Ye Chen's expression shifted. Indeed, among the several world-lands that had erupted from the Origin Land back then, the Eternal Night Domain was one of them. Otherwise, how would the Eternal Night Land's Origin Will know such profound secrets?
If not for the Heavenly Emperor, he himself would never have known.
From this, it was clear that the ambition of the Eternal Night Land's Origin Will was no small matter. It not only hoped to become an Eternal Heavenly Venerate but also to contend for the title of Heavenly Venerate King!
However, having now refined the Profound God Ancestor and the Primordial Ancestor, the Eternal Night Land's Origin Will's power had already faintly risen to a whole new level, surpassing all Half-Step Overlords in the Chaos Sea, even surpassing Ye Chen himself.
If it truly devoured the eight Half-Step Overlords, especially one like Ye Chen, a Chaos Half-Step Overlord, and fused them all into one, absorbing such an immense power would not only allow it to become a peerless overlord but might even enable it to directly transcend and become an existence akin to an Eternal Heavenly Venerate.
By then, it might not be impossible for it to contend for the esteemed position of Heavenly Venerate King!
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, the Primordial Ancestor had already made his move.
The Primordial Ancestor's form merged with the Desolate Abyss Land, allowing him to fully draw upon the infinite power of the entire Desolate Abyss Land for his own use. Furthermore, it transformed into an enormous, prison-like forbidden land, trapping Ye Chen and the other Half-Step Overlords. Only his sinister, cackling laughter echoed throughout the Desolate Abyss Land: "Today, all of you shall be trapped here. I shall refine you all completely, making you my vessels, a part of me, to assail the position of Eternal Heavenly Venerate. This is your honor. Come, become a part of me!"
Without a doubt, his ambition was immense—he actually wanted to completely refine all eight Half-Step Overlords and make them part of himself!
Naturally, none of the eight Half-Step Overlords were simpletons who would allow the Primordial Ancestor to refine them so easily. At this moment, they all acted, unleashing the destructive might befitting their status as Half-Step Overlords.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Under the combined assault of eight Half-Step Overlords, even a true peerless overlord would likely have to avoid the brunt of their force. A Chaos Ancient Universe would be shattered to pieces, and the Desolate Abyss Land was no different, unable to withstand it completely.
With a deafening roar, the Desolate Abyss Land was forcibly pierced, revealing an incomparably massive hole that ran straight through it, connecting the inside and outside.
However, the Primordial Ancestor, aware of the terror of the eight Half-Step Overlords, naturally avoided their direct assault, not daring to meet it head-on.
"Shatter the Desolate Abyss Land! Cut off his connection to its power!" Ye Chen shouted. Unparalleled Chaos Power surged around him, manifesting myriad worlds and heavens as it charged towards various parts of the Desolate Abyss Land.
At this moment, his combat power soared to its peak, reaching the strongest level below that of a peerless overlord, not the least bit inferior to the Eternal Night Land's Origin Will of yesteryear.
He struck first, his Chaos Saint Fist reaching an extreme of ferocity, capable of shattering everything in the mortal world.
Simultaneously, the other seven Half-Step Overlords, even those from the Origin Saint Race and the Alien Ancient Universe, did not oppose Ye Chen's will this time. They knew that if this Primordial Ancestor escaped, it would spell a colossal disaster for their two overlord-level factions as well.
The Primordial Ancestor was unlike other Half-Step Overlords, even unlike other peerless overlords. Possessing a devouring nature, it was hard to say what kind of monstrous terror he might eventually grow into. He might even become more terrifying than a peerless overlord, and achieving Eternity was not impossible.
The most terrifying attacks descended like a deluge, engulfing this Desolate Abyss Land, which was as vast as a hundred domains, easily pulverizing places that outsiders would consider deadly forbidden lands.
However, the Primordial Ancestor, having painstakingly fused this Desolate Abyss Land into one, naturally would not allow Ye Chen and the others to simply destroy and annihilate it.
With a great roar, another figure appeared beside the Primordial Ancestor—it was none other than the Profound God Ancestor, who had become a vessel for the Eternal Night Land's Origin Will, transformed into a dark puppet-like existence.
Ye Chen flew into a rage. The Profound God Ancestor was an ancient ancestor of the Profound Clan's side, the only invincible existence from the Profound Clan to have become a Half-Step Overlord. Yet he had been refined by the Eternal Night Land's Origin Will like this. How could Ye Chen not be furious? He felt ashamed for failing the care the Profound Clan had shown the Pangu Universe in the past.
He charged directly before the Primordial Ancestor, unleashing his strongest blow, which sank vast, endless stretches of the Desolate Abyss Land.
But the Primordial Ancestor manipulated the Profound God Ancestor to come forward and block Ye Chen, knowing of the Profound God Ancestor's connection to the Pangu Universe.
"Seeking death!" The Defy Heaven Battle Lord snorted coldly, brandishing his Defy Heaven Battle Halberd and unleashing the most fearsome power of a Half-Step Overlord. It tore through the sky, slashing down upon the Primordial Ancestor.
However, while the Primordial Ancestor was particularly wary of Ye Chen, his wariness towards the Defy Heaven Battle Lord and the other Half-Step Overlords was only moderate. In the end, his power far surpassed that of ordinary Half-Step Overlords, approaching the overlord level infinitely.
In the present age, aside from the five overlords, the only one who could threaten him was Ye Chen, the strongest Half-Step Overlord.
Therefore, the Primordial Ancestor did not fear the Defy Heaven Battle Lord. With a cold snort, he moved to receive the Defy Heaven Battle Lord's fearsome strike.
Yet, he ultimately underestimated the Defy Heaven Battle Lord. For in the endless ages past, the Defy Heaven Battle Lord was renowned as one of the foremost in offensive power within the Chaos Sea, his might earned through battle. The strength of this strike was enough to make other Half-Step Overlords avoid itsedge / sharpness (figuratively, their power or threat). Even as the Primordial Ancestor took it head-on, a bloody light flickered across his palm.
"Eternal Night! Today, you shall meet your end here!" Ye Chen roared, striking out like lightning. Fist after fist, each attack was like the opening of a universe, forbidden divine abilities blasting forth. With every move, he unleashed terrifying power capable of destroying great worlds, permeating the myriad heavens and shaking the entire Desolate Abyss Land.
Under such frenzied bombardment, even the Primordial Ancestor was in extreme distress, wounds appearing on his body. The Profound God Ancestor had long since been blasted away.
"Kill!" The other Half-Step Overlords did not dare hesitate, also charging forward with berserk ferocity. Under their combined assault, the Desolate Abyss Land, one of the forbidden lands of the Chaos Sea, could no longer hold. With a thunderous roar, the heavens collapsed and the earth split; it disintegrated, shattering into pieces that flew in all directions.
The Primordial Ancestor also continuously coughed up blood from the corner of his mouth, his body riddled with countless cracks.
"Die!" Under the berserk combined assault of eight Half-Step Overlords, the Primordial Ancestor could no longer endure. His body shattered, and along with him, the Profound God Ancestor on the other side was also forcibly smashed apart by the Half-Step Overlords, his form and spirit violently torn asunder, broken into pieces.
Left with no choice, the Primordial Ancestor had no option but to flee.
He had ultimately been too arrogant. Although infinitely close to the overlord level, facing the combined might of eight Half-Step Overlords, he was still far outmatched.
But how could Ye Chen allow him to escape just like that? He pursued madly.
Unfortunately, in the end, he still managed to get away. However, the Profound God Ancestor, this Half-Step Overlord, was suppressed by Ye Chen and could not escape alongside the Primordial Ancestor.