Rumble—
Though clearly within the Fiftieth Trial Pass, this streak of light was terrifyingly fast, crossing the sky in the blink of an eye, far surpassing everyone else.
Roar—
At that moment, three fearsome Fierce Beasts appeared along the path, blocking the way of the light streak.
However, what shocked the powerhouses within the city was that before the three terrifying Fierce Beasts could even react, they were directly pulverized into clouds of blood mist, utterly weak and unable to withstand a single blow, completely incapable of blocking the streak of light as it tore through the air.
That streak of light shot towards the deepest part of the ancient city at an astonishing speed.
"So strong!"
At this moment, not to mention others, even Ye Chen's expression was rarely grave.
As a Chaos Saint Body, his perception was far more acute than others. He could fully sense a strong sense of threat from that streak of light.
This was a peerless powerhouse, an unimaginably peerless powerhouse.
He even faintly felt that this person posed a greater threat to him than Yuan Chu Imperial Son.
Who was he?
"Dad, he's very strong!" Yaya also said this, but then looked at Ye Chen and giggled: "But I know Dad is the most powerful one."
"Yes, yes, Dad is the most powerful." Little Chenxi, sitting on Ye Chen's shoulder, also spoke up in her childish, milky voice, her delicate and pink appearance very endearing, like a porcelain doll.
Ye Chen rubbed his two daughters' heads, very happy, then turned and ignored the other powerhouses, continuing towards the deepest part.
However, he was still a bit more cautious regarding that streak of light which had already vanished into the depths.
Along the way, they encountered various dangers, but fortunately, with Ye Chen's absolute strength, everything was pushed through.
However, along the path, they also saw quite a few fearsome powerhouses, including young generation's supremes and super Great Powers. Even peerless Great Powers like City Lord Jingtian and the Nine Phoenix Great Power were incredibly strong, pushing forward; none of the dangers within the Fiftieth Trial Pass could block them.
Yet, what made his expression most grave during this time was that he always felt vaguely locked onto by a special aura. However, just as he wanted to trace it back and lock onto the other party, that lock-on would vanish in the blink of an eye.
"Who is it?"
Ye Chen's gaze shot forth icy cold glints, sweeping all directions, trying to ferret out the person in the shadows.
But the person in the shadows was very slippery; no matter what, he couldn't find their true location.
"Dad, let me!"
Yaya volunteered. Ye Chen nodded. Although he also had a way to find them, since Yaya spoke up, he couldn't refuse.
Yaya stood still as a virgin, standing gracefully in the void. Divine radiance flowed around her body, making her seem like a generation's Divine Maiden, sacred and inviolable. Flickers of divine radiance appeared between her brows.
Hum—
Suddenly, invisible ripples spread out from Yaya's body like lightning, covering all directions, rushing into the distance.
Boom—
Almost at the same time, divine radiance exploded in the distant sky, and a figure cried out in surprise.
Swish—
Simultaneously, Ye Chen moved, reaching the extreme of speed, directly tearing through the air.
Almost the next moment, his figure returned, but now he held a figure in his hand, easily gripping its neck like a chick, then casually throwing it to the ground, leaving it in a sorry state.
"Saint King, spare me!"
The figure on the ground begged for mercy in a wretched state. Its aura was clearly that of a Great Power. It had actually been stealthily following Ye Chen and the others, locking onto them from afar, with some unknown, ulterior motive.
If not for the fact that they were all extraordinary, it would have been truly difficult to discover, because this person's tracking methods were quite advanced, not something ordinary people could detect.
However, their true cultivation was only that of a Second Heaven early-stage Great Power, not very strong to Ye Chen.
"Speak, who are you? Why are you following us?"
Yaya snorted coldly, her gaze icy.
"Saint King, spare me! Divine Maiden, spare me! I was only following orders," the Great Power hurriedly spoke up, naturally aware of the capabilities of Ye Chen, the Battle Saint King before him. Though seemingly young and at the same Second Heaven Great Power level as himself, his combat power was overwhelmingly strong, slaying Great Powers like slaughtering dogs. How could he not be afraid?
Following orders?
Ye Chen and Yaya exchanged glances. To be able to make a Great Power follow orders, how capable must the person in the shadows be?
"Speak, who is the person you're following orders from?" Ye Chen spoke, his gaze terrifyingly cold, making this Great Power believe without hesitation that if he deceived the other party, he would immediately perish.
"I don't know either. That is a peerless powerhouse, far surpassing me many times over." The Great Power hurriedly spoke up, telling everything he knew.
Without a doubt, the person secretly ordering this Great Power was a peerless powerhouse, and not an ordinary one at that. Even this Great Power didn't know who they were, only that they were very strong, so strong that this Great Power trembled in their presence.
That mysterious powerhouse gave the Great Power a task: to constantly track the Battle Saint King and report everything learned to him, otherwise, he would be killed.
Having no choice, he could only agree.
Although this Great Power was equivalent to an ordinary Great Power with average combat power, he had specialized skills; he was extremely proficient in stealth, completely comparable to the Assassin Venerable whom Ye Chen had slain in the Sealed Realm Universe.
Ye Chen frowned. He hadn't expected someone in the shadows to be so interested in him. However, what made him frown was not knowing the other party's true origins.
Ye Chen performed a soul search, but unfortunately, still learned nothing.
He was puzzled. Who exactly was this? But after some thought, he still couldn't figure it out.
Then, he directly sealed this early-stage Great Power's divine power and casually threw him on the spot before turning to leave.
Far away in the Fiftieth Trial Pass, within a secluded, unknown ancient hall, lay a mysterious ancient bronze coffin, covered in dust, having been placed there for who knows how many years.
At this very moment, the ancient bronze coffin trembled, dust scattering, and the coffin lid soared into the sky, landing on the ground beside it, causing the entire ancient hall to shake violently.
From within the coffin, a figure slowly sat up. Its form was slender, yet its body was wrapped in layers of burial cloth stained with blackened blood, wrapped so densely that its true appearance was unclear. It was clearly an Ancient Corpse.
The Ancient Corpse soared into the sky and landed on the ground, everything happening so silently, without the slightest fluctuation.
If not seen with one's own eyes, even a cultivator would be unable to sense the Ancient Corpse's presence.
Silently, the Ancient Corpse left the ancient hall...