"Why?" the few men asked, exasperated.
"Because you just tried to barge in without paying the price," Ye Chen said coldly, his expression devoid of any emotion. Yiyi, perched on his shoulder, widened her eyes and snorted, "Serves you right!"
The men wanted to retort, but seeing the vast spatial storm approaching rapidly and the nearby spatial channels being swiftly affected and collapsing one after another, their faces immediately paled.
At this moment, there was no time to worry about anything else. Each of them hurriedly took out the spirit stones from within their bodies. The seven of them placed nearly thirty million jin of spirit stones before them.
Ye Chen opened a spatial channel, collected them all in one go, and allowed the men to enter immediately.
Feeling the endless, frenzied spatial storm outside, everyone couldn't help but feel a lingering fear, a sense of having narrowly escaped death.
If they had truly been swept up by this spatial storm, every single one of them present would have undoubtedly perished, because under the force of such a spatial storm, even a Saint Lord-level figure would fall.
However, the looks they cast towards Ye Chen were filled with malice and killing intent.
"Kid, spit out those spirit stones for us right now," one of the seven powerful figures who had entered later spoke with a sinister tone, coldly advancing towards Ye Chen with murderous intent.
The seven powerhouses pressed forward together. Among them, three were Ancient Saints of the fourth level of the Saint Vault, and another was an overlord-level figure of the fifth level, extremely powerful.
It must be said, this was a formidable lineup.
Another overlord and the two Saints did not intervene, but they also had no intention of helping, choosing to watch from the sidelines.
Ye Chen suddenly turned around, looking at the seven powerhouses, his gaze icy cold. "Are you trying to attack me?"
The seven powerhouses felt a chill run through their bodies under Ye Chen's gaze, as if a fearsome dragon was looking down upon ants from a commanding height, so superior that a single move could render them utterly weak and annihilated in an instant.
What kind of feeling was this, actually given to them by such a young junior? They were astonished.
However, the overlord among them quickly regained his composure, forcing himself to stay calm. "Everyone, don't panic. He's just bluffing. A mere young junior couldn't possibly kill us."
Ye Chen gave a cold smile and was about to make his move, but at that moment, from outside the spatial channel, came a tremendous roar that shook the endless spatial turbulence. It was a man roaring and howling.
Within the endless spatial storm, deep in the boundless spatial turbulence, five supremely powerful figures were traversing through layers of spatial turbulence, their bodies radiating boundless light as they pursued a powerful Heavenly King.
They were engaged in a fierce battle deep within the spatial turbulence, clashing violently, tearing apart heaven and earth, shattering the sky and land, extremely intense.
"Heavens! This is a battle at the Heavenly King level, actually happening. No wonder it caused such a terrifying spatial storm," the powerhouses in the spatial channel could no longer afford to be hostile towards Ye Chen, filled with shock.
For them, Heavenly Kings were lofty and powerful existences. Even in the center of the Myriad Domains, such figures were not ones you could see just because you wanted to.
However, Ye Chen's gaze was fiery, with fearsome Dao runes intertwining as if they could evolve heaven and earth. He looked towards the Heavenly King being pursued.
It was a tall and straight man with waterfall-like black hair. He wasn't particularly old, even quite young, similar in age to Ye Chen, but very powerful. His entire body radiated surging battle qi, surging to strike the heavens, a supreme warrior.
He held a black-gold divine spear, heroic and invincible, fighting the pursuing Heavenly King powerhouses until he was covered in blood, staining his battle armor and dyeing the spatial turbulence red. Yet, his momentum remained undiminished, possessing an immortal heroic bearing.
And in his arms, there was clearly a tender child about three or four years old, very pink and adorable, like a porcelain doll, with large, dark, bright eyes. Moreover, it could be seen that this young child's features faintly resembled those of this warrior Heavenly King, clearly a father and son pair.
Boom—
Another intense collision occurred. Both sides were sent flying apart. The five Heavenly Kings had cold expressions, filled with killing intent, but they also frowned because this Heavenly King was truly powerful. He could actually hold out for so long under the pursuit of five Heavenly Kings without falling. It had to be said, it was truly astonishing.
To some extent, they all admired him, but they had no choice but to pursue.
