The Lord of Willow City immediately changed expression, knowing that the blasphemer before him was most likely a monstrous talent of the rebellious generation. He did not dare be careless, letting out a long roar that shook the entire metropolis.
The Divine King Great Dao origins he had comprehended also erupted. He too had mastered three Divine King Great Dao origins and, like the old Divine King of the Xiao Family, had comprehended a portion of their intent. Although he had not reached the first stage of Divine King, once they appeared, his power increased by a notch, making him quite formidable.
It must be known that he himself was a super powerhouse at the peak of the third Divine King Tribulation, about to take that next step to become a Four Tribulation Divine King. Having comprehended a portion of intent and possessing vast divine power, among the lords of the ten great metropolises, he was absolutely considered powerful.
The collision between the two was fierce, their battle causing the metropolis to tremble. Vaguely, numerous bloody lights shot into the sky.
The clash of two super powerhouses was something that even if all the experts in the entire metropolis combined, they could not participate in.
The Lord of Willow City was indeed very powerful, a figure considered strong even among Divine Kings. As expected, in less than a hundred years, he would successfully take that step and become a Four Tribulation Divine King.
Unfortunately, he encountered Ye Chen, a generation's Battle Saint King, and the most monstrous Chaos Young Supreme. Chaos ancient qi erupted, and vaguely, it seemed as if multiple Divine King Great Dao origins appeared, causing the Lord of Willow City's expression to drastically change as he exclaimed in horror, "You, you have actually already condensed—"
Boom—
Before his words could even finish, Ye Chen, wreathed in Chaos ancient qi, pierced through him, cleaving him apart. Blood dyed the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, boundless bloody light even shooting up into the extraterrestrial starry sky, staining it a bleak crimson.
Within, the Lord of Willow City's divine soul rushed out, carrying torrential Curse Power, vast as an ocean, as if it could completely dye the entire firmament pitch black.
The many experts within the city trembled in their hearts. They had not known that their city lord actually harbored such a terrifying cursed soul within him. That level of fearsome Curse Power was enough to make even them tremble with fear.
Thinking again of the Heavenly Emperor Hall, did every Heavenly Emperor Hall expert possess such a terrifying cursed soul? Or was it only the Lord of Willow City alone?
Boom—
Ye Chen paid no heed, a Chaos great hand slapping out, combined with the Heaven-Shaking Hand, descending from the sky.
Pfft—
The Lord of Willow City's divine soul was utterly annihilated, with phenomena that startled the Six Directions and Eight Desolates. The entire great region was about to be stirred.
Another powerful Divine King had fallen.
Ye Chen stood alone in the firmament, his heroic figure towering, black hair dancing wildly. A faint moon mark between his brows made him appear so sinister and unorthodox as he looked down upon the entire Willow City.
He looked down from his lofty position, gazing upon the entire Willow City, and spoke coldly: "The world says the Region Lord of the Heavenly Emperor Hall ascended the Ninefold Clouds and exterminated the vast majority of my human race. Ridiculous. It is merely a lie fabricated by the Heavenly Emperor Hall to solidify the faith in the Heavenly Emperor. The human race still exists within the Ten Regions; no one has ever been killed by a Region Lord."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Willow City erupted in an uproar. Countless people could not believe it.
The human sinners had never been exterminated by a Region Lord's hand? Everything was just various scenes fabricated by the Heavenly Emperor Hall?
At this moment, their originally unshakable, inviolable faith in the Heavenly Emperor's immortality once again trembled.
If the blasphemer's words were true, wouldn't that mean the Heavenly Emperor Hall was powerless against the human sinners, merely deceiving the people of the world under false pretenses?
Sensing the doubt towards the Heavenly Emperor Hall among the masses in the metropolis, Ye Chen sneered coldly and landed in the Divine Temple. It was far grander and more magnificent than the one in Zhaoxia City, its entire body radiating boundless divine radiance, supremely sacred.
His appearance put all the experts within the temple on high alert.
They all belonged to the Heavenly Emperor Hall. Although they had witnessed a powerful Divine King like the Lord of Willow City be utterly annihilated, they still loyally guarded the temple. There were even two Half-Step Divine Kings present, holding war weapons as they pointed at Ye Chen and shouted, "Blasphemer, leave at once! We have already reported to the Region Lord. He will arrive soon. We advise you to leave immediately."
Boom—
Ye Chen stamped his foot, and a terrifying pressure immediately bloomed forth, like a raging sea crashing over. Instantly, it sent the many temple experts flying backward, each coughing blood at the corners of their mouths. Even the two Half-Step Divine Kings could not resist in the slightest.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
At the same time, Ye Chen slapped out two palms in succession. Each palm directly pierced through the void, their vast, sea-like power flashing across space to land on the two Half-Step Divine Kings.
Pfft! Pfft!
The two Half-Step Divine Kings were directly smashed to pieces, revealing their pitch-black divine souls, both filled with sinister Curse Power that made onlookers pale.
So, the divine souls of Heavenly Emperor Hall experts were all tainted by a kind of Curse Power? The Lord of Willow City was like this, and the two Divine Kings guarding the temple were also like this. That level of Curse Power was truly terrifying to behold.
Ye Chen also did not wish to touch it lightly. Primordial Saint Light surged between his fingers and palm, and he wiped forward.
Pfft! Pfft!
The divine souls of the two Half-Step Divine Kings were completely ground to nothing.
He shouted, "The Heavenly Emperor is a Cursed Heavenly Emperor, a Dark Sovereign from a terrifying other world, filled with curses. All who participate in the Heavenly Emperor Hall will inevitably be cursed, their divine souls falling into darkness. They are the examples!"
The metropolis shook. Countless living beings were filled with horror. Because of the three Heavenly Emperor Hall experts who had been erased, the people were more or less inclined to believe Ye Chen's words.
The previously unshakable, inviolable status of the Heavenly Emperor in their hearts had collapsed.
Seeing this, Ye Chen nodded inwardly. Since he was now thoroughly on the opposing side, he naturally had no need for excessive scruples. In for a penny, in for a pound—he would completely overthrow the faith in the Heavenly Emperor from the people's hearts, greatly weakening it.
Boom—
Finally, he even displayed great magical power, directly shattering the Divine Temple, destroying the divine statue, causing the faith power within the temple to dissipate completely, making the faith in the people's hearts tremble even more.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Before Ye Chen could leave, suddenly, the heavens collapsed and the earth split. A vast divine might abruptly descended from the sky, containing an absolute pressure that would make even Divine Kings tremble—
An Ancient Sovereign!
The Region Lord of the Third Domain, the Dark Monarch, had descended!
A majestic dark figure appeared. The Dark Monarch descended above this great metropolis, his entire body radiating unparalleled heavenly majesty, sealing heaven and earth, causing all the experts in the metropolis to prostrate themselves in fearful panic, not daring to look up directly.
The Dark Monarch looked down from his lofty position, gazing at Ye Chen below. Those dark, abyssal eyes held a fearsome sinister and cursed aura as he said, "Battle Saint King, I finally see your appearance again!"
Ye Chen looked at the Sovereign figure standing at the highest point of the firmament. On his relatively handsome and transcendent face, there was none of the panic and fear the people imagined. There was only an unexpected calmness, as if he had long anticipated the Dark Monarch's arrival.
He said peacefully, "I've been waiting for you for a long time. Unfortunately, you only sent a projection, not your true body."