Boom—
A dazzling light flashed across heaven and earth, blinding everyone. In the next moment, the Doumen Divine King, who had been standing proudly at the center of the world, plummeted from the sky. Covered in blood, he stained the heavens crimson as he crashed into the Medicine God Valley, shattering numerous mountain peaks.
For a time, the roar of collapsing earth was unceasing, and billowing dust soared into the sky.
"This is terrible! The Doumen Divine King has been defeated, grievously wounded!"
Panic filled the Medicine God Valley. The Doumen Divine King, a dignified Ancient Divine King, had been instantly defeated. This was simply unbelievable.
Yet they had no choice but to believe it.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
In an instant, the other Ancient Divine Kings arrived at Doumen Divine King's side. They saw him drenched in blood, bearing a wound so deep the bone was visible, nearly cleaving his entire body in two.
He was already unconscious. From that bone-deep wound, a torrent of blood gushed forth, shimmering with brilliant Great Dao symbols. This was God King Blood, extraordinary and unstoppable as it flowed out.
It was only because the Doumen Divine King was the master of the Doumen World, drawing power from his inner world to bolster himself, and because he was a Four Tribulation Divine King whose comprehended God King Spirit happened to be related to life, that he hadn't been killed outright by that strike. Even so, he was severely wounded and on the brink of death. Vast amounts of his God King Blood stained the earth, causing mountains to crumble and the land to split for who knows how many thousands of li.
"The injury is too severe. That strike almost finished off Fellow Daoist Doumen!"
"How ruthless, and how powerful!"
"Judging by the current situation, Fellow Daoist Doumen likely won't survive the night."
The eleven Ancient Divine Kings all changed expression. Such a wound was exceptionally grave, especially with the vicious individual who inflicted it still present.
"Ancestral Founder!"
"Divine King Ancestral Founder!"
The thirteen Great Powers of Doumen and many other Doumen experts rushed forward. Seeing the Doumen Divine King bearing such a severe injury and hearing the words of the other Ancient Divine Kings, they nearly fainted on the spot, at a complete loss for what to do.
At that moment, Ye Chen and the Star Sky Quasi-Monarch arrived silently. Glancing at the Doumen Divine King's wounds, Ye Chen's brow furrowed slightly. It was indeed quite serious.
Yang Taiguo and the other Doumen Great Powers urgently pleaded with Ye Chen, "Lord Chen, we beg you, please save the life of our Divine King Ancestral Founder!"
"Lord Chen!"
A chorus of Doumen Great Powers beseeched Ye Chen. In their eyes, Ye Chen was peerless in the world and surely had a way to resolve the Doumen Divine King's injuries.
"Fools!"
Beside them, the Hunshan Divine King roared, "Fellow Daoist Doumen's injuries are this severe. Even we Ancient Divine Kings have no solution. How could a mere junior like him possibly have a way?"
Although they had witnessed his means of healing the mysterious Saint earlier, that was only because the mysterious Saint was merely a Saint. But the Doumen Divine King was an Ancient Divine King. The gap between them was as vast as heaven and earth. Even if Ye Chen possessed heaven-defying methods, it would be difficult for him to resolve the Doumen Divine King's current critical condition.
The other Ancient Divine Kings also nodded in agreement. It wasn't that they didn't wish for the Doumen Divine King to recover, but the injuries were simply too severe. Even they were helpless, let alone Ye Chen, a junior who in their eyes hadn't even grown all his feathers yet.
Ye Chen swept a glance over them and said indifferently, "The fact that you have no solution just proves you're all trash."
"Junior, who are you calling trash?" an Ancient Divine King bellowed, his hair standing on end with rage as a terrifying imposing might pressed down on Ye Chen.
"Dare to act against our Lord?"
The Star Sky Quasi-Monarch stepped forward beside him. With a single sweep of his eyes, he not only dissipated that fearsome Divine King might but even caused the Ancient Divine King who had released it to stagger backward several steps as if struck by lightning, looking at the Star Sky Quasi-Monarch with shock and horror.
"You trash, watch closely."
Ye Chen gave a light shout, and then a swath of emerald light fell upon the Doumen Divine King.
"How dare you— What!?"
The Hunshan Divine King was about to berate Ye Chen, but the next moment his eyes widened in astonishment. Wherever the emerald light enveloped, the Doumen Divine King's injuries were visibly recovering at a rapid pace. Even the spilled God King Blood flowed back, everything returning to his body.
Such means were far beyond what even these Ancient Divine Kings could achieve.
"A God King Spirit of Life?"
The assembled Divine Kings were greatly shocked. They sensed an immensely powerful life force, clearly that of a God King Spirit.
It seemed this seemingly young junior was actually an Ancient Divine King, and an unfathomably profound one at that.
An Ancient Divine King!?
Everyone felt as if struck by lightning.
An Ancient Divine King so young.
From the distant Medicine God Valley, a Great Power projected everything happening there. All witnessed Ye Chen instantly restoring the Doumen Divine King's injuries with a single move, shocking them to the core.
Especially Gu Xuan, Ziguang Tian, Ren Jing, and the others, whose mouths hung agape, their eyes filled with utter astonishment.
Originally, they harbored immense resentment towards Ye Chen for demanding they run naked. But after seeing this scene, all they felt was deep terror and lingering fear.
The person they had provoked was actually such a terrifying existence.
Qingtian Great Power was similarly shaken to his core, staggering back several steps. Such mighty power likely belonged to an Ancient Divine King as well.
"He... he's an Ancient Divine King!?"
Nangong Xue covered her rosy lips with her jade hands, whiter than frost, unable to conceal her shock.
No wonder he spoke so arrogantly. So he was an Ancient Divine King.
No, it wasn't that he spoke arrogantly, but that it was only natural for him.
The Hunshan Divine King sighed in amazement, "Fellow Daoist, to achieve Divine Kinghood at such a tender age, truly heroes emerge from among the young."
The other Ancient Divine Kings also nodded, though they felt somewhat dizzy. An Ancient Divine King this young was simply too unbelievable.
They had never seen such a young Ancient Divine King before, nor had they ever seen this person.
Just who was he?
"An Ancient Divine King?" Ye Chen shook his head. "I am not."
"Not?"
The crowd was stunned.
Beside him, the Star Sky Quasi-Monarch sneered, "Our Lord is naturally no mere Divine King. He long ago surpassed that level."
"Impossible."
How could the Divine Kings believe it? An Ancient Divine King this young was already inconceivable, let alone someone surpassing the Divine King realm. It was simply impossible.
"No, Lord Chen is indeed an existence surpassing the Divine King realm." At this moment, the recovered Doumen Divine King spoke up. He bowed towards Ye Chen in gratitude. "Thank you, Lord Chen, for saving my life."
"It's nothing." Ye Chen waved a hand, utterly unconcerned.
The Hunshan Divine King and others frowned, about to retort, when Ye Chen pointed towards the three-zhang giant at the ancient gate and said, "Do you know that person is an existence surpassing the Divine King realm, known as a Quasi-Monarch?"
"Quasi-Monarch?"
While shocked, the Divine Kings were also deeply puzzled. The realm surpassing Divine King was called Quasi-Monarch?
Was there such a realm?
At that moment, the three-zhang giant arrived, carrying boundless imposing might. The entire Doumen World trembled violently, as if unable to bear his presence and on the verge of complete collapse.
Such terrifying, peerless might caused all the Divine Kings to change expression.
Indeed, this was also an invincible existence surpassing the Divine King realm.
"Star Sky, you go," Ye Chen said.
"Yes, my Lord."
The Star Sky Quasi-Monarch shot up into the sky.