"Impossible!"
Countless people on the battlefield were so shocked their jaws dropped.
This was the ultimate spear strike of a Quasi-Monarch. Even if it appeared ordinary, it was absolutely something that would make even other Quasi-Monarchs deeply wary, not daring to face it head-on lightly. Let alone grabbing it with a bare hand—it should have frozen and sealed the very flesh, containing within it the supreme might of the Ice Monarch's strongest Dao.
Especially among the many Quasi-Monarchs present, quite a few were deeply aware of the Ice Monarch's fearsomeness; even they were quite wary of him.
The Ice Monarch was a Quasi-Monarch of the Ice Emperor Clan.
Moreover, compared to many imperial clans and immortal clans, the Ice Emperor Clan was one of the Nine Clans and Eighteen Kingdoms that rose early during the Dark Blood Era.
As a Quasi-Monarch of this imperial clan, the Ice Monarch was not a being who rose in this era; he belonged to the ancient figures, having even participated in the bloody battles of the Dark Blood Era back then. His Ice-Sealing Great Dao had once frozen countless primordial fierce beasts into dust, turning a radius of a million li into an ice domain, terrifying beyond measure.
After the Dark Blood Era ended, he chose to seal himself, hoping to seek the opportunity to break through to the Ancient Sovereign realm in this era and display his prowess.
He had also clashed with these imperial clans and immortal clans during the period when they descended one after another, engaging in battles and once again shaking the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain with his fame.
There had even been a Quasi-Monarch from an imperial clan who suffered a loss under this Ice-Sealing Spear of the Ice Monarch, nearly being severely wounded to the point of death in that battle. Therefore, he knew well the terror of the Ice-Sealing Spear, yet never expected the Battle Saint King to have caught it with his bare hand.
Among those present, only the Heavenly Roc Demon Monarch revealed a bitter smile. He had battled the Battle Saint King not long ago and knew full well his peerless strength. Even if he wasn't a true Quasi-Monarch, he wasn't far from it, even capable of severely wounding him, a demon race Quasi-Monarch.
Right now, he had only temporarily reconstituted his physical body and appeared very weak, not daring to battle Ye Chen again.
However, that battle was also a disgrace—a dignified Quasi-Monarch actually losing to a Divine King. Therefore, he kept silent about all of that.
Now, seeing the Ice Monarch's Ice-Sealing Spear being caught, he instead felt a sense of schadenfreude.
On the Ice-Sealed Throne, the Ice Monarch's expression was somewhat ugly, but he ultimately remained composed, shouting, "Explode!"
A strand of divine sense was transmitted to the Ice-Sealing Spear, causing the absolute ice-sealing power contained within to explode. But Ye Chen snorted coldly, "Suppress!"
Strands of Chaos Power landed on the Ice-Sealing Spear, forcibly suppressing the berserk ice-sealing power that was about to explode, displaying peerless might.
Then, Ye Chen revealed a cold smile towards the Ice Monarch on the Ice-Sealed Throne, whose expression had turned quite ugly. "Since you've gifted me this, today I shall return the favor in kind!"
Boom—
He forcefully hurled the Ice-Sealing Spear, but the spear shot through the sky like lightning, carrying berserk primordial Chaos Qi, aiming straight for its original owner, the Ice Monarch.
"Thousand-Layered Ice Prison Gates!"
The Ice Monarch also changed color, sensing the terror of the reflected Ice-Sealing Spear. He immediately made his move, executing an emperor art divine ability.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Almost in an instant, endless snowflakes condensed before him. In less than a single breath's time, massive and thick ice gates appeared layer upon layer before the Ice-Sealed Throne.
Each ice gate was formed from absolute icy power, incredibly solid, not melting in the slightest even over thousands of years, capable of enduring through Time, and equally incomparably hard.
And such ice gates appeared in numbers reaching over a thousand layers. Stacked together, they formed an absolute defense resembling a heavenly pass.
"Thousand-Layered Ice Prison Gates! To think the Battle Saint King actually forced the Ice Monarch to employ this defensive emperor art. It's hailed as the absolute defense of the Dark Blood Era."
