The time it takes for an incense stick to burn finally passed. Ye Chen had endured many hardships, but at this moment, having gained recognition, it felt as if some mysterious power had been bestowed upon his heart.
But Ye Chen did not dwell on it excessively. The matter was already settled. What he needed to deal with were the people before him.
With a casual motion, he stored the Great Dao Blood, the blood armor, and the blood sword into the space of the ancient ring. Compared to his internal space, having Old Yan's guardianship made him feel more at ease.
Then, he stepped onto the void, ascending into the sky. His robes fluttered, and his black hair danced in the wind. Although just a young boy, an aura of invincible, peerless bearing surged forth, his demeanor absolutely extraordinary.
Boundless golden blood energy erupted in full force, astonishing everyone. How could anyone in the world possess blood energy so strong and terrifying? It was like a volcanic eruption, his body akin to a furnace, unparalleled in this great world.
Rumble—
No spiritual pills, no Heaven and Earth Treasures, nothing was needed. A mysterious divine ability within his body operated autonomously, rumbling and roaring. His sinews and bones intertwined, his blood energy thundered, rapidly repairing his injured body. His flesh completely healed, blood flowed backward, and in just a moment, he was fully restored. This terrifying speed of recovery shook everyone's hearts.
Too fast. Even divine pills wouldn't be this terrifyingly effective.
But all this was nothing to Ye Chen. In his previous life, he was a generation's supreme being, cultivating various peerless divine arts and collecting the supreme divine abilities of many unparalleled figures throughout history. Even just the top-tier healing secret arts he possessed numbered two.
One was a secret art exclusive to the Battle Sacred Body. The other was a peerless divine art created by the former master of the Human Sovereign Pagoda, the Human King—the Divine King Rebirth Art.
The Human King had astonished all ages, once hailed as the most promising peerless genius to achieve the position of the supreme Human Sovereign. His cultivation had reached a terrifying level, far surpassing that of Divine Spirits by who knows how many times. A lift of his hand could shatter the starry skies of antiquity; a glance from his eyes could pierce through past and future. He was hailed as a peerless great power, once one of the strongest existences across the myriad realms in his era.
Every one of the various exclusive divine arts he created could absolutely astonish the myriad realms, ranking among the highest echelons.
The Divine King Rebirth Art was one of them, reputed to allow rebirth against the world even from a single drop of blood, unless the Primordial Spirit and true soul were utterly annihilated.
Naturally, Ye Chen was still far from capable of that step. But repairing an injured body was effortless. However, the profound meaning of the scripture was contained within his body, invisible from the outside. All that could be seen was his body glowing with vitality as his injuries rapidly healed.
This was to avoid Fairy Caiyun from noticing. Ye Chen deliberately concealed all this because this woman was very likely from the myriad realms beyond the Tian Du Continent, perhaps even someone he knew in his previous life.
This was all just his speculation, without real evidence, but it was enough. His intuition had always been the most accurate.
The white-haired Divine Spirit sitting cross-legged in the sky also cast his gaze upon Ye Chen, sensing the powerful fluctuations of blood energy healing. He was surprised, seemingly also astonished that Ye Chen had mastered such a healing secret art.
This healing secret art was undoubtedly a high-level one. Even he was shocked by it. Looking across that vast, endless expanse of the myriad realms, only an extremely small number of people were qualified to master it.
How did this youth obtain this supreme secret art?
Surveying this sealed world, it was likely no living being here could have created it.
On another front, Fairy Caiyun was also frowning. This terrifying healing secret art was unexpected. She hadn't thought Ye Chen would have mastered it.
This person's origins were becoming increasingly puzzling and thought-provoking.
Within the ancient ring, Old Yan naturally sensed this terrifying restorative power and recognized it. He exclaimed in surprise, "Little Chen, you actually know the Human King's peerless secret art too?"
The Human King had astonished the myriad realms, hailed as one of the most dazzling geniuses of all ages, past and future, and praised as the most likely to achieve the Human Sovereign position in that era. Old Yan naturally knew of him.
But later, the Human King disappeared, vanishing completely from the myriad realms. It was said he left the myriad realms, descending to the lower realms, with no news since. His various exclusive divine arts were considered lost legacies. Old Yan never expected to see such a divine art again in Ye Chen's hands, which shocked him.
Regarding the Human King's matters, Ye Chen had never told anyone, including Old Yan. He didn't even know about the Human Sovereign Pagoda, only thinking the small pagoda mark on Ye Chen's body was just a birthmark.
Ye Chen transmitted his voice, "Old Yan, I'll tell you about this later."
"Alright!" Old Yan responded.
