A terrifying power was slowly awakening within Abandon the World Divine King's body.
To the naked eye, the blood vessels beneath his skin became clearly visible, his blood boiling and surging like a torrential flood, washing through him and producing earth-shattering roars that echoed between heaven and earth.
In the blink of an eye, Abandon the World Divine King had instantly grown many times stronger. His previously disheveled form erupted with an aura far surpassing his earlier state, and it continued to climb steadily, astonishing all who witnessed it.
He was like a figure akin to an Imperial Son, reminiscent of an ancient Great Emperor in his youth during the Divine King era. Even without a breakthrough in realm, he had become vastly more powerful, possessing an overwhelming might that could look down upon his peers and dominate the world.
Behind him, a towering, peerless figure loomed faintly, immense enough to connect heaven and earth. Its true visage was unclear, but its form was matchlessly majestic, with shoulders that could support the entire great world, a fist that could suppress all ages, and a foot that could shatter the endless cycle of time.
Its eyes held a disdain that did not even deign to acknowledge the Heavenly Dao, looking down upon heaven and earth and all of history, incomparable!
"An ancient Emperor! That's the phantom of an ancient Emperor!"
The forces of the All Heavens watching from afar gasped in shock. That majestic figure was the supreme imperial shadow of an ancient Great Emperor, manifesting and resonating with the boiling bloodline within Abandon the World Divine King. It was unbelievably powerful, making it seem as if the entire world was about to collapse.
The myriad Daos of the All Heavens seemed to emit a mournful cry.
It was for no other reason than the supreme imperial shadow behind Abandon the World Divine King, which tread upon the myriad Daos. Where the Imperial Dao emerged, all Daos submitted!
"The power of the Emperor's bloodline! Abandon the World Divine King has fully activated the power of the Emperor's bloodline within him!"
"There were long-standing rumors that the Abandon Heaven Emperor Clan intended to nurture Abandon the World Divine King, who possesses a relatively rich fifth-generation Emperor's bloodline, into a Strongest Young Supreme comparable to an Imperial Son, undergoing an Imperial Dao inheritance baptism. It seems it has been completed. Abandon the World Divine King may have perfected his flawed state, becoming a flawless, consummate Strongest Young Supreme, having reached the tenth-level Great Perfection in all major realms!"
The forces of the All Heavens were astounded. The Abandon Heaven Emperor Clan might now have two Imperial Sons within its ranks. Even if Abandon the World Divine King was not an Imperial Son, he was a Strongest Young Supreme of Imperial Son caliber. Thus, it was highly possible that two Supreme One figures would emerge in the future, making it an ultimate imperial clan with multiple Emperors.
At this moment, all dust vanished from Abandon the World Divine King's body, restoring his divine and martial posture. Strands of divine radiance enveloped him, imbued with Imperial Dao will, as if he had become an ancient Great Emperor in his youth. His golden battle armor clanged resolutely, his sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes making him appear heroic and majestic.
"Spear, come!"
He spoke indifferently.
Whoosh—
The Divine King War Spear in the hand of the mysterious figure shrouded in Chaos Mist suddenly erupted with tremendous force, breaking free from his grasp and whooshing back into Abandon the World Divine King's hand.
However, the mysterious figure shrouded in Chaos Mist did not stop this. On the contrary, his eyes beneath the Chaos Mist watched the current Abandon the World Divine King with a hint of interest, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled into a faint smile. "How interesting. An Alien Emperor Clan actually possesses such a method."
Abandon the World Divine King held the war spear once more. The Divine King War Spear in his hand regained its luster, its divine radiance no longer dazzling but appearing much more profound, revealing strands of terrifying power.
Faintly visible, several Divine King spirits merged into it, fusing together and giving rise to a sense of disdain that seemed to abandon and disregard the myriad worlds of the All Heavens.
It was as if an ancient Great Emperor looked down upon the All Heavens, surveying all of history, able to casually abandon even the myriad ages of the world.
Where the war spear pointed, everything would turn to ashes, even the intangible void, becoming utter nothingness, abandoned. Even this world would be abandoned by him, held in contempt!
His strongest strike—Abandon the World!
He raised his head and looked coldly at the mysterious figure shrouded in Chaos Mist. "Originally, this was my trump card. But since I've encountered you today, I'll let you understand that before an Imperial Son-caliber Supreme Genius, even someone as powerful as you is nothing more than this."
Boom—
He made his move, striding forward with the majesty of a dragon and tiger, traversing the sky in an instant to appear before the mysterious figure shrouded in Chaos Mist. His powerful Divine King aura was far stronger than before, approaching that of a top-tier Eighth or Ninth Tribulation Divine King, causing the void to collapse completely.
The Divine King War Spear, carrying a terrifying force that would make even an Eighth Tribulation Divine King pale, thrust toward the latter. "Dying before me in my strongest state is your honor. Remember the name of the one who kills you—Abandon the World!"
Rumble—
The fearsome war spear carried a peerless, mysterious power—the power to abandon the world!
The void shattered into nothingness, a mighty gale swept forth, even dispersing the Chaos Mist that concealed the mysterious figure. Under the gaze of all, a handsome, elegant face was revealed, its expression always calm and unperturbed, its eyes profound. Only the faint crescent moon mark between his eyebrows was particularly distinctive.
However, upon seeing this familiar face, especially that faint crescent moon mark, suddenly, everyone between heaven and earth revealed a look of profound shock, emanating from the depths of their hearts. Even the most composed individuals could not avoid it.
