Chapter 2976: I See You

The myriad heavens had fallen silent, but the Ancient Road was bustling with unprecedented activity.

Ye Chen was still being relentlessly pursued, with enemies ambushing him wherever he went. Time and again, he was surrounded, and time and again, he fought his way out, embodying an unkillable resilience. Not only was he driven to madness, but the foreign realm supremes were as well. A mere Great Emperor like him was proving far too tough to take down, despite the onslaught from so many supremes.

Boom! Rumbling thunder!

The roars along the Ancient Road echoed continuously, each one sounding like a death knell from the underworld.

Pfft!

While fleeing, Ye Chen spat out blood again. He was still alive, but his condition was dire—his consciousness was fading, all due to the Emperor Dao killing intent. His Desolate Ancient Sacred Body was nearly crippled, covered in bloody gashes with bones exposed. The Emperor Dao killing intent and that damned curse continued to wreak havoc inside him.

"Don't wait for me to surpass you."

Ye Chen grumbled all the way, feeling an urge to do something reckless to the female emperor.

It was unclear when the rumbling finally died down.

This pursuit had come to a temporary halt, mainly because too many supremes were involved, throwing the universe into chaos. From peak Heavenly Emperors down to Great Accomplishment Saint Demons, without exception, they were all scattered in every direction.

"Dammit!"

Roars of fury echoed like thunder across the four seas and eight wastelands.

"Find him! Find him for me!"

Hei Mou E Mo Di snarled coldly, his face twisted in grotesque rage. The battle spear in his hand buzzed ominously, still dripping with fresh blood—golden blood, all from Ye Chen, after multiple heavy blows.

"Find him! Find him for me!"

On another side, a Three-Eyed Emperor Dao Saint Demon was equally furious, his dark demonic aura shrouding the heavens and earth. His presence even surpassed that of Hei Mou E Mo Di, for he was a supreme carrying forbidden laws.

"Find him! Find him for me!"

At the end of the Ancient Road, a Purple-Haired Heavenly Demon Heavenly Emperor thundered in anger, a peak Heavenly Emperor with an overwhelming aura. His roar made the Ancient Road tremble, his Emperor Dao pressure even outstripping the Three-Eyed Emperor Dao Saint Demon by a notch, as he innately possessed three forbidden laws.

There was a moment when the Heavenly Court Female Emperor opened her eyes.

What she saw were Hei Mou E Mo Di, Purple-Haired Heavenly Demon Heavenly Emperor, and Three-Eyed Emperor Dao Saint Demon.

These three were the strongest supremes on this segment of the Ancient Road.

It could be said that Ye Chen's battered state was largely their doing, especially Purple-Haired Heavenly Demon Heavenly Emperor, who had once nearly obliterated him completely.

"I can't win against them."

Di Huang murmured to himself, having witnessed the encirclement firsthand. Whether it was Hei Mou E Mo Di, Purple-Haired Heavenly Demon Heavenly Emperor, or Three-Eyed Emperor Dao Saint Demon, none were opponents he could face. The foreign realm supremes varied greatly in strength.

If even he felt this way, there was no need to mention Xing Tian and Hou Yi.

As for Hong Yan, she was an exception, but her mindset was similar to Di Huang's. Even with her body intact and capable of one-on-one combat, she still couldn't match those three supremes. They were simply too powerful and terrifying.

All just small fry!

The Heavenly Court Female Emperor didn't speak, but her expression clearly conveyed those words. She had the right to say it—if not for the issues with her fusion, preventing her from being at her peak, would these foreign realm supremes dare act so boldly?

Pfft!

In the east, within a ruined mountain valley, Ye Chen lay weakly on the ground, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood. He was exhausted from both fleeing and fighting, his divine power depleted. Without the chaos in the universe, he likely would have been destroyed. Though the foreign realm supremes lacked cunning, some among them were truly fearsome.

Take Hei Mou E Mo Di, for instance—he was terrifying enough.

In short, not a single peak Heavenly Emperor was easy to provoke. There were many who could stand on par with Hei Mou E Mo Di, and some even more dreadful, like the Three-Eyed Emperor Dao Saint Demon, also at the peak realm, and the Purple-Haired Heavenly Demon Heavenly Emperor, who dominated all.

