"Not good! The Life Essence is escaping!"
"Chase it quickly!"
"We cannot let the Life Essence get away!"
The two sides that had been locked in fierce combat immediately ceased. Numerous experts from the imperial clans, immortal clans, and the Mythical Emperor Domain all shot into the sky, fiercely pursuing the fleeing Life Essence, transforming into streaks of light that crisscrossed the heavens.
Simultaneously, the eight rotting creatures could not possibly allow the Life Essence to simply leave, for within it was also a burial coffin, something of utmost importance to them that could not be allowed to go wrong.
Thus, an endless tide of rotting divine demons also abandoned the battle, chasing after it with lightning speed.
The Mythical Ruins Land, the battlefield of the great emperors of old, was vast and boundless, and also desolate beyond measure.
As far as the eye could see, the endless earth was an extremely desolate expanse of red soil, stretching for who knew how many tens of thousands of miles. Even a Great Power might spend their entire life exploring this vast territory and still fail to reach its end.
This day, however, the desolate Mythical Ruins Land was filled with the sounds of a great pursuit.
Visible to the naked eye, within the boundless Mythical Ruins Land, a sun-like entity, radiating endless emerald-green radiance, streaked across the sky. It shone with boundless green light, carrying a majestic aura of life. Wherever it passed, the earth below sprouted lush oases, stretching for hundreds and thousands of miles, densely packed.
The trees grew at an astonishing, familiar speed, and in the blink of an eye, vast forests sprang from the ground, creating a green, oasis-like path of unknown length across the Mythical Ruins Land.
Yet, this was limited only to the path of the Life Essence; everywhere else remained a desolate expanse of red earth.
Meanwhile, countless figures shot through the air in pursuit from behind. Each of these figures possessed powerful auras—Divine Kings with heaven-defying combat power, members of imperial and immortal clans, and rotting divine demons. Yet, without exception, these terrifying existences were all focused on the rapidly escaping Life Essence, chasing after it relentlessly along the way.
However, the green sun formed by the Life Essence was extremely fast, making it quite difficult even for Divine Kings to catch up.
Occasionally, Ye Chen, who was within it, would tear off small pieces of the Life Essence and let them fall behind, precisely to prevent these pursuers from catching up.
And whenever these torn-off pieces of Life Essence fell, even if they were only about the size of a fist, they were enough to drive the numerous experts into a frenzy of competition. Groups of Divine Kings would charge forward, especially the ancient Divine Kings nearing the end of their lifespans. For the sake of obtaining Life Essence, they would stop at nothing. In the midst of this struggle for these small pieces of Life Essence, three Divine Kings had already perished, a tragic sight.
Among them, even an invincible Divine King like the Heaven-Piercing Ancient Divine King felt some temptation. However, upon hearing Ye Chen's mental transmission, he immediately gave up the idea.
The other human Divine Kings did the same. Each leading their respective Emperor Sons and Daughters, along with numerous human imperial clan prodigies and talents, they charged forward. Suppressing their desire for the Life Essence, they chose the safer option of simply chasing the main body. Consequently, their losses were almost negligible.
It was precisely because of this that Ye Chen gained relatively precious time. During this period, whenever the various powers erupted into conflict over the fragments, it inevitably delayed the others, preventing them from truly catching up to the Life Essence containing Ye Chen.
Far off on the horizon, a group of terrifying figures appeared. Among them were no fewer than ten Divine Kings, along with several peerless Emperor Sons and Daughters.
At the forefront were two individuals—one supremely sacred, the other wreathed in overwhelming demonic might. Both were top-tier figures among Emperor Sons and Daughters. Who else could they be but the alien race's Di Wentian and Mo Shi Tian?
Now, all the alien race experts stood at a distant location on the horizon, not daring to approach and compete for the Life Essence. Their losses in the previous battle had been too severe, their vitality greatly damaged. For the time being, they dared not confront the human race head-on.
The alien race experts gazed at the sun-like Life Essence traversing the heavens, their eyes shooting forth terrifying killing intent.
For they all clearly understood one thing: the mastermind behind their current miserable state, the Battle Saint King, was inside that Life Essence, leading everyone by the nose.
Mo Shi Tian, like a Great Demon God, was enveloped in boundless demonic energy. His entire being exuded an overwhelming demonic majesty that made others dare not look directly at him. His voice, thick with demonic nature, resounded across this stretch of heaven and earth: "The Battle Saint King is inside the Life Essence. Everyone else is fighting over those small torn-off pieces. Currently, the Life Essence itself has no protection. Now is the best time to strike. Let us rush to the very front. Forget the Life Essence itself. We should directly kill the Battle Saint King inside it. Although this Chaos young supreme has not yet reached the Divine King realm, he has already become a force to be reckoned with. He cannot be allowed to remain."
For a Divine King-level Emperor Son as powerful as Mo Shi Tian to show such concern spoke volumes.
Behind him, numerous alien Divine Kings, even Emperor Sons and Daughters, and imperial clan prodigies and talents all grew restless, their killing intent limitless.
However, a brilliant divine light suddenly spread out, dissolving the demonic might. This stretch of heaven and earth seemed to transform into an immortal kingdom. Di Wentian, his body radiant and wreathed in immortal light, appeared like an Immortal King descending to the mortal world. His cross-shaped pupils held their sharpness within as he spoke calmly: "We cannot move against him."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Everyone turned their gaze to Di Wentian, their pupils contracting sharply. Mo Shi Tian narrowed his eyes even further, spewing forth sharp light that was difficult to look upon directly. "Di Wentian, your clan truly still leans towards the Sealed Boundary Universe. But don't forget what your father did to the Sealed Boundary Universe back then. Do you think they would forgive him? In the end, your father was nothing but a traitor!"
Boom—
From Di Wentian's body erupted a boundless, majestic pressure. Under this pressure, even the other alien Divine Kings felt their hearts tremble. How long had it been? Di Wentian had actually made a new breakthrough. Mo Shi Tian also felt an immense sense of oppression.
They saw Di Wentian turn to face him, his cross-shaped pupils shooting forth cross-shaped sharpness, keen as heavenly blades yet profound as bottomless abysses. He spoke coldly: "If you don't believe me, you are welcome to go ahead. But don't blame me for not warning you. Although you are at the Divine King realm, within that Life Essence is an existence that even the Emperor Thought Incarnation of the Ancient Netherworld Emperor found helpless. If you believe your own power is sufficient to deal with it, by all means, go ahead. But do not drag everyone else to their deaths with you."
"Furthermore, let me warn you: if not for my father's actions back then, your alien Ancient Universe would have paid an even heavier price to conquer the Sealed Boundary Universe."
"This time, I can pretend I didn't hear it. But if I hear you insult my father again, do not blame me for acting without mercy!"
Turning around, Di Wentian's figure vanished in an instant. Only the sky full of divine light drifted down like a rain of light, falling gently, resembling scattered petals—a scene of great beauty.