After devouring enough Quasi-Monarch origins, Ye Chen's flesh body unknowingly broke through, directly reaching the Ancient Monarch level.
Boom—
Heavenly Tribulation descended abruptly, ignoring the isolation of the ruins secret realm, directly entering and descending upon Ye Chen.
Countless terrifying tribulation lights descended, submerging him.
However, no matter how fearsome and astonishing the tribulation lights were—each capable of easily severely injuring an ordinary Quasi-Monarch—they were ultimately unable to truly and effectively harm Ye Chen. At most, they left wisps of green smoke on the surface of his body, unable to break through his flesh body defense. It was clear that the strength of his flesh body had reached an extremely terrifying height.
Over the years, Ye Chen's flesh body had undergone tempering in all aspects and was already incredibly formidable. Now, this level of flesh body monarch tribulation could hardly harm him in the slightest; instead, it merely formed a kind of baptism.
Ye Chen continued to kill the divine statues while undergoing the tribulation.
Without a doubt, this breakthrough significantly increased Ye Chen's strength. A terrifying aura surged forth all at once, directly blasting away many of the divine statues.
Boom—
Ye Chen shot into the sky. With just a single punch, he blasted entire swathes of divine statues into pieces, turning them into clouds of dust and scattering flesh and blood—a truly gruesome sight.
He moved with the majestic stride of a dragon and tiger, powerful beyond belief, no less than Desolate Heaven.
One Quasi-Monarch origin after another fell down, continuously devoured by him to further enhance his flesh body.
"He broke through?"
Desolate Heaven frowned, not expecting Ye Chen to break through at this moment. It was unexpected, and moreover, he had become a monarch through flesh body cultivation, not through the traditional path of entering the monarch realm via the Dao.
Undoubtedly, this pure flesh body cultivation to monarchhood would certainly surpass ordinary Ancient Monarchs.
Especially since Ye Chen's flesh body was already peerless; even in the Quasi-Monarch realm, he had easily suppressed him, a War God figure, and could not be underestimated.
However, Desolate Heaven also advanced with overwhelming force. Wherever he passed, divine statues exploded one after another, dropping Quasi-Monarch origins.
Boom—
Suddenly, a divine statue of the Ancient Monarch level appeared, roaring as it charged at Desolate Heaven.
Desolate Heaven snorted coldly, raised his fist, and blasted this monarch-level divine statue to pieces. An Ancient Monarch origin fell, emitting wisps of brilliant radiance, crystalline and translucent.
Desolate Heaven devoured it in one gulp, his aura similarly surging.
But Ye Chen was the same; while undergoing the tribulation, he also killed Ancient Monarch-level divine statues.
After refining numerous Quasi-Monarch origins and even some Ancient Monarch origins, his flesh body transformed and became even stronger. The heavenly tribulation was forcefully shaken away, actually unable to approach him—something that felt unbelievable.
The two fought fiercely in this place, battling until heaven and earth shattered. This divine hall seemed on the verge of complete collapse, a truly terrifying sight.
Finally, both fought their way to the tall divine statue of the Tongtian realm Giant.
At this moment, Ye Chen had also finished undergoing the tribulation, his flesh body ascending another step.
The divine statue looked down from above, as if that Tongtian realm Giant from ages past had revived and returned. Even beings as powerful as Ye Chen and Desolate Heaven were still as insignificant as ants before it.
"Very good. To have fought your way before This One, you two are qualified to know This One's name. This One is the Tongtian Divine Venerate."
Boom—
An unparalleled pressure spread from the divine statue, as if an entire universe were pressing down.
The eternal might of a Tongtian realm Giant!
Below, Ye Chen and Desolate Heaven felt as if Mount Tai were crushing them.
Within Desolate Heaven's body, a tidal wave of bloodline power surged forth, offsetting this eternal might.
Ye Chen stood there, unmoving. No matter how terrifying the eternal might was, it could not affect him in the slightest.
In fact, given Ye Chen's special identity, a mere slight bow from him could cause even a fellow Tongtian realm Giant like the Chitian Imperial Ancestor to perish instantly, let alone this Tongtian realm Giant who had fallen for endless ages. It could not affect him at all.
"Their origins are not simple. One is a descendant of the Heavenly Clan. The other, while not a Heavenly Clan descendant, likely has a background just as terrifying, completely ignoring This One's might..."
