The Peacock King was astonished. He had long known of Ye Chen's strength and invincibility, but he never expected him to break free from the encirclement of so many Heavenly Kings and even kill one among them.
He had to admit, this shocked him. What kind of combat power was required to achieve such a feat? At the very least, he was far from capable of it.
However, recalling that Ye Chen was the first Supreme Heavenly Pride of the Tenth Heaven since the Mythical Era, he felt relieved. This fellow had always been a maker of miracles; accomplishing all this wasn't entirely impossible.
Naturally, there was more apprehension towards that group of Heavenly Kings from the Ancient Divine Continent. Because currently, Heavenly King-level figures on the Ancient Emperor Continent had basically all been sent to the mysterious Divine Realm by the laws of the Great Dao, making it difficult for them to descend upon the continent.
As for those Heavenly Kings, based on Ye Chen's speculation, most likely sensed the peculiarity of the Ancient Emperor Continent and concealed their cultivation. They were latent uncertain factors, and not just one Heavenly King, but a full twelve of them, making them all the more worthy of caution.
If such figures were to erupt with their full power, they would cause immense destruction.
So many Heavenly Kings were enough to sweep across the entire Ancient Emperor Continent, invincible, with none to match them.
Ye Chen also explained his inner worries, fearing those Heavenly Kings might come to the demon race seeking trouble for him, concerned they might implicate the Peacock King.
Although Ye Chen felt this Demon God Hall was extraordinary and that Heavenly Kings would likely need a long time to conquer it, the opponents were indeed extremely powerful.
Sure enough, the Peacock King stated that the Demon God Hall was personally built by the Primordial Demon God. The three thousand divine islands were also arranged by him, bearing the imprints of the Great Dao, capable of connecting with the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, unleashing world-shaking divine might.
It could also assist the immortal ancient weapon left behind by the Primordial Demon God. Once fully activated, it would be no weaker than the Primordial Demon God's strongest strike; even Heavenly Kings attacking would be annihilated in a single blow.
Naturally, it couldn't be used lightly, requiring an extremely vast amount of energy.
However, successive generations of demon race Heavenly Kings who ascended had left behind many contingencies within the Demon God Hall. Even in the deepest depths of the foundation suppressed by the Demon God Hall, there were Heavenly Kings guarding the demon race, still alive.
Because they guarded the demon race, from the day they broke through, they could not ascend to the Divine Realm. They sealed themselves within the deepest part of the Demon God Hall.
With demon race Heavenly Kings wielding immortal demon god weapons, the Demon God Hall could be considered a relatively safe place.
Moreover, those Heavenly Kings from the Ancient Divine Continent were restricted by the rules of the Ancient Emperor Continent. Their previous actions were possible because they were not beings born from the Ancient Emperor Continent, so its rules couldn't descend immediately. But if they wanted to act in the future, they would inevitably be forcibly sent to the Divine Realm by the descending rules.
Therefore, there was no need to fear them using Heavenly King-level combat power so much, which also allowed Ye Chen to breathe a sigh of relief. At least below the Heavenly King realm, he firmly believed he was invincible, capable of sweeping away all enemies.
Having resolved his greatest worry, Ye Chen's expression remained grave, because the waters of the Ancient Emperor Continent were still very murky. This legendary most ancient continent where an ancient Great Emperor passed away was far more unfathomable than imagined.
First, discussing what kind of figures the Sun God, Primordial Demon God, Void Divine King, and Yuan Yao Divine King—those Immortal True Kings—were, both naturally understood very clearly. Each was a heaven's pride of the myriad realms, dazzling through the ages, already terrifying. Once their Supreme Laws were completely successful, it was likely figures like Ye Chen would emerge one after another.
Facing a group of Supreme Heavenly Prides of the Tenth Heaven, even someone as powerful as Ye Chen couldn't sweep through and suppress them as domineeringly as before.
Because they were all of the Mythical Tenth Heaven; truly compared, who was much weaker than whom?
As for the three Immortal Forces on the Ancient Emperor Continent—Tai Sheng Shang Gong, Dark Night Hall, and Sun God Dynasty—the Peacock King mentioned with great gravity that these three forces were extraordinary beyond imagination and should not be underestimated. Any one of them could at least rival the supreme holy lands of the myriad realms.
Especially Tai Sheng Shang Gong, which was even more unfathomable.
Ye Chen also suspected that the so-called Emperor and Sovereign clans very likely referred to Tai Sheng Shang Gong.
As for the other two Immortal Forces, needless to say, they were probably the forces left behind by the Sun Sovereign and Dark Night Sovereign from the Mythical Era, coexisting on the Ancient Emperor Continent.
