A Supreme Heavenly Venerate had taken action! It was inconceivable, unimaginable!
Ye Chen had returned to his Heavenly position, displaying the might of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
The mysterious Calamity Heavenly Venerable moved to block him, clashing in an instant. In the next moment, their figures appeared upon the Heavenly Battlefield formed long ago from the clash between the Kunlun Heavenly Venerate and the Extreme Demon Heavenly Venerate.
With a thunderous boom, boundless Heavenly Might pierced through the Seventy-Two Pillar Realms, soaring into the sky, shaking the Kunlun Tian Domain and even causing tremors throughout the Thirty-Three Celestial Domains, its influence reaching the Boundless Origin Land.
At this moment, countless gazes turned towards the core of the Kunlun Tian Domain, revealing shock.
"Such intense energy fluctuations! It's Supreme Heavenly Might! A Heavenly Venerate has made a move!"
"Is another ultimate Heavenly War about to erupt?"
All sides were shaken. The intervention of a Heavenly Venerate was destined to shake the world. No one could remain calm.
"This Heavenly Might... it belongs to the Chaos Heavenly Emperor! Wasn't he in seclusion within the Chaos Heavenly Mansion? How did he reach the Kunlun Tian Domain?"
"After hundreds of thousands of years, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor has emerged with overwhelming force once more!"
Of the two clashing Heavenly Might auras, one was familiar to the world, at least to the inhabitants of the Thirty-Three Celestial Domains. For it was the Chaos Heavenly Emperor—a peerless Heavenly Venerate who had only risen to prominence a few hundred thousand years ago, yet whose impact on this era was immense. Who did not know of him?
Within the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, powerful auras bloomed as gazes turned towards the Kunlun Tian Domain, revealing pleasant surprise.
"It's Yue! He actually reached the Kunlun Tian Domain!"
The Goddess Zhao Jingruo had grown increasingly divine and noble over the years. Having inherited the various methods left by Ye Chen, she had long since reached the Taishang realm. Her cultivation speed could be described as unbelievably fast—after all, it had only been a single epoch. But upon careful thought, she herself possessed extraordinary talent. Moreover, as the wife of a generation's Heavenly Venerate and receiving guidance from an Imperial Consort, how could her progress be slow? The endless cultivation resources alone were enough to allow her to break through realms rapidly.
In fact, aside from her, the other several Main Consorts and all of Ye Chen's descendants had also reached this level. The methods of a Heavenly Venerate were inconceivable. Before Ye Chen left the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, he had used the power of the Chaos Heavenly Dao to rebuild the foundations of those close to him and infused them with a wisp of Chaos Heavenly Dao origin. Their foundations could be considered at the level of third-generation Heavenly Venerate bloodlines.
The Chaos Heavenly Mansion could be said to have multiple Taishangs within a single mansion. Moreover, all had the potential to ascend the Taishang Ranking.
At this moment, the members of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion looked towards the Kunlun Tian Domain with excitement. After so many years, they finally witnessed the Chaos Heavenly Emperor reappear in the mortal world once more. Although a Heavenly War was erupting, no one worried for him. In the vast world, no one dared claim they could slay a Supreme Heavenly Venerate—unless it was a Heavenly Venerate King.
But the sole Heavenly Venerate King, the Primordial Heavenly Venerate, had remained hidden for endless eons, not even appearing at Heavenly Venerate assemblies, which were presided over by the Desolate Heavenly Venerate instead.
The Heavenly War erupted, surging with boundless Heavenly Might from the Kunlun Tian Domain, extremely terrifying. Heavenly Venerates were unfathomable; aside from a select few, no one could witness a true Heavenly Venerate battle.
At this time, Kunxu Great Venerable emerged from the hall and rushed towards the Kunlun Tian Domain, leaving a message for the Chaos Heavenly Mansion members: "His Majesty is engaged in a great battle. This venerable may not be able to directly participate and assist, but the Kunlun Tian Domain remains the ancestral land of the Kunlun Heavenly Clan, with Heavenly Venerate methods left by the Heavenly Father. Perhaps they can provide some restraint and create an opportunity for His Majesty!"
With these words, he vanished.
Simultaneously, ancient Great Venerables from all sides also looked towards the Kunlun Tian Domain, as did the other Supreme Heavenly Venerates. A Heavenly War was something even Heavenly Venerates could not ignore.
Upon Pangu Heavenly Venerate Mountain, within the Ancient Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Emperor rose to his full height. The Heavenly Emperor's Sword appeared in his hand, and he slashed out a single stroke. The peerless Heavenly Venerate sword energy cleaved through the sky, arriving at the Kunlun Tian Domain in a single thought, piercing into the Seventy-Two Pillar Realms and striking the Calamity Heavenly Venerable.
Heavenly blood blossomed, dyeing the firmament crimson, staining multiple Tian Domains red.
"Heavenly Emperor!" roared the Calamity Heavenly Venerable. He was currently engaged with the Chaos Heavenly Emperor; who would have thought another Heavenly Emperor would personally intervene?
In the Endless Tian Domain, the Endless Heavenly Venerate also launched a strike, reversing time and space to land upon that Calamity Heavenly Venerable.
In the Desolate Tian Domain, the Desolate Heavenly Venerate's boundless blood energy flooded the heavens as he threw a fist strike, shattering the firmament.
