The words 'Battle Saint King' weighed down like a Primordial Imperial Mountain, impossible for anyone to ignore.
Back in the day, he had even overpowered everyone, becoming the undisputed absolute top young overlord of the two ancient domains, unrivaled by any.
Even though they were now powerful, each having reached the Ancient Monarch level, the scattered whispers that had come from the Ultimate Ancient Path indicated that the Battle Saint King had also become an Ancient Monarch.
Unfortunately, the information they possessed was limited. Entering the Ultimate Ancient Domain from the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain required a Quasi-Monarch to come personally, and trying to return in reverse was even more difficult, nearly impossible to enter.
Thus, even these young overlords dared not lightly return to the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain to learn more news.
After an eerily long silence, someone finally spoke up. It was the Great Sage Immortal Prince, who scoffed lightly, "The Battle Saint King was very strong back then, but hundreds of years have passed. We have all become Ancient Monarchs. Even if the Battle Saint King has also become an Ancient Monarch, there's no need to fear him. Back when he was a Quasi-Monarch, he merely grasped more Monarch rules. But as fellow Ancient Monarchs, even if the Battle Saint King were here, I would not fear him. I could overpower him."
Clearly, he possessed absolute confidence and also felt the rumors from back then were somewhat exaggerated. No matter how strong the Battle Saint King was, how could he possibly overpower so many overlords alone? It was undoubtedly a fantasy.
The Great Sage Immortal Prince believed it was more that these young overlords, having been defeated back then, were so ashamed of their loss that they exaggerated the Battle Saint King's strength.
Besides, hundreds of years had passed. The shackles of the Ancient Monarch threshold were enough to hold back everyone. Even the Battle Saint King must have been stuck for a long time. In a real meeting, he might not be as invincible as he was back then. They should be able to have a true peak battle. There was even a certain possibility that the Battle Saint King might not compare to their current selves.
After all, over these past few hundred years, they had entered numerous supreme secret realms and gained immense harvests. The Battle Saint King had left and returned to the Pangu Universe, so it was highly unlikely his gains surpassed theirs.
However, the barrier of the Ultimate Ancient Domain restricted the inflow of outside news. They simply had no idea how powerful Ye Chen was now, having achieved Imperial Monarch with his physical body, capable of suppressing everything.
Yuanchu Imperial Son also spoke, "No matter how strong the Battle Saint King is, he cannot be excessively heaven-defying. If we were to meet now, he might not necessarily be our match."
"Are you sure about that?" The Heaven-Defying Battle King spoke up, saying calmly, "I hope you still have that confidence when the Battle Saint King appears."
Back in the day, he had faced the Battle Saint King head-on in battle and understood the power of this ostensibly opposing lineage. Hundreds of years ago, in a real battle, all of them combined had been swept aside.
Hundreds of years had passed. They had grown, but with the Battle Saint King being that kind of heaven-defying monster who stood unparalleled across ancient and modern times, how could he possibly remain stagnant? He had likely become even more powerful.
Among those present, the many Ancient Path Overlords all fell silent.
Figures like Wu Dao, Huang Di, and Chu Shenjun—veteran Ancient Path Overlords—also flashed the same thought.
The Battle Saint King was so heaven-defying. Even if limited by the Ancient Monarch threshold, after hundreds of years, he might not be weaker than them; he might even be stronger.
Yuanchu Imperial Son's body erupted with unparalleled blood energy, even stronger than that of the Heaven-Defying Battle King and Huang Di by a significant margin. He sneered coldly, "It seems the blow from being defeated by the Battle Saint King back then left too deep a mark on you, making you so fearful. Even if the Battle Saint King has become stronger this time, even if he has become a Super Monarch, in close-quarters combat, this Imperial Son dares to say no one can match me."
His body shone like a sun, his blood energy so vigorous it was unprecedented, suppressing the various Ancient Path Overlords by sheer force.
