The true face of the First Hall Master of Earth Hall remained unknown, submerged within infinite Yin souls, with countless tiny God-Devouring Chains dancing about. He stared at Ye Chen like a malevolent ghost: "I never expected you to have mastered three hundred Sovereign Rules, approaching the Inverse Heaven Quasi-Monarch level. Yet, you still cannot compare to a true Inverse Heaven Quasi-Monarch."
"Today, this Hall Master has come only as a Dao Body, yet it is enough to take him away."
So, the First Hall Master of Earth Hall was merely a Dao Body, not his true form, as he had other, more important matters to attend to.
Whoosh—
The First Hall Master of Earth Hall directly grabbed the Second Hall Master of Earth Hall, who was like a corpse, and said coldly, "Utterly useless. Unable to even deal with a Battle Saint King, and you even shattered the Heaven and Earth of your Origin World. Return and accept your punishment."
He paid no heed to the Third Hall Master captured by Ye Chen. Instead, he seized the terrified Second Hall Master of Earth Hall and also grabbed the other six Quasi-Monarchs of the Soul-Restraining Hall. Tearing open the void, he vanished into it.
"Thinking of leaving?"
Ye Chen snorted coldly. How could he allow them to come and go as they pleased?
He charged forward like thunder, fusing various supreme divine abilities together to unleash a light of world creation, blasting towards the First Hall Master of Earth Hall within the dark rift.
The First Hall Master of Earth Hall snorted coldly and also struck out a blow, as if opening infinite hells. Billions of vengeful souls appeared, transforming into a tremendous force that collided with Ye Chen.
Amidst the rumbling roar, faint splatters of blood could be seen.
In the end, he still failed to keep the First Hall Master of Earth Hall. The spatial rift vanished.
Seeing the First Hall Master of Earth Hall leave with the Second Hall Master and the six Quasi-Monarchs, Ye Chen's expression darkened slightly. This was akin to releasing a tiger back to the mountains.
Although the Heaven and Earth of the Second Hall Master's Origin World were completely shattered, he was still at the Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch level. Moreover, there was no guarantee that the Soul-Restraining Hall lacked other means to repair it for him.
Fortunately, the Quasi-Monarch soul of the Third Hall Master of Earth Hall was still suppressed by him, and the body of the Ancient Desolate Demon God had also returned. This counted as relatively good news.
It was just a pity that the Ancient Desolate Demon God's divine soul had been utterly extinguished by the Third Hall Master of Earth Hall, making resurrection impossible. Ye Chen mourned the loss of an old friend in his heart.
After repelling the Soul-Restraining Hall experts, the remaining Divine King-level experts of the Soul-Restraining Hall tried to flee. Ye Chen merely stomped his foot, and immediately, rings of Chaos ripples materialized, chasing after them with lightning speed, imbued with strands of Sovereign Rule power.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
In the blink of an eye, the over twenty Divine King experts of the Soul-Restraining Hall were caught by the Chaos ripples. Like kites with broken strings, they spat blood and plummeted from the sky.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Sharp whistling sounds of breaking wind sounded one after another.
Those were the Divine King experts of Moon Hall. At the Goddess's signal, these Moon Hall Divine Kings swiftly gave chase. Divine King Great Dao Origins, Intent Realms, and even Divine King Spirits quickly appeared, thoroughly beating the drowning dogs.
It could be predicted that the fate of these Soul-Restraining Hall Divine Kings would likely be grim.
Unfortunately, while Ye Chen was battling the Soul-Restraining Hall experts, the three Ancient Path Overlords had seized the chance to escape.
These three Ancient Path Overlords were no ordinary individuals, and being at the late-stage Quasi-Monarch level, if they were determined to flee, even the Goddess and Yu Qing would find it difficult to stop them.
Ye Chen snorted coldly. These three Ancient Path Overlords had oppressed Moon Hall and harmed his wife and children. How could he let them off easily? He immediately began divination.
After a while, he couldn't help but frown, as he couldn't divine the traces of the three.
