Within the Extinction Emperor Realm, Ye Chen sat cross-legged in the void.
At this moment, his entire being was bathed in endless golden light. The supreme Battle Laws descended, and a mournful yet dazzling blood radiance coiled around him.
He remained motionless, digesting the Battle inheritance contained within the Saint Ancestor Emperor Blood.
This was the true inheritance of the Battle Saint Lineage, the complete inheritance. What he had received from his master, Gu Yuntong, was flawed and incomplete.
Because this epoch lacked the Tenth Heaven, the inheritance of the Battle Saint Lineage had become defective. The final Forbidden Chapter had not been passed down, as it required the Tenth Heaven to cultivate.
Now, Ye Chen had directly obtained the true, complete inheritance from the Saint Ancestor Emperor Blood of the Battle Saint Lineage. A vast amount of information appeared in his mind, and the Battle Saint Art he had cultivated before was now supplemented and perfected.
Even Ye Chen hadn't realized that the Battle Saint Art he had cultivated before was actually flawed.
Boom—
The complete Battle Saint Art was now circulating within Ye Chen's body. Visibly, his flesh radiated with divine splendor, every inch of his body erupting with dazzling light. His blood energy was like a vast golden ocean, surging and constantly scouring every meridian, continuously perfecting itself.
After completing one great cycle, although his combat power hadn't increased noticeably, Ye Chen clearly felt his blood energy circulation had become much smoother. Over time, his strength would gradually improve even faster.
Soon, however, he began to comprehend the final chapter of the Battle Saint Art—the Forbidden Chapter!
This was the strongest and most forbidden chapter of the Battle Saint Art, created by the Battle Saint Ancestor. It recorded the most terrifying Battle divine abilities, unimaginable, having once suppressed and slain a true Emperor. This spoke volumes.
This final Forbidden Chapter was very special, different from the rest. It was not recorded using Great Dao runes, but was an Imprint—the figure of a peerless, matchless Emperor, the Battle Saint Ancestor. He stood there, overlooking the myriad heavens, gazing down upon the River of Time, reigning supreme over the world, invincible and ultimate.
That was the final Forbidden Chapter. All its ultimate mysteries resided within the Emperor shadow Imprint of the Battle Saint Ancestor. Ye Chen needed to perceive and comprehend it himself.
There were two necessary qualifications to cultivate the Forbidden Chapter.
First, one must be a Battle Saint, and must have achieved both the Battle Saint Body and the Battle Saint Soul, with both form and spirit reaching the ultimate, to have the qualification to cultivate.
Second, one must reach the Tenth Heaven, because this was the forbidden chapter of an Emperor Supreme. Without reaching the Tenth Heaven, it was impossible to execute it; otherwise, one would be utterly destroyed. It was extremely overbearing.
Fortunately, Ye Chen met both conditions. Not only was he at the Tenth Heaven, but his Battle Saint Body and Battle Saint Soul were also extremely powerful, giving him the qualification to cultivate the Forbidden Chapter.
Boom—
Suddenly, the Battle Saint Ancestor within the Imprint moved. His true visage remained unclear, but his form was robust and majestic.
His movements were slow, seemingly ordinary, yet every slight motion contained the ultimate principles of heaven and earth. It was as if everything had returned to simplicity, yet myriad Dao laws resonated and accompanied him.
He was like the vessel of the Great Dao, evolving the Dao, also evolving the strongest path of battle, as if to pierce through ancient and modern times, shatter the cycle of time, and become the eternal sole existence.
It could be seen that that peerless, majestic figure gradually transformed into myriad paths of battle. Strand after strand of Dao light manifested, accompanied by chains of order, and supreme Great Dao laws interwove, creating heaven and earth, even opening up a great cosmic universe, evolving sun, moon, and stars to adorn it.
The final Forbidden Chapter of the Battle Saint Art was indescribably mysterious, indescribably grand and peerless, indescribably supreme and invincible. It didn't seem to manifest any actual divine ability, yet every slight motion seemed to be enacting all the myriad Daos of the world.
The Battle Saint Ancestor was like everything in the world, a convergence of the myriad Daos of the heavens.
Boom—
Suddenly, a vast and majestic aura surged skyward, rushing towards him. The Battle Saint Ancestor had moved, his movements special, difficult to interpret. With a single motion, heaven and earth shattered, everything was pulverized, and the universe seemed on the verge of collapse.
It was as if one ancient great world after another continuously cracked and shattered, destroying everything.
Gradually, everything transformed into laws, traceable, perceivable, understandable, yet also incomprehensible, because it was too profound, beyond understanding.
Ye Chen sat quietly cross-legged. He watched, he listened to the heavenly sounds of the Dao, comprehending the final Forbidden Chapter, attempting to thoroughly master the Battle Saint Art.
He moved his body, his four limbs dancing with heaven and earth, accompanied by the Battle Saint Art, perceiving, comprehending.
