"What!?"
"He is the Battle Saint King!"
"Is the true Battle Saint King finally going to appear?"
"Two Battle Saints!?"
In an instant, Ye Chen, who was already the center of attention, now had countless gazes from across the heavens and earth fall upon him. Most were shocked, though some held doubts.
Because he looked nothing like it.
If one's appearance could be changed, the aura of one's origin could not.
Ye Chen laughed heartily, his voice clear and resonant: "That's right, I am the Battle Saint King!"
Return to my Original Body!
Crackle, pop—
His face immediately began to change, and even the aura of his origin shifted. Everything was altered.
Soon, a handsome and refined face appeared—sword-like brows and starry eyes, a faint crescent moon mark on his forehead, black hair cascading down, a tall and heroic frame, eyes as deep as the sea, with vast swathes of primordial Chaos Qi pouring forth, submerging his own form. Who else could this be but the peerless, matchless Battle Saint King!
The true Original Body had appeared.
All eyes were upon him!
This was already a highly anticipated battle, but now, with the appearance of the true Battle Saint King's Original Body, it became even more riveting.
Battle Saint King Ye Chen faced Battle Saint Qian Xun head-on, his gaze as profound and unfathomable as the Chaos Sea, yet also containing a killing intent rarely seen.
It must be known that over the years, as his cultivation grew increasingly inscrutable, his temperament had also become more steady. He seldom harbored such a murderous gaze, but now it was unmistakable.
All of this was because this Battle Saint Qian Xun dared to harm his kin, his two dearest daughters, and sought to kill them. This was unforgivable.
"Qian Xun, I never expected you to truly be a Battle Saint as well. It does surprise me. But you are mistaken. Your mistake lies in harming my daughters. Today, even if you are another Battle Saint, this matter will not be easily dismissed."
Everyone had their own bottom line, and Ye Chen naturally had his.
In recent years, he had rarely been angered, partly due to cultivating his mind and nature, and partly due to his steady Dao heart. But when it involved his loved ones, he could not remain calm.
Originally, considering that Battle Saint Qian Xun was another Battle Saint, he would not have pursued the matter, given they shared the same lineage and origin. But today, his daughters had nearly died. This was something he could not forgive, no matter what.
However, upon hearing this, Battle Saint Qian Xun laughed heartily, his laughter tinged with a desolate sorrow, a barely suppressed rage, and a heart-wrenching pain: "Battle Saint King, to think you would speak of familial affection. I never expected it. I originally thought you were just a cold-blooded, heartless person. This is quite a surprise. But so what? What if you want to kill me? I, Qian Xun, have come precisely to take revenge on you, this Heartless Person, for my dearest kin."
Ye Chen frowned. What did the other's words mean? Why did he keep calling him a Heartless Person? It filled him with curiosity, confusion, and bewilderment.
"What do you mean by that?" Ye Chen said.
"What do I mean? Hahaha—" Battle Saint Qian Xun's laughter grew even more intense, his sorrow deeper, his heartache more profound. He looked up at the sky and spoke softly, as if to himself: "Do you hear? This Heartless Person has truly forgotten you."
The next moment, his tone turned icy, filled with boundless killing intent that made the entire world shiver with cold: "But it matters not. I will capture him and personally bring him before you. Mother!"
Boom—
Battle Saint Qian Xun made his move. Mounted on the Golden-Winged Roc, he brandished his Golden War Spear and charged at Ye Chen with overwhelming, sweeping killing intent. The heavens and earth seemed on the verge of collapse, the intent impossible to conceal.
Rumble—
The entire Central Continent trembled. At this moment, Battle Saint Qian Xun could no longer restrain his own power, disregarding whether it would harm the billions of living beings on the Central Continent. His sole purpose was to kill this Heartless Person before him.
Hum—
Naturally, the numerous powerful experts would not allow the billions of living beings on the Central Continent to be slaughtered. They immediately acted to protect them. Otherwise, great sin would descend from the heavens, which would be highly unfavorable for tonight's Myriad Ancient Assembly and affect the divinations.
Ye Chen frowned. He placed the little Chenxi he was holding into Yaya's arms and said softly, "Yaya, take your sister far from here, to a safe place."
"Alright. Be careful too, Dad." Yaya nodded. The little Chenxi in her arms also raised a tiny pink fist and said in a milky voice, "Daddy must do your best!"
"I will!" Whoosh—
The two sisters, one big and one small, shot through the sky with a whoosh, distancing themselves from the area.
Battle Saint Qian Xun did not stop them. His true target was only one—
The Battle Saint King!
"I do not know why your killing intent towards me runs so deep. Please explain," Ye Chen said.
"I cannot explain. Wait until I capture you. I will naturally take you to see her, and you will understand." Battle Saint Qian Xun closed in, and the Golden War Spear swept down directly, tearing through the nine heavens, terrifyingly astonishing.
A single spear strike was enough to kill a fifth-level Great Power.
Indeed, this was the manifestation of Battle Saint Qian Xun's combat prowess—a peerless, matchless Battle Saint!
Ye Chen was neither startled nor afraid. Having reached his current level of cultivation, aside from the nine overlords of the ancient paths, he could engage in a true battle with any prodigy of the ancient paths without fear of defeat.
At this moment, he even raised his slender hand—it was none other than the Heaven-Shaking Hand, intertwined with wisps of primordial Chaos Qi—and collided with the Golden War Spear.
Boom—
The heavens and earth shattered violently. The destructive power was unimaginably terrifying, spreading across hundreds of thousands of li.
If not for the numerous powerful experts protecting the Central Continent, it would have long since collapsed. For whether it was Battle Saint Qian Xun or Ye Chen, both were truly the strongest young supremes. Once they clashed, the resulting might was unimaginably terrifying, capable of tearing apart the heavens with ease.
With a mere wave of their hands, given their cultivation levels, they could absolutely cause the slaughter of billions of living beings, if not more.
It was too terrifying. Just a single strike was already horrifying to this extent.
Simultaneously, Battle Saint Qian Xun's other free hand also struck out. It was like a golden heavenly stele being slapped forth, its surface inscribed with one Great Dao Rune after another—all the myriad Great Daos he had mastered, engraved upon it as if bearing the weight of all the heavens and myriad Daos. It slammed down, directly attacking Ye Chen's face.
Boom—
That golden heavenly stele instantly blotted out the sky and sun. One by one, the Great Dao Runes actually flew out, transforming into various fearsome creatures: a three-headed, six-eared ferocious bat, a sharp-fanged and clawed evil wolf, a black dragon tens of thousands of zhang long, a Golden Crow whose wings could blot out the sky and sun...
These Great Dao Runes transformed into terrifying creatures, which then formed a fearsome army charging at Ye Chen.
The mortal world had the saying of 'scattered beans to form soldiers,' but Battle Saint Qian Xun's technique far surpassed that by leaps and bounds.