You and I are enemies!?
What did that mean?
Ye Chen was greatly shocked in his heart, not understanding the meaning, but at this moment, the Great Emperor Qing Guang erupted with boundless azure radiance that spread out overwhelmingly. His figure slowly dissipated, vanishing from the River of Time.
And Ye Chen, along with the Great Emperor's reincarnation body and the final layer of the reincarnation coffin body, were all submerged by the azure light and washed out of the mysterious ancient coffin.
Clang—
Ye Chen appeared beside the mysterious ancient coffin, all light having dissipated.
At this moment, the three Supreme Heavenly Pride under his command, who were guarding a hundred thousand miles away, all looked over, staring in astonishment at Ye Chen, surprised that he had appeared so quickly—it had only been an instant.
It could be said that although Ye Chen had entered the River of Time, even returned to the end times of the Mythological Era's Great Destruction, contended with the Great Emperor Gu Chu for a long time, and then returned to the River of Time to burn the Great Emperor's reincarnation body until the appearance of the Great Emperor Qing Guang, a full day had already passed.
However, the River of Time influenced everything; a day within it was but an instant in the outside world.
Yet, no matter how the three Supreme Heavenly Pride tried to imagine, they could never have guessed that in the instant they perceived, so many events had transpired within.
Ye Chen did not reveal everything to them, merely gripping the several broken sections of the Tianhuang Great Halberd tightly. One day, no matter what, he would revive the divine soul of the Tianhuang Deity, bringing this respectable and amiable senior back to life.
"Master, are you alright?"
The three Supreme Heavenly Pride all gathered around, sensing the heaviness in Ye Chen's mood.
Ye Chen shook his head, indicating he was fine.
The three Supreme Heavenly Pride all breathed a sigh of relief, but soon their bodies trembled, looking at their master in horror.
Because at this moment, they all felt that the aura emanating from Ye Chen's body had become far more terrifying, having increased by a significant margin compared to before entering the coffin, reaching at least the Sixth Heavenly Layer.
Before entering the coffin, Master Ye Chen had only just reached the peak of the Fifth Heavenly Layer by relying on years of accumulation; it could be said that a breakthrough in the short term was impossible. Yet now, in just that instant, he had reached the Sixth Heavenly Layer. What exactly had happened inside the mysterious ancient coffin to allow such a leap in such a short time?
But since Ye Chen did not speak of it, they dared not ask proactively.
Ye Chen looked at that mysterious ancient coffin, sighed softly, then flipped his palm and stored the entire coffin away.
This was a coffin forged from Time-Space Divine Stone, incomparably precious. The value of this divine stone was no less than Chaos Heavenly Stone; in some respects, it was even greater. Even Ancient Monarchs would be immensely tempted, as it could be used to forge supreme Dao weapons with time-space power. With luck, one could even comprehend the time-space force within for personal use.
For a powerhouse cultivating the Great Dao of Time-Space, it could serve as raw material to refine into terrifying Dao weapons and artifacts, complementing each other and greatly amplifying combat power.
In short, Time-Space Divine Stone was a priceless treasure, exceedingly rare—its scarcity even comparable to Chaos Immortal Gold. For millennia, a piece the size of a fist rarely appeared in the world.
Only a supreme Great Emperor like the Great Emperor Gu Chu could possess such a large piece and craft it into a coffin.
Ye Chen had essentially obtained a priceless treasure. In the future, if he wished to traverse the River of Time, this Time-Space Divine Stone could block the erosion of temporal power.
Moreover, and more importantly, his daughter Yaya seemed to lack a suitable weapon; this Time-Space Divine Stone could be forged into one for her.
After storing the Time-Space Divine Stone coffin within his body, Ye Chen spent the following time taking decisive action, sweeping through the entire Yanxia Secret Realm. He directly and thoroughly vanquished the remaining forty-five trial creatures; even trial creatures at the initial-level young generation's supreme tier were instantly slain before him.
Such domineering, unstoppable momentum left the other trial-takers on the Supreme Ancient Path both dumbfounded and trembling with fear.
Too strong, invincibly sweeping through everything.
The numerous trial Heaven's Pride on the Supreme Ancient Path looked at Ye Chen and felt an insurmountable, immense pressure.
On this Supreme Ancient Path, they were still advancing, yet the Battle Saint King had long since become a rising, invincible overlord on the path. Anyone could sense the supreme imperial bearing on him, akin to a future Great Emperor rising on his path.
Compared to the dazzling brilliance like the sun emanating from him, they were like flickering flames—how could they dare compete with such a sun and moon?
After sweeping through the Yanxia Secret Realm and obtaining numerous Nine Heavens Profound Crystals, Ye Chen did not choose to clear the trial but instead returned to Yanxia Pass. He actively sought out City Lord Hongtian, speaking directly, hoping to proceed to the final Ten Heavens Realm.
City Lord Hongtian sensed the supremely powerful aura on Ye Chen, even stronger than before, and couldn't help but be shocked. This youth had improved so much from just one trip to the Yanxia Secret Realm, reaching the Sixth Heavenly Layer in one go.
If he used that enhancement secret technique again, even that ninth-layer old monster from the Devouring God Clan would likely only face defeat, or even death, before him.
"Good, I will send you to the Ten Heavens Realm. Only a place like that is suitable for a supreme young generation's supreme like you to stay," City Lord Hongtian decisively agreed. The other supreme trials on the Supreme Ancient Path had basically disappeared; the remaining trials had been modified to suit initial-level young generation's supremes or even quasi-young generation's supremes, no longer suitable for a supreme young generation's supreme like the Battle Saint King.
City Lord Hongtian brought Ye Chen and his three Supreme Heavenly Pride subordinates to the Domain Heavenly Gate of Yanxia Pass.
The Domain Heavenly Gate was Yanxia Pass's spatial teleportation gate, but it was more powerful than the spatial teleportation gates on the Ultimate Ancient Path, capable of teleporting over greater distances.
The Domain Heavenly Gate was even more formidable, able to cross infinite distances, teleporting Ye Chen and the others to the final Ten Heavens Realm.
However, City Lord Hongtian issued a warning: the distance between Yanxia Pass and the Ten Heavens Realm was ultimately too vast. With such direct teleportation, even with the correct spatial coordinates, it was easy to deviate in distance. They might not successfully reach the Ten Heavens Realm and could even end up deviating by who knows how many star domains.
Precisely because of this, they would need to continuously rely on other Domain Heavenly Gates along the way for intermittent teleportation, also to avoid errors in the final teleportation location.
After earnestly thanking City Lord Hongtian, Ye Chen officially set off under the gazes of numerous trial Heaven's Pride filled with reverence and fervent admiration.
City Lord Hongtian watched Ye Chen's departing back and sighed softly. He seemed able to foresee that within the vast, boundless Ten Heavens Realm where Emperor Children and Emperor Daughters stood like a forest, the appearance of the Battle Saint King would stir up a storm.
Yet he also looked forward to how far this Chaos young generation's supreme, the Battle Saint King, would be able to go in the future.