The moment that arrogant laughter echoed across the collapsing battlefield, everyone instinctively looked upward.
Space above the city suddenly shattered like broken glass.
A massive crack spread across the heavens before an enormous black ship slowly emerged from within the void itself.
Ancient.
Wild.
Covered in countless battle scars.
Dark blue flames burned along the sides of the ship while gigantic sea-serpent skeletons were chained beneath it like trophies from forgotten wars.
And standing at the front of the ship—
A man lazily rested one foot atop the railing while drinking from a silver wine flask.
Long dark-blue hair drifted behind him wildly in the wind.
His black coat remained loosely open, revealing countless scars across his chest.
One eye was covered by a cracked black eyepatch.
The other—
A terrifying ocean-blue eye glowing like a storm.
The pressure erupting from him instantly shook the heavens.
Sovereign Realm.
Another Sovereign had appeared.
Xu Mingshan's mouth slowly opened.
"…Again?"
Even Yan Ruoxue looked speechless now.
First the Pavilion Master.
Then Lin Yanyan's bloodline.
And now another Sovereign casually arrived riding a flying warship through space itself.
The man looked down toward the battlefield before whistling softly.
"Damn."
He took another drink calmly.
"I leave the mortal world alone for a few decades and heaven already starts another extermination war?"
The Executors immediately turned toward him.
Golden killing intent exploded across the sky.
The first Executor's cold voice echoed.
"Sea Sovereign."
The blue-haired man grinned immediately.
"Well look at that."
He spread his arms dramatically.
"They still remember me."
BOOM.
Ocean-blue spiritual energy erupted around the black ship instantly while gigantic phantom waves appeared throughout the sky itself.
The pressure from the descending Executors collided violently against his aura.
Yet the man merely laughed.
"You bastards still haven't learned your lesson after all these years."
Meanwhile below, Su Chen stared silently toward the blue-haired Sovereign.
And suddenly—
Fragments of memory flashed within his mind again.
An endless sea splitting apart beneath heavenly armies.
A madman laughing while fighting dozens of Sovereigns alone.
And beside the Primordial Emperor—
This same man kneeling with blood covering his body while grinning arrogantly.
One of the Ancient Court's war generals.
Inside his consciousness, the white-haired woman spoke softly.
"The Endless Sea Sovereign."
Su Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.
"He survived too."
"Barely."
The woman's expression became complicated.
"He was one of the Emperor's closest subordinates."
Outside reality, the Sea Sovereign finally noticed Su Chen standing below.
Their eyes met across the battlefield.
And instantly—
The arrogant grin on the man's face slowly disappeared.
Silence.
The endless ocean aura around him trembled faintly.
For several seconds, he simply stared at Su Chen.
Then suddenly—
The Sea Sovereign dropped to one knee atop his ship.
BOOM.
The entire battlefield froze.
Millions of heavenly soldiers stared in disbelief.
Even the Executors narrowed their golden eyes slightly.
Because a Sovereign…
Had knelt.
The Sea Sovereign lowered his head calmly.
"Your Majesty."
Silence crashed across heaven and earth.
Xu Mingshan nearly stopped breathing.
Yan Ruoxue stared upward with shock visible for the first time.
Even Lin Yanyan's crimson eyes trembled slightly.
Because the meaning behind that title was too terrifying.
The Sea Sovereign slowly raised his head again while grinning wildly.
"Took you long enough to come back."
The synchronization within Su Chen reacted violently again.
Ancient emotions surged endlessly through his soul while fragments of the Primordial Emperor's memories grew increasingly clearer.
But this time—
He resisted them.
Because Lin Yanyan still held his hand tightly.
The warmth stabilized him.
The white-haired woman noticed instantly.
"You truly are different."
Meanwhile above the battlefield, the first Executor's expression had become colder than ever.
"One survivor after another."
Golden heavenly laws spread endlessly around him.
"The remnants of the Ancient Court gather once more."
The Sea Sovereign slowly stood back up before stretching lazily.
"Yeah."
His blue eye glowed dangerously.
"And doesn't that scare the hell out of you?"
BOOM.
The black warship suddenly moved.
Not flying.
Charging.
Like a beast breaking through the heavens.
The Sea Sovereign vanished from the deck instantly.
The next moment—
His fist smashed directly into one Executor's face.
BOOM.
The Executor was sent crashing through three heavenly gates instantly while golden blood exploded across the sky.
The entire battlefield erupted.
"Heavenly dogs!"
The Sea Sovereign laughed madly while oceanic spiritual energy exploded around him like endless tsunamis.
"I've wanted another round for ten thousand years!"
The Executors attacked simultaneously.
Golden chains, divine spears, heavenly flames, and law formations descended together toward the Sea Sovereign.
Yet the man only laughed harder.
BOOM.
He punched through a divine spear barehanded.
Kicked an Executor through a warship.
Then grabbed another by the throat before slamming him into the heavens hard enough to split space apart.
Pure madness.
Pure violence.
But beneath that madness—
Terrifying strength.
The Pavilion Master watched silently before moonlight erupted around her again.
"Sea Sovereign."
Her calm voice echoed.
"Try not to destroy the world while fighting."
The Sea Sovereign barked out a loud laugh.
"No promises!"
BOOM.
The two Sovereigns attacked together instantly.
Moonlight and oceanic storms tore through the heavenly armies while the Executors were finally forced backward for the first time since descending.
The battlefield descended into complete chaos.
Meanwhile below—
Lin Yanyan slowly turned toward Su Chen.
Her crimson-gold eyes remained calm despite the apocalypse happening around them.
"You know them."
It wasn't a question.
Su Chen remained silent briefly.
Then answered quietly.
"…Fragments."
The truth was becoming impossible to deny now.
He wasn't merely inheriting the Primordial Emperor's power.
He was slowly becoming him.
No.
Remembering him.
The white-haired woman suddenly spoke again inside his consciousness.
"The survivors gathering around you is dangerous."
Su Chen frowned slightly.
"Why?"
The woman stared toward the distant Executors.
"Because heaven fears unity more than strength."
A pause.
"The Ancient Court nearly succeeded once."
Outside reality—
The first Executor suddenly raised one hand toward the heavens.
And for the first time—
Real killing intent exploded from him fully.
BOOM.
The atmosphere shattered instantly.
Even the other Executors stopped moving.
Because the first Executor had finally decided to end the battle personally.
Ancient golden symbols spread across the sky endlessly while the heavenly gate behind him began transforming into something far larger.
Not a gate anymore.
A door.
A massive golden door covered in ancient execution laws.
The moment it appeared—
Even the Sea Sovereign's grin disappeared slightly.
The Pavilion Master's silver eyes hardened immediately.
And inside Su Chen's consciousness—
The white-haired woman's expression finally changed.
Fear.
"No…"
Su Chen's golden eyes narrowed sharply.
"What is that?"
The woman slowly looked toward the giant golden door forming beyond reality.
Then answered softly.
"The Heaven Prison."
Silence.
Then—
"They're trying to summon a true Immortal."