Ye Chen sat silently cross-legged before his own Saint Remains, his entire body erupting with vast and majestic Dao radiance. Boundless Dao principles manifested, shaking the very top of the pyramid altar as if a tide were boiling.
At this moment, the Saint Remains had a special reaction, actually beginning to tremble. Flecks of golden light streamed from them, as if gaining vitality and reviving.
It was the call of the origin, the resonance between past and present lives.
"That is..."
Below the pyramid altar, everyone was dumbstruck, staring in disbelief at the scene before them.
What exactly was happening? The Battle Saint King's remains were actually moving?
Boom—
The Saint Remains trembled, and from within their withered flesh, boundless golden light shone forth. Countless Dao marks flew out, reflecting the myriad Daos of the heavens and enveloping the very top of the pyramid altar, rapidly forming a brilliant, shimmering cocoon of light.
Everyone was stunned, while the overlords went wild. They all sensed the special reaction of the Saint Remains, as if various great Dao scriptures were being chanted, resonating through the heavens, tinkling and interweaving across the sky.
Finally, the space above the pyramid altar completely solidified into a dazzling cocoon of light, enveloping both Ye Chen and the Saint Remains together, obscuring everything from view.
"That kid is about to obtain the forbidden inheritance of the Battle Saint lineage! We cannot let him get it! We must shatter this! Everyone, attack!"
Over a dozen overlords roared, their power splitting the heavens. It was a scene of unprecedented terror—slaying gods when encountering gods, slaughtering buddhas when encountering buddhas.
Even the other overlords and ancient recluses retreated, not daring to approach.
They all believed that the inheritance of the Battle Saint lineage had been obtained and was currently being acquired by the Great Demon King Yue. This was something they could not allow to happen.
No matter what, the one who could obtain it could only be them.
"Do you really think I fear being attacked by a mob?" The Primordial Female Saint Lord remained utterly fearless. At this moment, her imposing aura suddenly surged once more as she stood firm in the sky, like a banished immortal or a female sovereign.
With a clear, sharp cry, her fair hands swiftly formed a series of profound and unfathomable hand seals. Dao Rhyme flowed around her, and her own aura began to climb continuously, actually beginning to emanate a terrifying presence that seemed to surpass the Saint Treasury Realm.
The overlords' expressions changed, knowing that the Primordial Female Saint Lord must be executing a peerless divine technique, one that could very well threaten them.
The Primordial Female Saint Lord's expression grew solemn. At this moment, she formed a strange opening stance.
But the instant this move was unleashed, the myriad stars of the heavens trembled, and the void collapsed in great swathes. Everything displayed an unprecedented, terrifying scene, shocking and horrifying beyond compare.
"This move... could it be... the Primordial Divine Guidance!?"
Everyone's faces paled, sensing the great terror of this technique. Some even recognized it.
It was said that the Tai Chu Sacred Land was founded after Ancestor Taichu, during his travels through the myriad realms, obtained an ancient stele that had existed since the creation of the world. Upon it was recorded a scripture of heaven and earth's evolution—the Primordial Scripture—from which he deduced and later founded the Immortal Sacred Land.
That Primordial Scripture contained the profound mysteries of the ancient scripture of creation, capable of seizing the creation of heaven and earth, and could deduce the Primordial Light.
Moreover, within the Primordial Scripture was a forbidden chapter, containing inconceivable and terrifying power—the very essence of the entire scripture.
And this forbidden chapter of the Primordial Scripture was precisely the Primordial Divine Guidance.
As for what the so-called Primordial Divine Guidance truly was, the world did not know, for it was said that all who had witnessed it had ultimately perished, associated with unparalleled terror.
At this moment, the Primordial Female Saint Lord had actually unleashed it, causing everyone's hearts to tremble. Even the overlords felt a chill, sensing that if she succeeded in executing it, perhaps half of them would be slain.
"Attack! Stop the Tai Chu Saint Lord! Do not let her succeed!"
Prince Zhao Wu roared. He deeply understood just how powerful the Primordial Female Saint Lord was. Ordinarily, she already stood above the overlords. If she unleashed this, she could likely kill over half the overlords with a single strike.
This was a true forbidden chapter!
Filled with apprehension, the overlords stepped forward together. Terrifying Saint Lord-level Dao might erupted in unison, sweeping across the sky and shaking the starry expanse.
One terrifying blood energy dragon after another soared into the sky, vanishing into the starry void.
Among the many overlords were no shortage of true masters of Sacred Lands. Those who had reached this level were all heroes among men. Moreover, they each wielded the supreme divine techniques of their respective Immortal Sacred Lands, making this undoubtedly the most astonishing aspect.
"Imperial Dao Immortality!"
"Nine Dragons Ascend to Heaven!"
"Canglan Transforms into Void!"
"Martial Might Shakes the Cosmos!"
"Myriad Aeons Decay and Perish!" ...
