In the starry sky, Ye Chen stood alone beneath the heavens, his gaze blazing brighter than the sun, his voice shaking the six directions and eight wildernesses as he declared, "I had no fear even when besieged by the nine Heavenly Avatars, let alone you petty scoundrels. You deserve death!"
Boom—
Though he was in an extremely weakened state, at this moment he still stood proudly, looking down upon the world like a supreme emperor descending to the mortal realm, gazing down upon the nine heavens and ten earths as he attacked.
One man against nine supreme powerhouses!
"I hope you have the confidence to say that," Gu Changsheng sneered coldly.
Boom boom boom—
The five supreme powerhouses from the Ancient Emperor Continent took the initiative to strike, each drawing out their own supreme Dao weapons. Ten thousand layers of divine light poured forth, and streams of divine ability laws were unleashed, shattering the starry sky and plunging everything into destruction.
Naturally, all of this was primarily aimed at Ye Chen. All the power of the laws surged and billowed, inundating that patch of starry sky.
Ye Chen remained calm, possessing a kind of wisdom. Radiance emanated from his body, and Dao runes continuously manifested. He raised his hand to grasp them, even activating the Boundary-Traversing Secret Art. Yet it was not for escape, but to display the true ultimate profundity.
In an instant, his figure became illusory, hazy, and unreal, as if he had come from the future or arrived from the past, not existing in this lifetime. All attacks passed through his body ineffectively, traversing the past.
This naturally caused people's expressions to change, for it was rumored that once speed reached its extreme, it would touch upon the profundities of the Dao of Time. Without a doubt, Ye Chen had already touched upon this domain.
Though it was only for a moment, it was still enough, proving how profound his comprehension of the Dao was, even surpassing that of ordinary Heavenly Kings.
Boom—
His figure solidified, and at the same moment, he executed the Four Extremes Connecting to the Saints Style, shaking the four poles and stirring the cosmos. The four great holy spirits—the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—appeared.
Moreover, each was extremely powerful, every one of them quite real. Though only about three zhang in size, their strength rivaled that of supreme powerhouses. They charged toward the four directions, assaulting four of the five supreme powerholders, actually managing to hold back four of them.
His true self strode forward, with Chaos Qi spreading, reaching the extreme in an instant.
The one who remained unhindered was a human supreme powerhouse, clad entirely in dark armor and battle attire, his weapon a Heaven-Supporting Pillar. He actively moved to intercept Ye Chen.
"Do not engage the Battle Saint King in close combat! Retreat quickly!"
A Heavenly King Xuan Elder urgently sent a mental message, deeply aware of how terrifying the Battle Saint King was in close-quarters combat.
"It's fine. He is at his most weakened state, far from his previous strength," the human supreme powerhouse clad in dark armor and battle attire spoke, brandishing the Heaven-Supporting Pillar to press down, intending to shatter Ye Chen's physical body.
Ye Chen threw out a punch. Though it lacked the dazzling golden radiance of the past, appearing very ordinary and natural with the Dao, when they collided, a metallic clang rang out.
There was no bleeding, no damage to flesh and blood. His fist was crystalline and translucent. On the contrary, that Heaven-Supporting Pillar was sent flying backward, covered in countless cracks, forcibly broken, and sent hurtling into the starry sky.
"Is this real!?"
The dark-armored supreme powerhouse simply couldn't believe it. How could Ye Chen, in an extremely weakened state, withstand his strike without injury, and on the contrary, send his supreme Dao weapon, the Heaven-Supporting Pillar, flying and breaking it?
"Retreat quickly!"
At this moment, a loud shout suddenly rang in his ear. Almost simultaneously, a bone-chilling coldness arose from the depths of his heart, for Ye Chen had already descended before him, his entire body glowing, divine power vast and surging, enough to overturn the nine heavens.
A palm struck out. One profound Dao rune after another continuously manifested between his fingers and palm, as if all the stars of the heavens were appearing, refining a galaxy to converge within his palm. Starlight surged, sending the dark-armored supreme powerhouse flying an unknown number of miles away.
The dark armor and battle attire on his body shattered inch by inch. After flying a certain distance, this human supreme powerhouse's entire body was shattered to pieces. Then, with a boom, he exploded in that patch of starry sky, flesh and blood turning to ash, staining the stars with blood.
He had fallen.
Such a battle achievement was shocking. It had only just begun, yet a powerful human supreme powerhouse had actually been slain by Ye Chen just like that, so utterly fragile.
Especially since the other party was in an extremely weakened state, his divine soul covered in countless cracks.
How could this be possible? Even if he were at the peak state of a true Heavenly King, it might not be achievable so easily.
It could only be said that Ye Chen's strength surpassed imagination, indescribable, giving people a powerful sense of shock.
Was this even human?
Even the two Heavenly King Xuan Elders felt a tremor arise in their hearts.
