As the two Supremes arrived before the Bronze Supreme, Shura Supreme and others, escorting Ye Chen, slowly drifted out of the dark vortex.

A total of twelve imposing auras instantly permeated the entire Chaos Realm, seemingly powerful enough to tear the Chaos Continent apart. Waves of terrifying aura surged outward, causing every living being on the Chaos Continent to involuntarily kneel.

From the Ghost Realm to the Spirit God Realm, a total of eleven World Supremes showed no restraint in releasing their power. The combined pressure they exerted was unimaginable. Any creature sensing this aura felt as if they were facing their strictest father, trembling inwardly with weak limbs.

The Bronze Supreme’s expression could not help but change. He was familiar with most of these twelve auras, but he never expected them to gather at such a time and place.

When he saw Ye Chen’s figure, he was stunned for a moment, then his pupils contracted sharply, and he cried out, "How is this possible!"

He could not fathom that the calm figure standing amidst a circle of World Supremes was actually Ye Chen! Shura Supreme, along with the Absolute God Supreme, Purple God Supreme, Blood God Supreme, and others from the Spirit God Realm, orbited Ye Chen like stars around the moon.

He almost wanted to rub his eyes.

Such a sight was beyond his capacity to imagine, even with his immense mental fortitude.

The Purple Gold Supreme, who possessed the highest cultivation, was initially startled upon seeing Ye Chen, but he quickly regained his composure. He looked coldly and calmly at Ye Chen and the eleven World Supremes from various realms before him, suppressing the shock in his heart, and said placidly, "We wonder what brings such esteemed guests here?"

Shura Supreme, knowing Ye Chen's intentions, stepped forward first and stated coldly, "Purple Gold Supreme, we have come for people. You have two choices. Either submit to Lord Dao Emperor, or die!" As she uttered the word "die," it seemed as if icy cold emanated from between her teeth.

"Dao Emperor?" The Purple Gold Supreme paused briefly, a look of sheer horror flashing in his eyes as he scrutinized Ye Chen from head to toe. He observed that the youth was simply standing there, yet he exuded an unparalleled majesty, as if heaven and earth submitted beneath his feet, and all living beings were ants beneath his indifferent gaze.

Dao Emperor...

Any ancient, long-lived powerhouse knew the significance held within those two words.

Legend held that wherever the Dao Emperor appeared, disaster and bloodshed would follow!

During that prosperous Primordial Era, countless Celestial God powerhouses, whom the World Supremes looked up to, had perished at the hands of the Dao Emperor.

The Silver Supreme stared silently at Ye Chen for a long moment before taking a gentle breath and sighing softly, "This aura... it must be truly formidable. To command the submission of so many World Supremes, you are indeed worthy of the title Dao Emperor."

The Purple Gold Supreme turned to look at the Silver Supreme and the Bronze Supreme beside him. Their gazes met, flickering momentarily. He then looked up at Ye Chen, his expression settling into composure, and nodded slightly, saying, "We are willing to submit to you."

Ye Chen’s expression remained indifferent, showing no change. With a sweep of his hand, a complex and intricate Blade Seal appeared in his palm. "Cease all resistance and accept the Blade Seal."

The Purple Gold Supreme nodded slightly, then spread his hands, surrendering all resistance.

Ye Chen frowned slightly, a flicker of light crossing his eyes. His finger moved over the original Blade Seal, engraving another one upon it. The two seals overlapped and floated toward the forehead of the Purple Gold Supreme.

Only Ye Chen understood the effect of superimposing the two Blade Seals.

Just as the Blade Seal was about to make contact with the Purple Gold Supreme’s forehead, the sky of the Chaos Realm suddenly boomed loudly. Immediately afterward, a pitch-black vortex ripped open, releasing an unparalleled aura that enveloped the entire Chaos Realm.

A colossal black hand stretched out from the dark vortex, grasping the Purple Gold Supreme, the Bronze Supreme, and the third Supreme in one swoop, and abruptly retracted.

This sudden turn of events occurred without any warning. A sharp glint flashed in Ye Chen's eyes. With a tap of his finger, the Blade Seal that had been floating towards the Purple Gold Supreme exploded violently. A world-shaking wave of energy swept out, shredding the surrounding space into countless streams of primordial world power, creating a vibrant, multicolored void, as if afflicted by a plague.

The black hand, being closest to the explosion, was engulfed by the shockwave. Its color immediately faded significantly, becoming almost transparent. However, the Purple Gold Supreme and the others held tightly in its grasp remained completely unharmed, securely protected by the hand.

"Truly worthy of being the Dao Emperor!" A chilling voice, like that of a Demon God, resonated from within the black vortex. "Do you perhaps not want these three Supremes anymore?"

Ye Chen let out a cold snort. "I have subdued so many World Supremes, and these three submitted without asking a single question, stabilizing their demeanor so quickly. I suspected trickery was involved, and I did not expect you to appear. Hmph! To save people right under my nose, you court death!" He clenched his hand, and the black flames within his body erupted like a geyser, surging toward the black hand.

The moment these black flames manifested, the surrounding heaven and earth began to melt away like ice and snow. Intense heat surged toward the black vortex like tidal waves.

