Chapter 4363: Invincible in the Great Void, Crowned as the Supreme

The grand contest between the two Eternal Heavenly Clans drew the attention of the entire world.
As time passed, streaks of flowing light flashed across the sky.
Almost every streak of light represented a Supreme One or a Giant.
Only such powerful beings had the qualification to stand in the void.
Top-tier forces also appeared one after another.
For instance, Supreme One Hua Ming, whom Ye Chen had encountered by chance during his earlier trip to Heaven-Mending City, also appeared. Behind him was his affiliated overlord-level force, with a half-step overlord of the Taizhen Realm personally arriving. He strode with the bearing of a dragon and tiger, accompanied by multiple Giant figures. Their grand formation caused many exclamations, and their identities were recognized.
The Taihua Family, one of the strongest forces in the Heaven-Mending Domain, second only to the Heaven-Mending Clan.
The progenitor of the Taihua Family was a Taishang Realm overlord who shook the heavens, his cultivation profound and unfathomable.
This rare contest between two Eternal Heavenly Clans was not something the Taihua Family could miss, so they naturally came.
On another side, desolate light surged majestically.
A majestic, peerlessly imposing and burly figure appeared, riding in a carriage pulled by ten Divine Beast Emperor Lords, with twelve supremely powerful figures riding ancient divine beasts encircling it, drawing the attention of all sides.
Whether the divine beasts or the twelve figures, all were at the Emperor Lord level or above. In fact, four of the figures had reached the Supreme One realm.
From the carriage stepped out a figure of majestic and domineering aura, causing a stir among all parties.
"Desolate Heaven!"
Over the past ten thousand years, the name Desolate Heaven was known to everyone in the Heaven-Mending Domain, having forged a mighty reputation.
This was because, over the past ten thousand years, Desolate Heaven had risen with overwhelming force, sweeping away all geniuses below the Supreme One level with his unparalleled combat prowess. Whether they were super geniuses from other domains or rising stars from various major forces in the Heaven-Mending Domain, all below the Supreme One level were defeated, finding no match for him.
Now, Desolate Heaven was already an Emperor Lord, and one who had stepped into the Eternal Realm from the Ancient Monarch level—an Eternal Emperor Lord, extremely powerful, capable of crossing major realms to battle Supreme Ones at their peak. He had the potential to break through and directly enter the Tong Tian Realm in the future.
Rumors said Desolate Heaven had gained the attention of the Desolate Heavenly Clan and was being nurtured as a Heavenly Venerate seed.
Beside him was another figure who bore an eighty to ninety percent resemblance to Desolate Heaven but appeared more mature and dignified, followed by multiple Giants and Supreme Ones.
Huang Shenzun, the number one figure of the Wuliang Domain.
Moreover, he was also a member of the Desolate Heavenly Clan.
Rumors said Huang Shenzun's identity was far from simple; he was no ordinary member of the Desolate Heavenly Clan.
The appearance of this father-son pair, Huang Shenzun and Desolate Heaven, drew the attention of all sides.
"Huang Shenzun!"
The half-step overlord of the Taihua Family from the Taizhen Realm greeted politely.
Beside him, the various powerhouses of the Taihua Family, including Supreme One Hua Ming, saluted without any neglect.
"Ancestor Hua!" Huang Shenzun also gave a slight nod.
Gradually, powerhouses from other top forces also arrived, gathering around the center of Heaven-Mending City, awaiting the start of the battle.
At this moment, a tall Heavenly Gate manifested between heaven and earth, emanating an ancient and vicissitudinous aura.
From within the Heavenly Gate, powerhouses of the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan also appeared, led by a half-step overlord of the Taizhen Realm. Beside him was Wan Ruyi, and another person walked shoulder-to-shoulder with Wan Ruyi at the very front. His expression was dignified and arrogant, looking down upon all sides—he was an extraordinary Giant of the Taixu Realm.
His imposing aura was far beyond that of ordinary Taixu Realm Giants, overwhelmingly powerful, causing everyone to secretly gasp in surprise.
They understood that this person must be the Taixu King of the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan!
It was said that this Taixu King was the direct disciple of Wanzhan.
Wanzhan was the strongest offspring of the Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate, a peerless supreme powerhouse who had entered the Taishang Ranking during the Zhutian Era, terrifying beyond measure.
How powerful would a Taixu King taught by a supreme powerhouse from the Taishang Ranking of the Zhutian Era be? No one could possibly fathom it.
"Huang Shenzun, Ancestor Hua!"
The half-step overlord of the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan from the Taizhen Realm saw the two half-step overlords of the Taizhen Realm and greeted them with a smile.
Especially when facing Huang Shenzun, his attitude was even more enthusiastic.
After all, Huang Shenzun was also a half-step overlord of the Taizhen Realm from an Eternal Heavenly Clan, his identity far from simple.
More importantly, he knew that Huang Shenzun's status within the Desolate Heavenly Clan was absolutely extraordinary.
"Ancestor Tongxuan."
Huang Shenzun and Ancestor Hua also returned the greeting.
At this time, from within the Heaven-Mending Palace, the Grand Elder of the Heaven-Mending Clan appeared, also a half-step overlord of the Taizhen Realm. Beside him were the Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate Mitian and the Young City Lord of Heaven-Mending.
These two were the ones who would fight today.
However, Desolate Heaven keenly noticed that behind Young Venerate Mitian, Ye Chen was following slightly further back. His gaze instantly sharpened.
Beside him, the Twelve War Gods also showed astonishment.
However, because they were too far away and Ye Chen appeared low-key beside Young Venerate Mitian, as if all glory had faded, he seemed like a follower of Young Venerate Mitian.
