Heaven and Earth Creation!
It was Ye Chen. He had silently appeared behind the alien young supreme An Yu, hidden within the golden light, suddenly emerging and unleashing a peerless strike!
Boom—
The Heaven and Earth Creation fist descended, accompanied by vast swathes of ancient chaos energy, terrifying beyond measure. There was even a true great world being born within it, with myriad beings reviving, ready to tear and shatter everything apart.
It could be said, this fist was incredibly terrifying, incredibly powerful, incredibly peerless, causing even a young supreme like An Yu to feel a sense of dreadful crisis.
This sense of crisis could be called lethal. If it struck the head, even someone as powerful as him would be severely wounded if not killed.
But this fist came too suddenly, too fast, so much so that he simply couldn't completely avoid it.
At this moment, An Yu's entire body erupted with black light burning, accompanied by wisps of terrifying dark demonic flames. Dao patterns and runes manifested, displaying a fearsome secret technique, pushing his limits to evade.
Yet this fist was an unprecedented terror. It shattered the dark demonic flames and smashed heavily onto An Yu's body. Even his extraordinary crystalline war armor couldn't withstand it, directly torn apart. Then, black light exploded, and An Yu was sent flying, his entire right side of his body completely shattered.
Even he, a young supreme, was no exception, unable to fully block this fist.
But it was enough to be proud of, for this was Ye Chen's strongest fist. Anyone else facing it would only meet their end.
Everyone was horrified. The Human Race's Battle Saint King was too terrifying, actually hiding such a forbidden move.
"What a pity..."
Ye Chen felt some regret. If it had struck An Yu's head, it would have definitely inflicted the maximum damage. Even a young supreme would suffer a lethal, severe wound, perhaps even have his soul extinguished.
But his opponent was, after all, a young supreme, his perception too sharp. He sensed it in advance. Still, it was enough.
Whoosh—
While everyone was still reeling in shock, Ye Chen had already moved. His entire figure shot forward, displaying astonishing immortal speed, charging towards the portal of the Undying Divine Island.
"Damn it!"
Three Desolations and the Trial Overseer's expressions changed slightly. They wanted to give chase, but Ye Chen's figure had already rushed inside. Moreover, the portal rapidly shrank, becoming smaller and smaller until it completely vanished.
This scene stunned everyone and made many regret their actions.
Three Desolations and the Overseer's expressions were extremely gloomy. They hadn't expected the Human Race's Battle Saint King to suddenly pull such a move, catching them completely off guard. They were furious, yet helpless.
In the distance, An Yu's body reassembled. Boundless black light surged, terrifying bloodline power boiled, fully displaying the unmatched might of an alien young supreme, or perhaps the unmatched might of an Imperial Son, inheriting the Emperor's most powerful bloodline power, now on full display.
The shattered black war armor also reassembled. Even when shattered, it was indestructible, for the armor was extraordinary, forged from priceless divine materials and inscribed with special law patterns, difficult to decay.
However, An Yu's expression at this moment was extremely dark. He hadn't expected to be caught off guard by the Human Race's Battle Saint King. This was a great humiliation.
But he was also secretly shocked by his opponent's strength. Even after reassembling his body, blood continuously trickled from the corner of his mouth. That fist was terrifying, containing a peerless profound meaning that wounded even his Imperial Son-level physique. His powerful Emperor bloodline power couldn't fully suppress it.
He was injured—a rare occurrence in his life. As an Imperial Son, not only a young supreme but an invincible one among them, he had been undefeated in the alien universe for an era. He never expected to be wounded on the Ultimate Ancient Path.
Outside the Undying Divine Island, although Ye Chen's charge inside caused shock among all parties, the great battle continued. Various heroes were still competing for the other scattered droplets of Immortal Divine Spring Water, which also possessed formidable effects.
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The Undying Divine Island was enveloped in chaos mist, making it difficult to see its true appearance from the outside.
This mysterious island had always been shrouded in legend, naturally all stemming from the special Immortal Divine Spring Water.
Because the Immortal Divine Spring Water possessed the astonishing divine effect of fully reviving a being from even a wisp of remnant soul. More importantly, for many elders whose lifespans had reached their limit, it could grant them another lifetime.
And for some peerless experts standing at the pinnacle, the Immortal Divine Spring Water possessed the heaven-defying effect of allowing them to climb to the ultimate peak of the Great Dao. One could research and gain heaven-defying insights into longevity, immortality, and eternal indestructibility from it.
According to certain rumors, one of the overlords of the Primordial Immortal Realm, the Longevity Great Emperor, was said to have obtained the Immortal Divine Spring Water from the Ultimate Ancient Path in the past. He studied it for many years, gained its ultimate profound meaning, and thereby became an Emperor and an immortal.
Precisely because of these various reasons, the appearance of the Immortal Divine Spring Water attracted countless powerful beings to compete for it, even causing ancient great powers to descend upon the Fifth Trial Continent at all costs.
