Ye Chen, along with the War King, Qin Wushuang, and the four captive Heavenly Kings, returned to the seven-colored spatial channel. At this moment, all ten people within looked at Ye Chen with expressions of shock and profound awe.
To have crushed five Heavenly Kings and even taken four as captives was a scene beyond imagination.
Especially for the seven Saints who had earlier wanted to use forceful means to demand thirty million jin of spirit stones, they dared not utter a single word, hurriedly lowering their heads completely, not even daring to glance at Ye Chen, unless Ye Chen himself made a move.
If he could crush five Heavenly Kings, dealing with minor characters like them who weren't even Saint Lords would likely be a matter of annihilation with a flick of his finger.
However, Ye Chen didn't even spare these people a glance, treating them with utter indifference, as if they were roadside weeds. While this made them feel somewhat embarrassed, it also allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief.
After all, the Battle Saint King did not bring up the previous incidents again; otherwise, their fates would have been miserable.
The seven-colored spatial channel continued to traverse, rushing toward the Human Sovereign's Prefecture.
Ye Chen and the War King, having reunited after several decades, had many thoughts to share, discussing the events of these years.
"Who would have thought so many years have passed in the blink of an eye. In this life, you have also achieved the rank of Heavenly King, and moreover, a supreme Heavenly King, as always making all your peers look up to you," the War King sighed with a touch of nostalgia, vaguely remembering their last meeting when Ye Chen was still on the Trial Path of the Tian Du Continent, in the initial stages of this life, not even at the Demigod realm.
Yet, after several decades or even a century, he had become a Heavenly King, and a supreme figure among Heavenly Kings at that. One couldn't help but marvel at the Battle Saint King's monstrous talent.
The War King also mentioned he had fathered a son, now four years old, making one sigh at the swift passage of time.
Although aware of Ye Chen's strength—having established a peerless great sect, being the World Lord of the Ancient Orchid Great World, and having the support of the Heavenly Gate—the War King still proactively brought up the Qin family, a legendary clan, excessively powerful.
Every time the Qin family was mentioned, the War King couldn't help but adopt a grave expression. From the fact that among the five Heavenly Kings who pursued him, Qin Ziyang and the Haoshi Heavenly King were from the Qin family, one could see the Qin family's extraordinary nature.
Especially Qin Ziyang, who was stronger than ordinary Heavenly Kings, perhaps not comparable to the Ye Family's Black Palace Heavenly King, but still formidable.
"The Qin family is not an imperial clan, yet it ranks among the most ancient powerful clans not inferior to imperial clans."
This was the War King's evaluation, high and extremely lofty, causing even Ye Chen to adopt a slightly solemn expression.
"The Qin family's earliest origins trace back to the Mythical Era. It is said their initial Ancient Ancestor was a Monarch who ruled the world, possessing the qualification to become an Emperor, only a hair's breadth away from achieving the status of a peerless Sovereign. He perished due to the Great Destruction of the Mythical Era, but in terms of true heritage, it is not much inferior to a true imperial clan."
"To a certain extent, the Qin family is the strongest great family that, while not an imperial clan, can rival one."
Ye Chen fell silent. So that was it. He understood somewhat—a family descended from a Monarch.
A Monarch was a supreme existence with one foot already in the Sovereign realm, even considered a future peerless Great Emperor. Once they took that final step, they would become those invincible figures throughout the ages.
Moreover, he heard the Qin family's ancestor was an especially extraordinary existence, an invincible being who dominated the entire Mythical Era.
Naturally, Ye Chen was unafraid. No matter how strong the Qin family was, it was only equivalent to an imperial clan, and he was a fierce individual daring enough to challenge imperial clans.
However, Ye Chen found it strange why the Qin family and the imperial clan would go to such lengths to pursue the War King. One must know that Heavenly Kings held high status and significant weight even for imperial clans; even the clan leader of an imperial clan would find it difficult to dispatch them. Yet, to deal with the War King, they had mobilized such forces, sending such powerful Heavenly Kings.
Furthermore, a promising young Heavenly King like the War King had great potential to achieve the rank of ancient Great Sage in the future. Even imperial clans would be very willing to recruit him; they shouldn't be pursuing him like this.
"The reason the Qin family is pursuing me is because I stole away the Qin family's princess, the princess who was to be married to the imperial clan's True King," the War King finally revealed the true reason with a bitter smile.
The Qin family's princess was also a Divine Maiden of the younger generation, a heaven-favored daughter of exceptional talent and beauty, unparalleled in both. She was favored by the imperial clan's Young True King, who came to propose marriage, and the Qin family agreed.
Both the Qin family and the imperial clan were among the world's top forces. Once they joined forces, they would naturally become even stronger, a prospect both sides were willing to see.
However, the War King became the unexpected interloper, the Cheng Yaojin. While training in the center of the Myriad Domains, he happened to meet the Qin family's princess. Through a series of subsequent events, they fell in love, and they gave birth to a child, Qin Wushuang.
This matter, of course, could not be hidden from the Qin family and the imperial clan. They viewed it as an illicit union, bringing shame upon both great clans, destined to become a joke throughout the world.
The Qin family's princess returned alone to admit her mistake and plead for permission for their union, but the entire Qin family was enraged, having missed the opportunity for a powerful alliance through marriage with the imperial clan, and directly imprisoned her.
Upon learning the news, the War King took the child to rescue the Qin family's princess but was pursued by the Qin family. Even the imperial clan got involved. Enraged, the two great clans jointly dispatched five Heavenly Kings to pursue him.
Later, the situation in the endless spatial turbulence unfolded.
Ye Chen finally understood and was somewhat astonished by the War King's boldness—daring to steal away a Divine Maiden favored by an imperial clan and even having a child with her. He was indeed a capable man.
The War King smiled wryly, "Actually, I didn't know she was the Qin family's princess at first."
Ye Chen patted his shoulder, saying, "It's fine. I'll handle everything."
Zhongnan City, located within the Human Sovereign's Prefecture, was a massive main city with towering, majestic walls, not much inferior to the main cities of many great domains within the myriad realms.
This city was the central hub for a radius of several million li. Cultivators from this vast region were mainly concentrated here, making it very bustling and lively. Not only were there human cultivators, but also cultivators from various other races, such as the Heavenly Ox Race, Blood Vine Race, Angel Race, Hongtian Race, Stone Man Race, and many other powerful races.
The myriad realms were vast and magnificent, spanning who knows how many billions of li. The races existing within were as countless as the stars in the sky, especially in the center of the Myriad Domains, where the number of races far surpassed other great domains.
Zhongnan City alone gathered cultivators from at least several hundred different races.
There was also a Domain Gate here. As the spatial gate opened, Ye Chen and the others appeared in Zhongnan City.
Originally, Ye Chen's destination was the Human Sovereign City, but the intense battle in the endless spatial turbulence had ultimately affected the teleportation.
However, it wasn't too far. Upon reaching Zhongnan City, Ye Chen directly summoned the Void God Platform, opening a spatial channel. He then took the War King, Qin Wushuang, Yiyi, and the four Heavenly King captives, teleporting once again, rushing toward the Human Sovereign City.