"Special?" Ye Chen was taken aback.
The Goddess nodded, her expression turning serious. "Over these years, an exceptionally powerful Bloodline Power has emerged within Ruoxi. This Bloodline Power is in no way inferior to the Supreme Bloodline Power of Imperial Sons, Imperial Maidens, or the offspring of Immortal Dao. In some respects, it might even be stronger. Because of it, even without overly diligent cultivation, Ruoxi's cultivation has been rapidly climbing. Ten years ago, she already reached the Quasi-Monarch level!"
Hearing this, the five Quasi-Monarchs and the various Heaven's Prides of the human race all revealed looks of shock.
Ruoxi was also a Quasi-Monarch!?
The five Quasi-Monarchs like the Earth Lord and Void Heaven Monarch were one thing; they didn't know much about Ruoxi's situation and felt it was only natural for the Battle Saint King's sister to become a Quasi-Monarch.
However, the ten Imperial Sons and Imperial Maidens of the human race, who knew a bit more, were utterly astonished.
Though they didn't want to admit it, they deeply understood the power of the Bloodline Power within themselves. It was precisely this Bloodline Power that gave them the capital to surpass their peers and stand at the absolute peak among their generation.
Now, the Battle Saint King's sister also possessed such a terrifying Bloodline Power, not weaker than Supreme Bloodline Power, and seemingly even stronger, allowing her to autonomously become a Quasi-Monarch.
This Bloodline Power was absurdly strong; even Supreme Bloodline Power would find it difficult to achieve this.
Weir and the Corpse-Devouring Insect Emperor, being old acquaintances of Ruoxi, naturally felt profound shock.
Ye Chen frowned. In the past, Ruoxi's talent was indeed considered outstanding, but compared to true Imperial Sons, Imperial Maidens, offspring of Immortal Dao, or the strongest young Supreme Ones—those Great Perfection Supreme Heaven's Prides—there was still a significant gap. Even he hadn't expected that Ruoxi's body harbored such a powerful, unknown Bloodline Power.
Could Ruoxi also be an Imperial Maiden?
Among those present, only Ye Cangqiong remained calm, as if none of this was strange to him.
Ye Chen vaguely had a guess in his heart and, noticing Ye Cangqiong's calm expression, became even more certain of that speculation.
If it were true, then this could only prove one point.
Ye Chen let out a long sigh, but for now, he didn't immediately seek confirmation. Everything needed to wait until Ruoxi truly emerged from seclusion to ask properly.
As for Yiyi, who had always been very close to Ruoxi, she had also entered seclusion with Ruoxi this time, so Ye Chen wasn't overly worried.
However, Ye Chen was also very curious about Yiyi's race.
He felt it was about time to learn Yiyi's true identity.
...
Just as the Moon Hall was gathered in joyous reunion, outside, in the Ultimate Ancient Domain, a special piece of news suddenly appeared.
The Battle Saint King had returned!
"Battle Saint King?"
"Who is that? This name doesn't seem to be on the Ultimate Rankings?"
"Which ranking among the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Rankings does this Heaven's Pride or Outstanding Talent belong to?"
Upon first hearing the title "Battle Saint King," many people were somewhat stunned.
This included not only the local powerhouses of the Ultimate Ancient Domain but also the various Ancient Path Talents who had arrived via the Ultimate Ancient Path. They seemed unaware of who exactly this figure was.
The Ultimate Ancient Path had been open for several hundred years, continuously receiving outstanding talents from various Chaos Ancient Universes. From the Starry Sky Ancient Path to the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain, and then to the Ultimate Ancient Domain, a series of Heaven's Pride rankings had also emerged.
Just as the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain had the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Rankings, the Ultimate Ancient Path also had its own Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Rankings, applicable to the three major regions: the Starry Sky Ancient Path, the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain, and the Ultimate Ancient Domain. These rankings recorded the most outstanding Heaven's Prides and Outstanding Talents since the opening of the Ultimate Ancient Path.
Anyone who could be listed on these three rankings, even just the most basic Human Ranking, was a peerless talent among ten thousand, a Heaven's Pride among Heaven's Prides, all being Supreme Heaven's Prides.
Regarding the "Battle Saint King," many felt a sense of familiarity, but for a moment couldn't recall who exactly he was. They couldn't even find the slightest trace of information about the Battle Saint King on the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Rankings.
Therefore, many were puzzled.
Since this Battle Saint King wasn't an Outstanding Talent on the Three Rankings, what did it matter if he returned?
Many shook their heads, then dismissed the so-called news of the "Battle Saint King's return."
Rather than focusing on a Heaven's Pride with little fame, it was better to pay attention to the Supreme Heaven's Prides on the Three Rankings, especially the nine Ancient Path Overlords specially ranked on the Overlord Ranking above the Three Rankings.
The nine Ancient Path Overlords had dominated the Ultimate Ancient Path for many years, almost from the very beginning of the Ultimate Ancient Path, ruling with an invincible posture.
Over the years, even though countless individuals of peerless talent had appeared on the Ultimate Ancient Path, including strongest young Supreme Ones whose talent was not inferior to the Ancient Path Overlords, almost none could shake the positions of the nine Ancient Path Overlords.
The nine Ancient Path Overlords had also thoroughly cemented their status as Ancient Path Overlords through the blood-stained Supreme path they had walked over the years.
All Ancient Path Talents and countless factions kept a close watch on the nine Ancient Path Overlords on the Overlord Ranking, almost specifically checking their news every month.
The reason for focusing on the nine Ancient Path Overlords was not only because all Ancient Path Talents believed the final "Ultimate" would inevitably fall to one of the nine, but also because a massive betting pool was taking place across the entire Ultimate Ancient Path.
It was a bet on who would ultimately obtain the "Ultimate."
This was a betting pool tacitly approved by the higher-ups of the Ultimate Ancient Path, with even some of those higher-ups participating. Countless people had placed heavy bets on the Ancient Path Overlord they believed most likely to win, hoping to eventually receive a rich victory reward.
However, soon, as time passed, to the surprise of many, the news of the Battle Saint King's return not only didn't quickly fade away but instead grew more intense and spread wider.
"Who exactly is this Battle Saint King? Why is the news of his return becoming more and more intense?"
"Isn't he just a nobody?"
"Hmm? I always feel like the title 'Battle Saint King' is familiar, as if I've heard it somewhere before."
"You feel that too? So do I. Could it be the return of a descendant from the Battle Saint lineage? But that shouldn't be; isn't Qian Xun from the Moon Hall a descendant of the Battle Saint lineage? But Qian Xun's title is War Saint, not Battle Saint King."
"Battle Saint King... seems like a figure from a very long time ago. Wasn't there a human Heaven's Pride named Battle Saint King who suddenly emerged on the Ultimate Ancient Path two or three hundred years ago? But after the Emperor-Birth Star, he suddenly disappeared."
"So it's him, that Battle Saint King from back then. I heard he was a Chaos cultivator like the Chaos Overlord, and on the Emperor-Birth Star, he even snatched part of the Great Emperor's Immortal Body right under the noses of various ancient Sovereigns from across the universe."
...
Soon, after some people who recalled the Battle Saint King's identity released related information and some of the past deeds circulated, the Ancient Path Talents quickly remembered who exactly this Battle Saint King was.