Everyone's expressions changed drastically. Immediately, the various major powers each dispatched a portion of their experts to hastily return to the Gutai Mountain Range.
At the same time, in the various major powers' camps within the distant Gutai Mountain Range, many of the originally bustling and prosperous palaces had now collapsed and sunk into the earth. Flames spread everywhere, and the magnificent halls had turned into ruins. Even Great Powers had fallen, with casualties being severe.
Every palace that was attacked was clearly the remaining portion of forces stationed there by those factions that had taken action against Ye Chen.
However, their most powerful forces had all gone to hunt down Ye Chen. The strongest left behind were merely Super Great Powers at the seventh heaven.
The attackers were naturally the Three Supreme Talents under Ye Chen's command. With their strength, they were enough to sweep through the stationed forces of these numerous major powers, cleansing them completely. The core experts were all suppressed and killed, leaving only those below the Great Power level.
Such a scene naturally shocked the entire Gutai Mountain Range, drawing countless astonished gazes.
These three actually dared to openly provoke and sweep through the various major powers. Among them were not a few royal clans, yet they still did not escape the ruthless assault.
The other numerous powers watched and soon understood—this was retaliation, Ye Tianchen's retaliation.
These major powers and even royal clans had acted against him, so he naturally had to deliver a corresponding reprisal.
Although stability was needed before the opening of the Chaos Sanctuary, the Three Supreme Talents had displayed sufficiently terrifying strength, comparable to top-tier Great Powers of the eighth or ninth heavens. Ordinary powers, even other royal clans, were unwilling to easily offend such fearsome individuals.
The several imperial clans remained aloof, watching coldly from the sidelines, not bothering with any of this.
After nearly effortlessly destroying the stationed forces of the numerous major powers, the Three Supreme Talents flicked their sleeves and left, taking Gu Jiuhua, Gu Qingyang, and the father-son pair with them.
Not long after, the experts of the Luo Tian Royal Clan and the other numerous royal clans and major powers returned one after another. Seeing the magnificent palaces fallen among the mountains, the Great Powers of their clans with blood staining the sky, heavy casualties, and the halls completely cleansed, each one was filled with furious rage, eager to find the culprits.
When they learned that it was the Three Supreme Talents under Ye Tianchen who had carried out the retaliation, everyone felt waves of icy coldness, bone-chilling from the depths of their souls.
Thinking of that Chaos Supreme Being who had left, their hearts grew even heavier.
Being able to stand as the strongest young generation's supreme comparable to Imperial Sons and Daughters, this Ye Tianchen was indeed extraordinary. He also possessed corresponding great power behind him. Even after his fall, the Three Supreme Talents who once followed him remained loyal and unwavering, acting without hesitation.
Now, it was fortunate that Ye Tianchen had self-destructed and fell. Otherwise, if such a figure were to grow, he would inevitably become a huge threat to the various major powers.
However, even so, the Three Supreme Talents remaining in the mortal world were still a massive threat.
In the distant sky, several figures appeared, none other than Abenue and the others, with Ye Chen among them.
Wreathed in ancient chaos energy, he was precisely that Chaos Supreme Being. His black hair flowed loosely, his essence, energy, and spirit were complete and flawless. He stood with his hands behind his back, coldly watching the experts of the various major powers returning from afar.
Behind him, Abenue and the others had a trace of cold light flickering in their eyes. Abenue even said, "Master, should we also take action to eliminate these people?"
With just one command from Ye Chen, they would charge forward and completely annihilate the experts who had come from the Luo Tian Royal Clan and the other numerous major powers.
Ye Chen shook his head. His gaze was profound, like a cosmic black hole, with terrifying scenes of suns and moons rising and falling appearing within. He said, "Although they surrounded and attacked me, they only killed one of my Chaos Supreme Bodies. Moreover, my Chaos Supreme Body ultimately self-destructed. It won't take long for me to recover. And during this period, I have attracted too much attention, which is not conducive to future actions, nor convenient for competing for the Emperor's Dao inheritance in the Chaos Sanctuary a few days later. Their appearance is just as well. It allowed me to self-destruct before their eyes, better disappearing from sight. I can operate better from the shadows."
So, all of this was merely Ye Chen's scheme. He had never truly self-destructed and fell. What self-destructed was only his Chaos Supreme Body. His true self remained, which was the Chaos Supreme Being who appeared last.
After the Chaos Supreme Body self-destructed and fell, he could better hide in the shadows, which was actually more advantageous for future actions.
Then, Ye Chen looked toward the palace of the Poluo Imperial Clan and shook his head with a sigh. "What a pity. The Poluo Imperial Son is actually not here, whereabouts unknown. Otherwise, with such a great opportunity of him being alone, I truly wish to kill one to temper my Great Dao."
The people beside him felt shock and awe from the bottom of their hearts. Only a Chaos young generation's supreme like Ye Chen would dare say he could kill an Imperial Son-level existence. If it were them, they wouldn't be able to.
However, if an Imperial Son were truly killed, it would likely cause a huge uproar.
After all, Imperial Sons were the supreme existences of imperial clans. Once killed, the entire imperial clan would likely go mad.
"Let's go. We shall quietly wait for the day the Chaos Sanctuary opens."
