The heavenly tribulation was endless, with countless layers of heavenly thunder continuously descending, vast and mighty, shattering this ancient continent.
Within it were the corpses of Divine Spirits who had fallen in the great war of the Gods' Era, as well as bloodthirsty auras, curse-filled resentments, fallen blood shadows, and other things, making it a rather malevolent place. Yet under the countless layers of heavenly tribulation, everything ceased to exist.
The ancient continent completely disintegrated, revealing terrifying cracks that unraveled in the starry sky.
The supremely yang and potent tribulation light and thunder sea poured down, sweeping away all that was demonic and sinister.
Ye Chen strode swiftly toward the distant starry sky, appearing with the countless layers of thunder tribulation, moving at an extreme speed. A cold sneer appeared on his lips: "Rats, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
His perception was incredibly sharp, far more so than ordinary Heavenly Kings. Moreover, the three Heavenly Kings from the Ancient Divine Palace on the ship clearly harbored deep hostility, even killing intent, toward him. Now, at the peak of his condition, he naturally sensed it.
The vast, countless layers of heavenly thunder swiftly approached, exploding in the starry sky, radiant and brilliant. Each thunderbolt was like a massive thunder dragon, roaring and howling. So many gathered together were truly terrifying.
At the very least, several stars in the starry sky that were slightly closer were swept by the tribulation, exploding in the void and turning to dust.
That level of destructive divine might shook heaven and earth, enough to make even Heavenly Kings' scalps tingle.
Even a Great Power-level divine ship found it difficult to evade immediately. Everyone on board was terrified.
Heavenly Kings were no exception.
Because this great tribulation was too terrifying. Even an Imperial Son-level Heavenly King like Shen Rong had been sent flying, bleeding. How could they possibly be a match?
"Since you've come, don't think of escaping!" Ye Chen pursued, carrying a sea-like expanse of tribulation light and thunder.
Indeed, as Ye Chen moved, his thunder tribulation descended from the starry sky like a vast ocean, overwhelming the heavens and earth.
A wave of divine radiance struck over. The three Heavenly Kings acted, blocking Ye Chen while simultaneously piloting the Great Power-level divine ship to turn and flee, wanting to get as far away as possible.
This place was too dangerous, no longer suitable for them to linger.
But Ye Chen was faster. After breaking through to the divine soul realm and condensing his Battle Saint Soul, his mastery of the Great Dao had become even more astonishing, and his speed had increased dramatically. Swift as lightning crossing the sky, he was astonishingly fast, chasing right on their heels.
That so-called divine radiance had little effect on the current Ye Chen.
It could be said that Ye Chen's current strength, with the combination of Great Dao laws and his Indestructible Golden Body, could absolutely defy immortals. It was not impossible for him to slay a true Heavenly King, even without relying on chaos secret techniques.
Boom—
A vast expanse of tribulation light and thunder sea poured down, submerging the sky. The Great Power-level divine ship shifted with all its might but was still accidentally struck by a wave of thunderbolts, causing its light barrier to flicker incessantly.
"Such a powerful thunder tribulation!"
Everyone's expressions changed drastically. One must know that the protective membrane on the Great Power-level divine ship was blessed with divine marks left by ancient Great Sages, yet it was still like this. The might of the heavenly tribulation was astonishingly great.
Even more terrifying was that Ye Chen was chasing them with the thunder tribulation, clinging relentlessly. This was the deadliest part.
Now, the three Heavenly Kings of the Ancient Divine Palace regretted immensely. Why had they insisted on provoking the Battle Saint King, this great killing star? Now, if they couldn't escape, they might very well be doomed.
At this moment, others in the starry sky noticed such a divine ship, extraordinary with the Dao marks of an ancient Great Sage imprinted upon it.
Moreover, there were over a dozen powerful auras on board, at least all at the peak power level. But now, being chased by Qian right on their heels left everyone dumbfounded.
"Retreat quickly! Don't linger, and don't attack the Battle Saint King!"
The leading First Heavenly King, Elder Xuan, was very rational, ordering the divine ship to evade swiftly. At this moment, escape was the priority.
Ye Chen's great tribulation was too vast. Even though it was a Saint Vault Great Tribulation, it was many times more terrifying than an ordinary person's, not inferior to a Heavenly King's tribulation. It wasn't just one or two thunderbolts falling, but a sea of tribulation light formed by thousands upon thousands gathered together.
How could they resist?
The thunder sea was too enormous, enveloping the entire starry sky. The tribulation light was boundless, with many bolts as thick as mountain ranges, constantly flashing and intersecting.
Above, there were nine even more terrifying layers. If they truly tried to resist, all living beings on the entire divine ship would likely be reduced to ashes.
They fled for their lives. Falling into it would turn even a Heavenly King into tribulation dust.
Ye Chen laughed heartily. His Battle Sacred Body remained unharmed as he charged forward. Moreover, powerful energy was accumulating within his body. At the necessary moment, he intended to use this vast thunder tribulation to break the law shackles, restore his Great Dao, and even break through further.
Boom—
Ten-thousand-zhang heavenly tribulation, one bolt after another, each as thick as a mountain range, some even shaped like roaring True Dragons, continuously descended, wantonly bombarding the Great Power-level divine ship, shattering the sky, vast and mighty.
"You can't escape."
Ye Chen laughed incessantly, his speed reaching the extreme. The Great Power-level divine ship couldn't shake him off.
"That damned scoundrel!" Even the three Heavenly Kings of the Ancient Divine Palace couldn't help but curse. They had never been so humiliated before, chased and attacked from behind like this for the first time in their lives.
Moreover, the overall strength disparity between the two sides was so great. One side had over a dozen Heavenly Kings, while the other hadn't even achieved Heavenly King status, yet they were the ones being chased.
This was probably the first such occurrence in the history of the Ancient Emperor Realm.
But no matter what, they could only grit their teeth and accept it.
Finally, the entire Great Power-level divine ship was enveloped by the sea of tribulation light and thunder, unable to avoid it. Bolt after bolt, layer upon layer, terrifying and overwhelming, everything was about to be utterly annihilated.
The divine ship's light barrier expanded to its strongest state, with many Great Power-level runic Dao marks appearing, interweaving to form the light barrier. Theoretically, even if an ancient Great Sage arrived, it could withstand them for a moment.
This was the final line of defense. If even this couldn't hold, everyone on board would be doomed.
But the heavenly tribulation sensed something. Instantly, the tribulation in this region became many times more terrifying, its light shining brilliantly, as if about to explode the entire cosmic starry sky.
An extremely terrifying destructive fluctuation spread, detectable even from the surface countless li away, as if the apocalypse had arrived.
Swish—
Ye Chen was the first to shift away. This great tribulation was targeted; the heavenly tribulation would adjust according to the strength of the aura.
The three Heavenly Kings of the Ancient Divine Palace had done the most foolish thing.
Boom—
After a deafening thunderclap that shook the thirty-three layers of heaven, that part of the starry sky completely shattered. The Great Power-level divine ship actually withstood it, but a huge hole appeared in its light barrier, pierced through by a terrifying opening.
From the distant sky, Ye Chen watched all this coldly and mercilessly: "You brought this upon yourselves; you cannot live!"