"Will you still act without the No Monarch Decree?"
Mystic Dao Elder's words echoed through the Star Sky.
Even the Nine Gods Sovereign's expression changed.
The No Monarch Decree was issued by Cang Ying, who had survived from the Mythical Era. Though he was now ancient and his vitality no longer vigorous, he was once a great enemy who could contend with the Formless Sovereign who dominated an era on the Ultimate Ancient Path. How could such a being be ordinary?
Not to mention, even if he had one foot in the coffin, as long as he lived for one more day, he remained an invincible existence in the world. No Ancient Sovereign dared to look down on him.
Even the Nine Gods Sovereign, an imperial clan Sovereign who also possessed a Supreme Emperor Weapon, was extremely wary.
Mystic Dao Elder smiled faintly. "Nine Gods Sovereign, if there is nothing else, please lift the blockade. We shall take our leave first."
"Sovereign Ancient Ancestor!"
The other imperial clan experts were all filled with indignation. Were they really going to let this group leave just like that? If so, the entire Jiuyan Imperial Clan would become utterly disgraced.
The Nine Gods Sovereign's dharma form was boundless, his majestic bearing overshadowing the world. He soon moved, a vast, ancient hand descending from the heavens to grab at Ye Chen, his voice shaking the Star Sky: "The two of you may leave, but the Battle Saint King must stay. He trespassed into my Jiuyan Imperial Clan, abducted our chieftain, slew our clan's Great Powers, and plundered the Emperor's treasury. These are monstrous crimes. Not even the No Monarch Decree can stop this Sovereign from acting!"
Boom—
The Sovereign's hand blotted out the sky and sun. Moreover, under the circumstances of the universe's great change, his power had recovered significantly. He was many times stronger than when he was at the fiftieth pass, his Sovereign power terrifying and overwhelming, crushing everything.
Even before this hand fully landed on Ye Chen, he felt boundless pressure, as if the entire Star Sky was collapsing upon him. His body ached with pain—this was the invincible might of an Ancient Sovereign, far too powerful, surpassing all else.
"Young friend, you two must leave quickly!"
At this moment, Mystic Dao Elder's expression turned solemn. He hadn't expected the Nine Gods Sovereign to truly act, disregarding the No Monarch Decree. However, he hesitated not in the slightest. With a single palm, he sent Ye Chen and Abenu flying, transforming them into a streak of light that shot toward the distant sky, far away from this star region.
Then, he raised the pitch-black divine bell, unleashing boundless black light that collided with the Sovereign's hand, exploding with immeasurable destructive power.
"Senior!"
Ye Chen cried out in alarm.
"Do not worry. This old man will not come to harm. His target is only you, not me. I am merely blocking him. He would not dare to kill me under the No Monarch Decree," Mystic Dao Elder's voice rang out. He had blocked the Sovereign's hand, though his expression was grave, for this was an invincible Ancient Sovereign, especially one in the state of the Great Dao's revival, far more powerful than even those at the ninth tribulation realm.
Even if it was just a single hand from his Heaven and Earth Dharma Form descending, a peerless expert like Mystic Dao Elder at the ninth tribulation realm had to exert his full strength.
"Mystic Dao, you seek death!"
The Nine Gods Sovereign snorted coldly, his voice tearing through the heavens. Vast Sovereign power surged down like a boundless ocean.
Mystic Dao Elder no longer looked at Ye Chen. His expression was incomparably grave as the pitch-black divine bell radiated dark light, actually withstanding that vast Sovereign power.
However, his entire body trembled slightly, for that power was too immense to bear lightly. Yet, he had momentarily blocked the Nine Gods Sovereign.
Behind them, along with the experts who had arrived later, a full fifteen imperial clan Great Powers charged toward Ye Chen. Imperial clan warships also surged forth, bypassing Mystic Dao Elder to give chase.
However, the Longevity Sword God did not join them. Instead, he distanced himself from the area, his figure fading as he returned to the Jiuyan Emperor Star.
The defeat in this battle against Mystic Dao Elder had dealt him a heavy blow. He needed to enter seclusion immediately, hoping to break through the final shackle soon and attain the supreme realm.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen and Abenu swiftly rushed toward the distant sky.
Although the vast expanse of the Star Sky was sealed off by Sovereign power, forming a Sovereign barrier that was difficult to breach, Ye Chen was not without means. He let out a long roar and summoned forth the Jiuyan Immortal Heaven Bell he had retrieved earlier. Within it was the faint, illusory Divine Soul Little Person of the Jiuyan Clan Leader, Yan Tianshen.
"Battle Saint King!"
Inside the Jiuyan Immortal Heaven Bell, Yan Tianshen's expression was wretched, his eyes bloodshot, his gaze toward Ye Chen filled with endless killing intent.
A dignified Jiuyan Clan Leader had fallen to such a miserable, wretched state—it was simply unimaginable.
However, upon discovering Ye Chen's current predicament, he couldn't help but burst into loud laughter, filled with vicious pleasure. "Battle Saint King, you have also fallen to this step! You dared to trespass into my Jiuyan Imperial Clan, kill my Jiuyan clansmen, and destroy my physical body. Now let's see how you escape. Even if you beg for mercy now and cripple your own cultivation, it's too late. This seat will watch with great satisfaction as you suffer endless torment and die."
Ye Chen swept a cold glance at Yan Tianshen. "Pitiful fool. You don't even realize death is at hand. Do you truly think your Jiuyan Imperial Clan can trap me?"
