Chapter 3006: The Eternal Emperor

Crack!

As Ye Chen spoke, the black war spear he gripped shattered into ashes from the shock.

"That... that is..."

The people of Zhu Tian, still locked in fierce battle, froze upon seeing Ye Chen. A moment later, tears streamed down their faces. The cries of the common folk had finally summoned the war god of Zhu Tian, his radiance as brilliant as ever.

Gazing at the blood-soaked Zhu Tian, Ye Chen's heart trembled deeply.

Had he not taken a detour to Zhu Tian, he would not have known the Three Realms' war had become so devastating. The once magnificent mountains and rivers in his memories were now shattered and broken, a hellish landscape of corpse mountains and blood seas, washed in fresh blood.

"Heavenly Emperor? That guy must be cheating!"

Ming Di glanced briefly at the Human Realm during a break in the fight, nearly stumbling from the Supreme Heaven in disbelief.

Dao Zu was equally stunned.

How long had it been? That young Sacred Body had advanced from Great Emperor level all the way to Heavenly Emperor grade.

But none of that mattered now—what was important was that Ye Chen had returned.

Looking at Yao Chi, she was tearful and overwhelmed, that figure in the moment of despair shining brighter than any hope.

"A Heavenly Emperor-grade Sacred Body? How is that possible?"

The two Di Dao Sacred Demons widened their eyes and stepped back together, their souls trembling with fear.

Even the six Heavenly Emperors battling Ming Di expressed shock.

The three E Mo Heavenly Emperors fighting Dao Zu showed expressions of horror. There were no precedents of a Sacred Body achieving enlightenment without proof—where had this Heavenly Emperor-grade Sacred Body come from? Who was he, and where did he originate?

Ye Chen's arrival brought the great war of the Three Realms to an abrupt halt.

The people of Zhu Tian were overcome with emotion, tears welling up, whether elders or juniors, all choking back sobs amid the shaking.

In contrast, the foreign realm forces were filled with terror.

Ye Chen stood unmoving, tears in his eyes, his imperial heart pierced by the bloody landscape.

When he finally looked ahead,

His single glance made the two Di Dao Sacred Demons' emperor bodies shudder, causing them to spit blood on the spot.

"You all deserve to die."

Ye Chen's words were desolate, more majestic than the heavens, shaking the Three Realms with thunder and lightning.

Before his words even faded, time seemed to freeze.

When the common folk looked again, the two Di Dao Sacred Demons were on their knees. Ye Chen's left hand gripped the neck of the first Sacred Demon, his right hand the second, lifting the two supreme emperors into the air.

That scene was profoundly shocking.

No one knew how Ye Chen had done it—in an instant, he had suppressed the two Di Dao Sacred Demons, as if the two foreign realm supremes were mere lowly ants before him.

"You... impossible..."

The two Sacred Demons' pupils contracted, veins bulging on their foreheads. They were at the peak of Di Dao, bearing bloodline limits as true Sacred Demons. Even if the opponent was a Heavenly Emperor, this defeat was far too swift.

Ye Chen said nothing and unleashed the Tun Tian Mo Gong.

What followed were screams of agony, piercing and shrill, echoing through the Human Realm and into the Heaven and Ming Realms.

Under the watchful eyes of all, the two Sacred Demons were devoured alive into dust.

Neither had managed to break free from Ye Chen's grasp—to him, destroying them was as easy as crushing two ants.

Ye Chen vanished in an instant, reappearing in the Ming Realm, heading straight for the Supreme Heaven.

The slaughter began anew. Ye Tian Di took over from Ming Di, facing the six Tian Mo Heavenly Emperors alone—or rather, it was a one-sided massacre. In a single exchange, one was obliterated, their emperor body and flesh completely destroyed.

"Five against one, we might not lose!"

The third Tian Mo Heavenly Emperor roared defiantly, surging with overwhelming demonic aura.

But his sea of demonic blood was instantly engulfed by the Yong Heng Xian Hai.

And he himself could not escape the eternal devouring, his body ground to nothing and his primordial spirit extinguished.

"Destroy!"

The second and third Tian Mo Heavenly Emperors bellowed, attacking from left and right with deadly divine abilities.

