At the Primordial Beginning Ancestral Temple, there existed a Black Hole, unfathomably deep and boundless.
It was from this place that the World-Wrath God Venerable had emerged.
The same was true for the likes of the Five Chaos Emperors of the Chaotic Ancient Era and many other Great Terrors.
Even that supreme forbidden existence wreathed in chaotic qi from back then had entered from this Black Hole, disappearing without a trace.
Legend had it that Shidai had once gazed at this Black Hole for a very long time.
Ye Chen wanted to know: what exactly had Shidai's purpose been before this Black Hole back then?
Standing before the Black Hole, the light in Ye Chen's eyes instantly blazed countless times brighter, his gaze becoming tangible as it pierced directly into the Black Hole.
Beside him, Qingtian Dadi did the same, probing this mysterious Black Hole.
By now, there was nothing in this world capable of obstructing their probing gazes.
After a very, very long time, the two finally ceased their inquiry.
Their prolonged observation had allowed them to learn a great deal. They exchanged a glance, both feeling profound shock.
"Shidai's ambitions are vast indeed!"
Ye Chen let out a long sigh, bid farewell to Qingtian Dadi, and departed, returning to the Pangu Universe.
Not long after, within the Chaos Sea, a majestic imperial figure traversed the void, descending into the Alien Ancient Universe. He was also wreathed in azure light—it was Di Wentian from back then, also the son of Qingtian Dadi.
Having learned the truth of Qingtian Dadi's survival from Ye Chen, he was overjoyed and headed directly for the Alien Ancient Universe.
Naturally, no one dared to obstruct him. Di Wentian smoothly entered the Alien Ancient Universe and met with Qingtian Dadi.
Afterwards, Di Wentian also vanished.
It was said he was cultivating by Qingtian Dadi's side.
Within the Pangu Universe, Ye Chen stood supreme under heaven, supreme within the Chaos Sea, becoming the invincible one of the current era, revered by all sides.
All living beings revered and worshipped the Heavenly Emperor.
He continued his cultivation, never ceasing.
Because he knew that although he had become a Supreme Realm Overlord, there was still a path to tread if he wished to reach the Origin Land.
To reach the Origin Land required forty-nine Origin Sacred Artifacts and a complete Origin Ancient Path.
But the Origin Ancient Path, having been attacked and shattered long ago under the leadership of the five Supreme Realm Overlords of the Defective Origin World, needed to be repaired to restore its former heaven-piercing effect.
Ye Chen could not repair it; he could only wait for the Origin Ancient Path to repair itself.
Moreover, he felt that the path ahead still existed. The Supreme Realm was not his final destination. Perhaps one day, he could break through the limits within the Defective Origin World, shatter the unprecedented shackles, and become Eternal.
Time never stops for anyone.
Unbeknownst to all, an epoch quietly came to an end.
Yes.
An epoch had ended.
From the shattering of the Mythological Epoch until now, a full epoch had passed.
The so-called Blood-Stained Future could not be considered the beginning of a new epoch.
With the end of each epoch, the Chaos Sea would experience tremendous commotion, and the rules of heaven and earth would undergo special changes.
Similarly, under the operation of the Chaos Sea's rules in the unseen, countless living beings began to perish.
Even many Monarchs and Ancient Monarchs were no exception.
Although they possessed lifespans spanning an entire epoch, this was generally limited to the original epoch. Once that epoch ended, their lifespans would fade along with it.
Of course, they could also use other methods to seal themselves, smoothly passing through the epochal transition, their lifespans remaining vast.
Countless powerhouses chose to seal themselves to survive the epochal transition.
Naturally, the lifespans of Supremes were infinite, no longer bound by time.
This year, Ye Chen was also eight million years old.
He had lived for so many millennia, but to many powerhouses, he was still very young, even far shorter than the time many Supremes spent in a single seclusion.
He hadn't even reached a full epoch.
Suddenly, his first white hair appeared, starkly visible amidst his thick black locks.
This shocked everyone. The Chaos Heavenly Emperor had a white hair? This shouldn't be.
A Supreme Realm Overlord possessed infinite, endless lifespan, eternally at their peak.
"Don't forget, although the Chaos Heavenly Emperor is peerless and unmatched, a Supreme Realm Overlord, when you get down to it, he is still just a Monarch who has yet to prove his Dao."
No one knew who said this, but it shook the entire Chaos Sea.
Only then did the world awaken to the realization.
Yes, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor was indeed peerless and unmatched, suppressing all past and present, invincible in the current era.
But he still hadn't truly proven his Dao; he was still just a Monarch.
It was just that this Monarch was excessively powerful, having crossed who knows how many levels to possess combat power rivaling a Supreme Realm Overlord, causing many to forget his true realm.
Now, with the epochal transition, the operating rules of the Chaos Sea were annihilating all living beings below the Supreme level.
Only then did the Chaos Heavenly Emperor reveal the clue of his realm.
However, it was clear that the Chaos Heavenly Emperor had not sealed himself to avoid the epochal transition period. The Chaos Sea's operating rules were acting upon him.
But it was useless.
He was too powerful, comparable to a Supreme Realm Overlord. One could even say he *was* a Supreme Realm Overlord. The Chaos Sea's operating rules could not annihilate him.
"Has the epoch transitioned?"
Ye Chen opened eyes that had remained closed for who knows how many millennia, unfathomably deep as he gazed at the heavens.
His blood energy circulated, severing the influence imposed upon him by the Chaos Sea's operating rules, restoring that single white hair to jet black.
Vast, boundless blood energy filled the Chaos Sea, visible clearly across who knows how many domains.
All the world saw it—it was the supreme, unparalleled Heavenly Emperor!
On this day, Ye Chen also emerged from seclusion, ending his cultivation retreat that had lasted several million years.
He journeyed through the world, not only traversing the Pangu Universe but also walking through the Chaos Sea, passing by many Ancient Chaos Universes and receiving enthusiastic invitations from each.
Ye Chen did not refuse, entering these Ancient Chaos Universes.
Later, he traveled alone, occasionally wandering through various secret realms of the Chaos Sea.
Many supreme powerholders training in the Chaos Sea discovered that the Chaos Heavenly Emperor would appear from time to time within Ancient Chaos Universes that had collapsed and perished for endless ages. Occasionally, they could see him sitting cross-legged within the remnants of these Ancient Chaos Universes, doing who knows what, but no one dared disturb him.
On this day, Ye Chen arrived at an Ancient Chaos Universe that had collapsed for endless ages. A massive, dilapidated ancient ship lay across it, faintly integrated with the collapsed Ancient Chaos Universe.
The Eight Desolations Ancient Universe, the Ancient Chaos Universe where the Great Emperor Hantian had once resided.
Ye Chen walked silently here. Soon, he discovered that within the ruins of the Eight Desolations Ancient Universe, a vast great world had appeared—it was an Origin Emperor World.
His gaze easily pierced through that Origin Emperor World. Inside were countless living beings, cultivators, and even Ancient Monarchs had emerged. It was a prosperous Origin Emperor World.
It was evolving towards an Indestructible Great World of All Ages.
Once the evolution succeeded, the Emperor of that Origin Emperor World would become an Eternal Colossus.
Suddenly, Ye Chen revealed a look of surprise, for he saw an old acquaintance at the origin of that Emperor World.
Clearly, the other party had also discovered him, as Ye Chen's arrival had not been concealed in the slightest. The acquaintance smiled and said, "Brother Ye, it's been a long time."
It was Demacia.