This was a seed imprinted with genuine Dao patterns, a step only a seventh-level super Martial God could achieve. Yet, Fairy Caiyun had also reached this level. Could she be a peerless super Martial God?
The seed transformed into light, Dao patterns overflowing. Wherever it passed, the void twisted and trembled, on the verge of tearing apart—utterly terrifying. The boundless sword waves unleashed by the Spirit Rhinoceros Sword Finger could not stop the seed's advance; everything was dissipated into nothingness.
Among the younger generation, this was the first time Ye Chen had encountered such an opponent, unprecedentedly powerful. Fairy Caiyun's origins were a mystery.
But his expression remained unchanged. Having achieved the Great Completion of the Human Yuan Golden Body, his golden blood yuan was like divine power, allowing him to unleash various supreme divine abilities and spells from his past life. Naturally, he had a way to deal with this.
He swiftly formed a seal with one hand, and in his palm, a beautiful, crystalline divine flower appeared—not a peony, but a lotus. It continuously overflowed with wisps and strands of radiant light, sacred and beautiful, with mysterious patterns emerging.
Sacred Lotus Seal!
This was a versatile divine ability capable of both offense and defense. Ye Chen flicked this lotus, sending it out as a streak of light, rapidly shooting forth, overflowing with majestic radiance.
As it flew, it began to bloom into a magnificent, beautiful sacred flower. Moreover, a surging suction force materialized within its petals, drawing the seed into the lotus. The lotus then closed again, sealing it away, severing the connection and rendering it ineffective.
Fairy Caiyun was astonished, not expecting Ye Chen to possess such means.
Ye Chen nodded. "You are quite good. Among the younger generation of the Tian Du Continent, you are the first person worthy of my genuine attention. To express my respect for you, I have decided to reveal my true strength."
Boom—
The heavens and earth trembled. At this moment, an utterly terrifying aura of the Great Dao bloomed forth. The entire Divine Spirit's small world shook, its aura coiling and startling the Nine Heavens. Everyone felt this fearsome aura, trembling as they watched in horror.
It was seen that a treasure vessel had appeared above Ye Chen's head at some point, its body crystalline and translucent, adorned with ancient and mysterious patterns. But it overflowed with a shocking, dreadful aura, unprecedented and heart-stopping.
The vessel's mouth was aimed distantly at Fairy Caiyun. Its interior was as deep as an endless abyss, and the destructive aura emanated precisely from its mouth, with terrifying divine light of destruction faintly visible within.
Great Dao Treasure Vessel Seal!
This was one of the truly world-shaking supreme divine abilities renowned throughout the myriad realms, famous since ancient times. Legend said it was a peerless divine ability created by an ancient supreme great power. Once perfected to the extreme, it could contain all heavens and destroy all heavens, boundless and infinite, terrifying beyond measure.
In Ye Chen's current state, although he could not perfectly display the full destructive might of the Great Dao Treasure Vessel Seal, being able to manifest even a wisp or strand was enough to shock the world and sweep through the younger generation.
He did not want unforeseen complications and also sensed Fairy Caiyun's formidable strength. Without further ado, he directly unleashed this supreme divine ability.
"Great Dao Treasure Vessel Seal…"
The white-haired Divine Spirit seated high in the sky sensed this aura. His normally composed and unperturbed expression suddenly changed, showing a trace of disbelief and shock.
He was not from this world, but from another vaster, more boundless infinite world—the myriad realms. His knowledge far surpassed those in this sealed world, so he naturally recognized this world-shaking supreme divine ability.
According to ancient records, in the distant and untraceable ancient times, there was a peerless great power who secluded himself in deep, prolonged seclusion, cut off from the world, unaware of any events outside. As a result, many in the world believed he had passed away. During this period, enemies sought him out and annihilated his entire clan, leaving no survivors.
Later, when this great power emerged from seclusion and learned of all this, he was enraged to the point of madness. He employed this Great Dao Treasure Vessel Seal, unleashing world-destroying black light that blasted apart a true great world, sweeping down countless stars from the sky, making this Great Dao Treasure Vessel Seal utterly famous.
However, even within the myriad realms, this Great Dao Treasure Vessel Seal was mastered by only a few great figures. Who would have thought someone in this sealed world could master it, and the seal's Dao formula seemed flawless.
This shocked the white-haired Divine Spirit. This was not a supreme divine ability that ordinary people could master. Most circulated in the world were incomplete seals; the truly perfect seal formulas were preserved. How could this youth before him understand the complete essence of this divine ability?
"Great Dao Treasure Vessel Seal, how do you…"
Even the ever-mysterious Fairy Caiyun was shocked. She actually recognized the origins of the Great Dao Treasure Vessel Seal, causing Ye Chen's eyes to flicker as he looked at her deeply. Then, the vessel's mouth, deep as a bottomless abyss, aimed at her, spewing forth infinite, terrifying divine light capable of destroying everything.
