"But do you think you can suppress this Monarch with just ten ancient gate artifacts?"
Anwu Junwang sneered coldly. "I must say, Battle Saint King, you are truly foolish to the extreme. If you had achieved Ancient Monarch status, this Monarch might have been somewhat wary. But as a Quasi-Monarch, even if you are an Eternal Quasi-Monarch, this Monarch doesn't fear you in the slightest—"
Boom—
Anwu Junwang's words were abruptly cut off as Ye Chen charged into the fray. The power of his form and spirit, cosmic power, Monarch Rule power, and the power of the Chaos Cauldron—four supreme forces merged into one. A total of twenty-seven thousand seven hundred Monarch Rules blasted forth like a dragon emerging from the sea, smashing fiercely towards Anwu Junwang's head.
However, Anwu Junwang lived up to his reputation as a Fifth Heaven Monarch. His strength far exceeded imagination.
Even though Ye Chen's attack was quite sudden, he reacted immediately, a large hand instantly appearing to block Ye Chen's fearsome strike.
Boom—
A wisp of blood light bloomed.
Anwu Junwang's figure trembled slightly.
He looked at Ye Chen with a trace of shock. Although he could easily withstand such force, he had to admit it was truly powerful.
It was only because he was a Fifth Heaven Monarch. If it were an ordinary Ancient Monarch, this strike would likely have inflicted serious injuries.
Boom—
Anwu Junwang slapped out with his palm, carrying a rolling torrent of dark demonic wind, terrifying and peerless, with numerous Monarch Rules manifesting as it swept towards Ye Chen.
Ye Chen attacked with his full power, clashing head-on.
A deafening explosion echoed as the starry sky shattered. Ye Chen's figure was still sent flying back hundreds of thousands of miles before he could steady himself.
The Fifth Heaven Monarch was actually this terrifying. The might of a single strike was something even Ye Chen found difficult to withstand.
Ye Chen's entire body shook violently as he continuously dispersed the terrifying forces, suffering little actual damage.
Just as Anwu Junwang was about to press his advantage, the ten Sealing Gates suddenly erupted with ten terrifying, sky-high waves of sealing power.
Anwu Junwang's overwhelming aura was forcibly suppressed in part.
Letting out a sound of surprise, Anwu Junwang looked at the ten Sealing Gates, seemingly not expecting them to be so powerful. However, they could only suppress a portion of his power. He remained formidable. At this moment, he struck out, tens of thousands of Monarch Rules flying forth, bombarding the ten Sealing Gates with layer upon layer of force.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom—
The ten Sealing Gates trembled incessantly, appearing precarious as if they might be blasted open at any moment.
Hum—
At this moment, the Lawless Domain extended, spreading out to cover the area.
Anwu Junwang's fearsome strike was suppressed, its power instantly weakened by more than half in the blink of an eye.
"Lawless Domain!"
Anwu Junwang was astonished. Given his status, he naturally knew of the Lawless Supreme from the past, but he never expected these ten Sealing Gates to be inscribed with a portion of the Lawless Domain.
At this, his eyes also grew covetous.
Possessing the Lawless Domain meant being almost inherently invincible in battle.
As long as one was sufficiently powerful, any dao technique attack appearing within the range of the Lawless Domain could be silently neutralized.
Truly impervious to all laws.
"No wonder that undying obsession of the Lawless Supreme acted against us in the ancient path world of the Burial Emperor Zone. So it was because this kid obtained the supreme inheritance of the Lawless Supreme," Anwu Junwang thought to himself. However, he was completely unaware that the Lawless Supreme had been slain by the Primordial Ancestor at a critical moment back then. He merely believed the undying obsession of the Lawless Supreme had acted because the Battle Saint King had obtained the Lawless Supreme's inheritance.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom—
Simultaneously, on the ten Sealing Gates, one Monarch Puppet after another successively appeared, standing tall before the gates, encircling the central Anwu Junwang. Under Ye Chen's command, they launched a forceful assault.
Terrifying attacks tore through the starry sky, landing heavily upon Anwu Junwang's body.
Pfft—
Even Anwu Junwang bled.
Ten Sealing Gates sealing and suppressing dao techniques.
Ten Monarch Puppets attacking.
Perfect coordination!
Caught off guard, even Anwu Junwang was made to bleed, appearing somewhat disheveled.
Boom—
At the same time, Ye Chen charged forward forcefully, his entire body transforming into a dazzling stream of chaotic light that streaked across the sky, smashing heavily into Anwu Junwang.
Blood light bloomed as Anwu Junwang's figure also staggered, bleeding with each step.
Anwu Junwang roared. Just as he prepared to counterattack, the ten Sealing Gates rose to the height of the heavens, unleashing endless sealing power that descended in full force, suppressing his strength to no more than seventy percent of its full capacity.
In this state, the power Anwu Junwang could unleash was only slightly greater than that of a Fourth Heaven Monarch.
Those ten Monarch Puppets, after ten years of refinement with infinite divine materials, tempered by heavenly tribulation, and condensed with the Emperor Source of Flame, each could unleash power no less than in their lifetimes.
Especially the two Ancient Monarchs, Futu Zhan and Mohe Kong. Their puppet bodies were even more terrifying. Combined with the other eight Monarch Puppets, they directly caught Anwu Junwang completely off guard, actually shattering his body to pieces, blowing him apart on the spot.
"Ah—"
That was the roar of Anwu Junwang, filled with shock and fury. His lifetime of glorious reputation had actually been tarnished here.
But there was nothing he could do, for Ye Chen was too overwhelmingly powerful to match.
Of course, wanting to kill Anwu Junwang just like that was still rather unrealistic.
Soon, he reassembled his form and spirit.
The great battle continued for a long time.
Anwu Junwang possessed astonishing vitality, and his combat power was exceptionally formidable. In full eruption, he nearly broke through the Sealing Gates' suppression several times.
But in the end, he still failed to succeed.
For Ancient Monarchs, every increase in Heaven level brought a multiplicative enhancement in all aspects, making them extremely terrifying. To suppress one, even with Ye Chen joining the fray, required exhausting every ounce of strength, only barely managing to suppress him in the end.
Within the ten Sealing Gates, Anwu Junwang unleashed a peerless defensive divine ability to protect himself. Even Ye Chen could do nothing to him in the short term.
As for defeating him? Very difficult.
Killing him?
That was something Ye Chen's current true self was incapable of achieving.
This point left even Ye Chen himself feeling quite helpless.
If a Fifth Heaven Monarch truly only wanted to preserve his life, he was indeed difficult to kill.
After a long period passed, Ye Chen still could not succeed in killing Anwu Junwang. Left with no choice, he could only transfer Anwu Junwang, who was being suppressed in all directions by the ten Sealing Gates, to the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body for suppression.
Boom—
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body made its move. With just a single hand, containing peerless, matchless supreme might, even a powerful Fifth Heaven Monarch like Anwu Junwang was utterly powerless to resist. He was directly suppressed with a raised hand, as if a Five-Finger Mountain had descended upon him, leaving him completely immobile.
"Ah—"
Anwu Junwang was filled with unwillingness and fury, yet more than anything, he felt helpless.
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body was too strong, far surpassing Ye Chen by who knew how many times.
However, Ye Chen did not have the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body execute Anwu Junwang. This was a rare Fifth Heaven Monarch sparring partner; how could he be easily killed?
Ye Chen still wanted to use Anwu Junwang to continuously temper himself, to become even stronger.
Whoosh—
The Futu Emperor Spear appeared.
Anwu Junwang's expression changed: "The Futu Emperor Spear?"