The Tongtian Divine Venerate's divine statue took a deep look at the two, revealing an appreciative smile. "Very good. You are indeed both strong, and both absolute overlords of the flesh body path. Do you both wish to prove the Dao to eternity through the flesh body in the future? This path is destined to be difficult, even more so than proving eternity through the Great Dao. However, your courage is commendable. Unfortunately, This One's legacy has only one inheritor. As for who will obtain it, that depends on you two."
As the words fell, the Tongtian Divine Venerate's divine statue actually shattered. It did not attack the two, but instead forced them to fight for it.
The divine statue completely shattered, revealing a Tongtian realm Giant's Emperor Dao Origin, containing eternal might. Even mere wisps of it were extremely terrifying, capable of causing the void to completely collapse. It made even absolute young overlords like Ye Chen and Desolate Heaven seem unable to bear it; their formidable flesh bodies seemed on the verge of exploding at any moment.
But neither Ye Chen nor Desolate Heaven showed the slightest fear, their expressions resolute. They glanced at each other and charged forward simultaneously to seize it.
"Scram!"
Desolate Heaven was cold and indifferent. Without a second thought, he slapped forward—a simple palm strike, yet containing the terrifying power to kill an Ancient Monarch. It was clear Desolate Heaven's flesh body had reached an extremely fearsome level.
However, Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged. He also delivered a palm strike, his hand like profound jade, flowing with flawless radiance. He struck forward, causing heaven to collapse and earth to cave in, piercing through the void to meet Desolate Heaven's palm.
Boom—
The two collided. Though it was merely a flesh body clash, an intangible destructive storm erupted, sweeping across all directions, tearing through the void within the ruins secret realm.
"Hmm?" Desolate Heaven looked at Ye Chen with surprise and doubt. The latter had clearly just broken into the Ancient Monarch realm through his flesh body, yet in this collision, he, Desolate Heaven, had used eighty percent of his strength—enough to destroy an ordinary Ancient Monarch.
But Ye Chen stood unmoving like a mountain, completely withstanding it.
Was his flesh body this terrifying just after advancing to Ancient Monarch?
Just who was this guy?
It must be known, he was the son of the Desolate Divine Venerate, and also a member of the Desolate Heaven Clan.
The Desolate Heaven Clan was a legendary Eternal Heavenly Clan, descendants of one of the legendary Supreme Heavenly Venerates, the Desolate Heavenly Venerate. Their bodies flowed with the Heavenly Venerate bloodline of the Desolate Heavenly Venerate, terrifying beyond compare, innately far surpassing others. Even so-called Supreme bloodlines, Giant bloodlines, and even Taishang bloodlines were far inferior to this Heavenly Venerate bloodline.
Any clan member with Heavenly Venerate blood flowing in their veins, even if the bloodline was not dense or even very thin, would inevitably possess astonishing potential and surpass their peers in all aspects once the Heavenly Venerate bloodline was activated.
And he, Desolate Heaven, not only had Heavenly Venerate blood flowing within him, but this Heavenly Venerate bloodline was no simple matter, reputed to be no less than that of a Heavenly Venerate's grandson—truly terrifying.
With all these advantages, Desolate Heaven could rightfully be called the number one among the younger generation of the Boundless Domain, suppressing the number ones of the twelve great domains, making them his twelve War Gods.
But what advantages did this person before him have to contend with him?
"So this is Desolate Heaven? Indeed powerful!" Ye Chen's expression grew slightly solemn. His flesh body cultivation had followed no set method all along. Yet, precisely because of this, learning from heaven and earth and comprehending the myriad Daos, he had cultivated his flesh body to an astonishing, heaven-defying level—terrifyingly excessive.
This also allowed him to suppress all heroes. Even most of the twelve War Gods had fought him and been directly defeated.
Ye Chen knew Desolate Heaven was strong, but he hadn't expected him to be this powerful. Such formidable flesh body strength gave him not the slightest advantage.
After their lightning-fast exchange, the two seemed evenly matched. But suddenly, a terrifying power boiled within Desolate Heaven's body—the Heavenly Venerate bloodline. It was as if a stellar explosion had been unleashed. An unparalleled bloodline power manifested throughout his limbs and bones, causing Desolate Heaven's strength to instantly surge. He joined his five fingers into a palm blade, shattered the void, and fiercely chopped at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen's expression changed slightly. Desolate Heaven, after activating his Heavenly Venerate bloodline, was even stronger. He dared not be careless. With a long roar, he leaped up, smashing his knee fiercely toward that palm blade.
Boom—
This time, blood light splattered. Ye Chen's figure was forced back over a dozen steps before he lifted his head to look at Desolate Heaven.
