When the five Divine Kings saw Ye Chen's blazing gaze, which seemed to look upon them like five pieces of prey, they immediately felt their hearts pounding with fear. "Battle Saint King, what do you intend to do?"
That look was not a good one, giving them a terrible premonition.
"Nothing much. I just want to have a private chat with you about life and ideals."
He grinned, revealing teeth that were bright and white, yet no matter how one looked at it, the expression was sinister and terrifying—like a big bad wolf grinning at Little Red Riding Hood. It was downright terrifying.
Swish—
He directly grabbed one of the Divine Kings from the Mythical Emperor Domain and pulled him into his body, using the same method as before. However, when he tried to plant the divine soul seed, a surge of monarchial heavenly might erupted from within the Divine King's body. It was clearly a divine soul restriction left by an Ancient Monarch of the Mythical Emperor Domain to prevent others from enslaving him.
Unfortunately, unless it was an Ancient Great Emperor or a Supreme Immortal, few below the Supreme One level could block it. The Great Emperor's reincarnation body took action, shattering the divine soul restriction left by the monarch with a single slap. The divine soul seed was successfully planted without further hindrance.
Swish—
When the Divine King opened his eyes again, he had already been enslaved.
Even if he was unwilling in his heart, he had no choice but to submit to Ye Chen. Otherwise, with a single thought from Ye Chen, his divine soul would be utterly annihilated.
Moreover, once enslaved, he couldn't even commit suicide.
"Master!"
This Divine King knelt on the ground in awe, lowering his usually proud head in submission.
"Very good. It worked as expected."
Ye Chen smiled, waving his hand to produce a wisp of life origin, completely healing the other's physical and spiritual injuries.
Using the same method, another Divine King from the Mythical Emperor Domain was successfully enslaved.
As for the other three Divine Kings from the imperial clans and Immortal Clans, they were more troublesome. They all possessed methods to protect their divine souls, making them difficult to enslave. However, under Ye Chen's relentless efforts, the Great Emperor's reincarnation body shattered their divine soul avatars several times. When they were sufficiently weakened, the divine soul seeds were successfully planted.
Thus, all five Divine King powerhouses were enslaved under Ye Chen's command.
The moment they were successfully enslaved, they saw the supreme, peerless Great Emperor's reincarnation body within Ye Chen's body, its gaze identical to Ye Chen's.
At this point, even the most foolish among them understood that this Great Emperor's reincarnation body, which rivaled an Ancient Monarch, had a very close relationship with Ye Chen. In fact, this close relationship was likely that it was one of his Dao bodies.
Indeed, the Battle Saint King's ability to reach this stage was no accident; he possessed sufficiently formidable strength.
Originally, they felt unwilling and resentful about being enslaved and submitting to a junior. But upon seeing the Great Emperor's reincarnation body, that unwillingness and resentment transformed into a deep, heartfelt submission.
Outside, when the five Divine King powerhouses reappeared one by one, standing behind Ye Chen and bowing with absolute reverence, the expressions on the faces of the five Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants were beyond description—filled with shock and a trace of bitterness.
The Battle Saint King was truly defying the heavens.
All five Divine Kings had been enslaved.
Even for them, enslaving a Divine King figure was extremely difficult.
Even the Corpse-Devouring Insect Emperor and the Mountain Chicken clicked their tongues in amazement, seemingly puzzled about how Ye Chen managed to enslave such Divine King figures, and five of them at that.
"What about you?"
At this moment, Ye Chen looked at the five of them with ruthless indifference. "Still unwilling to make a choice? Or do you truly wish to be killed one by one?"
"But don't think about using your imperial clans, Immortal Clans, or the Mythical Emperor Domain behind you as threats. You should understand that I never accept such so-called threats."
A single light sentence shattered the last shred of hope in their hearts.
Using imperial clans and Immortal Clans as threats?
How laughable.
Would the Battle Saint King fear that?
If he truly feared it, he wouldn't have successively killed three Emperor Sons and Immortal Dao Descendants, nor would he have suppressed them.
They could all see that unless they paid a sufficient price, the other party would not let them go.
