Ye Chen had been biding his time all along. Although he was powerful enough, revealing himself as an Immortal True King in this situation would easily provoke a joint attack from the various kings, just like the two mysterious kings earlier, making it difficult for one person to withstand so many king-level enemies.
Especially under the transmission of gravity and with the various kings employing forbidden artifacts and secret treasures, he was even less able to leap to success and seize the Dragon Sturgeon in one go.
He could only continue climbing closer to the Dragon Sturgeon while quietly mobilizing the divine power within his body, strengthening it, preparing to strike suddenly when he was close enough to contend for the Dragon Sturgeon.
Boom—
All the kings were embroiled in the melee, and none could avoid it. Ye Chen was no exception. A king charged straight at him, vast swathes of Dao marks and divine traces flooding the sky, accompanied by terrifying king-level divine abilities that struck with heart-trembling ferocity.
Ye Chen merely snorted coldly. He circulated his divine techniques, executed the Heavenly Dragon Seal, and with the cover of secret arts, charged forward to clash head-on.
Boom—
Boundless divine radiance erupted continuously, terrifying power flooding the heavens and earth. Even the ancient pyramid altar was shaken, a thick crack splitting open, beginning to tear apart.
The two separated, neither able to truly overcome the other with just that one exchange. Because the next moment, they both had to face the chaotic battle involving other kings; their opponents were not just one, but other kings as well.
Sure enough, another king arrived—none other than the king from the Nine Netherworlds Sacred Land. Black mist billowed and rolled as he transformed into a Nine Netherworld Death God, a death scythe swinging, bringing death.
Ye Chen gathered his divine power, summoning even greater strength. His left hand swept out, endless white light surging forth, manifesting as a fearsome divine tiger that roared and charged forward to collide.
After a deafening roar, that king was sent flying, his face filled with disbelief and shock. In a single clash, he had actually been no match for Ye Chen.
As fellow kings, the gap between them shouldn't be that great.
Boom—
At the same time, Zhao Wudao charged over once more. After employing his forbidden artifact and secret treasure, his entire being had grown more than twice as powerful. His aura surged to the heavens, boundless divine power boiling as he swung his divine mirror, illuminating beams of blazing divine radiance, fully suppressing Ye Chen.
His Lawless Vacuum Domain had also grown much stronger, its area expanded significantly, immediately acting upon Ye Chen to suppress any forbidden artifacts or secret treasures he might have, weakening him to the greatest extent.
"Brat, how will you resist me in this situation?"
"Do you think this can truly trap me?"
Ye Chen sneered coldly. Although the Lawless Vacuum Domain enveloped him, causing the Dao in this area to recede, his entire body trembled, his skin glowing with radiant light. The supreme Great Dao divine principles within him erupted, wisps of divine principles condensing into Order Divine Chains that shot skyward, surging to strike the heavens, directly shattering the Lawless Vacuum Domain and connecting with the external Great Dao.
"How is this possible?"
Zhao Wudao's expression changed. With the aid of his forbidden artifact and magical instrument, his Lawless Vacuum Domain was terrifyingly powerful, absolutely capable of temporarily stripping even a super Divine Transformation expert of their Dao power, forcing them to rely on physical resistance alone.
Although Ye Chen's treasure body was indeed very strong, Zhao Wudao was confident he could suppress him at this moment.
But now, Ye Chen had shaken off the Lawless Vacuum Domain, forcing Zhao Wudao's expression to change drastically, filled with shock and disbelief.
"There are even more impossible things."
Ye Chen charged through the air, executing the Great Dao Treasure Vessel Seal. It transformed into a circle of deep, dark black hole that directly swallowed the beams shot from the divine mirror. Then it reverted to a divine vase, its body crystalline and sparkling, Dao marks flowing, as terrifying beams shot forth, returning the sender's own medicine.
Zhao Wudao's expression changed again as he quickly defended. The divine mirror was shattered, but it wasn't a true Dao weapon or magical instrument, merely an evolved manifestation.
But Ye Chen took the initiative, forming a seal to execute the Mountain Embracing Seal. A mountain peak materialized in the air, smashing into Zhao Wudao and sending his entire body flying.
Immediately, Ye Chen charged forward, a flying kick sweeping through the air that nearly cleaved him in two, blood spraying as he was kicked down from the heights of the pyramid altar. Many kings watching felt a tremor in their hearts.
This Ye Chen was stronger than the average king.
Ye Chen paid no further heed, for he had almost charged to the summit of the pyramid altar. Along the way, the various kings continuously clashed while also constantly drawing closer.
The closer they got to the ancient bronze coffin, the more immense and terrifying the pressure became, continuously transmitted down from the three-zhang ancient coffin. Even the divine power of the kings was suppressed and weakened many times over, no longer earth-shattering, though still formidable.
Soon, the kings truly drew near, within less than ten zhang. But the gravity here was terrifying to the extreme. Powerful as they were, the kings' divine power was pressed to the point of being difficult to manifest externally. Even with forbidden artifacts and secret treasures, they were only somewhat stronger.
Moreover, the duration for which forbidden artifacts and secret treasures could be used was not very long, and the number of uses was very limited; otherwise, they wouldn't be called forbidden artifacts.
Here, the amplification of divine energy from forbidden artifacts and secret treasures began to weaken, even vanish. They all began to find progress arduous; each step of ascent required dozens of times more divine power as support compared to usual.
And because of their proximity, the kings ultimately erupted into a melee—an unprecedented chaotic battle among kings, a spectacle for the ages.
Although there was no display of Great Dao divine principles, the kings were all supremely powerful figures. Even under these circumstances, they exhibited world-shaking, terrifying combat prowess, fighting fiercely, continuously clashing, their fingers and palms all containing fearsome divine energy and Dao principles.
Every move and stance seemed ordinary, but in reality, they were incredibly perilous. The kings completely internalized their divine principle power; once unleashed, it would be crushing like rotten wood.
At this moment, the kings were all less than eight zhang from the very top of the pyramid altar. But this distance, which seemed short under normal circumstances, was quite taxing for the kings. Due to the excessively terrifying gravity, powerful as they were, they couldn't leap several li in a single bound as usual, being greatly restricted.
Here, even a single zhang felt somewhat difficult.
"It's time!"
Ye Chen's heart stirred. At this moment, he suddenly leaped, springing toward the highest point.
"Hmph, do you really think you're an Immortal True King? Trying to leap to the highest point under such immense gravity is laughable."
Many kings watched coldly, even preparing to strike. But the next moment, everyone was dumbfounded, for they saw Ye Chen actually leap seven or eight zhang high, landing atop the pyramid altar's summit, on the ancient bronze coffin. He grabbed the half-zhang-tall divine spirit sources and obtained the priceless Dragon Sturgeon within.
Standing atop the highest point of the altar, Ye Chen looked down from his lofty position, black hair flowing, majestic aura emanating from his brows, like a Supreme One traversing the skies, overlooking all the kings.
"The Dragon Sturgeon, I, Ye Chen, will take it."
His faint voice resounded throughout this stretch of heaven and earth.