"That's right, it is the Six Paths Battle Formation," Ye Chen declared, a trace of pride in his voice.
Naturally, this Six Paths Battle Formation was not the complete Six Paths Emperor Battle Formation. It was merely a few array patterns from one of the legendary Ten Great Formations that shook the cosmos.
One must know that the legendary Six Paths Emperor Battle Formation possessed a complete array diagram, carved out by the Six Paths Great Emperor using his Emperor-level might and endless peerless divine materials. It was eternal and indestructible, akin to a divine artifact of a Supreme Emperor's weapon, possessing its own autonomous will.
That array diagram itself was in no way inferior to a true Supreme Emperor's weapon.
Moreover, the true array diagram of the Six Paths Battle Formation was in the hands of the Six Paths Great Emperor of the alien race. How could it possibly fall into Ye Chen's possession? With his cultivation level, it would be impossible for him to suppress an array diagram that had once slain Immortals and Emperors.
The Six Paths Emperor Battle Formation was an Emperor-level formation painstakingly created by the Six Paths Great Emperor. With Ye Chen's current abilities, it was utterly impossible for him to construct the complete Six Paths Emperor Battle Formation; what he had was but a drop in the ocean.
As for the origin of this Six Paths Battle Formation, it was actually quite simple.
In the past, Ye Chen had entered the Human Sovereign Pagoda to participate in the Human Sovereign trials. Upon successfully passing the trials, he had received rewards, among which was the Six Paths Battle Formation.
This was left behind by successive generations of Human Sovereigns.
The Human Sovereign's origins were extremely mysterious, suspected to be the Samsara Great Emperor from the Mythological Epoch, who was as renowned as the Six Paths Great Emperor.
The Human Sovereign of the Mythological Epoch had witnessed the true Six Paths Emperor Battle Formation and was suspected to have mastered a portion of its array patterns, which he recorded and left within the Human Sovereign Pagoda.
Throughout the epochs of this era, the Human Sovereign had undergone reincarnation life after life, growing from weakness to strength, cultivating countless profound techniques and heart methods, and delving into innumerable Great Daos, among which was the Dao of Formations.
In the Dao of Formations, he had reached the pinnacle of perfection, gradually supplementing the incomplete Six Paths Battle Formation left from that time and deducing a brand new Six Paths Battle Formation.
The Six Paths Battle Formation left by the Human Sovereign, even if somewhat inferior to the legendary Six Paths Emperor Battle Formation of the Six Paths Great Emperor, still possessed the power to shake Emperor Sovereigns.
It was also left within the Human Sovereign Pagoda, intended for his future reincarnated self.
When Ye Chen passed the Human Sovereign trials, he obtained the true interpretation of the Six Paths Battle Formation left by the Ancient Human Sovereign.
However, at that time, his cultivation was still mediocre. He did not delve deeply into it, nor could he fully comprehend it.
It was only recently, as his cultivation grew increasingly profound and after he had refined the Six Giant Divine Soldiers, that he remembered it and began cultivating it using the Six Giant Divine Soldiers as a foundation.
Although he had only comprehended four or five array patterns, and the Six Paths Battle Formation he constructed was a vastly simplified version of the true formation, the combined power unleashed by the six Giant Divine Soldiers working in concert was not a simple addition. Instead, it directly reached an astonishing level.
That power far surpassed that of ordinary late-stage Quasi-Monarchs; even Gui Sha would be significantly weaker when facing this Six Paths Battle Formation.
One could say this was one of Ye Chen's trump cards that gave him the courage to come out this time.
Originally, he had intended to use this Six Paths Battle Formation to ambush and kill a group of Quasi-Monarchs. He never expected that today, he would be forced by the Blood Empress to reveal it ahead of time.
"Six Paths, rotate!"
Ye Chen shouted lightly. Driven by his mind, the Six Giant Divine Soldiers charged forward, maneuvering the Six Paths Battle Formation.
Here, behind each figure, vast World phantoms surged and ebbed, representing the Six Paths: the Heavenly Path, the Asura Path, the Human Path, the Animal Path, the Hungry Ghost Path, and the Hell Path.