The Undying Heavenly Venerate, from beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, sent down world-destroying heavenly flames.
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One Supreme Heavenly Venerate after another took action. Regardless of past enmities, they shared a common hatred towards the Calamity Organization. At this moment, they all attacked, killing towards the Calamity Heavenly Venerable.
The Calamity Heavenly Venerable battling Ye Chen suffered grievous wounds. His entire body was covered in Heavenly scars; most of his Heavenly blood had been incinerated under the assaults of the various Heavenly Venerates. Even his Heavenly Venerate body was riddled with cracks, difficult to heal.
Ye Chen fully revived the Prison of Flames Tower and also summoned the Chaos Great Cauldron to suppress. The Cosmic Tower and the Seal Gate both pressed down, seeking to refine and kill the Calamity Heavenly Venerable.
This was a rare, golden opportunity. Refining and killing a Calamity Heavenly Venerable would be of immense use for his flesh body's path to eternal Dao attainment. It might even allow him to directly achieve the Heavenly Venerate fruit of the flesh body!
But unfortunately, turmoil erupted beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens. From various parts of the Origin Land, vast Heavenly Might surged forth, intercepting the attacks of the Heavenly Emperor, the Endless Heavenly Venerate, and the other Supreme Heavenly Venerables.
Without a doubt, these were other Calamity Heavenly Venerables making their move, preventing the Heavenly Venerates of the Origin Land from joining forces to slay that Calamity Heavenly Venerable.
Boom—
Infinite bloody light flooded the sky of the Thirty-Three Celestial Domains, even rapidly spreading beyond them.
The world only saw chaotic radiance illuminating all heavens as a majestic existence towering as high as the heavens roared, half its body severed, before angrily tearing through space to depart.
Half a Heavenly Venerate body remained behind. Drops of Heavenly blood fell, each containing unparalleled Heavenly Venerate might, destroying everything as they scattered towards the Thirty-Three Celestial Domains. Billions of stars exploded.
Clearly, this was the Calamity Heavenly Venerable's deliberate act. Knowing he would inevitably suffer terrible wounds and leave behind half his Heavenly Venerate body, he used this to inflict heavy damage upon the Origin Land, at the very least annihilating countless experts. Especially since the Thirty-Three Celestial Domains gathered over ninety-nine percent of the Origin Land's geniuses—the future vital force.
The world shuddered. If those drops landed, the Thirty-Three Celestial Domains would face catastrophic disaster.
Chaotic radiance swept through the heavens, also carrying away all the about-to-fall Heavenly blood, causing not the slightest destruction to the Thirty-Three Celestial Domains.
The world all chanted praises of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's peerlessness!
Many experts also felt regret, for not a single drop of Heavenly blood remained. Even a single drop, though containing Heavenly Venerate killing intent, would have had infinite wondrous uses for them.
"A pity. In the end, he still managed to escape."
In the intense battle, relying on the early joint attacks with the various Heavenly Venerates, Ye Chen had managed to sever half of that Calamity Heavenly Venerable's Heavenly Venerate body. Ultimately, that Calamity Heavenly Venerable narrowly escaped death and vanished.
Though Ye Chen felt regret, he understood that wanting to slay a Heavenly Venerate-level existence was countless times more difficult than slaying a Great Venerable. Managing to leave behind half a Heavenly Venerate body was already the result of the early combined efforts of multiple Heavenly Venerates. To completely kill a Heavenly Venerate required prolonged joint effort.
But within the Calamity Organization, Calamity Heavenly Venerates were evidently not lacking. They intercepted the assistance from Heavenly Venerates of all sides, preventing his success.
Nevertheless, half a Heavenly Venerate body could be considered a tremendous harvest.
"Your Majesty." Kunxu Great Venerable arrived at Ye Chen's side. This ancient Great Venerable was uniquely powerful because he had refined and merged with the Heavenly Venerate body of his father, the Kunlun Heavenly Venerate, resulting in an exceptionally powerful physique. Below the Heavenly Venerate realm, aside from the anomalous existence that was the Undying Heavenly Venerate, he was the strongest. In terms of strength now, among ancient and modern Great Venerables, he could rank within the top three, no weaker than Tianluo Great Venerable, perhaps even stronger.
Ye Chen gave a slight nod. Kunxu Great Venerable had arrived and immediately activated the ancient Heavenly Venerate remnant formation of the Kunlun Heavenly Clan, providing Ye Chen with great assistance.
Kunxu Great Venerable looked at the Seventy-Two Pillar Realms, a trace of complexity flashing in his eyes, especially when he saw the Tianluo Pillar Realm. For in the past, during the great war between the Extreme Demon Heavenly Venerate lineage and the Kunlun Heavenly Venerate lineage, Kunxu Great Venerable had once battled Tianluo Great Venerable. However, he admitted he was indeed inferior to Tianluo Great Venerable back then—that was an extremely powerful super Great Venerable who had suppressed him, inflicting heavy wounds.
Unfortunately, endless eons had passed. He had survived and progressed further, reaching the level of Tianluo Great Venerable from back then, even surpassing it. Yet Tianluo Great Venerable had fallen, leaving only broken walls and ruins here.
