"Chaos Heavenly Emperor!"
Burial Heaven Ancient Ancestor and Burial Emperor Ancestor roared, shaking the Chaos Sea as they sought to protect the myriad beings within the Chaos Burial Ground Ancient Universe. But Ye Chen stood blocking Burial Heaven Ancient Ancestor's path, while Desolate Heaven Demon Lord also coldly obstructed Burial Emperor Ancestor. The two Half-Step Overlords wore icy, merciless expressions as they continued their assault, relentlessly attacking the pair.
The great battle stretched across the heavens, sinking boundless lands. Realm after realm crumbled, unable to withstand the force.
The Chaos Sea gradually became stained with blood.
Watching the Chaos Burial Ground Ancient Universe gradually collapse and sink, the expressions of the two Half-Step Overlords, Burial Emperor Ancestor and Burial Heaven Ancient Ancestor, turned extremely grim. It was on the verge of complete shattering.
Involuntarily, they looked towards the Alien Ancient Universe. Burial Heaven Ancient Ancestor said darkly, "Shidai, will you not act?"
Ye Chen strode forward, chaotic light billowing around him as he controlled multiple realms for his own use. He sneered coldly, "How can he act? Shidai is restrained by the Heavenly Emperor. It's far too naive for you of the Chaos Burial Ground to expect Shidai to save you. One can only say your choice from the very beginning was wrong. You can only blame yourselves for standing on the alien race's side. Today, await your complete sinking."
As he spoke, he continued his attack, striking horizontally at Burial Heaven Ancient Ancestor, causing this veteran Half-Step Overlord to continuously spill blood.
In the distance, the Chaos Burial Ground Ancient Universe developed even more cracks, teetering on the edge of disintegration, about to collapse completely.
All sides of the Chaos Sea sighed softly. From this day forth, the Chaos Burial Ground Ancient Universe would also cease to exist.
At the origin of the Alien Ancient Universe, within the Ancestral Temple, Shidai did not look towards the Chaos Sea. Instead, he gazed at the mysterious black hole that had been opened by sacrificing an entire Tianjue Ancient Universe.
Shidai's gaze was infinitely profound as he stared into the depths of the black hole, as if he had already discerned all its secrets.
After a long while, he withdrew his gaze. Shidai seemed to speak to himself, "Cannot reach it? Which step went wrong?"
Then, his gaze turned back, looking towards the Chaos Sea, towards the location of the Chaos Burial Ground Ancient Universe.
"Enough!"
Suddenly, from within the Alien Ancient Universe, at its origin, within the Ancestral Temple, Shidai acted.
He flicked his sleeve towards the Chaos Sea. Instantly, the Chaos Sea surged and roiled. The four Half-Step Overlords—Ye Chen, Desolate Heaven Demon Lord, Burial Emperor Ancestor, and Burial Heaven Ancient Ancestor—along with the countless experts of the two Chaos Ancient Universes, Eternal Heaven Realm and Chaos Burial Ground Ancient Universe, all felt their forms tremble.
When they regained their senses, the two great forces had been clearly separated into two sides.
The Chaos Burial Ground Ancient Universe, along with its multitude of experts, had been moved far from its original position, appearing right beside the Alien Ancient Universe in an instant.
This single move caused a great tremor throughout the entire Chaos Sea.
What kind of method was that? With just this one move, the two sides locked in inextricable combat were actually forcibly separated. It was truly inconceivable. Had they not seen it with their own eyes, it would be truly hard to believe.
Ye Chen and Desolate Heaven Demon Lord, the two Half-Step Overlords, were greatly shocked. Burial Heaven Ancient Ancestor and Burial Emperor Ancestor were the same. No matter how highly they had estimated Shidai's strength, they never imagined it would be this powerful.
To instantly separate four Half-Step Overlords and the experts of the two strongest universe-level forces—what level of power was required to accomplish that?
Was a Peerless Overlord truly this strong?
Shidai did not respond. He continued to act, raising his palm and slapping it down onto the Chaos Sea. A pitch-black abyss, dark as ink, appeared, severing an unknown vast distance as if splitting the entire Chaos Sea in two, reminiscent of the Heavenly Emperor's sword strike of yore that severed the eons.
