Supreme Elder Mo Gu immediately collapsed in terror, his face deathly pale. Just who was this junior? How could he possess a Slaying the Heavens Alliance leader's token? The token carried a trace of ancient divine majesty that could not be concealed.
"Elder, you needn't worry. As a junior, I won't stand by and watch you die. So, as long as you agree to a few conditions, I can promise not to pursue this matter," Ye Chen chuckled, though his expression looked utterly cunning, making the elder's heart pound. "What conditions?"
"Simple. Hand over your divine sword and all the valuable items on your person. That's all. I wonder, Elder, are you willing, willing, or willing?" Ye Chen smiled with a crafty grin.
Damn it, this was clearly a threat, a naked threat.
Supreme Elder Mo Gu gritted his teeth. He was a high-ranking Supreme Elder of Tian Du Academy, someone who commanded respect. When had he ever suffered such extortion? Yet, facing Ye Chen, he felt utterly powerless.
That Slaying the Heavens Alliance leader's token, though only palm-sized, felt heavier than a divine mountain, pressing down on him until his face turned pale and he could barely breathe.
If Ye Chen truly wished it, even if he didn't die, he'd be skinned alive. It would be anything but pleasant.
"You... you're ruthless, kid!" In the end, forced by helplessness, Supreme Elder Mo Gu had no choice but to agree to his conditions.
*Clang!*
He produced the divine sword. It gleamed with a cold light. Even dormant, it was an absolutely fine blade. Cutting hair with a touch or slicing through iron like mud were trivial feats for it. Emitting a single wisp of its divine might could sunder a mountain range—that was its true terrifying aspect.
The divine sword appeared to weigh dozens or even a hundred jin, but it was forged from extraordinary materials, making it actually weigh a thousand jin. Yet Ye Chen lifted it effortlessly as if it were nothing, stroking the blade and praising, "A very good sword, quite sharp. It should be decent for hunting and cutting meat."
"You—!" Supreme Elder Mo Gu glared. This was a divine sword he had personally refined! To be treated like this was nothing but an insult.
Seeing a golden light flash from Ye Chen's palm into the divine sword, the elder couldn't help but sneer inwardly. A mere Martial God wanting to erase his Primordial Spirit imprint? What wishful thinking.
But the next moment, his face paled. He sensed the strand of Primordial Spirit imprint he had left within the divine sword being erased. He stared at Ye Chen in shock. This youth was at most a Martial God. How could he erase his Primordial Spirit imprint?
Ye Chen said indifferently, "Erasing a Primordial Spirit imprint is actually quite simple, just a minor technique, nothing remarkable. Don't think those at lower realms can't accomplish such things. Now, please open your internal space. I'm here to rob you."
"I @#￥%..."
Heaven knew how much Supreme Elder Mo Gu wanted to curse, but with Ye Chen waving that Slaying the Heavens Alliance leader's token before him, his face turned as ugly as if he'd swallowed a dead child.
"Kid, you're really going to do this? Do you know I am a Supreme Elder of Tian Du Academy? In the future, when you enter Tian Du Academy, you'll inevitably be under my supervision. Wouldn't it be better for both of us to take a step back now?" Even at this point, Supreme Elder Mo Gu couldn't resist issuing a threat.
Ye Chen continued waving the alliance leader's token. "Don't worry. If you want to cause trouble for me, I'll be waiting. Worst case, I'll just leave. Tian Du Academy isn't that impressive anyway. But you should be careful. If you offend me, I'll come with this Slaying the Heavens Alliance leader's token and block your path every single day."
"..." Supreme Elder Mo Gu wanted to roar. Just who was threatening whom here? Damn it all!
With no other choice, he reluctantly opened his internal space. Inside, it was a dazzling sight, filled with numerous treasures piled up like a small mountain. Spiritual energy surged—all sorts of Heaven and Earth Treasures, divine materials for artifact forging, miraculous elixirs, and countless other treasures. It was simply unimaginable.
"Lingzhi Fruit, Snow-Seeking Incense, Heavenly Fragrance Grass, Diamond Glazed Stone, Mysterious Iron..."
So wealthy! As expected of a Tian Du Academy Supreme Elder. The value of the treasures in this one space alone definitely exceeded ten million gold coins.
Ye Chen's eyes flashed. Simultaneously, he opened his own dantian space, which glowed with golden light, concealing his own treasures. Then, a suction force materialized out of thin air, drawing all the treasures from Supreme Elder Mo Gu's internal space into his own. The brilliant treasure light vanished as Ye Chen swept everything away in one go, leaving Supreme Elder Mo Gu on the verge of tears.
But Ye Chen didn't leave. He just kept staring at him, which infuriated the elder. "Junior, you've taken so many of this old man's treasures. What are you still looking at?"
"Open the remaining two internal spaces."
Ye Chen's words chilled Supreme Elder Mo Gu's heart, but he braced himself and said, "I don't know what you're talking about."
Ye Chen sneered, pointing at two specific locations on the elder's body—both were spots where internal spaces could be opened. Even if he couldn't see them himself, he had the immensely capable Old Yan within him. Hiding from a Heavenly God was the most laughable thing.
