"Very well. In that case, I shall bestow upon you my inheritance, my dao techniques, my laws, my divine abilities and secret arts, and my battle weapons," the Ancient Monarch said solemnly. "To lend you a helping hand!"
On the ground, the gazes of everyone fell upon Ye Chen, filled with envy, jealousy, covetousness, unwillingness, helplessness... every conceivable emotion was present. Yet, in the end, they could only acknowledge this reality.
Among them, the Divine Nation's Ancestor was especially grim, his expression terrifyingly dark. He had been just one step away; the Ancient Monarch's inheritance should have been his. Yet, a miss is as good as a mile.
However, even someone as powerful as him was powerless to change this outcome.
"Many thanks, Senior!"
Ye Chen bowed respectfully to the Ancient Monarch. Then, under the watchful eyes of all, he stepped through the void, striding forward until he reached the Monarch's Divine Throne, where he sat down firmly.
The Ancient Monarch retrieved the origin core that had separated from the guardian of the fiftieth ancient hall and, with a slap, imprinted it into the Monarch's Divine Throne.
Boom—
Boundless Monarch-level Great Dao laws descended, accompanied by infinite Monarch Heavenly Might that shook the heavens. An immeasurable radiance cascaded down, covering the sky and the earth.
Streaks of blazing light descended from all directions, continuously falling upon Ye Chen's body. His entire physique began to glow with auspicious light, radiating brilliance ten thousand zhang high, shining many times brighter. He resembled a Sun God, supremely radiant, capable of illuminating all realms.
Boom—
Ye Chen's entire body, flesh and blood, began to emit light. An endless stream of Great Dao information continuously poured into his mind—the inheritance of the Ancient Monarch. It contained the ancient scriptures and dao techniques he had created, the Great Dao laws of the Ultimate Ancient Path, his Great Dao divine abilities... everything transformed into a torrent of information, flowing ceaselessly from the Monarch's Divine Throne into Ye Chen's Chaos Saint Soul, beginning the true inheritance.
Everyone could only watch helplessly as this unfolded, watching Ye Chen receive the Monarch's inheritance, their hearts filled with envy.
"Enough. This Monarch's selection for inheritance has concluded. Although you did not obtain it, many of you have acquired other treasures from the eight hundred divine island ancient halls, which can be considered a stroke of fortune. Now, all of you, depart." The Ancient Monarch spoke personally. Though his appearance was ordinary, he possessed a unique Great Dao majesty that made others dare not resist.
With a wave of his sleeve, vast Great Dao laws surged skyward, spreading in all directions. All the experts in the void, including the Divine Nation's Ancestor, were directly sent away, expelled from this Immortal Divine City and out of the secret realm.
Here, within the Immortal Divine City, only the Monarch's Divine Throne remained, and upon it, Ye Chen, who was receiving the Monarch's inheritance.
"Young friend, apart from this inheritance I take some pride in, I cannot help you much. I can see that your original cultivation was already nearing the Great Power realm, but the vast majority of your power is being used to suppress the mysterious origin light sphere within your body. I cannot assist greatly, but after my fall, some remnants of my Monarch Origin remained. It is not much, but it should allow you to recover some of your strength. I bestow this upon you as well." The Ancient Monarch spoke softly. From his majestic figure, an origin light sphere the size of a fist emerged. Though not large, one could sense it contained vast origin force—Monarch Origin force, far more powerful than that of an ancient Great Sage, countless times over.
Even this fist-sized Monarch Origin was like this. The Ancient Monarch sent it into Ye Chen's body, and with the help of vast Monarch law force, forcibly refined it for him. A mighty power continuously filled Ye Chen's limbs and bones, allowing him to enhance his cultivation even as he received the inheritance.
This cultivation enhancement did not need to worry about the adverse effects of rapid advancement, as he knew Ye Chen was originally infinitely close to the realm of an ancient Great Sage.
Swish, swish, swish—
At the same time, in the Ancient Battlefield of the incomplete Monarch's world, space was torn apart. Figures were rapidly transported out. Looking at them, they were precisely the group who had been competing for the Monarch's inheritance, sent out by the Ancient Monarch.
Including the Divine Nation's Ancestor, numerous Ancient Path Trial-Takers were successively transported out.
"Ah—"
The Divine Nation's Ancestor roared, filled with unwillingness. His voice shook the Ancient Battlefield for a million li in radius, scattering the clouds. His entire body erupted with a vast, mighty aura at the Great Power level, piercing through the heavens, peerless.
Outside the Monarch's secret realm, free from any suppression, the Divine Nation's Ancestor had restored his true, supreme cultivation at the ancient Great Sage level, capable of tearing heaven and earth asunder, shattering stars.
Clearly, he was the strongest one, an ancient Great Sage. Yet, the Ancient Monarch's inheritance had fallen into the hands of the Battle Saint King. How could he accept this? Yet, there was nothing he could do.
For that was the decision of the Ancient Monarch. Even a fallen Ancient Monarch was not someone like him, who had just stepped into the Great Power realm, could contend with.
Suddenly, the Divine Nation's Ancestor looked toward the Blood Desolation Eight Riders, the Blood Garment Tower Master, the Unyielding Ancient King, the Nine Swords King, and the other Strongest Prodigies. Then, he looked at the other thousand or so Ancient Path Trial-Takers. If not for their sudden appearance, how could the Monarch's inheritance have fallen into another's hands? And for this, he had paid a heavy price—the Divine Nation's Ruler had fallen.
"You Ancient Path Trial-Takers all deserve to die. Go to hell, every last one of you."
The Divine Nation's Ancestor's roar shook the heavens. His entire being was filled with a peerless, immortal aura that swept across all directions, utterly terrifying. It caused many Ancient Path Trial-Takers to change expressions, even the Strongest Prodigies were no exception.
"Divine Nation's Ancestor, you'd best not act rashly. Otherwise, we will summon our Guardian Great Powers," the Nine Swords King shouted loudly. He was an extraordinary man with prominent features, carrying nine divine swords on his back, hence his title Nine Swords King.
"Hmph! Today, even if the Guardian Great Powers of the Ultimate Ancient Path come, this seat will still kill you all."
The Divine Nation's Ancestor was coldly furious. Today, he would slaughter these Strongest Prodigies to vent the hatred in his heart.
Moreover, under his command were many formidable experts of the Divine Nation, powerful heavenly prides from different races. Several among them were not inferior to the Strongest Prodigies, and they followed, intending to surround these Strongest Prodigies.
Boom—
However, before the great battle could truly begin, the world where the incomplete origin world was located began to tremble violently. All of this originated from the outside.
Crack—
Visible to the naked eye, the sky and earth were torn apart as if they were a piece of tattered cloth. Cold, sharp chains of order shot in like lightning, traversing the long sky, directly piercing deep into the Immortal Divine City.
This sudden scene instantly captured the attention of both sides in the Ancient Battlefield, where a battle was about to erupt.