The clan's several great figures all changed expressions in succession, feeling shock and astonishment. The Bloodline Heavenly Stele had actually undergone an unknown mutation.
They looked again at the ten people by the stele and asked, "Who are they?"
"Esteemed ones, these are the collateral sinners from the Tian Du branch lineage," the clan elder spoke up, directly defining this lineage's clansmen as sinners.
This caused Ye Ao and the others to change expressions in turn, their faces carrying anger, but none of them spoke up at this moment. Because compared to this, what was more important was the safety of Ye Chen and the others.
Because at this very moment, they had not truly awakened yet, causing people to feel a sense of worry.
"So it's them." The several clan great figures all looked at these people thoughtfully, but did not respond. The urgent matter now was the mutation of the Bloodline Heavenly Stele.
They all attempted to probe it with their divine sense, but similarly felt a dazzling golden light flash, after which each of them was repelled, coughing up blood. Their expressions were horrified, all unclear about what exactly had happened inside to cause them to suddenly cough blood.
"Chen'er!"
Xia Wei was very worried, fearing that something had happened to Ye Chen.
Meanwhile, within the stele space, Ye Chen was engaged in an exceptionally fierce battle with the black-robed old man. Every move contained the terrifying power to destroy heaven and earth, absolutely capable of annihilating the entire world.
Ye Chen had long since become a super powerhouse among Heavenly Kings, his cultivation strength surpassing that of the past by who knows how many times, standing at a level within his peers that others could only look up to. Every gesture contained boundless Great Dao power, capable of destroying heaven and earth, almost omnipotent.
At this moment, he displayed his divine abilities and dao techniques, striking with the Five Elements Golden Realm, shaking the four extremities of heaven and earth with the Four Extremities Connecting to Sage Style. His five viscera radiated the light of the five elements, his eyes transformed into yin and yang, striking out at heaven and earth, shattering the sky and splitting the earth, omnipotent.
Boom—
Everything was about to collapse and vanish, even his eyes were about to cease existing. Ye Chen was invincible in the world, growing stronger the more he fought, battling the black-robed old man.
The black-robed old man was indeed very powerful, terrifying beyond imagination. This was a battle imprint left behind by a supreme Heavenly King of the imperial clan, extremely powerful, specifically meant to guard this blood pool condensed from Emperor's bloodline power. Even someone as strong as Ye Chen felt it somewhat difficult to handle.
Naturally, the Ye Chen here was only a strand of divine sense and a drop of essence blood incarnated, far from his full combat power, but it was still terrifying enough. At the very least, dealing with an ordinary Heavenly King would be easy, but the black-robed old man's strength still exceeded his expectations, making it difficult to completely annihilate him.
Ye Chen was somewhat surprised, yet the shock in the black-robed old man's heart was even greater than his.
Because he was a supreme Heavenly King, having stood in this realm for many years, long since reaching an unfathomable level, far stronger than ordinary Heavenly Kings.
Even if this was just an imprint, not his true body, it couldn't be too weak. At the very least, if an ordinary Heavenly King entered this stele space, even if they could exert one hundred percent of their power, they would still be suppressed by him.
Yet the man before him clearly looked very young, his blood energy accompanied by a vitality unique to youth—this could not be concealed. He was also a combat incarnation formed from divine sense and essence blood, not his true body, yet still absurdly powerful, greatly astonishing him.
He had a premonition that even if his true body were to act, facing the opponent's true body, he would likely be unable to achieve victory, because the opponent's strength was beyond imagination.
Boom—
At this moment, the black-robed Heavenly King suddenly flew sideways, because Ye Chen's divine sense incarnation utilized the Battle God Seal, instantly undergoing Extreme Sublimation, elevating in all aspects, and unleashed the Immortal-Slaying Form from the Eight Slaying Immortal Forms, striking out horizontally.
Even someone as powerful as the black-robed Heavenly King was almost torn in two, with blood formed from Dao essence scattering between heaven and earth.
The black-robed Heavenly King changed color, nearly split apart. It wasn't just because of the opponent's powerful cultivation, but also because his combat awareness was terrifyingly excessive, like a supreme expert who had experienced countless great battles, possessing that invincible battle will of the Battle Saint lineage.
One could say that, to a certain extent, the black-robed Heavenly King had been at a disadvantage for a long time, though it wasn't obvious then. But now, as the battle suddenly intensified, it immediately became apparent.
"Brat, no matter who you are, if you want to covet this Emperor's bloodline, there is only death awaiting you!" the black-robed Heavenly King roared. He activated a secret technique, and a surge of potent Emperor's bloodline rushed out from the blood pool, entering the black-robed Heavenly King's body, causing his aura to rapidly rise in an instant.
He too was about to undergo Extreme Sublimation, and with the blood pool condensed from the Emperor's bloodline below providing endless power, he laughed arrogantly, "Brat, how will you resist me?"
In this stele space, he was nearly invincible, because he could infinitely draw upon the bloodline power from the blood pool for his own use, continuously growing stronger, while the opponent could not.
In just a single breath, his aura had grown by more than a level and was still rapidly climbing.
Boom—
A loud explosion sounded as the black-robed Heavenly King was sent flying, his body on the verge of splitting, his entire form tattered and almost completely exploding.
At the very moment he was undergoing Extreme Sublimation, Ye Chen suddenly made his move, displaying the most terrifying, world-shaking immortal speed, surpassing the ordinary and reason, breaking through constraints. He interrupted the black-robed Heavenly King right at the instant of his Extreme Sublimation, causing him to plummet from heaven into an endless abyss.
Moreover, Ye Chen's body surged with strands of primordial Chaos Qi, interweaving in the void to form the Human Sovereign Pagoda, which he manifested. An Emperor character also appeared, immediately suppressing down, directly sealing the black-robed Heavenly King's imprint. Only then did he coldly speak, "You became too complacent. Every Extreme Sublimation requires time. That moment is one of continuous strengthening, but also reveals a flaw. Though brief, it is enough for me."
He looked down from a commanding height, gazing down at the black-robed Heavenly King sealed by the Human Sovereign Pagoda, as indifferent as a Divine Spirit looking down upon an ant.
The black-robed Heavenly King's expression turned deathly pale. He never expected to be interrupted in such a crucial moment, rendering everything void.
"It ends now."
Ye Chen activated the Human Sovereign Pagoda, the Emperor character descended, and primordial Chaos Qi was also enacted. Various supreme divine abilities all took effect together, interweaving into a brilliant mass of chaotic immortal light that directly submerged and enveloped the black-robed Heavenly King.
The black-robed Heavenly King roared, ultimately letting out a miserable cry as his entire imprint turned to dust. The Emperor's bloodline power he had previously absorbed surged out, floating in the void before falling back into the blood pool below.
Thus, everything was completely over.
Ye Chen slowly descended, gazing down at the vibrant blood pool below, revealing a faint smile. "The Ye Family? The imperial clan? In the end, you've merely prepared a dowry for someone else."