Gazing at that vast, boundless continent, Ye Chen stared blankly. Could it be that after traversing fifty thousand miles, one could reach the other side of the Chaotic Sea?
He had originally thought there would be more, endless trials, but everything seemed much simpler than imagined.
However, when he opened his Heavenly Eye to truly see clearly, suddenly, that distant, immense continent in the far horizon began to gradually turn illusory, dim, slowly starting to vanish.
What was going on?
Soon, Ye Chen finally understood. This was not the appearance of another continent at all, merely an illusory projection of a continent.
Should he continue deeper?
At this very moment, far in the distance, the endless chaotic disasters rapidly dispersed. A figure silently appeared, so tall and straight, so heroic, with hair as black as ink, his entire body radiating a world-shaking aura of the Great Dao.
Peak of the Ninth Level Saint Vault!
He wore cyan battle armor, held a three-zhang-long black war spear, and what he rode was actually a Purple-Scaled Qilin Beast, its bloodline highly pure, showing a tendency to revert to its ancestors—a powerful Saint Beast King.
A supreme peak Saint Knight had appeared, riding a noble Purple-Scaled Qilin Beast, standing at the horizon, looking towards Ye Chen. His terrifying aura swept across the heavens and earth, causing all chaotic disasters to retreat on their own.
He said indifferently, "Outsider, we have been warning you all along. The Ancient Emperor Continent is forbidden to enter. Yet you dare to approach without permission? Today, I grant you death!"
His indifferent words were filled with ruthlessness and majesty, lofty and superior.
Boom—
The peak Saint Knight, riding the Purple-Scaled Qilin Beast, transformed into a blazing purple light that charged forth. The sky exploded as purple radiance surged. With a thunderous roar, he traversed thousands of miles of sky, holding the black war spear, charging straight for the kill.
"Who are you? Why kill me, why not allow me to approach the Ancient Emperor Continent!"
Ye Chen's Dao body roared. The remaining Saint Body blood energy within him instantly ignited. He unleashed the Battle God Seal, reaching the Extreme Sublimation. His aura surged powerfully, instantly reaching the level of a Seventh Heaven Saint Lord.
But clearly, this was still not enough. He further employed the forbidden divine ability, the Eight Slaying Immortal Forms, instantly transforming into a peerless Battle Immortal. His aura was terrifying enough to shake the mortal world, and without hesitation, he unleashed the Heaven-Creating Earth-Forging Fist.
At this moment, his aura had reached its absolute peak. He launched his strongest attack to defend, otherwise he would be unable to withstand it.
He deeply understood the fearsomeness of his opponent.
Boom—
The two collided, exploding across a radius of thousands of miles, shaking the Chaotic Sea.
But the peak Saint Knight stood firm in the mortal world, remaining seated unmoving like a mountain on the Purple-Scaled Qilin Beast. Ye Chen, however, was sent flying backward, a huge bloody hole pierced through his chest. He coughed up large mouthfuls of blood, golden and brilliant—all essence energy.
"Golden blood energy?" The peak Saint Knight glanced with surprise at the flying Ye Chen, but that was all. The next moment, he charged forth again on his Purple-Scaled Qilin Beast like lightning.
Suddenly, the peak Saint Knight, along with the Purple-Scaled Qilin Beast beneath him, shuddered violently, forcibly coming to a halt as if struck by lightning. He actually vomited a large mouthful of blood, his complexion instantly paling considerably.
The Purple-Scaled Qilin Beast beneath him was the same.
Clearly, that was the consequence brought by the Heaven-Creating Earth-Forging Fist. Even someone as strong as a peak Saint Knight could not completely withstand it. He wanted to suppress that injury, but could not, delaying its onset until now.
Ye Chen stood up. Seeing this scene, he smiled, but also frowned because the power of his Dao body was truly insufficient, and unleashing the Heaven-Creating Earth-Forging Fist had caused immense depletion.
Regrettable and lamentable. He still wanted to investigate the Ancient Emperor Continent. His intuition told him the Ancient Emperor Continent was certainly extraordinary, perhaps it was the name for the continent on the other side of the Chaotic Sea.
However, now he could also probe the true strength of this peak Saint Knight. He attacked again, and in an instant, unleashed a barrage of attacks: Mountain Embracing Seal, Sun Seal, Five Elements Golden Realm, Eighteen Forms of the Heavenly Roc, Heaven-Shaking Palm, and others, all blasting forth.
His entire person transformed into a hazy golden radiance, blending various divine abilities, instantly rising and sublimating, charging forward.
"Hmph!"
The peak Saint Knight immediately snorted coldly, his gaze turning much icier. Gripping the black war spear in his hand, he swept it out in an attack, cleaving heaven and earth apart. His aura instantly became many times stronger than before.
Boom—
The peak Saint Knight trembled slightly, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, but he was otherwise fine. However, Ye Chen's Supreme Dao Body could no longer hold on at this point. It directly exploded in that area, transforming into a golden mist of essence energy, dissipating within the Chaotic Sea.
"A Dao body?"
The peak Saint Knight's sword-like brows furrowed slightly. His peerless profound art automatically circulated, suppressing all injuries within his body. He gazed into the distance towards the direction of the Ancient Divine Continent, as if looking at Ye Chen outside the Chaotic Sea.
Frowning, he muttered to himself, "What a powerful young junior. His cultivation time isn't long, probably less than a hundred years, yet he has reached this step. Can the Ancient Divine Continent actually produce such a powerful young genius? Calculating, it has been a full hundred thousand years since the last time. Probably the Human Sovereign competition of the myriad realms outside has begun again. Could it be those young geniuses have entered the Ancient Emperor World once more?"
"No, I must report this to the Divine Elder as soon as possible. Cannot delay."
After brief contemplation, the peak Saint Knight immediately turned his Purple-Scaled Qilin Beast around, condensed into a blazing purple light that shot into the sky, and vanished.
On the other side, outside the Chaotic Sea.
Ye Chen opened his eyes from within the Void God Platform, appearing very profound as he looked towards the Chaotic Sea, as if he could also see that peak Saint Knight within it. Similarly frowning, he muttered to himself, "The Ancient Emperor Continent should be the continent on the other side of the Chaotic Sea. A peak Saint Knight patrolling the Chaotic Sea clearly shows the Ancient Emperor Continent does not allow people from the Ancient Divine Continent to go there, they are on guard. But clearly, this cannot be the final blocking force. There must be even stronger guardians, not inferior to Heavenly Kings."
From the brief confrontation, Ye Chen had already roughly understood most of the information, gaining a whole new understanding of the Chaotic Sea.
Endless natural disasters like thunder, wind blades, Yin evil energy; also humanoid Saint-level beings; the Ship That Slays Immortals piloting a dark universe; the mysterious figure suspected to be Old Yan; and the Saint Knights patrolling the Chaotic Sea.
After touring the Chaotic Sea, he indeed understood many more important pieces of information than imagined. This would play a crucial role in crossing the Chaotic Sea in the future.