Each seemed like a true origin World, with billowing baleful aura spreading, extremely terrifying, taking the initiative to attack.
The Six Paths Great Worlds rotated, shocking the heavens and slaying gods, grinding to dust all things tangible and intangible, enough to shatter Quasi-Monarchs to pieces.
"Then let this Marquis see just how powerful your so-called Six Paths Battle Formation can be."
Boom—
The Blood Empress did not evade in the slightest. Raising her slender jade-like fingers, she transformed them into a jade palm imprint and collided with the Ice Monarch Giant Divine Soldier within the Six Paths Battle Formation.
The heavens and earth were easily torn apart. The destructive power rippled out, descending upon the Desolate Ancient Fortress below like an apocalyptic force.
Hum—
However, the Desolate Ancient Fortress was extraordinary. A Monarch-level formation was carved deep within the earth, which autonomously revived at the critical moment, propping up a layer of heavenly curtain that blocked out all the destructive power.
The Blood Empress's graceful figure, like a weeping willow, trembled slightly. A few drops of blood actually appeared between her jade fingers, manifesting subtle Great Dao phenomena. A flicker of surprise passed through her beautiful eyes.
"Rotate again!"
The Six Paths Battle Formation struck. From each of the Six Paths Great Worlds, colossal dragons surged forth. These were the origin forces erupting from the heaven and earth of their respective Worlds, transforming into Six Paths Dragons, extremely terrifying.
All things in the world would be devoured by them.
Yet the Blood Empress remained fearless, brandishing her blood sword to attack again and again.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!—
Above the sky of the Desolate Ancient Fortress, the Blood Empress and the Six Paths Battle Formation clashed fiercely time and again.
Within the Six Paths Battle Formation, behind each of the Six Giant Divine Soldiers, a Great World derived—the Six Paths Great Worlds. These further merged with the World heaven and earth phantoms they projected, as if becoming real. Their combat power continuously soared, each Giant Divine Soldier reaching an exceptionally astonishing level.
Moreover, through the Six Paths Battle Formation, their divine power and World power could interconnect and merge, temporarily concentrating on a single individual. When the power of the Six Paths erupted, even someone as powerful as the Blood Empress was blasted back several times.
Furthermore, every attack the Blood Empress unleashed was dismantled layer by layer by the Six Paths Battle Formation, ultimately distributed among the Six Giant Divine Soldiers.
That terrifying power was reduced by who knows how much. The remnant bit that remained could be easily neutralized by their immortal bodies, refined from countless precious metals and divine materials.
It was precisely by relying on the terrifying power of the Six Paths Battle Formation that someone as powerful as the Blood Empress, who had earlier chased Ye Chen like a stray dog, was now being held back. She was helpless against Ye Chen, who was constantly swallowing bottles of pills to recover in the rear of the battle.
Within the Desolate Ancient Fortress, countless powerhouses watched this scene with awe.
The Battle Saint King truly lived up to his reputation as a legendary heaven-defying figure. Not only could he fight Quasi-Monarchs while transcending realms, but he also possessed six Quasi-Monarch-level followers and could assemble such a terrifying, peerless battle formation. He actually managed to render the Blood Empress, a top-ranked powerhouse on the Epoch Quasi-Monarch List famed throughout the Chaos Sea, helpless.
Below, the mysterious old man naturally saw all of this as well.
He had originally been prepared to intervene. However, upon witnessing this battle formation, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.
One or two hundred years had passed, and the methods of this little fellow, the Battle Saint King, had far surpassed those of the past.
Back then, he had completely regarded the Battle Saint King as a mere junior. But now, the various methods the other party displayed—not only his own heaven-defying combat power capable of battling Quasi-Monarchs, but also his extraordinary means to contend against a top-ranked powerhouse on the Epoch Quasi-Monarch List like the Blood Empress—were remarkable.
"He truly is a heaven-defying little fellow full of miracles. This old man will see just how long you can hold out. If it really comes to the worst, I'll intervene then. Being able to truly battle someone like the Blood Empress is also a form of tempering for you."
The old man chuckled lightly. He was in no hurry to step in as a protector. On the contrary, he watched this scene from the shadows with a faint smile.