It must be said, attempting to refine two ancient Great Sages at once was truly a heaven-shaking feat.
Even other ancient Great Sages probably hadn't considered it, let alone attempted it.
But the Battle Saint King was doing it. He stood atop the cauldron, his body wreathed in ancient chaotic qi, resembling a Chaos Heavenly Emperor suppressing all, looking down upon the myriad heavens. He was extremely forceful, also serving as a warning to the other ancient Great Sages: do not approach, or he would kill one who came, kill two if a pair came, forceful to the very end!
Truly worthy of being the strongest successor of the Battle Saint lineage, possessing the invincibility and forcefulness of the Battle Saint Ancestor and the Sovereign of Formlessness from the Mythical Era!
However, how could the other five hostile Great Sages just stand by and watch Ye Chen refine their comrades?
"Battle Saint King, stop!"
Great Sage Di Yan roared, a beam of light shooting from the crown of his head into the depths of the starry sky.
Boom—
At the same time, from the depths of the starry sky of the Ancient Emperor Realm, a world-destroying aura bloomed, causing the entire starry sky to tremble violently. Wisps of Emperor's aura were released, making the stars quake.
That was Tai Sheng Huang's imperial weapon. At this moment, it resonated with the Tai Sheng Imperial Clan Great Sage, beginning to awaken. Thus, it unleashed an unprecedented, vast might, about to charge out of the Imperial Clan's Ancient Realm to wage war.
This caused the various Great Sages to change color. Once one wielded an imperial weapon, they would become truly invincible. An attack from a flawless imperial weapon, containing even a few wisps of Emperor's might, was terrifying beyond imagination.
At the very least, it could completely shatter this dilapidated Divine Realm, and slaying other ancient Great Sages would be a matter of a single strike.
After all, the true supreme power of the Emperor realm contained within an imperial weapon was far beyond what ancient Great Sages could match.
"Your Tai Sheng Imperial Clan has an imperial weapon, but do you think I don't have one?"
Yet Ye Chen summoned the Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd, which was also awakening. Boundless golden light flooded out, pointing distantly towards the Imperial Clan's Ancient Realm. He said coldly, "Know this: the Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd left behind by the Battle Saint lineage's ancestor, the Sovereign of Formlessness, is in no way inferior to a supreme Emperor's weapon. If you truly wish to use imperial weapons, don't force me to charge into the Imperial Clan's Ancient Realm. I respect Tai Sheng Huang, but that doesn't mean I respect your Tai Sheng Imperial Clan. On the contrary, if war breaks out, I will show no mercy."
A threat!
A naked threat!
Even Great Sage Di Yan changed color.
Although the Imperial Clan also possessed an imperial weapon, it was ultimately a case of the barefoot fearing the shod. Especially with the Battle Saint King, if he wielded a supreme Emperor's weapon like the Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd to threaten and charge into the Imperial Clan's Ancient Realm, even if the Tai Sheng Imperial Clan was fundamentally unafraid, they still feared harming the Emperor's descendants and common people within the Imperial Clan's Ancient Realm.
This was the greatest threat.
Although those descendants were of unknown generations, the Emperor's bloodline power within their bodies had long become so thin it was negligible. However, there would always be some individuals who underwent mutations, causing the Emperor's bloodline power within them to suddenly become strong, becoming true members of the Imperial Clan, allowing the entire Tai Sheng Imperial Clan to continue its legacy more effectively.
This was the foundation.
And the true foundation of the Battle Saint King's Holy Domain Great Sect was actually within the Imperial City. Although it was the Imperial City left by Tai Sheng Huang, it was not under their control.
Even imperial weapon warfare could do nothing to the Imperial City.
In the end, Di Yan could only awaken the imperial weapon, pointing it distantly at the Battle Saint King, or rather, at the Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd. The two Immortal Ancient Weapons balanced each other; neither dared to truly take action.
But Di Yan also couldn't just watch the Assassin Venerable be killed. He strode forward, forming hand seals and techniques, his divine abilities immeasurable—a world-shaking divine ability from the Tai Sheng Huang Scripture. He actively attacked Ye Chen to rescue the Assassin Venerable and the Primordial Times Beast God.
