Boom! Boom! Boom!
In the starry sky, two Heavenly Kings were engaged in a large-scale battle. Stars were being shattered one after another under the might of their clash. That overwhelming, world-destroying divine might swept across the heavens, causing all who witnessed it to pale.
Among them, Ye Ao, Xia Wei, Ye Zimei, Ye Zhengyang, and Ye Qing all stared wide-eyed. Although they knew Ye Chen was powerful, formidable enough to stand on equal footing with the Patriarch of the Ye Family, they never imagined he was this strong.
Those were massive stars, each with diameters of thousands of miles. Any single one falling would be enough to annihilate the entire Tian Du branch of the Ye Family a thousand times over.
Yet Ye Chen was powerful enough to destroy them with a mere wave of his hand, effortlessly. That kind of peerless might was like that of a true Divine Spirit, beyond comprehension.
Seated in the main seat of the Heavenly Heart Hall, the couple Ye Ao and Xia Wei exchanged a look, filled with astonishment. Xia Wei murmured dazedly, "Husband, it seems we've given birth to a truly remarkable son."
Ye Ao, who had been a figure of some renown in his day, came back to his senses and smiled wryly. "Indeed, wife. Xiao Chen seems to be powerful beyond our imagination."
They could never have imagined that the son who was once cast down the King's Ancient Path, had his cultivation crippled, and was left despondent by the blow from Yang Yi, would grow into such an indescribable, peerless existence. Probably, not even a handful within the entire Imperial Ye Family could reach this level.
However, their joy soon turned to worry. Ye Chen was powerful, but his opponent was equally formidable. They feared something might happen to Ye Chen.
"Xiao Chen... he won't get hurt, will he?" they asked worriedly, looking at the Three Immortal Maidens.
The Tai Chu Female Saint Lord, who was beside them, spoke up at the right moment. "Father, Mother, don't worry. Ye Chen is invincible. He has fought against opponents even stronger than this Black Palace Heavenly King. Although this Black Palace Heavenly King is powerful, he poses no threat to him."
The couple could only feel astonishment. What had their son experienced during those decades they were separated? Had he encountered enemies even stronger than the Black Palace Heavenly King?
Beside them, Ye Zimei felt both joy at Ye Chen's newfound strength and a sense of melancholy. The distance between them was growing ever wider, to a point where she feared she could never catch up in her entire lifetime.
Perhaps only such peerlessly strong and noble women are worthy of Brother Ye Chen, Ye Zimei thought bitterly, her gaze sweeping over the Three Immortal Maidens.
Rumble—
The starry sky was collapsing, a result of the battle between the two supreme Heavenly Kings.
Without a doubt, the Black Palace Heavenly King was immensely powerful. He had achieved the Heavenly King realm thousands of years ago; he was a veteran Heavenly King with unfathomable cultivation, a top-tier figure within the Heavenly King realm who rarely met his match.
Even when looking across the myriad realms, he could absolutely be called a renowned Heavenly King of his generation, with glorious battle records to his name.
Yet, he was inwardly shaken. This Battle Saint King was also powerful beyond imagination. He himself had cultivated for thousands of years to reach this level, while the other was so young, his aura brimming with vigorous vitality. He couldn't be some old monster reincarnated. So why was he so powerful? Even someone as strong as himself found it difficult to suppress him.
This was something unimaginable under normal circumstances. He was peerless and unmatched, absolutely a top-tier super expert within the Heavenly King realm. How could this be?
Yet, this situation was indeed unfolding before his eyes.
With a deafening boom, a star exploded and the heavens crumbled. A single swift clash between the two had created such a terrifying scene, akin to an apocalyptic vision that struck fear into the hearts of onlookers.
But this was just one exchange. They hadn't even truly unleashed their more powerful methods yet.
Boom—
Endless golden blood energy erupted, overwhelming the vast starry sky. All the stars trembled as the entire cosmos was bathed in dazzling golden radiance.
The Black Palace Heavenly King finally understood. "No wonder you're called the Battle Saint King. So you are the successor of that lineage, and you've reached the Heavenly King realm. No wonder you're so powerful."
His expression turned grave. Whoever it was, one must maintain sufficient gravity when facing a powerhouse from the Battle Saint lineage. For it was known throughout the world that although that lineage typically had only one successor per generation, each one was a truly peerless expert, invincible within the same realm. They possessed the invincible Battle Sacred Body and at the very least had the aptitude of a True King. The combination of both created their unmatched might.
Within the same realm, a successor of that lineage was an absolute nightmare for other experts of the same level, nearly undefeatable.
Even though they were in the same major realm, and the Black Palace Heavenly King held a certain advantage in cultivation level, his opponent was a Battle Saint, possessing the terrifying combat power to fight across realms. This could greatly narrow the gap between them, which was the most daunting aspect.
Boom—
Ye Chen was like a golden war god. With each step, the entire starry sky trembled. The supreme invincibility of the Battle Sacred Body was on full display, shattering all attacks, impervious to all techniques.
