Ye Chen cautioned them, "An Ancient Monarch has already set their sights on me. During this time, Sea God, you lead the others to continue conquering those ancient kingdoms or other forces. It's best to control them secretly, gradually devouring all the powers across the Ten Great Domains. After unifying them, then seal the faith power within the various temples. Of course, if you encounter a fearsome opponent, don't force it. Be cautious in all matters."
"Understood!"
Mo Haishen and the other Seven Supreme Geniuses spoke in unison.
Ye Chen nodded slightly, then looked at his two beloved wives with a bitter smile. "Next, the people from the Heavenly Emperor Hall will likely keep hunting me. And you all know, I've offended far too many enemies. Many forces like the various imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and the Mythical Emperor Domain will provide information from the sidelines. I'll become a rat scurrying across the street, chased by everyone. I'll make things hard for you."
Yu Qing said softly, "Yue, why are you saying such things at a time like this? We are husband and wife."
What a phrase, "We are husband and wife." Yu Qing was always so understanding.
A Beinu didn't speak, but she looked at him with firm determination, her meaning clear—they would not be separated.
Ye Chen silently tightened his grip on his wives' hands and nodded.
"Let's part ways here!"
With that one sentence, Ye Chen, Yu Qing, and A Beinu, the husband and wives trio, separated from their subordinates, the Seven Supreme Geniuses.
The Seven Supreme Geniuses, following Ye Chen's orders, secretly conquered kingdom after kingdom. Furthermore, Ye Chen sent word, summoning back the five Divine Kings who had submitted to assist them.
As for Ye Chen and his wives, they went into brief seclusion to lay low for a while.
In the present age, he had annihilated the Heavenly Emperor's divine manifestation, causing an immense uproar that captured the world's attention. Everyone now knew of his existence.
Within the Heavenly Emperor Realm, everyone was calling for his head.
Most of the powerful experts from the various imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and the Mythical Emperor Domain sneered, watching the spectacle unfold.
Some even knew that the Battle Saint King had arrived, meaning the human race had likely come too. They deduced that the Heavenly Emperor in this realm had a significant connection to the former Chaos Burial Ground. They also wanted to take the opportunity to suppress the human race, even aiming to exterminate them, secretly providing some information.
Sure enough, upon learning of the human race's arrival, the Heavenly Emperor Palace swiftly issued a bounty decree: all members of the human race were to be expelled, and any powerful ones encountered were to be killed outright.
In the blink of an eye, all the human race experts faced rejection within the Heavenly Emperor Realm.
Fortunately, before entering the Heavenly Emperor Realm, the Golden Crow Great Emperor had acted, shielding the heavenly secrets of all humans. Even the Heavenly Emperor could not deduce the identities of all human members. Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor Realm was vast. Even though the human race had many experts, once they entered, finding their precise locations was like searching for a needle in a haystack—extremely difficult.
The many humans knew how to hide. Even the Heavenly Emperor Hall was helpless, as were the experts from other imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and the Mythical Emperor Domain.
In an instant, all human race experts went into hiding. The Heavenly Emperor Hall could only watch helplessly.
As for Ye Chen, the number one target on the bounty list, he vanished without a trace. The Heavenly Emperor Hall dispatched countless experts to hunt him, but they couldn't find even a single clue. Even when an Ancient Monarch personally acted, they couldn't perform any divination.
Boom—
On this day, within a sky metropolis, golden light erupted—a vast, abyssal, prison-like blood energy that seemed about to pierce the heavens, making even the metropolis's City Lord, a Divine King, tremble.
It was a majestic and heroic young man, so extraordinary. With one punch, the entire metropolis shook violently, its endless array patterns on the verge of being erased.
This person was none other than Qin Wushuang!
He came with killing intent, to make a demonstration, filled with immense dissatisfaction over the pursuit of his Senior Brother and all humans.
Boom—
With just three punches, the city gates, reputed to withstand Divine King attacks, were directly shattered. The heroic figure strode righteously through the main entrance of the metropolis.
Countless people within the city watched.
"I am human. My name is Qin Wushuang. Dare to hunt my human race, dare to hunt my Senior Brother? Come out! I will destroy the Heavenly Emperor Hall!"
