Whoosh—
Upon hearing this, almost everyone immediately looked towards the alien young supreme being, Ban Gu.
“A rat!?”
Ban Gu was furious at the Battle Saint King’s insulting words and said coldly, “Battle Saint King, you are going too far in insulting me.”
“Oh?” Ye Chen looked at him with slight surprise. “You actually didn’t run away. That’s a bit unexpected.”
“Why should I run? This isn’t your home, and besides, do you dare to attack me in front of everyone?” Ban Gu sneered repeatedly.
“When dealing with these alien race fellows, there really isn’t anything I wouldn’t dare to do.”
Ye Chen smiled, and at the same time, he took a step forward, charging towards Ban Gu.
Damn it!
Ban Gu’s expression changed drastically. He cursed inwardly, realizing the Battle Saint King’s intention. He couldn’t help but curse him as a madman, truly domineering enough. However, he didn’t dare to stay any longer and immediately shot into the sky, wanting to leave this place.
Because he knew that if he didn’t leave now, he might never be able to leave again.
But no matter how fast he was, how could he possibly be faster than Ye Chen, who had mastered the world’s ultimate speed?
Whoosh—
Almost in the blink of an eye, Ye Chen seemed to have transcended the River of Time, broken through the ordinary and the rational, crossed the vast sky, and arrived right beside Ban Gu in an instant.
With a wave of his hand, this stretch of heaven and earth was already restrained and sealed.
And it wasn’t just any ordinary seal. Even if Ban Gu could break through it, he wouldn’t be able to do so in a short time.
“Seeking death!”
Ban Gu immediately turned around and struck out. In his hand appeared a fearsome Death Scythe, its entire body engraved with eerie and pitch-black patterns, exuding a sinister aura. It carried a deathly black light as it slashed towards Ye Chen.
“A mere trifling skill!”
Ye Chen merely smiled faintly, utterly unafraid. He slapped out with his palm, meeting the attack head-on.
With a deafening clang, his figure remained as immovable as a mountain, yet he sent Ban Gu flying backward with that slap.
Moreover, that Death Scythe was forcibly slapped until it cracked, covered with numerous fissures.
Daring to engage in close-quarters combat before Ye Chen, even wielding an ancient weapon, was purely suicidal. His Chaos Saint Body surpassed all.
At the same time, Ye Chen’s second strike also arrived, once again slapping onto that Death Scythe. With a loud crack, all its patterns were completely annihilated, and countless cracks instantly spread across its surface.
Then, with the third slap, the Death Scythe completely shattered and exploded. Under Ye Chen’s deliberate control, all the scythe fragments carried terrifying Dao marks as they roared and shot back, plunging into Ban Gu’s body. Many even pierced through his demonic physique, splattering large amounts of pitch-black demon blood, leaving him severely wounded.
Ban Gu coughed up large mouthfuls of blood, severely wounded. Even a trace of blood appeared between his brows, and his divine soul was nearly affected.
At the same time, Ye Chen strode forward.
Seeing this, Ban Gu immediately panicked and hurriedly said, “Battle Saint King, you must understand that both you and I are Heaven’s Pride on the Ultimate Ancient Path. We should unite to fight against the Heaven’s Pride of the Yuanchu Imperial Clan, not slaughter each other.”
“Sorry, there’s no possibility of unity with you, nor does the notion of ‘slaughtering each other’ exist. Killing you alien race fellows is my greatest wish.”
Ye Chen sneered coldly and directly attacked, his strikes ruthless and swift as thunder. No matter how Ban Gu resisted, he was no match for him.
After just a few brief clashes, large amounts of pitch-black demon blood splattered across the sky. Ban Gu’s body was torn apart, half of it drenched in blood that stained the heavens and earth. In the end, his neck was gently grasped by Ye Chen’s single hand, and his entire cultivation was instantly restrained, rendering him completely immobile.
Thus, Ban Gu was held up in mid-air before everyone, humiliated like a chick.
The scene fell into silence, the entire world quiet. No one spoke up to plead for Ban Gu.
The current Battle Saint King was invincible, having fought the Yuanchu Imperial Son to a draw. Moreover, his previous battle records proved just how forceful a person he was.
Even if an Ancient Monarch pleaded, it likely wouldn’t make the Battle Saint King release Ban Gu.
Being held up in such a humiliating manner, especially before the eyes of the world, countless powerful experts, and even many cultivators far weaker than himself, as well as many ancient path Heaven’s Pride who once looked up to his invincible divine bearing—in that instant, Ban Gu felt an immense sense of loss, as if he had fallen from the altar. His face burned with an unprecedented sense of shame.
Compared to this humiliation, Ban Gu would rather die than endure it.
Yet now, even death couldn’t erase this shame. Only by killing this Battle Saint King before him could he eliminate this disgrace.
But he deeply understood that not only could he alone not defeat the Battle Saint King, even if he gathered the other fourteen young supremes, they still couldn’t overcome him.
After all, the Battle Saint King was not inferior to the Yuanchu Imperial Son.
Suppressing the immense humiliation, though his expression was fearful, at this critical juncture, Ban Gu said coldly, “Battle Saint King, I admit you are strong, but I advise you to obediently release me. Otherwise, when my clan’s Imperial Son returns, he will definitely come for you first to deal with you.”
Even at this point, Ban Gu couldn’t forget to threaten using the alien race Imperial Son.
Ye Chen smiled. “You really have a lot of confidence in your clan’s Imperial Son.”
“Naturally, my clan’s Imperial Son is invincible,” Ban Gu insisted stubbornly.
“A hundred years ago, on the Fifth Trial Continent, I defeated your clan’s Imperial Son, An Yu,” Ye Chen said lightly, a single sentence that instantly choked all of Ban Gu’s words in his throat, rendering him speechless.
That’s right. Over a hundred years ago, the Battle Saint King had accidentally entered the fifth checkpoint of the Ultimate Ancient Path.
Recalling it now proved that the Battle Saint King possessed the strength to defeat an Imperial Son.
Although that victory was hard-fought, it was enough to explain everything.
One must know that even other Imperial Sons and Daughters didn’t dare claim victory over An Yu, who shared the same supreme bloodline, yet the Battle Saint King had accomplished it.
However, Ban Gu snorted coldly, offering a belated excuse: “That was merely a miscalculation by His Highness An Yu. If you were to fight again now, you couldn’t possibly defeat His Highness An Yu.”
“He would still lose even if we fought again,” Ye Chen said indifferently, utterly unconcerned with the other’s belated excuse. Then he directly interrogated: “Speak, which of your alien race’s Imperial Sons have returned? How many?”
“You’re overthinking it. Although you’ve captured me, how could I possibly reveal any information about my clan to an outsider like you? Don’t even think about it.”
Ban Gu refused to comply even unto death and continued to threaten that Ye Chen would regret it if he didn’t release him.
Ye Chen naturally knew Ban Gu wouldn’t reveal any information, but he also sneered coldly. “You think just because you won’t talk, I have no other way to obtain the information I want?”
“What do you intend to do?”
Ban Gu suddenly panicked, as if he had realized something.