This was proof bestowed upon those who walk the Human Sovereign's path, a mark of kingship granted by heaven and earth. All kings who receive a certain certification possess it.
This was the information Ye Chen obtained. Naturally, he possessed the more noble True King's Divine Crown, so he did not have the ordinary king's divine crown.
"No!"
The four kings roared, their bodies glowing, Dao Power overflowing as they struggled desperately, trying to stop this.
The king's divine crown was crucial, indispensable—a powerful proof on the Human Sovereign's path. To have it stripped away like this was a great humiliation.
Ye Chen snorted coldly. With a sweep of his right hand, the power of the Void Divine Art intensified, squeezing in from all directions, causing the four kings to cough up large mouthfuls of blood, unable to break free.
Boom—
Divine radiance shot into the heavens. From the crown of Ye Chen's head, a beam of light many times more brilliant and majestic suddenly surged forth, plunging into the thick blood clouds. It forcibly dissipated vast swathes of the clouds, clearing a broad expanse of blue sky where sunlight poured down.
Yet what was even more eye-catching was that within the dazzling pillar of divine light, a noble and supremely majestic divine crown was clearly seen floating slowly up and down. It resembled the king's divine crown but was far more magnificent, noble, and awe-inspiring.
If the king's divine crown represented a king, then this crown represented an emperor!
Infinite majesty emanated from it, stemming from the soul itself, causing the four brilliant king's divine crowns to appear dim and pale in comparison at this moment, trembling as if subjects encountering a lofty emperor.
It was as if the supreme sovereign had appeared, making everyone feel reverence.
"True King's Divine Crown!"
The whole world was shocked. This was actually a supreme True King's Divine Crown, superior to the king's divine crown. Although no one present had ever seen a real True King's Divine Crown, that aura could not be mistaken—it was transcendent and superior.
But why was a part missing from the core of the True King's Divine Crown? The star gem that should have been at its very heart was incomplete, missing a large portion, causing everyone to be shocked and puzzled.
Ye Chen exerted himself with a mighty shake. The True King's Divine Crown suddenly erupted with light that shot into the sky, its mysterious and mighty power spreading out to act upon the four king's divine crowns.
Crack— Crack—
Crack— Crack—
The four king's divine crowns suddenly shattered, transforming into a shower of brilliant light that surged toward the True King's Divine Crown floating above Ye Chen's head and was absorbed.
The star gem at its core was actually repaired by more than half in a flash, becoming even more dazzling. Boundless majesty slowly bloomed forth, making almost everyone feel the urge to kneel and submit.
At this moment, Ye Chen, with the True King's Divine Crown upon his head, resembled a supreme sovereign, looking down upon the world, ruling over the Myriad Domains, with all living beings submitting.
Swish—
Then the True King's Divine Crown condensed into a dazzling beam of light and plunged into the crown of Ye Chen's head, disappearing completely.
At this time, he released the restraints on the four kings, imposing no further restrictions. The four kings all landed on the ground with difficulty and were escorted back by their respective domain armies.
Ye Chen paid no heed to any of this.
Because he had obtained the most important thing. As for these four kings, they were long beneath his notice.
This caused the expressions of the four kings to change repeatedly. They couldn't help but clench their fists, feeling powerless and bitter.
But at this moment, the armies of the four domains turned murderous, killing intent soaring to the skies: "Brat, no matter who you are today, you will pay the corresponding price."
Rumble—
The armies moved out. Primordial beasts roared and bellowed, warships took to the air, battle flags waved. The armies of the four domains, thousands upon thousands strong, advanced to charge and kill Ye Chen.
Swish—
At this very moment, a brilliant flash of light appeared. Heads were severed, blood spurted. Within the Xueyuan Domain army, hundreds of soldiers were slain, their bodies and heads separated.
This was Ye Chen making his move, his expression cold and merciless. True King's divine might surged and spread, exploding with overwhelming force as he said coldly, "Want to kill me? Do you think you can kill me?"
Swish—
He stepped with the Reverse Void Eight Steps, his speed reaching the ultimate limit of the mortal world. In an instant, he charged into the midst of the Xueyuan Domain army. With a light flick of his finger, circles of destruction spread out, instantly turning over three hundred soldiers and officers into flying ash, leaving nothing behind.
He struck again, executing the Mountain Embracing Seal. Nine majestic mountains materialized in the sky, shattering nine warships in succession. The protective array patterns on the ships were utterly incapable of blocking them. The thousands of people on those ships were slaughtered.
With a sweep of both hands, he seized over a thousand spears from the soldiers' hands and then shot them all toward the massive and ferocious primordial beasts, turning them into sieves and killing twelve in a row.