Kunxu Great Venerable stepped forward, arriving at the Tianluo Hall. After a long silence, he actually sprinkled a cup of wine and drank one himself.
Ye Chen said, "You don't hate him?"
Kunxu Great Venerable shook his head. "Although back then the Extreme Demon Heavenly Venerate led endless demon armies to attack my Kunlun Heavenly Clan, in truth, the two Heavenly Venerate-level forces had not reached a life-or-death struggle; both exercised restraint. In the end, it was the Calamity Organization that intervened, inciting internal strife, causing us heavy casualties. Moreover, a Calamity Heavenly Venerable made a move, luring away the Heavenly Father and the Extreme Demon Heavenly Venerate, while other Calamity Heavenly Venerates remained to attack our Kunlun Heavenly Venerate and the Demon Dynasty. In fact, back then the Kunlun Heavenly Clan had already fought side by side with the Demon Dynasty. How could there be hatred?"
Ye Chen suddenly understood. However, matters involving Supreme Heavenly Venerates were beyond his ability to deduce, so many hidden details remained unknown to him.
Kunxu Great Venerable also knew this. He slowly spoke, mentioning some little-known secrets from that era.
"When the Twilight of the Heavens was initiated, the Heavenly Father once said there were traitors at work, driving the Heavenly Venerates into internal conflict, depleting vital forces and causing multiple Heavenly Venerates to fall," Kunxu Great Venerable said. "However, the traitors were deeply hidden. It was even suspected that more than one Heavenly Venerate acted as a traitor. These traitors, on one hand, incited hatred between Heavenly Venerates. You must understand, no Heavenly Venerate is absolutely without grievances against others. The traitors intentionally or unintentionally drove these conflicts. Of course, they didn't just drive conflicts between Heavenly Venerates; they also secretly pushed for disputes and wars between the Heavenly Venerate-level forces under their command, thereby promoting internal strife among Heavenly Venerates! Moreover, after the Twilight of the Heavens, the Great God Pangu was expelled by the Heavenly Venerates and left the Origin Land—also because of these traitors. The Heavenly Venerate King was too powerful. Before the Great Calamity descended, he had already charged into the Calamity and slain Calamity Heavenly Venerables." Kunxu Great Venerable sighed. Supreme Heavenly Venerates were already so unattainable, yet the Heavenly Venerate King had slain not just one Calamity Heavenly Venerable. One could imagine he was an existence the world could not hope to match.
"After expelling the Great God Pangu, and after the Great God Pangu reopened the Primal Realm, he consecutively opened forty-nine Chaos Ancient Universes before finally exhausting his strength and perishing. Originally, after multiple Heavenly Venerates fell during the Twilight of the Heavens, the Thirty-Three Heavens Seal was greatly weakened. The fall of the Great God Pangu further accelerated the seal's weakening, so that it could only be maintained for a little over two Chaos Epochs."
Kunxu Great Venerable sighed inwardly, raising his head to look at the firmament. His gaze traversed the Thirty-Three Heavens, seeing the Seal of All Heavens. On the other side was the Great Calamity that had destroyed more than one Cycle Era. A Cycle Era referred to the cultivation civilization born each time the world was reborn. The current cultivation civilization of the Origin Land had experienced who knew how many times within this infinite world. The more one knew, the more one felt a deep, instinctive awe towards the Great Calamity.
Ye Chen also lifted his gaze towards the Seal of All Heavens, his eyes profound, lost in unknown thoughts.
Not long after, Kunxu Great Venerable departed.
Ye Chen remained within the Seventy-Two Pillar Realms, activating the Chaos Great Cauldron and the Prison of Flames Tower to refine the half Heavenly Venerate body and everything belonging to the Burial Heaven Abyss Lord. Even after returning to his Heavenly position and becoming a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, Ye Chen still spent a full ten thousand years thoroughly refining both. Naturally, the most difficult to refine was the Burial Heaven Abyss Lord, who struggled persistently, proving even harder to refine than the half Heavenly Venerate body. But after several thousand years, he was completely extinguished.
At this time, Ye Chen's reincarnation body, the Taizhen Supreme physique, stepped out and stood before him. With a wave of his hand, two streams of pure power—at the Great Venerable and Heavenly Venerate levels—were completely infused into this physique. Simultaneously, he also infused the origin, essence blood, etc., of the Extreme Demon Heavenly Venerate and Tianluo Great Venerable.
Boom—
Under Ye Chen's control, the Taizhen Supreme physique began an unprecedented, massive breakthrough, even more astonishing than within the Heaven-Mending Clan's Heavenly Venerate Blood Pool. For this time, there was not only a small portion of the Extreme Demon Heavenly Venerate's origin and essence blood, everything of the super Great Venerable Burial Heaven Abyss Lord, and part of Tianluo Great Venerable's origin and essence blood, but more importantly, there was also half a Heavenly Venerate body. Although this half Heavenly Venerate body did not contain Heavenly Venerate origin, it did contain considerable Heavenly Venerate true blood. Melting so much into this Taizhen Supreme physique directly triggered a comprehensive, major breakthrough.
Even more crucially, it was now the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, having returned to his Heavenly position, who controlled everything. All the power was flawlessly merged into this physique. Ye Chen's Heavenly Soul silently comprehended every change occurring during this physique's transformation, which held great benefit for his flesh body's path to Heavenly Venerate attainment.