A Divine King from the former Nine Clans and Eighteen Kingdoms exclaimed in awe, knowing well the terror of the Thousand-Layered Ice Prison Gates, especially when executed by a Quasi-Monarch like the Ice Monarch. It had reached the pinnacle of perfection. Unless an Ancient Sovereign appeared, few among Quasi-Monarchs could break it.
Boom—
The Ice-Sealing Spear, carrying berserk primordial Chaos Qi, had already struck the Thousand-Layered Ice Prison Gates. With absolute sharpness, even with the hardness of the ice prison gates, layer upon layer was pierced through in an instant.
But as the ice gates were broken, extreme icy air also froze the void, continuously whittling away at the attacking momentum of the Ice-Sealing Spear.
When it pierced through the six hundred and fifty-third ice gate, the Ice-Sealing Spear completely shattered, its primordial Chaos Qi utterly depleted, making people sigh.
For the Battle Saint King's spear to have pierced over six hundred ice gates was already an incredibly remarkable feat. However, the further back the Thousand-Layered Ice Prison Gates went, the more stable and indestructible the ice gates became, so it was impossible for them to be truly broken through.
"Explode!" Ye Chen uttered. The Chaos Power suppressing the Ice-Sealing Spear was completely consumed, directly releasing the seal. The Ice-Sealing Spear exploded.
Boom—
Heaven collapsed and earth split. Absolute icy power exploded, seemingly freezing everything completely, sealing space-time, affecting countless experts on both sides.
But Ye Chen acted, intercepting all the ice-sealing power rushing towards the human race's side.
Boom—
The heavens and earth shook. At this moment, Ye Chen shot out like a humanoid tyrannosaur, directly charging into the spreading icy power, tearing through everything. The frozen void collapsed.
Like a comet impacting, the final three hundred-plus layers trembled violently.
Visible to the naked eye, a supreme figure wreathed in blazing chaotic light madly pierced through layer after layer of ice gates.
These subsequently more stable and harder ice gates were actually unable to hinder this chaotic light much, fragile as paper, being crushed and destroyed one after another.
Boom—
Finally, the last and hardest ice gate was also pierced through. That figure, its entire body wreathed in resplendent chaotic light, descended from the sky.
Ye Chen descended like a deity, supremely majestic, his black hair wildly dancing, peerlessly domineering. He forcefully attacked the Ice Monarch on the Ice-Sealed Throne, who had completely lost his composure.
"Scram!"
The Ice Monarch roared angrily. Boundless icy mist wantonly spread out, engulfing everything, making it difficult for the outside world to see clearly what was happening within.
Thick icy mist concealed everything, obscuring the situation inside. Only continuous booming sounds could be heard transmitting out.
Whoosh—
Finally, everything was torn apart. Everything became clearly visible.
The Ice-Sealed Throne had collapsed. The Ice Monarch's figure staggered slightly, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. His snow-white robes were stained with spots of blood. In contrast, the Battle Saint King remained as pristine as ever, untainted by dust, transcendent and aloof. He even shook his head, expressing a hint of disappointment. "For fellow Quasi-Monarchs, your physical body is far inferior to the Heavenly Roc Demon Monarch's."
A wave of astonishment swept through the crowd. The Battle Saint King actually evaluated the Ice Monarch like this, with disappointment, as if appraising a junior.
The Ice Monarch's expression was indescribably ugly. He never expected that with his Quasi-Monarch body, he would be caught off guard and suffer a loss, and this was the first time in so many years he had suffered at the hands of a Divine King.
Many also looked towards the Heavenly Roc Demon Monarch, making his expression somewhat awkward. Seeing this scene and recalling how the Heavenly Roc Demon Monarch had fled back from the Emperor Realm like lightning not long ago, everyone felt their scalps go numb.
Initially, everyone thought the Heavenly Roc Demon Monarch had either encountered a hidden human Quasi-Monarch or been severely wounded by some human contingency plan. But now, thinking back and looking at the Battle Saint King, they were instantly dumbfounded.
Good heavens, could it be that he was severely wounded by the Battle Saint King?
Ye Chen also saw the Heavenly Roc Demon Monarch and revealed a trace of a cold smile. "Never expected the defeated general actually managed to escape."