Tai Xiao was shocked. This Ye Chen was definitely no mere minor Saint; his capabilities were undoubtedly far greater than they appeared on the surface, countless times more powerful. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to provoke the awakening of the Immortal King Bell Imprint.
The Immortal King Bell Imprint awakened, floating above Tai Xiao's Primordial Spirit, descending with threads of immortal light that protected his nearly-exploding Primordial Spirit and began repairing it.
"Oh? So you have an Immortal King Bell Imprint on your Primordial Spirit as well. Interesting."
Ye Chen naturally perceived the Immortal King Bell Imprint hidden deep within Tai Xiao's Primordial Spirit in an instant. His gaze grew even more blazing, like two beams of emperor light shooting out and piercing into Tai Xiao's body.
*Clang!*
It was as if an indestructible emperor weapon had been struck. The Immortal King Bell Imprint clanged and trembled unsteadily.
Ye Chen merely smiled faintly and beckoned with his hand.
*Whoosh!*
The next moment, Tai Xiao watched in horror as the Immortal King Bell Imprint at his Primordial Spirit flew out uncontrollably.
"No!"
Tai Xiao tried to use his Immortal King bloodline to restrain and bind the Imprint, preventing its departure, but it was useless. He could not hinder it in the slightest.
The Immortal King Bell Imprint left his body. It was only about ten feet in diameter, its surface densely inscribed with countless, innumerable Dao patterns—all supreme and peerless immortal runes. The moment it appeared, the entire Noon Mountain Sect mountain range trembled. An imposing might as deep as an abyss and vast as the sea spread out, causing everyone present to change color. It was nearly comparable to a true, world-shaking Immortal King Bell.
"This is—"
Even the experts of the Tai'a Immortal King Lineage did not know that Tai Xiao had such an Immortal King Bell Imprint hidden deep within his Primordial Spirit.
But the moment they saw the Imprint fly out, all members of the Immortal King lineage trembled and prostrated themselves, for they sensed the extraordinary nature of the Immortal King Bell Imprint. It was like the legendary Tai'a Bell that suppressed all heavens.
"It's the Tai'a Bell!"
"The legendary Immortal King Bell, the Ten Thousand Ancient Dao Weapon exclusive to the peerless Immortal King."
"To think His Majesty values His Highness so highly, going so far as to entrust an Immortal King Bell Imprint within the depths of his Primordial Spirit."
The experts of the Tai'a Immortal King Lineage sighed with emotion, feeling Tai'a Immortal King's regard for his son, Tai Xiao.
However, the Noon Mountain Sect Master and the other Divine Kings and Quasi-Sovereigns had sharper eyes. They perceived that this was not the legendary Immortal King Bell itself, but merely a core Imprint.
Even so, with the Immortal King Bell Imprint present, it was certainly not much inferior to an Immortal Weapon. It was undoubtedly extremely powerful.
"With the Immortal King Bell Imprint here, it is as if a peerless Immortal Weapon has emerged for battle. Aside from a Supreme Being, who could contend with it?" The Divine King Guardian laughed heartily, then coldly glared at Ye Chen. "You may be strong, but if you continue to oppose our Tai'a Immortal King Lineage, once the Immortal King Bell Imprint is unleashed, no matter how powerful you are, you will only meet a fate of being reduced to ashes."
As if sensing the Divine King Guardian's words, the imposing might released by the Immortal King Bell Imprint grew even more astonishing. It shattered the void, extremely terrifying, giving everyone present the feeling that a single wisp of its might descending would be enough to annihilate all those present.
"A mere Immortal King Bell Imprint, how could it harm me? Even if the Tai'a Bell's true body were here, it would not dare harm me."
Ye Chen snorted coldly with arrogance and beckoned again. "Come here!"
Yet, this extremely terrifying Immortal King Bell Imprint traversed the void. Contrary to the Divine King Guardian's expectations, it did not blast toward Ye Chen. Instead, it finally landed in Ye Chen's palm, only the size of a hand, spinning nimbly.
Wasn't that appearance precisely one of submission in Ye Chen's hand?
"Impossible!"
Tai Xiao was utterly panicked. The Immortal King Bell Imprint was a core Imprint of the Tai'a Bell, personally imprinted and bestowed by Tai'a Immortal King himself. It was no less than a true Immortal Weapon. Even a Supreme Immortal should not be able to summon it out so easily.
How did Ye Chen accomplish this?