"What a pity," Desolate Heaven couldn't help but sigh. This physical body cultivator from the Southern Wilderness had even defeated Zhen Tian War God at the same stage during the Ancient Monarch period, seizing Zhen Tian War God's legacy, making him feel inferior.
It was just a pity that after over ten thousand years, seeing him again, he had faded into obscurity.
Originally, Desolate Heaven had wanted to introduce Ye Chen, this heaven-defying hero, to his father Huang Shenzun. If possible, they might even have been able to recruit him into the Desolate Heavenly Clan.
Desolate Heaven greatly admired Ye Chen's formidable and domineering physical body. Such a hero, if he joined the Desolate Heavenly Clan, with the clan's expertise in physical body cultivation, would surely allow Ye Chen to advance further and become even more terrifying.
But now that the other party had already faded into obscurity, he naturally wasn't worth further recommendation.
"Back then, he contended with super geniuses from various domains and even defeated the young combat imprint of Zhen Tian War God. Why did he ultimately fall to this step?"
"A pity and a sigh. The Ye Chen of that era was a generation's peerless hero, yet now he has fallen to become another's follower."
"We shouldn't have let him obtain Zhen Tian War God's legacy back then."
The Twelve War Gods all sighed, filled with immense regret, because he was a truly once-in-an-eonPeerless Genius. During the struggle for Zhen Tian War God's legacy, even their lord, Desolate Heaven, had been defeated.
Yet after ten thousand years, to see him fallen to such a state—how could they not regret it?
On another side, Supreme One Hua Ming also saw Ye Chen, showing surprise. He hadn't expected this senior to be here.
But judging by his position, it seemed he had submitted to the Heaven-Mending Clan.
Regarding this, Supreme One Hua Ming wasn't too surprised. Although he knew this senior was very strong, likely at the peak of the Tong Tian Realm or even a Taixu Realm Giant, before the Heaven-Mending Clan, he still didn't amount to much. Submitting to an Eternal Heavenly Clan was normal.
Ye Chen, of course, was unaware of the inner thoughts of Supreme One Hua Ming, Desolate Heaven, and the Twelve War Gods. He stood beside Young Venerate Mitian.
Not long ago, he had communicated with the Young City Lord of Heaven-Mending. Later, he would fight on behalf of the Young City Lord.
In other words, even though Young Venerate Mitian was very confident, he believed his battle with Wan Ruyi would most likely end in a draw.
The Young City Lord of Heaven-Mending had naturally sparred briefly with Ye Chen. After learning of his strength, and even that his unparalleled physical body couldn't be shaken by him, a Taixu Realm Giant, he immediately decided to let Ye Chen fight in his stead.
Naturally, he also promised that regardless of victory or defeat, Ye Chen would be allowed to enter the Heaven-Mending Realm.
Moreover, if he could win, the Young City Lord of Heaven-Mending promised Ye Chen one opportunity to cultivate within the Heavenly Venerate Blood Pool.
Such a heavy promise was enough to show the Heaven-Mending Clan's emphasis on this genius contest.
Young Venerate Mitian transmitted his voice: "Brother Ye, I'll be relying on you later."
Ye Chen nodded: "Agreed."
Under the attention of all sides, the first match was the duel between Young Venerate Mitian and Wan Ruyi.
Both entered the mottled battle stage in front of the Heaven-Mending Hall at the same time.
This was the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage. Called a battle stage, it was actually as vast as an ancient continent, covered in countless mottled battle scars, pitted and cratered everywhere, with skeletal remains and bloodstains, as well as remnants of worlds and stars.
It was less like a martial arts stage and more like a platform that had endured countless great battles.
Since ancient times, who knew how many supreme powerhouses had shed blood in life-and-death battles on the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage.
Rumors said that over a hundred thousand years ago, a generation's Heavenly Venerate seed of the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan, Wan Tai Huangzun, had battled Tian Sun Qian Wentian of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion on the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage.
Young Venerate Mitian and Tian Sun Wan Ruyi stood facing each other from opposite sides of the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage.
At this moment, the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage awakened. Countless rule patterns surfaced, intertwining in the void, evolving into a desolate great world.
Sun, moon, and stars revolved around it, no less than an ancient universe.
"I've long heard that Young Venerate Mitian is the number one among the younger generation of the contemporary Heaven-Mending Clan, having stepped into the Tong Tian Realm in just half an epoch, and having bathed in the Heavenly Venerate Blood Pool, possessing the bearing of a Heavenly Venerate," Wan Ruyi spoke. His words seemed like praise, yet his tone was rather indifferent. "However, this seat is very curious to know if Young Venerate Mitian possesses the combat strength to impact the top ten of the Tong Tian Ranking."
In the end, he was a true Tian Sun, grandson of the Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate, with incomparably powerful bloodline, second only to the offspring of a Heavenly Venerate. Moreover, his talent was transcendent, and he was already a member of the Tong Tian Ranking. He didn't really regard Young Venerate Mitian highly.
Ultimately, this challenge by the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan was only to suppress the prestige of the Heaven-Mending Clan, and also as a prelude to suppressing the prestige of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
Young Venerate Mitian chuckled lightly, brimming with fighting spirit: "I've heard Tian Sun has been on the Tong Tian Ranking for many years, now ranked eleventh. Although this Young Venerate has just fought his way onto the Tong Tian Ranking, only ranked nineteenth, I am also quite curious about exactly how strong Tian Sun is."