The eight super Divine Transformation Commanders of the four domain armies paled. This young great demon king was too terrifying, far more fearsome than imagined.
Moreover, his speed was incredibly fast. Before they could even react, the Xueyuan Domain had suffered heavy casualties.
"Attack! No need for too much consideration. The eight of us will join forces to slay this brat. Otherwise, the future trouble will be endless."
For the first time, the eight Commanders of the four domain armies decided to join hands, combining their strength to suppress and kill Ye Chen, to nip this threat in the bud.
Swish—
Before the eight Commanders could even reach him, vast swathes of array patterns spread out from under Ye Chen's feet. He shifted away as fast as lightning, leaving everything empty. They simply couldn't catch him.
The next moment, Ye Chen charged into the Feilong Domain army, slaughtering once more. Heads fell in droves, warships were destroyed, primordial beasts howled mournfully as they were torn apart. In an instant, casualties were heavy, unstoppable.
The four domain armies were already thrown into panic and chaos. No one could remain calm, being slaughtered until their formations broke.
This infuriated the eight Commanders, but they were powerless. Because this brat possessed the world's ultimate speed—too fast to catch up with, not even able to touch the hem of his garment.
The young powerhouses in the distance had long since retreated far away to avoid being caught in the crossfire. But seeing all this, they couldn't help but marvel.
Truly worthy of being the peerless great demon king Yue. He was indeed terrifyingly formidable. To be able to slaughter so one-sidedly while facing the armies of four domains—how many in the world could do the same?
"Damn it!"
The eight Commanders roared, watching helplessly as their respective domain armies were slaughtered by Ye Chen until their formations broke, warships shattered, primordial beasts slain, countless soldiers and officers killed, blood staining heaven and earth. Yet they were powerless.
"Brat, if you have any guts, don't run away. What kind of hero is that? Face us head-on if you dare."
Boom—
Another explosion of bloody light erupted, the field filled with cries of misery and wails of pain. Ye Chen attacked with an expressionless face, saying, "You bully the weak with your greater strength. As esteemed super Divine Transformation experts, you bully me, a mere young junior. And there are eight of you ganging up, yet you tell me to face you head-on? I've seen shameless people, but never ones this shameless."
The eight Commanders' faces alternated between green and white, but they were speechless, because they were indeed in the wrong first.
The other party was just a young junior, and merely a Demigod at that. They had cultivated for many more years than him, were super Divine Transformation experts, and numbered eight. To speak like this was indeed very shameless.
But Ye Chen was simply too powerful, and his methods extraordinary. First, he seized the four kings' kingly blood, and now he was wantonly slaughtering countless lives of the four domain armies right under their noses, leaving them powerless. It was utterly frustrating. They would rather face a Saint Treasury Realm supreme expert than chase this young junior.
Boom—
A divine arrow shot toward Ye Chen like lightning, exploding right in front of him. Divine radiance surged, submerging everything.
That was an expert who dominated the Divine Transformation Realm making a move—a divine archer hiding in the shadows, seizing the opportunity to strike, hitting Ye Chen.
But when everything dispersed, Ye Chen appeared with his clothes undamaged. Nine layers of extremely brilliant divine halos enveloped his body, along with one faint, dim halo—ten layers combined, impervious to all techniques, absolute defense. This arrow simply couldn't truly harm Ye Chen; it was blocked.
The space between Ye Chen's eyebrows glowed. His supreme divine sense was released, spreading out with an invisible, vast pressure that made numerous soldiers tremble uncontrollably, completely unable to muster the will to resist.
"Found you, the rat hiding in the shadows."
With a sweep of his gaze, he locked onto that divine archer, hidden within the army. Unfortunately, under Ye Chen's divine sense, nothing could remain concealed; he was found.
That divine archer looked horrified. Even with his secret technique, Ye Chen had still found him. This brat's perception was too terrifying. He hurriedly turned to flee, not daring to stay for a moment.
"Can you escape?"
Cold light flashed in Ye Chen's eyes. With a swipe of his hand, seven or eight soldiers in front of him shattered in body and spirit. He casually grabbed a spear, infused it with supreme divine power, making it gleam brilliantly, then hurled it with force.
Boom—
The divine spear tore through the sky, breaking through all obstacles, piercing through the divine archer's heart like lightning. Supreme divine power immediately swept through all vitality within his body, then went on to pierce through numerous soldiers along its path. Finally, it crashed into a warship, exploding along with it, causing many experts to meet a sudden death.
Suddenly, Ye Chen sensed something. A super Divine Transformation Commander had actually taken advantage of his attack to quietly close in, arriving right before him at this moment. Opening his mouth, he spat out a large bronze bell that flew forth, rippling with circles of Dao patterns, instantly solidifying the void so Ye Chen could not escape.
