Stunned! Dumbfounded!
This was the expression on everyone's faces, their mouths agape with unbelievable shock.
Too powerful. With just a flick of a sleeve, a powerful Young King was sent flying, blood spraying across the sky. It was simply unbelievable.
Could this be an Immortal True King?
It was said that the publicly acknowledged Great Demon King Yue had suppressed and swept aside four Kings on the Domain War battlefield with just a raise of his hand, leaving them utterly powerless to resist. This seemed almost comparable. The strength and invincibility of a True King were universally acknowledged.
"Just who is this? To send the Sacred Son of the Nine Netherworlds Sacred Land flying with a single encounter... Could he truly be an Immortal True King?"
Even the other Kings changed color, feeling deep apprehension and suspicion. However, the mysterious powerhouse who had acted was shrouded in a misty haze, concealing their form and making their figure indistinct and impossible to discern, appearing quite mysterious. Moreover, they were rapidly ascending the pyramid altar at a speed even swifter than the other Kings.
And the other mysterious powerhouse was similarly wreathed in rays of dawn light, also appearing quite mysterious. No one knew their true identity.
The two mysterious super powerhouses charged swiftly toward the very apex of the pyramid altar, causing the other Kings to pale. The Dragon Sturgeon was a priceless, peerless treasure of the world; they absolutely could not let others seize it.
Whether it was Ye Chen, Zhao Wudao, or the Canglan Saint, they all temporarily set aside their battles. For now, everything revolved around the Dragon Sturgeon; all else could be put on hold.
Even if a True King were to arrive, they would have to fight seriously.
They were all super powerhouses who had earned the title of King in their youth, reigning supreme among their generation, incredibly powerful. Even if they had heard of the might of Immortal True Kings, hearing was one thing; without truly facing them, they would never believe in their invincible bearing.
"Hmph, it was merely catching me off guard."
The King who had been sent flying, the Nine Netherworlds Sacred Son, soon stabilized his figure in the void. Although his handsome face was pale and blood stained the corner of his mouth, the injuries he sustained were merely superficial, not harming his foundation.
His expression was icy cold. Compared to his physical wounds, his pride was more deeply injured. To be casually sent flying in front of so many people made his face burn with shame; he had lost a great deal of face.
The next moment, he charged back onto the pyramid altar and, moving like lightning, lunged at the mysterious powerhouse who had sent him flying.
He activated his divine abilities and dao techniques. Behind him, a vast expanse of Yin evil energy actually spread out, transforming into a frigid divine sea. Waves surged, sweeping across the sky. The temperature in the void plummeted rapidly, and dark snowflakes drifted down, each one containing a terrifying chill, all rushing toward the mysterious powerhouse shrouded in haze.
Whoosh—
Furthermore, a fearsome divine deity manifested behind him, standing ten zhang tall, clad in a dark cloak, its form indistinct. Only a pair of icy eyes glowed from within the hood, flickering with bloody light, exuding an aura of death, as if a Nine Netherworlds deity had descended into the world. In its hand was a massive scythe of death that slashed through the air.
"Nine Netherworlds Penetrate Heaven and Earth, the Death God Descends!"
This was the supreme law of the Nine Netherworlds Sacred Land, summoning a Nine Netherworlds deity to bring death and reap lives.
Boom—
The mysterious powerhouse, shrouded in a hazy mist that made it impossible to tell if they were male or female, turned around. Their eyes narrowed, and they struck out like lightning, extending just a single hand.
That hand was as crystalline and sparkling as mutton-fat jade, flawless and perfect, as if carved from exquisite, beautiful jade. It looked breathtakingly beautiful, yet was terrifyingly peerless. The surrounding space twisted as supreme divine power erupted, clashing head-on with the Nine Netherworlds Sacred Son's scythe of death. A terrifying explosion erupted, accompanied by endless divine radiance that shot into the sky.
The scythe of death held by the Nine Netherworlds deity actually shattered inch by inch. The terrifying force, boundless and unstoppable, continued its momentum and slammed into the Nine Netherworlds Sacred Son, sending him flying once more. His divine armor shattered, and he coughed up blood, his chest a bloody, mangled mess. He had suffered a severe injury.
A True King!?
Everyone changed color. If it was just the first time, it could be dismissed as catching the Nine Netherworlds Sacred Son off guard. But now, it was clearly a casual strike that sent the fully combat-ready Nine Netherworlds Sacred Son flying. Only a supreme method possessed by an Immortal True King could achieve this.
Had an Immortal True King truly arrived?
Everyone felt a terrifying pressure. Such an existence was truly invincible among their generation. Even if you were a major realm higher, it wouldn't matter, because the other party had long since undergone Extreme Sublimation and could kill across major realms, terrifyingly peerless.
"An Immortal True King? Could it be the Great Demon King Yue?" The various Kings paled, their first thought being the Great Demon King Yue, as he was the publicly acknowledged first Young True King figure of the new generation, having earned a mighty reputation on the Domain War battlefield by sweeping aside four Kings with no match.
"Unclear. It could be him, or it could be someone else."
The various Kings were uncertain. In the current era, aside from the publicly acknowledged Great Demon King Yue, there were several other peerless geniuses suspected to be Immortal True Kings.
It wasn't necessarily the Great Demon King Yue who had acted; it could also be one of these suspected True Kings making an appearance.
