The two dark shadows were restrained by the void, unable to move, completely revealing their true forms before Ye Chen and the other.
It was a humanoid creature, with two horns on its head, bat-like wings on its back, yet limbs and hands like a human, its entire body covered in black scales.
It had a red tongue and fangs, eyes glowing with crimson light, holding a trident, like a demonic creature descended from the Nine Netherworlds and the eighteen layers of hell, extremely fierce and baleful.
This was practically a devil, ferocious and terrifying, its aura demonic and icy. Merely making eye contact with it sent chills down one's spine. It possessed a demonic aura contrary to that of this world.
"What kind of monster is this? I don't recall any demonic tribe having this form," Zhao Tianyi exclaimed in shock, feeling a bone-chilling coldness. This creature emanated an extremely sinister aura that clashed with the peaceful aura of ordinary cultivators, causing unease.
Even cultivators who practiced demonic arts wouldn't be this evil, for the very essence of this creature was completely opposite to the righteous path.
However, compared to his astonishment, Ye Chen's expression completely changed, for he knew exactly what kind of creature this was—a true alien race from beyond the myriad realms.
In his previous life, whether from understanding ancient records or facing them directly, he had learned part of a terrifying truth.
The origins of this alien race were shockingly great, even earth-shattering. The reason for the great destruction of the Mythical Era had a significant causal relationship with this alien race.
To some extent, it was the participation of this alien race that led to the final great destruction of the Mythical Era.
Of course, even in Ye Chen's previous life, he had only learned some superficial knowledge. Compared to the truly vast historical truth, it was perhaps just a drop in the ocean. The real reason remained unclear.
But based on his understanding, he knew this alien race was absolutely the greatest enemy of all races and must be eradicated, otherwise the consequences would be endless.
Now, this alien race had actually appeared in the Purple Mansion Sacred Land, making him ponder deeply. He felt that the overnight destruction of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land might also be related to this alien race.
At this moment, Old Yan also showed a look of shock: "It's this race. There are actually remnants left in the Myriad Domains."
Clearly, Old Yan also understood this alien race, and his knowledge might not be less than Ye Chen's.
Ye Chen asked solemnly, "Old Yan, you also know of this alien race?"
Old Yan replied gravely, "Indeed. Although my understanding isn't extensive, I know this is an extremely fearsome alien race, not inferior to the supreme great clans of the current era like the Emperors and Sovereigns, possibly even stronger. They participated in the final battle of the Mythical Era's great destruction."
The reason why that once supremely glorious and prosperous Mythical Era suddenly declined from its peak and suffered an unprecedented great destruction had always been a truth the people of the Myriad Domains wanted to know.
Because the destruction was too bizarre. Numerous Emperors stood side by side, countless powerhouses existed, far stronger than the current Myriad Domains by who knows how many times. Yet, such a supremely powerful epoch was destroyed, making it hard to believe.
Unfortunately, many ancient records from that epoch had been lost, untraceable now, as if an intangible hand was imperceptibly orchestrating all this, making it feel incredible.
Perhaps in the current world, only the supreme forces that spanned two epochs, like the imperial and sovereign clans, the Ancient Heavenly Court, and others possessing the heritage of Emperors and Sovereigns, could know the truth of the Mythical Era.
And also forces like the Human Sovereign Palace, the true number one power presiding over the rise and fall of the Myriad Domains.
Old Yan's identity in his past life was clearly transcendent; otherwise, he couldn't have known part of the truth about the Mythical Era's great destruction.
According to his account, this devil-like alien race came from beyond the Myriad Domains, a peak-prosperous race not inferior to the supreme clans of Emperors and Sovereigns. They once participated in the ultimate battle of the Mythical Era's great destruction, contributing significantly to it.
Even Old Yan's voice grew heavy as he recounted something that could shake the eternal Cang Tian: "During the Mythical Era, a Supreme Great Emperor fell at the hands of this race's supreme existence, blood staining the heavens and earth, causing the world to weep together!"
Boom—
A terrifying thunderclap suddenly exploded in the sky, resounding through the thirty-three layers of heaven, startling all the powerhouses in the Purple Mansion Sacred Land. They all looked up at the sky, bewildered.
Only when something touched upon eternal taboos would the Heavenly Dao thunder, issuing a warning.
Because in eternity, some matters were sealed, deemed taboo. Once touched, they might trigger heavenly punishment, preventing them from being known.
Clearly, this matter was one of them.
But Ye Chen had already paled, shocked beyond measure.
How powerful were the Emperors and Sovereigns? They stood at the pinnacle of humanity, even able to rival the Heavenly Dao, supreme and invincible, having reached a state of immortality and eternal existence. The river of time couldn't erode even a sliver of their divine power.
Looking across the eternal sky, they were invincible throughout the ages. Only the Heavenly Dao and Emperors and Sovereigns of the same level could fight them. The clans they left behind were the strongest imperial and sovereign clans of the Myriad Domains, feared even by the Human Sovereign Palace, which spoke volumes.
