Qin Wu pondered slightly, then smiled. "Very well, you may make your move. Although I made an agreement with those Imperial Clans and Immortal Clans to only suppress and not take action, that doesn't mean you cannot act. Moreover, the Ancient Sovereigns of those Imperial and Immortal Clans also intervened during your tenth Godking Tribulation. Why should I still abide by this agreement?"
Ye Chen laughed heartily. Right,
These Imperial Clans and Immortal Clans don't follow agreements and rules, so why should they be allowed to?
Is that possible? Impossible!
"Senior, leave this Ghost Fiend for me to deal with alone. You handle the other Quasi-Monarchs. It'll give me a good chance to settle the score."
Hearing this, Qin Wu also smiled.
Naturally, that was fine. Whoosh—
Ye Chen and Qin Wu entered the Martial Dao World.
Although it was merely a grand world formed by Qin Wu combining his Origin World Heaven and Earth with his invincible Martial Dao will, not a real, enduring world, it still possessed power nearly comparable to a true Origin Grand World.
Within this Martial Dao World, Qin Wu was the master.
The six Quasi-Monarchs were each suppressed in six different directions of the Martial Dao World. Above each of their heads, over a dozen Monarch Rules manifested, assisting the Martial Dao World in suppressing them, making it extremely difficult for the six Quasi-Monarchs to break free.
Even a peak powerhouse like Ghost Fiend, at the late-stage Quasi-Monarch level, was no exception.
The appearance of the two naturally alerted the six.
"Battle Saint King!?"
Seeing Ye Chen's appearance, the six Quasi-Monarchs were quite shocked. Not long ago, wasn't he suppressed and banished within the Haotian Divine Pagoda by the Haotian War God?
Clearly, news of Ye Chen surviving the tenth Godking Tribulation and killing the late-stage Quasi-Monarch Black Cliff of the Corpse Immortal Clan had not yet reached their ears, so they were unaware of Ye Chen's current strength.
"Everyone, long time no see. I've missed you all quite a bit."
Ye Chen smiled, but no matter how one looked at it, the smile was icy cold.
"Battle Saint King, I never expected you to return alive. You really got lucky."
Ghost Fiend said coldly, his mood rather foul.
"Yes, I, Ye, have always been a lucky man. Really sorry about that. This time, you've failed once again. I'm alive and well."
Seeing the smile on Ye Chen's face, Ghost Fiend's mood worsened.
The one they hunted was now perfectly fine, while he, who had once hunted the other, was suppressed and unable to leave.
Tap, tap, tap—
Watching Ye Chen descend step by step from the sky, as if treading on an invisible staircase, Ghost Fiend immediately had a bad premonition. "Battle Saint King, what are you going to do?"
"Nothing much. Kill you!"
Boom—
Ye Chen struck like thunder, unleashing his most terrifying assault!
The Chaos Great Cauldron appeared, descending from the heavens, carrying layers of ancient Chaos Qi as it pressed down.
Ghost Fiend was about to sneer at Ye Chen's delusion, but the moment the Chaos Great Cauldron descended, he instantly felt a terrifying weight crashing down upon him.
Rumble—
In an instant, he felt as if not just one star domain, but something far heavier was pressing down.
That weight forced his entire body down, his bones and tendons crackling under the immense pressure.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—
Ghost Fiend roared, twenty-three Monarch Rule powers manifesting from his body, all shining brilliantly as they blasted towards the Chaos Great Cauldron above his head. He shouted, "Break open for me!"
Under his great shout, the Monarch Rules bloomed with dazzling radiance, their might boundless, as if an Ancient Sovereign himself were striking.
Ye Chen descended from the sky, forty-nine Divine King Spirits manifesting around him, all showing signs of semi-rule transformation. As he pressed down on the Chaos Great Cauldron, the force bore down even more heavily on Ghost Fiend below.
"Rule power!? Impossible! You're only a Nine Tribulations Divine King. How could you have comprehended Monarch Rule power?"
