The emerging Battle Saint was incomparably powerful. He stood firm in the heavens, his body trembling slightly, causing the world to shake. Boundless golden light erupted, vast and brilliant, illuminating all the heavens.
Above the firmament, the stars themselves trembled. Countless rays of starlight and divine radiance descended in an instant, transforming into a celestial river of stars that surged down, enveloping the Battle Saint entirely.
Like a starving man who had endured ten lifetimes of hunger, the invincible Battle Saint opened all thirty-six thousand pores across his body. They resembled countless tiny black holes, wantonly devouring everything. The boundless radiance even replaced the light of the heavenly sun, becoming a blazing golden sun itself.
Only after a full half-day did the light gradually dissipate, revealing a figure whose golden radiance seemed eternal.
This person had long, flowing black hair and was similarly handsome and extraordinary—a young prodigy. Yet his entire body circulated with an immeasurable aura that seemed capable of piercing through the nine layers of heaven, its majesty suppressing the nine heavens and ten earths, making it impossible to look directly at him.
"Sealed for too long, causing much divine energy to drain from my body. I've only recovered somewhat now and need half a day in seclusion to adjust," the Qin family's Battle Saint murmured to himself. He was not of this era, having been sealed away in the endless past. Great hopes rested upon him, and he had finally emerged in this age.
Of course, even after absorbing the power of the starry radiance, he had not yet fully returned to his peak state and required some time for adjustment.
Naturally, for a Battle Saint of his caliber, it wouldn't take too long.
"He has emerged! The peerless Battle Saint has emerged!"
On the Qin family's colossal city, countless people erupted into fervent cheers.
This was a grand occasion. The Qin family's Battle Saint had emerged—a Strongest Young Supreme, an invincible existence in no way inferior to Emperor Sons and Daughters or Immortal Dao Descendants. After his emergence, he would succeed the Wushi Monarch, becoming the guardian of the Imperial Clan Qin Family in the future, his might shaking the All Heavens. He could also deal with the great horrors that had escaped from the Chaos Burial Ground.
The Qin family's Divine Kings were even more excited. Now that a Battle Saint of the younger generation had appeared, he would be sufficient to contend for the "Supreme" immortal fate in the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain in the days to come.
The Qin family's Battle Saint, brimming with heroic spirit, sensed the presence of many formidable and unfamiliar auras within the colossal city the moment he emerged from seclusion—none belonging to the Qin family. Several even made him feel a certain degree of wariness, which surprised him.
However, he could still sense the Wushi Monarch presiding over the Imperial City. Knowing that this Monarch Ancestor was present, the Imperial Clan Qin Family would remain safe for the day.
He immediately performed a grand salute from afar toward the Wushi Monarch in the Imperial City, then re-entered the immortal divine mountain to continue his adjustments.
Yet this day, the Imperial Clan Qin Family was destined not to remain calm; it would stir up towering waves.
The return of the Wushi Monarch, bringing with him powerful experts from various ancient universes—Imperial Clans, Immortal Clans, and the Mythical Imperial Domain—over a hundred Divine Kings in total; the emergence of the Battle Saint; the appearance of the human race's Imperial Clan... All these signs demonstrated the extraordinary nature of this great era.
Especially the many Heaven's Pride prodigies who came from the various Imperial Clans, Immortal Clans, and the Mythical Imperial Domain—not a single one was easy to deal with. They were prodigies among prodigies, including rarely seen Supreme Talents, and even the very pinnacle of the younger generation: Emperor Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao Descendants, and Strongest Young Supremes.
Such individuals stood peerless among their contemporaries. No matter how prosperous and flourishing the entire Imperial Clan Qin Family was, its younger generation paled in comparison.
After all, even in flourishing Imperial Clans and Immortal Clans, such figures were exceedingly rare, appearing only in countable numbers. Their birth depended on Emperors and Supreme Immortals, as they were their descendants.
It was just that both Emperors and Supreme Immortals were too powerful, not tolerated by heaven and earth, destined not to sire too many offspring.
Fortunately, on this day, an invincible Battle Saint had emerged. As a fellow Strongest Young Supreme, the many experts of the Imperial Clan Qin Family firmly believed their Battle Saint was supreme and invincible, for he and the Wushi Monarch were both Battle Saints—one of the most powerful legacies within the Chaos Sea.
Subsequently, an even more shocking piece of news struck the Imperial Clan Qin Family like a meteor, stirring up immense waves.
Among the Heaven's Pride prodigies from the outside world, there was also a Battle Saint, hailing from the Sealed Realm Universe, who was highly regarded by the Wushi Monarch.
Rumors said this outside Battle Saint possessed heaven-defying combat power, having defeated Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants—not just one, but multiple—boasting an exceedingly glorious record.
More importantly, within the incomplete Sealed Realm Universe lacking the Tenth Heaven, he had achieved the status of a Tenfold Heaven Supreme Talent against all odds, shattering an ancient shackle to become the first Supreme Talent since the Mythical Era.
With the accumulation of many such rumors, Ye Chen soon became a figure of legend.
This was something even Ye Chen himself had not anticipated.
Within the Imperial Hall, the various Imperial Clans and Immortal Clans fulfilled their promises, handing over the complete scripture essences concerning the three great realms of the Reincarnation Realm, Divine King Realm, and Sovereign Realm from their respective Emperor Scriptures and Immortal Scriptures. Even the several great empires from the Mythical Imperial Domain that had entered the Primordial Path obediently submitted theirs.
These scripture essences transformed into nearly a hundred radiant light spheres, floating within the Imperial Hall.
However, the Wushi Monarch collected them, saying to Ye Chen, "After the feast, follow me."
"Understood!" Ye Chen nodded.
After a brief rest in the Imperial Hall, a magnificent feast was laid out above the Imperial City, spanning the sky with tens of thousands of tables. Countless people participated, also eager to see the powerful experts from the various Imperial Clans, Immortal Clans, and the Mythical Imperial Domain who had come from the outside world.
Witnessing nearly a hundred Divine King Realm figures—usually aloof and standing at the pinnacle of the pyramid—gathered at the feast was a staggering sight that shook the hearts of the Imperial Clan Qin Family's countless experts.
A grand feast in the Imperial Hall gathering Divine Kings from all heavens—such a magnificent scene was, if not unprecedented in all eternity, certainly close to it.
Naturally, the feast was led by the human race's many experts, who were the first to be grandly received by the Imperial Clan Qin Family. Upon learning they were from an Imperial Clan of the Sealed Realm Universe, many experts were quite enthusiastic, inquiring about many related matters.
The Emperor Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao Descendants, and Strongest Young Supremes each possessed an aura of supremacy, extraordinary beings that ordinary Heaven's Pride prodigies could hardly hope to reach. At this moment, only when facing other peerless talents of the same level did they raise their cups in mutual toasts, making this a rare gathering.
If they missed this occasion, who knew how long they would have to wait for so many Emperor Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao Descendants, and Strongest Young Supremes to appear together again.
Thus, they felt a certain mutual admiration. Many, for once, set aside past hostilities, actively offering toasts and engaging in conversation.
Everything proceeded smoothly during the reception feast, but soon, this peace was shattered.
Boom—
The heavens shook and the earth trembled. Immeasurable golden light erupted. In the distant horizon, a supremely powerful figure arrived with incredible speed.