However, the suspected True King super powerhouse paid no heed to the thoughts of the other Kings. The haze around their body churned and surged as they endured the immense pressure continuously emanating from the three-zhang ancient coffin. Even under such circumstances, they could still ascend at high speed, which was astonishing.
At the same time, the other mysterious powerhouse wreathed in dawn light was the same.
"The other one is also incredibly powerful. Could they be another Immortal True King?"
This dealt a heavy blow to the various Kings. One Young True King was already invincible; adding another would make them utterly unopposable.
But fortunately, the two mysterious powerhouses seemed at odds. While rapidly ascending, they were also confronting each other, beginning to clash on the pyramid altar, constantly exchanging blows. Their combat prowess was truly terrifyingly peerless.
In an instant, thousands of terrifying collisions occurred. Divine radiance filled the sky, shocking to the heavens, and world-shaking, boundless divine laws manifested, causing the entire pyramid altar to tremble.
It must be understood that they had already ascended more than halfway. The closer they got to the pyramid, the more immense and terrifying the pressure they endured. The divine power and divine laws within their bodies were suppressed quite severely. Yet, even at this stage, they could unleash such terrifying offensive power, something even the Kings admitted they themselves could not match.
This increasingly confirmed that they were Immortal True Kings.
The other Kings naturally would not sit idly by. Although these two might be the legendary supreme powerhouses, Immortal True Kings, the Dragon Sturgeon was far too precious, capable of extending life by over a thousand years. No one was willing to give it up. One by one, they seized this opportunity to charge upward.
Boom—
A great battle erupted at the apex of the pyramid. Terrifying divine laws spread, shaking heaven and earth, terrifyingly peerless. The young powerhouses who arrived later watched, their scalps tingling, completely unable to intervene.
If they went up, they would only meet their deaths.
As for those alien race demons, they knelt on the ground, continuously reciting ancient and mysterious sacrificial prayers, appearing very eerie. Strangely, they did not attack again, but this only made people feel an increasing sense of unease.
However, no one broke this atmosphere, because the number of alien race demons was too great, virtually endless. The young powerhouses feared that attacking would disturb this atmosphere and provoke a swarm of attacks from the alien race demons.
They were not Young Kings; they did not possess that supreme power to crush like rotten wood and sweep away a thousand armies.
Boom—
Meanwhile, the battle on the pyramid altar entered a white-hot stage. The various Kings actually erupted into an unprecedented melee, jointly clashing with the two mysterious powerhouses suspected to be Immortal True Kings. Boundless divine laws erupted, constantly shaking the entire pyramid altar as if it might shatter at any moment.
If not for the fact that it was the pyramid altar, sturdy and indestructible enough, any other place would have been reduced to ruins, with vast stretches of forests and land destroyed in an instant.
Boom—
The various Kings temporarily set aside their previous grievances and jointly attacked the two mysterious supreme powerhouses suspected to be Immortal True Kings. Vast swathes of Dao marks and divine laws shattered and erupted, endless and torrential, capable of annihilating the sky and blasting apart land dozens or even hundreds of li wide.
But here, all the power was concentrated, jointly attacking the two at the very top. Columns of light shattered, shaking the Nine Heavens.
Even Ye Chen made his move, combining the Sun Seal with the Holy Light Art and blasting it out.
Boom—
Under the combined assault of over twenty Kings, even an Immortal True King would be hard-pressed. Both were sent flying, blood sprinkling down. Through the shockwaves, a glimpse of their true faces was caught—one male, one female.
The two suspected True King super powerhouses grew ruthless. They actually stopped fighting each other and joined forces.
"What Young True Kings? Ridiculous. They merely employed forbidden methods, borrowing forbidden artifacts or secret treasures to temporarily elevate themselves, pushing their combat prowess to a terrifying level."
During the battle, the various Kings discerned that although the two later mysterious powerhouses were powerful, they were at most at the King level. It was just that their sect elders had bestowed them with sufficiently powerful secret treasures or forbidden artifacts. Using these, they rapidly boosted their combat power, reaching a terrifying level almost comparable to the legendary Young True Kings.
Thus, a misunderstanding had occurred. There were no true Immortal True Kings, only forbidden artifacts and secret treasures.
Since they were all young False Kings, who was truly weaker than whom?
Since someone had used a forbidden artifact, naturally no one else was willing to show weakness. One by one, they spared no expense to activate their own forbidden artifacts, undergoing Extreme Sublimation. All the divine power in their bodies surged forth, and their combat power instantly increased by a large margin, causing the void to tremble.
A fearsome great battle erupted on the pyramid altar. Divine energy blotted out the sky and covered the earth, and the power of heaven and earth boiled.
Boom—
The divine power within Ye Chen's body boiled over completely. He began to awaken his True King-level Great Dao divine power. Supreme divine power roared and boiled rapidly through his limbs and bones. His combat power climbed to its limit, surging and swelling, causing the entire void to tremble.
He did not use any so-called forbidden artifacts or secret treasures because he had no need for them. Seizing this opportunity, he began to wield his true power, his aura suddenly increasing by a large margin.
"The time is about right," he murmured softly to himself, lifting his head to gaze intently at the Dragon Sturgeon at the very top, his eyes filled with blazing heat.