Ye Chen raised his gaze. Through careful perception, he could sense that the Primordial Ancestor had been completely possessed by the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will.
Now, he was the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will.
At this moment, Ye Chen's heart sank.
No one knew just how powerful the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will was after possessing two Half-Step Overlords.
It must be noted that even before the possession, the Origin Will's strength was such that even someone as powerful as him found it difficult to deal with. Now, it had likely reached an entirely new level of might.
An Overlord?
Ye Chen didn't know, but even if it wasn't an Overlord, it was probably very close to that level!
And now, he had been completely targeted by the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will. This was rather troublesome.
However, what was even more troublesome was that the Origin Will had not only possessed two Half-Step Overlords but had also silently merged the entire Desolate Barren Land with the Eternal Night Domain.
It could be said that the Desolate Barren Land was now the new Eternal Night Domain, but it was even more terrifying than the Eternal Night Domain of old.
Because the Desolate Barren Land was the ancient battleground of the entire Chaos Sea, containing the strongest Dao principles of countless powerful beings, including the Dao power of the Four Supreme Overlords. It was as if the Origin Will had completely taken control of this Desolate Barren Land, imbuing it with unparalleled danger.
But what was the fundamental purpose of coming to the Desolate Barren Land now? Naturally, it was to kill the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will.
"A vessel? You need to have the qualifications first!"
Without another word, Ye Chen shot into the sky, raising his Chaos Sacred Fist to strike out horizontally.
A tremendous boom echoed as the heavens collapsed. The Desolate Barren Land also rumbled with deafening noise; an immeasurably vast territory was forcibly shattered.
This punch was executed with Ye Chen's full power, aimed directly at the Primordial Ancestor.
However, the Primordial Ancestor merely sneered, similarly raising a palm to meet the attack.
Space-time shattered, the river of time reversed into chaos. The clash between these two absolute kings among Half-Step Overlords surpassed all other Half-Step Overlords. With a single move, they could cause the myriad worlds to instantly vanish into nothingness.
"Kill!"
The Heaven-Defying War Lord, Dong Huang, and the Tian A Immortal Lord all acted simultaneously, assisting Ye Chen in attacking the Primordial Ancestor.
Four Half-Step Overlords attacked together. Especially Ye Chen now, whose strength surpassed that of ordinary Half-Step Overlords, hailed as the absolute king among Half-Step Overlords. His power was so great that probably within the entire Chaos Sea, no other Half-Step Overlord could be stronger than him.
He alone was equivalent to two or more Half-Step Overlords.
It was as if at least five Half-Step Overlords were jointly attacking the Primordial Ancestor.
Amidst the thunderous roars, the Desolate Barren Land shook violently, nearly on the verge of complete disintegration.
Yet the Primordial Ancestor was terrifyingly powerful, actually managing to withstand their combined assault. Boundless dark power surged forth, stabilizing the Desolate Barren Land.
Simultaneously, from within the endless darkness, one supreme powerhouse after another emerged. They were all the peerless experts who had been trapped in the Eternal Night Domain in the past, including numerous Dark Giants. At this moment, each of them fixed their crimson-glowing eyes on the four Half-Step Overlords.
Silently, under the Primordial Ancestor's control, these Dark Giants moved to deal with Ye Chen and the others.
"Seeking death!"
The Heaven-Defying War Lord snorted coldly. His entire body erupted with endless battle radiance, like billions of war swords clanging and singing as they shot towards the numerous Dark Giants.
With his peerless Half-Step Overlord combat power, these Dark Giants simply could not withstand it. Endless dark blood rained down.
Especially under the swings of the Heaven-Defying War Halberd, darkness was pulverized, and multiple Dark Giants were forcibly blasted into ashes.
At this moment, Ye Chen stepped forward, taking the lead. His true body met the Primordial Ancestor head-on. The power of an Immortal Dao Half-Step Overlord, the Universe Chaos Body, and the power of his Origin Universe—these three supreme forces converged, channeled into his Chaos Sacred Fist. Instantly, the phantom of a universe manifested, as if a true primordial Chaos Universe was dancing, crashing fiercely onto the Primordial Ancestor.
The Primordial Ancestor, wielding endless darkness, also threw a punch in response.
The clash between these two absolute kings among Half-Step Overlords was incomparably terrifying, to the point where the void was completely obliterated. The entire Desolate Barren Land continuously crumbled; one perilous land after another, any one of which could cause a Supreme to perish, collapsed and disintegrated.
This demonstrated just how horrifying the collision between the two was.
The four Half-Step Overlords from the Origin Saint Race and the Alien Ancient Universe revealed deep shock.
Although they knew the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's combat power was extremely strong, they never imagined it was this terrifying.
Hundreds of thousands of years had passed, and he seemed to have progressed even further.
They knew that back then, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor had obtained the Overlord-level headless corpse of the Origin Burial Lord, but the most crucial ten Origin Source heads were missing. Moreover, they were all at the Half-Step Overlord level, their cultivation having reached the peak of the Chaos Sea. Even if there was some growth, it shouldn't be significant.
Yet, looking now, they felt they had miscalculated. The Chaos Heavenly Emperor's cultivation had increased too rapidly.
In just a few hundred thousand years, he seemed to have grown considerably.
Ye Chen stood unmoving like a universe, towering in the void. Facing the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will, which could hunt Half-Step Overlords, his expression remained unperturbed. He merely swung his Chaos Sacred Fist. There were no so-called techniques anymore, only the simplest, most direct method of attack—the ultimate means of the Great Dao returning to simplicity. Each strike was equivalent to the forbidden divine abilities of the past, all terrifying beyond belief.
Boom—
The Primordial Ancestor, transformed by the possession of the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will, was also extremely powerful. In the past, it could be suppressed by the combined efforts of Ye Chen, Dong Huang, and the Desolate Heaven Demon Lord—three Half-Step Overlords—but they couldn't kill it. It had even managed to hunt the Profound God Ancestor. Back then, Ye Chen was no match for it, falling slightly short.
Now, after hunting two Half-Step Overlords, it had grown even stronger, reaching an entirely new height, a level of power that was simply unimaginable.
However, faintly, it seemed to be only on par with the current Ye Chen.
The Primordial Ancestor was greatly shocked, looking at Ye Chen as if it hadn't expected the present Ye Chen to be significantly stronger than during their last meeting.
At the very least, the Ye Chen of the past would have found it difficult to achieve the current state of being able to contend on equal footing, however faintly.
Of course, this was mainly because it hadn't yet utilized its full strength. The current Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will's power far surpassed its previous self. It sneered and said, "Chaos Heavenly Emperor, you truly haven't disappointed me. Now I desire you even more, to make you my vessel. Within the Chaos Sea, you are the only one qualified to become my vessel. If I can devour you, I will absolutely have hope of becoming the sole transcendent Eternal, journeying to the Origin Land, attaining the position of an Eternal Heavenly Venerate, and even becoming the Heavenly Venerate King who rules over the Origin Land!"