Ye Chen made his move.
It was ordinary, plain.
Just a simple point of a finger.
There was no trace of Great Dao aura, only a single finger pointing out.
Yet, it was precisely this single finger point that caused Gu Liu, ranked twenty-first on the Epoch Quasi-Monarch Ranking, to suddenly feel a chilling sense of dread.
This feeling was akin to a mortal being stared down by a terrifying beast.
A fearsome sense of crisis!
This finger was not simple!
This person was likewise not simple!
Gu Liu narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and also acted immediately.
The divine rings around his body shone brilliantly, transforming into blazing halos like rounds of heavenly suns, illuminating all ages, making him appear like an ancient war god emerging from the distant primordial times, his entire being radiating infinite power capable of annihilating the nine heavens and ten earths.
Boom—
He slapped a palm forward, and various phenomena instantly manifested—a white tiger roaring at the heavens, a black tortoise expanding its domain, a vermilion bird setting the sky ablaze...
Countless phenomena emerged one after another, as if an ancient emperor had struck out in wrath, terrifying and world-shaking!
It must be said that Gu Liu's imposing might was indeed far too astonishing, exceeding that of other Quasi-Monarchs by an unknown degree.
Everyone in the Zui Baxian Hall trembled. The oppressive might of such a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch erupting in full made them feel as if doomsday had arrived—irresistible, requiring submission, requiring worship!
Fortunately, it was primarily directed at Ye Chen; otherwise, this terrifying oppressive might alone would have been enough to cause all experts below the God King level to be unable to withstand it, their bodies shattered to dust!
Even so, the scattered wisps of oppressive might still caused Heavenly Kings and Saints in the Zui Baxian Hall to cough up large mouthfuls of blood, while some weaker Transformation Divinities could not withstand it and were pulverized.
Boom—
At this moment, Gu Liu dared not hold back in the slightest, even erupting with his full power. Combat power comparable to one thousand one hundred Sovereign rules erupted completely as he roared, blasting towards Ye Chen.
Under this terrifying imposing might, layer upon layer swept in all directions, truly terrifying and peerless!
The entire Zui Baxian Hall could no longer withstand the full eruption of such a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch, and many Great Dao secret patterns were erased.
Boom—
At this time, Flame God stamped his foot, directly isolating this terrifying imposing might, allowing everyone to finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Yet many were also shocked. Esteemed Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch Gu Liu had actually used his full power to deal with Ye Chen?
Simultaneously, Ye Chen and Gu Liu officially collided.
However, it was not the world-destroying force erupting as everyone imagined, enough to shock the entire Zui Baxian Star.
The moment Ye Chen's seemingly ordinary finger collided with Gu Liu's annihilating palm, it was clearly visible that all those phenomena shattered and vanished under this single finger, turning into countless specks of light like flying ash.
Even in the end, that palm strike capable of annihilating the starry sky within the entire Zui Xian Lou was forcibly shattered.
It was still a simple finger, still an ordinary finger, and it was precisely this finger that truly collided with Gu Liu's terrifying, peerless palm.
Pfft—
All divine might silently vanished.
Under the utterly horrified gazes of countless people in the Zui Baxian Hall, Gu Liu, who had originally been lofty and aloof like an ancient emperor ruling the world, now flew backward like a kite with its string cut, vomiting a great mouthful of blood.
On his palm, which was no weaker than the weapons of many Quasi-Monarchs, a finger hole had clearly appeared, piercing straight through from front to back.
On the other side, Ye Chen stood unmoving, calm and composed, as if everything that had just happened was merely the simplest sparring in the mortal world.
A minor move by a great expert against a junior who had just entered the cultivation world.
Not worth mentioning!
The entire hall fell silent! Stunned!
Dumbfounded!
Esteemed Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch Gu Liu, ranked twenty-first on the Epoch Quasi-Monarch Ranking, was actually no match for a single blow?
"Impossible!"
Gu Liu stared at Ye Chen in shock, unable to believe it.
But he distinctly felt that in that collision just now, his strongest power had been easily torn apart and shattered. That terrifying, peerless force surged mightily, wantonly crashing against his body.
That fearsome power was still unforgettable to this day.
It was absolutely far beyond the level of a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch.
How could this person be so powerful?
An Ancient Monarch?
When this thought surfaced in his mind, it was accompanied by profound shock.
Such a young Ancient Monarch was truly rare in the current age.
In the distance, Shangguan Ziqing was terrified.
She had originally thought Ye Chen would be severely injured or even killed by Gu Liu, but now the situation was completely reversed.
Esteemed Gu Liu, ranked twenty-first on the Epoch Quasi-Monarch Ranking, had actually been suppressed instead.
Recalling her resentment towards him not long ago, she couldn't help but feel a deep sense of terror coiling around her heart.
Such a peerless figure, and she had actually dared to resent him, dared to think of taking revenge?
Qiu Wei, Xue Wuhen, Peng Jiuyou, and other super geniuses were also trembling with fear.
Recalling how they had wanted to exert pressure not long ago, treating Ye Chen as a love rival, they now realized they were not on the same level at all, far beyond comparison.
Simultaneously, waves of lingering fear washed over them.
Fortunately, Ye Chen hadn't taken it to heart. If Ye Chen were the type to seek revenge for the slightest grievance, they would most likely be dead beyond dead, and even their respective sects and forces would be powerless.
Someone who could defeat Gu Liu in a single encounter was, at the very least, an Ancient Monarch.
That level of existence, a hegemon of the universe, was not someone they could afford to provoke. Even their ancestral masters would not lightly offend such a being unless absolutely necessary.
Boom—
Suddenly, someone among the crowd surrounding the area struck out like thunder, their aura extremely powerful, directly tearing apart the vast imposing might created by the two Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarchs.
A brilliant golden light, swift as lightning, blasted towards Ye Chen, containing a lethal crisis that made many Quasi-Monarchs' hearts tremble.
Both Gu Liu and Flame God changed expressions, because the moment this golden light appeared, even they sensed a profound sense of crisis.
"Be careful!" Flame God shouted towards Ye Chen.
He wanted to act, but it was too late, because that golden light was simply too fast.
Swish—
Ye Chen's eyes suddenly sharpened, shooting out a brilliance that made heaven and earth lose their color.
Boom—
He struck out with extreme force, directly shattering this brilliant golden light that rivaled an attack from a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch.
His hand slightly clenched, and the terrifying energy erupted from the golden light was forcibly confined between his fingers and palm.
There, a ring of chaotic light manifested. No matter how the terrifying energy, enough to make a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch change expression, tried to break free, it could not, ultimately vanishing naturally within the ring of chaotic light.
Calm and composed!
The many powerhouses in the Zui Baxian Hall were shocked.
Such a method could be called peerless!
"Who are you?" Gu Liu asked gravely, looking at Ye Chen.
However, before the many Quasi-Monarchs could recover from their shock at Ye Chen's method, amidst numerous rumbling booms, a full dozen terrifying attacks, no less powerful than the previous brilliant golden light, suddenly appeared, tearing through the sky.
Under the fearsome streams of light, each contained a terrifying attack potent enough to make a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch become grave.
Especially five of them, which could make even a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch tremble.
Such attacks could be said to be equivalent to those of an Ancient Monarch.