Chapter 4360: Awakening (Part 3)

Fight?
The other Super Geniuses stared blankly at Ye Chen, Desolate Heaven, and the Twelve War Gods, but being Super Geniuses themselves, they were intelligent and quickly understood.
Although the Zhen Tian War God said they needed to defeat him, it naturally wasn't the invincible Taixu realm War God of the past, nor would he demand to be defeated after death.
The Zhen Tian War God to be defeated would certainly correspond to the cultivation realm of the challenger.
Thus, they all spoke up, shouting their willingness to fight!
Sure enough, within the magnificent War God Hall, identical, awe-inspiring figures appeared one after another—all were Zhen Tian War Gods, though their cultivation levels varied, with the weakest being only at the early-stage Quasi-Monarch level and the strongest reaching the Ancient Monarch level, clearly corresponding to all the Super Geniuses present.
"I'll go first!"
A Super Genius with flowing blood-red hair and nine eyes spoke up. He was a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch, facing a Zhen Tian War God Imprint of the same level.
He charged forward, immediately unleashing his full power to battle that Zhen Tian War God Imprint.
He didn't dare be careless, knowing the prestige of the Zhen Tian War God. The manifested Imprint was equivalent to the War God in his youth and was bound to be extremely powerful.
As soon as he stepped forward, this Super Genius displayed various Emperor-level techniques, their resplendent light illuminating the War God Hall, terrifyingly powerful, possessing the might to threaten Ancient Monarchs.
At the same time, he summoned his peerless battle weapon, which he had been refining through life and death for many years. The weapon hummed, fully awakened.
Such an attack could even threaten an Ancient Monarch.
The Zhen Tian War God Imprint, at the same realm, remained calm, a war sword appearing in his hand as he also made his move.
Boom—
Without a doubt, the battle was intense but also ended very quickly.
In less than ten rounds—only the seventh round—the figure of the first challenger, the Super Genius, was sent flying, covered in blood, flesh mangled, suffering severe injuries.
At his neck was a terrifying sword mark that nearly severed his head from his body.
If the Zhen Tian War God hadn't held back, this Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch Super Genius would have undoubtedly died.
"So I'm this weak!" The red-haired, nine-eyed Super Genius was utterly dejected, filled with despair.
Those who could come here were undoubtedly Super Geniuses who dominated their respective domains. They were all confident, qualified to be proud, believing themselves invincible, capable of sweeping through everything.
However, facing a peerless War God like Zhen Tian War God, they had little right to be proud.
At this moment, they truly understood the terror of the Zhen Tian War God.
Indeed, the Zhen Tian War God manifested only a combat Imprint of the same realm. But a peerless War God who could fight his way out from among so many Heavenly Venerate offspring back then and ultimately rank on the Zhutian Era Taixu Ranking—how strong he was simply couldn't be described.
At the very least, at the same realm, he was likely not inferior to true Heavenly Venerate offspring in all aspects, perhaps even surpassing them.
Moreover, and more importantly, his absolutely rich experience and astonishing combat awareness were far beyond what these Super Geniuses could compare to.
Although the other Super Geniuses knew of the Zhen Tian War God's strength, they also wanted to know how big the gap was between them and him at the same realm.
After all, they were all peerless geniuses who had fought their way out from their own great domains; none believed they were inferior.
One Super Genius after another charged forward, successively battling their matching Zhen Tian War God Imprints.
The Twelve War Gods did the same. They were even far stronger than ordinary Super Geniuses, having fought their way out from among the younger generation of a powerful domain to become the supreme number one, possessing absolute confidence at the same level. They charged forward, simultaneously dealing with twelve Zhen Tian War God Imprints.
One intense battle after another erupted within the War God Hall.
At this moment, Ye Chen stepped forward, facing the Zhen Tian War God Imprint matched to him.
That Zhen Tian War God wore battle armor but, surprisingly, didn't wield a war sword—instead, he held a great halberd, which slightly surprised Ye Chen.
However, at that level, any weapon could unleash peak combat power.
"I can sense that you seem stronger than the others!"
For the first time, the Zhen Tian War God Imprint spoke, offering this evaluation of Ye Chen.
Clearly, the Zhen Tian War God could sense Ye Chen's extraordinariness; he was powerful.
Boom—
Instantly, the two collided.
The Zhen Tian War God swung the great halberd, slashing down from above as if cleaving heaven and earth, stirring up terrifying Monarch Power that could easily kill ordinary early-stage Ancient Monarchs.
Moreover, at this level, every move and gesture embodied the principles of the Great Dao—it was anything but simple.
The descent of this halberd hadintangible influence / imperceptibly sealed off all directions around Ye Chen.
Yet, Ye Chen's figure stood unmoving like a mountain. He merely raised his hand and grabbed the Zhen Tian War God's great halberd, producing a metallic clang as if metal struck metal.
His flesh body was unharmed, his palm flowing with immortal divine power.
"This kind of flesh body..."
On the divine throne, the Zhen Tian War God, whose resolute face had always been calm and unperturbed, now revealed a trace of astonishment. He clearly hadn't expected Ye Chen's flesh body to be so strong, daring to directly block his attack.
Such an approach—even among the Heavenly Venerate offspring of that era, few at the same realm dared to do so.
Evidently, the Zhen Tian War God's combat Imprint at the same realm could do nothing to Ye Chen.
On the divine throne, the Zhen Tian War God uttered a sound of surprise, looking at Ye Chen.
For the first time, he sensed Ye Chen's peerless extraordinariness.
In the current world, was there still someone who could so casually receive his attacks at the same realm?
Just how strong was that flesh body!
Moreover, this flesh body reminded the Zhen Tian War God of a statement from the Supreme Heavenly Venerate long ago. He couldn't help but ponder deeply: now that the ancient ruins and secret realm had emerged, someone had broken in and come here—could this person before him be the one he had been waiting for?
Then, he looked toward Desolate Heaven on the other side.
Countless eons ago, the Zhen Tian War God had followed the supreme, peerless Heavenly Venerate in conquest, slaughtering countless Supreme Ones and Giants along the way, his prestige resounding, trampling over endless bones and corpses to ascend the Taixu Ranking, hailed as the King of Taixu, enshrined as a War God, ultimately falling into the Twilight of the Heavens.
Though he was strong, a renowned existence on the Zhutian Era Taixu Ranking, a generation-spanning War God whose fame shook past and present, even that Supreme Heavenly Venerate had placed high hopes on him, believing he would certainly become a Taishang in the future, with a sliver of hope to advance into the supreme domain of Heavenly Venerate; even if he didn't, he would become a Great Venerate.
Yet, in the end, because it involved the various Heavenly Venerates—with Heavenly Venerates still falling, ancient Great Venerates mostly dead or injured, Taishang realm overlords falling who knows how many—what was a mere Taixu realm like him to a Heavenly Venerate? Weak as an ant, he ultimately met an unfortunate end.
In the end, it was that Supreme Heavenly Venerate who, using supreme means, reversed time and space, preserving a wisp of his origin Imprint from destruction.
But the Heavenly Venerate had said he was already powerless to turn the tide; even he was about to fall. He could only preserve a wisp of his origin Imprint, for the Heavenly Venerate had glimpsed a corner of the future: he would wait for one who proved the Dao through the flesh body to become a Heavenly Venerate.
That one who proved the Dao through the flesh body to become a Heavenly Venerate might overturn past, present, and future, reverse time and space, and change everything.
The wisp of origin Imprint left by the Zhen Tian War God, following the Heavenly Venerate's command, had waited through endless eons, precisely to help that one who proved the Dao through the flesh body to become a Heavenly Venerate reach the supreme Heavenly position faster.
Between these two before him, who could become that one who proved eternity through the flesh body, as spoken of by the Heavenly Venerate?
Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged. Though the Zhen Tian War God was strong, Ye Chen possessed a heart of invincibility. He activated flesh body Emperor-level techniques, actively charging at the Zhen Tian War God Imprint, clashing with bare hands against the Zhen Tian War God. The rumbling sounds were incessant.
His body was his best weapon. With bare hands, he clashed hard against the great halberd, releasing wisps of world-destroying, terrifying power. But within the War God Hall, everything was suppressed within a certain range, not spreading outward.
Even the Zhen Tian War God's same-realm combat Imprint was forced back, the tiger's mouth of his hand splitting, almost losing his grip on the great halberd.
At the same time, Desolate Heaven not far away also made his move, unwilling to be outdone, beginning a fierce battle with the matching Zhen Tian War God combat Imprint.
Within the War God Hall, as battles raged intensely, they also quickly came to an end.
Although these Super Geniuses were strong, how many could be a match for the Zhen Tian War God at the same realm? That fearsome combat experience and awareness completely crushed these Super Geniuses in a one-sided manner.
Desolate Heaven's Twelve War Gods could also be considered sufficiently strong. Yet, facing the Zhen Tian War God Imprint, they were also no match. After engaging, they were basically all defeated in less than thirty rounds.
In fact, being defeated only after thirty rounds—such a record could already be considered glorious, because other Super Geniuses were often defeated in less than a dozen rounds.
The strongest First War God only lasted thirty-seven rounds, yet this was already remarkable!
Without a doubt, the Twelve War Gods surpassed these Super Geniuses in all aspects.
However, what drew everyone's attention were Ye Chen and Desolate Heaven. Though both were engaged with Zhen Tian War God Imprints, unlike the others, they didn't quickly lose. On the contrary, as time passed, they actually maintained their ground, not falling.
Soon, over a hundred rounds had passed.
"So strong!"
"They actually lasted over a hundred rounds! How did they do it?"
"Most of us couldn't last more than ten rounds. Even those twelve War God figures under that guy only barely lasted around thirty rounds. But compared to these two, it's a world of difference!"
