The world was shaken once more. Another ancient Great Power had descended and switched sides to support the Battle Saint King.
Just what virtue and ability did this heaven-defying Supreme One of the forbidden lineage possess, to make one ancient Great Power after another stand up for him? Merely this level of influence was enough to make one's heart tremble.
Ancient Ancestor Immortal Death's expression was unprecedentedly ugly. The Flame God Venerable One was one thing, but now this peerless Great Power of the Angel Race was also standing on the Battle Saint King's side. The situation had completely reversed, tilting in Ye Chen's favor.
With a full six ancient Great Powers standing by his side, how could they be matched?
Ancient Ancestor Immortal Death's expression was extremely grim, but in the end, he took a deep breath that caused the heavens and earth to rumble. Then, he directly tore through the sky and departed, leaving behind a cold snort: "Little bastard of the Battle Saint lineage, let's see how long these Great Powers can protect you."
With those words, he vanished into the void, leaving this ancient path.
Regarding Ancient Ancestor Immortal Death's threat, Ye Chen merely smiled faintly, offering no comment.
Although he was not yet an ancient Great Power, all the potential he had displayed was enough to prove he possessed the capacity to surpass them. He simply hadn't fully matured yet.
Once he grew up, he would be more than enough to suppress Ancient Ancestor Immortal Death.
He thought of his future self, who could pluck stars and capture the moon with a mere gesture, who could look down upon past, present, and future as the strongest Supreme One of the future.
At the same time, the other Great Powers and Ancient Ancestors on the side of Immortal Death also successively left the ancient path and departed.
Naturally, Ye Chen couldn't possibly stop them. Aside from the Heaven's Gate Master, the other ancient Great Powers wouldn't truly act for him. That they were willing to stand on his side was already excellent.
Moreover, unless it was a life-and-death duel, how could he possibly stop four ancient Great Powers?
Letting these ancient Great Powers leave was the best choice.
The Myriad Worlds Palace Lord couldn't help but take a deep look at the Battle Saint King and sigh softly: "The inheritor of the Battle Saint lineage, a heaven-defying Supreme One of the tenth heaven, an ascender from the lower realm... What a pity he doesn't belong to my Myriad Worlds Palace..."
He felt profound regret. Such a stunning talent, a flawless jade rare throughout all ages, also belonged to the ascender faction. It was a pity that the neutrality he had shown earlier, while not provoking hostility from Ye Chen, also meant Ye Chen wouldn't pledge allegiance to the Myriad Worlds Palace.
Otherwise, once he grew up, wouldn't he allow the Myriad Worlds Palace to truly become a force rivaling the supreme Emperor and Sovereign clans?
The allied army also retreated, withdrawing from this ancient path, and the guardians on the ten mighty passes dared not disturb these supreme existences before them who had the power to attack the passes.
Before leaving, Ye Gucheng took a deep look at Ye Chen. At the same time, Ye Chen's eyes shone with a clear, brilliant light. In that moment, he understood many things and said slowly: "So you are also..."
Ye Gucheng nodded, his expression grave. "Indeed, I am. You and I will have a battle in the future, but not now."
After saying this, the Great Power of the Imperial Ye Clan personally took action to bring Ye Gucheng back.
Once the world became quiet again, the Flame God Venerable One was the first to speak. He gazed at Ye Chen and slowly said, "Young Friend, may I ask, how is that lad doing now?"
Only a true ancient fossil like the Flame God Venerable One, who had lived for at least tens of thousands of years, would dare to call the Ice Flame Heavenly King Xia Zhidi a 'lad'.
Ye Chen sighed and shook his head, recounting everything that had happened on that trial continent in the Tian Du Continent.
This included the Heavenly Dao oath. Naturally, the moment he handed over the Dao-mark divine bottle, the binding of the Heavenly Dao oath was lifted.