Boom—
A blazing, blinding divine light shot out, rumbling as it blasted toward Fairy Caiyun. Wherever it passed, the void twisted intensely, even tearing open dark cracks.
This world seemed on the verge of being blasted apart. The supreme and terrifying fluctuations alarmed everyone, causing them to pale, unable to imagine that Ye Chen could unleash such a terrifying strike, absolutely capable of suppressing and killing a Martial God.
Fairy Caiyun's eyes flickered with shock; clearly, beneath her mask, her expression changed drastically. But she was no ordinary woman; her origins were extraordinary. Her fair hand suddenly removed the mask hanging on her face. In that fleeting moment, a stunningly beautiful, immortal visage flashed by, inspiring endless imagination.
Then, the dreamlike mask flew out, transforming in a flash, rapidly enlarging until it became a massive shield, blocking in front of her.
Boom—
The heavens and earth exploded. Supreme, terrifying fluctuations shook the heavens and earth. This mountain forest was completely blasted apart, along with several nearby mountains, exploding into a vast expanse of light, utterly flattened, leaving behind a horrifying giant crater, dust blotting out the sky.
If not for the mysterious power protecting the dilapidated ancient hall, it would have certainly been affected, resulting in heavy casualties.
At this moment, Ye Chen already held two Heaven and Earth Treasures in his hand. He had displayed the world's ultimate speed the moment he attacked, swiftly seizing them; otherwise, they would have been completely annihilated by the Great Dao Treasure Vessel Seal's destructive divine light.
Both Heaven and Earth Treasures, aged three to four thousand years, were now in Ye Chen's palm. In that instant, he had employed the world's ultimate speed to snatch them, preventing their destruction.
The numerous trial-takers in the ancient hall ceased fighting, all looking in this direction, wanting to see the outcome.
However, as the dust settled, the sight before them was astonishing. The mask-transformed shield was actually completely unscathed, still radiant, though its glow had dimmed many times over. It showed no damage whatsoever, clearly indicating this mask was no ordinary item.
With a swish, the mask was retrieved and re-hung on Fairy Caiyun's face. That peerless beautiful visage still had not been clearly seen by anyone, making the fairy appear even more transcendent and awe-inspiring.
Because under such a terrifying strike, capable of suppressing and killing a Martial God, Fairy Caiyun remained unharmed, inspiring fear and reverence. She was a woman comparable in terror to Ye Chen, not to be provoked.
Only, Ye Chen's expression changed slightly. In that instant, he seemed to have seen someone he should not have seen. He could not help but look deeply at Fairy Caiyun, his eyes gleaming as if trying to pierce through that mask and see the woman's true appearance.
Could it really be her?
Fairy Caiyun also looked at Ye Chen with surprise and suspicion, expressing heartfelt admiration: "You are very powerful. Among the younger generation, few are as strong as you. Moreover, your physical body is strong, your blood energy golden, very similar to someone I encountered in the past. But truly speaking, you are far inferior. And I'm afraid you will be trapped in this world for your entire life, unable to break free from its shackles. What a pity for a generation's prodigy."
Ye Chen remained silent, but her words made him thoughtful, as if he could glean many unknown secrets from them.
After Fairy Caiyun's gaze swept over the Ten-Thousand-Year Medicine Treasure and the three-thousand-year-old Sky Azure Tree in his hand, she did not attack further. She turned and left, leaving behind an ethereal message: "Ye Chen, today I will not contend with you for this Ten-Thousand-Year Medicine Treasure. But you must understand, a cause has been planted between us. One day, an effect will surely appear, and this effect will likely be very unfavorable for you. Be careful."
Ye Chen watched Fairy Caiyun's figure return to the ancient hall, a cold arc curling at the corner of his mouth. Was this a threat?
Unfortunately, he had never feared threats.
Boom—
At the same time, an earth-shattering, vast fluctuation erupted within the ancient hall, completely exploding.
Wu Han, treading on the clouds, finally made his move. The bone arrow he had been accumulating power for was finally ready, shining with surging radiant light as if condensed into an eternal beam, flashing across heaven and earth, landing in the blood-colored domain, then completely exploding.
After a deafening, terrifying roar, the blood-colored domain, which had endured attacks from numerous trial-takers, completely collapsed. Moreover, the arrow's momentum did not cease, piercing through the blood armor and embedding itself in the chest of the human-shaped light cluster, causing its glow to dim many times over and its Dao might to weaken significantly.
Seizing this opportunity, all trial-takers, eyes red with greed, attacked, delivering the final blow to the blood-armored guard.
Yang Shaoqi, Li Sheng, Long Tenghua, Wu Han, and others were at the forefront. Even Xia Yang made his move, holding a divine spear as he crossed the sky.
At this moment, all trial-takers acted, scrambling for the Great Dao Blood.
"It's time to harvest the fruits."
Ye Chen smiled, then took a step forward, charging directly toward the stone seat in the ancient hall.