The God-Devouring Clan. The beings of this clan appeared no larger than a human body, typically only about ten feet long, shaped like mantises. The stronger they were, the more scythes they possessed, akin to the wings of the Angel Clan. Their bodies were covered in barbs, making them appear many times more ferocious. They were a terrifying clan reputed to be capable of devouring the gods of all heavens, truly dreadful and horrifying.
Throughout history, many famous powerhouses at the Great Power level and above had fallen at the hands of this clan. At its peak, it was even rumored to have produced a peerless Emperor, and even Ancient Monarchs had been devoured, leaving behind boundless infamy.
Ye Chen's arrival immediately alerted the countless God-Devouring Clan members within the entire Trial Ancient City. One by one, they opened their blood-red eyes, gazing at Ye Chen with bloodlust, viewing him as prey.
Boom—
Before Ye Chen could even act, countless God-Devouring Clan members swarmed out, transforming into a pitch-black torrent that blotted out the sky and covered the earth, submerging the entire Trial Ancient City as they charged toward Ye Chen.
Ye Chen's battle with the God-Devouring Clan was arduous. This clan occupied the entire Trial Ancient City, and their numbers were comparable to the endless hordes of Insect Clan warriors. Moreover, their combat power was astonishingly terrifying; the weakest were at the Deity Transformation Realm. Among them, there were over a hundred God-Devouring Clan beings at the Heavenly King Realm and more than thirty at the Great Power Realm. Even Ye Chen was shocked.
Such combat power was enough to sweep through and dominate the ancient universe.
In the past, precisely because this clan was too fearsome and also claimed to feed on devouring the gods of all heavens, countless Heavenly Kings and Great Powers had fallen and been devoured. Even universe-overlords among the Ancient Monarchs had perished and been consumed by them, posing a tremendous threat to the powerhouses of the great universe's myriad heavens, putting them on high alert.
Therefore, when this clan was on the verge of completely ruling the great universe, the powerhouses of the great universe's myriad heavens united, with even Imperial Clans participating, bringing forth Supreme Emperor Weapons—not just one—and engaged in the most terrifying cosmic war with the God-Devouring Clan.
The cosmic war spanned over half of the ancient universe and raged for a full millennium. At the cost of eight fallen Ancient Monarchs and the extinction of over a hundred powerful clans, they finally managed to severely cripple this clan, slaughtering all of the God-Devouring Clan's top-tier experts, including the invincible Emperor who was on the verge of attaining the Dao and becoming an Emperor.
After that war, the God-Devouring Clan completely vanished, suspected to have been utterly exterminated.
Yet Ye Chen never expected that this clan had not been wiped out. Instead, through some unknown means, they had migrated into the Supreme Ancient Path and had proliferated to this extent. The number of Great Powers had actually reached nearly thirty, clearly indicating they were developing toward their peak and prosperous state once again.
However, if it were the peak era when the God-Devouring Clan still possessed an Emperor, Ye Chen, despite having numerous trump cards, would likely find it difficult to escape death. But the current God-Devouring Clan, while perhaps capable of sweeping across the universe's eight desolations, was far from comparable to its peak period.
Ye Chen was not at the point where he had to flee in panic upon encountering them.
Nevertheless, the God-Devouring Clan also possessed over thirty Great Power-level existences, among which more than five were at the Super Great Power level.
In this battle, Ye Chen did not summon his three aides—Abeinu, Mo Haishen, and Luo Guyun. Instead, he charged alone into battle against the entire God-Devouring Clan.
This was to better temper himself and also to search for the spatial ancient gate for teleportation within the Trial Ancient City. Otherwise, lost in the starry void, who knew how much time it would take to truly find the next Trial Ancient City.
After all, the cosmic starry void along this Supreme Ancient Path was quite desolate and cold, far inferior to the cosmic starry void where the Ultimate Ancient Path was located. Once lost, the consequences were unthinkable.
Therefore, Ye Chen had to find this teleportation ancient gate no matter what, to proceed to the next Trial Ancient City.
Undoubtedly, this battle was extremely difficult. Even though Ye Chen possessed the Chaos Saint Body, he was only at the mid-stage of the fifth level of the Great Power Realm. Although comparable to the mid-to-late stages of the eighth level, it was still difficult to contend against so many God-Devouring Clan experts.
In that battle, Ye Chen fought fiercely among the numerous God-Devouring Clan members. He even manifested his Chaos Supreme Body, attacking from both fronts, all for the sake of breaking through. He fought his way through the overwhelming hordes of God-Devouring Clan members seven times in and seven times out, with every move slaughtering thousands upon thousands of God-Devouring Clan beings.
However, the beings of this clan were far too numerous, no less than the Insect Clan warriors, and among them were many powerful God-Devouring Clan beings. Dozens of Great Power-level God-Devouring Clan experts charged forth, seeking to surround and kill Ye Chen.
Especially the five Super Great Power-level Crimson-Gold God-Devouring Clan supreme experts who were at the forefront. Their bodies exhibited faint traces of crimson-gold, as if they had refined Crimson-Gold from a constant sun into armor. Who knew how many experts' essence blood from various races they had devoured to continuously evolve to this step? It was shockingly terrifying. Their divine bodies were undoubtedly far stronger than those of Super Great Powers at the same level.
Two of them were originally at the eighth level realm. Possessing such powerful divine bodies, even Ye Chen felt a pressure as immense as the heavens.
This battle could be said to be the most difficult one Ye Chen had faced since entering the Supreme Ancient Path, aside from confronting Kristy. Even facing the Chaos Primordial Giant in the trial secret realm was not this bad, as this truly posed a lethal crisis.