"Battle Saint King, what do you want?"
Ye Chen remained silent, just looking at them indifferently without a word.
Yet, it was precisely this silence that made their hearts grow heavier, as if they could barely breathe under the weight.
The pressure the Battle Saint King exerted on them was too immense!
It wasn't about what Ye Chen wanted, but what price they could offer!
And this price had to be acceptable to Ye Chen.
The sole Imperial Maiden among the suppressed Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants spoke: "Battle Saint King, you should also know that each of us represents an imperial clan, Immortal Clan, or the empire of the Mythical Emperor Domain behind us, all with Ancient Monarchs overseeing them. If you kill us, it will completely push the relationship between both sides into outright opposition."
"Although your human race is strong, with the existence of Sovereign Wu Shi, an Emperor Sovereign, and perhaps unafraid of the imperial clans and Immortal Clans behind us, we also believe the human race does not wish to become enemies with so many imperial clans and Immortal Clans. Moreover, when we return to the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain in the future, the human race will also need to deal with the alien race. Having one more friend is far better than having one more enemy. And in this chase, we had no intention of killing the two fellow Daoists; we only wanted the divine soul secret treasures on them. It doesn't amount to a life-and-death hatred. I believe the Battle Saint King understands this."
"As long as you, Battle Saint King, are willing to grant us freedom, we are all willing to swear a Heavenly Dao oath that upon returning to the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain in the future, our entire clans will assist the human race in exterminating the alien race. From the lowest clan members who have just stepped onto the cultivation path to the highest Ancient Monarchs, and even the Supreme Emperor Weapons, we will attack at all costs!"
It must be said, this Imperial Maiden spoke very reasonably, appealing to emotion and logic.
Moreover, by making such a significant promise, it was as if they had gained the assistance of five imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and the Mythical Emperor Domain—ten Ancient Monarch-level combat forces, along with Supreme Emperor Weapons and Supreme Immortal Weapons.
Undoubtedly, such an attraction was enormous.
What a joke. With that kind of assistance, the human race would undoubtedly become the most powerful faction in the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain.
However, Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged as he said indifferently, "Is this all the sincerity you have? Have you forgotten the promises made earlier on the Primordial Path? Not to mention just the supreme powers behind you, even if all the imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and Mythical Emperor Domains were to serve my human race in expelling the alien race, you would be included. Now, bringing up old matters again, do you truly take me, Ye, for a senile old man who has forgotten about this?"
With a cold snort, the power of the ten Chaos Mountains instantly intensified. Vaguely, it seemed as if terrifying Chaos Thunder Dragons were roaring and charging toward them, striking their bodies like lightning again and again.
That divine might even contained the Divine King's Great Dao origin and intent power, which they were utterly incapable of resisting. Their entire bodies trembled, continuously bleeding.
"Ah—"
With only their physical strength, they were no match for Ye Chen. Their skin split, flesh tore, and blood splattered incessantly.
At this moment, the five Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants only regretted having entrusted their origin inner worlds to the endless void. Otherwise, even if their cultivation was sealed, they could still sense their origin inner worlds and use their vast power to deal with Ye Chen.
But unfortunately, this was the Primordial Path, seemingly isolated from the ancient universe, making it impossible to sense or summon that power.
"If you wish to live, either submit or offer sufficiently tempting conditions," Ye Chen said coldly and ruthlessly. "And you should know that since I dared to kill one Emperor Son, I dare to kill other Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants. I show no mercy."
In his hand appeared the Sun-Extinguishing War Spear, radiating Sun-Extinguishing Light. He pointed it at the glabella of the Immortal Dao Descendant who mastered the Thunder Dao. The sharp aura erupted, and even the Immortal Dao Descendant's physical body struggled to resist. A trace of blood appeared at his glabella, as if it were about to be torn open at any moment—a glaring sight.
The divine soul avatar within faced a great threat.
Facing Ye Chen, the Battle Saint King, they could only feel both hatred and helplessness.
Because confronting him, they could only endure this humiliating scene in such a stifled and helpless manner.
