Finally, after a long while, the Maha Demon Cube dissipated, and the figure of the Mohe War God fell from within, covered in blood. In many places, his white bones were visible, and half his body had been refined away.
The Mohe War God coughed up blood incessantly, staring at Ye Chen in horror, with not a trace of his former arrogance remaining.
"Don't let there be a next time. If you come again, I will surely kill you!" Ye Chen left these words behind as he drifted away.
This time, if not for his wariness of the Desolate Heaven behind the Mohe War God, the Mohe War God would not have been so fortunate.
Ye Chen might not fear the Desolate Heaven, or even the Huang Shenzun. With a single bow, he believed even the Huang Shenzun would find it difficult to withstand and would collapse himself.
But he had to consider the people around him, such as the Zhenyu Imperial Son and others. They were not like him, a lone wolf.
The Mohe War God remained silent, quickly repaired his injuries, and turned to leave.
This time, he had truly suffered a crushing defeat.
The crowd erupted in murmurs, watching Ye Chen's departing back with awe and reverence.
Not long after, the related news spread like a storm throughout the Boundless City, stirring up quite a commotion.
The young overlord who had suppressed the offspring of three Giants—Long Yuan, Xuan Yi, and Iron Chain—on the 900th floor of the Thousand Star Tower half a year ago was actually this powerful. He had even forcefully defeated a War God under the Desolate Heaven's command.
It must be known that anyone chosen by the Desolate Heaven to be a War God under his command was the number one figure among the younger generation of a powerful domain.
Those powerful domains were countless times stronger than the Southern Wasteland, and the competition among their younger generation was even fiercer. Yet, they had all been defeated.
Just how strong was this Ye Chen from the Southern Wasteland? Could he challenge the Desolate Heaven?
But everyone shook their heads, not believing so.
The Desolate Heaven was invincible—this was the consensus among the younger generation. Although he rarely made moves, every time he did, it shocked the world.
The twelve War Gods were the best proof. Each was a heaven-defying supreme talent who dominated the world. In the future, they would at least be able to prove the Dao as Venerables, and there was great hope for them to become Supreme Giants. Their talents were unparalleled in their respective domains, yet they all willingly submitted to the Desolate Heaven and followed him. This spoke volumes.
It was rumored that when the twelve War Gods fought the Desolate Heaven back then, not a single one lasted beyond ten rounds.
Moreover, the Mohe War God defeated by Ye Chen was only the ninth-ranked War God among the twelve.
Among the twelve War Gods, the higher the rank, the stronger the strength.
Many Heaven's Prides believed that although Ye Chen from the Southern Wasteland was strong, he could at most contend with the top three War Gods and was no match for the Desolate Heaven.
Ye Chen paid no heed to all this. He continued to attend the lectures on the Dao given by various Emperor-level figures within the Boundless City, listening to the Great Dao, absorbing all rivers into the sea, silently digesting the insights from the various lectures, and attempting to incorporate them into his physical body cultivation.
Unconsciously, another half a year passed.
Now, Ye Chen and his group had been in the Boundless City for a year.
According to reliable news, the Teleportation Gate would soon open, providing a passage to the Thirty-Three Tian Domains.
Undoubtedly, this excited many Heaven's Prides. They could finally head to the Thirty-Three Tian Domains.
Finally, on this day, the Teleportation Gate from the Boundless Domain to the Thirty-Three Tian Domains was about to open.
In the center of the Boundless City stood a massive Heavenly Gate, which was the Teleportation Gate, inscribed with countless intricate and profound patterns.
It was said to have been personally carved by multiple Supreme Giants, including those who had entered the Dao through formations, making the passage very stable.
Within the city, countless Heaven's Prides from various domains had gathered, standing before the Teleportation Gate, watching the gradually reviving Heavenly Gate with eager anticipation in their eyes.
The fundamental reason they had come to the Boundless City from their respective territories was to use its Teleportation Gate to reach the Thirty-Three Tian Domains.
Now that the Teleportation Gate was about to open, it meant they would soon arrive at the Thirty-Three Tian Domains. How could they not be happy?
Ye Chen and the others naturally came as well, looking at the Teleportation Gate with some expectation.
The Boundless City, as a transit point, already had so many super Heaven's Prides from various powerful domains. Who knew how many peerless Heaven's Prides the Thirty-Three Tian Domains, as the core of the land of origin, would possess?
At this moment, a line of figures suddenly appeared before the Teleportation Gate, descending from the sky. They were twelve fearsome Divine Beasts—a pure-blooded True Dragon, a Phoenix, a Kunpeng, an Ancient Divine Ape... all were Divine Beasts of ancient bloodlines, incredibly powerful and astonishing.
Upon them were the renowned twelve War Gods. Each was imposing and awe-inspiring—the men majestic and extraordinary, the women heroic and peerless, like divine mountains, their auras terrifying and their blood energy shaking the heavens, each riding a Divine Beast.
In the center, ten even more fearsome Ancient Divine Beasts jointly pulled a carriage, enveloped in chaotic energy, with starry skies swirling around it, indicating the extraordinary status of the one inside.
"Desolate Heaven!"
"The Desolate Heaven has come too!"
Heaven's Prides from various domains exclaimed in surprise. With the twelve War Gods appearing together, there was no doubt that the one sitting inside the carriage must be the legendary Desolate Heaven, revered as the supreme among the younger generation within the universe!
Ye Chen and the others also looked over, curious to know what the true Desolate Heaven was like.
The Desolate Heaven had never truly appeared before, remaining very mysterious. Only rumors about him circulated among the populace.
Unfortunately, the Desolate Heaven did not step out. He remained inside the carriage the entire time. Along with the twelve War Gods, he directly landed below the Teleportation Gate—a place other Heaven's Prides from various domains could not approach.
But the Divine General guarding the Teleportation Gate did not stop them. On the contrary, he bowed slightly to the Desolate Heaven.
The crowd was not surprised. After all, the Desolate Heaven was the son of the Huang Shenzun. In a sense, he was the young lord of the Boundless City, a status of utmost nobility.
At this moment, the twelve War Gods almost simultaneously looked toward Ye Chen in the distance, because Ye Chen was the only person in recent years, besides the Desolate Heaven, capable of defeating one of them.
"Is he the one who defeated Old Ninth?"
One of the War Gods spoke. His figure was relatively slender, yet the other War Gods looked at him with subtle hints of wariness. Clearly, he was an extremely fearsome figure, even among the twelve War Gods.
"He seems rather ordinary at first glance," said a female War God among the twelve. She had a graceful and slender figure, wore battle armor, and was a peerless beauty with an indescribable heroic aura that overlooked the world.
The Mohe War God glanced at her and said, "Jiuyou, if you don't believe it, you can go up and spar with him. Just don't come back crying if you get injured."
"Crying?" The female War God glanced at the Mohe War God and sneered, "You think everyone is like you?"
The Mohe War God fell silent. Although they were all twelve War Gods under the Desolate Heaven's command, basically no one submitted to anyone else. After all, each was the strongest number one among the younger generation of a powerful domain, with combat power surpassing even that of Giant offspring, making them incredibly fearsome.
If not for encountering the Desolate Heaven and suffering an unprecedented defeat, they would never have believed that there was anyone in the world who could fight them at their peak on equal footing, let alone defeat them.