"How dare you!"
Abenue roared.
Her entire body was bathed in dazzling golden radiance, her true form phantom manifesting. On one side, she confronted the four Super Great Powers, while on the other, she manipulated over a dozen Great Power Puppets to engage the eight other extraordinary Great Powers of the Alien Emperor Clan.
After all, these Great Power Puppets had lost their divine souls, and their original cultivation before death hadn't surpassed the Fifth Heaven. Now, it required two or three Great Power Puppets just to contend with a single extraordinary Great Power.
She desperately wanted to act, to turn back and slaughter these Super Great Powers who dared to attack the Celestial Splendor Mansion.
"Your opponents are us!"
The Super Great Powers of the Alien Emperor Clan spoke coldly. Before each of them, fearsome Dao weapons manifested. In the void, strands of Dao traces appeared, interweaving with each other, layer upon layer, forming a terrifying Battle Formation.
This was the Four Extremities Emperor Slaughter Formation, one of the infamous and dreadful Battle Formations of the alien race throughout history. It had been employed by an Emperor during the Great Cataclysm of the Sealed Universe's mythic era, belonging to the ranks of Emperor-level formations, capable of slaying Emperors.
Naturally, this couldn't be the complete Four Extremities Emperor Slaughter Formation, merely a simplified version. Yet it was still extremely dreadful. Combined, it allowed the four Alien Emperor Clan Super Great Powers to exhibit combat power not inferior to that of an Old Antique, successfully restraining Abenue.
They all felt a shock in their hearts.
Although this woman was slightly inferior to the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, she was similarly terrifyingly powerful, not weaker than an Old Antique. Her blood energy was supremely potent, her combat style extremely fearsome, capable of shattering heaven and earth with a casual strike. If any one of them faced her alone, they probably wouldn't last ten rounds.
Without the formation, even joining forces would hardly make them her match.
Abenue was furious. With these individuals combined in the formation, they were truly strong, terrifying beyond imagination, actually managing to restrain her instead, preventing her from acting to protect the Celestial Splendor Mansion.
"You're seeking death!"
Abenue's delicate eyebrows shot up, her dark golden pupils flashing with dreadful killing intent. Her golden hair billowed wildly as she suddenly boosted her combat power by a large margin. Her slender, jade-like hands struck out like immortal divine seals, shattering the firmament and even causing the Four Extremities Emperor Slaughter Formation to tremble violently, nearly collapsing, making one's heart pound with fear.
Beside her, the Golden Dragon Bell flew out, as if transforming into a real golden True Dragon. The bell continuously shook and hummed, also containing absolutely terrifying power, shattering the void in all directions, striking so hard that the entire Myriad Saints City trembled.
The four Alien Emperor Clan Great Powers also paled slightly, subjected to Abenue's fierce assault. They all suffered backlash, but it was resisted and distributed by the Four Extremities Emperor Slaughter Formation, ultimately sustaining no damage.
They closed in again, attacking Abenue, ensuring she could never come to assist.
Meanwhile, the six mysterious Super Great Powers looked down from above. Their identities were unknown, but they were sufficiently powerful.
One of them, enveloped in bloody radiance like a bloodthirsty berserker god, said coldly, "Qian is most likely refining pills. He's been hiding for days without appearing, probably at the most critical moment. If we attack now to interrupt his alchemy, it might cause his refinement to fail and subject him to a dreadful backlash."
"Although the Dragon Soul Grass might be lost, the pill he's refining is likely extraordinary. It won't turn to ash, just become a flawed product. There's still a chance for success."
Among the arriving Super Great Powers, someone clearly had deep familiarity with alchemy. Speaking thus, they immediately took action, directly bombarding the Celestial Splendor Mansion below.
Boom—
Although the high-level mansion of the Celestial Splendor Mansion was made of extraordinary materials, it ultimately couldn't withstand the attack of a Super Great Power. It immediately collapsed with a thunderous crash, sending up a cloud of dust.
"That easy?"
The six Super Great Powers were somewhat stunned, but then they saw within the settling dust, a grand formation manifesting, layer upon layer, obscuring everything within.
"So it's a formation. Qian is hidden within the formation."
They all understood now and immediately began attacking, bombarding the formation repeatedly.
They were all Super Great Powers, more than one, some even at the Eighth Heaven, extremely powerful. Acting together, the formation was quickly shattered.
However, after breaking that formation, another layer of formation was revealed.
Clearly, it wasn't just one layer, but a combination of multiple formations.
Boom! Boom! Boom!—
The six Super Great Powers continuously attacked, bombarding the multiple formations, breaking them one after another.
It didn't take very long. A full eight layers of formations were shattered, leaving only the final layer.
Within, the figure of Ye Chen could vaguely be seen sitting cross-legged. Before him was a hazy, massive cauldron emitting astonishing energy. Even sensing the attacks of numerous Super Great Powers outside, Ye Chen remained wholly focused, not distracted in the slightest.
"Excellent, he's truly at a critical juncture."
"Indeed, Qian cannot divert his attention. Attack! Interrupt his alchemy and make him suffer backlash!"
Seeing this scene, the six Super Great Powers all revealed cold smiles. As long as they shattered this last formation and attacked Qian, the other party, unable to resist at this moment, could only passively endure the assault. He would definitely be killed.
"Not good!"
The Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, Abenue, and the others all changed expressions, yet they were utterly helpless.
The experts of the three Alien Imperial Clans, however, sneered repeatedly. Qian couldn't escape this calamity.
Within Myriad Saints City, countless powerful beings watched all this, sighing softly in their hearts.
Was Qian ultimately unable to escape this calamity?
Inside the Myriad Saints Palace, the three Alien Imperial Clan Divine Kings revealed cold smiles, looking at the Myriad Saints Clan Leader. "Clan Leader Myriad Saints, it seems you've backed the wrong person this time."
The Myriad Saints Clan Leader sighed slightly, shaking his head. "What backing the wrong person? I merely acted for the sake of the Myriad Saints Clan's reputation."
But he truly had backed the wrong person. He had originally held high hopes for Ye Chen and didn't hesitate to act, restraining the three Alien Imperial Clan Divine Kings under a pretext. But imperceptibly, he had already made enemies of the three Alien Imperial Clans, which would be very unfavorable for the Myriad Saints Clan's future direction.
But now, it couldn't be changed.
Hidden in the shadows of Myriad Saints City were five Nine Tribulation Divine Kings, each perfectly concealed, observing everything.
Seeing this scene, they could no longer remain seated. They all knew the purpose of Ye Chen's current alchemy refinement; it could not fail.
"Prepare to act!"
The five Nine Tribulation Divine Kings prepared to intervene, representing the final step.
"Attack!"
The six Super Great Powers attacked, jointly bombarding the final layer of formation.
Boom! Boom! Boom!—
Heaven collapsed, earth split, everything shattered. The final layer of formation was completely destroyed.
Ye Chen's figure was fully exposed before the world. The six Super Great Powers sneered, "Qian, prepare to die!"
Numerous attacks, blotting out the sky and covering the earth, rained down. Even an Old Antique enduring such an assault would suffer mortal, heavy injuries.
Whoosh—
At this very moment, Ye Chen, who had been wholly focused on alchemy, suddenly opened his eyes.
From within the Chaos Cauldron, an indescribably vast divine soul power erupted, shaking the entire Myriad Saints City.