Among them were five Great Powers and twenty-seven Heavenly Kings.
This was the vanguard force. Because they were close to the Flying God Star, they had been dispatched ahead to scout the enemy situation, never intending to engage the Battle Saint King in combat.
Even they themselves understood this was impossible. The Battle Saint King was too powerful, at the very least at the Super Great Power level. They were far from being his match.
They just never expected to ultimately fall into his trap.
"Damn it!"
The All Heavens' experts all changed color. They never expected the Battle Saint King to be even more terrifying than imagined. A single grand formation had trapped them like this, impossible to break through.
However, no matter how much divine energy surged in the star domain, the Flying God Star remained enveloped in a layer of radiance, completely safe and sound. Even Great Powers could not breach this layer of light.
On the Flying God Star, Ye Chen and Abenue appeared, coldly watching this group of struggling All Heavens' experts.
"Battle Saint King!"
The All Heavens' experts also saw the Battle Saint King. Surprised to find him also within the formation, they immediately disregarded the possibility of shattering the Flying God Star and slaughtering billions of living beings. Several Great Powers directly attacked.
"No!"
The Saints on the Flying God Star screamed in terror, countless living beings panicking.
*Hum—*
Yet, the Flying God Star was shrouded in a hazy curtain of light. Even with several Great Powers attacking and over twenty Heavenly Kings assisting, a force sufficient to shatter over a dozen life-bearing stars like the Flying God Star, they still could not breach this light curtain.
"Master!" Abenue spoke. A fierce light and killing intent flickered in her beautiful eyes as she coldly swept her gaze over these experts. With a single command from her master, she would immediately annihilate them.
The All Heavens' experts felt their scalps tingle under Abenue's gaze.
But Ye Chen shook his head. "Abenue, they cannot be killed."
Hearing this, the All Heavens' experts were all stunned. The Battle Saint King didn't want to kill them?
Had they misheard?
Immediately, one of the Great Powers, who also hailed from the Jiuyan Imperial Clan, spoke up. Thinking Ye Chen was afraid, he couldn't help but laugh heartily. "That's right, you can't kill us. Battle Saint King, you are indeed powerful, but you also know that no matter how strong you are, you cannot oppose the countless experts of the entire Ancient Universe. You know we cannot be killed. Unfortunately, a common man's only crime is possessing a treasure. You should obediently hand over the Emperor Body you obtained. Moreover, as long as you dispel the formation, submit without a fight, and follow us back, I can decide on behalf of my Jiuyan Imperial Clan. If you hand over your Chaos Mark, the Primordial Battle Body, and the Chaos Cauldron, we can let you go."
The others nodded in agreement, their worries gone. On the contrary, they all believed the Battle Saint King was afraid and proposed harsh conditions one after another, all without exception aimed at obtaining the various Supreme Treasures on the Battle Saint King's person.
It was said the Battle Saint King was the Chaos young generation's supreme on the Ultimate Ancient Path, having roamed the ancient path for many years. He must have obtained many Great Dao Supreme Treasures. He was a veritable walking treasure vault. They would not rest until they had squeezed him dry.
However, very soon, they discovered that although the Battle Saint King hadn't uttered a single word from beginning to end, his lofty gaze seemed to be looking at a bunch of fools.
The stunningly beautiful and enchanting Abenue beside him was the same, though her gaze was equally icy and filled with killing intent.
What was going on?
It felt somewhat off.
But at this point, the several Great Powers had no choice but to toughen up. Especially the Great Power from the Jiuyan Imperial Clan, who said forcefully, "Battle Saint King, hurry up and release us."
"Not killing you, do you truly think I dare not kill you?" Ye Chen spoke slowly, stunning the All Heavens' experts for an instant. But the next moment, when they heard his second sentence, each one of them shuddered violently, their hair standing on end. "I don't want to kill you because you still have use. Perfect timing, I happen to be short of a few servants. You'll do!"
"Battle Saint King, how dare you—"
The All Heavens' experts roared and prepared to concentrate their attacks on a single point of the formation to break through.
*Boom—*
The entire vast star domain trembled. Ye Chen moved, stepping directly out from the Flying God Star and arriving before the All Heavens' experts in an instant. An immeasurable, supreme aura erupted from his body.
Divine might like a prison!
In that instant, the five Great Powers and over twenty Heavenly Kings felt boundless, limitless, immeasurable pressure descend upon them. They all trembled, unable to muster even a shred of fighting spirit.
The gap was too vast, worlds apart!
*Boom! Boom! Boom!—*
Simultaneously, Ye Chen had already made his move. He opened his mouth and exhaled a stream of essence, energy, and spirit, which transformed into a mighty, surging river of stars that pressed down, directly suppressing the five Great Powers and over twenty Heavenly Kings without any chance for resistance.
This display of combat power left Abenue, watching from behind, utterly dumbfounded. Even if she went up, she absolutely could not have done it so effortlessly.
Seeing a leopard through a bamboo tube, her master definitely surpassed ordinary Super Great Powers.
Immediately, Ye Chen's space between the eyebrows blossomed with a brilliant chaotic light that directly submerged the All Heavens' experts, even penetrating into their spaces between the eyebrows.
"Battle Saint King, you dare to plant Soul Marks on us, to enslave us—"
The All Heavens' experts all changed color. Planting Soul Marks to enslave, and targeting Great Powers at that, including those from an imperial clan like the Jiuyan Imperial Clan—the implication was self-evident.
The Great Power from the Jiuyan Imperial Clan panicked. "Battle Saint King, you must know I am from the Jiuyan Imperial Clan. If you dare to enslave me, it is tantamount to making an enemy of the entire Jiuyan Imperial Clan. You should think this through clearly."
"I dared to kill your Jiuyan Imperial Clan's Super Great Power Yan Buwei. Now you all still pursue me to kill me. It's already a fight to the death. What does enslaving you matter? What does making an enemy of your imperial clan matter? Do you think I, the Battle Saint King, am afraid?"
"If one day I become Emperor, I will directly annihilate your Jiuyan Imperial Clan and take your imperial clan's battle attire for myself."
Ye Chen's voice shook the starry sky, forceful and peerless. Moreover, the power of his Chaos Saint Soul from his space between the eyebrows was overwhelmingly strong, instantly crushing everyone's divine souls and quickly planting marks within the divine souls of the over twenty Heavenly Kings.
From then on, these Heavenly Kings were Ye Chen's servants. If he wished, a single thought could annihilate their divine souls.
This was a divine ability he had comprehended when awakening his potential, capable of planting marks to enslave others.
Unless one day they became Emperors and borrowed the Emperor Tribulation, they could grind away the enslavement mark within their divine souls.
But how easy was it to prove the Dao and become Emperor? Even Emperor Sons and Emperor Daughters dared not claim they could definitely achieve it.
Relatively speaking, the five Great Powers were harder to enslave. Their divine souls were sufficiently powerful. At this moment, their divine souls all emitted light, erupting with unprecedented power, vowing to resist.
One of the Great Powers even let out a great roar. His entire divine soul avatar ignited, bursting forth with terrifying flames. Moreover, he charged towards Ye Chen, wanting to self-destruct and take Ye Chen with him in death, sending them both to the grave.