The World Supremes, including Shura Supreme, standing near Ye Chen felt as if they were immersed in molten lava, the scorching heat unbearable. They couldn't help but be secretly shocked. They had not expected Ye Chen to possess such a powerful flame ability in addition to his sword arts. This divine fire, they suspected, might surpass even that of the Fire Blood Phoenix of old!

As they were reeling in shock, Ye Chen subtly shifted his fingers, and the intense, burning sensation on Shura Supreme and the others immediately vanished, replaced by a sensation of cool refreshment.

Understanding Ye Chen's intent, they immediately unleashed their respective ultimate moves, raining them down upon the black hand. In an instant, the entire sky seemed to explode.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Under the combined assault of the black flames and the World Supremes, the black hand immediately disintegrated. However, at the very moment of its collapse, another hand shot out from the black vortex, seizing the Purple Gold Supreme and the others, and rapidly pulling them back.

The Purple Gold Supreme and his companions were not idle either; they unleashed their own ultimate techniques, desperately blasting them toward the black flames.

The energy fluctuations from Ye Chen's side were the most violent. Shura Supreme summoned forth a Bridge of Helplessness from the void. Countless ghosts whose cultivation had reached the Heaven-Defying Realm materialized upon the bridge, colliding with the ultimate moves launched by the Purple Gold Supreme and the others, detonating like bombs.

The Evil Spirit Supreme unleashed the "Ghost Cry Requiem," letting out a roar toward the heavens. Intense mental fluctuations shot out like blades toward the Purple Gold Supreme and the others, causing their minds to reel into brief dizziness. The World Power they controlled became erratic, and the techniques they formed automatically collapsed.

The remaining Fengtian Supreme stroked his beard lightly. His white hair, stiff as steel needles, rapidly lengthened and shot toward the black hand, embedding themselves into it like sucking barbs, causing the hand's color to thin considerably.

The Human King Supreme, for his part, plucked a divine black bow from the void. The bow was inlaid with nine silver gems that radiated potent energy. He drew the string, and the Human King Bow shot out twelve arrows resembling streaks of white light, aimed at the Purple Gold Supreme and the others held within the black hand.

The Silver Supreme could not evade in time and was struck by an arrow of light, letting out a muffled groan as a dull explosion resonated within his chest.

Behind the Human King Supreme, the Dragon God Supreme roared, his entire body transforming into an ancient Divine Dragon with six wings on its back, twelve claws beneath its belly, a triangular head, and scales as sharp as blades. It unleashed an immense surge of energy, spewing a torrent of scorching Dragon Flame formed from World Power—a force of incalculable power—at the black hand.

The remaining powerhouses—Absolute God Supreme, Purple God Supreme, Blood God Supreme, Demon God Supreme, and others—all deployed their supreme skills, engulfing the black hand.

The black hand endured the fierce onslaught of the eleven World Supremes. Its color faded rapidly, yet it did not break.

Those inside the hand, like the Purple Gold Supreme, were secretly awestruck. They realized how terrifying it was when eleven World Supremes unleashed their full might simultaneously; they could probably destroy the Chaos World in an instant, and even a trace of overflowing aura could obliterate a star system.

Especially Ye Chen: in the minds of the Purple Gold Supreme and the others, Ye Chen was like a demon. Although he only unleashed that terrifying black flame while standing far away and not moving, merely being under the gaze of his eyes made them feel as if they were being scraped by sword light, chilling them to the bone.

It happened in less time than it takes to speak. The black hand rapidly retracted into the black vortex. Ye Chen’s figure flashed, appearing like a beam of light inside the vortex. Seeing the vortex shrinking, he seized it with his hand, shrouding the shrinking barrier with black flames, causing the opening to grow ever larger.

He led the charge, plunging in first, followed closely by Shura Supreme and the others. After a flash of light, Ye Chen and his group appeared in the Great Dark World. Twelve immense auras spread out, making the entire vast and boundless Great Dark World seem shrouded in gloom.

The Great Dark World was divided into the Outer Zone, the Middle Zone, and the Inner Zone.

The Outer Zone consisted of continents and planets mixed together, inhabited by powerhouses below the God level. The Middle Zone comprised vast landmasses where great clans and established families resided, where God Emperor-level experts could be seen.

The true powerhouses dwelled in the Inner Zone, home to the nine largest planets, upon which resided nine World Supremes!

At this moment, Ye Chen and his group had torn a spatial rift and materialized here. This formidable aura instantly alarmed every powerhouse in the Great Dark World, as well as some World Supremes who had been in secluded cultivation deep within the Outer Zone.

The moment these old monsters sensed this aura, a commanding voice reached their ears: "All World Supremes heed this command! External forces are invading; proceed immediately to readiness!"

"The voice of the Dark Heavenly God."

"What could have happened to alarm the Dark Heavenly God?"

All the World Supremes were inwardly alarmed. The Dark Heavenly God had always been the core leader of the Great Dark World and the foundation upon which it achieved parity with the Ancient World. Usually, the Dark Heavenly God remained in slumber, healing the wounds sustained during the Primordial War, but today, he had awakened unexpectedly.

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