This point was truly astonishing; if pondered deeply, it was shocking.
The two were in a treasure pavilion within the Demon God Hall, not discussing the Dao, but instead bringing some relatively important issues to the table, exchanging information and understanding the Ancient Emperor Realm.
Otherwise, without clear understanding, even possessing Heavenly King-level combat power wouldn't bring peace of mind.
Because on the Ancient Emperor Continent, the so-called Samsara-level supreme experts were merely the strongest combat power on the surface. Both deeply understood that on this vast continent, there must still be Heavenly Kings remaining, not having ascended to the Divine Realm, like that one Heavenly King among the demon race.
Moreover, perhaps even more terrifying existences were lurking, so they had to understand clearly in advance.
The two each mentioned some important secrets concerning the Ancient Divine Continent, the Chaotic Sea, and the Ancient Emperor Continent.
They both learned many secrets and delved into some particularly important, shocking discoveries that weighed heavily on their hearts.
Among them, the Peacock King even took Ye Chen into an absolute forbidden ground within the demon race. Unless one was an absolutely important figure within the demon race—such as a supreme expert, a member of the elder council overseeing the forbidden ground, or the clan leaders and old monsters of some of the demon race's strongest clans—entry was forbidden.
Because that forbidden ground truly housed too many ancient texts, ancient stone tablets, and relics, from the initial Primordial Era to the Primordial Sage Era, the Middle Ancient Era, and the Recent Ancient Era, all not to be spoken of lightly.
Here lay too many secrets of the demon race, also involving important secrets of the Age of Gods, with legacies from the Primordial Demon God and the demon race's various gods, and even related ancient relics and stone tablets left behind.
Ye Chen and the Peacock King continuously perused materials in this absolute forbidden ground for a full half month, gleaning some clues. They discovered that the so-called Divine Realm to which Heavenly Kings ascended was very likely a conspiracy, a massive conspiracy spanning from the Primordial Battle to the present, with terrifying existences scheming behind it, their ambitions vast. They must be extra careful and not careless.
When the Peacock King mentioned this, he even shielded the void, preventing external detection.
He pointed in the direction of the Demon God Hall not far away, his handsome, beautiful face extremely grave, the meaning self-evident. Among them, there might even be the shadow of the Primordial Demon God, possibly one of the conspirators.
This caused Ye Chen's expression to change, naturally sensing immense foreboding, similar to the feeling when he first saw the Primordial Demon God's divine statue, but even heavier.
If the Ancient Emperor Divine Realm was a conspiracy, then what was the ultimate purpose of making these Heavenly Kings ascend to the so-called Divine Realm?
This involved too much. Ye Chen thought of the black hole above the Ancient Divine Palace, thought of that bronze ancient coffin, thought of the Immortal-Slaying Ship in the Chaotic Sea, thought of the suspected Elder Yan, thought of the alien race mentioned by the Heavenly King on the insect race island, also thought of the master of the Demon God Ruins, even thought of the Dark Night Ancient Hall before entering the Ancient Emperor Realm, with murals of the Tai Sheng Sovereign...
He thought of too much, too much. One by one, past points of confusion continuously surfaced in his mind.
He always had a subtle feeling, as if from the moment he entered the Ancient Emperor Realm, every seemingly unrelated thing he encountered could ultimately be connected.
Behind these things, it seemed there were invisible threads faintly linking them, able to interconnect, able to build upon each other, constructing a heaven-shaking conspiracy, or perhaps a chess game spanning the entire Ancient Emperor Realm, with immense ambitions.
But not to mention Ye Chen, even a figure as lofty as the Peacock King within the demon race couldn't understand clearly, being within the game themselves.
This Ancient Emperor Realm was far more complex than imagined. Previously clear relationships, at this step, were discovered to be incredibly intricate and complex, impossible to fully comprehend.
Because many mists had appeared in the dark, obscuring exploration.
It seemed that in the shadows, terrifying existences had acted, erasing the truly important clues, preventing later generations from probing and understanding.
The Peacock King suddenly spoke: "Qian Yue, you must be careful. I suspect the ambitions within this not only involve the Primordial Demon God but also overlords from the Age of Gods who did not fall. It might even be related to the Human Sovereign Pagoda in your possession. I've seen related records originating from the Primordial Era of the Ancient Emperor Realm."
What was spoken of here naturally referred to the Primordial Battle and the World-Destroying Battle.
"The great destruction of the Age of Gods was not simple. I suspect it wasn't caused by the contention of gods leading to the fall of sages; there might be other unknown reasons behind it," the Peacock King emphasized.
