"Battle!"
A single simple word was enough to explain everything.
Although it had long been known that with the Battle Saint King's forceful nature he would not agree, no one expected that even when facing an ultimate overlord like Taiyi, he could still be this unyielding, willing to directly engage in battle without hesitation. It was shocking.
It also made some people sigh with regret, because today the Battle Saint King was destined to fall. No matter how strong he was, he could not possibly be a match for the ultimate overlord Taiyi.
Nine Phoenix Great Power and several other protector great powers all had their expressions change slightly, wanting to step forward. However, Snow Mist Monarch transmitted a message, telling them not to interfere. This place was not considered part of the Ultimate Ancient Path; Taiyi could return, and if he acted against other trial participants on the ancient path, it would be difficult for them to intervene.
"But Monarch, the Battle Saint King he—"
Before Nine Phoenix Great Power could finish her sentence, Snow Mist Monarch stopped her, saying, "There's no need to get involved. Just watch. Today's events might be another kind of entirely new trial for him. He needs to face it himself; otherwise, no one can help him."
The several protector great powers opened their mouths but ultimately said nothing. Since Snow Mist Monarch had already spoken to stop them, they could not refute it. They could only pray in their hearts that the Battle Saint King could endure.
Taiyi's gaze focused slightly, and he let out a soft sigh. "Are you forcing me to take action, to suppress you, seal your cultivation, and plant a divine soul imprint, making you my slave?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed, because planting a divine soul imprint was an extremely terrifying method. Once planted, that person's everything would belong to the planter, completely becoming a slave. Even wanting to self-destruct would be impossible.
This was a slave through and through.
Chu Shuangyu and the Cloud Heaven Divine Maiden also paled, stepping forward to speak up. "Overlord Taiyi, hold on! You cannot do this!"
"Hmm?"
Taiyi's gaze swept over slightly, and immediately an immeasurable oppressive force surged toward the two young supremes of Moon Hall, directly shattering the sky as it rushed over.
This scene made the two young supremes instantly change color. This gaze from an overlord of the Ultimate Ancient Path contained unparalleled divine soul attacks. Once struck, even as young supremes, they would find it difficult to resist, as the gap in realms between them was too great, enough to inflict serious injuries.
But Ye Chen swung the Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd, directly severing the void and intercepting the attack.
The two young supremes both let out a slight sigh of relief, their inner resolve growing firmer. Chu Shuangyu hurriedly spoke, "Overlord Taiyi, the Battle Saint King is the husband of our Moon Hall's three Hall Masters, which includes the Goddess. You should consider this. If you dare to attack, you will inevitably incur the wrath and pursuit of our Moon Hall's Goddess Hall Master."
"The Goddess!?"
Upon hearing this, even Taiyi's expression changed slightly. After all, regarding Moon Hall's Hall Master, the Goddess, he also held considerable wariness. She was a peerless divine maiden, unimaginably powerful, but this also made him even more surprised.
The Battle Saint King was actually the Goddess's husband? It was known that there had been ancient path overlords hoping to pursue one of Moon Hall's Hall Masters to become their dao companion, but they were refused because they already had dao companions. Who would have thought it was this Battle Saint King?
Although the Battle Saint King was strong, he was only at the Heavenly King peak. What virtue or ability did he possess to make several stunningly talented divine maiden Hall Masters of Moon Hall willingly become his wives?
"This is rather interesting." Taiyi looked at Ye Chen with an even more blazing gaze, but he still spoke, "Even if he is the Goddess's husband, so what? I do not fear the Goddess herself. Even if she comes, I'll just kill her!"
As he spoke, he immediately took action. This time, he directly charged at Ye Chen. An immeasurable aura erupted from his body, so terrifying it seemed the heavens themselves would shatter. That was the true embodiment of an ultimate overlord of the Ultimate Ancient Path, the most fearsome.
Crack—
The heavens shattered, and huge, dark spatial cracks appeared, continuously spreading out, rushing into the distance.
Overlord Taiyi arrived before Ye Chen. That aura was unimaginably powerful, causing Ye Chen to suffer the most terrifying oppressive force, as if countless great mountains were pressing down on him at once, making it difficult to breathe.
This was the first time in his life.
Ye Chen had dominated his generation for countless years. It could be said that Taiyi was the most terrifying peer enemy he had encountered so far, bar none.
That Chaos Overlord back then was merely a chaos clone, far from comparable. Ye Chen finally faced the terror of such an ultimate overlord up close. Indeed, it was powerful beyond imagination.
But who was Ye Chen? His entire being surged with chaos, his dao techniques peerlessly powerful. Moreover, he wielded the Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd, which was awakening. Wisps of emperor's might continuously emerged, greatly neutralizing the opponent's pressure.
Hum—
The tenfold divine halo also appeared after a long absence. He was the first young supreme after the Mythical Era to break through to the Tenth Heaven. The tenfold divine halo appeared especially unique, like the most brilliant ring of light, exuding an immortal aura of the great dao. It actually combined with the ancient chaos qi, making Ye Chen appear transcendent.
"Interesting, but you're still not enough!"
Taiyi attacked, truly terrifying and peerless. It could be seen that he was like an immortal king descending to the mortal world. Various astonishing phenomena appeared on his body: lotuses blooming with each step, divine springs gushing from the void, a roc spreading its wings, the universe collapsing, eyes containing the sun and blood moon...
His phenomena dharma form was unimaginably terrifying, enough to tear apart the nine heavens and sever the sky. With a push of his palm, his five fingers transformed into five True Dragons. Each True Dragon seemed to truly exist, each representing one of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, earth.
The five True Dragons crossed the sky, roaring and howling. Within them, five-colored divine light circulated, shining brilliantly. They directly swept toward Ye Chen, capable of slaying a fifth-heaven ancient great power. Even a seventh-heaven super great power would pale upon seeing this.
Ye Chen let out a long roar. He also activated five-element dao techniques. The five viscera within his body began to glow. Metal, wood, water, fire, earth circulated with five-colored immortal light, surging and flowing. It was as if he was cleaving out great dao heavenly swords, severing the sky, directly slashing toward the opponent, rushing at the five True Dragons.
Boom! Boom! Boom!—
Five elements clashed against five elements. Five-element immortal swords swept toward five-element True Dragons. The two collided, exploding against each other. The five-colored immortal light of metal, wood, water, fire, earth boiled up completely, surging through the sky of this emperor realm, shaking countless miles.
Five elements versus five elements!
However, Taiyi's realm was ultimately much higher. The five five-element True Dragons he manifested were all terrifying, each incredibly powerful. They rumbled and crushed, grinding the five-colored immortal light Ye Chen unleashed into dust. Countless five-element immortal swords shattered and broke. It was as if the five-element power born from the creation of heaven and earth directly crushed forward, shattering the ten directions of the sky, annihilating everything!
Ye Chen instantly retreated, because he could not get too close to Taiyi. He leaped into the air, using the Primordial Battle Body Great Halberd to shatter heaven and earth, cleaving it in two, rushing into the midst of it. His black hair danced wildly as he engaged in close-quarters combat with the five True Dragons.