Just at this moment, Ye Chen gave a light cough, a trace of golden blood appearing at the corner of his mouth, very conspicuous. The four great holy spirits he had sent out suddenly grew faint, almost collapsing.
Gu Changsheng shouted loudly, "Everyone, attack! The Battle Saint King is merely at the end of his strength. He just forcibly gathered all his essence, energy, and spirit to unleash his strongest blow. He cannot unleash it many more times."
Boom—
The two Heavenly King Xuan Elders had long since taken action, and they were targeted. In their hands, they actually held terrifying killing arrays, a full seven of them, each one a Samsara-level killing array.
Moreover, more importantly, the seven Samsara-level killing arrays combined into one, actually constructing a terrifying Heavenly King-level killing array that descended from the heavens, capable of manifesting the truly fearsome might of a Heavenly King's Dao, suppressing Ye Chen.
This was equivalent to a Heavenly King in full state taking action to suppress and slay Ye Chen.
Furthermore, the four supreme powerholders from the Ancient Divine Continent each held a Heavenly King Dao weapon, revived them, releasing astonishing Heavenly King Dao might, trapping Ye Chen so he had no means to struggle. He was to be ground down and slain inch by inch by the killing array like a millstone of heaven and earth.
Boom boom boom—
Killing light in ten thousand layers. The four supreme powerholders wielded four Heavenly King Dao weapons. Infinite Heavenly King might spread across the sky and covered the earth, crashing toward Ye Chen at the very center, containing a chilling killing intent that swept through and annihilated everything.
Ye Chen had long since activated the Human Sovereign Pagoda, soaring into the sky. Primordial Chaos Qi surged, and thousands upon thousands of strands of primordial Chaos Qi descended from the thirty-three-layered ancient pagoda, shrouding Ye Chen and temporarily blocking all attacks.
But still, a portion of the Heavenly King's killing intent penetrated the defense of the primordial Chaos Qi and struck Ye Chen, causing him to spill blood.
Ye Chen was in a critical situation.
The four supreme powerholders continuously pressed with the Heavenly King-level killing array and even revived the Heavenly King Dao weapons, continuously unleashing wisps of Heavenly King Dao might, forcibly striking into the defense of the primordial Chaos Qi, causing many places on Ye Chen's body to spill blood.
If he were at his peak state, even Heavenly King Dao weapons might not truly make Ye Chen bleed. But now he was too weak; his defensive power was far from comparable to his peak state.
Moreover, the suppression of the killing array prevented him from absorbing starlight or drawing upon the solar essence of the ten heavenly suns, keeping him in a state of continuous weakness.
Furthermore, the four holy spirits were ultimately dispersed. The remaining four supreme powerholders from the Ancient Emperor Continent appeared, assisting the four from the Ancient Divine Continent in their attack. It was believed that before long, even the Battle Saint King would find it difficult to hold on and would eventually be ground to nothing.
Though Ye Chen kept coughing blood, his expression remained unchanged from beginning to end. His calm composure surpassed everyone's understanding. They couldn't comprehend why, at a time like this, he could still face it with such tranquility.
Was he truly not afraid of death?
The Sea God King said, "Battle Saint King, if you have any last words, you can say them now."
"If I say them, will you definitely fulfill them?" Ye Chen looked at him.
The Sea God King smiled, "If they are not excessive, I will. After all, you are ultimately the first Ten Heavens Supreme Heavenly Pride in the history of this epoch. Though you are an enemy, I cannot help but admire that you are indeed an invincible Supreme Heavenly Pride."
This was his sincere thought. Though a great enemy, the Battle Saint King was indeed the strongest Supreme Heavenly Pride in the history of this epoch, for he was the only one to break the shackles of heaven and earth, the myth of the Tenth Heaven, surpassing all the Heaven's Prides of this epoch.
"Very good," Ye Chen wiped away the trace of golden blood at the corner of his mouth and said, "I want all of you to die."
His words caused the Sea God King to choke, then his expression immediately turned cold. "Battle Saint King, you truly refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Given an opportunity, you don't know how to cherish it properly."
Gu Changsheng said, "Why say more to him? Just kill him."
The two Heavenly King Xuan Elders also spoke, "Be careful. Don't capsize the boat."
After all, this was the Battle Saint King. Caution ensured a long voyage.
The world sighed. Was Qian truly going to be killed? After all, he was also a Supreme Heavenly Pride comparable to an Emperor's son. For him to die like this was somewhat regrettable.
"Since you cannot do it, let me do it myself," Ye Chen slowly spoke from within the killing array. And in that instant, he, who had just weakened, suddenly became many times stronger, his aura shaking the cosmos.
Boom—
Ye Chen struck out within the killing array. A single punch was thrown—the most powerful Heaven-Splitting and Earth-Cleaving Fist, accompanied by earth, water, fire, and wind, as well as metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and even entwined with the two qi of yin and yang, erupting in full force.
