"Saint Body Regeneration Art!"
From the shattered flesh and bones, a Dao shout resonated, shaking the starry ancient land.
With a deafening roar, the broken Saint bones and golden flesh flowed backward, rapidly restoring and reassembling the physical body.
Possessing the Saint Body Regeneration Art, even someone stronger than him would find it difficult to kill him, though of course, it did not grant eternal life. Each use consumed a significant amount of his origin essence. Even within this virtual world, that situation was simulated.
Moreover, the battle situation was extremely grim. The Ancient Divine Palace Great Power was simply too powerful, absurdly so—a titan among Great Powers.
Even though Ye Chen could reassemble his Saint Body, in the following moments, he was left with only the path of defense.
One could see the starry sky continuously collapsing, the myriad heavenly stars constantly disintegrating, endless divine radiance of destruction flooding the entire vast cosmos.
It was a truly terrifying confrontation.
Boom—
Boundless golden light flooded the heavens. It was Ye Chen, shattered into pieces once more, his body blown apart again by the Ancient Divine Palace Great Power.
Facing his opponent, even with the Primordial Battle Body, Ye Chen was at a disadvantage because the other was too powerful and possessed unique techniques that could bypass the Primordial Battle Body's attacks. Furthermore, for Ye Chen, sustaining the Primordial Battle Body's revival over a long period was a tremendous drain, difficult to maintain.
Most importantly, Ye Chen could sense that his opponent seemed familiar with the Battle Saint lineage's combat methods, possessing unique and corresponding countermeasures. Often, when he attacked with the Battle Saint Art, his moves and techniques were seen through.
This shocked him greatly. Who exactly was this Ancient Divine Palace Great Power? Why was he so familiar with the Battle Saint lineage's fighting style?
If Ye Chen hadn't developed new combat methods, he would have been suppressed even more severely.
Boom—
Finally, Ye Chen had no choice but to mobilize three streams of power, merging them with himself. Instantly, his strength soared to the extreme, fully breaking into the Great Power realm. The Primordial Battle Body became even more powerful, sweeping across the heavens, destroying everything.
But the Ancient Divine Palace Great Power remained terrifyingly formidable. Behind him, a towering, majestic dharma manifestation appeared, far larger than stars. A massive hand slapped down, capable of obliterating everything, actually forcefully withstanding the Primordial Battle Body. Sparks flew, no less than meteors, exploding and destroying the starry sky.
What shocked Ye Chen the most was that during the confrontation, he once closed in on the Ancient Divine Palace Great Power. The Primordial Battle Body slashed out, intending to utterly slay the opponent.
But to his disbelief, the other blocked it. Amidst myriad Dao marks and chaotic energy, a metallic clang rang out.
Moreover, in that instant of proximity, Ye Chen distinctly felt the Battle Saint blood within his body inexplicably boil—it boiled autonomously, sensing a surge of boiling from the depths of his bloodline, as if encountering a natural nemesis.
This was a sensation he had never experienced before.
"Did you feel it?" The Ancient Divine Palace Great Power spoke, his voice icy cold. With a single palm strike, he repelled Ye Chen and the Primordial Battle Body, pushing them far away.
"Who are you?"
Ye Chen didn't bother wiping the blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. His gaze was fiery and intense, wanting to pierce through the waterfall of Dao marks shrouding the Ancient Divine Palace Great Power, to see through everything.
But he couldn't. The Ancient Divine Palace Great Power never revealed his true body from start to finish, yet he gave off an incomparably majestic feeling, as if invincible across the heavens, capable of crushing everything.
Moreover, vaguely, Ye Chen distinctly sensed a special aura on this person—one that defied the heavens, as if daring to oppose even the Heavenly Dao. It shocked him.
"Who I am, you are not yet qualified to know. Come back when you reach the Great Power realm. However, perhaps in the future, when you tread that ancient path and campaign across the heavens, you will encounter people from our lineage. The outcome will naturally become clear then." The Ancient Divine Palace Great Power spoke indifferently and attacked.
Within the waterfall of Dao marks and the primordial Chaos Qi, a brilliant silver light suddenly appeared, boundless and endless, flooding the starry domain. It was accompanied by supreme Dao talismans floating and sinking, transforming into one silver great star after another, rotating.
It was as if a great universe was being opened, containing a special aura that made the Battle Saint blood within Ye Chen's body feel a sense of oppression. It was a targeted attack. Ye Chen felt sealed, unable to move.
Ye Chen stared in horror, finding it difficult to struggle—the first time in so many years.
Hum—
The Primordial Battle Body autonomously revived, shining with endless golden tribulation light to resist. But the Ancient Divine Palace Great Power said, "Primordial Battle Body, I know you possess spirit. But you should understand the purpose of my action?"
The Primordial Battle Body trembled and hummed. Within the endless golden light, a golden figure seemed to appear—immensely majestic, with a heroic bearing that overshadowed the world, like an emperor, making the heavens heavy and still.
But the Ancient Divine Palace Great Power simply stepped forward, striding into the endless golden light, actively approaching the figure that appeared within the Primordial Battle Body.
Ye Chen couldn't know what exactly happened inside. He only knew that in the end, the endless golden light contracted inward, then rapidly dimmed, even losing its Nine Tribulations Gold form, reverting to a bronze color.
The Ancient Divine Palace Great Power was still there. The silver universe exploded, annihilating the cosmic starry sky, striking Ye Chen.
Boom—
Everything was destroyed, everything vanished. And this time, Ye Chen was utterly defeated, expelled from this battle realm.
Within the Martial Arts Divine Stone, a stream of light flashed, merging into Ye Chen's body.
Cough—
Ye Chen suddenly shuddered through his entire body, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. Even his glabella split open, a trace of golden blood seeping out.
The powerhouses closely watching this were all startled. The invincible Battle Saint King was actually injured—this was the first time they had seen it, given his overwhelmingly powerful might before, beyond imagination.
When they discovered the Great Power-level Martial Arts Imprint was still there, everyone sighed in relief while also feeling shock.
After all, this Martial Arts Imprint represented an ancient Great Power. The fact that the Battle Saint King could hold out for so long before being defeated was astonishing.
No wonder Great Power Gu Changsheng was so wary and willing to offer compensation to resolve their enmity. It wasn't without reason.
Ye Chen remained motionless, sitting cross-legged. Surging golden blood energy spread out, rumbling and resonating, shaking this heaven and earth. The Saint Body Regeneration Art operated, repairing all injuries.
Only after three days did the boundless blood energy that had spread out slowly retract.
Ye Chen opened his eyes, incredibly brilliant and dazzling, tightly fixed on the Martial Arts Divine Stone as if he could pierce through everything and see the Great Power-level Martial Arts Imprint within the Martial Arts Divine Stone's space.
Who exactly was this Ancient Divine Palace Great Power? Which lineage did he belong to? He actually made the Battle Saint blood within Ye Chen's body boil, as if encountering a natural nemesis.
What was that ancient path he mentioned? Could it be the ultimate ancient path of the Human Sovereign Trial? Or did it refer to something else?