Boom—
He charged into the grand temple within the metropolis. Numerous temple experts appeared but were unable to block his advance. Instead, they were directly thrown into chaos, with countless experts shattered to pieces, their forms and spirits annihilated.
One punch shattered heaven and earth, even blasting the entire Heavenly Emperor divine statue into fragments before it could revive and return.
"Who dares blaspheme the Heavenly Emperor? Seeking death!"
A roar shook the metropolis. It was the City Lord, a Three Tribulation Divine King, awakening from seclusion. He was immensely powerful, far surpassing the Divine King Ye Chen had dealt with before. In his fury, he directly attacked Qin Wushuang, aiming to slay him.
Daring to blaspheme the Heavenly Emperor and shatter the divine statue was unforgivable.
"So what if I blaspheme the Heavenly Emperor? I'll even slay him! Daring to hunt my human race? Truly seeking death!" Qin Wushuang was also a fierce character. As a Battle Saint, his courage overshadowed the age, his combat power peerless. Having stepped into the Half-Step Divine King realm for many years, he was incredibly powerful, having long comprehended the essence and intent of the Divine King Great Dao.
This battle shook heaven and earth, capturing the world's attention and drawing the gaze of countless people.
But in the end, after a thousand exchanges, Qin Wushuang cleaved the Three Tribulation Divine King in two, staining the metropolis with blood. With one palm strike, he destroyed the City Lord's mansion, slaughtering countless metropolis experts before departing calmly, leaving behind a cold declaration: "My human race is not to be bullied. Whoever dares to act, don't blame me for coming to your door!"
He came forcefully and left forcefully, with none able to stop him.
Soon after, other human supreme experts took action, specifically targeting metropolises that had acted against the human race. Their numbers were not small. Within just three short days, people continuously came knocking, slaying a total of eleven metropolis City Lords, ranging from One Tribulation to Three Tribulation Divine Kings.
The Heavenly Emperor Hall suffered heavy losses.
The human race displayed terrifying divine might, warning the world that the human race was not to be provoked, otherwise they would bear all consequences.
From then on, the name of the human race grew immensely prominent.
The various imperial clans, Immortal Clans, and Mythical Emperor Domain forces were dumbfounded.
The human race was too domineering. Even after arriving in the Heavenly Emperor Realm, a powerful world with a suspected Ancient Sovereign and ten Ancient Monarchs, they still displayed such dominance, shocking them to the core.
This was a supreme race. In the past, they had been targeted for annihilation by the alien ancient cosmos, but now they were beginning to rise forcefully.
They seemed to witness the human race's peak from the Mythical Epoch era reappearing in the Chaos Sea.
However, within the Heavenly Emperor Realm, an uproar ensued, and countless beings began to waver in their faith toward the Heavenly Emperor.
In the past, the Heavenly Emperor was peerless and invincible, ruling over the world's vicissitudes, the sole supreme deity in people's hearts.
Even his subordinate Heavenly Emperor Hall was the same, acting on behalf of the Heavenly Emperor to govern the Heavenly Emperor Realm, master the world's fortunes, exterminate all blasphemers, and foster the people's sole faith and worship of the Heavenly Emperor.
But now, the human race acted again and again. Not only did they slay the Heavenly Emperor's divine manifestation, but they also subsequently kept killing experts of the Heavenly Emperor Hall.
They were all supreme experts of the Divine King generation, yet over a dozen had fallen in succession. The Heavenly Emperor Hall, however, could do nothing against the human race, causing people to begin doubting their trust in the Heavenly Emperor Hall.
If this continued, perhaps the Heavenly Emperor Hall would no longer be able to govern the Heavenly Emperor Realm and maintain stability.
"The human race's sins! Again and again, they attack my Heavenly Emperor Hall! We must capture them all, make them wish for death but find it unattainable!"
At the center of a vast domain, standing atop the Nine Heavens, there was a magnificent immortal heavenly palace—the dwelling place of that domain's Domain Lord. Usually quiet and not to be disturbed, on this day, a cold voice that shook the Nine Heavens echoed forth.