Although Desolate Heaven had repelled him with this strike, he had completely withstood it.
Desolate Heaven took a deep look at Ye Chen, then reached out with one hand to grab that Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin.
But the moment he touched it, the flesh and blood of Desolate Heaven's hand instantly cracked inch by inch, blood flowing freely, revealing white bone—nearly exploding completely.
It must be known, this Great Dao Origin was left by a Tongtian realm Giant, containing that Giant's comprehension of the heaven and earth's Great Dao as well as its own vast origin power. Naturally, it also contained the eternal might of a Tongtian realm Giant. Even though it had been suppressed by that Giant, with only wisps leaking out, it was not something an Ancient Monarch could withstand.
However, Desolate Heaven's hand quickly reformed. Within the flesh and blood, a terrifyingly supreme bloodline power appeared, rapidly healing the injuries.
It was the bloodline power of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
At the same time, it released a trace of the overwhelming Heavenly Venerate's bloodline majesty, actually resisting the eternal might of this Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin, finally allowing him to successfully grasp it in his palm.
However, when Desolate Heaven's large hand grabbed this Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin and tried to lift it...
He could not.
This Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin, seemingly only the size of a human head, was heavier than an entire starry sky. Someone as powerful as Desolate Heaven—a monster who cultivated purely the flesh body and had reached the Ancient Monarch level, whose flesh body strength even surpassed that of an Imperial Lord, perhaps nearly comparable to a Supreme Emperor's body—must possess immense strength, capable of shattering stars with a mere raise of his hand in the starry void.
Yet, even such a powerful Desolate Heaven could not lift this Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin now.
Desolate Heaven's expression grew stern. His other hand also reached out, both hands jointly grabbing the Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin. Power surged in his hands, veins bulging, his Heavenly Venerate bloodline also boiling as he tried to lift it.
Boom boom boom boom boom—
Streams of earth-shattering, terrifying power surged forth from Desolate Heaven. Even a great world would likely be lifted, yet even so, he could not raise this Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin in the slightest.
At this moment, Ye Chen walked over.
Desolate Heaven glanced at Ye Chen, then continued to erupt with fearsome power. But after trying for a long time, it was ultimately futile.
Ye Chen stepped forward and grabbed the Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin with one hand.
Desolate Heaven did not stop him. He had absolute confidence that if he couldn't do it, then Ye Chen certainly couldn't either.
But the next moment, something shocking happened. Ye Chen grabbed the Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin unharmed, without the slightest injury. The wisps of leaking eternal might could not harm Ye Chen in the slightest.
Even someone like Desolate Heaven couldn't help but show astonishment.
Someone as powerful as him, with such a flesh body, had nearly had both hands explode, relying on his Heavenly Venerate bloodline to suppress it. But how did Ye Chen, whose flesh body was on par with his, manage this?
However, what shocked him even more was that the next moment, this unmoving Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin was held in Ye Chen's palm. It was clearly heavier than a starry sky, so why was it so light now?
"Impossible!"
Desolate Heaven reached out to grab that Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin, but Ye Chen let go. Instantly, the terrifyingly immense weight crushed Desolate Heaven's hands until they shattered. He released it, allowing the Great Dao Origin to fall to the ground.
Boom—
The entire Tongtian Divine Hall trembled.
Desolate Heaven stared blankly at this scene. Ye Chen extended a hand, picked up this Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin, light as if it were nothing, like a goose feather—completely unlike how he, Desolate Heaven, could not bear it.
Desolate Heaven frowned. He didn't understand why he couldn't hold it but Ye Chen could, so he asked, "How did you do it?"
Ye Chen did not answer, nor did he need to answer this question.
Desolate Heaven's sword-like brows furrowed even deeper. He stepped forward, pressing for an answer. "I want to know."
Without a word, Ye Chen executed a flesh body Emperor Art learned from the Xumo Great Emperor, blasting it toward Desolate Heaven.
"Petty tricks!" Desolate Heaven snorted coldly, also executing a flesh body Emperor Art.
Boom—
An intangible storm blew, echoing within this Tongtian Divine Hall.
The next moment, Desolate Heaven continued his attack. The Heavenly Venerate bloodline within his body boiled, surging with even greater flesh body power. He chopped through the void, aiming for Ye Chen's head.
Ye Chen held the Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin in one hand while his other hand evolved a flesh body Emperor Art to engage him.
