Ye Chen immersed himself in contemplation within this Emperor Blood World. It contained many traces left behind by that Flesh Body Great Emperor, particularly regarding methods for tempering the flesh body, which were astonishing. He had also deliberately left behind a portion of his Emperor's Essence Blood, capable of refining and tempering the physique, making it even more powerful.
How strong was the Essence Blood left by a Flesh Body Great Emperor? It was inevitably more potent than the Essence Blood of an Emperor at the same realm, because achieving the Paragon Emperor realm through pure flesh body cultivation resulted in exceptionally pure flesh body Essence Blood. For a flesh body cultivator like Ye Chen, the benefits were naturally even greater.
Ye Chen cultivated in quiet meditation within this Emperor Blood World, gaining immense insights. He needed time to carefully digest the various comprehensions and gifts left by the Flesh Body Great Emperor.
Of course, for him at present, he was not lacking in this bit of time.
Time held no meaning within the cave.
Unconsciously, a hundred years had passed.
A century later, when Ye Chen emerged from the Emperor Blood World, he still appeared very young. The years found it difficult to leave marks upon him, resembling a youth in his twenties. Yet, his flesh body had grown considerably stronger, all achieved through comprehending and cultivating the various cultivation methods of that Flesh Body Great Emperor.
Naturally, he had also absorbed that Flesh Body Great Emperor's Essence Blood, causing his physique to undergo a startling evolution.
At this moment, Ye Chen's physique had also undergone a tremendous transformation, leaping directly to become a Flesh Body Great Power.
With every movement, he commanded boundless power.
His blood energy was especially terrifying.
The old Divine General who had been guarding outside the Emperor's Trace Land all along was one of the survivors among the thirteen Divine Generals who once served under that Flesh Body Great Emperor. He had been protecting this place since ancient times, all for the purpose of selecting a successor capable of defeating the strongest descendant of that ancient Great Emperor. He was extremely powerful, a Flesh Body Monarch, with a very long lifespan.
When Ye Chen emerged from seclusion, the old Divine General's expression was one of pleasant surprise. In just a short century of cultivation, this young man from Huangzhai had actually also reached the level of a Flesh Body Great Power.
Moreover, the strength of his flesh body made the old Divine General feel that even he, during his own Great Power period, was inferior.
However, the old Divine General did not know that within the Emperor Blood World, Ye Chen had refined over half of the Flesh Body Great Emperor's Essence Blood to cultivate to this stage, absolutely strengthening his flesh body to a shocking degree.
On the surface, he seemed to be only a Flesh Body Great Power, but Ye Chen had a feeling that the strength of his flesh body could allow him to challenge a God King existence, defying the natural order.
On the other side, Martial God and the other two strongest Heaven's Prides from the Boundary Desert who had fought their way into the semi-finals had also received vigorous cultivation support from the Emperor Clan. Their cultivation had now deepened considerably.
For example, Martial God had also become a Great Power, very powerful.
However, upon close contact with Ye Chen, he sighed, realizing Ye Chen had become much stronger compared to a century ago.
Subsequently, the old Divine General led Ye Chen and the four outstanding Heaven's Prides across hundreds of millions of li to the edge of the Boundary Desert, sending the four into the world to cultivate. He also hoped they could defeat the strongest descendant of that contemporary ancient Great Emperor.
Only by fulfilling this agreement could the Great Emperor's rules enveloping the Boundary Desert be lifted, allowing the people of the Boundary Desert to leave this desolate land.
After Ye Chen, Martial God, and the other four Boundary Desert Heaven's Prides left the Boundary Desert, they immediately felt the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy become many times more abundant, far surpassing the Boundary Desert.
"Is this outside the Boundary Desert? The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy is incredibly rich, exceeding the best ancestral land within the Boundary Desert by who knows how much," one of the Boundary Desert Heaven's Prides exclaimed in wonder. He could feel his body, as if parched for a long time like a dried-up lake, now that they were outside the Boundary Desert, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy surged in madly, being frantically devoured and absorbed by their flesh bodies as nourishment, constantly strengthening and evolving.
Because the Boundary Desert lacked Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, they relied more on the continuous evolution of their flesh bodies.
