It seemed as if only Ye Chen remained in the world, peerless and invincible, yet also utterly alone, with no one to stand beside him.
He sat upon the supreme imperial throne. Behind him stood a divine tree that pierced the heavens, towering amidst the starry sky, yet it had withered. Its trunk was covered densely with scars, completely lifeless.
Before him, on a shattered expanse of land, were numerous small mounds piled high. Upon closer inspection, they were all tombs.
Within the Heavenly Secrets River, Ye Chen sat alone on the imperial throne, his expression sorrowful and lonely, a solitary figure unmatched in the mortal world.
However, upon seeing this scene, Thousand Mechanisms Heaven Ancestor's expression changed drastically. "Impossible! The final Blood-Stained Future... why are you the only one who survives?"
This was what he had deduced through the Heavenly Secrets River. It must be known that his deduction ability could be hailed as the number one of all time. Even the Five Peerless Overlords could not surpass him in deduction skill.
Especially when he performed deductions face-to-face, combined with the Heavenly Secrets Compass, it was enough to calculate the various trajectories of anyone within the Chaos Sea—from birth to death, including all future events about to occur. Everything, down to the smallest detail, could be deduced.
This move to deduce the future was primarily aimed at deducing the scene of Ye Chen's future death, to affect his state of mind. An invisible death curse would silently infiltrate his body, causing his demise.
Yet, everything he deduced about the Chaos Heavenly Emperor actually resulted in such a future.
A future where only the Chaos Heavenly Emperor remained, dominating the world, invincible.
How could this affect the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's state of mind?
Instead, it was Thousand Mechanisms Heaven Ancestor's own state of mind that was greatly affected.
That intangible death curse simply could not be unleashed.
Earth Saint and the other Half-Step Overlords of the Origin Saint Race also changed color. As they swept their gazes over, the future result concerning Ye Chen deduced by the Heavenly Secrets River was actually like this. In the final Blood-Stained Future, he did not die but survived. Moreover, that Blood-Stained Future buried everything, and in the end, only he remained, dominating the Blood-Stained Future alone.
Why did this scene appear?
Ye Chen's pupils contracted. Wasn't this image exactly the same as when he first saw his future self in the Blood-Stained Future?
Peerless and invincible, yet also utterly alone.
After so many years, he was seeing it again, not through the River of Time, but through the scenes evolved by Thousand Mechanisms Heaven Ancestor's Heavenly Secrets River.
Was this the final result concerning him that Thousand Mechanisms Heaven Ancestor had deduced?
Had he reached this step, becoming a Half-Step Overlord, achieving the Half-Step Overlord fruit of both the Immortal and Divine Paths, possessing the Universe Chaos Body, with his Origin Universe nearly perfected... and was this still the result?
But soon, Ye Chen's expression regained its firmness. At this stage, he had long since feared nothing, believing only in himself.
Even these tragic scenes of the Blood-Stained Future could not shake his Dao Heart. He snorted coldly, his exhalation like a dragon. Every pore on his body erupted with endless chaotic radiance, as if billions of chaotic stars were igniting. An immeasurable chaotic might wantonly surged through the Secret Realm World.
Ye Chen said coldly, "What so-called final destiny? I have never believed in any predetermined future. I believe only in myself. I am convinced of my own invincibility, capable of changing everything. Even if one day this world truly ceases to exist, if these heavens truly collapse, if this Chaos Sea truly returns to silence, and if time itself fades away, I will cultivate to eternity, reverse past, present, and future, change all of this, and ensure the Blood-Stained Future never comes to be."
This was his vow, and his long-standing goal: to prevent the Blood-Stained Future from appearing.
Even if it truly appeared one day, he would cultivate to the end, become the supreme and eternal, and use eternal means to reverse past, present, and future, turn back the flow of time, and return to when nothing had happened.
Ye Chen's Dao Heart grew even more resolute. With a furious roar, he threw a punch. Chaotic light erupted massively, as if opening up a great universe, containing unparalleled cosmic might. It slammed into the Heavenly Secrets River, tearing it apart by sheer force.
His figure charged forward aggressively, facing Thousand Mechanisms Heaven Ancestor directly. He operated the supreme Chaos Great Method, evolving the Five Chaos Forms, superimposing them together to unleash a terrifying power capable of reversing past and present.
Thousand Mechanisms Heaven Ancestor let out a miserable cry as his figure was sent flying violently, unable to successfully block the attack. He coughed up large mouthfuls of blood, his chest pierced through by this punch.
Earth Saint and the other Saint Race Half-Step Overlords quickly took action, joining forces to attack Ye Chen together. No matter what, they had to stop this Chaos Heavenly Emperor, to keep him forever within the Secret Realm World.
Ye Chen unleashed the multiple powers of his Immortal Path Half-Step Overlord cultivation, his Universe Chaos Body, his Origin Universe, and more, displaying a terrifying strength that surpassed ordinary Half-Step Overlords. He engaged in a fierce, peak-level battle with several Saint Race Half-Step Overlords. The process was exceedingly brutal, shaking the entire Secret Realm World.
Suddenly, from the deepest part of the Secret Realm World, an endless, terrifying aura rapidly emerged, instantly enveloping the entire Secret Realm World. Its overwhelming might surpassed even that of Ye Chen and these Half-Step Overlords.
Without a doubt, this was the Ancestor of the Origin Saint Race, the peerless overlord invincible in the present world.
Now, he could finally no longer restrain himself and was about to take action.
"The Ancestor is about to move!"
"Once the Ancestor acts, he will sweep through everything in the world. Even if this Chaos Heavenly Emperor is a Half-Step Overlord, he will undoubtedly die!"
"Let this Chaos Heavenly Emperor be so arrogant. Now he knows the consequences."
Countless Saint Race experts were exhilarated.
Ye Chen felt an endless sense of crisis. Even though he was incredibly powerful, before such a peerless overlord-level Ancestor, he still seemed far inferior.
However, he was unafraid, because someone would naturally block the Ancestor.
Boom—
The Secret Realm World shook violently. The Saint Race Ancestor, who should have attacked Ye Chen, was immediately diverted. A Dao proclamation echoed through the ages: "Heavenly Emperor, you have overstepped. You wish to intervene in this matter?"
The experts of the Origin Saint Race were greatly shocked. Even the Heavenly Emperor of the Pangu Universe had personally come.
"With your status, you should not intervene in worldly affairs," the Heavenly Emperor's voice came through.
Unfortunately, the boundary walls of the Secret Realm World were intentionally sealed. Even Giants could not pierce through the boundary walls to see the events occurring outside in the Chaos Sea, missing the confrontation between the two peerless overlords.
Indeed, this was the source of Ye Chen's confidence.
The Origin Saint Race had an Overlord-level Ancestor, but behind him, he also had the Heavenly Emperor, a peerless overlord.
As long as the Saint Race Ancestor was restrained, he was confident he could leave this Secret Realm World.
"Chaos Heavenly Emperor, even if the Heavenly Emperor personally appears to restrain our Ancestor, you still cannot leave!"
Several Saint Race Half-Step Overlords had extremely cold gazes, determined to make the Chaos Heavenly Emperor stay here forever. Even a Half-Step Overlord who forced his way into the Origin Saint Race must pay a heavy price.
Especially after seeing the future scenes of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, their hearts trembled.
According to everything evolved by the Heavenly Secrets River, Ye Chen was the biggest winner of the Blood-Stained Future. This was something they could not tolerate.