"In a same-realm battle, the Zhen Tian War God's combat experience and awareness are practically heaven-defying. Even many Taixu realm Giants are far inferior. Who could match him? We could only barely duel for a dozen or so rounds, yet these two actually fought for over a hundred rounds."
The Super Geniuses were all stunned. What kind of terrifying freaks were these two?
Even the Twelve War Gods felt the same.
They had lost to Desolate Heaven, firstly because Desolate Heaven's cultivation realm, combat experience, and awareness indeed surpassed theirs; secondly, because Desolate Heaven was a member of the legendary Desolate Heaven Clan, flowing with the bloodline power of the Supreme Heavenly Venerate, thus peerless at the same realm.
Yet, this Ye Chen was also so terrifying, even suppressing the Zhen Tian War God's combat Imprint to a certain extent.
One must know that the Zhen Tian War God was a peerless War God figure on the Zhutian Era Taixu Ranking, a generation-spanning figure capable of contending with Heavenly Venerate offspring.
Being able to fiercely battle the Zhen Tian War God combat Imprint for over a hundred rounds without defeat could only mean Ye Chen was far more terrifying than they imagined, especially in combat experience and awareness.
But they didn't understand. Desolate Heaven was one thing—after all, he was a member of the Desolate Heaven Clan, the sole son of the Desolate Divine Venerate, with plenty of means to make his combat experience and awareness incredibly rich, far surpassing his peers.
But Ye Chen was just a Heaven's Pride from the Southern Wilderness. That place, to them, was a barbaric land.
Even the Wasteland Desert Great Emperor was just a barbaric Great Emperor with a strong flesh body.
How did Ye Chen temper such astonishing combat experience and awareness?
Desolate Heaven's expression was cold. Dreadful black light shimmered around him as a giant hammer appeared in his hand, continuously clashing with the Zhen Tian War God who wielded twin maces. The clanging sounds were incessant.
Both were at the Ancient Monarch level, making their battle exceptionally intense.
However, it was clear that Desolate Heaven was extremely powerful. Dueling with the Zhen Tian War God, he didn't fall behind in the slightest, as if he also purely cultivated the flesh body, not seen using any divine abilities or laws, all attacks directed at the Zhen Tian War God.
The Zhen Tian War God's body was suffused with terrifying Great Dao laws. Swinging the twin maces, he shattered the surroundings, repeatedly executing profound and mysterious mace techniques, continuously blasting even a peerless powerhouse like Desolate Heaven into retreat, suppressing him.
Desolate Heaven had always been a peerless figure who suppressed his generation. How could he allow others to suppress him? Even a renowned peerless War God from the Zhutian Era Taixu Ranking was no exception.
With a great roar, his Heavenly Venerate bloodline surged, waves of majestic power manifesting, resisting the Zhen Tian War God's suppression, gradually narrowing the gap between them.
"So that's it. You're a member of the Eternal Heaven Clan, and moreover from the Desolate Heaven Clan. No wonder your flesh body is so formidable." A trace of realization appeared on the Zhen Tian War God's face, but his expression remained unchanged as he calmly said, "However, possessing a Heavenly Venerate bloodline isn't absolute invincibility. Besides, you're just an ordinary member of the Desolate Heaven Clan. In the Zhutian Era, this seat has engaged in countless battles with Heavenly Venerate offspring."
Boom—
Desolate Heaven, who had just activated his Heavenly Venerate bloodline, was sent flying once again.
The Zhen Tian War God, wielding twin maces, saw his offensive power instantly increase many times over, suppressing even the Heavenly Venerate bloodline within Desolate Heaven.
Everyone was shocked. Truly worthy of being a peerless War God from the Zhutian Era Taixu Ranking. Even the originally immensely powerful Desolate Heaven, after awakening his Heavenly Venerate bloodline, was no match, suppressed once more. This showed that the Zhen Tian War God hadn't been going all out earlier.
On the other side, Ye Chen's duel with the Zhen Tian War God appeared much more plain and unadorned.
Because for the Super Geniuses, rather than being shocked by Desolate Heaven's strength, they were more shocked by Ye Chen's strength.
Anyone could see that Ye Chen's strength was actually beginning to gradually crush the Zhen Tian War God.
That's right—crush.
It was simply unbelievable. The Zhen Tian War God was a peerless War God on the Zhutian Era Taixu Ranking. Whether in combat experience or awareness, he was absolutely beyond ordinary imagination. Yet, precisely such a person was being crushed in this duel by a young, unknown Heaven's Pride.
The Zhen Tian War God's attacks contained various exquisite techniques, and his attack angles were very tricky. It was precisely because of this that many young Heaven's Prides had lost to the Zhen Tian War God.
But Ye Chen's approach was simple: one force breaks ten thousand techniques!
That's right—one force breaks ten thousand techniques. Using absolute power to shatter the Zhen Tian War God's attacks, his peerless flesh body allowed him to withstand the War God's fearsome assaults. Attacking as defense, he struck with lightning speed, turning the tables to attack the Zhen Tian War God.
The Zhen Tian War God Imprint was forced back step by step, suppressed.
Boom—
After the one hundred and eighth round, Ye Chen swung his fist, smashing the great halberd that had endured multiple blows into pieces that scattered likefilling the skydancing fragments. His fist landed on the Zhen Tian War God's combat Imprint, sending him staggering back, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his chest caving in.
Though only a manifested combat Imprint, it felt very real, as if truly existing.
On the divine throne, the Zhen Tian War God looked gravely at Ye Chen. He felt this youth was extraordinary. With his combat experience and awareness, combined with the all-around perfection of a Great Perfection Supreme Heaven's Pride's cultivation, it shouldn't be like this.
Yet, why was he being suppressed by this youth?
Moreover, he could clearly sense that Ye Chen's subconscious combat experience and awareness were even stronger than his, a peerless War God.
But he was a renowned peerless War God from the Zhutian Era Taixu Ranking. Placed on the current Origin Taixu Ranking, he would likely rank in the top five. Logically, unless it was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate or a higher-ranking peerless overlord on the ranking, no one should be able to crush him in combat experience and awareness.
Could this person be the one who proves eternity through the flesh body, as spoken of by the Heavenly Venerate long ago?
However, the Zhen Tian War God didn't know that Ye Chen relied on a kind of pure instinct.
Even Ye Chen himself didn't know. He only knew that when battling a Zhutian Era War God figure like the Zhen Tian War God, gradually, he was driven by a powerful instinct. Without needing to concentrate or study, he subconsciously knew the flaws in the Zhen Tian War God's attacks, then suppressed him relying on his absolutely invincible same-realm flesh body.
Boom—
At this time, the battles gradually entered their final stages.
Desolate Heaven suddenly erupted, his flesh body bursting forth with strands of terrifying Great Dao laws.
So it turned out he wasn't purely cultivating the flesh body. He had also cultivated Dao techniques, and had clearly reached an extremely profound level. Combined with his peerless flesh body, the power on his giant hammer became incomparably fearsome, instantly forcing the Zhen Tian War God Imprint back step by step.
Originally, Desolate Heaven was truly unwilling to use such power beyond the flesh body. All along, he firmly believed his own flesh body was matchless, capable of suppressing everything, ultimately like the progenitor Desolate Heavenly Venerate, using the flesh body to kill into the eternal domain, proving the Dao to the supreme Heavenly position.
But Ye Chen's appearance placed great pressure on him.
In a same-realm battle, even after activating his Heavenly Venerate bloodline, Desolate Heaven found it difficult to suppress the Zhen Tian War God, even being at a certain disadvantage.
Yet Ye Chen displayed a state of suppression, making him feel somewhat defeated. His always invincible Dao heart also developed a crack.
He couldn't allow this crack to appear. Thus, he directly used the Dao technique power he had always forbidden, superimposing it on his flesh body power. His combat power instantly rose by a large margin.
Boom—
Desolate Heaven swung the giant hammer, unleashing strike after strike, consecutively swinging eighty-one hammer blows. Then, the power of the eighty-one blows merged into one, smashing toward the Zhen Tian War God Imprint.
"Hmm?" The Zhen Tian War God Imprint's expression turned serious, as if also not expecting Desolate Heaven to ultimately erupt with such a fearsome attack. Not daring to be careless, he directly made his move, also swinging the twin maces to unleash a peerless strike, colliding with it.
Boom—
Desolate Heaven's figure retreated over a dozen steps. The Zhen Tian War God Imprint also retreated several steps, looking at Desolate Heaven in surprise. "I never thought you weren't purely cultivating the flesh body, but had also cultivated magic power to such a level, not much inferior to your flesh body. It seems that although you are a member of the Desolate Heaven Clan, flowing with the Desolate Heavenly Venerate bloodline, the path you walk is also ambitiously grand. Do you intend to walk a path even stronger than the progenitor Desolate Heavenly Venerate, proving eternity through both form and spirit, to become the King of Heavenly Venerates?"
"But it's a pity—you are not the one this seat awaits!"
After all, he was a peerless War God from the Zhutian Era Taixu Ranking, who had once followed a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. The Zhen Tian War God had considerable understanding of supreme secrets.
One must know that those on the Zhutian Era Origin Ranking were all true peerless geniuses, generation-spanning,outstanding figures with hope of ascending to the supreme Heavenly position. The Zhen Tian War God, nurtured by the Supreme Heavenly Venerate, knew much.
Desolate Heaven wanted to fight again, but the Zhen Tian War God said, "If these are your only methods, you cannot defeat me. Your current self is indeed comparable to Heavenly Venerate offspring, but most Heavenly Venerate offspring only fight to a draw with this seat at the same realm. Unless they are the few strongest Heavenly Venerate offspring of the Zhutian Era, they surpass this seat."
Desolate Heaven was unwilling. His heart was as high as the heavens, yet the Zhen Tian War God displayed unprecedented moves, causing even the form-and-spirit peerless Desolate Heaven to suffer greatly, his chest pierced by a bloody hole, blood spraying on the spot.

