Ye Chen could sense something and frowned slightly.
Heavenly Martial Great Monarch said, "Battle Saint King, I've heard your strength is world-shaking, surpassing that of a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch. They say you're an Eternal Quasi-Monarch like Di Yongheng, possessing power that rivals Ancient Monarchs. I wonder if it's true. Today, I'd very much like to see for myself."
Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. "You wish to fight?"
"Yes." Heavenly Martial Great Monarch made no attempt to conceal his formidable fighting spirit.
Ye Chen could tell that this fighting spirit was pure—a pursuit of strength, a pursuit of the martial path—not born of hostility.
He had always appreciated those who pursued the martial path with such purity. "You are not my match," he said.
Heavenly Martial Great Monarch grinned, showing his teeth. "Perhaps not. But I want to know just how great the gap between us is."
Boom—
Heavenly Martial Great Monarch shot forward like lightning, unleashing the full power of his Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch level—one thousand one hundred Sovereign Rules—as he struck at Ye Chen. The entire Bloody Battlefield trembled, and countless lingering obsessions that had manifested were instantly obliterated.
If the Bloody Battlefield weren't so incredibly stable, it would have been reduced to dust in that very instant, unable to withstand the might of a Heaven-Defying Quasi-Monarch.
In response, Ye Chen merely raised a single palm, effortlessly blocking Heavenly Martial Great Monarch's attack.
It was as calm as a gentle breeze, as simple as a light sketch.
Heavenly Martial Great Monarch's expression shifted several times. After a moment, he had to admit defeat, sighing dejectedly. "You are indeed far beyond me."
Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. "I know you have other means to greatly increase your power. Aren't you going to use them?"
Heavenly Martial Great Monarch shook his head. "Even if I did, it would only add to the joke. Your strength is at least at the level of a First Heavenly Layer Sovereign. Even with my other methods, I could never be your match."
"Then you won't attack me anymore? You are from the Shengdi Domain, I am from the Yandi Domain. I believe killing me would earn you a very substantial amount of Points."
"Correct. Your Points total reaches ten billion, equivalent to the Points value of a Fifth Heavenly Layer Sovereign," Heavenly Martial Great Monarch said.
Ye Chen remained calm. It was normal for his Points to be so high, given his immense potential. Moreover, there was the bonus for being an Eternal Quasi-Monarch.
He looked at Heavenly Martial Great Monarch. "You're standing so close to me. Aren't you afraid I'll strike and kill you? After all, you're worth three hundred million Points."
Heavenly Martial Great Monarch said confidently, "I believe you won't attack me. Although hunting me down would yield a handsome sum of Points, you don't lack those Points. You probably don't even place much importance on the many treasures in the Supreme Treasure Vault."
"Besides, I'm not truly a member of the alien race. I'm merely aligned with their faction. If I wished, I could defect at any time."
"As long as you don't kill me, I can join the Yandi Domain."
Ye Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You really are a fence-sitter."
Heavenly Martial Great Monarch shrugged. "It doesn't matter. The Supreme Domain I originally belonged to wasn't an alien Supreme Domain anyway. It's just that the strongest Emperor-Saint subdued the Supreme One, and I followed the Supreme Domain into joining the alien faction. But in essence, I am not truly alien."
"Moreover, my goal is to pursue the pinnacle of the Great Dao. Which faction I join is utterly irrelevant."
It had to be said, with Heavenly Martial Great Monarch's straightforward character like this, Ye Chen really couldn't bring himself to kill him.
It was a bizarre scene: the supreme powerhouses of two opposing sides standing together calmly, like friends.
Heavenly Martial Great Monarch gazed towards the deepest part of the Bloody Battlefield. "From what I know, this Supreme One is Lawless Supreme."
"Lawless Supreme." Ye Chen was startled. He also knew of this Supreme One, who had shaken the Chaos Sea. What was even more remarkable was that Lawless Supreme had once created a peerless divine ability field called the 'Lawless Domain,' which could nullify all dao techniques.