Ten thousand years later, Ye Chen awoke. This physique had astonishingly reached the Taishang Supreme level. In other words, Ye Chen's reincarnation body's flesh cultivation had reached the Taishang Supreme level.
Naturally, the Heavenly Dao descended with a terrifying great tribulation, submerging Ye Chen. Naturally, Ye Chen, having returned to his Heavenly position, controlled the Taishang Supreme physique, bathed in the endless great tribulation for further tempering, and once again battled the imprints of ancient and modern Heavenly Venerates, obtaining even more powerful Eternal Heavenly Dao power.
After the tribulation ended, Ye Chen's reincarnation body's physique was peerless, having reached the peak below the Heavenly Venerate realm. The next step was to assault the Heavenly Venerate realm.
Attaining Heavenly Venerate through the Dao, attaining Heavenly Venerate through the body—this was the dream of all people throughout history, even the other Heavenly Venerates of the present era were no exception. Only thus could one achieve the dual Heavenly Venerate fruit and become a Heavenly Venerate King. A Heavenly Venerate King was an existence capable of slaying Supreme Heavenly Venerates.
"Finally, the flesh body has been cultivated to the Taishang Supreme level. A physique of this level is already not inferior to ancient Great Venerables, capable of battling them," Ye Chen said. Such a powerful flesh body already stood at the extreme below the Heavenly Venerate realm; the next step was to assault the Heavenly Venerate position. But even becoming a Taishang Supreme was so difficult, requiring the refinement of half a Heavenly Venerate body, part of a Heavenly Venerate origin and true blood, as well as part of the origin and essence blood of a super Great Venerable and Tianluo Great Venerable to achieve a breakthrough. Wanting to become a flesh body Heavenly Venerate—who knew how difficult that would be. Normally, it required accumulation over many epochs, even an entire Chaos Epoch, to break through. But now the Great Calamity had less than three epochs before its descent. Where did Ye Chen have so much time now?
However, the Heaven-Mending Heavenly Venerate and Extreme Demon Heavenly Venerate had left behind contingencies. Presumably, other Supreme Heavenly Venerates had also left corresponding contingencies. The Heavenly Venerates throughout history had likely all seen the Great Calamity and made their own arrangements, all wishing to help Ye Chen become the new Heavenly Venerate King. One more Heavenly Venerate King would be of immense help to the Origin Land's resistance against the Great Calamity.
"It's about time to return," Ye Chen murmured to himself. At this point, he no longer needed to experience the mortal world, for he had found the path for his flesh body's eternal Dao attainment: 'The sea accepts all rivers; tolerance leads to greatness!' The next step was accumulation, using quantitative change to achieve qualitative change, for the flesh body to truly attain eternal Dao!
At this moment, a group of familiar people appeared—Zhenyu Imperial Son, Martial God, and others, along with the various experts of the Wanxuan Chu Clan. They all looked at Ye Chen with reverence as if gazing upon a deity.
Who could have imagined that Ye Chen was actually the legendary Chaos Heavenly Emperor—a Supreme Heavenly Venerate who had risen in the current era? Especially Zhenyu Imperial Son, Martial God, and the others, who had been with Ye Chen since their weak days, adventuring until now. Who could have imagined Ye Chen's origins were so grand?
Ye Chen looked at old friends like Zhenyu Imperial Son and Martial God. At this moment, they were quite awed, for this was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. They dared not be overly familiar, fearing it would be seen as presumptuous. The wrath of a Heavenly Venerate was something no one in the world could withstand.
However, a gentle smile curled at the corner of Ye Chen's mouth. "No need to be reserved. I am still that same Ye Chen."
Hearing this, Zhenyu Imperial Son, Martial God, and the others also breathed a sigh of relief. This indicated the Chaos Heavenly Emperor still acknowledged them.
But the Wanxuan Chu Clan members, like Chu Xiangyu, were even more terrified. Who could have imagined this Ye Chen was the legendary Chaos Heavenly Emperor—a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, a great existence who could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate? Even the Taishang realm overlord ancestor of the Chu Clan would have to bow in submission, gazing at his back.
Ye Chen looked at Zhenyu Imperial Son and the others. "Now that I have returned to my Heavenly position, I will no longer wander the mortal world. Are you willing to accompany me to the Chaos Heavenly Mansion?"
Zhenyu Imperial Son, Martial God, and the others were naturally overjoyed. The Chaos Heavenly Mansion was a Heavenly Venerate-level force with endless resources. Moreover, over the years they had occasionally heard of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's mighty reputation; cultivating there would surely yield twice the results with half the effort. And crucially, they were life-and-death brothers with the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's reincarnation body, very familiar.
But soon, Zhenyu Imperial Son and Martial God exchanged a glance and refused, causing Ye Chen slight surprise and some puzzlement.
Zhenyu Imperial Son smiled brilliantly. "Brother Ye, thank you for your care. However, we still wish to venture on our own for a while. Now that you have returned to your Heavenly position and become a supreme Heavenly Venerate, we also wish to pursue the dream of Heavenly Venerate, hoping one day to fight side by side with you once more."
