Boom! Boom! Boom!
Streaks of dazzling, eye-piercing Origin Power surged like pillars of light, pouring endlessly into the deep, pitch-black abyss.
At the same time, Ye Chen could feel the miniature universe of origin within his body expanding at an astonishing rate.
Simultaneously, mysterious rays of dawn light emerged, flooding his limbs and bones.
Ye Chen could feel himself improving in every aspect.
He was steadily and firmly beginning his advance toward the Quasi-Monarch realm!
"From this day forth, I shall formally charge toward the Quasi-Monarch realm. I will not emerge from seclusion until I achieve Quasi-Monarch!"
Ye Chen made a great vow and entered seclusion.
...
A year later, the Sun Emperor Lord emerged from seclusion, having completely returned to his former Monarch realm.
A true Monarch in name and reality, dominating the heavens, who could contend with him?
With the Sun Emperor Lord's true and complete return, the human race became even more awe-inspiring and inviolable.
During this time, although there were still some frictions between the human race and the Alliance Army, they never escalated to the level of full-scale war as in the past, and it was difficult for them to develop to that stage again.
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was a year and a half after Ye Chen entered seclusion.
This year also marked the approaching deadline for the final trial of the Ten Heavenly Emperor Halls for the geniuses of the heavens.
As the final trial gradually approached, the Emperor Sons and Daughters of the various Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans, as well as the Immortal Dao Descendants, began to emerge from seclusion.
Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! ...
Simultaneously, from the ancient realms of various Emperor Clans, world-shaking auras erupted, accompanied by towering divine light pillars!
These were the Emperor Sons and Daughters, the Immortal Dao Descendants of the Myriad Heavens Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans.
Having been in seclusion for nearly twenty years, they had undergone extreme tempering in the secret realms left by their emperor fathers or supreme immortal ancestors. Now, emerging from seclusion, they were all incomparably stronger than before.
The power of their auras made the Divine Kings of their respective clans tremble.
On the day of their emergence, the great realms of their respective Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans shook.
The successive emergence of the Heavenly Imperial Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants also brought excitement to the somewhat depressed Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans.
After all, these were the true hopes of their respective Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans.
Some Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans, due to the battle with the human race years ago, had even lost their Ancient Monarchs. Quasi-Monarchs and Divine Kings were either dead, injured, or enslaved, leaving them in a state of near-leaderlessness.
The emergence of the Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants also served as pillars for their entire Emperor Clan or Immortal Clan.
"The Heavenly Imperial Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants have finally emerged. The human race will no longer dominate the younger generation."
Many revealed joy.
However, soon, these Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans remembered that heaven-defying Battle Saint King who could slay Quasi-Monarchs, and they all fell silent.
Twenty years ago, the Battle Saint King was already implicitly the number one among the younger generation in the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain.
Over the years, he had achieved even more glorious battle records.
Now, even if the Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants had all emerged, who could be a match for the Battle Saint King?
Chu Shenjun? Shen Dizi?
Yu Wudi? Huang Yao?
They did not know, but they felt it was likely difficult to match him. After all, the Battle Saint King's heaven-defying nature had already surpassed everyone's understanding. Who could guess whether the Battle Saint King today had also grown to another level?
Such as Quasi-Monarch?
Shortly after emerging, the Heavenly Imperial Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants learned about the events of the past twenty years and were shocked.
Whether it was the Myriad Heavens Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans forming an alliance to wage war against the human race, nearly triggering a full-scale mixed war of Ancient Monarchs and Monarchs, or the Battle Saint King's cultivation reaching a level where he could slay Quasi-Monarchs—none of these allowed these Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants to remain calm.
Especially the latter.
For twenty years, they had undergone various extreme tempering in the secret realms left by their fathers, growing rapidly. They were confident that even if the Battle Saint King was powerful back then, he could not have improved much in twenty years.
With their foundations, after twenty years of extreme seclusion tempering, they believed surpassing the Battle Saint King would not be difficult.
And indeed, they had far surpassed their former selves, no longer at the level of having just stepped into the second or third Divine King tribulation.
But who could have expected that in just twenty short years, the Battle Saint King had successively passed five Divine King tribulations and even became the first unprecedented Ten-Tribulation Great Perfection Supreme Genius in history? This was undeniably world-shaking.
Moreover, the Battle Saint King could slay Quasi-Monarchs, defeating several and even killing several Quasi-Monarchs, demonstrating absolutely peerless battle records.
Now, two years had passed. Who could guess that during this time, the Battle Saint King had made no improvement? With his heaven-defying aptitude, he had likely improved somewhat again.
Even if only a little, it was absolutely astonishing.
"Two years have passed, and the Battle Saint King has also grown to that level?" an Imperial Son sighed lightly, revealing a complex expression.
The Battle Saint King's power back then had already made these Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants despair, only able to gaze at his back. Now, he was countless times stronger than before, likely leaving them far behind.
However, they were also furious. Upon emerging, they directly held the Ancient Monarchs of their respective Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans accountable.
Because during the feast hosted by the Formless Monarch years ago, these Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants had clinked cups with Ye Chen, becoming quite familiar. They could be considered friends.
But they never expected so much to happen during those twenty years, completely severing relations with the human race.
Moreover, they currently felt their situation was quite awkward, unsure how to face the Battle Saint King.
"Let's go. First, we must apologize to the Battle Saint King and see if we can ease the relationship."
An Imperial Son sighed lightly.
But soon, the decision of the Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants was opposed by many powerful figures of the various Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans, fearing for their safety—especially given the current hostile relationship between the human race and the Myriad Heavens Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans, which was almost to the death.
The Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants seeking an audience with the Battle Saint King would be like sending lambs into a tiger's den—a scene they absolutely could not allow.
"Shut up!"
In the central divine city of the Eternal Life Emperor Clan, the Eternal Life Imperial Son sternly rebuked the opposing clan elders with authority and anger: "If not for your arbitrary decisions, how could our Eternal Life Emperor Clan have developed such a hostile relationship with the human race? And none of you show any remorse."
Similar situations occurred in other Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans.
These Emperor Sons and Daughters and Immortal Dao Descendants had made a decision: no matter what, they must meet the Battle Saint King to ease the relationship between them.