Vast Quasi-Monarch level divine energy poured into Ye Chen's body.
Within the Four Extremities Vast Firmament Great World, successfully slaying the powerful beings here would also grant the energy that constituted such beings, replenishing one's own consumption.
The amount of energy required for a mid-stage Quasi-Monarch far exceeded that of a Divine King by an unknown magnitude.
Unfortunately, Ye Chen was no ordinary Quasi-Monarch; he was a Chaos Quasi-Monarch, even slightly stronger than an ordinary Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch. Therefore, this energy couldn't elevate him much, but it still provided some improvement, which was telling.
However, what was truly most surprising were the eight Monarch Rules that suddenly appeared within his body.
Slaying a Quasi-Monarch actually yielded eight Monarch Rules as well—this was nothing short of astonishing.
In an instant, Ye Chen understood. Although the living beings of the Four Extremities Vast Firmament Great World were not real, the energy and Monarch Rules used to construct them were the same; they merely lacked real souls and fleshly bodies.
But Ye Chen paid it no mind. At this moment, boundless coldness spread within his heart. He then looked towards the Quasi-Monarch Yu Qing was dealing with.
Sensing the terrifying, immeasurable killing intent contained within that gaze, this top-tier mid-stage Quasi-Monarch felt like a mortal being stared down by a prehistoric menace, his entire body turning icy cold and rigid.
That fearsome aura made him feel suffocated!
How terrifying!
Boom—
Before he had any space to evade, the figure appeared before him like a thunderbolt, employing the same method, forcefully blasting him apart upon meeting.
Another stream of pure and vast Great Dao divine power and seven Monarch Rules poured into his body, making his aura slightly more powerful.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have continued hiding," Ye Chen said to Yu Qing, his voice filled with endless tenderness that could soften even steel—a rare sight.
Immediately after, his entire being was like a divine sword unsheathed, exuding infinite sharpness from head to toe. His voice, though calm, echoed throughout the entire Four Extremities Vast Firmament Great World, slow yet forceful: "Whoever dares insult my wife, whoever dares harm my wife, shall be executed!"
As the final two words, "shall be executed," fell, a tremendous boom shook the entire Four Extremities Vast Firmament Great World several times.
Within a radius of a million miles, all beings of the Four Extremities Vast Firmament Great World below the Divine King level were utterly annihilated, exploding into nothingness.
In ancient times, an ordinary man's wrath could stain five feet with blood.
An emperor's wrath could leave a million corpses.
Now, the Battle Saint King's wrath brought slaughter across a million miles!
The whole world watched!
At this moment, Taiyi, Huang Di, Heavenly Secrets Master, Heaven-Defying Battle King, Wu Dao, and the Quasi-Monarchs from the Ultimate Ancient Domain all looked at Ye Chen with expressions ranging from shock to gravity.
This youth was strong!
Not just ordinarily strong!
This could be seen from his thunderous slaying of two mid-stage Quasi-Monarchs.
Although the five Ancient Path Overlords could also achieve such kills, accomplishing this step was not so easy—it was instant annihilation, far more difficult than an instant defeat by an unknown magnitude.
Who exactly was this youth?
"Let's go!"
Ye Chen truly revealed his world-shaking cultivation, no longer concealing anything. Layers of ancient Chaos energy manifested around him, the myriad Daos of the heavens rose and fell, and the phantom images of ten thousand realms also appeared, setting him off like the master of all heavens.
Boom—
A Chaos Great Dao surged from beneath him, shooting straight towards the central Four Extremities Vast Firmament continent. The myriad spirits of the heavens appeared, as if opening up heaven and earth.
"Chaos Great Dao!"
The five Ancient Path Overlords from the Ultimate Ancient Path side all changed expressions. Naturally, they recognized this as the Chaos Great Dao. Moreover, this person's cultivation was so powerful that he had evolved the Chaos Great Dao to this stage, becoming a Quasi-Monarch.
"Just like that guy, he also cultivates the Chaos Great Dao and has reached the Quasi-Monarch level. He seems even stronger."
"His aura feels familiar!"
Apart from Wu Dao, several of the Ancient Path Overlords felt this person's aura was familiar, a deep sense of wariness arising within them.