"What do you mean!?"
Yan Tianshen's expression changed. He had thought the Battle Saint King released him to negotiate, but now it seemed that wasn't the case.
Pfft—
Visible to the naked eye, Ye Chen spat out a Chaos Fire. However, it was not the Chaos Dao Fire from before. This cluster of Chaos Dao Fire was only the size of a human head. It appeared to be flame, yet flowed like a liquid, shimmering with a faint, indistinct glow of nine utterly different colors.
This was Ye Chen's innate Dao Fire—the Chaos Origin Fire, true Dao Fire born from the burning of Chaos Origin, far more terrifying than ordinary Chaos Dao Fire.
After spitting out this Chaos Origin Fire, even Ye Chen's face instantly turned much paler, bloodless. Clearly, such Chaos Origin Fire could not be produced lightly.
Swoosh—
The Chaos Origin Fire directly fell upon the Jiuyan Immortal Heaven Bell. Nine-colored light continuously shimmered, dazzling and resplendent, completely enveloping the bell, crackling as it burned.
What burned was true Chaos Ancient Qi, fearsome and immeasurable.
The Jiuyan Immortal Heaven Bell was an absolutely extraordinary treasure. It had withstood the burning of Ye Chen's Chaos Dao Fire for over twenty years without breaking and had endured the Longevity Sword God's peerless slash, remaining intact—this spoke volumes.
However, similarly, after enduring various attacks, even something as seemingly indestructible as the Jiuyan Immortal Heaven Bell had weakened many times over. Now, enveloped and burned by the Chaos Origin Fire, the resplendent nine-colored origin fire blazed fiercely. The entire Jiuyan Immortal Heaven Bell suddenly glowed brightly—this was its autonomous defense triggered by the fearsome assault.
Unfortunately, it was useless. It grew increasingly fragile. Moreover, the Chaos Origin Fire was so terrifying, as if containing the nine ultimate mysteries of Chaos Immortal Gold, that it could actually penetrate the Jiuyan Immortal Heaven Bell's defenses, seeping in strand by strand. Within, the already heavily injured Jiuyan Clan Leader Yan Tianshen let out a wretched scream as his entire Divine Soul Little Person began to burn.
"Ah—"
Yan Tianshen roared in agony. His entire Divine Soul Little Person was actually burning, with not a single part of him untouched by the Dao Fire.
No matter how he resisted, he could not shake off these Chaos Origin Flames. Even if he steeled his heart and severed the surface layer of his divine soul power, it was futile.
Boom—
Yan Tianshen's Divine Soul Little Person was completely engulfed in flames. The pain was simply unbearable. A dignified Great Power, an imperial clan chieftain, could not endure such divine soul agony at this moment, continuously howling.
Yet, this was far from over. Ye Chen's gaze was indifferent and merciless. With a flick of his sleeve, the Chaos Origin Fire burning Yan Tianshen's Divine Soul Little Person continuously bloomed with majestic, resplendent radiance. Then, the power obtained from burning the Divine Soul Little Person surged forth, a vast and mighty force that poured into the Jiuyan Immortal Heaven Bell.
Boom—
The Jiuyan Immortal Heaven Bell suddenly erupted with nine layers of dazzling light, illuminating the boundless Star Sky. Instantly, it possessed unprecedented might.
Vast nine-colored light rippled through the heavens. In that moment, there seemed to be a Sovereign power transcending the Great Power realm steaming forth.
All this seemed slow, but in reality, it took only a few short breaths.
"Now is the moment!"
Ye Chen's gaze sharpened. With a light shout, he executed the Human Sovereign Seal, transforming into the supreme Human Sovereign of the Myriad Domains, possessing boundless majesty that commanded the submission of all living beings. The Chaos Origin Fire rippling around the Jiuyan Immortal Heaven Bell enveloped it, actually transforming it into a type of Saint Sword—the Human Sovereign Saint Sword.
At the very tip of the Saint Sword's sharp edge was precisely the burning Jiuyan Immortal Heaven Bell. That point of nine-colored light was dazzling to the extreme, as if it could illuminate past and present, shaking antiquity and astounding the present.
"Break for me!"
Ye Chen roared, his cry shaking the Star Sky. He swung the Human Sovereign Saint Sword, slashing toward the barrier of this sealed cosmic Star Sky, where Sovereign power flowed.
Boom—
The Human Sovereign Saint Sword descended. At its sharp edge, the boundless might accumulated within the Jiuyan Immortal Heaven Bell suddenly erupted. Nine-colored power shook antiquity and astounded the present, violently colliding with the Sovereign barrier.
Visible to the naked eye, Sovereign power flowed within the Sovereign barrier, firm and indestructible, impervious even to Super Great Powers, containing Sovereign laws.
But under this sword strike, with the burning Jiuyan Immortal Heaven Bell as its piercing tip, it directly pierced through, tearing open a massive breach that connected two realms.
Moreover, with this breach as the center, countless cracks spread out, dense as a spider's web.
Soon, the entire Sovereign barrier completely shattered.
Swoosh—
Ye Chen, with Abenu, shot out like lightning. The burning Jiuyan Immortal Heaven Bell was also retrieved back into his body.
Simultaneously, he executed the Boundary-Traversing Secret Art. Accompanied by Chaos Ancient Qi, it seemed as if the shadows of ten thousand worlds flickered into existence one after another. He was like one traversing the myriad realms, reaching a distant star region in the blink of an eye, so fast it would leave even Super Great Powers dumbfounded.