However, as an Imperial Son, a Great Perfection Supreme Genius, and a Great Power, his cultivation was formidable. Even if he couldn't unleash his strongest counterattack, he could instantly summon a divine shield.
This divine shield was forged from peerless divine materials, sufficient to block the attacks of a peak ninth-level Great Power.
Boom—
Ye Chen's descending palm struck the divine shield. His terrifying, peerless flesh body power directly annihilated all divine patterns. With a crack, the shield shattered.
"Impossible!"
This Imperial Son's expression changed drastically.
Immediately after, he watched in horror as that hand reached out from between the two split halves of the shield, its momentum undiminished, and slammed into his body.
The Imperial Son was struck as if by lightning, immediately spitting out a mouthful of blood. His figure spun away like a top, his body covered in dense, porcelain-like cracks as blood marks appeared.
In a single exchange, Ye Chen defeated an Imperial Son, causing the expressions of Chitian Imperial Son's faction to change drastically.
No one expected this Ye Chen to be so powerful!
One must know, that was an Imperial Son, a Great Perfection Supreme Genius, an existence nearly invincible within the same realm.
Zhenyu Imperial Son revealed a look of shock.
Although he knew Ye Chen was strong, he didn't expect him to become even stronger in just a few decades, capable of defeating a Great Power-level Imperial Son in a single exchange.
"A Flesh Body Divine King?"
Zhenyu Imperial Son suspected that Ye Chen's flesh body strength had already stepped into the Divine King level. Otherwise, how could he so easily defeat an Imperial Son?
"Ye Chen is even stronger!"
Martial God and the others sighed, deeply aware that the gap between them and Ye Chen had widened once again.
Chitian Imperial Son's expression was unprecedentedly grave as he looked at Ye Chen, equally surprised. This mysterious youth gave him a feeling no less than Zhenyu Imperial Son, perhaps even stronger.
Ye Chen swept his gaze over the opposing side. "Next, who?"
With one Imperial Son defeated, Chitian Imperial Son naturally didn't dare send other ordinary Heaven's Prides. He signaled for another Imperial Son to step forward.
Having learned from the first Imperial Son's lesson, this one naturally didn't dare be careless. He stepped forward and immediately unleashed an Emperor Art in a horizontal strike, erupting with the fearsome combat power befitting an Imperial Son, far surpassing other super geniuses.
But facing Ye Chen, there could be no other outcome.
Boom—
Heaven collapsed and earth shattered, the void disintegrated. Ye Chen emerged like a great demon king, his flesh body peerless, directly dismantling all divine abilities and spells. In an instant, he appeared before that Imperial Son. Every movement of his hands and feet contained terrifying power capable of shaking heaven and earth.
That Imperial Son's expression changed drastically, as if facing a great enemy. He summoned his own super Dao Weapon, the one he would use to prove his Dao in the future, its combat power terrifying.
Yet even so, it still struggled to harm Ye Chen much. On the contrary, Ye Chen raised his palm and slapped over. Amidst clanging sounds, sparks flew. The super Dao Weapon's radiance collapsed, cracks appearing as if it were about to explode.
Ye Chen suppressed him even more dominantly, subduing the second Imperial Son within ten exchanges.
One could say the first Imperial Son was careless and underestimated his opponent, leading to such a miserable defeat.
But the second Imperial Son still couldn't last ten exchanges. This left Chitian Imperial Son's faction shocked and horrified, looking at Ye Chen in disbelief, unable to imagine that there could be someone in the world with a flesh body so formidable.
"Has he achieved Divine King through his flesh body? Very strong. In the Zhenyu Imperial Domain, only the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor of old was known for such. Could this kid be an Imperial Son of the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor's lineage?" Chitian Imperial Son's expression darkened. Although his father, the Chitian Emperor Ancestor, was one of the Southern Wilderness's Supreme Giants, he also held the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor in high regard. Achieving Emperor through the flesh body was exceedingly rare throughout history. Fortunately, he hadn't become a Supreme Giant; otherwise, with the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor's matchless flesh body, other Giants would have had to avoid hisedge / sharpness (figuratively, their power or threat).