Heaven collapsed and earth split, the six directions and eight wildernesses all shattered!
That Heavenly King-level killing array shook violently. The seven Samsara-level killing arrays flickered urgently, with entire swathes of array patterns being forcibly erased.
With just this one strike, the Heavenly King killing array was almost torn apart. The four supreme powerholders from the Ancient Divine Continent felt their hearts race, and with the spreading of primordial Chaos Qi, streams and strands of it rushed over, throwing them into disarray.
With a hum, Ye Chen rode the Human Sovereign Pagoda, primordial Chaos Qi surging, charging upward against the current, forcefully resisting the Heavenly King-level killing array, and was even slapped out by Ye Chen with a palm.
With a boom, the Heavenly King-level killing array was torn apart. Ye Chen, with the Human Sovereign Pagoda above his head, charged out of the killing array and arrived in the infinite starry sky.
The four supreme powerholders from the Ancient Divine Continent suffered fierce impacts, sent tumbling, and were also filled with shock.
Truly worthy of being the invincible Battle Saint King. With two strikes, he forcefully tore apart the Heavenly King-level killing array. Though he had the help of the Human Sovereign Pagoda, one had to admit his strength was terrifying, even more so than ordinary Heavenly Kings.
Once such a person became an enemy, coexistence was impossible. He must be killed while at his most weakened.
"Battle Saint King, you must have forcibly gathered your essence, energy, and spirit to briefly reach your peak state. I don't believe you can hold on for much longer."
No one believed Ye Chen could hold on forever, so they launched a fearsome offensive, attacking forward.
"Unfortunately, you have all misunderstood."
Ye Chen gave an indifferent smile and actually took the initiative to charge forward head-on, his figure flickering and illusory, not existing in this world, targeting a certain supreme powerhouse.
Boom—
After a few simple but intense collisions, divine abilities were annihilated and dissipated. A beast race supreme powerhouse had half his body shattered by him.
Gulp—
Whether in the Eighty-One Passes or the Emperor City, there were people who couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, looking at this scene in shock.
Wasn't Qian weakened to the extreme? Why was attacking the beast race supreme powerhouse so simple now?
Many believed he had clearly only forcibly gathered a breath of essence, barely reaching his peak state, and had not permanently remained at his peak. How could he still be so excessively powerful?
Even absorbing endless starlight couldn't restore him immediately. For an invincible one like him, a very long time would be needed.
Ye Chen smiled, "I said, you have all misunderstood. I am indeed very weak, but that doesn't mean I have no other means."
With a flick of his hand, a massive Purple Heavenly Divine Vine appeared, its entire body flowing with surging purple qi and divine energy, transforming into streams of resplendent purple light that entered Ye Chen's body. Moreover, a large number of fragments of laws and Dao runes rushed into his body, causing his aura to recover rapidly, rising steadily.
"That is... the Purple Heavenly Venerate!?"
The sole remaining beast race supreme powerhouse spoke, his expression greatly changing, for that was the true form of the Purple Heavenly Venerate, the Purple Heavenly Divine Vine. That aura could not be mistaken.
"When I emerged from seclusion, it tried to stop me. I casually slew it. Now it happens to be useful, allowing me to recover further."
Ye Chen spoke nonchalantly, as if narrating an ordinary, mundane matter, yet it caused the hearts of everyone present to race violently.
So the human supreme powerhouse earlier was not the first supreme powerhouse he had slain; the beast race's Purple Heavenly Venerate was the first to die.
One must know that even earlier, he had banished two supreme powerholders, slain a Heavenly King, and forced two Heavenly Kings to flee into the Divine Realm, and not without injury—at least half their bodies had exploded.
This terrifying Battle Saint King.
A brilliant, blazing golden holy flame appeared, enveloping the Purple Heavenly Divine Vine, then quickly transformed into an incredibly dazzling purple great sun, entirely condensed from vast purple qi, fragments of laws, and even Dao runes. It entered Ye Chen's body, causing his aura to strengthen significantly.
Naturally, the essence of one supreme powerhouse could not fill an invincible holy body like Ye Chen's. His body was like a bottomless pit; refining a Heavenly King might not fully restore him, but it was enough to allow him to recover partially.
Moreover, he also charged toward that beast race supreme powerhouse who had been torn in two, launching his strongest attack.
"Everyone, stop him quickly!"
The other supreme powerholders could not just stand by and watch Ye Chen slay the beast race supreme powerhouse.
But it was all too late. Ye Chen's speed was simply too fast, surpassing common sense and reason. In an instant, he traversed the starry sky, arriving on the other side.
And in this process, he forcefully suppressed the beast race supreme powerhouse, forcibly shattered him, turning him into a sky full of blood qi, then, defying the heavens, refined it into a divine pill, swallowed it, and obtained another surge of vast divine energy.
Then, Ye Chen's gaze swept over the other supreme powerholders, and he began to push forward dominantly.