The battle had reached this point, and Cang Jitian's expression was unprecedentedly grave.
Since his debut, aside from facing those True King Heaven's Pride, he had never been this solemn. Of course, at most, it was only a brief exchange. To have a duel reach this stage, he truly had never experienced it before.
It must be known that in the past, even when facing the prodigies of the younger generation aside from those True King Heaven's Pride, he had always crushed through them, never encountering any major life-threatening foe. Those who could withstand more than ten of his moves were few and far between, let alone now, where it had already exceeded a thousand exchanges.
Both had shed blood, but truthfully, Cang Jitian was slightly at a disadvantage, his injuries more severe than his opponent's.
Moreover, time and again, he had tried to pierce through the divine radiance of clouds and mist shrouding the other's face, but had never succeeded.
Who exactly was his opponent? This point made him extremely curious.
Boom! Boom! Boom!—
The two collided in another terrifying clash, unleashing various divine abilities against each other, striking consecutively, blood spraying out.
There was Cang Jitian's blood, and there was Ye Chen's, crimson as diamonds, sparkling and brilliant.
The golden luster in Ye Chen's blood had long since been restrained, no different from an ordinary person's.
Having fought to this stage, Cang Jitian's mindset had long since changed. It wasn't just about wanting to know how strong his opponent was, whether he was qualified to fight him. The longer the battle went on, the more his fighting spirit boiled. At this moment, he was even more determined to decide the victor.
Ye Chen, as the combatant, naturally sensed Cang Jitian's resolve and also revealed a powerful fighting spirit.
Good, this was exactly what he wanted to see.
The distant Immortal True Kings could all feel the soaring battle aura of the two. They knew that at this point, both were truly serious. This was no simple contest, but a genuine battle to decide the victor.
Moreover, this was the first life-and-death collision between True King-level figures on the Human Sovereign's path, of unprecedented significance.
Therefore, not only the two combatants, but even the Sun God and the others had to focus intently, closely watching. This had a great impact on the Human Sovereign's path.
Cang Jitian's gaze became incomparably fiery, as if divine flames were flickering, as he looked at Ye Chen and said, "You are truly strong, beyond my expectations. Aside from them, I have never seen such a powerful opponent. But I hope you do not disappoint me, so that I can fight with all my might."
He let out a long roar, his entire body seemingly transforming into a being of light, his whole form radiating with majestic brilliance, every inch of his flesh glowing with azure light.
It was as if some kind of restraint on him had been released. His aura suddenly surged, becoming much stronger than before, almost enough to shatter heaven and earth.
An unprecedented, supreme aura slowly spread out, overwhelming the sky and covering the earth. Even those thousands of miles away felt a terrifying sense of oppression, as if the air had been sucked away, making it hard to breathe.
"What? This great demon Cang Jitian was actually hiding his true strength all along. No wonder he was being suppressed by the mysterious person," everyone exclaimed, their expressions changing dramatically in shock.
Even the several Saint Lords were the same. If he was at the quasi-Saint Lord level before, now he had definitely reached the Saint Lord level, possibly even more terrifying.
How could these great demons be so outrageously powerful?
Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged. He had long known that Cang Jitian must be hiding his strength, because he knew the other would not reveal all his power from the start.
He did not believe these True King Heaven's Pride would be weaker than Saint Lords after becoming Saints.
Now he could sense that Cang Jitian had already reached the fifth heaven of the Saint Realm, the Overlord Realm.
Reaching this step from Demi-Saint in two years would be an incredibly shocking matter to others if word spread, because the leap in realm was simply too great. It wasn't just one major realm, but several minor realms—unimaginable.
But for these True Kings, it was only natural.
In this life, they had stayed in the Demi-Saint domain for no short time, their accumulation already very deep.
And most importantly, in their previous lives, they had already reached the pinnacle of Saint Vault Great Perfection, undergone Extreme Sublimation, and reincarnated. In this life, having awakened their past lives, theoretically they could summon their previous life's Dao Fruit. Even returning to the ninth heaven was only natural.
Moreover, as long as the Dao Fruits of both lives merged, they would inevitably transcend Samsara and achieve Heavenly King status.
But clearly, Cang Jitian, like Ye Chen, was rebuilding his Dao foundation, breaking through step by step, not rushing his advancement.
Therefore, Cang Jitian becoming a Saint Realm Overlord at the fifth heaven of the Saint Treasury Realm was only natural.
This was akin to Ye Chen already being at the fourth heaven peak Ancient Saint.
Moreover, as a True King, Cang Jitian in the Overlord Realm could even battle, or even slay, Saint Lords.
Even though the sixth and seventh heavens were a boundary with a significant gap, a True King absolutely had the ability to cross this boundary.
"A young great demon at the Saint Realm Overlord level! But his aura is much stronger than before. I'm afraid even facing a true Saint Lord, he would be fearless and could battle," the experts of the Ancient Divine Continent in the distance were all dumbfounded, filled with indescribable shock and awe.
The Saint Lords of the Ancient Divine Continent naturally looked many times more solemn, their eyes flickering incessantly.
Boom!—
An immensely vast and majestic, terrifying aura erupted from Ye Chen's body, as if a war god slumbering within him was beginning to awaken, no longer dormant, revealing his strongest posture, not the slightest bit weaker than Cang Jitian, even seemingly slightly more powerful.
The void collapsed, utterly unable to withstand such pressure, everything turning to nothingness.
A peak Ancient Saint at the fourth heaven of the Saint Vault, just a hair's breadth from the Overlord Realm. But that hair's breadth difference was vast. Yet in the eyes of outsiders, this mysterious Heaven's Pride's imposing might even seemed slightly stronger than Cang Jitian, this Saint Realm Overlord.
And at this moment, Ye Chen finally no longer concealed his identity. Although he did not dispel the hazy divine radiance enveloping him, layer upon layer of divine nature halos appeared, overlapping and condensing into an extremely dazzling Ten Heavens divine nature halo, completely manifesting and imposing upon himself, as if transforming into a supreme immortal venerable.
Moreover, the moment it appeared, everyone in this heaven and earth felt their own body's ninth heaven tremble faintly, as if in reverence.
Seeing the familiar Ten Heavens divine nature halo appear, Cang Jitian's pupils constricted sharply into needle points. He looked deeply at the mysterious Heaven's Pride before him and slowly let out a long breath, saying, "No wonder. It really is you."
In the distance, the Yuan Yao Divine King, the Sun God, the Primordial Demon God, and the other six Immortal True Kings all had eyes that blazed many times brighter. They finally understood why there had always been a sense of familiarity.
So it was him. The invincible Battle Saint King had finally appeared.
Having disappeared for two years, he had reappeared in the mortal world.
"It is I."
The Battle Saint King had emerged!