Even before the fight began, their words already carried a confrontational flavor.
"Since that's the case, let's fight!"
Neither Young Venerate Mitian nor Wan Ruyi wasted words and directly engaged.
Boom—
Almost simultaneously, the two moved from opposite sides of the desolate world manifested by the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage, crossing billions of miles in an instant for a great collision.
Heaven collapsed and earth split!
Boom boom boom boom boom boom—
Their exchange was simple and brutal. At this moment, they displayed thepeerless / supremecombat prowess of kings on the Tong Tian Ranking. With every move, terrifyingly supreme Dao rules surged like tides, impacting each other.
Within the desolate great world manifested by the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage, sun, moon, and stars all exploded at this moment. The two Tong Tian Kings battled, terrifyingly powerful.
Upon reaching the Supreme One level, one possessed the power of creation, able to evolve sun, moon, and stars, turning decay into wonder.
Reaching the Tong Tian Realm meant that with a single thought, one could reach the heavens, possessing the potential to climb the Heavenly Dao, with even more terrifying abilities.
Each unleashed their respective Eternal Heavenly Clan's Heavenly Venerate secret arts, clashing with overwhelming force.
All sides watched closely. Not to mention others, even the many Giants felt their minds shaken, their hearts pounding with fear.
If placed on the Tong Tian Ranking, few Giants had the confidence to truly battle them.
Desolate Heaven's gaze grew fervent. He was confident that once he broke through, he would surely leap across three major realms directly to achieve the Tong Tian Realm level.
Moreover, with his potential, after entering the Tong Tian Realm, he would impact the Tong Tian Ranking in the shortest time, becoming a Tong Tian King.
Desolate Heaven had absolute confidence that at the same realm, he was not inferior to Young Venerate Mitian or Wan Ruyi.
Although the Twelve War Gods also had strong confidence, they felt pressure, sensing they likely weren't their match at the same realm.
Supreme One Hua Ming was very excited, thinking to himself, wondering how long it would take for him to successfully impact the Tong Tian Realm, and how long before he could impact the Tong Tian Ranking...
Without a doubt, Wan Ruyi was truly powerful. As the grandson of the Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate, his Heavenly Venerate bloodline was matchless. At this moment, it manifested, his bloodline boiling, amplifying his combat strength without the slightest reservation.
He wanted to defeat Young Venerate Mitian in the shortest time to suppress the Heaven-Mending Clan's prestige to the greatest extent.
In a trance, it was as if the Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate had descended to the mortal world. Wan Ruyi transformed into the Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate in his youth, battling Young Venerate Mitian.
However, Young Venerate Mitian was also no simple figure. Although not a Tian Sun, he had also bathed in the Heavenly Venerate Blood Pool left by the Heaven-Mending Venerate. The Heavenly Venerate bloodline within his body had long undergone a renewed transformation, equally incomparably terrifying. Now awakened, it was as if he had transformed into the Heaven-Mending Venerate in his youth.
It was almost a collision across time and space between two supreme Heavenly Venerates.
Facing Wan Ruyi, Young Venerate Mitian didn't dare be careless. He directly executed the Heaven-Mending Art, summoning a boundless, vast Heavenly Dao phantom to crush forward.
This was the Heavenly Venerate divine ability of the Heaven-Mending Clan, drawing the fervent gazes of the external powerhouses.
But Wan Ruyi was a Tian Sun and naturally also mastered a supreme Heavenly Venerate divine ability. The Heavenly Venerate phantom of the Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate behind him let out a great roar, its massive hand grabbing a war sword, cleaving down from the heavens, invoking supreme Heavenly Dao might to descend directly.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom—
A terrifying collision occurred within the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage, causing all observers to change expression.
Even Taixu Realm Giants felt a sense of dreadful threat.
In the end, everything scattered.
Both Wan Ruyi and Young Venerate Mitian were smashed to pieces in the collision, only reassembling with great difficulty.
Clearly, neither could gain an advantage over the other.
A draw.
The Young City Lord of Heaven-Mending and the Taixu King of the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan entered the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage, each taking their respective Tong Tian King away.
The battle of the Tong Tian Realm Kings had ended, leaving the spectators feeling it was over too soon.
Such a battle between kings of the Origin Ranking level was rare across the ages.
"This round counts as a draw for both sides," the Grand Elder of the Heaven-Mending Clan spoke, looking at Ancestor Tongxuan of the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan with a slight smile. "As expected of a Tian Sun, truly formidable."
Ancestor Tongxuan was the half-step overlord of the Taizhen Realm from the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan. At this moment, he also smiled and said, "Grand Elder, you jest. Young Venerate Mitian is even more formidable,truly worthy of being as a Young Venerate who has bathed in the Heavenly Venerate Blood Pool, possessing combat strength at the Tong Tian Ranking level. The future revival of the Heaven-Mending Clan's glory from the Zhutian Era is hopeful!"
The two half-step overlords of the Taizhen Realm from the Eternal Heavenly Clans chatted and laughed as if they weren't adversaries.
Only, all parties knew both sides were deeply scheming; on such an occasion, it was naturally hard to tell.
"Since it's a draw, how about letting the Taixu Realm powerhouses of our two Heavenly Clans have a match?"
After chatting and laughing for a moment, Ancestor Tongxuan suddenly spoke, verifying Young Venerate Mitian's earlier statement.
