"Battle Saint King, I curse your ancestors!"
Even with Imperial Maiden Gu Lan's excellent upbringing, she couldn't help but curse out loud. It was too shameless—he actually shifted all the responsibility onto her.
Although this Supreme Treasure was something many Divine Kings were vying for, containing a wisp of Emperor Dao Aura, she couldn't shake a strange feeling. As an enemy, how could the Battle Saint King be so kind as to give it to her? She always felt an ominous premonition rising.
But now, she was already in a position where a hundred mouths couldn't explain it. With a gloomy expression, she took the Supreme Treasure and soared into the sky to leave.
Behind her, the space she had occupied moments before was instantly shattered and annihilated, vanishing into nothingness, completely empty.
Numerous Divine Kings arrived in pursuit in the blink of an eye, including three from the alien race. They secretly transmitted messages urging Imperial Maiden Gu Lan to flee quickly and even called for other alien Divine Kings to come and prepare to receive her.
Imperial Maiden Gu Lan fled swiftly. She had never experienced such humiliation in her life. Ever since encountering the Battle Saint King, she had never had any luck. Who knew how much she wanted to curse in her heart?
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The pursuit by many powerful experts included not only the nine great empire Divine Kings but also other talents and prodigies from imperial clans and immortal clans. All were after the Supreme Treasure in her hands.
"Gu Lan, we advise you to hand it over. Otherwise, even with an Emperor Treasure protecting you, facing so many of us Divine Kings will lead to a miserable end. Think carefully about the consequences—look before you leap," someone spoke coldly via voice transmission, warning Imperial Maiden Gu Lan.
At this moment, regardless of the enmity between the Mythical Emperor Domain and the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain, Divine Kings from both worlds subconsciously united, all with the goal of seizing the treasure suspected to be an Emperor Dao Treasure.
However, the three alien Divine Kings intervened to block the pursuit, creating an opportunity for Imperial Maiden Gu Lan to escape.
After all, she was an Imperial Maiden, a young ancestor of a major alien imperial clan, and naturally possessed extraordinary treasures. In an instant, she tore through the void and left. Though many Divine Kings found it difficult to catch up immediately, they had locked onto her aura.
Given enough time, they could catch her.
At this time, in a desolate, uninhabited mountain range, Imperial Maiden Gu Lan appeared, panting heavily. Her ample chest rose and fell, and she was drenched in fragrant sweat. Clearly, even escaping the pursuit of so many Divine Kings was no easy feat.
But the distance was sufficiently great; it would take the Divine Kings some time to catch up. Seizing this opportunity, she opened the treasure radiating with brilliant light. Her eyes couldn't immediately penetrate the radiance, but her slender jade-like hand slapped down.
Buzz—
The radiant light scattered bit by bit. From the glowing sphere, something slowly fell.
It was a lotus flower spinning gracefully, appearing exquisitely beautiful, pure and crystalline jade with lovely patterns. However, as the lotus slowly unfurled, Imperial Maiden Gu Lan's heart suddenly trembled. That ominous premonition surged in her heart once more.
Even her eyelids twitched urgently.
Just as the lotus fully bloomed, a familiar and hateful voice suddenly rang out: "Do you like my gift?"
Yes, it was Ye Chen's voice.
Boom—
At the moment of full bloom, from within the exquisitely beautiful treasure lotus, a force that could be called truly cataclysmic erupted. With a deafening roar, it completely exploded.
Chaos Three Styles—Myriad Worlds Style!
Ye Chen had long been hidden within the Demonic God Lotus. The moment it opened was when the Myriad Worlds Style erupted.
Thousands upon thousands of illusory great world phantoms appeared, enveloping the unprepared Imperial Maiden Gu Lan, making escape impossible.
Simultaneously, the thousands of great world phantoms began collapsing one after another, each heading toward destruction, containing unparalleled cataclysmic power, with myriad great Dao laws erupting in full force.
"Ah—"
Imperial Maiden Gu Lan, submerged within, was utterly enraged. She let out a loud cry, struggling desperately to resist.
The myriad heavens and worlds seemed to erupt and collapse in an instant. Such power could truly be called world-destroying and earth-shattering, everything heading toward utter annihilation.
Half an hour later, all the destructive power dissipated. This vast mountain range spanning hundreds of thousands of li had fallen into silence and ruin. Mountains crumbled, the earth split, and the scene was a mess, with only countless ravines crisscrossing the land for thousands of li, densely packed.
A blood-soaked figure fell from within. Who else could it be but Imperial Maiden Gu Lan? But now, she was severely injured. If not for her cultivation being sufficiently powerful, even a super great power would have perished in this strike.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
But before one wave subsided, another rose. The void tore open, and one powerful Divine King figure after another streaked through the sky, locating Imperial Maiden Gu Lan's position and pursuing her.
"Battle Saint King, if I, Gu Lan, do not avenge today's humiliation, I swear I will not be human!"
Imperial Maiden Gu Lan swore a Heavenly Dao oath, but she didn't linger for a moment. Dragging her heavily injured body, she soared into the sky, because if she didn't leave now, these Divine Kings would completely catch up.
She wouldn't explain, knowing it was useless. The only plan now was to flee.
Far away at the horizon, Ye Chen had long witnessed everything. A group of people appeared beside him, and seeing this scene, they all looked at Ye Chen, their hearts pounding.
This time, Ye Chen had really dug a huge pit for Imperial Maiden Gu Lan to jump into.
What happened earlier in the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall was clearly a Lure the Tiger Away from the Mountain Plan. That so-called Supreme Treasure was just something Ye Chen deliberately created. How could there be any real Supreme Treasure? Hadn't Imperial Maiden Gu Lan fallen for the trap? The most important thing, the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall, had already fallen into Ye Chen's hands.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!
Not long after, shocking news spread: Imperial Maiden Gu Lan never possessed any real Emperor Dao Treasure. It was all the Battle Saint King's Lure the Tiger Away from the Mountain Plan—everything was his trap.
When everyone truly realized this, they quickly turned back to the Longyun Mountain Range, but the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall had long disappeared.
Only then did the world understand they had truly fallen for the Battle Saint King's scheme.
But by now, the Battle Saint King was already nowhere to be found, with no one able to locate his whereabouts.
Returning to a place unknown to anyone, Ye Chen summoned the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall, sealed the heavens and earth, isolated it from the outside world so no one could know what was happening, and began exploring this Heavenly Palace Divine Hall.
However, just as when the many Divine Kings searched it, the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall was basically filled with worthless Supreme Treasures.
But Ye Chen was quite patient. He diligently explored, and in the blink of an eye, three days passed. On this day, he finally found something extraordinary about the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall.
In the central palace, he found a stele hidden in a concealed space. Carved on it was a special ancient character: "Seven."
What this number represented, Ye Chen didn't know.
But after refining the stele, Ye Chen actually gained control of the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall. It turned out to be a palace-style Dao Soldier artifact, faintly retaining a few wisps of Emperor Dao Aura, making his heart tremble as if he understood something.
Moreover, a stream of information emerged from the stele, entering his mind: "Gather all ten Monarch Palaces to open the Ancient Emperor Hall!"