The Battle Saint King was not dead, still striding proudly through the world. The Chaos Great Dao spanned the heavens, and the sky was filled with Chaos Holy Spirits, an unimaginably astonishing sight.
Wasn't it clear to the world that whether it was the Primordial Demon Royal Clan, one of the strongest royal clans, or the pursuers led by the Nigu Zhunjunwang, they had likely all been eliminated by the Battle Saint King?
Without a doubt, this was world-shaking.
Had the Battle Saint King actually grown powerful to such an extent?
The imperial clans and Immortal Clans of the All Heavens were alarmed. Even Ancient Monarchs looked down upon the world, seeking to find the Battle Saint King's figure.
Because the impact was too great.
The imperial clans and Immortal Clans wanted to kill the Battle Saint King and had dispatched an unimaginably extravagant lineup. Yet the result was shockingly poor. Neither the nineteen royal clans, including the Primordial Demon Royal Clan, nor the many Divine Kings and the Nigu Zhunjunwang who had pursued him, ever returned.
All of this proved the Battle Saint King's heaven-defying nature.
No matter what, they had to kill the Battle Saint King under the starry sky; they absolutely could not allow him to grow.
"Perform divination! Find the Battle Saint King's location and kill him!"
An Ancient Monarch spoke, his voice thick with indifference.
An Ancient Monarch made a move, preparing to divine the Battle Saint King's traces.
Boom—
Within the ancient domain of the Eighth Heaven Realm, a vast sun rose, illuminating billions of miles of void, its terrifying heavenly might spreading.
A majestic figure stood tall, peerless and unmatched, causing the Heavenly Secrets to scatter, making divination impossible.
The Sun Sovereign!
The Ancient Monarchs of the imperial clans and Immortal Clans all wore gloomy expressions. They hadn't expected the Sun Sovereign to appear at this critical moment. Seeing the Qiankun Bagua Mirror floating above his head, disturbing the tracks of the Heavenly Secrets, they were utterly helpless.
With the Sun Sovereign's appearance, the Ancient Monarchs could not perform divination, nor did they dare, for fear of provoking a frenzied battle with this human race Sun Sovereign.
That was something they could not afford at present.
"Since we cannot divine the Heavenly Secrets to find the Battle Saint King, then deploy more Quasi-Monarchs, even invite that one to take action. I refuse to believe the Battle Saint King can withstand that one's pursuit." An imperial clan Ancient Monarch mentioned that existence with immense confidence, as if once that one appeared, nothing was impossible, and no one in the world could escape pursuit.
"Very well. That one hasn't moved for many years. If he takes action, the Battle Saint King will also find it difficult to escape calamity!" The other Ancient Monarchs nodded in agreement.
At the border between the ancient domains of the Eighth Heaven Realm and the Seventh Heaven Realm, on a towering, insurmountable mountain peak.
Here, a temporary small world had been opened up, guarded by many supremely powerful figures.
Upon closer inspection, there was actually a Quasi-Monarch, and the other dozen or so were all Divine Kings, and powerful Divine Kings at the Fifth Heavenly Tribulation or above. The lineup was quite terrifying and extravagant.
If any observant person were here, they would surely discover that these were precisely the pursuit force led by the Nigu Zhunjunwang and others who had entered the Primordial Demon Ancient World to hunt down Ye Chen. They had not perished. However, when looking towards the inner world, their expressions, their gazes, subtly carried a loyalty from the depths of their hearts, unshakable, as if deeply rooted in the very core of their souls.
That's right, these people had been enslaved by Ye Chen, completely becoming his servants.
Not long after, within the inner world, Ye Chen walked out, a trace of weariness between his brows.
But behind him stood a burly figure, clearly a Giant Divine Soldier.
Moreover, this Giant Divine Soldier was even more powerful than the previous five Giant Divine Soldiers. Even the Nigu Zhunjunwang, facing this Giant Divine Soldier, felt a terrifying sense of oppression, his expression changing slightly.
