Of course, the one who bore the brunt of it was the Peak Monarch of the Tenth Heaven. He pushed his combat power to the limit, merging all his various strengths into one, striking out horizontally to slaughter in all directions!
Boom—
Amidst the great battle, Ye Chen unleashed his peak might. After a furious clash with the alien Peak Sovereign of the Tenth Heaven, a faint mist of Chaos Saint Blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
This was the first injury he had sustained since emerging from seclusion.
However, his opponent was a Peak Sovereign standing at the Tenth Heaven, his combat power astonishing to the world. Even someone as strong as Ye Chen could not be completely invincible.
Of course, the other party was also not faring well. Ye Chen's strength was considerably more formidable than imagined, and he too was injured, though he suppressed it.
Boom—
Ye Chen turned and arrived before a Peerless Sovereign of the Eighth Heaven. His palm, sharp as a blade, descended from above, directly cleaving through the multiple layers of defense of this alien Peerless Sovereign, splitting him in two. Blood dyed numerous great domains.
On another front, his Chaos Great Cauldron surged forth, nurturing a Chaos Divine Spirit akin to another version of himself, powerful enough to resemble a majestic Imperial Realm. It crashed into multiple alien Monarchs, even smashing several to death on impact and devouring them.
The Tenth Heaven Sealing Gate flew out, sealing the heavens and locking the earth, suppressing a group of alien Monarchs. Even an Eighth Heaven Monarch sealed within would find it difficult to break free in a short time.
Thus, Ye Chen had more time to deal with the three strongest alien Monarchs.
Two at the Ninth Heaven, one at the Tenth Heaven.
Even for Ye Chen, who had progressed further over the past century and whose strength was no less than that of a Tenth Heaven Monarch, the pressure felt immense.
After all, truthfully, his power was roughly at the Tenth Heaven level.
But he had not utilized the Heavenly Dao Sun or the endless power of faith at all. The purpose was simple: to engage in continuous battle, to grow unceasingly.
"The Tenth Heaven is not my limit. Because I am an Eternal Monarch. Even among Monarchs, my strength can continue to increase. In the future, it is very possible for a Monarch's body to rival that of an Emperor Lord, perhaps even reaching... the level of an Eternal Emperor Lord!"
Ye Chen spoke to himself in his heart, his gaze flashing fiercely.
Since becoming an Ancient Monarch, the commonly acknowledged Ten Heavens for Monarchs seemed not to apply to him. His true realm was fundamentally unknown.
The only reference point was what stage his combat power was at.
Eternal Monarch seemed to be just a single realm, with no corresponding minor stages and no bottlenecks to speak of. As long as he continued cultivating, his strength could keep increasing.
He had a feeling that as an Eternal Monarch, cultivating to the very end would make him stronger than the Formless Monarch of the same Eternal Monarch realm in the past, because he had set foot on the Path of Eternity earlier.
Suddenly, he felt a strong anticipation.
If cultivating the Eternal Monarch realm to its limit truly allowed him to possess strength comparable to an Eternal Emperor Lord like the Tai Chu Emperor Lord, then after becoming an Emperor Lord, would he perhaps rival a Supreme Being, or even be stronger?
And if he proved the Dao to become a Supreme Being...
All of this was currently unknown, because in the past, those like him were only the Primogenitor and the Heavenly Emperor. Both stood at the very pinnacle of the Chaos Sea, and the course of their Path of Eternity remained unknown to others.
"Right, what about Di Yongheng? He is also an Eternal Quasi-Monarch."
Ye Chen suddenly remembered Di Yongheng, another Eternal Quasi-Monarch he had encountered on the Origin Ancient Path. He always felt this person's origins were most likely extremely unusual.
Boom—
A blazing sun hung high, a great sun majestically rising, its demonic radiance stretching for billions of zhang.
It was the alien Peak Monarch of the Tenth Heaven, attacking as he coldly snorted, "Battle Saint King, you have quite the nerve to be distracted while fighting us."
"Chaos Transforms into Heavenly Sun, All Daos Submit to Me, Suppress!"
Ye Chen's gaze sharpened, and he snorted coldly in return. He similarly manifested a Chaos Heavenly Sun, but different from before, it contained faint threads of Heavenly Dao power, gained from studying the Heavenly Dao Sun over the past century.
