An Immortal Monarch!?
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Noon Mountain Sect's mountain range was greatly shocked, especially the Noon Mountain Sect Master who was utterly dumbfounded.
This Ye Chen, whom he had wanted to take as a personal disciple, was actually an Immortal Monarch figure.
It must be known that an Immortal Monarch was a supreme existence who stood above Ancient Monarchs, with half a foot already stepping into the immortal dao domain.
Throughout the endless ages since the founding of the Noon Mountain Sect, such an existence had never been born within it.
The Noon Mountain Sovereign's expression changed drastically—he had actually turned away an Immortal Monarch from his door!
Tai Xiao was also greatly shocked. He never expected that the one he had been fighting was actually an Immortal Monarch. No wonder his comprehension of the Tai'a Sword Art was so profound.
But why would such an Immortal Monarch hide his strength and stoop to fight him?
Although he was an Immortal Prince with a very noble status, in the eyes of an Immortal Monarch, he was still just a junior. Very few would lower themselves to act like this.
Ye Chen said indifferently, "I am not an Immortal Monarch."
Tai Shisan frowned. If he wasn't an Immortal Monarch, how could he be so powerful? But he also felt that Ye Chen might simply be unwilling to reveal himself. He said, "Although you are strong, Fellow Daoist, and an Immortal Monarch existence, so what? We are powerhouses of the Tai'a Immortal King Lineage, representing Tai'a Immortal King himself. Even a true Supreme Immortal would not dare to be so arrogant before us, let alone just an Immortal Monarch. You directly killed a Divine King, which is tantamount to challenging the entire Tai'a Immortal King Lineage."
Ye Chen swept a glance at him, his indifferent gaze making Tai Shisan's hair stand on end. "Do you still want me to apologize to you?"
Tai Shisan felt waves of terror. The other party had merely glanced at him, yet it made his entire body feel as if it were about to explode. This was definitely a peerless powerhouse far above him. Even if he wasn't a true Immortal Monarch, he must be a peak Sovereign, not far from the Immortal Monarch domain.
Since the other party was such a peerless existence, a mere Divine King daring to offend him was an act of insubordination. Even if he belonged to the Tai'a Immortal King Lineage, they would not oppose an Immortal Monarch or someone infinitely close to an Immortal Monarch for the sake of a small Divine King. It wasn't worth it.
Although the Tai'a Immortal King Lineage feared no one, with Tai'a Immortal King himself, a peerless Immortal King, presiding over it, Tai'a Immortal King would not overly interfere in worldly affairs. He might not even pay attention to such mundane matters for billions of years unless the entire Immortal King Lineage was endangered, which would rouse him to appear.
The other Supreme Immortals of the Tai'a Immortal King Lineage were the same; they would not interfere.
Therefore, opposing such a peerless powerhouse for the sake of a Divine King was undoubtedly not worth it.
Thinking this, Tai Shisan hurriedly said, "Fellow Daoist, please calm your anger. Tai Shuang offended you; that was his mistake."
Tai Shuang was the name of the Divine King protector.
The crowd was in an uproar. Tai Shisan, a Sovereign of the Immortal King Clan, was actually apologizing to Ye Chen. Just what kind of immortal existence was he?
Tai Xiao frowned and said, "Thirteen, he stole the Immortal King Bell Imprint from this prince."
"The Immortal King Bell Imprint was stolen!?" Tai Shisan's expression changed. Only now did he realize that it was a life-protecting trump card personally bestowed upon Tai Xiao by Tai'a Immortal King.
Though he was quite wary of Ye Chen, he also frowned and said, "Sir, the Immortal King Bell Mark was bestowed by His Majesty upon the prince as a protective imprint and cannot be lost. I ask you to return it."
Ye Chen said lightly, "I cannot return it."
The Immortal King Bell Imprint had already completely fused with his Immortal King Dao Seed. It wasn't impossible to separate it, but it would be very difficult.
Moreover, since it had fallen into his hands, why would he return it?
