After gazing for a long, long time, Ye Chen withdrew his gaze, a deep solemnity appearing on his face.
Now, he finally understood what the Quantitative Calamity truly was.
This was the Quantitative Calamity!
The Quantitative Calamity that concerned all things in the world was directed at the Origin Land, and also at the Primordial Realm.
Everything in the world, once the Quantitative Calamity erupted, would be unable to escape it.
Not even Supreme Heavenly Venerates could be spared.
At this moment, endless Heavenly Secrets surged within his heart.
As the Heavenly Secrets suddenly manifested, within his mind's eye, he witnessed the great collapse of the heavens, the collapse of the Origin Land, the decay and destruction of the starry sky, the disintegration of heaven and earth, the annihilation of stars. Infinite blood-colored light stained the Origin Land, stained the Primordial Realm, stained the endless void.
Heavenly Venerates roared, Great Venerables bellowed, the mightiest of the All Heavens struggled desperately, locked in a decisive battle within the Quantitative Calamity.
But—
Countless supreme beings were utterly reduced to ashes within the Quantitative Calamity.
Ancient Great Venerables fell into despair, dying with eyes wide open, their shattered corpses littering the starry sky.
Even Supreme Heavenly Venerates could not escape, their bodies shattered, perishing between heaven and earth.
The future stained with blood!
Ye Chen was horrified. At this moment, he realized that the Blood-Stained Future had not yet ended; it was not merely happening in the Primordial Realm. Even the Origin Land could not escape.
Even Supreme Heavenly Venerates could not avoid it.
What a terrifying Quantitative Calamity it was.
He had originally thought that cultivating to the Eternal Realm and achieving the status of Supreme Heavenly Venerate would allow one to transcend heaven and earth, leap beyond the Three Realms, and exist outside the Five Elements.
But, in the end, one was still within.
Even Supreme Heavenly Venerates could not truly transcend.
Boom—
Within his mind's eye, Ye Chen once again saw the River of Time. Within the Blood-Stained Future, a more macroscopic scene appeared.
What he had seen in the past was merely the tip of the iceberg. Only now, with his cultivation reaching the level of Supreme Heavenly Venerate, was it fully revealed.
On the imperial throne backed by the World Tree, the supremely peerless him of the future was still absent, with only graves surrounding him.
Some graves had cracked open, and the old friends buried within could not be seen—like Yi Wu, like the Goddess, like Yu Qing, and others.
Ye Chen knew that in the past, they had all been sent back to earlier times by his future self.
They were all gone now.
At this moment, Ye Chen, honored as a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, possessed a gaze that could pierce through past and present. Nothing could truly block it.
He saw that on that empty imperial throne, a single character was carved.
It was an ancient Heavenly Venerate character, containing inconceivable mighty power. Even the causality of time and space could not block it.
Primordial Beginning!
After this brief glimpse, the scene of the Blood-Stained Future instantly collapsed, about to vanish from his mind.
Within his mind, another Ye Chen appeared. With a great roar, he displayed the world-shaking mighty power of a Heavenly Venerate, throwing a furious punch into the past, shattering endless forbidden heavenly thunder, forcibly opening a path.
Only now, having become a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, would he dare to do such a thing.
He wanted to go to the Blood-Stained Future, to seek the truth, and also to seek hope.
But the Blood-Stained Future was far more terrifying than what he had previously encountered. The other Ye Chen that appeared in his mind radiated Heavenly Venerate-level Chaos light from his entire body, shattering all obstacles, charging toward the Blood-Stained Future. With absolute mighty power, he sought to open a true path, completely connecting past and present.
However, what greatly shocked him was that within the Blood-Stained Future, the Heavenly Secrets were rapidly being blocked. Moreover, several terrifying pitch-black hands, covering endless realms, appeared. They also radiated Heavenly Venerate-level mighty power, striking toward the Ye Chen charging into the Blood-Stained Future.
In the future, Heavenly Venerates had enemies!
And these were not other Supreme Heavenly Venerates that could be encountered in the present era.
They were related to the Quantitative Calamity, forces of the Quantitative Calamity that had been sealed by the thirty-three Supreme Heavenly Venerates.
