Ye Chen had long known that the Alien Ancient Universe's hidden depths were not as simple as just the three Half-Step Overlords like Aoyuan.
Currently, the Pangu Universe possessed four Half-Step Overlords: the Battle Saint Ancestor, the Heaven-Defying War Lord, Tai Sheng Huang, and the Space-Time Great Emperor, as well as the Heavenly Emperor, a peerless Overlord. Even if they were still inferior to the Alien Ancient Universe below the Half-Step Overlord level, having one extra Half-Step Overlord still allowed them to accomplish many things.
The Pangu Universe and the Alien Ancient Universe shared an irreconcilable, monumental enmity. The Battle Saint Ancestor was a staunch advocate for war, utterly fearless.
However, during the million years since his fall, the Pangu Universe had remained remarkably calm. In fact, over these countless years, the Alien Ancient Universe had repeatedly coveted the Pangu Universe, with Ten Thousand Ancient Times giants stationed opposite the Pangu Pass, constantly watching with covetous eyes.
This, no matter how one looked at it, defied common sense.
Moreover, the Alien Ancient Universe's targets were not limited to just the Pangu Universe; they also included the Primordial Immortal Realm. When Ye Chen had just brought Donghuang back to the Primordial Immortal Realm, the alien race had even dispatched a great army to attack the Donghuang Domain.
Just how audacious was the Alien Ancient Universe to dare simultaneously deploy forces against the two strongest Ancient Universes: the Primordial Immortal Realm and the Pangu Universe?
Yet, the fact that the Alien Ancient Universe had roamed the Chaos Sea to this day, flourishing without decline, was sufficient proof that this legendary Tenth Chaos Ancient Universe was far more unfathomable than imagined.
The Duan Mie before him was one of the Alien Ancient Universe's hidden depths—a Half-Step Overlord who had died and revived, actively taking control of the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array. Subtly, his mastery over the array seemed even more astonishing than that of the other three Half-Step Overlords like Aoyuan.
Four-fifths of the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array was enough to slay a Half-Step Overlord.
Infinite, boundless killing intent—all at the Half-Step Overlord level, even approaching the offensive killing techniques of a peerless Overlord—cascaded down, transforming into the most terrifying killing array Chaos Ancient Universe.
Even someone as powerful as Ye Chen, with his indestructible Universe Chaos Body, found his flesh cracking inch by inch at this moment, blood spilling out wildly as if it cost nothing.
The phantom of his universe could not fully withstand that level of killing intent.
But Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged. The power of his Immortal Dao Half-Step Overlord, combined with his Universe Chaos Body and his Origin Universe—three forces merged into one—instantly erupted with an offensive power surpassing that of an ordinary Half-Step Overlord, tearing through the endless killing thoughts and blasting toward Duan Mie.
However, Duan Mie's figure was illusory. Ye Chen's attack simply could not harm him, as if striking a phantom, unable to touch a true physical entity.
Duan Mie let out a sinister laugh. "Chaos Heavenly Emperor, you may be strong, but you are ultimately too young. Trapped within the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array, unless you are a peerless Overlord like the Heavenly Emperor, you are doomed to die."
Within the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array, Duan Mie was the sole master. He could manipulate the array to attack Ye Chen continuously.
Yet Ye Chen could not effectively attack him.
Ye Chen frowned. The Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array was even more fearsome than he had imagined.
However, he was the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, not some ordinary Half-Step Overlord.
"Since that's the case, I'll refine this Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array instead!"
With a light shout, Ye Chen's Universe Chaos Body transformed, becoming a vast, boundless Chaos Ancient Universe that rapidly expanded, actively enlarging itself to merge with the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array.
Duan Mie initially sneered at Ye Chen's foolish action, but his expression soon changed. Because the Chaos Ancient Universe that Ye Chen had transformed into was formless and shapeless. No matter how terrifying the killing thoughts of the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array were, they seemed to have lost their target, utterly incapable of effectively harming him in the slightest.
This scene shocked everyone. What had just happened?
Within the Pangu Universe, the Heavenly Emperor, who had been lingering within the universe's origin, revealed a faint smile. "As expected of the Chaos Controller. After rebirth, his flesh has completely merged with the universe, granting him chaos's greatest characteristic—the Myriad Forms Body!"
The so-called Myriad Forms Body referred to the ability to transform into anything.
Chaos was, after all, the origin of all things, all Daos, all eras, and everything else. As the highest controller of chaos in history, with his cultivation at the Half-Step Overlord level, Ye Chen naturally possessed this characteristic.
No matter how fearsome the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array was—capable of even dealing with the Heavenly Emperor in its complete state—Ye Chen, with his Chaos Myriad Forms Body, could become a part of the array itself, directly assimilating with it. Thus, the array could no longer hope to harm Ye Chen in the slightest.
Only the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array in its complete form could harm Ye Chen.
"A million years apart, and the Chaos Heavenly Emperor has grown so much stronger."
Within another Chaos Ancient Universe, the Divine Emperor sighed softly.
The Primordial Great Heavenly Venerable felt the same. He was a newly advanced Half-Step Overlord of this epoch. In the past, he had willingly abandoned the Dao Fruit of a Primordial Era giant, reincarnated and cultivated anew, becoming the Eternal Monarch, naming himself Monarch Eternal. He ultimately succeeded in attaining the Half-Step Overlord fruit and could be considered one of the most powerful invincible existences in the Chaos Sea.
Yet, regarding Ye Chen, the other Eternal Monarch who had contended with him in the same era, he held immense admiration.
Silently and without a trace, Ye Chen, using his Myriad Forms Body, arrived before Duan Mie. Without a word, he raised the Chaos Great Cauldron and smashed it forward, erupting with infinite radiance, surging endlessly as if to annihilate everything!
Duan Mie's expression changed as he engaged Ye Chen in battle.
Boom—
However, Ye Chen's strength was such that among Half-Step Overlords, he could absolutely be considered one of the very best. Although Duan Mie was strong, he was a notch below Ye Chen. In the ensuing battle, he was forced back step by step, showing signs of defeat.
It was easy to imagine that being defeated was only a matter of time.
For Duan Mie, the only fortunate thing was that although Ye Chen could assimilate, preventing the Myriad Epoch Annihilation Grand Array from effectively harming him, he could not leave the array in a short time—whereas Duan Mie could.
At the origin of the Alien Ancient Universe, Shidai gazed into the distance. Beside him, the chaotic figure standing upon the River of Time was still present.
The chaotic figure looked distantly at Ye Chen, his expression exceptionally complex. "Shidai, will you not intervene?"
Shidai remained silent for a moment, then shifted his gaze to the Tianjue Ancient Universe that had been pulled back by the seven alien giants. With the participation of the five alien Half-Step Overlords, the Tianjue Ancient Universe had been successfully retrieved.
Compared to Ye Chen and the others, this Tianjue Ancient Universe was more important to the current Alien Ancient Universe.
The Tianjue Ancient Universe, though vast and boundless, was considerably smaller in volume compared to the Alien Ancient Universe—at least several times smaller.
A Chaos Ancient Universe like the Tianjue Ancient Universe was like a child encountering a burly man—the disparity was quite evident. This demonstrated the fearsomeness of the Alien Ancient Universe, which had grown immeasurably over endless eons, enough to rival the Primordial Immortal Realm.
Within the Alien Ancient Universe, on the numerous ancestral temples, the boundless figures of various alien giants manifested, blotting out the sky and covering the sun. Their gazes pierced through the universe's barrier, looking out at the Tianjue Ancient Universe beyond.
Shidai issued the command: "Devour it!"