Upon hearing this, the Flame God Venerable One's expression was calm, but anyone could clearly sense the boundless fury contained within his eyes—a fury that could shatter the nine heavens and ten earths, annihilating time and space.
"What a fine Mo Luo Sacred Land. To think that in order to deal with my Flame God Sacred Land, they would go so far as to pursue and kill Xia Zhidi, trapping him in dire straits, trying to strangle the next generation guardian of my clan," the Flame God Venerable One snorted, his killing intent flooding the heavens.
The so-called Mo Luo Sacred Land was the hostile force of the Flame God Sacred Land.
Then he sighed softly: "If only that lad Xia Zhidi hadn't been so hot-headed and arrogant in his youth, not even carrying the Flame God Token I entrusted to him, none of this would have been necessary."
"Once this old man rescues Xia Zhidi, I will personally visit to properly thank you, Young Friend." The Flame God Venerable One cupped his hands towards Ye Chen. It seemed like a simple gesture, but if word got out, it would shock the world.
For the Flame God Venerable One was a true Great Power. When had he ever shown such courtesy to a junior? This single act alone, if spread, would be enough to ensure that aside from other Great Powers, no one would dare oppose Ye Chen.
Ye Chen hurriedly cupped his hands in return: "Senior Flame God, please don't be like this. This is what this junior should do. I was entrusted with a task."
"Regardless, you have done my Flame God Sacred Land a great favor, equivalent to saving it from decline. This old man has no intention of being ungrateful. Here is a Flame God Token, the supreme divine token of the Flame God Sacred Land. If you encounter difficulties elsewhere, holding this divine token allows you to mobilize all forces. And if you truly encounter real trouble, it contains a wisp of my divine sense. Simply crush the Flame God Token, and this old man promises to act for you once as repayment."
The Flame God Venerable One handed a crimson-gold divine token to Ye Chen. It shone with a crimson-gold luster—naturally not one of the Chaos Immortal Golds, but still extremely precious, and it contained a wisp of the Flame God Venerable One's divine sense, bearing the ancient majesty of a Great Power.
If this got out, who knew how many people would burn with envy and jealousy.
The Flame God Token was the supreme divine token of the Flame God Sacred Land. Holding it didn't make one equal to the Sacred Land Master like the Flame God Sacred Lord, but its influence could even make a Sacred Lord change expression, for it was personally bestowed by the Flame God Venerable One and carried real power.
Moreover, the Flame God Sacred Land was among the supreme sacred lands of the myriad realms. Even ordinary immortal forces wouldn't dare provoke it lightly.
And having an ancient Great Power personally act once for you—in the myriad realms, how many would still dare to target or oppose you? Even without crushing the Flame God Token, one could traverse the myriad realms unhindered.
Under the heavens, who would dare oppose an ancient Great Power? Even other ancient Great Powers wouldn't want to provoke such a foe of the same rank.
Ye Chen didn't refuse—that would have been truly foolish. He solemnly accepted the Flame God Token and cupped his hands: "Thank you, Flame God Venerable One."
Seeing this, the Flame God Venerable One also smiled. He found this young junior Ye Chen more and more pleasing to the eye.
Moreover, he wasn't without an eye for Ye Chen's potential. He could see this youth was extraordinary. Surviving that battle decades ago, not dying but being reborn through reincarnation, was already remarkable.
And he was the first heaven-defying Supreme One to break through to the tenth heaven after the Mythical Era, and also the inheritor of the Battle Saint lineage. All these signs foretold how extraordinary this youth's future achievements would be. Barring accidents, he would be among the strongest few contenders for the path of the Human Sovereign in the future.
Given the chance, he might even become the next peerless Human Sovereign, presiding over the rise and fall of the myriad domains, becoming the true master of the myriad domains for the next hundred thousand years, forcing even the Emperor and Sovereign clans to avoid his power.
Handing over the so-called Flame God Token wasn't without the intention of fostering goodwill.
