Having reached the late Ninth Heaven, Ye Chen's might grew even more imposing. His combat power was now formidable enough to rival even a late-stage Two Tribulation Divine King.
However, this breakthrough was also the result of various circumstances.
He felt that the later the stage, the more difficult it became to break through, requiring ever greater expenditure of effort, time, and even energy.
Everything seemed to pass in tranquility.
Boom—
Suddenly, from the distant horizon, violent fluctuations of heaven and earth divine energy erupted with a mighty roar.
Then, visible to the naked eye, on a massive continent fragment spanning thirty thousand li tens of thousands of li away, streams of light flickered, each erupting with the divine might of a Great Power.
More than ten Heaven's Pride at the Great Power level were locked in battle. Various divine abilities and magical arts blossomed, directly shattering the entire continent fragment, causing it to crumble and disintegrate. The destruction even spread to other continent fragments within a radius of tens of thousands of li, triggering a terrifying chain disaster.
Overwhelming waves of destructive energy engulfed everything, even causing over half of the Great Power-level Heaven's Pride to be pulverized into clouds of blood mist, their forms and spirits utterly annihilated. Only a handful of Heaven's Pride managed to soar into the sky and escape. These were all Extraordinary Great Powers who had reached at least the Fifth Heaven, though they too were severely wounded, covered in blood, appearing utterly disheveled.
From that place, a ball of light flew out, suffused with faint threads of Divine King aura. It was an incomplete cauldron, missing half, a Divine King Artifact, fiercely contested by all the Heaven's Pride present.
Although they were all Heaven's Pride from various imperial clans, immortal clans, and mythical emperor domains, and had even ascended to the Great Power realm, the number of Divine Kings was ultimately limited. It was impossible for all of them to be bestowed with Divine King Dao Soldiers. Therefore, they generally used their own Great Power Dao weapons. Possessing a Divine King Dao Soldier, even an incomplete one, could still significantly boost their strength and increase their hopes of seizing other opportunities.
Whoosh—
Finally, this incomplete Divine King cauldron flew out, shooting towards the direction of Ye Chen and the others.
The eight Extraordinary Great Power Heaven's Pride chasing from behind initially wanted to charge forward and kill anyone daring to intercept the Dao weapon. But upon seeing the true identity of the other party, each one's heart skipped a beat. They stopped far away, the red-eyed frenzy vanishing immediately. Suppressing the greed in their hearts for the incomplete Divine King cauldron, they respectfully cupped their fists and bowed from a distance: "Saint King of Battle, we beg your magnanimity. We did not mean to disturb you intentionally."
With Ye Chen's current cultivation, even Divine King-level figures wouldn't dare provoke him lightly, let alone mere Great Powers like them. To do so would be nothing but a suicidal act.
Ye Chen smiled faintly, flicking his sleeve to send the incoming incomplete Divine King cauldron flying back towards the group of Heaven's Pride. He said calmly, "Carry on. We have no intention of competing."
As his words fell, the three figures traversed space, vanishing from sight in the blink of an eye.
The eight Extraordinary Great Power Heaven's Pride all breathed a sigh of relief, also feeling a sense of admiration.
Indeed, to an invincible existence like the Saint King of Battle, capable of slaying Divine Kings, how could he care about a mere incomplete Divine King Dao Soldier? Even a complete Divine King Dao Soldier placed before him would likely not attract much of his attention.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The battle among Great Powers erupted once more.
After this incident, along their journey, Ye Chen and the others discovered more and more conflicts erupting among Heaven's Pride.
Within the Emperor War Domain, the number of super-powerful beings who perished in ancient times was not small. Divine King figures were merely commonplace, Sovereigns of the Ancient Era were not the main combatants, and there were even Supreme Ones of the Great Emperor level who fell. The number of opportunities was incalculable. If one could encounter an Emperor's Supreme Weapon, even just a fragmentary one, it would be a priceless treasure that would drive anyone to madness.
Other Divine King Artifacts and Sovereign Immortal Artifacts were even more numerous, representing immense opportunities.
Even the three of them participated at one point, because they encountered a heavenly treasure wreathed in chaos light, exuding an aura of world creation. It was clearly an extraordinary divine object of immense value, even attracting other Divine Kings, Emperor Sons and Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants to compete for it. Seven individuals in total engaged in a fierce battle.
However, in the end, Ye Chen and the others appeared, especially Yu Qing, who attacked with the invincible posture of a Divine King-level Strongest Young Supreme, sweeping aside all opposition. The seven super-powerful beings could only retreat empty-handed, somewhat helpless.
A Divine King-level Strongest Young Supreme was too powerful, especially Yu Qing, whose combat power surpassed even that of a Four Tribulation Divine King. Such a figure, even among the myriad Divine Kings of the heavens, would absolutely be considered outstanding. Only a Four Tribulation Divine King or other Emperor Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao Descendants at the Divine King level could hope to match her.
After obtaining this Sovereign Heavenly Treasure, Ye Chen examined it carefully. It turned out to be a Chaos Treasure Lotus Seed.
Anything related to the word "chaos" was mostly an extraordinary divine object, and this seed was one of them. It was a Chaos Treasure Lotus, born from chaos. Once fully grown, it would be no less than a Chaos Holy Spirit.
Take Dan Emperor, for example—wasn't his true origin a lotus?
"Qingqing, this Chaos Treasure Lotus Seed suits you." Ye Chen handed it to Yu Qing. The Great Dao she cultivated was related to treasure lotuses, and she also possessed a Twelve-Petal Lotus Throne. Obtaining this item would be of great help to her.
Yu Qing did not stand on ceremony, accepting it. Between husband and wife, why bother with so many calculations? Besides, she genuinely liked this Chaos Treasure Lotus Seed.
"A pity we haven't found any trace of that Dragon Clan Sovereign," Ye Chen sighed lightly.
A Beinu, however, didn't mind much, offering a stunningly beautiful smile. "Husband, there's no need to dwell on it. Obtaining it is fortune; not obtaining it is fate."
Another month passed.
By this time, Ye Chen and the others had delved deep into the Emperor War Domain. Just after searching another continent fragment, the three of them were suddenly slightly startled, because they sensed a particularly unique Great Dao aura slowly unfurling ahead.
This aura was very similar to the one when Human Emperor's Son underwent his Divine King tribulation.
"Someone is undergoing a Divine King tribulation. I wonder which Emperor Son or Daughter, or Immortal Dao Descendant it is. Let's go and find out," Yu Qing said.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The three of them traversed space rapidly, arriving on a continent fragment in a very short time.
From afar, they could see a young figure seated cross-legged on a supercontinent over a hundred thousand li away.
When they saw this person's true face, the three exchanged glances, because this individual was not the imagined Emperor Son or Daughter, or Immortal Dao Descendant, but rather a Heaven's Pride from an imperial clan—a Heaven's Pride from the Cangtian Imperial Clan.
Although not an Imperial Son, his cultivation was truly astonishingly fearsome. His realm even surpassed that of many Emperor Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao Descendants, and Strongest Young Supremes. He was at the Half-Step Divine King realm, a high-level young generation's supreme, absolutely capable of battling Strongest Young Supremes below the Divine King level.
At this moment, he sat cross-legged on a majestic supercontinent, waves of extremely astonishing aura radiating from his body. A beam of light shot up from the crown of his head, piercing into the heavens above.
Boom—
Visible to the naked eye, various Great Dao lights gathered in the sky, slowly intertwining and rotating to form a vortex spanning fifty thousand li—a Divine King Tribulation Vortex, within which five hundred types of Great Dao light shimmered.
This person was clearly attempting a breakthrough to Divine King.