Because this person was all too familiar. In the past, he had led the human race's Imperial Sons and Imperial Maidens, the Strongest Young Supremes, to overwhelmingly suppress the younger generation of the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain, suppressing a group of Imperial Sons, Imperial Maidens, and Immortal Dao progeny, and even killing individuals of that caliber, causing an uproar and earning fame throughout the world.
However, after entering the Mythical Ruins back then, he had vanished without a trace, believed to have possibly learned of the human race's current difficult situation and chosen not to return. No one expected him to appear so abruptly before everyone's eyes now.
"Battle Saint King!"
Even Abandon the World Divine King's mind shook, all because this person before him was far too renowned. A good number of Alien Race Imperial Sons and Imperial Maidens had been suppressed by him and had not returned to this day.
But at this moment, his heart grew ruthless. The Divine King War Spear in his hand did not stop; on the contrary, it thrust forward at an even more astonishing speed, its power even more terrifying. He roared inwardly: So what if it's the Battle Saint King? I am also a Strongest Young Supreme, a Fifth Tribulation Divine King! Even the Battle Saint King must die!
He had cultivated for a thousand years to reach the Fifth Tribulation Divine King level. He refused to believe that the Battle Saint King, who a hundred years ago was not even a Half-Step Divine King, was also a Fifth Tribulation Divine King. Becoming a Divine King was already remarkable enough; there was simply no way he could be his match.
The Abandon the World strike carried the power of time that could decay the world!
This was the true nature of this spear thrust, containing the power of time that could decay everything. Only time could truly abandon all things, enduring forever!
But Ye Chen merely smiled, his expression unchanged. At this moment, he gently raised his hand, just as he had upon his return—seemingly slow but actually fast—and grasped that extremely fearsome Divine King War Spear. Chaos light blazed brilliantly.
Hum—
There was no earth-shattering collision, nor was that palm pierced by the Divine King War Spear or decayed and abandoned by the power of time. It finally stopped, caught by the Chaos hand, just like before, unable to advance another inch.
Abandon the World Divine King's heart sank heavily, a trace of panic arising. He desperately gripped the Divine King War Spear, thrusting it forward, unleashing an even more terrifying Abandon the World power, carrying blazing light of time and fearsome space-time force, causing the flow of time in this area of heaven and earth to flash by rapidly within a short period.
Abandon the World, abandoning the world, decaying everything—it relied on the rapidly flowing power of time, which could make the time within a range flash by like lightning in a short period.
Even other Divine Kings, even Eighth Tribulation Divine Kings, if struck by his Abandon the World attack in his strongest state, would have their lifespan stripped away by the power of time, rapidly aging, even completely decaying and vanishing from the world, utterly abandoned by heaven and forsaken by the world!
"I didn't expect you to have also mastered the Space-Time Great Dao and even condensed a Divine King spirit. Although only at the Fifth Order Divine King level, it's still quite good." Ye Chen's eyes gleamed slightly with appreciation. This Abandon the World strike was indeed not bad.
Unfortunately, the target was wrong—it was Ye Chen, the Chaos Saint Body, the Myriad Dao Origin Saint Body, nearly immune to all Great Dao attacks, not to mention he could be considered an alternative successor of the Space-Time Great Emperor.
"Space-Time!"
Ye Chen uttered a light cry, space-time light swirling around his body, granting him direct immunity.
"Impossible!"
Abandon the World Divine King roared, suffering a severe blow. His strongest strike was actually completely ineffective against the Battle Saint King.
He knew that even a Super Divine King would not dare to recklessly take his strongest strike head-on, as they would be decayed by the Abandon the World power, stripped of their years, turning into mortal dust and bones!
"Because you are too weak!"
Ye Chen stated plainly, his calm words delivering the greatest blow to Abandon the World Divine King!
He was too weak?
The powerful experts of the All Heavens forces smiled bitterly. Abandon the World Divine King was a Fifth Tribulation Divine King, a Supreme Genius. Now, after activating the power of his Emperor's bloodline, the intensity of that Emperor's bloodline power, while slightly inferior to that of Imperial Sons, Imperial Maidens, and Immortal Dao progeny, was not far off.
In this state, he was absolutely close to being in a Strongest Young Supreme state. Moreover, the Abandon the World strike executed in this state made even some of the older-generation Divine Kings from the various Heavenly Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans feel a lethal sense of crisis, demonstrating just how terrifying it was.
Yet he was called too weak!
It could only be said that the Battle Saint King was too powerful. A hundred years had passed, and this Chaos Young Supreme had advanced by leaps and bounds. His current cultivation had reached a height unimaginable to ordinary people.
This made them all gasp. After a hundred years, just how far had the Battle Saint King grown? Many Divine Kings asked themselves, unable to see through his true cultivation level, feeling they were far from his level!
"You've been jumping around long enough. It's about time to finish you off!"
Swish—
Ye Chen grabbed the Divine King War Spear with one hand, then swept his other palm, transforming it into a Chaos Heavenly Stele that directly sent Abandon the World Divine King flying, even shattering the steadily rising aura around him and the supreme imperial shadow behind him.
Abandon the World Divine King was sent flying, his golden battle armor crumbling into dust piece by piece, everything vanishing.
Abandon the World Divine King fell back into the giant crater, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood, his eyes filled with despair.
"Though both Fifth Tribulation Divine Kings, in my eyes you are nothing more than a clay chicken or a pottery dog, not worth a single blow!"
Ye Chen looked down from above, speaking coldly.
His voice echoed between heaven and earth, just like the words Abandon the World Divine King had spoken to Di Lan earlier, only now they were being said back to him.
Repaying him in his own coin!