However, the direction the streak of light flew towards was precisely the location of Heaven's Secret Master and the several Supreme One possession bodies.
"Hmph!"
Several cold snorts suddenly rang out, coming from Heaven's Secret Master and the several Supreme One possession bodies. They clearly understood that Ye Chen was trying to bring the Thunder Dragon's calamity upon them, but their gazes also fell upon the Supreme Divine Crown.
Almost the instant Ye Chen threw the Supreme Divine Crown, the several figures shot forward like lightning. Their speed as Great Perfection Quasi-Monarchs erupted perfectly, arriving at the location of the Supreme Divine Crown in the first moment.
At the same time, the Thunder Dragon also snorted coldly.
To a certain extent, it could be considered a true living being with intelligence. Naturally, it also understood Ye Chen's intention—to use its power to attack the others. However, it suppressed this thought, not taking it seriously. Its terrifying speed erupted directly.
Whoosh—
It could be said that at the same moment, the Thunder Dragon appeared before the Supreme Divine Crown, letting out a cold shout: "All of you, get lost!"
Rolling thunderbolts carrying pitch-black destructive aura surged towards the four figures, covering the sky. The terrifying thunderbolts attacked indiscriminately in all directions, each carrying world-destroying power capable of slaying Great Powers and even Divine Kings.
Heaven's Secret Master and the three Supreme One possession bodies all snorted coldly. Each was surrounded by over a hundred Monarch Rules, blocking the attack. Immediately, various fearsome great divine abilities directly assaulted the Thunder Dragon.
At this moment, the four chose to act together, jointly dealing with the Thunder Dragon, their greatest foe.
While jointly dealing with it, they also attacked each other, striving with all their might to seize the Supreme Divine Crown.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!—
Fearsome great collisions erupted continuously in the heavens.
Among them, the Thunder Dragon was the main force. It was born from the Dao power of a fallen Ancient Sovereign gaining intelligence, inherently possessing Monarch Rules. To contend for the Supreme Divine Crown, it erupted with full power at this moment, actually manifesting a full five hundred Thunder Monarch Rules.
Its true form was condensed from these five hundred Thunder Monarch Rules.
Its every move was equivalent to the attack of five hundred Thunder Monarch Rules, truly earth-shaking, capable of destroying the heavens and earth of a great world.
Under its fearsome true form's assault, the four Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch powerhouses were forced to retreat.
However, none of the four were simple.
Heaven's Secret Master need not be mentioned; he understood Heavenly Secrets and fate, could avoid misfortune and turn it into fortune, using the Heavenly Secrets Fate Disc to deduce the Thunder Dragon's every move, always able to resolve crises.
The other three were Supreme One possession bodies. Without a doubt, they were truly manipulated by Supreme Ones, possessing unparalleled combat awareness. However, they were limited by these physical bodies, unable to fully display the Supreme One's supreme might, yet they were still extremely fearsome.
Moreover, they could utilize the power of their Origin World Heaven and Earth for amplification, increasing their strength by at least double, possessing strength equivalent to two hundred Monarch Rules.
This was also the terrifying aspect of a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch's Origin World Heaven and Earth—infinitely close to a true Origin World, its Origin Power also infinitely close to World Power, resulting in an even more fearsome amplification.
However, using too much Origin World Heaven and Earth power would cause considerable impact on the Origin World Heaven and Earth itself, so it was generally not used.
But now, to contend for the Supreme Divine Crown, they had no scruples.
Furthermore, the three Supreme One possession bodies had no need for scruples at all. Their true selves were genuine Supreme Ones; these were merely physical bodies possessed by a wisp of Supreme One's divine thought, insignificant.
Because of all this, even the Thunder Dragon found it difficult to gain much of an upper hand. Only by relying on its overwhelming five hundred Thunder Monarch Rules did it barely manage to gain a slight advantage.
But wanting to seize the Supreme Divine Crown before the four was also quite difficult.
