was the strongest innate race to emerge from the Origin Land, they could no longer reign supreme and invincible.
In those years, the four Overlords of the Chaos Sea erupted into a world-shaking, earth-shattering, peerless great war, surpassing any battle in all of history.
In that great war, the Origin Saint Race was defeated and forced to retreat back to their Origin Secret Realm.
The Ancestor of the Origin Saint Race was nearly slain by the three Overlords. In the end, Pangu's Heart was stripped away and shot into the heavens, departing.
But the three Overlords did not seize it, allowing Pangu's Heart to leave.
Pangu's Heart thus vanished completely, its whereabouts unknown.
At this moment, Ye Chen finally understood the true origin of that great war from ages past.
In the subsequent years, Ye Chen also witnessed that after Pangu's fall, his stone axe did not decay. It drifted within the Chaos Sea, one day developing sentience. It entered a Primordial Chaos Universe and very quickly refined it completely, becoming the Universe's Controller.
He was the Universe Great Emperor!
The Universe Great Emperor's true form was the Pangu Axe, an Eternal Ancient Weapon. Moreover, he controlled a Primordial Chaos Universe, making him exceptionally powerful, in no way inferior to the other four Chaos Sea Overlords. He became the fifth invincible Overlord of the Chaos Sea.
At this point, everything became very clear.
The five invincible Overlords of the Chaos Sea—each one's origins were extraordinary. Four came from the Origin Land. Even the last one, the Universe Great Emperor, was in no way inferior to the other four. He was the Eternal Ancient Weapon of Pangu—the Pangu Axe—cultivated into being after gaining sentience. Moreover, he smoothly refined a Primordial Chaos Universe, becoming the fifth invincible Overlord of the Chaos Sea.
It could be said that none were without an inseparable, intimate connection to Pangu.
On another note, he was curious. The Eternal Ancient Stele could actually record all of this, even events before Pangu's arrival. One had to admit it was miraculous.
After all, even the former Supreme Powerhouse of the Eternal Heaven Realm did not know the true origins of the Eternal Ancient Stele. It was obtained from the Chaos Sea and was very special.
Similarly, Ye Chen also did not know why the Eternal Ancient Stele was displaying all these events and showing them to him.
Would others who came into contact with the Eternal Ancient Stele also see them?
But the greatest pity was still the whereabouts of Pangu's Heart. Even at the final moment recorded by the Eternal Ancient Stele, it did not fully reveal the true location of Pangu's Heart. It was only known to have streaked across the Chaos Sea and vanished.
He vaguely understood something: if anyone could obtain Pangu's Heart, they might have the qualifications to stand among the Overlords, becoming the sixth invincible Overlord who could cleave open heaven and earth within the Chaos Sea!
*Hum—*
Suddenly, everything vanished, leaving only a hazy dawn light. Vaguely, it seemed to be enveloping something.
Finally, a divine crown appeared—precisely the Crown of Eternity—floating before Ye Chen.
However, this Crown of Eternity seemed somewhat different, vaguely unique. It flowed with billions of strands of dawn light, each strand representing a supreme principle of the myriad heavens, all fused into one.
At the same time, a strand of dawn light within Ye Chen's glabella resonated. At this moment, it flew out, transforming into a source of light.
"It's this!"
Ye Chen revealed astonishment because this source of light was very familiar. Yet, it had been placed within his divine soul for a very long time without much study. Now, it actually resonated within the Eternal Ancient Stele, flew out, and resonated with it.
Ultimate Supreme!
The 'Ultimate Supreme' obtained long ago at the end of the Ultimate Ancient Path and the Supreme Ancient Path, representing a supreme immortal opportunity.
Back then, Ye Chen had not thoroughly researched it either, only knowing it was the common legacy of the Supreme Ones of the myriad heavens. But later, as his cultivation gradually deepened, he came to understand that it was not the common legacy of the Supreme Ones of the myriad heavens at all, but a legacy from a higher level. It was merely that it had been obtained by the Supreme Ones of the myriad heavens in the past and placed in the deepest parts of the Supreme Ancient Path and Ultimate Ancient Path as a test for the strongest geniuses throughout the ages in the Chaos Sea.
After obtaining it, Ye Chen had researched it for many years and gained considerable insights.
But he could always only uncover the most superficial secrets, nothing more. As for the deeper secrets, he was unable to fully comprehend them.
Now, it was resonated out within the space of the Eternal Ancient Stele. What did this signify?
Somehow, Ye Chen seemed to have an epiphany. He gazed deeply at this 'Ultimate Supreme,' sensing a rich Eternal Power. He even felt the wisps of Eternal Power within his own body that had not been fully converted trembling and resonating, even beginning to surge toward the 'Ultimate Supreme.'
He gazed deeply at the 'Ultimate Supreme' and said softly, "You... are Pangu's Heart, aren't you?"
At his current level, his cultivation was profound and miraculous, long capable of discerning the myriad truths of the world. Now, the 'Ultimate Supreme' could no longer completely hide before his eyes. As strand after strand of dawn light was peeled away layer by layer, a fresh, crimson heart gradually appeared.
This heart beat slowly. Each beat stirred up a vast, majestic energy, and rich Eternal Power overflowed from it, far surpassing that of any of the Thirty-Three Tian Domains, including the Main Tian Domain, which was also far inferior.
In the final analysis, the Eternal Power of the Thirty-Three Tian Domains was merely a portion of the Eternal Power that had overflowed from this Pangu's Heart in the past, nothing more.
The legendary Heart of Eternity—Pangu's Heart—had long been suspected to be within the Eternal Heaven Realm. Yet, it had been taken away by the Ancestor of the Origin Saint Race in the distant past, later stripped away by the three invincible Overlords joining forces, and departed through the skies. No one knew that it had ultimately become the 'Ultimate Supreme' immortal opportunity.