Supreme Elder Mo Gu's heart turned completely cold. Wondering how this junior could possibly know, he also opened the final two internal spaces with a sense of despair. They too were filled with dazzling light and countless treasures, all of which were plundered by the great bandit Ye Chen.
"Supreme Elder Mo Gu, thank you for your hospitality. Feel free to threaten me again next time," Ye Chen said with satisfaction before leaving.
A long time later, Supreme Elder Mo Gu finally let out a furious roar that shook the entire hall. Everyone was startled, wondering what had happened to make Supreme Elder Mo Gu bellow in such rage.
Not long after, the spatial channels connecting the two realms opened. Everyone remaining in the trial realm could now leave and return to Tian Du Continent.
Thus, the Trial Path, fraught with twists and turns, finally came to a complete end.
The powerhouses from the several super forces led the departure. Yang Shaoqi, Li Sheng, and others looked at Ye Chen with venomous yet powerless gazes before finally leaving. They all knew that in this lifetime, they would likely never catch up to Ye Chen's pace.
A graceful figure also followed. She was the sole surviving royal family member from the massacre incident, aside from the four Self-Proclaimed Kings—the Sixth Princess, Yang Miaoxue.
Before leaving, her gaze towards Ye Chen was complex and somewhat misty. In the end, she departed.
Within the spatial channel, Ye Chen led the people from Xia Feng Kingdom, riding the demonic flood dragon. Along the way, they could see the endless void of the dimensional space.
Ye Chen often stood alone, his gaze profound and infinite. He looked towards the distant edge, where Tian Du Continent connected with the myriad realms. He seemed to see the figures of several old friends standing there, also looking in this direction.
During this time, another Heavenly God elder from Tian Du Academy, responsible for stabilizing the spatial channel's safety, proactively struck up a conversation with the legendary youth Ye Chen. Unlike Supreme Elder Mo Gu's demand for Great Dao Blood, this elder was very gentle and approachable, a Supreme Elder worthy of respect.
He held Ye Chen in extremely high regard. Whether in times of peace or great turmoil, Ye Chen was destined to grow into a supreme existence, one who would rule over the world. In the future, he could battle alien races alongside the various ancient Divine Spirit ancestors, opening up a bright and clear world for Tian Du Continent and returning a free new world to its people.
While conversing humbly with him, Ye Chen also learned about the battles on Tian Du Continent.
In fact, the pressure faced on Tian Du Continent during this conflict was far greater than in the trial realm. Four cross-realm channels had been opened simultaneously, located in four distant places on the continent. Only one was in the central region. They were too far apart to aid each other, clearly a deliberate move by the alien races.
Moreover, in each cross-realm channel, at least two or three alien Divine Spirits were attempting to descend, their divine senses piercing through the void, bringing unparalleled disaster to Tian Du Continent.
It must be said that these alien races from beyond Tian Du Continent were too powerful. Just the number of Supreme Divine Spirits alone far exceeded those on Tian Du Continent—no less than ten.
Even more terrifying, in the spatial channels of the central and southern regions, the most fearsome alien Divine Spirits had descended, each no weaker than the War King who had attempted to cross over in the trial realm.
From the conversations of the alien Divine Spirits, it was learned that one was Tai Su King, and the other was Peacock King. Both were revered by the other alien Divine Spirits, clearly excessively powerful Divine Spirit experts, almost taking that final step into another supreme domain—peerless existences.
Even powerful figures like several ancient Divine Spirit ancestors were wounded and had to rely on the origin power of Tian Du Continent to resist these external enemies. The Supreme Old Academy Head and Great Sage Hong Tian had come to reinforce these two spatial channels.
Naturally, in the end, they repelled these alien powerhouses, bringing a period of peace to Tian Du Continent.
Hearing this, Ye Chen smiled knowingly. He understood who they were. He hadn't expected them to come as well. As for their later retreat, the shadow of the War King seemed to flicker behind the scenes, likely providing some protection for his sake.
Who would have thought that after years apart, those old friends from the past had each grown to this level? But it wasn't surprising. He clearly understood the true strength of those old friends. Each was a genuine peerless figure, extraordinarily talented. Reaching this step was within reason.
Not long after, the view opened up before them. Ye Chen and the others finally crossed the spatial channel and returned to Tian Du Continent.
This was a channel leading directly to the central region of Tian Du Continent. Ye Chen and the numerous trial-takers stepped onto this vast, spiritually rich land for the first time. It far surpassed other great regions, truly worthy of being the important territory divided and occupied by the several super forces. It was indeed extraordinary.
This was an open plain within the central region, sparsely populated. A massive stone platform had been built here, with several palace buildings standing nearby. The reception envoys from Tian Du Academy and powerhouses from various major forces had long been waiting here to welcome the returning trial-takers.
"Crown Prince, Thirteenth Prince, Princess..."
A Martial God from Xia Feng Kingdom clad in battle armor appeared before Crown Prince Xia Yang, the Thirteenth Prince, and others who had emerged first from the spatial channel. Sensing the powerful aura emanating from Xia Yang, he was startled. "Crown Prince, you've already... broken through to the Martial God realm?"