The Divine Emperor's Son returned bathed in blood, but the Human Imperial Son's figure had vanished, as if buried within the chaos, with no news whatsoever.
Many suspected that in this battle, the Human Imperial Son had likely been defeated and killed, causing a great upheaval.
After all, this was a Divine King-level Imperial Son figure, slain just like that. Yet, regarding the Divine Emperor's Son's strength, it was also known that he had stepped into the Divine King domain many years ago, and was even far more powerful.
The Human Imperial Son had stepped into the Divine King realm less than ten years ago, so even if he was no match, it was within reason.
When Ye Chen heard this rumor, his brows furrowed with a trace of worry.
He found it somewhat surprising that the Human Imperial Son had lost to the Divine Emperor's Son, yet it was also within reason. The other had, after all, been in the Divine King realm for many years; even Yu Qing would not claim certain victory.
However, the greatest worry now was that the Human Imperial Son's life or death was unknown, his whereabouts a mystery.
Had he truly fallen?
"If the Human Imperial Son truly perished at the hands of this Divine Emperor's Son, the day I step into the Divine King realm, I will surely demand justice," Ye Chen said coldly, his gaze icy. Even if the other was a Divine King-level Imperial Son, once he himself stepped into the Divine King realm, he would fear nothing.
"Little Moon, you must also be careful. In the Emperor War Domain, some rules have been established. Older-generation Divine Kings are not allowed to interfere in the conflicts and duels of the younger generation. This was jointly formulated by the other imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and Mythical Emperor Domains, also as a form of restraint against the human race. Because the human race is too strong, with nearly forty Divine Kings, posing too great a threat to other forces," the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor warned.
Because the human race stood alone at the top, the other imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and Mythical Emperor Domains had no choice but to make corresponding decisions to contain them.
In the Emperor War Domain, if the human race refused, it would be equivalent to standing against all imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and Mythical Emperor Domains.
Although unafraid, they also hoped the younger generation could undergo more trials, not grow under protection, so they agreed.
Precisely because of this, the human race's younger generation could only rely on themselves. However, lacking the support of the older-generation Divine Kings, the younger generation found it difficult to gain much advantage. Moreover, with the suspected defeat and fall of the Human Imperial Son, they faced even greater threats.
Many from the younger generation of imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and Mythical Emperor Domains had implicitly joined forces to deal with the human race, suppressing them, unwilling to let the human race obtain many divine treasures and resources.
Some Emperor Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao Descendants even led powerful experts to hunt down the human race, among them not a few at the Half-Step Divine King level. Yet within the human race, only two had reached this level: Di Wushuang and Di Wuming, the sons of Tai Sheng Huang.
As sons of the strongest Emperor, these twenty years they had finally displayed the brilliance befitting Tai Sheng Huang's sons. Their cultivation improved extremely rapidly, the Tai Sheng Huang bloodline within their bodies even surpassing that of other Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants, catching up from behind.
The Tai Sheng Huang twins, a pair of Half-Step Divine King-level Emperor Sons, had become the strongest of the human race's younger generation aside from Yu Qing.
The two led the human race's younger generation geniuses to resist enemies from all sides, contending for various divine treasures and resources, making tremendous contributions.
However, among other imperial clans and Immortal Clans, some Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants had reached the Divine King level. Because of this, the human race's situation was not very favorable.
"Roar—"
Suddenly, from the other side of the communication jade token came a roar filled with fury—it was the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor's roar, though within the roar were hints of pained groans.
"What happened to you?"
Ye Chen was startled. This sudden roar gave him a rather bad premonition.
"Those damned fellows are here again," the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor said coldly and angrily.
Through understanding, Ye Chen and the others knew that the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor and Shan Ji had teamed up, contending for some divine treasures and resources in the Emperor War Domain. But now they were being hunted by seven Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants.
Regarding killing the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor and Shan Ji, the two strongest young supremes on the human race's side, they harbored great apprehension. Because such strongest young supremes were not ordinary geniuses. The human race's Divine Kings could tolerate them being hunted and severely injured, but not tolerate them being killed. Otherwise, it would be a true life-and-death feud.
Just like when the Human Imperial Son was suspected to have been slain and fallen, it thoroughly enraged the human race's many Divine Kings. Disregarding everything, they directly swarmed to hunt him down.
That scene of numerous Divine Kings giving chase was truly awe-inspiring. Powerful as the Divine Emperor's Son was, a peerless figure possessing invincible imperial bearing, he could only flee in disarray, not daring to face them head-on.
In the end, forced to activate the Monarch secret treasure within his body, he nearly triggered the most terrifying battle, sweeping through the human race's many Divine Kings with the Monarch secret treasure. But finally, he was stopped by the ancient Divine King ancestor of the Divine Emperor's imperial clan, who used the most terrifying secret technique to flee far away with the Divine Emperor's Son. Yet he still left behind an arm, in a very sorry state.
Even in the Emperor War Domain, it was ultimately one of the human race's territories. Once the human race was thoroughly enraged, if a Monarch without peer took action, it would truly be earth-shattering; even a Heavenly God descending could not save them.
However, without killing, the human race's many Divine Kings would not overly interfere. Therefore, the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor and Shan Ji, the two strongest young supremes on the human race's side, were being hunted by a total of seven other Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants, aiming to rob them of the divine treasures and resources on their persons.
Now, they had fallen into a predicament.
"Where are you?" Ye Chen inquired.
"East of the Sacred Divine Domain!" The Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor sent over a set of spatial coordinates from the other side. After receiving them, Ye Chen was slightly delighted, because that area was not far from his current location.
"Wait for me a while, I'll come right away, arriving very soon," Ye Chen said.
"Good, we'll await your arrival."
The other side responded readily. The Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor and Shan Ji both knew that holding out for one hour would be enough.
At the same time, they were also excited, because Ye Chen's return, along with the arrival of Yu Qing, this Divine King-level strongest young supreme, would reverse the current predicament.
"But you must also be careful. Over here, the other side has a Half-Step Divine King-level Emperor Son."
"No matter. Even if a Divine King-level Emperor Son comes, I'm not afraid," Ye Chen replied.
Retrieving the communication jade token, Ye Chen summoned the Chaos Great Cauldron. All the Dao patterns from the Void Divine Platform back then were imprinted on the Chaos Great Cauldron, not inferior to the real Void Divine Platform.
Over twenty years, Ye Chen's cultivation had grown increasingly profound, his understanding of time and space deepening considerably. He had also sublimated the spatial array patterns on it, making them stronger and faster.
Hum—
Now the Chaos Great Cauldron suddenly erupted with waves of spatial fluctuations, affecting the surroundings, altering the void.
With a loud boom, a black hole was blasted through the void. The Chaos Great Cauldron carried Ye Chen and his two wives, breaking through space to depart.