Three massive hands struck out simultaneously.
Boom—
The void itself shattered.
It all happened too fast, a thunderbolt strike that left no time to react. Even the other Great Powers had not expected these three Great Sages to dare make their move at this moment.
After all, just moments ago, Ye Chen's intervention during the tribulation had effectively blocked the alien race army from entering the Ancient Emperor Realm, causing countless members of the vast alien horde to be utterly annihilated and the mighty army to crumble. He had made a tremendous contribution to this realm.
Furthermore, due to the unique nature of his tribulation, he had summoned the lingering thoughts of the Nine Heavens from past to present, severely injuring the alien Emperors and Sovereigns who had crossed the River of Time—a feat not even the three great monarchs had accomplished, earning him the respect of all.
Some even suspected that the peerless Supreme One from the future had a deep connection with Ye Chen. The speculation arose because that figure seemed to have proven the Dao through chaos, stained with chaos blood, similar to Ye Chen.
For all these reasons, even those who had been hostile towards him before held a certain respect for Ye Chen and were unwilling to launch a sneak attack.
Yet, no one expected that just as Ye Chen was injured and recovering at his weakest moment, these three would suddenly launch a surprise assault.
Not to mention others, even the Great Powers from the Tai Sheng Imperial Clan and the ancient Great Sage Gu Changsheng, who had previously been hostile, were furious. No matter how one looked at it, Ye Chen had made a great contribution to this universe, acting at the risk of his own life. How could they do this?
"Seeking death!"
The Holy Feather Venerable One, the Flame God Venerable One, Xia Zhidi, the Ancient Barbarian God King, and other Great Powers were enraged, wanting to intervene and block the attack. But it was too late; they could only watch helplessly as it unfolded.
"Brat, today we must kill you no matter what, even if it means forsaking the opportunity for fortune," the three ancient Great Sages were filled with killing intent. One could say the source of all their humiliation was Ye Chen. How could they let such a perfect opportunity slip by?
Especially the Undying Great Sage, who was hostile to the Battle Saint lineage and had participated in the siege against the Battle Saint Great Sage. This was already a feud of irreconcilable enmity. How could they allow a seed with such infinite potential to grow? It must be strangled in its cradle.
Boom—
At this very moment, Ye Chen, who had been sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes, shooting forth dazzling rays of light. A tremendous fluctuation erupted from his body as a vast great world manifested, accompanied by powerful world power and a massive torrent of Faith Power that poured forth, colliding with the three Great Sages.
However, the three ancient Great Sages struck with the power to shatter heaven and earth. The momentary burst was simply too difficult to block.
The three massive hands were only slightly impeded before crashing down once more.
Yet, this bought Ye Chen enough time. He activated his unparalleled divine abilities, evolving chaos, and struck out, giving birth to a mist of chaos accompanied by mysterious chaos laws. Astonishingly, it dissolved the three massive hands, causing the flesh to split and revealing stark white bone.
The onlookers were shocked. Truly terrifying! As expected of chaos, assimilating and destroying all things. Even the hands of a Great Sage were wounded.
Ye Chen swiftly retreated, condensing an immortal light around himself as he shifted sideways, moving too fast to pursue.
Moreover, at this moment, he opened the portal to his inner world, allowing the full might of the Ancient Blue Great World to descend. The Faith Power from the Ancient Blue Sacred Sect and the Sacred Domain surged forth, and even the power of wishes appeared.
Several supremely powerful forces intertwined and surrounded him. Instantly, Ye Chen grew many times stronger, rivaling a true ancient Great Sage.
He himself was not yet an ancient Great Sage, but with these various methods, he had no fear of a true Great Sage.
The best opportunity to kill him had been missed, filling the three ancient Great Sages with regret. At that moment, the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord made his move, charging forth in furious rage. As he attacked, the shadows of immortals from all heavens descended, as if the Primordial Immortal Realm itself was being projected.
Eternal Immortals of Myriad Realms—this move again!
The future Supreme One had used it, the strongest technique of the Heavenly Emperor. Yet, the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord actually knew it as well, astonishing everyone.
It was as if he had summoned all the immortals of the immortal realm. The shadows of the immortals attacked en masse—how utterly terrifying.
The three ancient Great Sages immediately tried to block, but to no avail. They were all sent flying, blood spraying. Among them, the Great Sage from the Dark Night Ancient Hall was approached by the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord. Upon collision, his entire body shattered, blood light erupting to the heavens.
Naturally, it was impossible to be truly slain so easily. Once one reached the Heavenly King realm, vitality became astonishingly tenacious. To achieve a one-hit kill required a sufficiently large gap in power.
Nevertheless, given the situation, it was clear that today, a Great Sage would be slaughtered.
The divine might of the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord was unstoppable.
The other ancient Great Sages did not intervene, for the actions of these three had crossed their bottom line.
"Run!"
Where would the other two ancient Great Sages dare to stay and fight? They immediately turned and fled with all speed, rushing toward the Profound Ancient Gate, abandoning the divine soul of the Dark Night Ancient Hall's Great Sage.
But one person was even faster—Ye Chen. Moving with world power and accompanied by endless Faith Power, he positioned himself before the Profound Ancient Gate, blocking the way.
"Seeking death, brat! We're not killing you, yet you dare block us?"
The Undying Great Sage roared, slashing out with an ancient weapon, unleashing a stretch of netherworld that enveloped the past.
The Great Sage from the Sun God Dynasty radiated light spanning billions of zhang, pushing forward, unleashing his strongest killing move to blast through Ye Chen. If he could completely strangle this terrifying figure on his path of growth, so much the better.
"Can you kill me?"
Ye Chen's expression was ice-cold, fearless. He wielded the Human Sovereign Pagoda and the Primordial Battle Body in attack, moving with incredible speed, directly clashing with the two Great Sages. Fierce sparks flew wildly from the collisions.
Boom! Boom! Boom!—
His figure was sent flying, and he coughed blood. He could not completely withstand two ancient Great Sages who had achieved the Dao for many years, but he could hold them back.
He did not seek to suppress and kill both, nor could he even defeat one of them. But it was enough to block them for a period of time.
His true goal was to delay them, giving the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord enough time to arrive.
After shattering the Great Sage, the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord grabbed the divine soul of the Dark Night Ancient Hall's Great Sage and charged over, bringing with him the shadows of the myriad immortals for a mass slaughter.
Flowing light and immortal shadows, ethereal and illusory, yet so earth-shattering.
His arrival made the scalps of the two ancient Great Sages tingle, yet they had no choice but to fight back.
The battle was fierce, but the outcome was already predetermined. The Great Sage from the Dark Night Ancient Hall had been shattered, and the other two could not escape the same fate.
For the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord was a giant among this realm, excessively powerful. Especially when employing the Eternal Immortals of Myriad Realms, the other two ancient Great Sages were successively shattered in the ensuing battle, leaving behind dim and wounded divine souls.
"Gate Lord, please do not kill them. I hope you can give them to me; they will be of great use." At the final moment, Ye Chen suddenly spoke up, gazing at the divine souls of the three ancient Great Sages, his eyes filled with infinite fervor.