Demacia was an Emperor Child whom Ye Chen had encountered back in the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain.
But he was also the most destitute of Emperor Children.
Because the Eight Desolations Ancient Universe he hailed from had been destroyed for more than a single Chaos Era.
He was the sole survivor of the Eight Desolations Ancient Universe.
When the various powerhouses of the Chaos Sea all headed for the Origin Land, he did not choose to leave with them. Instead, he returned to the ruins of the Eight Desolations Ancient Universe and released his own Origin Emperor World.
Many years had passed. This sole survivor had also attained the Dao and become an Emperor for tens of thousands of years. During the Blood-Stained Era, he had obtained a great opportunity and was now a Half-Step Giant.
To achieve the Dao and become an Emperor, and then reach the Half-Step Giant level in eight million years, was undoubtedly a terrifying cultivation speed.
However, there was still some distance to becoming a true Eternal Giant. But in the current Chaos Sea, where more than half of the Supreme Powerhouses had departed, Eternal Giants were few and far between. Demacia, at the Half-Step Giant level, could absolutely be counted among the top-tier Supreme Powerhouses.
Ye Chen entered the Emperor World and met Demacia, who came forward to greet him.
"These are the living beings of my Eight Desolations Ancient Universe," Demacia said.
Ye Chen was somewhat surprised. Hadn't the Eight Desolations Ancient Universe been destroyed for endless ages? Demacia had only survived because his father was an Emperor and, at the moment of the universe's collapse, used a supreme forbidden method to send him away.
How had these living beings survived?
Demacia explained that these beings were left behind by a Great Emperor when the Immortal-Slaying Ship attacked the Primordial Immortal World. That Emperor had sent a portion of the living beings to a Primordial Chaos Great World to serve as the original seeds of the Eight Desolations Ancient Universe, entrusting the Supreme One of that world to look after them.
This could be considered the continuation of the final embers of the Eight Desolations Ancient Universe.
It was only after Demacia later attained the Dao and became an Emperor, and journeyed through the Chaos Sea, that he encountered that Primordial Chaos Great World's Supreme One. He learned of this by chance and then brought them back into his own Origin Emperor World, carefully nurturing these final seeds of the Eight Desolations Ancient Universe.
Through his meticulous cultivation over these tens of thousands of years, many powerhouses had been born within the Eight Desolations Ancient Universe, with the strongest already at the Ancient Monarch level.
In the vastness of the Chaos Sea, this was indeed ordinary. But within a single world, they were first-rate, peerless experts.
"Congratulations," Ye Chen offered his sincere felicitations.
Now, Demacia was finally no longer alone; he had others from his ancestral ancient universe to accompany him.
"Thank you."
Demacia's state of mind was now quite peaceful. Ever since the top echelon of Supreme Powerhouses from the Alien Ancient Universes, like Primordial Beginning, had left the Chaos Sea, he seemed to have lost the drive for revenge, no longer harboring the hatred of those bygone years.
Among the current Supreme Ones of the Alien Ancient Universes, few had participated in that battle back then. Therefore, Demacia did not seek much retribution. He only wished to nurture the final embers of civilization for the Eight Desolations Ancient Universe.
Boom—
Someone appeared, very young, appearing tall and burly. He was a powerful Sovereign, standing at the Seventh Heaven, and also a Great Perfection Supreme Genius.
"Father."
The newcomer addressed Demacia respectfully, then looked at Ye Chen, greatly astonished. "The Chaos Heavenly Emperor!"
Ye Chen smiled faintly. He could tell this was Demacia's offspring, and his talent was not weak. Cultivating to the Ancient Monarch level was sufficient proof of much.
Demacia was always very stern with his son. "This is my eldest son. Hurry up and greet your Uncle Ye."
"Uncle Ye."
This Ancient Monarch was still somewhat dazed. The legendary, invincible Chaos Heavenly Emperor of the Chaos Sea, the supreme existence revered by all heavens, had actually come to the Emperor World.
He had heard his father say that the Chaos Heavenly Emperor had fought side by side with him in their youth. He had found it somewhat hard to believe at the time, because the Chaos Heavenly Emperor was that kind of existence—a great being standing at the very peak of the Chaos Sea, one of the strongest throughout all ages in the Chaos Sea.
Now, seeing it with his own eyes, he believed that his father truly did know the Chaos Heavenly Emperor!
During their brief reunion, they talked about many things.
Ye Chen saw that Demacia's current state of mind was quite serene and was happy for him.
Finally, Demacia hoped Ye Chen would leave behind a technique, anything would do.
Because he knew that the Chaos Heavenly Emperor was peerless in the current era. How could any technique he left behind be simple? Any random technique would be enough to drive countless Supreme Powerhouses across the Chaos Sea into a frenzy.
Ye Chen naturally would not be stingy, especially since this was an old friend, a comrade he had once fought alongside.
"There are tens of thousands of techniques in the world. Rather than leaving a technique, let me leave two words."
Ye Chen, on the wall of an ordinary mountain, wrote two ancient characters in the void—Chaos!
As soon as the two characters 'Chaos' appeared, imprinted upon the mountain wall, instantly, the myriad Daos of all heavens boiled, and the entire Emperor World trembled violently.
Boundless Chaos Light surged tumultuously. Moreover, the very moment the two characters were written, the mountain wall indirectly received infinite creation, transforming into extraordinary stone.
Because it bore the two characters of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, an ineffable, supreme power of the Taishang realm flowed within it. Even a Supreme One, or even an Eternal Giant, would likely find it difficult to damage.
Demacia sighed. With Ye Chen's supreme cultivation as a Taishang realm Overlord, even two casually written characters contained a trace of the profound mystery of the supreme Chaos Rule. It was enough for a Supreme One, or even a Supreme Giant, to spend their entire life comprehending and still not necessarily fully grasp it.
Leaving behind these two characters held far greater significance than leaving behind a technique.
Because through these two characters 'Chaos,' anyone could gain some comprehension. They touched upon the core origin of the Chaos Sea; through Chaos, one could perceive all Great Daos.
Demacia's son stared blankly at the two characters 'Chaos,' lost in thought.
Soon, the aura around him suddenly surged violently, and he broke through to the Eighth Heaven in an instant.
This scene made even Demacia pause. He had actually attained enlightenment and broke through at this moment.
A moment later, Demacia's son finally came to his senses, somewhat embarrassed as he scratched his head. "Sorry, Uncle Ye. When I saw you write these two characters, I felt as if I saw the very origin of the Great Dao, so I accidentally broke through."
Only in front of these two did this Ancient Monarch, who commanded awe within the Emperor World, show the demeanor of a young junior.
But then again, he was the one who had most directly watched Ye Chen write the two characters 'Chaos,' feeling it most deeply, so he broke through directly.
"Your son is good," Ye Chen said with a smile.
Demacia laughed. "With such words from you, he is enough to become famous throughout the Chaos Sea."
Indeed, that was the Chaos Heavenly Emperor. In the vastness of the world, let alone a Great Perfection Supreme Genius, even an Eternal Emperor Lord, or an Eternal Sovereign, might not necessarily earn a glance from him, much less a word of praise.
A simple 'good' was the highest evaluation.
In the current world, few could receive such an evaluation from the Chaos Heavenly Emperor.
Demacia's son was very excited but restrained the excitement in his heart. "Thank you, Uncle Ye."
Finally, before leaving, Ye Chen left behind the forbidden divine ability that Emperor Hantian had taught him—'Piercing Through Past and Present'—and gave it to Demacia.