Boom boom boom boom boom—
The two fought. In the blink of an eye, dozens to hundreds of exchanges occurred. Finally, Desolate Heaven's figure was sent flying back, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, revealing a look of shock. He then glanced at the Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin in Ye Chen's hand and immediately understood. "So that's it. You borrowed power from this Tongtian Divine Venerate's Great Dao Origin. Impressive. You are even more extraordinary than I imagined."
Ye Chen looked coldly at Desolate Heaven. "Leave. I don't want to kill you."
Desolate Heaven took a deep look at Ye Chen. "You can't kill me. But I can't kill you either. Forget it. I'll leave this Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin to you. I'll go compete for the legacy of the Taixu realm Giant. I hope you won't appear again then, otherwise I won't show mercy."
Even knowing Ye Chen possessed the Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin, Desolate Heaven still spoke thus, seeming to have absolute confidence.
Ye Chen knew that as the sole son of the Desolate Divine Venerate and a member of the Desolate Heaven Clan, he must possess astonishing trump cards.
However, wanting to kill him was difficult. Even a Giant could not withstand a single bow from him.
Desolate Heaven left. This ancient divine hall, named the Tongtian Divine Hall, now held only Ye Chen. He then also left the hall, appearing outside.
At this time, he discovered that Desolate Heaven and the twelve War Gods had already soared into the sky and left. Only the Ancient True Dragon was roaring, wanting to give chase.
But on the carriage pulled by ten fearsome divine beasts, Desolate Heaven's majestic figure appeared. In his hand was a terrifying giant hammer that instantly expanded countless times, like a gigantic star, descending from the sky and smashing fiercely onto the Ancient True Dragon.
Accompanied by a terrifying, thunderous boom, heaven and earth shattered. The Ancient True Dragon's massive, mountain-range-like body was sent flying, shedding vast amounts of dragon blood as it heavily crashed into this mountain range.
"Do not provoke This One. If not for pressing matters, even if I didn't tame you, I would surely kill you!"
Desolate Heaven coldly left these words before turning and leading the twelve War Gods into the sky, disappearing.
In the distance, Zhenyu Imperial Son and the others marveled. Desolate Heaven was indeed strong enough; even a pure-blooded Ancient True Dragon like this was no match for him.
At this moment, Ye Chen's figure appeared, making Zhenyu Imperial Son and the others both shocked and delighted. They were about to welcome him when the Ancient True Dragon, seeing the Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin in Ye Chen's hand, immediately felt intense greed. It soared through clouds and mist again, addressing Ye Chen, "Kid, hand over what's in your hand, and I'll spare your life."
"What thing?" Only then did Zhenyu Imperial Son, War God, and the others notice that Ye Chen was indeed holding something. It looked exactly like a Great Dao Origin, and it radiated a shocking pressure.
Zhenyu Imperial Son said in shock, "Is that the Great Dao Origin of that Tongtian realm Giant?"
Ye Chen nodded, not denying it, then looked at that ten-thousand-li True Dragon and said coldly, "You didn't even dare provoke Desolate Heaven, yet you dare provoke me?"
As the words fell, he slapped a palm toward the Ancient True Dragon. This palm directly pierced through the void, containing unimaginably vast and mighty palm force that traversed the long sky, instantly appearing before the Ancient True Dragon and directly slapping it away. Once again, many dragon scales shattered and flew off, blood spraying like a rainbow.
Seeing this, Zhenyu Imperial Son and the others immediately knew Ye Chen's strength had increased. A major breakthrough must have occurred within the central divine hall; otherwise, he couldn't have so easily slapped away this Ancient True Dragon.
The Ancient True Dragon, suffering consecutive heavy blows from Desolate Heaven and Ye Chen, was covered in blood but dared not voice its anger.
Because these two were each stronger than the last. Even though this person now possessed that Tongtian Divine Venerate's Great Dao Origin, it dared not provoke him.
"Come."
Ye Chen brought Zhenyu Imperial Son and the others into that Tongtian Divine Hall. The ground was littered with shattered divine statues; aside from that, it was empty.
However, the Tongtian Divine Venerate, as a Tongtian realm Giant—a peerless powerhouse who could truly be called earth-shaking even within the Thirty-Three Celestial Domains—how could only a single Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin remain?
Ye Chen grabbed this Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin. With a thought, a beam of light shot out from within the Great Dao Origin, instantly merging into a mural within the divine hall. Immediately, the mural underwent a strange change, revealing two magnificent light gates flowing with Supreme Emperor Laws, as if connecting to two completely different spaces.
"Let's go."
