When Ye Chen's voice exploded across the heavens and earth, the powerhouses from the myriad realms were instantly filled with boundless shock and terror.
The Battle Saint King! It was actually this killing star!
In recent years, who didn't know, who hadn't heard? The forbidden one who died decades ago had revived, once again appearing out of thin air to awe the world.
Who was unaware of the Battle Saint King? He had awakened from his secluded cultivation place within the Heavenly Pass, and had even slain over a dozen overlords, shaking the entire myriad realms.
He even dared to confront Great Powers, and had Great Powers step forward to protect him. He was a truly forbidden figure.
Although he had been in seclusion for twelve years, he had emerged a month ago, having weathered the supreme tribulation of the Tenth Heaven, restored the mythical Tenth Heaven, and consecutively defeated four Demi-Saint Kings. He was a formidable existence who dared to clash head-on with the ancient recluse of the Immortality lineage.
No one could have imagined that this young man before them was the legendary Battle Saint King.
"I remember now! The Battle Saint King's previous identity as the Great Demon King Yue... wasn't he called Ye Chen? No wonder it seemed so familiar. So it's this killing star after all."
The Saint who initially found Ye Chen's name vaguely familiar finally understood, but his expression was as ugly as if he'd swallowed a dead rat.
Of all people to provoke, they had to provoke this most terrifying killing star.
Above the firmament, endless golden blood energy poured down like a vast ocean, flooding heaven and earth. That blood energy was unprecedentedly powerful and overwhelmingly domineering, forcibly dispersing the natural energy of this world.
Ye Chen bathed in the infinite golden blood energy, his black hair flying wildly, each strand tinged with brilliant golden light, as if a deity had descended to the mortal world, sacred and extraordinary.
"Congratulations, you've finally recognized my identity. But unfortunately, I still have to kill you all."
Ye Chen smiled indifferently, brimming with killing intent. He swung his Heaven-Shaking Hand, his warrior's will invincible, shattering heaven and earth.
He employed the World-Traversing Secret Art to display the ultimate speed of the world. He stepped forward and directly slapped a Saint, sending the entire person flying backward before shattering into pieces in the firmament. Only the Primordial Spirit managed to escape, fleeing for its life.
The assembled powerhouses were horrified. The Battle Saint King was far too powerful, shattering a Saint's divine body with just one punch.
Ye Chen, however, shook his head. "Too weak. Possessing the realm, but the divine body is far too frail."
This was his evaluation. But in the current world, how many could withstand the close-quarters attack of the Battle Sacred Body, let alone the supreme Battle Saint Art?
Even a powerful Saint couldn't, unless they had walked far enough within the Saint Treasury Realm.
Whoosh—
The next moment, Ye Chen attacked again, charging before another Saint and lightly flicking his finger—
Spirit Rhinoceros Sword Finger!
This move, the Spirit Rhinoceros Sword Finger, in his hands now, was impossible to compare to how much stronger it was than before.
Endless sword energy took form. The void directly annihilated into nothingness, leaving nothing behind, sweeping towards a Saint wielding a divine hammer.
That Saint roared with all his might. The divine hammer radiated divine light, and Saint might erupted, colliding with the attack.
Boom—
The Saint was sent flying backward. He blocked the Spirit Rhinoceros Sword Wave, but the Saint hammer in his hand was covered in countless fine cracks, on the verge of shattering.
Still, just one strike!
Simultaneously, the Nine Swords Saint joined forces with two other Saints. The three Saints attacked together, jointly assaulting Ye Chen.
Terrifying Saint might blotted out the sky and covered the earth. Dao marks of the Saint Treasury Realm directly appeared, cleaving the void, accompanied by various supreme great divine abilities, crushing the heavens as they pressed down.
The area for tens of thousands of li rumbled and roared. The void shattered and annihilated in swathes, utterly terrifying.
Yet, Ye Chen in the midst of battle appeared utterly composed. Even though he faced three Saints, and the Nine Swords Saint among them was a powerful Saint of the third heaven, a cut above the others.
But Ye Chen was too powerful. His aura surged violently. The Battle Saint blood within his body boiled. Endless divine power surged and roared within his meridians, constantly emerging, capable of easily tearing apart the firmament.
His right arm trembled. The golden light dissipated, replaced by endless azure light. The entire arm directly transformed into a vast, colossal Azure Dragon, spanning the firmament, covered with piece after piece of cold, azure dragon scales, sweeping across.
Swathes of void continuously collapsed. The Azure Dragon Arm displayed its might, pushing back the three Saints.
The Nine Swords Saint swung his Saint sword, cleaving out streaks of sword light. Nine swords hung in the air, directly slashing down, splitting the sky and slaying gods!
But upon colliding with the Azure Dragon, they only sparked. They never truly pierced the dragon scales or slew the Azure Dragon.
Roar—
A tiger's roar that shook the Nine Heavens resounded. A White Tiger leaped through the air, the White Tiger Hand leading, accompanied by endless white light and even more terrifying wind blades that cleaved the void.
The other two Saints also attacked. One, though his body had been shattered by Ye Chen's slap, his Primordial Spirit remained and could still unleash some divine abilities. Primordial Spirit sound waves transmitted over, capable of affecting the Primordial Spirit.
But how powerful was Ye Chen's Primordial Spirit? It radiated divine fire, directly resisting the attack.
It could be said that although Ye Chen alone fought against five Saints, everyone could clearly see that while Ye Chen hadn't completely overpowered them, he held the upper hand, making the spectators swallow hard.
The people from the Heaven-Slaying Alliance were even more astounded. One of them was the former Academy Master of the Xiafeng Academy. Witnessing this scene, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Is this the youth from back then? Twelve years have passed, and he's become so powerful. We are left far behind."
The other remnants—who among them hadn't once been rulers of great kingdoms, dynasties, or leaders of factions? Who hadn't once commanded the wind and clouds, overlooking the world, invincible before their eyes? That young man they once regarded as an ordinary youth, though talented, never truly taken seriously.
Twelve years had passed. How could they have imagined that the youth of then had transformed into a dragon soaring through the Nine Heavens, requiring theirlook up to / gaze upon with admiration (gaze upward in reverence).
And from the conversation, it seemed Ye Chen had also established a resounding reputation within the myriad realms.
"Battle Saint King, if you kill us, it's equivalent to making an enemy of the five great forces behind us," one Saint shouted while coughing blood from blocking Ye Chen's attacks.
Ye Chen laughed. "Look at what you're saying. As if I, who killed so many overlords in the Heavenly Pass twelve years ago, was really afraid of those immortal forces."
His words were spoken lightly and calmly, but everyone's hearts were horrified. They had almost forgotten this about the Battle Saint King. Within the Heavenly Pass, he had even killed over a dozen emperors of immortal empires and ancient recluses, shaking the myriad realms. He was simply a heaven-defying killing star.
In this world, who was there that he didn't dare to kill?
"Let's flee! No matter how powerful the Battle Saint King is, he can't possibly chase all of us," one Saint proposed.
"Agreed!"
The five Saints fled in different directions.
Ye Chen, however, smiled faintly. "Look at what you're saying. As if you could think of it, but I couldn't. Esteemed elders, please come out."
Boom! Boom! Boom!—
One powerful aura after another appeared, blotting out the sky and covering the earth, sealing off this stretch of heaven and earth.
A cage for trapped beasts!