Subsequently, more than half of the Thirteen Chaos Emperors successively became Half-Step Overlords. However, they were unseen for a very long time, until finally, incited by Shidai, they joined forces with other Peerless Great Terrors to deal with the Heavenly Emperor.
During the confrontation that lasted an entire epoch, many great battles erupted.
The Heavenly Emperor's peerlessness was not merely in name, but a manifestation of his supreme combat prowess.
Of the Thirteen Chaos Emperors, eight perished, all slain by the Heavenly Emperor.
The remaining Five Chaos Emperors survived because they were the most powerful five.
However, during the prolonged confrontation over endless ages, they all suffered severe injuries to varying degrees.
The Five Chaos Emperors looked at Ye Chen. By seizing the Heavenly Heart Imprint of the Pangu Universe, they also learned his identity.
The leader, the eldest among them, had eyes that were incomparably cold, causing the myriad domains of the heavens to tremble and countless stars to explode. That was merely the power of his gaze, so terrifying it was unimaginable just how strong he was.
He spoke, "You are the Chaos Heavenly Emperor? Your name is similar to the Heavenly Emperor's, and you carry the aura of the Heavenly Emperor's weapon."
The other four Emperors also looked at Ye Chen with icy coldness, as if looking at a dead man.
They bore a blood feud with the Heavenly Emperor.
The Chaos Heavenly Emperor, with a title similar to the Heavenly Emperor's and being from the Pangu Universe, naturally became their special target.
Moreover, they sensed the aura of the Heavenly Emperor's weapon on him.
Having opposed the Heavenly Emperor for an entire epoch, they were naturally extremely familiar with him.
"Hmm, not just the Heavenly Emperor, but also the aura of that Heavenly Emperor's young disciple. You are very similar to him, your bloodline is identical. Could it be that you are that junior's elder?" Suddenly, one of the Five Chaos Emperors spoke, having detected it.
The other Peerless Great Terrors also realized, recalling that in the later period of their confrontation with the Heavenly Emperor, a young junior had appeared. Initially very weak, any one of them could have crushed him with a finger a thousand times over.
However, this junior grew astonishingly fast, with extraordinary talent, actually possessing the Chaos True Dragon bloodline like the Ancestral Dragon.
They had witnessed with their own eyes the speed of that junior's growth, which even made these Peerless Great Terrors, famous for multiple epochs, gasp in amazement. He eventually became a Primordial Giant.
Although, to them, he was still insignificant—at the very least, any one of the Five Chaos Emperors could easily crush that kid with a palm.
But the Heavenly Emperor protected him, preventing Half-Step Overlords from acting against him.
Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor was quite ruthless towards that junior, making him fight life-and-death battles against Emperors and even Quasi-Giants when he was only an Imperial Lord.
Even though that junior was an Eternal Imperial Lord and indeed monstrously talented, pitting him in mortal combat against Quasi-Giants was truly ruthless.
Unexpectedly, that junior actually succeeded in killing them, unbelievably strong.
If that junior was already so monstrous, one could only imagine how powerful Ye Chen, his elder, must be.
Ye Chen's expression was indifferent. Even facing the infamous Five Chaos Emperors of the Thirteen Chaos Emperors, and even with the other Great Terrors present, he remained fearless. "If you wish to fight, let's battle outside."
With that, not allowing the Five Chaos Emperors any rebuttal, he immediately made his move. With speed faster than thunder, he blasted the Five Chaos Emperors and the numerous Peerless Great Terrors they led out of the Pangu Universe.
He then reversed the Chaos Sea, altered space-time, and arrived in a territory far from the Pangu Universe.
They could not continue fighting within the Pangu Universe; otherwise, it would inevitably suffer a great collapse.
Therefore, Ye Chen had long ago, silently and imperceptibly, laid down layer upon layer of Chaos Space-Time Great Methods outside the Pangu Universe, allowing him to distance himself from this place at any time.
This was to avoid affecting the Pangu Universe.
In the blink of an eye, they were at least hundreds of domains away from the Pangu Universe, far from the numerous Chaos Ancient Universes, appearing in a relatively desolate area of the Chaos Sea.
The many Great Terrors were also startled by this, clearly not expecting this Chaos Heavenly Emperor to be extraordinary as well.
Although not as peerlessly invincible as the Heavenly Emperor, who alone blocked all of them and, during the great war lasting an entire epoch, slaughtered over half of their Great Terror-level existences, including several Half-Step Overlords.
That record, that indomitable figure, even though they knew he had long since left the Chaos Sea for the Origin Land, still evoked a trace of awe in the Five Chaos Emperors whenever they recalled it.
That enemy, though their hatred for him ran as deep as the sea, was also respectable.
But undoubtedly, the methods displayed by the Chaos Heavenly Emperor were also quite remarkable.
Ye Chen now knew their identities: the Five Chaos Emperors of the Thirteen Chaos Emperors. The other Great Terrors were basically all at the Giant level. Those below the Giant level had all been slain during the prolonged confrontation of those bygone years.
In fact, many were killed by Ye Junlin.
No wonder he couldn't deduce them. No wonder they didn't strike when he was truly severely injured. So it was them.
He also understood now: the existence of the World-Wrath God Venerable was likely connected to these Peerless Great Terrors.
Moreover, the self-detonation of the World-Wrath God Venerable was probably the true key to releasing these Peerless Great Terrors.
Ye Chen swept his gaze over the Five Chaos Emperors and the numerous ancient and modern Great Terrors they led. The lineup was terrifying, not inferior in the slightest to the lineup of a true Chaos Ancient Universe in the past.
However, he also detected that most of them were severely depleted, their auras weak, clearly suffering from the aftereffects of their prolonged confrontation with the Heavenly Emperor.
They could not be considered at their true peak state, but they were still formidable.
"Chaos Heavenly Emperor, we sense you are very strong. If we devour you, we should be able to recover to our peak state in the shortest time possible," the Five Chaos Emperors looked at Ye Chen, their eyes blazing with light as if gazing upon the most delicious prey.
They sensed Ye Chen's boundless, sea-like infinite blood qi, brimming with endless vitality.
Especially his Chaos Origin, an unparalleled supreme treasure capable of repairing everything, which could allow them to recover their vitality and reach their peak in the shortest time.
Moreover, his Chaos Origin was exceptionally vigorous and powerful, making them covetous. Perhaps it could even allow them to advance further, becoming a peerless Overlord like the Heavenly Emperor.
"Is that so?" Ye Chen chuckled lightly, sweeping his gaze over the Five Chaos Emperors. There seemed to be a smile, but it was filled with absolute killing intent, more like he was looking at dead men.
Daring to covet the Pangu Universe, covet him, and having once acted against the Heavenly Emperor and Ye Junlin—no matter what, they could not be forgiven. They must be killed.
"That gaze is quite fierce!"
The Five Chaos Emperors naturally sensed Ye Chen's killing intent, frowning deeply because that gaze was terrifying, actually making their very bodies ache and sending a chilling sensation down their spines.
But they didn't care.
Who were they? They were the most fearsome Great Terrors who had roamed across ancient and modern times, having slain countless supreme powerhouses and drunk the blood of innumerable supreme beings.
If a gaze could kill them, they would have died countless times over.
Throughout history, all those they set their sights on, except for the Heavenly Emperor and that junior, had perished, including Half-Step Overlords.
Now, in their eyes, this Chaos Heavenly Emperor was also doomed to die.
Simultaneously, a bloodthirsty fighting spirit ignited within them.
The Five Chaos Emperors stepped forward together, forming a five-sided encirclement, surrounding Ye Chen.