Severing Heaven Finger!
A massive golden finger appeared, instantly overshadowing the entire starry sky. Distant stars exploded one after another, ceasing to exist, as the finger pointed towards the Black Palace Heavenly King.
Everyone's expressions changed. If this finger landed, an ordinary Heavenly King would likely be crushed to dust. The Battle Saint King was actually terrifying to this extent.
"What a Battle Saint King! Probably not inferior to an Imperial Son. But if you think you can defeat this seat with this move, you're still far from it!"
The Black Palace Heavenly King's expression also shifted slightly, but he did not dodge. Instead, he pointed out a finger of his own. "Heaven-Severing Sword Finger!"
This was a peerless divine ability recorded in the Emperor Scripture left behind by the Heavenly Heart Sword Emperor. A single finger point unleashed boundless sword energy of the Great Dao, sweeping across the firmament as if to sever the heavens itself, crashing towards the Severing Heaven Finger.
Boom—
The two fingers collided. The starry sky collapsed on a massive scale, and stars were affected and exploded—a truly terrifying sight.
An ordinary Heavenly King facing such a collision would be pulverized.
It was only because this was a starry realm opened by the Emperor patterns of the Heavenly Heart Hall; otherwise, any other place would have seen the entire world blown apart.
Both the Black Palace Heavenly King and Ye Chen were top-tier Heavenly King figures. Supreme law Dao marks swirled around their bodies, submerging and protecting them from harm.
Simultaneously, the Black Palace Heavenly King unleashed a second move, also an Emperor Scripture divine ability related to sword techniques. As his five fingers extended, they transformed into the Five Elements divine abilities—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—each evolving into different sword energies corresponding to their element.
The Metal Sword Finger was filled with sharpness, the Wood Sword Finger carried vitality, the Water Sword Finger was both endless and gentle, capable of dissolving force. The Fire Sword Finger incinerated everything, and the Earth Sword Finger carried a sense of heaviness.
The Five Elements Sword Fingers contained the art of the Five Elements. The sword fingers alone were terrifying enough; once imbued with additional properties, their power multiplied, becoming far more fearsome.
That vast expanse of starry sky directly shattered, utterly unable to withstand it all.
Swish—
Even someone as strong as Ye Chen wore a grave expression, deeply aware of the terror of the Five Elements Sword Fingers. He displayed astonishing immortal speed, evading their sharp edge, unwilling to meet them head-on.
But the Five Elements sword rays were too dense, overwhelming the starry sky. Above, below, left, right, front, back—in all directions, the six harmonies and eight wastelands were filled with them. Each ray was thousands of zhang long, some even tens of thousands, ringing sharply and shimmering with Five Elements divine light.
Moreover, the Five Elements Sword Fingers possessed extraordinary transformations. They could actually generate and restrain each other, forming a cycle and shifting between different properties, exceeding everyone's imagination.
In the midst of it, Ye Chen was still cut. Even the mighty Battle Sacred Body could not completely block them. Several bloody gashes appeared, golden Saint's blood sprinkling out.
Within the Heavenly Heart Hall, the experts of the various major forces were all shocked. Even the expressions of the Three Immortal Maidens changed slightly, sensing the extraordinary nature of the Five Elements sword rays, which made them feel a particular sense of danger.
"How about it, Mom? Should Yaya go in and help Dad?" Yaya, being the World Tree, had a special connection to the myriad Daos of heaven and earth and also sensed the fearsomeness of the Five Elements sword rays. Beside her, Yiyi widened her pitch-black eyes, filled with deep concern, chirping and chattering as if wanting to charge in and help Ye Chen.
But Chen'er stopped them. Usually innocent and carefree, she now wore an unusually solemn expression and said softly, "No need. Believe in him. He'll be fine."
"Truly worthy of being the Heavenly Heart Sword Emperor, to create such a sword Dao divine ability encompassing the Five Elements," Ye Chen sighed inwardly. His Saint Body automatically activated the Saint Body Regeneration Technique, repairing all wounds. With a shake of his body, golden radiance circulated. Although those sword rays were fearsome enough, their numbers were too great, dispersing their power. When they struck his body now, they couldn't inflict damage like the initial ones.
Furthermore, ten layers of divine nature halos manifested around him, as if enveloping an immortal realm. Impervious to all techniques, no evil could enter, they defended against all sword energy.
"Devour!"
Ye Chen formed the Great Dao Treasure Vase. Law Dao marks disintegrated, transforming into a deep abyssal Black Hole that directly devoured the sky-filling Five Elements sword energy.
"Trying to devour the Five Elements sword energy? Dream on!"
The Black Palace Heavenly King charged forth, his eyes cold. The Five Elements sword energy he unleashed became even more violent, sweeping in all directions as stars continuously vanished.
