Ye Chen launched a forceful assault, directly unleashing his supreme combat power. The Mountain Embracing Seal manifested without hesitation, and his massive hand stretched out, grabbing the divine peak and smashing it down with overwhelming force.
At this moment, he resembled an invincible war god.
Li Zhan's expression changed drastically as he felt a terrifying sense of oppression. He hurriedly controlled his divine cauldron to soar into the sky, colliding with the divine peak, while shouting, "Dong Wu Shan, why aren't you making your move yet? What are you waiting for?"
"Shut up!"
Dong Wu Shan roared. His expression was now extremely grave, for Ye Chen had already unleashed ten thousand spear radiances earlier, transforming into ten thousand heavenly dragons that soared through the air to devour him, containing fearsome attacks. Even he dared not be careless, continuously swinging a pair of massive war hammers, dark light surging as they descended from the heavens.
Boom—
Ye Chen fought alone against two top prodigies from the human territories. Even without truly unleashing his supreme combat power, using only a portion of it, he could absolutely rival a peak expert at the ninth heaven of Divine Transformation.
Moreover, his battle intent was invincible. The Battle Saint lineage were peerless warriors who never feared anything.
With one hand, he brandished his war spear—ten thousand dragons devouring the heavens—while with the other, he gripped the divine peak, continuously slamming it down upon Li Zhan.
The entire city was shaken. Not only was Ye Chen simultaneously confronting two famous, world-renowned geniuses, but he clearly held the upper hand, suppressing them.
Furthermore, at this moment, Ye Chen was still ascending the steps, appearing completely at ease and composed. Such a peerless demeanor drew the attention of the entire city, with many nodding in admiration of his heroic spirit.
Many young maidens and even some married women felt their hearts flutter.
Heroes love beauties, and beauties likewise adore heroes—especially such a peerless young prodigy who displayed such grandeur before the entire world. He became the ideal future husband candidate in the hearts of countless young women.
Many other young talents watched with fervent, heated gazes, their hearts yearning for such divine bearing.
"Brat, I'll kill you!"
Li Zhan roared, continuously driving his divine cauldron to collide forward, accompanied by various powerful divine abilities.
But Ye Chen grabbed the divine peak and smashed it down again, shattering all attacks and sending the entire cauldron flying to crash against Li Zhan's chest. It caved in a section, shattering his sternum and sending him staggering back, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood.
Simultaneously, the spear in Ye Chen's hand suddenly transformed into a thousand-zhang-long pitch-black dragon that soared through the air, roaring as it swept toward Dong Wu Shan, sending both man and hammers flying.
After resolving both young prodigies, Ye Chen didn't even glance at them, directly lifting his foot to ascend the steps, his speed suddenly increasing significantly.
This scene made Dong Wu Shan and Li Zhan exchange a look filled with helplessness and bitterness.
This man could not be provoked.
But they did not give up, for they could still compete for other spots.
Elsewhere, figures like Huang—clearly the Primordial Demon God—along with the Sea God King and the Sky Roc King, hidden among them, saw Ye Chen. Even though his aura had changed, his bearing allowed them to guess he was the Battle Saint King. Their expressions turned grave.
But they kept far apart from each other, avoiding conflict.
Their goal was simple: just one of the ten spots. As top prodigies from the Myriad Domains, they held no fear toward the young generation of this ancient Lan Continent, even looking down upon them with disdain, not considering them worthy opponents.
If not for the need to avoid exposing their identities due to excessive strength, they would have long since swept away these so-called young talents, leaving them no chance to compete.
Undoubtedly, they were that powerful and invincible.
Boom—
Above the Heavenly Path, the saint might emanating from the six Holy Elders grew increasingly surging and terrifying, almost materializing into tangible form, with faint cracks appearing in the void.
Despite this, those who could rely on their own strength to climb to this level were absolutely the most supreme young prodigies. There were eighteen of them, the weakest being at the ninth heaven of Divine Transformation.
There were even several exceptionally powerful young supreme experts, with three having stepped into the Demi-Saint domain—extremely powerful, half their bodies squeezed into the Saint Treasury Realm, making them significantly stronger overall.
They were the Crown Princes of the Ancient Kingdom and Lan Kingdom, and one other young prodigy who had reached this step through bitter cultivation alone—truly a talent of exceptional brilliance and immense power.
However, by this time, Ye Chen and the other young generation members from the myriad realms naturally unleashed their full aura, breaking completely into the Demi-Saint domain, eliciting many exclamations of surprise.
At this moment, several Holy Elders from the Holy Sect narrowed their eyes slightly, their expressions growing somewhat grave.
These super-powerful experts at the Demi-Saint level kept a considerable distance from each other, numbering nine in total. The moment their Demi-Saint auras erupted, it made everyone else feel bitter.
Demi-Saints—how could they possibly contend?
Each moved like gods or demons, mercilessly striking out at anyone who approached, directly eliminating them. Even top prodigies at the ninth heaven of Divine Transformation couldn't withstand more than a few exchanges, each being forced back step by step by these Myriad Domains freaks, blood continuously trickling from their mouths.
Helplessly, the remaining nine young prodigies at the ninth heaven of Divine Transformation could only compete for the final spot.
The nine young Demi-Saints smoothly ascended to the twenty-thousandth step of the Heavenly Path, looking down from above at the nine top prodigies fiercely contesting the last spot below.
Finally, one young prodigy emerged victorious, standing out among the nine. In the chaotic battle, he defeated the others, paying a considerable price—covered in blood, pale-faced—as he ascended to stand beside the nine young Demi-Saints, though he kept far to one side, not daring to stand close to these supreme Demi-Saints.
The young generation selection competition officially concluded. The ten spots had been born, igniting cheers throughout the city. Many shouted loudly, the entire city boiling with excitement.
However, it was regrettable that several competitors widely considered strong contenders this time failed to secure spots, being defeated and eliminated.
Moreover, among them were several unfamiliar faces, causing surprise and suspicion.
On the Heavenly Path, the Holy Elder who had presided over the selection competition's opening ceremony appeared before the ten victors, looking at them with a smile. "Congratulations, ten young prodigies, for obtaining the qualification spots to undergo baptism at the Heavenly God Mountain."
Then, in the next instant, the Holy Elder suddenly looked toward Ye Chen and the other five, giving a meaningful chuckle. "These few young friends seem quite unfamiliar, never having met before. Could you report your names?"
In that very instant, the other six Holy Elders who had not left rose silently, quietly drawing closer...