Qingtian Great Venerable's expression changed drastically. He immediately retreated at full speed, desperate to get away from this place.
Even if it meant risking his Void Heavenly Venerate Yang being shattered by the opponent, leading to severe injury, he had to retreat.
Otherwise, he knew that if he faced a Supreme Heavenly Venerate head-on, even an Ancient Great Venerable like him would perish.
"Damn it, how can this guy be a Supreme Heavenly Venerate? Why didn't I know?"
Countless thoughts flashed through Qingtian Great Venerable's mind.
No matter what, he never could have imagined that this newly ascended Great Venerable who had abruptly appeared in Heaven-Mending City was actually a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
He could sense that the other party wasn't faking it, because an Ancient Great Venerable wouldn't possess such an intense Heavenly Dao majesty. Even wielding an Ancient Heavenly Venerate Weapon couldn't reach that level.
Could it be that a Supreme Heavenly Venerate who perished in the past has returned to their heavenly position?
When his master, Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate, and the other two Supreme Heavenly Venerables had attacked Ye Chen, the Original Realm Heavenly Venerate, he had been in seclusion and outside the Origin Land, so naturally, he hadn't known.
"Do you think you can escape?"
Ye Chen smiled. Ten vast, enormous black shadows shot out from his body, transforming in the blink of an eye into ten ancient Heavenly Gates as tall as the heavens themselves. They stood in the ten directions, sealing them off completely, isolating this infinite territory.
Qingtian Great Venerable's expression darkened. Swinging the Qingtian Axe, he mobilized billions upon billions of rule divine patterns and fiercely hacked at the Sealing Gate.
Boom—
A terrifying explosion erupted.
However, the Sealing Gate remained indestructible, blocking the Qingtian Axe's assault.
Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged, utterly cold.
The Tenfold Seal Gate had also attained the Supreme Heavenly Venerate Dao with him and had weathered the Eternal Tribulation.
Although it hadn't completely transformed into an Ancient Heavenly Venerate Weapon, it was still formidable, at the level of a Great Venerable ancient weapon. Moreover, with the empowerment of him, a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, how could Qingtian Great Venerable break it open with a single strike?
"You... are not up to the task."
Ye Chen said indifferently, looking down at Qingtian Great Venerable from a superior position as if gazing upon an ant.
At this moment, the Tenfold Seal Gate sealed off the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Only a Supreme Heavenly Venerate could break it.
The Chaos Great Cauldron descended from the sky, carrying billions upon billions of layers of chaotic light.
What made Qingtian Great Venerable's expression change even more was that each layer of chaotic light carried absolute Eternal Heavenly Script.
Billions of layers of Eternal Heavenly Script falling—how terrifying would that be?
Heaven collapsed and earth shattered.
As the cauldron descended, Qingtian Great Venerable immediately crossed the Qingtian Axe before him and unleashed numerous defensive measures, including releasing his origin world.
Yet, the very next moment, as the Chaos Great Cauldron struck, the phantom of his origin universe shattered instantly. Great Venerable ancient formations exploded one after another. Defenses woven from countless Eternal Heavenly Script were all smashed apart.
All the defenses were as fragile as paper, easily destroyed by the Chaos Great Cauldron.
Boom—
Almost simultaneously, the Chaos Great Cauldron crashed into the Qingtian Axe.
The Qingtian Axe was sent flying backward, its massive axe body slamming hard into Qingtian Great Venerable himself, along with the unparalleled impact force of the Chaos Great Cauldron.
This cauldron strike landing on Qingtian Great Venerable felt as if the entire Origin Land had smashed into him, directly crushing half of his Great Venerable body into a bloody pulp, shattering countless bones.
A muffled groan of pain escaped Qingtian Great Venerable's lips, his gaze filled with shock and fury.
Even though he was an Ancient Great Venerable, facing a true Supreme Heavenly Venerate, the gap was simply too vast.
