Long Gu'ao was clad in battle armor, engraved with one ancient True Dragon after another, so lifelike they seemed to possess dragon souls, as if they were about to truly revive.
Six strands of True Dragon aura coiled and spiraled around his body, howling and roaring.
He brandished a Fangtian Halberd, striding forward with great steps. The six dragon auras on his body all roared, like a Dragon Emperor patrolling the world and launching an attack, surging divine power manifesting.
Boom—
Long Gu'ao made his move. As an Ancient Talent of the Tenglong Empire, he was undoubtedly peerlessly powerful, a king among the younger generation, invincible, with few opponents who could rival him.
The six dragon arias transformed directly into six hundred-zhang-long Heavenly Dragons soaring through the sky, traversing the Nine Heavens, their golden radiance dazzling. But the Divine Dragon Tail Sweep lashed out at Ye Chen, striking so hard the void itself twisted.
Ye Chen's hands were like glazed gold, like two golden heavenly steles slapping left and right, clashing against the Heavenly Dragon's tail. Sparks flew, yet his own body remained as immovable as a mountain, firmly holding his ground.
Subsequently, he replaced divine power with golden blood yuan, forming sword fingers. Between his fingers and palms, six dazzling golden sword beams erupted, each a hundred zhang long, comparable to the height of the Trial Gate, slashing towards the six True Dragon auras. Large clusters of sparks continuously exploded and scattered.
Undoubtedly, despite the deep hostility towards Ye Chen, all recognized him as a formidable enemy worthy of attention. Long Gu'ao had never truly underestimated him. Brandishing his Fangtian Halberd, he soared through the air to meet Ye Chen. Moreover, the halberd overflowed with Heavenly God realm Dao marks, giving Ye Chen a strong sense of threat.
Ye Chen also swung his Heavenly God Spear to meet the attack, their weapons colliding repeatedly. Moreover, with a sweep of his hand, powerful divine arts were displayed.
Mountain Embracing Seal!
Ye Chen's hands embraced emptiness, and a golden divine mountain appeared, which he held before directly pushing and hurling it at Long Gu'ao.
Long Gu'ao's Fangtian Halberd swept horizontally, sending the golden mountain flying—but it shot towards the other three Ancient Talents.
This strike was clearly intended to drag all three into the battle, preventing them from watching from the sidelines, quietly waiting for the two of them to deplete their energy while they remained fresh.
The three Ancient Talents snorted coldly, clearly displeased by his provocation. Each launched an attack, shattering the golden mountain, then joined the fray, initiating the strongest group battle among the younger generation.
This was also a contest for the title of number one among the younger generation. None were willing to submit to another. Attacking Ye Chen was merely an excuse; now it was merely a continuation of the earlier great battle.
Only, one more person had been added to the fight: Ye Chen.
His strength had earned the recognition of all the Ancient Talents.
Yang Wushuang's entire golden armor erupted with surging golden radiance, soaring skyward, even transforming into golden waves that impacted in all directions. At this moment, he faced Wu Yunyan, his divine sword thrusting out massive sword beams one after another.
Wu Yunyan was naturally not inferior to anyone. An ancient mirror soared through the air, shining with dazzling divine beams of light, continuously attacking, sweeping towards Yang Wushuang, engaging him in a great collision.
Li Taixu also made his move, charging towards Ye Chen as well. Because Ye Chen's comprehension of the Void Dao surpassed his own, he wanted to use Ye Chen's hand to open a broader gateway, to gain deeper insights and more powerful understanding.
He executed the Void Palm Seal and also unleashed techniques like Void Slash. Undoubtedly, Li Taixu was a powerful talent specializing in the Void Dao. Even using only Void Divine Arts, he was still terrifying.
Ye Chen snorted coldly. Fighting one against two was indeed somewhat strenuous, but he had never feared anything. With one hand, he wielded the Heavenly God Spear to clash against Long Gu'ao's Fangtian Halberd. His other hand, crimson as blood, stimulated the revival of his true blood, forcefully meeting the opponent's Void Palm Seal.
This was an expression of using sheer force to break ten thousand techniques. When strength reached a truly lofty level, one force could overcome ten skills, fearing no laws or Dao marks.
However, it was clear Long Gu'ao disdained joining forces with others to deal with Ye Chen. While attacking Ye Chen, he also attacked Li Taixu. Li Taixu retaliated in kind, and the three engaged in a chaotic melee.
Not long after, Yang Wushuang and Wu Yunyan, in the midst of their own battle, also charged into the fray. The five top experts engaged in an unprecedented great duel.
In the area where the five experts clashed, clusters upon clusters of brilliant light exploded—these were genuine rays of destruction. Even a Martial God charging in would be instantly pulverized, leaving nothing behind.
Only these five could fight safely within it, the destructive light unable to harm them in the slightest.
The onlookers were shocked. At the level of these experts, they were truly too powerful. Every move and technique contained peerless might. Even an ordinary Martial God who stepped forward would only meet death.
Terrifying fluctuations had already begun to spread. The mountain range trembled and shook. The five rows of Trial Gates had long since merged into one, as all had successfully reached the summit. At this moment, the eight-fold Trial Gate emitted a hazy divine glow, completely protecting the entire mountain range from any damage.
Elder Ouyang of the Heavenly God realm changed color. The combat power of the five experts was too great. Prolonged fighting would inevitably cause massive destruction to the academy. He had no choice but to employ even more powerful Heavenly God realm methods, sealing off that void space to form its own separate realm, allowing the five experts to fight within without worrying about damaging the academy.