Ye Chen roared, fearless, erupting with his Chaos Eternal Heavenly Dao, fighting a bloody battle.
A Heavenly Venerate-level great war erupted, its impact immense.
No one knew how much time passed. In the end, Ye Chen retreated, returning to his mind.
He ultimately could not successfully fight his way to the Blood-Stained Future.
The Blood-Stained Future he faced this time was far more formidable than countless times before. Supreme Heavenly Venerate-level enemies were intercepting him, and not just one or two.
Only that character "Primordial Beginning" remained, eternally connecting past and present.
Ye Chen lowered his head to look at this character "Primordial Beginning," somewhat unclear of its meaning.
Why would his supremely peerless future self leave nothing on the imperial throne except this single character "Primordial Beginning"?
Did it refer to Primordial Beginning Heavenly Venerable?
Everything he glimpsed of the Blood-Stained Future in his mind was unknown to the Heavenly Emperor and Deathless Celestial Sovereign. However, they sensed the sudden emergence of extremely terrifying Heavenly Venerate-level fluctuations from him. Therefore, Deathless Celestial Sovereign asked with concern, "Chaos, what's wrong?"
Ye Chen did not conceal it. "Just now, corresponding Heavenly Secrets surfaced in my mind. I glimpsed the Blood-Stained Future."
"The Blood-Stained Future?" Deathless Celestial Sovereign and the Heavenly Emperor exchanged a glance, showing shock, then asked, "What did you see?"
"Heavenly Venerates perish, Great Venerables fall, the Origin Land collapses, the Primordial Realm sinks, the Myriad Clans are extinguished!"
These simple fifteen words explained everything.
The two Supreme Heavenly Venerates' expressions turned grave. Deathless Celestial Sovereign said solemnly, "Chaos, you truly live up to being like Primordial Beginning King, having mastered the Chaos Eternal Heavenly Dao. I never expected you to glimpse the Heavenly Secrets of the future so quickly. As for us, even if we wished to glimpse it, it would be very difficult. Because the Blood-Stained Future is blocked at the Heavenly Venerate level, we cannot see through it, only catch a corner of it."
In this world, only a Heavenly Venerate could block the divinations of another Heavenly Venerate.
Therefore, even powerful Supreme Heavenly Venerates could not smoothly see the Blood-Stained Future.
Ye Chen's expression was heavy. He knew that Supreme Heavenly Venerates like the Heavenly Emperor and Deathless Celestial Sovereign must have also seen a corner of the Blood-Stained Future.
He also understood the terror of the Quantitative Calamity.
Even a single Supreme Heavenly Venerate could not resist it.
He looked at Deathless Celestial Sovereign. "Fellow Daoist, have you always been guarding this place?"
Deathless Celestial Sovereign nodded. "Since the Dusk of All Heavens, I have been stationed here. It's a pity. If the Heavenly Venerates of old had listened to Pangu King's words, things would not have developed to this point. Even if the Quantitative Calamity reappears, Supreme Heavenly Venerates must not be lost. Moreover, Great Venerables are also an extremely important force. All the Great Venerables of the world combined can rival several Supreme Heavenly Venerates. It's just that old fellows like Wanxuan and Taiyuan believe the existence of Great Venerables threatens their status and have always wanted to eradicate them."
"Great Venerables can indeed rival the power of several Supreme Heavenly Venerates," Ye Chen said with a grave expression. "However, once the Quantitative Calamity erupts, I'm afraid the current power in the world will find it difficult to resist."
"But there's no need to be too disheartened," Deathless Celestial Sovereign smiled. "Now, haven't new Heavenly Venerates like you, Chaos, been born? If one day you can become a Heavenly Venerate King like Primordial Beginning King or Pangu King, there will be more hope of resisting the Quantitative Calamity."
"I hope so." Ye Chen's heart remained somewhat heavy. Becoming a Heavenly Venerate King was easier said than done.
Even now, he could not see a greater hope.
"However, I can also deploy a Heavenly Venerate seal!"
Ye Chen took a deep breath. Suddenly, his entire body erupted with immeasurable heavenly might, shaking the entire Origin Land. Countless living beings all looked toward the highest point of the heavens, not knowing what had happened.
The gazes of the various Supreme Heavenly Venerates looked over.