This was a Dao weapon capable of sealing the void, quite extraordinary.
"Brat, you're strong, but today you must die no matter what."
This was the Commander of the Xueyuan Domain, clad in blood armor. The other Commanders were rapidly approaching.
Ye Chen's expression changed slightly. He had actually been careless. But he still remained calm and unflustered, making his move. His palm and fingers glowed as he struck at the bronze bell, trying to break the seal and leave this area. Otherwise, once the eight Commanders closed in, he would be in danger.
But the Xueyuan Domain Commander brandished his spear to attack, stopping him, and displayed the formidable power befitting a super Divine Transformation expert, suppressing Ye Chen and clashing with him, wearing a sinister smile.
Ye Chen's palm completely turned crimson-gold, with strands of Dao marks and divine principles intertwining. He struck upward against the spear, producing clanging sounds that actually shattered the spear.
"So what if you're a super Divine Transformation expert? Who says you can't be fought!" Ye Chen said, divine radiance flashing in his eyes, the flame of confidence igniting.
His whole body shook. The Void Divine Art was executed, circles of void array patterns spreading out. The void restrained by the divine bell was immediately shaken open by him; the seal was broken.
Moreover, Ye Chen's eyes sharpened. He mobilized the Four Extremes and the Cosmos. The four sacred beasts—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise—materialized realistically, condensing into four-colored divine light that coiled around his body. At this moment, he displayed world-shaking offensive power. That aura was peerlessly terrifying, startling everyone as he engaged in close-quarters combat with the super Divine Transformation expert of the Xueyuan Domain.
Boom—
A terrifying loud explosion erupted, shaking the surroundings, affecting many troops. Many soldiers were blown apart in the first instant, their bodies shattered.
After the collision, the two separated. Ye Chen, with ten divine halos added to himself, displayed indestructible eternity, his clothes undamaged, though a trace of bright blood was at the corner of his mouth, quite conspicuous.
On the other side, that super Divine Transformation expert coughed up spurts of blood, his face showing shock. He had actually been inferior to Ye Chen in the confrontation.
This made people's hearts pound. Could it be that an Immortal True King was truly that powerful and peerless? Clearly only at the Demigod ninth heaven, yet he could match and even overpower a super Divine Transformation expert above the Seventh Heaven. The leap in realm was simply too vast.
But only Ye Chen knew that he had already exerted his limit combat power in that instant. Once one achieved the Seventh Heaven super Divine Transformation, they were truly terrifying, far stronger than a Sixth Heaven Divine Transformation expert.
He sighed softly, then prepared to shift away.
Hum—
Suddenly, Ye Chen's whole body became unsteady, almost falling from the void. In that instant, a special sound wave arrived like lightning, invading his Primordial Spirit.
"Scram!" Ye Chen shouted. Within the space between his eyebrows, Primordial Spirit fire bloomed, instantly bursting forth like a blazing sun with ten thousand zhang of radiant light, blocking this sound wave. This powerful Primordial Spirit power made people tremble.
It was too overwhelmingly strong, unbelievable that a young junior's Primordial Spirit power could reach this level.
But at this moment, the other seven Commander-level experts had arrived, surrounding him from all directions. Their divine power covered everything, completely locking all of Ye Chen's escape routes.
"Now that all eight of us are here, we'd really like to know where you think you can still escape to?" one Commander sneered, though it was filled with killing intent.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh regretfully in their hearts. The great demon king Yue had ultimately become a prisoner. No matter how strong he was, he couldn't possibly fight against eight super Divine Transformation experts.
But to have fought to this point, requiring eight super Divine Transformation experts to restrain him—such a battle record was glorious and enough to be proud of.
Ye Chen's divine halos all scattered, his divine power withdrawn inward. He sighed lightly, shaking his head as if knowing the outcome.
"Are you planning to surrender?" The eight Commanders were somewhat surprised. In their eyes, the great demon king Yue was such a forceful and domineering figure. He should have remained forceful to the end. Even if he fought them to the death, he shouldn't have submitted without a fight like this.
"No, you've all misunderstood. How could I submit without a fight? It's just that since you've all broken the rules and have no shame, I have no choice but to use my own trump card." Ye Chen shook his head lightly, then spoke toward the distant void: "Make your move."
Boom—
A terrifying divine light shot over like lightning, submerging everything. Three of the eight Commanders were caught off guard, sent flying backward.
Behind Ye Chen, three tall and powerfully built figures appeared, all releasing earth-shaking, fearsome auras. They were peak Divine Transformation great perfection experts at the ninth heaven.
The various powerhouses changed color!