This was the Quasi-Monarch puppet refined from the Primordial Demon Blood Monarch. Because the Primordial Demon Blood Monarch was stronger than an ordinary Quasi-Monarch, the refined Giant Divine Soldier was naturally more powerful. It also wore the battle armor and wielded the heavy blood-colored sword from its previous life, though faint golden light shimmered on its fleshly body, revealing its supremely indestructible physique.
Ye Chen looked at this Quasi-Monarch puppet, revealing a satisfied smile. It was the most powerful Giant Divine Soldier he had ever refined, surpassing the five previous ones by a margin, faintly approaching a top-tier level.
Looking at this Quasi-Monarch puppet, the Nigu Zhunjunwang beside him said respectfully, "Congratulations, Lord, on successfully refining the Primordial Demon Blood Monarch puppet, adding another powerful asset. This puppet is not much weaker than the Primordial Demon Blood Monarch himself, likely having reached the mid-stage Quasi-Monarch level."
The other eighteen Divine Kings also spoke up in congratulation.
Although enslaved as servants, they couldn't help but marvel at his methods.
The Battle Saint King was indeed a heaven-defying existence. Someone as powerful as the Primordial Demon Blood Monarch had been refined into a Quasi-Monarch puppet, and one of first-rate quality at that, possessing ninety percent of its former strength. It was astonishing.
And he, the Nigu Zhunjunwang, had also been successfully enslaved.
It must be known that anyone capable of becoming a Quasi-Monarch was an exceptionally rare, peerless Heaven's Pride figure from ancient times. As long as their blood energy wasn't dried up and their fleshly body wasn't decaying, they would have at least a thirty percent chance of eventually stepping into the realm of Ancient Monarch.
Those who could become Quasi-Monarchs possessed incredibly firm wills.
The fact that the Battle Saint King could achieve this was enough to prove his heaven-defying nature.
Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, looking at the Nigu Zhunjunwang. "Quasi-Monarchs are also divided into levels?"
Previously, he had always thought that Quasi-Monarch was just Quasi-Monarch, like Half-Step Divine King, merely a simple realm between Divine King and Ancient Monarch.
And those standing within the Quasi-Monarch realm were all the strongest Heaven's Pride figures from ancient times. Even if they weren't Supreme Geniuses, they could use successive Divine King Tribulations to perfect themselves, repair flaws in their Great Dao, and achieve a near-perfect state.
Among Quasi-Monarchs, even Emperor's Sons, Emperor's Daughters, Immortal Progeny, or the Strongest Young Supremes couldn't be much stronger than other Quasi-Monarchs.
But now it seemed Quasi-Monarchs were also divided into corresponding levels.
Although the Nigu Zhunjunwang was puzzled that his Lord, the Battle Saint King, was unaware, thinking of him being only a Nine Tribulations Divine King, he understood and explained, "Reporting to Lord, although Quasi-Monarch is just a vague realm between Divine King and Ancient Monarch, generally speaking, a Quasi-Monarch is a Quasi-Monarch. They are not divided into nine tribulations like Divine Kings."
"But there are also differences in strength between Quasi-Monarchs. I believe Lord is aware of this."
Ye Chen nodded. Among the many Quasi-Monarchs he had encountered, Qin Wu and the Starry Sky Quasi-Monarch were currently the strongest. The other Quasi-Monarchs were somewhat inferior.
The Sky Roc Demon Monarch, Ice Monarch, and others were another notch below the Primordial Demon Blood Monarch.
Therefore, he now also felt that there must be certain level distinctions among Quasi-Monarchs.
The Nigu Zhunjunwang continued, "Quasi-Monarchs are divided into five major levels: initial stage, mid-stage, late stage, and great perfection as the four main levels. This is undoubtedly similar to the division of ordinary minor realm levels. In reality, the distinction in strength between Quasi-Monarchs is based on the degree of transformation of the Quasi-Monarch's origin inner world into a true world."
"The higher the degree of transformation from the origin world into a true world, the more powerful the World Power that can be mobilized. Similarly, during the transformation process, the soul and fleshly body also undergo gradual transformation by the World Power, evolving towards a true Monarch Divine Body. Hence, the strength also becomes greater."