The Chaos Sea was in great upheaval, countless gazes turning toward the Pangu Universe, or more precisely, toward the direction of Pangu Pass.
Visible to the naked eye, terrifying, unimaginably immense figures were emerging from Pangu Pass. Their wantonly spreading auras easily blasted apart layer upon layer of the Chaos Sea, as if entire Ancient Universes were launching an assault, a sight terrifying beyond belief.
Among them, Tai Sheng Huang, the Heaven-Defying War Lord, the Battle Saint Ancestor, and the Time-Space Great Emperor were at the forefront. Their auras were all of a world-destroying level, seemingly capable of causing the Chaos Sea itself to explode, alarming numerous Ancient Universes and realms.
"It's the Battle Saint Ancestor and the others!"
All sides paled. Over these years, although the Battle Saint Ancestor and the others had always been within the Pangu Universe and hadn't truly acted for nearly a million years, the world had not forgotten their fearsomeness. Back then, their forceful return had caused the Alien Ancient Universe to suffer a major setback.
Moreover, all four were at the Half-Step Overlord level, constituting an incomparably terrifying lineup, even more formidable than the alien race's forces targeting Ye Chen.
The four moved out, naturally with unimaginable speed, quickly arriving at the region of the Chaos Sea where Ye Chen was.
The Battle Saint Ancestor let out a great roar: "Alien race, you dare bully the successor of my Battle Saint lineage? You seek death!"
This Battle Saint Ancestor, hailed as the number one in combat power within the Chaos Sea, was forceful and domineering. Ye Chen, the successor of the Battle Saint lineage, largely inherited his forceful nature. Now, this Saint Ancestor who founded the Battle Saint lineage made his move. He wielded no weapon, for his own body was the best weapon. His fist shot out, a vast, boundless golden radiance illuminating all ages and myriad worlds, directly striking one of the alien Half-Step Overlords.
The Heaven-Defying War Lord remained silent, but as the Battle Saint Ancestor's past life, he was equally extremely forceful. Grasping a war halberd, it erupted with a completely different torrent of silver light, yet equally terrifying and boundless. Simplifying the Great Dao, he directly aimed at the glabella of another alien Half-Step Overlord, striking straight at the soul.
Tai Sheng Huang manifested the Supreme Yin and Supreme Yang. A massive Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram descended from the heavens, targeting Aoyuan.
In the blink of an eye, the three alien Half-Step Overlords were countered by the three Half-Step Overlords from the Pangu Universe.
"The Pangu Universe is truly strong. After Tai Sheng Huang and the others returned all those years ago, they've been lying low, to the point where we almost forgot their might!"
"Although the Alien Ancient Universe is strong, it only has three Half-Step Overlords. The Pangu Universe is even stronger, with a total of five Half-Step Overlords, including the Heavenly Emperor."
"Only now do we feel the fearsomeness of the Pangu Universe. It possesses a Heavenly Emperor and five Half-Step Overlords, not falling short in the slightest compared to the Primordial Immortal Realm and the Alien Ancient Universe."
"No, the Pangu Universe's top-tier power is not lacking, but below the Half-Step Overlord level—at the Supreme, Quasi-Giant, and Giant tiers—there is still a significant gap."
All sides in the Chaos Sea debated, but it was undeniable that the current Pangu Universe was enough to rank as the third strongest Ancient Universe, beneath the Primordial Immortal Realm and the Alien Ancient Universe.
The Time-Space Great Emperor was the only Pangu Universe Half-Step Overlord without an opponent. Yet, he showed not the slightest carelessness. He didn't even assist the Battle Saint Ancestor, the Heaven-Defying War Lord, or Tai Sheng Huang in dealing with the alien Half-Step Overlords. Instead, with a grave expression, he swept his gaze across the void within the Chaos Sea and said coldly, "No need to hide any longer. Come out, all of you."
Hearing this, all sides in the Chaos Sea were greatly shocked. Could there be others present?
"As expected of the Time-Space Great Emperor, the number one achiever in time and space throughout the ages. Even though we hid ourselves well, we still couldn't escape your notice, old fellow."
A laugh rang out, yet carrying a hint of eerie coldness. From a certain void within the Chaos Sea, two figures silently emerged, also exuding extremely fearsome auras, clearly also Half-Step Overlords.
They stared at the Time-Space Great Emperor, brimming with killing intent.
The moment these two Half-Step Overlords appeared, the Chaos Sea immediately erupted in an uproar: "It's those two! Weren't they annihilated back then?"
"Back then, the alien race's five Half-Step Overlords arrived with the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array, targeting the Heavenly Emperor. In the end, although the Heavenly Emperor was trapped in that place, he ultimately managed to slay two Half-Step Overlords—precisely these two. To think they are still alive."
Their words revealed a long-concealed secret of the ages.
Back then, when the Heavenly Emperor confronted the alien race's Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array, he had slain two alien Half-Step Overlords. Yet now they had been revived, stunning everyone.
It must be known that these were Half-Step Overlords. Throughout countless epochs in the Chaos Sea, past and present, they were invincible existences second only to the five Overlords. Once annihilated, how could they be revived?
However, considering that the Chaos Heavenly Emperor could also be revived, and given the terrifyingheritage / foundation of the Alien Ancient Universe along with the existence of Shidai, the greatest hidden hand of all ages, it didn't seem impossible.
The Time-Space Great Emperor sneered mockingly, "Duan Mie, Jue, you two old undead are indeed still alive."
Duan Mie and Jue were the true names of the two resurrected alien Half-Step Overlords.
Duan Mie said lightly, "Trying to kill the two of us is a bit difficult. You should know that Half-Step Overlords like us entrust our souls to the great universe and myriad heavens, imprint our Dao marks upon the River of Time, and can even traverse past, present, and future. Who in this world could slay us? Not even the Heavenly Emperor can."
His words carried strong confidence.
Half-Step Overlords were undying and indestructible. Moreover, back when the Heavenly Emperor struck, he was separated by the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array. No matter how strong he was, his power was limited. Killing them was extremely difficult, impossible to achieve.
Even as they conversed, both sides had long since begun to act.
One of the two alien Half-Step Overlords moved to deal with the Time-Space Great Emperor. The two engaged in a great battle at the Half-Step Overlord level.
Without a doubt, the Time-Space Great Emperor, who had come to rescue, was now restrained and unable to assist Ye Chen.
The other alien Half-Step Overlord turned his gaze toward Ye Chen, trapped within the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array, revealing a trace of surprise and doubt: "So this is the key person your Pangu Universe selected? Revived from death a million years ago, indeed an extraordinary individual. But precisely because of that, as one not of our Ancient Universe, he must die without exception!"
He actively entered the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array. Moreover, a fragment of a grand array flew from his body, merging with the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array, actually completing a portion of it, making the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array considerably more perfected.
Back then, he, Duan Mie, was one of the five who controlled the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array.
Because of Duan Mie's entry, the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array suddenly erupted with an astonishingly powerful momentum, becoming significantly stronger in all aspects in an instant. Infinite Great Dao runes interwove, transforming into boundless killing intent, surpassing by a large margin the power when the three Half-Step Overlords were manipulating it earlier.
As a result, the universe phantom on Ye Chen's body surface was attacked and faded considerably. His Universe Chaos Body was even more severely wounded, and Ye Chen was covered in blood.
Blood continuously trickled from the corner of Ye Chen's mouth, but his expression remained unchanged as he raised his head to look at Duan Mie.