Just as Ye Chen burrowed deep into the earth to bitterly battle Quasi-Monarchs and temper himself, the Ten Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain was shaken by a great tremor.
The attention of the entire world focused on the Eighth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain!
Because, on this day, a full eighteen Quasi-Monarchs—figures usually belonging to the realm of legend—appeared, all concentrated within the Eighth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain, thoroughly shaking the entire Ten Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain.
Countless factions were alarmed, though most understood this was likely still because of the Battle Saint King.
Many royal clans or top-tier major powers, through secret channels, obtained astonishing news: following the Primordial Demon Blood Monarch and the Defying Antiquity Quasi-Monarch, two more Quasi-Monarchs had been swiftly suppressed and taken away by the Battle Saint King in a short span of time.
Without a doubt, once this news spread, it immediately swept through the vast ten directions like a massive storm.
Everyone knew that the Battle Saint King grew more heaven-defying with each passing day.
First, in a mere seventeen years, he defied the world to elevate his cultivation, leaping across four Divine King Tribulations at once to become a Nine Tribulations Divine King who had passed the tribulations in the shortest time in history, standing at the pinnacle of the Divine King realm, with the next step being to set foot into the Quasi-Monarch level.
Yet, equally heaven-defying, he could already rival Quasi-Monarchs, even those who had transformed forty percent of their world and were mid-stage Quasi-Monarch powerhouses.
But that wasn't all. Even without relying on that terrifying Saint Monarch Ruler body, he first defeated two Quasi-Monarchs—the Heavenly Roc Demon Monarch and the Ice Monarch—and now had successively swept through and suppressed four Quasi-Monarchs.
In such a short time, he had created a series of peerless, earth-shattering, invincible glorious achievements.
If not unparalleled throughout history, it was nearly so.
Compared to him, his peers—the various Emperor Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao Descendants, Strongest Young Supremes, and even peerless Divine King Heaven's Prides of the same level from back in the day like the Divine Emperor's Son, Chu Shenjun, and Yuan Yao Divine King—were clearly far inferior, utterly overshadowed and dimmed by the Battle Saint King's invincible radiance.
Nowadays, the most talked-about figure among the younger generation was the Battle Saint King. The other Emperor Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao Descendants, and Strongest Young Supremes were gradually being forgotten.
Clearly, having reached this point, the Battle Saint King could be said to be utterly invincible among the younger generation.
The title of number one among the younger generation was truly well-deserved.
His gaze had long since transcended the younger generation, looking toward those older-generation powerhouses who had dominated the world for many years.
The world sighed in admiration: this era's human race truly had great fortune. Not only had it given birth to so many peerless Heaven's Prides, but also many Strongest Young Supremes who could rival Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants, and even peerless Divine King Heaven's Prides who surpassed their predecessors like Yuan Yao Divine King, Zhao Chen, Yu Qing, and the Human Emperor's Son.
Now, the Battle Saint King soared even higher above them. While other Emperor Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao Descendants, and Strongest Young Supremes were successively entering seclusion to continuously improve, he had already taken the lead to an unprecedented level, capable of battling contemporary Quasi-Monarchs and successively sweeping through and suppressing them.
How many in the younger generation could achieve this?
Even the Divine Emperor's Son, Chu Shenjun, and others probably couldn't.
Not even the youth of Emperors and Supreme Immortals could.
The Battle Saint King was too heaven-defying, too invincible.
And he was only a Nine Tribulations Divine King. If he truly stepped into the Quasi-Monarch realm, how heaven-defying would he be? Perhaps he would reach the level of a heaven-defying Quasi-Monarch surpassing the Great Perfection.
No one could deny it, and all believed the Battle Saint King would inevitably reach that level after becoming a Quasi-Monarch.
There was no need for doubt; everything he had consistently displayed was proof enough.
Meanwhile, the eighteen Quasi-Monarchs were already in action.
They roamed the entire Eighth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain, sweeping it with their divine senses again and again, seeking to find the Battle Saint King's figure and rescue the two Quasi-Monarchs.
Although they felt the two suppressed Quasi-Monarchs were likely in grave danger, they absolutely could not allow the two Quasi-Monarchs to perish easily.
The only fortunate thing was that the soul imprints of the two Quasi-Monarchs within their respective Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans had not been extinguished, clearly indicating they were still alive.
It was worth mentioning that the Defying Antiquity Quasi-Monarch was also still alive.
It was evident they had only been suppressed by the Battle Saint King.
The Eighth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain was extremely vast, and with the suppression of the Supreme Ones' Supreme Great Daos, the eighteen Quasi-Monarchs' divine sense searches were only moderately effective. But there was no other way; otherwise, not even Divine Kings would be able to sense the aura of a Quasi-Monarch-rivaling figure like the Battle Saint King.
And the Ancient Monarchs, due to the agreement, could not truly step forward to search.
Thus, a full seven days and seven nights passed. The Battle Saint King's traces remained unseen; even with eighteen Quasi-Monarchs participating in the search, not a single trace was found, astonishing everyone.
It was as if he had vanished into thin air.
Had he already returned to the Human Emperor Realm?
However, experts from various races had long been stationed outside the Human Emperor Realm and had not detected the slightest trace of the Battle Saint King.
On this day, the eighteen Quasi-Monarchs gathered in an Eternal Divine City within the Eighth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain, holding discussions within an Immortal Hall, consulting each other on how to truly find the Battle Saint King.
"This time, the Battle Saint King has hidden himself too deeply. We have swept through the Eighth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain time and again, yet we cannot find the slightest trace. If he had a secret treasure to shield heavenly secrets, that would be one thing, but to hide so completely, he must either not be in the Eighth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain, have entered another World Heaven and Earth, or be in the extraterrestrial starry sky," one Quasi-Monarch frowned, voicing some of his speculations.
"The Battle Saint King is still in the Eighth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain. The Ancient Monarchs of the All Heavens have slightly broken the rules; although they cannot sweep the entire Eighth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain with divine senses like us, they have enveloped the border regions and the endless spatial turbulence zones of the Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain with their Monarch Heavenly Sense. Once the Battle Saint King leaves, they will surely detect it. Moreover, entry and exit from the Eighth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain have been strictly prohibited during this period. Even if he can shield heavenly secrets and transform into someone else, he will be discovered immediately upon crossing the Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain," another Quasi-Monarch shook his head.
"In that case, what about the World Heaven and Earth?" someone else inquired.
Quasi-Monarch Xu Que was also among them. He said solemnly, "The Ancient Monarchs of the major Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans constantly envelop the entire world with their Monarch Heavenly Sense, and the major royal clans also constantly use the world's origin to envelop their respective heavens and earths. No trace of the Battle Saint King has been found."
"The extraterrestrial starry sky has also been investigated; there is no trace of the Battle Saint King."
"If he is still in the Eighth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain and not in the major World Heaven and Earths, then where exactly is the Battle Saint King?"
The Quasi-Monarchs of the All Heavens were puzzled. If he was in the Eighth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain, no matter how deeply he hid, he shouldn't be able to evade their divine sense sweeps and probes again and again.
Unless the Battle Saint King was more powerful and could rival Ancient Monarchs, it was impossible for him to evade their divine sense sweeps repeatedly.
Just as the other Quasi-Monarchs were discussing strategies, a middle-aged man in the corner who appeared unshaven and weathered suddenly spoke: "If he's not in the major World Heaven and Earths, and not in the Eighth Heavenly Realm Ancient Domain, then he should be deep within the earth."