The Heavenly God's avatar descended, its aura powerful and terrifying. Yet no one noticed that the moment the Heavenly God laid eyes on Ye Chen, a look of profound shock flashed deep within its pupils. At this moment, it was truly confirmed.
The invincible Battle Saint King had indeed defied the heavens and returned!
However, it could not acknowledge Ye Chen's identity. It would continue to regard him as a blasphemer. It descended with a vast amount of Faith Power, its aura overwhelmingly powerful, far surpassing that of the three Samsara-level experts. With a single slap, everything would turn to nothingness; the entire royal capital of Xia Feng Kingdom would be reduced to dust.
Everyone's faces changed color. The Holy Church Heavenly God was actually targeting the blasphemer so relentlessly, even willing to sacrifice the millions of commoners in Xia Feng Kingdom's royal capital.
Yet, when the Holy Church Heavenly God made a move, even if it was just a divine avatar, it was not something ordinary people could withstand.
"Ye Chen, run!"
From the distant sky, the Ruler of Xiafeng Kingdom urgently transmitted his voice. The Holy Church Heavenly God's avatar was completely forged from immeasurable Faith Power, supremely powerful and terrifyingly boundless, enough to make even Samsara-level experts tremble with fear.
However, Ye Chen snorted coldly, a chill rising in his heart. He met it with a slap of his own, his palm colliding with the Heavenly God avatar's massive hand. An immeasurable light flashed between their fingers and palms, both containing the most terrifying destructive power, capable of annihilating everything. But with his other hand, Ye Chen tore through the void, burying all these terrifying forces into the endless spatial turbulence.
Otherwise, the clash between these two supreme beings would be something a mere royal capital like Xia Feng Kingdom's could not withstand; it would inevitably be completely obliterated.
Without a doubt, Ye Chen was supremely powerful. Even though his memories were gone, his physical instincts remained, excessively strong. He directly dragged this Heavenly God avatar up into the heavens, where a fearsome battle erupted.
Before long, a terrifying and unwilling roar echoed across the sky of Tian Du Continent: "Blasphemer, you deserve ten thousand deaths—"
As the words fell, boundless light surged across the firmament. The Heavenly God avatar was directly shattered, torn into countless points of light that dissipated into the world.
The whole world was shaken. The Holy Church Heavenly God's avatar had descended, yet it had been unable to do anything to the blasphemer. Instead, it had been shattered in return. This was astonishing!
On this day, upon the Holy Church Altar, the Heavenly God opened its eyes. Within them, terrifying scenes of collapsing stars and dying suns and moons could be seen, as if it were the master of the mortal world. It rose from its divine throne.
Although its divine avatar had been shattered, it was merely forged from Faith Power, and certainly not all of it—just a wisp of an incarnation, not particularly powerful, and harmless to its true self.
Moreover, it had discovered that the resurrected Battle Saint King had truly forgotten his past memories. He could not utilize the Faith Power of the Holy Church Altar, nor could he draw upon the foundational power of the Ancient Emperor Realm. His current power was his most authentic, fundamental strength. According to its speculation, at his strongest, he was probably only at the Heavenly King realm.
But it was not certain whether the Battle Saint King would recover all his memories in the future. It feared he might regain control of all his past powers. Therefore, it intended to personally intervene, to nip this threat in the bud.
Furthermore, it tore through the void to send messages. Not only would it act itself, but it would also invite others to join in, to collectively eliminate the Battle Saint King, this great hidden danger.
It believed those others would also act, not letting the Battle Saint King go.
On this day, the Holy Church Heavenly God formally stepped out from the divine altar. With a single stride, it left the Holy Sect and headed for Tian Du Continent.
Ye Chen was unaware of all this. He did not kill the Holy Sect's many experts. With a single slap, he injured them all and then drove them away.
These were ignorant people, and they were likely important subordinates from his past. He did not wish to harm them; a lesson to intimidate them into retreat was enough.
Ye Chen descended upon Xia Feng Academy. All the teachers and students retreated. Only the Ruler of Xiafeng Kingdom dared to risk his life to approach this blasphemer. Looking at this familiar face, his expression was one of excitement, disbelief, but mostly complexity. He said, "Are you really Ye Chen?"
Ye Chen's gaze was at times profound and boundless, at times empty. He nodded, then shook his head. "I am Ye Chen, but I don't know who you are. I feel a sense of familiarity with you, but I cannot remember."
The Ruler of Xiafeng Kingdom immediately understood. "Come with me."
He personally led Ye Chen on a tour around Xia Feng Academy. This cultivation academy had also expanded many times over because of Ye Chen. People from Tian Du Continent and even the Ancient Emperor Realm came to study here, making it one of the top cultivation academies on Tian Du Continent, second only to Tian Du Academy.
However, it was only the exterior that had expanded. The interior basically remained as it was. This was the wish of the world; more people hoped to follow the Battle Saint King's path of growth by visiting, not wanting it changed.
The Ruler of Xiafeng Kingdom walked with Ye Chen through the inner campus, introducing everything and recounting many past events.
Ye Chen nodded continuously. He felt a sense of familiarity with everything, but he just couldn't remember. The light between his eyebrows flickered more and more intensely.
Afterward, the Ruler of Xiafeng Kingdom took Ye Chen away from Xia Feng Academy to Luo Feng City for a visit. There were also some memories there, but unfortunately, it remained the same; he still could not recover them.
However, a hundred years had now passed. The Saints from Tian Du Continent back then, such as Great Sage Hong Tian, the Martial God Hall Master, the Tian Du Academy Head, and others, had recuperated on Tian Du Continent for decades. Because of Ye Chen's fall and the immense threat the alien races posed to the Sealed Universe, they had resolutely left Tian Du Continent and headed for the myriad realms.
For they, too, wanted to become stronger. Even if a great battle like the Mythical Cataclysm truly occurred in the future, they wanted to contribute their strength and fight on.
"Let's go, Ye Chen. I remember there is still an ancient Great Sage in the Ancient Emperor Realm. He is the Primordial Barbarian Divine King. You had a connection of causality with him in the past. Go to the Ancient Emperor Realm; perhaps you can ask for his help to restore your memories," the Ruler of Xiafeng Kingdom said.
Ye Chen nodded but stopped him from accompanying him.
The reason was simple: he did not want to implicate the Ruler of Xiafeng Kingdom. He knew this person was an old friend from his past, and everything he said was true, without deception. Precisely because of this, he did not want to affect him.
Upon hearing this, the Ruler of Xiafeng Kingdom was not angry or furious. On one hand, Ye Chen did not want to implicate him; on the other hand, he himself did not want to hold Ye Chen back.
He had vaguely come to understand that all this was likely the Holy Church Heavenly God intentionally targeting Ye Chen, who had been resurrected but lost his memories. There would probably be terrifying pursuers coming. If he followed along, not only would he be unable to help, but he might very well become a burden to Ye Chen.
Thus, the two bid farewell.
Ye Chen set off alone. He was going to the Ancient Emperor Realm, to retrace the path he had walked before, hoping to completely awaken all his memories.