Ye Chen used the Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin to open this light gate. Zhenyu Imperial Son and the others followed closely, soon entering another space.
Here was completely different from the empty Tongtian Divine Hall outside. It was also a divine hall, but resplendent and magnificent, filled with endless treasures: no lack of peerless divine materials, miraculous pills and medicines, peerless divine weapons, and so on—all treasures collected by that Tongtian realm Giant over endless ages, gathered into such a treasury.
At the same time, there was also that Tongtian Divine Venerate's cultivation dao field.
Zhenyu Imperial Son marveled. Such a treasury was even greater than what they obtained when they killed the Chitian Imperial Ancestor. It was conceivable that, though both were Tongtian realm Giants, this Tongtian Divine Venerate was far wealthier than the Chitian Imperial Ancestor or Zhenyu Great Emperor.
"Right. The Tongtian Divine Venerate was a peerless Giant who could be called a king and venerable among his peers even in the Zhutian Era. The legacy he left behind is naturally not simple." Zhenyu Imperial Son understood now. After truly learning about the Tongtian Divine Venerate, he was even more amazed, because he had learned of this ancient Giant's past in Seven Glories City—an ancient existence from the Zhutian Era.
Ye Chen said, "You all stay here. I still need to go to the center of the ruins secret realm."
Zhenyu Imperial Son, War God, and the others knew Ye Chen was going to compete for the true master of the ruins secret realm land—the legacy of that Taixu realm Giant—not merely setting his sights on the legacy of a Tongtian realm Giant.
Even though this Tongtian realm Giant was a famously illustrious figure even in the Zhutian Era.
Moreover, they also had self-awareness. Though strong, their hope of competing for the Taixu realm Giant's legacy was slim. It was better to leave it to Ye Chen alone to compete; they wouldn't hold him back.
Here, they could also better receive a Tongtian realm Giant's legacy and grow faster.
"Go ahead."
After bidding farewell to Zhenyu Imperial Son, Martial God, and the others, Ye Chen grasped the Tongtian realm Great Dao Origin and arrived before the injured Ancient True Dragon. "Take me to the core of this ruin realm," he said.
"Dream on!" the Ancient True Dragon coldly snarled. Though it was no match for Ye Chen, it was still a True Dragon and naturally unwilling to submit so easily.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
In the end, Ye Chen took action, giving the Ancient True Dragon a thorough beating before suppressing it with absolute power, forcing it to submit and lead him away.
The ruin realm was the origin world of a Taixu realm Giant. As a true, eternal world that had lasted through countless ages, it was naturally incomparably vast, with a diameter exceeding billions of li, surpassing even the Primordial Chaos World.
The Tongtian Divine Hall was still some distance from the true core of the ruin realm.
However, with the Ancient True Dragon leading the way, their speed increased considerably. Along the journey, many savage beasts were intimidated and retreated by the dragon's might, not daring to approach at all.
As they neared the true central core of the ruin realm, they saw from afar an exceptionally magnificent divine city suspended in the heavens. Astonishing blood auras flickered within it, stirring the myriad Great Dao laws in the sky as a shocking battle raged.
Ye Chen, riding the Ancient True Dragon, rapidly approached and soon entered that Eternal Divine City.
He saw multiple super geniuses from the outside world engaged in fierce combat, each at least at the Quasi-Monarch level. They fought with heaven-shattering, earth-rending force, unleashing terrifying Great Dao laws that tore through the void.
Among them, Desolate Heaven remained within his carriage, not revealing his true form. Twelve powerful War Gods were fighting on his behalf, clashing fiercely with other Quasi-Monarch-level super geniuses.
Ye Chen saw that at the center of the Eternal Divine City stood an incomplete palace. This palace was the target of everyone present.
It was highly likely that the Taixu realm Giant's legacy was within this palace.
Over thirty super geniuses were present, fighting while rapidly approaching the palace, yet also attacking to prevent others from entering first.
"Could this be the residence of that Taixu realm Giant?" Ye Chen looked at the palace and charged forward as well.
"Seeking death!"
A cold snort rang out. A super genius, seeing Ye Chen approach, mercilessly slashed out with a peerless blade radiance, brilliant as a galaxy yet terrifyingly powerful.
Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged. He flicked a finger, shattering the peerless blade radiance, then backhandedly slapped toward that super genius.
The void shattered. A terrifying force of flesh and blood transmitted through the void, heavily striking that late-stage Quasi-Monarch super genius and instantly blasting him apart in mid-air.