Ancient Great Venerables could challenge Supreme Heavenly Venerates.
But that was merely a challenge.
In a true life-and-death battle, they were far from being a match for a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
The Void Heavenly Venerate Yang could only grasp a portion of Eternal Heavenly Dao power. Compared to the full ten percent of Heavenly Dao power a Supreme Heavenly Venerate could command, the difference was immense.
However, Qingtian Great Venerable also realized that Ye Chen, this Supreme Heavenly Venerate, didn't seem as powerful as imagined.
During the Multiverse Dusk era, he had indeed fought against a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. At that time, the Supreme Heavenly Venerate's combat power was far, far greater than the Ye Chen before him now.
He only knew that back then, already an Ancient Great Venerable, he felt his power was boundless, capable of battling a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. But in a real fight, after just a single exchange, half of his Great Venerable body had been shattered by that Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
Now, although Ye Chen had also severely injured half his body, it was still with the help of an Ancient Heavenly Venerate Weapon, and it was merely crushed, not completely shattered.
It was evident that Ye Chen's so-called Supreme Heavenly Venerate combat power fell far short of expectations.
"Is he really a Supreme Heavenly Venerate?"
Qingtian Great Venerable's half-shattered Great Venerable body rapidly regenerated, his vitality astonishingly powerful. He stared at Ye Chen with doubt and suspicion, feeling that the other's Supreme Heavenly Venerate identity seemed somewhat hollow.
If he wasn't a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, his strength was indeed terrifyingly powerful, and that Heavenly Dao majesty far surpassed his own.
If he was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, he always felt somewhat lacking, not possessing the overwhelming, invincible pressure he remembered from Supreme Heavenly Venerates.
Where exactly was the discrepancy?
Qingtian Great Venerable's eyes flickered. Yet, even as he pondered, it didn't hinder him from gathering the infinite power of his Void Heavenly Venerate Yang, empowering himself, and fiercely hacking at the Tenfold Seal Gate with a roar: "Break for me!"
Boom boom boom boom boom boom—
A single axe strike seemed like billions of axe blows heavily hacking at the Sealing Gate, spraying endless sparks that scattered in all directions.
Each spark could be as large as a star.
The Sealing Gate blocking his path was also hacked into constant shaking and trembling, as if about to be completely blasted away.
It loosened!
Delight flashed across Qingtian Great Venerable's face.
Behind him, Ye Chen's expression also tightened slightly. He thought, Ancient Great Venerables were indeed strong. Although far inferior to Supreme Heavenly Venerates, they couldn't be underestimated. To actually hack his Tenfold Seal Gate until it showed signs of loosening was no simple feat.
"Some skill. But today, you cannot escape."
Ye Chen spoke while arriving before Qingtian Great Venerable. His Heavenly Dao majesty, deep as an abyss and vast as the sea, completely enveloped the latter.
The Chaos Great Cauldron appeared beneath his feet once more, striking horizontally.
Qingtian Great Venerable swung the Qingtian Axe to block, his figure hurtling backward, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. But he also took this opportunity to attack the Sealing Gate, creating a tiny gap in the absolute sealed domain.
His face lit up with joy. As long as he could utilize this tiny gap, he could successfully escape.
Then, he could directly send a message to his master, asking his Supreme Heavenly Venerate master to intervene and resolve this life-and-death crisis.
"Wanting to escape before me? You cannot do it."
Ye Chen naturally saw through Qingtian Great Venerable's plan. His expression indifferent, he stepped on the Chaos Great Cauldron, instantly arriving before the latter. He swung his Chaos Saint Fist—or more accurately, his Heavenly Venerate Fist—punching toward him.
Boom—
Qingtian Great Venerable's left half of his body, which had just recently reformed, was blasted apart once again. Blood light splattered, mixed with pieces of bone shimmering with Heavenly Dao radiance, scattering everywhere in a gruesome spectacle.