A wisp of Immortal Venerable One essence in the shape of the Donghuang Bell—all its mysteries were completely comprehended by Ye Chen, including the complete and intact grand Dao scripture of the Donghuang Scripture within it. From the initial Semi-God Dao Valley chapter to the final Immortal Dao chapter, not a single character was missed.
The Donghuang Scripture was profound and unfathomable. After all, it was a peerless immortal scripture painstakingly created by the supreme Immortal Venerable One Donghuang, ranking among the top five throughout the history of the Primordial Immortal World—a testament to its stature.
Even Immortal Kings, and even beings at the Immortal Venerable One level, would need to diligently study the Donghuang Scripture, as it held significant reference value even for existences of their caliber.
But for Ye Chen, who had long been at the Half-Step Overlord level, his lofty perspective allowed him to study the Donghuang Scripture. With just a brief period of contemplation, he comprehended all its mysteries and gained profound insights, benefiting greatly.
Even someone like him sighed in admiration at Donghuang's prowess. Truly worthy of being a supreme Immortal Venerable One, capable of creating such a peerless immortal scripture. When Donghuang created the Donghuang Scripture in the past, he must have already stood at the peak of the Immortal Venerable One level, not far from Half-Step Overlord, or perhaps was already a Half-Step Overlord.
No wonder the rumors said Donghuang was a Half-Step Overlord.
Ye Chen directly began cultivating the Saint Vault realm chapter of the Donghuang Scripture.
Instantly, immortal energy surged wildly within his body, and his realm climbed rapidly in an instant—from the First Heaven of Saint Vault to the Tenth Heaven of Saint Vault, reaching the absolute peak.
The next realm would be to break into the Reincarnation realm.
However, the Reincarnation realm was extraordinary. Even Ye Chen did not immediately elevate his realm to Reincarnation.
Because the Reincarnation realm was ethereal and intangible, without a precise division of ten heavens. Only by reincarnating and awakening memories of past and present lives could one break through to the next realm—Heavenly King!
Ye Chen fell silent for a moment, then directly elevated his realm.
Boom—
As expected, just as he thought, he did not undergo reincarnation but directly became a First Heaven Heavenly King.
He had experienced reincarnation too many times; the Reincarnation realm held little use for him.
Moreover, he cultivated the strongest reincarnation chapter—the Ten Revolutions Heaven-Defying Transformation!
This was a famously profound technique throughout history, applicable whether to the Immortal Dao cultivation system or other cultivation systems.
Thus, Ye Chen directly became a Heavenly King.
Within the Donghuang Sacred Hall, everyone saw Ye Chen break through in one go, advancing consecutively from the First Heaven of Saint Vault until he finally broke through to become a First Heaven Heavenly King. The speed of his advancement was unprecedented, leaving people in disbelief.
However, Donghuang Qingshan, the commander of the Donghuang Clan's Ancient Monarchs, snorted coldly, "Daring to disrespect the Donghuang Sacred Hall? Expel him immediately."
Boom—
A majestic and refined Monarchial Force, carrying the heavenly might of a Sovereign, blasted toward Ye Chen before the Immortal Stele. Of course, it wasn't meant to kill him but to expel him.
Otherwise, killing within the Donghuang Sacred Hall would tarnish its dignity, and Donghuang Qingshan also believed Ye Chen was utterly unworthy of dying within the Donghuang Sacred Hall.
Yet, to everyone's shock, when the Monarchial Force struck Ye Chen, immortal light flashed briefly before everything vanished without a trace.
What was going on?
Donghuang Qingshan also frowned, for he hadn't seen what happened either. He immediately mobilized an even more powerful Monarchial Force to strike again, but this time, it too vanished completely.
Upon closer inspection, it seemed as if the Monarchial Force had been completely devoured by Ye Chen.
"Devoured?"
"How is that possible? Commander Qingshan is a proper Ancient Monarch. A single strand of power at that level could slay a Heavenly King. That kid is merely a First Heaven Heavenly King. How could he possibly withstand Commander Qingshan's Monarchial Force? He must be carrying some extraordinary treasure on him that devoured it."