This scene naturally drew the attention of others, many revealing looks of shock.
"Who is this guy?"
"So strong! He didn't even use magical power, yet killed a peak Quasi-March super genius from a distance. What kind of method is that?"
"This person is very strong, very unusual!"
All sides showed astonishment, also speculating about Ye Chen's identity.
"It's him!"
"This guy seems to have become even stronger!"
"Could he have also stepped into the Ancient Monarch realm?"
Around Desolate Heaven, the Twelve War Gods were similarly shocked as they looked at Ye Chen.
They were all the number one young talents of their respective powerful domains, absolute young overlords, and naturally possessed keen eyesight. They could tell that in not much time, Ye Chen had grown so much stronger.
However, Desolate Heaven had not informed them of everything that happened in the Tongtian Divine Hall. Therefore, they only guessed that Ye Chen had likely become an Ancient Monarch.
Within the carriage, Desolate Heaven's majestic and extraordinary figure appeared. He looked at Ye Chen and couldn't help but frown. "You've already obtained the legacy of a Tongtian realm Giant. Why have you come here?"
As his words fell, gazes from all over the world turned toward Ye Chen, and they were also greatly shocked.
How long had it been since entering the ruin realm, and he had already obtained the legacy of a Tongtian realm Giant?
A Tongtian realm Giant could be considered a major overlord even within the Thirty-Three Heavenly Domains. Their legacy was enough to guide the younger generation to reach the Venerable level faster and was extremely precious.
Undoubtedly, such fortune was enviable to all.
Although they had entered the ruin realm to compete for the Taixu realm Giant's legacy, the legacy of a Tongtian realm Giant was only slightly inferior.
Immediately, a super genius looked at Ye Chen and said, "Sir, since you've obtained the legacy of a Tongtian realm Giant, you should withdraw. One cannot be too greedy."
"The legacies within the ruin realm are not many, sir. Don't be too greedy!"
"Sir, you should withdraw!"
...
One super genius after another stepped forward, seemingly requesting Ye Chen to withdraw, but in reality, they were demanding it, implicitly pressuring him with their collective momentum.
Ye Chen looked at these super geniuses with an expressionless face. "If you want me to withdraw, kill me."
As his words fell, the city fell silent. Everyone looked at each other, many sucking in cold breaths, thinking this person's courage was truly immense.
Some super geniuses sneered. "Sir, you have quite the tone. Do you think you're number one under heaven, unafraid of everyone present?"
"Sir, though you are strong, you shouldn't make enemies of everyone!"
Although Ye Chen had displayed terrifying divine might not long ago, they were not afraid. They were all super geniuses from various places—some from powerful domains outside the Thirty-Three Heavenly Domains, others top geniuses cultivated by super forces within the Thirty-Three Heavenly Domains. None were ordinary.
They were confident that even if Ye Chen was strong, they could suppress him.
Ye Chen said nothing, directly walking toward that incomplete divine palace, making his stance clear.
"Seeking death!"
Immediately, a super genius attacked, coldly snorting as he unleashed a powerful Quasi-Monarch Dao Weapon, striking at Ye Chen.
Other super geniuses watched coldly, also wanting someone to act and cut down his sharpness.
Boom!
Ye Chen merely swung his fist, directly shattering that Quasi-Monarch Dao Weapon made of extraordinary materials.
Before anyone could be shocked by his terrifying power, Ye Chen, like a humanoid tyrannosaurus rex unleashed from its cage, crossed the long sky and instantly arrived before that super genius. A palm blade swept down from above.
"Not good!"
That super genius's expression changed drastically, sensing a terrifying sense of crisis. He let out a long roar, summoning a peerless defensive Dao Weapon—a Monarch War Weapon—to block in front of him.
He immediately turned to flee, sensing Ye Chen's fearsomeness and fearing that even this Monarch War Weapon couldn't hold out for long.
Boom!
The palm blade fell. Even the Monarch War Weapon couldn't withstand it, shattering the next moment, shocking everyone with his terrifying offensive power. He probably wasn't a Quasi-Monarch but an Ancient Monarch.
The palm blade's momentum didn't diminish. With a *pfft* sound, the super genius was split in two.
He looked at Ye Chen with despair, his body crumbling inch by inch, flesh and blood disintegrating, his true spirit annihilating.
His proud cultivation at the peak Quasi-Monarch level, his status as the number one young talent of his domain, an absolute young overlord—his domain had placed great hopes on him, believing he would inevitably prove his Dao and become an Emperor, even reaching the Tongtian realm, with considerable hope for the Taixu realm.
