Eternal Holy Emperor

"What!?"

Ye Chen’s expression changed upon hearing this. How could it be possible that even reaching one-third of their strength might not be possible? Why is that?

He was puzzled, very confused. One must know that this involved competing for the Emperor Body, related to the Emperor’s Foundation. Several Ancient Monarchs were driven mad over it, with some even dying in the process. In such circumstances, it was impossible for these Ancient Monarchs to be holding back their strength.

"I know you must find it very strange, don’t you? Why haven’t they displayed all of their strength, or even just one-third of it? It’s very unusual," said Elder Xuan Dao. Then he looked up, perhaps more like gazing toward the unreachable crest of the Heavenly Dome, and said with deep meaning, "Actually, it’s not that they don’t want to, but that they cannot. The Heavenly Dao does not allow it, the universe does not allow it."

"The Heavenly Dao does not allow? The universe does not allow?" Ye Chen was growing ever more curious. Why not?

Instead of answering directly, Elder Xuan Dao asked back, "Young friend, do you know the rules of the Plane World?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen suddenly felt enlightened and immediately understood why the Ancient Monarchs couldn’t display their full strength.

The reason why the Cosmic Heavenly Dao does not allow it is precisely because the Ancient Monarchs are too powerful.

Like in a Plane World, which belongs to the Lower Realm, where Saints are almost equivalent to the strongest, capable of easily destroying the world’s elements. Even external Saints attempting to enter a Plane World would face great restrictions and suppression by the world.

Similarly, the Ancient Monarchs are also too powerful, capable of easily destroying the Chaos Ancient Universe and breaking the laws of all Daos. Therefore, the cosmic world does not allow them to demonstrate their full supreme battle strength, thus suppressing a large portion of their power.

If they were to fully demonstrate it, the power of the Ancient Monarchs would increase several fold, and even the nine ancient road dominators would stand no chance of facing them.

Only now did Ye Chen truly understand the absolute strength of the Ancient Monarchs. He had no doubt about the truth of Elder Xuan Dao’s words. A peerless supreme being trapped in the fetters of Great Power for seventy thousand years understands the invincibility of the Ancient Monarchs better than anyone in this world.

However, Ye Chen quickly became puzzled and said, "Senior Xuan Dao, as you say, even if the Ancient Monarchs are stronger than imagined, under the suppressions of the Cosmic Heavenly Dao, they can only exhibit one-third of their strength. I reckon even I could retreat unscathed. What you’re saying now doesn’t really make a difference. The biggest difference is just that I know the true strength of the Ancient Monarchs."

Elder Xuan Dao sighed, "Young friend, do you think I would tell you this matter for no reason?"

Ye Chen’s pupils shrank immediately. Indeed, Elder Xuan Dao wouldn’t say such things without a reason; he seemed to have a faint suspicion in his heart, a bad premonition.

Sure enough, Elder Xuan Dao soon spoke up, "Actually, you should know that even in the Ultimate Ancient Road, which occurs once every ten thousand years, there are very few Supreme Geniuses from each Ancient Universe. Yet, in this era, the numbers are exceptionally high, and there are even fearsome emperors’ sons and daughters or Supreme Immortal bloodlines gathering in this era. What does this signify?"

He asked instead of answering.

"This era is unparalleled," Ye Chen said, a gigantic wave of shock surging in his heart.

Yes, like the flourishing of the Ultimate Ancient Road, countless Supreme Geniuses from the great Ancient Universes are emerging, and the emperors’ sons and daughters who were hidden in the past have appeared.

Moreover, like the Sealing Universe, hasn’t the great golden era started, with various bloodlines erupting, and even the Ten-layered Heaven Level, which hadn’t appeared since the Mythical Era, initially broken through by him, followed by the Sun God, Ancient Demon God, Yuan Yang God King, Fengg Wu, and other former True King talents in succession?

All these indicate the uniqueness of this era.

And it’s not just the Sealing Universe; even in other Chaos Ancient Universes, and in the whole Chaos Sea, unprecedented changes are happening in this era.

Under such changes, the cosmic Heavenly Dao suppression might slowly vanish, and the suppressed powers of the Ancient Monarchs might gradually recover.

Once the power of the Ancient Monarchs recovers, how terrifying would it be? Even Ye Chen couldn’t imagine, but he believed that even under the level of invincibles among the nine ancient road dominators, it would be hard to fight them head-on.

Elder Xuan Dao knew that Ye Chen understood and sighed softly, "So, you need to be careful. Initially, the Heavenly Dao’s suppression was gradually fading, but in recent years, it has accelerated a lot, especially in the past three years. Although the Ancient Monarchs still cannot fully possess all their power, they are much stronger than before. Even the nine dominators of the Ultimate Ancient Road have to shy away, unable to face them in battle."

Ye Chen nodded, his expression heavy, and he asked Elder Xuan Dao for a definitive assessment of the absolute strength of the Ancient Monarchs.

