Indeed, the magnificent heavenly palace before him was none other than the Human Sovereign Palace at the center of the Myriad Domains, the undisputed central heavenly palace of the world's foremost power.
So grand, so vast, with immortal mountains standing eternal and ten thousand Divine Islands floating, situated at the very heart of the Myriad Domains.
The central main heavenly palace, even more magnificent than a divine mountain, was the Human Sovereign's supreme sacred palace.
In ordinary times, the Human Sovereign would gaze down upon the Myriad Domains from within, presiding over the rise and fall of all realms.
Within the Human Sovereign Palace manifested from the tribulation light, there were no living beings, only massive divine palaces standing tall, shocking the hearts and minds of the world.
But in the main heavenly palace, a figure of heroic and peerless stature appeared, seated upon a supreme Divine Throne, as if having endured for countless ages.
The Human Sovereign!
He had appeared, standing atop the main heavenly palace of the Human Sovereign Palace, looking down from a commanding height at Ye Chen below.
The Human Sovereign! It was the Human Sovereign again!
Ever since encountering that conscious young Human Sovereign in the sixteenth level of the Human Sovereign Pagoda, Ye Chen had developed a peculiar mindset towards the Human Sovereign—indescribable, unclear.
Or perhaps it was more a sense of wariness.
Because this was the first guardian with autonomous consciousness he had encountered in the two years of his Human Sovereign Pagoda trials, and it was the Human Sovereign, ruler of the Myriad Domains.
Now, during his tribulation, encountering the Supreme Human Sovereign again inevitably made him treat the situation with focused caution.
The Supreme Human Sovereign rose from that highest imperial throne of the Myriad Domains, black hair flowing, majestic and peerless, unparalleled throughout history—such was the description of this figure.
Moreover, before the Human Sovereign, a full three thousand Divine Halos materialized, layered and encircling his body.
Faintly visible on each Divine Halo were densely packed figures prostrating themselves in worship, as if paying homage.
Three thousand Divine Halos, like three thousand great worlds, with billions of living beings paying homage to the Supreme Human Sovereign, jointly venerating the master of the human race.
Ye Chen's gaze instantly narrowed to the size of needle points.
What a Supreme Human Sovereign, no wonder he was the master of the Myriad Domains, with the faith of living beings from three thousand great worlds.
All of this made him feel even more the invincibility of the true Human Sovereign, who could rule the world, look down upon the six directions and eight wildernesses, and disdain the myriad realms.
With black hair flowing over his shoulders and the brilliant, most noble Human Sovereign crown upon his head—far more esteemed than a True King's divine crown—he stood high above in this world, looking down at Ye Chen below.
Ye Chen stood upon the void as if treading on invisible steps, positioning himself at the same height as the Human Sovereign, their gazes clashing.
Perhaps this was the clash between the two most powerful Supreme geniuses in the history of the Myriad Domains Epoch.
Whoosh—
The Human Sovereign made his move, unbelievably fast. With a swish, he traversed the vast sky from the main heavenly palace, landing before Ye Chen and striking out with a palm that seemed to carry the might of the Myriad Domains, irresistible.
Boom—
Ye Chen was sent flying, blood spraying in all directions, his entire body's flesh cracking open, shocking the world!
Even a peerless figure as powerful as Ye Chen could not withstand a single palm strike from this humanoid being; he was sent flying sideways, blood sprinkling the starry sky, astonishing all who witnessed it.
Too overwhelmingly powerful. What kind of being was this, terrifying to such an extent?
The beings of the Huang Gu Demon Domain had never seen the supreme divine master of the myriad realms, the Human Sovereign. But witnessing such majestic power, seemingly surpassing even this human, they couldn't help but feel shocked.
Even Ye Chen's expression changed drastically. The Supreme Human Sovereign was far more fearsome than imagined, not the least bit inferior to those mythical holy spirits he had faced in the Human Sovereign Pagoda.
The Human Sovereign attacked again. The three thousand Divine Halos each shot forth a beam of divine radiance, three thousand divine rays all blasting towards Ye Chen.
Wherever they passed, the void completely collapsed, the sea of tribulation light and thunder utterly dispersed, leaving nothing behind.
Not daring to be careless, Ye Chen hastily expanded the Ten Heavens divine nature halo, adding it to himself to protect his indestructible form.
Boom—
Ye Chen was sent flying backward. The three thousand divine rays were too overwhelmingly powerful; even the Ten Heavens divine nature halo was broken through, heavily striking his body, nearly shattering him to pieces. At least half his body completely exploded.
Flesh and blood flew about, golden and brilliant.
Just as Ye Chen was about to circulate the Saint Body Regeneration Art to reassemble his physical treasure body, with a swish, the Human Sovereign attacked again, his speed reaching the utmost limit of the world. Even saints who saw it would sigh in inadequacy, it was so extremely terrifying.
In but an instant, the Human Sovereign appeared before Ye Chen again, displaying speed not inferior to the Golden-Winged Roc's world's ultimate speed. Moreover, with a palm strike, he manifested Dao and techniques similar to the Heaven-Shaking Palm, equally peerless in the world.
Golden light shimmered over Ye Chen's entire body as he activated the Realm-Treading Secret Technique, with the Heavenly Roc Movement Technique flowing, swiftly carrying all his shattered flesh and blood to dodge aside like lightning.
Pfft—
Even so, his left shoulder was grazed by this palm and directly exploded.
Too terrifying. This Human Sovereign was simply unparalleled throughout history. At least for now, Ye Chen was at a disadvantage. This state was very unfavorable for the current Ye Chen, as he was not at his peak. After the great battle with the previous thunder tribulation, his essence, energy, and spirit had been depleted considerably, and now half his body had been blasted apart—how could he match this foe?
