"Two Sovereigns, the junior of our human race only offended unintentionally for a moment. Please be magnanimous and do not blame him. Our human race is absolutely willing to hand over this Life Origin to the two Sovereigns." The Ye Family Old Divine King hurriedly spoke up, while secretly and urgently sending a voice transmission to Ye Chen: "Saint King little friend, quickly offer a sincere apology to the two Ancient Monarchs, and do not utter any more reckless words. I believe the two Ancient Monarchs are also magnanimous and will only consider you still young and ignorant of many rules."
Faced with such persuasion from the Ye Family Old Divine King, Ye Chen merely smiled faintly, neither agreeing nor refusing.
Others also thought Ye Chen was being too arrogant, actually unwilling to bow his head and admit his mistake to the two Ancient Monarchs.
The human powerhouses all wore ugly expressions. Although things had escalated to this point because of Ye Chen's words, they had all witnessed the many kindnesses the Battle Saint King had shown their human race. How could they abandon him? Led by the Tongtian Old Divine King and the Ye Family Old Divine King, a group of human Divine Kings silently stepped forward and transmitted messages to the numerous human geniuses and talents, telling them to be ready to flee at any moment, while they would delay the enemy here.
"Seniors!"
The numerous human geniuses and talents all felt their hearts tremble. Their senior sages were even willing to sacrifice themselves to block the enemy so they could escape.
"Prepare quickly!" a human Divine King transmitted with a loud shout.
All the human Divine Kings stood ready, and the many human geniuses and talents quietly prepared themselves.
But with a series of whooshing sounds, numerous figures suddenly shot through the air, landing around the human powerhouses. They were precisely those powerhouses from the imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and others, who had actually formed an encirclement, faintly surrounding the human powerhouses.
Immediately, a Divine King from the Zhuxian Imperial Clan shouted, "What is the meaning of this?"
"Meaning?" The Life Imperial Son chuckled coldly. Beside him, a Divine King from the Life Imperial Clan spoke indifferently, "We are merely worried that your human race might take the opportunity to take away the Life Origin. After all, this belongs to the two Sovereigns, and we all have a duty to protect the Life Origin."
"The human race has always been cunning, so we must be on guard," said the Ancient Ruins Imperial Son, his body radiating a pressuring Imperial Son's aura.
Although he was not an alien Imperial Son, three of his sons had been slain by the Battle Saint King at the first checkpoint of the Supreme Ancient Path in the past, and his light shadow had also been shattered, thus forming an irreconcilable blood feud.
Moreover, over seventy Divine King-level figures had surrounded them, eyeing the humans covetously. This was an excellent opportunity to eradicate the human race; how could they miss it?
"You—" The many human powerhouses felt their hearts sink. These powerhouses from the imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and Mythical Emperor Domain truly intended to annihilate the human race here first.
"Prepare to act!" The Tongtian Old Divine King roared, erupting with a pressuring aura. Although not as vast and boundless as a true Ancient Monarch's, it was still extremely terrifying, sweeping across the sky and directly forcing the many Divine Kings from the imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and Mythical Emperor Domain to change expressions.
He far surpassed ordinary Divine Kings, belonging to the invincible Divine Kings at the Nine Tribulations Peak. Moreover, his blood energy was no longer as depleted as before, allowing him to unleash even greater divine might.
On the other side, the Ye Family Old Divine King also radiated majestic divine might. Even if not as strong as the Tongtian Old Divine King, he was still superior to ordinary Divine King Ancients. Now he appeared like a seventy-year-old man—still aged, but no longer skin and bones, his blood energy much stronger and quite powerful.
Behind them, the many Divine Kings from the human imperial clans and the Bright Emperor Domain also directly erupted. The auras of numerous Divine Kings burst forth, extremely powerful.
Almost simultaneously, the other Imperial Sons and Daughters, and the strongest young supremes besides Ye Chen also erupted with divine might, equally astonishing. Everyone was gathering their divine might, preparing to break through the encirclement.
"Want to leave? Don't even think about it!"
Those imperial clans and Immortal Clans who had always viewed the human race as a serious threat were unwilling to miss this excellent opportunity to severely cripple, or even wipe out, the human race in one fell swoop. They all erupted instantly, light pillars piercing the heavens, all preparing to block.
*Boom—*
The human Divine Kings were about to shout reprimands, but at that moment, something happened that made everyone present change expressions. The Ancient Monarch-level existence who looked like a seven-year-old boy suddenly radiated an overwhelming pressure that swept through everything.
Under this overwhelming pressure, which arrived majestically and even shook the auras of all the Divine Kings present, it pressed down, enveloping even the Tongtian Old Divine King, the Ye Family Old Divine King, and other Divine King Ancients. They were completely not on the same level.
The human powerhouses all underwent drastic changes in expression, while the other imperial clan, Immortal Clan, and Mythical Emperor Domain powerhouses revealed looks of joy on their faces.
The universe-dominating Ancient Monarch-level existence was finally about to truly take action.
"Prepare to break through!" The Tongtian Old Divine King roared, his entire aura erupting to its absolute limit. It actually caused the monarchial heavenly might radiating from the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body to waver. One could imagine his realm was infinitely close to the Ancient Monarch domain.
The more this was so, the more the other imperial clan, Immortal Clan, and Mythical Emperor Domain powerhouses could not allow the humans to leave. They immediately shouted in unison, "Sovereigns, we will stop the humans. Please, two Sovereigns, take action and slay this arrogant human!"