The Undying Divine Island wasn't particularly large, similar in size to the various divine islands encountered before. It brimmed with vibrant life force. Numerous Heaven and Earth Treasures, some thousands of years old, took root here. There were also rare Ten-Thousand-Year Medicine Treasures usually hard to find, and even some heaven-defying precious medicines exceeding ten thousand years of age, all shimmering on the island—an absolute treasure land of spiritual medicines.
"Hmm?"
Ye Chen was slightly surprised because he saw several spirit herbs that had actually developed sentience, initially becoming true living beings, not merely ordinary Heaven and Earth Treasures or medicine treasures. They contained immortal essence and embodied special Great Dao fragments.
If a cultivator obtained these sentient medicine treasures, they would likely gain tremendous fortune. At the very least, the life-extending effect would be far greater than that of a Ten-Thousand-Year Medicine Treasure.
However, although the sentience of these medicine treasures wasn't particularly high, they were clever. Seeing Ye Chen appear, they scattered like startled birds, vanishing in the blink of an eye, appearing in the distant sky, far from this place.
Ye Chen didn't give chase, for none of this was important now. What mattered was the true Immortal Divine Spring Water.
He saw, at the very center of the island, a surging life force continuously radiating out. It was a pond, about one zhang in diameter and two zhang deep. At the deepest part of the pond was a spring eye, slowly overflowing with spring water, filling the pond.
The spring water wasn't abundant, but its life force was extremely vigorous. Without a doubt, this was the legendary Immortal Divine Spring Water.
The spring water overflowing from the pond transformed into a shower of light rain, shooting out from the Undying Divine Island—the very droplets the various heroes were competing for.
Ye Chen approached the Immortal Divine Spring. Without hesitation, he directly opened his internal space, intending to collect the Immortal Divine Spring Water here.
However, to his surprise, the Immortal Divine Spring Water was difficult to contain and incredibly heavy. The spring water in this one-zhang-diameter pond weighed far beyond imagination, heavier than an entire mountain range.
Moreover, the life force it contained was even stronger than the head-sized portion of Immortal Divine Spring Water he had intercepted earlier.
He immediately understood. Although the scattered Immortal Divine Spring Water was also extraordinary, it had inevitably lost some of its life force during the scattering process. It couldn't compare to the pond nourished by the continuously overflowing spring eye, which brimmed with immense life force.
Ye Chen spent some effort but ultimately managed to collect it all. Then, looking at the spring eye at the pond's deepest part slowly overflowing with Immortal Divine Spring Water, he had another thought: to take the spring eye itself. That way, he would have an endless supply of Immortal Divine Spring Water.
But when Ye Chen made his move—who was he? A generation's supreme young supreme, not inferior to an Imperial Son—he actually couldn't take the spring eye. The spring eye was firmly rooted in the island. Moreover, Ye Chen saw that within the spring eye, a supremely powerful and vigorous life force was gushing forth, shaking heaven and earth.
Ye Chen frowned but didn't give up. Instead, he removed the bluestone slab covering the spring eye, revealing a spring eye hole large enough for one person to pass through. It was deep and pitch-black; even his Heaven's Eye couldn't penetrate it to see what lay within.
After some consideration, Ye Chen entered the spring eye. He wanted to know the true origin of the spring water.
Unexpectedly, after descending through the spring eye hole for a full thousand zhang, it grew increasingly narrow. Finally, he emerged into an underground lake. It wasn't very large, but far larger than the pond outside. The water was clear and cool, accompanied by a rich life force, but strangely, it wasn't as rich in life force as the spring water in the pond above the island.
"Hmm?"
Ye Chen let out a sound of surprise because he saw, deep within the underground lake, a bubble slowly rising. It contained vigorous life force. During its ascent, part of the life force within slowly dissipated, merging into the underground lake. Finally, it rose into the hole Ye Chen had entered from and vanished.
Seeing this, Ye Chen fell into thought, gaining some understanding.
He realized the true Immortal Divine Spring originated from even deeper below. This wasn't the true source.
Ye Chen continued diving downward. After descending several dozen zhang, he saw a hole appear at the lowest point.
That life force-rich bubble emerged from this hole. And at this moment, another one appeared, slowly rising.
Ye Chen directly intercepted it and discovered the bubble contained even richer life force than the spring water in the pond. Could it be that the pond's spring water wasn't the true Immortal Divine Spring?
Ye Chen grew suspicious. Following the hole, he continued descending and discovered another underground lake—larger, with clearer, more life force-rich water. Yet, it still wasn't the true spring eye.
Because bubbles continuously surfaced.
Thus, Ye Chen continued diving. When he reached the ninth underground lake, there was still a hole below.
However, at this moment, Ye Chen suddenly stopped. Because he discovered an ancient stele standing beside the hole. Although the underground lake was dark, he could still see it.
This wasn't an ordinary ancient stele. Supreme Dao laws flowed upon it, surpassing the Heavenly King level. Even time couldn't completely erode it. Wisp after wisp of powerful aura emanated from it, left behind by a supreme powerhouse.
On the ancient stele, a line of words was inscribed:
"Latercomer, please stop. Below lies a land of extreme peril!"