Although the lineage of the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor had been sealed in the exile land of the Boundary Desert for endless ages due to the Twin Emperor Pact, unable to leave except for a select few of the younger generation, the Suppressing Prison Great Emperor had never targeted them. He had even left words behind, awaiting the descendants of the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor's lineage to challenge his own descendants and fulfill the Twin Emperor Pact. He looked forward to the day they could leave the Boundary Desert, even willing to cede a Divine Domain for the Wasteland Desert lineage to thrive and multiply. He even stated that if the Wasteland Desert lineage was willing, he could personally act to undo the seal on the Boundary Desert.
This made it clear that the Suppressing Prison Great Emperor and the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor seemed not to share a blood feud. However, the reason why the two had left behind such a Twin Emperor Pact, where the losing lineage could not leave the Boundary Desert, remained a secret unknown to many, including the Ten Divine Lords. Only the Suppressing Prison Great Emperor himself likely knew the truth. But it also indicated that the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor's lineage was not an enemy.
Thus, the Nangong Divine Son leading them into the Imperial Palace to directly challenge the Imperial Son was not wrong. The Nangong Divine Son genuinely regarded them as friends—a camaraderie forged in battle and a recognition of their strength.
However, Martial God shook his head at this. "The Divine Son is thoughtful, but since the Suppressing Prison Imperial Son is now hosting the Heaven's Pride Grand Assembly, as descendants of the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor's lineage, we cannot take shortcuts. We should defeat the Imperial Son openly and honorably to complete the Twin Emperor Pact. The time of the Heaven's Pride Grand Assembly is most suitable."
The other two Boundary Desert Heaven's Prides agreed. To fulfill the ancient Twin Emperor Pact, the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor's lineage must do so with dignity. Taking any detours would only tarnish the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor's prestige.
Ye Chen naturally had no objections.
While waiting for the Heaven's Pride Grand Assembly, the group resided directly within the imperial city palace of the Nangong Divine Lord's lineage. During this period, Martial God and the others did not simply stay and cultivate. Their cultivation was already quite formidable, especially Ye Chen and Martial God, who were both Physical Body Great Powers. Simple, arduous cultivation for a short time would be of little use.
Seizing this opportunity, they also wanted to witness the grand spectacle of the Heaven's Pride Grand Assembly. Currently, the imperial city was gathering countless Heaven's Prides from across the Suppressing Prison Great Emperor's domain. All who came were top-tier Heaven's Prides who had been enfeoffed as Marquises or crowned as Kings—not ordinary young geniuses, and all possessed formidable strength.
Before the Heaven's Pride Grand Assembly, super Heaven's Prides from major powers hosted various banquets, inviting other top Heaven's Prides to spar. Some even set up arenas, directly challenging the gathered heroes among the Heaven's Prides, attracting considerable attention.
Inevitably, Martial God and the others grew quite interested in the imperial city gathering heroes from across the vast imperial domain. Battle intent surged within them, and they began to make their moves.
Although Ye Chen and Martial God did not take action much, it was primarily the other two Boundary Desert Heaven's Prides who fought. However, these two were individuals who had emerged victorious from among the many young Heaven's Prides of the Boundary Desert and were super Heaven's Prides who had managed to exchange over a hundred moves with the Nangong Divine Son before narrowly losing. They only paled in comparison to Ye Chen and Martial God, but elsewhere, they remained illustrious and eye-catching.
In just a few short days, they defeated numerous super Heaven's Prides from various domains, achieving victory after victory in a hundred battles. Their glorious records quickly earned them great fame, drawing attention from all sides.
From then on, rumors gradually spread within the imperial city about the appearance of two peerless Heaven's Prides with matchless physical bodies, incredibly powerful.
These two individuals possessed immensely burly physiques, like iron towers. They cultivated no divine abilities or Dao techniques, focusing solely on their physical bodies, yet they were terrifyingly formidable, finding few rivals among their peers. Whether facing divine ability attacks or Dao weapon assaults, they suffered little damage.
Instead, their every punch and kick contained terrifying power, capable of shattering divine abilities and tearing apart Dao weapons—truly astonishing.