However, the combat imprint of the Zhen Tian War God was also sent flying, his arm exploding—shattered by Desolate Heaven's war hammer.

This battle ended in a draw for both sides.

Yet, at that very moment, Ye Chen's figure shot over like lightning, displaying world-shaking, matchless combat power. The imprint of the Zhen Tian War God abruptly exploded, transforming into a sky full of radiant light.

He had won. He had shattered the Zhen Tian War God's imprint, crushing it.

This shocked all parties, leaving them in disbelief.

For Desolate Heaven to fight the Zhen Tian War God's imprint to a standstill was already extraordinary. Yet, Ye Chen had destroyed it. Without a doubt, he was even more terrifying.

Desolate Heaven's tiger-like eyes shot out terrifying rays of light as he stared deeply at Ye Chen, his heart shaken, suffering a massive blow.

"You have won."

The Zhen Tian War God looked at Ye Chen, a complex expression flashing across his face, as if he had never imagined that one day, in a battle at the same realm, someone could defeat him—and a junior at that.

Although this was not his true body, it was close enough, possessing equal combat power, equal combat experience, and combat awareness. The battle body condensed from the supreme laws of the Great Void realm was absolutely at the pinnacle of the same realm.

Yet, he was still defeated. This could only mean that this Ye Chen before him was stronger than him!

And the Zhen Tian War God could be certain: this person was the one the Supreme Heavenly Venerate had him wait for—the one who would prove eternity through the flesh body.

"You can obtain everything of mine. Whether it be my legacy, my battle weapons, or all my remaining possessions, they are yours." The Zhen Tian War God sighed. Then, he looked at the other Super Geniuses. With a wave of his hand, including Desolate Heaven and the Twelve War Gods, before they could even speak, they instantly vanished from the War God Hall.

The Zhen Tian War God looked at Ye Chen. From his eyes shot forth rays of Great Dao radiance more dazzling than the sun, as if he wished to see through Ye Chen completely.

Boom—

Suddenly, the Zhen Tian War God's expression changed, for he sensed, from the unseen depths, the manifestation of a supreme, heavenly might. The imprint he had left in this world could not withstand it. Countless dense cracks appeared all over his body, nearly causing him to explode.

The Zhen Tian War God hurriedly withdrew his gaze. Only then did the heavenly might dissipate, leaving him staring at Ye Chen in utter shock.

"How is this possible…" He looked at Ye Chen in disbelief. Just now, it seemed he was on the verge of glimpsing a terrifying truth.

He suspected that this unbelievably strong Ye Chen before him must have a great connection to a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. He might even be a Heavenly Venerate's offspring, perhaps even one of the strongest Heavenly Venerate offspring, like Gai Wushen or Tai Wu.

Ye Chen looked at the Zhen Tian War God, fearless and calm. "Do you know my origins?"

The Zhen Tian War God understood that the Ye Chen before him probably did not know his own true identity either. He spoke truthfully, "I do not know. But your identity is likely related to a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. Perhaps you are a Heavenly Venerate's offspring, or even one of the strongest Heavenly Venerate offspring—one with great hope of ascending to the Heavenly Seat in the future."

Ye Chen frowned.

A Heavenly Venerate's offspring?

But could a Heavenly Venerate's offspring cause a Tong Tian realm Giant to die with a single bow?

He told this to the Zhen Tian War God. Perhaps this peerless War God from the Zhutian Era's Great Void Ranking knew something, having once followed a true Supreme Heavenly Venerate.

Hearing this, the Zhen Tian War God's eyes erupted with terrifying light. He stared deeply at Ye Chen and said, "I finally understand. I understand why you were able to defeat me. So that's how it is. This time, my loss is not unjust. I accept it wholeheartedly. You are indeed number one under the heavens."

Ye Chen asked, "What do you understand?"

"To think you are actually a legendary Heavenly Venerate reincarnator…" Such a thought surfaced in the Zhen Tian War God's heart. He did not voice it, but he was highly confident that this person was a Heavenly Venerate reincarnator.

So many Supreme Heavenly Venerates had fallen during the Zhutian Era, but Supreme Heavenly Venerates possessed the characteristic of immortality and indestructibility. They were bound to be reborn and return.

He just didn't know which Supreme Heavenly Venerate this person before him was the reincarnation of.

Unfortunately, while the Zhen Tian War God guessed correctly, he also guessed wrong. Ye Chen was indeed a Heavenly Venerate reincarnator, but not the reincarnation of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate who fell during the Zhutian Era. He was the reincarnation of the present era's Chaos Heavenly Emperor who had proven eternity.

"One day, you will become the most invincible existence between heaven and earth. It's a pity I will not live to see that scene…"

As his voice faded, the Zhen Tian War God's figure gradually dissipated, eventually vanishing completely. All that remained was a suit of gleaming battle armor and a Great Void realm Great Dao Origin, resembling a heavenly sun, its brilliant light illuminating all directions, containing a majestic power that surpassed ordinary Great Void realms.

Ye Chen looked at this Great Void realm Great Dao Origin, like a heavenly sun. A vast Great Void might swept over him but could not affect him in the slightest.

