This scene deeply shocked everyone present. None had expected that the Diamond Great Power's assassination attempt would fail, and instead, the Battle Saint King would tear apart his indestructible divine body with his strongest strike.
Even the Overlords at the Great Power level behind him were stunned. This was the Diamond Great Power, one of the most terrifying existences in the Danxu Ancient Realm, possessing a diamond-grade indestructible body. Yet, he had been blasted apart by a mere Heavenly King. It was truly unbelievable.
However, at the same time, Ye Chen did not leave the Danxu Ancient Realm. On the contrary, under the gaze of all, he turned back and charged alone towards those Great Power Overlords.
Boom—
The Chaos Great Cauldron had long since recovered. Now, it enlarged, suppressing the heavens and earth, and smashed towards those Great Power Overlords, directly sending them tumbling head over heels, each one sent flying, caught completely off guard.
Simultaneously, Ye Chen formed hand seals and unleashed terrifying divine abilities, blasting the Diamond Great Power's diamond indestructible divine body, which was just about to reassemble, into pieces once more. Or, to be more precise, before it could truly reform, it was torn apart and blasted again.
In this not-yet-fully-formed state, the diamond indestructible divine body's defensive power was far inferior to its complete form, utterly unable to withstand Ye Chen's fierce bombardment.
The Diamond Great Power roared, filled with immense unwillingness and fury. He had actually fallen to this state. While the opponent's combat power was not inferior to his own, and a direct confrontation might be difficult to decide, once one side's divine body was shattered, this gap was completely magnified.
Because the opponent could accurately seize every advantageous moment to strike and kill, preventing him from reassembling his indestructible divine body.
The other Great Power Overlords rushed forward, wanting to block him. Terrifying divine abilities swept across the sky and earth towards Ye Chen, exploding with boundless destructive divine light.
This level of collision far exceeded imagination.
Ye Chen also dared not face it head-on, continuously unleashing various divine abilities to block and neutralize the attacks.
Ye Chen blasted the Diamond Great Power for the third time, causing the latter to be utterly enraged, his divine soul constantly roaring. Yet, he never had the chance to fully reassemble; his divine soul was even forcibly torn apart several times, suffering heavy damage.
Without a doubt, Ye Chen truly wanted to capture the Diamond Great Power into the Chaos Great Cauldron and forcibly refine him.
But it was impossible. Not only because the Diamond Great Power's vitality was astonishingly tenacious, but more importantly, from the deepest parts of the Danxu Ancient Realm, other Great Power Overlords were rushing over. Among them were existences no weaker than, or even more terrifying than, the Diamond Great Power.
One after another, all were truly great terrors, now fully charging over. Even someone as powerful as Ye Chen could not face so many Great Power Overlords alone.
He sighed lightly. In the end, as the Diamond Great Power's diamond indestructible divine body had just reassembled, Ye Chen infused it with a strand of Chaos Light, tore it apart again, and, imitating the method used against the Stone Man Great Power earlier, blasted it towards the rear and directly detonated it.
The explosion shook the entire Danxu Ancient Realm, its vast destructive might sweeping through it, causing heaven and earth to collapse, creating an unparalleled terrifying impact.
Those Great Power Overlords simply couldn't react in time. At this moment, they were caught in the terrifying fluctuations, each one submerged in this vast destructive wave, utterly unable to extricate themselves.
Undoubtedly, powerful as they were, enduring the explosion of a top-tier fifth-layer Heaven Great Power could not leave them completely unscathed. Each suffered heavy injuries; cracked bodies and coughing up blood were commonplace. Some were even directly blasted apart, the impact unimaginably intense.
Too terrifying.
"Ah—"
From within the endless destructive fluctuations came a world-shaking roar of fury, shaking the nine heavens and ten earths.
It was a phoenix, not a pure-blooded Immortal Phoenix, but its bloodline was quite pure, showing signs of evolving towards the progenitor Immortal Phoenix. Its entire body burned with immortal flames, rippling out in layers, incinerating the firmament, an immense terror that easily withstood the destructive fluctuations from the Diamond Great Power's explosion.
It charged towards Ye Chen, transforming into a streak of immortal light, moving at a speed that could be described as extreme, far surpassing many Great Powers.
But at this moment, Ye Chen had already taken a step and directly left the Danxu Ancient Realm, returning to the central square. He stood in confrontation with the phoenix within the Danxu Ancient Realm, also feeling a sense of awe.
The Immortal Phoenix, a legendary Chaos Holy Spirit, a supreme existence comparable to Emperors and Sovereigns. While many creatures in the world carried dragon blood, those with phoenix blood were extremely rare. At the very least, Ye Chen had only ever seen the granddaughter of the Myriad Realms Academy Master possess Immortal Phoenix blood. He had never encountered any other creature with it. He hadn't expected to see another one now, and it was evident its bloodline was very pure, its appearance extremely close to the legendary Immortal Phoenix.
Such a phoenix was extremely powerful and had reached the Great Power realm. Perhaps it could be called a Supreme One of the same level.
Given the opportunity, it could continuously refine and purify its bloodline, completely transforming into an Immortal Phoenix.
Suddenly, he thought of the Chaos Immortal Egg within his body, with its crimson-gold Dao Fire and supreme Dao Marks. He wondered if it was also a juvenile Immortal Phoenix.