In the end, unwilling to die and unwilling to submit, they had no choice but to lower their heads to Ye Chen. "Battle Saint King, what do you want?"
"Simple," Ye Chen said. "In the future, if the Alien Ancient Universe attacks my Sealed Boundary Universe, the imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and Mythical Emperor Domains behind you must take action to assist my Sealed Boundary Universe."
"Impossible!"
"If that's the condition, you might as well kill us!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the five Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants immediately refused.
What a joke. If it were about dealing with one or two imperial clans of the alien race, they could agree. But helping the Sealed Boundary Universe resist the Alien Ancient Universe? How could that be possible?
One must know how immensely powerful the Alien Ancient Universe is, dominating the entire Chaos Sea. Currently, only the Primordial Immortal World can contend with it.
The Eight Desolates Ancient Universe collapsed and shattered in the past precisely because of the alien race. The Sealed Boundary Universe was also once extremely prosperous, but wasn't it also attacked and occupied by the alien race, leading to its complete decline?
Wanting to resist the Alien Ancient Universe? Not to mention the imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and Mythical Emperor Domains behind them, even the Ancient Great Emperors and Supreme Immortals who were the fathers of these five Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants would never dare to do so.
This was no longer something that could be resisted by individual power; it required the strength of an entire Chaos Ancient Universe, and even one as powerful as the Primordial Immortal World, the strongest Chaos Ancient Universe, to contend with it.
As for other Chaos Ancient Universes resisting, it would simply be seeking death.
Hearing this, Ye Chen was not surprised, as it was fundamentally unrealistic. But this was a retreat to advance—first setting an unacceptable condition, then retreating somewhat. Even if what followed was still difficult to accept, compared to the initially proposed unacceptable condition, it would seem much easier to accept.
"Battle Saint King, you should know the terror of the Alien Ancient Universe. Otherwise, in the previous era, your Sealed Boundary Universe, once so prosperous, wouldn't have declined because of it," the Immortal Dao Descendant spoke, stating it bluntly without mercy. "Wanting the imperial clans and Immortal Clans behind us to resist the Alien Ancient Universe for your Sealed Boundary Universe is utterly unrealistic. Please propose another condition."
"Everyone, no need to refuse so quickly. If the condition isn't suitable, we can still discuss it," Ye Chen chuckled. "Now, taking a step back: if the Alien Ancient Universe invades my Sealed Boundary Universe in the future, the forces behind you won't need to resist it directly. But one thing must be done: you must secretly come to the rescue, saving the people of my Sealed Boundary Universe and taking them to a safe place, ensuring a certain degree of safety."
The five Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants hesitated for a moment. Although this condition was still somewhat difficult to accept, it was much better by comparison.
Moreover, compared to charging to the forefront to resist the alien race, providing support from the shadows would undoubtedly make it harder to be discovered and would avoid casualties.
Of course, if ultimately discovered, there would still be some risk.
Naturally, they concealed the thoughts in their hearts. After showing a slight hesitation on their faces, they shook their heads. "Battle Saint King, this still won't do. Please give another decision."
"Is that so?" At this moment, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Ye Chen's mouth. However, when they saw this smile, they suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!—
Suddenly, the five Chaos Mountains suppressing them emitted a deafening roar. Astonishing Chaos divine might surged forth, pressing down on them with thunderous force. Despite their powerful physiques, under such suppression, their skin split and flesh tore, blood flowing profusely.
As for one of the supreme Emperor Sons, Ye Chen simply swung the Sun-Extinguishing War Spear, easily slicing off an arm. With a puff, that arm exploded.
Ye Chen said indifferently, "You know what? I don't want to kill people. But if I don't get the answer I hope for, I don't mind killing, no matter how illustrious the other party's identity may be."
His voice was like claps of heavenly thunder exploding beside the ears of the five, deafening them.
In the end, intimidated by Ye Chen's coercion, the five Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants had no choice but to agree.
Moreover, they swore a Heavenly Dao oath, which was extremely strict. Even Ancient Monarchs would not dare to lightly violate a Heavenly Dao oath, lest severe heavenly punishment befall them as retribution.