In the chaotic battle, Wu Yunyan whooshed across the sky, instantly appearing before Ye Chen. The mysterious ancient mirror shimmered eerily, shooting out beams of dazzling divine light, continuously blasting through the air towards Ye Chen.
Ye Chen did not delay. His Indestructible Golden Body manifested, surging blood energy emerged, his entire body transparent like glazed crystal. Without fear, he met it head-on with a punch.
In a thunderous roar, that void space was nearly torn and shattered. The ancient mirror trembled and hummed, while Ye Chen, relying on his indestructible physique, completely blasted apart each divine beam of light. Not a single wound was left on his vivid, seemingly blood-drenched fist. The sheer toughness of his physique made everyone gasp in astonishment.
Could there truly be such a formidable physique in this world?
Whoosh—
Ye Chen took the initiative to attack. His Glazed Golden Body was unmatched in the world. He engaged Wu Yunyan in close-quarters combat, not even using his Heavenly God Spear, instead wielding his most terrifying divine fists in assault, shaking the very sky, causing the entire heaven and earth to tremble.
Those were supreme fists, harder than even Martial God Dao Weapons.
Under these fists, unless it was a Heavenly God Dao Weapon, all Martial God Dao Weapons would be shattered, blasted apart. They were invincible, unrivaled.
Wu Yunyan lived up to her status as an Ancient Talent of the Martial God Hall. Though merely a woman, she was a heroine not inferior to any man, her strength truly considerable.
Divine radiance bloomed. She swept the ancient mirror before her with both hands, shooting out a brilliant divine beam of light to clash head-on with Ye Chen's divine fist, completely blocking Ye Chen's assault.
Beams of dazzling divine light danced wildly in all directions, continuously exploding atop the mountain peak. More beams of divine light struck the Trial Gate, but the stone gate had existed since time immemorial, eternal and indestructible, utterly impossible to damage even slightly.
It even emanated an aura of ancient vicissitudes, flowing and circulating, protecting the divine mountain from destruction.
At this moment, it was Yang Wushuang's turn to battle Ye Chen. He was the first Ancient Talent to face Ye Chen in the past. Now, his golden armor shone, golden radiance permeating the air. He shared a similar divine aura with Ye Chen, but had walked a different path.
Yang Wushuang was very powerful. He unleashed the Sun Seal, divine fire filling the sky. His war sword also soared, slashing down streams of stars. Moreover, seven-colored power of heaven and earth gathered,
transforming into beams of seven-colored rainbow light, shooting towards Ye Chen to protect himself.
However, Ye Chen moved freely amidst the seven-colored rainbow beams, his golden body flashing with glazed treasure light, powerfully scattering beam after beam of rainbow light. He showed no fear or alarm. No matter the myriad attacks, none could truly harm him in the slightest. In an instant, he closed in before Yang Wushuang.
With a metallic clang, Ye Chen's palm blade grazed the edge of the divine sword, sparks flying, before crashing directly into Yang Wushuang's body.
Even with the protection of his war god armor, this punch still caused blood to trickle from the corner of Yang Wushuang's mouth. The terrifying force resonated through the golden armor and penetrated his body.
But Yang Wushuang was no simple foe either. The Sun Seal struck Ye Chen directly. Even his formidable Human Yuan Golden Body was sent flying. Sun Essence Fire ignited, subjecting him to scorching flames. Many strands of his hair were singed, and half his clothing was annihilated, revealing his robust golden physique, shining brilliantly.
That was the most terrifying physique, enduring even the burning of flames.
Boom—
A figure arrived like lightning—Li Taixu flashed into position. His magical instrument was a divine bell, but it flowed with the Dao charm of the Void Dao, inscribed with extraordinary Dao patterns. It rapidly enlarged, ringing with loud clangs as it struck horizontally at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen let out a long roar, his black hair flying wildly, exploding outwards. He brandished his Heavenly God Spear to meet the strike. A terrifying clang rang out, Dao patterns rippling.
"Void Prison!"
Li Taixu roared. He operated Void Divine Arts, weaving void power to press in from all directions, forming a prison that completely trapped Ye Chen within, impossible to escape.
Although Ye Chen needed to activate the Battle God Seal to elevate his Dao techniques to the Martial God realm level and display Void Divine Arts, at this moment it was unnecessary. He directly, with boundless ferocity, swung his True Blood Divine Fist, crashing through, striking the Void Prison.
He was powerful, even terrifyingly so. This was only the first punch, yet the void trembled, the entire prison nearly shattered, causing Li Taixu to pale.
But he forgot: Ye Chen's attainment in the Void Dao surpassed his own. Ye Chen knew the prison's weaknesses even better. This punch crashed into a fragile point, its power multiplied.
Boom—
He swung five consecutive punches. With the fifth punch, the Void Prison could no longer withstand it. Void power exploded, unable to maintain the prison. Ye Chen burst forth, trailing clusters of dazzling golden light, charging towards Li Taixu.
Li Taixu used his divine bell to defend, even dragging the void along, engaging Ye Chen and the other Ancient Talents in battle. In a one-on-one situation, he was the only one who would be suppressed by Ye Chen, because he was completely overpowered in the Void Dao.
The great battle continued, dragged into a chaotic melee stage, becoming many times more intense.