The scene displayed was of two invincible powerhouses engaged in a supreme battle within the boundless starry sky.
"That's it! It's said that the invincible king of the Donghua Clan from back then, who swept all before him on the path to the Human Sovereign, ultimately encountered a peerless great enemy and fought a supreme battle. This might be a fragment of that battle scene, activated by this current clash," someone exclaimed, voicing a guess that gained the agreement of many.
On the spacetime image, one could see the ancient king of the Donghua Clan unleashing the Heaven-Summoning Art. Its divine might far surpassed that of Donghua Haoyi by an immeasurable degree. The entire firmament descended, its heavenly might vast and mighty. In the starry sky, star after star shattered, unable to withstand that heavenly pressure.
The world was shaken. Through this scene, they could truly witness the genuine divine might of the Heaven-Summoning Art. The power displayed in the hands of the ancient king was countless times greater than Donghua Haoyi's, shattering stars that could not bear it.
The experts of the Donghua Clan were boiling with fervor, for this was the true, peerless heavenly might of the Heaven-Summoning Art, unparalleled throughout the ages. They never imagined they could witness this scene through a spacetime image, filling them with immense excitement.
As for that peerless divine being, god-like and demon-like, he pointed out a single finger, similar to Ye Chen's finger. The giant, golden finger seemed cast from solid gold, carrying an invincible will of the Great Dao. It effortlessly crushed and pulverized stars one after another, reaching boundlessly far, and collided mightily with the Heaven-Summoning Art.
In the end, endless divine light exploded, inundating the entire starry sky. Countless stars were shattered, the starfield itself blew apart, and this fragment of the scene vanished completely. However, an aura of desolation emanated forth.
Donghua Haoyi, still in the midst of the duel, seemed to comprehend something, recalling his ancestor's battle. Suddenly, his gaze blazed intensely. The Heaven-Summoning Art grew even more powerful, the firmament phantom directly suppressing forward as he roared, "Are you the successor of that person from back then?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then looked towards Ye Chen. That same invincible finger was strikingly identical to the one used by the person who fought the Donghua Clan's invincible king in ancient times.
The mist in Ye Chen's eyes evaporated, clarity returning. He said, "You are correct!"
The world was astounded. This mysterious Young King was actually the successor of that peerless divine being who once dueled the Donghua Clan's ancient king. No wonder he was so powerful.
As for Yang Wushuang and the others, this was their first understanding of Ye Chen's origins. To possess such an ultimate, terrifying Great Dao inheritance explained his monstrous, world-shocking talent.
Donghua Haoyi snorted coldly, "No matter who you are, today I shall represent my ancestors and suppress you!"
"Heaven-Summoning Endless, Firmament Suppresses, Sealed for All Eternity!"
He displayed an even more terrifying aspect of the Heaven-Summoning Art he had comprehended. The firmament phantom manifested with increasing realism, as if nine layers of heaven were pressing down layer upon layer, representing the ninth heaven.
Wherever the vast heavenly might reached, everything shattered!
"Severing Heaven Finger!"
Ye Chen uttered a light cry. This finger erupted with the invincible will of the Great Dao capable of severing the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. The mighty, surging will of the Great Dao defied the heavens. The will of heaven could not stop it, shattering all obstacles.
Battle Saint Art—Severing Heaven Finger!
Indeed, this was one of the supreme divine techniques within the Battle Saint Art. Although Ye Chen had not yet achieved the Battle Sacred Body, he possessed this body in his previous life. His Primordial Spirit and True Spirit contained this invincible will. Moreover, the Void Heaven Domain was not the real world, so he could unleash it.
A surging column of light exploded, shaking the thirty-three layers of heaven. The entire lake and sea suffered an extremely terrifying explosion, affecting an area of hundreds of miles. The void collapsed massively. Countless sea demons deep in the lake and sea, unable to evade in time, were affected and directly annihilated into dust.
This was the most fearsome collision, the strongest clash among the younger generation.
When everything dissipated, a massive crater a thousand zhang wide had been blasted into the lake and sea by the pressure of the supreme divine energy. Seawater could not flow back to fill it. The void remained torn open.
Looking again at the two dueling Young Kings: Ye Chen's complexion was pale, the radiance around his body had dimmed many times over, no longer possessing the dazzling divine brilliance like the Sun God from before. His aura was quite feeble.
This was not only due to the impact of the collision but also because the effect of the Battle God Seal had worn off. Ye Chen had returned to the Demigod Fourth Heaven realm.
But looking at Donghua Haoyi, everyone's pupils constricted. The lower half of his body was completely blown apart, leaving only the upper torso. Covered in blood, he had suffered severe injuries and was falling from mid-air into the vast ocean.
This scene drew the attention of many. The Donghua Clan's Young King, who aspired to dominate the five great domains, had been defeated. It vaguely reminded them of the ancient era.
The most important reason why that peerless king, Donghua Taiyi, failed to seize the Human Sovereign throne back then was precisely because of the obstruction by that invincible divine being. Just like today, he crushed that king like rotten wood, forever cutting him off from the path of the Human Sovereign.
And now, there was another person, the successor of that divine being from back then, who had similarly defeated the rising Young King of the Donghua Clan, defeating him in the same manner.
All of this seemed like a turn of Samsara!
A surge of mighty divine power swept over, catching the severely injured Donghua Haoyi. A Saint from the Donghua Clan had acted, taking hold of him. Sensing the Young King's aura continuously weakening, he urgently protected his Primordial Spirit to prevent further dissipation.
But his pupils shrank to the size of needle points, for within Donghua Haoyi's body, a terrifying, invincible will was spreading, constantly destroying his Primordial Spirit and physical form, making true recovery difficult.
Had he not immediately used a Saint's supreme means to suppress it, the Primordial Spirit might have disintegrated, leaving only the external fleshly shell.
"Brother Haoyi!"
The lovely young girl behind Wu Yunyan, her face tear-streaked like pear blossoms in the rain, was filled with self-reproach, sobbing softly, which left many people bewildered.
Several Ancient Talents were dumbfounded. At this moment, they finally understood that this girl had a deep relationship with Donghua Haoyi.
"Brat, you have some nerve, daring to harm my clan's king. You deserve death!"
Terrifying Saint might erupted, sweeping towards Ye Chen. It was the Donghua Clan Saint making a move.
But another Saint might appeared, blocking it. Great Sage Hong Tian also acted, isolating the area, sneering repeatedly, "Losing due to inferior skill and still talking big, truly laughable. And to claim dominance over the five great domains? In the end, it's just a joke."
The two Saints confronted each other, their Saint might surging, easily tearing the void apart. However, Ye Chen shook his head at Great Sage Hong Tian, transmitting a message, "Senior, leave quickly."
Great Sage Hong Tian seemed to understand something as well. He shot out several beams of divine light, sweeping up the several Ancient Talents, then directly tore through space and left.
"Don't even think of escaping!" The Donghua Clan Saint wanted to pursue, but Great Sage Hong Tian swept a sheet of divine light towards the other Donghua Clan experts who had arrived, causing his expression to change drastically as he hurriedly blocked.
However, by the time this was over, Great Sage Hong Tian had long since taken Ye Chen and the others away.
Many people were bewildered, not understanding.
But not long after, powerful Saint might erupted in the distant sky. Other experts from the Donghua Clan had appeared, their Saint might permeating the air, intimidating heaven and earth.
They finally understood.
"They've escaped. Pursue them quickly. I'll take the Young Master back," that Saint said to the other Saints who had come to support. Then, he opened a portal and left the Void Heaven Domain, taking Donghua Haoyi and the lovely young girl with him.