Ye Chen grasped a Heavenly God Spear. Surging golden blood yuan poured into it, directly reviving it. Astonishing Heavenly God might flowed out, accompanied by thick streaks of silver lightning that galloped and flashed, shaking the entire Divine Spirit's small world. This made everyone look toward this direction in horror.
"A Heavenly God Artifact!"
Everyone's expressions changed. Ye Chen had actually taken out a Heavenly God Dao Weapon. Did he really intend to slaughter all the trial-takers present?
This terrified many. This Ye Chen was already frighteningly powerful enough to make one's heart tremble. Now he had even taken out a Heavenly God Dao Weapon. Wasn't this clearly wanting people to die?
The four quasi-Young Kings were even more horrified because Ye Chen was finally revealing his true foundation.
That was a Heavenly God Dao Weapon, not an ordinary Martial God Dao Weapon. Once truly revived, it could rival a Heavenly God powerhouse. Now wielded by a terrifying Young King, it was absolutely invincible, sweeping all before it.
But Ye Chen seemed to be targeting only Fairy Caiyun. The Heavenly God Dao might continuously revived, surging to strike the heavens.
Fairy Caiyun, in turn, held the Phoenix Gilded Staff in opposition. Similarly, endless crimson-gold divine radiance surged forth. They confronted each other, terrifying fluctuations rumbling incessantly, shaking the myriad mountains and valleys.
Crack—
The ancient hall finally couldn't hold on any longer. A huge fissure appeared in its center, torn open by the Dao might.
"Ye Chen, I have to admit, you are truly formidable. At least in this world, you are absolutely among the best. It's just a pity about your talent. If you were to leave this..."
Fairy Caiyun sighed in admiration, genuinely impressed by Ye Chen's strength from the bottom of her heart. But as she spoke to the end, she seemed to have some reservations and didn't continue. After a pause, she said, "Although the Great Dao Blood is precious, there are things even more precious. This time, I won't contend with you for it. But you must remember the karma of the world. Where there is cause, there must be effect. One day, you will repay this effect."
After uttering these baffling words, Fairy Caiyun gave Ye Chen a deep look, then turned and left, no longer confronting him. This made many people heave a sigh of relief.
They had suspected several times that a battle between Ye Chen and Fairy Caiyun would have wide-ranging repercussions, and they would be directly killed by the residual waves. That would be the most unjust thing.
Now, Fairy Caiyun's voluntary retreat was the best outcome.
"Thinking of leaving? Do you think it's that easy?" A cold smile appeared at the corner of Ye Chen's mouth. His aura pressed forward in full force. The matter just now could absolutely not be settled peacefully. His Heavenly God Spear had already been partially revived, pointing distantly at Fairy Caiyun, his aura locked on, ready to unleash a fatal strike at any moment.
Fairy Caiyun looked back, her aura not the slightest bit weaker than Ye Chen's. Her voice was icy, "Ye Chen, what do you mean by this? Do you really want to fight?"
"What do I mean? I just want to kill you, that's all." Ye Chen spoke coldly, his black hair dancing wildly like numerous black dragons writhing, terrifying to the extreme.
"Ye Chen, don't push your luck. I just don't want to kill you, that's all. Do you really want to die?" Fairy Caiyun's voice turned cold. "Although you are strong, you are only limited to this world. You must know there are heavens beyond heavens, people beyond people. I can kill you, but the price I'd have to pay is hard to accept. But if you really target me, even if I have to pay the corresponding price, I will kill you."
The crimson-gold divine might of the Phoenix Gilded Staff erupted, a battle imminent.
But Ye Chen didn't speak, continuing to target her. Moreover, the aura emanating from his entire body grew increasingly terrifying as time passed. Clearly, he had reached a critical state, ready to fight at any moment, and unafraid of a battle.
Fairy Caiyun's eyes were as cold as snow, yet also somewhat helpless because this opponent was too troublesome. She truly didn't want to kill Ye Chen unless absolutely necessary, as the price would be too great, very unfavorable for her later plans.
Everyone grew tense again. Was a battle about to erupt after the hard-won retreat?
In the end, Fairy Caiyun had no choice but to concede. She sent out seven Heaven and Earth Treasures as compensation for injuring Ye Chen earlier. Only then did Ye Chen retract the Heavenly God Spear, no longer threatening Fairy Caiyun.
But Fairy Caiyun left behind a thought-provoking statement: "Ye Chen, regarding today's matter, the karma between you and me grows greater. But you must know that one day it may be repaid tenfold."
"I'll be waiting," Ye Chen said indifferently.
Fairy Caiyun swung the Phoenix Gilded Staff, directly shattering the void and leaving this Divine Spirit's small world.
And at this moment, Ye Chen suddenly paled, coughing up a mouthful of blood that stained the corner of his lips.
He was injured!