Boom—
Suddenly, the One Hundredth Pass trembled. The vast, immense phantom of a great world manifested above the One Hundredth Pass, with countless powerful auras soaring into the sky, shaking the cosmos of the great universe.
What's more, dozens of supremely powerful, majestic Sovereign auras bloomed. Streaks of dragon-shaped blood light shot skyward, standing tall between heaven and earth like colossal pillars, eternally fixed within the cosmic starry space.
The various Strongest Prodigies of the One Hundredth Pass were shocked and terrified. Who were these newcomers, exactly?
Even a single Ancient Monarch arriving would basically be enough to dominate the One Hundredth Pass, let alone several dozen of them. This lineup could truly be said to shake the entire Ultimate Ancient Path!
Looking up into the distance, they saw that standing before these dozens of Ancient Monarchs was a handsome man with flowing golden hair, dazzling and conspicuous. It was none other than the former First Imperial Envoy.
He personally led the main world of the Soul-Restraining Hall here, descending upon the One Hundredth Pass. Looking down from a commanding height, he coldly surveyed this important checkpoint that gathered over half of the Ultimate Ancient Path's Strongest Prodigies and spoke indifferently: "Capture all the Strongest Prodigies of the Ancient Path. Use their blood to awaken His Majesty!"
"Yes!"
Dozens of Soul-Restraining Hall Ancient Monarchs descended, surrounding the One Hundredth Pass.
These Strongest Prodigies of the Ancient Path encompassed all manner of constitutions, even including those of Chaos Holy Spirits. Their potential was astonishing. This was the final step of the Soul-Restraining Hall's plan.
"The First Imperial Envoy!"
"It's people from the Soul-Restraining Hall, and the First Imperial Envoy himself is leading the army here!"
"This is terrible! The Soul-Restraining Hall has lain dormant for over a thousand years. Weren't they beaten into hiding like turtles by the Battle Saint King and Senior Cang Xiong? Now that the Battle Saint King has been away from the Ultimate Ancient Path for many years and Senior Cang Xiong hasn't shown himself, the Soul-Restraining Hall can finally no longer restrain themselves and have jumped out!"
"The First Imperial Envoy is a veritable Monarch. With no other Monarchs appearing, who can contend with him? Even a Star Sky Overlord coming here would only meet death!"
Within the One Hundredth Pass, the various Strongest Prodigies all changed expressions, despair rising within them.
Within the trial ancient passes, the strongest were only at the Quasi-Sovereign level. They could compete among the younger generation, ranking among the top, listed as Strongest Prodigies. But before a Monarch like the First Imperial Envoy, they were undoubtedly no different from ants. A single finger would be enough to crush them to death!
Boom—
Boom—
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"Seeking death! Soul-Restraining Hall, withdraw! Otherwise, don't blame the Ultimate Ancient Path for declaring war!"
A great shout resounded through the starry sky. Naturally, the One Hundredth Pass had Ancient Monarchs stationed there—three of them, in fact.
Furthermore, other Ancient Monarchs rushed over from other trial ancient passes at the first moment.
Among them, two were even Star Sky Overlords.
However, facing the Soul-Restraining Hall army with its dozens of Ancient Monarchs, they were still far from enough, falling far short!
Especially with the First Imperial Envoy personally present. As a Monarch, he far surpassed Ancient Monarchs. He coldly watched the Ultimate Ancient Path's twelve Ancient Monarchs and snorted: "Courting death!"
Swish—
His slender, jade-like five fingers gripped a knight's longsword. With a swing towards the starry sky, a crack sounded. Sword light illuminated countless star domains. Visible to the naked eye, a sword radiance descended from the heavens like a star river, severing space-time.
The sword radiance tore through everything. Even the Great Dao had to retreat and scatter. A Monarch's sword strike was fundamentally unstoppable.
When a Monarch attacked, even a Star Sky Overlord could not block it.
"Damn it! Even if Senior Cang Xiong finds out, he can't possibly arrive immediately!"
The Ultimate Ancient Path's Ancient Monarchs at the One Hundredth Pass could only despair. But at this moment, they had to fight to the death to protect these Strongest Prodigies. They couldn't let the Soul-Restraining Hall capture them, or the consequences would be endless!
"Useless. Mere Ancient Monarchs are not worth mentioning in my eyes!"
The First Imperial Envoy said coldly. That sword radiance contained threads of Monarch might, capable of cleaving through all things, unstoppable.
