Ye Chen looked towards the depths of the universe.
There, multiple Ancient Monarchs were locked in fierce battle—some from the Soul-Restraining Hall, others from the Ultimate Ancient Path. The conflict had reached a fever pitch, shattering countless star domains and pulverizing innumerable stars.
Many sun-like stars could not withstand the power of the Sovereigns, exploding into dust and permanently extinguishing.
"Battle Saint King, how dare you kill our Soul-Restraining Hall's Heavenly Hall Sovereign! You deserve ten thousand deaths! Our Soul-Restraining Hall will never let you go!"
A Sovereign from the Soul-Restraining Hall roared in fury.
Every Ancient Monarch was incredibly precious to the Soul-Restraining Hall.
If not for the Hall's existence across multiple epochal eras, accumulating power era after era, it would be impossible for them to possess so many Ancient Monarchs.
Now, the number of Ancient Monarchs who had fallen because of the Battle Saint King, one after another, had exceeded the count of two hands.
This could not be described as merely a flesh wound; it was a severe blow to their very foundation!
"Don't worry. Even if your Soul-Restraining Hall were willing to let me go, I wouldn't easily let you off either."
Ye Chen smiled, but he didn't care much. He even threatened the Soul-Restraining Hall in return.
Threaten him?
What a joke. He didn't even fear the Colossi from Antiquity, let alone a mere Soul-Restraining Hall.
As he spoke, his right hand formed a sword finger and slashed out a Chaos Sword Radiance—a testament to his mastery of the sword path, more magnificent and vast than a galaxy—that cleaved into the deeper reaches of the starry sky.
Boom—
Immeasurable bloody light surged, dyeing who knew how many star domains crimson.
A massive figure plummeted from within, split in two, a dark Soul-Restraining Hall falling alongside it.
Infinite phenomena manifested once more!
A Sovereign!
Another Sovereign!
Struck down by Ye Chen's single sword strike from across countless star domains, impossible to evade, meeting their end!
Alongside their towering rage, the Soul-Restraining Hall felt a deep-seated terror.
The Battle Saint King was too powerful. In just a short moment, he had slain two Soul-Restraining Hall Sovereigns in succession. What could possibly stop him?
Even the Ultimate Ancient Path couldn't help but be shaken.
Such an invincible Battle Saint King—fortunately, he stood on the side of the Ultimate Ancient Path. If he were an enemy, who could possibly match him?
Rumble—
Not long after, from another battlefield deep in the starry sky, the Soul-Restraining Hall lost yet another Ancient Monarch, the phenomena spreading for who knew how many millions of miles.
That was the Ice-Flame Monarch making his move. Though not as swift as Ye Chen, killing ordinary Ancient Monarchs was simple for him.
The actions of these two, in a very short time, had inflicted severe damage upon the Soul-Restraining Hall faction. Three Heavenly Hall Lords at the Ancient Monarch level had been slain, a serious casualty toll.
The several Ancient Monarchs on the Ultimate Ancient Path's side, because of their appearance, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, their pressure reduced immeasurably.
At the same time, they were deeply shocked, especially regarding the Battle Saint King. Though they had heard the Battle Saint King had become a peerless figure of the Star Sky Overlord level, hearing was not the same as seeing. Only by witnessing him up close could they comprehend his might.
Even as Ancient Monarchs themselves, they could still feel the immense gap between themselves and the Battle Saint King.
"Ice-Flame Monarch, you've truly recovered!"
The Ancient Monarchs on the Soul-Restraining Hall's side were both shocked, furious, and fearful. One Battle Saint King was terrifying enough, having dealt the Soul-Restraining Hall a severe blow, let alone another Star Sky Overlord like the Ice-Flame Monarch, who bore a blood feud with the Hall.
The joint appearance of these two gave the Soul-Restraining Hall a massive headache.
"Soul-Restraining Hall, you imprisoned this Monarch for endless eons in the past. Today, with this Monarch's recovery, is also the day of your Hall's destruction!"