"Search! Search for him!"

Shouts erupted from all directions, with foreign realm supremes catching the scent of blood.

Ye Chen glanced around and instantly entered the dream realm.

Not long after, three Heavenly Demon Emperors arrived one after another, accompanied by several Great Emperor-level followers. They scanned the heavens and earth before turning and leaving. It was fortunate they weren't peak Heavenly Emperors; otherwise, they might have noticed something.

In the dream realm, Ye Chen had already sat down cross-legged.

He mobilized his Emperor Dao origin, forcefully erasing the killing intent within him, while also suppressing the curse power overflowing from the curse seal. Only then could his nearly crippled Sacred Body begin to rebuild.

"Your wife doesn't seem to care much about you!"

Xiao Yuan Huang peered over the cauldron's rim, sighing deeply. He had seen Ye Chen being tossed out of the Eternal Space.

"Keep yapping, and I'll kick you to death."

Ye Chen was in a foul mood, recovering his divine power while cursing. He was truly frustrated by the female emperor's actions. It was one thing to send him out and another to withdraw the Eternal power, but it nearly got him killed—like throwing an injured person into a wolf pack, with consequences all too predictable.

"This guy is on the edge; he's probably touched the Emperor Dao bottleneck."

Ren Wang suddenly spoke.

Ye Chen turned his gaze toward the Chaos Cauldron. The "guy" Ren Wang referred to was Jian Shen, who was in self-seal and had gained some enlightenment. His entire body radiated light, much like Jian Zun, having fused with a trace of Emperor Qi.

No wonder—talents from the myriad heavens were abundant. It hadn't been long since they entered the Ancient Road, and already two had touched the Emperor Dao bottleneck. If circumstances weren't so dire, he would definitely unseal them and let them achieve Dao against the heavens.

"When will I get to become an emperor!"

Kui Niu stood with his hands behind his back, grumbling endlessly. He really wanted to prove his Dao before entering the Ancient Wasteland. His clan's Great Emperor was also in the Ancient Wasteland, so having two supremes from the same clan would let him stand tall.

Alas, the path to emperorship was treacherous and distant; not everyone could be as heaven-defying as Jian Shen and Jian Zun.

Ye Chen closed his eyes to rest, his physical wounds already healed, but the scars on his primordial spirit were the most troublesome. There were Dao wounds involved, and they touched on taboos—at that level, any mid-tier emperor would have perished long ago.

Outside, shadows flitted through the void, all foreign realm supremes.

Though there was no Eternal concealment, not everyone could track Ye Chen. As long as he stayed cautious, finding him would be like searching for a needle in the sea on the vast Ancient Road.

Of course, that assumed Ye Chen stayed put and didn't wander around recklessly.

Nine days passed quietly.

On the tenth day, Ye Chen finally opened his eyes. His previously murky gaze was now much clearer, though blood still trickled from his mouth—not from injuries, but from the curse seal, which he still hadn't figured out how to erase.

"Don't hide anymore; I have already seen you."

From outside, a voice echoed, belonging to a Great Accomplishment Saint Demon, resounding through the heavens and earth.

Ye Chen sneered but didn't move.

Such bluffing tactics were useless against him. Even a Emperor Dao Saint Demon might not detect him, let alone a mere Great Accomplishment one. In terms of cultivation, you fall short; in terms of acting, you're miles away.

Besides, as a Saint Demon's holy war body, where did you get the confidence?

Indeed, that Saint Demon was just a holy war body; its true form wasn't in this realm. Following a certain connection, Ye Chen could sense its real location, hundreds of thousands of miles away.

Thinking of holy war bodies, Ye Chen had a thought and tried to manifest his own.

Regrettably, he couldn't.

Back then, his holy war body had entered the altar array and been destroyed on the Ancient Road. From that day on, he hadn't been able to summon it again. He didn't know why, only that some mysterious force was blocking it.

After a while, Ye Chen stood up, using Zhoutian to conceal himself as he stealthily exited the dream realm.

In that instant, Purple-Haired Heavenly Demon Heavenly Emperor sensed something, but by the time he arrived, Ye Chen had vanished.

