"You may address me as the Second Emperor Envoy!"
A handsome figure appeared. It was indeed the Second Emperor Envoy, extraordinarily handsome, looking as if he were just over twenty years old. One eye held a sun, the other a blood moon, yet he was overwhelmingly powerful. His blood energy could coil through the cosmic starry sky, submerging boundless star domains.
He looked down from on high, like a deity descending to the mortal world, gazing down upon the severely wounded Ye Chen and the others below with a trace of contempt, utterly disregarding them.
"The Second Emperor Envoy!?"
The Ice Flame Monarch and the others' expressions changed.
The world knew that among the Nine Great Emperor Envoys, the higher the ranking, the more powerful they were.
Especially the Second Emperor Envoy, whose rank among the Nine Great Emperor Envoys was second only to the mysterious First Emperor Envoy. His strength was rumored to have reached the peak of the Tenth Heaven Sovereign level, just a step away from the Monarch realm—powerful beyond measure.
Now, seeing him in person confirmed it. Although there was an element of ambush—silent, crossing the vast cosmic starry sky to suddenly strike at Ye Chen and his companions—the terrifyingly powerful assault was such that even though Ye Chen reacted instantly, he was still sent flying, crashing into a star domain, appearing quite disheveled.
The three Star Sky Overlords, including the Ice Flame Monarch, were even brought to the brink of death.
The Primordial Devourer Star Beast was also severely wounded, its blood staining the starry sky.
"Daring to kill one of our Nine Great Emperor Envoys... you are remarkable, but it only means you must die."
No one knew the Second Emperor Envoy would act so suddenly, so abruptly, yet so terrifyingly boundless—a thunderous strike meant to annihilate everything.
Had Ye Chen not possessed various extraordinary methods, he likely would have been killed.
But even so, this was the first time since his return to the Ultimate Ancient Path that he had been so overwhelmingly suppressed.
Ye Chen intended to unleash his Chaos Supreme Body and the spirit of the Chaos God Kings, but the Second Emperor Envoy gave him no chance, attacking continuously. Blades of light formed rivers, repeatedly spanning the starry sky, submerging everything.
The three Star Sky Overlords were even shattered to pieces once; compared to the Second Emperor Envoy, they fell far short.
The Primordial Devourer Star Beast also fell far short.
"Is this all the so-called Battle Saint King is capable of?"
The Second Emperor Envoy sneered. It was a pity he had come personally. After all, there was a vast gap between the Ninth Heaven and the Tenth Heaven, let alone between an early-stage and a peak-stage practitioner—the difference was like heaven and earth.
Killing the Battle Saint King was no problem for him.
Ye Chen looked up at the Second Emperor Envoy. He had to admit he had somewhat underestimated the Nine Great Emperor Envoys. Having killed the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Emperor Envoys had also made him somewhat overconfident. But this ambush by the Second Emperor Envoy filled him with rage. He said coldly, "The Second Emperor Envoy, is it? With this attitude, looking down on me like this, you will come to regret it. Believe me."
"Oh? Really? Do you intend to rely on that special three-body fusion enhancement secret technique to contend with me? Although that enhancement technique is strong, allowing you to reach a level comparable to the mid-Tenth Heaven, compared to me, you're still a notch short." The Second Emperor Envoy chuckled lightly, utterly unafraid, instead looking down upon Ye Chen as if he were an ant.
What did it matter if he had killed the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Emperor Envoys? He was a peak Tenth Heaven Sovereign, his true strength unimaginably powerful.
Even this Battle Saint King could not stir up much of a ripple under his watchful eye.
As his blood energy boiled, Ye Chen's injuries rapidly recovered. His expression gradually turned cold. "Since that's the case, let me show you the true power of my Chaos Saint Body."
Boom—
The Chaos Saint Body, under self-imposed seals, for the first time fully revealed its strongest form before outsiders.
Peerless chaotic blood light instantly submerged layer upon layer of star domains. Even from another distant part of the starry sky, such boundless blood energy was visible, as if chaos itself was being reenacted. Countless astonishing phenomena spontaneously appeared: stars reforming, worlds and heavens and earths spontaneously opening.
Ye Chen appeared like a Chaos Sovereign.
This was merely the imposing aura of his physical body, yet it caused the vast cosmic starry sky to tremble. All the stars in the sky, countless celestial bodies, dimmed at this moment, with thick streams of stellar radiance crossing the void to pour into his body.
The Chaos Saint Body was flawless and pure, every pore emitting blazing radiant light, as if each had transformed into a twinkling star.
"What an incredibly powerful physical body. The Battle Saint King's supreme physique makes me feel as if I'm facing a peak Sovereign." The Ice Flame Monarch murmured in uncertain astonishment.
Weapon No. 3 and Weapon No. 4 felt the same. The sheer power of that physique, its vast and boundless blood energy, was far beyond their reach.
"A body achieving Emperorhood!"
The three Star Sky Overlords exclaimed, but soon shook their heads. It hadn't reached that level yet; otherwise, it would be like facing a true Monarch.
But even so, the strength of his physique had likely reached a level approaching Emperorhood, supremely powerful. He could probably send a Star Sky Overlord flying with a mere wave of his hand, truly invincible in the starry sky.
"This physique—"
Even the Second Emperor Envoy was greatly shocked, for the power of this physique exceeded imagination. Strong as he was, he felt waves of threat, as if this was not a person but a slumbering Monarch beginning to awaken.
"A physique nearly achieving Emperorhood... even I have not reached this step. Right, he is of the Battle Saint lineage, also a chaos cultivator, mastering the most powerful body refinement techniques. That must be how his physique evolved to this point. If his body truly achieved Emperorhood, that would be something else entirely." The Second Emperor Envoy's expression turned grave, but his eyes also held intense fervor and greed.
If he could seize this Chaos Saint Body and make it his own, he could advance further, unifying form and spirit, perhaps even impact the Monarch realm, reaching a level comparable to the First Emperor Envoy.
Among the Nine Great Emperor Envoys, the First Emperor Envoy held the top position, peerless and invincible. His strength was such that even the other eight Emperor Envoys combined were no match for him.
Because the First Emperor Envoy was a Monarch existence, a supreme powerhouse with one foot already in the Emperor's domain.
Though all were Emperor Envoys, the gap between them was immense.
The Second Emperor Envoy also admitted he was far inferior to the First Emperor Envoy. But if he seized the Battle Saint King's Chaos Saint Body, he would have great hope of reaching the First Emperor Envoy's level.
"Battle Saint King, today, this invincible physique of yours... I shall claim it!"
As he spoke, he unleashed a terrifyingly peerless divine ability. His magic power crowned the starry sky; his fingers and palms transformed into immeasurable heavenly steles, inscribed with countless ancient runes—all were great dao runes condensed from Sovereign laws, numbering in the tens of millions, dense and countless.
Moreover, terrifying phenomena and dharma forms manifested: a Roc soaring through the starry sky, a True Dragon devouring the eighteen layers of hell, a Phoenix burning the thirty-three heavens...
This single strike made the hearts of the three Star Sky Overlords, including the Ice Flame Monarch, tremble. Facing it, they would inevitably be shattered to pieces, with no chance of survival.
This was the strength of the Second Emperor Envoy—a peak Sovereign, surpassing these Eighth Heaven Sovereigns by an immeasurable degree.