Hao Gongtian was locked on by Ye Chen. He was the one Ye Chen was about to make a move to kill.
The six Emperor Sons and Daughters, the Immortal Dao Descendants, took advantage of the fact that the many Divine Kings were attacking the encirclement and fighting over the life origin, unable to spare the effort to rescue Ye Chen. However, wasn't Ye Chen also using this opportunity to act even more wantonly, to slaughter these Emperor Sons and Daughters, these Immortal Dao Descendants?
"Thousand-Handed Tathagata's Time-Space Palm Seal!"
Ye Chen made his move, integrating the Dao of Space-Time into the Thousand-Handed Tathagata divine ability. Instantly, a full ninety-nine great hands appeared behind him, all condensing into the same palm seal, striking out simultaneously from all directions, forming a circular encirclement around the reeling Hao Gongtian.
Powerful space-time force surged forth, sealing the space-time of this area, transforming it into another special small space-time where everything was immobilized.
Within this special small space-time, Ye Chen was the master. He could manipulate the flow of time within it as he pleased.
"He actually integrated the Dao of Space-Time into the Thousand-Handed Guanyin!?"
Hao Gongtian was shocked and pale, even more astonished by Ye Chen's monstrous talent, because doing so must be extremely difficult.
Forbidden Divine Abilities were created by Emperors or Supreme Immortals; they were difficult to alter in the slightest, let alone integrate one's own Dao into them. Even among the many Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants, the most they could do was execute the Forbidden Divine Ability, allowing the inherent imperial Dao pattern to manifest, nothing more.
But Ye Chen had actually evolved the Dao of Space-Time within it, unleashing another, different kind of Time-Space Palm Seal. One had to admit this was already a heaven-defying act.
The more this was so, the more one felt the peerless monstrousness of this human Chaos young supreme. In the future, he might truly have the potential to break free from constraints and become the one and only Eternity throughout the ages.
The killing intent in his heart grew infinitely more intense.
However, within this special small space-time created by the Time-Space Palm Seal, Hao Gongtian felt his entire being as if sinking into a swamp. Powerful forces of time and space pressed in from all sides, causing his figure to seem frozen and fixed in place, difficult to move.
This was the terrifying aspect of the Time-Space Palm Seal—condensing space-time for one's own use.
"What's so surprising? I am Chaos. Everything originates from Chaos. What is there that Chaos cannot evolve?" Ye Chen spoke calmly. He merged into this small space-time. Although this small space-time was not large and could not exist eternally, as long as it existed for a moment, he was the master of space-time within it.
Be it Emperor Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao Descendants, or even Divine Kings, once they fell into this small space-time, they were the fish on the chopping block, and he was the knife, to be slaughtered at will.
Unless they were powerful enough to exceed the limitations of this small space-time, but even a One-Tribulation Divine King could not achieve that.
"Perish. You are the first Immortal Dao Descendant I kill. You have contributed a part to my path towards Eternity. You should be happy!" Ye Chen walked over, killing intent permeating the air as he charged forward.
His Chaos Great Cauldron appeared, suffused with primordial Chaos Qi, as if capable of devouring the myriad heavens. On the cauldron walls were the imprints of countless powerful beings, vivid and lifelike. The three most brilliant among them were Divine King Gu Hua, Divine King Dark Dragon, and Imperial Son Dark Heaven, so lifelike they seemed ready to emerge at any moment to fight for Ye Chen.
This also, in a sense, illustrated Ye Chen's heaven-defying nature, recording his glorious battle achievements!
Man and cauldron blasted forward together, containing a peerless might that could make even a One-Tribulation Divine King tremble with fear.
Boom—
Hao Gongtian's body was shattered to pieces, torn and pulverized.
Ye Chen shook the cauldron. The Chaos Great Cauldron soared into the sky, its mouth capable of devouring the myriad heavens, swallowing even this small space-time within.
Tens of thousands of layers of primordial Chaos Qi were directly ignited, transforming into blazing Chaos Dao Fire, accompanied by wisps of the most terrifying, most fundamental Chaos Source Fire, flooding the small space-time, comprehensively refining it, and especially refining Hao Gongtian within, refining his life imprint. Even the protection of immortal treasures was useless; he was to be utterly slain.
Sure enough, Hao Gongtian was the first Immortal Dao Descendant Ye Chen intended to kill.
Similarly, it was also to make the Chaos Great Cauldron even more extraordinary.
He had slain Imperial Son Dark Heaven, and now he could sense that within the Chaos Great Cauldron, an extraordinary spiritual intelligence was gestating—a divine spirit, yet perhaps something even more remarkable.
If he killed an Immortal Dao Descendant and refined their life imprint, branding it upon the cauldron, perhaps the Chaos Great Cauldron, with the addition of an immortal Dao imprint, would become even more transcendent, even more powerful.
"Take action! We cannot allow the Battle Saint King to kill Hao Gongtian!"
The five alien race Emperor Sons and Daughters charged back. Hao Gongtian was someone they had invited. If something happened to him, it would antagonize the Sun-Shooting Immortal Clan, and in the end, might even cause many immortal clans to stand in opposition. That would be more loss than gain.
Moreover, Hao Gongtian was, after all, an ally. How could they let something happen to him?
Ye Chen naturally would not allow them to charge over and disrupt his plans. He rushed forward, simultaneously confronting the five alien race Emperor Sons and Daughters.
Behind him, the Thousand-Handed Tathagata made its move; a thousand hands meant a thousand palm styles.
Under the full eruption of the five alien race Emperor Sons and Daughters, it was absolutely not something Ye Chen alone could handle. He could delay them briefly, but not for long, let alone resist them completely.
It was precisely for this reason that Ye Chen had repeatedly executed extraordinary imperial arts, even Forbidden Divine Abilities, not sparing the excessive expenditure of Chaos divine energy, to drag Hao Gongtian out and refine and kill him.
Now, after successively executing many imperial arts and Forbidden Divine Abilities, his expenditure was immense. Even his Chaos Supreme Body could not be manifested. He was alone, plunged into a situation of confronting the five alien race Emperor Sons and Daughters.
Even as someone at the late Eighth Heaven, it was difficult for him to simultaneously confront so many figures of the Emperor Son and Daughter level.
At the same time, the Chaos Great Cauldron stood horizontally in the air, primordial Chaos Qi flooding that area, incomparably heavy. Vaguely, it seemed as if the phantoms of great worlds were rising and falling within.
It was precisely because of this that those alien race talents and prodigies also could not rescue Hao Gongtian from within.
Ten thousand layers of Chaos Dao Fire, carrying wisps of the most terrifying, most fundamental Chaos Source Fire, were burning and refining Hao Gongtian's physical body and his soul avatar.
By now, Hao Gongtian had long since reconstituted his physical body. But at this moment, under the alternating burning of Chaos Dao Fire and Chaos Source Fire, even a supreme divine body of an Immortal Dao Descendant like his still showed countless cracks. Immortal Qi overflowed, and he was severely wounded.
From his pores, vast amounts of Immortal Qi continuously seeped out—that was the power of majestic immortal radiance.
Hao Gongtian could feel his origin was withering. If this continued, he truly might be completely refined, becoming an imprint like Imperial Son Dark Heaven, branded upon the wall of this Chaos Great Cauldron.
"No—"
How could Hao Gongtian be willing to perish like this? He erupted with all his power. The Immortal Qi within his body blazed fiercely, every inch of his physique erupting with dazzling immortal light, as if rounds of immortal light suns were imprinted upon his body.
"Battle Saint King, you forced me into this!"