On the divine throne, the imprint had vanished, but an exceptionally majestic body still sat there, eyes slightly closed as if merely sleeping, ready to awaken at any moment and shake the heavens once more.

It was the battle body of the Zhen Tian War God. Even after endless eons, it remained indestructible.

However, this battle body was covered in countless dense scars, having endured the most terrifying battles in the past.

Even on its head, there was a bloody hole that pierced through from the front to the back of the brow—a fatal wound.

One could sense that within this bloody hole lingered strands of world-destroying power. It was imaginable how terrifyingly astonishing the existence that had slain the Zhen Tian War God back then must have been.

Ye Chen stepped forward, arriving before the Zhen Tian War God's battle body. As if sensing something, a mass of essence blood shot up from the bloody hole on its brow. This was the origin essence blood of a Great Void realm peerless War God, incomparably precious.

This mass of essence blood appeared only fist-sized, yet within it contained astonishing blood energy vaster than a primordial Emperor Realm. It also contained the power of the supreme Great Void realm Dao laws cultivated by the Zhen Tian War God over endless eons, along with his unique invincible battle Dao and martial will.

It was enough to make other Great Void realm Giants, even Half-Step Overlords of the Great Truth realm, covet it with burning desire.

After all, this was the essence blood of a War God from the Zhutian Era's Great Void Ranking. Its value was immense, offering ordinary Great Void realm Giants a sliver of hope to glimpse the Great Void Ranking.

The origin essence blood and the Great Void realm origin were the Zhen Tian War God's most precious legacies. Now, they hovered before Ye Chen, containing not a trace of killing intent. Before dissipating, the Zhen Tian War God had completely neutralized it all, leaving it for the one he had waited for.

Simultaneously, the entire relic secret realm began to tremble with astonishing vibrations, as if heaven were collapsing and earth splitting apart.

The earth quaked, tearing open terrifying abysses tens or even hundreds of thousands of miles long and ten thousand miles wide.

Upon closer look, within these endless abysses were buried massive, enormous corpses, now all cracking open.

Within these giant corpses were actually Great Dao Origins, many being Emperor Dao Origins, not lacking multiple Supreme Origins. There were also Tong Tian realm Giant Great Dao Origins, several Great Void realm Great Dao Origins, and even one Great Truth realm Half-Step Overlord origin.

At this moment, all these Great Dao Origins shot up into the sky like stars, arriving at the Zhen Tian Palace and entering the War God Hall.

Masses of origin essence blood also appeared, enveloping the entire War God Hall—or, more accurately, enveloping Ye Chen.

Even the Tong Tian Divine King's origin that Ye Chen had obtained flew out.

Ye Chen looked at the numerous Great Dao Origins and origin essence blood, saturated with various Great Dao attributes.

He understood: these were all left by the Zhen Tian War God for his successor, priceless beyond measure.

Before Ye Chen could accept them one by one, instantly, all the Great Dao Origins and origin essence blood rushed toward him, merging into his body in an irrefusable manner.

Boom boom boom boom boom boom—

In an instant, Ye Chen felt an unparalleled power pouring into his body in an extremely frenzied form.

Although his flesh body had already reached the Ancient Monarch level, far stronger than ordinary Ancient Monarch flesh bodies, almost rivaling a Supreme Emperor Body, it simply could not withstand so many Supreme Origins, Giant Origins, and essence blood.

Any single origin or essence blood would require him to spend hundreds or even thousands of years to slowly refine.

With so many origins and essence blood, it would be impossible to refine them without tens of thousands of years.

Now, with over a hundred Supreme Origins, Giant Origins, and over a hundred masses of essence blood entering his body, Ye Chen's first sensation was that his flesh body was being completely torn apart, on the verge of annihilation.

However, the next moment, a mysterious and majestic power surged forth from the unknowable depths within his body. It actually withstood the vast power contained within these origins and essence blood, allowing his flesh body to hold on at the moment of collapse, gradually recovering instead of completely breaking down.

"This power…" Ye Chen naturally sensed it. He had long known his origins were not simple. Otherwise, back then, a slight bow would not have directly mortally wounded a Tong Tian realm Giant like the Chi Tian Emperor Ancestor.

Thus, this gave him the possibility to forcibly inherit the origins and essence blood of a hundred Supremes and Giants.

"Although I am forcibly bearing the legacy power of a hundred Supremes and Giants, my Dao-proving conviction is 'the sea accepts all rivers, greatness comes from tolerance.' Even with so much power forcibly added to me, I can still withstand it!"

Silently reciting this in his heart, Ye Chen sat cross-legged, enduring unparalleled pain as his flesh body cycled endlessly between collapse and recovery.

From the moment he began fusing the legacy power of over a hundred Supremes and Giants, he embarked on an unprecedented, major transformation.

The masses of origin essence blood fused, then transformed into streams of mysterious, chaos-like blood, giving birth to chaos power of myriad manifestations.

Simultaneously, the Great Dao Origins of those supreme powerhouses also fused and gave birth to streams of chaos origin power.

Chaos blood and chaos origin power manifested, flowing through Ye Chen's limbs and bones, causing his physique to undergo a startling, unprecedented change—strengthening and evolving.

Every moment was like undergoing a transformation, constantly elevating and strengthening.

No one knew what astonishing changes were happening to Ye Chen now.

Silently, wisps of the origin power from the hundred Supremes and Giants seeped out through the thirty-six thousand pores on his body's surface, forming a giant light cocoon that enveloped him. Ten thousand types of Great Dao power shone within, yet also flowed with chaotic light.

Chaos mist spread out, rushing from the War God Hall, submerging the Zhen Tian Palace, submerging the entire Ten Thousand Ancient Divine City, and continuing to spread.

Finally, it completely submerged the entire relic secret realm.

"This power…"

Outside the Zhen Tian Palace, the Ancient True Dragon was also present, submerged by the power of the chaos mist. It couldn't help but be greatly shocked, then felt streams of unprecedented chaos power invading its body.

It felt unparalleled, excruciating pain in both its body and soul as incomparably supreme power invaded its form and spirit. It couldn't help but roar.

But soon, it too was enveloped by a giant chaos light cocoon, and its roars gradually faded.

Tong Tian Divine Hall.

Zhen Yu Imperial Son, Martial God, and the others only felt vast chaos power submerging the entire relic secret realm. They were greatly shocked, not knowing what had happened.

But they could not leave, for they sensed that once they left the Tong Tian Divine Hall, they would be eroded by the chaos power.

They could only hide within the Tong Tian Divine Hall and begin arduous cultivation, hoping that one day they could resist the chaos mist and leave the relic secret realm.

As for Ye Chen, they could only pray he was safe. Otherwise, there was nothing they could do.

Outside.

Desolate Heaven and the others, sent out of the relic secret realm by the Zhen Tian War God, had their expressions change slightly. Just as they were about to charge back in, they discovered the relic secret realm had vanished.

That's right. It had suddenly disappeared, very abruptly.

Even with several Emperor-level figures present, even with Tong Tian realm Giants arriving, none could detect it, let alone find it.

A Tong Tian realm Giant looked gravely at this scene and finally let out a long sigh. "As expected of a peerless War God from the Zhutian Era's Great Void Ranking. Even after falling for endless eons, such methods still command awe."

For Giants like them at the Tong Tian realm, a War God like the Zhen Tian War God from the Zhutian Era's Great Void Ranking was no less than a Great Truth realm Half-Step Overlord, perhaps even more extraordinary.

After all, there were many Great Truth realm Half-Step Overlords in the world, but those who could be on the Great Void Ranking, especially those from the Zhutian Era's Great Void Ranking, possessed the potential to prove the Supreme Heavenly Seat—the bearing of a Heavenly Venerate. They were existences that Great Void realm Giants could only aspire to, no less than Heavenly Venerate offspring.

"To think there is still someone in this world who can suppress me."

Despite Desolate Heaven's immense pride—entering the Thirty-Three Heavenly Domains without placing many of the various domains' Super Geniuses in his eyes because his transcendent talent, being both a member of the Desolate Heaven Clan and a dual cultivator of form and spirit, his strength was evaluated as nearly matching a Heavenly Venerate offspring at the same stage—his father, the Desolate Divine Venerate, had placed great hopes on him, hoping he would contend for the Supreme Heavenly Seat in the future, becoming the Desolate Heaven Clan's second Supreme Heavenly Venerate, even the legendary strongest Heavenly Venerate King.

