In the blink of an eye, the golden light swept through, annihilating nearly all of the younger generation from the alien realm, leaving none alive.
These were the true young prodigies of the alien realm, each an extraordinary individual with exceptional potential and talent. Yet, at this moment, caught off guard by Ye Chen's sudden ambush, they were all wiped out before they could fully react.
Over twenty people—all young geniuses from the major powers of the alien realm—died too quickly, or perhaps Ye Chen's attack was too swift and too sudden. Even Ancient Yang Semi-Saint, who was not far away, had not fully reacted before this entire group of young prodigies was completely exterminated.
The only one who survived was the most mysterious and powerful Xia Shuangwang, a true Young King. His perception was evidently formidable, having anticipated the danger beforehand, and thus he remained unharmed, merely coughing up blood as he was sent flying back.
The golden light still intertwined and spread beneath Ye Chen's feet. With a whoosh, Ye Chen displayed the world's ultimate speed, almost transcending common sense and reason, arriving before Xia Shuangwang like lightning. A divine fist shot forward recklessly as he sneered, "The others are dead. Now it's your turn. Follow them onto the path of the Yellow Springs!"
A Young King's ambush!
The divine fist was peerless, interwoven with crimson-gold Dao marks, striking like a blow from a War God. The void was completely shattered. Even someone as powerful as Xia Shuangwang was sent flying, coughing blood from the corner of his mouth.
However, he did not suffer significant injuries, as he had been prepared and was, after all, a Young King himself, so the damage was not severe.
Failing with one strike, Ye Chen immediately retreated like lightning, returning to the camp of the Tian Du Continent side.
Both sides had yet to fully comprehend the situation—why had Ye Chen, who had just been recruited, suddenly rebelled?
"You little beast, how dare you! Refusing the goodwill offered and instead drinking the bitter wine of punishment, and even killing so many of our realm's younger generation!"
Ancient Yang Semi-Saint was furious. By now, he understood perfectly well—this was clearly a trap set for him to fall into.
He immediately attacked Ye Chen, intending to kill him. The deaths of so many young geniuses were inextricably linked to him. Even as a Semi-Saint, he would inevitably face blame and punishment from the various major powers upon his return—there was no escaping this.
He bore indirect responsibility because it was he who had recruited Ye Chen.
However, on the other side, Heavenly Sovereign Hua intervened, blocking Ancient Yang Semi-Saint, and sneered, "Did you really think a Young King of our Tian Du Continent would be successfully recruited by you? All of this was merely to deceive you."
At this point, the experts from both sides finally realized the truth. The alien realm experts were utterly enraged—what a despicable junior, having deceived their eyes.
Meanwhile, the experts of the Tian Du Continent side felt deeply ashamed. They had just cursed Ye Chen so vehemently and thoroughly, only to find they had wrongly accused him. All of this was merely a scheme set up by Ye Chen to completely annihilate nearly the entire younger generation of the alien realm.
Many apologized to Ye Chen, including his friends among the Ancient Talents like Yang Wushuang. But Ye Chen shook his head and said, "There's no need for blame. You were unaware. If I had truly betrayed, your curses would have been justified. I apologize for not making it clear earlier; I just didn't want to ruin the plan."
All the experts sighed in admiration. Young King Ye Chen was indeed far-sighted, thinking much further ahead than others. They had misunderstood him and felt ashamed.
And now, the two-stage battle that had momentarily ceased erupted once more, shaking the heavens and earth again.
The alien realm side was extremely angry. In the blink of an eye, so many of their young geniuses had been slain—each one a prodigy brimming with talent—all wiped out. Even a Young King like Xia Shuangwang had nearly been killed. They felt deeply wronged, a great resentment boiling within them.
Especially towards Ye Chen, the chief culprit, many wished to eliminate him as quickly as possible.
One by one, the experts of the alien realm charged forward, among them not a few sect master-level figures of the fifth Heavenly God realm, and even super Heavenly Gods above the seventh realm, their divine energy overwhelmingly powerful.
But unfortunately, Ye Chen could not be killed so easily by these people. His achievements were too glorious—slaying so many alien realm geniuses and dealing a heavy blow to the enemy. Moreover, he was the future hope of the Tian Du Continent and could not be lost.
More importantly, they felt guilty. Having unknowingly hurled so many insults at Ye Chen, only for him to return and magnanimously forgive them—all of this drove every expert on the Tian Du Continent side to fight desperately to protect Ye Chen's safety.
"Ye Chen, you hid it really deep. We all misunderstood you," Long Gu'ao sighed.
Ye Chen smiled faintly. "If I couldn't deceive you all, how could I deceive those from the alien realm? The element of surprise is best."
The several Ancient Talents admired Ye Chen from the bottom of their hearts. Not only was his strength astonishing, but his cunning was equally fearsome. Fortunately, he was a friend; if he were an enemy, it would be truly terrifying.
The alien realm had suffered greatly because of this.
At this point, Ye Chen no longer intended to conceal his strength and joined the battle. Although many experts from the alien realm wanted to kill Ye Chen, it was clearly difficult. Not only were the experts of the Tian Du Continent side doing their utmost to protect him, but Ye Chen himself was immensely powerful. As a peerless Young King of the younger generation, he had the right to look down upon all heroes and contend with the older generation of experts.
Boom—
An alien realm Heavenly God of the third realm came to ambush, but Ye Chen struck out with a single move of the Great Tumbling Monument Palm, directly slapping this Heavenly God away, breaking over a dozen of his bones and leaving him severely injured.
Then, he flicked out the Spirit Rhinoceros Sword Finger. A destructive circle of energy swiftly affected this alien realm Heavenly God, instantly killing him—as swift as thunder.
Afterward, he attacked again, targeting the next alien realm Heavenly God. Naturally, he chose Heavenly Gods below the fifth realm. After all, sect master-level figures of the fifth realm were not much weaker than him; killing them would be even more difficult and could potentially result in mutual destruction.
Xia Shuangwang also took action. He was equally fearsome, fully displaying the combat power of a Young King as he slaughtered Heavenly God experts on the Tian Du Continent side. No Heavenly God below the fifth realm was his match; even powerful Heavenly Gods of the fourth realm could not last more than a hundred rounds before being slain by him.
Finally, the two met, charging toward each other.
Both were Young Kings. Without a life-and-death battle, how could one determine who was stronger?
Previously, Xia Shuangwang had been injured only because of Ye Chen's sudden ambush. In a true battle, Xia Shuangwang had never feared anyone, even if the opponent was another Young King.
As if destined, the two great Young Kings finally clashed.