The Hall Master of Nine Netherworlds frowned, seemingly not expecting this Battle Saint King to be able to break his move. He then let out a cold laugh and said, "Battle Saint King, I have to admit your strength is indeed somewhat impressive."
"You're not bad either," Ye Chen replied with a faint smile.
The Hall Master of Nine Netherworlds said, "Battle Saint King, you truly are monstrous, truly heaven-defying. If it weren't for you repeatedly sabotaging my hall's plans, angering several of the Heavenly Hall Masters, I would have actually liked to befriend you."
Ye Chen, however, shrugged. "Sorry, but I have no desire to be friends with that bunch of shady characters from the Soul-Restraining Hall."
"Heh!" The Hall Master of Nine Netherworlds wasted no more words. At this moment, the imposing aura of a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch erupted abruptly.
Simultaneously, he clenched his palm. Thick black mist billowed up, and then a God Devouring Chain as thick as a mountain peak, wreathed in rolling eerie black flames, shot violently towards Ye Chen. "Since that's the case, then hand over your life. My Soul-Restraining Hall places great importance on your Chaos bloodline body."
"ROAR!"
Facing Nine Netherworlds' attack, Ye Chen showed no sign of dodging. On the contrary, he opened his mouth wide and let out a great roar—
Battle Saint's Roar!
BOOM—
The terrifying roar instantly blasted apart the entire heaven and earth, shattering the void into infinite fragments.
At the same time, the roar carried an aura of utmost yang and masculine energy, along with Ye Chen's invincible martial will, rolling forth. Layer upon layer of invisible sound waves collided head-on with the God Devouring Chain.
It was visible to the naked eye that the materialized God Devouring Chain was forcefully halted. As the roar surged over like crashing tidal waves, the black flames wreathed around it rapidly dimmed and then extinguished...
Ye Chen's Chaos Saint Soul inherently possessed the characteristics of the Battle Saint Soul—utmost yang and masculine—which had a special suppressive effect on the cold, yin cultivation nature of the Soul-Restraining Hall. Combined with the nature of Chaos, it was instantly elevated to a peak.
After the roar, Ye Chen pointed a sword finger towards the now significantly faded God Devouring Chain. The Spirit Rhinoceros Sword Finger erupted, infinite sword radiance sweeping past, blocking the attack.
Simultaneously, Ye Chen moved. He took the initiative to attack.
SWISH—
His speed reached the extreme, instantly traversing the sky to appear before Nine Netherworlds. Without a word, he directly blasted forth with the Chaos Four Styles, while using the Dao of Time and Space to seal this heaven and earth, giving rise to a small world.
Seeing Ye Chen dare to actively charge at him, Nine Netherworlds revealed a trace of a mocking sneer. He likewise actively entered the small world and made his move, colliding with Ye Chen.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—
The two pinnacle existences among Quasi-Monarchs directly clashed head-on. In an instant, all manner of powerful divine abilities and spells erupted.
Here, Monarch Rules danced like flying immortals, their combat power astonishing the world.
If this weren't a Chaos Small World personally evolved by Ye Chen, possessing the myriad Dao characteristics of Chaos, an ordinary Quasi-Monarch's origin world heaven and earth would absolutely be unable to withstand it and would be easily blasted apart.
But by the looks of it, it couldn't last very long either.
BOOM—
Ye Chen's figure was sent flying backwards.
This was the seventh move of their head-on collision, and Ye Chen was forced back.
But Nine Netherworlds revealed a trace of astonishment, tinged with admiration, because this Battle Saint King was indeed strong, actually able to clash head-on with him, fighting until the seventh move before being blasted away.
One must know he was a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch. Apart from having a lesser number of Monarch Rules, all other aspects were equivalent to the Ancient Monarch level.
Ye Chen was only sent flying; he wasn't injured. He sighed lightly, "A Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch is indeed formidable."