On the other side, the Angel Race's Holy Feather Venerable One stepped forward. Sixteen wings grew from his back, his entire body wreathed in soft yet brilliant holy light, sacred and flawless—the unique aura of his race.
Every member of the Angel Race possessed a light constitution, untouched by darkness, unless they were fallen angels.
"Young Friend, please inform me about the matter of the Monarch," the Holy Feather Venerable One said.
Ye Chen shook his head, a look of confusion on his face. "My apologies, Venerable One. I'm not too clear either. I only remember that within my previous life's saintly remains, there was such an Imperial Lord's Divine Token, very important to the Angel Race, containing information of great significance to your race."
He distinctly felt very familiar with this Imperial Lord's Divine Token. It was within his saintly remains, never removed, and held many memories. But for some reason, he couldn't remember them, as if bound by some restraint preventing recollection.
Immediately, he understood. It was because of the shackles on his true spirit, left by the mysterious figure wreathed in Chaos Qi from the River of Time. Those shackles also seemed to seal the memories related to the Imperial Lord's Divine Token.
He didn't understand why the memories concerning the Imperial Lord's Divine Token were restricted.
Hearing this, the Holy Feather Venerable One was slightly taken aback, a trace of anger surfacing. Was this playing with him? But he noticed the Battle Saint King before him didn't seem to be lying; his expression was genuinely confused, as if he had lost many memories.
The Heaven's Gate Master said, "Fellow Daoist, don't take offense. Given the circumstances at the time, him being able to reincarnate and survive was already remarkable. But he must have paid a corresponding price—perhaps a loss of primordial spirit, or something else. A complete, flawless recovery is impossible."
Hearing this, the several ancient Great Powers' eyes shone brightly, as if they understood something, their expressions turning grave.
The Holy Feather Venerable One showed a hint of apology. "Young Friend, my apologies. This one was too hasty. Please don't take offense."
Ye Chen shook his head. "Venerable One, please don't blame yourself. This junior can understand your feelings."
The Holy Feather Venerable One revealed a slight smile. "Since Flame God has gifted you a Flame God Token, my Angel Race naturally won't be stingy either. Consider this a token of trust."
With a turn of his hand, a sacred divine feather appeared in his palm. Though just a feather, everyone could sense the immense divine power contained within it, likely not inferior to a Heavenly King-level war weapon—a truly heavy gift.
The Holy Feather Venerable One said, "This is a Divine Feather Sword forged by my race in imitation of the Great Emperor's Heavenly Feather Saint Sword. Naturally, it can't compare to the true Heavenly Feather Saint Sword, but it was formed from the top-grade divine feather shed by a true Imperial Clan Great Power and contains several wisps of that Imperial Clan Great Power's Dao majesty, capable of unleashing extraordinary attacks. If you encounter a crisis in the future, you can use it. You can also enter the Angel Race holding this Divine Feather Sword and be treated as an honored guest."
"Naturally, Flame God promised to act for you once. Since you have brought our Angel Race such an important divine object, related to the whereabouts of the Monarch, we cannot treat you poorly either. We promise you that, as long as it is not a crisis of racial life and death, we can also act for you twice."
The Holy Feather Venerable One's words were shocking, even more so than the Flame God Venerable One's.
For this was a promise from a supreme Imperial Clan, a Sovereign Clan—of immeasurable value. Agreeing to act for Ye Chen twice was more important than anything.
As for something like a crisis of racial life and death, that was not something to be concerned about. In this world, who would dare claim they could annihilate an Emperor-Sovereign supreme clan like the Angel Race? Not even a Human Sovereign could.
Two ancient Great Powers, two promises—enough for Ye Chen to walk with pride. Even if he faced an ancient Great Power, if not fearless, he could at least protect himself.
Some Heavenly Kings who remained on the scene couldn't help but sigh. Ye Chen truly had immense fortune, to receive such precious promises from two ancient Great Powers.
Even they didn't possess such fortune, making them envious, even... jealous.