It was like kelp entering water, able to absorb water frantically and grow robust.
Now, their flesh bodies were powerful but had always been in a parched state. After leaving the Boundary Desert, the cells within their bodies became active, frantically absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.
Naturally, the spectacle created by Ye Chen and Martial God was even more astonishing. The terrifying Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy directly materialized into visible spiritual energy vortices, rushing into their bodies in an endless stream.
This magnificent scene lasted for a full month before their bodies reached a state of saturation.
They still had not cultivated any Dao techniques, but after devouring sufficient Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, the flesh bodies of all four had directly strengthened by a large margin, surpassing their former selves.
Ye Chen understood that this was the phenomenon of a great breakthrough in strength occurring once one left an extreme environment after cultivating within it.
The four entered the world to cultivate. Although they were all pure flesh body cultivators who did not understand divine abilities or spells, even so, they quickly made quite a name for themselves in the outside world.
Because it was exceedingly rare in the world to have such powerful flesh body cultivators, purely cultivating the physical body, excavating its potential, yet reaching such heights.
They faced challenges from many outside Heaven's Prides, but in the vast majority of cases, they swept through them with overwhelming force, finding few worthy opponents.
Because the four of them used sheer force to break through ten thousand techniques. Their absolutely powerful flesh bodies easily withstood the divine ability attacks of numerous Heaven's Prides of the same rank, suffering not a scratch. At most, they could only make them cough up blood, but it was difficult to harm their foundations. Some older-generation supreme experts recognized that they likely came from that mysterious Boundary Desert land.
It was rumored that the Boundary Desert was a land of Dharma Ending left behind after a duel between two ancient Great Emperors in the past. The loser was a Flesh Body Great Emperor, who purely cultivated the flesh body yet reached the Emperor realm, which was quite astonishing.
Ye Chen and the other four traveled the world. Gradually, within this vast territory encompassing the Boundary Desert, known as the Flying Divine Domain, their fame grew increasingly resounding.
They had clearly become young supreme powerhouses of a region.
At the same time, they also learned that in the current era, the Ten Thousand Daos were flourishing. Countless Heaven's Prides were rising in this era, an unprecedented golden age.
Of course, not long after, they also encountered a fearsome opponent.
A terrifying God Son appeared, acknowledged as the number one among the younger generation in the Flying Divine Domain.
It was said he was the descendant of the ruler of the Flying Divine Domain—the Southern Palace Divine Lord. His talent was astonishing, his strength transcendent, a legendary young Paragon, extremely powerful.
The God Son heard of Ye Chen and the four strongest flesh body Heaven's Prides and became very interested. He immediately came, wishing to spar with the four great flesh body Heaven's Prides, especially since he heard they came from the Boundary Desert.
As a God Son, how could he not know of the Boundary Desert's existence? It was a land of exile by a Great Emperor.
Moreover, the Boundary Desert involved secrets related to the ancient Great Emperor who ruled over the Ten Divine Domains, including the Flying Divine Domain.
The God Son appeared and clashed with the four Boundary Desert Heaven's Prides, shaking heaven and earth.
The God Son was indeed strong. Among the four Boundary Desert Heaven's Prides, apart from Ye Chen and Martial God, the other two were defeated by this God Son, though it took over a hundred rounds each to defeat them.
The God Son marveled at the fearsomeness of the Boundary Desert Heaven's Prides. He was the strongest descendant of the ruler of the Flying Divine Domain, a descendant of an Emperor Lord, bestowed with great hopes. Yet, he had to fight so arduously.
Later, Martial God made his move. The God Son fought fiercely, but after thirty rounds, he was defeated, no match.
The God Son was astonished by the fearsomeness of these Boundary Desert Heaven's Prides. Their flesh bodies were peerless; the powerful divine abilities and spells he unleashed could hardly harm them much. Especially Martial God, who used sheer force to break through ten thousand techniques, completely overwhelming him.
Finally, the God Son looked at Ye Chen.
Because he sensed that Martial God was not the strongest among the Boundary Desert Heaven's Prides. Ye Chen was. He had always been very low-key, never taking action, yet he gave off an immense sense of pressure.