The response from Elder Xuan Dao left him deeply shocked—

"An Ancient Monarch, even one who has just stepped into this domain, when possessing absolute strength, can contend with a Ninth Layer Heaven Peak Great Power and the outcome is such—" He raised his hand, five fingers displayed: "Within five rounds, the Peak Great Power will be inevitably defeated, and this inevitable defeat likely comes with the calamitous cost of falling."

Ye Chen was shocked, the gap between them was actually so vast!

That was a Great Power Peak, just one step away from reaching Ancient Monarch, but the gap of a single step is so immense, even unbelievably large, not even lasting five rounds? And it might even come with the cost of falling?

Elder Xuan Dao sighed softly: "You must believe what I say, Ancient Monarchs are only stronger than you imagine, never weaker. If in the future you truly encounter an Ancient Monarch, fleeing immediately will be your best option."

Hearing this, Ye Chen could only nod.

Indeed, facing an Ancient Monarch unbound by Cosmic Heavenly Dao suppression, what else could Ye Chen do but flee?

Could he dare to charge upward, confronting the Supreme Cosmic Dominator?

He is indeed very strong and believes himself invincible, yet his cultivation level is ultimately too low, not having fully grown. If he were to clash forcefully with an Ancient Monarch, his chances would be nine deaths and one life.

Not a monarch, ultimately cannot be an opponent of a monarch.

The title of Cosmic Dominator is not one spoken lightly.

"However, you also need not worry too much. As of now, those Ancient Monarchs still cannot easily set out. You have seen how the Ancient Monarchs are all determined to obtain the Emperor Body, but lately, none have appeared. Otherwise, it would be far more difficult for you to escape under their noses." Then, Elder Xuan Dao added, not waiting for Ye Chen’s question, he answered: "That is because of the invincible Cang Xiong of the Ultimate Ancient Road, who just days ago spoke. Under his call, a new rule emerged within the Great Universe—the No King Order!"

"The No King Order!?" Ye Chen was astonished.

"Exactly, the No King Order!" Elder Xuan Dao nodded, "As the name suggests, it’s an invisible rule preventing the Ancient Monarchs from making a move. A grand era has emerged, leading to astonishing changes in the whole universe. Many Daos are becoming close, which will impact the cultivation environment of the entire universe, allowing the cultivation speed to increase, making the cultivation of Heavenly Spirits ever easier, and enhancing the power of the entire Ancient Universe. The power of Ancient Monarchs is too great and in recent years has rapidly recovered, easily affecting the changes in the Great Universe. Therefore, in this period, universe dominators at the Ancient Monarch level cannot make a move, to avoid influencing the universe’s changes, and since this was personally decreed by the invincible Cang Xiong, unless absolutely necessary, Ancient Monarchs cannot lightly make their move."

"Even supreme battle weapons at the level of Supreme Emperor Weapons are subject to this rule."

Ye Chen understood, the universe’s transformation has made cultivation increasingly easy, and with an invincible existence who once contended with even the Wuxiang King personally speaking, who would dare not comply.

Even the Ancient Monarchs have to be extremely wary of Cang Xiong, though Cang Xiong is merely a legend, with countless tens of thousands of years not having made a move, even rumored to be at the end of his life span, yet still an undefeatable presence in the universe.

Moreover, the Ultimate Ancient Road is tremendously strong, and for these reasons, all the Ancient Monarchs have to adhere to the agreement, cannot act in the mortal world, nor can they personally hunt Ye Chen, reducing threats to him by more than ninety percent.

After all, the current strength of Ye Chen’s cultivation is such that as long as the Ancient Monarchs do not act, he can roam the Ancient Universe, fearing nothing.

While Ye Chen let out a breath of relief, he also felt a faint sense of regret. Because he belongs to the Combat Saint Lineage, ingrained with a sense of madness, even if being hunted by an Ancient Monarch in the future, he still hopes to truly spar once, to personally experience the real terror of an Ancient Monarch, and the unrivaled domain of this Cosmic Dominator!

Not being able to personally fight naturally brings regret.

Suddenly, a startling plan surfaced in Ye Chen’s mind, and when he informed Elder Xuan Dao, this peak Great Power renowned in the Ancient Universe was left dumbfounded: "Young friend, you are too crazy. This way, it indeed might be nine deaths and one life, especially since you currently cannot wield the Desolate Great Halberd, and are fundamentally inadequate to contend, so you should act with caution."

"And if you proceed this way, even Ancient Monarchs might be able to temporarily ignore the No King Order’s restrictions, and act against you, you must think thrice before acting."

Ye Chen smiled, looking towards the depths of the starry sky: "Senior Xuan Dao, although I deliberately let most of the Ancient Universe’s powerhouses hunt me down as a trial, always being hunted can get tiresome. Now with this plan, it can also make them see who is untouchable, collecting some interest."

"If people do not offend me, I will not offend them."

"If people offend me, I will repay them tenfold!"

The sound of Ye Chen shook the starry sky!