The Holy Church Heavenly God had fallen. Even with two Immortal Ancient Weapons blocking the way, it was useless. All of this was because Ye Chen's attack was too terrifying, capable of shattering all resistance and annihilating everything.
In the end, before he could even finish saying "I don't want to die," he was utterly pulverized, suffering complete annihilation of both body and spirit. His miserable death, however, served as proof from another angle of Ye Chen's peerless, invincible bearing.
Just what level of cultivation was this? To so easily penetrate two nearly fully awakened Immortal Ancient Weapons and suppress and kill a peak Heavenly King like this.
Was this a Heavenly King? Even an ordinary ancient Great Power probably wouldn't possess such capability.
Ye Chen's black hair danced wildly like terrifying black dragons roaring and howling. He pushed the thirty-three layered Chaos Dao Pagoda down. Primordial Chaos Qi surged and spread, annihilating the sky as he attacked Lou Changfeng and the Ancient God Palace Master.
The two of them weren't unwilling to flee, but they were locked on and simply couldn't escape. They could only hurriedly use their Immortal Ancient Weapons to block.
Boom—! Boom—!
Boundless light continuously exploded. The two great Immortal Ancient Weapons were sent flying, the radiance flowing on them dimming layer by layer, with even the runes being worn away by more than half.
Ye Chen's current aura was too powerful, surpassing imagination. It was as if a peerless War God had descended to strike. Who could contend with him?
Finally, the thirty-three layered Chaos Dao Pagoda descended, suppressing everything. With a *pfft* sound, the Ancient God Palace Master, the former number one figure who once ruled over the Ancient God Continent, also turned to ashes, vanishing without a trace. A mark appeared on the thirty-three layered Chaos Dao Pagoda before withdrawing and disappearing.
This was because a special Chaos Great Cauldron had appeared within the ancient pagoda. The mark of the Ancient God Palace Master was there, along with the marks of the Holy Church Heavenly God and the two young generation's supreme beings Ye Chen had slain before.
Afterwards, Ye Chen turned to look at Lou Changfeng, striding over with great steps. His aura shook the nine heavens, his boundless and vast Dao aura directly pressing down, making the First Heavenly King Lou Changfeng feel as if weighed down by a million mountains, subjected to the most intense sense of oppression. The bones and tendons throughout his body crackled incessantly.
In a direct confrontation, the current Lou Changfeng was completely no match for Ye Chen.
Boom—!
At the final moment, the First Heavenly King Lou Changfeng resorted to igniting his divine soul. His entire body erupted with boundless radiance, Dao Fire leaping and dancing. At this critical juncture, he comprehensively elevated his combat power, achieving Extreme Sublimation. He actually broke into the realm of an ancient Great Power, becoming extremely powerful.
Yet, a trace of bitter smile lingered at the corner of his mouth, carrying helplessness, unwillingness, and loneliness: "Cultivating for several thousand years, I couldn't break into this realm. I never thought that in the end, I'd have to rely on such a method to achieve it. I don't know whether to call it happiness or helplessness."
He was hailed as the First Heavenly King, not just in name but possessing the qualifications for it. He could even be considered an Emperor's Son-level figure among Heavenly Kings, for he was indeed immensely powerful. Clearly only at the Seventh Heaven, he was a notch stronger than peak Heavenly Kings like the Holy Church Heavenly God and the Ancient God Palace Master. His dao techniques contained the might of the Great Power realm, which spoke volumes.
At the very least, he could have fought Ye Chen before the latter transformed into the Chaos Light Cocoon without easily suffering defeat.
Back then, due to certain reasons, not only did he miss the chance to break into the Great Power realm, but his cultivation even regressed, leaving him only at the Seventh Heaven.
Now, after achieving complete Extreme Sublimation, his entire body transformed into a being of light, like a Son of Light, yet releasing the most terrifying aura. He gazed at Ye Chen and said, "Battle Saint King, dare you fight me in a fair and square battle?"
He yearned for a glorious final battle as the sun set on his life, to allow his life to truly reach great perfection.
Even in death, he would have no regrets!
"Battle Saint King, don't! He has tempered his body, becoming many times stronger."
"This shouldn't be. You should avoid his sharp edge and let him extinguish himself."
The other Heavenly Kings from the Holy Domain who had arrived were transmitting messages to dissuade him, not wishing the Battle Saint King to take the risk. Although the current Battle Saint King was truly powerful, far more so than before, even comparable to a Great Power.
But the First Heavenly King Lou Changfeng was the same. They feared he wanted to drag the Battle Saint King down with him in mutual destruction, which wouldn't be worth the loss.
Yet, Ye Chen simply stared at Lou Changfeng and said, "Agreed!"
Towards this First Heavenly King, in a sense, he held considerable respect. To reach this step with a half-crippled body, almost on par with a young generation's supreme being at the Heavenly King realm, was absolutely extraordinary.
Searching across the world, even across various ancient universes, how many people could achieve this?
Boom—!
The two peak powerhouses engaged in a direct confrontation. Lou Changfeng, having ignited himself, had a divine soul blooming with radiance more dazzling than the sun from between his brows. He absolutely possessed terrifying combat power comparable to an ancient Great Power, and the potential he unleashed was even more vigorous and terrifying.
The two directly charged into the ruined Divine Realm, plunging into the annihilating chaos, where they fiercely battled.
No one could clearly see the true battle. They only felt the entire Divine Realm shaking as if heaven and earth were turning over, with vast stretches of void continuously collapsing and disintegrating, heading towards complete destruction.
Only the various Great Powers of the heavens were now watching with shining eyes, gazing into the distance, observing the battle, able to see everything happening there.
But no one approached. Perhaps out of respect for Lou Changfeng, this peerless fierce man. Perhaps hoping he would drag the Battle Saint King to a shared grave, perishing together, not wishing to approach and harm themselves.
Rumble—!
An unknown amount of time passed. Accompanied by a world-shaking roar, everything finally concluded, and all returned to calm.
Everyone looked towards the constantly churning chaos at the very edge of the Divine Realm, wanting to know the final outcome.
In the end, they saw a tall, heroic, and majestic figure striding out. Black hair cascaded down, his gaze intimidating, as eternal as a dragon, accompanied by chaos. It was the Battle Saint King.
He had emerged victorious, having slain Lou Changfeng, who had ignited himself and achieved Extreme Sublimation for his final battle in life, proving his own immortality.
Yet, even someone as powerful as him had his robes stained with blood, and blood trailed from the corner of his mouth—his own and that of the First Heavenly King Lou Changfeng.
Although he ultimately triumphed, he had paid a certain price, for his opponent was indeed formidable, especially after igniting himself, proving unexpectedly powerful.
Ye Chen did not immediately wipe the blood from his mouth. Instead, he stood within the Divine Realm, a Chaos Great Cauldron hovering above his head. On it was an exceptionally fiery Imprint, unmistakably that of Lou Changfeng, vivid and lifelike as if about to leap out at any moment.
Myriad layers of primordial Chaos Qi descended, containing wisps of indistinct Chaos Dao principles. Ye Chen strode forward, his eyes shooting forth a pair of supremely dazzling rays of light. He gazed into the distance at the Great Powers from the Ancient Demon God and the Supreme Saint Imperial Clan, as well as the Killing Venerable and the other six ancient Great Sages in total. A vast, murderous intent surged.
From his body, he released an aura of immense terror, a peerless aura that swept out, vast and mighty, rushing towards these ancient Great Powers. And he declared, "Very well. It's about time to settle things with you people."