Ye Chen was enraged. The aura emanating from his body grew even more terrifying as he sat upon the stone throne, looking down upon the many powerhouses like a deity gazing upon ordinary mortals—someone they could only look up to but never hope to reach.
His gaze swept over the crowd, chilling everyone to the bone and making them afraid to move recklessly.
Then, he made his move. Vast golden Blood Yuan surged forth, layer upon layer, transforming into massive waves that churned through the sky before cascading down, taking shape into terrifying golden beasts through the means of Xiantian manifestation, charging toward the assembled powerhouses.
This was both a deterrent and a true declaration of war against them.
Boom—
Numerous trial-takers were forced to resist, unleashing their own attacks. True Yuan exploded with even greater intensity. If not for the special protective power left behind by the white-haired Divine Spirit, this ancient hall would have long been blasted apart, ceasing to exist.
Some trial-takers who weren't directly targeted were shocked. Ye Chen was too formidable. Did he truly intend to stand alone against so many trial-takers?
But Ye Chen was indeed overwhelmingly powerful, temporarily holding off the numerous trial-takers. He even flicked out terrifying finger-beams, directly and consecutively erasing seventeen trial-takers before they could even crush their spirit talismans.
This scene sent a chill through the hearts of many trial-takers. It seemed Ye Chen was truly furious; otherwise, he wouldn't be so openly slaughtering participants.
"Ye Chen, do you really think you're invincible under the heavens? Killing like this will bring retribution!" Yang Shaoqi roared. He and Ye Chen were already bound by a sea of blood and hatred—the death of his younger brother, the theft of the Divine Hammer—everything was irreconcilable.
Before he could even make a move, a dragon's roar shook the Nine Heavens. The demonic flood dragon had returned, coiling above Ye Chen's head. Its dark golden eyes swept over them, killing intent surging forth, sending shivers down their spines.
This made many hearts sink. Ye Chen wasn't just powerful in cultivation; he had also tamed a fearsome demonic flood dragon as a spirit beast mount. With it, he could fight, even surpassing an ordinary Martial God.
This was practically like cheating, leaving them helpless.
"Ye Chen, if you have any guts, don't let that demonic flood dragon fight. We'll kill you ourselves," Yang Shaoqi shouted. That demonic flood dragon was too infuriating.
"Go, kill him," Ye Chen commanded, pointing at Yang Shaoqi. The demonic flood dragon roared and charged toward Yang Shaoqi, fierce gales swirling around it. Yang Shaoqi's face instantly paled, about to curse out loud—this was utterly shameless.
The Thirteenth Prince and others sneered coldly. The demonic flood dragon was Ye Chen's spirit beast mount; why couldn't he use it? How laughable.
The other three naturally couldn't let the demonic flood dragon actually kill Yang Shaoqi. Though they also wanted to call him an idiot in their hearts, they all took action one after another, blocking the demonic flood dragon and engaging it in battle.
But then, Fairy Caiyun made her move!
Her figure was graceful, her aura transcendent, her black hair cascading like a waterfall. True to her name, she seemed like an immortal fairy detached from the mortal world, yet she possessed a supreme, peerless power. She soared through the sky, extending a slender, jade-like hand that shimmered with the azure light of Cang Tian, directly swatting toward Ye Chen. The very void seemed on the verge of collapsing under her palm.
Ethereal as mist, yet terrifyingly peerless, a mountain range could be shattered by that single hand.
This was the power of Fairy Caiyun.
Ye Chen's eyes suddenly blazed with intense light, sensing danger. Yet, he remained seated on the stone throne, unmoving. One hand held the Dao-mark divine bottle containing the Great Dao Blood, while the other rose to meet her strike, transforming completely into a crystalline golden hue. His blood vessels became visible, shimmering, with threads of golden holy flames flowing within them.
Clearly, Ye Chen had also employed extraordinary means; otherwise, his palm wouldn't appear like this. He was burning his golden Blood Yuan to unleash even greater power.
Boom—
Heaven and earth shook, mountains crumbled and the ground split. Many couldn't stand steady, their bodies swaying from the impact of that single clash.
There was no terrifying explosive shockwave, only the horrifying sensation of the earth quaking and mountains shaking, with clouds of mist shooting into the sky.
Ye Chen remained as steady as ever, sitting unmoving on the stone throne. However, a trickle of golden blood flowed from between his fingers.
He was injured.
This was an utterly shocking event. After achieving the Human Yuan Golden Body, his fleshly body was as hard as a Martial God Dao Weapon, nearly impossible to damage. Yet today, he had been wounded. Even a single trace of blood was enough to be proud of.
This was the first time since achieving the Human Yuan Golden Body that Ye Chen's flesh had been harmed by someone of the younger generation. If word got out, the one who did it would have reason to boast.
On the other hand, Fairy Caiyun's figure retreated three or four steps. Each step back caused the void to tremble and shake, a testament to the terrifying impact force she had endured.
Simultaneously, the slender hand that had delivered that strike now had bright blood flowing from it, a string of droplets shimmering with crystalline blood light.
In this exchange, Fairy Caiyun was also injured, and the blood she shed was more than Ye Chen's. Clearly, in close-quarters combat, she had come out at a disadvantage. But this made Ye Chen's expression even more grave, because the fact that she had only suffered minor injuries in melee combat was sufficient to prove her fearsomeness.
Fairy Caiyun obviously wouldn't stop fighting just like that. Her goal was clear: to obtain the Great Dao Blood. She continuously attacked Ye Chen as he sat on the stone throne, unleashing beams of divine light.