"War King, hand over your child and come back with us. Everything will be fine," one particularly powerful Heavenly King spoke, his entire body radiating boundless light like a purple sun, emanating strong fluctuations.
He was exceptionally strong, strong to an excessive degree, the best among them. Half of the injuries on the warrior Heavenly King's body were inflicted by him.
However, even though the pursued Heavenly King was covered in blood, his battle qi was unmatched, carrying a powerful fighting spirit. While resisting, he coldly responded, "Qin Ziyang, if you want to take my son away, you'll have to step over my corpse first."
Qin Ziyang sighed lightly. "War King, you are indeed powerful, but no matter how strong you are, you cannot be a match for my Qin family. Why struggle so bitterly? Why not come back with us? Perhaps there's still a chance for you to survive. Both you and her child might very well live."
Yet, the War King gave a bitter smile. "Qin Ziyang, as a member of the Qin family, don't you know your clan's rules? Do you think the Qin family would let me and her child live?"
Hearing this, Qin Ziyang fell silent for a moment. The four Heavenly Kings beside him, however, snorted coldly. "Hmph, refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Since that's the case, we'll kill you first, then take this bastard child back."
"War King, I'm sorry," Qin Ziyang sighed, purple light coiled around his body, exceptionally powerful and unmatched. Wielding a heavenly sword, he strode forward, pressing over, tearing apart the firmament and destroying everything.
The five Heavenly Kings attacked together. Although the War King was powerful, he was under immense pressure. Moreover, he had to protect the child in his arms with one hand, resulting in many more wounds on his body, blood continuously spurting out.
It could be seen that the War King was already at a disadvantage.
Pfft—
A brilliant purple light flashed, slashing towards the young child. The War King shifted sideways, allowing the child to successfully avoid the purple light, but it struck his shoulder, directly piercing through a bloody hole, front and back, with blood wantonly spurting out.
"Father!"
The young child cried out in alarm, hazy mist appearing in his clear, bright, dark eyes, on the verge of tears. It could be said this was a very precocious child who understood much at an early age.
"Shuang'er, I'm fine."
The War King grinned at the young child, his teeth white and bright, though his expression was somewhat unnaturally pale.
"But Father, you're bleeding a lot," the child cried, his eyes reddening, tears continuously falling.
"Don't worry, this much won't kill your father."
The War King comforted him and activated a healing secret art. Extraordinary Dao mysteries resonated within his body, various Dao patterns intertwined, his body glowing as his injuries began to heal.
This was the Divine King Rebirth Art, which Ye Chen had taught him in a past life. If not for this, the War King would never have been able to hold out until now.
Yet even so, he was at a disadvantage. And although the Divine King Rebirth Art was extraordinary, each activation consumed a certain amount of his origin. If this continued, even the War King, powerful as he was, couldn't withstand it.
Boom—
Suddenly, the War King's eyes sharpened, becoming many times more fierce. His battle qi shattered the heavens, and he forcefully swung the black-gold divine spear in his hand, slashing out vertically, engaging in a great collision with a Heavenly King who had launched a sneak attack. The destructive power was vast and boundless, shattering heaven and earth, stirring up vast swathes of spatial storms, startling and eye-catching.
In the collision, the War King staggered back two steps, while his opponent was sent flying a much greater distance, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood. In a head-on battle, he was no match for the War King.
However, other Heavenly Kings attacked, and three came at once.
The battle reached its later stages, becoming even more intense, shattering heaven and earth. Within the endless spatial turbulence, boundless spatial storms surged, sweeping over everything.
Moreover, Qin Ziyang joined the battlefield, making the situation completely one-sided. The War King's figure was continuously sent flying, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood. Several more bloody holes appeared on his body, and even the young child in his arms was directly stained red with blood, crying loudly, "Daddy, please don't get hurt!"
The War King stroked the child in his arms a couple of times, swallowing back the blood he was about to cough up, and grinned, though his mouth was full of blood. "Don't worry, your father isn't dead yet."
Then, his black hair all stood on end as he coldly swept his gaze over the five Heavenly Kings, raising the black-gold divine spear and speaking indifferently, "You forced me into this!"
"The lone smoke rises straight over the vast desert; the sun sinks round beyond the long river!"
The War King let out a great roar, shaking the endless spatial turbulence!
