"Little Moon, be careful—" the others hurriedly shouted.
Yet Ye Chen's figure did not retreat in the slightest; on the contrary, he advanced a step further. His fist, crystalline and translucent like mutton-fat jade, followed through with a punch. At the same time, his voice, filled with indifference, suddenly exploded: "Do you really think I've made no progress in these fourteen years?"
Boom—
The two fists, one large and one small, collided in an instant. An annihilating storm of energy exploded, tearing apart everything within a three-zhang radius. Even a Seven Tribulation super Divine King would be unable to withstand it and would be ripped apart.
Swish— Swish—
The Six Paths Giant God Soldier and the Pagoda Giant God Soldier rushed over like lightning. Controlled by Ye Chen and lacking residual sentience, they blocked the storm of energy, preventing it from spreading. Otherwise, affecting the Immortal Pond below would cause too great a loss.
The moment the storm dissipated, Ye Chen's figure stood tall and unyielding, his fist intact and flawless. However, on the massive fist of the Dark Heaven Giant God Soldier, a clear fist imprint had appeared, shocking everyone.
Even after undergoing numerous refinements and fusing with many rare divine metal materials, the physical body of the Dark Heaven Giant God Soldier seemed to be slightly inferior to Ye Chen's.
"Holy shit!"
Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, Will, and the others couldn't help but exclaim. The others were also astonished. After more than a decade, Ye Chen's physical body seemed to have advanced further, improving significantly.
The Dark Heaven Giant God Soldier also changed expression, as if unable to believe this. It had to be known that the current sturdiness of its puppet body even surpassed that of an ordinary Quasi-Monarch's physique. Yet, it was still somewhat inferior to the Battle Saint King's Chaos Saint Body. Just how powerful had the Battle Saint King's physical saint body become?
At the same time, Ye Chen's figure had already closed in. His palm, flawless like profound jade, struck out with the Chaos Heaven-Shaking Palm, directly imprinting a clearly visible palm print on the Dark Heaven Giant God Soldier's chest. An extremely terrifying palm force penetrated into the Giant God Soldier's body.
"Ah—"
The Dark Heaven Giant God Soldier let out a shrill scream. A powerful ray of divine soul light, carrying a True Spirit, suddenly shot out from between its brows. It was precisely the final True Spirit hidden by the Dark Heaven Emperor Clan's Quasi-Monarch, Dark Xuan.
"Finally forced you out."
Ye Chen pointed out a finger, seemingly slow yet actually fast, heavily landing on this True Spirit.
"No, Battle Saint King, I beg you to spare me—"
Before the plea for mercy could be fully uttered, that finger had already descended. With a loud boom, the final True Spirit was completely annihilated, turning into nothingness.
The Dark Heaven Giant God Soldier's eyes also dimmed considerably. Under Ye Chen's control, it returned to his side, though the clearly visible palm print on its chest could not be eliminated immediately and would require some time to recover.
Everyone also breathed a sigh of relief, though they were still filled with intense shock.
Shocked by the fearsomeness of the Giant God Soldier, they were even more shocked by Ye Chen's fearsomeness. Only fourteen years had passed, yet the current Ye Chen seemed to have grown immeasurably stronger, far surpassing his former self.
Qin Wushuang's eyes even lit up as he directly asked, "Senior Brother, have you become a Quasi-Monarch?"
The others all looked at Ye Chen with fervent gazes. If he had reached Quasi-Monarch, given Ye Chen's peerless monstrous talent, he would likely be the number one beneath Monarchs, perhaps even capable of challenging a true Primordial Times Monarch.
"It's not that easy to become a Quasi-Monarch," Ye Chen shook his head, denying this claim, which also left everyone somewhat disappointed. However, they still held intense shock because Ye Chen's current physical body seemed even stronger than that of a true Quasi-Monarch.
Having been in seclusion for over a decade, Ye Chen was not in a hurry to emerge immediately. He wanted to spend time with those close to him, especially A Beinu and Yu Qing.
He could sense that over the past ten-plus years, while cultivating in the Immortal Pond and comprehending the profound mysteries of the Fallen Heaven Tomb's great tomb, their cultivation had improved significantly. They had also continuously undergone Divine King Tribulations, gaining immense benefits.
Even the other members of his Seven Supreme Geniuses had caught up from behind, successively becoming true Divine Kings.
This greatly pleased Ye Chen. However, looking at A Beinu's round, bulging belly, nearly a century had passed, yet she had not given birth. Judging by the situation, it would likely only be a few more years before the final birth, so he wasn't overly anxious.
As for Yu Qing, she had also become increasingly unfathomable. He had a feeling that she was probably not inferior to himself, having become a true Divine King many years before him and growing stronger every moment.
At the same time, Ye Chen briefly learned about the situation in the outside world. He knew that the various Emperor Sons, Emperor Daughters, and Immortal Dao descendants were still in seclusion, quietly cultivating.
The branch hall of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion in the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, under the management of Sovereign Tongtian, had flourished even more, taking on the aura of a supreme holy land. It shook the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, with countless talents and prodigies traveling from afar every year and month just to join this supreme holy land.
The current Chaos Heavenly Mansion had even more Divine Kings, far surpassing other imperial clans and immortal clans. In the present era, only the Qin imperial clan could compare.
Without using Supreme Emperor Weapons, the Chaos Heavenly Mansion was enough to crush any imperial clan or immortal clan other than the Qin clan.
Ye Chen was very pleased. Entrusting it to Sovereign Tongtian for management was indeed the right choice. The more and stronger experts the Chaos Heavenly Mansion could produce, the better. They would all be the ultimate core force to resist the alien race's ancient cosmos, and even the blood-stained future.
"Over these years, has there been any news of him?" Ye Chen suddenly asked.
Mo Haishen, responsible for external liaison, lightly shook his head: "That person is hidden too deeply. He didn't appear even during the great war between the human and alien races, nor did he appear in the mythical relic lands. Perhaps he is no longer in the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, having left. Or perhaps he has gone to the most mysterious Tenth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain."
"Is that so?"
Ye Chen gazed into the distant sky. That person he had never met, only heard of by name. If given the chance, he truly wished to meet him face to face.
Suddenly, he felt some longing. Longing for his wife, daughter, and younger sister on the Ultimate Ancient Path. He wondered if they were still safe and well after one or two hundred years had passed, and if they too were beginning to contend for that mysterious "Ultimate," akin to the "Supreme" shop assistant.
He also longed for his parents and those close to him in the Sealed Boundary Cosmos.
It wouldn't be too long now. Once he contended for the "Supreme" immortal fate and completed the final trial, he could leave the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, search for his wife and daughter, and even return to the Sealed Boundary Cosmos.
Moreover, he looked forward to it. At the Boundary Tower of the Tenth Emperor Pass, the Time-Space Emperor had once allowed him to enter that mysterious Primordial Times Divine Realm, an opportunity to directly become a Primordial Times Monarch.
"There are still six years until the final trial. Everyone, work hard and continue your seclusion," Ye Chen said. After spending some time with his two beloved wives, he turned and plunged back into the deepest part of the Immortal Pond for seclusion.
He wanted to continue his breakthrough attempts in the final six years ahead, hoping that upon emerging, he would reach an even more powerful realm, towering proudly over all heavens.
He even left the three Quasi-Monarch puppet Giant God Soldiers on the surface of the Immortal Pond.