"The one who will kill you!"
As these words fell, the entire world seemed to fall into a profound silence, truly shocking all the cultivators within the ancient city, leaving them dumbfounded.
Under the gaze of countless eyes, the young figure stood atop the ancient city's treasure pavilion, his posture tall and heroic, his black hair thick as a waterfall, appearing extraordinarily magnificent and extraordinary, his expression cold and stern.
It could be seen that with the utterance of these words, the expression of the alien race's strongest prodigy, the Ancient Xun King, turned completely cold, a special light flickering in his eyes, sharp and commanding attention.
Who was he?
The strongest prodigy of the alien race, hailing from an imperial clan of an alien universe, a Heavenly King of his generation, possessing unparalleled strength. Even the strongest prodigies of various races walking the Ultimate Ancient Path had to be wary of him. Who dared claim they could definitely kill him?
Yet today, a figure whose name was unknown had openly declared such a thing, equivalent to declaring war on him.
The Ancient Xun King looked over from afar, his gaze landing on Ye Chen, his eyes seemingly about to solidify into substance, sharp and piercing. But soon, a smile curled on his lips, yet it appeared so icy cold. "I wondered who it was. So it's a lowly human. I thought who else would dare be so insolent before this king."
Although many cultivators preferred to take human form, they often retained certain characteristics, and each race had a distinctive aura, making them easily recognizable.
"A Heaven's Pride of the human race!?"
Many people in the ancient city were astonished, clearly not expecting that the powerhouse who had instantly struck down numerous alien race experts within the city was actually a Heaven's Pride Prodigy from the human race.
Even those human cultivators who had initially fled were taken aback, somewhat disbelieving. Only after sensing the unique human aura emanating from Ye Chen did they snap back to reality, feeling a sense of daze.
After so many years, finally, another Heaven's Pride from the myriad realms had set foot on the path, and it was a human Heaven's Pride.
One must know how long this epoch was. Not many Heaven's Pride Prodigies from the Sealed Realm universe had embarked on this path, and among them, human Heaven's Prides were the majority.
However, the human Heaven's Prides who reigned supreme in the myriad realms, upon entering the Ultimate Ancient Path, often encountered the most terrifying blows.
Because the strongest prodigies from the various ancient universes were too powerful, excessively so. Among them were those at the Tenth Heaven, Supreme Ones of the young generation, possessing the invincible bearing of an Emperor.
Although the Heaven's Pride Prodigies from the myriad realms were also considered extremely powerful, in the past, the strongest among them were only at the True King level. They simply could not contend with these strongest prodigies from the various ancient universes, unable to advance far on the Ultimate Ancient Path, let alone reach the end. Often, they were killed by the strongest prodigies of the ancient universes along the way or defeated at certain checkpoints.
With the exception of a certain era, this had also led to the myriad realms rarely opening the Ultimate Ancient Path in this epoch, only a handful of times.
The human cultivators remaining on the Fifth Trial Continent were basically descendants left behind by the failed prodigies of the myriad realms from those years. They had long despaired, believing that all humans would be persecuted by alien race powerhouses over the long years, completely exterminated on this ancient continent.
They never expected that in this era, a human Heaven's Pride had set out again and arrived here. This was astonishing, yet filled them with pleasant surprise, though also with a trace of fear.
Because the strongest prodigies from the various ancient universes were too powerful; some were even young generation Supreme Ones at the Tenth Heaven. Without reaching this realm, how could one match them?
The human cultivators staying in the various trial lands were not unwilling to try and nurture a young generation Supreme One at the Tenth Heaven, but it was ultimately too difficult, lacking the true opportunity.
Among them, some human cultivators turned back, coming to Ye Chen's side, even stepping before him. Someone transmitted a message via voice transmission: "Child, you should leave. The Ancient Xun King is too powerful. Perhaps your aptitude is truly extraordinary, but didn't the Dragon Phoenix Academy and the people from the Myriad Realms Academy tell you? Unless you reach the Tenth Heaven, it's best not to set out on this path, because these strongest prodigies from the ancient universes are too powerful. Our ancestors, the strongest prodigies from the myriad realms who walked the ancient path in previous attempts, all perished among them."
"You must be a rare Heaven's Pride to have embarked on the Ultimate Ancient Path, possessing potential that could astonish the ages. But you should return as soon as possible. Come back out into the world when you've cultivated enough to contend with them. Don't suffer unnecessary losses. We will hold them off here. You must leave quickly."
Ye Chen was taken aback. He hadn't expected these human cultivators to actively step before him, willing to face the crisis of death by returning to protect him. It moved him somewhat.
"Hmph, you ants want to escort him away? Too late. I'll send you all to your deaths together." The Ancient Xun King snorted coldly. With a single step, he pierced through the sky and arrived before them.
In his hand appeared the Heavenly King battle halberd that belonged to the city's Commander. It rumbled down, accompanied by a vast, dark ocean of black light, descending with boundless destructive power.
"Be careful!"
"Run!"
All the human cultivators stepped forward, shielding Ye Chen. Among them, someone even grabbed Ye Chen, shouting, "Child, you must leave now! We will hold everything off here."
"None of you are leaving. Everyone will stay here and die with him." The Ancient Xun King spoke coldly. The battle halberd smashed down directly, capable of shattering everything, annihilating all.
Moreover, this space was restrained. The numerous human cultivators found it difficult to break free, plunging the powerhouses into despair.
Among them, someone said with regret, "Child, we're sorry. We couldn't save you."
"Seniors, there's no need to apologize. It's enough. He cannot kill us either."
Ye Chen spoke calmly, striding forward at ease, coming before the human powerhouses. As the battle halberd, accompanied by endless dark black light, came crashing down, the surrounding void silently annihilated. Yet, his expression remained unperturbed. He simply threw out a fist, colliding head-on with the halberd's blade.
Boom—
Sparks flew. The void at the point of collision was annihilated. Yet, Ye Chen's figure stood unmoving like a mountain. That battle halberd, however, trembled violently, almost breaking free from the Ancient Xun King's grasp and soaring into the sky.
If not for the Ancient Xun King gripping it tightly, it would have certainly shot upward. But the terrifying recoil still slightly tore the flesh between his thumb and forefinger, leaving a few streaks of blood.
This scene astonished everyone. That was a genuine Heavenly King battle halberd, wielded by the Ancient Xun King in battle, fearsome and immeasurable. Yet, it had been blocked just like that. It was simply unbelievable.
Although the Ancient Xun King's expression changed slightly, he still snorted, "Some skill. But what about this?"
Roar— Howl— Screech— ...
With a tremendous roar, boundless black light erupted from the battle halberd, transforming into one terrifying black shadow after another. They were all prehistoric behemoths, each one utterly terrifying, imbued with exceptionally fearsome law Dao marks, pouncing toward Ye Chen.
The powerhouses in the ancient city exclaimed in alarm. The Ancient Xun King was truly powerful. To think such astonishing methods were contained within his battle halberd. It was shocking. An ordinary Heavenly King would undoubtedly be directly suppressed and killed.