He had a feeling, as if he himself was about to completely transform into the Battle Saint Ancestor, into the Great Dao laws of heaven and earth, merging with the world, becoming a part of it.
He moved without conscious thought, his heart like a clear mirror, sinking into the realm of the Dao.
A gentle breeze blew, his hair fluttering, as if wanting to ride the wind and depart.
Ye Chen's entire being, body and mind, became ethereal. His Saint Body emitted light, a brilliant golden hue. It was like golden, glazed Dao flames leaping. His hands traced out inexplicable trajectories, wind and thunder deafening, lightning flashing and thunder rumbling, as if creating heaven and earth, with ancient auras emerging.
Boom—
The emergence of such a profound technique caused heaven and earth to tremble, caused the myriad Daos of the heavens to prostrate beneath its feet.
Without a doubt, this was a forbidden divine ability, peerless and matchless. It was merely the surface of the true Forbidden Chapter, yet it could shatter everything.
On the most ancient Ancestral Altar, the figure of the Battle Saint Ancestor grew increasingly faint. Seeing Ye Chen beginning to attempt to execute the Forbidden Chapter, even an Emperor like him nodded in approval. He was indeed promising material!
Ye Chen's eyes seemed to contain a universe, enacting myriad techniques. His hands followed, tracing out mysterious and profound trajectories. At this moment, the entire world trembled. Myriad Dao laws surged violently, filling the entire sky.
The supreme battle technique was enacted. Battle intent soared skyward, wanting to tear apart the firmament. The earth trembled, mountains and rivers seemed on the verge of shattering.
He wanted to thoroughly comprehend the supreme battle technique. His entire body's blood energy was about to boil, roaring like a tsunami rolling in, pounding against the heavens.
Finally, his enactment grew more and more intense. In the end, his entire being completely transformed into a golden figure of light. His entire body burned with glazed golden flames. Laws and Dao marks flew out, yet they were dissipating.
"Stop—" The Battle Saint Ancestor on the Ancestral Altar lightly shouted, causing Ye Chen to be enlightened as if doused with clear water, awakening from his deep epiphany.
Ye Chen was puzzled. Why had the Battle Saint Ancestor startled him awake? But when he understood everything, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Because just moments ago, he had almost undergone Dao dissipation.
Dao dissipation—what a terrifying term. Yet he had almost faced such a desperate situation. If the Battle Saint Ancestor hadn't spoken in time to awaken him, he truly would have undergone Dao dissipation today.
Today could be said to be a narrow escape from death!
"Thank you, Saint Ancestor, for speaking to awaken me!" Ye Chen said gratefully.
The Battle Saint Ancestor shook his head. "You are the key person, the final successor of my Battle Saint Lineage. You cannot come to harm."
Though secretly, he was also somewhat amazed by Ye Chen's talent. To comprehend to this extent on first contact was indeed quite good.
Even so, Ye Chen was still very grateful.
Finally, Ye Chen decided to pause. The final Forbidden Chapter of the Battle Saint Art was too overbearing. Even someone as powerful as him, who met both conditions, nearly underwent Dao dissipation during comprehension. This made his heart tremble.
Truly worthy of the Battle Saint Art, it was indeed sufficiently overbearing, but it also indirectly proved the supreme invincibility of the Battle Saint Art.
The Dao follows nature, everything returns to the heart. Ye Chen stood up tall and once again bowed deeply towards the Battle Saint Ancestor on the altar, to thank him for transmitting the Dao.
The Saint Ancestor Emperor Blood had not completely merged into his body; it still existed. What he had comprehended was merely the Battle inheritance within the Emperor Blood.
This drop of Emperor Blood—it wasn't that Ye Chen didn't want to refine it, at least not now. He had other thoughts, a greater use for it.
Having gained infinite benefits and feeling that time was running short, Ye Chen decided to leave. A great battle was still raging outside the Undying Divine Island. He was worried that the Alien Race's young Supremes would target Will, Yiyi, and the Golden Little Divine Dragon, endangering them.
But looking at the Saint Ancestor Emperor shadow on the Ancestral Altar growing increasingly faint, he felt a pang of sorrow, a sense of guilt.
"No need for guilt. My mission was meant to be thus," the Battle Saint Ancestor said magnanimously, not caring at all. A golden light drifted down before Ye Chen. "You are the key person. In the future, the Sealed Realm Universe may face great peril. If you have the opportunity, you can go to the Primordial Immortal Realm. It is vast and very special. There are some things left there by the Emperors of our realm. You need to find them; they will be of great help to the Sealed Realm Universe. But if you encounter insurmountable difficulties in the Immortal Realm, just show this token, and you need not fear!"
The golden light dissipated, revealing a divine seal. It appeared ordinary and plain, but contained a wisp of eternal, immortal divine charm. On it were special ancient characters, characters from the Primordial Immortal Realm—
Eternal Life!
Eternal Life? Could it be—
Ye Chen looked at the Battle Saint Ancestor in shock, a startling speculation forming in his heart.
