"Hmph, even if only my divine soul remains, it is still not something a mere Divine King like you can match."
The Quasi-Monarch of the Dark Heaven Imperial Clan's divine soul snorted coldly. Though it had lost its physical body and its soul was weakened by half, it was still a Quasi-Monarch. It instantly expanded, appearing vast and boundless, and charged towards Ye Chen with boundless killing intent. "Battle Saint King, I truly don't know whether to say you are young and impetuous, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, or simply foolish. Even as a peerless Divine King-level genius, you cannot match a Quasi-Monarch like myself. Die!"
The powerful divine soul took on a humanoid form, immediately releasing wisps of Quasi-Monarch majesty. The immense Soul Divine Power condensed above its head into a supreme divine seal, shaped like a dark Golden Crow, burning with dark flames.
This was the soul fire ignited by the burning Soul Divine Power of the Dark Heaven Imperial Clan Quasi-Monarch. Formless and shapeless, it was more targeted at the divine souls of others than their physical bodies, capable of causing extremely terrifying damage.
Boom—
Yet, when the two collided, Ye Chen's figure did not retreat, and his expression remained unchanged. The dark flames targeting the soul found no entry. Chaos light shimmered around him, making him appear almost divine.
On the contrary, the alien race Quasi-Monarch's soul trembled violently, directly being flung backward, becoming noticeably more ethereal. It stared dumbfounded, muttering to itself, "How is this possible?"
It couldn't believe it. Even if the Battle Saint King was a Five Tribulation Divine King, even if he was a peerless Divine King-level Chaos young generation's supreme, it itself was a Quasi-Monarch. There was a vast gap between them. How could the other party match it?
Especially its soul attack, which had been completely blocked. It was simply unbelievable.
"Come here!"
It was still the same phrase, but the tone was now filled with a lofty, superior flavor.
Ye Chen manifested chaos. The Ten Heavens divine nature halo appeared, then detached itself. With a whoosh, it appeared above the alien race Quasi-Monarch's soul, enveloping it and releasing blazing radiance, as if connecting to the ten great worlds.
"Ah—"
The alien race Quasi-Monarch's soul roared, trying to struggle, but the Ten Heavens divine nature halo was far too mysterious. It suppressed from above, firmly pinning down the alien race Quasi-Monarch's soul, like a thirty-three layered Human Emperor Pagoda pressing down, making resistance impossible.
Simultaneously, Ye Chen made his move. Fourteen years of cultivation had made him countless times stronger, far surpassing his former self. He charged into the Ten Heavens divine nature halo, unleashing his full combat power. With one grasp, he tore the alien race Quasi-Monarch's soul apart and executed the Chaos Three Styles.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom—
Under Ye Chen's fierce, successive attacks, the alien race Quasi-Monarch appeared utterly miserable, being torn apart several times. Finally, with a deafening boom, it shattered into countless soul fragments.
Seizing this opportunity, Ye Chen acted, drawing over these countless soul fragments and then forcibly injecting them all into the Quasi-Monarch puppet.
Boom—
During this process, the alien race Quasi-Monarch's soul attempted to reassemble, letting out roars of unwillingness, even trying to seize control of this fearsome Quasi-Monarch puppet to counterattack Ye Chen.
But Chaos Source Fire also appeared, swiftly enveloping the Quasi-Monarch puppet, seeping in through its countless pores. It burned and refined all the soul fragments again and again, accompanied by the alien race Quasi-Monarch's soul's roars of fury, unwillingness, and despair, repeated time after time.
Finally, all sound completely vanished, leaving only the dark Golden Crow-shaped Quasi-Monarch puppet standing there.
However, the current Quasi-Monarch puppet now possessed noticeably more agility and divinity compared to before. If it had seemed cold and metallic earlier, now it appeared much more vivid.
The moment its eyes opened, an extremely terrifying, ferocious aura wantonly spread. If Ye Chen hadn't deliberately controlled it, even the Immortal Pond would have nearly exploded. One could imagine how terrifying this Quasi-Monarch puppet was now.
"The final step, refining the soul into the body. Success!"
Looking at this Quasi-Monarch puppet with agile light flowing in its eyes, Ye Chen also revealed a slight smile. He stepped forward, carefully observing the Quasi-Monarch puppet. He threw a punch. Even without using absolute magical power, it could still slay ordinary Divine Kings. Yet, landing on the Quasi-Monarch puppet, it only produced a continuous metallic clanging sound, leaving behind a faint fist imprint that quickly recovered.
Truly astonishing. It was indeed worthy of being a Quasi-Monarch puppet refined using the immortal race's puppet-crafting methods.
Whoosh—
The dark hue shifted. The dark Golden Crow actually transformed, changing from its Golden Crow state into a humanoid form, standing over two zhang tall, even taller than Emperor Wushi, and so burly and robust, like a small mountain.
"Master!"
Although it was a puppet, because it had refined a Quasi-Monarch's soul, the Quasi-Monarch puppet possessed simple intelligence and could even utilize certain Quasi-Monarch-level Great Dao laws.
Moreover, its Origin Heaven and Earth remained within its body, allowing it to operate that Origin Heaven and Earth power.
"Good. From now on, you shall be called the Dark Heaven Colossus." Ye Chen named it, quite satisfied with this name. Sensing the Dark Heaven Colossus's aura, although not comparable to a true Quasi-Monarch, it still possessed wisps of monarchial heavenly majesty. In his perception, it could completely rival a peak Divine King, even slightly stronger. It could be considered a second-rate puppet, possessing eighty percent of its former strength. Furthermore, with that powerful puppet body forged from countless metallic divine materials, its physical strength was so fearsome that it wouldn't be at much of a disadvantage even in a direct clash with a true Quasi-Monarch.
Truly speaking, a second-rate Quasi-Monarch puppet could engage in a great battle with a true Quasi-Monarch.
Achieving second-rate level on his first attempt at refining a puppet left Ye Chen quite satisfied.
Subsequently, following the Corpse Immortal Scripture's puppet-crafting methods, he similarly refined the other two alien race Quasi-Monarchs—one from the Asura Imperial Clan and one from the Six Paths Imperial Clan. Without exception, Ye Chen achieved second-rate levels for both. The Six Paths Imperial Clan's Quasi-Monarch puppet even reached first-rate level, a quite pleasing result. He named them the Asura Colossus and the Six Paths Colossus respectively.
Three Quasi-Monarch puppets surrounded him—three Colossi, all transformed into humanoid forms, each over two zhang tall, so towering and majestic, emanating a fearsome aura that even made Ye Chen's heart palpitate. It even threatened to affect the Immortal Pond but was suppressed.
Whoosh—
Ye Chen, accompanied by the three Colossi, left the deepest part of the Immortal Pond and appeared in the outside world.
Yu Qing and the others cultivating on the surface of the Immortal Pond were the first to notice, especially Yu Qing and A Beinu, who were overjoyed to see Ye Chen's appearance. However, seeing the three two-zhang-tall, mountain-like burly giants behind him, their faint yet terrifying aura made even these Divine King-level strongest young generation's supremes' hearts palpitate. Even Yu Qing's expression turned grave.