Everyone was shaken. They had anticipated the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's move.
He actually intended to traverse the annals of time, to journey to the past, to investigate the truth behind the fall of the Endless Heavenly Venerate.
"Your Majesty, you must not!"
The four Ancient Great Venerables all spoke up, urging the Chaos Heavenly Emperor not to proceed with such an action.
Although a Supreme Heavenly Venerate was invincible in the world, traversing through time would ultimately exact a price.
Moreover, even the Endless Heavenly Venerate had fallen back then. If the Chaos Heavenly Emperor were to travel back to the past, it was highly likely that an accident would occur.
Especially since he did not belong to that era; he would be suppressed by the entire space-time continuum.
"It's fine. I have my own considerations."
Of course, Ye Chen was cautious. He did not send his true self, as that would be a very risky move. Instead, a stream of pristine Chaos light surged from the top of his head, transforming into another version of himself.
Having reached his level of cultivation, his origin was unified. The clones he once had were essentially gone, but he could still condense an external incarnation. Even if it was not as powerful as his true self, it possessed formidable combat strength, far surpassing that of an Ancient Great Venerable.
The purpose of this journey was primarily investigation. Ye Chen naturally would not take excessive risks.
The external incarnation formed from the pristine Chaos light stepped into the fragment of time contained within the Time Fragment.
It was precisely the moment when the Endless Heaven Realm was being struck by the Heaven-Concealing Hand. The heavens collapsed and the earth split, the Heavenly Venerate Mountain was destroyed, and countless members of the Heavenly Race were utterly annihilated, body and spirit both extinguished.
Three Ancient Great Venerables soared into the sky, resisting.
Ye Chen's incarnation descended upon this era, immediately facing rejection from the rules of space-time, which forbade his existence in this temporal plane.
Even a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, upon reversing time, would face the karmic punishment of the world's operational laws if they attempted to alter events of the past or future.
Causality was the most terrifying existence in the world.
But Ye Chen was already a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. All forms of causality could not touch him; he no longer feared them. He activated the power of the Chaos Heavenly Dao, directly dissolving all suppression.
Now that he had descended upon this era, his goal was to uncover the truth of that time.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Heaven-Concealing Hand slammed down. The three Ancient Great Venerables were instantly struck, their figures plummeting to the ground. Their Great Venerable bodies shattered into pieces, their Great Venerable souls nearly exploding, suffering the most horrific injuries. Their blood dyed the lands of the Infinite Heaven Realm red.
Suddenly, an aura that made everyone in this space-time shudder abruptly appeared.
Space-time twisted. Supreme, peerless Heavenly Might bloomed.
It was Ye Chen, traversing through time, walking from the future. His body was wreathed in Chaos Heavenly light, and an incomparable Heavenly Might radiated from him, shaking this era from the future.
"So strong! This is a Supreme Heavenly Venerate!"
"But he is not of this era! He is from the future! A Supreme Heavenly Venerate has come from the future to descend upon this era!"
Within the Endless Heaven Realm, some were overjoyed, sensing the newcomer's supreme, matchless power. His majesty was identical to that of their progenitor, the Endless Heavenly Venerate. He must be a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
However, this mysterious Supreme Heavenly Venerate was wreathed in Chaos light, similar to the Primordial Beginning Heavenly Venerate, yet not exactly the same; there were differences.
Even so, it filled the Endless Heavenly Clan with excitement. Currently, their clan was suffering a terrifying, dimension-shattering strike from the Heaven-Concealing Hand that had come from the River of Time. It had shattered the Endless Heaven Realm, collapsed the Heavenly Venerate Mountain, and caused the complete annihilation of countless supreme experts of the Heavenly Race. Even the three Ancient Great Venerables were in grave danger, teetering on the brink of falling.
Now, the arrival of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate filled the nearly destroyed Endless Heavenly Clan with excitement, giving them hope of being saved.
Witnessing this scene, Ye Chen let out a soft sigh.
Although he had come, he could not reverse these events, for they were established facts of the past.
If he were to forcibly intervene, he would bear immense causality.
Especially since this involved the Eternal Heavenly Race and also the level of Supreme Heavenly Venerates. If he were to act and change things, even someone as powerful as him would suffer the backlash of causality from the entire past, present, and future. At best, he would not die but would pay a tremendous price.
This sigh carried a hint of regret. The surviving powerhouses of the Endless Heavenly Clan who heard it immediately understood why the Supreme Heavenly Venerate from another era was sighing like this, and they couldn't help but feel sorrowful.
So, even this Supreme Heavenly Venerate could not save them.
Ye Chen ascended into the sky. He intended to follow that blood-stained River of Time to uncover the truth.
"Hmm? Someone not of this era has descended upon this era. You should not be here. Go back!"
A fearsome voice rang out from the Heaven-Concealing Hand, having sensed Ye Chen's presence. It spoke coldly.
However, the Heaven-Concealing Hand did not attack.
Because the newcomer was not of this space-time. If it were to attack forcefully, it would bear the immense karmic backlash from the past, present, and future. The consequences would be severe. Even it was unwilling to bear such karmic retribution.
Ye Chen looked at the Heaven-Concealing Hand, sensing its aura. It, too, was not of this era. He said, "You are not of this era either. Why have you descended upon this era? Moreover, you have attacked the Endless Heavenly Clan. This is the descendant clan of a Heavenly Venerate. By attacking like this, aren't you afraid of suffering karmic punishment?"
"That is not something you should ask!" The Heaven-Concealing Hand trembled, emitting an extremely terrifying aura. "I advise you to leave. Do not continue to investigate the matters of this place. Otherwise, you will be tainted by immense causality, and the gain will not be worth the loss."
As the words fell, the Heaven-Concealing Hand moved to bypass Ye Chen, intending to continue its assault on the Endless Heaven Realm below.
But Ye Chen took a step forward, blocking the path of the Heaven-Concealing Hand. He stared at this colossal hand. Though he appeared infinitesimally small in comparison, his majesty was boundless, not the least bit inferior. He said, "What if I insist?"
Without a doubt, the confrontation between the two Supreme Heavenly Venerables had an immensely significant impact.
Especially since the two were not in the same space-time, each originating from different temporal planes. Now, as they confronted each other, vast, boundless Heavenly Might instantly spread out and collided. In an instant, unimaginable phenomena began to manifest.
Ghosts wailed and gods howled; space-time became chaotic...
Countless phenomena of the Great Dao appeared. Everything before them turned illusory.
The mere confrontation between the two actually caused this era to show signs of becoming illusory.
If they were to truly clash, it was likely that this entire era would become illusory, ceasing to be a factual existence. The repercussions would be immeasurably vast.
The master of the Heaven-Concealing Hand was unknown, but it could clearly be felt that it was now staring at Ye Chen with a sinister gaze.
Ye Chen was fearless. He was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, one of the most powerful existences throughout all ages. At this moment, he spoke coldly, "So what if I overturn the past and present? I am capable of quelling all calamities across all time!"
This was confidence, and also a vision.
The future was stained with blood; even Supreme Heavenly Venerates could not escape.
He hoped to quell all disasters, fearless of anything.
"Hmph, if that's the case, then go die!"
A loud shout resounded from the blood-stained River of Time.
The Heaven-Concealing Hand directly swatted over with a palm strike. It was a terrifying force capable of causing the heavens to collapse and the earth to split in the Endless Heaven Realm, a supreme might that even the three Ancient Great Venerables could not withstand.