During the battle, his black hair danced wildly like countless black dragons roaring. His entire body erupted with blazing chaotic light, radiant for billions of feet. He summoned the Chaos Great Cauldron and also brought out the Supreme Ancient Pagoda. Two invincible ancient weapons appeared, engaging in the most fearsome intense combat.
During this time, even Ye Chen's Chaos Saint Body could not remain indestructible and immortal. It was continuously slashed, shedding much Chaos Blood that permeated with ancient chaotic aura.
Even though the crimson-gold divine bodies of the five Super Great Power Crimson-Gold God-Devouring Clan supreme experts could not compare to his Saint Body, they were still more sturdy and indestructible than immortal ancient weapons. His saintly fists found it difficult to shatter them; often, several punches were needed to barely tear their crimson-gold divine bodies, causing some damage.
It could be said that Ye Chen felt immense pressure.
However, Ye Chen was, after all, an invincible Chaos Young Supreme. With a great roar, he displayed the Primordial Holy Light Technique from the Angel Emperor Scripture. The ancient chaotic aura dissipated, replaced by boundless and immeasurable Primordial Holy Light that poured forth overwhelmingly, flooding the entire Trial Ancient City.
Primordial Holy Light was reputed to be capable of purifying all things in the world. Under such immeasurable Primordial Holy Light, countless weak God-Devouring Clan beings were directly purified by the holy light, turning to ashes, their forms and spirits annihilated, leaving nothing behind. It was an extremely powerful supreme divine ability with immense destructive power.
Simultaneously, he even evolved the Eighteen Heavenly Feather Slash. Eighteen feather-like Heavenly Feather Saint Swords appeared, cleaving through heaven and earth, slaughtering large numbers of God-Devouring Clan experts. Wherever they passed, everything below the Great Power Realm was easily exterminated.
Even God-Devouring Clan Great Powers were slashed and wounded. Only the five Super Great Power-level Crimson-Gold God-Devouring Clan supreme experts could withstand them.
However, throughout his life, Ye Chen had mastered countless divine abilities and secret arts, even many Great Emperor divine abilities. For example, the Battle Saint Ancestor's Battle Saint Method, the Immortal-Slaying Great Emperor's Immortal-Annihilating Style, the Time-Space Great Emperor's Primordial Emperor Art, the Heavenly Emperor's Myriad Realms Eternal Immortal, the Angel Divine Emperor's Twilight of the Gods, and so on. Each move was a world-shaking, peerless great technique. Once unleashed, even these five Crimson-Gold God-Devouring Clan supreme experts had to avoid their sharp edge.
In order to charge into the teleportation spatial gate within the Trial Ancient City, Ye Chen did not hesitate to expend a large amount of Chaos Divine Energy, fighting his way through, slaughtering countless God-Devouring Clan experts along the path.
He even risked injury, his chest slashed open with a terrifying wound, to execute the Battle Slay Heaven technique, repelling the five Crimson-Gold God-Devouring Clan supreme experts. Finally, he descended at the center of the Trial Ancient City, where there stood an ancient altar—precisely the teleportation spatial gate.
However, upon the ancient altar sat a God-Devouring Clan being whose entire body was dull crimson without luster. It was not as radiant and sharp-edged as the other Crimson-Gold God-Devouring Clan supreme experts, and its blood energy seemed somewhat depleted. Yet, this God-Devouring Clan being posed an even greater threat to Ye Chen than the five Crimson-Gold God-Devouring Clan supreme experts.
Facing it, Ye Chen even felt a chill run down his spine.
Ninth Level!
This was a God-Slaying Ancient that had reached the ninth level, astonishingly powerful, almost stepping with the other foot into the Nine Tribulations Realm. Once that happened, it would become even more terrifying.
Such a God-Slaying expert undoubtedly posed a tremendous threat to Ye Chen, bringing boundless pressure.
"Young friend, do you wish to obtain this teleportation spatial gate?" The God-Slaying Ancient did not attack Ye Chen. On the contrary, it proactively spoke, inquiring of Ye Chen.
Although the language was somewhat ancient, through divine sense, Ye Chen could still understand the other's meaning.
"I do not wish to obtain it. This junior merely needs to borrow the spatial gate to proceed to the next Trial Ancient City. I ask the God-Devouring Clan's senior to grant this request," Ye Chen said calmly.
"It can be done."
Unexpectedly, the God-Slaying Ancient agreed to Ye Chen's request quite readily, causing the latter to be slightly taken aback, somewhat astonished.
However, he noticed that deep within the God-Slaying Ancient's gaze as it looked at him, there was clearly a barely restrained intense desire.
Simultaneously, the God-Slaying Ancient spoke again, saying, "But you need to leave something behind as the price for teleportation."
Indeed, there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
Ye Chen's heart sank slightly. "Senior, please state your request. As long as it is not excessive, this junior will try my best to fulfill it."
The God-Slaying Ancient extended a dull crimson, lusterless scythe, pointing at Ye Chen: "I want half of your origin and half of your essence blood."
Ye Chen's heart immediately sank. Sure enough, this visitor harbored ill intentions, actually wanting to obtain half of his Chaos Origin and half of his Chaos Essence Blood.
Setting aside how greatly lacking half of his origin and half of his essence blood would affect him—directly weakening him, unable to exert even half of his peak strength—at that time, the God-Slaying Ancient likely would not let him off so easily. It would probably directly demand the other half of his origin and essence blood.
Ye Chen gazed coldly and deeply at the God-Slaying Ancient. "And if this junior is unwilling?"
"Unwilling?" The aura around the God-Slaying Ancient instantly became terrifying many times over, enveloping the myriad heavens. The stars in the sky seemed about to shake loose. Its icy words even caused the entire Trial Ancient City to completely become a city of ice: "Then you shall stay here."