Boom—
Ye Chen had anticipated this and was prepared. The instant the God-Slaying Ancient's words fell, he shot into the sky, streaking toward the outer domains with extreme speed.
"Think you can escape?" the God-Slaying Ancient snorted coldly. With a flap of its wings, it transformed into a streak of dark crimson immortal light, equally swift, charging in Ye Chen's direction.
In the blink of an eye, it caught up. The eight dark crimson scythes on its body slashed out, imbued with terrifying laws of destruction, almost instantly slicing Ye Chen into over a dozen pieces.
This scene caused the God-Slaying Ancient and the five pursuing Crimson Gold God-Devouring Clan peak powerhouses to pause, while the other God-Devouring Clan experts were left dumbstruck.
During the previous battle, this human young Great Power's divine body had been incredibly formidable. Even the attacks of the five Crimson Gold God-Devouring Clan peak powerhouses, with their fearsome crimson gold scythes carrying supreme Dao principles, had struggled to inflict significant damage. While the God-Slaying Ancient was stronger than the Crimson Gold God-Devouring Clan peak powerhouses, it shouldn't have been able to slice through him so easily.
Pfft—
Simultaneously, Ye Chen's sliced, mangled body exploded, transforming into a cloud of chaotic ancient qi—it was merely a divine power clone he had manifested, not even his Chaos Supreme Body.
"Damn it, we've been tricked!"
The God-Slaying Ancient roared, turning back to see Ye Chen had already appeared on the ancient altar at some point and had activated the altar-shaped transmission spatial gate. A powerful spatial fluctuation surged forth as the ancient spatial gate rose up.
In full view of all the God-Devouring Clan beings, Ye Chen stepped one foot into it, casting a mocking smile toward the God-Slaying Ancient high in the sky. "Thank you for your assistance, senior of the God-Devouring Clan."
Hum—
Ye Chen was teleported, vanishing into the spatial gate.
"Junior, don't even think of escaping!"
At the same moment, the God-Slaying Ancient charged over at its fastest speed, plunging into the spatial gate just as it was about to vanish.
Inside the spatial transmission channel, facing the God-Slaying Ancient that had actually pursued him inside, Ye Chen's expression also changed. He hadn't expected the other to follow. But he immediately made a choice, directly activating a Chaos secret art to elevate his cultivation to the mid-Six Heavens level. All aspects of his being underwent a comprehensive sublimation, bringing his combat power nearly on par with a Ninth Heaven Great Power.
While this would leave him in a weakened state afterward, Ye Chen had no other choice. His Chaos divine power boiled as he engaged in fierce combat with the God-Slaying Ancient.
It must be said, the God-Slaying Ancient was an extremely terrifying super powerhouse, at the peak of the Ninth Heaven realm, just a step away from entering the Nine Tribulations realm, striving for that final breakthrough.
But it had not yet crossed that threshold and did not possess Monarch power; otherwise, Ye Chen would have been in far greater trouble.
Moreover, the God-Slaying Ancient was ultimately aged and physically declining. While its realm was profound, its aged body caused its combat power to drop significantly, comparable only to an early Ninth Heaven level. If facing a true peak Ninth Heaven God-Slaying Ancient, even with the boost from the Chaos secret art, Ye Chen would have struggled to match it, facing great danger.
"Old fossil, let's see who sends whom to their death."
Ye Chen let out a long roar. His blood energy surged, flooding the spatial transmission channel with unimaginable intensity. His origin blazed brilliantly, unleashing unparalleled, limitless potential. This only intensified the desire in the God-Slaying Ancient's eyes.
The God-Devouring Clan evolved by devouring the deities of all realms. They could devour a deity's origin, flesh essence, and divine soul to continuously improve, even delaying the limit of their lifespan to live longer.
A young human Supreme One like the one before it, so youthful yet with such vigorous blood energy and potent origin, comparable to an Imperial Son or Imperial Daughter, was in the prime ascending stage of life. If successfully devoured, this ancient being nearing its lifespan limit could reverse aging and regain its vitality.
Precisely for this reason, the God-Slaying Ancient's desire to devour Ye Chen was intense. It wanted to completely consume him, pursuing him relentlessly from the Trial Ancient City at all costs.
Unfortunately, it was unlucky, having run into a tough opponent. Ye Chen was no ordinary young Supreme One; he was not only a top-tier young Supreme One but a Chaos young Supreme One, in no way inferior to Imperial Sons or Daughters. His combat power rapidly climbed to its peak as he engaged in a fearsome battle with the God-Slaying Ancient.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two fought within the spatial transmission channel. Both were essentially peak Ninth Heaven Great Power-level experts. The destructive power of their clash was terrifyingly vast, capable of shattering and tearing apart everything.
The spatial transmission channel could not withstand the collisions of such peak powerhouses. After just a few breaths, it completely collapsed, plunging both into the endless spatial turbulence.
However, Ye Chen had long recorded the cosmic coordinates of the transmission with his Chaos Great Cauldron. Beneath him, the Chaos Great Cauldron radiated light of time and space, carrying Ye Chen along the trajectory of the spatial channel toward the destination.
The God-Slaying Ancient naturally would not let Ye Chen go. This was a rare, once-in-a-millennium opportunity, its great chance to return to its peak. How could it easily give up? It expended all its cultivation to charge onto the Chaos Great Cauldron, fighting fiercely along the way.
Throughout the journey, the two exchanged hundreds, even thousands, of fierce blows. Divine energy boiled violently, stirring up endless spatial storms within the boundless spatial turbulence, nearly affecting the real world.
An hour later, the two burst out from the endless spatial turbulence.
This was an important Trial Ancient City site on the Supreme Ancient Path. Not far in the starry sky, a grand Star Sky Ancient City stood, larger and more prosperous than any Trial Ancient City Ye Chen had encountered on the branch paths.
Its prosperity could rival that of Trial Ancient Cities on the Ultimate Ancient Path. Numerous beings of various races lived there, and there were even young generation peak powerhouses present. It gave Ye Chen, still in combat, a momentary sense of having returned to the Ultimate Ancient Path.
Simultaneously, the vast fluctuations from their intense battle directly alarmed the many powerful beings in the distant Star Sky Ancient City. One by one, they ascended to the city walls to observe from afar. Among them were quite a few young generation peak prodigies. Looking over, without exception, they all revealed expressions of shock.
"What a terrifying confrontation, surpassing the ordinary Great Power realm."
"Is it a clash of super Great Powers? No, it's even more terrifying than that. It's a battle of Ninth Heaven pinnacle Great Powers."
"Look! That dark crimson fearsome presence... it looks familiar. Isn't that the peerless ancient one from the God-Devouring Clan?"
On the city walls, many showed astonishment, recognizing the God-Slaying Ancient's identity, putting the entire Trial Ancient Pass on high alert.