"The World Tree!?"
The crowd exclaimed in shock.
Indeed, this was precisely the World Tree, manifested by Ye Chen.
Although he was not the World Tree itself, he possessed the World Tree within his Chaos Small Universe and had also cultivated the Emperor Technique "Primordial Beginning" of the World Ancestral Tree's Temporal Emperor. Thus, by drawing parallels, he could manifest it, transforming it into the boundless phantom of an ancient tree that enveloped the entire Misty Radiance Secret Realm, standing in opposition to the Life Ancestral Tree behind Aosite.
Moreover, as the World Tree stirred, the power of time and space flowed, causing the fleeting life essences to return, restoring Ye Chen's body to its pristine, flawless state.
Then, he summoned the Chaos Great Cauldron. This great cauldron had followed Ye Chen for many years, had suppressed and slain numerous supreme experts—including young supremes—and bore many life imprints upon it. It had also endured the tempering of the most terrifying tribulations. Now, having gained sentience, it flew forth carrying myriad layers of ancient Chaos Qi, as if an entire Chaos Sea had been summoned forth, capable of sweeping away and destroying everything in its path.
Even more terrifyingly, the supreme expert imprints carved upon the Chaos Great Cauldron began to revive, actually materializing—there were dozens of them.
Furthermore, as Ye Chen's realm had improved, these supreme expert imprints were no longer at the same level as when Ye Chen had suppressed and slain them. Without exception, they had all reached at least the Great Power realm, transforming into a fearsome army of supreme experts that charged towards the four Imperial Sons' phantoms.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
On the land where the Nine Supreme Peaks originally stood, an Imperial Son-level great battle erupted, with Ye Chen facing four alone.
This was clearly an unsolvable situation. Throughout history, no one had ever been able to face four Imperial Sons simultaneously without defeat. Yet now, the Battle Saint King seemed to have achieved it, fighting valiantly and truly holding off the four Imperial Sons' phantoms single-handedly.
Although even someone as powerful as Ye Chen could not emerge completely unscathed during the process—he was wounded in battle, his blood splattered—how could these Imperial Son phantoms be spared? They too shed many Dao fragments and had much of their essence blood annihilated, their condition growing increasingly weak and their remaining time in this world growing ever shorter. For them, this was extremely disadvantageous.
Boom!
Another fierce collision occurred. Ye Chen operated various supreme divine abilities, maneuvering with agility. His Original Body and Chaos Supreme Body joined forces, and the Chaos Great Cauldron struck, causing the four Imperial Sons' phantoms to be blasted away. The figures beneath the divine light clusters flickered and grew more illusory, their remaining time even shorter.
Naturally, Ye Chen's Original Body and Chaos Supreme Body both shed blood, wounds appearing on their bodies—some so deep the bones were visible. The saint bones shone with golden brilliance, immortal and indestructible. A price had been paid.
Yet his figure still stood tall and imposing there, like an eternal Chaos Divine Peak, unshakable.
"What a Battle Saint King. Truly somewhat beyond expectations," said the Life Imperial Son, Aosite. On his handsome face, handsome enough to captivate countless women, there was a trace of genuine gravity, and even more so, wariness.
This Battle Saint King was truly powerful. His ability to defeat the Imperial Son An Yu head-on back then was no mere boast—he truly possessed such heaven-defying combat power.
Especially the manifested World Tree, which counterbalanced his Life Ancestral Tree, rendering many of his Life Great Dao divine abilities difficult to unleash, being suppressed.
Regarding this point, even the Imperial Son An Yu, who hated Ye Chen to the bone, had to admit. Over the years, he had continuously evolved, but this old rival who had once defeated him had also made astonishing progress, achieving remarkable feats by now.
An Yu's expression was gloomy. He very much wanted to defeat this old rival who had once brought him shame head-on, but currently, it seemed impossible. The essence blood Dao bodies could not last much longer, unless their true bodies descended.
"You all go seize the ancient coffin. We will restrain the Battle Saint King!"
At this moment, the Imperial Son phantom within the crimson-gold light cluster spoke, making this decision. Undoubtedly, this was the best method at hand. After all, their true purpose in descending was not for anything else but to seize the mysterious ancient coffin and study its contents.
"Yes!"
The seven peerless prodigies simultaneously erupted with power, repelling the nine Advanced Young Supreme Being-level trial creatures and charging towards the mysterious ancient coffin.
Now that the Battle Saint King was jointly restrained by the four Imperial Sons' phantoms, this was absolutely the best opportunity, not to be missed.
"Get out of my way!"
Ye Chen's expression turned slightly cold. Both his Original Body and Chaos Supreme Body erupted with Chaos light, attempting to break through the encirclement. However, the four Imperial Sons' phantoms also erupted, stubbornly restraining Ye Chen within, preventing his escape.
"Battle Saint King, although you are truly powerful, and the four of us together cannot defeat you in a short time, we can still restrain you," said the Imperial Son An Yu.
The Life Imperial Son Aosite also said, "Battle Saint King, you should just stay here obediently. With us here, you cannot leave. Just watch as our children and disciples take this ancient coffin from right before your eyes."
"Oh, is that so?"
Ye Chen also calmed down, yet he did not show the unwillingness and anger the four Imperial Sons' phantoms had imagined. On the contrary, he wore a faint trace of mockery, as if mocking the four of them.
When the four Imperial Sons' phantoms saw this mocking smile on Ye Chen's face, for some reason, a sense of foreboding always arose in their hearts.
They saw Ye Chen lightly clap his hands. The soft clapping sound rapidly spread through the air, but then suddenly transformed into a thunderous roar like crashing waves, echoing throughout the entire Misty Radiance Secret Realm.
Just as the seven peerless prodigies swiftly traversed the sky, about to descend before the mysterious ancient coffin...
At this very moment, a sudden change occurred!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three figures descended like lightning. They were none other than Abenue, Mo Haishen, and Luo Guyun, landing before the mysterious ancient coffin. However, they all released supreme Great Dao auras, erupting with their full power.
"One Seventh Heaven Elementary Young Supreme, and two Sixth Heaven Advanced Young Supreme Beings!?"
The seven peerless prodigies all simultaneously changed expression.
Without a doubt, this was an indescribably terrifying lineup.
It must be known that the seven peerless prodigies were all offspring or direct disciples of Imperial Sons and Daughters, later-rising supreme geniuses, and at least Advanced Young Supreme Being level. However, their time of rise was not too long; at most, they were only between the Third and Fourth Heavens by now.
The four of them joining forces might be enough to restrain Abenue, the Seventh Heaven Elementary Young Supreme.
But the other two Sixth Heaven Advanced Young Supreme Beings were at the same supreme level as them, and their realms were two or three Heavens higher.
Such a gap meant that even with secret treasures bestowed by their fathers or masters, they might not be able to overcome the odds and contend, let alone actually resist them.
They had never imagined that behind Ye Chen, this Battle Saint King, there was actually such a terrifying lineup, no weaker—only stronger—than the seven peerless prodigies.
"Master!"
Abenue, Mo Haishen, and Luo Guyun all spoke respectfully towards Ye Chen. The attitude of reverence from the depths of their hearts, their expressions and postures, caused everyone's hearts to be stirred by crashing waves of shock.