The icy mist dissipated, revealing a dazzling golden light pillar that shot up against the Nine Heavens, soaring into the sky.
Boom—
The heavens and earth trembled, and the onlookers were shocked, for this was not the True Yuan of a martial technique, but a surging wave of blood energy, erupting like a volcano, vast and peerless.
The supreme and abundant blood energy fluctuations filled the space between heaven and earth, like golden holy flames blazing and burning, melting away the icy mist.
Blood energy like a prison, Ye Chen's body was like a furnace, with endless golden blood energy churning and rolling within, roaring and exploding, causing hearts to tremble and mouths to gape.
For this blood energy was too overwhelmingly powerful, deep as an abyss and vast as the sea. It was not something an ordinary person could possess; even those super-powerful individuals with the qualification to delay claiming kingship could not possess such abundant blood energy. Martial Gods seemed inferior; only the most supreme treasure body could possess it.
Just who was this Ye Chen, to possess such powerful blood energy, and moreover, a golden blood energy never seen before, giving people an intense oppressive feeling that pressed down on many trial-takers until they could barely breathe.
The Thirteenth Prince's mouth hung open, though his current expression was uncertain whether it was pleasant surprise or bitterness. It had only been a short time since he last saw Ye Chen, so how had he become so much stronger? He was simply a monster.
Ye Chen, amidst the endless surging golden blood energy, was like an invincible War God descending to the mortal world. His entire body rippled with supreme fluctuations. Golden blood yuan surged forth—a fusion of blood energy and True Yuan, but many times more powerful than ordinary Xiantian True Yuan, enough to rival the power of heaven and earth wielded by Martial Gods.
The golden blood yuan transformed into a tidal wave. Ye Chen stood upon the wave, confronting the demonic serpent. Every pore of his body surged with powerful force. As he clenched his fist tightly, the void of this heaven and earth seemed to tremble.
The demonic serpent let out a low roar. Upon reaching the Martial God realm, it too possessed intelligence; some Martial God-level demonic beasts could even speak. It deeply sensed Ye Chen's terrifying nature, as demonic beasts possessed innate keen senses.
But the demonic serpent was also filled with greed, for devouring a human with such vigorous blood energy was akin to consuming a great human elixir, enough to cause some astonishing changes within it.
"Want to eat me, treat me as a human elixir?"
Ye Chen met the demonic serpent's gaze and understood its thoughts, then said coldly, "Wanting to eat me? Even a true dragon isn't qualified, let alone you. Since you're a demonic beast, obediently become a mount."
Boom—
Ye Chen suddenly attacked, stepping with the profound footwork of the Reverse Void Eight Steps, inherited from his past life memories. It allowed his speed to reach an extreme, unattainable even by Martial Gods. His entire person instantly condensed into a flash of golden light, traversing the space between heaven and earth.
But what was even more terrifying was the accompanying impact of endless golden blood yuan, vast as an ocean. This heaven and earth were shaken; distant mountains trembled, nearly on the verge of collapse.
It was too impactful. All trees along the path were swept away, leveled to the ground.
Ye Chen instantly arrived before the demonic serpent. His right fist struck horizontally, carrying immense golden blood yuan. The thirty-zhang-long demonic serpent was directly blasted away by this punch. Its massive figure flew hundreds of zhang away, crashing into a small hill and collapsing it, sending dust soaring into the sky.
This scene left countless trial-takers utterly shocked. Damn it, what kind of trial-taker was this? He was clearly a peerless Martial God.
To be able to blast away the demonic serpent—without Martial God-level combat power, how could it be done?
Especially those from the Xia Feng Kingdom side. Although they already knew of Ye Chen's strength, this scene still made their jaws drop, for it was simply too outrageously powerful. Had Ye Chen truly achieved the Martial God realm?
Roar—
The demonic serpent roared and hissed, soaring up from beneath the collapsed hill, coiling in the void. Its massive dark golden pupils coldly stared at Ye Chen, but the spot on its abdomen where Ye Chen had struck clearly had several wheel-sized serpent scales shattered, seeping with strands of blood.
Too strong. Even scales as hard as serpent scales could not defend against this blow. One must know that the hardness of serpent scales was such that even a Martial God's strike would find it difficult to shatter them in one hit.
But Ye Chen also frowned slightly. As expected of a demonic serpent flowing with a trace of true dragon bloodline. This punch, by his own estimation, should have shattered bones and made a Martial God cough blood, yet it only shattered a few serpent scales. Truly tough.
The demonic serpent roared, taking the initiative to attack. Although its body was enormous, its speed was unprecedentedly swift. With a whoosh, it arrived before Ye Chen, swinging its tail like a divine dragon. A fierce gale swept towards Ye Chen's face.
But Ye Chen stepped with the Reverse Void Eight Steps. His entire figure whooshed sideways, easily evading the attack. Then, he cupped his hands together as if embracing something, and immediately, a massive mountain appeared within his embrace, glowing brilliantly with golden light.
Mountain Embracing Seal!
This was a true divine ability, something only cultivators who had reached the Martial God realm were qualified to perform. Yet now, Ye Chen had forcefully executed it, using golden blood yuan in place of divine power.