Sure enough, the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan would not let matters rest.
Naturally, the Heaven-Mending Clan was prepared. The Grand Elder said, "Good."
Ancestor Tongxuan looked at a heroic youth beside him and said, "Wansheng, go up and seek guidance from the Young City Lord of Heaven-Mending."
"Yes!"
The Taixu Realm Giant called Wansheng nodded and stepped forward. He was precisely the current Taixu King of the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan—tall and burly, clad in dark iron battle armor flowing with black light, treading the void as he entered the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage.
His appearance made all Giants present feel a chill.
Wansheng, thepeerless powerhouse ranked thirteenth on the current Taixu Ranking, was renowned far and wide.
Even when the six great Heavenly Clans went to challenge the Chaos Heavenly Mansion back then, he hadn't appeared. He had emerged together with the Heavenly Venerate offspring, Young Ancestor Wanzhan, and was Wanzhan's direct disciple. After emerging, he quickly fought his way onto the Taixu Ranking.
Over these tens of thousands of years, Wansheng had long been a renowned Taixu King across the Thirty-Three Celestial Domains. In battles at the same realm, he found few matches. Over a hundred thousand years, he had defeated countless Taixu Realm Giants, carving out a kingly reputation!
For this battle, all sides were equally expectant.
The Wanxuan Heavenly Clan had Wansheng, this Taixu King, while the Heaven-Mending Clan also had the Young City Lord of Heaven-Mending, who had become a Taixu Realm Giant after cultivating for five epochs. Like Young Venerate Mitian, he had also undergone baptism in the Heavenly Venerate Blood Pool. Although he hadn't ascended the Taixu Ranking, he was publicly acknowledged as having the qualification to impact it—apeerless / supremeGreat Void.
However, the Young City Lord of Heaven-Mending did not take the stage. Instead, he said, "Apologies. Not long ago, I was injured while secluded in enlightenment. So this time, I've invited a guest elder of our Heaven-Mending Clan to take the stage and spar with Fellow Daoist Wansheng."
At this moment, Ye Chen walked out and ascended the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage, causing an uproar.
Especially Desolate Heaven and the Twelve War Gods—their gazes instantly sharpened.
Taixu!?
Impossible!
Back then, Ye Chen had only broken through to the Ancient Monarch level within the Zhen Tian War God's relic secret realm. How many years had passed since then? Only eleven thousand some years, and he was already at the Taixu Realm?
This was impossible!
No one in the world could cross so many major realms in such a short time. Not even the reincarnation of a supreme Heavenly Venerate could do it!
Desolate Heaven found this fact hard to accept. Even he, over the past ten thousand years, having received countless heaven-defying opportunities, had only barely become an Eternal Emperor Lord. He believed he would need at least a hundred thousand years of accumulation for his next breakthrough.
Therefore, he simply didn't believe Ye Chen had this possibility.
The Twelve War Gods also directly exclaimed it was impossible. No matter how heaven-defying a prodigy, they couldn't achieve such shocking consecutive major breakthroughs in just over ten thousand years.
Even Huang Shenzun took a deep look at Ye Chen.
Back then, in the Wuliang Domain, given his status, he naturally wouldn't pay too much attention to a junior who wasn't even a Monarch yet.
However, within Wuliang City, Huang Shenzun was omniscient and naturally knew of Ye Chen's existence.
Even he hadn't expected that after just over ten thousand years, this junior had actually reached the Taixu Realm level. It was truly inconceivable.
Naturally, Huang Shenzun, Desolate Heaven, and the Twelve War Gods didn't know that Ye Chen had spent a time-accelerated hundred thousand years within the Heaven-Mending Hall, with the traces left by the Heaven-Mending Venerate, completing the necessary accumulation before breaking through to the Taixu Realm.
On the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage, Wansheng frowned as he looked at Ye Chen opposite him because he couldn't sense much Dao law fluctuation from this guest elder of the Heaven-Mending Clan. He seemed very ordinary, more like a mortal.
But precisely because of this, he was wary, feeling this person was unfathomable.
However, as the Taixu King of the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan, Wansheng was naturally extraordinary, far more powerful than Wan Ruyi.
It wasn't that he was more prodigious than Wan Ruyi, but as a king on the Taixu Ranking, being a major realm higher naturally made him more terrifying.
Without a word, Wansheng made his move, thrusting out a palm forward.
It seemed like a palm, but it rapidly transformed into a sky-high heavenly stele billions of miles tall, densely covered with terrifying Taixu Realm supreme rules, capable of shattering and releasing starry skies, powerful enough to forcefully blast apart ordinary Taixu Realm Giants.
This was Wansheng's fearsome strength, thepeerless / supremeoffensive power of a Taixu King.
He wanted to see just how capable this guest elder of the Heaven-Mending Clan was.
Regarding this, all eyes were watching.
But Ye Chen's figure remained as steady as a mountain. Seeing the billions-of-miles-tall heavenly stele rapidly enlarge before him, pressing toward him, he merely pressed a palm forward.
Thepeerless / supremeoffensive powersufficient to crush other Taixu Realm Giants was easily blocked by him. Even though infinite Taixu Realm rule divine patterns surged, each rule divine pattern as terrifying and heavy as a star, numbering over billions.
Yet they still couldn't shake Ye Chen in the slightest.
His physical body was powerful to the extreme.
"What a strong physical body!"
This was the unanimous evaluation of Ye Chen from the outside world.
The Grand Elder of the Heaven-Mending Clan, Ancestor Tongxuan, Ancestor Hua, Huang Shenzun—these half-step overlords of the Taizhen Realm—all had a change in expression, sensing that unparalleled, supremely powerful physical body.