Having said that, Ye Chen led Abenue and the others away, leaving the Gutai Mountain Range far behind.
On this day, the entire Gutai Mountain Range was shaken. The Luo Tian Royal Clan, the Yao Royal Clan, the Bone Heavenly Demon Clan, and several other royal clans, along with numerous major powers, joined forces to act. In order to seize the Imperial Ring that Ye Tianchen had cut open from the Longevity Hall, they fought fiercely, directly resorting to killing and plundering without hesitation.
Ye Tianchen displayed the strength of the strongest young generation's supreme comparable to an Imperial Son. In furious battle against the various major powers, he killed multiple Great Powers, Super Great Powers included, causing heavy casualties among the major powers.
In the end, surrounded by four Old Antiques, he had no choice but to choose self-destruction, nearly dragging the four Old Antiques to their graves with him.
Later, a mysterious Chaos Supreme Being arrived and took action, setting up a terrifying starry killing formation that nearly buried everyone.
However, because of Ye Tianchen's fall, the other several Supreme Talents by his side also struck in anger, displaying fearsome combat power. They cleansed the main forces of every major power, including the royal clans, that participated in that battle, causing heavy casualties.
Because of this, the various royal clans that suffered the cleansing were extremely furious. However, the Three Supreme Talents had long since left. Even though the various royal clans dispatched many experts and even issued bounty notices, they were unable to find any trace of the few individuals.
The three seemed to have completely vanished from the world.
These royal clans also dared not vent their anger on the Chi Lin Yao Long clan, because this clan did not participate in the cleansing. Moreover, the Chi Xue Dragon Emperor was one of the invincible Ancestral Gods who resisted the Primordial Beast Calamity during the Dark Blood Era, having made immense contributions to the myriad races, celebrated to this day.
Facing such an Ancestral God's clan, the various royal clans dared not openly oppress them, or they would face condemnation from many major powers across the world.
Therefore, helplessly, the various royal clans could only swallow this bitter pill.
As for Ye Tianchen's self-destruction and fall, and the Imperial Ring suspected to be lost in the endless spatial turbulence, it also prompted many major powers to enter and search, causing the scene to boil over for a time. The Luo Tian Royal Clan and these other royal clans were quite helpless.
However, after searching the heavens, the earth, and the endless spatial turbulence for a full three days and three nights, they still found not a single trace. It was as if it had been destroyed along with everything when Ye Tianchen self-destructed.
Many people suspected this, including some Old Antiques. They sighed lightly at the fall of a generation's strongest young generation's supreme, and also sighed that the Imperial Ring, possibly related to the Emperor's Dao inheritance, had likewise vanished just like that.
Even so, many were still unwilling to give up, especially the Luo Tian Royal Clan and those other royal clans and major powers that participated in surrounding Ye Chen. They had gone to great lengths to kill Ye Chen and paid an extremely heavy price for it. How could they simply give up?
Even if hope was slim, they persisted in searching tirelessly, unwilling to abandon the slightest glimmer of hope.
On the other side, Ye Chen, who held the Imperial Ring, hid in a place unknown to anyone. He isolated himself from heaven and earth, quietly cultivating here. His Three Supreme Talents and Gu Jiuhua and his son were also present.
Among them, Abenue was guiding Gu Qingyang's cultivation.
"Qingyang, your potential is sufficient. Cultivating for less than two hundred years, you've reached the third heaven of the Heavenly King realm, surpassing many people. Even the so-called super Heaven's Prides within the top hundred of the current Earth Ranking like Jian Tian, Gu Luo King, and Tuoba Mo might not compare to you at this age. But your combat experience is truly poor. I've never seen anyone so lacking. Moreover, your control over the dragon blood within your body is also mediocre. Because of this, even facing a cultivator at the fifth heaven of the Heavenly King realm, you'd find it difficult to achieve victory. You need to engage in more battles, understand?"
Abenue spoke with a solemn expression. Before her, Gu Qingyang, though burly and tall like a small giant, seemed like a child in front of Abenue. Hanging his head, listening to Abenue's guidance, he hurriedly nodded in agreement, not daring to disobey in the slightest.
Through these past few days of contact, he had deeply come to know that this Aunt Abenue, who possessed a beauty that could topple ages, might appear peerlessly gorgeous, but when serious, she carried an air of unquestionable authority.
Gu Qingyang had once thought of dealing with it carelessly, but he was immediately disciplined by this enchanting aunt. Wanting to resist, he was far from being a match, immediately lying on the ground for a full day and night unable to get up. His blood, qi, muscles, and bones were all scattered, and his cultivation was temporarily sealed, leaving him to endure the intense pain.
Since then, Gu Qingyang never dared to be careless in front of Abenue again.
"Now, practice the Dragon Blood Secret Technique I taught you properly. And for a period of time, you must face the Heaven's Prides of the world. You can no longer cultivate in seclusion. Only through constant battle and experience can you truly become strong," Abenue said.
Gu Qingyang hurriedly nodded, not daring to resist at all.
Above, Ye Chen smiled as he watched this scene. Then, he flipped his palm, and a stone ring appeared—precisely that Imperial Ring cut open from the Chaos Primordial Stone. On it were inscribed several Emperor characters, flowing with unfathomable power, as if eternal, as if indestructible.