"Resist with all our might! We absolutely cannot let the Soul-Restraining Hall obtain these Strongest Prodigies! Otherwise, the Soul-Restraining Hall's plan will be implemented. Once the Heavenly Soul Great Emperor revives, no one in the entire cosmos of the great universe will be able to withstand the arrival of such an Ancient Great Emperor ruling the starry sky!"
The various Ancient Monarchs of the Ancient Path roared, suddenly soaring into the sky. They activated Sovereign-level immeasurable combat power. One supremely powerful divine ability after another shot skyward, colliding with the Monarch's sword radiance.
Unfortunately, all the Sovereign divine abilities, including the attacks of the Star Sky Overlords, were easily severed by the Monarch's sword radiance. Unstoppable!
A single Monarch's sword radiance spanned the starry sky, crashing down.
The Ancient Path's Sovereigns faced it in despair!
Boom—
At the critical moment, the starry sky shook violently.
All eyes watched as a gate of light, ten thousand zhang tall, suddenly manifested between heaven and earth.
Outside the gate of light, myriad strange phenomena swirled, appearing quite extraordinary.
Inside the gate of light, nothing could be seen. Only vast swathes of chaotic light rushed out on their own, then spread, transforming into layer upon layer of raging, turbulent oceans. It was as if a sea of stars had suddenly poured forth, spanning the sky above the One Hundredth Pass.
Before them, the Monarch's sword radiance, spanning hundreds of millions of li at the very least, plunged into this ocean. Unbelievably, the sword radiance capable of slaying Star Sky Overlords did not cleave through as easily as imagined. On the contrary, it encountered tremendous obstruction, even being continuously dissipated.
In the end, the Monarch-level world-destroying sword radiance was dissipated, vanishing without a trace...
The starry sky shook violently!
The various powerhouses of the One Hundredth Pass were both shocked and overjoyed.
Shocked because who was this newcomer, actually capable of blocking the First Imperial Envoy's Monarch strike?
Joyful because the newcomer seemed to be on the Ultimate Ancient Path's side. Otherwise, why would they intervene like this?
"Who is it?"
The First Imperial Envoy coldly shouted, his gaze icy as he looked into the gate of light.
Anyone capable of dissipating his sword radiance—even if it wasn't a full-power strike—was no ordinary person. The other party was likely also a Monarch existence.
A clear, bright chuckle suddenly arose out of thin air: "First Imperial Envoy, has it only been a little over a thousand years, and you've already forgotten me?"
Within the gate of light, a slender figure could vaguely be seen gradually becoming clearer, carrying a somewhat familiar feeling.
The First Imperial Envoy was momentarily stunned. Then, understanding dawned. That was chaotic light. Probably only that person—
"Battle Saint King!"
The First Imperial Envoy roared, his eyes blazing with cold, sharp light.
The world shook!
Within the One Hundredth Pass, whether it was the Ancient Path's Sovereigns or the various Strongest Prodigies, all were stirred with excitement.
The Battle Saint King, the number one expert who had slaughtered his way through two great ancient paths, had actually appeared at this time!
And indeed, only he could. When he left back then, the Battle Saint King had already achieved Monarch-level physical body, possessing peerless cultivation capable of fighting peak Monarchs.
"Battle Saint King, you shouldn't be able to descend!"
Without waiting for the person inside the gate of light to fully manifest, the First Imperial Envoy gripped his knight's longsword, fully releasing his Monarch might. In an instant, a full hundred million layers of sword radiance spanned the sky, blotting out the heavens and covering the earth. Finally, they all slashed towards the gate of light, and towards the Battle Saint King inside.
He wanted to take advantage of the Battle Saint King not having truly descended yet, and being unable to retreat, to slay him.
If possible, he would use the Battle Saint King himself as a sacrifice to the Heavenly Soul Great Emperor to facilitate the Great Emperor's revival.
"Battle Saint King, be careful!"
On the One Hundredth Pass, the Ancient Path's Sovereigns and Strongest Prodigies all cried out in alarm. This First Imperial Envoy was too shameless, actually launching such a fierce attack while the Battle Saint King was in the process of descending, unable to retreat.
However, the First Imperial Envoy wouldn't take it to heart. The victor is king, the loser a bandit.
Besides, the Battle Saint King was also a peerless great enemy to him. At a critical moment, he would not hesitate to employ any means to attack, as long as it could kill the Battle Saint King.
However, when these hundred million layers of sword radiance plunged into the gate of light, the imagined scene of blood blossoming did not appear. On the contrary, all the sword radiance seemed to have been swallowed. Silently, without a trace, they vanished.
What in the world had happened?
Even the First Imperial Envoy was shocked and uncertain.