Everything happened too suddenly, leaving almost everyone unable to react.
All along, everyone had thought that the Battle Saint King was truly going to compromise this time. No one expected him to suddenly strike in the end, completely catching everyone off guard.
Ye Chen activated the Traveling World Secret Technique, further assisted by the Heavenly Roc Body Technique. Chaos Law spread out, and his speed was so fast it could be called extreme, arguably the number one speed among Great Powers.
The Star Sky trembled violently. Bypassing Gong Shenxue, he traversed the vast sky, instantly crossing tens of thousands of miles to arrive beside Gong Xuan and Gong Nanshan.
Gong Xuan and Gong Nanshan clearly hadn't anticipated that the Battle Saint King would refuse. Their expressions changed drastically.
"Battle Saint King, how dare you?" they both exclaimed in shock.
Boom—
Ye Chen faced them head-on and struck in the blink of an eye, using action to prove whether he dared or not.
The entire Star Sky trembled violently. In an instant, a vast expanse of primordial Chaos Qi exploded, containing terrifying offensive power. It surged forward and blasted the two Minor Overlords of the ancient path away. Their figures were sent flying, blood spraying continuously.
Utterly defenseless!
This was a manifestation of Ye Chen's peerless combat prowess.
However, he couldn't attack again, because at that moment, another streak of light appeared, not much slower than Ye Chen. It was Gong Shenxue, who also possessed extreme immortal speed, not inferior to Ye Chen's.
He had clearly anticipated this scene as well, rushing over and even intercepting Ye Chen head-on. His entire body erupted with blazing, boundless immortal radiance of the Great Dao, terrifyingly intense, his Great Dao aura suppressing the entire Star Sky.
"Battle Saint King, do not force my hand," Gong Shenxue spoke. Although his tone remained as calm and composed as ever, anyone could hear the undeniable authority within it, like an eternal Emperor.
Yet Ye Chen laughed. With the Chaos Great Cauldron hovering above his head, he strode forward, laughing heartily. "Force you? Who's forcing whom right now? How laughable."
Without another word, he attacked. The Spirit-Sword Finger extended, countless Great Dao sword rays blanketing the sky, inundating the area ahead. Each sword ray was entwined with wisps of primordial Chaos Qi, terrifyingly powerful, slashing toward Gong Shenxue.
Gong Shenxue's entire body erupted with blazing immortal radiance. Every inch of his skin glowed with divine light, bright as the sun, even each strand of his hair was the same, flowing with brilliant divine radiance. He too strode forward, unleashing an immortal world divine ability. A brilliant expanse of immortal light immediately surged forth.
However, everyone clearly saw that this was not pure immortal light. Within it were also countless sword rays, accompanied by immortal energy, clashing together.
Boom! Boom! Boom!—
The two Great Dao sword techniques collided. Destructive power overflowed and spread out. The entire Star Sky seemed about to be completely torn in two, revealing a massive gap that made one's heart tremble.
Neither retreated even a single step. They were evenly matched, locked in a stalemate.
Ye Chen had to admit that this Gong Shenxue was indeed very powerful, at the very least far stronger than Gong Xuan and Gong Nanshan.
"Battle Saint King, cease your actions," Gong Shenxue spoke again, still calm and composed, as if nothing in the world could stir ripples in his heart.
Ye Chen remained silent. He simply strode forward, his attacks becoming even more ferocious. A Heaven-Shaking Palm greeted the other, slamming down so hard it seemed to collapse this stretch of Star Sky, smashing toward his opponent's face.
In such close-quarters combat, even Gong Shenxue's expression changed slightly. Yet he also extended a palm, smooth as jade, even more delicate and fair than a woman's hand, yet shimmering with dense immortal radiance, meeting the blow.
Boom—
The Star Sky exploded. Both were forced to retreat. Ye Chen's palm felt numb, and he looked at Gong Shenxue with some surprise, because the other's attack was indeed formidable.