Only then did Ye Chen's expression soften slightly as he nodded, allowing the five Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants to breathe a sigh of relief.
If they hadn't agreed, they didn't believe Ye Chen wouldn't dare to kill them.
Hadn't he already killed Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants before?
There was even a batch still suppressed, not yet released.
Suddenly, Ye Chen said, seemingly unintentionally, "But you also know, I just killed an Emperor Son—"
"I, the Tianluo Emperor Son, swear to the heavens, I saw nothing!"
"I, the Wanhua Imperial Daughter, also swear to the heavens, I heard nothing!"
The five immediately swore Heavenly Dao oaths, declaring they saw nothing and heard nothing, completely unaware of an Emperor Son being killed by Ye Chen right before their eyes.
Hearing this, Ye Chen smiled. At this point, he naturally also didn't wish to become enemies with numerous imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and the Mythical Emperor Domain. As that Imperial Maiden had said, in this world, unless one reaches a realm of invincibility, having one more friend is always far better than having one more enemy.
With the promises of these five Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants, even if the Sealed Boundary Universe faces great calamity in the future and the Alien Ancient Universe invades again, these five imperial clans and Immortal Clans would secretly come to the rescue. Even if ultimately destroyed, seeds of hope would be sown.
"My apologies, everyone. I was forced by circumstances. You may go!"
Ye Chen changed his hand seal, and the five Chaos Mountains transformed into five vast streams of Chaos light, returning to his body. The suppression was lifted, and they were allowed to leave.
The five Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants remained silent, though some had dimmed eyes.
They had originally thought that with their status as Supreme Descendants, they would bloom with their own supreme glory in this era. Even facing the various Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants, they would ultimately stand out. But they never expected that not long after, they would encounter such a blow.
The Battle Saint King, an invincible Chaos young Supreme One, had emerged, breaking the monopoly and invincible path of all Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants, even killing so many of them that they were left speechless.
They felt somewhat disheartened. Suddenly, the Emperor's Path and Immortal's Path no longer seemed as easy to tread as before.
"Let's go. With a monster like the Battle Saint King appearing, the human race is destined for great prosperity!"
"Being able to come out alive today is already quite good. Think about those Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao Descendants who opposed the Battle Saint King in the past—either killed or suppressed. We only had to swear a Heavenly Dao oath, which isn't too difficult. It's already very good."
"Hah, really that good? Although it's only secret rescue, facing the Alien Ancient Universe, even our father-generation Ancient Great Emperors and Supreme Immortals dare not resist. If the Alien Ancient Universe discovers we actually took action, it would be huge trouble."
"There's no other way. Who let us fall into the Battle Saint King's hands? It's not unjust!"
The five Emperor Sons and Emperor Daughters sighed inwardly, each soaring into the sky and departing.
"Just letting them go like that? Why not enslave them all? What a pity!" The Corpse-Devouring Insect Emperor watched their departing figures with a face full of regret.
Ye Chen shook his head. "I'd really like to. But with their pride, they would rather die than submit. It's simply impossible to make them yield."
This was the proud bone of Supreme Descendants, not allowing themselves to be subjugated.
Would they truly submit in the face of death?
Absolutely impossible!
Moreover, sparing them today was a cause; in the future, it would bear fruit, bringing immeasurable benefits to the Sealed Boundary Universe.
Of course, Ye Chen would rather not use these "fruits" and hoped the Sealed Boundary Universe would never again suffer the great calamity of the Mythical Great Destruction.
However, this time, the gains were not small. He obtained five Divine Kings—two Third Tribulation Divine Kings and three Second Tribulation Divine Kings. Such a lineup was sufficiently powerful.
If not for them being defeated and having their cultivation sealed by Yu Qing, even Ye Chen would find it difficult to defeat two Third Tribulation Divine Kings, let alone with three Second Tribulation Divine Kings as well.
This also proved Yu Qing's formidable strength, suppressing them completely in a short time. Even Ye Chen wasn't clear about the limits of Yu Qing's power.
"Let's go!"
The group ascended into the sky and departed, with the five Divine Kings following behind.