"ROAR——"
Ye Chen opened his mouth and roared, shaking the six directions and eight wildernesses. In the ancient city, entire swathes of buildings and palaces rumbled and collapsed, sending plumes of dust soaring into the sky.
The nearby young prodigies all covered their aching ears, their expressions changing. The roar shook the mountains and forests, making their Primordial Spirits feel as if they were about to shatter.
It was too terrifying, far more fearsome than even a King.
Even Daochu and the others were astonished, for the combat power Ye Chen was displaying at this moment was unprecedented and earth-shattering.
Ye Chen surged forward, possessing peerless combat strength. Although he was not yet in the Divine Transformation Realm, he was more than capable of fighting alone against two Divine Transformation Realm-dominant demonic ferocious beasts. He pushed forward for dozens of miles, leveling the urban district.
At this moment, he seemed like a Nine Heavens War God descending to the mortal world, divine radiance enveloping his body. He strode forward, swinging his divine fists. He didn't employ any divine abilities or dao techniques, merely a simple punch. Yet it embodied the principle of the Great Dao returning to simplicity, containing his invincible martial will.
His fist was even wrapped in a circle of dazzling divine halo, its divine radiance brilliant and eye-catching. Boundless dao techniques surged, divine power billowed as he struck horizontally.
"This punch is incredibly powerful!"
The other young supreme powerings engaged in battle at this moment all showed looks of shock on their faces, sensing the peerless terror of Ye Chen's punch, enough to make them pale with astonishment.
BOOM——
Brilliant divine light erupted, laws surged violently. This entire area was flattened. All the alien race demons were shattered and annihilated by the residual shockwaves. Even a powerful being like the demonic flood dragon was sent flying backwards. The chains of demonic power wrapped around its body shattered, and it roared in pain. The dragon claw that had collided with the fist was pulverized, flesh mangled, bones broken.
Even its demonic body was on the verge of splitting apart, scales shattering piece by piece, blood spurting out, unable to withstand the blow.
All because that single fist was too terrifying, as if it were the fist of an ancient deity shattering the void, invincible and unmatched.
BOOM——
Heaven and earth trembled. In the blink of an eye, Ye Chen also clashed head-on with the demonic ape.
However, his golden treasure body remained unscathed, while the demonic ape's figure was sent flying back violently, crashing through three great halls in succession. Its right arm was completely blasted apart, flesh mangled, white bone exposed. It actually held no advantage in physical strength at all, causing all the prodigies from various factions watching from afar to feel their scalps go numb.
Just how powerful must this treasure body be to reach such a level? It could break the demonic flood dragon's claw and shatter the demonic ape's arm. It was absolutely terrifying beyond measure.
Yet, all of this was not the full manifestation of Ye Chen's true combat power, merely a part of it.
If he were to display the true means of an Immortal True King, it wouldn't just be about gaining the upper hand; it would be a complete and utter suppression, capable of slaying both demonic ferocious beasts within a few rounds.
But even so, he still held an absolute advantage. His treasure body glowed inch by inch, boundless divine power surging, boiling, and rumbling within him. He continuously clashed with the two demonic ferocious beasts, attacking and suppressing them simultaneously.
He suppressed his own strength, attacking with King-level divine abilities. Divine power howled, his treasure body emanated radiant light, and the Holy Light Art was also deployed. Vast swathes of holy light flooded forth, exerting restraint, suppressing the two demonic ferocious beasts until they were almost devoid of spirit, completely outmatched.
The next moment, Ye Chen transformed into a stream of light, suddenly arriving before the demonic flood dragon. Looking down from above, he combined the essence of the Spirit Rhinoceros Sword Finger with the Holy Light Art. A sharp sword beam slashed out, traversing the ten directions of the earth, cleaving heaven and earth, and even splitting the demonic flood dragon in two. Blood spurted, staining the surrounding halls.
Not to mention the various prodigies, even if a Young King were present, they would be shocked. A descendant of dragon blood was actually so utterly weak.
Then Ye Chen leaped, charging before the demonic ape. He executed the Human King Seal, transforming himself into the supreme Human King, the common ruler of humanity. Raising his hand, he suppressed forward, shattering the six directions and eight wildernesses, throwing the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths into chaos.
He was invincible, growing more divinely brave and peerless the more he fought. Later on, even the crown of his head began to glow vigorously, battle intent boiling, divine power surging. True King-level divine power was almost on the verge of erupting.
World-shaking, terrifying combat power was fully displayed as he pushed forward, crushing everything. Even many alien race demons that tried to sneak-attack were swept away. On the ground lay one corpse after another of theirs.
Moreover, while fighting, Ye Chen did not forget to act. He manifested a set of Holy Light armor, bestowing it upon Zhao Tianyi, resisting the invasion of demonic evil energy and comprehensively boosting Zhao Tianyi's strength for the ensuing battle.
Finally, after a full hundred rounds of fierce battle, the two fearsome demonic ferocious beasts were successively resolved by Ye Chen. Blood stained large swathes of the ancient city district, a scene of carnage that shocked countless people in this area.
