Boom! Rumble!
The entire vast Divine Battlefield trembled, the earth rumbling and groaning, mountains and valleys shaking.
There, armies were densely packed—not of the human race, but of the Tree People Race, Night Demon Race, Spirit Race, Centaur Race, Wolf Race, and other powerful races, all formidable even among the myriad realms.
Naturally, these were not the supreme races from the myriad realms themselves, but powerful races native to this world. Yet they were astonishing all the same. At their forefront stood powerful figures, all super-powerful experts at the Saint rank or above, forming a lineup no weaker than the other three factions.
The Myriad Domains faction and the Holy Church faction both had their expressions change slightly, not expecting such a sudden new development.
Especially the Holy Church side, whose expressions changed drastically as they exclaimed in shock: "The Sin Tribes!"
"So these are the so-called Sin Tribes?" Ye Chen gazed into the distance at the various powerful races, feeling surprised.
Having lived in the Holy City for half a year, he had also gained some understanding of the ancient Divine War.
In the distant era a hundred thousand years ago, a terrifying Divine War had erupted here on the Gu Lan Continent.
Back then, it wasn't just the human race dominating three-tenths of the Gu Lan Continent's territory. There were many powerful races coexisting, far more prosperous and powerful than the current human domain.
Naturally, the territory at that time wasn't limited to just three-tenths either. The lands inhabited by the various races spanned up to eight-tenths, astonishingly vast.
However, the most core areas with the richest heaven and earth spiritual energy were within the three-tenths of territory currently occupied by humans. Back then, every major race hoped to seize more of this core territory.
Competition eventually turned into conflict. The major races clashed in a decisive battle on the Divine Battlefield, unleashing the most brutal Divine War.
It was during that war that the Abyssal Valley was completely formed, the Endless Abyss appearing, becoming one of the Forbidden Zones of Life on the Gu Lan Continent.
The final outcome of the Divine War, naturally, was victory for the human race led by the Gu Lan Holy Church, who claimed the spoils.
The defeated races were all pushed to another vast region of the Divine Battlefield. Although still sufficiently broad and large, the heaven and earth spiritual energy and living conditions were far inferior, with many places being primordial wastelands, incredibly harsh. It was called the Land of Sin and Chaos.
Furthermore, both sides swore an oath: the defeated side, dubbed the Sin Tribes, would not cross the Divine Battlefield to enter each other's territories for the next hundred thousand years.
A Holy Elder of ancient recluse level coldly shouted, "We have not violated the oath. This is still the Divine Battlefield."
A Stone Man Saint from the Stone Race coldly retorted, "What nonsense! Do you truly believe the human race is powerful enough? The hundred-thousand-year oath is nearing its end. In the near future, we will cross the Divine Battlefield, attack the core territories, and reclaim the lands our ancestors lost."
The powerhouses of the various races were all boiling with fighting spirit, filled with killing intent.
The Holy Church's powerhouses remained unafraid, sneering coldly, "A hundred thousand years ago, our Gu Lan Holy Church could lead the human powerhouses to banish you Sin Tribes to the Land of Sin and Chaos. Today, a hundred thousand years later, we can do the same."
"Truly sharp-tongued, the Gu Lan Holy Church. Just like a hundred thousand years ago, that so-called mysterious Heavenly God of yours really trained a bunch of utterly devoted dog slaves," a Saint from the Spirit Race spoke, his body wreathed in swirling spiritual light, immensely powerful.
"Saint Linghua, enough. Do not let these lowly humans be mentioned in the same breath as us," another side interjected. It was the Heavenly Hound Race, with dog heads and human bodies, a divine halo circling above their heads, reprimanding the Spirit Race Saint.
The powerhouses from the myriad realms watched all this coldly from the sidelines. To be precise, none of this concerned them. It was merely a racial conflict within this world. Looking across the myriad realms, while competition existed, it wasn't like this blood feud engraved into their very bloodlines.
They had long since departed, chasing after the alien race Great Power essence that had slipped away on the Divine Battlefield.
Although the Sin Tribe powerhouses also targeted the Holy Church, they too had discovered the alien race Great Power essence and were taking action, engaging in a fierce battle for it.
Whoosh!
In an instant, Ye Chen pushed his speed to the limit, swift as lightning, like a golden streak of light traversing the heavens and earth, arriving within less than ten zhang of the alien race Great Power essence.
And at this moment, the Chaos Blood within his body circulated, the attributes belonging to the alien race beginning to manifest, causing the alien race Great Power essence to instinctively pause, drawn to him.
A surge of joy rose in Ye Chen's heart. He opened his large hand, about to seize that mass of alien race Great Power essence.
Boom!
At this moment, Ye Chen's expression changed. He executed the Realm-Treading Secret Technique, almost instantly shifting sideways by a full thousand zhang. Because, in that split second, over thirty Saints had launched attacks. The terrifying might was simply enough to shatter the entire heavens and earth.
Vast stretches of the Divine Battlefield's earth underwent terrifying tremors, as if the sky was collapsing and the earth rending, shockingly terrifying.
Deep, fearsome chasms appeared on the sturdy ground of the Divine Battlefield.
Right then, the alien race Great Power essence was forcibly blasted apart by the powerhouses into seven masses, each the size of a human head, which then each flew off in different directions.
One mass happened to shoot forth directly towards Ye Chen. His large hand grabbed out, seizing it directly.
However, at that moment, a terrifying sound of something tearing through the air came. A divine arrow shot across the sky, originating from among the Sin Tribes.
One of the powerful Saints was drawing a Saint bow, nocking a Saint arrow forged from Saint bone, pouring supreme Saint power into it, aiming for the vital point on Ye Chen's face.
This arrow could be called earth-shattering. Infused with the supreme Great Dao divine power from within a Saint's body, its Saint might was vast and mighty. Even the void was directly split in two by the Saint arrow, creating a massive spatial chasm.
And it was astonishingly fast.
This arrow was clearly meant to take Ye Chen's life.
Whoosh!
Ye Chen's figure moved with extreme speed, dodging like lightning. But the arrow still, perilously close, sheared off a lock of black hair from his forehead. However, it didn't truly explode. Instead, after shooting into the sky, it turned around and shot back with lightning speed, continuing to pursue Ye Chen.
"You cannot dodge the Saint arrow I have shot forth. No matter how fast you are, it's useless. This arrow has completely locked onto your aura. Unless it strikes you completely, it will pursue you endlessly without cease."
The Saint who shot the arrow spoke. He was a Saint from the Elf Race, a race naturally attuned to heaven and earth, and whose mastery of archery was virtually unmatched.
"Who said I must keep running?"
At this, Ye Chen responded, his voice filled with cold indifference. Then, he swung out his sacred fist, golden light erupting, directly smashing against the incoming Saint arrow, blasting the entire Elf Saint arrow apart.