The Great Sage Immortal Prince snorted coldly. "Battle Saint King, do you really think you can dismantle the secret patterns of the Emperor Light Passage and kill us?"
The Divine Emperor's Son also sneered. "Battle Saint King, no matter how heaven-defying you are, you're still just an Ancient Monarch. This Emperor Light Passage was personally left behind by my father, the Divine Emperor. It contains genuine Emperor Dao power. Even if it's not a lot, it's not something you can break through."
Clearly, the few of them were confident and unafraid.
"Oh, is that so?"
"Don't forget, even a wisp of Emperor Soul from the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor met its end here. What more of you?" Ye Chen said indifferently, making everyone's hearts skip a beat. Only now did they remember that the Battle Saint King had been able to shatter a wisp of the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor's Emperor Soul. He was likely far more extraordinary than they had imagined.
They had simply overlooked it before, failing to recall it.
Now that they remembered, their expressions turned ugly.
They felt that even the strength of the Battle Saint King they had witnessed earlier was likely still being held back.
A Starry Sky Overlord?
He was probably a whole level more terrifying than a Starry Sky Overlord!
"Impossible!"
They each cried out in their hearts, unwilling to acknowledge this fact.
Yet, Ye Chen gave a cold smile, as if seeing through all their minds. "Correct. You've all guessed right. I have been concealing my strength all along. Aside from battling the wisp of the Primordial Beginning Emperor Ancestor's Emperor Soul, dealing with you lot earlier was merely the tip of the iceberg, a fraction of my power."
"Did you truly believe that if I intended to act, you would still have had a chance to enter this final Supreme Secret Realm?"
His ordinary tone was like the most terrifying forbidden heavenly thunder exploding!
The tip of the iceberg?
A fraction of his power?
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines!
"I didn't want to do this originally, but since you're seeking death, I have no choice."
Boom—
Within the Emperor Light Passage, Ye Chen forcibly halted his figure, no longer ascending. Even though the Emperor Light Passage sought to lead him into the Giant Secret Realm, its pulling force was something even an Ancient Path Overlord could not resist—one either continued upward or left.
But that didn't mean he couldn't do it.
Terrifying power seeped out in wisps, tearing through everything, breaking the pulling force.
Ye Chen stood firm, instantly transforming into a majestic, boundless Primordial Emperor Mountain, spanning the wide Emperor Light Passage, halting before the portal to the Giant Secret Realm, no longer ascending.
"How can a mere bit of Emperor Dao power hinder me?"
He gave a disdainful laugh, full of indifference.
Ye Chen erupted with the power of his Monarch physique, not the least bit inferior to the few strands of Supreme Emperor power contained within the Emperor Light Passage. His figure spun and abruptly descended, arriving before an Ancient Path Overlord in an instant.
It was the Original Sin Overlord, a formidable figure ranked among the absolute overlords of the current younger generation, no weaker than the sons of Eternal Giants like the Great Sage Immortal Prince, Chu Shenjun, Yu Wudi, and the Divine Emperor's Son.
Who among the younger generation could contend with him?
He was peerless in his era, and looking across all ages and epochs, he could absolutely be counted among the most qualified supreme geniuses to prove the Dao and become an Emperor!
Yet, Ye Chen's arrival before him made him feel an unparalleled pressure of imposing might, rendering him completely unable to move.
A cold, merciless gaze fell upon him, instantly feeling like an Emperor Dao divine mountain pressing down on him. His entire body stiffened, actually unable to move.
Among his peers, the Battle Saint King was the first person to make him feel such helplessness, powerlessness, and terror.
"You are the first!"
Ye Chen struck in the blink of an eye. Violent power surged forth, as if in thousands upon thousands of layers, overlapping and crashing down upon the Original Sin Overlord in a single moment.
Within the Emperor Light Passage, Emperor Light manifested, countless secret patterns flying out, intertwining, seeking to dissolve this attack.
At this moment, the power of the Monarch physique manifested, overwhelmingly powerful, actually seeking to forcibly offset the Emperor Light Passage's dissolution.
Ye Chen's attack continued to fall.
Now, the Original Sin Overlord felt a thorough and complete death crisis!
The last time he had felt it was also when facing the Battle Saint King, but this time it was countless times more intense.
Not just him, but all the other Ancient Path Overlords, Supreme Possession Bodies, and older-generation Ancient Monarchs felt the same.
The crisis was upon them, real and tangible!
With a furious roar, he struck out desperately, unleashing the full combat power of a fourth-level Sovereign to meet Ye Chen.
However, the secret patterns of the Emperor Light Passage manifested, instantly dissolving all of the Original Sin Overlord's offensive moves, neutralizing them into nothingness.
After all, just because Ye Chen could withstand it didn't mean a mere fourth-level Sovereign like the Original Sin Overlord was qualified to resist.
Boom—
Without even uttering a single word, the Original Sin Overlord, one of the Nine Great Overlords of the Ultimate Ancient Path, was annihilated in body and soul, perishing forever!
With just one strike, one of the Ancient Path Overlords vanished forever.
This was far more shocking than killing the Primordial Beginning Imperial Son, the Chaos Overlord, and the Silver Moon Sovereign not long ago.
Because killing those three would also not have been possible instantly; multiple attacks would have been needed.
Yet, the Original Sin Overlord, an Ancient Path Overlord comparable to a fifth-level Sovereign, was so utterly fragile.
All of this undoubtedly demonstrated that the Battle Saint King's strength was truly as he had said—from the earlier tip of the iceberg, a fraction of his power, he had now fully unleashed his full strength.
Clatter—
The Original Sin Overlord was smashed to pieces, immediately dropping countless supreme treasures, radiant and dazzlingly colorful. Each was a treasure that would drive ordinary cultivators mad with desire, and some were even supreme treasures that would make Ancient Monarchs' eyes turn red with greed.
With a sweeping grab, Ye Chen collected them all into his body.
Boom—
Ye Chen took a step forward. The might of his Monarch-level physique erupted in full, and the Monarch's majesty that touched upon a corner of the Emperor Dao domain manifested, suppressing everything within this Emperor Light Passage.
Crack—
Crack—
Crack—
...
Under the terrifying power, the Emperor Light Passage itself seemed unable to bear it. To the horrified gazes of everyone, fine cracks began to appear.
Inconceivable!
Unbelievable!
However, upon sensing the unparalleled, boundless, supreme imposing might emanating from Ye Chen's body, everyone instantly choked, as if feeling an Ancient Great Emperor descending upon the mortal world, lofty and supreme, suppressing them from above.
In that instant, all space-time, the Great Dao, and Sovereign rules solidified under this infinite might, unable to revive!
"Monarch!"
"A Monarch of the present age!"
At this moment, they finally understood what kind of existence the Battle Saint King was.
Terror gripped their hearts. The Battle Saint King, invincible as he was, was actually a peerless, unrivaled supreme Monarch!
No wonder he swept through everything unbeaten!
Now, Ye Chen's gaze swept over the various Ancient Path Overlords, Supreme Possession Bodies, and older-generation Ancient Monarchs. None of the many powerhouses dared to meet his eyes.
That gaze seemed capable of devouring everything, including the Sovereign rules upon their bodies. Once they met it, the Sovereign rules within their bodies stirred restlessly, as if about to soar into the sky and be stripped away.