The Chaos Overlord was one thing, shrouded in Chaos to obscure Heavenly Secrets—that was to be expected. But the Primordial Beginning Overlord and the Original Sin Overlord had another layer of Heavenly Secrets upon them.
"Heaven's Secret Master!"
Ye Chen understood immediately. Heaven's Secret Master had secretly intervened, interfering with the Heavenly Secrets.
In the Dao of Heavenly Secrets, Heaven's Secret Master was an absolute prodigy. Even a Chaos Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch like Ye Chen couldn't bypass Heaven's Secret Master to divine the whereabouts of the three Ancient Path Overlords.
He was also extremely wary of Heaven's Secret Master. Back then, what this person obtained was not just a simple part of the Great Emperor's Immortal Body, but the Emperor's Heart itself.
Ye Chen had no choice but to temporarily give up. However, the experts from the three invading Ancient Path Overlord forces were left behind; the three Ancient Path Overlords couldn't take them with them.
Even though some had perished in the battle, nearly a hundred Divine Kings remained—an extremely considerable number of Divine Kings, including both Divine King prodigies from the Ultimate Ancient Path and local Divine King experts from the Ultimate Ancient Domain.
Seeing these Divine King experts, Ye Chen couldn't help but secretly marvel at the extraordinary prowess of these Ancient Path Overlords, capable of subduing so many Divine Kings as followers.
Moreover, he was quite tempted by these Divine King experts left behind by the three Ancient Path Overlords. If organized and combined with sufficiently powerful battle formations, such as the Myriad Heavens Grand Formation or the Immortal Annihilation Heaven-Shattering Grand Formation, they could contend against an Ancient Sovereign. This was a rather formidable force.
He had an idea. His face remained expressionless. Before absorbing this Divine King force, he needed to properly discipline them.
"Someone, first imprison these people in the Moon Hall Heavenly Prison." The Goddess, ever perceptive, exchanged a glance with Ye Chen and understood his intention. She nodded lightly and immediately gave the order.
Moon Hall experts had long since rushed forward.
Naturally, these Divine Kings from the three Ancient Path Overlord forces were unwilling to be imprisoned in the Moon Hall Heavenly Prison. A few Divine Kings secretly transmitted messages, planning to form the Three Corpses War Beast Formation to escape this place, gaining the silent agreement of many Divine Kings.
They had no desire to become prisoners.
Unfortunately, all of this naturally couldn't escape Ye Chen's notice. Even their secret transmissions were easily intercepted, prompting a cold sneer from him.
He merely pointed out a single finger, which blotted out the sky and sun, then heavily landed upon the three Divine Kings who intended to take the lead.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The three Divine Kings were utterly shattered, unable to withstand the blow.
Although they quickly reconstituted their bodies, their vitality was severely damaged, and their divine souls were greatly injured. They looked at Ye Chen with endless terror.
"Don't think I don't know. But I hope you consider this: even if you form that so-called Three Corpses War Beast Formation, can it be stronger than the Ancient Path Overlords? Stronger than the Third Hall Master of Earth Hall or the Second Hall Master of Earth Hall?"
His calm voice filled these Divine Kings with immense fear.
Under the threat of Ye Chen's absolute martial power, even though the remnants of the Ancient Path Overlords possessed considerable collective strength, they had no choice but to surrender helplessly.
Under the escort of Moon Hall experts, they were imprisoned one by one in the strict prison of Moon Hall. Ye Chen even unleashed strands of Chaos Seals, personally sealing their cultivation.
He planned to properly discipline them in the following period. As long as they weren't utterly vicious individuals, Ye Chen intended to recruit them.
It's worth mentioning that Ouyang Yu, the traitor, having witnessed Ye Chen's peerless power, also wanted to escape. Unfortunately, he was no Ancient Path Overlord, and no one shielded his Heavenly Secrets for him. He was directly captured and suppressed, along with the one-fifth of Moon Hall experts he had taken away.
A battle between Ancient Path Overlords that originally shook the entire Ultimate Ancient Domain thus came to an end.
Moon Hall achieved a complete victory!