Whoosh—
Ye Chen, who had been sitting cross-legged, lightly raised a hand and effortlessly caught the Pirate King's whip that came with overwhelming might, firmly grasping it in his palm.
"Hmm?"
This scene truly exceeded the expectations of the Pirate Kings who had arrived later. Who could have imagined that the other party would catch it so easily?
"Some skill!"
The attacking Pirate King snorted coldly and gave a fierce tug, only to find that no matter how hard he pulled, he simply couldn't retrieve the whip.
That pale hand seemed forged from sacred white gold, gripping it dead tight. Even a powerful figure like him, a Pirate King, couldn't break free, and a look of shock appeared on his face.
"How is this possible!?"
Not just this Pirate King, even the other Pirate Kings were astonished, for they deeply knew his strength—it shouldn't be impossible for him to break free.
"Damn it, have we really run into a young generation's supreme, or an Imperial Son?"
The expressions of these few Pirate Kings changed slightly. However, they naturally couldn't retreat without knowing the other party's background. If word got out, they would surely be ridiculed by other space pirates.
"All of you, attack! Don't worry. This guy can't possibly be a real Imperial Son or young generation's supreme. Those people have long since set out on the path, so why would they still be here?"
The few Pirate Kings bolstered their courage, believing there must be some trickery involved. No matter how powerful this Ancient Path trial-taker was, he couldn't be this invincible. There must be deceit here.
Yet Ye Chen just looked at them coldly and said in an icy tone, "Pity. You've truly provoked the wrong person. To avoid too much trouble, I'd better reveal my strength early, sweep through everything, and charge directly toward the rear sections of the Ultimate Ancient Path."
Boom—
At this moment, Ye Chen directly released a terrifying aura from his body, instantly suppressing the starry sky and sweeping across all directions, as if a true young Great Emperor had appeared.
Under that aura, everything seemed so insignificant. Even those as powerful as Heavenly Kings were no exception, appearing far too small.
Mo Fei, Gai Lun, Qing Gu Wang, and the other Strongest Prodigies stared at Ye Chen in shock, utterly astonished at this moment.
Was this person actually this powerful?
"Oh no!"
The few Pirate Kings finally understood why Niu San and the other Pirate Kings had fled. This young man was terrifying beyond imagination. He might truly be a later-arriving young generation's supreme, currently on his way. And they, with their terrible luck, had just happened to provoke such a young generation's supreme.
"Run, run now!"
"Get out of here, quick!"
At this moment, the few Pirate Kings no longer cared about face. Of the thirty-six stratagems, retreat was the best. What they feared most was provoking such a young generation's supreme.
However, how could Ye Chen allow them to leave so easily? He said coldly, "Who gave you the chance to flee?"
Whoosh—
Before the three pirate ships could even start moving, Ye Chen took a single step—Stars Shift, Heavens Turn—and intercepted them ahead.
Moreover, with a sweep of his palm like a blade, vast divine power of the Great Dao immediately cleaved through the entire starry sky, creating a massive spatial chasm that spanned the cosmos, blocking the way ahead.
This action was strikingly similar to when the Heaven's Gate Sect Master once severed the starry sky with a single sword, though naturally not as profound. Still, it was enough to block anyone below the level of a Great Power.
Everyone was dumbfounded. Such cultivation could truly be called earth-shattering. It was not something an ordinary Heavenly King could perform; it likely fell within the realm of ancient Great Sages.
Yet when they thought of this, everyone couldn't help but look at Ye Chen in shock and horror. Many swallowed hard. Could this person have truly reached the realm of an ancient Great Sage?
Though it wasn't entirely clear, regardless, there was a sense of that supremely powerful Great Dao aura being released, surging and sweeping forth.
Precisely because of this, it filled people with awe. Just who was this mysterious young generation's supreme?
Looking at Ye Chen's figure, for some reason, everyone felt as if they were witnessing a peerless Great Emperor rising. At this moment, he seemed like a Great Emperor in his youth, possessing an unmatched aura.
Boom—
Ye Chen made his move. With just a single slap, he directly pressed down on one of the pirate ships through the void. With a thunderous crash, that Heavenly King-level pirate ship flashed with light. The many Great Dao runes and Heavenly King formations arranged on it directly disintegrated, then completely vanished and shattered.
Along with it, the many space pirates and the Pirate King aboard were also utterly annihilated.
This scene made everyone suck in a cold breath and swallow hard in secret.
Too brutal. A single slap had completely annihilated a pirate ship, and there had been a Pirate King at the Heavenly King Realm aboard! Just like that, he was killed.
Raising a hand to suppress and kill, reducing to ashes—it was just like that!
At the same time, Ye Chen's gaze turned toward the other pirate ships. That indifferent, merciless look directly caused all the space pirates, including the Pirate Kings, on the remaining four ships to be filled with horror. They tried to steer their ships to flee swiftly in another direction.
Boom—
This time, Ye Chen pointed out a single finger. It rapidly enlarged, eventually becoming even larger than a star, filling the starry sky as it slowly descended.
