They set off!
The spatial gate of the Divine City opened to its fullest extent, revealing a massive spatial channel.
The Great Power-level ancient ship, carrying the heroes of the world, was steered by Ye Chen into the spatial gate, transmitting towards the large coastal city at the edge of the continent.
Boom—
The massive Great Power-level ancient ship entered the spatial gate and vanished completely.
The journey to the Ancient Emperor Continent finally began, six years after Ye Chen entered the Ancient Emperor Realm.
Less than half an hour later, after emerging from the spatial gate at Donghua City on the eastern coast, the magnificent Great Power-level ancient ship did not pause for a moment. It charged directly into the boundless ocean at an extreme speed, riding the waves.
Almost in an instant, the Great Power-level ancient ship had already sailed to the edge of the Chaotic Sea.
All of this followed the secret passage to the Ancient Emperor Continent provided by the Ancient Divine Palace. This route, learned from the Heaven's Pride geniuses who participated in the Human Sovereign competition throughout the ages, was located in the east.
Ye Chen believed the Ancient Divine Palace would not deceive him. This was a Great Power-level ship, and on board were four Heavenly King-level Elders. Even if the Ancient Divine Palace wanted to kill him, they wouldn't be foolish enough to pay such a heavy price.
In the distance, about thirty thousand miles from the coastline, the world plunged into a terrifying darkness.
The calm ocean had completely descended into a state of violent chaos. Countless thunderbolts crisscrossed, monstrous waves surged to the heavens, accompanied by terrifying disasters. The void was constantly torn open, revealing dark spatial rifts.
There was also a chilling, soul-numbing yin baleful energy.
Even a Saint Lord entering would not last long before their power was completely depleted, perishing, its Dao extinguished.
Regarding this Chaotic Sea, there was actually a widely circulated legend.
Legend said the Chaotic Sea was not naturally formed. Instead, it was a barrier left behind by that supreme existence from the Ancient Emperor Continent who participated in the Primordial battle, isolating the Ancient Emperor Continent from the Ancient Divine Continent.
The legend was chilling to hear. How powerful must such an existence be to accomplish this? For this Chaotic Sea was too vast and boundless. No one knew its true expanse. It was said that to cross it required traversing hundreds of thousands, even millions, of miles.
Even Heavenly Kings could not cross it because they could not sustain themselves for such long periods without absorbing the power of heaven and earth.
Naturally, legends were just legends, with little verification.
But the battle between such existences nearly shattered the Ancient Emperor Realm itself. It wasn't impossible for them to have done this, given their cultivation had long since reached heaven-defying levels.
The Chaotic Sea was as violently chaotic as the world knew. Countless thunderbolts and spatial tears constantly surged forth, enough to make anyone pale.
However, the moment the Great Power-level ancient ship entered this Chaotic Sea, a hazy light screen immediately rose, enveloping the entire vessel. It rode the waves, completely blocking all the ocean swells outside the ship.
Even the boundless storms, the countless thunderbolts, and spatial rifts had no effect.
Truly worthy of being the ancient ship of that Great Power-level Palace Master from the ancient era. It was indeed sturdy enough, with divine marks and Dao patterns of the Great Power level manifesting, blocking all destructive forces. Riding the waves, it was practically omnipotent.
The heroes on board couldn't help but marvel. Almost none had not attempted to cross the Chaotic Sea before, but they had all given up quickly after entering, deeply aware of its fearsome nature. Yet, under the protection of this Great Power-level ship, it all seemed so calm and uneventful.
The nine Heavenly Kings from the Imperial Dynasties who had followed along also exclaimed in admiration, "Throughout the ages, it is said the only one who could cross the Chaotic Sea was that ancient Palace Master of the Ancient Divine Palace. It's likely this ancient ship was built precisely for crossing the Chaotic Sea. His methods were indeed extraordinary."
"Naturally. Our ancient Palace Master was an ancient Great Sage. His methods could never be considered difficult," said Elder Tianmei from the Ancient Divine Palace who had also come along, speaking with great pride.
"Indeed, it is quite extraordinary. But be careful. The terror of the Chaotic Sea is far from being as simple as what we see before us," Ye Chen said, because he had once ventured deep into it and had seen some terrifying things. He was giving a warning.
Elder Tianmei, however, merely snorted coldly, clearly not receptive to Ye Chen's words.
Ye Chen didn't mind. He had no obligation to mention those things to Elder Tianmei and the others.
Boom rumble—
Along the way, the Great Power-level ancient ship rode the waves, ultimately demonstrating its extraordinary, world-surpassing capabilities within this Chaotic Sea.
Its speed was fast, remaining so even in a dangerous place like the Chaotic Sea, never changing.
Because it was too extraordinary. Any storm or wave was crushed before it.
Of course, better safe than sorry. The speed of the Great Power-level ship was also somewhat restrained, never pushed too fast. Yet, in half a day, it had already traversed a full twenty thousand miles—a speed that the heroes would find hard to believe under normal circumstances.
At least, the vast majority on board could not have crossed such a distance within the Chaotic Sea. Even Ye Chen hadn't managed it because it was too dangerous.
But this Great Power-level ancient ship had done it, and it continued to ride the waves, swiftly traversing the Chaotic Sea.
According to the secret passage recorded by the Ancient Divine Palace, the eastern part of the Chaotic Sea was relatively the safest sea area. This conclusion was drawn by the Ancient Divine Palace personnel who followed the Heaven's Pride geniuses crossing the sea during past Human Sovereign competitions.
In ancient times, that Great Power-level Palace Master of the Ancient Divine Palace had also set off from the east.
Naturally, the so-called secret passage was merely a relatively safer sailing route. In the Chaotic Sea, there was no truly safe place.
Along the journey, the heroes on the Great Power-level ancient ship also saw humanoid, ferocious living beings—the same kind Ye Chen had encountered during his previous entry into the Chaotic Sea.
Their bodies were covered in dense, sinister scales, with thick barbs. They were thirteen zhang tall, exuding an aura of great terror, even stronger than the one Ye Chen had encountered.
Moreover, these beings were intelligent. Knowing the Great Power-level ship was indestructible and sensing the terrifying aura of the numerous blood energy dragons on board, they flashed by in the distance.
Naturally, Ye Chen encountered that massive island again—barren and desolate, but swarming with densely packed humanoid, ferocious beings overhead. This was because Ye Chen's previous crossing had also been through the eastern Chaotic Sea.
Not all of these humanoid beings were at the Saint level, but the weakest were at least Demigod realm. Moreover, within this Chaotic Sea, they feared nothing. The thunderbolts, wind blades, and yin baleful energies could not harm them. Clearly, over endless years, they had gradually evolved to an immune state.
They also saw several of these humanoid beings that had reached the Saint Lord level, making one sigh at the wonders of nature's creation.
Boom—
Suddenly, the world became many times more violent. The humanoid beings on that island had discovered the presence of the Great Power-level ancient ship and were charging over madly, blotting out the sky!