Only fellow Ancient Path Overlords could truly understand the terror of a Chaos Quasi-Monarch.
The danger posed by the Chaos Overlord was comparable to that of the Heavenly Secrets Master, his strength reaching the extreme.
Now, another Chaos Quasi-Monarch had appeared, forcing everyone to take him seriously.
Suddenly, Taiyi's expression sharpened. "Do you remember? Back on the Ultimate Ancient Path, there once appeared a peerless Heaven's Pride who mainly cultivated the Chaos Great Dao. Later, after participating in the Emperor-Birth Star and obtaining part of the Emperor's Immortal Body, he suddenly vanished."
"Right!" Huang Di also spoke up. "Back on the Emperor-Birth Star, I encountered that Chaos cultivator, but he was merely a Great Power at the time. However, I heard that further ahead on the Ultimate Ancient Path, a Chaos clone of the Chaos Overlord encountered that Chaos Heaven's Pride, and a life-and-death battle ensued. In the end, that Chaos clone was slain."
Due to the uniqueness of Chaos cultivators and that Chaos Heaven's Pride's extraordinary combat power—having faced Taiyi, Huang Di, and the Heavenly Secrets Master present—the impression was deep.
More importantly, that Chaos Heaven's Pride was also rumored to be the husband of the Moon Palace Lord, the sole goddess among the nine overlords, thus enjoying immense fame.
Later, however, because this Chaos Heaven's Pride obtained part of the Emperor's Immortal Body, he was hunted across the entire cosmos, not lacking in Ancient Monarchs. After flashing at the Jiu Yan Imperial Clan's Emperor Star, he directly vanished. Many suspected an Ancient Monarch had intervened to suppress and kill him.
But now, it seemed this Chaos Quasi-Monarch from the Supreme Ancient Domain was very likely that Chaos Heaven's Pride from back then.
"Could it really be him?" The Heaven-Defying Battle King stared intently at Ye Chen's back. The silver blood within his body boiled, releasing world-shaking blood energy that poured out like a cauldron tipping over from the Ninth Heaven, his blood energy peerless, burning the firmament.
Boom—
Almost simultaneously, Ye Chen's blood energy erupted within him. Chaotic blood radiance flooded the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, incomparably vast and majestic, like a chaotic heavenly sun of unimaginable scale.
"So it is you!"
The Heaven-Defying Battle King stared fixedly at Ye Chen, sensing a tremor within his bloodline, a confrontational gaze originating from the depths of his bloodline.
The Heaven-Defying Battle King lineage and the Battle Saint lineage were natural enemies, originating from the Sealed Boundary Universe, both being the most powerful inheritance lineages, capable of sensing each other.
"It is me!"
Ye Chen halted the extension of his Chaos Great Dao, turning to face the Heaven-Defying Battle King. The Saint Body bloodline within him roared, shaking the heavens, his blood energy billowing like a sky-full of chaotic flame sea, steaming the world.
He looked at the Ancient Path Overlord of the Heaven-Defying Battle King lineage, then at Taiyi, Huang Di, Heavenly Secrets Master, and Wu Dao, speaking indifferently: "Aren't you all very curious about who I am? I am Ye Chen, also the Battle Saint King!"
"Battle Saint King!?"
"It's him?"
"So it really is him. The Battle Saint King back then mainly cultivated the Chaos Great Dao, just like the Chaos Overlord."
...
Not only did the five Ancient Path Overlords' expressions change, but even the various Heaven's Prides and talents from the Ultimate Ancient Domain side were greatly shocked, revealing looks of astonishment.
On the Ultimate Ancient Path, many recognized the Battle Saint King. Back then, he dominated the first half of the Ultimate Ancient Path, and his identity as the goddess's husband made him known to all.
But back then, he abruptly vanished without a trace, becoming an unresolved mystery. Many suspected the Jiu Yan Imperial Clan's Ancient Monarch had intervened to suppress and kill him.
Now, it was clear that wasn't the case. The Battle Saint King had traveled far to the Supreme Ancient Path, even entering the Ten Heavens Realm Ancient Domain. Now, he had even become one of the Quasi-Monarch overlords of the Supreme Ancient Domain, not inferior to the nine overlords of the Ultimate Ancient Path.