He wasn't without advantages; the foreign realm supremes were out in the open while he was hidden.

Half a day later, he slipped into a mountain range, where there was treasure—a big one at that.

It was an Emperor Dao Saint Demon, leading three underlings, searching for Ye Chen.

"Who's there?"

As soon as Ye Chen landed, the Emperor Dao Saint Demon shouted sharply, his perception quite sharp.

"Your grandpa."

Ye Chen struck suddenly, smashing the Saint Demon's skull with a staff. With a single Nian Yongheng, he froze time, and by the time the Saint Demon reacted, the Dao seal was already upon him. The whole process took just a moment, suppressing him completely. An initial-tier emperor like this Saint Demon was no match, and his three underlings were even less so.

"Ambushing like this—if you've got guts, fight me fair and square."

The Emperor Dao Saint Demon howled from within the cauldron, grinding his teeth, his eyes blood-red and dripping with fury.

Ye Chen found it amusing.

Your peak Heavenly Emperors have ambushed me how many times? They've chased me relentlessly, and I've cursed for a one-on-one fight plenty of times—who ever listened? Now you think you can trick me into letting you go? My head isn't waterlogged, kid.

Ah!

Screams followed as the three Great Accomplishment Saint Demons were devoured into ashes amid their wails.

The Emperor Dao Saint Demon that followed met the same fate of being consumed.

Ye Chen purged the demonic aura and inspected his origin. What was once a trace of bloodline power had now become a wisp. Devouring Saint Demons indeed accumulated the bloodline; with enough, he could eventually awaken it.

"Give me a bit; I'll study it."

Long Ye's voice came through.

Ye Chen waved his hand, separating a strand from the wisp and sending it into the Chaos Cauldron.

He didn't leave, instead crouching on a mountain peak.

Soon, a Heavenly Demon Emperor passed by, quite confidently, with only two Great Accomplishment Saint Demons in tow.

Ye Chen had no interest in the Heavenly Demon Emperor; it was the Great Accomplishment Saint Demons that caught his eye.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor landed right on the peak where Ye Chen was, narrowing his eyes to scan around.

Hilariously, Ye Chen was right beside him, yet he noticed nothing.

It was lucky this was just a peak and not the end of the Ancient Road, or Ye Chen would have kicked him already.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor withdrew his gaze and turned to leave.

But in the instant he turned, Ye Chen moved swiftly, suppressing the two Great Accomplishment Saint Demons with a palm and tossing them into the Chaos Cauldron. The entire sequence was smooth and efficient.

"How bold."

The Heavenly Demon Emperor shot into the sky, covering it with a palm that struck down from above.

"Where do you get the nerve?"

Ye Chen scoffed, vanishing in an instant and reappearing behind the Heavenly Demon Emperor. He had already etched a Dao mark, using Dao traversal and Fei Lei Shen to warp there. In the same moment, he summoned the Wheel of Reincarnation Immortal Sword, slicing off the Heavenly Demon Emperor's head. He might not beat a peak Heavenly Emperor, but a mere initial-tier one? Not a chance.

"You deserve to die."

The Heavenly Demon Emperor roared in fury, fleeing into the sky and countering with a palm.

Unfortunately, his strike hit nothing.

Ye Chen shadowed him closely, already at his front the moment he attacked. The first sword had severed his head; this one split his emperor body in half, leaving only a faint primordial spirit.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor panicked and tried to flee.

But Ye Chen gave him no chance, using Chaos Eye to cast Emperor Dao Heavenly Prohibition, sealing his primordial spirit.

"Come on, brother, I'll take you for a spin."

Ye Chen said, grabbing the Heavenly Demon Emperor's primordial spirit and vanishing on the spot.

After he left, foreign realm supremes arrived.

But they were too late; Ye Chen had already melted into the shadows. Along the way, he hadn't idled, etching Dao marks everywhere to escape if surrounded again. After being burned once and tricked twice, he'd learned his lesson—the enemy could follow Dream Return to Antiquity, but not necessarily his Dao.

"You foreign realm brats, bring your money and come ransom your people."

Not long after, a bold and brazen voice echoed across the entire Ancient Road.