An aura of unprecedented terror erupted from Donghua Haoyi, shaking heaven and earth, far more fearsome than before. The entire lake and sea boiled over, stirring up towering waves hundreds of zhang high.
This was Donghua Haoyi unleashing a heaven-shaking divine technique, a supreme divine technique of the forbidden level—
Heaven-Summoning Art!
Behind him, the phantom of a vast sky descended, its heavenly might boundless, its divine power endless. The terrifying aura spread far and wide, startling the creatures in the lake and sea. Countless sea demons trembled, and even the demon saints lurking in the deepest depths were awakened, gazing toward the direction above the sea.
"Heaven-Summoning Art! It's actually the Heaven-Summoning Art! How many years has it been since it was last seen? In this era, it has finally been displayed in the hands of the Young King, Donghua Haoyi."
Countless people trembled. Even the powerful experts who had rushed over from the Donghua Clan were stirred with excitement.
In the ancient era, one of their clan's King Ancestors had once shaken the boundless myriad realms, contending on the path of the Human Sovereign. He had created a single, most terrifying divine technique that made countless great enemies across the Myriad Domains tremble in fear—the Heaven-Summoning Art!
This divine technique possessed boundless power, yet it had always been difficult to truly cultivate to perfection. Throughout the ages, the Donghua Clan had produced countless geniuses, but few had achieved success in its cultivation. However, anyone who succeeded, once they unleashed it, could sweep away and annihilate all great foes.
When that clan's King Ancestor fought on the path of the Human Sovereign in the ancient era, let alone Saints, even those supreme beings who stood above Saints and reigned as ancestors—countless such figures were turned to dust and utterly obliterated by this single Heaven-Summoning Art.
It could be said that once this Heaven-Summoning Art was unleashed, no enemy, no matter how terrifying, could withstand it. They would be directly struck until their souls scattered and they ceased to exist.
How many years had it been since it was last seen? In this era, someone could actually perform it again, and it was a Young King at that. He could likely unleash a portion of the art's true power.
Ye Chen was in trouble.
The world sighed. They did not believe Ye Chen could withstand it. As long as one was of the same cultivation level, no matter how powerful, they would be annihilated. In the ancient era, those who could withstand it were all experts whose realms surpassed the caster's, relying on absolute strength to endure it, yet even they suffered terrible injuries.
Now, Ye Chen's realm was at most on par with Donghua Haoyi's. They did not believe he could withstand it. He was undoubtedly doomed.
Yang Wushuang, Wu Yunyan, Yuan Jiu, and the others were filled with worry. They all sensed the world-shaking terror of this divine technique and did not know how Ye Chen could possibly block it. At this moment, fleeing would be the better option.
But in the next moment, their expressions changed, because Donghua Haoyi's divine sense had completely locked onto Ye Chen. This divine technique, which made even them feel a bone-chilling threat to their lives, would be unleashed no matter what.
The best course of action now was to request the intervention of Great Sage Hong Tian.
Boom—
An endless pressure of the Great Dao descended. A supreme, peerless Saint descended, like a deity, radiating overwhelming saintly might. Mountains and valleys trembled, the saintly might overshadowing the world, causing countless people to bow in submission. It was Great Sage Hong Tian, arriving to intervene.
Seeing this scene, he understood Ye Chen's perilous situation. The opponent was too powerful, especially after unleashing such a divine technique. It gave even him a heart-palpitating sense of dread. It was a truly terrifying divine technique, surpassing any divine ability or spell he knew.
But another boundless saintly might rippled out. Another Saint had made a move, blocking Great Sage Hong Tian. It was a peerless Saint from the Donghua Clan.
Great Sage Hong Tian's expression shifted slightly. "Fellow Daoist, what is the meaning of this?"
The Saint from the Donghua Clan said, "This is a peak duel between the younger generation, a battle of my clan's King. No one is allowed to interfere."
Great Sage Hong Tian's face darkened slightly, but he also knew the other party's background was formidable. "Fellow Daoist, you go too far. This young friend is the disciple of my friend. I cannot allow anything to happen to him, or my heart will find no peace. I ask Fellow Daoist not to interfere."
"My apologies, but no," the other party responded indifferently, not fearing him, a Saint, in the slightest.
Great Sage Hong Tian's expression changed abruptly. Saintly might rippled, causing the heavens and earth to change color. "In that case, I have no choice but to intervene."
"Fellow Daoist, do you truly wish to oppose my Donghua Clan?" the Saint threatened.
Great Sage Hong Tian sneered. "What a fine Donghua Clan. This old man has never feared anyone. I said this young friend is my friend's disciple, yet you interfere and even threaten me. Hmph! Do you really think your clan is number one under heaven? You've monopolized all reason. Truly shameless. This old man will stake everything today. Bring whatever you have!"
He directly made his move. Saintly might shook past and present. Many people paled. Once a figure of that level acted, the winds and clouds would change color. A mere ripple of his power could annihilate super experts of the Divine Transformation Realm. With a casual move, he could shatter mountains and rivers. He was a god-like, peerless figure.
And at this very moment, Donghua Haoyi's divine sense locked onto Ye Chen, and he shouted, "This is my clan's strongest divine technique, the Heaven-Summoning Art! If you can withstand it, I, Donghua Haoyi, will willingly admit defeat here and now!"