The experts of the Tai'a Immortal King Lineage found it even harder to believe. Even a Supreme Immortal would likely find it difficult to achieve this. Who besides Tai'a Immortal King himself could accomplish such a feat?
Ye Chen's eyes swept over the Immortal King Bell Imprint. The Imprint was powerful, not inferior to an Immortal Weapon. It possessed a wisp of instinctive will and wanted to struggle. But it, more clearly than anyone present, could sense Ye Chen's strength—vast as the starry sky, boundless as the universe, immeasurable and unfathomable.
It was as if he were its true master—Tai'a Immortal King himself!
The Immortal King Bell Imprint dared not struggle any longer. It calmed down, completely submitting in Ye Chen's hand.
Ye Chen smiled slightly, flipped his hand, and the Immortal King Bell Imprint vanished, entering his body and merging into the Immortal King Dao Seed within his dantian. It was devoured, becoming an Immortal King Bell pattern on the surface of the Immortal King Dao Seed.
Ye Chen felt his comprehension of the Tai'a Immortal King Scripture improve significantly.
Indeed, the Tai'a Bell was originally Tai'a Immortal King's Immortal King Weapon, cultivated together with his life, sharing the same origin.
Even if it was just a core Imprint, it contained extraordinary insights into the Tai'a Immortal King Scripture.
Ye Chen glanced at Tai Xiao and said indifferently, "Consider this compensation for your disrespect toward me."
Tai Xiao opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. His Immortal King Bell Imprint had been seized, and it was called mere compensation for disrespect?
Furious and anxious, his heart attacked, he roared, "You seized my Immortal King Bell! This is a feud of life and death! Thirteen!"
A beam of immortal light shot out from the crown of Tai Xiao's head, vanishing into the vast heavens.
At this moment, the Divine King Guardian looked coldly at Ye Chen and said, "Although I don't know what method you used to suppress even the Immortal King Bell Imprint, once my clan's Ancient Monarch appears, no matter how strong you are, you will only meet death!"
Soon, a vast, boundless, and immeasurable heavenly might descended in an instant, instantly enveloping the entire Noon Mountain Sect mountain range, spreading across a radius of a million li.
At this moment, not to mention others, even the Noon Mountain Sect's Quasi-Sovereign super expert felt an endless pressure as if Mount Tai were crushing down, revealing a trace of shock and awe. "An Ancient Monarch!"
That's right, it was precisely an Ancient Monarch.
As an Immortal Prince, Tai Xiao's status was exalted. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to dispatch an Ancient Monarch to guard his path; a Divine King was more than sufficient. But during this Blood-Stained Epoch, an Ancient Monarch-level supreme expert had indeed been dispatched to guard him.
The majestic and boundless Sovereign's heavenly might billowed above, completely enveloping a radius of a million li under this Sovereign's might. Even Quasi-Sovereigns trembled with fear.
The entire Noon Mountain Sect mountain range swayed precariously. One protective sect formation after another appeared out of thin air, safeguarding the Noon Mountain Sect.
Wei Yun felt that vast, boundless might, which surpassed even his master, the Noon Mountain Sect Master. He couldn't help but feel some worry.
An Ancient Monarch was an existence like a titan, possessing heaven-reaching, earth-piercing abilities. With a single thought, they could cause billions of corpses to fall and shatter millions of li of towering rivers and mountains.
With such an Ancient Monarch personally arriving, Ye Chen faced a calamitous, sky-falling trouble.
However, Ye Chen, who was holding the Divine King Guardian, seemed not to hear, unaffected in the slightest. He raised his head and said indifferently, "Since you're here, show yourself. Don't hide your head and show your tail before me. Otherwise, if I personally make a move, you won't get what you hope for."
The Noon Mountain Sect crowd changed color. At this time, Ye Chen actually dared to provoke an Ancient Monarch.
That was an Ancient Monarch! In times of peace, they were titanic existences who ruled the Immortal Domain. Moreover, this was an Ancient Monarch of the Tai'a Immortal King Lineage, who cultivated the Tai'a Immortal King Scripture and peerless Immortal King arts, making him even more powerful, not comparable to ordinary Ancient Monarchs.
The captured Divine King Guardian hurriedly said, "Ancient Monarch Tai Thirteen, I beg you to take action and execute this person!"
"Too much nonsense."
Ye Chen said coldly, exerted a slight force with his hand, and directly crushed the Divine King Guardian's head. A headless body fell from the sky to the ground. The Divine King-level body smashed who knows how many peaks of the Noon Mountain Sect mountain range into collapse.