Ye Chen didn't even glance their way, piercing the third Tian Mo Heavenly Emperor's skull with a finger.

The second fared worse, his emperor body shattered by a palm strike, his illusory primordial spirit stomped out underfoot.

"Seal us!"

The attacks of the fifth and sixth Tian Mo Heavenly Emperors followed, forming a imprisoning cage that descended from the skies.

Ye Chen ignored it, stepping forward.

Before the fifth Tian Mo Heavenly Emperor could react, Ye Chen ripped out his Di Dao primordial spirit and destroyed it on the spot.

Thud!

A spray of imperial blood— the sixth Tian Mo Heavenly Emperor knelt as his emperor body collapsed and his primordial spirit was obliterated.

Gulp!

Not just the cultivators of the Ming Realm, but even Ming Di swallowed hard in silent shock, utterly astounded.

Ye Chen had already vanished, entering the Tian Realm.

Dao Zu became a mere spectator; as an emperor, he clearly had no role left.

"Join forces to suppress him!"

The three E Mo Heavenly Emperors shouted resoundingly, attacking together to defy the heavens and slaughter the Heavenly Emperor Sacred Body.

Roar!

But as soon as they charged, they collided with the Ba Bu Tian Long, sent flying through the air. The third E Mo Heavenly Emperor, with his slightly weaker foundation, had his undying Heavenly Emperor body shattered, his primordial spirit nearly exploding.

The remaining two E Mo Heavenly Emperors knelt without suspense.

Even at their peak, Heavenly Emperors were no match in Ye Chen's eyes. One was struck by nine paths of Shen Shang's primordial spirit kill, the other by the Zhen Shen Jue Mie of the Yong Heng Xian Jian, both utterly reduced to ash as they fell.

"This power is ridiculously over the top."

Ming Di murmured, mouth agape. Counting the Di Dao Sacred Demon, that made eleven foreign realm Heavenly Emperors in total!

Slaughtering Heavenly Emperors was like slaughtering dogs.

Wan Gu Yi Di—he had truly earned the title, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Tian Ting Nu Di.

"What exactly did he experience during this time?"

Dao Zu whispered to himself, unable to fathom what kind of fortune had forged that supreme emperor.

Gazing at him, the two emperors felt a sense of dimness.

They had witnessed Ye Chen's heaven-defying path firsthand, creating myths time and again, surpassing them repeatedly. Now, at this moment, even as peak emperors, they could only look up.

"Sacred Body!"

The silence of the Three Realms was broken by the roars of the common folk, each a soul-shaking bellow.

From heaven to earth, the foreign realm supremes were wiped out—an incredibly inspiring victory.

Amid the roars, Ye Chen had returned to the Human Realm, arriving at Yao Chi's side. He poured rolling Yong Heng Xian Li into her, dispelling the killing intent and healing her wounds. His emperor body trembled with heartache.

"My husband is the greatest war god."

Yao Chi murmured wearily, finally collapsing into Ye Chen's arms. In that instant, she was no longer the Dong Huang Nu Di, but a wife with her vulnerable side, seeking a shoulder in despair.

Ye Chen remained silent, his vision blurred by tears, channeling even more Yong Heng power madly into her.

He could not imagine how grueling the long years of battle had been for his wife. As a mid-tier emperor, she bore so many hidden injuries—outwardly radiant and peerless, yet inwardly riddled with wounds.

"He's actually comprehended Yong Heng."

Dao Zu narrowed his eyes slightly, recognizing the divine power Ye Chen wielded, a force possessed only by the Nu Di throughout the ages.

"The Tai Gu Lu is truly an extraordinary path."

Ming Di took a deep breath. If not for his duties, he would have wanted to see it for himself, to understand what fortunes had allowed Ye Chen to grow so terrifyingly in such a short time.

This invasion from the foreign realms ended in blood.

After the war, Ye Chen visited the Tian and Ming Realms, healing Ming Di and Dao Zu.

"Why only you? What about the Nu Di? And the Zhu Tian divine generals?"

Ming Di asked hoarsely.

Ye Chen did not reply verbally, instead transmitting his divine sense, sharing it with Dao Zu as well, weaving in all the events, including the fractured Tai Gu Lu and the two Heavenly Emperor-grade Sacred Demons.