Numerous powerforces pressed forward on a large scale, not allowing the humans the slightest chance to escape.
"You go! You are the hope of the human race's future. Even if we old fellows die, we will not let anything happen to you!"
The Tongtian Old Divine King roared almost like a beast, his eyes turning red. Even though he was not truly a member of the human race, through their interactions during this period, he had long come to regard himself as one of them. At this moment, his entire being seemed to begin burning, giving rise to an even more terrifyingly astonishing and powerful aura. That level of power had already made the ultimate leap from being infinitely close to the Ancient Monarch domain, reaching that very level.
On the other side, seeing this scene, the Ye Family Old Divine King also gritted his teeth fiercely. His entire body glowed, suddenly erupting with a radiance as blazing and peerless as the sun, accompanied by an equally supreme and vast divine might. In an instant, it surpassed his past self, reaching the pinnacle of his life's strength.
Even if not as terrifyingly peerless as the Tongtian Old Divine King, he could not be underestimated. Even an Ancient Monarch, such a peerless existence, would have to be somewhat wary.
But that was preparing to burn himself to exchange for greater power to rescue these young juniors. Once the burning was complete, it would utterly represent the annihilation of both form and spirit.
Following closely, basically all the other human Divine Kings gritted their teeth fiercely and began burning one after another. Powerful strength immediately surged forth.
"Madmen! They're all a bunch of madmen!"
Witnessing the terrifying divine mights suddenly rising from among the humans, the other imperial clan, Immortal Clan, and Mythical Emperor Domain powerhouses almost all changed expressions on the spot, cursing inwardly. These humans were truly a bunch of madmen.
How dare they block human Divine Kings who had gone mad and were burning themselves? The cost of such burning was certain death. If they tried to continue blocking now, they would be seeking death, and might even be dragged down as companions in death. That would be gaining little at great cost.
Almost immediately deciding, the other imperial clan, Immortal Clan, and Mythical Emperor Domain powerforces all dodged aside, not daring to block in the slightest.
"Go quickly!" The Tongtian Old Divine King and the others roared fiercely.
Yu Qing, A Beinu, the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, Shan Ji, the Angel Imperial Son, and the other human Imperial Sons and Daughters and strongest young supremes did not dare hesitate in the slightest. They immediately tried to pull along the motionless Ye Chen, preparing to flee.
Though their hearts were filled with immense grief, they clearly understood they must not waste the goodwill bought by the sacrifice of the many human Divine Kings at this moment. Otherwise, their sacrifice would be in vain.
*Boom—*
At that moment, the Wushi Sovereign, who had remained motionless all along, suddenly trembled. His entire body erupted with world-shakingly vast monarchial heavenly might, even surpassing that of the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body by a significant margin.
His entire being suddenly radiated a brilliant, golden, resplendent light, accompanied by peerless monarchial heavenly might that swept across this stretch of sky and earth. Instantly, all the human Divine Kings trembled violently. The momentum from burning their form and spirit was immediately doused as if by a bucket of cold water, and the burning light was extinguished on the spot.
Even the burning light on the Tongtian Old Divine King and the Ye Family Old Divine King trembled violently, almost on the verge of being snuffed out.
The powerhouses of the heavens were horrified. This majestic sovereign figure, standing fifteen feet tall, was actually powerful to such an extent, absolutely not something an ordinary Ancient Monarch could compare to.
However, along with the horror came a sense of delight and cold sneers. Now that this peerless sovereign had taken action, even if the many human Divine Kings burned their form and spirit, it would be difficult to block him.
"The human race is indeed an admirable race!"
The Wushi Sovereign revealed a trace of appreciation and nodded. "But enough is enough."
The monarchial heavenly might originating from the Wushi Sovereign became even more terrifyingly intense, rising another significant notch compared to before. The powerful pressure released by the burning form and spirit of the Tongtian Old Divine King and the Ye Family Old Divine King, the two Divine King Ancients who had been barely holding on, was suddenly subjected to immense suppression. Under this suppression, the burning light seemed as if it could be extinguished at any moment.
This scene caused the two Divine King Ancients to change expressions drastically. They were about to grit their teeth fiercely, preparing to burn themselves more completely to exchange for even greater power to resist. But at that moment, Ye Chen stepped forward, stopping the two Divine King Ancients, and said, "It is indeed enough!"
*Whoosh—*
Taking advantage of the moment when both were somewhat unclear about Ye Chen's words, the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body flashed close, landing beside them. Its left and right hands slapped down fiercely, forcibly extinguishing the burning light of both completely.
More importantly, when these slaps landed, they not only extinguished the burning light but also infused two streams of Life Origin power, forcibly completely healing the injuries within their bodies.
But in the eyes of outsiders, it appeared as if the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body had directly attacked them, suppressing the two Divine King Ancient-level existences.
The powerforces were all startled. The humans' hearts trembled, while the other imperial clan, Immortal Clan, and Mythical Emperor Domain powerforces sneered repeatedly, preparing to take the opportunity to add insult to injury against the humans.
At that moment, Ye Chen moved. To the stunned gazes of everyone present, he strode forward and respectfully bowed from a distance towards the Wushi Sovereign: "Junior Ye Chen pays his respects to Ancestor Wushi!"