One earth-shaking supreme divine ability after another was jointly unleashed by these overlords, transforming into a sheet of the most brilliant and dazzling immortal light that completely illuminated the entire starry region. Divine radiance surged forth, shaking the great world.
This was the combined attack of multiple overlords, not a simple joint strike by ordinary Saints. It was many times more terrifying, possessing the genuine power to destroy heaven and earth.
At this moment, the myriad stars of the heavens trembled, shattering everything and annihilating the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths as the attack surged toward the Primordial Female Saint Lord.
"Primordial Divine Guidance!"
The Primordial Female Saint Lord's eyes turned vertical with Dao light. With a soft cry, she fully unleashed this forbidden chapter from the Primordial Scripture. The moment it appeared, vast expanses of hazy, primordial Chaos Qi surged forth.
The azure rose, transforming into Qing Tian.
The turbid sank, forming the thick, solid earth.
Within the hazy Chaos, a strand of immortal light, dazzling to the extreme limit of the mortal world, burst forth. It carried the ancient aura of creation, the beginning of everything, as if it sought to reverse the entire world, returning it to the initial era of creation.
This was the most mysterious Primordial Divine Guidance!
The ancient aura spread. Following the sweep of the Primordial Female Saint Lord's fair hand, the Primordial Immortal Light erupted.
It shocked everyone, then collided head-on with the overlords' divine abilities.
Boom—
No one could clearly see what happened, for the light completely illuminated the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, submerging everything. Nothing remained.
Furthermore, the void collapsed and annihilated in great swathes. Had the pyramid altar not been sufficiently stable, it would have completely crumbled under this strike, leaving nothing behind.
The allied army in the distance had already retreated in an instant, not daring to approach, fearing they would be utterly submerged by this technique and completely perish, body and Dao extinguished.
Even so, many were still swept by the residual shockwaves. Three Saints—powerful enough to become Supreme Elders of Immortal Sacred Lands, holding high status and great strength—were utterly pulverized, body and Dao extinguished, under this strike.
If even they met such a fate, others fared even worse, their bodies shattering inch by inch, dying beyond death.
Finally, everything calmed. The void possessed a restorative function; all became void.
The area of the collision became a zone of unprecedented vacuum; all was empty.
The dozen or so overlords each looked pale, all spitting blood, having suffered significant injuries. They were horrified.
On the other side, the Primordial Female Saint Lord's injuries were even more severe. The blood she coughed up completely stained her snow-white robes red, turning them into a blood-soaked garment that appeared tragically beautiful. Her originally jade-white face was now an unhealthy pallor.
Clearly, even someone as powerful as her had suffered considerable injuries in this collision.
But what was even more shocking was that over a dozen overlords had each unleashed nearly their most powerful moves to jointly confront the Primordial Female Saint Lord.
Despite the Primordial Female Saint Lord being an Immortal True King, at the Ninth Heaven's peak, and having executed a forbidden divine ability from a forbidden chapter, she had managed to hold her own against over a dozen overlords simultaneously, and she was not yet a Heavenly King.
This alone was enough to shock the world and move every individual.
It had to be said that the Primordial Female Saint Lord's power was unprecedented, exceeding everyone's imagination.
However, after this strike, the Primordial Female Saint Lord was nearly exhausted, having expended too much divine power and suffering severe injuries, making it difficult for her to continue resisting.
Yet, the dozen or so overlords dared not attack the Primordial Female Saint Lord, for every Immortal True King was fearsome, especially the Primordial Female Saint Lord, the master of a supreme sacred land. Who could know if this terrifyingly powerful Goddess still had other trump cards? If pushed to desperation, if she fought to the death, she could likely kill at least a third of the overlords.
"Tai Chu Saint Lord, we will not force you, otherwise you only have a path of death. You should leave obediently, or else we will have no choice but to kill you." The Zhao Kingdom's Royal Lord spoke, his voice now carrying unprecedented gravity as he tried to persuade the Primordial Female Saint Lord.
Several experts from the Tai Chu Sacred Land also urged the Primordial Female Saint Lord to leave, otherwise she truly faced only death.
"Even if more come, it's useless. Even if I die, I cannot hand over his remains." The Primordial Female Saint Lord was resolute, actually willing to burn her jade-like body at any cost. The most terrifying divine energy surged forth.
This mad scene made everyone's expressions change. The dozen or so overlords all paled; this was simply the price of self-mutilation.
For the Saint Remains, she was actually willing to go this far.
"Since that's the case, we have no choice but to kill you! Attack!"
The dozen or so overlords had no choice but to act, charging toward the Primordial Female Saint Lord once more.
The Primordial Female Saint Lord's entire body burned with blazing immortal flames of immortality, her aura surpassing the ancient and the modern. She was about to burn her potential and strike again.
But at this moment, a figure suddenly stood before her. An icy voice filled with killing intent resounded throughout the void: "From this moment on, whoever dares to harm a single hair on her head, I will make his entire faction pay with their lives."