As Ye Chen continuously drew upon the Metal Great Dao power of the sixth-level Dark Gold Dao Star, the gravity of this sixth-level Dark Gold Dao Star was continuously weakening.
Moreover, the Metal Great Dao power swirling around its entire form was also constantly diminishing, greatly surprising the various powerful experts heading towards it. They knew this was most likely related to the mysterious Divine King who had descended.
Yet, the more this happened, the more fervent their expressions became, the more they yearned for that lofty Divine King level. Only supreme powerhouses of this level could cause such astonishing changes to a fearsome Dark Gold Dao Star.
Because the gravity of the Dark Gold Dao Star had weakened, their speed increased even faster!
Boom—
Finally, half a month later, over ninety percent of the Metal Great Dao power of the sixth-level Dark Gold Dao Star had been extracted. Its gravity plummeted drastically, now only five times normal.
At this moment, the Metal Divine King Spirit, formed by exhausting ninety percent of the sixth-level Dark Gold Dao Star's Metal Great Dao power, had reached the ninth-tier Divine King level, just one step away from becoming a Monarch Rule.
However, Ye Chen knew that even extracting the final ten percent of Metal Great Dao power would not allow it to smoothly advance. The amount of Metal Great Dao power required was far too vast; it needed all the Metal Great Dao power from another sixth-level Dark Gold Dao Star to truly succeed.
Learning this result, Ye Chen sighed and ceased extraction, allowing this sixth-level Dark Gold Dao Star, whose power had drastically diminished, to survive.
Sensing a large number of powerful experts approaching, he shrouded his figure in chaotic mist and then soared into the sky.
"Senior!"
"Divine King Senior!"
The many cultivators on the sixth-level Dark Gold Dao Star finally arrived, but they were a step too late. They only saw Ye Chen's figure soaring away into the distance, shouting continuously, filled with regret.
Several Great Powers even shot into the sky, hoping to follow the Divine King and receive his guidance.
But Ye Chen snorted coldly, a sound like heavenly wrath, causing the expressions of those several Great Powers to change drastically as if struck by lightning. Their soaring figures were instantly sent flying back, plummeting onto the sixth-level Dark Gold Dao Star that had lost ninety percent of its power.
Everyone on the sixth-level Dark Gold Dao Star understood that the Divine King did not wish to be followed or disturbed. They were all deeply disappointed.
Xuan Qiong and the others clenched their fists even tighter, having missed a golden opportunity to follow a Divine King.
Simultaneously, the various powerful experts cultivating on the sixth-level Dark Gold Dao Star also left the Dao Star via teleportation due to its greatly diminished power, returning to the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall.
Without a doubt, the news of the sixth-level Dark Gold Dao Star's weakening and the appearance of a Divine King extracting its power would become widely known, even causing a huge uproar.
Since obtaining the Supreme Secret Realm, no one had dared to extract Dao Star power for Dao refinement.
Firstly, no one had thought of it.
Secondly, it was far too difficult. Going to a Dao Star required enduring immense Dao Star pressure. Countless powerful experts found merely resisting it challenging enough, let alone extracting its power. How could anyone except those with heaven-defying cultivation accomplish such a feat?
Ye Chen was completely unaware of all this and paid it no mind. With a flash, his figure traversed the starry sky and arrived at a seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star.
The seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star had gravity double that of the sixth-level, a terrifying hundredfold gravity.
Those capable of cultivating on a seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star were, aside from a handful of peak Heavenly Kings, basically all Great Powers. Naturally, their numbers were far fewer than on other Dark Gold Dao Stars, as Great Powers were not found everywhere.
Naturally, every individual cultivating on a seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star was a truly renowned super powerhouse who shook the world.
The seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star did not appear large, but it possessed an immortal divine nature. Its entire form exhibited a special dark gold luster, as if it were an immortal star condensed from peerlessly rare metal, possessing extremely fearsome gravity.
Upon descending onto the seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star, Ye Chen immediately felt gravity over a hundred times greater than that of the Supreme Ancient Domain pressing down on him. His figure sank slightly, and he was secretly startled.
Such terrifying gravity! If not for his truly sufficient strength, the fearsome gravity on this star would instantly crush even an ordinary Heavenly King into a mist of blood. Even a Great Power would find it difficult to fly here.
However, Ye Chen naturally also sensed Metal Great Dao power more than double in concentration and twice as refined compared to the sixth-level Dark Gold Dao Star. A look of pleasant surprise flashed in his eyes.
If he refined here, he could make the third Metal Monarch Rule take shape even faster, perhaps even truly condense a Metal Monarch Rule!