He was curious, yet unable to find out.
At this moment, the phoenix transformed, appearing as a dignified and elegant woman, seemingly peerless in grace and beauty, captivating the mortal world, yet also carrying a noble, unapproachable loftiness, as if she were a supreme ruler whom none should dare offend lightly.
Her three thousand strands of black hair were coiled into a phoenix shape. She wore phoenix immortal robes, standing gracefully before the gate of the Danxu Ancient Realm, looking coldly at Ye Chen, then at the Dan Emperor Clan Great Power, and said coldly, "Dan Emperor Clan, you have gone too far. Although this Danxu Ancient Realm is the dwelling place you provided for us, we of the demon race are not prisoners whose lives you can arbitrarily take. I demand an explanation!"
She was noble and icy, the opposite of the phoenix's essence, furious that so many Great Power Overlords had died within the Danxu Ancient Realm.
This was intolerable.
Even someone as powerful as Dan Chen frowned when facing this Phoenix Maiden, because she was no ordinary Great Power. She was extremely powerful, surpassing even the Diamond Great Power. Moreover, they were in the wrong. He said, "Phoenix Queen, what do you want?"
Phoenix Queen was the name of this phoenix, noble as a mortal world empress, fitting her well.
Phoenix Queen's slender phoenix eyes swept over Ye Chen, her delicate jade finger pointing from afar. "Hand him over, and the grudge can be resolved."
Dan Chen's expression changed immediately. Leaving aside that Ye Chen was essentially a member of the Dan Emperor Clan, a top talent participating in the Dan Ceremony who could not be handed over lightly, hadn't the Ancient Monarch Ancestor just recently declared that Ye Chen was to be honored as the clan's First Guest Elder? His status was so high, not much weaker than Dan Chen's own. How could he be handed over? He refused outright. "Impossible. He is the First Guest Elder of my Dan Emperor Clan. Do you know his status?"
"What!"
"First Guest Elder of the Dan Emperor Clan!?"
Many people were shocked. Apart from the higher-ups of the Dan Emperor Clan, no one knew that Ye Chen held the status of First Guest Elder of the Dan Emperor Clan. Even Ye Chen himself was unaware, somewhat taken aback.
However, for now, he did not speak, immediately adopting a cold onlooker stance, ready to adapt to the situation.
Being conferred as the First Guest Elder of the Dan Emperor Clan—this status truly shocked many. First Guest Elder, not an ordinary guest elder; there was a vast difference between them.
As the First Guest Elder of an imperial clan, his status was so high that, in the eyes of outsiders, it was probably not much weaker than that of a peak Great Power like Dan Chen.
With such status, the Battle Saint King was undoubtedly a figure of high position and great authority within the entire Dan Emperor Clan, lofty and unapproachable. Outsiders would not dare offend him, as doing so would be tantamount to opposing the entire Dan Emperor Clan—a cost that was terrifying just to think about.
Yet many were also puzzled. When had the Battle Saint King become the First Guest Elder of the Dan Emperor Clan? Even Ye Chen was astonished and somewhat confused.
At this moment, Dan Chen sent a voice transmission: "Little friend, do not be afraid. This is all according to the decree personally issued by my imperial clan's Ancient Monarch Ancestor. You can accept it or refuse it. My Dan Emperor Clan will absolutely not force you."
Such accommodating words actually made Ye Chen somewhat taken aback.
A decree personally issued by the Ancient Monarch Ancestor?
Ye Chen was puzzled. When had he ever spoken with the Dan Emperor Clan's Ancient Monarch? He shook his head, also unclear about this matter. However, being the First Guest Elder of the Dan Emperor Clan was an extremely important identity, advantageous to him from any perspective.
Generally speaking, as a guest elder, one enjoyed the various generous benefits of the imperial clan, only needing to step in and assist when the clan faced difficulties. But a flourishing clan like the Dan Emperor Clan, so powerful with many Great Powers and more than one Ancient Monarch, as evidenced here, would hardly face random clan-destroying crises.
Precisely because of this, the status of First Guest Elder was particularly important. Ye Chen did not refuse immediately, but he also felt he could not accept right away; he needed to think it over carefully.
At the same time, Phoenix Queen's expression also changed. Her stunningly beautiful face showed unusual shock, clearly also puzzled. When had the Battle Saint King become the First Guest Elder of the Dan Emperor Clan? With such status, she dared not treat him disrespectfully.
But her face also darkened slightly. If she let Ye Chen off so easily, she would be unwilling. She looked coldly at Ye Chen and said, "Hmph, so what if he is the First Guest Elder of the Dan Emperor Clan? Dan Emperor Clan, do not forget the agreement between us."
"What do you want?" Dan Chen's expression changed slightly, evidently thinking of something.
Boom—
But Phoenix Queen suddenly made her move. With a whoosh, she arrived before Ye Chen. She appeared light and graceful, but in reality, she was unimaginably fast. Even a peak Great Power like Dan Chen found it difficult to intervene and stop her in time.
Almost simultaneously, she descended before Ye Chen. Her peerlessly beautiful, world-toppling face was filled with indifferent coldness. Her delicate jade fingers formed an indestructible divine seal, with the most blazing and brilliant Great Dao runes flickering between her fingers and palm, directly slapping towards Ye Chen's face, aiming for the mud-pill palace between his eyebrows.
A killing blow!