Outside, everyone watched this scene in shock.
The Battle Saint King was too powerful. In such a short time, he had slain the soul of a supreme powerhouse like Hei Ya, who was at the late-stage Quasi-Monarch level, and returned with ease.
In the future, to deal with the Battle Saint King, it was likely that only top-tier late-stage Quasi-Monarchs approaching the Great Perfection level would be qualified to fight him.
After killing Hei Ya, Ye Chen did not spare his puppet body or the withered old man's puppet body, and even directly collected the pitch-black ancient coffin.
This coffin was made from Nine Corpse Heavenly Yin Wood. Not to mention its nurturing effect on puppets, just the material itself, Nine Corpse Heavenly Yin Wood, was no less valuable than the Heaven-Connecting Divine Wood, making it priceless.
Having just become a Ten Tribulation Divine King, Ye Chen had slain a supreme powerhouse at the late-stage Quasi-Monarch level, thoroughly displaying the peerless divine bearing of a Chaos Divine King.
This was heart-trembling.
If he successfully stepped into the Quasi-Monarch domain in the future, who in the vast world could restrain him?
Wouldn't he sweep through all Quasi-Monarchs completely?
With Hei Ya's fall as a precedent, the other pursuing Quasi-Monarchs were as silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to act rashly.
But there were still exceptions.
Blood Empress's phoenix eyes swirled with a special brilliance as she looked at Ye Chen, revealing a smile brimming with interest. "Battle Saint King, the more you are like this, the more I like you. Why not become part of my harem? Perhaps I can spare your life."
Ye Chen frowned. "Sorry, I have a wife."
"A wife? Tell me who she is. I'll kill her, so you can focus on serving me alone," Blood Empress said with a charming smile, her enchanting demeanor so captivating that even the other Quasi-Monarchs almost couldn't resist. She was truly a fox spirit capable of toppling kingdoms and ruining cities.
Hearing this, Ye Chen's killing intent immediately surfaced.
Just as a dragon has its reverse scale, he too had his.
His family and friends were his reverse scale.
However, he suppressed the intense killing intent in his heart, knowing the terror of Blood Empress. At the very least, she was a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch, and he was currently no match for her.
Moreover, there were others, especially Haotian War God.
It was better to leave now.
He turned and soared into the sky, intending to leave this place.
"Trying to leave? Battle Saint King, let's see how you escape from the palm of my hand this time!"
Swish—
She moved like a startled swan or a flying immortal, arriving before Ye Chen in an instant.
Her slender jade fingers pressed together, carrying overwhelming power, with the faint manifestation of Monarch Rule Power, reaching a full thirty strands—enough to suppress a supreme powerhouse at the mid-stage Quasi-Monarch level.
But Ye Chen raised his head and let out a long roar. "Thinking you can suppress me with one move? Blood Empress, you underestimate me, Ye, too much!"
Boom—
With the roar, Chaos Ancient Qi erupted from his body, surging forth with forty-nine Divine King Spirits, all in a semi-rule state, emanating faint wisps of Monarch Heavenly Might. They were also channeled into his palm, which collided violently with Blood Empress's jade palm.
Crack—
The boundless heavens and earth nearly collapsed.
Circles of destructive ripples spread out, causing layer upon layer of the sky and void to annihilate.
Many Quasi-Monarchs retreated with drastic changes in expression, only Haotian War God easily withstood it.
The terrifying power surpassed that of ordinary Quasi-Monarchs.
It could be said this was practically a supreme collision at the late-stage Quasi-Monarch level.
Blood Empress's delicate figure trembled slightly, dissolving that terrifying impact force.
Ye Chen, however, was sent flying back hundreds of miles, though he didn't suffer much injury, with Chaos Light blazing and swirling around him.
After advancing to Ten Tribulation Divine King, all aspects of his being had received tremendous enhancement, especially his Divine King Spirits, which had become semi-rule, possessing half-step Monarch Rule ability.
Forty-nine semi-rule Divine King Spirits were enough to rival a Quasi-Monarch possessing twenty-five strands of Monarch Rule Power.
Generally, those capable of mastering twenty strands of Monarch Rule Power belonged to the late-stage Quasi-Monarch category.
Now, Ye Chen's true strength could be said to be slightly stronger than some who had just stepped into the late-stage Quasi-Monarch level.
"But what about this?"
Blood Empress's graceful figure moved, and from her body surged a full hundred strands of Monarch Rule Power. Her aura instantly increased severalfold, beginning to truly display the real strength of a supreme powerhouse on the Epoch Quasi-Monarch Ranking.
Her delicate jade hand struck out, like clouds and thunder exploding, carrying overwhelming world-destroying power as it blasted toward Ye Chen.
Ye Chen naturally didn't dare to face it head-on. He immediately summoned the Six Giant Divine Soldiers to reform the Six Paths Battle Formation and collide with it.
Boom—
In the terrifying collision, the Six Paths Battle Formation erupted with the Six Paths' world-destroying might, barely managing to withstand Blood Empress's attack.
Clearly, after undergoing the baptism of the heavenly tribulation, the Six Paths Battle Formation reformed by the Six Giant Divine Soldiers had become many times stronger and could now utilize each other's Monarch Rules, totaling forty-seven strands.
Amplified by the Six Paths Battle Formation, it could rival the power of nearly a hundred strands of Monarch Rules.
Previously, Blood Empress had easily dismantled the Six Paths Battle Formation with over a hundred strands of Monarch Rule Power, but now they were barely evenly matched.
"Hahaha, Blood Empress, until we meet again!"
