"Battle Saint King, don't be so arrogant. If you have the guts, fight me after your tribulation ends. You're merely relying on the power of the heavenly tribulation. Once it's gone, this Monarch could crush you ten thousand times over with a single finger," an alien Monarch sneered.
However, this provocation was far too crude. Ye Chen saw through it at a glance and responded with equal disdain: "So what if I'm arrogant? So what if I'm using the tribulation? What can you do about it? Without the tribulation, we're both Sovereigns. This Saint King could crush you ten thousand times over with a single finger."
He was giving them a taste of their own medicine!
The alien Monarch fell silent, knowing his verbal skills were no match for the Battle Saint King's.
In fact, he knew deep down that the Battle Saint King spoke the truth. As fellow Ancient Sovereigns, fighting on equal footing, he was far from being the Battle Saint King's opponent.
This was something he had to admit.
Ye Chen couldn't be bothered to waste more time on such fools. Carrying the vast heavenly tribulation with him, he continued charging toward the central region of the Alien Ancient Universe.
This time, he wouldn't rely on anyone else's help. He would personally reach the heart of the Alien Ancient Universe and unleash a one-sided slaughter. Even if alien Emperors, ancient titans, or even the Primordial Ancestor awaited him there, he feared nothing. With the Junwang Great Tribulation in tow, he could face anything.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
And so, alone, he carried the infinite heavenly tribulation with him. Along the way, he shattered countless alien star domains and annihilated innumerable alien living beings. Half an hour later, he finally burst into the central domain of the Alien Ancient Universe.
The central domain of the Alien Ancient Universe was equivalent to the heart of the Myriad Domains, but in reality, it was vastly larger.
The Alien Ancient Universe didn't have a vast Upper Realm like the Myriad Domains of the Heavens; it consisted entirely of starry skies.
However, it was clear that the central domain wasn't just a place where the Ten Thousand Daos were complete and the Heavenly Dao was perfect—its cultivation environment was also countless times superior to other cosmic starry skies.
Here, Ye Chen could clearly sense the auras of infinite alien beings, including the crucial imperial clans and royal clans that formed the true backbone of the entire Alien Ancient Universe.
The familiar auras of imperial clans like the Maha Imperial Clan, the Senluo Imperial Clan, and the Futu Imperial Clan appeared before him.
As long as he destroyed these imperial and royal clans, the Pangu Universe would be safe for at least ten thousand years. After all, even a force as powerful as the Alien Ancient Universe would find it difficult to assemble such a massive alien army again.
"Hahaha—alien grandsons, your granddaddy, the Battle Saint King, has arrived!"
Even the normally steady Ye Chen couldn't help but feel his spirits soar. It was a rare moment of youthful exuberance and arrogance. His voice rumbled, shaking who knew how many star domains.
Before the imperial clans, royal clans, and numerous powerful forces in these star domains could even react, the next moment, they saw an endless, boundless Junwang Great Tribulation—so vast it drowned out countless star domains—descend upon them. It instantly reduced numerous star domains to dust, obliterating them completely.
In less than an instant, who knew how many alien living beings were turned to ash?
Probably over ten billion, at the very least!
Boom!
Suddenly, a terrifying blade appeared within the heavenly tribulation. It resembled a galaxy, swirling with rolling flames of light and tainted with the most fearsome power, as if the curses and resentment of billions of living beings were attached to it, impossible to shake off.
When this blade descended, even the most terrifying sea of tribulation light and thunder was split in two. The youthful figures of the various Heaven's Chosen retreated, and the youthful figures of the ancient titans watched from afar, as if unwilling to casually touch it.
"The Karmic Heavenly Blade!"
Ye Chen recognized this blade at a glance. It was a heavenly blade formed from Karmic Power.
Normally, such a blade would never appear in a heavenly tribulation. But ever since Ye Chen emerged from seclusion, he had slaughtered far too many alien living beings, causing Karmic Power to manifest and transform into this fearsome heavenly blade within the tribulation, seeking to slay him.
"Heh, so the Karmic Heavenly Blade formed from killing aliens has arrived too. But so what if Karmic Power appears? I intend to pacify the blood-soaked future—how could I fear a mere Karmic Heavenly Blade? Besides, even a Karmic Heavenly Blade formed from alien karma must be shattered by sheer force!"
He roared, the Chaos light around his body burning as the most terrifying power erupted. He struck horizontally at the Karmic Heavenly Blade, unleashing the forbidden divine ability—Universe Creation—and fiercely attacked.
Amidst a deafening boom, it was as if the Myriad Domains of the Heavens had exploded. The infinite sea of tribulation light and thunder dispersed by nearly half.
Everything was annihilated; nothing could endure.
Within the dissipating sea of tribulation light and thunder, only a single heroic figure could be seen sent flying backward—it was Ye Chen. Covered in blood, he staggered unsteadily.
Even his chest bore a terrifying wound stretching from his left shoulder to his right waist, deep enough to reveal bone. Chaos Saint Blood gushed forth continuously, manifesting various phenomena. He had nearly been split in two. Rolling Karmic light surged, constantly corroding the wound and preventing it from healing.
That was the scar left by the Karmic Heavenly Blade. Aside from this major wound, over a hundred other wounds, large and small, covered his entire body, causing the blood within him to spurt out endlessly.
Even supreme healing arts like the Saint Body Regeneration Technique couldn't immediately repair his injured body.
But faintly visible within the vast sea of tribulation light and thunder, the Karmic Heavenly Blade had been shattered, falling into the heavenly tribulation and gradually vanishing.
"So powerful! Even the Karmic Heavenly Blade couldn't do anything to the Battle Saint King. If anyone else faced the Karmic Heavenly Blade during the Junwang Great Tribulation, even the strongest Emperor's scion might not survive unscathed!"
Deep within the starry sky of the Alien Ancient Universe, many alien super-powerful beings had long been alerted. Terrifying figures as massive as mountains watched from afar. Seeing the Karmic Heavenly Blade break and ultimately dissolve, their hearts trembled.
Such terrifying capability was beyond imagination. Not even Emperor's sons or daughters could achieve this, and perhaps not even the ancient titans in their youth.
Ye Chen coughed up large mouthfuls of blood. The over a hundred wounds covering his body continuously welled with fresh blood as Karmic Power eroded him.
He had ultimately shattered the Karmic Heavenly Blade, but because of the Karmic Power, even someone as powerful as him had paid a bloody price. It was unavoidable.
Karmic Power was far more terrifying than other forces.
Normally, even ancient Great Emperors were unwilling to touch this power, because in a sense, Karmic Power was also a form of causality.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
At the same time, the youthful incarnations of the Great Emperor Chosens and Supreme Immortals within the Junwang Great Tribulation appeared simultaneously—ten in total. Together, they unleashed Emperor arts and divine abilities, bombarding him in unison.
Boom!
Ye Chen was even more drenched in blood. But he summoned the Chaos Great Cauldron and the Sealing Gate, which had long been refined alongside him through the tribulation many times and had grown even more powerful. At this moment, they protected him, blocking all attacks from the heavenly tribulation in passive defense.
Gasping for breath, he began to execute a supreme great method—Devouring Heaven and Earth—even seizing the essence within the vast heavenly tribulation. Saint light shimmered on his body's surface, every pore like a black hole spewing forth galaxies, gradually dissolving and expelling the Karmic Power within him bit by bit.
Simultaneously, the Universe Power from the origin universe within his body surged forth, manifesting in rolling waves.
Finally, after half a day, accompanied by a tremendous explosion, the starry sky shattered. All Karmic Power was blasted away, and he repaired his wounded body.