After some time of recollection, these Great Power ancestors finally began to recall the origin of that wine gourd one after another.
That was an extremely ancient existence, hailed as one who connected the past and present. It was said to be a peerless figure who was already an Ancient Divine King in the Primordial Era, more ancient than any contemporary Ancient Divine King, and one who was as elusive as a dragon, seen only by its head but never its tail.
It seemed only such an existence could make a contemporary Great Power like Yang Taiguo, who had the backing of the Doumen and the reliance of an Ancient Divine King, so wary and unwilling to provoke.
Ye Chen did not know that these Great Power ancestors had actually linked him to having a relationship with the Tong Gu Divine King; otherwise, he would have laughed it off.
Who was he, Ye Chen? In this Weiyang Great World, he did not need the protection of others.
Outside the Dou Heaven Hall, in another important hall.
Yang Cheng still hung his right arm, shattered by a compound fracture, standing behind Yang Taiguo, his face gloomy, nearly roaring: "Father, why not only did you not help me, but you also hit me. Who exactly is he?"
Yang Taiguo glanced at his young son Yang Cheng, his face filled only with disappointment, and sighed lightly: "Cheng'er, it's not that your father is unwilling to help you, but that he cannot help you, and even more so, dares not help you."
Yang Cheng's eyes widened. Something that even his father dared not help with? Who exactly was that person?
His curiosity grew even stronger.
Yang Taiguo did not answer but asked in return: "Do you remember that peerless existence who barged into our Doumen World half a month ago?"
Hearing this, Yang Cheng nodded vigorously.
He had been on the Heavenly Continent at the time and witnessed everything.
Although he couldn't clearly see that person's true appearance, that peerless divine bearing was deeply engraved in his heart.
Raising a hand to suppress thirteen Great Powers, defeating the Doumen Divine King, the supreme ruler of the Doumen World, so calmly and with such peerless elegance—just one glance was enough to remember for a lifetime.
Back then, he had desperately hoped to catch a glimpse of that peerless powerhouse, and even more so hoped to kneel before him and become his disciple.
"Why ask about this, Father?" Yang Cheng was puzzled.
"We address him as Lord Chen," Yang Taiguo said.
Yang Cheng nodded somewhat understandingly, still looking utterly bewildered.
Yang Taiguo added lightly: "By the way, the person who just fought with you was Lord Chen."
Boom—
It was like a bolt from the blue!
Stunned! Dumbfounded!
Yang Cheng stared wide-eyed at his father, Yang Taiguo.
That person just now was Lord Chen, who suppressed thirteen Great Powers and defeated the Doumen Divine King with a raised hand!?
That young man he was about to attack?
He couldn't believe it, but after seeing the look on his father's face, he collapsed to the ground.
His father wouldn't lie to him.
Trembling uncontrollably!
Thinking of this, Yang Cheng felt a wave of lingering fear.
He had actually dared to attack Lord Chen, dared to shout provocatively.
Recalling what the other party had said earlier—that he didn't even put Ancient Divine Kings in his eyes, and that even if his father came, he wouldn't dare do anything to him?
At the time, it had seemed incredibly arrogant, but that was Lord Chen, a peerless powerhouse who could easily defeat Ancient Divine Kings. Wasn't that exactly the case?
More importantly, he had actually attacked Lord Chen, the idol in his heart. It completely ruined any image he might have had.
He had even dreamed of following Lord Chen one day, but with that attitude earlier, he had probably completely ruined his image in Lord Chen's eyes.
Thinking of this, Yang Cheng was filled with regret.
At the same time, he felt full of resentment towards Gu Xuan, Ziguang Tian, and the others.
If it weren't for their provocation, how would he have dared to attack Lord Chen, the idol in his heart?
...
Inside the Dou Heaven Hall, Little Junior Sister Ning'er looked at Ye Chen with a dazed expression and said, "Little Brother, why didn't Great Power Taiguo attack you? You clearly taught Young Master Yang a lesson and even broke one of his arms."
Her tilted head looked quite innocent and adorable.
Ye Chen looked at Ning'er with considerable fondness. Although she was still very young and not as stunningly beautiful as Nangong Xue, she was also a budding beauty, already graceful and elegant at a tender age. Her large, dark, bright eyes especially appeared innocent and pure.
Reaching out to ruffle her fine, soft hair, as if seeing his own younger sister Ruoxi, with a touch of doting, Ye Chen smiled and said, "Probably because he thought Yang Cheng was too arrogant and was worried he might offend others, so my lesson happened to be something he liked as well. That's why he didn't make a fuss about it."
"So that's how it is," Ning'er nodded with a deeply convinced expression.
Beside them, Nangong Xue looked at Ye Chen with a complicated expression.
She naturally wouldn't be as simple-minded as Ning'er and knew there were deeper reasons.
Who exactly was he, to actually make even Yang Taiguo back down?
Not far away, Gu Xuan, Ziguang Tian, Ren Jing, and the others were looking at Ye Chen with suspicion and doubt. They were also extremely puzzled as to why Yang Taiguo had let Ye Chen off. Although they felt Ye Chen's reason was far-fetched, it seemed to be the only explanation.
"Hmph, this time you just happened to be lucky. Next time, you won't be so fortunate," Gu Xuan snorted coldly in his heart.
Boom—
Suddenly, infinite auspicious colors descended from the heavens, and the Great Dao manifested.
The entire Dou Heaven Hall trembled.
Even the entire Heavenly Continent trembled.
Visible to the naked eye, right outside the Dou Heaven Hall, a resplendent Great Dao spanned the sky, extending from the ancient gate all the way to the front of the Dou Heaven Hall, stretching for millions of li.
Upon it, a majestic figure trod upon the divine light Great Dao, leading numerous powerhouses forward.
Among his followers were actually Great Powers, and not just one, but a full seven.
However, all seven Great Powers showed extreme reverence towards the leader, a reverence that came from the very bones.
An Ancient Divine King!
The world was shocked. An Ancient Divine King, rare throughout the ages, had appeared.
Although it was known that there were still Ancient Divine Kings in the contemporary era, and more than one, such existences at the level of Ancient Divine Kings were far too rare. Some Divine Kings had never been seen by certain Great Powers from their birth to their passing, even after an entire lifetime.
It was thus imaginable how earth-shattering the appearance of a Divine King was.
On the Heavenly Continent, another majestic figure appeared. It was precisely the Doumen Divine King, personally coming out to welcome him, laughing heartily: "Fellow Daoist Hunshan, you've come!"
The newcomer was none other than another famous Ancient Divine King of the time—Divine King Hunshan!
His time of becoming king was not far from that of the Doumen Divine King.
"Doumen," the arriving Ancient Divine King also cupped his hands in salute towards him, laughing heartily.
"Divine King Hunshan, the Ancient Divine King from the Tianyang Continent has also come!"
The people inside the Dou Heaven Hall exclaimed in surprise. Many Great Powers even went out one after another to welcome him, bowing and offering greetings.
An Ancient Divine King naturally had the qualification to make them come out to welcome and pay respects.
The two Ancient Divine Kings walked into the Dou Heaven Hall chatting and laughing. The originally majestic and lofty Great Powers all seemed to pale in comparison, surrounding and escorting the two Divine Kings with reverence.
This scene was like stars encircling the moon.
"Divine King, it's really an Ancient Divine King!"
Inside the Dou Heaven Hall, the countless people from various immortal forces who had come with the Great Powers were extremely excited, even exhilarated. Naturally, this included Gu Xuan, Ren Jing, Ziguang Tian, Nangong Xue, Ning'er, and the others.