Boom—
The light screen shattered abruptly, and the Observing Heaven Master violently spat out a mouthful of blood, his complexion turning pale.
Moreover, he saw a crack appear on that priceless Quasi-Monarch tortoise shell, clear and visible. His expression changed drastically—this was a situation he had never encountered before.
Generally, such circumstances only occurred when matters involved the ancient taboos of the Supreme One level. Yet now, it had appeared because of the Battle Saint King. This shouldn't be happening.
At his strongest, he was merely comparable to a mid-stage Quasi-Monarch.
"The Battle Saint King cannot be divined!"
After uttering these words, the Observing Heaven Master collapsed and fainted.
The Quasi-Monarchs of the myriad heavens looked at each other, all with expressions of shock.
At this moment, Ye Chen had long since ridden the Chaos Great Cauldron, traversing who knows how many tens of thousands of li away, always shrouding himself with the phantom of his Chaos Small Universe.
Never mind that the Observing Heaven Master was now at the Quasi-Monarch level; even if he had reached the level of an Ancient Sovereign, he wouldn't be able to divine the slightest trace of Ye Chen.
"This Observing Heaven Master is always a bit troublesome. I must find an opportunity to deal with him. After all, I can't constantly shroud myself with the Chaos Small Universe. If discovered, it would be a tremendous trouble."
Ye Chen muttered to himself. He understood perfectly well the importance of the Chaos Small Universe.
In the Chaos Sea, there were those who, by mastering an Ancient Chaos Universe, had leaped to become the most powerful supreme giants throughout eternity.
Generally, an Ancient Chaos Universe possessed its own will of origin. By drawing upon the unparalleled power of the universe's origin, it could achieve eternal indestructibility.
Let alone Supreme Ones, even the strongest Emperors and Immortal Kings could not forcibly seize an Ancient Chaos Universe. Otherwise, the Ancient Chaos Universe, utilizing its unparalleled origin power, could inflict terrifying, even fatal, backlash upon the strongest Emperors and Immortal Kings, leaving them severely wounded and on the brink of death.
As for that supreme giant standing at the very peak of the Chaos Sea, Ye Chen naturally had no idea how he had managed to refine and master an Ancient Chaos Universe.
But he understood that even a Chaos Small Universe in its nascent state, far from comparable to a true Ancient Chaos Universe—even insignificant as dust in comparison—possessed the infinite potential to grow into a Chaos Ancient Universe.
Once seized, it would grant the ability to rival that eternal giant in the future.
If news of him possessing an Origin Universe were to spread, the entire Chaos Sea would likely descend into utter madness. Even the Supreme Ones standing atop the Nine Heavens, overlooking the Chaos Sea, would be unable to remain calm. Even the strongest Emperors and Immortal Kings, who could suppress era after era, might be stirred to action against this "ant."
At that point, even the appearance of the strongest Emperor might not guarantee his protection. That was precisely why he dared not reveal the truth of possessing an Origin Chaos Small Universe, always hiding it with utmost care.
Only those closest to him and his most loyal servants could know of this.
Boom—
After reaching an extremely distant location, the Chaos Great Cauldron violently plunged deep into the earth.
Descending like this, nothing could hinder it. All soil, even the hardest mineral deposits, were turned to dust under the impact of the Chaos Great Cauldron.
But after the Chaos Great Cauldron departed, everything returned to its original form—a very strange phenomenon.
Finally, after descending a full million li, it reached an unimaginable depth. The bottom was no longer soil but the boundary wall of the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain, bearing the Supreme One imprints left by the myriad heavens' Supreme Ones, utterly unbreakable.
This demonstrated just how stable and indestructible the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain was; its very earth was a million li deep.
Rooted at the deepest point of the million li, the Chaos Great Cauldron immediately stabilized, emanating layers of Primordial Chaos Qi that submerged everything, isolating all auras. Moreover, the phantom of the Chaos Small Universe remained constantly shrouded, making it impossible for anyone in the myriad heavens to divine its location.
"The deeper into the earth of the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain, the more difficult it is for divine sense to probe. At this location, unless someone specifically inspects inch by inch, even if an Ancient Sovereign arrived in the sky above this region, they wouldn't be able to detect it."
Ye Chen acted with considerable caution. He also personally set up various arrays around the area using rare divine materials. Among them were illusion arrays, defensive arrays, and even three killing arrays, all at the Quasi-Monarch level.
After becoming a Peak Divine King, his mastery of the array path had continuously improved, reaching a very high level, allowing him to set up Quasi-Monarch level arrays.
It could be said that the materials alone for setting up these five Quasi-Monarch arrays were enough to make any Quasi-Monarch covet them, representing an extremely high expenditure.
Although Ye Chen felt some heartache, nothing was more important than his own safety.
"Alright, it's time to deal with these two Quasi-Monarchs. Either they submit and become servants, or they are refined into Giant Divine Soldiers. At the very least, I can devour their World Heaven and Earth to enhance myself, enough to expand my own to a diameter of a hundred thousand li."
With a thought, Ye Chen's true body entered the Chaos Great Cauldron.
The interior of the Chaos Great Cauldron could hold a mustard seed within a speck of dust. Though the cauldron itself wasn't large, the space inside was immense. The chaos within could evolve endless World Heaven and Earth, layered upon layer, resembling the Chaos Small Universe in its Dao Weapon state.
