The main gate of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion stood a thousand zhang tall, majestic as a mountain range.
The gate's structure was built from extraordinary starstone, constructed from stars, and carved with numerous powerful races, exotic beasts, and Chaos Holy Spirits upon it, showcasing the extraordinary nature of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
This was the main gate of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, naturally heavily guarded, with powerful cultivators standing watch, and nearby, there were even Great Powers stationed for defense.
But on this day, a burly and young Divine King ascended to the gate. His Divine King aura swept out, sending the many gate guards flying. A loud laugh resounded throughout the vast, sprawling Chaos Heavenly Mansion: "An old friend has arrived, why aren't you coming out to welcome me!"
Instantly, more than half of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion was stirred.
Nowadays, the Chaos Heavenly Mansion shook the Chaos Holy Realm, having dominated the world's rise and fall for many years. Who dared not respect it? Who dared not obey? Even the various Heavenly Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans had gone into hiding, not daring to provoke it.
How many people in the current era dared to approach the Chaos Heavenly Mansion like this? Even a true Ancient Monarch would be wary because of the four invincible beings behind the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
Now, a Divine King actually dared to act like this. Although he was very young, and his Divine King majesty far surpassed that of ordinary Divine Kings, he was still not taken seriously by the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
Immediately, at the main Heavenly Gate, numerous powerful figures descended one after another. They were all Great Power-level Supreme Elders, and several Divine Kings also stepped out, their auras surging—they were guest elders recruited by the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
When they saw the visitor, they were all startled.
Because although the visitor was very unfamiliar, never seen before, and very young, his blood energy was vigorous, and he possessed a supreme Divine King pressure on his body, comparable to the Emperor Sons and Daughters or Immortal Dao Descendants of the Heavenly Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans. At most, he was only a Two-Calamity Divine King, but the aura he exuded was so powerful it wasn't much weaker than a Four or Five-Calamity Divine King.
This was astonishing and eye-catching. Without a doubt, this burly young Divine King before them was very likely also a Supreme One's descendant.
However, the several Divine King guest elders of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion were not afraid. On the contrary, they looked down from above, gazing at the visitor coldly, and said, "Sir, although you are powerful, this is the Chaos Heavenly Mansion. It is not a place you can come and go as you please."
As they spoke, the five Divine King guest elders of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion who had stepped out all released sufficiently powerful pressure. Two of them had even reached the Four-Calamity Divine King level, which was extraordinary.
The young Divine King shook his head slightly upon hearing this. He did not continue to attack but instead cupped his fists towards the several Divine King guest elders and said, "Several Elders, I am an old friend, acquainted with the master of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion. Please lead the way."
Hearing this, everyone at the main Heavenly Gate was stunned. This young supreme Divine King before them, who could rival the Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants, was actually an old friend of the master of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
"Hahahaha—"
Suddenly, a loud laugh echoed above the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
The next moment, numerous powerful auras surged from the depths of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion. The leader was none other than Ye Chen, Yu Qing, A Beinu, and others, followed by Mo Haishen and the other six of his Seven Supreme Geniuses.
The group directly appeared.
"We pay our respects to the Academy Head!"
"Academy Head!"
At the main Heavenly Gate, the many powerful experts of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, upon seeing Ye Chen and the others—whether the high-ranking Divine King guest elders or the guards of the main Heavenly Gate—immediately paid respectful bows upon his appearance.
This respectful attitude was the same even for the several Divine King guest elders with extraordinary status; they even bowed deeply, showing not the slightest disrespect.
This included the two Four-Calamity Divine Kings.
They understood better than anyone that although Ye Chen, the master of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, was only a Fifth Tribulation Divine King—just one Divine King calamity higher than them—in terms of true combat power, he could almost rival the peak Divine King level. He was a peerless Divine King Heaven's Pride who shook the world, a super powerhouse second to none below the Monarch level.
In comparison, if they, these so-called Four-Calamity Divine Kings, faced him, they probably wouldn't last three rounds.
Ye Chen nodded slightly. Only when he looked at the burly young Divine King at the main Heavenly Gate did his usually calm and natural face reveal a few more traces of a smile.
This fellow Luo Guyun had finally deigned to leave seclusion.
Whoosh—
The group descended from the sky.
"Lord!"
Upon seeing Ye Chen, Luo Guyun immediately became very excited and stepped forward to half-kneel on the ground.
Even though he was now an Immortal Dao inheritor and a Divine King-level Strongest Young Supreme, it was no exception. Because he knew that if not for his Lord Ye Chen, he would at most be an initial-level young generation's supreme; even becoming a high-level young generation's supreme would be difficult, let alone the current Strongest Young Supreme, truly possessing the greatest hope of proving the Dao and becoming an Emperor.
The other powerful experts of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion were dumbfounded. Although they knew Luo Guyun's relationship with the Academy Head might be that of an old friend, they didn't expect him to be a subordinate.
"Rise!"
Ye Chen waved his hand, and a gentle force appeared, helping Luo Guyun up.
"Guyun!"
Behind him, Mo Haishen was the first to rush forward, laughing heartily as he gave Luo Guyun a hug.
The other six Supreme Geniuses did the same.
Back then, they were all Supreme Heavenly Prides who followed Ye Chen together. They had spent many years together, and their relationships were very good.
Luo Guyun laughed heartily, hugging each of them in turn. Then, looking at Ye Chen, he suddenly said with fighting spirit, "Lord, Guyun wishes to challenge you."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
"Guyun!"
The Seven Supreme Geniuses all changed expression.
But Ye Chen saw the blazing fighting spirit in Luo Guyun's eyes, without a trace of disrespect, and quickly understood. He smiled and said, "It seems your seclusion this time has truly broken through to an extraordinary level. You should be a Strongest Young Supreme now, right?"
"Yes!" Luo Guyun nodded, actually admitting it.
Hearing this, even though they had already guessed, the Seven Supreme Geniuses were still shaken and somewhat dazed.
Luo Guyun, who had cultivated and followed their Lord together back then, had actually also reached this step.
Ye Chen let out a light laugh: "Good, I agree to your request. Come on."
"Since the Lord agrees, this subordinate will be offending you greatly!"
As his voice fell, Luo Guyun's fighting spirit erupted. With a long roar, his entire body released a powerful pressure no weaker than a Five-Calamity Divine King, extremely powerful. It was as if a giant dragon soared ninety thousand li, piercing through heaven and earth.
Luo Guyun made his move. From the very first move, it was true Divine King majesty.
Around him, endless black mist appeared, like demonic fog that could devour everything and corrode all things in the world, causing the temperature of the entire sky and earth to drop many times over in an instant.
"Yin Divine King Spirit!"
The others all became solemn. It wasn't the Divine King-level Yin Great Dao origin, nor was it the Yin artistic conception. From the very beginning, he had condensed a Divine King Spirit, combining both, reaching the Divine King fifth stage, rivaling the Five-Calamity Divine King level.
Behind him, several other Divine King Great Dao origins and artistic conceptions were condensing, beginning to take the form of Divine King Spirits, about to display extraordinary Divine King combat power.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Long before this, countless powerful experts in the Chaos Heavenly Mansion had heard the commotion and come. Seeing this scene, they all felt excited.
Twenty years had passed. Finally, someone was challenging the Academy Head again, and it was a Divine King-level Strongest Young Supreme who could rival Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants.
But twenty years had passed. To what level had the Academy Head's cultivation grown? It was something people eagerly anticipated.