Deep within the Origin Ancient Path.
Behind the Ancient Heavenly Gate.
At the shattered Thirty-Third Heavenly Pass, Ye Chen stood motionless, forced to watch helplessly as his wives and children in the Origin Land gazed back at him, their eyes filled with shared frustration!
The sole passageway had vanished completely, disappearing before his very eyes, leaving nothing but emptiness.
It was as if it had never existed at all.
Only the now-useless Origin Sacred Artifacts remained, still flickering with a peculiar radiance, as if they could reconnect to the Origin Land at any moment.
Beside him lay the Heaven-Binding Chains and the Heaven-Burial Stele—two Taishang realm Dao Weapons—as well as the great halberd that had pinned down the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will, lying motionless on the ground of the Origin Ancient Path.
The grand campaign to conquer the Origin Land had seen all the supreme powers of the myriad heavens who survived enter it, yet in the end, only Ye Chen remained, standing firm upon the Origin Ancient Path.
This very Origin Ancient Path had been shattered during the battle of the supreme powers, now a desolate wasteland riddled with countless holes and massive breaches, thoroughly interwoven with the outside world.
The Guardian lineage had long been slaughtered by the supreme powers, wiped out completely, never to guard this path again.
But it no longer mattered, for in this age, anyone qualified to tread the Origin Ancient Path had essentially already gone to the Origin Land.
Now, only Ye Chen remained.
He sat alone on the Origin Ancient Path, gazing at this place no less desolate than the Barren Desolation Land, a trace of confusion coloring his expression.
His wives and children were far away in the Origin Land, leaving him alone. It seemed as if living held little meaning anymore.
For he did not know if he would ever have another chance to open the sole passageway and reach the Origin Land in this lifetime.
At this moment, the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will went berserk.
It was not completely annihilated; it still lived. Though it had been forcibly sacrificed, it remained incomparably powerful.
Now, with the Heavenly Emperor's complete departure, the Heaven-Binding Chains and the Heaven-Burial Stele had lost their initial terrifying potency, gradually loosening and presenting an opportunity for escape.
With a long roar, it wrenched the great halberd pinning it free, transforming back into the Tenfold Sealing Gates.
It tore open the seals, opening the dark world of the Eternal Night Domain, from which an endless tide of dark armies surged forth, charging toward Ye Chen.
"Hahaha! Chaos Heavenly Emperor, this lord is not dead yet, and you failed to successfully enter the Origin Land. From this moment on, this lord will utterly annihilate the Pangu Universe, devour it, seize all opportunities related to the great Pangu, attain the Eternal Fruit, and then enter the Origin Land!"
The Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will roared, sweeping endless darkness toward Ye Chen!
Boom—
Under the leadership of the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will, the boundless dark armies sealed off Ye Chen from all directions, attacking him.
Especially since Ye Chen was now severely wounded. He had already been battered by the Origin Land's heavenly laws, which had ground away much of his flesh and shattered countless saintly bones, leaving his entire body a bloody mess.
Later, he had suffered the expulsion of an Eternal Heavenly Venerate—a blow far more terrifying than the Origin Land's heavenly laws' obstruction, nearly causing his body and spirit to explode.
Ye Chen's aura was far from its peak majesty.
Precisely because of this, it was the perfect opportunity for the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will to strike.
As long as it successfully devoured the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, it would have a chance to prove its Dao and attain the position of Eternal Heavenly Venerate.
"Chaos Heavenly Emperor!"
Within the Pangu Universe, only a small portion of supreme powers had entered the Origin Land. Many Sovereigns had not managed to reach it before the sole passageway closed. Now, watching from afar on the Origin Ancient Path as the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will launched a desperate counterattack to slay the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, they grew anxious and couldn't help but cry out, wanting to warn the Chaos Heavenly Emperor.
Moreover, if the Chaos Heavenly Emperor fell, given the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will's covetous gaze upon the Pangu Universe, it would certainly attack.
The endless dark armies assaulted, blotting out the sky and covering the earth, submerging the Origin Ancient Path. Countless dark attacks rained down upon Ye Chen.
Though severely injured, Ye Chen remained formidable. He now rose to his full height. The Chaos Great Cauldron, the Tenfold Sealing Gates, the Heavenly Dao Millstone, the Heaven-Binding Chains, the Heaven-Burial Stele—one supreme forbidden weapon after another manifested, orbiting his body, radiating the most terrifying radiance like heavenly suns, crashing into the dark armies.
Each collision reduced untold numbers of dark supreme experts to dust, annihilating both body and spirit.
Even dark overlords could not withstand such a blow; a single strike would shatter them to pieces, their true spirits ground to nothing.
But the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will did not care. It stared coldly at Ye Chen, gripping the Demonic Halberd, waiting for its chance. Seizing an opportunity, it silently appeared behind Ye Chen and thrust the halberd viciously into his back, piercing straight through his heart.
"Chaos Heavenly Emperor, just perish. Be devoured by this lord. Then you can prove the Dao to Eternity with me and enter the Origin Land. This lord will take good care of your family," the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will cackled with a sinister laugh.
Ye Chen's body shuddered violently, nearly collapsing, but he simultaneously blocked the Demonic Halberd from attacking further. His bloodied hands seized the halberd, preventing it from advancing.
Even though the Demonic Halberd contained boundless power, and even though the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will itself was wielding it, it could not inflict further severe damage upon Ye Chen.
This made the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will's heart tremble with fear. Even at this stage, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor was still so terrifying.
"Right, yes! As long as I kill you, devour you, it might not be impossible to enter the Origin Land after all!"
Ye Chen suddenly looked at the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will, a spark of hope igniting in his heart, his eyes blazing with renewed fervor.
If he devoured the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will, perhaps he could completely mend the missing parts of his Chaos Great Dao. After all, most of his Chaos Great Dao was already restored, supplemented by the Origin Land's heavenly laws. One could say he only needed the final small portion of the Chaos Great Dao to achieve complete perfection, at which point attaining the Great Perfection of Chaos would not be an issue.
Legend said that proving the Dao through the Great Perfection of Chaos was not simply becoming an Emperor, but directly attaining the position of Eternal Heavenly Venerate.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen suddenly found new hope.
At the same time, he unleashed Chaos Dao Arts, striking out to engage the Eternal Night Domain's Origin Will in close-quarters combat.
Blood light surged; heaven collapsed and earth crumbled.
The Origin Ancient Path could no longer endure it. After enduring numerous terrifying battles, it finally began to disintegrate.
Chaos and darkness submerged the collapsing Origin Ancient Path. Outsiders could not see the state of the battle, nor could they approach, knowing only that the conflict was intensely fierce, where a single wisp of power was enough to annihilate a Sovereign.
Finally, after an unknowable length of time, the battle gradually subsided.
Victory and defeat had been decided!