Even if Tai'a Immortal King himself came, he wouldn't get it back!
Tai Shisan's face darkened slightly. "Sir, if you do not return it, even if you are an Immortal Monarch, our Tai'a Immortal King Lineage will absolutely not stand idly by. Even if it means becoming enemies, we will take it back!"
"Is that so?" Ye Chen simply slapped out with his palm.
With a thunderous boom, Tai Shisan, this Sovereign of the Immortal King Clan, was sent flying. In an instant, he was gone, sent flying to who knows where.
With a mere raise of his hand, he had sent an Ancient Monarch flying. Such ability truly shocked everyone present.
Boom—
But at this moment, a majestic, enormous immortal gate appeared in the sky above the Noon Mountain Sect, emitting strands of peerless immortal aura.
"An immortal gate! Could it be a Supreme Immortal personally descending?"
Beneath the immortal gate, everyone felt a submission originating from their very souls, including the Noon Mountain Sovereign, this Ancient Monarch. Only Ye Chen and Tai Xiao, the Immortal Prince, could remain standing.
One was a Half-Step Overlord; the other was the son of an Immortal King, with Immortal King Clan blood flowing in his veins, innately noble and kneeling to no one.
The immortal gate swung open, and an extremely powerful figure walked out. Immortal light flowed around him, far surpassing that of an Ancient Monarch like the Noon Mountain Sovereign, yet still having a considerable gap compared to a Supreme Immortal. He was clearly an Immortal Monarch.
"Fifth Prince!"
The emerging Immortal Monarch was from the Tai'a Immortal King Lineage. He bowed slightly to Tai Xiao, then looked at Ye Chen. "So you are the bold one who dared to seize the prince's Immortal King Bell Imprint."
Tai Xiao said solemnly, "Tai Huang, take action. Suppress this fellow."
"Good!"
Immortal Monarch Tai Huang took action, displaying the might of an Immortal Monarch. Once he moved, his power was immeasurably greater than that of an Ancient Monarch like Tai Shisan, shaking mountains and rivers for millions of miles. Between heaven and earth, he stood supreme, suppressing everything.
Boom—
Vast immortal light bloomed, sweeping in all directions.
However, soon, the immortal light exploded, and a scene that made people shudder occurred.
They saw Ye Chen raise his hand and extinguish layer upon layer of immortal light. The figure of the Immortal Monarch, hailed as invincible below the Supreme, bent and fell under that seemingly ordinary palm, until finally, with a thunderous crash, his figure slammed heavily into the earth, utterly obliterating countless mountain ranges into dust. The continuous formation arrays of the Noon Mountain Sect exploded, and countless great dao veins were annihilated into nothingness.
On the ground, a crater spanning hundreds of thousands of miles appeared, an utterly terrifying sight.
In the void, Ye Chen still stood tall, looking down from above at Tai Huang, his voice cold. "Just an Immortal Monarch, and you dare to bully me? Does the Tai'a Immortal King Lineage truly think I, Ye, am easy to bully? If not for old sentiments from the Immortal World in the past, your actions of offending me today would undoubtedly result in death."
"Especially you, Tai Xiao."
Ye Chen looked at Tai Xiao. His seemingly ordinary gaze swept over Tai Xiao, almost causing his primordial spirit to explode with intense pain. Tai Xiao looked at Ye Chen in horror. "What do you want to do?"
"As an Immortal Prince, you do have the right to look down on your peers, but that is not your capital to disdain all under heaven. You must understand that there is always a higher sky and a stronger person. Even your father would not dare claim to be invincible under heaven. You merely rely on your father's shadow. Do not act as you please, thinking you fear nothing. In this world, there is still much you need to revere. Now, I will cripple your cultivation and sever your dao foundation. Cultivate anew."
Boom—
Tai Xiao screamed. Light erupted from his entire body as his cultivation dissipated completely. He fell from the third heaven of the Saint Vault Realm to the Postnatal Realm, instantly becoming a mortal!