He never expected that even an invincible being like him would be defeated.

Although this defeat was not a true loss in direct combat but a loss in contending for the legacy, it inevitably made a proud individual like him doubt himself.

"However, Father once said that I not only inherited the invincible Heavenly Venerate bloodline of the Progenitor Desolate Heavenly Venerate, but also possess a peerless flesh body, and my Dao techniques have reached an invincible level among peers. My true cultivation is no less than a Heavenly Venerate offspring at the same realm. This is merely a temporary defeat. It cannot truly defeat me. My Dao heart remains invincible. In the future, I will not be limited to the Supreme Heavenly Seat. I will surpass Heavenly Venerates and become a Heavenly Venerate King!"

Desolate Heaven quickly recovered. He possessed an invincible Dao heart, desiring to contend for invincibility across the heavens, to become the most powerful great existence between heaven and earth, even wishing to suppress all Heavenly Venerates past and present, achieving absolute invincibility.

"Let's go!"

Desolate Heaven turned and entered his carriage. The ten Divine Beasts pulled the carriage, soaring into the sky and departing.

The Twelve War Gods looked back deeply at the original site where the relic secret realm had vanished, as if wishing to see that stunningly talented Southern Wilderness Heaven's Pride, Ye Chen, one more time. They too rode their Divine Beasts and soared away.

After parting today, they would remember Ye Chen, this peerless Heaven's Pride, who had twice wrested legacies from Desolate Heaven's hands within the relic secret realm, destined for extraordinary future achievements.

But they also believed that His Highness Desolate Heaven was peerless and would inevitably become invincible in the future.

"Let's go!"

The other Super Geniuses, though unwilling, could only leave helplessly. Even if Tong Tian realm Giants came, they could not discern the relic secret realm's whereabouts.

The relic secret realm of a War God from the Zhutian Era's Great Void Ranking completely vanished from the world.

The next time it appeared, the Ye Chen who had seized the legacy would probably have climbed to a whole new height in cultivation.

And the matter of the relic secret realm became a topic of after-dinner conversation in Seven Glories City.

However, it could not last too long, because in the Thirty-Three Heavenly Domains, related legacies ofpeerless powerhouse continuously emerged as the myriad Daos flourished. The world could not focus solely on that one relic secret realm; there would always be others to take its place.

…

Time flowed on. In the current golden age, pushed by the numerous Heavenly Venerates, the myriad Daos continued to flourish, naturally giving birth to batch after batch of Super Geniuses.

The world never stopped for anyone.

Without becoming a Heavenly Venerate on the Supreme Heavens, no one could dominate the mortal world.

No one could truly leave their name in history.

Every moment, countless Super Geniuses from the various major domains of the Origin arrived from afar, stepping into the Thirty-Three Heavenly Domains to seek theopportunity / chance to prove the Supreme Heavenly Seat.

The contention among Heaven's Prides in the Thirty-Three Heavenly Domains grew increasingly fierce.

Over these years, some rose by stepping over flesh and bone, while others fell. More faded into mediocrity.

After all, in this central land of the Origin, even the top Heaven's Prides from the major domains seemed ordinary here.

The world has never lacked geniuses. What it lacks are true powerhouses.

For the Thirty-Three Heavenly Domains, there were simply too many geniuses. Ordinary geniuses could only fade into the crowd.

Soon, ten thousand years passed in the world.

On this day, within the relic secret realm.

War God Hall.

Boom—

A terrifying loud explosion erupted. Chaotic light spread across the heavens, shaking the entire relic secret realm.

A giant chaos light cocoon was seen exploding. From within, a heroic figure shot up into the sky, standing proudly in the void. His bloodline flowed, and his every movement subtly contained a special aura that merged with the myriad Daos of heaven and earth, as if he were a child of heaven and earth, beloved by the world.

His black hair cascaded like a waterfall, his sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, his heroic stature—he was as handsome and extraordinary as a celestial god.

This person was Ye Chen.

After ten thousand years, he had finally refined all the origins and essence blood, truly emerging from seclusion.

Now, he still focused purely on cultivating his flesh body. Over the ten thousand years, the chaos blood and chaos origin power had all been used to completely transform his flesh body.

Now, the strength of his flesh body was countless times greater than before. Merely standing there caused heaven and earth to tremble, terrifying beyond measure.

"A flesh body transformed through the fused chaos blood and chaos origin power refined from over a hundred Supremes and Giants… perhaps it should be called a Chaos Body. After all, chaos inherently encompasses all things, the origin of everything, consistent with my flesh body Dao-proving concept of 'the sea accepts all rivers, greatness comes from tolerance.'" Ye Chen termed the body he had obtained through arduous cultivation as the Chaos Body.

Moreover, he was surprised to discover that even though he did not cultivate the Dao, the Chaos Body obtained through cultivation actually allowed him to control the myriad Daos to a certain extent and manifest ten thousand types of Dao techniques—truly astonishing.

"This is the extraordinary aspect of the Chaos Body," he thought to himself.

"Ten thousand years. I have finally emerged from seclusion." A profound look flashed in Ye Chen's eyes.

Ten thousand years in seclusion was quite long. He did not know what had happened in the outside world over these ten millennia.

Nor did he know how Zhen Yu Imperial Son, Martial God, and the others were.

Boom—

Suddenly, a trace of confusion surged in Ye Chen's eyes. In his mind, many unprecedented, special memories abruptly surfaced.

In these memories, there was a person identical to him who had risen from weakness, constantly battling, contending with the strongest Heaven's Prides of the heavens, step by step fighting his way up to an unimaginable height.

That person, like him, was named Ye Chen.

"Am I really just Ye Chen?"

Ye Chen murmured softly to himself.

Those memories proved he had once lived a different life. Not many, but in the memories, although his flesh body was strong, he did not focus purely on it. Instead, he cultivated Dao techniques, and his Dao techniques were extremely powerful, reaching an unprecedented height.

Unfortunately, the memories were intermittent. They could only prove he had once cultivated Dao techniques, but for some unknown reason, the Dao techniques later vanished. He fell from a height unattainable by ordinary people, becoming a mortal body, no longer cultivating Dao techniques but specializing in the flesh body.