The vast sky phantom directly pressed forward. Heaven and earth changed color; space shattered and disintegrated, peerlessly terrifying.
That entire region fell utterly silent, everything turning to void, for under the Heaven-Summoning Art, all sound was lost.
In the ancient era, whenever the Heaven-Summoning Art appeared, it was inevitably accompanied by the collapse of heaven and earth, and the slaying of peerless experts. The winds and clouds changed color, unprecedented.
"Ye Chen!"
Yang Wushuang and the others were worried. Faced with such a supreme strike, there seemed to be no solution. They did not know how Ye Chen should block it.
Great Sage Hong Tian wished to intervene and block it, but at this moment, the Saint from the Donghua Clan blocked him, preventing him from acting. He could only watch helplessly.
"Heaven-Summoning Art?"
Ye Chen suddenly threw his head back and laughed three times. Not a trace of fear could be seen on his face. His gaze was instead filled with disdain and iciness. His voice, deafening, rang in everyone's ears: "Is the Heaven-Summoning Art invincible under heaven? I wouldn't fear even the Heavenly Dao itself, let alone a mere phantom of the sky. It deserves to be slain!"
At this moment, he slowly extended a single finger, pointing toward his opponent. It was clearly just an ordinary finger, yet an incomparably terrifying, invincible will erupted from it, sweeping across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Even Saints would feel their hearts palpitate and sense great terror.
Simultaneously, behind Ye Chen, a thick, massive finger appeared, like a pillar holding up the heavens. Its entire body shone with endless golden light, accompanied by a vast, battle-ready aura that seemed intent on severing the boundless sky.
Heaven-Severing Finger!
"This finger..."
Everyone was shocked. This finger was so peerless. In a daze, it seemed as if a Supreme Great Emperor, capable of propping up the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, piercing through past and future, was making a move, pointing out that single finger.
It made everyone's hearts feel the most terrifying impact. Even standing far away, many were struck by the might of this invincible will, directly vomiting blood. Those with slightly weaker cultivation even fainted on the spot.
The giant finger swept all before it. Wherever it passed, all space shattered into nothingness. Everything ceased to exist—annihilated, pulverized, vanished, utterly disintegrated.
"Is this Ye Chen's true strength? He had hidden an even more powerful divine technique. This finger is unstoppable!" Even someone as proud and aloof as Long Gu'ao had to admit this finger was so matchless in the world!
Donghua Haoyi, bearing the brunt of it, felt even more that the sky phantom brought forth by his Heaven-Summoning Art was becoming unstable, trembling. His expression changed drastically. Just what kind of terrifying finger was that?
"Is this... that finger?"
The Saint from the Donghua Clan paled. He recalled an ancient legend. In the ancient era, when that clan's peerless King roamed heaven and earth, contending on the path of the Human Sovereign, he ultimately suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of a forbidden mighty one.
It was said that when that clan's King dueled that forbidden mighty one of the same generation, he had also unleashed the Heaven-Summoning Art, invincible across the Myriad Domains, intending to sweep away and annihilate his opponent. But in the end, the other party merely used a single finger, which nearly shattered the peerless King's Heaven-Summoning Art, inflicting upon him the most devastating defeat of his life.
This battle seemed like a reenactment of that ancient-era clash—similarly, a single finger versus the Heaven-Summoning Art.
Boom—
The two invincible divine techniques collided. Instantly, space shattered. The entire lake and sea completely exploded, affecting who knew how many li. Even spacetime became chaotic, and a fragment of a scene materialized.
"That is..."
The world watched the scene in shock.
It was a vast expanse of starry sky, dotted with stars, their stellar radiance dazzling and eye-catching.
Within that boundless, endless starry realm, two figures stood facing each other. One of them had a burly build and an aura of peerless majesty. Standing firm in the starry sky, his entire being seemed both god and demon, radiating an oppressive, supreme might that pressured the Nine Heavens.
"It's him! The ancient King of the Donghua Clan."
The distant spectators were shocked beyond words, recognizing this person. His features bore some resemblance to Donghua Haoyi and matched the recorded appearance of that clan's peerless King from the ancient era. It was clearly that King Ancestor who had once dominated the Myriad Domains.
He had actually appeared in this spacetime scene now.
"Who is the other person?"
Everyone looked at the other figure in the scene, feeling even more shocked.
The other person confronting the Donghua Clan's ancient King was heroic and peerless, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, a robust and majestic physique, black hair flowing loosely. His entire body was bathed in endless, dazzling divine radiance, like a golden war god. He exuded an invincible will that transcended heaven and earth, a presence that could be felt even through the spacetime scene.
Countless people trembled, including the two Saints currently in confrontation. That vast will was matchless throughout past and present, impossible to rival.
When he saw the true form of that heroic figure bathed in invincible golden light, Ye Chen suddenly trembled. That familiar face, resolute and masculine, was still unforgettable to this day. It was so familiar, so peerless, that it made his own steadfast, unyielding body tremble slightly.
Tears even glistened in his eyes, something unbelievable.
He opened his mouth, moving it soundlessly. The shape of those words was unmistakably—
Teacher!