The Ice-Flame Monarch snorted coldly. He was striking out in violent fury. After endless eons of imprisonment, his rage was sky-high. With a mere raise of his hand, vast stretches of the starry sky collapsed into emptiness. Numerous Soul-Restraining Halls, along with all the powerhouses within their lotus halls, were utterly annihilated, ceasing to exist!
The intervention of these two allowed the Ultimate Ancient Path to greatly catch its breath, the pressure drastically reduced.
In fact, the Ultimate Ancient Path hardly needed to act anymore. The two's attacks directly presented a one-sided, crushing advantage. Few in the world could resist them. The Soul-Restraining Hall faction was retreating step by step, one Soul-Restraining Hall after another being continuously blasted apart, with countless Soul-Restraining Hall powerhouses being exterminated alongside them.
A one-sided massacre!
At this moment, the myriad races of the universe finally witnessed the Battle Saint King's matchless strength. All of them sucked in cold breaths of air—so terrifying was he!
Deep in the starry sky, the Alchemy Emperor Clan was also observing the battle.
Witnessing this scene, where even Heavenly Hall Lords who were Ancient Monarchs were sonot worth a single blow / utterly weak—crushed with a single palm, cleaved apart by a sword radiance—it was an absolute, crushing power that could seriously threaten the very survival of an imperial clan.
The old Sovereign and the others were filled with regret.
If not for their demand for him to marry into the clan back then, their relationship with the Battle Saint King would never have been like this.
Seemingly aged many years in an instant, the old Sovereign sighed despondently, "This old fool was blinded. I shouldn't have made that choice back then. If I could do it over, I would be willing to exchange the World Stone and the Immortal Emperor Medicine seedling for the Battle Saint King's trust."
Unfortunately, there were no 'ifs' in this world.
On another side, the Jiuyan Imperial Clan also appeared. After his initial shock, Sovereign Jiu Xuan felt deep relief.
Fortunately, they had never made an enemy of the Battle Saint King. Otherwise, the Jiuyan Imperial Clan might truly face extermination. He also admitted to himself that he was far from being a match.
Yan Gu Shen was deeply horrified as well.
Sovereign Jiu Xuan glanced at the current clan leader beside him, Yan Wu Shuang, and said kindly, "Wu Shuang, in the future, communicate more with your master. Our Jiuyan Imperial Clan will fully cooperate."
Yan Wu Shuang nodded slightly, a powerful yearning in her heart, hoping that one day she could become a supreme, peerless existence like her master!
"Deploy the Forbidden Weapons! We must kill the Battle Saint King and the Ice-Flame Monarch!"
Similarly, because of their appearance, the Soul-Restraining Hall was utterly enraged. Even more fearsome figures emerged. Even Forbidden Weapons not inferior to the Ice-Flame Monarch were mobilized, sweeping through the starry sky. Along the way, they shattered over a dozen Trial Ancient Passes, leaving behind blood-drenched star domains as they arrived with overwhelming force.
"Battle Saint King!"
"Ice-Flame Monarch!"
Amidst the roars, the Overlord-level existences of the Soul-Restraining Hall personally appeared, bringing with them two Forbidden Weapons—Number Three and Number Four—arguably even stronger than the Ice-Flame Monarch's former state as Weapon Number Five!
"Today, you two will inevitably fall into the hands of our Soul-Restraining Hall and become Forbidden Weapons!"
"Number Three!"
"Number Four!"
"Go!"
Roar—
Roar—
The two, who had been reduced to Forbidden Weapons, were both former Star Sky Overlords from the past, not inferior to the rulers of forbidden zones from the Primordial Heavenly Realm, perhaps even stronger. Now commanded to attack, they immediately tore through the boundless starry sky, charging towards the two.
"The Soul-Restraining Hall's foundational, hall-suppressing assets have been mobilized! Throughout history, there have only been seven in total. One was the Ice-Flame Monarch. Now, Number Three and Number Four have appeared—Star Sky Overlords from the past even more fearsome than the Ice-Flame Monarch!"
The myriad races of the universe observing from the extreme distance were shaken to their core. The moment such Forbidden Weapons appeared, even an imperial clan would likely immediately seal its Emperor Realm and close its borders, not daring to emerge, lest they face utter annihilation!