Yet, this alien race from beyond the Myriad Domains had actually killed Emperors and Sovereigns, stained with the blood of sovereign Supreme Ones, dyeing the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths red. This made one's heart tremble with fear. Just how powerful was this alien race?
"Know that this race has given birth to more than one Emperor and Sovereign…" Old Yan only mentioned this much before the sky once again transmitted terrifying thunderclaps, continuously exploding in the heavens, lightning flashing and intertwining, illuminating the myriad realms.
Even within the secret realm world opened by an ancient Great Sage like the Purple Mansion Sacred Land, the Heavenly Dao's warning couldn't be blocked.
Many powerhouses changed color. What had happened to cause such thunder and lightning, and not ordinary heavenly thunder? Even the overlords paled, sensing a fearsome threat.
Old Yan fell silent, showing caution, for both he and Ye Chen knew that speaking further might bring down true taboo lightning, capable of truly destroying heaven and earth.
His figure appeared, illusory, visible only to Ye Chen. Gazing at the sky, he suddenly let out a long sigh: "Even at this time, you still want to block the exposure of the truth?"
Ye Chen was shocked, his expression also turning grave. Like Old Yan, he looked up at the sky. Probably even the Heavenly Dao suppressed the exposure of the truth, preventing it from being truly spoken.
"The reason why the truths of some earth-shattering major events of the past, like the Mythical Era's great destruction, have disappeared is because they were erased by the Heavenly Dao…" Old Yan added another sentence.
Boom—
A terrifying bolt of lightning descended, thick as a mountain range, shimmering with golden light, carrying boundless destructive power as it fell from the sky.
But at this moment, Old Yan had already soared into the sky. At this moment, his figure appeared so majestic, like a mountain, standing tall in the heavens, his gray-white hair dancing wildly in the wind, overlooking the myriad realms. With a wave of his hands, he mobilized vast worldly power to confront it.
The most terrifying explosion shook the entire Purple Mansion Sacred Land. A massive spatial black hole was pierced in the sky, with endless spatial cracks spreading out, horrifying to hear.
The next moment, Old Yan returned, though his expression was grave, and his figure seemed slightly more illusory. Clearly, resisting that taboo lightning had injured even a powerhouse of his level.
Fortunately, there was only one bolt. If a whole barrage came, even Ye Chen would be affected, perishing with his Dao extinguished.
Countless powerhouses in the Purple Mansion Sacred Land looked towards this direction in shock, recognizing it as the descent of taboo lightning. What taboo had been touched to provoke such a thing?
Unfortunately, no one could know what had truly happened.
Old Yan stopped speaking, leaving Ye Chen deep in thought.
Clearly, the Heavenly Dao operated, monitoring the myriad realms, sealing the truth, and even imperceptibly erasing some truths, not leaving them for the world to know.
But why would the Heavenly Dao erase the truths of some earth-shattering events of the past? This was puzzling and hard to comprehend.
Old Yan clearly knew some truths, but everything was monitored by the Heavenly Dao, deemed taboo, unable to be spoken.
"Sishén ahā wǒ shù'é…"
Suddenly, the alien creature screamed, extremely piercing, like the sound of fingernails scraping together, making one's skin crawl. It uttered an unheard language, its face ferociously facing Ye Chen and the others, struggling desperately. An even more sinister aura rippled from its body, trying to break through the restraint.
"Hmph!"
Ye Chen snorted coldly. The light of his Primordial Spirit bloomed between his eyebrows, like an incredibly brilliant miniature sun. Extremely powerful Primordial Spirit force pressed over, directly searching the Divine Spirit consciousness of the alien creature.
The two alien demonic creatures couldn't resist Ye Chen's probing at all. Their consciousness was completely searched and covered, forcefully crushed, making them momentarily dazed and unable to resist. Then, useful information from their consciousness was searched.
Boom—
A corner of a scene appeared in the consciousness.
In the pitch-black, endless starry sky beyond the domain, an unimaginably huge, blurry figure loomed. No one could see its entirety, for it was too massive, and endless demonic mist billowed and surged, concealing everything.
Even the stars beyond the domain, each immensely large, appeared minuscule before this figure.
It seemed to have existed for eternity, coiled in the endless starry expanse. Boundless demonic mist rolled, blotting out the sky and sun, covering everything. Under the demonic mist, bright stars rapidly dimmed and annihilated, their stellar power devoured before shattering completely.
The eternal sky collapsed before this colossal entity, completely ceasing to exist, irreparable, annihilated.
The supreme existence remained silent. Only deep within, a pair of eyes larger than lakes gazed, appearing extremely cold, as if overlooking the myriad realms, like the Heavenly Dao indifferently observing all living beings.
Suddenly, Ye Chen paled in terror, for the gaze of this colossal entity was looking towards him!