Ye Chen had also suspected this. He had even perused some ancient texts in the barbarian tribe village and gained some understanding. But whether in the barbarian tribe village or the demon race, the truth of the Age of Gods' destruction had been concealed. Someone had secretly acted, smoothing over various clues, making it impossible for later generations to investigate.
"Moreover, I suspect that at some point in the future, the rules of the Ancient Emperor Continent will no longer be restricted. The so-called gods of the Divine Realm will all descend. That will be the real great trouble."
Ye Chen's expression turned grave. The descent of gods—every so-called living being would be a Heavenly King-level existence. Although the number was unknown, it would definitely be no fewer than those from the Ancient Divine Continent, only more.
With the descent of these Heavenly Kings, the entire situation would completely change. At that time, even Samsara-level supreme experts would be inadequate, unable to influence the situation in the slightest.
Moreover, he even suspected that those Immortal True Kings entering the Ancient Emperor Realm weren't simply to obtain Supreme inheritances. They likely also had contingencies from their respective forces behind them, who would intervene.
They might even know some of the conspiracy, using the Immortal True Kings to intervene.
Suddenly, Ye Chen realized that all this had exceeded his expectations, involving far too much.
The waters of the Ancient Emperor Realm were unfathomable!
Ye Chen and the Peacock King looked at each other, both grave.
Not investigating, one wouldn't know; it turned out so much was hidden in the shadows. This chess game seemed astonishingly vast.
The Peacock King said solemnly: "Qian Yue, now you shouldn't continue exploring these ancient secrets. Even if you understand clearly, it's useless. You must quickly break the shackles of the laws binding you. If you can achieve Heavenly King, naturally that's even better. Otherwise, in the future situation, whether your strength or mine, though currently we can be called supreme under heaven, if that conspiracy truly exists, it will be somewhat insignificant."
Ye Chen nodded. This point he couldn't deny. Even if he broke the shackles of the laws binding him, restored his original cultivation, and could use Chaos secret techniques, stronger than ordinary Heavenly Kings, he would likely still find it difficult to influence the situation.
What he worried about most was the emergence of that conspiracy, which might involve the appearance of ancient Great Powers. Unless he could completely pierce through the barrier of the Ancient Emperor Realm and draw upon the world power of the Ancient Orchid Great World, it would be difficult to influence the situation against such figures.
But that was too difficult; the barrier of the Ancient Emperor Realm was hard to penetrate.
At this moment, he urgently felt the impulse to improve his strength. He said: "Peacock, I need to break through."
The Peacock King naturally understood his meaning. "Qian Yue, I will now arrange for you to enter a place where the Primordial Demon God meditated in seclusion. There lies the Primordial Demon God's corpse, retaining its undying battle will. See if you can try to use the Primordial Demon God's will to forcibly break the shackles of the laws."
Ye Chen nodded. At this point, it could only be this way. Although he hoped more to enter the Human Sovereign Pagoda for the Human Sovereign trial to break through.
But it was impossible, because he didn't know how long it would take to leave the Human Sovereign Pagoda, and in three months was the three goddesses' martial competition for marriage, which was very urgent for him.
Under the arrangements of the Peacock King, this supreme expert of the demon race, the Demon God Meditation Ground, originally a forbidden area of the demon race, was opened.
This was a special void space, located in the deepest part of the demon race's forbidden ground. It was an alternate dimensional world personally opened by the Primordial Demon God, very vast, with real stars embedded in the sky through heaven-reaching means.
Terrifying demonic aura spread within this vast alternate world, very suitable for the demon race to cultivate here, but other races would be suppressed.
It could be seen that right in the center lay a massive, crystalline, snow-white skeleton—a huge snake bone, coiled within, even more expansive and massive than a mountain range. The terrifying demonic aura emanated from this snake bone.
This snake bone showed no signs of transforming into a dragon, but its bloodline pressure was even more terrifying than that of Azure Dragons or Dark Abyss Demonic Dragons. It was evolving towards the direction of the mythical Teng Snake.
A vast will pressure continuously emanated from the Teng Snake bone, unimaginably fearsome.
Indeed, the Primordial Demon God was a fearsome Teng Snake, and also a Primordial Great Power-level overlord.
The Peacock King entered together with Ye Chen, transmitting a message to explain: "Qian Yue, be careful. Although the Primordial Demon God has fallen, its demon god will still exists. You are human and will suffer immense suppression. If you can't endure, quickly crush this scroll; it can teleport you away immediately."
In fact, even without the Peacock King's explanation, Ye Chen felt that from that demon god skeleton, even more massive than a mountain range, an unprecedented vast demon god will was continuously emanating, shaking heaven and earth.