Nine Netherworlds felt some regret for Ye Chen's talent, but even a lion uses its full strength to catch a rabbit. He wouldn't underestimate Ye Chen either. "It's a pity we are enemies, not friends. I can only kill you!"
The true power of a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch erupted. Five hundred Monarch Rules manifested. Behind him, black mist surged to the heavens, and countless God Devouring Chains flew out, like the maw of an abyss, swallowing towards Ye Chen.
BOOM—
Ye Chen also erupted with full power, his aura rising to the extreme, faintly not lagging far behind Nine Netherworlds. The number of Monarch Rules dancing around his body reached a full four hundred and twenty-seven.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—
Nine Netherworlds' attack was instantly blocked.
"Four hundred Monarch Rules!?" Nine Netherworlds couldn't help but reveal deep shock. Three years ago, the Battle Saint King had only mastered three hundred. In three years, he had increased by over a hundred Monarch Rules?
This was absolutely a monstrous talent rarely seen across the ages. Looking across era after era, he could definitely be called such.
Soon, when he saw that a quarter of those four hundred-plus Monarch Rules flickered with lightning, drawing upon the boundless thunder in the sky as if a Thunder God had descended, he immediately understood.
"On the battlefield between the two realms, you defeated the Thunder Dragon left by the Thunder War Monarch. I thought you had killed it, but you actually subdued it and refined it for your own use."
Nine Netherworlds said. He had to admit, towards this Battle Saint King, he indeed felt a sense of marvel. Being able to become the number one genius overlord of the two ancient paths was no accident.
However, the more it was like this, the more it stirred a sense of excitement within him.
After all, eliminating such a once-in-an-era, even surpassing supreme talents in their youth, was an extremely glorious honor.
A hint of bloodlust curled at the corner of Nine Netherworlds' mouth. Then, an eerie black flame appeared, condensing out of thin air into a black long rod.
At first glance, this black long rod seemed ordinary, entirely black. But the feeling it gave Ye Chen was like facing the God Devouring Chains, even more intense by several times.
"It seems this black rod is similar to the God Devouring Chains, but that feeling is many times stronger. I must be careful!"
Ye Chen didn't dare be careless. The Chaos Great Cauldron had long been summoned, hanging down with billions of layers of ancient Chaos energy as if it could suppress all heavens, rumbling and resonating, autonomously giving rise to thousands of Chaos worlds.
He stood atop it, raising his aura to the absolute peak. The aura of a Great Perfection Chaos Quasi-Monarch erupted in full.
"Kill!"
"Prepare to die!"
The great battle between the two erupted within the Chaos Small World.
Nine Netherworlds remained calm and composed, always wearing a cruel, bloodthirsty smile. Wielding the black rod, he danced with five hundred Monarch Rules, slashing and hacking at Ye Chen.
BOOM—
The entire Chaos Small World seemed unable to withstand a single strike from Nine Netherworlds' rod, showing signs of collapse.
Clearly, Nine Netherworlds had begun to display the terrifying combat power of the Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch level.
Ye Chen was naturally no ordinary figure. He executed the Chaos Style, and the Chaos Great Cauldron descended from the sky, pressing down towards Nine Netherworlds. Man and cauldron moved separately like two Chaos deities.
BOOM—
Nine Netherworlds frowned, swinging the black rod to slash at the Chaos Great Cauldron. A tremendous boom echoed, as if thousands of worlds exploded. Chaos light surged to the heavens. Even a Chaos supreme treasure like the Chaos Great Cauldron was forcefully blasted away.
Simultaneously, Ye Chen had already closed in. At this moment, a peerless war sword appeared in his hand, its edge sharp and exposed. Between the sword radiance's flickering, it could pierce the heavens, stabbing towards Nine Netherworlds.
CLANG—
Nine Netherworlds swung his rod, blocking and parrying. After deflecting Ye Chen's offensive, he danced it in an eerie manner, drawing a circle before heavily smashing it onto Ye Chen's body.
PU—
Ye Chen's figure was sent flying backwards. His entire person actually staggered, nearly falling down.