Martial God shared the same sentiment. This made the geniuses of the Wanxuan Chu Clan shake their heads at them. Joining a Heavenly Venerate-level force was the dream of countless experts, let alone when the Chaos Heavenly Emperor was their brother. If they joined, they would inevitably receive cultivation with endless resources. In the future, not just Taizhen, but even Taishang, even the Great Venerable level, would be within reach. Why were they unwilling? Venturing alone outside was destined to be much more arduous.
However, Ye Chen knew that both Zhenyu Imperial Son and Martial God possessed their own pride. He smiled. Precisely because of this were they friends acknowledged by his reincarnation body.
Ye Chen said, "Since you insist, I won't try to persuade you. But I can give you this promise: whenever you encounter trouble, you can seek me out at any time. This is my, Ye Chen's, promise." He took out the Demon Saint Flower and infused it into Zhenyu Imperial Son's body. Once successfully refined, he would at least reach Taizhen in the future, with Taishang even within expectation!
Zhenyu Imperial Son and Martial God exchanged a smile, stepping forward to give Ye Chen a big hug. Other old friends did the same.
Thus, they parted ways.
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Ye Chen returned to his Heavenly position, grasping the Chaos Heavenly Dao. His Heavenly Might was like the midday sun. With the other old friends who had ventured out from the Zhenyu Imperial Domain back in the day, he traversed endless space in the blink of an eye, returning to the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
At this moment, the five Main Consorts—Yi Wu, the Goddess, A Beinu, Chen'er, and Yu Qing—led other Young Mansion Lords like Ye Junlin and Qianxun out to welcome him, overjoyed. Naturally, many of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion's most powerful also appeared, respectfully welcoming the return of the Mansion Lord, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor.
After hundreds of thousands of years, Ye Chen returned, reuniting with his family and retaking control of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
The Chaos Heavenly Mansion held a grand feast. Overlords from all sides came to pay respects to the Supreme Heavenly Venerate, creating a lively scene.
...
In the blink of an eye, over a hundred years had passed since Ye Chen returned to his Heavenly position.
Over these years, he did not deliberately cultivate, instead often spending time with his family. Having been away for tens of thousands of years, he felt a pang of guilt, and now he was making up for it.
Ye Chen was in the rear garden of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion. This place was like a celestial paradise, enveloped in immortal mist, every wisp and strand formed from the illusory transformations of the world's principles, containing infinite mysteries, unfathomably deep.
This place was also a forbidden area of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion; none could enter except Ye Chen and those close to him.
Ye Chen was lying leisurely on a grand master's chair, a rare moment of relaxation.
Now, he was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, one of the mightiest beings between heaven and earth. Moreover, after years of arduous cultivation, braving death to impact the Eternal realm, was the ultimate goal not precisely for moments like this?
Beside him were his wives: Goddess, Chen'er, Yuqing, Yiwu, A Beinu, and others, along with his children like Qianxun and Ye Junlin. It was a scene of perfect harmony.
Ye Chen lay on the grand master's chair, a snow-white, soft, and adorable little beast perched on his shoulder. Man and beast enjoyed the peace together, while Yiwu, Yuqing, and others peeled crystal-clear divine fruits and handed them over.
The Supreme Fruit, true to its name, was a peerless divine fruit born from the bodies of fallen Supremes. Consuming it could allow an ordinary mortal to directly become a Supreme figure. It was one of the most precious divine fruits even in the Origin Land.
But here, it was a fruit to be casually enjoyed.
Extravagant indeed.
With his wives and children present, it was most enjoyable.
They mainly stayed here now, either cultivating, sparring with each other, or fishing.
On this day, chaotic light flickered.
A heroic, peerless figure appeared, accompanied by wisps of chaotic mist and the myriad Daos of the heavens encircling him. It was Ye Junlin.
Majestic and peerless, he was like a second Ye Chen.
Carrying an Emperor Sword on his back, he strode in. He first greeted his mothers and siblings, then came before Ye Chen and said, "Father, your son wishes to go to the Dragon Realm to seek justice."
There resided the Ancient True Dragons, the dragon race of the Origin Land, far stronger than the dragon race within the Original Realm by an immeasurable degree.
There were no shortage of Taixu and Taizhen-level supreme True Dragons, and even multiple Taishang realm Ancient Dragons. Naturally, the most powerful supreme True Dragon was the Great Ancestor Dragon, who had reached the Great Venerable level.
The Origin Dragon Race, like the Origin Land itself, was born from the endless chaos and had survived for endless eons.
It was said they were once one of the Primordial Divine Spirits, but later separated.
Throughout the ages, they had always been among the strongest races of the Origin Land, theirheritage / foundation unfathomably deep.
"Oh?" Ye Chen asked, "Why?"
He could directly deduce the reason, but with family, he never did so.
Ye Junlin said, "Because the little Golden Dragon was taken by them and has not been returned to this day."
It turned out that back when the Original Realm's powerhouses entered the Origin Land, although the several Supreme Heavenly Venerates ultimately did not act due to their statuses, many super forces of the Origin Land had targeted them.
Among them was the Dragon Realm.
At its peak, the Dragon Realm had once given birth to a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. Besides the Supreme Heavenly Venerate, it also possessed three Great Venerable-level existences.
Because of the War of the Heavens' Twilight, the Dragon Race Heavenly Venerate fell, and two Dragon Race Great Venerables perished along with him.
