Boom—
Ye Chen's avatar returned to his main body.
In that instant, he obtained a great deal of important information.
The fall of the Endless Heavenly Venerate was related to the Blood-Stained Future. He likely ventured into the Blood-Stained Future, where he was besieged and killed by five Celestial Sovereign Level terrors, unable to return. Furthermore, a Celestial Sovereign Level terror struck against the Endless Celestial Clan, wiping them out.
He had gained quite a bit of useful information.
At the very least, Ye Chen now knew that the terror of the Blood-Stained Future was beyond imagination, powerful enough to fell even a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
Suddenly, his tiger-like eyes blazed with intense chaotic light as he looked in a certain direction.
For suddenly, the heavens shook and the earth trembled; the entire Endless Forbidden Zone was quaking.
In the space between heaven and earth, endless fragments appeared.
Upon closer inspection, they were all fragments of time, each one as vast as a world.
A tall, imposing figure appeared, standing atop the sky at the core of the Endless Forbidden Zone.
Boundless heavenly might flowed from his form, and he arrived carrying fragments of time, which coalesced into a River of Time.
This tall figure had disheveled hair, obscuring his true features. But a closer look caused the three Ancient Great Venerables to suck in a sharp breath of cold air.
For the countless fragments of time around him were no simple matter; each one was actually an evolution of Heavenly Venerate runes, runes that pertained to the Space-Time Heavenly Dao.
If struck by even a single random fragment of time, even a Taishang realm overlord would suffer the most dreadful temporal inversion—rapid aging, reversal into an infant, or even complete disappearance from the mortal world.
Without a doubt, the identity of the newcomer was obvious: it was the Endless Heavenly Venerate.
"The Endless Heavenly Venerate is still alive!?"
The three Ancient Great Venerables were greatly shocked, finding it somewhat hard to believe. That was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate who had suddenly and mysteriously perished. But now, it seemed he hadn't truly fallen, but had lived into this era.
Ye Junlin was also greatly astonished. That was one of the former Supreme Heavenly Venerables, who had mysteriously and suddenly perished during the Twilight of the Heavens era, becoming one of the most terrifying unsolved mysteries in the world.
Moreover, through the records in the fragments of time, he had clearly fallen, his celestial corpse plummeting from the River of Time.
Who could have imagined that the Endless Heavenly Venerate was actually still alive.
Only Ye Chen frowned, having discerned the truth.
The Endless Heavenly Venerate gazed from afar at everyone within the Endless Ancient City. Treading upon the River of Time, he passed through the three Heavenly Venerate Great Formations.
The point of passage was precisely the location Ye Chen had used to dismantle the formations. Step by step, he entered the core region, arriving within the Endless Forbidden Zone.
Looking down from his lofty position, he surveyed everyone and issued a majestic voice: "I never expected you to be able to break through to this place. It surprises this Heavenly Venerate somewhat. Now, I give you one chance. Submit to this Heavenly Venerate, and you may live. Follow me in establishing an immortal celestial dynasty to rule over the Origin Land!"
Facing the Endless Heavenly Venerate, many of the supreme powerhouses knelt down one after another, awed by his peerless heavenly might.
However, no one agreed, for they had only recently pledged to follow the Chaos Heavenly Emperor. Naturally, they dared not betray the Chaos Heavenly Emperor now.
Besides, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor had shown them grace. Were it not for him, they would likely have remained lost within the Endless Forbidden Zone forever.
The Endless Heavenly Venerate frowned, the heavenly might around him intensifying many times over. "Are you unwilling?" he said.
The heavenly might was like a prison, utterly unbearable for those supreme powerhouses. They felt their forms and spirits were about to explode.
Even the three Ancient Great Venerables felt a sense of oppression.
But all the heavenly might that approached Ye Chen's vicinity melted away like spring snow, silently dissipating into nothingness.
Ye Junlin, Yaya, Qianxun, the Space-Time Emperor, and the others immediately felt relieved, free from all pressure.
Boom—
Suddenly, a brilliant ray of chaotic light arrived from outside, directly traversing the three Heavenly Venerate Great Formations as if completely unaffected, instantly descending within the Heavenly Venerate's Palace.
It was Hun Wuji.
But this peerless and matchless Taishang Supreme was extremely agitated at this moment. Upon seeing the Endless Heavenly Venerate, he immediately dropped to his knees, tears welling in his eyes. "Father, is it really you?"
His identity was instantly revealed: Hun Wuji was the offspring of the Endless Heavenly Venerate.
In fact, back when the Chaos Heavenly Mansion was established, some had speculated as much; otherwise, how could he be so proficient in the Space-Time Great Dao?
Moreover, it was evident from the fragments of time that when the three Ancient Great Venerables fell, they expended their final strength to send a youth away.
Clearly, that youth was Hun Wuji.
Now, Hun Wuji was deeply moved. He never imagined he would one day see his Heavenly Father again.
However, the Endless Heavenly Venerate looked at Hun Wuji with eyes of extreme indifference, devoid of any emotion. Only when sensing the active chaotic power within the latter's body did a strange glint appear in his eyes.
At that moment, Constant Brightness Great Venerable sensed something amiss, his expression drastically changing. "Not good! It's him! The one who shattered my Great Venerable body back then, trapping me here, forcing me to rely on these three Heavenly Venerate Great Formations for self-preservation."
Clearly, Constant Brightness Great Venerable had recognized the other's identity, shocking everyone. The Endless Heavenly Venerate had shattered Constant Brightness Great Venerable's Great Venerable body?
But why would he do such a thing?
This left many perplexed.
Immediately, all the powerhouses regarded the Endless Heavenly Venerate with vigilance.
The three Ancient Great Venerables also secretly raised their guard.
Ye Chen's gaze was like heavenly suns, piercing through everything. "This is not the Endless Heavenly Venerate," he stated. "It is his Heavenly Venerate body, which has undergone corpse transformation."
"The Heavenly Venerate body has undergone corpse transformation!?" This shocked everyone.
The Endless Heavenly Venerate before them was not the true Endless Heavenly Venerate, but merely a corpse that had gained sentience.
"No! My Heavenly Father is peerless across generations, traversing past, present, and future! He couldn't have died like this!"
Hun Wuji, this normally steady and composed Taishang Supreme, was now exceptionally emotionally agitated.
Having finally managed to see his Heavenly Father again, only to learn he was merely a sentient corpse—how could he accept this?
The three Ancient Great Venerables' expressions changed as they recalled the two sentient Great Venerable corpses suppressed by Huang Xu and Hun Wuji. Clearly, the Endless Heavenly Venerate before them had likely fallen into that same bizarre state—long dead, but with a corpse that had gained sentience.
Simultaneously, the three Ancient Great Venerables then revealed looks of pleasant surprise.
If they could refine this Heavenly Venerate body of the Endless Heavenly Venerate, they would undoubtedly achieve a Celestial Sovereign Level physical form.
Moreover, the Endless Heavenly Venerate's Heavenly Venerate body likely still contained Heavenly Venerate origin power and Space-Time Heavenly Dao power. Could it also allow them to achieve what Constant Brightness Great Venerable had pursued in the past?
It was highly possible that, in doing so, they would become like the Undying Heavenly Venerate—not inferior to a true Supreme Heavenly Venerate!
However, with Ye Chen, a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, present here, even the three Ancient Great Venerables dared not rashly attempt to seize it.
Ye Chen saw through their thoughts and said indifferently, "If you wish to contest for it, I can give you one chance to do so."
"We thank Your Majesty, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor!" The three Ancient Great Venerables' faces lit up with joy. Given the opportunity, they were confident they could seize it.