The Battle Saint Ancestor nodded. "Go. It is time for you to leave."
The Battle Saint Ancestor directly sent Ye Chen away, out of the Extinction Emperor Realm, appearing in the Tenth Layer Lake Bottom World.
"Before leaving, help me convey a message to 'it' in the Lake Bottom World: everything has ended, you can leave now."
Finally, a sentence echoed beside Ye Chen's ears as he had already left the Extinction Emperor Realm. Everything then dissipated.
At this time, the Battle Saint Ancestor on the Ancestral Altar stood up tall, gazing into the distance, and said softly, "Since this is a dissipating body, let me do one more thing for the Sealed Realm before leaving."
Boom—
A terrifying fluctuation erupted from him. A brilliant, radiant passage appeared ahead, leading to an unknown place.
The illusory Imprint of the Battle Saint Ancestor entered the passage and completely disappeared...
Appearing once again in the Tenth Layer Lake Bottom World, Ye Chen snapped back to awareness and then rushed towards the distant reaches of the lake bottom world, once again seeing that Monarch Beast Sovereign, larger than even the myriad heavenly stars.
The other opened its enormous purple eyes, looking down from above, coldly gazing at Ye Chen. "Junior, what do you want coming here?"
Its tone always carried a lofty arrogance, as if it regarded nothing of importance.
Ye Chen was neither angry nor afraid. "The Saint Ancestor asked me to convey a message!"
Boom—
The entire Tenth Layer Lake Bottom World immediately shook violently. Countless skeletons trembled fiercely. It could be seen that the Monarch Beast Sovereign's emotions experienced a huge fluctuation. "What did he say?"
"The Saint Ancestor said, everything has ended, you can leave now."
The Monarch Beast Sovereign seemed to be stunned for a very long time. Only after a long while did it slowly recover. "Is that so? Can I leave now? Without waiting an entire epoch? Has he also left then?"
Ye Chen's expression suddenly changed. "What do you mean?"
"It seems you are unaware," the Monarch Beast Sovereign said with a scornful laugh, but did not answer.
Ye Chen vaguely seemed to understand something. He returned to that cave entrance, but it was no longer brilliant. The light had long since withdrawn. Everything had disappeared; one could no longer enter the Extinction Emperor Realm.
The connecting passage had been severed!
He solemnly knelt and performed a deep bow. This was the first time he had knelt and bowed so deeply. Previously, he would not kneel to heaven or earth, but for the Saint Ancestor's great righteousness, how could he refuse?
The Monarch Beast Sovereign silently watched all this. For the first time, it did not show an arrogant expression. Its gaze was complex, but it did not leave, continuing to hide in the endless darkness.
Ye Chen looked over. "Why aren't you leaving?"
"None of your concern. You go." A terrifying force tore open the Tenth Layer Lake Bottom World and sent Ye Chen away. In an instant, he appeared on the Undying Divine Island.
Appearing on the ground once more, Ye Chen felt as if an age had passed. He didn't know how much time had gone by, which worried him.
Hum—
At this moment, a special law light appeared on his body, enveloping him.
Ye Chen felt he was about to leave the Ultimate Ancient Path.
Before leaving, he acted on the Undying Divine Island, seizing many heavenly treasures and rare materials. Unfortunately, all the heaven-defying divine medicines possessing intelligence either fled through space or submerged into the underground lake. Even Ye Chen found it difficult to capture a single stalk.
Boom—
Ye Chen rushed out of the Undying Divine Island, descending once more into that terrifying battlefield.
It could be seen that the battle had grown even more intense, raging in all directions. Who knew how many experts were participating? Some young Supremes had appeared, each like gods or demons, slaughtering until all directions fell silent. Many of the strongest heroes had died or been injured.
Moreover, Ye Chen sensed several extremely terrifying auras descending upon the Fifth Trial Continent. They were all true ancient Great Sages, having fully descended, causing all experts in all directions to tremble.
Even though the master of the Fifth Trial Continent was powerful, he could not possibly stop several ancient Great Sages. They rushed over, opening their great hands, continuously attacking the chaotic mist covering the Undying Divine Island, trying to breach the defense, enter, and contend for the Undying Immortal Spring.
The moment Ye Chen appeared, he immediately attracted the attention of all sides. Countless shocked gazes swished over, all landing on him simultaneously. All eyes were upon him.
The Human Race's Battle Saint King had finally appeared.
The Undying Immortal Spring!
Thinking of this, everyone looking at the Human Race's Battle Saint King was filled with endless fervor. Almost everyone soared into the sky, rushing over at the first moment to contend for the Undying Immortal Spring on the Battle Saint King's person. Countless attacks blotted out the sky and covered the earth, all falling, exploding with boundless radiance.
Among them, even ancient Great Sages prepared to act, contending at all costs.
It could be said the great battle grew even more intense, but the main target now was reduced to one—
The Battle Saint King!
A common man's only crime is possessing a priceless treasure!