Ye Chen laughed heartily, moved his figure, collected the Six Giant Divine Soldiers, and without another word, charged into the outer starry sky to make a distant escape.
The situation here was perilous; it was better to leave early and return to the Human Race Emperor Realm.
In the outer starry sky, the Yang Sovereign was present.
The Yang Sovereign couldn't take action, but that didn't mean Ye Chen couldn't go to the Yang Sovereign's side and return together to the Human Race Emperor Realm.
"Trying to escape?"
Blood Empress's figure transformed into a streak of blood light as she gave chase.
As long as Ancient Monarchs didn't intervene, she feared nothing beneath the Monarch level.
Moreover, she had mastered Monarch Rule Power related to speed, making her extremely fast. Holding nothing back, she rapidly closed the distance between herself and Ye Chen.
"Boundary-Traversing Secret Art!"
Ye Chen pushed this movement technique to its limit. Time and Space Power boiled around him, faintly revealing semi-rule Time and Space Divine King Spirits that enveloped him. With a swish, his speed increased dramatically.
Blood Empress showed a trace of surprise but soon said, "Battle Saint King, you are the first person to make me willing to go all out in this Ten Heavens Ancient Domain, even if only in terms of speed."
Swish—
In the blink of an eye, Blood Empress's speed increased severalfold.
This speed was almost comparable to the astonishing velocity achieved by a Quasi-Monarch burning their essence, spirit, and energy—so fast it was unbelievable, even surpassing Ye Chen, who was using the Boundary-Traversing Secret Art, by more than double.
"Not inferior to Haotian War God. Could it be that Blood Empress is also a suspected Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch!?"
Ye Chen was startled. The speed Blood Empress displayed gave him a feeling no less than Haotian War God's, carrying a powerful sense of pressure.
With a wave of his hand, the Six Giant Divine Soldiers reappeared, forming the Six Paths Battle Formation to block in front of him.
The might of the Six Paths Battle Formation erupted violently. The Six Great Worlds transformed into six colossal dragons that descended from the sky, diving down to slaughter Blood Empress below.
That terrifying Six Paths' might was enough to rival a strike from a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch.
Whoosh—
Blood Empress merely brandished her blood sword, slashing out a crimson sword beam like a thunderbolt, cleaving heaven and earth with lightning speed.
Boom—
The Six Paths World Power transformed into six azure dragons was directly split apart by this sword. The Monarch Rule Power flashing within it actually reached a staggering three hundred strands.
Without a doubt, this was a true Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch; otherwise, even a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch would find it difficult to master so many strands of Monarch Rule Power.
Though it seemed this still wasn't the full extent of Blood Empress's true strength.
"Battle Saint King, surrender peacefully. Otherwise, if I truly unleash my power, I might accidentally kill you," Blood Empress said.
"Is that so?"
Ye Chen's expression turned grave, preparing to use the Chaos Secret Art to enhance himself again.
Only then could he barely resist.
However, at this moment, an aged figure appeared, intercepting Blood Empress's path and engaging her in combat.
Boom—
Intense Monarch Heavenly Might erupted, with hundreds of strands of Monarch Rule Power flashing and manifesting from both sides.
Blood Empress's expression turned slightly solemn. "Who are you?"
The mysterious old man's figure didn't retreat, blocking Blood Empress as he smiled faintly. "This old man is the Battle Saint King's guardian."
Seeing the mysterious old man and recognizing his true appearance, Ye Chen was greatly surprised. "Senior Mystic Dao!"
Indeed, the mysterious old man was none other than Mystic Dao Elder, whom Ye Chen had met on the ancient star of the Nine Colors Emperor Clan.
Back then, Mystic Dao Elder had even been extorted by Ye Chen, forced to act as his guardian for thirty years.
Mystic Dao Elder chuckled. "Little friend, in the blink of an eye, one or two hundred years have passed. I never expected that you, who were merely a Great Power back then, have now become a Ten Tribulation Divine King."
"In front of Senior, I am still just a junior."
Ye Chen cupped his hands toward Mystic Dao Elder. He had known back then that Mystic Dao Elder's cultivation was unfathomably deep, but he never expected him to be a Quasi-Monarch, and such an unfathomably powerful one at that. Judging by his combat prowess, able to clash head-on with Blood Empress, and with at least three hundred strands of Monarch Rule Power, he was likely also a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch.
He couldn't help but sigh at how small the world was. Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarchs, rare throughout ancient and modern times, had actually gathered three at once.
"Mystic Dao?"
Blood Empress slightly furrowed her elegant brows. She hadn't heard of Mystic Dao Elder's name before; his name wasn't on the Epoch Quasi-Monarch Ranking either.
Mystic Dao Elder smiled faintly. "It's normal you don't know me. This old man is just a recluse and never went to the Origin Ancient Battlefield. However, the name Blood Empress is renowned far and wide. Even in the ancient cosmos where I reside, I have heard of your mighty reputation."
Blood Empress's charming eyes narrowed slightly as she gave Mystic Dao Elder a cool glance. "You're not bad either. You're very strong."
"But if you intend to protect the Battle Saint King, I'm afraid you'll be completely opposing the various Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans, standing on the opposite side."
Facing another suspected Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch existence, Blood Empress was also very wary. Only another Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch could truly understand the terror of such beings, possessing the ability to retreat unscathed even when facing Ancient Monarchs.
"That's not quite right. This old man made a promise to guard the Battle Saint King for thirty years," Mystic Dao Elder said with a faint smile.
Swish—
At this moment, the other Quasi-Monarchs, including Haotian War God, had also rushed into the outer starry sky.
The sudden interference of a suspected Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch, a peerless existence, would complicate matters many times over.