Among them, the one who felt it most keenly was Huang Shenzun, the half-step overlord of the Taizhen Realm from the Desolate Heaven lineage. In the entire venue, no one dared claim they could challenge him in terms of physical body prowess. Yet even he narrowed his eyes sharply at this moment, revealing an expression of incredulous astonishment.

"This body..."

Huang Shenzun found it somewhat hard to believe. He was confident he could withstand Wansheng's attack with his own body, but that was ultimately because, firstly, he was already at the Taizhen Realm level, and secondly—more importantly—he was a member of the Desolate Heaven Clan.

Desolate Heavenly Venerate was one of the supreme Heavenly Venerates of the present era who had attained eternity through the Dao of the physical body. His body was peerless, said to be truly indestructible and immortal; even a supreme Heavenly Venerate would find it difficult to kill him.

Having inherited the bloodline of Desolate Heavenly Venerate, Huang Shenzun had also cultivated the Heaven-Class Mystic Arts of the Desolate Heaven lineage. His physical body was unrivaled within the same realm, so he naturally had the confidence to withstand a supreme attack from a Taixu King like Wansheng.

However, this Ye Chen was only at the Taixu Realm.

Even if it were Huang Shenzun himself back when he was at the Taixu Realm, he wouldn't have the confidence to achieve this.

"This lord understands now. This person cultivated purely his physical body to step into the Taixu Realm. Truly extraordinary..." Huang Shenzun suddenly understood and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Throughout the ages, those who cultivated purely their physical body and reached the Taixu Realm could be counted on one hand.

It was also destined that every single person who broke through realms by purely cultivating their body would become a supreme existence crowned as king and venerated within the same realm. The guest elder representing the Young City Lord of Heaven-Mending was precisely such a person.

"So he really has reached the Taixu Realm. But how could he cultivate so fast?" Desolate Heaven had no choice but to believe it now. Yet he was very curious. Even with the legacy of the Heaven-Suppressing War God, it shouldn't be possible to achieve such a massive breakthrough in just ten thousand years, right?

Ye Chen's palm pressed against the heavenly stele formed from pure Taixu Realm Rule Divine Patterns. With a sudden push, the stele was blasted away, hurtling back towards Wansheng with the force of a thunderbolt.

Wansheng let out a long roar, unleashing his Taixu King combat power. With a deafening boom, he pierced through the heavenly stele and took the initiative to attack, charging at Ye Chen.

Because of the previous exchange, Wansheng no longer looked down on Ye Chen. This time, as soon as he made his move, he directly displayed a Heavenly Venerate secret art of the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan lineage. A single sword-finger thrust gave birth to billions upon billions of sword energies, each one resembling a starry river.

Without a doubt, this was one of the Heavenly Venerate secret arts.

Billions of sword radiances blotted the sky, inundating the desolate world woven by the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage, reaching everywhere without limit, attacking Ye Chen from all directions.

Ye Chen's figure was ethereal, seemingly slow yet actually fast, evading the assault of all the sword radiances. Such a profound movement technique truly astonished everyone. Silently and without a trace, he had already closed in before Wansheng, unleashing a physical body assault holy art.