At the same time, the four were in the same situation.
The Supreme Divine Crown constantly shifted between their grasps, never truly mastered by any one of them.
Regarding this Supreme Divine Crown, there was not a single person present who was not truly tempted.
However, facing these powerhouses who were at least Great Perfection Quasi-Monarchs or even Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarchs, even Ancient Path Overlords or Quasi-Monarch-level Supreme Offspring seemed somewhat inadequate, finding it difficult to intervene.
While everyone was focused on the struggle for the Supreme Divine Crown, Ye Chen arrived beside Yu Qing and the others, saying: "Protect me while I cultivate."
"Alright!"
Although not understanding Ye Chen's actions, they immediately chose to trust him and guard him. Yu Qing and the Human Race Imperial Offspring's Ten Heavens Battle Formation took the lead, with others also standing guard.
At the same time, Ye Chen immersed his mind within his body, the Chaos Great Cauldron sinking inside.
"Refine for me!"
With a mental shout, Ye Chen mobilized the Origin Universe Power of his Chaos Small Universe.
After becoming a Quasi-Monarch, his Chaos Small Universe, with a diameter exceeding three hundred thousand miles, contained Cosmic Power of immense strength, comparable to Supreme One power.
However, generally, to maintain the stability of the Chaos Small Universe, the vast majority could not be used; only about ten percent was truly usable.
But the strength of this ten percent was completely comparable to a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch.
This was a hidden trump card of Ye Chen's.
Now, the immensely powerful Cosmic Power, combined with Chaos Origin Fire, poured into the Chaos Great Cauldron, directly refining the over one hundred and twenty Monarch Rules from the slain Sword Dao Quasi-Monarch and other Quasi-Monarch powerhouses.
Clang! Clang! Clang!—
Although these Monarch Rules were masterless, they were not condensed by Ye Chen himself, so they offered some resistance.
But Cosmic Power was the highest level of power, far superior to Monarch Rules, like a Supreme One overlooking an Ancient Sovereign—not on the same level.
After only generating a slight resistance, they were suppressed and began to be refined.
The Monarch Rules were smoothly refined, and the speed of refinement even exceeded Ye Chen's expectations.
Originally, Ye Chen thought it would take half a day, but now it seemed only three hours would suffice, doubling the efficiency.
However, watching the rapidly depleting Cosmic Power, Ye Chen felt genuine heartache; it would take some time to recover the loss.
Finally, after three hours, the over one hundred and twenty Monarch Rules were completely refined and made his own.
Instantly, Ye Chen mastered over three hundred Monarch Rules.
He said: "It's done."
Sensing the significantly stronger aura emanating from Ye Chen, those around him felt their hearts race, even Yu Qing, a Late Stage Quasi-Monarch, felt the same.
"You succeeded in refining the Monarch Rules?" Yu Qing asked.
Ye Chen nodded.
Everyone sucked in a cold breath. Although they knew this result, succeeding in refining over a hundred Monarch Rules in just three hours was simply too astonishing.
They simply didn't understand the fearsomeness of Cosmic Power; otherwise, they wouldn't think this way.
"Very good. Mastering three hundred Monarch Rules, my strength has increased by at least fifty percent. This way, I have even more confidence in slaying the Thunder Dragon," Ye Chen thought to himself. Although he possessed the supreme treasure Silver Pearl, even an existence like the Thunder Dragon with five hundred Monarch Rules would likely suffer severe injuries, but it was ultimately at the Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch level; killing it would be truly difficult.
Moreover, the death throes of such a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch were also what Ye Chen feared most.
Therefore, before taking action, Ye Chen increased his own cultivation.
At this time, regarding the struggle for the Supreme Divine Crown, even after three hours, it still hadn't concluded. The battle between the four and the dragon had reached a white-hot stage, even causing the entire Four Extremities Vast Cosmos Continent to begin collapsing, with massive fragments of the continent crumbling into dust.