Boom—
Suddenly, another burst of Five Elements light appeared, accompanied by overwhelming sword energy that crashed into the Black Palace Heavenly King's Five Elements sword energy. Both exploded, annihilating the void.
"What? How do you also know the Five Elements Sword Finger?"
Not only the Black Palace Heavenly King, but even the other Ye Family experts were stunned. This was a divine ability recorded in the Emperor Scripture, traditionally only passed down to direct descendants of the Ye Family. Furthermore, restrictions were placed in their sea of consciousness; if anyone else tried to steal it, the restrictions would activate, automatically destroying all the divine ability's mysteries.
"No, this isn't the pure Five Elements Sword Finger. There are some differences. You actually managed to steal and learn it."
The Black Palace Heavenly King clearly sensed some slight differences, yet he was also shaken. This youth was simply too monstrous, to have stolen and learned most of it like this, and even restored most of it in his own way. It was unbelievable.
Ye Chen gave a faint smile. Earlier, he hadn't blindly devoured the Five Elements sword energy. Instead, he used Primordial Chaos Qi to disintegrate and devour it, turning it back into chaos. He also took the opportunity to comprehend the law Dao marks within, deduce them, and manifest the same Five Elements Sword Finger.
Chaos was the origin of all Daos. No matter how powerful a Great Dao was, it ultimately originated from chaos.
He was merely returning all Daos to their source, deducing them through chaos.
Although it couldn't be completely identical and had some differences, based on his understanding and deduction, and infused with his Saint Body blood energy, its overall power was not much different and could completely contend with the original.
The Black Palace Heavenly King's expression turned gloomy. He let out a loud shout and immediately changed from the Five Elements Sword Finger, displaying another supreme sword Dao divine ability. He manipulated the myriad stars, causing them all to tremble and shoot forth rays of stellar brilliance, which transformed into massive sword rays—thousands upon thousands—slashing towards Ye Chen and collapsing the starry sky.
Without a doubt, this was another peerless sword Dao divine ability recorded in the Emperor Scripture.
Ye Chen expanded the ten layers of divine nature halos and, with a shake, the dazzling halos instantly transformed into deep Black Holes, devouring everything even more thoroughly than the Great Dao Treasure Vase Seal transformation. All the myriad stellar sword rays were devoured.
Wisps of chaos appeared. He continuously devoured, continuously deduced, and contemplated the mysteries within.
The Black Palace Heavenly King's expression shifted slightly. A sense of foreboding suddenly arose in his heart.
Sure enough, not long after, Ye Chen also unleashed a divine ability, causing the myriad stars to tremble and shoot forth myriad stellar sword rays. Sword ray clashed against sword ray in the starry sky, exploding continuously.
Everyone was inwardly astonished. The Battle Saint King's cultivation talent was truly terrifyingly frightening. He had actually mastered his opponent's divine ability mysteries so quickly.
Within the Heavenly Heart Hall, the expressions of the Ye Family experts turned pale. These were all top-tier divine abilities recorded in the Ye Family's Emperor Scripture, not to be passed on to outsiders. Yet, they had just been stolen by the Battle Saint King. This was an absolutely huge loss.
The Black Palace Heavenly King's face turned black. He roared furiously and brought out other divine abilities, one after another, each different, trying to prevent the Battle Saint King from having time to steal and learn.
But within Ye Chen's body, chaos evolved continuously. He kept devouring his opponent's divine abilities, then used the power of faith to constantly empower his soul avatar, increasing his deduction speed. Soon, he could grasp over half of the mysteries and unleash them based on his own understanding, with basically not much difference in power.
This left many utterly shocked. All the divine abilities had actually been completely stolen and learned by the Battle Saint King. The Black Palace Heavenly King's expression was extremely ugly. Not only had he failed to defeat his opponent, but he had also landed himself in such an embarrassing predicament. How humiliating.
Ye Chen smiled faintly towards the distant Black Palace Heavenly King. "Sincerely, thank you. If you hadn't personally demonstrated them, I probably wouldn't have been able to master these peerless divine abilities of the Ye Family."
The Black Palace Heavenly King's face was utterly ugly. Finally, unable to contain his rage, he charged over and roared, "Junior! Today, I will definitely kill you!"
However, the Heavenly King battle continued. No matter how the Black Palace Heavenly King attacked, it was useless. The Battle Saint King remained difficult to kill. He couldn't even gain the slightest upper hand; the situation remained evenly matched, which was extremely humiliating for him.
Boom—
Another earth-shattering collision, and the two separated once more.
But this time, Ye Chen voluntarily dispelled all techniques and withdrew his Saint Body blood energy.
However, Primordial Chaos Qi surged forth from his body, submerging him. Myriad stars manifested around him, and his aura suddenly became terrifyingly powerful, causing the starry sky to tremble.
He stood tall in the depths of the cosmos, his gaze as profound as a sea of chaos, looking down with disdain as he spoke indifferently, "I've learned all that needs to be learned. Now it's time to finish you off."