From then on, the Dragon Realm suffered a severe setback.
But they always hoped to return to their peak, even hoping to nurture a Dragon Race Heavenly Venerate.
Therefore, upon seeing Ye Junlin, a Chaos True Dragon, and the little Golden Dragon, they immediately had other ideas.
Later, multiple Dragon Race supremes personally came to invite them, hoping the two would join the Dragon Realm, but Ye Junlin refused.
The Dragon Race supremes naturally were unwilling to let go of Ye Junlin, a peerless genius with the bearing of a Heavenly Venerate. They did not hesitate to personally act, with a Taishang realm overlord personally making a move.
However, in the end, they were stopped by the Heavenly Emperor, who had not yet regained his Heavenly Position at the time. Unfortunately, the little Golden Dragon was still taken away.
All along, the Dragon Realm was too powerful, not inferior to the Eternal Heaven Clan by much. Even Ye Junlin had no confidence in retreating unscathed from the Dragon Realm. He even knew that even if a Taishang realm overlord were to intervene, it would be the same.
That was a true dragon's den and tiger's lair.
Unless an Ancient Great Venerable took action, the Dragon Realm could not be threatened.
Unfortunately, later, the Heavenly Emperor regained his Heavenly Position but had been in seclusion, only officially emerging shortly before the Heavenly War.
Ye Junlin also did not wish to trouble his master, the Heavenly Emperor, with this matter. Therefore, he had been diligently cultivating, hoping to rely on himself to rescue the little Golden Dragon.
However, even now, having become a Taishang, and even awakening his Heavenly Venerate bloodline like Ye Chen did back then, making him a Supreme King on the rankings, he still could not go to seek justice.
Even if an Ancient Great Venerable were to act, it might not be possible to seek justice, let alone him.
Ye Chen understood. With a great hand, he grabbed at the void. Instantly, infinite Eternal Heavenly Patterns and Heavenly Dao rules condensed together, finally forming a token. This was a Heavenly Venerate Token!
Within the Heavenly Venerate Token was contained Ye Chen's unique Chaos Heavenly Might. He said, "Take this Heavenly Venerate Token to the Dragon Realm. Presumably, the Dragon Realm will not make things difficult for you."
Ye Junlin's expression brightened with joy. He naturally knew his father was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. Unless the Dragon Realm was foolish to the extreme, they would absolutely not refuse this matter.
Not long after, Ye Junlin returned. However, the little Golden Dragon was not with him, and his expression was very strange.
Moreover, a Dragon Race Taishang had personally come. It was the Dragon Race Grand Elder, a true elder-level figure who had lived from shortly after the opening of the Origin Land to this era. He had come specifically to apologize and seek punishment.
Even as a Dragon Race on the level of the Eternal Heaven Clan, they dared not offend the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, all because the Chaos Heavenly Mansion had a Supreme Heavenly Venerate presiding over it.
At the same time, this Supreme King-level Dragon Race Grand Elder personally said, "Chaos Heavenly Emperor, my clan's Progenitor has asked me to convey a message to you. He will personally instruct the little one, and hopes to have a chat with you when you have time."
Within the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, everyone was in an uproar. The Dragon Race still dared to defy Ye Chen's will?
Even if the Dragon Race was strong, defying the will of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate was also suicidal behavior, wasn't it?
Ye Chen's mind stirred, and he already understood everything. He revealed a faint smile and said, "Please ask the Dragon Race Grand Elder to return and convey to the Dragon Race Progenitor that I will certainly pay a visit when I have time."
After the Dragon Race Grand Elder left, someone was puzzled. "Why hasn't the little Golden Dragon returned yet? Was he taken by a Dragon Race Great Venerable for personal guidance? But even a Dragon Race Great Venerable is not a match for Father, is he?"
The speaker was precisely Ye Fei, Ye Chen's youngest daughter, somewhat confused.
A Supreme Heavenly Venerate's comprehension of the myriad Daos of the heavens reached an unimaginable level. One could say that mastering one Dao meant mastering all Daos. There was almost no Great Dao in the world they did not understand.
Especially Ye Chen, who was the Chaos Heavenly Venerate. His comprehension of the myriad Daos was even more unfathomable.
At this moment, Ye Junlin said with a strange expression, "No, in this particular field, Father truly cannot compare to the Dragon Race Progenitor."
Everyone was in an uproar.
Ye Chen smiled and said, "Indeed. Because the Dragon Race Progenitor has returned. He is a Heavenly Venerate."
Everyone was shocked.
The Dragon Race Progenitor Heavenly Venerate had regained his Heavenly Position!
Thinking carefully, first the Heavenly Emperor regained his Heavenly Position, then the Endless Heavenly Venerate regained his Heavenly Position, and now even the Dragon Race Heavenly Venerate had returned. Did this not mean that the Supreme Heavenly Venerates who fell in the past would all defy the heavens and return one by one in this era, regaining their Heavenly Positions?
Qianxun said, "Father, if the various Heavenly Venerates reverse life and death to return and regain their Heavenly Positions, doesn't that mean there is hope of stopping the Great Tribulation?"
Ye Chen's eyes, however, were deep and solemn. He sighed lightly but did not speak.