"Very likely!"
Within the Donghuang Sacred Hall, everyone discussed animatedly.
Donghuang Qingshan thought the same. His Sovereign heavenly might intensified considerably as he snorted coldly, "So that's it. You came prepared. Although I don't know what kind of secret treasure you carry, no matter how extraordinary it is, you're just a Heavenly King. Expelling you is effortless for this Sovereign."
Boom—
A massive hand swatted out, imbued with Sovereign rules. Even a Quasi-Sovereign would need to focus intently to withstand it. Donghuang Qingshan refused to believe Ye Chen could still block it.
Immortal light flashed, yet once again, everything vanished, devoured by Ye Chen once more. This shocked everyone, including the ten Great Perfection Supreme Heavenly Prides who were comprehending the Immortal Stele. They were all startled, turning their gazes toward Ye Chen.
Ye Chen frowned slightly. Donghuang Qingshan had attacked him repeatedly. He was no saint; even a clay figurine had a temper, let alone him.
But considering this was ultimately the Donghuang Sacred Hall, it wasn't good to cause trouble. Ultimately, he currently wished to avoid alerting that world-suppressing Immortal King within Donghuang Sacred City. Thus, he shook his head, looked at the Immortal Stele, reached out with a void-grasping motion, and said softly, "Come out."
Boom—
The Immortal Stele suddenly erupted with boundless radiance, startling the Donghuang Sacred Hall and even the entire Donghuang Sacred City.
They saw that within the Immortal Stele, brilliant immortal light shimmered as an ancient Dao Bell brimming with archaic aura flew out. Countless patterns and trajectories were carved upon it, along with an indescribable sense of antiquity, as if it had traversed the entire ancient history of the Chaos Sea for countless hundreds of millions of years.
However, the moment they saw this Dao Bell, everyone within the Donghuang Sacred Hall—including Donghuang Qingshan, the ten Great Perfection Supreme Heavenly Prides, and all others—was profoundly shocked and stirred with excitement. For this was none other than the legendary first Dao weapon of the Donghuang Clan—the Donghuang Bell!
Donghuang's Dao weapon!
No one had expected the Donghuang Bell to manifest from within the Immortal Stele.
"No, it's not the true Donghuang Bell!"
Donghuang Qingshan spoke up, because although the Donghuang Bell before them was also grand and immense, its pressure was far inferior to the true Donghuang Bell. Besides, the true Donghuang Bell wasn't within the Immortal Stele but within the Donghuang Palace, suppressing the Donghuang Clan's foundation.
More importantly, once the Donghuang Bell emerged, even if only a sliver of it revived, it could make even a Supreme Immortal retreat in fear, shaking vast territories spanning billions of miles. The Donghuang Bell before them clearly lacked such might.
Furthermore, among the ten Great Perfection Supreme Heavenly Prides was one of Donghuang's own descendants—Donghuang Yanran, the Immortal King's daughter!
Donghuang Yanran possessed peerless beauty; phrases like 'fish sink and geese alight' or 'the moon hides and flowers shy' were utterly insufficient to describe her. At this moment, her bright eyes like autumn water gazed at the suddenly appearing Donghuang Bell. She was somewhat agitated, saying, "The Donghuang Bell formed from a wisp of Father's Immortal Venerable One essence has appeared. Could it be that Father is about to return?"
It was no wonder she was so excited. Ever since Donghuang disappeared several epochs ago, the Donghuang Clan had exhausted countless methods, yetcontinuously / remainedfailed to makeDonghuang's immortalsoul return.
Undercompelled by necessity circumstances, they had no choice but to have her and the other nine Great Perfection Supreme Heavenly Prides unseal and emerge, to comprehend a wisp of Immortal Venerable One essence precisely to summon Donghuang's immortal soul back.
Now, with the Donghuang Bell formed from a wisp of Immortal Venerable One essence manifesting, it was natural to suspect that Donghuang's immortal soul, which had been wandering the Great Void, was about to return!