A single finger thrust gave Wansheng a sense of oppressive force as if the entire heavens were bearing down upon him.

Wansheng's expression changed instantly. He also executed a finger thrust. Though it wasn't a Heavenly Venerate secret art, in the hands of a Taixu King like him, it could transform the ordinary into the miraculous, displaying astonishing combat power.

Boom—

Space exploded. The desolate world formed by the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage fell into great annihilation, far more terrifying than when Young Venerate Mitian and Wan Ruyi had clashed earlier. It almost completely shattered this desolate world.

Blood sprayed forth!

It was Wansheng's. His finger exploded, turning into a mist of blood.

Yet Ye Chen's finger remained completely unharmed, flowing with immortal divine nature.

Clearly, in this collision, Ye Chen had gained the upper hand, making people marvel at how truly terrifying his physical body was.

Ye Chen pressed his advantage, his physical body assault holy art erupting instantaneously as he engaged in close-quarters combat.

Although Wansheng was a Taixu King, having refined almost every aspect to the pinnacle of the Taixu Realm and fearing no challenge, now facing a supreme close-quarters assault from someone who had achieved the Taixu Realm through physical body cultivation alone, even someone as powerful as him could not withstand it.

Almost upon their first exchange, numerous wounds appeared on Wansheng's body, his flesh split open, blood gushing forth.

Even more, on the fifth move, Ye Chen's palm-blade descended, directly cleaving through Wansheng's Taixu-grade protective battle armor, carving out a wound deep enough to reveal bone. Blood spurted out, nearly splitting this Taixu King of the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan in two.

"So strong! How come we've never heard even a whisper of fame about someone this powerful before?"

Wansheng was shocked. His opponent's assault methods could be called world-shaking. Even when facing a half-step overlord of the Taizhen Realm, he hadn't changed expression like this. The person before him actually gave him a feeling akin to his master, Wanzhan.

His master Wanzhan was the strongest among all the offspring of Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate. In the Era of Myriad Heavens, he had even fought his way into the top ten of the Taishang Ranking.

Not long after emerging in this era, he had forcefully defeated a Taishang King from the current Taishang Ranking.

Clang—

A Taixu Ancient Weapon unique to Wansheng appeared in his hand. It was a conical, slender ancient sword, quite peculiar. At this moment, it surged with endless Taixu Realm Rule Divine Patterns as it struck horizontally at Ye Chen.

Sword radiance shot towards the heavens from the ancient sword, even surpassing the previous Heavenly Venerate secret art.

But Ye Chen had no intention of defending. Or perhaps he possessed absolute confidence in himself. He allowed the overwhelming sword radiance to fall upon his body, resulting in clanging sounds as they were all resisted, actually unable to harm his physical body.

Without a doubt, the strength of his physical body had already reached a level that left the world utterly bewildered.

Here, Ye Chen shattered the sword radiance, his palm-blade clashing with the ancient sword. The clanging sounds were accompanied by terrifying force that actually shook Wansheng into retreat.

Wansheng roared loudly. The Heavenly Venerate bloodline within his body surged, his combat power suddenly increasing by a notch.

Although he wasn't a Heavenly Venerate offspring or a Heavenly Grandson, as someone who could become a Taixu King and a direct disciple of Wanzhan, he naturally received a bloodline enhancement similar to a Heavenly Venerate Blood Pool.

Simultaneously, he displayed the peerless assault method Wanzhan had taught him—the Wanzhan Dao!

This was an assault battle Dao created by Wanzhan, unique to him. In the Era of Myriad Heavens, it had been invincible in the world, sweeping through all peers without equal. He had even defeated multiple Heavenly Venerate offspring, proving his invincible battle Dao.

As Wanzhan's direct disciple, Wansheng had naturally also cultivated the Wanzhan Dao.

The moment the Wanzhan Dao emerged, Wansheng's aura immediately surged by a large margin, as if transforming into a peerless War God invincible within the Taixu Realm. His battle qi surged, incomparably terrifying, shocking all sides.

"What a powerful assault! Is this an assault method taught by Wanzhan?"

"Wanzhan is the strongest offspring of Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate, a Taishang King from the Era of Myriad Heavens, horrifyingly powerful. It's said that in this era, he personally killed a Taishang King. How terrifying must the assault methods he teaches be?"

"Although this Heaven-Mending Clan guest elder is strong, now that Wansheng has unleashed the Wanzhan Dao assault method taught by Wanzhan, I'm afraid it won't be so easy for him to achieve victory."

...

Without a doubt, after displaying the legendary assault method of the Taishang King from the Era of Myriad Heavens, Wansheng's combat power instantly increased by a large margin, surpassing his previous state.

The entire desolate world of the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage trembled, barely able to withstand it, on the verge of exploding.

Boom—

But it was blocked.

Wansheng was indeed strong, but Ye Chen was stronger. His physical body could be called absolutely peerless within the same realm. Wansheng's attacks actually couldn't break through his supreme physical body.