Even beings as powerful as Supreme Heavenly Venerates—wanting to truly regain their Heavenly Positions was not that simple.
And this Great Tribulation... was probably not so simple either.
...
Eighteen thousand years after Ye Chen regained his Heavenly Position, on this day, another legendary Heavenly Venerate relic emerged.
In this Heavenly Venerate relic, the Universe Great Emperor appeared, also wanting to compete for the Heavenly Venerate inheritance, break through his shackles, and prove the Supreme Heavenly Position.
After so many tens of thousands of years, the Universe Great Emperor was also incredibly heaven-defying, having become a Supreme King, not inferior to those Supreme Kings from the various Heavenly Eras, his combat power extremely terrifying.
In the location of the Heavenly Venerate relic, a battle between Supreme Kings erupted.
Subsequently, relying on the fact that he himself was the Pangu Axe, making his body indestructible, the Universe Great Emperor withstood the terrifying attacks of several Supreme Kings, obtained a Heavenly Venerate supreme treasure, and swiftly left, leaving the several Supreme Kings helpless.
Several of the Supreme Kings, who were Heavenly Venerate offspring, discovered the Universe Great Emperor's traces. By chance, they learned his identity—he was actually a being born from the awakened consciousness of the Pangu Axe, the Heavenly Venerate King weapon of the great Pangu from back then. They were greatly shocked, giving rise to greed. Thus, they pursued the Universe Great Emperor, wanting to seize this Pangu Axe.
Although the Universe Great Emperor was strong, himself at the Supreme King level and very powerful, he was ultimately no match for multiple Supreme Kings.
Those were all Heavenly Venerate offspring, and among them were no shortage of offspring from living Heavenly Venerates like Shifang, Asura, and Ancient Nether. Shifang was powerful, and it seemed their Heavenly Fathers also had intentions in the dark, hoping to obtain the Heavenly Venerate King weapon of the great Pangu.
After all, the great Pangu was the only peerless figure throughout the ages capable of contending for the king's position with the Primordial Heavenly Venerate. Even other Supreme Heavenly Venerates were somewhat inferior.
Such a Heavenly Venerate King weapon made even Supreme Heavenly Venerates covetous.
Finally, several Supreme Kings targeted the Universe Great Emperor together. Using a Heavenly Venerate relic treasure, they set a trap, tricking the Universe Great Emperor into falling for it, then ganged up on him, wanting to kill the Universe Great Emperor and seize this Heavenly Venerate King weapon.
Although the Universe Great Emperor was strong, in the end, he was no match for several Supreme Kings. Forced to flee, he crossed multiple Tian Domains in succession, finally entering the Chaos Tian Domain.
The several Supreme Kings even pursued him inside, chasing him all the way to the Chaos Heavenly Mansion. Still fearless, they even wanted to kill their way into the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
Although the Chaos Heavenly Mansion was strong, not a single Supreme King was simple. They forcefully charged in, completely unafraid of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion's rules.
Boom—
Kunxu Great Venerable appeared, blocking the four Supreme Kings. He shouted, "This is the Chaos Heavenly Mansion. Do you truly wish to disregard the rules of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion?"
He was originally an Ancient Great Venerable, and after refining the flesh of his Heavenly Father, the Kunlun Heavenly Venerate, who below a Heavenly Venerate was his match?
With him alone blocking, the four Supreme Kings simply could not take half a step into the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, completely halted.
"So you are the Ancient Great Venerable of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion?" one Supreme King spoke, frowning deeply but acting with confidence. "I remember you. You are Kunxu, the offspring of the Kunlun Heavenly Venerate. I didn't expect you to be such a failure, only becoming a Great Venerable, and even becoming a watchdog for a newly ascended Great Venerable!"
His tone was very disrespectful. Not only did he regard Kunxu Great Venerable as a watchdog, showing no respect whatsoever, but he was also utterly disrespectful towards the newly ascended Heavenly Venerate, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor.
The other three Supreme Kings all had indifferent expressions, similarly unafraid of Kunxu Great Venerable's status and cultivation.
Ultimately, they were the strongest offspring and strongest disciples sealed away by their respective Heavenly Venerates. Their status was noble, second only to the Heavenly Venerate within their Heaven Clan or Heavenly Venerate-level forces. Why would they fear a Great Venerable?
Hearing this, Kunxu Great Venerable's expression turned gloomy. "Yan Huanyu, you disrespecting me is one thing, but you even dare to disrespect the Chaos Heavenly Emperor? Even if your Heavenly Father were here, he would not dare to be so arrogant!"
Yan Huanyu was the strongest offspring of the Asura Heavenly Venerate. He sneered, "If my Heavenly Father were here, wouldn't that junior Chaos Heavenly Emperor hurry out and kneel in welcome?"
On the other side, Wanzhan stepped forward and said coldly, "The Chaos Heavenly Emperor dared to annihilate a group of top powerhouses of my Wanxuan Heaven Clan back then. Now that I, Wanzhan, have arrived and haven't even sought justice for my fourth brother Wanxing, merely looking for that Universe Great Emperor, you dare to obstruct? Are you truly not afraid that we will completely overturn this Chaos Heavenly Mansion?"
Taiwu and Gai Jiutian were also present. Although silent, they also made their stance clear.
