A terrifying Dao aura emerged, originating from the main entrance of the Heavenly Heart Hall, where a fearsome figure appeared.
It was a man as elegant as jade, appearing heroic, majestic, and imposing. His blood energy was incomparably powerful, akin to an immortal realm's Eight Trigrams Divine Furnace, accompanied by a world-shaking bloodline power that surged and swelled, overwhelming the heavens.
Imperial Son of the Ye Family!
He had arrived. His true body, whose true strength was unknown, stood at the main entrance of the Heavenly Heart Hall. His figure seemed indistinct, yet it was as if all the great Daos of the heavens were converging upon him, causing all the powerhouses to tremble and quake, feeling as if they were about to explode.
The powerhouses from the various heavenly forces all changed expressions. This was a true Imperial Son, a flawless young generation's supreme of the Tenth Heaven. He possessed the most powerful Emperor's bloodline, surpassing all else, endowed with the strongest Dao foundation of achieving the Saint Vault at birth. This was also the confidence that made him unrivaled among his peers.
Since ancient times, Imperial Sons had been called the invincible ones of their generation, unmatched and undefeated, possessing the bearing of an Emperor.
After the Mythical Era, Imperial Sons were unseen in the world, believed to have been sealed away, to emerge in a later era to contend for the opportunity to become an Emperor, such as in this era.
Now, an Imperial Son had emerged, and he appeared to be so powerful, absolutely a Heavenly King of his generation, far stronger than ordinary Heavenly Kings. His appearance now coincided with the presence of the Battle Saint King. Would the two engage in a peak battle?
This filled many with immense anticipation. Although the Battle Saint King was not an Imperial Son, he was absolutely considered a peerless figure of that level. If the two fought, it was unknown who would be stronger, which was something people eagerly awaited.
Only a small minority knew that Ye Chen was truly not inferior to an Imperial Son. In a battle of the same level, he feared no one and was inferior to none.
This had been verified in the Ancient Emperor Realm, but the news from there was only known to a small portion of people.
"Young Ancestor Imperial Son!"
Within the Ye Family, everyone had to bow respectfully, even the family head was no exception, because the Ye Family Imperial Son was the second-generation progenitor, his status surpassing anyone in the clan. Even ancient Great Sages appearing would have to pay their respects.
"The Young Ancestor has appeared. Is he going to defeat the Battle Saint King?"
Many Ye Family powerhouses were excited because they had been too aggrieved. The grand family competition, originally a spectacular and much-anticipated event, had been forcefully suppressed from the bottom up by an outsider, making them feel greatly humiliated.
Among them, Ye Feng quickly stepped forward and said, "Young Ancestor, please seek justice for our Ye Family. This youth is arrogant and has humiliated our Ye Family."
"Silence!" the Ye Family head reprimanded.
Ye Cangqiong arrived beside the Black Palace Heavenly King. Sensing his dimmed essence, energy, and spirit, as well as a sense of dejection, he understood much. He patted his shoulder, and a divine radiance entered his body, actually allowing the Black Palace Heavenly King's weakened aura to recover.
The powerhouses understood. This was the power of the bloodline. The fundamental strength of an imperial clan lay in the talent and power bestowed by their bloodline. Even if essence, energy, and spirit were depleted, they could be regained from the bloodline power.
The Imperial Son possessed the most powerful and purest bloodline power, naturally able to restore the essence, energy, and spirit of his clansmen.
"Thank you, Young Ancestor," the Black Palace Heavenly King spoke with deep, heartfelt respect.
Ye Cangqiong nodded slightly, then looked towards Ye Chen. His gaze suddenly became many times more piercing, like a heavenly sword cleaving through the void. The powerhouses dared not look directly, otherwise they would be injured by his gaze. This was no exaggeration; a Heavenly King indeed possessed such capability.
Ye Cangqiong said, "Are you that Battle Saint King? It is said you are the first young generation's supreme to reach the Tenth Heaven after the Mythical Era. As a latercomer, you are quite extraordinary, very good."
