The eerie figure with the blood-red eyes extended a palm as pale as snow, upon which appeared a pitch-black spear.
This pitch-black spear could devour all light, even the rules of the Great Dao. It was bizarre beyond measure, as if it were an existence of pure nothingness itself, or the incarnation of a black hole.
The moment the four Half-Step Overlords sensed it, the pitch-black spear was hurled. In an instant, it pierced through the endless expanse of the sky, as if halting the flow of time itself, arriving before the Profound God Ancestor and piercing through his chest, pinning him to the Chaos Sea.
No one could react in time, not even the several Half-Step Overlords present. The speed of that eerie figure's strike was simply too fast.
Moreover, what was shocking was that the Profound God Ancestor was, after all, a Half-Step Overlords. Although he had just finished undergoing his tribulation, his divine body was already formed. He shouldn't have been so weak as to be pierced and pinned to the Chaos Sea by a single strike from the black spear—a feat even other veteran Half-Step Overlords would find extremely difficult to accomplish.
Without a doubt, the one who struck was anything but ordinary.
All parties were astounded. There existed such a great terror within the Chaos Sea!
The Profound God Ancestor's expression changed drastically. He wanted to struggle, but the pitch-black spear carried an utterly bizarre force that inflicted severe wounds upon him. Countless pitch-black chains surged forth, intertwining around him, binding him.
What was terrifying was that despite being as powerful as the Profound God Ancestor, this newly ascended Half-Step Overlord, he was actually unable to break free.
Over here, Ye Chen, the Desolate Heaven Demon Lord, and the Eastern Emperor far away in the Primordial Immortal Realm all changed expressions.
For they sensed a familiar yet evil aura.
The aura of the Eternal Night Domain, and moreover, the aura of an Origin Will.
Without a doubt, this blood-red eye was the Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain. It had appeared silently and struck at the Profound God Ancestor.
Even the three of them, back in the day, had needed to join forces to deal with it. The Profound God Ancestor, a newly ascended Half-Step Overlord, was inferior to any one of them, let alone the Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain.
"Not good!"
Ye Chen was the first to act. Although Duanmie blocked his path, he erupted with terrifying combat power. Moreover, the four Half-Step Overlords—the Battle Saint Ancestor, the Defying Heaven War Lord, the Space-Time Great Emperor, and Tai Sheng Huang—were also taking action, buying him a certain amount of time.
Ye Chen pierced through the Chaos Sea, charging to that location with a great roar: "Kill!"
He attacked the Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain.
The Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain looked coldly at Ye Chen: "It's you. Today, you shall be captured by me as well."
Boom—
The two clashed. Ye Chen was somewhat outmatched, but now, having achieved the status of an Immortal Dao Half-Step Overlord, his power was even greater. While the Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain was restraining the Profound God Ancestor, the threat it posed to him was not significant.
"Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain, you escaped back then. How dare you appear today? It is not you capturing me, but I capturing you!"
Ye Chen's entire body blazed with incandescent Chaos flames. He directly took control of the surrounding numerous realms, drawing their power onto himself. At the same time, the power of an Immortal Dao Half-Step Overlord, the power of the Universe Chaos Body, the power of the Origin Universe, and various other forces converged upon him. In an instant, he erupted with astonishing power, raising his fist to smite the Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain.
There was no fancy technique. At this level, every movement was the supreme manifestation of the Great Dao, with no need to rely on the display of any divine abilities or spells.
Fist after fist blasted forth, annihilating vast stretches of the Chaos Sea as he struck horizontally at the Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain.
However, the Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain was truly fearsome. From the blood-red eye, one pale hand after another extended. Similarly, every movement was a terrifying, peerless manifestation of the Great Dao. It clashed head-on with Ye Chen, not falling behind in the slightest, fighting to a stalemate.
Yet, the Desolate Heaven Demon Lord's expression turned grave: "The Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain is extremely terrifying. No single Half-Step Overlord is its match. Its only flaw is that it lacks a real physical body, and its mastery of the Great Dao is also quite ordinary. What is truly powerful is the force of the entire eerie Eternal Night Domain itself, originating from the secret realm world of the Origin Land. It is peerlessly terrifying, granting it the invincible power to suppress the current era. Not good, its goal is—"
His expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly sent a mental message to Ye Chen: "Brother Ye, you must stop it. Its goal is the Profound God Ancestor, everything about him. After devouring everything of the Profound God Ancestor, it can completely transform into a true cultivator. At that time, not only will it obtain a physical body, but it will also gain the Profound God Ancestor's Half-Step Overlord Dao Fruit, fusing them into one. I fear it will create an extremely monstrous creature."
Originally, the Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain was already extremely terrifying, requiring three Half-Step Overlords to suppress it, and even then, they could only severely wound it, not kill it.
Now, once it seized everything of the Profound God Ancestor and replaced him, it would perfectly transform into a true terror, far more fearsome than a Half-Step Overlord. It might even become the Chaos Sea's sixth invincible Overlord throughout the ages.
That would be the most terrifying outcome.
The might of an invincible Overlord could be glimpsed through Shidai. Even someone as powerful as the Henggu Monarch was nearly killed, completely unable to withstand a single exchange—terrifying beyond imagination.
Ye Chen naturally knew all this. However, the terror of the Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain was more direct, dissolving his layered offensives and preventing his attacks from effectively harming it.
Moreover, the other Half-Step Overlords were all blocked and unable to offer any assistance.
Boom—
In one collision, Ye Chen's figure was sent flying backward. Seizing the opportunity, the Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain turned and prepared to take the Profound God Ancestor away.
"Senior Heavenly Emperor, please take action and save the Profound God Ancestor!"
Ye Chen made a decisive decision, calling upon the Heavenly Emperor for aid.
The Heavenly Emperor did not hesitate. Gazing from afar towards the origin land of the Eternal Night Domain, the Heavenly Emperor's gaze made it feel an endless threat. It immediately turned to flee with the Profound God Ancestor.
However, how could the Heavenly Emperor allow its escape?
He brandished the Heavenly Emperor's Sword.
In an instant, it severed the ages. Time and space were split apart before this sword, a truly peerless terror.
Shidai took action to block it, unleashing a strike with unfathomable power that cut horizontally across the Chaos Sea, colliding with the Heavenly Emperor's sword.
The two forces clashed, annihilating everything.
However, the Heavenly Emperor's sword strike was weakened but still remained, while Shidai's strike dissipated.
This made people wonder: Could it be that Shidai was inferior to the Heavenly Emperor?
The Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain felt boundless crisis and urgently struck out to block, unleashing a terrifying, peerless blow capable of causing space-time to collapse.
Yet, the Heavenly Emperor's sword still cleaved through, landing upon it.
"Ah—"
The Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain let out a great roar. The blood-red eye split into two, shedding endless streams of pitch-black blood.
However, it quickly reassembled itself and, with the Profound God Ancestor, pierced through space-time, vanishing from sight.
Gazing in the direction where the Origin Will of the Eternal Night Domain had departed, Ye Chen and the others felt their hearts sink. He immediately tried to deduce the Profound God Ancestor's location, but it was shielded. Even with his power, hailed as the Supreme Controller of Chaos, he could not deduce it.
This time, I'm afraid the Profound God Ancestor's chances of survival are slim.