Ye Chen felt somewhat confused, but soon gained clarity. This was likely his past life.
He had always believed that he had once lived an extraordinary life, reaching unimaginable heights, but those memories had been sealed.
Otherwise, back when he was still weak, how could a mere slight bow from him have nearly caused the Tongtian realm Giant, the Red Heaven Emperor Ancestor, to be bowed to death?
Now, with his cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds and his physical body reaching astonishing heights, some of those sealed memories were breaking free as his true self awakened.
It was just a pity that the emerging memories were not many, and they were fragmented. Ye Chen could not determine what heights he had reached back then, nor what identities he had held.
"Ye Chen, you've finally emerged from seclusion!"
From the distance, multiple figures soared into the sky. It was none other than Zhenyu Imperial Son, Martial God, and the others. They rushed over. Observing their auras, after ten thousand years, a few had actually reached the Emperor Lord level, while the rest were at the Ancient Monarch level. Clearly, their gains over these years had been substantial.
Undoubtedly, advancing from the God King level to the Emperor Lord level within ten thousand years was indeed a shocking cultivation speed.
However, when Zhenyu Imperial Son, Martial God, and the others sensed the abyssal, sea-like majesty emanating from Ye Chen, it caused their bodies and minds to tremble, filling them with immense shock.
This level of imposing aura surpassed theirs by who knew how many times. One could imagine what terrifying, enormous breakthroughs Ye Chen had made during his ten-thousand-year seclusion.
And this was with Ye Chen intentionally restraining his aura. Otherwise, if he fully unleashed it, it would be far more terrifying.
Seeing that his old acquaintances were doing well and had made significant breakthroughs, Ye Chen was also happy.
Just as he was about to say something, suddenly, a shocking heavenly tribulation appeared in the sky above the ruins secret realm.
The tribulation was so terrifying it completely enveloped the sky above the entire ruins secret realm, boundless and limitless.
Zhenyu Imperial Son, Martial God, and the others were horrified. Although they had continuously broken through and undergone tribulations over the ten thousand years, their tribulations were not even one ten-thousandth of the one before them. The terrifying, boundless tribulation aura made even Zhenyu Imperial Son and Martial God, both Emperor Lords, feel despair, let alone the others.
Boom—
In an instant, countless terrifying tribulation lights descended. Each one was enough to make Zhenyu Imperial Son, Martial God, and the others pale, capable of reducing them to dust.
This showed it was a peerless heavenly tribulation, not to be underestimated.
With a wave of his hand, Ye Chen transferred Zhenyu Imperial Son and the others into the War God Hall, shielding them from the tribulation's perception. Then, he soared into the sky, actively entering that terrifying sea of tribulation to undergo it, allowing the countless terrifying tribulation lights to engulf his body.
Otherwise, if such a peerless heavenly tribulation fully descended, it would likely be enough to completely pierce through and flatten the entire ruins secret realm.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!—
Tribulation lights as thick as stars rained down madly, carrying world-destroying power, continuously bombarding Ye Chen.
However, his Chaos Body was far too strong, having reached an inconceivable height. Any single tribulation light that could harm a Supreme One now fell upon him by the thousands and tens of thousands, madly striking his body, yet they couldn't cause him the slightest injury.
On the contrary, his pores opened, transforming into tiny black holes that devoured the massive amount of tribulation light, converting it into a supplementary energy, even further tempering his physical body.
During the ten-thousand-year evolution process, Ye Chen's Chaos Body had already become sufficiently powerful. But now, undergoing tribulation could baptize the Chaos Body, making it even more stable and immortal.
After all, the origins and essence blood fused together back then were external forces. Even after being refined into his body, they inevitably didn't fully harmonize. Now, experiencing the heavenly tribulation could promote their complete fusion and unification, making the Chaos Body even more powerful.
As time passed, the heavenly tribulation grew increasingly terrifying, to the point where the entire ruins secret realm could hardly contain it.
At this moment, Ye Chen's figure flashed, tearing open the world barrier of the ruins secret realm. Carrying the boundless heavenly tribulation, he left the ruins secret realm and appeared in the outside world, soaring up into the starry void beyond the Mending Heaven Domain to undergo the tribulation.
Such a terrifying heavenly tribulation naturally alarmed the area for hundreds of millions of miles around. Even far away, in the Seven Radiance City hundreds of millions of miles distant, many Supreme Ones and Giants were startled, gazing towards the outer void. They could clearly sense the vast heavenly tribulation erupting in the outer void, annihilating one enormous Ancient Star after another.
"What a powerful heavenly tribulation! Is someone undergoing a Great Void realm tribulation?"
"It somewhat resembles a tribulation for breaking into the Great Void, and not an ordinary Great Void tribulation at that—it's much stronger. Which peerless Heaven's Pride is undergoing tribulation?"
"With such a tribulation, once they step into it, they'll likely be among the top figures in the Great Void realm. Although not yet comparable to the kings on the Great Void Ranking, they'll still be a dominant figure within the Great Void realm."
"I wonder which peerless overlord is undergoing tribulation? Could it be a generation-defining Heaven's Pride of the Mending Heaven Clan?"
"That's not impossible. Back then, the Mending Heaven Clan was very close to the Chaos Heavenly Mansion and helped the Chaos Heavenly Emperor. That's how they rose from decline. Moreover, the Young City Lord of Mending Heaven City was at the Tongtian realm back then, with extraordinary talent. He should be stepping into the Great Void realm now. Perhaps it's him."
"With the Young City Lord of Mending Heaven City's talent, being the contemporary Young Clan Leader of the Mending Heaven Clan and with his father being the Mending Heaven Clan's only Taishang, if he undergoes tribulation, it should indeed be such a tribulation. He might even have hope of entering the Great Void Ranking."
...
Many Giants were commenting, believing the one undergoing tribulation was likely stepping from the Tongtian realm into the Great Void realm, which was why the tribulation was so magnificent!
They also marveled inwardly: Who could it be? Could it be a peerless Heaven's Pride of the Eternal Heaven Clan undergoing tribulation?
They thought it very likely was the Young City Lord of Mending Heaven City. After all, he was both of the Mending Heaven Clan and the current Clan Leader's son, making it plausible from all aspects.
However, they could never imagine that the one undergoing tribulation was merely a small Quasi-Monarch who had entered the Zhen Tian War God's ruins secret realm back then. Now, after ten thousand years, he had evolved into a Giant, undergoing tribulation for sublimation.
Ye Chen underwent tribulation in the outer void. The great tribulation was unprecedentedly terrifying, and because he had consecutively leaped across multiple major realms, the tribulations for several major realms merged together. It lasted a full ten days and ten nights before finally dispersing.
Having successfully undergone the tribulation, there was no doubt that Ye Chen's entire aura surged another great notch.
He stood in the starry void, boundless imposing aura spreading out. The stars for hundreds of millions of miles around trembled, almost on the verge of exploding.
"After undergoing tribulation, reaching the ultimate and sublimating, I've advanced another step. Now, I'm afraid an ordinary Tongtian realm Giant here could be smashed apart with a single slap from me." Ye Chen's eyes shone with radiance like the sun, illuminating the dark starry void. He felt infinite, mighty power flowing through his limbs and bones, overwhelmingly powerful.
At this moment, he sensed numerous powerful divine senses rapidly probing over.
Clearly, those supreme powerhouses all wanted to know if it really was the Young City Lord of Mending Heaven City undergoing tribulation.
Ye Chen's expression turned slightly cold. Although he still hadn't cultivated Dao techniques, he raised his hand and slapped the void. With a thunderous boom, a large area of void collapsed, annihilating an area of several million miles, forcibly shattering those many divine senses.
Many Supreme Ones and Giants sensed Ye Chen's displeasure. Although they couldn't perceive exactly which exalted figure was undergoing tribulation, anyone with such a heavenly tribulation was at least a Great Void realm Giant. There was no need to conflict with such a Giant, so they didn't continue probing.
However, in the outer starry void, another supreme Giant appeared. His eyes were like two massive stars, spanning the dark, endless starry void as he looked at Ye Chen and said, "This venerable one thought it was the Young City Lord of Mending Heaven City undergoing tribulation. Turns out it's just a junior who just underwent tribulation to become Tongtian realm. However, you are special. This venerable one can sense that you are extraordinary, actually purely cultivating the physical body, achieving Tongtian realm through the body."
"Remarkable, truly remarkable. It's rare in the world for anyone to achieve Supreme One through the body, let alone Tongtian realm through the body. You've actually reached this step."
Ye Chen looked directly at those star-like giant eyes and said, "If you came just to say this, there's no need."
The supreme Giant said, "No, this venerable one has taken a fancy to your physical body. In this world, those who can cultivate their physical bodies to such a level can be counted on one hand. If I can obtain your body, my strength will achieve a huge breakthrough, perhaps allowing me to contend for the Great Void Ranking."
"If you are willing to hand over your body, this venerable one can spare your life and even find another Great Void realm body for you. How about it?"
The other party was very impolite, directly stating he had his eye on Ye Chen's Chaos Body and demanding to obtain it.
"Not how about it," Ye Chen said coldly.
"In that case, this venerable one can only seize it by force." That Great Void realm Giant spoke. His pair of star-like giant eyes suddenly shot out two light pillars spanning hundreds of millions of miles, containing terrifying Great Void realm Dao principles, directly blasting towards Ye Chen.
Boom—
Allowing the two sky-piercing, substantialized gazes to strike his body, Ye Chen's physical body remained unmoving like a mountain. The light pillars exploded, unable to harm him in the slightest.
"Good! Truly a peerless, matchless physical body! This venerable one likes it even more!"
That Great Void realm Giant was not angry but pleased. The more powerful this body was, the more intensely he desired to obtain it. Only then would he have hope of ascending the Great Void Ranking, possessing true hope of impacting the supreme Heavenly Throne.
"Is that so?"
Ye Chen indifferently swept a glance at the other party, raised his fist, and punched forward. An indescribably majestic force directly pierced through the space ahead, blasting apart the two star-like giant eyes, causing blood to spurt.
From the depths of the starry void came the muffled groan of that Great Void realm Giant, who had been wounded.
In the world below.