There were not many powerful experts cultivating on the seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star, so they were spread far apart. Often, for thousands or even tens of thousands of miles in any direction, one might not find another person.
About a thousand miles away from where Ye Chen descended, there was a person who appeared quite young, with flowing purple hair, a burly build, and a bare upper torso. His physique was not exaggeratedly muscular; on the contrary, it appeared streamlined and well-proportioned. He was currently sitting cross-legged in meditation.
Purple light flickered across his entire body, his bones and sinews resonated in unison, and his blood energy surged like a vast ocean, rumbling and causing the void to tremble, showcasing his astonishingly powerful physical battle body, as if an ancient savage dragon lay dormant within.
Even a Great Power would feel their heart palpitate before him.
The sheer strength of that blood energy and the might of that physical body could allow him to kill an ordinary Great Power with his bare hands.
Boom—
As time passed, the purple light on the purple-haired youth grew increasingly terrifying, gradually merging with his blood energy to become purple blood energy.
As his blood energy trembled and resonated, the very heavens seemed to shake, as if swaying the firmament.
"It's him."
The other few Great Power cultivators in the distance recognized the purple-haired youth's identity and were greatly surprised.
Zi Cangyu of the Cangtian Divine Sect. It was said he had cultivated the Cangtian Divine Body Art to the seventh level, a peerless genius who could kill Great Powers with his physical prowess alone. He was a truly formidable peerless Heaven's Pride.
"Zi Cangyu, a young Great Power like him, has actually come to a seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star. I heard he has cultivated the Cangtian Divine Sect's unparalleled heavenly art, the Cangtian Divine Body Art, to the peak of the seventh level, capable of killing Great Powers with his bare hands. He's probably trying to break through to the eighth level now. Once he breaks into the eighth level of the Cangtian Divine Body Art, he'll likely be comparable to a super Great Power of the seventh heaven."
Regarding Zi Cangyu of the Cangtian Divine Sect, these few Great Powers were filled with admiration and deep envy.
Because at such a young age, he had become a Great Power and had even cultivated the Cangtian Divine Body Art to the peak of the seventh level. This represented his terrifying potential. In the future, he would certainly have the qualifications to impact that lofty realm of the Divine King, perhaps even aiming for the legendary, elusive realm of myth. His future was truly boundless.
A thousand miles away, Ye Chen naturally also sensed the fearsomeness of this blood energy. He glanced over and was slightly surprised—it was actually Zi Cangyu.
Although his impression of Zi Cangyu was average, he had to admit the other's physical body was indeed extremely powerful, far surpassing Xuan Qiong and the other so-called Heaven's Pride talents by who knows how much.
Zi Cangyu also vaguely sensed Ye Chen's presence, but he could not see his true face, as Ye Chen was shrouded in chaotic light.
He merely glanced once before continuing to cultivate the Cangtian Divine Body Art.
He felt the gravity and Metal Great Dao power of the seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star were quite suitable for him. It was truly worthy of being called a body tempering Dao Star.
Under the tempering of hundredfold gravity and hundredfold Metal Great Dao power, Zi Cangyu could feel that every moment he cultivated the Cangtian Divine Body Art, he was constantly growing stronger.
Although this strengthening was slow, he believed that in just a few more decades, or perhaps even ten or eight years, he would complete the final transformation and break through to the eighth level of the Cangtian Divine Body Art in one go.
By then, even facing the other great rivals within the sect competing for the sect master position, he would be able to sweep them all aside.
Turbulent purple light surged, blood energy rumbled like thunder.
Ye Chen only glanced at Zi Cangyu, paying him no further mind. He did not immediately settle accounts for the other's threats at the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall either. At this stage, the most important task was to advance the Metal Divine King Spirit into the more powerful Metal Monarch Rule.
He sat down cross-legged and took a long, deep breath.
Boom—
At this moment, the entire seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star suddenly trembled. Endless golden light surged forth continuously from the depths of the seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star.
It was golden light, but more so, it was endless Great Dao runes, which rapidly transformed into strands of Metal Great Dao laws.
These Metal Great Dao laws grew more and more numerous, reaching thousands upon thousands. As time passed, they continued to increase, then continuously poured into the Metal Divine King Spirit before Ye Chen, which resembled a peerless divine sword. The aura of this Metal Divine King Spirit, which had reached its peak level, began to climb once more.
The many cultivators on the seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star were all greatly shocked at this moment, even changing color.
The entire seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star was actually trembling! What on earth was happening?
One must know that the seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star not only had hundredfold gravity but also condensed extremely terrifying Metal Great Dao power, making the entire Dark Gold Dao Star extremely solid and immortal. Even an attack from a Great Power would find it difficult to shake.
