Because both were truly peerless powerhouses.
One was the Cangtian Emperor's Son. Over the past twenty years, he had successfully weathered a thousand Divine King tribulations, achieving the status of a God King-level Imperial Son. His cultivation was immensely powerful, possessing terrifying combat power at least comparable to a Four Tribulation Divine King.
He wanted to defeat the Battle Saint King and carve out an invincible reputation.
In the present era, only the Battle Saint King could make them cast aside the unsightly reputation of suppressing with higher realms, because the Battle Saint King was qualified to be regarded as an opponent even by a God King-level Imperial Son.
The other was the Battle Saint King. Although not a God King-level Imperial Son, he possessed invincible combat power surpassing that of a Half-Step Divine King-level Imperial Son, not to be ignored. The reputation he had carved out over these years was a kind of accumulation, causing an aura of invincibility to swirl around his entire body, making all Heaven's Pride of his generation look up to his towering figure like a mountain.
Within the current younger generation, the clash between the two strongest Heaven's Pride naturally drew the attention and gaze of the world. Countless members of the younger generation were also burning with fervor, as such a battle between the strongest Imperial Son-level figures was exceedingly rare throughout the ages.
In fact, many felt the Cangtian Emperor's Son was undoubtedly certain to win. Although the Battle Saint King was powerful, sweeping all before him as invincible below the Divine King realm, the Cangtian Emperor's Son was also a terrifying Imperial Son. Having stood in the Half-Step Divine King domain for many years, he had now reached Great Perfection, becoming a peerless Divine King, enough to look down upon other Imperial Sons, Imperial Daughters, immortal descendants, and the strongest young supremes.
The most powerful Half-Step Divine King-level Imperial Son could not possibly be a match for a God King-level Imperial Son.
But similarly, some also believed the Battle Saint King would emerge victorious. The Chaos young supreme had carved out a reputation of absolute invincibility within the same realm. Across the vast world, whenever encountering peers, he had always swept them aside, never meeting a true match, and it would likely remain so in the future.
Therefore, in this battle, the Cangtian Emperor's Son might not necessarily be able to defeat the Battle Saint King. It was even quite possible he would truly be defeated, allowing the Battle Saint King to continue his invincible Battle Saint reputation.
The world was in an uproar, with discussions everywhere. This battle was a grand spectacle that drew countless eyes.
Regarding all this, Ye Chen paid no heed. He remained as usual, cultivating normally, not as if facing a peerless great enemy. This made many sigh in admiration; the Battle Saint King truly possessed an invincible bearing, fearing nothing. Even with a God King-level Imperial Son coming to challenge him, he remained so composed and natural.
In fact, he felt no fear whatsoever, always firmly believing in his own invincibility. Even if the opponent was an extremely powerful God King-level Imperial Son, he remained undaunted. In a true battle, he would believe in himself and sweep through.
Seven days passed quickly.
On this day, the God King Forbidden Land in the Tenth Domain was bustling and boiling. Countless powerhouses had arrived, along with numerous great powers, including imperial clans, immortal clans, and forces from the Mythical Emperor Domains across the heavens. It was no exaggeration to say the whole world was watching.
The God King Forbidden Land was vast. In the past, it was the site where two Divine Kings had confronted each other, spanning a radius of a million li. The crimson earth stretched endlessly, and there were terrifying Dao Mark laws left behind from that confrontation. Thus, for the world, it was a forbidden land; ordinary Great Abilities dared not set foot here without permission.
Because it was the site of the confrontation between two Divine Kings, it held extraordinary renown. But today, that would be rewritten, because two even more powerful strongest Heaven's Pride of the younger generation would confront each other here.
The morning sun rose in the east, purple qi arriving from the east. The Cangtian Emperor's Son seemed like a son of the heavens, or perhaps a Heavenly Emperor of the Great Dao, treading upon a Great Dao formed from converging purple qi as he descended from the sky, landing atop a half-collapsed Divine King mountain peak.
So extraordinary, so outstanding, his heroic bearing flourishing, Divine Halos encircling his body, setting him off as incredibly eye-catching.