Many Supreme Ones had been paying attention to Ye Chen and naturally witnessed the giant eyes and their destruction.
They couldn't help but be greatly shocked. A Tongtian realm Giant couldn't help but say, "Those starry eyes resemble Stone Ancestor Sovereign's. Could it be he made a move?"
The other Giants and Supreme Ones were all startled. Stone Ancestor Sovereign was a Great Void realm Giant, and not an ordinary Great Void existence. He was very powerful, considered to have hope of breaking through to the Great Truth realm within the next three epochs.
At this moment, a Great Void realm Giant also manifested, looking towards the outer void with a furrowed brow. "They are indeed Stone Ancestor Sovereign's eyes. How were they blasted apart by the one undergoing tribulation? Did he conflict with Stone Ancestor Sovereign? But would Stone Ancestor Sovereign really seek death, daring to covet even the Young City Lord of Mending Heaven City? Or perhaps the one undergoing tribulation isn't the Young City Lord of Mending Heaven City at all."
But regarding the outer void, they couldn't perceive anything.
However, Ye Chen pressed his advantage. His Chaos Body perception was incredibly sharp. Sensing the true location of that Great Void realm Giant, each step he took spanned hundreds of millions of miles.
Soon, he penetrated deep into the starry void, finding the hiding place of the Great Void realm Giant. It was a massive stone man, a hundred thousand miles tall, hidden inside a super-giant Ancient Star with a diameter of hundreds of millions of miles. There was a majestic, ancient temple a million miles tall.
This Great Void realm Giant sat upon a tall divine throne. Although his eyes had been blasted apart and hadn't recovered yet, through divine sense he could 'see' Ye Chen's appearance. He was both shocked and doubtful, seemingly not expecting the other party to actually trace him here. But instead of being alarmed, he was pleased. "You are truly foolish. If you had taken the opportunity to escape earlier, this venerable one might not have been able to catch up. But you actually dared to come in person. You're truly seeking death."
The Stone Man Great Void Giant sneered coldly, directly grabbing a hundred-thousand-mile-long stone hammer placed beside him. Upon closer look, it was a strange stone hammer seemingly formed from countless stones the size of washbasins.
Yet, looking carefully, each stone was actually a star refined to such a state. This stone hammer was a hundred thousand miles long. One could imagine how many Ancient Stars had been condensed to form it—an astronomical number. It smashed towards Ye Chen.
Without using laws, just relying on the terrifying weight of this star stone hammer was enough to easily smash apart a Supreme One.
Now, with the addition of the strongest Great Void realm Dao principles, even other Great Void realm Giants, if slightly careless, would be smashed apart.
Ye Chen advanced instead of retreating. His palm chopped out like a heavenly blade, colliding with the giant hammer.
A tremendous boom echoed, heaven shattered and earth cracked. The entire Great Void realm temple couldn't withstand it, developing countless cracks.
Ye Chen's figure remained unmoving like a mountain. His Chaos Body was inconceivably powerful, actually withstanding Stone Ancestor Sovereign's hammer blow.
Stone Ancestor Sovereign looked at Ye Chen in shock. "You actually remained unharmed after taking a blow from this venerable one."
However, how could he know the terror of Ye Chen's Chaos Body? It had fused the origins and essence blood of over a hundred Supreme Ones and Giants, including several Great Void realm Giants and a Great Truth realm Half-Step Overlord. That was what allowed him to merely reach the Tongtian realm level. One could imagine how horrifying the strength of the Chaos Body was. Even the attacks of a Great Void realm Giant could hardly shake it.
Ye Chen continuously threw punches at that enormous Great Void realm giant hammer. Unparalleled fist force blasted out, ultimately completely shattering the stone hammer.
Simultaneously, through the exploding stone hammer, he descended before Stone Ancestor Sovereign, also manifesting a ten-thousand-mile-tall form. A single fist contained ten thousand techniques; ten thousand techniques evolved into ten thousand Daos, striking out horizontally.
Stone Ancestor Sovereign reacted immediately. Although furious that Ye Chen had destroyed his weapon, he was even more fervent about the latter's physical body. It was simply a peerless, matchless body. Obtaining it, even if one couldn't attain the supreme Heavenly Throne through the Great Dao in the future, one might perhaps impact the supreme Heavenly Throne through the physical body.
He immediately unleashed a terrifying Great Void realm divine ability. Moreover, he was no ordinary Great Void realm Giant. His true form was a special lifeform from the Primordial Era. Having cultivated for half a Chaos Epoch to become a Great Void realm Giant, he was incomparably powerful.
However, Stone Ancestor Sovereign didn't wish to be confined to a stone body. He hoped to transcend and cultivate a flesh-and-blood body, placing his soul in a matchless physical form to possess greater hope.
And Ye Chen's matchless physical body was precisely the possession vessel he needed to find.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!—
Ye Chen and Stone Ancestor Sovereign collided madly. Their unparalleled intense battle caused the million-mile temple to explode, and then the entire hundreds-of-millions-of-miles-wide Ancient Star couldn't withstand their collision, completely shattering.
In the starry void, the Ancient Star exploded into hundreds of millions of fragments, burning and lighting up the boundless dark starry void.
The various Supreme Ones and Giants all focused their attention there at the first moment.
Boom—
Suddenly, incomparably terrifying radiance illuminated the starry void.
Many Supreme Ones and Giants saw a giant stone man explode, annihilating an area of who knew how many hundreds of millions of miles, destroying countless stars.
It was Stone Ancestor Sovereign being blasted apart.
All parties were shocked.
That was a top-tier Giant among the Great Void realm, incomparably powerful, a dominant figure even famous within the Mending Heaven Domain. He had actually been blasted apart.
Who exactly was that person? Was it really the Young City Lord of Mending Heaven City?
In the depths of the starry void, Ye Chen's body was wreathed in ten thousand strands of chaos light. Every inch of his physique seemed to contain a heavenly sun. Unparalleled power continuously erupted from within his body. Like a generation-defining Divine Emperor, he tore through the void, finding Stone Ancestor Sovereign, who had rapidly reassembled like lightning in the distant void. His expression was incomparably cold as he threw another fist that shattered the vacuum for hundreds of millions of miles, landing once more.
Stone Ancestor Sovereign was blasted apart again.
Destructive power spread once more, annihilating endless star domains.
Stone Ancestor Sovereign rapidly reassembled. His expression was ugly. Each time he was blasted apart, his own origin would be severely depleted. Now he had been blasted apart twice.
He looked somewhat horrified at that physical-body Tongtian realm cultivator who had just undergone tribulation. He didn't understand. Even if achieving Tongtian realm through the body was powerful, it shouldn't be this terrifying, right?
Crossing a major realm for a peak-level confrontation was already remarkable, let alone crossing a major realm and being able to blast apart a veteran Giant like him who had entered the Great Void realm for many years, not just once but twice.
What kind of concept was this?
Stone Ancestor Sovereign even suspected that Ye Chen hadn't achieved Tongtian realm through the body, but Great Void realm through the body. Otherwise, how could he be this terrifying?
Ye Chen caught up and attacked once more.
This time, Stone Ancestor Sovereign hurriedly unleashed his strongest divine ability, barely withstanding Ye Chen's peerless assault. He quickly spoke, "Hold on! Please stop, sir. This time it was this venerable one's fault. My apologies. This venerable one is willing to no longer attempt to possess your body. Please spare me. How about it?"
"Not how about it!" Ye Chen's voice was icy cold. Did he think a simple apology could gloss over the mistake of attempting possession? Did he really think Ye Chen was easy to bully?
Boom—
Not long after, Stone Ancestor Sovereign was blasted apart once more.
Stone Ancestor Sovereign was also enraged. After reassembling again, his roar shook the starry void. "Sir, if you truly force me, I'm afraid even you will perish."
"Then you can try!"
Ye Chen tossed out a cold, merciless sentence and quickly made his move, attacking like lightning.
Soon, Stone Ancestor Sovereign was blasted apart again.
Stone Ancestor Sovereign was furious. This time, when Ye Chen closed in, he actively self-destructed. Infinite destructive poweraffect, engulfing Ye Chen, causing all the observing Supreme Ones and Giants to shudder in horror.
Self-destruction and being blasted apart were completely different concepts. Once one self-destructed, the destructive power was far beyond imagination.
When everything ended, Ye Chen's figure remained, standing tall in the starry void. Although somewhat injured, it was nothing serious. His physical body was absolutely peerless.
He coldly stared at Stone Ancestor Sovereign, who had tried to reverse the situation through self-destruction, and attacked once more.
Not long after, multiple earth-shattering explosive booms came from the depths of the starry void.
Half a day later, everything returned to calm.
When multiple Supreme Ones and Giants wanted to investigate, Ye Chen returned from the depths of the starry void. His aura was still incomparably fearsome as he coldly stated, "If anyone else wants to make a move against me, I don't mind killing a few more."
The implication was simple: Stone Ancestor Sovereign had been slain by him.
An uproar ensued.
All parties were even more horrified. Who exactly was this person who had just undergone tribulation? They all sensed it wasn't the Young City Lord of Mending Heaven City, yet he was terrifyingly excessive. Actually, shortly after undergoing tribulation, he had slain Stone Ancestor Sovereign, a Giant within the Great Void realm. He was definitely no ordinary figure.
Swish—
Ye Chen's figure vanished. When he reappeared, he was already back in the ruins secret realm.
Seeing Ye Chen covered in blood, Zhenyu Imperial Son and the others had only seen Ye Chen undergo tribulation and then an earth-shattering battle in the starry void. They didn't know what happened afterwards.
They hurried forward, concerned. "Brother Ye, are you alright?"
Ye Chen shook his head. "I'm fine. I just killed an enemy. The other party was very cunning, using self-destruction to inflict some injuries on me."
"What level was the opponent?" Zhenyu Imperial Son only felt the great enemy that came for Ye Chen was very strong but couldn't confirm what level.
"Great Void realm!" Ye Chen said.
Hearing this, Zhenyu Imperial Son and the others were stunned for a moment. If the opponent was at the Great Void realm level, then what level was Ye Chen? They couldn't help but ask, "Brother Ye, what level are you at now?"
Martial God and the others all looked at Ye Chen, very eager to know what realm Ye Chen was in after ten thousand years. Was he at the Great Void realm? Otherwise, how could he kill a Great Void realm Giant?
Ye Chen said, "Tongtian!"
That's right. After ten thousand years of fusing many origins and essence blood, he had made an unprecedented, enormous breakthrough, already leaping to the Tongtian realm level.
It was just that he had attained the Dao through his physical body, and his innate extraordinariness caused the heavenly tribulation to be incomparably terrifying, leading many Giants and Supreme Ones to mistakenly believe it was a Great Void realm tribulation.

