Imperial Maiden Gu Lan's physical body was shattered, directly pulverized by the Chaos Great Cauldron.
The might of the Chaos Young Supreme One was displayed without a doubt.
Between heaven and earth, terrifying phenomena manifested—these were the phenomena that appeared after Imperial Maiden Gu Lan was smashed to pieces. The power of her imperial bloodline harbored astonishing phenomena, as if myriad gods and demons were roaring, with billions of living beings descending from the sky, an extremely shocking sight.
Boom—
But the Chaos Great Cauldron descended from the heavens, carrying myriad layers of primordial Chaos Qi, radiating endless chaotic light like a blazing great sun, directly grinding away all phenomena.
The cauldron's mouth swallowed the heavens, devouring all of Imperial Maiden Gu Lan's flesh and blood into the cauldron. Chaos Dao Fire was burning, refining Imperial Maiden Gu Lan's divine soul.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
At the same time, Ye Chen's speed reached the extreme, surpassing the ordinary and reason. His left hand was the Heaven-Shaking Hand, his right hand the Chaos Three Styles, and behind him, the Immortal Phoenix Divine Wings also appeared. He struck like lightning, seizing the moment before the Emperor Treasure's light could fully protect Imperial Maiden Gu Lan to tear apart and shatter her Divine Soul Little Person three times in succession.
This scene made everyone's hearts pound. Before the invincible Battle Saint King, even someone as powerful as Imperial Maiden Gu Lan was utterly helpless. She couldn't even manage to use her Emperor Treasure to protect herself. In a short time, her Divine Soul Little Person had been torn apart several times. If this continued for seven times, Imperial Maiden Gu Lan would inevitably perish.
"Ah—" Imperial Maiden Gu Lan let out a shrill scream. She never imagined she would fall to such a state.
She was an Imperial Maiden, the daughter of the Ancient Nether Great Emperor, inheriting the most powerful imperial bloodline. At her birth, she had seized the world's fortune, emerging with a body at the Saint Realm, sweeping through the younger generation of her era unmatched. Later, she was sealed and put into slumber by her elders, only to awaken and emerge in this era to contend for the greatest immortal fate and fortune—the "Supreme One."
She just never expected that before the "Supreme One" immortal fate even emerged, she would fall into such a life-and-death crisis.
Imperial Maiden Gu Lan was unwilling. With a great shout, she cried, "I am unwilling! So what if you are the Battle Saint King? Even a Chaos Young Supreme One cannot kill me!"
Boom—
She executed a secret technique to boost her power. Her aura suddenly soared, and behind her, a magnificent phantom of her Essence Inner World descended. Vast power of heaven and earth rumbled forth, protecting her body, and from within, numerous powerful figures charged out.
Within her Essence Inner World, she had naturally nurtured many living beings. To prepare for crises, there were also Divine Kings from the Ancient Nether Emperor Clan stationed there long-term.
Previously, she had been so suppressed by Ye Chen that she was too busy struggling to even remember the Divine Kings within her Essence Inner World. Now, with her Essence Inner World descending, the Ancient Nether Emperor Clan Divine King located in its deepest depths suddenly opened his eyes. A pair of sharp, extreme gazes pierced through the firmament, carrying an unparalleled pressure of a Divine King.
"Divine King Ancient Mulberry!"
Seeing that powerful Divine King figure deep within the Essence Inner World phantom, many alien talents and prodigies exclaimed in surprise. This Divine King was not the one who had followed Imperial Maiden Gu Lan this time, but another, and one who was far more powerful. An intense aura of heavenly tribulation emanated from him, clearly indicating he had undergone the Divine King Tribulation more than once.
"Junior, you dare attack the Imperial Maiden Little Ancestor? Die!"
Ancient Mulberry Divine King, awakened from the depths of the Essence Inner World, saw this scene. Immediately, the power of heaven and earth boiled up. At the same time, a dark-red ghost-headed great blade appeared in his hand. With a casual swing, a blood-red blade light spanning tens of thousands of miles tore through the firmament, viciously slashing toward Ye Chen.
"I didn't expect your Essence Inner World to also conceal a Divine King expert. But do you really think this can help you escape your inevitable death?" Ye Chen sneered coldly. He shook his arms, primordial Chaos Qi erupting in full force. His finger pointed like a sword, and a heaven-piercing sword light immediately tore through the firmament, even cleaving apart and shattering the Essence Inner World phantom that hadn't fully formed and descended.
Boom rumble rumble—
Ancient Mulberry Divine King's blood-red blade light, which hadn't even been fully unleashed, dissipated just like the phantom of the Essence Inner World, unable to truly rescue Imperial Maiden Gu Lan.
Boom—
At the same time, Ye Chen struck again. His entire aura erupted, reaching an extreme level of intensity. No matter how Imperial Maiden Gu Lan's aura surged, it was useless. Her Divine Soul Little Person was once again torn apart and shattered, reaching the fourth shattering.
Only three more times remained, enough to utterly kill Imperial Maiden Gu Lan.
The other Imperial Sons and Imperial Maidens, even if they wanted to intervene and rescue her, were powerless and could barely protect themselves.
Boom—
The fifth tearing of the divine soul.
Imperial Maiden Gu Lan's Divine Soul Little Person grew weaker and weaker. For the first time, she felt a true life crisis, truly on the brink of death. That feeling filled her with terror.
"I don't want to die like this," Imperial Maiden Gu Lan screamed in terror, yet she could not change anything.
Boom—
Ye Chen tore apart her Divine Soul Little Person once more. That powerful chaotic light completely suppressed all her tangible and intangible resistance, rendering her powerless. She could only watch as this happened before her eyes, unable to fight back.
Ye Chen's figure seemed like a young ancient Great Emperor, his imperial bearing peerless, his chaos overwhelming the world.
Swish—
At this moment, a streak of flowing light flashed—it was a radiant divine wheel, its edges lined with numerous serrated teeth. It was Imperial Maiden Gu Lan's Dao Weapon, which had been blasted away earlier. But now it appeared like lightning, solely to block Ye Chen for an instant, to hold on for the final moments.
Once that time arrived, the Emperor Treasure's light would fully envelop her. Even someone as powerful as the Battle Saint King would be unable to tear through such protection. There would also be enough time to summon Ancient Mulberry Divine King out, allowing her to leave safely.
Everything would ultimately be fine.
Clang clang clang—
The azure-blue divine wheel's edges, lined with numerous serrated teeth like sharp great blades, radiated myriad layers of blade light, whooshing as they inundated Ye Chen.
The attack of this Imperial Maiden Divine Wheel was absolutely extraordinary, capable of easily annihilating swathes of Great Power realm experts. It even contained faint threads of Divine King pressure, like a Divine King's hand pressing down, harboring unimaginable power.
It could be said that this weapon, like its master Imperial Maiden Gu Lan, possessed combat power that could be termed at the half-step Divine King level—truly terrifying. Even ancient Great Power-level experts would have to avoid its edge.
Unfortunately, the one this azure divine wheel was attacking, though a Great Power, was Ye Chen, who possessed the ability to slay a one-tribulation Divine King.
Before those myriad layers of heaven-piercing sword lights could truly strike Ye Chen, they were blocked outside by the vast primordial Chaos Qi, clanging and ringing, utterly unable to harm Ye Chen within in the slightest.
The primordial Chaos Qi was the best defense. No matter how sharp the sword lights were, they could not truly break through even a bit.