Within the endless spatial turbulence, an illusory world appeared, expanding across the six directions and eight wildernesses. In it was a vast, boundless desert, each grain of sand glittering.
At the center of the desert, a long river appeared, vast and mighty, traversing the desert, and a crimson great sun slowly set, illuminating the long river as if it were the twilight of the gods.
Upon the long river, within the setting sun, the War King's figure stepped out slowly. Though covered in blood, his aura was flourishing and majestic, sweeping across the heavens, causing everything to tremble.
He held the black-gold divine spear. The crimson great sun at the horizon set, merging into the divine spear, releasing an unprecedented peerless divine might, as if wanting to destroy everything.
The lone smoke rises straight over the vast desert; the sun sinks round beyond the long river.
This was the War King's Kingly Battle Dao, cultivated over a lifetime, created during his youth when he was crowned king. Now that he had reached the Heavenly King realm, it had become even more complete and fearsome.
The War King unleashed his strongest divine ability, destroying heaven and earth, wanting to destroy everything, causing the spatial turbulence to become completely frenzied. The five Heavenly Kings also felt a tremendous sense of crisis.
Truly worthy of being the legendary War King, indeed fearsome, actually mastering such a supremely powerful divine ability, beyond their imagination.
This was the War King's final move, to fight his way out, carving out a clear and bright world for himself.
Boom—
Earth-shattering destructive power swept over everything, sweeping across the six directions and eight wildernesses.
Qin Ziyang's expression was grave, but he did not evade. Instead, he charged to the forefront. The purple light coiled around his body became even more vigorous and blazing, illuminating the endless spatial turbulence.
He also unleashed a terrifying divine ability. His eyes opened, but they were eerily blood-red, like two blood suns, with eerie power rippling.
"One eye opens heaven, one eye creates earth. Heaven and Earth Creation, all within my eyes. Open!"
Qin Ziyang shouted loudly, also unleashing a great Dao divine ability he had created himself. His eyes seemed to contain blood suns, shining with a chillingly bright crimson that pierced through heaven and earth, also performing Heaven and Earth Creation as it struck towards the War King, extremely fearsome.
The two top-tier Heavenly King powerhouses engaged in a great collision, earth-shattering, capable of annihilating everything. Within the endless spatial turbulence, it caused spatial storms of unimaginable severity, enough to annihilate everything.
Even the spatial channel where Ye Chen was located nearly collapsed, shaking. One could imagine how terrifying the impact of that collision was, causing the several powerhouses inside to change color and feel fear.
Finally, everything ended. Both were sent flying, covered in blood. Qin Ziyang was almost directly split in two, a large amount of blood spraying out, very miserable.
But the War King wasn't much better off. Because he had to protect the child on him, he suffered fearsome attacks, with several more bloody holes, front and back, appearing on his body, blood gushing out continuously, very tragic.
Moreover, the other four Heavenly Kings were still intact, watching the War King covetously, making it difficult for him to recover even with the Divine King Rebirth Art.
"Is everything about to end?" the War King gave a bitter smile, filled with helplessness. Looking at the child on him, also covered in blood, he said, "Child, I'm sorry. Your father is useless. I couldn't save your mother, and I can't send you away either."
"No," the young child hugged the War King's neck and cried loudly. "Father, you are the best. Shuang'er has always believed that. So please, Father, don't be sad. Shuang'er is very happy to be your child. That's the truth."
"What a touching father-son bond. But everything is about to end. Don't worry, we'll take both of you, father and son, back to the clan," Pan Ziyang, who had taken precious elixirs to heal his injuries, spoke up.
"Is that so? Perhaps that's also a choice," the War King gave a bitter smile, carrying despair.
"No, you have a better choice."
At this moment, a vast voice suddenly rang out within the endless spatial turbulence. It came from a seven-colored space channel in the distance, where a heroic man was speaking.
He directly tore open the seven-colored space channel and strode out. The frenzied spatial storm surged and impacted upon his body, yet could not harm him in the slightest, as if he were an invincible war god, bathed in infinite golden radiance.
His appearance caused the several Heavenly Kings to be taken aback, then their expressions turned cold, carrying a fierce momentum as they pressed over. Qin Ziyang's eyes shone with world-startling blood light. "Who are you?"
"Who am I?" The man smiled slightly. "A friend of the War King!"