Yet, everything he was proud of was so fragile before this person, easily dismantled as if by a higher-dimensional force. Now, he faced true death.
"I am unwilling..."
This peak Quasi-Monarch super genius let out a sorrowful roar before his form and spirit were utterly extinguished.
Casually killing a peak Quasi-Monarch, Ye Chen acted as if he had merely killed a chick—insignificant. His expression unchanged, he calmly looked at the other super geniuses and said indifferently, "Now, who else wants to stop me? I don't mind sending them to hell."
The entire place fell silent. Having witnessed Ye Chen's terrifying combat power firsthand, who would dare act?
Hadn't they seen a peak Quasi-Monarch easily slain in a single encounter, completely outmatched?
Although those present were all super geniuses, the vast majority were at the Quasi-Monarch level. Knowing they would certainly die against Ye Chen, they naturally wouldn't seek death.
"Good!" Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction and continued walking toward the incomplete divine palace.
The other super geniuses exchanged glances, each sighing slightly, but none dared act easily, fearing to incur the displeasure of Ye Chen, this great killing god.
Desolate Heaven frowned. Ye Chen had already obtained the legacy of a Tongtian realm Giant and shouldn't obtain another. He needed to be stopped.
However, Ye Chen had now established a fearsome reputation through killing, his combat power even stronger. Even Desolate Heaven admitted he couldn't completely stop the latter and could only watch helplessly as Ye Chen walked into the incomplete divine palace.
"Let's go too!"
Desolate Heaven spoke, leading the Twelve War Gods as they charged toward the incomplete divine palace.
The other super geniuses, after this incident, didn't continue fighting but tacitly ceased hostilities, all rushing toward the incomplete divine palace.
The divine palace was enormous, towering into the clouds, left behind by that Taixu realm Giant of yore.
Upon arriving at this Eternal Metropolis, Ye Chen had also learned from the Ancient True Dragon that the Taixu realm Giant who left this ruin realm was named Zhen Tian War God.
He was an ancient Taixu realm Giant from a distant era, traceable back to the Zhutian Era.
Ye Chen also learned about the Zhutian Era, the most glorious epoch in the past. That era had thirty-three Supreme Heavenly Venerates, incomparably prosperous and powerful.
However, in the end, for unknown reasons, after the Zhutian Era, the Zhutian Twilight was initiated, and more than half of the Supreme Heavenly Venerates perished.
Back then, Zhen Tian War God was a Taixu realm Giant who followed a certain Supreme Heavenly Venerate, renowned and illustrious. Within that Supreme Heavenly Venerate's Celestial Clan, he was extremely famous, victorious in a hundred battles, his combat power astonishing the world. He was among the top within the Taixu realm, powerful and peerless, hence bestowed the title of War God by that Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
Unfortunately, because that Supreme Heavenly Venerate perished during the Zhutian Era, Zhen Tian War God also fell with him.
The incomplete divine palace before them was Zhen Tian War God's War God Palace, named Zhen Tian Palace!
The many super geniuses entered, looking at the half-collapsed Zhen Tian Palace, yet still able to imagine how majestic and towering it had been in its prime.
"Is this Zhen Tian Palace? Legend says that during the Zhutian Era, Zhen Tian War God was a peerless War God qualified to rank on the Taixu List!" The Second War God under Desolate Heaven spoke. He had disheveled golden hair and a handsome, elegant face, but toward Zhen Tian War God, he held a deep, heartfelt admiration.
Unlike them, who were bestowed the title of Twelve War Gods by Desolate Heaven, Zhen Tian War God was personally bestowed the honorary title of War God by a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, far more genuine.
Moreover, they all knew how world-shaking Zhen Tian War God's combat power had been in the past. He had been invincible within the Taixu realm and even fought his way onto the legendary Taixu List.
Legend said that in the Origin Land, after reaching the Venerable realm, there were six great lists: Jietian, Butian, Tongtian, Taixu, Taizhen, and Taishang, corresponding to the six great realms after Venerable.
Moreover, during the Zhutian Era, experts were countless. Wanting to ascend any of the six great lists was extremely difficult.
Yet, Zhen Tian War God was an existence on the Zhutian Era's Taixu List. Precisely because of this, he was even more admired by Desolate Heaven's Twelve War Gods.
They also hoped that one day they could ascend the six great lists and become true War God existences.
