Beyond the ancient gate lay a vast and magnificent heaven and earth, far more expansive than the Inner World of a Great Power's origin.
It spanned tens of millions of li in all directions.
"A Divine King Origin Inner World," Ye Chen judged at a glance. Moreover, he sensed that this entire Essence Inner World was still in a state of growth, which allowed him to deduce that the master of this world was still alive, proving that the Ancient Divine King still lived.
Boom—
Suddenly, within the vast heaven and earth, terrifying rolling power surged forth, and countless bolts of lightning manifested, resembling myriad ten-thousand-zhang dragons galloping across the sky.
This was because Ye Chen and the Ancient Desolate Dragon's entry had triggered the rejection of this vast world's origin.
The Ancient Desolate Dragon's expression also shifted slightly. But who was Ye Chen? He opened his mouth and exhaled a wisp of Primordial Chaos Qi, which vanished into the void, completely annihilating and neutralizing all attacks from the World Origin's rejection.
Then he made a move, thoroughly concealing the auras of both individuals, transcending the heaven and earth, existing beyond the Five Elements. Even the origin of this world could not sense them.
Such methods only deepened the Ancient Desolate Dragon's awe and reverence.
At the very least, it was far from capable of achieving such a feat.
Raising its head to scan this Divine King Origin Inner World, the Ancient Desolate Dragon's expression turned somewhat complex. After all, it was precisely the master of this world who had suppressed it all those years ago.
Recalling the battle of that era, powerful as it was—a Great Power of the Dragon Clan, a super Great Power thirty thousand years ago—it had not been a match for the master of this world, defeated and suppressed within a few exchanges. It had guarded the Divine King Valley ever since, honoring its promise.
Thirty thousand years had passed. It had stepped into the Divine King realm with one foot, becoming a Half-Step Divine King. Relying on its Dragon Clan bloodline, it even dared to challenge an Ancient Divine King. But now, arriving at this Divine King Origin Inner World, it could feel the immense power of the entire world's origin, perhaps even stronger than itself.
Its heart immediately sank.
Thirty thousand years had passed. The Ancient Desolate Dragon had grown stronger, but so had that Ancient Divine King from back then, making its expression grow increasingly grim.
Because it knew that thirty thousand years ago, it was no match for the Ancient Divine King.
Thirty thousand years later, it still was not.
Now, it might not even last a single exchange.
"My lord, be careful. The World Origin is much stronger than before, which proves that the Doumen Divine King is also more powerful than he was," the Ancient Desolate Dragon reminded, its rugged face wearing an extremely solemn expression.
Even though Ye Chen could shield them from the World Origin's perception and rejection, an Ancient Divine King existed far above the World Origin itself.
To this, Ye Chen merely gave a faint smile. "You can rest assured. Even if that Doumen Divine King possesses heaven-defying abilities, in my presence, he is nothing more than that. He cannot withstand a single punch or palm from me."
A Quasi-Monarch could be slapped to death with one hand, let alone a mere Divine King. A single finger would be enough to annihilate him dozens or even hundreds of times over.
Of course, he would not say these words out loud. There was no need.
The Ancient Desolate Dragon frowned. Although it knew of Ye Chen's absolute power—even it was nothing more than a single exchange for him—the Ancient Divine King from back then was also immensely powerful. It believed that it, too, might not last a single exchange against the Doumen Divine King.
Ye Chen's arrogance and underestimation could very well bring about tremendous trouble.
However, seeing Ye Chen's utterly indifferent expression, it swallowed all its words.
If trouble came, it would be Ye Chen's to face.
The Doumen World was precisely the name of this Divine King Origin Inner World.
Although it was not a true Origin World, naming it as such was enough to reveal the ambition of its master: to ascend into a Great Origin World and achieve the position of an Ancient Monarch.
The opening of the ancient gate connecting the Divine King Valley to this Essence Inner World naturally alerted the powerful beings within this heaven and earth.
The Doumen World had made considerable preparations. In the region less than a hundred li from the ancient gate, numerous mountain peaks stood tall, and many ancient fortresses were hidden amidst the clouds and mist.
These were the surveillance forces left by the Doumen World to guard the passage to the outside world, preventing anyone from daring to invade the Doumen World.
Dong—
A bell tolled, its sound reverberating for hundreds, even thousands of li, deafening to the ears.
Soon, it could be seen that beyond a thousand li, amidst the layered clouds and mist, one war fortress after another hovered in the air. Among them were also divine islands, each guarded by powerful experts, all to prevent such an occurrence.
Here, Heavenly King realm experts were stationed, not just one, making the defenses extremely tight.
A Heavenly King of the Third Heaven appeared, standing imposingly in the air, radiating a powerful Heavenly King aura. He frowned as he looked at Ye Chen and the Ancient Desolate Dragon. "Who are you two, daring to intrude into our Doumen World?"
However, he did not attack immediately, knowing that the Divine King Valley was guarded by the Ancient Desolate Dragon.
The fact that these two could bypass the Ancient Desolate Dragon, even if it was in slumber, proved they were no ordinary individuals.
Ye Chen turned to look at the Ancient Desolate Dragon, seemingly puzzled that it was not recognized.
This made the latter rather embarrassed. It scratched its head and said, "My lord, I have always presented myself to the world in my true form. So it's quite normal for these people not to know who I am."
Then, the Ancient Desolate Dragon looked at the Third Heaven Heavenly King and shouted, "This venerable one is the Ancient Dragon Venerable. Now, a great personage has come specifically to visit the Doumen Divine King. You lot, step aside quickly and inform the Doumen Divine King that a distinguished guest has arrived."
The Ancient Dragon Venerable was precisely the title by which the Ancient Desolate Dragon had once shaken the world.
"Ancient Dragon Venerable?"
The Doumen World's Third Heaven Heavenly King furrowed his brows, feeling the name was somewhat familiar yet unable to recall exactly who it was. He said, "I have never heard of the name Ancient Dragon Venerable. However, our Divine King Patriarch is not someone you can simply meet as you wish. Please leave immediately. Otherwise, if several Great Power ancestors are alerted, it will not be so easy for the two of you to pass."
He used Great Powers as a threat.
Even if both were Heavenly Kings and capable of bypassing the slumbering Ancient Desolate Dragon—likely not ordinary Heavenly Kings—they would still be no match for a Great Power.
"Great Power ancestors?" The Ancient Desolate Dragon sneered. It might not be a match for Ye Chen or the Doumen Divine King, but the Great Powers within the Doumen World were not in its eyes. "You'd better call the Doumen Divine King out personally. Otherwise, not just you, but even those Great Power ancestors you speak of will face calamity."
Ye Chen glanced at the Ancient Desolate Dragon but said nothing more.
Although he intended to use the Doumen organization's intelligence to learn about the situation regarding the Supreme Inheritance in the Weiyang Great World, he knew that without a display of force, it would not be so easy.
The Doumen World Heavenly King snorted coldly, his anger rising. "Since the two of you are so fearless, our Doumen World is not to be bullied either. We can only forcibly escort you two away."
"Attack!"
Immediately, from the war fortresses and divine islands, numerous formations materialized, and terrifying attacks erupted, bombarding the two.
Unfortunately, it was all in vain.
Before Ye Chen could even make a move, the Ancient Desolate Dragon beside him acted. Vast demonic power erupted, sweeping across tens of thousands of li in an instant.