Each beam was world-shaking, at least for the younger generation—impossible to resist, possessing the most terrifying annihilating properties. They swept across, rumbling loudly as if intending to shatter the entire firmament.
All trial-takers had to retreat. By this point, the battle between these two was no longer something ordinary people could intervene in. Every move, every technique possessed immense, unprecedented power capable of collapsing mountains, terrifying to an absurd degree.
Ye Chen did not underestimate Fairy Caiyun, this person who could injure him. Moreover, that fleeting glimpse reminded him of a woman he seemed to have seen before, stirring a certain suspicion in his heart and making him wary.
He continuously clashed with Fairy Caiyun. Beams of divine light and golden radiance constantly dissolved and exploded in the void, unleashing destructive divine energy of unprecedented terror.
"One Thought, Flowers Bloom; Ten Thousand Flowers Send to the Grave!"
Fairy Caiyun chanted lightly, executing a fearsome divine seal technique. The power of heaven and earth surged violently around her, and exquisite flowers rapidly appeared by her side—ten thousand of them in total.
Each flower was so crystalline and translucent, yet so terrifyingly peerless, carrying a destructive aura of the Great Dao. Ten thousand flowers bloomed simultaneously, all blasting toward Ye Chen, unleashing the most terrifying attack.
Without a doubt, this was a peerless divine ability, surpassing the scope of ordinary divine abilities. It did not originate from this world; one could not execute it without an absolutely profound understanding of the Great Dao.
Ye Chen didn't dare be the slightest bit careless. Yet, he couldn't use the unparalleled techniques from his previous life, fearing his reincarnated identity would be discovered. He still used the Great Dao Treasure Vessel Seal. Although this divine ability was renowned across myriad domains, he hadn't used it frequently in his previous life, and there were always some who could master it, making it difficult to definitively pinpoint him.
A pitch-black Great Dao treasure vessel floated above his head, shimmering with iridescent light. Then, its mouth suddenly aimed at the ten thousand flowers. Boundless destructive divine light exploded forth, impacting the nine-layered firmament, clashing against the myriad blossoms.
Boom—
Heaven and earth thundered. Terrifying attacks spread across the sky, reaching far and wide, colliding with the ten thousand flowers. Everything exploded, destructive power flooding the heavens and earth, completely submerging the entire dilapidated ancient hall.
"An aura of invincibility is blooming, so similar to that person... Could it truly be a return against the world?"
Fairy Caiyun was startled, then shook her head. That person had clearly perished, body and Dao extinguished. Countless people had witnessed it back then; after enduring such an attack, there was no possibility of survival. How could they still be alive in this world? It was merely someone similar.
Though doubts lingered in her heart, she decisively continued her assault, unleashing terrifying divine abilities and techniques one after another, none of which belonged to this world. Their divine energy shook heaven and earth. At a critical moment, even the white-haired Divine Spirit frowned slightly and proactively acted to suppress the energy, or else the ancient hall truly would have been pulverized.
By this point, Fairy Caiyun had fully displayed the might of a peerless Young King of her generation, astonishing even Ye Chen repeatedly and making him increasingly certain of her potential identity.
However, his expression remained unchanged as he continued to fight back. His own strength was also continuously revealed. Even the latent supreme bloodline of his Innate Sacred Body within him seemed on the verge of awakening. His blood boiled within his vessels, constantly surging, roaring deafeningly.
Golden Blood Yuan continuously exploded, sending surging waves of golden Blood Yuan crashing skyward, transforming into layer upon layer of tidal waves charging toward Fairy Caiyun.
Moreover, he constantly tried to draw her into close-quarters combat, doing his utmost to conceal the various divine abilities from his previous life. He didn't want her to truly recognize his identity—that would undoubtedly bring trouble.
And at this very moment, the attacks from the many powerhouses descended upon him once more. Fairy Caiyun flashed and appeared, swiftly dodging away.
Ye Chen moved both hands, not hesitating to excessively drain himself. He completely detonated the massive amount of golden Blood Yuan power within his body, neutralizing a portion of the True Yuan bombardment. However, the remainder that landed on him still left many parts of his body torn and bleeding, golden blood flowing, shining brilliantly.
He coughed up blood continuously from the corner of his mouth, suffering successive injuries. And at this moment, Fairy Caiyun seized the opportunity to strike, unleashing her Dao Weapon—a Phoenix Gilded Staff, its entire body crimson-gold and crystalline, accompanied by surging crimson-gold divine flames that ignited the sky-full of golden Blood Yuan.
Ye Chen's expression changed, sensing a dreadful crisis. At the critical moment, he retrieved the Heavenly God Spear, blocking with a thunderous crash.
But the terrifying force still struck Ye Chen like a thunderbolt. He coughed up large mouthfuls of blood, cracks appearing all over his body, suffering unimaginable wounds.
Fairy Caiyun prepared to attack again, but at this moment, Ye Chen suddenly rose to his full height, leaving the icy stone throne and ascending into the sky.
"The time of one incense stick has passed!"
Only then did everyone react. Even Fairy Caiyun seemed to change expression.
"The time has finally passed. Now, I will show my strength without reservation. All of you... will die!"
Ye Chen's body was like a furnace. Golden blood energy erupted in full force, and an intangible yet terrifying ripple spread out. Among the numerous trial-takers, over a dozen exploded and died on the spot, shocking everyone.
He coldly swept his gaze over the many powerhouses. The great slaughter was finally about to begin.