"Qian Yue, just how powerful have you become now?"
Wangchen inquired. Even he, the Sin Tribes Heavenly King, and the Ancient Kingdom Heavenly King—all Heavenly King-level existences—could see that Ye Chen's eyes now seemed immeasurably deeper, like bottomless abysses, appearing unfathomable.
This was not something one could possess merely by dominating a great world. More importantly, it required one's comprehension of the Dao to have reached a startling level.
Clearly, Ye Chen's current comprehension of the Great Dao had grown profoundly deep. Even beings as powerful as them found it difficult at this moment to see through Ye Chen's true strength.
Ye Chen smiled slightly, then said, "I think, even though I remain in the Demi-Saint domain, I can at least match a Saint Lord."
His words, seemingly somewhat plain, contained an extreme confidence that shocked the various Heavenly Kings.
What level were Saint Lords? Although still within the Saint Treasury Realm, they had walked a considerable distance on that path. At the very least, they were Saints who had reached the Seventh Heaven, qualifying them to be called true Saint Lords, far more powerful than ordinary Saints by who knows how many times.
One must understand that as realms gradually deepen, the gap between each realm grows increasingly vast.
Though within the same Saint Treasury Realm, a Saint Lord-level figure could completely suppress a Saint with a mere gesture, or even slay one within a few exchanges without issue. This was the divine might of a Saint Lord.
Moreover, one must further understand that although the current Ye Chen's Dao comprehension was even deeper than a Saint Lord's, his cultivation realm was still at the Demi-Saint level. His divine power was not sufficiently strong; no matter how profound his comprehension, it could not allow him to cross so many realms to contend with a Saint Lord.
This similarly limited his strength, destined to be a significant step behind a Saint Lord's. Just as in the Divine Battlefield, he needed to rely on secret techniques like the Battle God Seal to ascend to his peak to face Saint Lord-level figures.
Now, he actually claimed he could battle a Saint Lord while in the Demi-Saint domain. How could this not astonish others?
Ye Chen smiled without speaking further, but directly swung his Saint Fist, pushing it out slowly. It seemed slow, yet was actually extremely fast, with speed and slowness fused together, revealing an exceptionally profound comprehension of the Dao. As this fist was unleashed, one could clearly see wisps of Primordial Chaos Qi appearing, along with the strange spectacle of heaven and earth being created and all things growing, manifesting before everyone's eyes.
Boom—
The void before them silently collapsed and annihilated, revealing a spatial black hole spanning an area of about one zhang.
It seemed simple, yet it caused the several Heavenly Kings to reveal shock in their eyes.
What surprised them was naturally not Ye Chen's ability to shake the void—any Saint could do that. It was that Ye Chen had pierced through the void like this, smashing out a spatial black hole.
Yet the surrounding void remained extremely stable, not shattering in the slightest, demonstrating that Ye Chen's control over power had reached a level of perfect, infinite precision.
Moreover, they could further sense the terror of this fist. Seemingly simple, only capable of blasting out a spatial black hole spanning about one zhang, it actually contained extremely terrifying power and harbored fearsome Dao force within. Even they felt a sense of heart-pounding alarm. Even if a Saint Lord came, they would likely find it difficult to withstand this fist.
"This fist..." The various Heavenly Kings all revealed astonished looks.
Ye Chen said softly, "I call this fist 'Heaven and Earth Creation.'"
During the three years when the two heaven and earth worlds of the Ancient Lan World merged, it was the three years of Ye Chen's deepest comprehension, even deeper than his twelve years of secluded cultivation within the Heavenly Gate.
Because the fusion of heaven and earth worlds contained endless Dao principles and truths. Even for ancient great powers, it held extraordinary insights, let alone for Ye Chen, for whom it contained boundless Dao principles and truths, granting profound insights akin to the creation of heaven and earth.
And the research into Faith Power, the comprehension of the alien race's heaven and earth laws, the insights from the fusion of the two realms' laws...
All of these had deepened Ye Chen's comprehension of the Great Dao by who knows how much, equivalent to hundreds or thousands of years of bitter cultivation for others. In terms of the level of Dao comprehension alone, he had even surpassed his previous life, exceeding the Saint Treasury Realm.
Therefore, he could unleash this fist, this fearsome fist that could make even a Saint Lord feel incapable of resistance.
The several Heavenly Kings all revealed bitter smiles, feeling sympathy for those proud talents across the Myriad Domains who aspired to the Human Emperor's path.
Three years ago, the Battle Saint King was already terrifying enough to make everyone feel as if facing a great enemy. Three years later, he would likely make countless people feel despair.
"When will you break into the Saint Treasury Realm domain?" the Sin Tribes Heavenly King couldn't help but ask, a topic of great concern to the other Heavenly Kings as well.
"Within three years!"
Ye Chen's answer surprised the various Heavenly Kings. The Ancient Kingdom Heavenly King couldn't help but ask, "Haven't you already achieved sufficient accumulation? Why not break through now?"
"The current me, though I haven't broken through, isn't much weaker than if I had," Ye Chen said. "But my breakthrough needs to happen at a suitable time, not now."
Indeed, it could be said that the current Ye Chen could make a breakthrough anytime, anywhere, completely entering the Saint Treasury Realm domain and becoming a Saint Realm Supreme One.
But he had not done so, still remaining in the Demi-Saint domain. This point puzzled many people.
However, only Ye Chen and a few close to him truly understood. The reason for not breaking through was to accumulate even more deeply. Once he did break through, he could smoothly cross several heavens consecutively, achieving successive breakthroughs. Moreover, when he truly became a Saint, a terrifying Supreme Tribulation would inevitably descend. This was one of his trump cards against enemies.
Naturally, he also possessed quite a few other trump cards, but having one more was always beneficial, never harmful.
This was his consistent mindset—always leaving a margin in everything.
He shared this thought with the Heavenly Gate Lord and the various Heavenly Kings, making them nod in agreement. Indeed, it was necessary to hide a trump card.
"What are your thoughts afterward?" Wangchen inquired.
Ye Chen said, "To travel the world, head to the center of the Myriad Domains, and search for them."
"Them" naturally referred to the Primordial Female Saint Lord, Chen'er, Yi Wu, and the other beloved women from his previous life, whom he could not forget.
Moreover, he had learned some information about them. The Primordial Female Saint Lord had reincarnated, striving across the cycle of reincarnation. Chen'er and Yi Wu, the two women whose beauty overshadowed the world, had gone to a mysterious ancient domain.
Naturally, Ye Chen hoped to pursue and bring them all back to his side.
Finally, Ye Chen suddenly spoke, his eyes shining brightly as he said solemnly, "Gate Lord, esteemed seniors, may I ask if you know what lies beyond the Ninefold Emperor Pass?"
As these words fell, the entire hall fell into silence!