The sudden appearance of two Heavenly Kings and two supreme experts of Samsara brought a sense of crisis even to Ye Chen.
If he were at his peak, he naturally wouldn't fear them; he could even sweep through all enemies in this domain. But not now. His condition was too weak, his essence, energy, and spirit were at their lowest point in history, and his Saint Soul was faint and illusory.
He arduously circulated the Saint Body Regeneration Art, barely managing to heal his wounds. However, the divine radiance enveloping his entire body grew even dimmer, and cracks appeared on his physique like those on porcelain.
"I never expected that to kill me, so many experts would come at once. They really think highly of me, Ye," Ye Chen said softly. Yet in the next moment, his majesty remained undiminished as he declared, "But you are not up to the task. You cannot kill me."
Even in this most perilous state, he still appeared so forceful and domineering, a trait deeply ingrained in his bones, unchanged. This deeply shocked many and stirred a surge of boiling blood.
Truly worthy of being the invincible Qian, unmatched throughout the world. Even at his weakest, he feared no enemy and could face them all.
"What if you add us, Qian!"
From the distant sky, five terrifying figures of the Great Dao descended. They were precisely the five supreme experts from the 72nd Pass, now arriving with overwhelming killing intent that distorted the starry sky.
Previously, they had been directly swept aside by Ye Chen, not worth a single blow, and utterly disregarded. This humiliation had festered, and now they sought revenge.
Moreover, Qian possessed treasures that made their eyes red with greed. Thus, they appeared without hesitation, also to wage war against Qian.
The onlookers gasped. So many powerful enemies had appeared when Qian was at his weakest. Counting them all, there were now nine supreme experts.
Even the three major races of the Ancient Emperor Continent lacked this number of such experts on the surface; no single race possessed this quantity of supreme experts.
Now they had all appeared, with two among them clearly being Heavenly Kings who had not entered the Divine Realm, appearing in the mortal world.
"What a grand formation. To kill just me, nine supreme experts choose to strike when I am at my weakest," Ye Chen said coldly, looking at them with a trace of disdain and contempt.
He was scorning them for daring to attack only when he was at his most vulnerable.
This caused the nine to darken their expressions. What did this mean?
"Qian, you are too arrogant. Even at your peak, you might not necessarily be able to defeat the nine of us, let alone you at your weakest now," the Sea God King sneered, ridiculing the current Ye Chen.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, nine powerful auras erupted, sweeping through the starry sky. They were the nine Heavenly Kings of the imperial dynasties. Seeing Ye Chen in crisis and grateful for his previous intervention, they immediately charged over to aid him.
"Battle Saint King, do not worry. We will stand by your side."
But before they could even get close, the damaged, incomplete Great Power-level divine ship rushed over, directly blocking the path of the nine.
The seventh Heavenly King Xuan Elder of the Ancient Divine Palace appeared, activating the remaining Great Power-level array patterns on the divine ship to sever the sky. He coldly declared, "We knew long ago you nine old fellows had betrayed us. Now, none of you are allowed to pass. Stay right here and watch obediently as we slaughter the Battle Saint King."
The nine imperial dynasty Heavenly Kings truly had the will but not the strength. The Great Power-level divine ship possessed incomplete Great Power-level array patterns and could also release Heavenly King-level array patterns. If they unleashed their full power, the only outcome would be being taken away by the rules of the Ancient Emperor Continent.
"Battle Saint King, we are sorry!"
The nine imperial dynasty Heavenly Kings apologized, seeming utterly helpless.
Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged. "It's fine. Just help me contain that Great Power-level divine ship. I will handle killing these people."
"The Battle Saint King is indeed domineering. Do you still think you are peerlessly invincible, unmatched in the mortal world, capable of slaying Heavenly Kings by defying the heavens?" one Heavenly King Xuan Elder sneered repeatedly.
This was absolute mockery. Ye Chen was clearly weak and frail, yet he maintained such a forceful posture, which displeased them and drew their cold laughter.
"The Human Sovereign Pagoda must be obtained this time no matter what. Moreover, he is the Battle Saint from the myriad realms, possessing a supreme physique. After killing him, our Ancient Divine Palace wants the Human Sovereign Pagoda and his invincible body."
Gu Changsheng spoke. He was heroic and extraordinary, so powerful he could awe the starry sky. He stated this plainly.
In his eyes, these two were the most precious treasures.
The other supreme experts nodded without objection, for the Battle Saint King carried too many secret treasures, enough for them to share.
From beginning to end, Ye Chen coldly watched the nine supreme experts, saying nothing. For a warrior is invincible, and a Battle Saint is invincible throughout past, present, and future. There was no need to say more.
The Human Sovereign Pagoda appeared, hovering above his head, its thirty-three layers flowing with swathes of primordial Chaos Qi.
The Primordial Battle Body also appeared. When his master first bestowed it upon him, there was an important secret: it could be unsealed twice to unleash Great Power-level ancient might, sweeping through everything in the world.
However, he had never used it, not even planning to in his current state, because it simply wasn't worth it.
He looked at Gu Changsheng, then at the Sea God King, and said, "The two of you can only resort to besieging me, not daring to fight me truly. You will forever live in my shadow and never grow strong."
His words were calm, yet pointed, causing the expressions of the two True King prodigies to change drastically.
Both Gu Changsheng and the Sea God King were once invincible among the younger generation, firmly believing in their own invincibility and striding forward on this path.
Unfortunately, both had been successively defeated by Ye Chen. Now being reminded of it was naturally embarrassing.
Gu Changsheng strode forward, his aura overwhelmingly powerful. "Battle Saint King, I'll give you a chance. Fight me at the same cultivation level."
Defeat by the Battle Saint King before the eyes of the world had always been seen as his disgrace. Today, he wanted to wash away that shame.
"Changsheng, now is not the time for you to act," a Heavenly King Xuan Elder shouted. He was not reassured; after all, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse.
Moreover, the others clearly did not want any accidents to occur and stepped forward together.
Ye Chen shook his head and sighed lightly. "As expected, both of you can only stop here, unable to advance further. You don't even have the courage for a battle."
Gu Changsheng clenched and unclenched his fist, sneering, "Battle Saint King, there's no need to provoke me further. It's useless. Right now, you are merely the prey of us nine. Everyone, let's attack. Don't miss this opportunity."
Boom!
The nine supreme experts successively erupted with their supreme expert divine might, illuminating the starry sky. Divine rays pierced heaven and earth, as if nine heavenly suns had appeared, emanating powerful auras.
Especially the two Heavenly King Xuan Elders of the Ancient Divine Palace, who carried faint threads of Heavenly King Dao authority, were even stronger than the other supreme experts.
The great battle erupted directly, a peak-level clash breaking out right there in the starry sky.
Battle Saint King versus nine supreme experts!