But there was nothing to be done, for he found it difficult to reassemble his body. The Human Sovereign pressed his advantage, pursuing relentlessly, giving him not the slightest chance to resist.
Moreover, this sea of tribulation light and thunder was manifested by him; ten thousand layers of thunder were at his command, continuously bombarding forth. The vast heavens and earth were filled with the great Dao thunder tribulation controlled by the Human Sovereign.
During the process, Ye Chen was even once shattered to pieces—a scene unimaginable in the past.
When had Ye Chen ever had his body blasted apart? He had always been invincible among his peers; even when facing peerless True Kings, he would look down upon the world with disdain, and even the Heavenly Roc King had been utterly suppressed.
But today, he was directly blasted apart by the Human Sovereign within the tribulation light, exploding like fireworks.
However, seizing the opportunity, Ye Chen circulated the Saint Body Regeneration Art and successfully reassembled his body.
Ye Chen gasped for breath heavily. Having reached this stage in the tribulation, his essence, energy, and spirit were truly quite depleted; he was nearing exhaustion, and the light of his Primordial Spirit also appeared considerably dimmer.
He did not utilize the assistance of Faith Power; after studying part of the secrets of the Immortal Phoenix's skeleton, it had dissipated.
Ye Chen had his own pride. Even facing such a situation, he insisted on relying on his true strength to undergo the tribulation, more so to temper himself.
Moreover, he took the initiative to attack, facing the Human Sovereign's Heaven's Hand with his own Heaven-Shaking Palm.
With a tremendous boom, heaven and earth trembled, and a series of fearsome great explosions occurred, causing vast swathes of the thunder sea to vanish and dissipate.
Within the exploding thunder sea, Ye Chen and the Human Sovereign continuously exchanged blows, each clash equivalent to hundreds of terrifying collisions, tearing open massive spatial chasms in the heavens and earth.
And the great tribulation did not cease; various exotic beasts appeared, such as Kunpeng, Golden Crows, Qiongqi, Yinglong, and other ancient beast holy shadows belonging solely to the Mythical Era, as well as various extraordinary great Dao ancient weapons, all formed from thunder, imprinted with heaven and earth Dao marks.
Fortunately, imperial weapons like the Human Sovereign Pagoda and Heaven-Burying Stele no longer manifested, otherwise Ye Chen's situation would have been many times more difficult.
But with the manifestation of various thunder Dao weapons and ancient beast holy shadows, striking across the ninth heaven, all followed the Human Sovereign in attacking Ye Chen.
All in the world could see a series of earth-shattering, fearsome great explosions within the thunder sea, each causing the hearts of countless people throughout the entire Huang Gu Demon Domain to tremble violently with terror.
The Human Sovereign was invincible, encircled by three thousand great worlds, traversing the sea of tribulation light and thunder as an invincible ruler on the attack.
Ye Chen, enveloped by the Ten Heavens divine nature halo and further encircled by the four holy spirits—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—displayed the Four Extremities, fighting until his saintly blood continuously boiled.
The Dragon Origin, Nine Tribulations Gold, chaos saintly blood, and more within his body all revived, shining with various mighty powers. As Ye Chen attacked, the sea of tribulation light and thunder frequently erupted with earth-shattering great explosions.
As powerful as Ye Chen, he had long since split off a Supreme Dao Body, attacking on two fronts simultaneously. One body dueled the Human Sovereign, the other faced the Dao weapons and ancient beasts, even charging into the Human Sovereign Palace, fighting his way in and out seven times, covered in blood that continuously spilled, appearing quite disheveled yet also so heroic and peerless.
The entire process lasted a full half day. Ye Chen was blasted apart twice; likewise, the Human Sovereign was also shattered to pieces by Ye Chen twice.
Finally, the Human Sovereign Palace began to dim, and the Human Sovereign likewise retreated back to the main heavenly palace, looking down from a commanding height as if gazing upon the myriad realms, the three thousand Divine Halos encircling his body.
Ye Chen stood upon heaven and earth, his body stained with both his own blood and that of the Human Sovereign, intermingled, crimson and golden brilliant.
At this stage, it could be said the great tribulation was truly about to conclude. The Human Sovereign Heavenly Palace began to slowly vanish, but as it finally dissipated, a massive gate of light formed of thunder appeared, standing atop the ninth heaven.
However, the ancient Thunder Gate did not open, nor did ten Heaven's Avatars appear. Everything seemed very strange.
But Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged, as if he had long understood.
He ascended skyward, passing through layers of tribulation light and thunder that had not yet completely vanished, traversing the vast sky to land before the gate of thunder light.
Rumble—
Ye Chen pushed forcefully against the Thunder Gate with both hands, slowly opening it to catch a glimpse of the scene inside.
It was a vast battlefield, just as seen during the previous tribulation—unimaginably, inconceivably large, as magnificent as the starry sky.
Upon the battlefield lay terrifying corpses from various races—giants, Starry Sky Behemoths, dragon race, Golden Crow race, and more—all of astonishing origins, not a single one weak, exuding world-shaking auras before which even Saint Lords would be as insignificant as ants.
There were even several corpses, immensely huge, with hairs that could coil around stars, indescribable.
Though not the first time seeing it, it was still just as shocking.
For this was a battlefield, and also a purgatory, overflowing with boundless, tragic aura that made one's heart tremble.
The ancient Thunder Gate was filled with profound mystery, as if burying all the secrets between heaven and earth, baffling to the mind.
But Ye Chen's gaze looked past it, seeing further into the distance, where there suddenly appeared a heavenly palace even more magnificent than the Human Sovereign Palace, floating.
The Ancient Heavenly Court!