"Battle Saint King, prepare to die!"
Even as half his lower body was shattered by Ye Chen's fist, Propping Heaven Venerable spat out several mouthfuls of essence blood, splattering it onto the bronze divine furnace. The artifact, which he had cultivated with his very life, began to burn. The portion of Vast Heavens Azure Gold contained within it erupted with blazing azure light, conjuring a hazy phantom of the vast heavens that crashed toward Ye Chen's head, aiming to smash it to pulp.
This was Propping Heaven Venerable's ultimate strike. He sought life through death, believing that only by killing the Battle Saint King at all costs could he survive.
Ye Chen's expression was ice-cold. He swung his Heaven-Sundering, Earth-Creating Fist to meet the attack. Both were sent flying backward from the impact. However, the bronze divine furnace's radiance completely dimmed, a fist-sized hole appearing in it before it shattered into countless fragments, scattering like a shower of sparks. Many of these fragments even shot back into Propping Heaven Venerable's body, causing copious amounts of blood to spurt forth.
Yet, from this clash, Ye Chen's fist was also torn open, flesh rent, and a string of Chaos blood splattered out.
"What!?"
Propping Heaven Venerable's face changed color. He hadn't expected that even his desperate, life-risking attack still failed to kill the Battle Saint King.
Simultaneously, Ye Chen also struck out without reservation. A series of divine abilities manifested—Five Elements Golden Realm, Chaos Divides Yin and Yang, Battle Saint Technique, Human King Seal, Mountain Embracing Seal... All condensed into a single mass and descended completely upon the Super Great Power.
Boom—
With a shrill, miserable roar, Propping Heaven Venerable was completely torn apart, his body disintegrating into dust, his physical form annihilated.
Three years ago, Ye Chen was already not inferior to a Super Great Power. Now, at the peak of the fourth heaven, he was naturally even stronger. Were it not for his divine soul being split in two, reducing its strength compared to before, he would be even more formidable.
The Chaos Great Cauldron swept out, capturing Propping Heaven Venerable's divine soul and imprinting it onto the cauldron's wall.
Moreover, Chaos Dao Flames blazed within, beginning to refine Propping Heaven Venerable's physical remains, aiming to completely refine them and forge them into a Great Power Pill.
Boom—
At the same moment, within the Endless Space Turbulence, the group of Great Powers had caught up. The Peak Great Power at the ninth heaven was at the forefront, moving with extreme speed, rapidly closing in on Ye Chen.
Even with the Chaos Great Cauldron now possessing the miraculous effects of the Void God Platform and being piloted by Ye Chen himself, he actually couldn't shake off this Super Great Power. On the contrary, the distance was gradually shrinking.
"Is this the fearsome aspect of a Peak Great Power?"
Ye Chen frowned, but he continuously accelerated. During this time, he activated the Devour Heaven and Earth divine ability from within his Chaos Law—a technique he had comprehended from other methods and developed further through the Chaos Law. Instantly, ten divine halos of light appeared behind him, which then transformed into ten Black Holes, ceaselessly drawing vast amounts of divine energy from the Endless Space Turbulence.
It must be known that while divine energy existed within the Endless Space Turbulence and was boundless, it was also extremely frenzied due to the chaotic nature of the currents. Even Great Powers dared not absorb too much, lest the berserk energy affect their own bodies. Yet Ye Chen's actions were clearly a wanton act of devouring. In an instant, heaven and earth seemed to shatter as vast swathes of frenzied divine energy surged toward Ye Chen, pouring into the ten Black Holes.
The area around him became terrifyingly chaotic. Even if a dimensional world approached, it would be utterly shattered, a scene of immense terror.
Rumble—
While fleeing at high speed, Ye Chen devoured the endless frenzied divine energy, rapidly recovering and continuously converting it into divine power. This caused the speed of the Chaos Great Cauldron to instantly increase a notch, maintaining the distance that had been slowly closing, keeping it neither growing nor shrinking.
Seeing this from afar, the Peak Great Power couldn't help but sigh in admiration. Truly worthy of the Battle Saint King, famed throughout the ancient cosmos. Such methods were indeed extraordinary. At the very least, this Peak Great Power admitted that in his own youth, he might not have been able to compare.
"A pity. Battle Saint King, although you are monstrously talented, you must still hand over the Emperor Body. This old man can guarantee to spare your life."
The Peak Great Power spoke, revealing a tone of regret for talent.
However, Ye Chen remained unmoved, continuing to rapidly increase his speed. His entire being suddenly accelerated. In this chase, the other Great Powers actually couldn't keep up, only able to watch helplessly as the two figures sped away, eventually disappearing from sight.
"What should we do?"
The group of Great Powers looked at each other, somewhat at a loss.
"Report to the Monarch!"
With no other choice, the Great Powers could only decide on this course of action.
Within the Endless Space Turbulence, this pursuit and escape lasted for a full month, with both sides maintaining their limit speed, moving with extreme swiftness. They had long since left the outer reaches of the cosmos and entered its inner territories.
Maintaining such limit speed, both Ye Chen and the Peak Great Power felt immense fatigue, and were also inwardly shocked by each other's endurance.
An ordinary Great Power, no matter how vast their divine power, couldn't possibly endure for so long. The Peak Great Power was one thing—having cultivated for many years and reached the ninth heaven, his divine power was unimaginably abundant and boundless to ordinary people.
But for the Battle Saint King, so young, to possess such terrifying endurance was indeed somewhat unexpected.
Finally, the Peak Great Power was the first to send a mental transmission: "Battle Saint King, you can stop. This old man can swear a Heavenly Dao oath not to pursue you further."
Hearing this, Ye Chen stopped. Seeing the Peak Great Power behind him had indeed halted, he looked at the other with some suspicion, though his own expression also showed deep weariness.
Such a desperate, life-or-death escape had severely depleted his divine power, even for him. Being in a state of extreme tension the entire time made the fatigue even more pronounced. Now, hearing the other was willing to stop, he naturally let out a slight sigh of relief.
After all, even he didn't wish to be in a state of limit-speed escape at all times.
Whoosh!
Both figures left the Endless Space Turbulence and returned to the starry sky.
The Peak Great Power was an old man with white hair and beard, yet he had a youthful face, appearing exceptionally spirited. His blood energy was still relatively vigorous. Although he was on the downward slope of his human lifespan, he hadn't yet reached the point of blood energy exhaustion like the setting sun.
Now, seeing Ye Chen finally stop, a gentle smile spread across his aged face. He said softly, "Battle Saint King, this old man respects you. I never expected you to be able to flee under my watch for a month and still maintain such lasting endurance. It's rare in this old man's lifetime. However, you should know that as a ninth heaven Great Power, this old man's divine power is abundant. I could continue the pursuit, even for ten or a hundred years."
Of course, this referred to pursuit at his normal top speed, not at the limit speed. Sustaining the limit speed was clearly impossible.
Ye Chen smiled, a hint of amusement curling his lips. "What the elder says is true. However, this junior believes he can also accomplish the same."
With that, he flipped his palm. In his hand appeared three Super Great Power Pills, swirling with rich divine energy. This sight even caused the Peak Great Power to appear momentarily stunned.