Ghost Fiend couldn't believe it, blood continuously trickling from the corner of his mouth—Quasi-Monarch blood, each drop exceptionally precious.
"Sorry, yesterday, I just became a Ten Tribulations Divine King."
Ye Chen replied with a smile, stepping on the Chaos Great Cauldron as he descended from the heavens, his might boundless, shattering the firmament. The pressure on Ghost Fiend below was unparalleled; over a dozen of his divine bones fractured, and numerous cracks appeared on his body surface, seeping with crimson blood that dyed him into a bloody figure.
"You actually became a Ten Tribulations Divine King!?"
Not just Ghost Fiend, but the other five Quasi-Monarchs were also dumbfounded.
A Great Perfection Supreme One's Heavenly Pride stopping at the Ninth Tribulation was an eternal law throughout the ages. Even Emperors and Supreme Immortals in their youth were the same. But now, the Battle Saint King had actually broken this law. How heaven-defying must one's talent be to achieve this?
Moreover, Ye Chen as a Nine Tribulations Divine King was comparable to a mid-stage Quasi-Monarch. Now, as a Ten Tribulations Divine King, wouldn't he be comparable to a late-stage Quasi-Monarch?
No wonder he had become so much stronger all at once.
Boom—
Ghost Fiend mobilized the power of his Origin World Heaven and Earth—a World Heaven and Earth with a world transformation rate reaching a full sixty percent. Combined with his twenty-three Monarch Rule powers, it was especially terrifying.
"Ten Tribulations!"
Ye Chen shouted lightly. Behind him, ten layers of Divine Nature Haloes manifested. Each Divine Nature Halo unleashed boundless tribulation light descending from the heavens, cooperating with the forty-nine semi-rule-transformed Divine King Spirits to attack fiercely downward.
Rumble—
Ghost Fiend was immediately struck until his skin split and flesh tore, his entire body charred black, a truly wretched sight.
This was Ye Chen's special characteristic. He had used the Ten Divine Nature Haloes to contain the ten Godking Tribulations, allowing him to simulate and release the power of the Godking Tribulation—the most terrifying Myriad Dao Godking Tribulation at that—making it quite extraordinary.
Ye Chen seized the opportunity to attack, holding nothing back. He split into his Chaos Supreme Body and Chaos Divine King Spirit, attacking from three fronts simultaneously, launching the most ferocious assault.
The battle was intense, even more so than the fight against the Corpse Immortal Clan's Black Cliff.
This was because Ghost Fiend was not like Black Cliff, who had a Corpse Fiend body of extreme Yin and cold, heavily suppressed by Ye Chen's Chaos Saint Body of extreme Yang and hardness. But the outcome would not change.
Ye Chen's combat power shook the heavens. In the subsequent great battle, he shattered Ghost Fiend's Ghost Head Great Blade. The Chaos Great Cauldron smashed half of his body to pieces. His strengthened Chaos Saint Soul struck out, executing the forbidden divine ability "Myriad Ages Turn to Void," causing all the Dao arts around Ghost Fiend to turn to nothingness.
Boom—
Blood light soared to the sky. Ghost Fiend was blasted apart, his body shattered to pieces, with various phenomena continuously appearing, manifesting throughout the heavens.
Clang—
The Chaos Great Cauldron flashed into existence, collecting Ghost Fiend's shattered fleshly body and soul into the great cauldron.
He did not refine them into a Giant Divine Soldier or take him as a slave, as it was no longer needed. He had enough already; what he needed now was to improve himself.
In the end, the flesh, blood, and soul were completely devoured, including his Origin Inner World, causing Ye Chen's Origin Small Universe, which had expanded to 120,000 li, to rumble and grow once more, reaching a diameter of 138,000 li.
Even Ye Chen himself received a gradual enhancement.
A day later, Ye Chen rose into the long sky.
Now, he had grown significantly stronger once more.
The next step was no longer the Godking Tribulation, but the Quasi-Monarch domain.
Now, he was drawing closer and closer to the Quasi-Monarch domain.