This shocked the heroes of the world, finding it hard to believe that there still existed cultivators in the world who focused purely on physical body cultivation to such a powerful extent, even reaching such a level, stepping into the Great Power realm.
Boom—
On this day, the two ascended another arena to face a young Heaven's Pride from a certain Divine Domain. One of them achieved nine consecutive victories upon taking the stage, an impressive record.
"Truly, seeing is believing. Their physical bodies are indeed overwhelmingly strong, actually shattering the opponent's divine ability attack head-on. Although Ouyang Nan is young, he is already the Holy Lord of the Taiyi Holy Land, having inherited a holy land, yet he is still no match."
"Physical Body Great Powers!?"
"Unbelievable! There are still people in the world who reached the Great Power realm purely through physical body cultivation. What kind of training is that?"
"It must be countless times more difficult than cultivating profound arts!"
"Achieving the Great Power realm through the physical body is rare throughout history, finding few rivals among peers!"
Many sucked in cold breaths. The two swept through a large swath of Heaven's Prides from various domains, momentarily invincible.
Some older-generation figures appeared. Seeing their matchless physical bodies, using sheer force to break through ten thousand techniques, directly dismantling any Dao or method, their expressions changed as they understood. One murmured, "Such powerful physical bodies, with no detectable fluctuations of magical power... Throughout the ages, within the Suppressing Prison Imperial Domain, it seems only that lineage of the ancient Great Emperor possessed this!"
"Indeed. It's probably because of the Twin Emperor Pact. If they truly have come, even the unparalleled Imperial Son might face some minor challenges!"
Clearly, these older-generation figures recognized that the two Physical Body Great Powers before them were most likely the legendary descendants of the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor's lineage.
In the past, only that Wasteland Desert Great Emperor could achieve Emperorhood through his physical body without cultivating Dao techniques, astounding the entire Southern Wasteland.
Subsequently, as the two gradually gained greater fame, related news from the Flying Divine Domain arrived, confirming their identities: they were indeed from the Boundary Desert, descendants of the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor's lineage.
However, they also knew that the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor had once contended with the Suppressing Prison Great Emperor, ultimately suffering a narrow defeat before passing away in the Boundary Desert. He had also sealed his descendants and the seventy-two tribes who followed him within the Boundary Desert, never to set foot outside again.
Now, the appearance of the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor's descendants made their purpose clear: they must be seeking the Imperial Son, intending to challenge him, fulfill the Twin Emperor Pact, undo the Boundary Desert seal, and allow the Wasteland Desert lineage to leave that exile land.
However, although these two had achieved Great Power status through their physical bodies and possessed strong cultivation, the older generation still did not consider them a match for the current Imperial Son.
Since his emergence, the Imperial Son had always crushed his opponents. Even the strongest Divine Sons of the current Ten Divine Domains had been decisively defeated by him.
He was the number one among the younger generation of the Suppressing Prison Imperial Domain. Moreover, the older generation believed that even looking across the boundless Southern Wasteland, the Suppressing Prison Imperial Son undoubtedly possessed the potential to contend for the title of the strongest young genius.
Although many focused on the two Boundary Desert Heaven's Prides challenging on the arena, some also looked toward Ye Chen and Martial God, who silently watched from below.
Compared to the two who fought on stage, they appeared considerably shorter and gave a far less imposing impression.
However, some noticed that when the two Physical Body Great Power Boundary Desert Heaven's Prides left, they subtly followed half a step behind Martial God and Ye Chen, their eyes holding a trace of reverence.
This was clearly the demeanor of looking upon stronger individuals.
It seemed these two seemingly slender individuals possessed strength surpassing that of the two Boundary Desert Heaven's Prides who had earned great fame.
Could it be that the descendants of the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor's lineage challenging the Imperial Son were not these two, but rather Ye Chen and Martial God, who had never taken action?
No one knew.
Half a month passed in this manner. On this day, a powerful figure emerged from the Imperial Palace, proclaiming an Imperial Son's divine decree: the current Imperial Son had set up a Heaven's Pride grand banquet within the Imperial Palace, inviting all the Heaven's Prides of the world to participate.