Upon reading it, both Dao Zu and Ming Di were shocked.

That shock carried a hint of fear. It seemed the broken road was far from easy, even with the Nu Di leading— the Tai Gu Lu was incredibly perilous.

Ye Chen did not linger long and returned to Yu Nu Peak.

Gazing at the blood-red Zhu Tian, he felt both anger and sorrow. In that time, countless heroic souls had fallen in battle.

That night, he paid respects to Ye Fan and the others, then ascended to the mountain peak.

The Dong Huang Nu Di was there too, still clad in her battle armor, her fluttering cloak stained with blood.

"The great array in the void has flaws."

Ye Chen spoke, now at the Heavenly Emperor level, possessing a vision beyond that of a Great Emperor.

Now, he saw it clearly.

The foreign realms' repeated invasions, each more massive than the last, were due to damage in the void's concealment. Previously, it had been sustained by the Tian Ting Nu Di, but now it fell to the Three Realms' emperors, creating an imbalance. The three— with Ming Di and Dao Zu as peak emperors, and Yao Chi as a mid-tier emperor— could not maintain stability. If the Nu Di had upheld it, the situation would have been much better; at least, the foreign realms could not have found Zhu Tian so easily.

Naturally, the damage to the great array was linked to the Nu Di.

That day, when he and Di Sha fell into the void, there must have been unforeseen events on the Tai Gu Lu. Because of the Nu Di's troubles, it had affected the great array, leading to flaws that gave the foreign realms an opportunity.

"Is there a way to mend it?"

Ming Di could not help but ask. That explained why the foreign invasions grew fiercer each time.

"Yes."

Ye Chen replied affirmatively, though it might take time. The great array was set by the Nu Di, so he needed time to examine it.

That night, he left Da Chu.

Under the starlight, he moved like a phantom, appearing and disappearing, leaving Yong Heng marks at every stop. The array's flaw stemmed from Zhu Tian itself, due to the unequal cultivations of the Three Realms' emperors— Ming Di and Dao Zu were peak emperors, while Yao Chi was mid-tier, unable to sustain the balance.

"You, go to the Tai Gu Lu."

Ye Chen stood firm in Tian Huang, forcibly opening the Tai Gu Lu gateway and sending his Fa Shen inside.

"Boss, leave it to me!"

The Fa Shen darted in like a divine ray and vanished, not daring to delay due to the time limit. He did not expect to help the Nu Di— he just needed to inform her that the true self was still alive and not to sacrifice the divine generals.

"The gateway to the Tai Gu Lu opens at a word— he makes it look so easy."

Ming Di sighed, recalling how the Nu Di had waited years to open it.

"Tian Huang bears the Nu Di's restrictions; Ye Chen used Yong Heng to trigger them."

Dao Zu saw it more clearly. Without those restrictions, Ye Chen could not have opened the gateway so casually.

Ye Chen vanished again, reappearing in Xuan Huang Continent.

His arrival prompted the five Young Emperors of the Xuan Huang forbidden zones to emerge, their gazes toward him complex. Once his equals, they now lacked even the qualification to look up— he was a Heavenly Emperor.

Ye Chen had no time for reminiscing, still examining the great array in the void.

Having witnessed Zhu Tian's devastation firsthand, now that he was back, he had to mend the flaws. Otherwise, it would not be long before the foreign realms invaded again, and on a larger scale. This was the stronghold of the common folk—it could not fall. The Tai Gu Hong Huang was important, but so were the Three Realms.

"How about you stay in Zhu Tian, and the three of us go to the Tai Gu Lu?"

Ming Di suggested, hands clasped, for Ye Chen's combat prowess could hold Zhu Tian against anyone.

"Best to save the nonsense."

Ye Chen replied casually while inspecting the array, though he had considered thrashing Ming Di upon return. But seeing the Three Realms' misery, he had no heart for it— repairing the great array was paramount.

As for him guarding Zhu Tian, it was not impossible.

However, the Three Realms' emperors lacked Yong Heng, and their combat strength fell short. If they encountered Heavenly Emperor-grade Sacred Demons, the three would not even qualify to fight. Relying on the Nu Di alone, when would they reach the Tai Gu Hong Huang?