"Battle Saint King, I truly never expected you to actually revive and even dare to come here. Do you really think this is still your territory?"
One of the Heavenly Kings spoke up, his tone icy as he swept a cold gaze over Ye Chen.
Yet Ye Chen's expression remained indifferent, his eyes coldly fixed on the eight Heavenly Kings before him. He said nothing, fully able to sense the killing intent emanating from them—they were clearly here to kill him.
Moreover, he could distinctly feel that the most powerful among them was the gray-haired middle-aged Heavenly King, whose strength was unexpectedly formidable. Ye Chen simply looked at him, completely ignoring the Heavenly King who had just spoken.
"You—"
That Heavenly King was furious, his entire face darkening. This Battle Saint King was far too arrogant! What kind of attitude was this? He clearly wasn't taking him seriously at all.
"Step back. Let me handle this."
The gray-haired middle-aged Heavenly King was a man of few words, appearing very aloof. But the moment he spoke, the other seven Heavenly Kings fell silent, showing him great reverence.
"Battle Saint King, I've heard that even the Holy Church Heavenly God could do nothing against you, that several Heavenly Kings who came for you were slain by your hand, and that even the projection of an ancient Great Power was shattered by you. I want to see just how strong you really are."
As he spoke, the gray-haired Heavenly King took the initiative to step onto the battlefield. A terrifying storm erupted here, sweeping out with vast force, annihilating space, nearly capable of tearing everything apart.
He was clearly still a Heavenly King, yet he possessed an aura akin to that of an ancient Great Power. He was undoubtedly extremely powerful, a rare and terrifying Heavenly King. At the very least, the impression he gave Ye Chen was no less than that of the Holy Church Heavenly God.
"Who are you?" Ye Chen's expression grew slightly more solemn as he inquired.
"The First Heavenly King Under the Great Powers—Lou Changfeng!" Before the gray-haired Heavenly King could answer, one of the seven Heavenly Kings behind him spoke up. When mentioning this name, his tone was filled with reverence, even excitement.
But the gray-haired Heavenly King shook his head. "A half-crippled man, still daring to claim the title of 'First Under the Great Powers'? It's merely a joke."
Boom—
The great battle erupted. Ye Chen faced off against the gray-haired Heavenly King, and indeed, he had encountered a formidable enemy.
His opponent was only at the Seventh Heaven, yet his Dao and techniques were overwhelmingly powerful, not the slightest bit inferior to the Holy Church Heavenly God. Moreover, his attacks were accompanied by faint traces of the supreme might of an ancient Great Power, enough to shatter everything.
Boom—
Heaven collapsed and earth split; space-time was annihilated!
The gray-haired Heavenly King's attacks were powerful and forceful, his movements like a dragon soaring and a tiger leaping, brimming with strength. A single palm strike instantly shattered everything, causing the Great Dao itself to tremble and retreat. His power was inconceivable.
Against an ordinary Heavenly King, they would surely be slain in a few moves, for he was too terrifying, possessing faint traces of power that transcended the Heavenly King realm—the might of a Great Power.
This was the fearsome aspect of the gray-haired Heavenly King.
Yet at the same time, even someone as powerful as him was inwardly shaken at this moment. He was indeed strong, due to certain reasons. However, this former master of the Holy Domain, who had lost his memories, though now lacking his former Dao and techniques, was enveloped in primordial Chaos Qi, making him appear even more extraordinary.
His opponent also struck out with a palm, primordial Chaos Qi surging forth, annihilating everything as it clashed with his own attack, shaking heaven and earth.
It made this gray-haired Heavenly King feel as if he had encountered a true ancient Great Power. Otherwise, how could he be so astonishing, carrying such extraordinary Dao might, so fierce and domineering?
Boom—
Ye Chen's expression remained cold as he attacked again. It was merely an ordinary strike, yet it was accompanied by a terrifying power that made the myriad Daos tremble. Everything seemed to transform the ordinary into the miraculous, heart-shaking.
The gray-haired Heavenly King's heart shook violently. The Battle Saint King was too powerful, even stronger than he had been in his prime.
It was only because he himself was sufficiently powerful. If it were any other Heavenly King, they would likely be resolved in two or three moves, their bodies shattered to dust.
Boom—
The battle between the two could be described as one that made heaven collapse and earth split, ghosts wail and gods howl. It was a clash between rare, peerless powerhouses beneath the ancient Great Powers, and both fought with frenzied intensity. Their blood energy boiled and surged, everything far more terrifying than one could imagine.
The intensity of this battle far exceeded the expectations of the other Heavenly Kings. It was simply not something they could intervene in; it was almost akin to two Imperial Son-level figures warring.
The gray-haired Heavenly King was immensely powerful. Though not a true ancient Great Power, he was one of the peerless figures who had revived from the seals of the Ancient Divine Palace from ages past. In his time, he had been invincible under heaven, once becoming a generation's Ancient Divine Palace Master. He had once held hope of impacting the Great Power realm, but ultimately failed due to certain reasons, falling from his Dao Realm and stagnating.
Yet no one dared to look down on him, for his combat power defied the heavens, nearly surpassing the category of Heavenly Kings, capable of disrupting space-time.
However, at this moment, his expression was grave, having almost exhausted all his means. Because the Battle Saint King opposite him was like a peerless War God, standing unwavering, pressing down on him until he could barely breathe.
He was too powerful, unimaginably strong and terrifying. Even a peerless Heavenly King like him, engaged in this fierce battle, found it difficult to gain the upper hand.
Moreover, this Battle Saint King's body was wreathed in primordial Chaos Qi, different from his former Dao techniques. The Chaos ground everything to dust, dissolving all attacks, making his various Dao technique assaults unable to harm his opponent.
It could be said that this was a despair-inducing, peerless powerhouse. Chaos ground the myriad heavens to dust, leaving even this former Ancient Divine Palace Master helpless.
At this moment, the chaotic energy erupting from Ye Chen's body grew even more vast and majestic. It seemed that the longer and more intense the battle became, the more the potential within his body continuously awakened, making him even stronger.
Even Ye Chen himself did not know what his physique truly was.
He knew he once possessed the Battle Sacred Body, the invincible Saint Body forged from the strongest body refinement lineage of the Mythical Era. But now, it didn't feel like the Battle Sacred Body. Instead, it felt even more transcendent, his Dao techniques chaotic, everything appearing so extraordinary.
At this time, the other seven Heavenly Kings charged over. They had formed a terrifying killing array, specifically designed to deal with the Battle Saint King. It was extremely fearsome. Strands of Great Dao patterns crisscrossed and intertwined, radiating brilliantly, unleashing terrifying Great Dao might as they violently slashed forward.
Ye Chen, while engaging the gray-haired Heavenly King, simultaneously manifested Chaos techniques to forcefully withstand the seven Heavenly Kings, attacking the killing array head-on without fear.
Simultaneously, several terrifying fluctuations appeared in the distant sky. They were seven Heavenly Kings from the Imperial Dynasty, drawn out by the fluctuations of the Heavenly King battle. They descended from afar, watching everything with shock and suspicion.
They were all very puzzled. When they saw the eight Heavenly Kings from the astonishing Ancient Divine Palace taking action, and among them even the one famously known as the First Heavenly King of the ancient era, Lou Changfeng, they were even more astounded.
Just who was it that warranted such a peerless figure leading seven Heavenly Kings to besiege him?
However, when they saw the young, heroic man besieged at the center by the eight Heavenly Kings, the expressions of the seven Imperial Dynasty Heavenly Kings suddenly shook violently. Some even couldn't help but exclaim in shock: "The Battle Saint King!?"