Within the gate of light, the figure belonging to Ye Chen gradually grew clearer, finally emerging completely. A man of impeccable perfection instantly appeared. That flawless appearance and aura captivated all living beings in an instant, making them marvel, unable to imagine that such a perfect person could exist in this world.
Everyone was immersed in this perfection.
The 1st Imperial Envoy was also slightly dazed, somewhat lost. When he regained his senses, he immediately drew in a sharp breath of cold air. It had only been a little over a thousand years since they last met, yet the Battle Saint King's aura could actually make him slightly lose himself. This was simply unbelievable.
Ye Chen stood within the gate of light, looking at the 1st Imperial Envoy with a faint, enigmatic smile.
In his palm, a ring of light appeared, within which countless rays of brilliance flickered. Upon closer inspection, were these not precisely the countless layers of sword radiance the 1st Imperial Envoy had unleashed?
Only, they were all sealed within this single ring of light, unable to break free, making it truly hard to believe.
He, though also a Monarch-level existence, shouldn't have been able to seal the 1st Imperial Envoy's strongest sword radiance within it.
How was it done?
The 1st Imperial Envoy's expression turned grave. His entire aura suddenly surged explosively, his Monarch-level might fully unleashed, suppressing the entire starry sky, even reaching far and wide, spreading across nearly half of the cosmic starry sky.
All factions within this cosmic starry sky were startled without exception.
Even numerous Ancient Monarchs were awakened, gazing from afar towards this direction.
The appearance of a Monarch shook the starry heavens!
Boom—
The 1st Imperial Envoy dared not be the slightest bit careless. The Battle Saint King's physical body had achieved Monarch status, making him also a Monarch-level existence. Wielding his knight's longsword, he took the initiative to attack, charging towards the latter.
"So eager to kill me already?"
Within the gate of light, Ye Chen gave a faint smile. With a flick of his finger, the ring of light sealing the countless layers of sword radiance shot out, transforming into a streaking meteor, lightning-fast as it crashed towards the 1st Imperial Envoy. "A thousand years apart, I want to know how much you've improved?"
Swish—
The ring of light shattered layer by layer. The countless layers of sword radiance instantly transformed into a vast ocean of sword dao, submerging the rolling starry sky, annihilating the stars of the heavens, and fiercely crashing towards the 1st Imperial Envoy.
"Break!"
The 1st Imperial Envoy snorted coldly. Even though this was his own Monarch-level strike from before, equivalent to attacking himself, he showed no fear. Swinging his knight's longsword, an even more astonishing river of sword dao instantly spanned the sky, vast enough to contain all rivers. It actually swallowed all the countless layers of sword radiance, merging them into one, transforming into an even more terrifying Monarch sword radiance.
Then, a second sword strike was unleashed, equally vast and mighty, yet straight and true, merging with the first river of sword dao to form a cross-shaped sword radiance!
The cross-shaped sword radiance spanned up, down, left, and right, sealing all six directions from behind to the front, slashing towards Ye Chen.
This was the 1st Imperial Envoy's full-power strike. Even a Monarch facing it would have to be cautious, otherwise they risked serious injury.
However, within the gate of light, Ye Chen's figure did not retreat in the slightest. On the contrary, he pointed out a single finger.
Boom—
With that single finger pointed out, it was as if a colossal pillar supporting the great universe had toppled over. Chaos exploded. An unimaginable Chaos giant finger descended from the heavens, pointing towards the cross-shaped sword radiance.
Amidst the thunderous roar, the myriad races of the starry sky witnessed the 1st Imperial Envoy's cross-shaped sword radiance rise to block for less than three breaths before being forcefully crushed and shattered.
The Chaos giant finger did not dissipate in the slightest. It continued to topple down heavily, landing squarely upon the 1st Imperial Envoy.