Then he looked towards the Three Immortal Maidens, his gaze also shining brightly, saying, "Even these three maidens are the same."
As a young generation's supreme of the Tenth Heaven, his Dao was truly complete, and he could also sense whether others had reached the Tenth Heaven.
However, Ye Cangqiong's gaze remained primarily fixed on Ye Chen, carrying a powerful oppressive pressure. Ordinary Heavenly Kings would not dare to meet his eyes.
But Ye Chen's gaze was equally blazing. Their gazes materialized between them, like heavenly soldiers and divine swords, constantly clashing in the void with metallic clangs, tearing the void apart.
This was only because of the Heavenly Heart Hall; the void here was exceptionally stable. If it were elsewhere, it wouldn't be as simple as just the void tearing.
Ye Chen said, "Ye Cangqiong, back then you suddenly took away the clansmen of my Tiandu branch. I haven't yet sought an explanation from you for that matter. I didn't expect you to appear before me now. Perfect timing, give me an explanation."
"Battle Saint King, how dare you!" The Ye Family powerhouses were furious. This was the Young Ancestor Imperial Son; how could others profane him?
But the Ye Family Imperial Son said, "If you satisfy me, what's wrong with giving you an explanation?"
"Fight!" Ye Chen responded, his battle intent boiling over, directly ready to start the battle. It also let people feel the Battle Saint King's matchless confidence, fearing nothing.
"Good, I accept your battle." Ye Cangqiong was equally supremely confident. Among his generation, he feared no one. Even if the one before him was the first young generation's supreme of the Tenth Heaven after the Mythical Era, so what? He would suppress everything.
As the word 'fight' fell, the two supreme geniuses of the younger generation directly charged into the vast starry sky evolved from Emperor patterns and began their battle.
Boom—
The starry sky shattered. The true body of Imperial Son Ye Cangqiong was truly peerlessly terrifying. Wherever he passed, everything turned to dust, all destroyed, far more powerful than the Black Palace Heavenly King.
One could see meteors and shattered stars in the starry sky exploding. Even stars were torn apart by his Dao aura. He was like a Great Emperor descending to the mortal world, manifesting in the world, causing all living beings to tremble.
Ye Cangqiong displayed his divine abilities, overwhelmingly forceful. His entire body shone with light as his Emperor's bloodline power fully awakened, like an ancient supreme Great Emperor reviving, ruling over the world. He struck out, destroying star after star.
This level of power far surpassed that of ordinary Heavenly Kings.
Boom—
Ye Cangqiong raised his fist and struck horizontally at Ye Chen, supremely powerful. That terrifying fluctuation could simply destroy everything, making even Heavenly Kings despair. It was utterly unattainable for ordinary Heavenly Kings, capable of annihilating heaven and earth.
Ye Chen's eyes flashed with heavenly lightning. His entire body flowed with immortal golden light as he similarly raised his fist to meet the attack, confronting Ye Cangqiong.
Boom rumble rumble—
Heaven collapsed and earth split. The six directions and eight wildernesses seemed about to cave in. Abyssal black holes appeared one after another, causing the starry sky to continuously descend into great destruction, even more terrifying than in the previous Heavenly King battle.
Even though separated by Emperor patterns, that aura still leaked out, causing countless powerhouses in the Heavenly Heart Hall to tremble involuntarily, unable to withstand that divine might.
The two supremely powerful figures constantly collided and clashed in the starry sky, tearing everything apart, shattering everything.
Sometimes close combat, sometimes long-range attacks, sometimes divine abilities and spells, sometimes physical brawls, sometimes divine soul clashes—extremely perilous, colliding from all aspects. The danger involved was such that even fellow Heavenly Kings could not fully comprehend three or four-tenths of it. But every single collision would absolutely pose a fatal crisis to ordinary Heavenly Kings.
Boom—
In the starry sky, endless destructive divine radiance flooded the cosmos, destroying heaven and earth, splitting everything asunder. The very cosmos seemed about to collapse.