The great battle concluded. Ye Chen sat cross-legged in the infinite starry void, beginning to heal his wounds.
Although he had also withdrawn from his peak state, all his essence energy was nearly exhausted. He was genuinely more frail than right after transcending his tribulation. Both his Battle Sacred Body and Battle Saint Soul were covered in cracks like porcelain, utterly dim.
Yet, no one dared to make a move anymore. Because everyone knew that Qian was not to be trifled with—a great killing star not to be underestimated.
The nine supreme powerhouses were the best example of the outcome. Three Heavenly Kings had been successively overthrown and slain. All of this had forged Qian's invincible reputation. Who would dare to fight him now?
Moreover, the nine great rainbows piercing the sun—those were the nine Heavenly Kings of the great imperial dynasties. Now, they spontaneously appeared by Ye Chen's side, seriously guarding him. This was not only due to their past agreement but also because of guilt and gratitude for Ye Chen's mercy in not killing them earlier.
Other powerhouses from the Ancient Emperor Continent also piloted their damaged Great Power-level divine ships to stand guard after the battle.
The Purple Qilin remnant spirit subdued by Ye Chen also appeared. It trotted over, transforming into a streak of purple light, arriving at Ye Chen's side. Standing there, its entire body surged with purple energy, fierce and menacing, as if ready to attack anyone who dared make another move.
Previously, it had not acted because it had secretly received Ye Chen's mental transmission and knew its own powerlessness. Getting involved would only have led to an early demise.
Boom—
Streaks of resplendent stellar radiance were drawn in. Boundless stellar radiance was devoured. The immortal flames of the ten heavenly suns were continuously absorbed by the Ten Heavens divine nature halo, submerging Ye Chen entirely. Bathed in endless sun, moon, and stellar radiance, he appeared supremely sacred.
He remained motionless, as if turned to stone, devouring the sun, moon, and stellar radiance to begin repairing his severe injuries.
Although his injuries seemed to be recovering on the surface, with cracks mending, it was merely superficial. His true injuries were severe, and his origin had also suffered serious depletion. Engaging in the ultimate battle against the nine great powerhouses in his most vulnerable state, seemingly drawing upon the essence energy of several fallen supreme powerhouses to display peak combat power and achieve an overwhelming victory, had actually exacerbated his injuries.
Especially dealing with the three revived Heavenly Kings had been exceptionally perilous, causing him to sustain terrifying Dao injuries that even endangered his origin, a very serious matter.
Now, he was truly weak. Even a Saint arriving could likely harm him easily.
To fully recover from his injuries would not be a matter of a short while.
Boom—
In the starry void, a spatial passageway manifested. The Goddess, Chen'er, Yi Wu, the Peacock King, and Xia Miao'er finally arrived.
It wasn't that they were too slow, but the distance from the Imperial City to the site of Ye Chen's great battle was too vast. Moreover, the time Ye Chen spent fighting the nine supreme powerhouses and others seemed long but actually did not exceed an hour. Everything had ended.
This indirectly proved Ye Chen's peerless, invincible bearing.
The scenes just witnessed were seen by the few of them. Watching Ye Chen in the starry void, bathed in sun, moon, and stellar radiance to repair himself, whether it was the Goddess, Yi Wu, or even the most innocent Chen'er, they all felt the urge to shed tears, their hearts clenched tight.
To only watch helplessly while their beloved was in the most critical danger, unable to offer aid—what a sorrowful and helpless thing.
But now, everything was about to end. They had arrived and would never allow anyone to harm a single hair on Ye Chen's head again.
Moreover, the Three Immortal Maidens came to Ye Chen's side, sitting cross-legged in a triangular formation. They began circulating their divine abilities, drawing upon the vast spiritual energy of the starry void to empower Ye Chen.
The Goddess, sacred and inviolable, was not only a peerlessly beautiful divine maiden but also the Primordial Saintess, mastering Primordial secret arts. She executed the Primordial Divine Guidance secret art, not for attack, but to personally draw stellar radiance from even farther in the starry void, breaking through the barriers of the firmament, transforming it into a colossal stellar radiance dragon that plunged into Ye Chen's body.
Chen'er, ethereal and transcendent, possessed a pure heart untainted by worldly dust, hailed as one close to immortality. Around her, one green lotus after another continuously bloomed in the void, releasing pure, clear energy. A massive twelve-petaled lotus platform bloomed—an innate sacred object, very special—flying beneath Ye Chen, lifting him up.
The petals of the twelve-petaled lotus platform were crystalline, imprinted with innate Dao mark runes. It also released scriptures of the Great Dao that purified the spirit platform, keeping Ye Chen in his optimal state. Streams of innate essence energy continuously flowed into Ye Chen's body.
Yi Wu, in snow-white robes, peerless in the world, was usually gentle and serene, but her methods were extraordinary. With a light shout, the void above was torn open, revealing five massive stars of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth attributes, which she had summoned from the starry void.
The Five Element stars continuously released Five Element essence energy, converging together into a hazy, grayish pillar of light that actually merged to produce faint threads of chaotic ancient energy, also submerging Ye Chen, aiding his further recovery.
This was astonishing. The Three Immortal Maidens were not only peerlessly beautiful, with few throughout ancient and future times able to rival their splendor, but their methods were equally astounding.
Thus, Ye Chen could repair his injuries and recover further at an even faster rate.