It was precisely for this reason, and because the Chitian Emperor Ancestor held grudges against both the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor and the Zhenyu Great Emperor, that he intervened to restrain that Supreme Giant who was closely related to the Two Emperors.
Now, seeing Ye Chen and understanding he was likely a descendant or disciple of the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor, killing intent immediately manifested.
This youth absolutely could not be spared.
With the lessons of the two Imperial Sons before them, Chitian Imperial Son's side naturally didn't dare underestimate Ye Chen any further. They didn't even send other Heaven's Prides, because facing a terrifying flesh body existence like Ye Chen, sending others would barely drain his energy. Only Chitian Imperial Son himself would take the field.
"You are indeed strong, but this Imperial Son can still suppress you!"
Boom—
Chitian Imperial Son was the descendant of the Chitian Emperor Ancestor, one of the Southern Wilderness's Supreme Giants, chosen to emerge in this era to contend across the heavens. Naturally, his talent was transcendent, not inferior to Zhenyu Imperial Son.
The moment he stepped forward, he was like a Sun God, his body radiating billions of feet of light, terrifying temperatures manifesting, annihilating the void and repelling the Great Dao.
More importantly, Chitian Imperial Son's cultivation was profound, having already stepped into the Divine King level, far stronger than the others.
"Kill!"
A war sword manifested in Chitian Imperial Son's hand, forged from Eternal Sun Crimson Gold, its radiance infinite as it slashed toward Ye Chen.
"So strong! Chitian Imperial Son has broken through the shackles of a Great Power and is a true Divine King now. Although he hasn't undergone the Divine King Tribulation yet, someone of his caliber is comparable to a Four Tribulation Divine King!"
Zhenyu Imperial Son's expression was grave. Although Ye Chen had just displayed peerlessly powerful offensive force, those two Imperial Sons were still at the Great Power level and hadn't reached peak Great Power.
But Chitian Imperial Son was different—already a Divine King, that was another realm entirely.
As Chitian Imperial Son made his move, this stretch of heaven and earth immediately transformed into a divine domain world, enveloping himself and Ye Chen. Innumerable Great Dao laws manifested, pressing down on the latter from all directions.
Simultaneously, the peerless divine sword forged from Eternal Sun Crimson Gold cleaved down, manifesting a terrifying Divine King Great Dao origin that was refined within the sword, capable of slaying other ancient Divine Kings—absolutely terrifying.
Trapped within the divine domain world, Ye Chen felt suppression from all directions—the suppression of the Divine King realm.
Even more fearsome was that peerless sword strike, capable of slaying ancient Divine Kings, no small matter.
Even Zhenyu Imperial Son sent him a voice transmission, telling him to be careful.
Ye Chen's black hair suddenly billowed, his eyes blazing with lightning. With a loud shout, he raised his fist and punched, meeting that peerless divine sword.
"Foolish!"
"He's truly seeking death! Even if his flesh body is strong, His Highness Chitian Imperial Son is a Divine King, and this Crimson Sun Divine Sword is extraordinary. How can he block it?"
The many Heaven's Prides on Chitian Imperial Son's side sneered. In their eyes, Ye Chen's direct, head-on clash was an extremely foolish act.
Clang—
Like the clash of metal. There was no imagined splattering of blood, only massive sparks flying out.
The peerless divine sword was blocked. Chopping onto Ye Chen's fist, it could no longer descend a single inch, nor could it break Ye Chen's flesh.
This scene utterly stunned everyone.
Was this even human?
Chitian Imperial Son frowned, somewhat surprised. This person's flesh body was stronger than imagined.
But, he was stronger!
The Crimson Sun Divine Sword suddenly ignited, manifesting countless Divine King Order Divine Chains interwoven within. Its power surged, pressing down on Ye Chen.
"Scram!"
Ye Chen spat out a single word. Terrifying power erupted from his fist, as if a great world were exploding, sending the Crimson Sun Divine Sword flying.
Simultaneously, he tore through the long sky, breaking through the suppression of the Divine King realm, appearing before Chitian Imperial Son. He unleashed the fearsome flesh body Emperor Art of the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor's lineage.