"Battle Saint King!?"
Accompanied by this exclamation, the seven Heavenly Kings of the Great Imperial Dynasties were all greatly shaken, filled with astonishment, even to an overwhelming degree.
Had he been resurrected?
Although it was somewhat hard to believe—how could someone confirmed to have perished be revived—seeing the Ancient Divine Palace's eight Heavenly Kings led by Lou Changfeng act so recklessly, and witnessing the other party's peerless demeanor, as calm and unperturbed as the Battle Saint King of old, fearless of everything, and with unparalleled combat power that suppressed all...
Had they not seen it? Even the powerful gray-haired Heavenly King Lou Changfeng, hailed as the First Heavenly King, had been stripped of all his Great Dao laws by the Battle Saint King, while on the other side, chaotic light manifested to resist the boundless killing formation conjured by the seven Heavenly Kings.
Such a bearing had only been seen on the Battle Saint King in the past. It must be him now.
Seeing this scene, the seven Heavenly Kings of the Great Imperial Dynasties were filled with pleasant surprise.
The Battle Saint King had been resurrected and had returned. What an exhilarating event this was.
However, what made them even more furious was that the Ancient Divine Palace remained unrelenting, actually daring to take action against the Battle Saint King, even seeking to slay him. Their intentions were utterly condemnable!
They all charged over, rushing forth with a roar to rescue the Battle Saint King.
Originally, Ye Chen had been locked in a fierce battle with the eight Heavenly Kings of the Ancient Divine Palace, his invincibility and Chaos Dao techniques unparalleled in the world, truly displaying the terrifying aspects of the supreme Great Dao said to be unattainable throughout the ages.
This Heavenly King battle was unprecedentedly intense. The number of powerful combatants on both sides was equal, and more importantly, with the presence of the extraordinary Battle Saint King, as time passed, he fought with increasing ferocity. Even the mighty gray-haired Heavenly King sustained injuries, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
In the end, after a prolonged battle, they had no choice but to retreat.
Ye Chen did not press the advantage further, for he could not kill them, and he sensed that continuing the fight might attract even more fearsome enemies, who would eventually surround him together. That would only make things worse.
"Battle Saint King!"
"Dominator!"
The seven Heavenly Kings of the Great Imperial Dynasties were overjoyed to see Ye Chen resurrected. Some were even moved to tears, for the Battle Saint King had defied the heavens and returned. The Holy Domain would no longer be suppressed by the Ancient Divine Palace and could launch a major counterattack to settle the grievances of these years.
Ye Chen nodded toward them, sensing their sincere emotions from the heart. He sighed lightly, expressing some meaning that made the seven Heavenly Kings suspicious at first, but they soon understood. They stated they could lead the Battle Saint King to retrace the path of his past to awaken his memories.
Regarding the matter of the two fallen Heavenly Kings of the Great Imperial Dynasties, they kept it concealed for now, not yet perceiving it.
However, Ye Chen did not retrace the path of his past. On this day, he arrived at Tianxu Imperial Capital, where a colossal Divine Statue of him stood. This was the place that stored the vast majority of the Holy Domain's Faith Power on the Ancient Divine Continent.
It was precisely this Faith Power that had always protected the nine great imperial dynasties from being slaughtered by the Ancient Divine Palace and the powerful beings of the Ancient Emperor Continent, who feared provoking the nine dynasties and triggering this Faith Power, which would lead to the most terrifying consequences.
Ye Chen gazed at his own Divine Statue and reached out to gently touch it. Instantly, the statue suddenly erupted with ten thousand zhang of radiant light, illuminating the heavens.
Simultaneously, an immeasurable amount of Faith Power surged forth from the statue, radiating billions of zhang of auspicious light, giving rise to various miraculous phenomena and dharma forms that completely enveloped Ye Chen.
*Hum—*
At the same time, the light at Ye Chen's glabella continuously shone with increasing intensity. Some important memories were about to awaken along with it.
