Everyone was startled.
Was this actually just an incarnation of Wu Hao? Yet it could battle Qin Wu, a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch, to such an evenly-matched, hard-fought extent?
Boom—
He swung the pitch-black great hammer, clashing heavily with Qin Wu.
Then his entire form suddenly transformed, actually turning completely into Monarch Rule Power, numbering over one hundred and thirty strands. They soared into the sky, coalescing into an ancient Dao Pagoda, carrying a Primordial aura, spanning between heaven and earth.
"Heaven's Pagoda, suppress the world!"
Wu Hao's voice echoed from within the ancient pagoda. The massive Heaven's Pagoda shot out, shaking violently, causing heaven and earth to tremble as if about to be annihilated.
Then, with a deafening roar, it shattered space-time and violently charged towards Ye Chen, who was riding the Heaven-Piercing Divine Bridge.
Ye Chen's expression changed drastically. At this moment, he directly split off the Chaos Divine King Spirit and summoned the Six Great Giant Divine Soldiers, all attacking together towards the fearsome Heaven's Pagoda, unleashing unparalleled offensive power.
But the Heaven's Pagoda trembled once, dissolving all the attacking force!
Moreover, the Heaven's Pagoda grew incomparably huge, descending from the sky, pressing down towards Ye Chen, intending to seal him within.
Ye Chen struggled with all his might to resist, but it was futile. His entire person, along with the Chaos Divine King Spirit and the Six Great Giant Divine Soldiers, were all suppressed within.
Boom—
After sealing Ye Chen, the Heaven's Pagoda trembled, then pierced through the void, shattering heaven and earth. Before everyone's eyes, it fled through the void, completely disappearing.
Qin Wu's face paled. He immediately charged into the shattered void to give chase. No matter what, he couldn't let the Battle Saint King be taken away right before his eyes.
Half an hour later, Qin Wu's figure reappeared before the Imperial Realm.
Seeing his gloomy expression, everyone's hearts sank. They knew that even Qin Wu personally taking action couldn't bring back the Battle Saint King.
"Damn it!"
Qin Wu's expression was ugly. Was it truly this difficult to receive the Battle Saint King?
However, he also knew the terrifying nature of the Haotian War God. The world speculated he was a suspected Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch. Qin Wu believed he truly was a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch, rare throughout the ages.
Otherwise, both being Great Perfection Quasi-Monarchs, a mere incarnation couldn't possibly have taken Ye Chen away right in front of him.
Whoosh— Whoosh—
Whoosh— …
At this moment, sharp sounds of breaking wind echoed one after another throughout the world.
The various Quasi-Monarchs who had been pursuing Ye Chen in the ancient domain of the Eighth Heaven Realm had almost all arrived at the same time.
When they saw the vanished Canglan Divine Sea before them, leaving behind a scarred and devastated land, they were all dumbfounded.
What kind of great battle had happened here? Could this be a duel between the Battle Saint King and the Haotian War God?
But was the Battle Saint King so powerful as to be capable of battling the Haotian War God to this extent?
They quickly understood, however, because they saw the grim expressions of the human powerhouses on the human pass fortress and received some transmitted messages and intelligence from those who had observed the battle from afar.
The Battle Saint King had been suppressed by the Haotian War God and taken away.
Even Qin Wu's intervention had been in vain.
After learning all this, these Quasi-Monarchs couldn't help but reveal a trace of a smile.
In the end, the Battle Saint King had still been suppressed. It could be considered a momentous joyous event.
Seeing the gloating smiles on these Quasi-Monarchs' faces, Qin Wu, already angered by his failure to bring back Ye Chen smoothly, now felt his fury surge to the heavens. His expression grew even more terrifyingly gloomy.
"You all also took action against my human race's Battle Saint King. Do you truly think my human race is a bunch of cowards that anyone can bully at will?"
Qin Wu coldly shouted, like a peerless Martial God looking down upon these Quasi-Monarchs from on high.
Boom—
A full thirty strands of Monarch Rule Power gathered, transforming into the Great Desolate World-Destroying Hand, covering this stretch of heaven and earth, and fiercely smashing towards several Quasi-Monarchs who were slightly closer, at least several hundred thousand li away.
"Qin Wu, you!"
The three Quasi-Monarchs paled, sensing the terrifying nature of this sky-covering giant hand. A dreadful sense of crisis surged in their hearts. They immediately took action, each unleashing their own Monarch Rule Power.
Boom—
In the end, this Great Desolate World-Destroying Hand directly slammed the three Quasi-Monarchs deep into the earth, who knows how many tens of thousands of li down. The void was left with streaks of mournfully brilliant blood light.
Clearly, even if the three Quasi-Monarchs survived, they were undoubtedly severely injured.
Because this was a strike from a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch. Even if not as terrifying as the Great Desolate World-Destroying Hand used against the Haotian War God, it was still no small matter.
"And you all, too!"
Qin Wu's gaze swept over the other Quasi-Monarchs.
At this moment, the invincible martial will of a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch erupted, like the most terrifying storm sweeping across this stretch of sky and earth that was once the Canglan Divine Sea, imposing intense pressure on the remaining three Quasi-Monarchs.
"Qin Wu, we never truly took action. Don't wrongfully accuse us!"
The one who spoke was none other than Ghost Fiend, at the Late Stage Quasi-Monarch level. He was shouldering a dark-red ghost-headed great blade, yet his expression held a hint of panic, for he was facing Qin Wu, a Great Perfection level Quasi-Monarch, and knew the other's terror.
Don't think the difference between Late Stage Quasi-Monarch and Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch is just one level.
There is a vast gap between them.
A Late Stage Quasi-Monarch only needs over fifty percent of their inner world transformed. But a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch requires ninety percent.
Moreover, the number of Monarch Rules comprehended between them is also vastly different.
"Do you truly believe my human race knows nothing?" Qin Wu looked at Ghost Fiend and snorted coldly. "Speaking of which, the crisis the Battle Saint King faces now is partly because you, Ghost Fiend, pursued him."
Qin Wu was domineering. This was characteristic of powerhouse from the Body Refining lineage, possessing immense confidence.
He opened his mouth and spat out a stream of light.
Though called a stream of light, it actually contained fearsome Monarch Rule Power. It directly shattered the void and, with a whoosh, arrived before Ghost Fiend. From top to bottom, it transformed into an incomparably huge pillar supporting the heavens, heavily smashing onto Ghost Fiend.
Boom—
In the blink of an eye, Ghost Fiend, a Late Stage Quasi-Monarch, was heavily smashed deep into the earth, creating a bottomless giant crater and sending up clouds of smoke and dust.
Almost following the same method, Qin Wu proceeded to sweep through the other Quasi-Monarchs.
He couldn't do anything against a supreme existence like Wu Hao, suspected to be a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch. But dealing with ordinary Quasi-Monarchs with his Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch strength was effortless!
In almost a short time, the six Quasi-Monarchs who arrived first were swept through by Qin Wu.
One by one, their figures were sent flying like cannonballs, smashing deep into the earth, continuously coughing blood, covered in dirt, looking utterly wretched.
Of course, this was all because Qin Wu hadn't intended to kill. Otherwise, even for him, killing a Quasi-Monarch would require some time.
But he could still easily suppress and kill them!
It's just that both sides hadn't truly reached that point. Just as the Haotian War God hadn't tried to kill Ye Chen, Qin Wu wouldn't resort to killing at this time either. Otherwise, once that line was crossed, the Battle Saint King would be in great danger.