"Brother Yue, you are truly a peerless prodigy among prodigies. It's not exactly a major secret," Ye Gucheng nodded, but his expression turned grave. "The alien races are not a single, unified race. Like the Demon race you dealt with, or the Crimson Demon race I faced, they are merely powerful races among the alien races. There are other formidable races as well."
According to Ye Gucheng's explanation, the alien races were immensely powerful, originating from beyond the Myriad Domains. Just as countless races inhabited the myriad realms, the alien races also comprised numerous tribes, and their numbers even surpassed those of the races within the myriad realms.
However, the primary ones were races like the Demons and Crimson Demons, as they had produced existences comparable to the supreme Emperors and Sovereigns, thus making them the dominant forces.
Naturally, both the Demon race and the Crimson Demon race, like humanity, possessed immortal clans comparable to imperial and royal clans—the supreme lineages of Emperors and Sovereigns. The royal clans were lineages that had given birth to ancient Great Sages or higher, with corresponding hierarchies.
The great destruction of the previous epoch era owed a significant part, even a direct cause, to these alien races.
Although these alien races retreated from this universe during the great destruction of the Mythical Era, a considerable portion remained behind, lurking within the myriad realms and countless lower worlds, hidden from discovery.
Throughout this epoch, a significant number of immortal legacies had vanished without a trace, disappearing overnight like the Purple Mansion Sacred Land. Other supreme sacred lands, imperial and royal clans, the Human Sovereign Palace, and others suspected the lurking alien races within the myriad realms were responsible, yet they could never be found.
Even the major powers suspected these alien races, lurking within the myriad realms, were constantly stealing the secrets of heaven and earth. One day, they would invade again, recreating the moment of the great destruction of the Mythical Era.
Ye Chen's expression shifted slightly. He recalled the blood-soaked future he had witnessed on the River of Time—countless years later, when the myriad realms would crumble, the vast starry sky would be shattered, and everything would undergo a cataclysmic change.
He would become the supreme, unparalleled existence, the sole Supreme One, unmatched throughout the world, invincible across all ages, yet utterly alone in the world.
There would be no family, no friends, not even enemies.
All would have perished, leaving only a few races and him alone standing in the eternal sky, gazing into the past with desolate and sorrowful eyes, personally burying one beloved and old friend after another. A simple little island would be filled with graves, with only him enduring in the world.
Everything would lose its meaning.
Whenever he thought of such a scene, he couldn't help but feel a heavy weight in his heart.
After endless ages, would all that truly come to pass?
No!
He must prevent it from happening. Remembering Yaya's tragic withering, his future self digging out his beloved and old friends from their graves to send them onto the River of Time, just to bring a sliver of life, a glimmer of hope, made his heart ache so much it nearly suffocated him.
That future, no matter what, he would not allow it to happen.
"Brother Yue, what's wrong?" Ye Gucheng asked, seeing Ye Chen's heavy expression.
Ye Chen shook his head, his expression returning to calm. "It's nothing. Thank you for your concern, Brother Gucheng. Let's leave now. The ancient coffin holds little value anyway. Although the Giant race's sacred bones are precious, all their essence has dissipated, rendering them mostly useless. Let's close the coffin lid and let him rest in peace."
Ye Gucheng had no objections.
After carefully studying the demonic array patterns and understanding their core, Ye Chen took action, causing the demonic array patterns to lose their vitality and the formation to halt, the gravity disappearing.
Then he retrieved the three-zhang coffin lid and personally placed it back, finally bringing the matter to a true close.
The various powerhouses were curious about what lay within the three-zhang ancient coffin. The two Young True Kings did not conceal the truth, honestly revealing it, causing everyone's expressions to change. There were actually five equally powerful alien royal clans, and they had emerged a full month earlier. Moreover, based on speculation, these five royal clans might be even more powerful than the previous two, which was the most shocking revelation.
Zhageluo and the crimson-haired monster were terrifying enough. If five even more fearsome ones were to appear, the people here might not be able to withstand them. After all, the two True Kings could hold off two, but three would basically sweep through them all, unless they broke through to the Divine Transformation Realm to contend.
But Ye Chen told them not to worry excessively, as they had already left a month ago and might have encountered the armies led by the various overlords, who would simply crush them.
Facing the supreme legions personally led by the great overlords, no matter how powerful the royal clans were, they could not resist—they would only meet their doom.
Hearing this, the various powerhouses finally breathed a slight sigh of relief. However, to prevent any accidents, they decided to proceed together, as by this point, they were already quite close to the deepest regions.
Not long after, Zhao Tianyi and the other young powerhouses appeared, reuniting with them.
However, within the ancient city's mist, the three thousand young prodigies had suffered heavy casualties, with over seven hundred dead or injured. Combined with the losses during the struggle for heaven and earth spiritual essences, fewer than two thousand young prodigies remained.
When Zhao Tianyi learned that Ye Chen's true identity was the Great Demon King Yue, his eyes widened, his mouth agape, speechless for a long time.
Everyone knew the Great Demon King Yue was the acknowledged Immortal True King of this generation, the invincible among the new generation, far surpassing even Kings. He never imagined that the friend he had unintentionally befriended possessed such a shocking identity.
Many young prodigies were even more envious.
The Great Demon King Yue, an Immortal True King, an existence invincible among his peers, even Kings had to bow their heads. Zhao Tianyi was so fortunate to befriend such a figure—truly a blessing cultivated over nine lifetimes, enviable to all.
Ye Chen merely smiled, patted his shoulder without a word, and continued forward.
After the demon nest was eradicated, the number of demons hidden in the mist decreased manyfold, making everything proceed much more smoothly.
After crossing the ancient city ruins, everything opened up. Immortal mountains stretched in clusters, but along the way, they encountered numerous traces of battle. Mountains lay shattered in clusters, the earth split, and forests collapsed.
Even the divine islands that once hung in the sky had been forcibly struck down, crashing to the earth, with clusters of palaces shattered into pieces.
Numerous corpses littered the ground—humans, demon beasts, but mostly alien creatures. Blood stained the mountains and forests red, polluting the clear lakes and rivers.
Everywhere bore the aftermath of battle, devoid of the beautiful, immortal scenery of immortal mountains and green waters when they first entered the Purple Mansion Sacred Land.