"Yes, they will not have their way."
A sudden voice echoed through the starry sky, startling everyone in this world and drawing their attention.
"Who is it?"
The people of the world strained their eyes to look into the starry sky, and a considerable portion felt that clear, resonant voice was somewhat familiar, as if they had heard it before—very young, but for the moment, they couldn't recall exactly who this figure might be.
"Who is it? Show yourself!" The two Heavenly Kings shouted while their movements did not cease. Vast divine might enveloped that expansive star region, affecting a wide area, and crashed down toward Tianxu Heavenly King.
Once it struck, this star region spanning hundreds of thousands of li would be utterly annihilated, everything ceasing to exist. Even a peerless figure like Tianxu Heavenly King at the Heavenly King realm would likely be reduced to ashes along with the attack.
Yet at this moment, Tianxu Heavenly King actually did not resist, even releasing all his defenses, a smile spreading across his face as he looked at the two Heavenly Kings.
That smile on his face seemed full of confidence and carried an inexplicable contempt, as if he were looking at two clowns, not worth fearing. This made the two Heavenly Kings both furious and uneasy, a bad premonition rising in their hearts. What was going on?
"Pretentious trickster!" The two Heavenly Kings paid no further heed, their attacks swiftly descending. That void space rapidly crumbled, on the verge of becoming completely empty.
Boom—
At that very instant, the starry sky trembled violently, all the stars of the heavens shaking.
In the distant faraway, a streak of golden light was rapidly appearing, instantly illuminating the entire starry sky, causing all the stars of the heavens to pale in comparison. It captured everyone's attention, unimaginably fast.
In almost a single moment, that golden light completely traversed the infinite distance of the heavens, descending into that star region and transforming into a hazy figure. Accompanied by endless golden holy flames, every strand of hair seemed to flow with radiant light, so supremely divine and sacred, as if a peerless Divine King had descended, directly inserting himself between the two Heavenly Kings of the Ancient Divine Palace and Tianxu Heavenly King.
"Seeking death!"
Although the two Heavenly Kings did not know who this newcomer was, anyone daring to intervene in the battle like this and face them directly was clearly seeking death.
Boom—
Terrifying divine abilities directly submerged that golden figure, aiming to completely obliterate everything.
Yet that golden figure still did not evade or retreat, standing there as if an Ancient Divine Mountain were entrenched, immovable.
Faintly visible within the endless golden light was a man, handsome and majestic, who at this moment was actually smiling. "Two mere Heavenly Kings dare to kill me? It seems those people didn't tell you about what happened on the other side."
As his words fell, this mysterious man bathed in golden light simply extended his hand—a simple, ordinary gesture—facing the combined terror of the Heavenly Kings' attack capable of destroying stars, and gave a light swipe.
Whoosh—
The starry sky was fragile and powerless, like paper, directly torn open into an immensely huge rift, so dark it could span tens of thousands of li in length and nearly ten thousand li in width, like a bottomless abyss yawning open.
Visible to the naked eye, the endless Heavenly King-level divine energy was completely swallowed by the massive spatial chasm, not a trace remaining.
Finally, the void recovered, and none of the destructive power overflowed.
The people below were all dumbfounded, mouths agape.
Such a method was truly earth-shattering and unprecedented. The terrifying attack of the two Heavenly Kings had vanished just like that, making it hard to believe.
One must know, everyone had thought that star region would explode, and several nearby stars would be destroyed.
Yet such a terrifying strike was simply erased and nullified so easily, appearing so calm and composed.
Such a scene truly shocked the hearts of the people.
Who exactly was this person?
Even the two Heavenly Kings of the Ancient Divine Palace changed expressions drastically, their faces filled with horror. Seeing this, who knew how this young man bathed in golden light had accomplished it? It was so astonishingly extraordinary.
They firmly believed that if it were any other Heavenly King, only the strongest Palace Master of the Ancient Divine Palace could achieve such a feat.
The two Heavenly Kings stared intently at this man radiating endless golden light and shouted, "Who are you? Do you know who we are? We are from the Ancient Divine Palace. Do you also wish to make an enemy of our Ancient Divine Palace? You should know that our Ancient Divine Palace still has a peerless Great Power in existence."
At this point, they sensed the peerless might of this mysterious man, perhaps far stronger than themselves. Engaging in battle might not only fail to gain an advantage but could very likely lead to defeat. Now they invoked the Ancient Divine Palace and the peerless Great Power, hoping to intimidate him and make him retreat in the face of difficulty.
Witnessing this, the powerhouses of the world frowned, feeling the two Heavenly Kings were somewhat shameless. However, that peerless Great Power was indeed the greatest deterrent; no one could help but worry.
"The peerless Great Power you speak of—do you mean Gu Changsheng? The Ancient Divine Palace can only bring up such a person, heh." The man bathed in golden light chuckled lightly, his tone carrying a faint disdain.
This astonished the world. This person's tone was immense, seemingly not even placing the Great Power of the Ancient Divine Palace in his eyes.
The two Heavenly Kings of the Ancient Divine Palace grew even more somber. One of them shouted, "Fellow Daoist, I do not know who you are, but you must know that a Great Power cannot be insulted. Calling our Ancient Divine Palace's Great Power by name like this will make you pay a price."
"Pay a price?" The golden-light man still chuckled. "Ask Gu Changsheng if he dares to make me pay a price."
The entire world was shocked. Who exactly was this person, with such an immense tone, not placing a Great Power in his eyes?
"Wait, his figure seems familiar, as if I've seen him before." In the imperial capital, a powerhouse exclaimed in doubt, carefully observing the figure bathed in endless golden light in the starry sky, always feeling he had seen him somewhere.
"Could it be him, that invincible Heaven's Pride?"
Someone couldn't help but speak up, mentioning a certain legendary Heaven's Pride figure. As the words fell, many in the imperial capital suddenly understood, gaining clarity.
And when they truly remembered, almost everyone's expressions changed drastically in an instant.
That was the one who had once shaken the Ancient Divine Continent, killing until the world paled.
A domineering, peerless figure!
At the same time, the endless golden light was rapidly fading, revealing a heroic, peerless young figure, majestic beyond his generation, with thick black hair cascading down and eyes bright as stars.
Merely standing in that starry sky, the intangible influence of his vast pressure caused the starry sky to crack with thick spatial rifts, continuously spreading as if this world could not bear his existence.
When the world truly saw that person's true face clearly, countless people gasped in shock.
That person was none other than the Battle Saint King who, decades ago, had led the powerhouses of the Ancient Divine Continent away to the other side of the Chaotic Sea.