However, Gong Shenxue's palm was nearly broken, flesh mangled. In terms of physical strength, no one at the same level could compare to the Chaos Saint Body, and Gong Shenxue was no exception. But the fact that it was only mangled and not shattered was enough to show that his physical strength was also terrifyingly formidable. Otherwise, an ordinary Great Power wouldn't have ended up like this; their entire body would have been pulverized.
Whoosh—
Gong Shenxue's palm shimmered with immortal radiance, instantly healing, completely intact.
"Indeed somewhat impressive."
Ye Chen nodded slightly. However, he pressed his advantage, unleashing the Battle Saint Technique. This was the ultimate close-quarters combat dao technique created by the generation's strongest Emperor, the Battle Saint Ancestor, capable of annihilating all techniques. What other dao technique could compare?
The next moment, he struck out with another palm. But this was not the Heaven-Shaking Palm; it was another dao technique. His right hand resembled a heavenly stele, covered with Chaos runes. This was his Dao, his technique—ancient and extraordinary, eternal and everlasting, representing Chaos.
As this palm struck out, the Star Sky shook violently, heaven and earth changed color. His palm and fingers were like a heavenly stele, capable of suppressing all heavens, annihilating everything, smashing toward Gong Shenxue.
Gong Shenxue was powerful, even unfathomable. However, that excessively handsome face of his was also covered with a grave expression. He too attacked, his entire body erupting with dazzling immortal light, making him appear like an Immortal King patrolling the mortal world, with overwhelming divine might spreading out.
It was also a palm strike, but the appearance of this palm was anything but simple. It contained countless threads of Ascending Immortal light, and one immortal figure after another manifested. There were also immortal phoenixes soaring across the sky, ethereal Nine Heavens Immortal Maidens, and the most ancient immortal beasts descending across the vast sky. Immortal spirits continuously appeared, terrifyingly powerful.
It could be said that although Gong Shenxue had rarely made a move throughout history, the number of times could be counted on one hand, each time he did, he was absolutely peerless and unmatched, drawing everyone's attention.
One like a Chaos Heavenly Emperor, one like an Immortal King, now clashed fiercely together.
Everyone trembled. This was the state even before they fully collided. If they truly struck with full force, who could possibly block it?
Boom!—
The heavenly stele and the immortal hand ultimately collided. Accompanied by a terrifying roar, chaotic light and immortal light spread out within. Countless Great Dao runes swirled, and various primordial behemoths flickered into existence before continuously annihilating, sweeping across the eight directions of the Star Sky, their aura swallowing the starry river. The sight made everyone's hearts tremble.
And this was just one move. Clearly, neither could decide victory or defeat in a single strike.
Indeed, that was the case. Neither retreated even a small step. Chaotic light and immortal light continuously spread out, yet neither harmed themselves.
"The Battle Saint King truly lives up to being a Chaos young generation's supreme. And he's only at the second heaven of Great Power."
"Gong Shenxue is also formidable enough, almost worthy of being called one of the strongest individuals beneath the Nine Great Overlords, with the potential to enter that Overlord domain in the future and contend for the final Ultimate."
"However, Gong Shenxue achieved Great Power over a hundred years ago. His cultivation has long been unfathomable. But how long has it been since the Battle Saint King became a Great Power? It seems only a few months. Yet he can already contend with a century-old Great Power. Incredible."
All the ancient path prodigies had retreated far enough away, because whether it was the Battle Saint King or Gong Shenxue, both were extraordinary strongest young generation's supremes.
The former needed no elaboration; his battle records along the way were already widely known. He fought the divine avatar of Overlord Taiyi, blocked the Great Power Tribulation against five alien Emperors, shattered the cosmic passage, dueled the Nine Heavenly War Souls... His strength was undeniable.
Yet Gong Shenxue was also the leader of the three Minor Overlords of the ancient path, and had entered this Great Power realm many years ago. His realm was higher than the Battle Saint King's, so naturally, he was also incredibly powerful.
The clash between two peerless powerhouses of the Ultimate Ancient Path—who was stronger, who was weaker? Naturally, it drew everyone's intense focus!