*Boom—*
Suddenly, without any warning, his entire body released vast swathes of primordial Chaos Qi, flooding the area and quickly wrapping around himself, layer upon layer, ultimately transforming into a peculiar Chaos Light Cocoon that floated in the air.
The Chaos Light Cocoon was only about one zhang in diameter, yet it was extremely special, entwined with countless strands of primordial Chaos Qi and interwoven with various profound and boundless law remnants and order divine chains. From within, it slowly released a terrifying aura that made one's heart tremble, permeating in all directions and causing the void to shatter instantly.
Yet, from within the Chaos Light Cocoon, a fearsome aura continuously emanated, and the sound of a heartbeat pulsed, vast enough to shake heaven and earth, causing even Heavenly Kings to feel their blood and qi boiling.
The seven Heavenly Kings of the Great Imperial Dynasties were overjoyed. They sensed that this time, the Battle Saint King might completely awaken his memories and truly become invincible under the heavens.
However, this also stirred up terrifying waves. The immense heartbeat shook heaven and earth, clearly audible even from tens of thousands of li away.
The Battle Saint King's return had already drawn the appearance of various former enemies seeking to slay this heaven-defying young supreme. Now, upon learning of this, they immediately understood that the Battle Saint King was likely in an extremely critical state. Once he completely broke free from the cocoon, he would likely become even more difficult to kill.
In an instant, the eight directions stirred. Not to mention the Ancient Divine Palace, even on the other side of the Chaotic Sea, the major forces of the Ancient Emperor Continent learned of this shocking news.
The Holy Domain was especially overjoyed. Over the years, due to the Battle Saint King's fall, the Holy Domain, which had been on an upward trajectory, had come to a halt. Moreover, the covert and overt actions of various major forces over these years had caused this flourishing great sect in its youth to lose two-thirds of its territory and Faith Power over the past century, once declining toward weakness.
If not for the intervention of the ancient Great Sages friendly with the Battle Saint King of old, and the public declaration by the Ancient Monarch Tyrant Heaven Sovereign, it would have long been destroyed. Yet even now, its condition was poor.
After all, whether it was Tyrant Heaven Sovereign or the ancient Great Sages, they would only intervene when the Holy Domain was in dire straits. They paid no heed to the usual targeting by various major forces.
They were not the true masters of the Holy Domain, and due to various matters concerning the foreign races, they had no mind to attend to other affairs.
It could be said that, essentially, over these years, the Holy Domain had been gasping for breath under the protection of these Great Powers and Ancient Monarchs. How could it develop and grow? It had declined toward weakness.
However, over these years, due to the Battle Saint King's heroic sacrifice, many admiring young talents had ultimately joined the Holy Domain. Among them, some geniuses recruited in the past had not left and had now grown up to become powerful figures in their own right.
At this moment, upon learning that the Battle Saint King had defied the heavens and returned, and was on the Ancient Divine Continent, likely facing a rather critical situation, the Holy Domain's many powerful beings decisively acted. They immediately utilized the Domain Gate of the Imperial City, bypassing the Chaotic Sea and directly piercing through everything. Eight Heavenly Kings led numerous powerful experts to rush over and support the Battle Saint King.
Among them, even the Primordial Barbarian Divine King appeared. Upon learning of the Battle Saint King's revival, he was overjoyed, for he owed a debt of gratitude from the past. He too headed for the Ancient Divine Continent through the Imperial City's Domain Gate.
Yet more people were enemies of Ye Chen. For instance, the Tai Sheng Imperial Clan, as well as the Sun God Dynasty and the Dark Night Ancient Hall—two major forces that had even lost Great Powers at the hands of the Battle Saint King. Such hatred could be described as irreconcilable; how could it be set aside?
There were also other Great Powers who, to prevent ancient Great Sages like Xia Zhi Di and Nine Void Divine King from returning, even sent messages to some ancient Great Sages in the Myriad Domains who had grudges against the Battle Saint King in the past.
It could be said that because of the Battle Saint King, the heavens were stirring and surging. One could sense that a terrifying great war was about to erupt in full force because of this.