Ye Chen finally awakened, having completely received the inheritance of the Ancient Monarch. All of it had transformed into comprehension, allowing his path of chaos to advance further.
He rose to his full height, then suddenly knelt on one knee, performing a grand bow of respect. "I thank you, Senior, for the grace of your inheritance!"
Hearing this, the Ancient Monarch smiled and departed, completely dissipating from the world, never to exist in this realm again. Only a faint voice echoed beside Ye Chen's ear: "Young friend, please remember my name—Rong Tian!"
"Senior Rong Tian, I will remember it forever in my heart!"
Ye Chen spoke softly, then abruptly looked towards the distant sky. His gaze pierced through everything, seeing the Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power outside the Secret Treasure Heaven and Earth who was continuously bombarding it. He smiled faintly. "Another Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power, is it?"
He rose to his full height, his figure tall and straight, containing a kind of world-surpassing heroic bearing. With a single step, the void tore, stars shifted, heavens turned, and his entire person appeared within the Spatial Turbulence outside the Secret Treasure Heaven and Earth, facing the Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power directly. "Cease your attack."
"Hmm?"
The Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power, whose body was wreathed in eighteen layers of divine radiance, did indeed stop his attack, looking at Ye Chen with slight surprise and suspicion. He quickly understood. "You are the lucky junior who obtained the inheritance of Sovereign Rong Tian, correct?"
"Yes, that's me." Ye Chen did not deny it.
"Truly a fortunate junior. However, this is also good. It saves this seat some effort. Hand over the inheritance of Sovereign Rong Tian, and this seat can spare your life." The Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power spoke, his tone almost commanding, lofty and indifferent.
Yet Ye Chen laughed. He felt that his entire body, with every movement, was filled with supreme Dao power. It was a gift from obtaining the Monarch Origin power, and also the Dao divine power transformed from refining the divine nature spiritual source of the divine kingdom's lord. Furthermore, while receiving the inheritance, his comprehension of chaos had deepened, allowing him to refine the chaos origin light cluster a step further, no longer needing various forces to suppress it.
He was no longer the Triple Heaven Heavenly King from before. He had now reached the realm of a Seventh Heaven Super Heavenly King. Moreover, he had manifested his former chaos secret techniques, maximizing his combat power, reaching the ultimate sublimation, crossing three heavens to stand at the stage of the Tenth Heaven Heavenly King Great Perfection.
It could be said that his current self was no weaker than before.
Although it was only temporary, it was enough. At the former half-step Great Power stage, Ye Chen had the confidence to battle a Great Power, even suppress one. Even though this Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power wreathed in eighteen layers of divine radiance was stronger than an ordinary Great Power, he felt no fear and could wage war.
"And if I refuse?"
Ye Chen answered with a smile, which caused the Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power's expression to turn completely cold. "Hmph! A junior who refuses a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Do you truly think that obtaining Sovereign Rong Tian's inheritance makes you invincible? Or do you think you are Sovereign Rong Tian himself? Since that's the case, then this seat has no choice but to capture your divine soul, directly seal it, and strip the relevant inheritance memories from it. It will be quite painful, however, and you may no longer be yourself afterward."
Stripping memories from the divine soul could almost be considered permanent damage to the soul. Advancing in the future would be very difficult. It was a rather cruel method.
Ye Chen chuckled lightly. "As expected of someone from the Soul-Restraining Hall. Your methods are indeed vicious. Although the Soul-Restraining Hall is powerful, capturing me will likely be very difficult."
"Hmph! A mere junior dares to speak recklessly!"
The Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power snorted coldly, directly enlarging his palm to grab at Ye Chen. However, Ye Chen similarly enlarged his palm, colliding with it. Instantly, within the Spatial Turbulence, destructive explosions erupted one after another, affecting a wide area, flattening much of the turbulence and forming a vacuum.
Ye Chen's figure remained unmoved, completely normal. However, the Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power's palm spasmed, the tiger's mouth torn, with a spray of blood flowers scattering. He quickly retracted his hand, looking at Ye Chen in shock. "Who are you?"
"The one who kills you!"
With a whoosh, Ye Chen performed Stars Shift, Heavens Turn, crossing the vast sky like lightning, then descended before the Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power with a thunderous impact. His entire body released a world-surpassing aura, unimaginably powerful. His crystalline, jade-like Heaven-Shaking Palm directly slapped over, carrying a vast, imposing might as if intending to completely shatter and crush the heavens themselves.
"That's the Heaven-Shaking Palm! You are a descendant of the Battle Saint Lineage!?"
The Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power, being well-informed, recognized it and showed astonishment, looking at Ye Chen in disbelief. However, he did not lose his reason and also made his move, displaying a peerless divine ability. From the eighteen layers of divine radiance around his body surged forth strands of majestic Dao power, colliding and clashing with Ye Chen's attack, tearing through the sky.
Boom—
The two collided mightily, both flying back.
Ye Chen was unscathed, but the Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power had been caught off guard. Moreover, it was the supreme divine ability of the Battle Saint Lineage—a peerless offensive divine ability capable of tearing through everything. The hand he used to meet the attack was now a bloody, mangled mess.
If he hadn't reacted in time, his entire arm might have been shattered. This was the terrifying aspect of the Battle Saint Art; its offensive power was virtually unparalleled in the world.
The Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power's expression changed slightly. His injured hand quickly recovered, and he now held the Sun-Destroying Heavenly Halberd, striding forward. The eighteen layers of divine radiance coiling around his body released a supreme oppressive force. Within them, countless phantom figures of myriad beings actually appeared, how extraordinary! There were also countless voices chanting, as if they were believers of the Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power, prostrating and worshipping him.
"Eighteen-Layered Worlds!"
Within Ye Chen's eyes, endless Dao runes interwove. He soon saw through the eighteen layers of divine radiance around the Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power. They truly connected to eighteen layers of world heavens and earths—truly terrifying.
Although each world was not a Monarch Origin Great World, they were still layers of minor worlds. The majestic power of eighteen worlds surged forth, making this Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power appear extremely fearsome, far surpassing ordinary Great Powers.
Moreover, within each world heaven and earth, there were many living beings offering worship to the Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power, generating vast amounts of faith power.
It could be said that this Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power was quite terrifying and could not be taken lightly.
However, Ye Chen felt no fear. Who was he? The invincible Battle Saint King, standing at the Tenth Heaven Heavenly King realm, yet his aura was not the slightest bit weaker than an ancient Great Sage's. When fully released, his blood energy flooded the endless Spatial Turbulence.
Above Ye Chen's head surged forth a Chaos Great Cauldron. His body was wreathed in primordial Chaos Qi, accompanied by chaos light. There were also the heavens' stars coiling around him, and worlds constantly opening and then collapsing. The Four Holy Beasts also manifested, setting him off like a Chaos Heavenly Emperor.
How extraordinary! The phenomenon was world-startling, causing the Soul-Restraining Hall Great Power's expression to change directly. "Primordial Chaos Qi!? You are a chaos cultivator!"