Boom— Boom—
Boom—
Several brilliant bursts of sparks flew up, illuminating the starry sky. Those were several pirate ships, directly crushed and annihilated under the giant finger, everything completely shattered.
One palm-blade, one slap, one finger. The mysterious young generation's supreme sitting cross-legged in the starry sky had only made three moves from start to finish, and a large group of space pirates, including several Pirate Kings, were utterly annihilated.
Everything seemed so simple and natural, calm and breezy. Yet the process was enough to make anyone's heart race with fear.
Because all of this was simply because Ye Chen was too powerful. Raising his hand, he annihilated all the attacking space pirates. What level of cultivation was required to accomplish this? Could he truly be an ancient Great Sage?
It also left the many Ancient Path trial-takers dumbfounded. Even Feng Wang, who deeply knew Ye Chen's unfathomable depth, couldn't help but suck in a cold breath upon witnessing this scene.
Could he please not be so supremely invincible? It was truly too overwhelmingly dominant.
Mo Fei and the other Strongest Prodigies had originally harbored arrogant attitudes, even believing Ye Chen had only made it this far by relying on Feng Wang. Only now did they truly understand that the other party had been truly invincible from the very beginning. The Heavenly King Realm cultivation they prided themselves on was merely so weak in his eyes, completely insignificant.
Recalling how they had almost come into conflict on the divine island made Qing Gu Wang and the others feel a chill run down their spines. They had nearly fallen into an inescapable abyss.
So the truly invincible one had been lying low in the shadows all along, unwilling to reveal his invincibility, appearing very low-key, yet terrifyingly excessive.
After resolving all the space pirates, Ye Chen then turned to look at Feng Wang, then at the few Ancient Path trial-takers from the Sealed Boundary Universe. He nodded and said, "I hope you all can proceed safely on your journey. I'll take my leave first and wait for you ahead."
"Yes!"
The few Ancient Path trial-takers from the Sealed Boundary Universe looked at him with reverence. At this moment, some even regarded him with worship and fervor, for he was invincible and so supremely powerful.
However, at this very moment, someone looking at the center of Ye Chen's brow suddenly noticed that faint Moon Mark. A thought struck them. Though somewhat shocked and finding it hard to believe, yet also somewhat uncertain, they finally couldn't help but say, "Sir, could it be that you are the Battle Saint King?"
"Battle Saint King!?"
Hearing this, the other few Ancient Path trial-takers from the Sealed Boundary Universe looked at Ye Chen in shock. Upon mentioning it, they truly felt he was that Battle Saint King. But hadn't he fallen a hundred years ago while protecting the Sealed Boundary Universe? How could he appear before them now?
"I am!" Ye Chen didn't explain, simply nodding in acknowledgment.
Yet precisely this filled the few Sealed Boundary Universe Ancient Path trial-takers with joy and excitement. The legendary number one young generation's supreme of the myriad realms had been resurrected, returning against the heavens, so powerful that he would likely sweep through the Ultimate Ancient Path.
After all, they had all heard of the Battle Saint King's invincible battle records. Now seeing him in person naturally filled them with delight.
However, this was only the first checkpoint of the Ultimate Ancient Path. The other Strongest Prodigies clearly didn't know who the Battle Saint King was. Otherwise, seeing the joyful expressions of these Sealed Boundary Universe trial-takers, they would have known he was definitely an incredibly powerful figure.
Boom—
After nodding to them, Ye Chen stepped toward the depths of the starry sky. He began hurrying toward the second checkpoint. Having reached this point, he no longer intended to conceal his identity. He needed to rush to the rear sections of the Ultimate Ancient Path as quickly as possible.
Because now, the group of young generation's supremes from the Sealed Boundary Universe might be targeted by the alien Ancient Universe. Moreover, from information he had gathered at the first checkpoint, even within the Ultimate Ancient Path, the alien Ancient Universe wielded considerable influence. Furthermore, this era had seen the emergence of the most Imperial Sons and young generation's supremes in history.
There were also some astonishing rumors that the alien Ancient Universe was carrying out a grand, shocking plan to have these sealed young generation's supremes and Imperial Sons fully achieve the Dao and proclaim themselves Emperors in this era, comprehensively enhancing the overall strength of the entire Ancient Universe.
Precisely because of this, Ye Chen planned to rush to the rear sections of the Ultimate Ancient Path as soon as possible to better understand the situation.
Boom—
His speed was incredibly fast. With each step, it was as if Stars Shifted and Heavens Turned. In the blink of an eye, he had left this star region, so fast that the Strongest Prodigies were left dumbfounded, unable to catch up to Ye Chen's figure. Even their gaze couldn't reach him.
Although the passageway was interrupted midway, who was Ye Chen? The Chaos Saint Body, powerful enough to rival an ancient Great Sage. He forcefully deduced the path and charged toward the second checkpoint of the Ultimate Ancient Path.
He would rise powerfully and charge toward the rear of the Ultimate Ancient Path!