After entering Zhen Tian Palace, the interior appeared desolate. This divine palace, once renowned throughout the Zhutian Era, was now dilapidated, with terrifying battle scars left everywhere, causing this originally majestic and towering divine palace to appear half-collapsed and ruined, very desolate.
The battle scars on the divine palace included sword marks, blade marks, halberd marks, etc., interwoven throughout. Even after endless years, with time having worn away most of them, they still emitted faint threads of terrifying, peerless aura, enough to make Quasi-Monarchs like them, even Ancient Monarchs, shudder.
One could imagine what kind of terrifying battle had occurred here back then.
"Zhen Tian War God was a first-rate Taixu realm Giant and peerless War God of the Zhutian Era. I wonder who could have fought against him back then. Could it have been other giants on the Taixu List?"
A super genius wondered what kind of brutal battle Zhen Tian War God had experienced to have fallen.
But they soon fell silent because it involved a Supreme Heavenly Venerate—a heavenly secret not to be explored, something they weren't qualified to know.
The group passed through Zhen Tian Palace. Along the way, there was no danger, and they arrived safely at the deepest part.
At the deepest part of Zhen Tian Palace stood a tall, giant hall, even more majestic and solemn than the towering giant hall Ye Chen had obtained from that Tongtian realm Giant.
On the plaque were three large characters:
War God Hall!
Everyone was solemn. The main hall of Zhen Tian War God, a palace left by a peerless War God.
The geniuses quickly stepped into the War God Hall. Before even fully setting foot inside, they immediately felt an unparalleled, terrifying fighting will surging forth.
Though far inferior to its former self, even a wisp was enough to make super geniuses like them feel as if Mount Tai were pressing down on them, making it difficult to breathe.
"Such powerful battle majesty! Worthy of being Zhen Tian War God's divine hall!"
"Is Zhen Tian War God's legacy here?"
The many geniuses looked inside the War God Hall. It still appeared ruined but relatively more intact. Within the vast hall, a tall divine throne stood in the center.
Silently and without a trace, a majestic, peerless figure appeared. His stature was outstanding, his gaze contemptuous as if looking down on all the heavens. He satmajestyly upon the divine throne,from a commanding heightly looking down at all the super geniuses below.
"Zhen Tian War God!"
Everyone was greatly shocked. Could it be that Zhen Tian War God wasn't dead?
Otherwise, who was this before them?
"No, the true Zhen Tian War God must have died, perishing in the Heaven War of that era. The Zhen Tian War God before us is probably just an imprint left by the War God of yore." Soon, the super geniuses from various domains understood. Zhen Tian War God couldn't possibly still be alive; otherwise, this place wouldn't be a ruin realm. With Zhen Tian War God's ability, from the Zhutian Era to now, he would likely have long become a Taishang realm overlord.
"We pay our respects to the War God!"
Although the geniuses had come to compete for Zhen Tian War God's legacy, they still held considerable worship and respect for such a peerless War God renowned on the Zhutian Era's Taixu List. They all bowed in salute.
Including the Twelve War Gods.
Only Ye Chen and Desolate Heaven did not salute.
Ye Chen revered neither heaven nor earth. The Zhen Tian War God before him couldn't withstand it; if he bowed, even slightly, the War God would certainly be unable to bear it, and his final imprint would be extinguished.
Desolate Heaven simply didn't place anything in the world in his eyes and naturally wouldn't bow.
Zhen Tian War God looked down from above at the geniuses. He didn't mind Ye Chen and Desolate Heaven's behavior and said calmly, "If you wish to obtain this War God's legacy, you must pass this War God's trial. Otherwise, leave."
The geniuses naturally didn't think they could obtain the legacy of the legendary, famous Zhen Tian War God so easily.
A super genius couldn't help but ask, "May I ask, War God, what trial must we pass?"
All the geniuses looked at Zhen Tian War God, equally curious.
Zhen Tian War God said calmly, "Defeat me."
Simple!
Yet also difficult!
Hearing this, all the super geniuses changed color.
Zhen Tian War God was a peerless Giant of the Taixu realm. They were only Quasi-Monarchs, and the stronger ones, like Ye Chen and Desolate Heaven, were only Ancient Monarchs. There was an immeasurable gap between them and a Taixu realm Giant, let alone a peerless War God famous on the Taixu List.
Such a Taixu realm Giant could easily annihilate all of them present with a single finger.
Yet Desolate Heaven stepped forward and said, "Good!"
Ye Chen also said, "Agreed!"
The Twelve War Gods stepped forward as well: "We fight!"