Chaos derived all Daos, with the Heavenly Dao as the master, making the might of this Chaos Heavenly Sun even more terrifying, like a miniature universe. It crashed into the alien Peak Monarch's Demonic Dao Heavenly Sun, directly causing it to shatter and disintegrate, exploding in mid-air.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom—
The Chaos Heavenly Sun slammed fiercely into the alien Peak Monarch's body, sending his figure staggering back, blood flowing freely.
However, it could not last long either, exploding afterward and blocking the figures of numerous alien Monarchs.
"How can this Battle Saint King be so strong, even suppressing me?"
The alien Peak Monarch's expression turned grave. He did not dare be careless now. Behind him, an immeasurably vast Great Emperor Demon Idol manifested, with a thousand arms. Each arm held a corresponding weapon, emanating a terrifying aura capable of annihilating ancient epochs, as if an Emperor Lord had descended to the mortal realm.
"Thousand-Handed Futu!"
The Tenth Heaven alien Monarch roared. Indeed, he was the Peak Monarch of the Futu Imperial Clan. He immediately executed the most powerful forbidden divine ability of this imperial clan, far surpassing the version used by the Futu Imperial Son countless times over.
"Thousand-Handed Buddha!"
Ye Chen shouted, also executing the Futu Imperial Clan's forbidden divine ability, but it transformed into a Thousand-Handed Buddha. A thousand palm imprints clashed fiercely with the alien Futu Imperial Clan's Peak Monarch, collapsing vast stretches of starry space in succession.
During this, both sides grievously wounded each other, blood staining the starry sky.
At this moment, the alien Monarchs broke through the obstruction of the Chaos Great Cauldron and the Sealing Gate, killing their way close, placing Ye Chen in a perilous situation.
Ye Chen did not linger in the fight. The fundamental purpose of this deep incursion into the alien realm was to dampen the alien race's morale and bolster the morale of the Pangu Universe side.
That objective had long been achieved, and he had even slain so many alien Monarchs. It could be said he had profited greatly.
"Kill kill kill—"
Ye Chen's roar shook the alien realm. Just as all the alien Monarchs thought he was about to unleash a great killing move, they were suddenly dumbfounded. For they saw the Battle Saint King turn and leave, vanishing in the blink of an eye to a distance of billions of miles, swiftly charging towards the Immortal Heavenly Pass.
"The Battle Saint King is fleeing! Chase him quickly! We must make him stay here forever, never to return!"
The alien Monarchs roared, giving chase. But how could ordinary Monarchs catch up? His speed was too fast, as if treading upon the River of Time, rapidly traversing one great domain after another.
Behind him, only the three Peak Monarchs could keep up, but even they could not close the distance.
"Battle Saint King, you should stay."
Suddenly, demonic might filled the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, shaking all the myriad domains. An unimaginably supreme demonic figure appeared, towering over the Thirty-Three Heavens, causing the myriad stars to tremble.
An Emperor Lord!
An alien Emperor Lord existence had finally lost patience and appeared.
With no Great Emperor emerging, who could contend?
Even a Peak Sovereign of the Tenth Heaven paled in comparison, the gap vast.
"Not good!"
On the Immortal Heavenly Pass, the Emperor Lords from the Pangu Palace side also moved, swiftly charging into the alien realm to rescue Ye Chen. They absolutely could not let anything happen to him.
But the alien side sneered coldly. The Battle Saint King was deep within the alien realm; the Pangu Palace's Emperor Lords simply could not arrive in time. That period would be more than enough for them to kill the Battle Saint King.
With an Emperor Lord striking, even someone as strong as Ye Chen felt his figure stiffen. Despite being immensely powerful, the gap was still considerable.
Yet, he looked at the alien Emperor Lord with extreme coldness, even carrying a trace of mockery.
This expression caused the alien Emperor Lord to pause slightly, somewhat stunned, as if he did not quite understand why the Battle Saint King could remain so calm at this juncture.
"Actually, the one who will die isn't me. It's you."
A mocking smile spread across Ye Chen's face. Then, a youthful figure shot out from within his body—it was the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body, holding the Emperor Star and the Futu Emperor Spear, and it was fully revived, crashing over with immense force.