Ye Chen stood firm in the void, divine light flowing, hair flying. An aura of terrifying dao majesty naturally emanated from him, inspiring awe.
A shrill cry of pain came from another direction. Over there, the dragon-scaled demonic lion as large as a small hill was directly resolved by Daochu using Yin-Yang energy, slain on the spot, its demonic blood splattering in all directions.
The several Saints and Saintesses also successively slew the demonic beasts they faced. They were powerful enough to fear nothing, quickly carrying out the kills.
However, they all looked towards Ye Chen, for they had all witnessed his actions just now. He alone had forcefully suppressed two Divine Transformation Realm-dominant demonic ferocious beasts and then slain them, shocking them all. They were amazed by Ye Chen's peerless strength, which seemed even greater than that of an ordinary King.
Yet none of them inquired, merely regarding Ye Chen with even greater importance, feeling that he seemed stronger than an ordinary False King.
Soon, all the alien race demons and tamed demonic beasts in this area were cleared out, leaving only a ground littered with corpses and the ruined, chaotic battlefield.
They had gained a general understanding of the current situation. During this time, they also felt strange, puzzled by the sudden encounter with such powerful demonic ferocious beasts.
Even in other areas, they had only encountered small-scale attacks. Here, the numbers had suddenly increased so much. They harbored a suspicion that perhaps something important was hidden nearby, prompting the alien race demons to even bring out demonic beasts to kill enemies.
"Everyone, please be careful. These alien beings are very powerful and numerous. I suspect there might be their nest nearby. Moreover, the fall of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land might be related to these alien beings to some extent," Daochu spoke.
This made everyone's hearts grow heavy. The Purple Mansion Sacred Land was destroyed overnight, everyone disappearing without a trace. With the appearance of these mysterious alien beings, their aura so demonically evil, they couldn't help but suspect this possibility.
Any being capable of destroying an entire supreme Sacred Land, no matter how one thought about it, would be terrifying and frightening.
"Perhaps. But maybe there is great opportunity ahead, not to be missed," even the Divine Maiden of the Southern Divine Mountain spoke. "I believe there shouldn't be any truly fatal dangers. The various Saint Lords are leading so many experts to sweep through, advancing into the deepest parts; they should have resolved them. Moreover, we all have secret treasures bestowed by our sects for protection. Even if we encounter fearsome dangers, we can resist somewhat and also call for help from those overlords in the deepest regions."
The group unanimously decided to venture deeper. They all suspected a great opportunity lay ahead; otherwise, the alien race demons wouldn't be so concentrated here, even bringing out fearsome demonic ferocious beasts.
"Everyone, you proceed. I will take my leave for now, not wading into this risk," Zhao Tianyi suddenly spoke. He was clever, knowing he was the weakest among the group. Although under Ye Chen's protection, if they encountered true danger, he might hold Ye Chen back, so he proactively withdrew.
Daochu and the others naturally nodded. Ye Chen remained silent for a moment, then also nodded. He patted Zhao Tianyi's shoulder with a large hand, sending a surge of vast and pure dao power into his body. Then he pointed towards Zhao Tianyi's brow, a sphere of holy light enveloping him. "Brother Zhao, if you encounter danger, activate the power within your body. This sphere of holy light can protect your Primordial Spirit from demonic evil invasion."
"Understood," Zhao Tianyi nodded heavily, then advised, "Brother Ye, be careful above all."
Zhao Tianyi left. Ye Chen and the others continued on their way, heading deeper.
Sure enough, their speculation was verified. They hadn't advanced for more than a moment before several dozen to a hundred alien race demons charged at them, mostly at the Demigod level, but also including four-winged Divine Transformation Realm great demons, among which were a few particularly powerful ones.
Naturally, there were also demonic ferocious beasts with corrupted Primordial Spirits, constantly attacking, roaring and howling, launching assaults incessantly.
The several young supreme powerings directly took action. Kingly divine might erupted completely, fully displaying the peerless divine might befitting legendary Kings. They pushed forward directly, sweeping through with an invincible posture that crushed like rotten wood. Swathes of alien race demons were blasted apart.
BOOM——
Ye Chen circulated the Boundless Holy Light Art, manifesting a holy light sun that hung in the void, shining forth boundless holy light, directly vaporizing many demonic evil beings.
The demonic beasts fighting them roared in even greater pain. Under the holy light, plumes of pitch-black demonic mist billowed from their bodies, rising upwards.
But this could not purify them back to divinity, for the demonic nature was too deep, having long penetrated their Primordial Spirits, beyond salvation. It could only greatly weaken them.
In the end, the demonic beings were forced back, with many slain. This only made the expressions of the various powerings grow more solemn, for the deeper they went, the more they discovered the hidden dangers within the ancient city. Many demonic beings existed, lurking within the mist, blending with it.
Not only that, other young prodigies also encountered fearsome crises. Many had already been killed, mostly young powerings without faction backgrounds. The young powerings emerging from major factions were all prodigies upon whom their sects had pinned their hopes, possessing secret treasures that could protect their lives at critical moments. Yet, many had also been slain.