"Lord Chen!"
At this moment, the Doumen Divine King led a group of Doumen Great Powers to Ye Chen's side. The Ancient Desolate Dragon had also arrived. As for the other Divine King Great Powers, how would they dare not come? They all came forward to pay their respects with grand bows.
In this battle, Ye Chen had truly forged an invincible reputation through slaughter.
Not far away, the Snow Queen brought Nangong Xue, Ning'er, and other female cultivators from the Snow Sect over.
Although she knew she wasn't qualified to speak with Ye Chen, perhaps disciples from the Snow Sect like Nangong Xue and Ning'er, who had interacted with him before, could use this to slightly climb the social ladder.
"Ning'er."
Upon seeing her, Ye Chen waved towards Ning'er, his demeanor as warm as a spring breeze, just like the big brother from back then.
"Big brother!" Ning'er, innocent and artless, whooshed over to Ye Chen's side in an instant. She looked up at him with her delicate little face, her expression full of admiration. "Big brother, you're so amazing! Can Ning'er become as powerful as you one day?"
Seeing the little stars sparkling in Ning'er's eyes, Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh. He ruffled her hair with his big hand, almost messing up her soft hair, causing the little girl to mutter in protest.
All around, the Divine King Great Powers watched Ning'er with envy. Only this little girl, whose cultivation was merely at the Demigod level, could interact with Ye Chen, who suppressed all with invincible might, in such an intimate and casual manner.
Thinking of this, Nangong Xue felt even more regretful about her past actions.
Once, she too had had such an opportunity.
Ye Chen looked at the Doumen Divine King and said apologetically, "My apologies, your Doumen World was almost destroyed because of this."
The Doumen Divine King was both flattered and awed. "It's nothing, it's nothing. As long as you, Lord Chen, are safe and sound, that's all that matters."
Even his form of address had shifted to the more exalted title of 'Lord'.
Ye Chen pondered for a moment before saying, "Fellow Daoist Doumen, the origin of your Inner World was also severely affected. This will hinder your advancement to higher levels. Here's what I'll do: I'll give you the origin of its inner world—the World Heart. Refine it, and you can elevate the Doumen World completely to the level of an inner world. Moreover, you will have a chance to glimpse the realm of the Ancient Monarchs. Hmm, Ancient Monarchs are the level beyond Divine Kings. Reaching Quasi-Monarch is the path to becoming an Ancient Monarch. That step allows the Inner World to be completely transformed into an inner world, far surpassing the Inner World by countless degrees."
As he spoke, he reached out with his hand and extracted a light sphere the size of a star from within the Black Dragon Ancient Lord's body. It was flawless and complete—the World Heart.
The World Heart truly was that massive.
Merely its appearance caused all the Divine King Great Powers present to tremble with fear, feeling an unparalleled sense of oppression.
It was as if this star-sized light sphere, if it were to press down, would be like an entire great world descending, capable of reducing even Divine Kings to ashes.
This was the might a complete Monarch Great World's Heart should possess. For an Ancient Monarch like the Black Dragon Ancient Lord, who had reached the third heaven, the World Heart's power could at the very least rival eight thousand Monarch Rules. It could directly smash even a Quasi-Monarch into nothingness.
*Hum—*
Under Ye Chen's control, the star-sized World Heart instantly shrank to the size of a fist.
Enveloped in a chaotic light, the infinite worldly might contained within the World Heart was heavily sealed away, suppressed to a level even a Divine King could accept.
Amidst the gazes of the other Divine King Great Powers, filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, the Doumen Divine King accepted it with immense joy.
The moment he received the World Heart, the Doumen Divine King knew that once he fully refined this World Heart, the Black Dragon Ancient Lord's inner world would truly belong to him. Furthermore, he could fuse his own Doumen World with it into one entity. At that time, his Inner World would be completely transformed into an inner world.
Then, the Doumen World would become a true great world. And by relying on the World Heart, he could glimpse the profound mysteries of the Ancient Monarchs.
That was a level beyond Divine Kings.
It was said that the Tonggu Divine King was a supreme powerhouse of this very level, which was why he had lived for a million years, remaining immortal and enduring.
Without a second thought, the Doumen Divine King began refining the inner world origin right then and there in front of everyone. He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of Divine King origin essence blood, which landed on the World Heart. With a sizzling sound, the true refinement began.
Ye Chen smiled. This Doumen Divine King was quite clever. Worried that other Divine Kings might fight for it at all costs, he refined it publicly on the spot. Moreover, with Ye Chen present, which Divine King would dare to try and seize it?
The other Divine Kings also showed expressions of regret.
Indeed, they had all thought of using various means to fight for this World Heart afterward.
Who didn't yearn for the level of Ancient Monarchs? Who didn't hope to transcend?
For them, Divine King was far from the ultimate realm.
Unfortunately, with Lord Chen by his side, even if they were given ten thousand times the courage, they would never dare to try and seize it.
Ye Chen also looked at the Ancient Desolate Dragon. Seeing it gazing longingly at the Black Dragon Ancient Lord's remains, he understood its thoughts. He also knew that the Weiyang Great World was not an illusory world, so he felt inclined to leave some opportunities within this Weiyang Great World.
With a smile, he said to the Ancient Desolate Dragon, "As a member of the Dragon Race, your bloodline is somewhat impure. Although you can continuously purify your bloodline through advancing your cultivation realm, without sufficient opportunities, it will always require a long, long time. Considering that you once acted on my behalf, I bestow this dragon carcass upon you. Refine it well."
"Thank you, Lord Chen!"
The Ancient Desolate Dragon was also immensely grateful. The carcass of an Ancient Monarch-level dragon would have an enormous effect on it, a half-step Divine King of the Dragon Race. Once refined, not only could it advance further, it might even directly ascend to a higher level.
Ye Chen flicked his finger, and a sweep of chaotic light shot out, landing on the Black Dragon Ancient Lord's corpse. Instantly, the intense Monarch Heavenly Might that had been wantonly radiating after death was suppressed. Ye Chen then spoke calmly, "Now the dragon might has been suppressed by me, and over ninety percent of the killing intent within the flesh and blood has been neutralized. This way, your refinement process won't be so troublesome."
Then, he shot another wisp of light that entered between the Ancient Desolate Dragon's eyebrows. With a *hum*, the Ancient Desolate Dragon felt as if its head had suddenly exploded, going blank for a moment as infinite information surged forth.
Ye Chen continued, "This is the Dragon Race inheritance. I imagine you already have some, but only pure-blooded True Dragons possess the most complete inheritance. Due to certain reasons, I have the complete version here, including the complete inheritance of the True Dragon Bo Tian Technique. You can cultivate using this to advance your strength further."
Having digested all the information, the Ancient Desolate Dragon immediately knelt and kowtowed respectfully towards Ye Chen. "The Ancient Desolate Dragon Venerable thanks Lord Chen for the reward."
Only a member of the Dragon Race like itself truly understood how precious and priceless the 'True Dragon Bo Tian Technique' Ye Chen had just bestowed was. It was a heaven-defying technique that could contend with the heavens themselves. Once unleashed, it could allow one to fight against opponents even stronger than oneself in a battle against the odds.
All the Divine King Great Powers looked at Ye Chen with reverence as if he were a deity. Such strength, such methods, such bestowal of opportunities—it made them feel nothing but profound admiration and awe.