They traveled and killed their way through the land, until finally the primordial star came to rest at the edge of this plane.
After clearing out the nearby dark creatures, Ye Chen directly activated the Time Cave, accelerating the flow of time across the entire Primordial Star to seize the opportunity for rapid development.
At the same time, a large number of their followers were stationed outside the Cavern of Time, honing their skills while fighting against the dark creatures that roamed around them. Of course, the most important thing was to be on guard to prevent the arrival of other eighth-order true gods.
As it turned out, Ye Chen's choice was correct. In just one month, the scouts outside sent back news that the entire plane had been sealed off by a large number of dark creatures, who were constantly tightening their encirclement in an attempt to find the primordial star hidden in the star field.
"We are located on the edge of a plane, in a chaotic and broken star field, so they didn't pay much attention to us. They just sent some low-level dark creatures to conduct a simple search and then let us go. Now they have crossed our star field and are constantly shrinking the encirclement inward!" Ye Xi reported after returning.
"That's good! Let them search!" Ye Chen nodded, and after learning that he was unharmed, he stopped worrying about it and continued to develop his territory in peace.
After thirty years, the human race finally made some moves. A man named Shao Hao truly ruled the entire human race, bringing the glory of the Xia Dynasty to its peak, and the entire human race became unprecedentedly prosperous.
Shao Hao himself was also a person of exceptional talent. During his reign over the human race, he used the power of the Human Emperor to break through to the seventh rank and become a demigod. His strength soared, and he quickly broke through to the seventh rank, surpassing many sages. He was known as the human most likely to break through to the eighth rank and ascend to the position of a true god.
The encirclement by the dark creatures didn't last long. Two months later, the entire plane had been searched. The many eighth-order true gods didn't linger either, instead following the aura of Ye Chen's teleportation to search other planes.
In their view, the search in this plane was just a precaution, and the possibility of Ye Chen staying here was very small. He did indeed take the Primordial Star to wander around other star fields before returning, in order to confuse the public.
Two years passed before the numerous dark creatures left. It wasn't until Yang Tianyou sent him a message that Ye Chen learned that the eighth-tier creatures had given up on tracking him, which made Ye Chen breathe a slight sigh of relief.
However, he still refused the other party's plan to meet, saying that he was hiding well in the dark and wanted to develop in peace for a few years, striving to reach the eighth level before going out. Yang Tianyou expressed his understanding after a brief silence.
In fact, the Primordial Star was just one step away from reaching the eighth tier. In the past two years, more than seven hundred years have passed on the Primordial Star. Thanks to the merit exchange of the Inheritance Stone Tablet, which is based on the Seed of Hope rather than the main world, Ye Chen also has the ability to accumulate and exchange merit points in the Dark World. This is why the Time Cave has been able to last for so many years.
In the past seven hundred years, Shao Hao has lived up to expectations. He has not only developed the human race to a peak population of 10 billion, but he himself has also reached the peak of the seventh rank and is currently in seclusion to break through to the eighth rank.
However, at this time he had some competitors. A man named Li Er had a very high degree of understanding of the Tao Te Ching. Based on this, he actually deduced a complete Taoist method and broke through to the peak of the seventh level in just a few decades. His progress was so fast that few people could match it.
In addition, another man named Zhuang Zhou lived on Mount Nanhua and also comprehended his own Dao. He even wrote the book "Nanhua Zhenjing" to explain his ultimate principles of heaven and earth to the world. His speed in breaking through the peak of the seventh level was no less than that of Li Er.
That wasn't all. Ye Chen even discovered traces of Buddhism in Jambudvipa, though it was still called the Western Religion at the time. It was established by a small country located in the far west of Jambudvipa and didn't have much influence. However, their prince, Shakyamuni, was an exceptionally talented genius who had also reached the peak of the seventh rank. Unlike the other two, he hadn't yet found the threshold to break through to the eighth rank.
"If the Primordial Star were to advance to the eighth rank through Buddhism, it would truly be a joke!" Ye Chen looked coldly toward that small country. Powerful dark creatures had appeared there before, but they had been wiped out by the gods. However, the humans there had inevitably been tainted by some dark aura, and their temperament had deviated somewhat from that of the people in the center of the continent.
Without the disturbance of dark creatures, Ye Chen spent several years here in peace. In the end, Li Er surpassed him and broke through to the eighth rank before Shao Hao, becoming the first human true god on the Primordial Star.
The aura of the entire primordial planet was elevated because of him, and the powerful force even caused the entire plane to tremble. All the dark creatures rushed towards this side, and many of their kin fought back with all their might. Such a commotion naturally alerted the nearby eighth-order dark gods. Only then did they realize that the human lord they had been searching for for years was actually hiding right under their noses.
However, Ye Chen was no longer afraid of them. With Li Er's advancement, the status of the entire Honghuang Star also improved. Before long, Shao Hao and Zhuang Zhou broke through to the eighth rank one after another, and the power on Honghuang Star became unprecedentedly strong.
Ye Chen didn't stand on ceremony and directly handed over the Doushuai Palace to Li Er, bestowing upon him the title of Taishang Laojun. As for the original Xuandu, he moved into the Huoyun Cave, having been merely a decoration in the Doushuai Palace to begin with.
In addition, Zhuang Zhou entered the Jade Palace and replaced the position of Lingbao Tianzun in the original primordial mythology.
As for the human emperor Shao Hao, after a brief moment of contemplation, Ye Chen decisively relinquished his position as Heavenly Emperor, residing in the Zixiao Palace and entrusting the operation of the entire primordial planet to the living beings of this world.
This move caused a great sensation on the Primordial Star. After all, Ye Chen was the master of the Primordial Star, so how could he give up the position of Heavenly Emperor to someone else? In particular, the races on the other three continents were extremely dissatisfied with being ruled by a human.
Only when they learned that Ye Chen was still ruling the entire Honghuang Star in Zixiao Palace did they breathe a sigh of relief and reluctantly accept it. After all, the Heavenly Emperor was appointed by Ye Chen, so it didn't matter. Moreover, if Shao Hao could be the Heavenly Emperor, why couldn't the strong people of their various races?
Immediately, everyone's eyes were fixed on Shao Hao's position as Heavenly Emperor. If he made any mistake, a large group of people would be waiting to bring him down.
With the situation on the Primordial Star temporarily stabilized, the army of the Eighth-Order Dark True Gods finally arrived, albeit belatedly. When they saw the Eighth-Order True Gods standing before them, all the Dark True Gods were stunned.
Putting aside strength, their numbers are about the same as theirs, so what's the point of fighting? They couldn't even beat one woman back then, and now there are two women and three men...
The Dark Gods left even faster than they had arrived. Before Ye Chen could react, only a few small fish remained.
Ye Chen looked at the last remaining fallen lich and sighed helplessly, "There's really not a single one who can fight!"
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