This kind of technique was similar to the Ancient Human Emperor's 'All Eternity Turns to Void.'
Naturally, in truth, Lawless Supreme's 'Lawless Domain' could not compare to 'All Eternity Turns to Void.'
The power of 'All Eternity Turns to Void' lay in the fact that, if one was strong enough, it wasn't just dao techniques—even form and spirit, time and space, rules... everything, absolutely everything, would turn to void.
Even eternity itself could turn to void.
The 'Lawless Domain,' however, turned dao techniques to void. Within its domain, all dao techniques would fail.
Lawless and unbound!
Even so, the 'Lawless Domain' still shook the Chaos Sea. Relying on it, Lawless Supreme was an extremely difficult Supreme One to deal with among his peers, and many Supreme Ones were unwilling to antagonize him.
Yet Ye Chen frowned. It was said that Lawless Supreme was a powerful Supreme One who was on good terms with the alien Ancient Universe. Yet he had ultimately died tragically here, and that roar filled with rage had persisted, unceasing, through countless ages.
What had happened back then to make a peerless Supreme One, who was friendly with the alien Ancient Universe, end up filled with such hatred towards the Primordial Generation, dying so miserably here and giving rise to this terrifying Supreme Corpse Malevolence?
Suddenly, Ye Chen's expression changed drastically. "Not good! Be careful, something's changing!"
Whoosh—
He grabbed Heavenly Martial Great Monarch and retreated from the Bloody Battlefield like lightning.
Within the Bloody Battlefield, Lawless Supreme remained lying there, dead on the spot, his body incomplete, his death state extremely gruesome.
But Ye Chen's expression was grave, his gaze fixed motionlessly on Lawless Supreme's corpse.
Because the most terrifying thing wasn't this Supreme Resentment or the Supreme Corpse Malevolence—it was Emperor's Resentment!
A Supreme One dying in such a tragic manner had an extremely high likelihood of giving birth to Emperor's Resentment.
A Supreme One who died wronged, who died a miserable death, once it gave rise to Emperor's Resentment and the corpse remained, its power would inevitably be terrifying.
Ye Chen even felt a shiver of fear. If there really was Emperor's Resentment here, he would definitely leave this place immediately.
Even an Emperor's reincarnation body would have to be wary of it.
They watched from afar for a long time, but still detected no abnormality whatsoever. This made Ye Chen frown. Could it be that Lawless Supreme hadn't spawned an Emperor's Resentment spirit?
Heavenly Martial Great Monarch was a smart man and quickly understood the reason. "Battle Saint King, do you think because Lawless Supreme died so tragically here, it's highly possible an Emperor's Resentment entity was born?"
"Yes!" Ye Chen nodded. "Generally speaking, the more tragically a Supreme One dies, the easier it is for Emperor's Resentment to be born. And often, this kind of Emperor's Resentment is also extremely powerful. You should understand the principle that some cultivators, after death and undergoing corpse transformation, can become even stronger than they were in life."
Heavenly Martial Great Monarch understood. It was like the so-called zombies in the mortal world. They might not have been strong in life, but after becoming zombies, they immediately became many times more powerful.
As for Supreme Ones after death, generally speaking, the Emperor's Resentment born from them could never compare to their power in life, as Supreme Ones were basically at the pinnacle of everything.
But there were also special circumstances. If a Supreme One suffered a tragic death, harboring immense resentment and rage, the Emperor's Resentment born from it would be extraordinary.
"If Lawless Supreme truly gave birth to Emperor's Resentment, it's highly possible that even an Emperor might not be able to deal with it. It might not be weaker than a true Supreme One. Under special circumstances, it might even be stronger than an ordinary Supreme One," Ye Chen said solemnly, his expression very grave.
Heavenly Martial Great Monarch, standing beside him, also nodded.