For two months, Ye Chen often sat cross-legged deep within the mountains. When he wasn't cultivating, he would gaze upon the shifting tides of the Great Era, like a man standing apart from it all. Light and shadow flowed within his eyes, often reflecting the affairs of the world.
Occasionally, he would also gaze into the vast starry sky, and even further, towards the rear of the ancient path.
He was thinking of his wife and child, hoping to reunite with them soon.
But not now. However, it wouldn't be long.
Time flowed on. Ye Chen's cultivation continued to advance without pause, growing stronger day by day, progressing towards an even higher level.
He grew increasingly powerful, constantly contemplating the mysteries of the Chaos Dao and delving into the profundities of his Chaos Saint Body.
This was a perfect Immortal Saint Body, even more so than the Fighting Saint Body. Possessing a Chaos origin, it could evolve all heavens, comprehend the myriad Daos, and held unparalleled potential beyond anyone's imagination.
The deeper he explored, the more he could uncover the endless mysteries of the Chaos Saint Body. Even he, as its master, could not fathom all its secrets.
The human body held boundless potential, and this was especially true for the Chaos Saint Body.
Moreover, having reached this stage in his cultivation, it seemed as if a new layer of mystery within his Chaos Saint Body was being unlocked every moment, with physical body divine abilities continuously awakening.
However, over these two months, even though he hid deep in the mountains, he still came under attack.
It was a pursuit by powerful experts from the Central Continent. They had mistakenly entered the area, discovered Ye Chen and Nine Snakes, and sensed their foreign aura. A peak Heavenly King at the Ninth Heaven level personally led a team to hunt them down.
Yet, facing this pursuit from the Central Continent's experts, Ye Chen remained utterly unmoved. He didn't even need Nine Snakes to act.
When he merely gave a light, casual slap across the void, reducing that peak Heavenly King to dust, his flesh and blood turning to ash, the entire world fell into a deathly silence. The sound of gulping could be heard repeatedly.
By this point, how could these pursuers not understand? This young man was an outrageously terrifying Heaven's Pride from beyond this domain, not even an ordinary Great Power-level Heaven's Pride. He was likely one of the young generation's supremes from the Great Power level.
All the pursuers were instantly terrified out of their wits, fleeing into the sky, not daring to chase Ye Chen any longer.
And soon, someone recorded this scene in a Recording Crystal, spreading it far and wide.
Originally, there were quite a few such Recording Crystals. After all, the native living beings of the Birth Emperor Star and the outsiders were exceptionally hostile towards each other now. In many places, when such terrifying figures appeared, both sides would record it to inform their own factions of the existence of such a formidable opponent.
Although a peak Heavenly King being casually slapped into dust wouldn't cause much of a stir under the circumstances of this Great Era.
However, when some people saw the Recording Crystal and that majestic, tall and slender young Heaven's Pride, with a faint dark-gold divine halo shimmering around him, they were initially stunned. Only after a good while did they react, unable to hold back their exclamations—
"The Battle Saint King!"
After two months, the figure suspected to be the Battle Saint King had appeared again. With his peerless cultivation that could easily annihilate a peak Heavenly King with a single slap, it was almost certainly that famous, peerless young generation's supreme who had shaken the Ultimate Ancient Path.
In an instant, another storm swept out rapidly, drawing the attention of countless powerful experts on the Birth Emperor Star.
The Battle Saint King, the strongest young generation's supreme, was not only famous on the Ultimate Ancient Path but also held immense prestige throughout the cosmos.
Especially now, just before the Myriad Ancient Assembly, with numerous Heaven's Prides from the ancient path gathered here, the appearance of the Battle Saint King naturally drew the attention of many.
Among them, many Heaven's Prides from the ancient path specifically went to where the Recording Crystal was, just to catch a glimpse of the Battle Saint King's invincible figure.
Unfortunately, after that swift and decisive battle, the Battle Saint King, along with Nine Snakes, vanished from the mortal world, as if untraceable, leaving many feeling regretful.
On the Birth Emperor Star, many young generation's supremes from the ancient path heard this title. Their expressions changed one after another, each different—some joyful, some shocked, some gloomy, some wary, and others with complex emotions, too numerous to list.
An invincible, strongest young generation's supreme, who had single-handedly slain so many young supremes, hailed as the Supreme Killer, his fame widespread—naturally, he was a formidable enemy on the ancient path that all these young supremes had to be extremely wary of.
Among them, many also brought up the Battle Saint King for comparison with the Yuanchu Imperial Son, Wan Yan Bupo, debating who was stronger.
Although the Yuanchu Imperial Son had recently swept through twelve young generation's supremes on the ancient path in one go, even killing one of them, the Battle Saint King had already demonstrated invincible combat prowess long before. In the Burial Heaven Domain, he had slain almost all the young supremes, earning the title of Supreme Killer.
Precisely because of this, it was truly unclear which of the two was stronger.
Unless the two truly engaged in a life-and-death battle, no one could easily predict the outcome.
"The Battle Saint King has appeared too. He seems very low-key now, hard to find in the world. Otherwise, if he encountered the Yuanchu Imperial Son, there would inevitably be an ultimate battle. It's just a pity it seems difficult to witness."
"Indeed. But why didn't the Battle Saint King appear back when the Yuanchu Imperial Son emerged and swept through the twelve young supremes? Was he afraid?"
"Hah, if you were talking about anyone else, fine. But the Battle Saint King is the successor of the most aggressive and domineering Battle Saint lineage from the Sealed Realm Universe. He's also a Chaos young generation's supreme. He has never feared anyone. He dared to confront the five alien Emperors head-on with his heavenly tribulation, let alone just the Yuanchu Imperial Son."
"If that's the case, why didn't the Battle Saint King act back then?"
"That kind of invincible existence naturally has his own thoughts. How could we easily speculate on them?"
Regarding why the Battle Saint King didn't act back then, the world had many guesses, which also left people genuinely puzzled.
But no one could truly understand the real thoughts in the heart of such a supreme powerhouse.
"Hah, what Battle Saint King? He's just a coward. Where would he dare to truly fight the Yuanchu Imperial Son?" However, a voice interjected. It came from a young generation's supreme from the ancient path, specifically from an alien ancient universe. This evaluation, made with ill intent, directly questioned the Battle Saint King as merely a coward who didn't dare to battle the Yuanchu Imperial Son.
The alien races' hostility towards the Battle Saint King was deep-rooted. He was the successor of the opposing Battle Saint lineage from the Sealed Realm Universe. Not only had he targeted them repeatedly, but he had also thwarted the crossing of the five alien Emperiors from the Fallen Emperor Battlefield on the Emperor-Suppressing Path.
Naturally, they would slander and defame the Battle Saint King.
Regarding this, many people frowned. They weren't foolish enough to actually listen to the words of an alien young generation's supreme.
In an ancient city on the Central Continent, Ye Chen heard this and the corner of his mouth lifted into a faint, indifferent curve.
An alien young generation's supreme?
I haven't gone looking for you yet, and you're already trying to come to me on your own. Hah!