Boom—
Ye Chen erupted with his full power. Golden blood energy filled the heavens, vast and mighty, sweeping across the eight directions. Its intensity was so great it seemed the very world was on the verge of collapse.
His true self and his Supreme Dao Body emerged together, equivalent to the combat power of two young Supreme Ones. Coupled with the Primordial Battle Body and the Sun God Spear, even without awakening, they were incomparably formidable and terrifying.
Without a doubt, this was a difficult, great battle, ranking among the most arduous Ye Chen had ever encountered.
He was powerful, a supreme figure among the young generation, a peerless Saint King, finding few rivals among his peers. Yet, the combat power of these Strongest Prodigies from various ancient universes was equally astonishing.
Especially the several Strongest Prodigies from the alien race; they were truly peerless enemies of the same generation.
Among them, Purple Nine King was the main force. He was born with nine horns, colored purple-gold, and the nine horns encircled each other like a purple-gold imperial crown.
His strength surpassed even that of Ancient Xun King. His black hair flowed loosely, and he possessed a robust and powerful upper body, every inch of his physique appearing mighty and strong. The light in his eyes was intimidating. In his hand, he wielded a Green Dragon Great Blade, his blood energy surging to strike the heavens—truly a dragon among men.
In his clashes with Ye Chen, it was like two great dragons contending. Every exchange was a supreme, great duel, akin to lightning colliding.
Vast stretches of this great wilderness, spanning many miles, were torn apart and destroyed by them.
It could be said that the ten Strongest Prodigies were each as terrifying as great demon gods, surrounding and attacking Ye Chen, seeking to trap him in a complete dead end.
Although Ye Chen fought alone, he was covered in wounds. His perfect Battle Sacred Body was no longer intact, with several deep gashes visible to the bone, golden blood flowing.
However, anyone could see that despite the apparent danger, this human race's young Supreme One was far too terrifying. Even though the ten Strongest Prodigies were immensely powerful, they could not completely kill him.
Moreover, during the battle, it could be seen that Ancient Xun King's left shoulder had been torn open, connected only by a shred of flesh and skin.
The chest of the Strongest Prodigy from the Blood Lion Clan had shattered, his heart torn out, blood gushing like a spring.
Among them, there was even a Strongest Prodigy who was nearly cleaved in two.
Even the strongest, Purple Nine King, bled profusely, covered in wounds. A trace of blood appeared between his brows, and his chest was notably sunken, a large chunk of flesh torn away.
It could be said that among the ten Strongest Prodigies, each bore injuries; none remained unscathed.
The world was astonished. The human race's young Supreme One was too powerful. Alone, he faced ten Strongest Prodigies, not only surviving but also, under their encirclement, leaving them wounded and battered, with some nearly perishing.
This was absolutely an extremely glorious achievement. If news spread along the Ultimate Ancient Path, it would surely shake the ancient path and cause astonishment among all parties.
"We cannot let him live. We must kill this human race's young Supreme One!" Purple Nine King's expression was icy, filled with killing intent.
The more they fought, the more he feared this human race's young Supreme One. In the future, he might truly have the chance to become a second Wuxiang Junwang. If that happened, he would slaughter his way along the entire Ultimate Ancient Path until it fell silent, standing alone at its peak, looking down upon all his great enemies of the same generation.
However, Ye Chen was extremely powerful and possessed the heaven-defying healing secret technique, the Saint Body Regeneration Art, which could quickly repair all bodily injuries.
This battle lasted half a day. In the end, Ye Chen successfully broke through the void and departed. Chaos ancient qi spread, erasing his traces, making him impossible to track.
This left the various Strongest Prodigies both furious and helpless. The one who gained the most benefit had actually escaped just like that.
However, they did not stop fighting. Although the human race's young Supreme One had left, there were still some Immortal Spring waters scattered about, contested by the various Strongest Prodigies. They returned to join the battle formation.
Hundreds of thousands of miles away, Ye Chen used a technique to alter heaven and earth, concealing his form. He also set up a special formation. Here, he took out the Immortal Spring he had intercepted.
Although he had intercepted nearly half, the amount of Immortal Spring water contained was only about the size of a water vat. It flowed with a hazy, dazzling radiance, emitting a special fragrance that drew attention.
Naturally, it contained unimaginable, vigorous vitality. However, Ye Chen frowned. Although the vitality was strong, it fell far short of his expectations.
He did not believe this Immortal Spring water could allow someone with only a wisp of True Spirit left to be reborn and revived. He also tried it himself, sprinkling some Immortal Spring water on his Battle Sacred Soul. Aside from making his divine soul's glow slightly brighter, it had little effect.
Was the legend true?
Soon, he received news. The descending Immortal Spring was not the true Immortal Spring. It was a special divine spring created when some water from the true Immortal Spring fell onto other Divine Islands, mixed with other divine springs.
Of course, it still contained some effects of the Immortal Spring, but it could not possibly possess the heaven-defying divine effect of the true Immortal Spring, which could reverse and revive even a wisp of True Spirit.
"So that's how it is," Ye Chen murmured to himself. Although somewhat disappointed, his gaze grew even more blazing. This indicated that the Immortal Spring truly existed, but the true Immortal Island's location was unknown.
Boom—
In the following period, not just one Divine Island descended. There were other Immortal Springs as well, contested by the various Strongest Prodigies.
Naturally, Ye Chen did not give up. Every time an Immortal Spring appeared, he would appear once to seize it, engaging in great battles with the various Strongest Prodigies. Several times, he narrowly escaped death, truly pushed to the brink, because too many Strongest Prodigies made their move—over fifty.
But Ye Chen ultimately retreated unscathed each time, intercepting a significant amount of divine spring water, leaving the various Strongest Prodigies both angry and helpless.
The several great battles left Ye Chen bearing various injuries, even sustaining Dao injuries. His divine soul grew slightly dim. Using some Immortal Spring water along with the Saint Body Regeneration Art, he fully recovered.
Additionally, Ye Chen increasingly felt his strength was truly insufficient. Clearly, his combat power could overpower each individual, and under some circumstances, suppressing them with a raised hand wasn't impossible. Yet, he sensed a gap in divine power, always unable to fully unleash his most perfect strength.
Perhaps this was related to some deficiency in the divine power he cultivated within the myriad realms.
He felt he needed to completely replace the great Dao divine power within his body, converting it into the divine power of the trial continent.
However, he did not proceed immediately. Instead, he shifted his location to the edge of the Fifth Trial Continent. The Strongest Prodigies of various races all appeared in the central region near the trial ancient city. Moreover, over the past several days, Immortal Islands continuously descended one after another, capturing their attention.
It could be said this area was relatively safe.
He continuously set up special defensive grand formations, including concealment and spirit formations, completely altering this stretch of heaven and earth.
Finally, he even used a secret method to move the spiritual veins deep within the earth, concentrating them all in this location.
All preparations were complete.
On this day, Ye Chen sat alone on a mountain peak. The light in his eyes suddenly opened wide—
Begin!