A palm severing ten thousand ages!
Seeing Shidai had acted, the Origin Saint Race Ancestor took a deep look at Shidai, a flicker of some other emotion seeming to appear in his gaze, before leading the Origin Saint Race away.
Clearly, with the alien race's sudden withdrawal, the Origin Saint Race dared not continue attacking the Primordial Immortal Realm while also facing hostility from the Pangu Universe and Eternal Heaven Realm. That would mean being attacked from both front and rear, a very unstable situation for the Origin Saint Race.
Ye Chen very much wanted to pursue and attack the Origin Saint Race, but it was impossible now. Shidai had already acted. Unless the Immortal Ancestor or Heavenly Emperor intervened, it was impossible to stop the Origin Saint Race Ancestor, one of the Five Invincible Overlords, from leaving.
Yet neither the Immortal Ancestor nor the Heavenly Emperor made any move to act, clearly acquiescing to the Origin Saint Race's departure.
This, however, left Ye Chen deeply perplexed.
Why had Shidai suddenly ceased?
Why did the Heavenly Emperor and Immortal Ancestor not act to stop them?
What exactly were their plans?
Although the Chaos Burial Ground Ancient Universe had successfully retreated, this battle had dealt a devastating blow to the Chaos Burial Ground's vitality. Several Heavenly Emperors had fallen, and the number of experts below the Heavenly Emperor level who perished was beyond count. Even the entire Chaos Burial Ground Ancient Universe had nearly completely collapsed and annihilated.
This was no simple matter of suffering losses.
After this battle, they would likely have to immediately find a place to seclude themselves and recover their vitality.
In contrast, the Pangu Universe side achieved a great victory.
Although there were also casualties among Supreme-level experts, overall, no Ancient Giants had fallen—only sustained heavy injuries.
Because they held a significant advantage, the overall situation was, on the contrary, quite good.
The Eternal Heaven Realm arrived beside the Pangu Universe. Ye Junlin, Qianxun, and others retreated into the Pangu Universe and immediately entered seclusion.
This battle had yielded them great gains. Each had slain a Heavenly Emperor, especially Ye Junlin, who had successfully beheaded Tai Shi Heavenly Emperor, accomplishing a feat that shook the Chaos Sea.
Father and son, both Chaos Giants—how astonishing.
Father Ye Chen was a Half-Step Overlord, extremely powerful, stronger than ordinary Half-Step Overlords.
His younger son Ye Junlin had now fully matured. As the Heavenly Emperor's successor, he was also immensely strong, becoming a top figure among First-Generation Giants. Perhaps after some more time, he would reach the level of existences like Final Immortal Venerable, Lord of the Ten Thousand Ancient Metropolis, and Immortal Great Heavenly Venerate—a king among First-Generation Giants.
He had slain Tai Shi Heavenly Emperor and intended to fully refine him, strengthening himself to take another step towards the Half-Step Overlord realm.
He harbored great ambition: to become a Half-Step Overlord before the Blood-Stained Future truly descended, so he could aid his father.
Although Qianxun was somewhat inferior to Ye Junlin, he was still monstrously talented, very close to being a First-Generation Giant. Now, having slain a Burial Ground Heavenly Emperor Giant, he was in seclusion, refining everything of the Burial Ground Heavenly Emperor to advance his physical body further, becoming a body-refining First-Generation Giant. Then he could truly battle First-Generation Giants.
Ye Chen stepped atop his cauldron and returned, standing atop Pangu Pass. He gazed at the Alien Ancient Universe for a long time, as if seeing Shidai.
To this day, he still did not understand Shidai's true purpose.
Why sacrifice a Chaos Ancient Universe to open the black hole within the universe's origin? Who was that chaotic figure treading the River of Time to return? What connection did it have with him?
All of this seemed to conceal far too many secrets, secrets even the present Ye Chen could not fathom.
Finally, Ye Chen left Pangu Pass and returned to the Pangu Universe, to the Chaos Heavenly Mansion. He came to the place where boundless faith power gathered. Standing there, he saw a solidified figure and revealed complex emotions: "Wushuang!"
That was his disciple, Yan Wushuang!