"So that's how it is. I finally understand."
Ye Chen's tiger-like eyes shed tears as he gazed at the motionless Primordial Female Saint Lord seated in meditation. Her immortal visage was transcendent, her immortal bearing peerless, divine radiance flowing from her. So powerful, so mighty, yet it seemed as if the heavens and earth themselves did not permit her existence. Her form was indistinct, as if she might vanish from this world at any moment.
She was so graceful and stunningly beautiful, a beauty that could topple the world, yet she did not belong to this era.
How could he not understand by now?
She was not the Primordial Female Saint Lord of this era, nor from the past. She came from the future, and she was not alive—she had already passed away.
It was the future him who personally sent his beloved her and other relatives and friends, one by one, onto the River of Time, traveling against the current. All to give them a chance at resurrection, and also to bring back important information to warn him about matters concerning the future.
The Primordial Female Saint Lord from the future had appeared in this region by following the River of Time.
No wonder the Primordial Female Saint Lord was so powerful, so overwhelmingly domineering.
Coming from the future, her future self possessed peerless immortal grace—how could she be weak? She must have been an invincible female supreme who dominated heaven and earth, nearly on par with Emperors and Sovereigns.
Even in death, her invincible majesty could not be offended, for it contained her future Dao Fruit—the legacy of a generation's forceful female supreme.
"Jingruo..."
Ye Chen's tears fell continuously, his mouth murmuring softly, filled with endless sorrow.
For what did such power matter in the end? She had still passed away, buried by his own hands in a patch of earth to slumber, then personally sent onto the River of Time, all in search of a chance for resurrection.
Her life, while domineering, was also filled with tragic, poignant beauty.
As if sensing Ye Chen's sorrow, the Primordial Female Saint Lord seated centrally above, that peerless, world-toppling face, actually shed two clear trails of tears. Under the immortal radiance, they blossomed with seven-colored brilliance, appearing so dazzlingly eye-catching, yet so poignantly beautiful it made one's heart tremble. They slowly fell, staining her robes.
The Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor did not see this scene. He only looked at Ye Chen strangely, puzzled, and inquired, but Ye Chen merely shook his head, unable to tell him.
Some things were secrets, buried in the heart, not to be spoken to others, known only to oneself, bearing that immense pain alone.
Ye Chen silently drew closer, wanting to look at her carefully, and also wanting to know what important information his future self had left for him.
The demonic shadows roared incessantly, their roars shaking the myriad realms. The stars in the sky above seemed about to be shaken loose.
Layer upon layer of demonic shadows coldly looked down upon the Primordial Female Saint Lord, roaring and howling, and questioning: "Who exactly sent you here to suppress this place? This Sovereign is unwilling! Die!"
Boundless demonic might swept through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, directly submerging and covering the area, attacking the Primordial Female Saint Lord.
Boom—
Immortal light surged, divine might boundless, causing the demonic shadows to be sent flying, repelled, unable to truly approach.
Even though the Primordial Female Saint Lord had passed away, her Primordial Spirit gone, immortal radiance still flowed from her, her divine might overwhelming the world. Motionless, the pressure released from her body suppressed the deepest part of this Fallen Heaven Desolate Domain, also suppressing the fallen alien race Demon Sovereign.
The demonic shadows were unwilling, immensely furious, yet helpless, because the Primordial Female Saint Lord was too powerful. Even as a corpse devoid of life, she was peerless and inviolable.
Ye Chen turned majestically, coldly staring at the demonic shadows, then strode forward, charging up. He swung his sacred fist at the demonic shadows, a torrent of world power impacting forth, directly scattering one demonic shadow, exploding into endless demonic mist and demonic light.
"Damnable brat! Her, fine, but even you dare to bully this Sovereign?"
The demonic shadows grew stern, coldly staring at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen said coldly, "As expected, the Ancient Human Sovereign did not completely slay you back then, leaving behind a remnant soul. Today, I shall act in place of the Ancient Human Sovereign, completely annihilating you here, erasing this thousand-mile Fallen Heaven Desolate Domain from the world entirely."
"Ancient Lan World origin force, come!"
With a light shout, the portal within his body fully bloomed. Vast, boundless world origin force descended, causing all living beings to submit and worship.
How immensely boundless was this origin force? Vaster than the ocean, more expansive than the starry sky.
The mighty origin force was bestowed upon Qian Yue, causing his aura to climb to the peak of his life. With a mere gesture, he could shatter the entire heavens and earth, possessing peerless might.
Although not as supremely invincible as when used within the Ancient Lan World, it was still sufficiently powerful.
Moreover, Faith Power multiplied his perception and thoughts. Originally already a peerless Saint King, he now became even stronger, having long surpassed the scope of the Saint Treasury Realm.
Ye Chen's combat power suddenly increased by who knew how many times. He strode forward, charging into battle.
The demonic shadows' expression changed slightly, also sensing the threat emanating from Ye Chen: "So it's the inner world of Sovereign Gu Lan, refined by you. So that's it. However, his Ancient Lan World was damaged by us back then, and you cannot possibly contain the Ancient Lan World within your body. How much of its power can you actually unleash?"
Indeed, as the demonic shadows said, Ye Chen could not unleash the Ancient Lan World's origin force to its utmost, but it was still powerful enough.
The two collided, shattering heaven and earth, immensely powerful, nearly causing the Nine Demon Peaks to completely explode.
The demonic shadows retreated step by step, actually no match for Ye Chen. Even their massive demonic form nearly scattered completely.
"You do have some skill. But if you think this is enough to kill this Sovereign, brat, you're still far from it," the demonic shadows snorted coldly.
"What about this?" Ye Chen shouted coldly.
Swish—
From his chest, light suddenly flashed. An ancient, simple Dao Pagoda appeared—the Human Sovereign Pagoda. It was the great Dao treasure pagoda of a supreme Human Sovereign from the Ancient Era, thirty-three stories high. Each story flowed with endless primordial Chaos Qi, blotting out the sky and covering the earth, submerging and protecting Ye Chen within.
Since appearing in his weak period in this life and allowing him to undergo the Human Sovereign Trial, this Human Sovereign Pagoda had only trembled once when the Heavenly Pass Human Sovereign decree appeared. Unexpectedly, it appeared now as well, autonomously flowing with endless primordial Chaos Qi, appearing extraordinary.
But it was probably influenced by the Human Sovereign's aura, because this place was where the Ancient Human Sovereign had slain the alien race Demon Sovereign.
"The Human Sovereign Pagoda!?"
The demonic shadows completely changed color, because that ancient, simple Dao Pagoda was precisely the supreme treasure wielded by the Ancient Human Sovereign back then to suppress the myriad realms, hunt down their alien race Demon Sovereigns, and annihilate them all.
One could say this weapon was filled with the extraordinary.
Immediately after, with a movement of Ye Chen's hand, a bronze great halberd appeared.
However, upon seeing this bronze great halberd, the demonic shadows changed color again: "Primordial Battle Body!?"