His appearance like this also drove many infatuated young maidens wild, wishing they could bear a child for the Cangtian Emperor's Son.
Many powerhouses nodded secretly. The Cangtian Emperor's Son was indeed strong, his Divine King majesty not to be violated. His descent now made many submit in admiration.
On the other side, a Chaos Great Dao stretched across the heavens. Within it, numerous supreme ancient holy spirits manifested, and great world heavens rose and fell...
Right at the center of the Great Dao, a heroic, tall, and upright figure strode forth. Azure Dragon on the left, White Tiger on the right, Vermilion Bird above, Black Tortoise below—as if he were a Chaos Heavenly Emperor supported by the four great Chaos holy spirits.
Equally awe-inspiring, possessing a peerless imperial bearing, he landed atop another mountain peak in the God King Forbidden Land, his toes touching the summit, hands clasped behind his back.
All directions erupted in an uproar. Everyone watched the two strongest figures of the younger generation standing atop the peaks of the two Divine King mountains. Especially the younger generation, they were filled with boundless fervor, wishing they could fight in their stead, even if it meant death, their blood boiling.
"You've come!"
The Cangtian Emperor's Son, with layers of Cangtian Divine Halos behind him, immortal and sacred, as if he were the Cangtian Great Emperor himself, impossible to ignore, spoke these words, drawing everyone's gaze.
"I have."
Ye Chen nodded, his expression very calm. Even though the one before him was a God King-level Imperial Son, peerlessly powerful, far surpassing ordinary Divine Kings, it was still like this. As if nothing in the world could stir the slightest ripple in his heart.
"That day, before my very eyes, you slew my Cangtian Imperial Clan's Heaven's Pride, Cang Qingyang, and seized his Divine King Great Dao essence. This grudge cannot be set aside. Today's battle is the fulfillment of that." The Cangtian Emperor's Son spoke. The Divine Halos around his body instantly blazed many times brighter, like blazing heavenly suns, carrying boundless pressure. This caused the expressions of many onlookers around the God King Forbidden Land to change drastically, as if the air had been sucked away, leaving them gasping for breath.
Many Divine Kings were the same, their expressions grave.
Indeed, once peerless figures like Imperial Sons, Imperial Daughters, immortal descendants, and the strongest young supremes became Divine Kings, they would become many times more powerful. That level of pressure was similarly far above that of ordinary Divine Kings, by an unknown margin.
Boundless Divine King pressure spread out, directly rushing towards Ye Chen on the other mountain peak, like endless, terrifying waves crashing towards him.
The heavens and earth were tearing!
Void space was collapsing!
The stars beyond the heavens in the sky above seemed about to fall, their starlight dimming.
Only Ye Chen remained unperturbed, always like a ten-thousand-year reef in the great sea. No matter how terrifying the waves outside, he remained immortal and indestructible, enduring through the ages.
This was the invincible Battle Saint King. No matter what powerful enemy he faced, he remained as ever, without fear or alarm, making people sigh in admiration.
Within the God King Forbidden Land, the two strongest Heaven's Pride of the younger generation confronted each other. A fearsome battle was on the verge of erupting.
Outside the forbidden land, however, two figures rushed to the most densely packed crowd and began shouting: "Hehe, come place your bets! Odds for betting on the Cangtian Emperor's Son to win are one to one! Odds for betting on the Battle Saint King to win are one to ten! Odds for betting on a draw are one to a hundred!"
Just as everyone was watching tensely, this shouting interrupted them, causing some anger.
But when they saw who it was, they were left speechless in the wind, because these two... one was human, the other was not.
A flat, elongated body, one zhang long—it was actually a dragon! Moreover, it was the strongest young supreme from the Battle Saint Hall, the Corpse-Devouring Insect Emperor. Yet it possessed none of the majesty befitting a true dragon; on the contrary, it seemed very eccentric.
It wore large shorts, draped in a dragon robe, setting up a large table. On one side was the Cangtian Emperor's Son, on the other the Battle Saint King, with different odds, calling for others to place their bets.