Luoxue City was a relatively prosperous ancient city within the Second Heavenly Realm, having existed for tens of thousands of years. It had witnessed divine miracles and could be considered among the ranks of bustling ancient cities second only to a few eternal divine cities like Zhoutian City.
The Dengshen Clan also had a branch in Luoxue City, operating a divine temple with many clansmen residing there.
Among them was even a Super Great Power present.
Such a Super Great Power, when viewed across the entire Second Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain, could absolutely be considered one of the top-tier supreme experts, capable of striding proudly through the world.
Inside the resplendent and magnificent divine temple, the Super Great Power sat high upon a throne, holding a delicate Dragon Egg in his hand—precisely the Dragon Egg of the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon Clan.
His eyes fixed upon this Dragon Egg, his gaze brilliant and fervent. He licked his lips and said, "This Dragon Egg contains rich dragon blood. If refined, it could allow this venerable one to comprehend some of the Dragon Clan's mysteries and perhaps strengthen my physical body, making me even more powerful. What a pity, this Dragon Egg still needs to lure out that human brat, the Battle Saint King. Otherwise, it would have been refined long ago."
"But never mind. Once he is lured out, the Dragon Egg will belong to this venerable one."
He was immersed in the fantasy of refining the Dragon Egg and absorbing the dragon blood in the future when, at the same time, Ye Chen and the others appeared in Luoxue City and went straight to the divine temple of the Dengshen Clan.
"Is this the divine temple of the Dengshen Clan?"
Ye Chen stood with his hands behind his back, looking down from a commanding height at this majestic and luxurious royal clan temple. He sensed many powerful auras within, one of which had even reached the Super Great Power realm, quite formidable.
"My lord, the Dragon Egg is inside the temple," Gu Jiuhua said. The Dragon Egg was his offspring, connected by bloodline; he could naturally sense it.
"Good!"
Ye Chen nodded, then extended his hand, which instantly transformed into a sky-shrouding giant palm that directly slapped towards the divine temple.
Boom—
Although it was just a sky-shrouding giant palm, its effect was confined to the temple. The originally grand and massive divine temple in Luoxue City instantly collapsed, with clouds of dust billowing forth.
"Who dares!"
Figures rushed out from within, covered in dust, looking quite disheveled. They were all clansmen of the Dengshen Clan.
The Super Great Power of the Dengshen Clan was among them. With a roar that shook Luoxue City, he coldly stared at Ye Chen and the others. "Who are you? How dare you attack my Dengshen Clan? You're truly seeking death!"
The entire Luoxue City turned its attention over, many people stunned.
The Dengshen Clan was among the three thousand royal clans. Even though they were deep within the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain, their reputation was illustrious. Moreover, with a Super Great Power stationed here, who would dare attack such a being? It was purely suicidal.
"Huh? Isn't that person Gu Jiuhua, the clan leader of the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon Clan?"
"Right, I heard the Dengshen Clan attacked the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon Clan not long ago, nearly wiping them out. Is Gu Jiuhua here for revenge now?"
"But even though Gu Jiuhua is strong, he's only at the fifth heaven of the Great Power realm. That's the Dengshen Clan's Super Great Power; they're not on the same level at all."
Many recognized Gu Jiuhua but shook their heads because each heaven in the Great Power realm was a world of difference. No matter how strong he was, he couldn't possibly be a match for the Dengshen Clan's Super Great Power.
The Dengshen Clan's Super Great Power, named Dengtian Shen, looked at Gu Jiuhua, recognized him, and then laughed heartily. "So you're Gu Jiuhua of the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon Clan. Have you come to retrieve the Dragon Egg?"
As he spoke, Dengtian Shen produced that Dragon Egg in his hand, sneering repeatedly as he looked at Gu Jiuhua.
Gu Jiuhua's face darkened. "Bastard, return the Dragon Egg to me immediately."
Dengtian Shen, however, sneered coldly. "If you want the Dragon Egg back, bring that little brat, the Battle Saint King, here."
Hearing this, Gu Jiuhua looked at Dengtian Shen as if he were an idiot, then glanced strangely at Ye Chen, falling silent for a moment without speaking.
Sensing the strange atmosphere, Dengtian Shen finally noticed Ye Chen beside Gu Jiuhua. Initially, he had thought Ye Chen was just a clansman of the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon Clan accompanying Gu Jiuhua. But now, this young man seemed a bit too calm and composed, unperturbed by events, always so tranquil. The way he looked at Dengtian Shen felt like he was looking at an idiot.
Dengtian Shen's expression suddenly shifted as he looked at Ye Chen. "Are you the Battle Saint King?"
Ye Chen smiled. "You finally figured it out."
The entire city was shocked!
He was the Battle Saint King!
Over the past few months, rumors about him had spread like wildfire throughout the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain. Several imperial clans and immortal clans had even issued bounty orders to hunt down the Battle Saint King.
The world thought the Battle Saint King would hide within the Shattered Emperor Realm until his cultivation was sufficiently powerful before reappearing. Who would have thought that only three months had passed, and he had emerged, appearing right here in Luoxue City.
Once word spread, countless powerhouses and forces from across the world would likely swarm here to hunt down the Battle Saint King.
At the same time, Dengtian Shen's expression also changed drastically. He had received reliable information and deeply understood the terrifying prowess of this Battle Saint King, who had successively and forcefully suppressed Poluo Imperial Son and Mohe Imperial Daughter—an extremely powerful individual. Immediately, he took out a jade token and crushed it.
Then, he raised his head and looked at Ye Chen with a sinister smile. "I never expected you, Battle Saint King, to actually dare show yourself. The imperial clans of our realm are quite interested in you and very much want to kill you. Although you are strong, if you are killed, this venerable one will also achieve great merit. Several imperial clans will bestow rich rewards."
As he spoke, as if he had already received the rewards, Dengtian Shen's eyes blazed with brilliant, blazing light.
"Are you done talking? If you're done, it's my turn to act." Ye Chen responded indifferently, as if it were of no concern. He took a step forward, about to charge towards Dengtian Shen.
Dengtian Shen's expression changed. He hurriedly tightened his grip on the Dragon Egg in his hand and said coldly, "Battle Saint King, if you dare come any closer, I'll immediately crush this Dragon Egg."
In the distance, Gu Jiuhua's face paled—that was his offspring.
But Ye Chen merely swept a glance at him and uttered a single word: "Halt!"
An invisible ripple of power swept out like lightning.
Heaven and Earth sealed!
Space and Time frozen!
Emperor Technique—Primordial Beginning!
Ye Chen employed the Primordial Beginning Emperor Technique. This Emperor Technique could reverse everything, turning back the flow of time, and naturally could also enforce spatial and temporal stasis.
Dengtian Shen's expression changed drastically, his face stiffening. He could only watch helplessly as Ye Chen traversed the void, easily taking the Dragon Egg from his hand, then placing a hand close to his brow.
"Battle Saint King, you can't kill me! Otherwise, those imperial clan powerhouses I summoned will kill you!" Dengtian Shen's soul avatar screamed in terror.
Ye Chen looked down at him from above, like a Great Emperor gazing upon an ant, and said indifferently, "Did you really think that with your mere seventh heaven Super Great Power cultivation, you could send a message and summon those imperial clan powerhouses before me?"
"All of this was merely my deliberate ploy, to catch them all in one net."
As his words fell, the entire city was stunned!