In fact, this proved just how terrifying Ye Chen was.

"Tong Tian!"

Zhenyu Imperial Son, Martial God, and the others sucked in a cold breath, finding it hard to believe.

Over the past ten thousand years, their cultivation speed could be considered meteoric. They had basically all become Ancient Monarchs, with some even breaking through to become Emperors, not far from the Supreme One realm.

However, compared to Ye Chen, the gap was simply too vast.

The current Ye Chen had not only stepped into the Supreme One realm but had reached the final Tong Tian realm of the Three Heavens domain, qualifying him as a Giant.

Zhenyu Imperial Son's father, the Zhenyu Great Emperor, had only reached such a realm ten thousand years ago.

Yet, what shocked them even more was that Ye Chen, having just become a Tong Tian realm Giant, had crossed a major realm to kill a Great Void realm Giant.

Such a fearsome battle achievement made them all admit they were far inferior.

However, they only knew that Ye Chen had received the Zhen Tian War God's legacy. They did not know that this legacy contained the Dao origins and essence blood of over a hundred Supreme Ones and Giants. It was equivalent to the combined power of a hundred Supreme Ones and Giants being poured into Ye Chen, including that of a Taizhen realm half-step Overlord. That boundless power was enough to nurture a peak Great Void realm Giant. Yet, Ye Chen's potential was too strong. Achieving the Dao through his flesh body gave him the characteristic of "the sea accepts all rivers, its greatness lies in its capacity." Thus, he only became a Tong Tian realm cultivator.

However, with Ye Chen's flesh body, even though he was only at the Tong Tian realm, his true combat power absolutely surpassed the Tong Tian realm, even far exceeding that of ordinary Great Void realm Giants.

Ye Chen also hadn't expected that merely entering a relic secret realm and emerging ten thousand years later would result in such an earth-shattering, tremendous breakthrough in his cultivation. He had become a super powerhouse at the Tong Tian realm, who could become a supreme Giant in the Southern Wilderness, dominating an entire domain.

Zhenyu Imperial Son smiled bitterly. "Ten thousand years apart, I became an Emperor, thinking my speed was already fast. I never imagined Brother Ye is already a Tong Tian realm Giant."

Although he was very pleasantly surprised, it was impossible to say he wasn't disheartened inside. After all, they had once been at the same level. In just ten thousand years, multiple major realms had opened up between them. How could he easily accept that?

One must know that the Tong Tian realm had been viewed as a lifelong pursuit for them back then.

Martial God also smiled bitterly. "Even our ancestor, the Xumo Great Emperor, never reached the heights Brother Ye has now."

Back then, the Xumo Great Emperor was only a Bu Tian realm quasi-Giant, indeed inferior to the current Ye Chen, and certainly could not possess the terrifying combat power to kill an enemy across a major realm like Ye Chen.

The legacy of the relic secret realm had already been obtained by Ye Chen. This relic secret realm, having lost the power of the Zhen Tian War God, gradually showed signs of collapse. Multiple world holes appeared, beginning to connect with the outside world.

As expected, it wouldn't be long before they completely merged.

"Master!"

An immense Ancient True Dragon flew out from the relic secret realm. It was the very one that had guarded the Tong Tian Divine Venerable's Desolate Ancient Ruined City back then.

Over ten thousand years, benefiting from Ye Chen's meteoric progress, some of the power overflowing from the Chaos Light Cocoon had been absorbed by this Ancient True Dragon. It seemed little, but it was the vast power left behind by multiple Supreme Ones and Giants, enough to drive any Supreme One mad.

It was no longer an Ancient Monarch but had reached the Jie Tian realm Supreme One level.

Stretching for hundreds of millions of miles, immensely majestic, yet before Ye Chen it was very docile, lowering the proud head of an Ancient True Dragon.

Because this Ancient True Dragon could sense how strong Ye Chen was—countless times stronger than before—and had personally witnessed Ye Chen kill a Great Void realm Giant.

Such a peerless, matchless existence was enough to make this Supreme-level True Dragon submit.

Ye Chen glanced at the Ancient True Dragon, understood its intent, and did not refuse.

Having an Ancient True Dragon would make many things much more convenient.

"Let's go!"

Ye Chen spoke. The legacy had ended; it was time for the next stage of the journey.

Zhenyu Imperial Son, however, stood still and said to Ye Chen, "Brother Ye, we should part ways here."

Ye Chen looked at him and noticed everyone else wasn't moving either.

But he understood.

"Brother Ye, now that you are a Tong Tian realm Giant, we can't continue training together. It's not good for any of us," Martial God said. "Staying by your side would only hold you back. You should contend with those more powerful peerless Heaven's Prides, and we should contend with Heaven's Prides at our corresponding levels."

The Ten Divine Sons of the Zhenyu Imperial Domain felt the same.

Otherwise, a group with such a vast disparity in cultivation wouldn't be good for anyone.

They didn't want to burden Ye Chen.

Ye Chen sighed. In the end, they still had to separate.

Zhenyu Imperial Son broke into a smile, radiating a special brilliance. "Brother Ye, don't worry. We will definitely catch up to your pace."

Although Ye Chen had gone very, very far, transcending the Supreme One realm to become a Tong Tian realm Giant, possessing the heaven-defying combat power to kill a Great Void realm Giant across a major realm, making him undoubtedly a mighty overlord within the Thirty-Three Heavenly Domains...

But Zhenyu Imperial Son, Martial God, and the others—which of them wasn't a supremely talented, heaven-defying peerless Heaven's Pride? Even though Ye Chen had walked far ahead early on, and though they might feel somewhat downcast and inferior, they wouldn't feelinferior. They believed that one day, sooner or later, they would catch up to his pace and fight side by side once more.

"I'll be waiting for you," Ye Chen said seriously.

Thus, Ye Chen parted ways with Zhenyu Imperial Son, Martial God, and the others, embarking alone on a higher journey.