"How is this possible?" Wansheng's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Nothing is impossible. It's just that you're not strong enough."

Ye Chen said coldly. Neither the Heavenly Venerate bloodline nor the assault method of the Taishang King from the Era of Myriad Heavens worked. His fist swung, forcefully smashing Wansheng's ancient sword until it snapped. Then, the force of his punch directly pierced through layer after layer of Wansheng's chest, grabbing out a Taixu Heart.

Squelch—

Wansheng was directly severely wounded. However, the Heavenly Venerate bloodline within his body surged, rapidly reconstructing the Taixu Heart.

For those at the Taixu Realm, even being blasted apart over a dozen times would hardly cause death, let alone just losing a Taixu Heart.

Of course, a reconstructed Taixu Heart would ultimately be far inferior to the original, tempered through countless trials. It would be considerably weaker, requiring cultivation over endless ages to match the original.

Generally speaking, even if a powerful expert was smashed to dust, they would reassemble from their original life particles, which wasn't considered reconstruction.

Boom boom boom boom boom boom—

Wansheng roared, resisting with all his might, but it was futile.

After the eighteenth exchange, he was forcefully blasted apart by Ye Chen.

Ye Chen stopped because he had won.

Outside the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage, it was deathly silent. Everyone watched the scenes within the battle stage with bated breath, each one utterly soul-stirring.

This Heaven-Mending Clan guest elder was too terrifying. He had only spent eighteen exchanges to forcefully blast apart a Taixu King.

Just what kind of horrifying combat power was this?

Even the current number one on the Taixu Ranking probably couldn't achieve this.

Moreover, this Heaven-Mending Clan guest elder had remained composed and calm from beginning to end, without a single scratch on his body.

"Perhaps he can be called a Taixu Supreme One!"

Taixu Supreme One—invincible and venerated within the Taixu Realm. A very fitting description.

It was said that Hun Wuji of the Primordial Chaos Palace was a Taishang Supreme One, invincible and venerated within the Taishang Realm.

Now, this Heaven-Mending Clan guest elder was invincible and venerated within the Taixu Realm, also qualifying to be called a Taixu Supreme One.

Beside Huang Shenzun, Desolate Heaven's expression was filled with extreme shock and waves of despondency.

Only ten thousand years had passed, yet the gap between them had grown so vast.

Even if he smoothly broke through the realm in a short time, at most he could only leap to become a Tongtian Realm expert. To reach the Taixu Realm would still require many tens of thousands of years, let alone becoming a king or venerated within the Taixu Realm, or even being invincible and venerated like Ye Chen. That was simply unimaginable.

Desolate Heaven truly dared not imagine what had happened over the past ten thousand years. This Ye Chen, who had once been inferior to him, was now invincible and supreme within the Taixu Realm.

"Too strong. No wonder he defeated me and Xu Ji so easily back then. Fortunately, I didn't think about seeking revenge." Supreme One Hua Ming felt a sense of relief. He also hadn't expected that the person occasionally involved when competing for the legacy of a Taixu Realm Giant back then would turn out to be a Taixu Supreme One.

If this Taixu Supreme One had killed him back then, even if his family was a Taishang family, they probably wouldn't have pursued the matter.

How could such a Taixu Supreme One not have a terrifying existence influencing past and present standing behind him?

The various powerhouses from the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan who had come all wore ugly expressions. They had originally arrived with absolute confidence. Even though Wan Ruyi had fought to a draw with Young Venerate Mitian, they didn't have much regret because they truly knew of Young Venerate Mitian's extraordinariness.

But regarding the Young City Lord of Heaven-Mending, although he was also extraordinary, based on their understanding, he hadn't yet reached the level of ascending the Taixu Ranking. Therefore, they were confident they could defeat him, thereby striking a blow to the prestige of the Heaven-Mending Clan and achieving the first step of their plan.

Who could have expected that the Young City Lord of Heaven-Mending didn't appear? Instead, a Taixu Supreme One with a peerless physical body emerged, forcefully defeating the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's Taixu King, Wansheng.

Although Wan Ruyi was a Heavenly Grandson and a Tongtian King, at this moment he was deeply shaken.

He had a feeling that even if he broke through and reached the Taixu Realm, he probably wouldn't be a match for the person before him.

Too strong, with a peerless physical body. How could one contend? He simply couldn't be harmed!

Within the Heaven-Mending Battle Stage, Wansheng's body reassembled.

Although even blasting him apart would hardly truly kill him.

Wansheng knew he had lost. His invincible confidence had been shattered.

All along, he had swept through all peers within the same realm without equal, even confident he could compete with Heavenly Venerate offspring at the same realm.

But today, he had been completely crushed, slaughtered without any ability to fight back.

Wansheng looked somewhat despairingly at this Heaven-Mending Clan guest elder before him and said, "Just who are you? Are you the direct disciple of some supreme Heavenly Venerate, or a Heavenly Venerate offspring?"

All eyes were upon them, also very curious. From where did such a Taixu Supreme One come?