Peak Great Powers, even half-step Divine Kings, were the same.
Perhaps only super powerhouses of the lofty Divine King realm could truly shake it.
But they absolutely could not achieve something like this—the entire star trembling as if it might disintegrate at any moment, making one's heart palpitate with fear.
More importantly, from the other side of the seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star, they distinctly sensed an unparalleled Metal Great Dao power erupting. The fearsomeness of that Metal Great Dao power was like the eruption of all the Metal Great Dao power of the entire seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star, making all cultivators feel a thick sense of mortal threat.
Zi Cangyu also revealed deep terror.
He too sensed the extreme concentration and terror of that Metal Great Dao power. Even his Cangtian Divine Body, cultivated to the peak of the seventh level and capable of tearing apart Great Powers with his bare hands, felt stabbing pain all over, as if countless sharp swords were piercing his body.
He deeply understood that if this Metal Great Dao power fell upon him, it would instantly annihilate him completely, body and soul.
"Just which supreme powerhouse is on the seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star? And I clearly sense the Metal Great Dao power within the seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star is rapidly disappearing. Could it be that they are using the endless Metal Great Dao power of the seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star for Dao refinement?"
Zi Cangyu was secretly horrified. He knew the vastness of the Metal Great Dao power within the seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star. In fact, it felt to him immeasurably greater than that of the lofty Cangtian Divine King Ancestor, who presided over the rise and fall of the Cangtian Divine Sect.
Yet such terrifying power was being used for Dao refinement. One could imagine how powerful a super existence the refiner was.
At the very least, their cultivation far surpassed that of the Cangtian Divine King.
Could it be a super Divine King? A peak Divine King?
He found it difficult to guess just how powerful the refiner was, because whether super Divine King or peak Divine King, they were both peerless existences far above the Cangtian Divine King, requiring him to look up in awe.
Suddenly, he remembered the mysterious existence shrouded in chaotic light from earlier. Wasn't the location where the Metal Great Dao power was converging precisely there?
Could it be him?
At this moment, Zi Cangyu suddenly steeled himself. Risking his life, he operated his Cangtian Divine Body to the extreme, his purple blood energy surging mightily as he swiftly advanced towards the location where the golden Great Dao power was converging. He wanted to know just which peerless powerhouse was refining the Dao.
The other Great Powers and peak Heavenly Kings had long since been terrified and returned to the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall via teleportation arrays, spreading this astonishing news.
But they had no idea that not long ago, a sixth-level Dark Gold Dao Star had experienced the same event, and it was even more severe.
Outside, a terrifying storm was also brewing.
This time, extracting the endless Metal Great Dao power of the seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star to assist the Metal Divine King Spirit in advancing to a Metal Monarch Rule took a very long time. Another half a month passed.
Boom—
Half a month later, after devouring endless Metal Great Dao power, the Metal Divine King Spirit finally transformed into a Metal Monarch Rule.
The moment this Metal Monarch Rule, resembling a divine sword, appeared, unparalleled golden light instantly erupted, carrying a vast, majestic sharpness that tore through layer upon layer of void, causing the entire seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star to violently quake.
On the seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star, countless long, crisscrossing trenches appeared, each deep and long with flat, straight surfaces, as if carved by billions of layers of sword radiance. Even the hard Dark Gold Dao Star could not withstand it and nearly disintegrated.
Simultaneously, deep within the Emperor Star Secret Realm, countless powerful experts cultivating on other Dao Stars were startled. One by one, they raised their gazes towards the direction of the seventh-level Dark Gold Dao Star, revealing looks of shock.
Among those cultivating in the Emperor Star Secret Realm, there were naturally also ancient Divine Kings from the Supreme Ancient Domain.
These Dao Stars, condensed by the power of the Great Dao from supreme Sovereigns, were of immense cultivation assistance even to Divine Kings. They could aid in accelerating the cultivation of Divine King Great Dao sources, intents, and even allow Divine King Spirits to make significant progress.
Therefore, nearly half of all ancient Divine Kings in the Supreme Ancient Domain were cultivating within the Emperor Star Secret Realm.
Now, they were all startled by this immense Metal Great Dao power, shaken and showing astonishment. "Who on earth has cultivated such a powerful Metal Great Dao law? No, at the very least, it's a Divine King-level Metal Great Dao source. Perhaps it's a Metal Divine King Spirit, or possibly something even more terrifying!"
That supremely powerful, matchless Metal Great Dao power, even separated by infinite starry distances, still made them feel a sense of grandeur, supremacy, and soul-stirring might.