"At this point, what other tricks do you intend to play?" said the alien race monarch.
"Naturally, I can hand over the Imperial Sons and Daughters," Ye Chen replied with a cold laugh. "But I've gone through great effort to suppress them. If your alien race thinks you can just take them back without paying any price, that mindset is a bit too fanciful."
Ye Chen chuckled coldly. Hand them over? Sure, but they had better be prepared to pay the price.
"Battle Saint King, are you trying to push your luck?" The five Ancient Monarchs of the alien race stared icily at Ye Chen. Their gaze was so piercing it sent a chill down Ye Chen's spine. However, a surge of Universe power circulated through his limbs and bones, immediately dispelling the killing intent. He raised his head proudly, meeting the gaze of the five alien Ancient Monarchs, and said coldly, "If you are unwilling to pay the price, you can simply wait for your Imperial Sons and Daughters to perish."
"Are you threatening us?"
The voice of the alien Ancient Monarchs grew several degrees colder, filling the heavens and earth with a murderous atmosphere.
"You may interpret it that way, but you have no choice," Ye Chen responded solemnly, facing them with unyielding pride.
The onlookers were in an uproar. The Battle Saint King was too domineering! Even when facing Ancient Monarchs, he dared to threaten them and demand a price.
The five alien Ancient Monarchs looked down upon Ye Chen from above for a long time. Just as everyone thought they would refuse and even take action, the monarch of the Futu Imperial Clan spoke, his voice shaking the Ascending Heaven Ancient Capital: "Very well, as you wish. What do you want?"
The crowd was astonished. The alien race had actually agreed.
Were they forced to yield even in the face of the domineering Battle Saint King?
"Since I have suppressed three of your alien race's Imperial Sons and Daughters, you have three conditions to meet," Ye Chen declared. "First, from this day forward, the alien race shall not oppress the human race. In any domain inhabited by humans, the alien race shall not encroach."
"Second, the alien race shall return the three ancient domains of the seventh, eighth, and ninth heavens, totaling seven hundred and eighty million miles of territory, that were previously occupied from the human race. The occupying royal clans must withdraw."
"Third, compensate with five billion spirit stones, three thousand Heavenly King Dao weapons, five hundred Great Power Dao weapons, and ten Divine King Dao weapons."
"Once these compensations are paid, the several Imperial Sons and Daughters shall be released!"
Ye Chen listed the various compensations required from the alien race, yet these demands caused an uproar among all present.
The Battle Saint King was truly domineering, essentially forcing the alien race to cede territory and pay reparations, along with such a vast amount of spirit stones and numerous Dao weapons across the three realms of Heavenly King, Great Power, and Divine King. It was clearly a ruthless extortion.
Not to mention the alien race, even others who heard it had to admit that Ye Chen was truly merciless.
Even the Corpse-Devouring Insect Emperor and Weir were dumbfounded. This little moon was really something else—so black-hearted! Poor alien race, they were being swindled so badly.
The alien powerhouses all wore gloomy expressions, nearly cursing aloud. This was sheer wolfish ambition, demanding so much from them.
The five alien Ancient Monarchs said coldly, "Impossible! Battle Saint King, your demands are excessive, simply a lion's open mouth!"
Ye Chen responded with a cold sneer: "What's the matter? Aren't your three alien Imperial Sons and Daughters worth this price? I thought they held lofty positions within your respective Imperial Clans. Apparently, they aren't even comparable to these things."
"If you can't afford it, just say so. I won't blame your alien race. It's just that I originally believed the alien race was the most powerful clan in the entire Ten Heavens Ancient Domains. I didn't expect you couldn't even meet such a modest request. I'm truly disappointed."
Although everyone in the alien race knew Ye Chen was provoking them, they couldn't possibly admit it now. They could only grit their teeth and say, "Fine! Since you are willing to hand over the three Imperial Sons and Daughters of our realm's universe, our alien race is willing to pay this price. One month from now, we will deliver it to your human race. For now, please release the three Imperial Sons and Daughters of our realm's universe."
"Apologies, but I don't trust your alien race's credibility," Ye Chen refused without hesitation. "One month from now, when your alien race delivers the compensation, I will naturally release the three Imperial Sons and Daughters."
What a joke! Trust the alien race's credibility?
Once the three Imperial Sons and Daughters were released, there would be no hope of receiving that compensation.
"You—!"
The alien powerhouses all showed anger on their faces but had no retort. They immediately issued orders to the various alien Imperial Clan powerhouses to gather these treasures at once and withdraw from the human territories they occupied.
Concerning the safety of the three Imperial Sons and Daughters, they had no choice but to comply.
"Very well, we shall wait one month. We will personally come to welcome the three Young Ancestors."
With that, the five alien Ancient Monarchs angrily flicked their sleeves and left, departing from the Ascending Heaven Ancient Capital.
The various alien Imperial Clan Divine Kings also led their respective Imperial Sons and Daughters away.
"My Hua Clan Imperial Court will also prepare compensation one month from now to welcome our Young Ancestor's return!" The Sun Sovereign of the Hua Clan Imperial Court also vanished.
"Be careful. The alien race may plot something. I will stay. You all return to your respective Imperial Clans to prevent the alien race from taking advantage of our absence."
The Sun Sovereign spoke; the alien race had to be guarded against.
"Agreed. We shall take our leave first."
The Sword Heaven Sovereign and the other three human Sovereigns were the first to depart.
"Esteemed ones, since the matter has reached a conclusion, we shall also take our leave." The various heavens' Ancient Monarchs who had come to mediate also bid farewell and left one after another.
Finally, only three Ancient Monarchs remained in the Ascending Heaven Ancient Capital: Hua Xu Sovereign, the Sun Sovereign, and one Ancient Monarch who had come to mediate.
The storm had swept through. Everything that evolved from the Imperial Son Feast had, by now, made the name Battle Saint King resound throughout the Ten Heavens Ancient Domains, shining brilliantly and drawing the attention of powerhouses from all heavens.
It also placed immense pressure on many Imperial Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao Descendants, and Strongest Young Supremes, for this was an absolute invincible being capable of sweeping through Imperial Sons and Daughters of the same level. He could not be ignored; in the future struggle for the "Supreme One" immortal fate, he would be among the greatest rivals. How could they afford to be careless?
The various Imperial Clans and Immortal Clan Imperial Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants who had come also looked at Ye Chen with complex expressions, then at the human race, feeling that the human race of this era was destined for unparalleled glory.
Many Strongest Young Supremes had gathered to rise in this era. Barring accidents, even if becoming an Emperor in the future proved difficult, becoming an Ancient Monarch would not be hard, greatly enhancing the overall strength of the human race.
Especially with the Battle Saint King, Yu Qing, Yuan Yang Divine King, and the Human Emperor's Son—one was a Divine King-level Strongest Young Supreme, while the other three were invincible beings at the Great Power realm who had truly defeated Imperial Sons. This placed immense pressure on the Imperial Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants of all heavens.
The other human Imperial Sons and Daughters and Strongest Young Supremes were also not the slightest bit weaker than them.
In terms of overall strength, even the currently extremely powerful alien race seemed somewhat inferior.
Perhaps only the Immortal Clan could compare.