Eternal Holy Emperor-Chapter 1421 - 1266: Time-Space Emperor
"Time-Space Emperor!?"
Upon hearing this name, Ye Chen experienced a moment of daze, followed by an unparalleled shock, his eyes wide open staring at the gentle old man with crane-like hair and child-like demeanor before him.
Is he the Time-Space Emperor!?
It must be known that the title of 'Emperor' is enough to shake the past, present, and future, possessing the greatest power; the Time-Space Emperor is known universally, being one of the most formidable emperors during the Mythical Era's Sealing Universe, alongside the Heavenly Emperor, Combat Saint Ancestor, and Emperor Supreme Saint.
The imprint of Emperor Supreme Saint once stated that if there were Immortal Kings in the world, the Time-Space Emperor would be one, for they have slain true emperors as the strongest emperors.
Rumor has it that the Time-Space Emperor's mastery over time and space surpasses other emperors, reaching an absolute peak, insurmountable, even claimed to traverse any era from ancient times to present, eternally immortal, eternally unextinguished.
But since the great destruction of the myths, the Time-Space Emperor has vanished, believed to have fallen.
After all, the Mythical Great Destruction battle was too cruel, emperors and kings vanished entirely, some emperors fell, yet some were rumored to have entered the Primordial Immortal Realm.
Moreover, if the Time-Space Emperor is the World Ancestor Tree, Ye Chen once saw from the Alien Emperor's eyes a more comprehensive scene of the Mythical Great Destruction; that Heaven and Earth Creation inherently belongs to the World Ancestor Tree which clearly withered, yet the Time-Space Emperor is alive right before his eyes, fishing for True Dragons.
However, another identity of the Time-Space Emperor leaves Ye Chen in continuous confusion. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
The first World Tree, surprisingly, is the Time-Space Emperor.
Yet as Ye Chen thinks it over carefully now, it seems self-evident, considering the World Tree is amongst the supreme beings, inherently possessing manipulation over time and space, capable of world creation at high realms.
Especially the first World Tree, even more so at Emperor Realm, its command over time and space is terrifyingly extreme.
With time-space as Dao, becoming an emperor and titled king, isn't that precisely the Time-Space Emperor?
The World Ancestor Tree is indeed the Time-Space Emperor, that much is certain.
It's just that the people of later generations seldom know the World Ancestor Tree is the Time-Space Emperor; it's generally believed they are two emperors, the World Ancestor Tree being the World Ancestor Tree, the Time-Space Emperor being the Time-Space Emperor.
After all, Ye Chen's mental realm and cultivation are quite extraordinary; after momentarily being shocked, he regains calmness, immediately standing up straight, bowing solemnly, with words full of deep-seated respect: "Junior Ye Chen pays homage to the Time-Space Emperor!"
Ye Chen, at this moment, felt greater respect for the seemingly ordinary elder before him, sincerely from the heart, since this is a true emperor, alongside the Heavenly Emperor, Combat Saint Ancestor, and Emperor Supreme Saint, one of the strongest emperors who has made endless efforts for the entire Sealing Universe.
Such a figure deserves reverence from every person within the Sealing Universe.
In retrospect, Ye Chen has met Emperor Supreme Saint, met Combat Saint Ancestor, and now sees the Time-Space Emperor, only missing the most mysterious and ancient Heavenly Emperor who he hasn't truly encountered.
"Haha, no need for empty courtesy, keep it simple, also like Emperor Supreme Saint and Combat Saint Ancestor, I'm not the true self either."
The Time-Space Emperor chuckled calmly, as always gentle, like an ordinary elder, entirely devoid of any strongest emperor's might being unleashed, 'Returning to the basics' aptly describes him.
Who dares to belittle him, with emperor's might restrained and unseen, yet dares to fish for True Dragons, such a feat is beyond anyone's imagination.
Ye Chen found it peculiar, that the three strongest emperors do not have their true selves in the Sealing Universe; Emperor Supreme Saint's true self is rumored to have gone to the Primordial Immortal Realm, Combat Saint Ancestor's true self's life and death are unknown after the most terrifying historical emperor battle, where is the Time-Space Emperor's true self?
"The true emperors are no longer here, they left this realm of Ancient Universe, preparing for everything, all on the road, just waiting for the ultimate battle in the future." The Time-Space Emperor spoke softly, yet Ye Chen felt a particular solemnity, with no true emperors existing in the Sealing Universe.
"Some are on their way back, some are on the battlefield, some are sleeping, some are enduring secretly, bearing the names of infamy throughout the ages."
Suddenly, the Time-Space Emperor said a cryptic statement, filled with endless meaning, difficult for one to understand.
Ye Chen struggled to comprehend, especially at the end, who is bearing the infamy throughout the ages?
The Time-Space Emperor soon returned to being genial, still fishing for the True Dragon in the pond, saying: "I know you surely have many questions in your heart, rest assured, since today you are here, this old man won't keep you in suspense; I can clarify some questions, explaining them one by one."
Ye Chen sat back in his chair, carefully listening.
"You guessed correctly; the reason you did not perish when sacrificed at the Immortal Heavenly Pass was because I intervened." The Time-Space Emperor admitted, "In fact, you should already know the real reason."
"The key figure!" Ye Chen declared, indeed, that's the only reason he could think of.
"Exactly, that's why." The Time-Space Emperor did not deny, "You, as the key figure, are potentially the one who can reverse the fate of the Sealing Universe's destruction in the future, or more precisely, you may even have to reverse the fate of the entire Chaos Sea."
Speaking to this point, the Time-Space Emperor's expression grew solemn, his eyes deep, traversing the River of Time, reflecting ancient and modern times.
"Back then, the Mythical Emperors had already noticed the Sealing Universe would suffer a great destruction in the Mythical Era; some emperors once united to deduce, I was among them, along the River of Time, deducing to find one who could reverse the great destruction fate!"
"In fact, Heavenly Mechanism is quite special; simple deductions are harmless to most cultivators, but when trying to find someone who can reverse the fate of the Ancient Universe, it involves too many causes and effects, potentially affecting the stability of various time-spaces, too significant."
"Even though I claim to be the Time-Space Emperor, with absolute control over time and space, it's difficult to achieve, fearing the collapse of Eternal Time and Space, the consequences unimaginable."
"Moreover, at that time, not only were our Boundary Universe emperors deducing, the Alien Race Universe's emperors were deducing too, even suspecting the most ancient, mysterious Primordial was deducing, attempting to kill the person who could reverse the fate."
"Imagine, with both Ancient Universe's emperors deducing, their Qi mechanisms clashing, the true Heavenly Mechanism being utterly chaotic, none could really deduce it clearly, only able to retreat and thus deduce nine key figures instead, one of whom isn't in the Mythical Era, rather appearing in the next epoch to alter the fate, one of those figures is you."
The Time-Space Emperor spoke, yet this moment his expression was solemn, gazing deeply at Ye Chen: "What shocked us more was that our deduced result involved a tremendous cause and effect, witnessing a more dreadful glimpse of a bloodstained future at the end of the River of Time."
"That future, more terrifying than the great destruction of myths, even involving the Chaos Sea, more frightful than imagined."
Even as the Time-Space Emperor spoke, it was easy to grasp how terrifying the future would be; however, his tone grew heavy—
"Yet amid that future, we saw an individual, a peerless strongman, ruling alone in a bloodstained future."
