"The Heavenly Emperor, Primordial Beginning, and Immortal Ancestor each obtained one-third of Pangu's soul, which is also one-third of the Eternal Great Dao. If their Dao Fields were to merge into one, could they evolve into a true Eternal Dao Field or a specialized cave abode?" Ye Chen murmured to himself.
However, his injuries were only temporarily suppressed; they couldn't improve immediately. The Eternal Calamity was still erupting continuously within his body, though it wasn't as severe as at the beginning.
In this state, he was still far from completely overcoming the Eternal Calamity and achieving the status of a true Eternal Heavenly Venerate.
Only by entering the Origin Land could he truly break through the death tribulation and attain the supreme status of Eternal Heavenly Venerate.
"It's time to set off!" Qingtian Dadi declared.
Ye Chen nodded, his gaze fixed on the deepest part of the Origin Ancient Path. The forty-nine Origin Sacred Artifacts had constructed a new road connecting to the true Origin Land.
Behind them, a vast army gathered, composed of the numerous supreme powerhouses of the entire Chaos Sea—an astonishing lineup.
In the era when the five Supreme Realm Overlords still existed, such a force could have easily swept through the Primordial Immortal Realm, the Alien Ancient Universe, and the World-Suppressing Heavenly Clan.
"I'll take the vanguard!"
Boom—
Qingtian Dadi elevated his own state to its absolute peak. In an instant, the vast power of the Alien Ancient Universe was fully channeled into him. Briefly, he directly reached the level of a Supreme Realm Overlord.
Boom—
He charged directly into the passage behind the Origin Heavenly Gate, tearing through all obstacles, and engaged in fierce combat with the Thirty-Three Heavens' consciousness within the Thirty-Three Heavenly Passes.
The battle was incredibly intense.
At the same time, Ye Chen also moved.
Although his entire body was covered with countless cracks like porcelain,
he was still a Quasi-Eternal level existence—the strongest beneath the Eternal Heavenly Venerates.
He was far more powerful than any Supreme Realm Overlord.
Boom—
With a single punch, the Thirty-Three Heavens' consciousness shattered.
The projections of the Nine Eternal Heavenly Venerates appeared, each comparable to a Supreme Realm Overlord, and they charged at Ye Chen.
An even more terrifying great battle officially erupted.
However, compared to the past, when he had the assistance of the five Supreme Realm Overlords—the Heavenly Emperor, Primordial Beginning, Immortal Ancestor, Zhenyuan Taishang, and the Universe Great Emperor—along with numerous Half-Step Overlords and Supreme Giants,
Ye Chen's current situation was much more difficult.
Apart from him, there was only Qingtian Dadi, who could briefly unleash Supreme Realm combat power. That was all.
The predicament was exceedingly dire.
If he were uninjured, Ye Chen firmly believed he could suppress the projections of the Nine Eternal Heavenly Venerates. Even though they were comparable to true Supreme Realm Overlords, their actual defensive power and endurance were far inferior.
Unfortunately, he was now severely wounded and on the brink of death.
Nevertheless, a tiger's might remains even in death. Ye Chen was still incomparably powerful. He summoned the five Supreme Realm Dao Weapons—the Chaos Great Cauldron, the Seal Gate, the Cosmic Heaven Tower, the Heaven-Burying Stele, and the Heaven-Binding Chain—and, like an invincible war god, forcefully pushed forward.
Together with Qingtian Dadi, they directly enveloped and engaged all nine Eternal Heavenly Venerate projections.
Behind them, the various powerhouses of the Chaos Sea followed Ye Chen, charging into the Origin Ancient Path to assault the Thirty-Three Heavenly Passes.
After the span of an epoch,
the Deficient Primordial Realm was once again waging war against the Origin Land!
The battle was fierce, no less intense than in the past.
Especially since the nine Eternal Heavenly Venerate projections were extremely powerful, as if nine Supreme Realm Overlords stood blocking the present age, obstructing all who sought to enter the Origin Land.
