The Ancient Divine Palace remained as magnificent and vast as ever, even more imposing than an imperial palace. Continuous halls and celestial palaces floated amidst surging heaven and earth spiritual energy, radiant with immortal light, grand and breathtaking.
Moreover, this place was truly a den of crouching tigers and hidden dragons, teeming with numerous powerful auras beyond imagination. Many reclusive experts had been invited into the world of the Ancient Divine Palace, becoming part of its strength.
All this was not much different from when Ye Chen had entered the Ancient Divine Palace decades ago, except that the sealed heritage experts had now been revived. The number of Heavenly Kings was unimaginably high.
Thinking carefully, Ye Chen alone had slain over a dozen Heavenly Kings of the Ancient Divine Palace, yet they still weren't lacking. Even the supreme sacred lands of the myriad realms couldn't possibly have so many Heavenly Kings. It could only be said that the Ancient Divine Palace was, to some degree, more powerful than a supreme sacred land.
But this was actually quite natural. After all, this was a force founded by that Primordial Ancient God who had participated in the Primordial War. From the Primordial Era to the present, countless eons had passed. With sufficient resources for cultivation, accumulated generation after generation, it was naturally unimaginable.
The moment Ye Chen entered the Ancient Divine Palace, he saw no less than seven Heavenly Kings before him. All were Heavenly Kings sealed in ancient times, now released. Each radiated divine might that could make stars tremble, sweeping through the world of the Ancient Divine Palace.
They manifested enormous dharma manifestations, towering between heaven and earth like unshakable divine mountains and great peaks, so majestic and immense.
Among them, one was the Palace Master of the Ancient Divine Palace, more powerful than the other Heavenly Kings—a truly fearsome Heavenly King.
Yet Ye Chen showed no fear. Primordial Chaos Qi swirled around his body, vaguely giving birth to one great world after another, encircling and setting him off like a divine lord of all heavens, heroic and extraordinary.
"Junior, who are you, daring to trespass into the Ancient Divine Palace's important grounds?"
One of the Heavenly Kings shouted loudly. Although they sensed Ye Chen's extraordinariness—otherwise he wouldn't have traversed the spatial channel so easily—they were mostly Heavenly Kings who had just been released from their seals. They weren't very familiar with Ye Chen, hardly even acquainted.
"Noisy!"
Ye Chen spoke indifferently, his tone utterly cold, causing the Heavenly King who had spoken to change expression drastically, then turn grim. He was the first to charge forward, shouting, "Junior, no matter who you are today, daring to rebuke this old man will cost you dearly."
"Elder, be careful!" the Palace Master urgently called out.
But it was already too late.
"You all must be Heavenly Kings just released from your seals. Perhaps your Palace Master and Gu Changsheng haven't had time to tell you some things yet."
Ye Chen spoke and stepped forward. With his step, a tremendous boom shook heaven and earth. From Ye Chen's body erupted a terrifying divine might of destruction that shot into the sky, as if a peerless great evil had emerged, sweeping across the entire world and completely overwhelming the opponent's Heavenly King divine might.
"What? How can you be so powerful?"
The Heavenly King was utterly astonished. Facing Ye Chen was like a kitten facing a tiger—no, facing a dragon—completely unable to resist.
During this, Ye Chen used only one move: Heaven-Shaking Palm!
The opponent sensed a life-and-death crisis, roaring as he unleashed his strongest divine ability. Meanwhile, the other Heavenly Kings also prepared to act, as did the Palace Master.
But it was all too late.
Boom—
Blood light drowned the heavens, spreading throughout the world of the Ancient Divine Palace, startling all directions and wildernesses.
Nearby, clusters of grand palaces collapsed, dust soaring into the sky, void disintegrating. Many were affected, and quite a few Ancient Divine Palace experts who were too close were utterly pulverized.
Everyone in this world was startled. Upon learning what happened, they were all dumbstruck.
That Heavenly King, just released from his seal, hadn't even truly displayed sufficient Heavenly King divine might before being blasted apart alive by Ye Chen.
So effortlessly, so composedly and simply, appearing utterly weak, not worth a single blow.
Heaven and earth trembled violently. The other Heavenly Kings were all immensely shocked. How could this young junior be so terrifyingly powerful, completely beyond everyone's imagination?
Especially the others within the Ancient Divine Palace who knew of Ye Chen's past deeds here. Back then, he was also exceptionally dazzling, even creating one immortal feat after another within the Martial Arts Divine Stone space, capable of challenging Martial Arts imprints of the Heavenly King level and obtaining them.
Who could have imagined that decades later, without relying on any external means, he had already reached the level where he could suppress and kill a Heavenly King with a mere raise of his hand?
His growth speed far surpassed everyone's imagination. He was a peerless monster unparalleled in ancient and modern times.
From beginning to end, Ye Chen wore a faint, indifferent expression, his demeanor unchanged, simply approaching these Heavenly Kings of the Ancient Divine Palace.
His arrival carried vast heavenly might, surrounded by the stars of all heavens, as if he were an ancient Divine King, causing the Heavenly Kings of the Ancient Divine Palace to pale, wanting to act.
The Palace Master was especially so, but he immediately stopped the other Heavenly Kings from acting, saying, "Battle Saint King, what do you intend?"
Although he knew the Battle Saint King was very powerful, this was, after all, the Ancient Divine Palace's headquarters, and there were ancient Great Sages here. No matter how strong Ye Chen was, he couldn't completely obliterate the entire world of the Ancient Divine Palace.
But he worried that once a great battle erupted, it would cause massive destruction to the Ancient Divine Palace world, with countless deaths—a scene he was unwilling to witness.
Ye Chen halted his steps, the corner of his mouth curling into a cold arc. "What do I intend? In the past, your Ancient Divine Palace on the other side of the Ancient Emperor Continent didn't hesitate to tear off all pretense, pursuing and trying to kill me relentlessly, nearly causing my death there. You also interfered with and obstructed me repeatedly during my Heavenly King tribulation. Now that I'm here, what do you think I intend?"
The many experts were startled. Many were kept in the dark about these inside stories, never expecting such immense, seemingly irreconcilable enmity between him and the Ancient Divine Palace.
Although some were shocked and angered by Ye Chen's great destruction, they also resented the Palace Master for provoking such a terrifying great killing star.
The Palace Master also felt somewhat helpless and regretful—regretful for offending the Battle Saint King, and regretful for not eliminating him during his growth period. Otherwise, this scene wouldn't be happening now.
But he had to be firm: "Battle Saint King, you seek revenge, but you must understand that the Great Powers of my Ancient Divine Palace have already revived. You dare trespass into my Ancient Divine Palace alone—aren't you truly afraid of death?"
Boom—
Before his words faded, Ye Chen released a vastly more immense and profound pressure of the Great Dao than before. The portal to his inner world opened, world power surging forth. From his brow, the Holy Domain and Holy Sect were connected, drawing in faith power and wish power.
With these three different powers added to his body, Ye Chen's aura instantly reached the level of a Great Power, truly surpassing all heavens, causing all the Heavenly Kings to tremble.
Several Heavenly Kings stared at Ye Chen in horror, unable to believe their eyes as they spoke: "Is that... an ancient Great Sage?"