Everyone knew that Yuanchu Imperial Son had fused a small portion of a Great Emperor-level physical body with his own. In a sense, this could be considered a Half-Emperor Body. In terms of physical body, even a heaven-defying battle physique like the Heaven-Defying Battle King's was somewhat inferior.
If Yuanchu Imperial Son had not, over the past many years, fully mastered this Half-Emperor Body—truly grasping less than a tenth of its power—he would have been enough to sweep aside all the Ancient Path Overlords present.
A Half-Emperor Body was just that formidable.
Yuanchu Imperial Son indeed had the capital for confidence.
In close-quarters combat, he feared no one.
Huang Di said coldly, "Yuanchu Imperial Son, you only dare to claim invincibility in close combat at your current level. When you reach the Ninth or Tenth Heavens, you won't be able to do so. Whether it's me or the Heaven-Defying Battle King, we are the ultimate experts of the body refinement lineage. In close-quarters combat at the same level, we fear no one. Your current arrogance is merely because you've fused part of a Great Emperor-level physical body. Otherwise, in a battle at the same level, you are no match for me or the Heaven-Defying Battle King."
As an ultimate expert of the body refinement lineage, Huang Di possessed absolute confidence. Even facing the sons of eternal giants like Shen Di Zi, the Great Sage Immortal Prince, and Chu Shenjun, he dared to claim he could gain the upper hand in close combat.
Moreover, his body refinement technique perfectly harmonized with his own bloodline, making it even more terrifying.
"Is that so?" Yuanchu Imperial Son smiled indifferently, with a hint of contempt. "Huang Di, don't think this Imperial Son doesn't know. Your true identity is actually also an Imperial Son of the Sealed Boundary Universe, the son of the Great Desolate Ancient Emperor, cultivating the Great Desolate Imperial Heaven Art."
The name 'Sealed Boundary Universe' returning to 'Pangu Universe' had not spread within the Chaotic Ancient Universe where the Ultimate Ancient Path was located, so the old name, Sealed Boundary Universe, was still used.
Hearing this, many people revealed looks of shock.
Huang Di was actually an Imperial Son of the Great Desolate Ancient Emperor of the Sealed Boundary Universe?
They were only learning this now.
However, the major Ancient Path Overlords in the innermost circle all remained calm, clearly having long suspected as much.
In the third circle, Ye Chen smiled. Regarding this piece of news, he had also long suspected it. When he encountered the Huang Di Clan, he had felt a vaguely familiar flavor, precisely because of Huang Di.
He had even told the Huang Di Clan that the Great Desolate Ancient Emperor likely still had an Imperial Son lost outside. Clearly, that was Huang Di.
Huang Di's expression was indifferent. He showed no panic at his identity being exposed, saying indifferently, "So what if I am? I am originally the son of the Great Desolate Ancient Emperor. I never hid it; I just never mentioned it."
Yuanchu Imperial Son smiled disdainfully, "The Great Desolate Ancient Emperor is indeed also a supreme Great Emperor, an Ancient Great Emperor of the body refinement lineage, counted among the top strongest attackers among the supreme Great Emperors. However, this Imperial Son's identity is something you cannot imagine."
At this moment, Chu Shenjun spoke. Ethereal as a banished immortal, he looked at Yuanchu Imperial Son and said, "I once learned from my father about some of the eternal giants in the Chaotic Sea. One of them is the Yuanchu Imperial Ancestor of the Alien Ancient Universe. My father mentioned that the Yuanchu Imperial Ancestor is peerlessly unmatched in the Dao of clones. If I guess correctly, the Yuanchu Great Emperor on the Ultimate Ancient Path should be a Great Emperor-level Dao Body of the Yuanchu Imperial Ancestor, merely disguised as the Yuanchu Great Emperor, his true identity unknown to outsiders. And your true identity is not merely an ordinary Great Emperor's son, but the son of the Yuanchu Imperial Ancestor, right?"