Yan Huanyu and Wanzhan were even more provocative. Their Heavenly Fathers were living Heavenly Venerates. They demanded the Chaos Heavenly Mansion hand over the Universe Great Emperor, otherwise they would face the attacks of several Supreme Heavenly Venerates.
Clearly, they were confident and unafraid, relying on the fact that their Heavenly Fathers were Supreme Heavenly Venerates, unafraid of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
Moreover, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor was only a newly ascended Supreme Heavenly Venerate. Although his cultivation was heaven-defying, so what? They believed he certainly would not dare to offend their Heavenly Fathers behind them.
Kunxu Great Venerable's expression turned icy. He directly made a move, a great hand slapping out, containing majestic power surpassing the Taishang realm, blasting towards the four Supreme Kings.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!—
The four Supreme Kings were as if struck by lightning, their figures retreating like lightning.
Although hailed as the strongest Supreme Kings, compared to Kunxu Great Venerable, the difference was too great. In a frontal battle, they were simply no match.
Moreover, this was with Kunxu Great Venerable holding back. The gap was too vast.
Wanzhan's mouth overflowed with blood. He roared, "Kunxu, you dare attack us? You seek death!"
"I think the ones seeking death are you four!"
A cold voice rang out. It was Ye Chen.
As his words fell, a Chaos great hand descended from the sky, seizing the several Supreme King-level Heavenly Venerate offspring. No matter how peerless their cultivation, how they dominated their peers, or how great their hope of proving the Supreme Heavenly Position in this era, under the Chaos great hand, they had not the slightest power to resist, unable to break free in the least.
Among them, Wanzhan roared, "Chaos Heavenly Emperor, do not bully others too far! Our Heavenly Fathers are all living Heavenly Venerates! Release us immediately, or you will surely face the pursuit of our Heavenly Fathers!"
Clearly, even at this stage, they were still confident and unafraid, openly defying the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, utterly unafraid that he was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate of the current era.
"Oh, is that so?"
Ye Chen's Chaos Heavenly Shadow manifested, towering and immense, looking down upon them from above. He said coldly, "Even if this Heavenly Venerate kills you, what can your Heavenly Fathers do?"
As his words fell, the Chaos great hand clenched. Before the several could even scream, the several Supreme King offspring were instantly annihilated in body and soul, dead beyond dead.
Heaven and earth fell silent. The world was shocked.
Several of the strongest Supreme Kings were just exterminated like that!
Those were the strongest offspring of several Supreme Heavenly Venerates, nurtured with endless effort and sealed until this era to prove the Supreme Heavenly Venerate position. Yet they were just exterminated by the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, annihilated in body and soul.
But people also sighed. Those several Supreme Kings were purely seeking death. A Supreme Heavenly Venerate—how could they be insulted!
Boom! Boom! Boom!—
At the same time, the moment the several Supreme Kings were exterminated, from several directions, terrifyingly powerful Heavenly Might rapidly spread, pressing towards the Chaos Tian Domain, making the world shudder.
Was another ultimate Heavenly War about to occur?
Ye Chen sat within the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, watching the several strands of Heavenly Might descend. He coldly snorted, "Scram!"
With a flick of his sleeve, heaven collapsed and earth split. He directly scattered the several strands of Heavenly Might. A voice filled with dominance and arrogance resounded throughout the world. "If you want to start a war, come personally! This Heavenly Venerate will accompany you to the end!"
As his words fell, heaven and earth fell silent!
Everyone drew a cold breath. The Chaos Heavenly Emperor was truly invincibly dominant!
At the same time, within the Pangu Tian Domain, the Heavenly Might of the Ancient Heavenly Court bloomed.
Within the Purple Extreme Tian Domain, Heavenly Might permeated.
Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, Heavenly Might surged mightily.
Within the Endless Tian Domain, an Ancient Heavenly Venerate City floated and sank. The Endless Heavenly Venerate also seemed about to emerge.
Various Ancient Great Venerables also had towering pillars of light standing tall.
The whole world was shaken, as if another ultimate Heavenly War was about to erupt.
Both sides confronted each other.
At the critical moment, the Desolate Heavenly Venerate, holding the Chaos Heavenly Seal, mediated between the two sides. The confrontation thus ended.
The several highest Heavenly Venerates who had lost Supreme Kings all coldly snorted. Although their offspring were exterminated, regarding their offspring's passing, they cared more about face.
Of course, being their strongest offspring, how could they be so easily killed?
Supreme Heavenly Venerates like Wanxuan, Taiyuan, and Asura all possessed their sons' essence blood and true spirits. Using Heavenly Venerate forbidden means, they revived them.
The several strongest Heavenly Venerate offspring, Wanzhan, Yan Huanyu, Taiwu, and Gai Jiutian, had ugly expressions. But for the first time in their lives, they felt such fear towards the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
That Chaos Heavenly Emperor was too dominant. He simply had no fear of their Heavenly Fathers behind them, directly taking dominant action.
If not for their Heavenly Fathers mastering Heavenly Venerate forbidden means to reverse life and death, they would have certainly died.
After this battle, the several were no longer so arrogant.
The world sighed. Indeed, evil has its own evil tormentor. Running wild at the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's place, even the strongest Heavenly Venerate offspring were not allowed, because that was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate on equal footing with their Heavenly Fathers.