"The Human Sovereign!" The Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord merely uttered two words softly, yet they instantly poured like a bucket of ice water over Ye Chen's entire body, extinguishing his killing intent.
Ye Chen felt a chill. Even though such a rare, ancient-level Great Power melee had occurred, the Human Sovereign had not truly intervened. However, once a Great Power was truly slaughtered and fell, he would not stand idly by; he would act.
He remembered it being mentioned before the battle began: Great Powers must not be killed, as they are important combat forces. This was likely the reason.
Every ancient Great Sage was important, each standing as one of the most powerful existences at the pinnacle of the myriad realms, a crucial force for facing the impending tribulation.
All signs indicated that this era was glorious, potentially giving birth to an Imperial Supreme One once more after countless ages.
Yet it was also a brutal era. The alien races might invade again, triggering a devastating war that would affect the entire myriad realms and even the myriad worlds, with consequences too dreadful to contemplate.
Therefore, before the great tribulation arrives, the Human Sovereign would not permit the fall of any Great Power.
Although Ye Chen was unwilling and sufficiently domineering, fearless even in the face of imperial clans and daring to challenge them, he understood the situation.
Even if he were to bring out the Sovereign of Formlessness's Emperor corpse, it likely wouldn't work, because the Human Sovereign was too invincible. Once enraged, no one in the world could save him, unless a true mythical Emperor descended upon the mortal world.
"Hmph, he's lucky this time, escaping calamity," Ye Chen said coldly, his eyes filled with the most terrifying killing intent.
The myriad realms' Great Powers more or less understood the reasons, having to sigh at the Killing Venerable's understanding, but they were even more astonished by the Battle Saint King's extraordinariness.
He wasn't yet a true Great Power, yet he already possessed the power to defy immortals and shatter a Great Power. How terrifying would he be once he truly grew to the ancient Great Sage realm?
Just thinking about it made their scalps tingle, because the Battle Saint King was definitely more peerless and extraordinary than the Battle Saints of past generations, capable of directly rivaling the most powerful Sovereign of Formlessness and the Battle Saint Ancestor from the Mythical Era.
Rumble—
The Sacred Body Regeneration Art operated, completely repairing his injuries. His heroic bearing was imposing, his thick black hair cascading like a waterfall, his gaze intimidating as it swept toward the four ancient Great Sages from the Qin family, Ying family, and others in the distance, equally sharp with killing intent. He said solemnly, "Good, one is dealt with. Now it's time to settle with the rest of you."
"Go!" The four ancient Great Sages dared not linger any longer. Their expressions abruptly changed as they charged toward the Human Sovereign City below.
As long as they reached the Human Sovereign City, no matter how forceful the Battle Saint King was, he likely wouldn't dare to act so brazenly.
Even Heavenly Kings dared not act recklessly there, let alone ancient Great Sages, whose every move contained boundless, vast divine might capable of shattering heaven and earth. Naturally, they were even less permitted to act within the Human Sovereign City.
Otherwise, it would thoroughly alarm that peerless Supreme One within the Human Sovereign Palace, invincible throughout the ages.
"Not good, don't let them return to the Human Sovereign City!" Xia Zhidi's expression changed slightly, understanding their intent. This also made the other observing Great Powers from the myriad realms and the many experts watching from the Human Sovereign City via the Heaven-Penetrating Array sigh lightly. That powerful figures like the imperial clan Great Sages and others were forced into such a situation was somewhat unbelievable.
Whoosh—
But the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord was faster. Possessing unparalleled immortal speed, surpassing even Ye Chen and exceeding the perception of other Great Powers, he instantly blocked their path, godlike and demonic, the divine sword Flowing Waterfall in his hand slanted like a silver waterfall, his expression calm.
"Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord, you're courting death!"
Although the four ancient Great Sages from the Qin family, Ying family, and others knew the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord was powerful, they also attacked with full force, not believing he alone could block several of them present.
Boom—
The Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord brandished the Flowing Waterfall divine sword, erupting with the most blazing, brilliant radiance, dazzling enough to illuminate the starry domain. With one sword stroke that cleaved the starry sky, he directly split it in two.
This sword seemed capable of severing even the River of Time completely in half. The entire starry sky was divided into two halves, imbued with the laws of life and death, as well as destructive power, accompanied by ancient Chaos energy, halting the four ancient Great Sages from the Qin and Ying families, preventing them from breaking through.
"So strong!"
In the distant void, the myriad realms' Great Powers were astonished, because this sword was too extraordinary, actually cleaving the starry sky. More importantly, it contained unparalleled law power that made even Great Powers wary, isolating two heavens and earths, impossible to cross.
The world finally witnessed the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord's might. What new Great Power? From this move alone, it was clear he was far more powerful than many ancient Great Sages, absolutely a peerless Great Power, with profound achievements and unfathomable depth.
Many Great Powers asked themselves: if struck by the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord, they would likely be slain. Power that faintly surpassed the Great Power realm was already manifesting.
Sovereign!?
The world denied it; the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord couldn't be a Sovereign, but he had likely touched upon power of that level.
Boom—
Simultaneously, Ye Chen and the other six ancient Great Sages caught up, and intense battle erupted once more in the starry sky.
The Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord did not attack again. He stood before the cleaved rift in the starry sky, each strand of his black hair appearing crystalline, his figure peerlessly majestic, possessing an unparalleled demeanor.
Holding Flowing Waterfall, his gaze did not fall on the intense Great Power-level melee, but rather looked toward the other side of the severed starry sky, profound and vast in aura, as if warning and confronting some existence.
In the deepest part of that starry sky, a terrifying aura rippled, sweeping through the cosmos, startling the observing Great Powers from the myriad realms. They saw a blurry figure there, with myriad Dao marks cascading like a waterfall, like a vessel of the Great Dao, emanating a fluctuation that made the myriad realms' Great Powers wary.
Upon closer inspection, it was an old man. His figure was withered, his stature not particularly tall, his hair sparse and yellowish, as if on his last legs, with one foot already in the coffin and ready to step the other in at any moment.
He wore simple clothing, hands clasped behind his back, standing there, yet emanating a horrifying, terror-level aura that was vast and sweeping, shaking the six directions and eight wildernesses.
"It's him!"
When the myriad realms' Great Powers saw the newcomer's true face, their expressions changed one by one, even imperial clan Great Sages like Saint Feather Venerable and the Ye family Great Sage were no exception, because they all knew exactly who this figure was.
That was a terrifying existence from the Human Sovereign Palace who had reigned supreme over the myriad domains for countless ages, with an immense background. It was said he had once contended for the Human Sovereign throne with the current Human Sovereign, an invincible being who narrowly lost by a single move in the final battle, thus missing the chance to become the Supreme Human Sovereign.
Now, although he was very old, his blood energy depleted, nearing the great limit of his lifespan, no one dared to underestimate him, for this was an existence who had participated in that final battle.
They just hadn't expected to disturb this old fossil.
This senior stood in the distant depths of the starry sky, not looking at the intense Great Power-level melee, but rather fixing his gaze on the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord who had isolated the starry sky. The terrifying scene of cosmic destruction contained within his eyes vanished, becoming many times more profound...