Appearing in the deepest part of the Chaos Great Cauldron, Ye Chen's true body looked upon the two Quasi-Monarchs of the Immortal Clan who had already reconstituted their flesh and souls. They displayed the most terrifying Quasi-Monarch might, easily tearing apart the World Heaven and Earth evolved from the Primordial Chaos Qi, affecting other World Heaven and Earth, wantonly destroying them.
One had to marvel at the power of such Quasi-Monarchs, far surpassing Divine Kings indeed. With every move, they could effortlessly destroy ordinary World Heaven and Earth.
Unfortunately, within the Chaos Great Cauldron, the Primordial Chaos Qi was boundless. Moreover, the destroyed World Heaven and Earth would transform back into Primordial Chaos Qi, maintaining a cycle of energy that was indestructible, allowing for the continuous evolution of World Heaven and Earth, albeit temporary ones, thus easily created.
As soon as the two Quasi-Monarchs destroyed one World Heaven and Earth, another would evolve, trapping them once more.
Precisely because of this, the cycle continued endlessly, layer upon layer, trapping the two Quasi-Monarchs. Though they were immensely powerful, they could never break free.
Ye Chen looked down from above. "You two, don't waste your useless efforts. Within my Chaos Great Cauldron, World Heaven and Earth can evolve endlessly in a continuous cycle. Even if your divine power runs dry, you won't be able to break out."
Hearing the voice and following its direction, the two Quasi-Monarchs saw the Battle Saint King high above, looking down upon them like a deity. They erupted with towering fury. "Battle Saint King, you are despicable! Shameless! Using numbers to bully the few!"
They were utterly frustrated. Originally, with the two of them and the supreme Dao bodies they could manifest, no matter how powerful the Battle Saint King was, he couldn't have defeated them both in a short time. On the contrary, it would have taken an unknown amount of time.
But now, three Quasi-Monarch-level supreme experts had suddenly appeared, joining forces with the Battle Saint King to besiege them, which was why they were torn apart and suppressed so quickly.
Otherwise, with their heaven-defying capabilities as Quasi-Monarchs, they would never have been defeated so easily.
Hearing this, Ye Chen sneered coldly. "Using numbers to bully the few? How laughable. If I hadn't acted swiftly to end the battle, wouldn't you have tried to delay me, waiting for other Quasi-Monarchs to arrive and also use numbers to bully the few? How dare you accuse me? I merely preemptively returned the favor in kind."
The two Quasi-Monarchs were left speechless.
Indeed, they had harbored such thoughts, but it felt unpleasant when it happened to them.
"Submit to me. Become my servants, and you can avoid death."
Ye Chen looked down from above, gazing upon the two Quasi-Monarchs.
"Get lost!"
The two Quasi-Monarchs would never easily submit to others, let alone become servants—utterly impossible.
The Immortal Clan Quasi-Monarch directly unleashed his Quasi-Monarch might, instantly amplifying it many times over, soaring upward with a boom, attempting to break the confinement of the Chaos Great Cauldron and truly escape.
But with a thought from Ye Chen, three Giant Divine Soldiers appeared, forming a tripod-like formation. The World Heaven and Earth within them projected out, firmly sealing every space within the Chaos Great Cauldron.
The expressions of the two Quasi-Monarchs turned ugly. The Immortal Clan Quasi-Monarch shouted, "Battle Saint King, if you have the guts, fight me one-on-one. I could crush you with a single hand."
"As you wish."
Ye Chen sneered and actually stepped forward, appearing before the Immortal Clan Quasi-Monarch.
The two Quasi-Monarchs were slightly taken aback. Had the Battle Saint King given up on cooperating with the other three Quasi-Monarchs to deal with them both?
Not long ago, it was precisely by cooperating with the other three Quasi-Monarchs that he had so quickly dismantled them, tearing apart their Quasi-Monarch bodies and suppressing them forcefully.
Now, abandoning the cooperation of the three Quasi-Monarchs was undoubtedly a foolish move.
But how could they know that Ye Chen completely intended to use the two Quasi-Monarchs to temper himself?
Being able to engage in battle with Quasi-Monarchs was undoubtedly an extremely precious experience.
Those who could become Quasi-Monarchs were all eternal geniuses. Similarly, throughout their lives, they had experienced countless battles, large and small, possessing immensely rich and proficient combat experience. They had also more directly comprehended some of the abilities of the Sovereign domain.
Prolonged confrontation would help him better and more swiftly advance toward the Ancient Sovereign realm.
Although Ye Chen had a Quasi-Monarch servant like Ni Gu Quasi-Monarch and six Giant Divine Soldiers, servants, due to the master-servant restriction, dared not fight with full strength, holding back for fear of injuring their master, Ye Chen.
And the Giant Divine Soldiers were merely puppets, operating more on instinct. Thus, even if they fought, the effect would be mediocre.
But the two Quasi-Monarchs were different. Harboring absolute killing intent, they would obviously be the best opponents in battle.
Ye Chen had naturally also experienced countless battles, large and small, throughout his life, but the vast majority were below the Quasi-Monarch level. Now standing at this level, every opponent he faced was at the Quasi-Monarch level.
Only by engaging in more battles with Quasi-Monarchs could he better grasp all aspects of the Quasi-Monarch realm. Even when seeking weaknesses in the future, it would be faster.
Only through continuous great battles could he grow more swiftly.
Sooner or later, these two Quasi-Monarchs would also be enslaved by him or refined into Giant Divine Soldiers. Why not make the best use of everything and squeeze out all their value?
"Fight!"
Ye Chen roared, charging toward the mid-stage Quasi-Monarch Immortal Clan expert...