During the battle, Ye Chen's injuries, which had improved due to the Dao Fields of the Heavenly Emperor, Primordial Beginning, and Immortal Ancestor, resurfaced. His body was covered in cracks, continuously bleeding.
Everyone worried that the Chaos Heavenly Emperor might fall on the road before even reaching the Origin Land.
Boom—
The nine Eternal Heavenly Venerate projections launched prolonged attacks, leaving Ye Chen drenched in blood.
"Are you alright?"
Qingtian Dadi rushed over, looking at Ye Chen with concern.
Only he could approach here; the other supreme powerhouses were far in the rear, unable to get close, as even the residual shockwaves of the battle were enough to annihilate Giant-level existences.
"I can fight my way through, but once I do, I will inevitably alert the Eternal Heavenly Venerates in the Origin Land. If their true bodies descend, I will undoubtedly die," Ye Chen said gravely. His injuries were severe, and he could only rely on the Dao Fields of the three former overlords to suppress the Eternal Calamity within him.
But if an Eternal Heavenly Venerate's true body descended and attacked him, he would certainly perish.
"The only plan now is to activate the contingency," Ye Chen stated.
A trace of solemnity also appeared on Qingtian Dadi's face.
This was the contingency, the final measure—
the Black Hole left behind by Primordial Beginning!
This time, Ye Chen didn't need to act. Qingtian Dadi, using the vast cosmic power of the Alien Ancient Universe, forcefully merged the Black Hole left by Primordial Beginning with the Origin Ancient Path.
Instantly, the Black Hole appeared on the Thirty-Three Heavenly Passes and, bizarrely, pierced through both the Origin Ancient Path and the passes.
The other side of the Black Hole was the Origin Land!
The entire world was shocked. This Black Hole could actually ignore the obstruction of the Thirty-Three Heavenly Passes and directly connect to the Origin Land!
And this was the contingency Primordial Beginning had prepared back then.
This Black Hole was created at the cost of the complete collapse and annihilation of an Ancient Chaos Universe, no less than what would be formed by the complete annihilation of a Supreme Realm Overlord's form and spirit. It contained extremely terrifying energy.
It could directly pierce through anything in the Chaos Sea and penetrate past, present, and future, breaking through any segment of time.
And this was the contingency Primordial Beginning had prepared to enter the Origin Land.
If this Black Hole could evolve to its extreme, it could directly pierce through the blockade the Nine Eternal Heavenly Venerates imposed on the Deficient Primordial Realm, break through to the outside, and enter the Origin Land.
Of course, the collapse and annihilation of a single Ancient Chaos Universe wasn't enough; the destructive energy from the annihilation of multiple Ancient Chaos Universes was required.
In fact, over past epochs, the Alien Ancient Universe had acted multiple times, causing the collapse and annihilation of several Ancient Chaos Universes, such as the Eight Desolates Ancient Universe. Ultimately, the destructive energy from these cosmic collapses was collected by the Alien Ancient Universe.
The Black Hole before them was formed only from the destructive energy of one collapsed Ancient Chaos Universe. However, deep within the Black Hole, the terrifying destructive energy from several other collapsed and annihilated Ancient Chaos Universes was actually stored.
Primordial Beginning had repeatedly collected the annihilative energy from collapsed Ancient Chaos Universes. The fundamental purpose, in the end, was to break through the Heavenly Venerate Barrier and reach the Origin Land.
Once enough cosmic collapse energy was gathered, Primordial Beginning would use the Black Hole to penetrate the Heavenly Venerate Barrier.
Unfortunately, in the end, this Black Hole was never used and remained in the Ancestral Temple.
Now, even if all the cosmic collapse energy were used, this Black Hole couldn't truly penetrate the Heavenly Venerate Barrier. However, the endpoint pointed to by the Origin Ancient Path was a weak point in the Heavenly Venerate Barrier, which this Black Hole could penetrate.
Boom—
Under Ye Chen's guidance, the Black Hole connected to the Origin Land. Boundless Great Dao power from the Origin Land surged through. He sat cross-legged before the Black Hole, every pore on his body transforming into miniature black holes, frantically devouring the Great Dao power of the Origin Land.