Boom—
Countless star domains exploded. The 1st Imperial Envoy was sent flying. The Monarch battle armor on his body dimmed and lost its luster. He coughed up great mouthfuls of blood, sent hurtling who knows how many star domains away. Monarch's blood stained entire swathes of star domains red.
Unimaginable!
Unbelievable!
Shaking past and present!
The Battle Saint King pointed out a single finger, forcefully blasted away the Monarch 1st Imperial Envoy, supreme and invincible!
Everyone was stunned, looking at the perfect figure within the gate of light. It was as if he were not a young genius, but a peerless Great Emperor rising to stand above the mortal world, lofty and aloof, looking down upon the human realm.
This scene, accompanied by fragments of time flying out, spread across the cosmic starry sky, shaking the entire ancient universe!
A thousand years apart, the Battle Saint King had actually achieved a great leap, reaching a higher level where he could suppress Monarchs. Vast and boundless, no one in the world could match him!
Could it be that he had already proved the Dao and become an Emperor?
Before them, was that a young and flourishing Supreme Emperor?
But soon, everyone shook their heads in denial.
Because the Battle Saint King was a chaos cultivator. The Chaos Great Dao had never had a successful prover throughout history. Even a mighty figure like the generation-spanning colossus Tai Sheng Huang had still been unable to make the Chaos Great Dao completely perfect, let alone the Battle Saint King.
Yet, if he hadn't proved the Dao and become an Emperor, what realm was the Battle Saint King in?
No one knew.
They only knew that the Battle Saint King before them was so unfathomably deep. Many even wondered if the Monarch realm was also divided into ten heavenly levels. Otherwise, how could the Battle Saint King be so powerful? The 1st Imperial Envoy, also a Monarch, wasn't even his match in a single encounter.
However, few people in the world truly understood.
The Monarch realm was too vague. To be precise, it was merely a transitional stage before an Ancient Monarch proved the Dao and became an Emperor. It was even more ambiguous than the quasi-Monarch level when a God King ascended to become an Ancient Monarch.
The myriad races of the starry sky were shaken to their cores, unable to regain their senses for a long time.
Here, Ancient Monarchs belonging to imperial clans were awakened. Ancient Monarchs from the Ultimate Ancient Path also gazed from afar. At this moment, they all drew in sharp breaths of cold air.
Because they knew more secrets than ordinary Ancient Monarchs.
Whether imperial clans or the Ultimate Ancient Path, both had given birth to ancient Great Emperors and had true Monarchs who existed for long periods, thus leaving behind many Monarch secrets. Ancient Monarchs of this category naturally knew quite a few secrets more clearly.
The Monarch realm, unlike the quasi-Monarch realm, was not divided into early, middle, late, great perfection, or heaven-defying levels.
A Monarch was simply a Monarch.
Upon entering the Monarch realm, it was equivalent to having one foot already stepped into the Emperor's Dao domain. There were no divisions like early, middle, or late stages.
Generally speaking, all Monarchs were equally powerful. Below the Supreme One, they were invincible in the world!
Of course, there were some special circumstances, such as those who were dual Monarchs in form and spirit. Because their physical bodies achieved Monarch status, it was equivalent to possessing dual Monarch power, making them considerably stronger than other Monarchs, but ultimately limited.
Yet now, the strength displayed by the Battle Saint King was far, far greater than that of dual Monarchs in form and spirit.
It was as if he wasn't a Monarch at all, but a peerless Great Emperor.
Flicking a finger to cover the heavens, defeating a Monarch in a single encounter—this was enough to glimpse the whole picture!
"Could it be... he is a legendary Monarch of the Eternal Path!?"
At the Hundredth Pass, a starry sky overlord murmured to himself, suddenly recalling some ancient, ultimate secrets.
Secrets of that level could be considered nothing short of mythical.
Fortunately, the Ultimate Ancient Path spanned epoch after epoch. Countless geniuses from chaotic ancient universes of every epoch journeyed there, and ancient Great Emperors were born from it, thus learning enough supreme secrets.