In the Imperial City, the martial arts tournament for marriage hosted by the Three Immortal Maidens had ended at some unknown time. No one had truly reached the end, but everyone knew the ultimate victor was Ye Chen—none other than him.
This star region remained in a state of surging divine radiance. Endless sun, moon, and stellar radiance were continuously drawn in, vast and mighty, submerging a star region, even more dazzling and eye-catching than the ten heavenly suns.
Even when night fell, the Ancient Emperor Continent remained brightly lit because this region illuminated the vast Ancient Emperor Continent.
All sides were focused on everything here, making it the focal point of the world.
A full ten days and nights passed. The stars in the nearby star region had dimmed considerably, and the divine radiance filling the sky finally dissipated.
Ye Chen awoke from his devouring state. He still appeared very weak, but at least he was many times better than ten days prior.
At the very least, the cracks on both his Battle Saint Soul and Battle Sacred Body had recovered to a certain degree.
He saw the Goddess, saw Chen'er, saw Yi Wu, and also saw the Peacock King, Xia Miao'er, and others who were worried about him. He nodded to them, offering a slight smile to indicate he was fine.
"Wait for me a little longer."
After saying this, Ye Chen suddenly erupted with golden light. Then, with a boom, he pierced through the void, forcibly blasting open a blazing passageway and disappearing.
Everyone was stunned. Then, almost simultaneously, they all abruptly looked up at the starry void above, at the ten massive heavenly suns hanging over the Ancient Emperor World.
Because Ye Chen had just charged into one of those heavenly suns. Such an action was simply madness.
One must know that these ten heavenly suns were not mere projections of the sun from ordinary dimensional worlds within the myriad realms. They were real celestial bodies condensed by ancient Great Emperors using supreme methods, containing the Great Emperor's Fire Great Dao within them, burning with true Sun Essence Fire. Even a Heavenly King would be incinerated completely, and ancient Great Sages might not dare to charge into them.
Yet, Ye Chen had clearly just plunged into one of the heavenly suns.
"What is the Battle Saint King doing..." The nine Heavenly Kings of the imperial dynasties were dumbfounded, staring blankly at it all. In the Imperial City, countless people who continued to watch Ye Chen were unable to regain their senses for a long time after learning the truth.
Even before Ye Chen plunged into the heavenly sun, endless Great Dao immortal flames assailed his face, having long since incinerated the surrounding void into non-existence, leaving a vacuum.
But without a second thought, Ye Chen plunged into it. Moreover, the Ten Heavens divine nature halo enveloped his body, resonating with it, drawing the vast, endless Fire Great Dao essence energy continuously into his body.
Originally, this Sun Essence Fire could incinerate even a Heavenly King. However, Ye Chen not only possessed an extraordinary Saint Body, but his Tenth Heaven could also resonate with the ten heavenly suns. This not only kept him unharmed but allowed him to continuously obtain endless fire-attribute divine energy, constantly replenishing himself.
He charged deep inside. After penetrating a thousand li, he could go no further. Otherwise, even his Battle Sacred Body would find it difficult to endure and might very well turn to ashes.
Ye Chen did not act with excessive arrogance either. He settled here, devouring endless divine essence, going into seclusion.
Pure sun, moon, and stellar radiance were insufficient. His Battle Sacred Body was a constitution of ultimate yang and vigor, filled with dominance. Devouring within a sun star would yield greater effects.
Screech—
On the third day of Ye Chen's recovery, a clear, long cry rang out—the cry of an immortal avian, shaking Ye Chen's heart and spirit, waking him up. He looked toward the sun's core.
In a daze, he saw a massive Golden Crow spreading its wings deep within the sun, charging horizontally, stirring up endless immortal flames before disappearing, plunging into the deepest part.
That was the sun's core, where the temperature was high enough to incinerate everything. Even Ye Chen's current Battle Sacred Body was no exception and could not withstand it.
He opened his Heaven's Eye, straining his vision to look. Vaguely, he saw a vast palace-like divine court floating and sinking—a terrifying sight. An immortal divine hall was actually established in the sun's deepest part. He even saw figures, something almost unbelievable.
But it quickly vanished, as if nothing had ever appeared.
Ye Chen remembered: the Ancient Emperor Continent had three supreme powers—the Sun God Dynasty, the Dark Night Ancient Hall, and the Supreme Saint Upper Palace.
Legend said the Sun God Dynasty was established within a sun star. It seemed this rumor held some truth. If true, it proved the fearsomeness of the Sun God Dynasty.
But now, everything was isolated.
This seclusion for recovery lasted even longer than the previous one in the starry void.
Ye Chen remained in a seated cross-legged state. His injuries were also completely repaired, restored to their original state.
Moreover, he consumed three Ten-Thousand-Year Medicine Treasures and refined a divine nature spirit source the size of a human head. He also refined many other pills and elixirs.
A month later, Ye Chen finally awoke. With a thunderous boom, the heavenly sun seemed about to explode. Endless Great Dao immortal flames poured out, dragons of heavenly fire roared, rushing out from the sun's surface—a truly spectacular sight.
A golden great path extended from beneath Ye Chen's feet, cleaving through layers of fire sea, opening a passageway. He strode out, completely leaving the heavenly sun. His supreme might erupted, sweeping across the starry void.
Ye Chen had perfectly recovered. All the stars in the heavens trembled and quaked.