After leaving Young Master Tiancheng's palace and reappearing on the nine-hundredth floor of the Thousand Stars Tower, many of the Heaven's Prides present could vaguely guess where Ye Chen had just been, their gazes now carrying a hint of pity.
But there was even more wariness.
Although this peerless Heaven's Pride who could suppress three Giant's Scions would most likely end up under the command of that Desolate Heaven, it was precisely for this reason that he inspired even greater apprehension.
The might of Desolate Heaven sent chills down one's spine.
After returning to their palace, Zhenyu Imperial Son and the others immediately began healing their wounds. However, they had obtained many treasures from Long Yuan, Iron Chain, Xuan Yi, and the others, which naturally included miraculous divine pills and medicines. Thus, their recovery was exceptionally swift, and they were soon mostly restored.
Ye Chen, meanwhile, continued to comprehend the various Supreme One marks within Boundless City, drawing in threads of Supreme One might to continuously temper his physical body.
Generally speaking, the further a cultivator progressed in their cultivation, the slower their cultivation speed became.
Yet, Ye Chen's cultivation speed was instead constantly accelerating.
Now, the strength of his physical body had already surpassed the God King level, reaching Quasi-Monarch.
After the incident at the Thousand Stars Tower, peace returned once more. While waiting for the teleportation gate to open, top-tier Heaven's Prides occasionally came to visit, mainly to pay their respects to Ye Chen, doing so with great enthusiasm and courtesy.
Undoubtedly, Ye Chen had now forged a glorious battle record, having single-handedly suppressed three Giant's Scions, establishing himself as an absolute young Supreme One.
Some also subtly probed, speculating whether Ye Chen had joined Desolate Heaven's ranks, becoming one of his followers.
Many also believed that the combat prowess Ye Chen had displayed was extremely astonishing, and he might have the hope of becoming Desolate Heaven's thirteenth War God.
Ye Chen merely stated that he had not joined any force and had always been alone.
Time flowed quietly by. In the blink of an eye, Ye Chen's group had already been in Boundless City for half a year.
During this period, more Super Geniuses from various realms arrived one after another, wishing to use Boundless City as a transfer point to head towards the Thirty-Three Celestial Domains.
Naturally, quite a few Heaven's Pride banquets were held. Some rose to fame, while others quietly faded into obscurity.
Over these days, Ye Chen's prestige had climbed to an even higher level. Even though he had spent this time cultivating within the palace, using the various Supreme One marks to temper his body and never venturing out, the battle at the Thousand Stars Tower that day had earned him illustrious fame.
At the same time, Desolate Heaven's name became even more prominent.
Because over these six months, although Desolate Heaven himself had not appeared, his twelve War Gods had made appearances, and some had been challenged.
The War God ranked eleventh had taken action, ending a battle with lightning speed, slaying an Imperial Son-level figure on the spot, displaying incomparably powerful combat prowess that shook all sides.
Not long after, the Ninth War God was also challenged by a Giant's Scion. The battle ended just as quickly, with that Giant's Scion being cleaved in two and directly slain. Even the life-preserving treasure given by his Giant father could not save him from calamity.
From then on, even some of the later-arriving Super Geniuses gradually came to understand that within Boundless City, the strongest of the younger generation was undoubtedly Desolate Heaven, beyond dispute.
Although his true form remained unseen, whenever his twelve War Gods emerged, any great enemy could be directly swept aside.
"The twelve War Gods under Desolate Heaven, each one is the strongest young Supreme One dominating a major powerful realm. Killing a Giant's Scion is no problem at all. Yet, such terrifying twelve War Gods have become Desolate Heaven's followers. Just how powerful must Desolate Heaven be!"
Within Boundless City, Heaven's Prides from all sides sighed with emotion. Desolate Heaven's true form remained unseen, yet his prestige was unparalleled, unmatched by anyone.
As for exactly how powerful Desolate Heaven's combat strength was, it had already become an enigma.
On this day, Ye Chen went out, having heard that within Boundless City there was an extraordinary cultivation site where an Ancient Great Emperor was lecturing on the Dao. Thus, he went to listen.
Lectures by Emperor-level figures were extremely rare in the Southern Wasteland, but within Boundless City, they were quite common.
Because the strength of the Boundless Realm far surpassed that of many major realms, able to rank among the top hundred of the countless major realms beyond the Thirty-Three Celestial Domains.
Within Boundless City alone, over a hundred Emperor-level figures were gathered—something impossible in the Southern Wasteland.
But in Boundless City, it was realized.
Of course, this didn't mean Emperor-level figures were everywhere. Even the Southern Wasteland possessed thousands of Emperor Domains, and the Boundless Realm naturally had many as well. Even though many Emperor-level figures had perished over the endless past ages, a new one would still be born every so often, and they preferred to come to this, the Boundless Realm's premier city.
Over time, this led to Boundless City having quite a few Emperor-level figures.
Perhaps due to the Boundless Realm's more flourishing cultivation culture, many Emperor-level figures enjoyed lecturing on the Dao.
On this day, it was a Body Refinement Path Great Emperor giving the lecture.
Although the Body Refinement Path was not purely about cultivating the physical body, it still trained the body to a quite terrifying degree. For example, Zhenyu Great Emperor was also a Body Refinement Path Great Emperor Giant.
Ye Chen went to listen. His body refinement philosophy was to be all-encompassing and inclusive of everything, so naturally, listening to the lecture posed no hindrance.
When he arrived, many people were already there, including Super Geniuses from various realms who had secured good positions early, waiting for the Emperor-level figure's lecture.
Ye Chen's arrival drew the attention of many, as they seemed not to have expected he would come.
Soon, an Emperor-level figure arrived, surrounded by Emperor Dao laws, his true appearance unclear. He sat cross-legged in the void, explaining the Great Dao, all related to the Body Refinement Path, from shallow to deep. Many of those listening to the lecture gained considerable insights.
Ye Chen also gained some insights, but they were not significant, leaving him somewhat disappointed.
Just as he was about to leave, suddenly, a fearsome figure appeared before him, blocking his path. Clad in dark iron battle armor, he resembled a demonic god, with a terrifying aura permeating his entire being.
"Mohe War God!"
Upon seeing this person, many Heaven's Prides exclaimed in surprise, recognizing his true identity.
Mohe War God, one of the twelve War Gods under Desolate Heaven.
Mohe War God's gaze was sharp as he stared at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen said indifferently, "Is there something?"
Mohe War God looked Ye Chen up and down and said, "So it's you who refused His Highness's goodwill, unwilling to become the thirteenth War God?"
Ye Chen said, "And then?"
"I just wanted to see exactly who was so ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth as to refuse His Highness's goodwill," Mohe War God said coldly. "Seeing you today, you're nothing special."
Ye Chen paid him no mind, shifting to the side to walk around him and leave.
He did not wish to have unnecessary conflicts with Desolate Heaven's side.
But Mohe War God was unwilling to let Ye Chen off so easily. He took a step forward, continuing to block Ye Chen's path, and said, "Although Desolate Heaven does not blame you, since you dared to refuse, you must have some capability. So, let me see exactly how much capability you have."