Just as Ye Chen led the powerhouses to forcefully charge into the Endless Forbidden Zone, many of the massive Eternal Heavenly Realm fragments floating within the forbidden zone continuously exploded, as if vast great worlds were collapsing. One supremely powerful figure after another appeared, but without exception, all had crimson eyes, like mad demons, and they threw themselves at Ye Chen and the others one after another.
Moreover, they were all recognized—they were all supreme powerhouses who had once shaken the world with their fame. There were even quite a few peerless geniuses who had been on the Three Supreme lists. They had all entered the Endless Forbidden Zone in succession over the endless past years, hoping to obtain the inheritance of the Supreme Heavenly Venerate, and the final result was that none had ever returned. Many were believed to have perished.
No one expected them to still be alive. It was just that now they had all fallen into a state of madness. No one knew exactly what they had experienced.
Of course, even though these supreme figures were extremely strong—the strongest among them even possessed the peerless combat power of a Taishang King—they were completely unable to approach Ye Chen. They were all lifted and restrained in mid-air with a mere gesture, then streams of chaotic azure light entered them, dispelling their state of madness. From their pores, wisps of bloody mist rushed out, dissipating into the world.
"We thank the Heavenly Venerate for your intervention. Your great kindness and virtue will never be forgotten!" After regaining clarity and understanding the cause and effect, the numerous supreme experts all performed grand bows of gratitude.
At the same time, they were inwardly shocked. They never expected this newly ascended Supreme Heavenly Venerate to be so young and to hail from the exiled Origin Land.
"It is nothing," Ye Chen said indifferently, as if he had done a trivial little thing—which, in fact, he had.
But the powerhouses did not leave. Instead, they followed behind Ye Chen. Ye Chen did not object to this, allowing them to follow along the safe path he had opened behind him. In truth, he also had a mind to recruit them. After all, these were all supreme experts. If they could be recruited into the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, it would make the mansion even more powerful. Of course, whether they were willing or not, he would not force the issue.
During this time, they also encountered the supreme experts from various major forces who had entered the Endless Forbidden Zone a thousand years ago to search for the Endless Ancient City. Ye Chen extended aid to them all. This caused countless supreme experts to feel immense gratitude and also sigh in admiration. This was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, possessing a heart of great virtue, no longer confined to a single faction.
Of course, over the past thousand years, many supreme experts had perished within the forbidden zone, among them not a few Supreme Realm Overlords, who could not escape this fate. The Endless Forbidden Zone contained far too many dangers left behind by the Heavenly Venerate of old. To a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, even a Supreme Realm Overlord was but an ant.
Meanwhile, Ye Junlin asked why they had fallen into the state of madness. This phenomenon was akin to cultivation deviation.
Hearing this, the powerhouses all revealed a bitter smile. Moreover, they had fallen into the state of madness imperceptibly, lost within it, and even they could not recall why they had suddenly become like this.
"The Endless Forbidden Zone contains an eerie power that can intangibly influence the souls of others, causing them to fall into a state of madness. It is not something they desired," an Ancient Great Venerable spoke at this moment. As flawed Heavenly Venerates, their realms were infinitely close to that of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, and they could accurately sense that the Endless Forbidden Zone contained a special energy, existing intangibly, capable of influencing the souls of others, causing them to fall into a state of madness without a sound.
This caused the powerhouses to suck in a cold breath of air. Even supreme experts as powerful as those at the Three Supreme realms could be subconsciously influenced intangibly. One could imagine how terrifying this eerie power was.
Another Ancient Great Venerable said, "This eerie power most likely emanated from the Endless Heavenly Venerate of old." In the world, only the power of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate could be so horrifying.
Thus, under Ye Chen's lead, the group smoothly arrived deep within the Endless Forbidden Zone. Along the way, the Heavenly Venerate secret runes that had struck fear into the hearts of countless supreme experts were forcefully dismantled by Ye Chen. This also caused these supreme experts to revere the Supreme Heavenly Venerate even more.
Boom—
Suddenly, terrifying fluctuations of battle came from afar. Even though they were separated by hundreds of millions of li, they could still be clearly felt. Massive amounts of Eternal Heavenly Realm fragments and spacetime fragments shot into the sky. Heavenly Venerate secret runes flickered, unleashing ultimate, terrifying destructive power, enough to make even Supreme Realm Overlords pale.
"Are Ancient Great Venerables fighting?" The powerhouses following behind Ye Chen on the relatively safe path he had opened were greatly shocked as they looked into the distance.
They saw two figures there, engaged in fierce combat amidst billions of blood-colored mountain peaks. Terrifying battle fluctuations spread out, lifting up massive peaks and tearing apart pieces of Eternal Heavenly Realm fragments and spacetime fragments, truly a scene of boundless terror.
"Get lost!" One of the figures was exceptionally tall, mighty, and imposing, appearing robust and majestic like a demonic mountain, with a physique as if coiled true dragons. Even separated by hundreds of millions of li, a fearsome intangible pressure still emanated from him.
He threw a punch, forcefully shattering multiple massive Eternal Heavenly Realm fragments, directly striking the other terrifying figure and sending it flying back, smashing deeply into the forbidden zone's earth, collapsing an endless area.
"What a powerful physical body!" Among them were not a few Supreme Realm Overlords who followed the body refinement path, with unfathomable attainments. Yet, facing this newcomer, they discovered that his physical body was far, far stronger than their own.
His appearance naturally drew the attention of the three Ancient Great Venerables, their gazes slightly narrowing. "That fellow has actually appeared as well!"
Many of the supreme experts present were peak powerhouses who had shaken multiple epochs. However, upon seeing the newcomer, they frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled. Because, surprisingly, none of them recognized his identity.
Only the old antique-level existences who had lived since the Twilight of the Myriad Heavens era, upon seeing this person, had their pupils contract sharply. "It's actually him! He's still alive!"
"Never expected that fellow Desolate Ruins is still alive. Incredible!"
Desolate Ruins? Upon hearing this name, many were puzzled. But some of the old antiques all had their expressions change slightly. So it was this old fellow, and he hadn't died.
Ye Chen's gaze was profound, seeing through countless mysteries. "Never expected his physical body to have reached such a level. Very strong. He shows no fear even facing a Great Venerable. Is he preparing to walk the path of using the physical body to prove Eternity?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Desolate Ruins in shock. Was his physical body so strong that he could face an Ancient Great Venerable without fear? What kind of terrifying physical body was that? One must know that even the strongest Supreme Realm Overlord had no ability to challenge a Great Venerable. The gap was too vast.
Just who was Desolate Ruins? Was he another Ancient Great Venerable who had lived in seclusion? But from the words of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, it seemed he was not a Great Venerable.
One of the Great Venerables sighed. "Never expected this fellow to still be alive, and to have walked this far on the path of proving the Dao through the physical body. He has gone further than us failures. In the future, he has hope of proving the Dao through the physical body like the Desolate Heavenly Venerate."
Ancient Great Venerables, though lofty and second only to Supreme Heavenly Venerates, were, in the eyes of the Great Venerables, actually just failures.
Another Great Venerable said, "Indeed. Not only has this fellow survived, but on the path of the Heavenly Venerate, he has walked much farther than we have. There is hope for him to prove Eternity!"
Many present were very puzzled about who this person was. Soon, an old antique revealed the truth. "The name Desolate Ruins might be unknown to some, but his disciple, you should all know, is the Desolate Heavenly Venerate."