Aside from being a Heavenly Venerate offspring or a Heavenly Venerate's direct disciple, they found it hard to believe there could be such a powerful Taixu Supreme One in the world.

"I am not a Heavenly Venerate offspring, nor am I a Heavenly Venerate's direct disciple. I am just an ordinary cultivator, not worth mentioning," Ye Chen said lightly.

Wansheng couldn't believe it because he couldn't accept being crushed and defeated by a nobody.

The challenge concluded.

Without a doubt, the expressions of the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan powerhouses who had come to challenge were all rather unpleasant. Wan Ruyi looked deeply at Ye Chen, feeling a powerful sense of oppression. This person was truly too strong.

Even Tongxuan Ancestral Venerate didn't look down on Ye Chen. Even someone as powerful as him felt a sense of threat.

Never mind that he was at the Taizhen Realm and Ye Chen was only at the Taixu Realm. For such a Taixu Supreme One existence, breaking the gap between major realms, engaging in peak duels, or even defeating a half-step overlord of the Taizhen Realm was not impossible.

Where did this declining Heavenly Race, the Heaven-Mending Clan, find such a monstrously extreme Taixu Supreme One?

The Heaven-Mending Clan side, however, was exhilarated.

At this moment, Wan Ruyi suddenly stepped forward, cupping his fists towards Ye Chen with a slight smile on his face. "Your Excellency's cultivation is peerless, invincible among peers. My Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's skills are inferior. I just truly wish to know: are you really just a guest elder of the Heaven-Mending Clan?"

Young Venerate Mitian immediately stepped forward, frowning. "Wan Ruyi, what do you mean by that?"

Wan Ruyi smiled and said, "Nothing much. If Your Excellency is truly just a guest elder of the Heaven-Mending Clan, then my Wanxuan Heavenly Clan warmly welcomes Your Excellency to become a guest elder. Moreover, we are willing to offer Your Excellency double the treatment given by the Heaven-Mending Clan. How about it?"

At this, the expressions of the Heaven-Mending Clan powerholders immediately darkened. Where wouldn't they know that the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan was trying to poach their talent?

Ye Chen was also somewhat taken aback, not expecting himself to be so popular.

But he felt a vague sense of aversion towards the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan. However, it wouldn't be good to refuse too bluntly, so he tactfully declined, "My apologies. I have no such plans for now."

Wan Ruyi said, "Your Excellency need not refuse immediately. As long as you are willing to become a guest elder of my Wanxuan Heavenly Clan, I can request my father to teach you the Wanzhan Dao. What's more, I can even ask the Heavenly Venerate Progenitor to accept you as a direct disciple. With your potential as a Taixu Supreme One, I believe our clan's Heavenly Venerate Progenitor would be willing to accept you as a direct disciple."

Upon hearing this, an uproar broke out within Heaven-Mending City.

The Heaven-Mending Clan members' expressions turned ugly, but they couldn't speak out.

The gap between the Heaven-Mending Clan and the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan was vast. Even now, after the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan had been weakened in the eyes of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, it remained so.

Moreover, what was even more incomparable was that the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan had a living Heavenly Venerate. This alone destined the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan to forever be one of the most powerful eternal Heavenly Races.

Becoming the direct disciple of a supreme Heavenly Venerate—in this world, how many people could refuse such an offer?

Therefore, the Heaven-Mending Clan did not stop Ye Chen.

"My apologies. I have no such thoughts for the time being," Ye Chen still refused, which left many people stunned.

This was a tremendous opportunity to become the direct disciple of a supreme Heavenly Venerate. How many kings on the Taixu, Taizhen, and even Taishang Rankings had not obtained such a heaven-defying opportunity, yet Ye Chen gave it up just like that?

However, Ye Chen simply couldn't muster even half a shred of favorable feeling towards the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan. In fact, he felt a vague sense of hostility.

Especially after learning he might be related to the Chaos Heavenly Emperor and looking up relevant information, knowing of the enmity between the Chaos Heavenly Emperor and the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan, he was even more unwilling to join.

The expressions of the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan powerholders turned slightly ugly. They hadn't expected to be refused in the end after all.

Wan Ruyi looked deeply at Ye Chen and said, "Since Your Excellency is unwilling, my Wanxuan Heavenly Clan will not force the matter. However, as a Taixu Supreme One, I believe Your Excellency's fame will soon spread throughout the world. If willing, I believe you will inevitably sweep through the Taixu Ranking invincibly."

Young Venerate Mitian's expression darkened. Wan Ruyi's words were intended to set him up for a fall.

Once the news of a Taixu Supreme One spread, many supreme kings on the Taixu Ranking would likely come to challenge, which would be a nuisance for Ye Chen.

The Wanxuan Heavenly Clan returned in great defeat. Tongxuan Ancestral Venerate took a deep look at Ye Chen, his expression slightly gloomy as he cupped his fists to bid farewell to the Heaven-Mending Clan Grand Elder, then left through the Heaven Gate.

The Heaven-Mending Clan powerholders also looked at Ye Chen with a few more degrees of respect.