The massive mountain glowed brilliantly with golden light all over, as if cast from gold, extremely eye-catching. But it was also as heavy as a mountain, causing many trial-takers to fully understand and be shocked. This was clearly a divine ability technique, something only achievable upon reaching the Martial God realm. Did this not mean that this Ye Chen was a peerless Martial God?
This directly caused many to be filled with astonishment, and then immense bitterness. Because this Ye Chen was of the same young generation as them, even appearing younger than themselves, yet he had already reached the Martial God realm. One couldn't help but sigh that comparing people truly made one angry.
Or perhaps one could only say this Ye Chen was too monstrous, reaching the Martial God realm at such a young age. Even those super-powerful individuals with the qualification to delay claiming kingship were certainly no match. If word got out, it would surely cause an uproar.
And with Ye Chen's level of strength, he would inevitably dominate the entire Trial Path, becoming the final king.
At this moment, suddenly everyone felt pity for those super-powerful individuals with the qualification to delay claiming kingship, because they probably never imagined that such a freakishly powerful, peerless king had appeared on this Trial Path.
However, Ye Chen did not care about what the world thought. At this moment, facing the demonic serpent, he raised his hand and threw the mountain, directly hurling the golden mountain towards the demonic serpent. The void itself seemed about to be crushed down.
The demonic serpent hissed and roared, its entire long, slender, and thick demonic body coiling up, entangling the golden mountain. Then, with a powerful twist, it shattered it with a boom, transforming into a sky full of golden radiance that dissipated.
But Ye Chen seized the opportunity to charge forward, unleashing the Great Monument Smashing Seal. A golden stele, ten zhang tall and shining brilliantly, directly slammed into the demonic serpent's body. With a boom, it sent the serpent flying, with many of its scales cracking open and serpent blood emerging.
Yet this was far from over. Ye Chen pressed his advantage, charging forward to attack, his fist ready to strike horizontally.
But the demonic serpent's dragon claw swiped out at this moment, slapping the unprepared Ye Chen away. A speck of golden blood was coughed from the corner of his mouth.
Ye Chen retreated several steps in the void before stabilizing his stance. Wiping the blood from his mouth, he muttered to himself, "My strength has increased, it seems I've grown somewhat arrogant. I should reflect on this, otherwise I wouldn't have made such a low-level mistake. But this demonic serpent is indeed strong; it truly cannot be underestimated."
Boom—
Endless golden blood yuan surged into the sky, transforming into wave after wave of golden tides, an extremely spectacular sight. The void trembled and seemed to fear, accompanied by a series of rumbling booms.
Ye Chen was like a golden deity, dazzling with golden light, divine radiance streaking out. He transformed into a golden lightning bolt as he attacked, not using any weapon. His own Human Yuan Golden Body was the best weapon. The blood energy transformed his entire body into crystalline gold, every inch of flesh appearing so translucent and brilliant.
But it was precisely under this crystalline golden body that Ye Chen's combat power increased by a large margin. He charged forward and struck horizontally. The demonic serpent's entire massive body was sent flying, rumbling as it crushed through the sky.
More serpent scales shattered, blood continuously sprinkling down, putting it at a disadvantage.
Although all the trial-takers in Savage Beast Valley knew Ye Chen was a Martial God-level powerhouse, quite powerful, they never expected him to be this strong. Even a rare beast like this demonic serpent, flowing with a trace of true dragon bloodline, was being suppressed to the point of losing its temper.
The youth from Xia Feng Kingdom was too powerful. At only sixteen or seventeen years old, he could be considered the youngest on the Trial Path, yet his combat power could be described as the most terrifying without exaggeration.
How powerful was that demonic serpent? A single breath of ice could even extinguish the ghostly light manifested by a spirit talisman, yet it could hardly harm the youth.
At this moment, the youth was like an invincible War God appearing out of nowhere. His body was like a furnace, blood energy filling the entire valley. That supreme and abundant blood energy fluctuation was unmatched by anyone, overwhelmingly powerful.
Now the youth bravely attacked, not using any weapon, just his bare fists. He forcefully struck the demonic serpent until it lost its temper, scale after scale shattering, completely at a disadvantage, no match for the youth.
Too strong. It was as if a supreme deity from the Nine Heavens had descended to the mortal world, invincible.
Roar—
The demonic serpent cried out in pain, but the youth grabbed its tail and actually began swinging it around in circles, then hurled it away with a boom.
Many trial-takers paled, because that direction was precisely where they were located. But it was too fast to dodge. A terrifying gale swept over their faces, then the massive figure flew over the heads of all the trial-takers with a rumbling roar, landing on a distant mountain range, directly collapsing two small hills and sending dust soaring.
Everyone couldn't help but swallow hard. Too fierce, simply fierce to the extreme.
And the demonic serpent also seemed to have lost its voice, not appearing for a long time. Everyone was shocked—had it been smashed to death?
At this time, Ye Chen displayed the heaven-reaching abilities that a Martial God powerhouse should possess. He strode through the void, each step covering dozens of zhang. In two or three steps, he arrived beside the Scaled Golden Lion, which carried the group of trial-takers from Xia Feng Kingdom.