The watchers.
Watchers again!
The Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor had mentioned this term more than once—from the Memory Jade left in the Huang Gu Demon Domain to now in the Time Reversal. Just who were these 'watchers'?
However, the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor did not elaborate further. Instead, he hurriedly said, "Kid, I'm being watched now. If I don't leave, there will be danger. I must go first. Be careful of these watchers. They are powerful and very mysterious."
As his words fell, the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor seemed to sense something. He glanced into the distance, his eyes flickering briefly. Suddenly, his form transformed completely, reverting to his supreme dragon body with dazzling purple scales. He tore through the void and charged into it, fleeing far away.
Not long after, several shadowy masses suddenly appeared at the location where the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor had been. They found the void he had torn open and likewise shot into it like lightning.
Just before disappearing, one of the shadows looked toward Ye Chen. It had long since detected this future observer watching it through the Time Reversal and snorted coldly, "Unauthorized persons who interfere will be executed without mercy!"
Its words were filled with killing intent!
Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged. He even activated his Eyes of the Heavens to penetrate the other party's true nature, but the result was unclear.
Not only was the observation greatly hindered by the separation of time and space, but the other party clearly possessed secret treasures that blocked prying eyes, making it fundamentally difficult to see through.
Ye Chen wisely gave up and fell into contemplation. He did not leave immediately because the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor's eyes had flickered just before departing, as if hinting at something.
He remained in this bedchamber, this time carefully inspecting it and using his Eyes of the Heavens to sweep over the entire room. He suspected that the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor had left something behind in this spacious chamber before leaving.
The Eyes of the Heavens pierced through all falsehoods, probing all secrets hidden within the void.
After the first sweep, he detected nothing, not even with the Eyes of the Heavens.
Of course, he also sensed a chaotic fluctuation affecting the inspection—clearly left by the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor. It was very faint, only detectable by those at the Saint Lord level or above, yet sufficient to interfere with the probing.
The more this was the case, the more convinced Ye Chen became that the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor had left something here.
After three attempts, Ye Chen had no choice but to give up.
This time, he abandoned the Eyes of the Heavens. Instead, a golden True Dragon, half a zhang in length, surged from the crown of his head.
Subsequently, one golden True Dragon after another continuously surged from the crown of his head—a full one hundred and eight of them—flying toward every corner of the vast bedchamber.
This was Dragon Inner Sight, a probing-type divine ability, naturally one he had unlocked after entering the Saint Vault.
Of course, strictly speaking, only the dragon race could unlock this divine ability, and only those with a high degree of dragon blood.
But Ye Chen had unlocked it due to the Dragon Origin.
Dragon Inner Sight was actually quite similar to the Eyes of the Heavens—both could pierce through falsehoods. Ye Chen guessed that since the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor was of the dragon race, anything he left behind might only be detectable through dragon race divine abilities.
Sure enough, as the one hundred and eight True Dragons roamed about, they discovered a subtle fluctuation in a corner of the bedchamber—also a dragon race fluctuation.
Ye Chen vibrated the Dragon Origin power within his body and probed into it. To his surprise, a small dragon appeared—chubby, pink, and very cute. But the next moment, it transformed into a palm-sized miniature treasure chest covered with dragon race patterns.
It was a treasure chest inscribed with dragon runes. Without understanding dragon runes, it could not be opened. If forced open, the contents inside would be destroyed immediately.
Even if the contents were difficult to destroy, a spatial teleportation channel would open, sending them one-way toward the dragon race's treasure trove.
Ye Chen's expression grew heavy and still. For that bastard dragon to take such precautions, the contents of this chest were definitely no ordinary items.
A trace of Dragon Origin power appeared on his finger, quickly deciphering the runes on the chest one by one. Just as he was about to break through, Ye Chen suddenly turned his head toward an empty spot in the bedchamber. His eyes blazed with divine radiance, shooting forth two substantial heavenly swords.
"Who's there?"
He shouted, the sound like thunder exploding, nearly shattering the entire bedchamber.
Whoosh—
A hazy black shadow appeared in that emptiness, shooting toward Ye Chen like lightning. From within the black mist, a large hand reached out to grab the treasure chest in his hand.
"Scram!"
Ye Chen coldly snorted. Without a second thought, he directly executed the Heaven-Shaking Palm.
"Heaven-Shaking Palm—a divine ability of the Battle Saint lineage!"
An exclamation came from within the black shadow, which then retreated like lightning.
But no matter how fast it was, it could not outpace Ye Chen. With a single step, as if time had reversed, he appeared before the shadow with lightning speed. The Heaven-Shaking Palm directly slammed down.
"Hmm?" Ye Chen let out a sound of surprise because he felt that when his Heaven-Shaking Palm struck down, it did not achieve the expected crushing-like-rotten-wood effect. Instead, he sensed that the other party's body seemed truly empty, as if his strike had landed on cotton, dissipating most of its force.
A very demonic and sinister feeling!
But how terrifying was the Heaven-Shaking Palm, especially when wielded by a terror like Ye Chen, who could casually crush Saint Lords? It possessed boundless power capable of destroying heaven and earth. Even though most of the force had been dissipated, the remaining small portion still sent the black shadow flying, its black mist swirling and hazy.
A muffled grunt sounded—clearly, the other party was not feeling well.
But taking advantage of this, the other party shot into the sky like lightning, not continuing the struggle but fleeing, because it could see that Ye Chen's strength exceeded its imagination.
The strength of this mysterious person also exceeded Ye Chen's imagination—it was actually a Saint Lord-level figure.
This shocked Ye Chen considerably. When had Saint Lord-level figures become so common? To monitor the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, several Saint Lords had appeared—how exaggerated.
Clearly, the strength of these 'watchers' far exceeded imagination.
But how could he allow the other party to simply flee into the sky? He immediately snorted coldly, transforming into a streak of extreme light that shot upward, reaching the other party in a flash and preparing to restrain it.
Suddenly, a Black Hole appeared like lightning. The shadow plunged into it, and the Black Hole vanished just as quickly.
Naturally, Ye Chen was wary and did not charge into it, but he would not let the other party slip away right before his eyes either. He executed another Heaven-Shaking Palm, striking into the Black Hole.
Pfft—
Just as the Black Hole finally disappeared, a muffled grunt came from within, accompanied by a spray of blood mist exploding and splattering into the void.