"So these are the disciples of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor? They seem somewhat... ordinary."
Before the battle had even formally begun, Ming Jiuyou of the Ancient Netherworld Heavenly Race frowned. He appeared somewhat sickly, his complexion pale, yet his aura was terrifyingly formidable. His gaze swept over the six Great Void Level Giants from the opposing side, feeling that the six of them seemed rather ordinary, unworthy of being the disciples of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
Especially the sixth person, Cang Xiong—they sensed he was the weakest, and also seemed older, having lived for more than one epoch. He was a Great Void Level Giant who did not belong to this epoch and had not yet successfully broken through to the Great Truth Level. Clearly, even if his aptitude wasn't poor, it was limited.
This left the six Great Voids from the Heavenly Races both shocked and suspicious, finding it hard to believe that five of them were disciples of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, the personal disciples of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
"It is said that all six of them were taken in by the Chaos Heavenly Emperor in the Primordial Realm, and during his youth at that. The Chaos Heavenly Emperor was far from reaching his current heights back then. In fact, several of them were only at the Heaven-Penetrating or Great Void Level in the present era. That Yan Wushuang, it seems, was taken in as a disciple even before the Chaos Heavenly Emperor had reached the Emperor level, during his weaker period."
As members of the Eternal Heavenly Clan, their intelligence network was undoubtedly vast, and they were privy to many secrets regarding the Primordial Realm. Matters concerning the Chaos Heavenly Emperor were of the utmost importance. Anyone close to the Chaos Heavenly Emperor was a key focus for the Eternal Heavenly Clan. Moreover, many people from the Primordial Realm had entered in the previous epoch. By paying a certain price, the Eternal Heavenly Clan had easily obtained much important intelligence regarding the Chaos Heavenly Emperor.
"So that's how it is," Yan Huangyang said. "Since they were taken in during the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's youth, and are all from the Primordial Realm, their aptitude naturally counts as ordinary. So there's no need to pay them too much heed. Let's just suppress them forcefully."
As soon as the words fell, Yan Huangyang directly launched a forceful attack.
The Asura Heavenly Race was renowned throughout the Origin Land for slaughter. Yan Huangyang, as the number one Great Void Level expert of the Asura Heavenly Race and the thirteenth-ranked peerless Great Void on the contemporary Great Void Ranking, possessed terrifyingly formidable strength.
With a furious roar that shook the cosmic battlefield, a blood-colored war sword appeared in his hand—a peerless war weapon exclusive to him. With a single slash, infinite Great Void rules gathered, nearly cleaving the entire Upper Realm in two. Boundless sword radiance swept directly towards the six Great Voids of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
"I'll handle this!"
Jian Wuhen spoke up. He had already been an Immortal King Level existence back in the Primordial Realm, and was now a Great Void Level Immortal Venerable with unfathomable cultivation, primarily cultivating the Sword Dao.
With a light shout, a celestial sword also appeared in his hand, ringing sharply. He swung his sword, unleashing one sword river after another that illuminated the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, directly clashing with Yan Huangyang's peerless slash.
Terrifying blood-colored sword radiance shattered the celestial sword radiance that resembled starry rivers.
Only after Jian Wuhen unleashed ten consecutive slashes did he finally manage to block Yan Huangyang's Asura sword radiance.
From this single exchange, Jian Wuhen knew the gap between himself and Yan Huangyang was immense.
Although he had become a Great Void, and as a disciple of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, he could hope to reach not just the Great Truth Level in the future, but even the Taishang Realm—something he wouldn't have dared dream of back in the Primordial Realm. Now, the Taishang Realm was within reach. Yet, Jian Wuhen did not wish to be limited to his present state. He hoped to continuously grow stronger, even aspiring to one day catch up to his master's footsteps and share some of his burden.
Yan Huangyang glanced over. Indeed, even as disciples of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, their strength was ordinary.
Seeing this, the other peerless Great Voids from the five Heavenly Races also had sharp, cold glints in their eyes. If even the disciples of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor were this weak, then this time, they would make the Chaos Heavenly Mansion completely lose face.
"Kill!"
Led by Yan Huangyang, Gai Yi, and Ming Jiuyou, the six Great Voids from the Heavenly Races charged towards the six Great Void Giants of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
At this moment, Yan Wushuang's expression remained unchanged. "Senior Cang Xiong, fellow junior brothers, this is a trial specifically arranged for us by our master. Although it will be difficult to defeat the opponent, we cannot lose immediately. We must leave them with a profound and unforgettable lesson."
"Understood!" the other five responded in unison.
Then, Yan Wushuang sat cross-legged in the void. Suddenly, an incomparably massive dharma form erupted from his body—it was him. His entire form was condensed from endless Faith Power. Majestic and solemn, seated in one direction, he resembled a Heavenly Emperor suppressing all directions.
Incomparable Faith Power seemed to explode forth, blocking the six charging Heavenly Race Great Voids, making it difficult for them to advance even an inch within the ocean of Faith Power.
"Faith Power?"
"Although this person's cultivation is ordinary, his mastery over Faith Power is not. Everyone, be careful."
Gai Yi spoke. As members of the Eternal Heavenly Clan, they naturally all had some understanding of Faith Power. Although it was an external force, when it reached a certain level, Faith Power could become astonishingly powerful. For instance, several of the Heavenly Palace Great Venerables of the Thirty-Three Heavenly Palaces, wielding Heavenly Seals, could command boundless Faith Power, instantly doubling their combat strength. Therefore, none of them dared be careless.
Yan Wushuang said, "Senior, fellow senior brothers, I will use Faith Power to reduce part of their combat power. Seize the opportunity to attack. Although we may not be their match, being able to spar with Heavenly Venerate seeds famous on the Great Void Ranking will undoubtedly be immensely beneficial."
"Understood!"
Shi Baitian was the first to charge forward. Unleashing a Great Void Level divine ability, he directly attacked Gai Yi.
"Seeking death!" Gai Yi snorted coldly. Although he dared not kill Shi Baitian, a disciple of a Heavenly Venerate, teaching him a lesson was easy. In terms of mastery over the Dao of Life and Death, Gai Yi was countless times more powerful than the Life-Death Sovereign of the Heaven-Connecting Realm.
Without even using a Dao weapon, he stepped forward and slapped his palm towards Shi Baitian. The Dao of Death surged from his palm, directly dispersing the endless Faith Power suppressing him and corrupting it into death energy. At this moment, he was like a God of Death, terrifyingly formidable.
Boom—
Shi Baitian's figure shook violently, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. The gap between them was evident from the very first exchange.
But Shi Baitian did not retreat. Instead, he attacked madly, unleashing divine abilities like rain towards Gai Yi, blasting apart the starry sky. Although no match, he hoped to take this opportunity to spar with such a peerless Great Void, continuously tempering himself to become stronger. More importantly, Shi Baitian also hoped that one day, he could become a peerless Great Void on the Great Void Ranking like Gai Yi. Only then would he have hope of walking further in the future.
"With your level, you can become a disciple of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor? It seems the Chaos Heavenly Mansion is truly ordinary," Gai Yi said disdainfully, openly expressing his contempt for Shi Baitian. Too weak, utterly unqualified to be his opponent.
Outside the cosmic battlefield, many of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion's supreme powerholders wore ugly expressions. The supreme powerholders of the six Heavenly Races, however, raised smiles, though they dared not be too presumptuous in front of Ye Chen.