However, as he acted, others also moved to stop him—two of them, in fact: Xia Zhidi and a Divine King Great Sage, known as the Duanmu Divine King, one of the ancient kings of the Divine Realm from the past.
When the Duanmu Divine King acted, an enormous divine tree directly appeared behind him, reaching up to the Nine Heavens and down to the Nine Netherworlds. Its dense canopy blotted out the sky and sun, hanging down with vast azure light that seemed to even stabilize the void, stabilizing this ancient and dilapidated Divine Realm.
One was a veteran Great Sage, the other was the newly advanced Great Sage Xia Zhidi, who had achieved the Dao through ice and fire. They intercepted Di Yan. Even as powerful as this Imperial Clan Great Sage was, he found it difficult to break through, his expression extremely unpleasant.
As for the other ancient Great Sages, it was even more so. For instance, the Primordial Times Demon God and the Great Sage from the Undying Holy Land had been wounded by Ye Chen's sword strike. Even if they still had the ability to rescue the Primordial Times Beast God and Assassin Venerable being refined within the Chaos Great Cauldron...
In the midst of this, Ye Chen directly sat down cross-legged. His entire body erupted with fiery chaotic light, continuously pouring into the Chaos Great Cauldron below, accompanied by numerous Great Dao runes constantly intertwining and refining.
It could be seen that the Chaos Great Cauldron was trembling incessantly—that was the Primordial Times Beast God and the Assassin Venerable struggling desperately. Clear, visible marks even appeared on it, and the entire Chaos Great Cauldron deformed violently, almost completely cracking and shattering.
But with Ye Chen continuously reinforcing and suppressing it, laws generating light, the Chaos Great Cauldron remained immortal and indestructible, enduring the desperate attacks of the two Great Sages.
However, it was ultimately the death throes of two ancient Great Sages, incomparably fierce. Waves of power even transmitted over, landing on Ye Chen's body. Even a Chaos Saint Body as powerful as his couldn't remain completely unscathed; injuries appeared. At the very least, a few strands of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, staining his collar, appearing exceptionally dazzling and eye-catching.
Yet, Ye Chen's entire body glowed with radiant light from every inch, his injuries rapidly healing.
"Battle Saint King, even in death, we will drag you down with us!"
Within the Chaos Great Cauldron, the two ancient Great Sages despaired. Knowing they couldn't escape this calamity, they intended to completely burn themselves and self-detonate, dragging Ye Chen down with them.
However, Ye Chen's expression was incomparably cold. He directly caused the Great Sage-level gourd and the Dao Diagram to burn and self-detonate, throwing them into the Chaos Great Cauldron, while he himself shot into the sky in the first instant.
Boom—! Boom—!
The most terrifying explosion ignited, and the Chaos Great Cauldron directly exploded.
Everyone felt their scalps go numb. The Battle Saint King was truly mad! He actually used two Great Sage-level Immortal Ancient Weapons to self-detonate, completely blasting apart the physical bodies the two ancient Great Sages had painstakingly reconstructed within the cauldron. Their divine souls became dim and dull, their spirituality sharply reduced by a large margin, suffering extremely severe damage.
Moreover, a huge breach appeared in the dilapidated Divine Realm. The Divine Realm's barrier was blasted through, spanning a full ten thousand miles in radius, completely piercing through the starry sky.
At this moment, strands of chaotic order divine chains shot from between Ye Chen's eyebrows, grabbing the two weakened Great Sage-level divine souls and pulling them into his Niwan Palace, where they were directly devoured by his own divine soul.
Simultaneously, the Chaos Great Cauldron completely dissolved, becoming a mass of fiery chaotic light that entered Ye Chen's body. Several marks appeared within it, manifesting.
Boom—
A fearsome pillar of light pierced through the entire dilapidated Divine Realm, directly connecting to the deepest part of the Ancient Emperor Realm's starry sky, illuminating vast stretches of the cosmos.
Accompanying it, boundless tribulation clouds abruptly appeared, and a vast sea of tribulation lightning descended, striking Ye Chen!
Heavenly Tribulation!