Looking at this face that was impossible to forget in a lifetime, the shock on the faces of the six royal clan super Heaven's Prides was indescribably intense. Jian Tian, Tuoba Mo, and the other five royal clan Heaven's Prides even retreated in near-instinctive horror, as if Ye Chen was the most terrifying demon in the world, something not to be approached.
When they came to their senses, the five felt their faces burning with shame. They had retreated before even fighting, weakening their own momentum. Yet, this very reaction illustrated just how fearsome a position Ye Chen held in their hearts.
Ancient Luo King couldn't retreat even if he wanted to, for at this moment he was held in Ye Chen's hand like a helpless chick, utterly powerless to resist. He stammered in horror and disbelief, "Impossible! You clearly self-destructed and fell. It's impossible you're still alive. Who are you?"
Though he desperately wanted to deny it, he also felt this person before him was indeed Ye Chen. Because earlier, the other party had said a sentence: "Still using this move? Truly no improvement at all."
That was when he had unleashed his myriad blade radiances. The last time he used it was in the Longevity Hall against Gu Qingyang, and it had been effortlessly broken by Ye Chen as well. No wonder that scene felt so familiar—he had experienced it before.
But Ye Chen had clearly self-destructed. How could he still be alive?
Ye Chen smiled, and a stone ring appeared in his hand, the character for 'Emperor' flowing upon it—what else could it be but an Emperor Ring? Immediately after, surging chaos ancient energy erupted from his entire body. A ray of light flew from the crown of his head, materializing into a majestic ancient pagoda. With such an appearance, who else could it be but the Chaos Supreme Being who had trapped them all in the end back then?
How could the several royal clan super Heaven's Prides not understand now? Ye Chen had not fallen. He had never died. Moreover, he had appeared in another guise—as the Chaos Supreme Being. Unfortunately, none of them had seen through it at the time, and they had even paid the price of 1.5 billion treasures to let him leave.
"Believe me now?" Ye Chen smiled, then exerted force in his palm, energy erupting forth.
"No—!" Ancient Luo King screamed in panic, struggling futilely.
Boom—
Terrible chaos power directly erupted from the palm of Ye Chen's hand, piercing through Ancient Luo King's throat and plunging into his mind, where it seized his divine soul avatar. A chaos great cauldron flew out, and the soul was cast into it.
In no time at all, a royal clan super Heaven's Pride was thus defeated, his fate unknown.
Though Jian Tian, Tuoba Mo, and the other five royal clan super Heaven's Prides were horrified, they all instantly fled in five separate directions. For in their hearts they understood; they had also tried joining forces to deal with Ye Chen before, and the final result had been nothing but instant defeat. Therefore, they all chose to give up. Escape was paramount.
Facing this scene, Ye Chen smiled faintly. Ripples of invisible force spread out from under his feet at an astonishing, lightning-fast speed, tearing through the void. In the blink of an eye, he caught up to the five fleeing royal clan super Heaven's Prides.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The five royal clan super Heaven's Prides were struck as if by lightning, coughing up great mouthfuls of blood before plummeting from mid-air, severely wounded.
This time, Ye Chen did not execute them. Instead, he brought them before him, suppressing and sealing them all.
Jian Tian, Tuoba Mo, and the other five royal clan super Heaven's Prides landed before Ye Chen with ashen faces. Looking at this young man who smiled as calmly and naturally as ever, the fear within them was immense beyond measure.
"What do you want? Why not kill us?" Jian Tian spoke up, looking at Ye Chen with complex emotions. They were of the same young generation, had once been arrogant, considered themselves peerless, finding few rivals among their peers. Yet now, before a true Strongest Young Supreme, they were so utterly vulnerable, unable even to commit suicide.
This was a true future Supreme One.
Facing such a Strongest Young Supreme, they had not the slightest hope of victory.
"Don't rush. I won't kill you just yet. You still have great use. Rest assured," Ye Chen said with a chuckle, appearing quite harmless. Yet the moment he had struck earlier, it had been earth-shattering, utterly unstoppable.
"Answer some questions for me, serve as my servants for a few days. When I'm in a good mood, I'll let you go," Ye Chen added.
"Servants?" The five royal clan Heaven's Prides all paled. For super Heaven's Prides like them to serve as servants was worse than death.
The several of them looked coldly at Ye Chen and immediately refused: "Impossible. Don't even think about it."
"Nothing is impossible. Do you really want to die just like that? You are all still very young, full of vitality, with immense potential. You haven't even grown to your limits yet. Are you willing to fall like this?" Ye Chen tempted them.
It must be said, Ye Chen's words made sense. They were all very young, having already ascended to the Great Power realm early. They could all be considered high-level young generation's supremes, lacking only the Demigod realm's Tenth Heaven perfection to gaze upon the Strongest Young Supreme realm. Their potential was immense, bearing the great hopes of their respective royal clans, their futures limitless. How could they be willing to fall like this?
But to become Ye Chen's servants was something they absolutely did not want.
They were all proud. Once they willingly submitted to another, becoming servants, it would greatly affect their Dao hearts. If they wished to achieve the Dao in the future, this period of servitude would become their greatest inner demon, difficult to overcome. How could they talk of becoming Emperors or Sovereigns? They would rather die.
"Who says servants cannot become Emperors or Sovereigns?" Ye Chen said. He recounted an Emperor Secret: In the previous epoch, within the Sealed Boundary Universe, there was once a Supreme Emperor who, in his youth, was born a mortal and served as a cultivator's servant. It was through this that he came into contact with the path of cultivation. In the years that followed, he displayed astonishingly brilliant talent, advancing triumphantly all the way. From then on, he swept through all enemies in the world, ultimately ascending to the Emperor's Dao realm, overlooking the rise and fall of epochs, transcending above the River of Time, his fame shaking the Chaos Sea.
This was a special case.
Hearing this, the several royal clan super Heaven's Prides were deeply moved. They would only serve as Ye Chen's servants briefly. That Emperor had served as a servant for over a decade in his youth, yet ultimately transcended everything to become an Emperor. How could they be willing to be inferior to another?
"Fine! I, Jian Tian, am willing!" Jian Tian was the first to agree. His black hair cascaded like a waterfall; this Bone Heavenly Demon Clan royal clan super Heaven's Pride was indeed a charismatic and heroic man. He then added, "But not as a servant. At most, it can only be considered as a follower."
Clearly, even after hearing an Emperor Secret, the identity of a servant was still quite difficult to accept. 'Follower' sounded better, with more say.
"I, Tuoba Mo, am also willing to become a follower," Tuoba Mo also spoke up, but likewise refused the servant identity. The other royal clan super Heaven's Prides were the same.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
But with a flick of his sleeve, Ye Chen struck out. The five royal clan super Heaven's Prides were instantly sent flying, crashing into several mountain peaks that shook and nearly collapsed. The several of them were in an utterly wretched state, blood at the corners of their mouths, faces pale.
Then they heard Ye Chen's cold voice: "Since when do you get to bargain? Do you really think I'm begging you? If you don't want to die, serve as my servants for a few days."
The five royal clan super Heaven's Prides all abruptly changed color.